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Producers could score big in pulse industry Murad Al-Katib says Alberta has it all — good growing conditions, port access, and containers

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lberta has a huge opportunity in the pulse sector — and that’s just to meet demand already out there.

That was only part of the goodnews message that Murad Al-Katib brought to this year’s FarmTech.

The future looks even brighter, said the president and CEO of AGT Foods in Regina.

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Fifteen years later, conservation program is an overnight sensation Almost no one wanted to sign up for the wildlife habitat restoration project when it started, but now there’s a waiting list

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ohn Ross was the first rancher to sign on to the MULTISAR (Multiple Species At Risk) program 15 years ago, when no one else wanted to sign up to the conservation initiative.

Now, there’s a waiting list of ranchers signed up to make their grazing land more suitable for wildlife and native species.

“We worked with them (MULTISAR) at the very beginning to make sure that it was something that we could live with and they could live with — and that it was something that would be good for both of us,” said Ross, a fourth-generation rancher who runs 800 to 900 cows and backgrounds calves on 52,000 acres near the town of Milk River.

The program began as a collaboration between the Alberta Conservation Association, the provincial government, and the Prairie Conservation Forum. Last year, Cows and Fish, the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association, and the Canadian Roundtable for

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columNists Kevin Bender Crop missions prove that relationships really do matter

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Brenda Schoepp Farmers need to keep an eye on these emerging food trends

EARLY ADVOCATE OF PULSES HONOURED Blair Roth saw a big future for pulses and helped make it happen

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Gord Gilmore Money spent on herd health will more than pay for itself

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Seed samples show it’s sweeping across the province

Donald Trump isn’t the first president to think tariffs work

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Give Trump a chance and ‘play this wisely,’ says Brian Mulroney Make the case that trade helps both countries, go slow on environmental taxes, and make friends in Asia, says the former PM

BY ALEXIS KIENLEN

“I don’t have to remind anyone with a television today of the damage of protectionism and the growing threat that protectionism has on the prosperity of anyone in this room today.”

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e patient. And don’t worry too much just yet.

That’s the advice of former prime minister Brian Mulroney for those wondering what Donald Trump’s presidency will mean for this country.

“I know you’re wondering how Canada will fare under the Trump administration,” Mulroney said at FarmTech. “I’ve had the privilege of knowing both Hillary (Clinton) and Donald for 25 years, and the unpredictability he is showing is a side of his personality that I have not seen before.

“But I am convinced that if we play this wisely, there are more opportunities for constructive partnerships between us than for difference or concern.”

Mulroney helmed the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement three decades ago and negotiated the North American Free Trade Agreement with Mexico five years later.

“The theory was that if we compete fairly and effectively on our own continent, we would be much better able to compete globally,” said Mulroney, prime minister from 1984 to 1993. “That promise is even more compelling today, especially as we see increasing signs of protectionism on many, many fronts.”

But Canada also needs to be vigilant in safeguarding access to the U.S. market, he said.

“I don’t have to remind anyone with a television today of the damage of protectionism and the growing threat that protectionism has on the prosperity of anyone in this room today,” he said. “You will see it on your television tonight and every night thereafter for a long period of time.”

Easy targets

Trade agreements have become easy targets for Americans frustrated by the slow recovery of their economy. That ire isn’t directed at Canada, but “we should do everything to make sure we don’t become a target accidentally,” he said.

He likened the reaction to the early days of Trump’s tenure to the initial negative attitudes towards president Ronald Reagan.

“Don’t take in all the stuff you see in the news at night and conclude that those people know what they are talking about.

Give him the benefit of the doubt,” he said.

Mulroney said he used that approach when negotiating trade deals with both Reagan and president George Bush Sr. “The key is to find avenues of common ground and common purpose while man-

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Brian Mulroney aging differences — in a relationship this complex, there are bound to be differences,” he said.

Mulroney spoke of the positive benefits of the free trade deals, including a 300 per cent increase in trade between Canada and the U.S., and increased job creation in both countries. The two countries’ acid rain treaty was also a landmark agreement and set the stage for future ones, he said.

But he urged a go-slow approach to environmental measures, such as the carbon tax, that would undermine Canada’s competitiveness.

Instead, Ottawa should be persistent and rigorous about defending access to the U.S., and in reminding American leaders that two-way trade flow benefits both countries.

“What we cannot do is stick our heads in the sand ostrich style and hope that the protectionist measures down in Washington will abate on their own,” he said.

“Forget it. It’s not going to happen.”

Look abroad

The agreement with the European Union, once ratified, will offer significant promise to Canadian agriculture. Canadian exporters face high tariffs on agricultural products, but there is duty-free access for beef, pork, and bison along with preferential access for processed food products and beverages.

“It is estimated conservatively that our agri-food exports to the EU will increase by a minimum of a billion dollars annually,” Mulroney said. “The agreement has been signed and is ready for ratification… but it will not be a slam dunk because of the nationalist protectionist pressures we saw in Brexit that are now present across Europe.”

Along with planning for a post-Brexit agreement with the U.K., Canada should be a “leader instead of a laggard” in seeking out trade deals.

China is now Canada’s second-largest market for agricultural goods, and now comprises 16 per cent of Canada’s total exports versus five per cent in 2008.

“I strongly encourage the Trudeau government to move coherently and sensibly evaluate China. Because of our rich commodity base, Canada is better positioned to take advantage of emerging opportunities for economic expansion, not only in China, but throughout the Asia Pacific region.”

Don’t “wait for customers to come calling at our door,” he warned.

“We have to demonstrate convincingly that we want their business; that we will invest and innovate to ensure high quality; and that we will be able to provide them with an efficient source of supply, which is something that our railroads have to understand as well.”

With the Trans-Pacific Partnership dead in the water, Canada should strike trade agreements with countries such as Japan, Malaysia, and Vietnam, he said.

“Above all, we need to broaden the vision on trade and the audacity to pursue, but not to replace, to complement what would be our most likely market — the United States, for decades to come. The more balance, the better.”

Mulroney also said Canada should consider dismantling its supply management systems for dairy and poultry in order to facilitate trade deals. The former prime minister fought to preserve supply management during NAFTA negotiations but in recent years has called for it to be phased out. akienlen@fbcpublishing.com

Correction A story in the Jan. 30 edition (Farm groups welcome Ottawa’s research funding pledge) incorrectly stated the federal government contributes more than $25 million to wheat research clusters. In fact, that is the total from both producer groups and the federal government.

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Want to give back? Mentors wanted for female agri-food entrepreneurs The Success for Women in Agri-Food program is searching for mentors across the province willing to share their experience

BY JENNIFER BLAIR

“When you’re leading an organization, there are a lot of things you can’t talk to your staff about.”

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hen faced with a problem at work, most people head straight to their boss’s office for advice.

But what happens when you are the boss?

That was Bryanna Kumpula’s challenge when she became executive director at the Agriculture and Food Council of Alberta four years ago. And when that happened, she turned to her mentor for support.

“When you’re leading an organization, there are a lot of things you can’t talk to your staff about, and you can’t necessarily talk to the board about them because they’re not involved in the day to day,” said Kumpula, who also co-owns two agri-food businesses.

“Having someone at a senior level who can provide you with advice and guidance, and even just to bounce ideas off of, has been really useful for me.”

Kumpula is one of a growing number of women in the agriculture and agrifood sector who are benefiting from formal and informal mentorships, said Heather Broughton, “community animator” for the Success for Women in Agri-Food program.

“Mentors have the ability to share their knowledge but through their questions, they also make you think through the situation. They’re not there to solve the problem for you — they’re there to be a sounding board,” said Broughton.

“The mentor I had made me look at things in different ways so when I did come to a decision, it was an informed and balanced decision.”

For many entrepreneurs, having a trusted adviser can mean the difference between success and failure.

“They use their expertise and knowledge to give you some guidance,” said Broughton. “But they also give you encouragement and build your confidence to make the decisions that you need to.”

In the past, Kumpula has had both formal and informal mentors who have helped her navigate her leadership roles, but currently board chair Barry Mehr is mentoring her.

“I’m very fortunate that he’s sitting in the chair role and has provided guidance, questions, and mentorship with regard to me building my skills as

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a person and building this organization,” said Kumpula.

“Everything gets done through relationships, and he has a huge amount of knowledge and connections within the industry.”

ing me and getting me to think outside of the box. I really appreciated that,” she said. “Even though it’s five years later, I know that I could call my mentor up and have a conversation with him.”

This year, Smith and her husband have teamed up through the program to mentor a young farmer from Manitoba in risk management.

“We’re young in the industry as well, and I still remember first starting and how overwhelming it could be,” said Smith. “So far, it’s been a fantastic opportunity to connect with yet another person in ag and share our passion for risk management with someone who is very willing to learn.”

In many cases, people don’t realize they have the skills and experience needed to be mentors, said Broughton.

“Lots of women have lots of experience and knowledge to share with those who are just starting out,” she said.

Broughton is currently searching for 10 to 12 potential business mentors for the Success for Women in Agri-Food program in five locations across the province — Lethbridge, Olds, Parkland County, Vermilion, and Fairview.

“One of the components that came out of the research piece of this program was that women in agriculture and agri-food as entrepreneurs were really looking for some mentorship,” said Broughton.

Lasting legacy

That was one of the main reasons Lyndsay Smith joined the Cattlemen’s Young Leaders’ mentorship program five years ago.

“At that point in my career and in my life, I was looking for an opportunity to expand my knowledge and my connections, and the Young Leaders’ program was a natural fit for that,” said Smith, who owns a consulting company called Prime Analytics in Taber.

At the time, Smith was considering a career in politics, and her mentor — longtime Manitoba farm leader Owen McAuley — gave her the guidance she needed.

“It was a great experience. He really felt that the mentorship was about making connections in the industry, so I had the opportunity to meet with Ralph Goodale and Preston Manning,” she said. “It was great being mentored by someone in the industry who has lots of experience and who can help you make those connections.”

Smith also appreciated having an unbiased person to bounce ideas off of.

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“Being in rural Alberta, there’s not always resources out there, and they really are looking for some reference people that they could use as mentors as they go through this entrepreneurial process.”

Potential mentors and mentees will be invited to a ‘speed-dating’ style event, where they will have a chance to have short one-on-one conversations before picking who they want to be matched with.

“I can’t just match somebody up with somebody else who I think is going to be a good fit. We really want this to be a natural fit,” said Broughton.

She is also planning on facilitating some virtual mentorships for “situation-specific” needs, including areas such as human resources and marketing. (Men and women are both welcome to apply to be mentors. The program runs from March until October.)

“We’re hoping they would have an hour twice a month to have a conversation with the mentee,” said Broughton.

Both she and Smith say mentoring is a great way to give back to the community.

“You have to remember what it was like starting out in the industry or times that you had challenges when it would be nice to bounce ideas off of other people,” Smith said. “When you become a mentor, you have a chance to share your passion and your skills and hopefully help the next person along.”

For more information, contact Broughton at 780-608-7374 or Heather.

Broughton@agfoodcouncil.com. jennifer.blair@fbcpublishing.com

Hilgartner new chair of Alberta Pulse Growers Kevin Auch and Greg Sears re-elected as commission chairs as farm groups welcome new directors

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’Arcy Hilgartner is the new chair of the Alberta Pulse Growers.

Hilgartner farms 8,000 acres near Camrose with wife Lori, his brother, and their families.

Hilgartner has grown pulses for more than 25 years; participated in research plots and demonstration trials; and represented Alberta Pulse Growers at a variety of international events, including most recently at the Pulse Conclave in India.

He succeeds Allison Ammeter, who will continue to serve on

the board as past chair. Caroline Sekulic, who joined the board a year ago, is the new vice-chair.

She and husband Nick have a mixed operation on 10,000 acres near Rycroft, which includes crops and 100 head of Anguscross cows.

New director Greg Stamp (Zone 1) joins Rodney Volk, Doug Sell, Ryan Kubinec, Fraser Robertson, and Don Shepert on the board.

Tim VanderHoek was acclaimed to a third one-year term as director-at-large (bean) and John Kowalchuk was acclaimed to a second one-year term as director-at-large (non-bean). Outgoing directors are Robert Weisgerber (Zone

1) and James Jackson (Zone 3).

One Zone 3 spot on the board is vacant.

Meanwhile, Alberta Wheat Commission chair Kevin Auch and vice-chair Kevin Bender were re-elected to their positions at the recent AGM at FarmTech. Both Auch, who farms near Carmangay, and Bender, who farms near Sylvan Lake, are in their second year in these positions.

There are two new faces on the board — Cole Siegle from Clyde will represent Region 5, and Jason Saunders from Taber will represent Region 1. Siegle and Saunders replace Henry Vos from Region 5 and Lynn Jacobson from Region

1, both of whom chose not to seek re-election. Both Jacobson and Vos had served on the board since the commission started in 2012.

There are five new directors on Alberta Canola’s board: Mike Ammeter (Sylvan Lake) replaces Terry Young in Region 7; Dan Doll (Fairview) replaces Kelly McIntyre in Region 1; John Mayko (Mundare) replaces Daryl Tuck in Region 4; Cale Staden (Mannville) replaces Stuart Holmen in Region 10, and Brian Hildebrand (Foremost) is the new director for Region 12.

Greg Sears was re-elected as chair and Renn Breitkreuz was re-elected as vice-chair.

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his January I went on a much-anticipated trip to Maui with my wife. Twenty years ago, we committed to spending the rest of our lives together and thought this was a good way to celebrate such a milestone (sans children, of course!).

One month prior to this celebration, I was over the Indian Ocean heading to Asia as part of a small group from Western Canada, all with the same goal of promoting Canadian wheat to those who buy it from us.

In the very early-morning hours of Dec. 3, I headed for the Red Deer Municipal Airport for the first of many legs of a trip around the world.

Upon arriving in Vancouver, I met up with the rest of our ‘Team Canada’ — half of them for the first time, as a member of one of four new crop mission teams travelling to customer countries that have been, and continue to be, significant purchasers and users of Canadian wheat.

The teams consisted of a representative of Cereals Canada, an exporter/handler, a producer, and technical experts from the Canadian Grain Commission and Canadian International Grains Institute (Cigi). Each of us had distinct and important roles to play in the seminars we gave in each of the markets we visited. Our team began in Manila, Philippines then continued to Jakarta, Indonesia; Dubai, United Arab Emirates; and finally completed our mission in

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ity wheat crop. They heard about reduced tillage and direct seeding that has resulted in significantly less soil erosion from both water and wind along with increased soil organic matter.

Then they asked an array of questions such as, “What is the capacity of a 13-inch auger?”

“What percentage of my crops is wheat?” “How do I decide which variety to plant and do I bin different varieties of the same class of wheat separately and sell them as such?”

Meeting a producer — and seeing and hearing how the wheat they are buying is grown, stored and delivered — are essential parts of our customers’ need for information in a competitive global marketplace (one where consumers are increasingly demanding more information about where their food comes from).

Our competitors are active in these markets too and we need to maintain and grow our presence. Fostering relationships with our customers is paramount to our continued business with them.

As I reflect, 20 years of marriage did not happen by doing nothing. It took effort. It took work. Fruitful rewards require investment.

I’ve got a good thing going with my bride.

Canada’s got a good thing going with wheat.

My intent is to keep them both that way. Aloha!

Kevin Bender is vice-chair of the Alberta Wheat Commission; a director with Cereals Canada and Cigi; and farms near Bentley.

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Lagos, Nigeria. The other teams that went out, beginning in the middle of November, covered markets in Central and South America, Europe, Asia, and North Africa.

The seminars delivered a consistent message around the world. They were made up of several presentations — the producer presentation opened each seminar; followed by Cereals Canada and the exporter (who presented on the growing season and Canadian supply and disposition); and then Cigi and grain commission representatives (providing data on the technical and processing qualities of the 2016 crop).

On our mission, I was of course the producer.

I realized why it was so important for a producer to be on the missions when I saw how intently focused the attendees were when I showed them pictures of my family, my farm, some of the machinery we use, a GPS map from my combine, and SNOW! (I always got a reaction when I presented a slide of the forecast at home showing daytime highs around -24 C.) They were quite interested to see an aeration fan and floor, and hear about how below-zero temperatures can be effective in preserving and maintaining wheat quality. They heard how crop rotations benefit both soil and wheat quality along with minimizing levels of pathogens such as DON and ergot.

They saw a picture of my soil probe and heard about soil tests that guide us in applying only the right nutrients and the right amount of nutrients to grow an optimal and high- qual-

The road that Trump is heading down has been travelled before

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he early days of the carnival ride that is the Trump presidency have already exceeded even the most jaded expectations.

In his first two weeks in the White House, he unleashed a flurry of executive orders, memorandums, and proclamations that have ranged from the mundane to the downright terrifying. From pulling the U.S. out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership to banning immigration from seven majority-Muslim nations, President Donald Trump moved more swiftly than even his harshest critics imagined.

While most politicians tend to apply the worst medicine early in their mandate, the new president doubled down. Dilbert cartoonist turned political pundit Scott Adams, who was among the first to predict Trump’s outsider victory, has suggested on his blog that it’s all part of a strategy.

Adams calls what’s happening “outrage dilution” and suggests the shock-and-awe method will prevent opposition from truly coalescing because nobody can decide just which fresh outrage to march against.

The jury is still out on this, but one thing is certain: it’s caused a

fresh round of “Trump is Hitler” speculation.

There’s no denying he’s not a nice man. From all appearances he’s a megalomaniac blowhard, and possibly a clinical narcissist.

A slew of news articles has featured psychologists making these and similar remote mental health diagnoses.

Trump isn’t the first politician to love the sound of his own voice, or think he’s he smartest one in the room. Sometimes they even appear in places other than the U.S., such as on this side of the border.

But I think the real danger flies under the radar. It’s more likely that the closest historical parallel is that Trump will actually be the 21st century’s Herbert Hoover.

That’s perhaps an unfair comparison to make, linking the sober and serious 31st president of the United States to the intemperate and mercurial 45th president, but both assumed the presidency at a time when that nation faced serious economic challenges. In Hoover’s case it was the bust that followed the Roaring Twenties, and in Trump’s case it’s the aftermath of the Global Financial Crisis and the inequalities that a generation of liberalized trade has failed to address.

The 1929 stock market crash, and ensuing Great Depression, began just eight months into Hoover’s

only term in office. He responded with a public works program of major construction projects, such as the Hoover Dam, and calls for industry to keep employee wages at pre-Depression levels. And while he himself was extremely reluctant to sign off on the policy, his administration also saw the imposition of the Smoot-Hawley Tariff of 1930.

Now almost forgotten, this act of Congress was signed into law June 17, 1930, increasing import tariffs on some 20,000 products to levels not seen in a century. This was followed quickly by retaliatory tariffs

by U.S. trading partners. The effect was crippling, with even the most conservative estimates saying the move reduced U.S. imports and exports by more than half during the Great Depression.

In economic terms, this is known as a beggar-thy-neighbour policy, and is defined as one country seeking to allay its economic problems with means that worsen the economic conditions of other countries. Ultimately experience would suggest that the country imposing the sanctions suffers almost as much in the end.

So far, all signs point to Trump taking very similar actions, which could have dire consequences for both the U.S. and its trading partners, including its biggest, Canada.

He’s already used the bully pulpit

of the presidency to shame automakers into mothballing expansion plans in Mexico. At the same time, he has signalled that a border tax could well apply to Canada’s auto exports to the U.S., placing the long-standing free trade model for this sector in jeopardy. Signed into law in January of 1965 by then prime minister Lester B. Pearson and then president Lyndon Johnson, the Auto Pact was actually the foundation of the first Canada-U.S. free trade agreement.

For a trading nation like Canada, any move away from trade is troubling, and nowhere more so than in the agriculture sector, where exports are the order of the day.

At the top of the sector’s worry list these days are the reinstitution of country-of-origin labelling for meat, the fate of the supply-managed commodities, and just what a turn away from globalized trade in the U.S. and Britain through the Brexit vote may mean.

Unlike Hoover, Trump is a formidable advocate for such measures.

That’s worrisome and adds to the air of concern and uncertainty.

Nobody knows just how the next few years will play out.

One can only hope there might be a modern Roosevelt waiting in the wings. gord.gilmour@fbcpublishing.com

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Here are some emerging trends that we need to pay attention to The development of meat alternatives, stores without checkouts, and Career Farmer Barbie are all important

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hen one of the largest meat-processing companies in the world announces focused research into the development of alternative proteins, I’m paying attention.

Tyson’s allocation of US$150 million to a venture capital fund to research meat alternatives allows us a glimpse into the future of traditional meat and poultry protein sources.

The idea is not new — the first burger grown from cell culture was cooked in 2013. I found it interesting that although researchers claim in vitro or synthetic meat should not need antibiotics, the culture was suspended in a serum containing antibiotics. So the core of the development of muscle fibres was based on an atmosphere which may preclude resistance. And although to me that seems counter to an ethical stand, the investment into alternate proteins that metabolize like meat and have similar taste and texture is growing.

So is the fight at the counter for consumers’ attention through labelling.

While nutrient information is often missing, other attribute claims most certainly are not. The increase in sales when

labels claim the product is antibiotic free, hormone free, organic, or natural is a strong motivator to play in that arena.

It’s not ethical to make a health claim that cannot be backed, but attribute features (such as grass fed) are clear to consumers.

Truth in labelling will become a focus in an increasingly transparent world. Even the buying experience will change.

While scientists continue to look for alternatives to many of the intensively nutrient-dense foods available to us through agriculture, Amazon has built its first bricks-and-mortar grocery and ready-meals food store that has no lineups or checkouts. This experience is through an app on your smartphone. The items are registered automatically as you take them off the shelf and the bill is sent to your Amazon account. The information that Amazon harvests from this activity could deeply shake up conventional retail.

And just where does agriculture sit in all of this?

Food and Farm Care Canada reports that only seven per cent of consumers can relate to the farm. That leaves 93 per cent of the population, largely urban, that do not know us.

So how do we connect with urban folks who are shopping more often, label dependent, and looking for the ultimate or alternative in an eating experience? I

believe the answer lies not only in what we do and participate in, but in engaging urban allies. Nutritionists, chefs, the odd music or movie star, fashion models, athletes, home designers, magazine editors, professors, artists, writers, and government. And even toy makers!

This past Christmas I tried everything (save the black market) to buy a Career Farmer Barbie. They were sold out, back ordered and I had to go on a waiting list.

This is amazing!

What is so special about a Barbie doll? Most young girls own a Barbie at some point and they can be influential.

Although the skinny doll is totally unrealistic in shape (I never look like that when I do chores), the career Barbie can shape a young girl’s thoughts into a profession such as veterinarian (Career Farm Vet Barbie is a hit), farmer, pediatrician, or pilot. There is information about the career doll and it’s a decent description for anyone who is distanced from the farm reading: “From science to the arts, agriculture to athletics, and oceans to ice, Barbie doll has done it all. So she knows what it takes to bring food to the table.

Farmers need to know about weather, science, plant science, and animal science.

From sowing time to harvest, they work the land and care for their animals to help feed the world.”

In a nutshell, scattered among the chaos of new shopping experiences, confusing labels, and scientists creating meat with knitting needles is a very simple and familiar Barbie doll with her gumboots and checkered shirt, telling a little story about agriculture. Her presence is the pathway to the consumer of tomorrow and she will be a cherished and memorable friend to more than just one child.

Sometimes the game looks long and hard from the tractor seat or saddle but we can win by default especially when children influence parents. A young student interviewed by CBC this winter said this about life programs at school, “They should teach us how to grow food.”

I will always pay close attention to science and technology, food and consumer trends but so will toy makers and teenagers. Urban and rural children and adults are interested in food, how it is grown or made, how it keeps them healthy and how to buy it without hassle. It seems that they are seeking the connection that will narrow the 93 per cent gap and it is up to us, as farmers, to be on that journey with them.

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 2017

Judge free trade by what we have lost Farmers’ share of food profits has declined as has rural Canada’s economy, while farm debt and food imports have gone up

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By Jan Slomp

ver the decades since the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and later, NAFTA, was signed, Canadian agriculture has undergone a significant shift.

There was once a multitude of diverse local and regional economic drivers, but now we have a “one-size-fits-all” export-driven, low-priced commodity production model. Farm capital needs have skyrocketed as illustrated by the massive $90-billion farm debt.

Off-farm investors control more and more of Canada’s farmland.

Production — per farm, per acre and per worker — continues to go up. And that production became increasingly export and transport dependent as NAFTA-driven deregulation accelerated consolidation and transnational ownership of handling and processing facilities.

Farmer numbers are ominously declining, yet governments, and most farm commodity groups and agribusiness corporations remain euphoric over each signed trade agreement and growing exports.

What is missing in this picture is a few very sobering facts.

The once mighty farmer cooperative handlers and processors have been dismantled and absorbed into a handful of transnational corporations. Eighty per cent of Vancouver’s terminal capacity used to be owned and operated by prairie Pools. Now the private trade owns it all. With the Canadian Wheat Board gone there is no real economic participation by farmers beyond the farm gate, nor any referee to discipline the railroads. Prairie farmers, who once ran the majority of Canada’s grain industry, no longer have a direct connection to the customers and end-users who pay the real market value for their product.

Under NAFTA, Canada’s regulatory system facilitated North American integration of pork and beef slaughter, processing and marketing at the expense of regional and local processors, marketers and the jobs they provided. Despite trade agreements, Canadian exports are still disadvantaged due to transportation costs.

Apart from supply management sectors and a brief spike after 2009, overall inflation-adjusted net farm income is dismal. Farm communities across Canada are suffering

from chronic economic decline.

This was camouflaged by off-farm manufacturing jobs in Central Canada and resource sector jobs in Western Canada, but those jobs are no longer easy to get.

The decline of Canada’s rural economy is not often discussed, but four decades of loss — of elevators, rail service, machinery dealerships, manufacturing, processing, input suppliers, essential community services and retailing outlets — has steadily diminished the quality of rural life.

Government cutbacks to agricultural research facilities, public plant breeding, the PFRA and government extension services have further aggravated prospects. The decline of rural Canada is stark and given little attention compared to the rural quality of life in other developed countries.

Canada’s growing dependence on food imports is another sobering fact. We can grow many of these products, but have lost our own market because trade agreements help integrated food companies operate across borders, depressing prices for producers while controlling the consumer price. Trade agreements also reward overprocessing of foods by

substituting basic ingredients with cheaper fats, vegetable oils, soy lecithin, cornstarch, fructose and modified milk ingredients, hence North America’s infamous overconsumption of processed foods.

If free trade facilitates efficiency, as claimed, why is the spread between prices at the farm gate and the grocery store constantly getting larger?

President Donald Trump vilifies Mexico for the loss of U.S. jobs, but fails to mention the American companies that flocked to the Mexican maquiladoras to take advantage of low labour and environmental standards. NAFTA allowed the U.S. to flood Mexico with its heavily subsidized corn, pork, chicken, beef and dairy, destroying the livelihoods of millions of Mexican farmers. Many subsequently migrated (often illegally) to become super-exploited labour in American fields, factories and meat-packing plants.

President Trump will likely find reasons to reject Canadian product coming across the border, so it is very important that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is prepared for the worst and applies the utmost diplomacy in dealing with the Trump administration.

It is important to understand that NAFTA was never the golden egg its promoters pretended it to be, and neither are the other free trade agreements signed since. NAFTA has caused a lot of damage to the Canadian rural economy and President Trump is likely going to add more trouble.

The last thing rural Canada needs is more giveaways to the U.S. in an attempt to persuade the Americans not to back out of the deal. It is time for our prime minister to stop trading away the livelihoods of Canadian farmers and to start repairing the damage these deals have done so our domestic and international markets can function in a way that will make farming profitable again.

The decline of the Canadian rural economy must be turned around. If Prime Minister Trudeau wants to prevent the election of a Trump-like Canadian leader in three years he will have to start fixing things in rural Canada. We need an agenda for agriculture that makes rural quality of life and viable family farms the priority.

Jan Slomp is president of the National Farmers Union and farms near Courtenay, B.C.

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The Multiple Species At Risk program helps producers improve their stewardship and offers funding for projects on ranches.

PHOTO: Alberta Conservation Association

Sustainable Beef became partners, which increased both funding, and the territory served. The program initially operated in the Milk River watershed but now extends to Nanton, around the Medicine Hat area, and west to Brooks and Bassano. Since 2002, more than 34 participants (individual ranchers and grazing associations) have undertaken detailed projects on 320,000 acres, while 70 producers have had quick, one-day assessments on 140,000 acres.

“It’s a big collaborative approach,” said Brad Downey, senior biologist with the Alberta Conservation Association and one of the program’s co-ordinators.

“Most of the program is habitat stewardship programs that collaborate with producers on the ground to look at win-win situations and ways to not only benefit wildlife or species at risk, but also cattle operations.”

The program is voluntary, grassroots, and producer driven, said Downey. It helps producers make enhancements such as upland watering sites and water wells.

Producers have also been assisted with riparian recovery and improving grazing lands to help bring back federally threatened wild-

life species like Sprague’s pippit and chestnut-collared longspur.

Through the program, producers have restored native grasslands and invested in wildlife-friendly fencing, removing page wire that inhibits the movement of pronghorn.

“Some producers have installed hawk poles,” said Downey, noting a single ferruginous hawk can eat up to 500 Richardson’s ground squirrels in a single breeding season.

“It is an endangered species they want on their land.”

Producers have also installed portable water units, windbreaks, and calf shelters.

“We’re an open book on any innovative ideas that producers may have that can directly relate to wildlife habitats as well,” said Downey.

The program starts with an initial assessment, which includes range health maps, detailed wildlife information, and an evaluation of riparian areas. The assessment is then provided to the producer.

“That’s critical — in a lot of cases, people go out and do surveys, and producers never know what happened on their land,” said Downey.

“We share it and then share different ideas about what people can do to improve their habitat as well as

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cattle operation and then we take that information back and put it all in a report.”

Along with the baseline assessment, MULTISAR provides in-kind support or funding for projects, as well as monitoring of the habitats.

‘A good learning curve’

For the initial assessment at Ross’s ranch, program officials sampled the soils and grasses and monitored animal and bird populations.

“For the most part, we were mostly healthy and then we came up with some projects that would help with other areas where we could use some assistance,” said Ross, chair of the Milk River Watershed Council Canada. “It was a good learning curve along the way.

Some places, you realize the grass wasn’t growing as well as it could be. But when they sampled the soil, that’s the best it could do.”

Some spots on the ranch were grazed down a little more because they were calf-weaning areas, but those spaces turned out to be a perfect habitat for burrowing owls.

“MULTISAR has been a fantastic initiative and ranchers are learning about it through word of mouth. And they’re learning about it and actually want in.”

John Ross

“You can’t really treat the whole ranch the same,” said Ross. “That’s something I learned along the way.

Diversity on the ranch is a good thing and not a bad thing.”

Over the years, Ross has placed new water wells on his property and used salt to get his cattle to graze underused areas. By using water wells and a solar pumping unit on one area of the ranch, he’s kept the cattle out of dugouts without using a fence.

The program is also useful whenever Ross makes changes on his property.

“In today’s day and age, before you put in a fence or watering site or whatever, you need some kind of assessment,” he said. “Basically, all that has been done with the MULTISAR assessment.”

The assessment also helps when doing an Environmental Farm Plan and participating programs such as Verified Beef Production or McDonald’s verified sustainable beef pilot. Ross, who has done all three, said McDonald’s auditors “were really impressed with the report I had from MULTISAR.” “MULTISAR goes out and does all the documenting. And then you sit down with them — they don’t force you to do anything, but you look at things and say, ‘Yeah, if I did this better, then it would be good for the environment or myself.’ Most of the time, it works better for both of us.”

Some of the changes have had economic benefits, and participating has both improved his management practices and benefited wildlife species.

“MULTISAR has been a fantastic initiative and ranchers are learning about it through word of mouth.

And they’re learning about it and actually want in,” he said.

The program is full through to 2018, but producers can put their names on a wait list. For more info, including numerous fact sheets on best management practices, see www.multisar.ca. akienlen@fbcpublishing.com

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PULSES } from page 1 “Meeting the demand and supply fundamental trend is something you guys are going to have a tremendous opportunity to monetize,” said Al-Katib, who started what is now the world’s largest lentil-processing company with Turkey’s Arslan family in 1997.

“I’m a big believer that the protein requirement of the world is going to drive incomes here and abroad.”

Al-Katib praised Alberta Pulse Growers and other Canadian pulse associations for providing “a tremendous amount of leadership,” particularly for moving the industry beyond being just a supplier of commodities.

Last month, Pulse Canada announced its “25 by 2025” goal of finding new uses for up to 25 per cent of the industry’s production by the year 2025. It cited snack foods, tortillas, and breakfast cereals as just a few product categories with major growth potential for pulse ingredients such as protein, fibre, and slowly digestible starch.

Al-Katib pointed to pea protein, isolates, concentrates, and flours as examples of food ingredients that will provide steady markets and help shield growers from roller-coaster price swings that are hallmarks of most agricultural commodities.

“Fundamentally, as we move up the chain, the food sector gives us an opportunity to boost the demand,” said Al-Katib, whose company sells more than $1.7 billion worth of pulses annually.

“Even with global economic tension, we will insulate ourselves from that.”

Alberta has a number of advantages when it comes to pulses, he added. These include being closer to salt water and markets in the Asia-Pacific region, and being able to grow every single type of pulse in the southern part of the province.

He noted Alberta was the sec-

ond-largest producer of lentils in the world in 2016, surpassed only

by Saskatchewan. As well, Alberta and Montana are the only two regions that can increase their pulse acreage and Albertans are far ahead of Montana growers, said Al-Katib. Alberta also has the advantage of an earlier harvest than other regions.

“You guys are in a unique position from a container perspective, too,” he said. “You actually have a large number of container imports coming into Edmonton and Calgary. In Saskatchewan, we’re starving for containers. Here you’re in a surplus position.”

“Fundamentally, as we move up the chain, the food sector gives us an opportunity to boost the demand. Even with global economic tension, we will insulate ourselves from that.”

Murad Al-Katib

Growing demand

Drought in India sent pulse prices to record highs last year, but they’ve since fallen — both because of timely monsoons and increased export supply.

But demand will continue to rise in the world’s biggest market for pulses, said Al-Katib.

As incomes rise, consumers are shifting to more protein consumption, and there is currently a six-million-tonne gap between supply and demand in India, he said.

And while India, the North African subcontinent, and the Middle East continue to drive pulse demand, North America, western Europe and Asia are rapidly growing markets for high-protein, high-fibre, and high-micronutrient ingredients with a good environmental profile. Al-Katib also said he sees big opportunities in the pet food and aquaculture sectors, along with food ingredients. Companies are creating new food products such as baked lentil chips, and blending pulses with cereals to create reformulated pastas. These blended pastas have a more digestible protein fibre, and a smaller carbon footprint than regular ones.

And Prairie producers have shown they are up to the task of meeting that additional demand.

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Canada’s pulse sector is poised to soar, says Murad Al-Katib PHOTO: AGT Foods “The big crop that we had in 2013 — that’s not a blip,” said AlKatib. “Fundamentally, agronomy is advanced, farming practices have advanced, and yields have advanced.”

Moving the crop

But the entire supply chain needs to prepare for the logistics of bigger crops and invest in on-farm storage, rail infrastructure, and port infrastructure, and also

needs to make use of all freight corridors.

Canada’s grain-handling system is extremely complex, which is a disadvantage when compared with countries like Australia.

“One of the things people have been talking about is surge capacity and infrastructure,” said AlKatib, part of a panel that recently conducted an in-depth review of the Canadian Transportation Act. “One thing I would like regula-

tors to know is that farmers have actually done their part.”

Producers have invested heavily in storage and can now store 40 million tonnes on their farms.

That is key in both handling bumper crops and being able to feed supply chains.

“You actually allow us as grain processors and handlers to feed our factories throughout the year,” he said, adding producers need to bear that in mind in their marketing strategy.

“Producers — you’re not going to be able to market all of your grain in four months of the year. Ultimately, we have to do a better job as a country of marketing to all the windows and all the shipping periods and all the ports to be able to ensure that when we get to 70 million tonnes, we can move the crop.”

That includes the Port of Prince Rupert, which offers a tremendous business opportunity for producers in the Peace region, he said.

Working together to create a unified supply chain is worth the effort because the opportunity is golden, he said.

“Ultimately the world demand for non-traditional protein and fibre ingredients is rising.” akienlen@fbcpublishing.com

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Researchers say a new type of midge has been found in Alberta canola Uncategorized species, that looks somewhat like swede midge, damages flowers so they can’t produce seed

Lamb co-op files for bankruptcy protection The Canadian Lamb Producers Co-operative is seeking bridge funding

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anola crops in east-central Alberta and northeastern Saskatchewan have run up against a potential pest problem so new it doesn’t yet have a name.

Researchers with Agriculture and AgriFood Canada, the University of Guelph and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency have reported a new species of midge damaging canola crops in those areas.

The species “has yet to be named and scientifically described,” the scientists recently reported on Alberta Agriculture’s Insect Pest Monitoring Network website.

The only confirmed symptom of damage so far from the anonymous midge is in the form of “bottle-” shaped galled flowers caused by larval feeding inside flowers, which then won’t produce pods or seeds, the researchers said.

Midge damage in Saskatchewan last summer “appeared to be low” in most fields, the researchers said, but the new midge’s full economic impact isn’t yet known. Swede midge in recent years were believed to be damaging Saskatchewan crops around Nipawin and Carrot River.

In Alberta, midge and suspected midge damage were detected last year from the Saskatchewan border around Lloydminster to around Stettler and Smoky Lake.

Work is now underway to formally describe and name the new species, which the researchers said appears similar to Contarinia nasturtii, better known to growers in Eastern Canada as swede midge.

In Ontario, swede midge has been a

Reportedly unable to raise the sales volume needed to cover costs, the Canadian Lamb Producers Co-operative is seeking bankruptcy protection.

The Western Producer newspaper quoted a recent statement in which the co-operative said it has been seeking an investor to finance its operations while production is ramped up and sales are increased to a commercially sustainable level.

Lamb products marketed under the co-op’s LAM brand were “well accepted and… generated a profit,” the newspaper quoted the co-op as saying, but sales didn’t generate enough income to pay expenses and staff.

Backed initially by the Saskatchewan Sheep Development Board, the co-op was federally incorporated in 2012. By mid-2014, it had about 125 members from across Western Canada — each committed to supply at least 25 lambs per year for a minimum of three years.

The co-op had also pledged to provide “financial incentives” such as premium prices and participation dividends, and farm extension services. In 2013, it picked up a $1.4-million federal investment through Western Economic Diversification Canada to set up a new meat-grading system, and another $784,500 from WED in 2015 to develop an export plan.

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Midge larvae inside a canola floret. Federal researchers have documented a new midge species in Prairie canola that differs significantly from the swede midge it was believed to be.

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known plant pest in brassica crops, such as cruciferous vegetables and canola, since 2000. It’s now “widely distributed” in both Ontario and Quebec and has also been seen in Nova Scotia and at least five U.S. states.

For years, crop scouts have noted differences between the Ontario pest and the Saskatchewan midge, researchers said, noting the type and amount of damage caused, the adult midge size and the number of generations per year.

Biologist and chemical ecologist Boyd Mori of AAFC’s Saskatoon Research and Development Centre also noted “extremely low” capture rates of adult swede midge in pheromone traps despite the “apparently

high” rates of adult swede midge emergence.

With that in mind, Mori then collected adult midges and sent them to Guelph for study, where differences between the Ontario and Prairie midge were “immediately” noticed.

The Saskatchewan midge “were more robust, had hairier wings and had slight differences in the antennae and genitalia” compared to the Ontario midge, they observed.

Those differences, and DNA sequencing, have led to the conclusion that the Saskatchewan pest is a separate midge species, the researchers said.

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Celebrity advice could have a negative impact on your health We have more good science and information than ever — and more people believing in ‘ridiculous bunk’

BY ALEXIS KIENLEN

“I really do think that popular culture is screwing with our health.”

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ords of advice from celebrities like Gwyneth Paltrow, Katy Perry, and Tom Brady could be ruining your health or the health of the people around you.

This was the message from Tim Caulfield, author, law professor and research director of the University of Alberta’s Health Law Institute during a seminar at FarmTech.

“I really do think that popular culture is screwing with our health,” Caulfield told a packed room. “It’s a really interesting time in human history. Never have we had so much good science, so much good information. But at the same time, never have we had so much ridiculous bunk out there.

“And it really is absolutely everywhere.”

But, he told his audience, “we can all do something.”

The fight for sound science starts by recognizing the influence of bigname actors, singers, and athletes.

“Celebrity culture matters. It does have an impact and affects all of us. We are evolutionally evolved to follow celebrities. There is a scientific basis that we follow people based on prestige.”

Studies have shown that when celebrities — who typically have huge numbers of followers on social media — talk about topics such as health, nutrition, and GMOs, people become confused and unsure.

Celebrities also perpetuate the idea of detoxing and cleansing, even though there is no evidence to support this multimillion-dollar industry.

Then there are ideas, such as cleansing, that are tied to ideas that sound like real science, which Caulfield calls “science-ploitation.”

Misguided celebrity advice can pose a serious health hazard, he added.

“There is also an erosion in critical thinking. Long term, that might be the most problematic aspect of this story,” he said.

To fight back, people need to demand truth in advertising. Caulfield points to the recent labelling of homeopathic medicine in the United States as an example of what can be done.

“We have to have more scientific literacy, and creative communication strategies, using stories and narratives to get the information out,” he said. “We need to support independent science.”

He called on the FarmTech audience to push back.

“Everyone in the room needs to call this bunk. When there is something that is not supported by science, we need to say that. Long term, that isn’t going to change people’s minds, but it has an impact because it sets the record straight.”

Sharing facts and real science can also help people be more critical in their analysis of what they see and read, he added.

Tim Caulfield

Truth in advertising rules should apply to groundless, and often harmful, health advice from celebrities, says Alberta law professor and author Tim Caulfield. PHOTO: ALEXIS KIENLEN Many practices endorsed by celebrities — which can include everything from applying bird poop to make your skin look younger to the benefits of IV therapy for hydration — have no scientific evidence to support them, said Caulfield.

He cited the huge popularity of gluten-free diets in the United States, where about one-third of the population is shunning gluten from their diet.

“The stats in Canada are not quite as dramatic, but over four million Canadians are trying to go gluten free,” said Caulfield.

This number doesn’t include celiacs or people with gluten sensitivity, but people who think that they will receive health benefits or lose weight by removing gluten from their diet. People mistakenly

believe that going gluten free is healthier, improves athletic performance, and reduces inflammation, even though there is no scientific evidence for these beliefs.

Many people are confused about genetic modification, and there is a huge gap between what the experts say and what the public thinks, said Caulfield. As new data emerges, science evolves, but that causes the public to think scientists can’t make up their minds. All of this leads to more confusion.

One study discovered that Americans find doing their taxes easier than understanding information about nutrition and health, he said.

Celebrities such as Vani Hari (the American blogger known as The Food Babe) can even influence policies. Hari has endorsed

raw milk, and advocacy groups have pushed for it in the U.S. and Canada, even though the Centre for Disease Control has said raw milk can make people sick.

Football superstar Tom Brady has endorsed restrictive diets and heralded organic foods, even though there is no evidence that organic food is more nutritious.

In fact, Caulfield said, fear of pesticides can reduce fruit and vegetable consumption, which can have a negative impact on health.

“Pop culture also has an impact on serious things like vaccination,” he said. “Right now, the president of the United States is a celebrity who is an anti-vaxxer. The scientific community is terrified about this.

“He has repeatedly said on social media and in speeches that there is a connection between vaccination and autism. There is no evidence to support this at all.”

While many Canadians may scoff at these fears about vaccines, a study found that one in four has some fear around vaccination.

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Canola checkoff tax credit available

Canola crush margins tumble

Canola growers who didn’t ask for a checkoff refund last year can get a tax credit for the 2016 tax year. The Scientific Research and Experimental Development tax credit covers the portion of the checkoff used for qualifying research. For Alberta canola producers, the credit is 9.77 per cent. For example, for an individual grower who paid $100 in checkoffs to Alberta Canola in 2016, $9.77 is eligible for the tax credit. The credit can be used right away to lower federal taxes, carried forward for up to 10 years, or carried back three years. For more info, go to www.cra-arc.gc.ca and search for ‘SR&ED.’ — Alberta Canola Commission

Canola crush margins dropped by more than $40 per tonne in the last half of January, which may be putting a damper on end-user demand. As of Feb. 3, the Canola Board Crush Margins calculated by ICE Futures Canada were at about $90 above the March contract, which compares with levels of roughly $130 in mid-January. Crush margins provide an indication of the profitability of the product values relative to the seed cost when processing canola, with exchange rates also factoring in to the equation. The nearby crush margin had averaged $110 to $120 above the futures for the past eight months, only dipping below $100 once during that period. — CNS Canada

Summer squeeze in canola stocks expected if demand continues Ag Canada forecast calls for 600,000 more canola acres in 2017, but expects production will only rise slightly

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anadian canola futures saw a choppy week, moving down for the first half before turning a corner and trending back higher.

Canola largely finds itself at the whims of outside forces, including currency exchange rates and activity in the U.S. futures. However, the market did see some fresh fundamental news of its own during the week.

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada on Jan. 30 released its first supply/demand forecasts for 2017-18. The department predicts canola seedings this spring at 21 million acres, which would be up from the 20.4 million seeded the previous year and the second largest on record. However, using average yield projections, AAFC’s new-crop production forecast of 18.5 million tonnes would only be up slightly from the 18.4 million grown in 2016-17.

Canola ending stocks for both the current marketing year and 2017-18 were forecast by AAFC at two million tonnes, which would be very comfortable. However, solid demand from both exporters and domestic crushers may yet cut into the final numbers.

A separate grain stocks report from

Statistics Canada during the week was largely in line with expectations, but adds to ideas that supplies may tighten going forward.

Total canola stocks in the country as of Dec. 31, 2016 (on farm and in commercial facilities) were pegged by StatsCan at 12.2 million tonnes. That’s about 1.3 million tonnes smaller than what was on hand at the same time a year ago. If enduser demand continues at the strong levels seen so far, the market could see a squeeze sometime in the summer when old-crop supplies are tight and the new crop is not yet available.

In the U.S., soybeans, corn and wheat were hard pressed to see much clear direction during the week, although the bias was higher in the grains and a bit lower in soybeans.

South American weather forecasts remain the most important nearby market mover, with the day-to-day calls of “too wet” and “too dry” out of the continent keeping some caution in the U.S. futures. While enough problem areas persist, especially in Argentina, most private forecasters are raising their South American soybean and corn production estimates. Those large supplies will anchor North American prices as well.

The Canadian data released during

the week had a modest influence on the U.S. futures. Total Canadian wheat acres are expected to be down slightly in 2017, due largely to a sharp cut in durum.

Meanwhile, Canadian wheat stocks as of Dec. 31, at 25 million tonnes, were well above the 21.4 million tonnes in the country at the same point the previous year. However, poor-quality durum that will eventually find its way into feed channels accounted for the bulk of the larger supplies. While the headline number was seen as slightly bearish, the actual exportable wheat supplies are much tighter.

The Canadian dollar increased by roughly half a cent relative to its U.S. counterpart during the week. The currency may continue to strengthen, according to some analysts, which would weigh on Canadian grain and oilseed prices. However, the uncertainty of Donald Trump’s U.S. presidency, and what his policies will do for global financial markets, remains another wild card.

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

For three-times-daily market reports from Resource News International, visit “ICE Futures Canada updates” at www.albertafarmexpress.ca.

Forecast sees more oilseed acres, less in grains Total seeded acres expected to increase in 2017 with canola up but durum and barley down Staff

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anadian farmers are expected to cut back the summerfallow allocation and put more acres in production this spring, planting more of those acres in oilseeds and fewer in grains and pulses.

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s latest crop outlook predicts grain and oilseed production to drop three per cent and pulse/special crop production to drop four per cent.

“However, due to higher carryin stocks, total crop supply is forecast to decrease by only one per cent,” the report said.

Canola acreage is forecast to rise by three per cent, to about 21 million acres, as “returns remain attractive compared to other field crops,” AAFC said.

Production is thus forecast to rise “marginally” to 18.5 million tonnes, just under the record of 18.6 million from 2013-14. Total supply is forecast to rise “marginally” with the higher production.

AAFC also forecasts canola prices will ease slightly to the $490- to $530-per-tonne range, “in line with an expected decline in world palm oil and soyoil prices.”

Wheat acres are forecast to rise four per cent on a six per cent increase in spring wheat area and a 12 per cent decrease in winter wheat acres, due to low carry-in stocks, a shift out of winter wheat and durum, and “increased interest in growing high-yielding varieties,” AAFC said.

Non-durum wheat supply is expected to fall by four per cent,

Photo: Thinkstock as lower carry-in stocks “compound the fall in production.”

Non-durum wheat production is forecast at 23.3 million tonnes, down from 23.967 million in 2016-17.

Durum acres are expected to

drop 15 per cent from 2016-17 due to large carry-in stocks, AAFC said. Assuming yields return to the trend line from the record levels seen in 2016-17, durum production is forecast to fall by 25 per cent, to 5.8 million tonnes.

Barley-seeded area is forecast to drop three per cent from 201617 due to high carry-in stocks; assuming a return to average yields, barley production would fall nine per cent, to eight million tonnes, though total supply would decrease by two per cent.

Total domestic barley use is forecast to increase by one per cent, due to “slightly higher feed use in cattle and hog production,” AAFC said. It also forecasts increased demand in the longer term for malt barley from the “rapidly growing” craft beer industry, which generally uses

nearly twice as much barley in its production compared to traditional large-scale commercial producers.

In pulse crops, dry pea acres are expected to slip slightly but remain at a “historically high” level, dry bean acres are expected to remain unchanged and chickpea acres are expected to rise, due to relatively higher returns.

Lentil acres are expected to drop five per cent, but production is seen rising to a record 3.5 million tonnes on a higher yield forecast and overall lentil prices are forecast to rise “sharply.”

Corn acres in Canada are forecast to slip two per cent from 2016-17, despite forecasts for lower winter wheat area in the East, and given “strong competition” from other cropping choices, particularly soybeans.

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Big data and agriculture markets: Part 2 Trend Likely

Trends unlikely in the short term…

No Trend

Trend-watching can tell us a lot about markets, but won’t necessarily mean better results

Trend Reversion

Some long-­‐term trend reversion at 6 to 12 months…

Months

BY DAVID DERWIN

Trend probability: How likely is a trend?

Trend probability: How likely is a trend?

PI Financial Corp.

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he first of this three-part series looked at the current state of farm revenue and risk management and how big data analysis can play a greater role. This time I’d like to explore some of the myths and misperceptions of agriculture hedging.

To understand this topic we have to ask ourselves, for farm marketing and hedging purposes, are agriculture markets trend driven? Does seasonality exist? Do computer models and indicators work? Let’s

look at some numbers.

Trend probability

Serial or auto-correlation is a measure of how much a series of prices is linked, connected or correlated, to itself over time. Think of Newton’s first law of motion: a body in motion tends to stay in that same motion.

It is a tool for finding repeating price movements in the same direction based on past movement and the likelihood of that trend continuing. It ranges from +100 per cent correlation, indicating prices are moving lockstep in the same direction, to a -100 per cent correlation, meaning prices are moving in the exact opposite direction.

After crunching all the numbers from one to 12 months, across all the markets important to Canadian farmers, the results support some shorter-term (one to two months) price trendiness but with only a 20 per cent correlation of them moving in the same direction over time. Over longer periods of time, between six to 12 months, farm commodities often tend to move in the slightly opposite direction. This concept, known as trend reversion, suggests that a six-month up period will be followed by a six-month down period.

Bottom line, consistent strong trends are unlikely based on the correlation of price movements over time. It’s not that trends don’t exist; it’s just that they don’t happen often enough on which to base a farm hedging program.

Trend persistency

In 1906, British civil servant Harold Hurst worked as a hydrological consultant in Egypt, to estimate water flow levels and predict how much the Nile River flooded from year to year. The Hurst Exponent he developed is now used as a measure of long-term trends of time series.

It quantifies the relative tendency of a data series to either move back to the average or to move strongly in one direction. It measures the predictability of a trend, ranging from a low of 0 to a high of 1: • 0.00 – reversion to the mean; up followed by down or down followed by up; “anti-trend”; • 0.50 – completely random; no trend; • 1.00 – tendency to move in one direction; high price followed by higher prices, low prices followed by lower prices; strong trend persistency.

Based on this analysis using data from 1986-2015, most farm commodity markets are close to random and do not exhibit strong consistent trends.

Some markets, like hogs, are slightly trend reverting in the short term, meaning they are likely to move up and then down, or down and then up, week to week, month

Trend Likely

Strong Trend

Trends unlikely in the short term…

No Trend

Random

Trend Reversion

Some long-­‐term trend reversion at 6 to 12 months…

Anti-­‐Trend

Months

over month, while the Canadian dollar, like most currencies, tends to have large moves over extended periods of time from five to 10 years.

Strong Trend line, markets can and Bottom will trend, however, this analysis shows that while some longer-term 12-month trends do persist, particularly in the loonie, shorter-term Random one-, three- and six-month patterns tend to be highly random. Essen tially, trend analysis results alone are not strong enough on which to base a farm hedging program.

Anti-­‐Trend

Trend seasonality

Another common and popular indicator associated with commodity markets is the idea of seasonality where markets tend to follow recurring patterns every year.

In the grain markets, decisions are often based on folkloric sayings like, “prices go down in the fall because of harvest pressure,” (historically, wheat has been slightly higher at harvest time — see chart above) or anecdotal evidence that there is “a spring rally to buy acres.” Instead of just following the conventional wisdom, let’s see what the data from the past 30 years (1986-2015) tells us: • While grain and livestock markets do have some seasonal patterns over the calendar year, they are not significantly stronger or weaker than any other six- or 12-month period throughout the year. The only market that does show a consistently strong seasonal pattern is hogs.

• Most movement in either direction measures only between four per cent to eight per cent from seasonal high to seasonal low.

While not insignificant, it is not a consistently large enough pattern to count on; this is the case 80 per cent of the time.

• Furthermore, the largest up or down moves have not consistently coincided with the associated strong or weak seasonal time frame. These big moves tend to occur randomly throughout the year. The one exception again is hogs, which more regularly make their biggest up moves during the seasonally strong summer months and biggest down moves during the seasonally weak winter months.

Bottom line, there is no consistent seasonal price pattern strong enough to bet the farm on.

and computer software to analyze the profitability and risk of a trading system. Back-testing studies were performed on thousands of systems with the Trading Blox Trading System Software using almost 20 years of data on farm commodities: wheat, soybeans, corn, oats, cattle, hogs.

The results? Overall, it was challenging to find a system that generated strong enough performance on which to base a hedging program.

Additional important practical conclusions from this extensive analysis include: • While some futures trading systems were modestly profitable (five per cent to six per cent gains), they also had big drawdown losses of 50 per cent to 80 per cent and large capital requirements to support the system.

• Some of the trading systems may result in large margin calls and require too much capital, making them impractical for a farm business to implement.

• Finally, most trading software tests only futures-based systems and not options strategies. In gen-

seasonal patterns: 1986-2015

eral, there is less financials analysis

and quantitative studies done on options strategies so you can use this to your advantage.

Bottom line, after testing a wide range of trading systems, the conclusions are that most: • Demonstrate marginal performance, especially when taking the risk into consideration.

• Are inconsistent year to year.

• Are not practical enough to implement as a farm hedging program.

So if all these approaches don’t

David Derwin is a commodity portfolio manager with PI Financial Corp. The views here are his own, presented for educational purposes, rather than as specific market advice. For a copy of the complete research study “Farming Big Data — Myths, Misperceptions & Opportunities in Agriculture Commodity Hedging” contact him at dderwin@pifinancial.com.

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The lowdown on how TB is managed

CCIA releases tag retention final report

The Beef Cattle Research Council is hosting a webinar on understanding bovine TB and how it is managed in Canada. The March 2 webinar will provide background information on bovine tuberculosis, including how the bacteria functions, how the disease spreads, and the testing process. Canada’s surveillance program, as well as some general biosecurity advice to minimize disease transmission to your operation, will also be discussed. To register or view a recording that will be posted after the webinar, go to www.beefresearch.ca (click on the Resources pull-down menu and then on Webinars link). — BCRC

The Canadian Cattle Identification Agency has released its final report on its tag retention project. The four-year study tracked 2,000 calves, 1,000 yearlings, and 700 cows with RFID ear tags. The overall tag retention rate for calves exceeded 96 per cent while tag retention for yearlings ranged from 98 to 100 per cent. However, the average tag retention rate for mature cows was 82 per cent — an “unsatisfactory” level, said Paul Laronde, the organization’s ag and technology manager. A followup will look at tag material degradation that results in tag loss. The full report can be found on the home page of www.canadaid.ca. — CCIA

Top tips for vaccinating Storage, the injection route, and when you administer a vaccine are all key, says Dr. Nathan Erickson

Spend a little now and make money later Reduced death loss, fewer open cows, and reduced shedding are major benefits from a proper vaccination program

By JILL BURKHARDT AF contributor

By JILL BURKHARDT

Time it right

A vaccine needs to match the immune response of the cattle to the vaccine and the period of greatest risk.

“So for BVD, the risk period is the first three months of gestation, while IBR, lepto, and vibrio, they tend to be a little bit later in gestation — around four months,” said Dr. Nathan Erickson of the Western College of Veterinary Medicine. “If we’re vaccinating pre-breeding (early May for mid-June bull turnout) we’re going to have the maximum immunity in this cow during the highest risk period for BVD and also very high immunity still during the risk period for IBR, lepto.”

Store it right

Many producers store vaccines in refrigerators until they are used.

“Fridges have inconsistent control of temperature within them, and for that reason, we should be storing our vaccines in the middle shelves of the fridge,” said Erickson. “That is because the temperature is most consistent in this area.”

Vaccines do not do well with temperature changes, especially modified live vaccines.

Only mix what will be used within one hour. And don’t expose it to direct heat, put it directly on ice packs, or leave the bottle in the sunshine for a long period.

Inject it right

Check the label or ask your vet about the proper route for a given vaccine — either subcutaneous or intramuscular. Inject subcutaneous vaccines in the “triangle” area (from the ear to the shoulder and above the jugular vein) for best efficacy.

Also ensure the area is relatively clean and the animal is properly restrained.

Syringe maintenance is another overlooked area — don’t clean them with soap or disinfectant, said Erickson.

“Although this seems strange, we just want to wash them with lukewarm water (and) flush them out really well. The reason we don’t want to be using soaps is because we are using modified live viruses. So if we have residue of the disinfectants or soaps in the syringe, there is a potential to kill off a portion of that virus and we won’t get an appropriate vaccine response.”

After flushing with water, let the syringe air dry before reassembling (a small amount of vegetable oil can be used on the rubber ring to lubricate it) and change the needle every 10 animals.

“We need to give vaccines the best chance. We need to select the proper vaccine, proper handling, most appropriate timing, and using proper administration,” said Erickson.

AF contributor

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he adage goes, ‘It takes money to make money.’ It is no different in the beef industry.

“Low-cost producers do not cut corners on pasture, bulls, and herd health,” said beef economist Kathy Larson of the Western Beef Development Centre. “Spending less on these items often leads to reduced herd productivity and thereby raises your costs.”

It’s the same for vaccinations.

In 2014, the Western Canadian Cow Calf Survey found that while 91.4 per cent of respondents vaccinate their cattle, the average calf death loss was seven per cent.

“The No. 1 reason for calf loss was 36 per cent due to scours, pneumonia, and/ or other disease,” Larson said in a recent Beef Cattle Research Council webinar.

“Given that’s the top reason for calf death loss it’s important to talk about how vaccination can lend a hand in limiting those losses.”

Blackleg

Most producers in Western Canada routinely vaccinate for clostridial diseases, such as blackleg. The bacteria that causes this disease is prevalent in the soil of our pastures. Blackleg is easy to prevent and the vaccine is rather inexpensive. However, if you skip the vaccine for even just one year, the results could be devastating, Larson said.

“In our area,” Larson said, “blackleg vaccine is under $1 per head.”

The vaccine with a component that protects against H. Somnus (a diseasecausing bacterium) costs about 70 cents more. It is typically given to cows, bulls, and calves in the spring before turnout, and then boosted again in the fall for calves.

BVD

Bovine viral diarrhea can wreak economic havoc on a producer’s herd, especially with persistently infected (PI) animals.

“Losses from BVD in Canada are estimated between $78 million and $220 million annually,” Larson said.

One study pegged the costs from a PI present animal at $15 to $25 per year per cow exposed to a bull. As well, pregnancy rates for cow herds with PI calves was reduced by five per cent. And one PI calf in a feedlot can cost upwards of $47 a head in losses.

BVD control needs to start at the ranch level, said Larson.

“There is a benefit to the rancher for doing it. Not just downstream benefits at

Vaccines can have a major payback, as much as fivefold for the BVD vaccine, says beef economist Kathy Larson. PHOTO: KATHY LARSON the feedlot. There is value to controlling for it and vaccinating for it in your herd as well.”

A BVD vaccine usually has components to reduce other respiratory issues. Larson ran the math for a herd of 150 cows, seven bulls, and 150 calves. The all-in cost of vaccination for this herd would be $1,230 annually in her part of Saskatchewan — or $8.20 per cow.

But if you don’t vaccinate, you could see the open-cow rate jump by five per cent — or, in this case, eight fewer calves. With an average weaning weight of 550 pounds and a sale price of $1.65 per pound, the loss is $7,260 — or $45 per cow.

“You either put out $8.20 per cow to vaccinate or risk losing $45 per cow from decreased conception rates,” said Larson.

Other vaccines

Cattle at the Western Beef Development Centre in Lanigan (southeast of Saskatoon) are also vaccinated for anthrax in spring. That area has seen anthrax outbreaks, including nearly 500 cattle in the summer of 2006 — a loss that could have been largely avoided with a vaccine that costs $2 per head.

The centre also employs parasite pourons ($1 per dose per head) for cows and bulls in the fall, scours vaccine for precalving cows ($3.60 per head), and a foot rot vaccine in spring for bulls ($5.85 per head).

“These vaccinations work out to $25 per cow,” said Larson. “Or if you had 150 cows, you would spend a little under $3,800.”

Bonus benefit

Another benefit of vaccination is reduced shedding of pathogens.

“It will not ensure that every animal won’t shed them,” said Dr. Nathan Erick-

“Low-cost producers do not cut corners on pasture, bulls, and herd health.”

Kathy Larson

son of the Western College of Veterinary Medicine. “It does not prevent 100 per cent of disease, but it does help us to control it.”

And control — not prevention — is the better term, he added.

He gave an example of where two calves in an unvaccinated herd become sick and each one infects seven other calves.

“If the same two (in a vaccinated herd) became sick, we haven’t prevented 100 per cent of the disease,” he said. “But what we’ve done is we’ve reduced the amount of shedding and the shedding period. Now just two other animals are infected.”

But what if your animals are already sick? Is it possible to vaccinate them after an outbreak has begun?

Yes, said Erickson, noting that is sometimes the treatment recommended by veterinarians. But because the immune system of a sick animal has kicked into gear, the response to the vaccine may not be as effective.

“If the disease is already ongoing, you need about two weeks to get a response if you’re boosting. If they haven’t received the vaccine before, it can take about four weeks to see a response.”

Finally, remember that vaccinations are just one part of a disease control program, he said.

Nutrition, bedding, windbreaks and shelter, cleaning, and controlling the introduction of new herdmates are also critical, he said.

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You can still get good protection by vaccinating very young calves The label may say it’s not approved for young calves, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t work

By Roy Lewis DVM

Some companies are now testing vaccines on younger and younger cattle. The labels of many vaccines say ‘not approved for use in calves less than three months of age.’

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here has been a lot of trial work over the years regarding vaccinations of our calves and when would be the most ideal time.

Immunologists would debate this but as situations on farms changed and herds got larger, trends changed. Producers no longer boostered vaccines at four to six weeks apart as was often recommended.

Summer pneumonias cropped up on young calves and are often caused by respiratory viruses such as BRSV (bovine respiratory syncytial virus) or shipping fever bacteria such as pasteurella or mannheimia. Because a four- to six-week gap between vaccination and the booster was always recommended, producers left the initial vaccination to before weaning and then boostered it at weaning. Older calves in the spring were given blackleg, of course, as we knew for sure colostral immunity would wear off but the other vaccines were left out. Summer pneumonias increased in incidence, and to try and avoid these summer pneumonias when calves were hard to spot and check, vaccination was initiated much earlier.

But even though the second booster shot was months apart, producers noticed morbidity and mortality seemed lower.

When immunologists looked they found the booster response from the second vaccination (even though it was administered months later) was very good. The discovery that protection was good even with many months in between booster shots was great news. It meant vaccinations could more be coordinated with other management procedures and, in most cases, did not require a separate pass through the chute. Whether it was weaning, implanting, or deworming, the second shot of vaccine can be given at the same time as these procedures.

It was also once felt that there may be a maximum number of diseases or antigens that calves could be vaccinated for at any one time. But a normal young animal (or human for that matter) is exposed to almost countless antigens on a daily basis and continuously develops protection or an immune response. It is very hard to overchallenge the immune system.

There was also the worry about vaccinating calves too young because it might block colostral immunity. The calf ingests colostrum in the first few hours of life and the immunoglobulins in the colostrum contain antibodies against the diseases the cow has been vaccinated for or exposed naturally to. This blocks the humoral immune response of the calf.

What has only been discovered fairly recently is that when calves were vaccinated at a very young age, they were still protected many months out. This is what we call cell-mediated immunity.

This also ties into when it is best, from a management per-

pHOTO: tHINKSTOCK spective, to combine this with other procedures. Many producers are calving later, so calves are either born on grass or go to grass at a very young age. So the only opportunity to administer protective vaccines is at a very young age — otherwise the next opportunity to process calves is when they come off grass in the fall.

Not vaccinating calves at a young age leaves them susceptible to the calfhood diseases, including the blackleg organisms, for several months. So it’s better to vaccinate very young rather than leaving it until fall.

Some companies are now testing vaccines on younger and younger cattle. The labels of many vaccines say ‘not approved for use in calves less than three months of age.’ That is because when the vaccine was approved, those were the youngest calves they had tested at that point. I know for a fact companies have tested calves as young as three days to a week of age.

In the foreseeable future, it might make sense to be able to vaccinate calves as young as one day of age while we process them with the shots at birth and apply their ear tags. That would save considerable labour and give calves the ability to acquire protection against certain neonatal diseases right away. The only dilemma with very young calves (if using modified live vaccines) is you need to use the low-dose bottles and group the calves together in multiples of 10 so you can vaccinate them all within two hours of rehydrating the vaccine. Some vaccines are made in individual doses and that helps. See what your vet advises as to the best vaccination protection for your young calves.

Vaccine companies are using intranasal technology more and more, which is very easy to administer to inquisitive young calves and less stressful as there is not the pain of a needle. These

intranasal products are being tested on very young calves — and that is a great indication of their safety.

There are now a few intranasal vaccines for IBR PI3, including one in which BRSV is also included. A brand new intranasal vaccine has just been released that works for the bacterial causes of pneumonia

mannheimia and pasteurella and tested on week-old calves.

This allows you to give protection for all the main respiratory pathogens (except BVD) in two intranasal vaccines. It eliminates giving needles to the very young calves and protection with the intranasal vaccines occurs very quickly (in about 48 hours).

To take advantage of the times

you handle young calves, consider whether vaccinations are warranted, and check with your herd veterinarian about which vaccinations he or she recommends for young calves in your area.

We always find the naysayers who have never vaccinated, but all they need is a blackleg or respiratory outbreak to make them believers. Vaccination is still the simplest and effective form of biosecurity you can do for your cattle and will cut down antibiotic usage on young calves in most herds. Happy calving and remember to vaccinate.

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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Gene editing used to create TB-resistant cattle A new technique has produced live animals with increased resistance to this dangerous disease STAFF

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esearchers say they’ve found a high-tech way to produce cattle with genetic resistance to bovine tuberculosis.

Writing in the open-access journal Genome Biology, Chinese researchers from the Northwest A&F University in Shaanxi, China say CRISPR gene-editing technology allowed the breakthrough.

“We used a novel version of the CRISPR system called CRISPR/ Cas9n to successfully insert a tuberculosis-resistance gene, called NRAMP1, into the cow genome,” said lead author Dr. Yong Zhang. “We were then able to successfully develop live cows carrying increased resistance to tuberculosis.”

CRISPR technology has become widely used in the laboratory in recent years as it is an accurate and relatively easy way to modify the genetic code. However, sometimes unintentional changes to the genetic code occur. Zhang says the new technique has shown no such effects.

“We employed a meticulous and methodological approach to identify the best-suited region for gene insertion, which we show has no detectable off-target effects on the bovine genome,” Zhang said.

A total of 11 calves with new genes inserted using CRISPR were able to be assessed for resistance to tuberculosis and any off-target genetic effects.

When the calves were exposed to M. bovis, the bacterium that causes bovine tuberculosis, the researchers found that transgenic

Bovine TB probe’s focus turns to infected herd No new TB cases found since November, quarantine to be lifted on herds with no reactors

Researchers in China say cattle with TB resistance are now a reality. PHOTO: THINKSTOCK animals showed an increased resistance to the bacteria measured by standard markers of infection in a blood sample. They also found that white blood cells taken from the calves were much more resistant to exposure in laboratory tests.

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ith no new cases of bovine tuberculosis discovered since midNovember, federal officials are now turning their focus to how the disease got into half a dozen cattle in southeastern Alberta last fall.

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said it has finished TB screening and depopulating all mature cattle from 18 properties that have been deemed infected since September. In all, about 10,000 mature cattle and calves have been ordered destroyed.

Any cattle from that group showing reactions to the initial screening test were checked postmortem for bovine TB-related lesions, CFIA said — but the number of infected cattle remains at six, all from the same farming operation.

“While there was strong evidence that there could have been a high risk of disease spread, the initial test results are showing a more encouraging outcome,” the agency said in a statement.

Given the evidence so far, CFIA said its investigation will now focus on the single infected farming operation, though it noted “this path forward is only possible as long as no new cases of tuberculosis are identified.”

That means the agency’s tracein and trace-out investigations associated with the one infected Alberta ranch will continue, but tracing activities will not be conducted on the herds that commingled with the infected herds — as long as no TB-infected animals are identified from those other herds. That will allow it to focus on identifying the herds of origin for all animals introduced into the infected operation over the past five years. Testing of herds identified through these traces will begin in the fall as calving season has already started.

Waiting until fall “will minimize stress on cows that are pregnant or have recently given birth” and “will also allow cattle from these low-risk herds to proceed to summer pasture.”

As for the 28,000-odd cattle on the 58 properties still under quarantine that received animals from the infected farming operation, CFIA said it’s still conducting screening on those animals. The properties include 51 in Alberta and seven in Saskatchewan.

Only animals that react to the tests will be slaughtered and sent for “enhanced” post-mortems, CFIA said. Herds that have no reactors can be released from quarantine. Sixteen sites (all with low-risk trace-out feedlot cattle or low-risk fenceline contact herds) have been released from quarantine.

Wildlife is considered “unlikely” to be the source of the outbreak, CFIA said previously. The TB strain has never been seen before in Canada, but is “closely related” to one originating from cattle in central Mexico in 1997.

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Vet seeing widespread adoption of pain control measures Observed benefits by producers, plus new products and influence of veterinarians all contributing to wide usage

BY LORRAINE STEVENSON Staff/Brandon, Man.

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ain control is here to stay in the cattle industry — and not just because the beef codes of practice have brought these measures to the forefront.

Western Canadian ranchers are widely adopting the use of pain control measures for procedures such as castrations, dehorning and branding because they see the benefits of doing so, Alberta veterinarian and Alberta Farmer columnist Dr. Roy Lewis said at a recent farm show here.

Investment in these products pays back quickly in animals that bounce back, mother better, and are less likely to become sick, said Lewis.

“There’s a lot of good that comes from it,” he said.

In January 2018, the Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Beef Cattle will call for use of pain control when castrating bulls older than six months of age. That’s already happening, said Lewis.

“A lot of the ranches are already giving that to calves at really their first stressful event in life during the so-called branding time, when they’re vaccinated, branded and potentially castrated,” he said.

“We’re already years ahead of the requirements of the code, I think.”

Another key factor for wide adoption of pain control measures has been the influence of new graduates of veterinarian medicine, Lewis said, noting 90 per cent of them are women.

Lewis also spoke about preventive treatments producers can adopt to minimize their usage of antimicrobials. The key is to always be looking for ways to minimize their usage, he said.

That means being vigilant to use the right ones at the right time and not use them at all if you don’t have to, he said, citing concerns that overuse is leading to antimicrobial resistance.

“That’s what we’ve got to really manage for, and try not to overuse antibiotics because there’s not many new ones coming out there,” he said.

“You want to really think about which disease you’re treating and which system of which antibiotic will work the best.”

There are new measures coming forward for maintaining cattle health including improved ways of diagnosing what is ailing the animal so the right drug can be used to treat it.

“The labs are now doing more work to grow the organism and see what drug works on it,” he said. “We’re seeing more of that now and we’re going to be encouraging that.”

Immune stimulates and vaccines to help prevent disease will also help minimize the use of antimicrobials, he said.

“They’re even looking at genomics so cattle will have disease and parasite resistance.” lorraine@fbcpublishing.com

Dr. Roy Lewis spoke about his observations of use of pain control measures while cautioning producers on overusage of antimicrobials at a Manitoba farm event. PHOTO: LORRAINE STEVENSON

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“We’re already years ahead of the requirements of the code, I think.”

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“Literally all the new graduates are coming out with the idea that we have to give pain control,” he said. “They’re up on all the products and the times that it’s necessary.”

There are also now more pain control products coming on the market offering slight advantages to one another, including convenience of use. These include products squirted into animals’ mouths or poured on their backs. More choices have also made prices more competitive.

“It’s driving the prices down so it’s becoming more economical to give this on a herd basis for things like castration and branding.”

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Rains bring relief to California

March to protest Trump’s climate view

California’s vital Sierra Nevada snowpack reached 173 per cent of average in late January.

That’s a 22-year high for the snowpack, which provides California with as much as a third of its annual water supply, CBS News reported. But Gov. Jerry Brown will wait until spring to decide whether to lift emergency conservation measures imposed during the five-year drought, CBS said. There has been a big improvement in reservoir levels following two major storms in January. Farmers and city officials are lobbying for increased water allocations but conservation groups say more needs to be done to cut water use. — Staff

U.S. scientists will mark Earth Day by marching on Washington to protest President Donald Trump’s stance on climate change. The Earth Day Network, a non-profit that co-ordinates Earth Day, said tens of thousands of people have said they plan to attend the march or a satellite event in another city. The march is planned for April 22 at the National Mall. Many scientists say they are alarmed by Trump’s dismissal of climate change as a hoax and fear science won’t drive policy-making under his leadership. Trump’s new head of the Environmental Protection Agency has also questioned the science of climate change. — Thomson Reuters Foundation

Articles on climate change provoke some readers Like politics and religion, global warming is a polarizing topic — but it’s one that we should discuss

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BY DANIEL BEZTE

ver the years, some of my weather articles have provoked or inspired various amounts of comments.

What surprised me recently was the number of emails I received about the top weather events from around the world in 2016 — in particular, several from readers who accused me of leaning too heavily towards climate change or global warming events. The writers of these emails suggested that there really isn’t any global warming and these events are basically being blown out of proportion.

I’ll have to admit, if you routinely read my articles you # have probably figured out that # I am a firm believer in humaninduced global warming/climate change. But I have never really written a full-blown article about it. In fact, I have been accused a few times of sitting on the fence a little too much on this topic.

I think part of the reasoning behind my reluctance stems from call centre work I did early on in my career — a several-year stint working for AT&T doing Internet tech support. During our customer service training we were told to avoid three main topics when making small talk and to be careful with a fourth topic. Politics, religion, and sports were all taboo — it’s amazing how passionate and polarized people can be on those issues.

The final topic to be wary about was — you guessed it — the weather!

Although that seems safe enough, many people are quite passionate about the weather and perhaps even more importantly, many of our customers were American. If I talked about cold, snowy weather, it got customers asking where I was, and just like we are seeing in the U.S. today, some people didn’t like that I was a Canadian doing a job that they believed should be given to an American.

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This map shows the total amount of precipitation that fell across the Prairies during January. You can see it was a fairly dry month for most regions, with a large portion of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and western Manitoba seeing less than 60 per cent of average.

When we look at the issue of human-induced climate change, reactions are often similar to the taboo subjects I mentioned above. People tend to get quite passionate and when people get passionate about a subject, reasoning often disappears.

So before I turn off too many readers I will begin with my ending. It is often stated that we should think about future generations when making decisions, though that is easier said than done. Too many people think only about their small part of the world and how they can get the most out of it. I think we need to take a page out of many indigenous cultures where they have a history of not just thinking about the next generation, but thinking five to seven generations down the road when making big decisions.

Just imagine how our world would be if we all thought that

way? When you think about it, I don’t think there is a successful farmer out there who doesn’t think like this when it comes to how to take care of the land. No farmer tries to make the most money out of their land in one or two years and to heck with the future. Yet when it comes to other natural resources, it often seems like this is the thought process.

So, what does that have to do with global warming? Well, let’s say for the sake of argument, that the three per cent of scientists who do not believe in human-induced climate change are correct. The key point of those who believe in man-made climate change is that we are putting extreme amounts of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere and we need to reduce them. This means we need to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels as our main source of energy. This

idea seems to strike fear into many Canadians as we are an oil-exporting country, but I see this as a win-win for us. The need for fossil fuels will not disappear any time soon, even if we see rapid and significant breakthroughs in alternative energy sources. We should embrace and invest in these new technologies which will then allow us to leverage our fossil fuels reserves over a much longer time frame. Anyway, I’m starting to rant, so back to global warming.

If we happen to be wrong, but we take action anyway, the worst that happens is we clean up our planet. We have to transition to new forms of energy soon as fossil fuels will not last that much longer. I’m not denying there will be some pains along the way, but think about what will happen if the 97 per cent of scientists are correct. We will continue to

see a steady increase in global temperatures, and the extreme weather events that go with # them.

This does not mean everyone will see warmer temperatures or that every day, month, or year. That is not how it works, yet it is the No. 1 argument I hear.

Again, you have to look at the big picture, not just your own backyard, relatively speaking. A warming planet will lead to more droughts along with extreme rain and snow events (again, not everywhere and not at once). If we look back at history, the No. 1 event that has led to massive upheavals of populations and which often results in wars or large-scale movements of refugees is climate change.

In the next issue, we’ll continue our look into this and explore how the anti-global warming movement uses selected and sometimes “alternative facts” (sound familiar) and has used the tobacco industry’s propaganda model in the development of its own campaign.

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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New version of soil viewer launched An updated version of the Soil Information Viewer is now available. “The viewer accesses soil information stored in database tables called the Agricultural Regions of Alberta Soil Inventory Database,” said David Spiess, a provincial geographical information systems engineer. “The information in the database looks at the ability of Alberta soils to grow grains crops, allows comparisons between different land in different areas, gives information on soil properties, helps with making environmental farm plans, and a whole lot more.” The viewer (and directions on how to use it) is at www.soilinformation.alberta.ca. The new version offers different workflows, has added tools, and automatically sizes when used on a smartphone. — AAF

Fusarium head blight infections hit record high in 2016 F

usarium head blight continued its devastating march across Alberta last summer, and shows no sign of slowing down.

“It’s become something that’s well established in the southern part of the province, and the situation is starting to change elsewhere in the province, especially central and northern Alberta,” said Kelly Turkington, a research scientist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.

“It’s becoming more widespread, and that’s definitely a concern going forward as far as managing it.”

20/20 Seed Labs is still processing 2016 samples of wheat and barley but so far, there’s both a higher rate of infection and more severe infection, said disease diagnostician Trevor Blois.

“So far this year, we’re seeing 23.4 per cent of samples that are testing positive in Alberta across all crop types,” he said. “Compare that to last year, which was really dry, we saw 5.9 per cent of samples testing positive.”

The highest incidence of infection previously was in 2014 — another wet year — when 13.3 per cent of samples tested positive. “(Last year) is pretty much exactly 10 per cent higher than 2014, and that’s a significant jump,” said Blois.

The per cent of infected kernels in positive samples is also rising, he added.

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“Don’t assume that it’s only a problem for other people or other provinces.”

Grim prospects

Fusarium head blight has also spread to other parts of the province where it has not previously been seen.

“The south has always been the epicentre for fusarium graminearum, but you can see as time goes on that it has spread into other regions,” said Blois. “Once it gains a foothold, it just spreads.”

Southern Alberta still has the highest incidence of disease, with 63 per cent of samples from the County of Lethbridge and 86 per cent of samples from the Municipal District of Taber testing positive.

(The percentage of infected kernels in Taber samples is also very high at 4.28 per cent.)

But farmers in other parts of the province are starting to be hit from two fronts — the gradual spread north from southern Alberta and west from Saskatchewan.

“Across all of central Alberta now, we’re seeing more infected samples than we’ve historically ever seen, and we’re seeing it spread into other regions,” said Blois. “Up in the Peace Country, we’re getting quite a few positives.”

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lum, fusarium’s spread seems inevitable.

“The pathogen has to be there, of course, but having wetter years allows it to spread quicker and gain a foothold in areas that it hasn’t been before,” said Blois. “If conditions are drier in 2017, we could see it go down, but over the long term, we’re going to see an increase in both the number of samples that are testing positive and in the average per cent of infection.”

Getting ‘hammered’

That’s the story that’s been playing out in our neighbours to the east, said Blois.

“In 2007, (Manitoba and Saskatchewan) were more similar to us, but now I think around 96 per cent of samples from Manitoba are testing positive, and Saskatchewan is somewhere between 70 and 80 per cent,” he said, adding one in five kernels coming from Manitoba has fusarium graminearum.

“They’re much wetter than we

are, but it’s a look at what could be. That’s a long way down the line, but they’re basically the worst-case scenario.”

It’s “very devastating” for farmers in those provinces, said Turkington.

“In many areas of Saskatchewan over the last four or five years, they’ve been doing everything that’s being recommended by experts.

They’re using resistant varieties, they’re spraying with a fungicide, and they’re not growing wheat on wheat,” he said.

“They do all those things, and yet they still get hammered as far as grade reduction. They easily go from a No. 1 to a No. 2 to a No. 3. It’s a yield reduction but more importantly, it’s a grade reduction.”

Fusarium graminearum produces DON (deoxynivalenol, commonly referred to as vomitoxin), which makes wheat unfit for milling and sees barley rejected for malt or even for feed.

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“In 2015, we had fewer positives, but the per cent infection was still one of the highest that we saw. The per cent infection was 2.65 per cent, and this year, it’s 2.96 per cent,” he said.

“It looks like a small difference but looking at a lot of samples, it all adds up.”

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TOUGH ON WEEDS. GENTLE ON CROPS.

Almost one-quarter of cereal samples from 2016 have tested positive for fusarium head blight — a 10 per cent jump from 2014’s previous record high

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oth the grain sector and government need to respond to rising fusarium rates, says the president of Alberta Seed Growers.

One of the first things to do is recognize that FHB has become a significant problem and then create policies that do not unnecessarily penalize producers, said Glenn Logan.

“Across the province there’s a lot of variance in thought on this,” he said. “Some counties want to maintain the zero-tolerance level because they think they are fusarium free. If you look hard enough, though, you can find it pretty much anywhere.”

Sample testing by the Canadian Grain Commission shows a dramatic increase in Alberta in recent years. A decade ago, the percentage of positive results for fusarium were in the low single digits, and often zero or near zero. Now results in the high teens or above 20 per cent are commonplace.

More seed treatment is also needed, said Logan.

“A few years ago a study showed that you could safely treat seed up to about five

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BioVision’s data shows an increase in fusarium infection across barley, durum, oats and wheat. GRAPHIC: BioVision per cent fusarium infection and kill it on the seed,” he said. “Treating seed won’t do much about soil infected by fusarium, but

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Trevor Blois That may force producers to “look at other cropping options,” said Turkington.

“That has occurred elsewhere, where producers have turned to soybean or corn or other crops because they simply are concerned that they can’t be successful growing wheat or barley that is going to meet the quality specs that the end-users have,” he said.

“It becomes a matter of being at the mercy of the weather conditions each year.”

Farmers in Saskatchewan and Manitoba have weather-based risk forecast maps to help determine when to spray, and a similar forecast map should be ready for next summer. But producers still need to be regularly scouting for the disease.

Wheat-canola doesn’t work

They also need to take “an integrated approach to fighting it,” said Turkington. “Producers need to try and utilize as many of the tools that are out there to try and mitigate it,” he said.

Fungicides can help suppress the disease, but producers should expect to see only 50 to 60 per cent control at best.

“In many cases, it can be much lower,” said Turkington.

Resistance has improved in many cereal varieties, but it’s been incremental, he added.

“Where you have conducive conditions in mid-June through July and you have well-established inoculum in residue, those resistant varieties are still going to get hit hard, and you may see significant downgrading and mycotoxin contamination,” he said.

The best thing that producers can do to manage fusarium head blight is lengthen their rotations.

“Probably one of the biggest factors in terms of building the amount of infested residue is, unfortunately, the rotations that we have,” Turkington said of the typical canola-cereal rotation seen in many parts of the Prairies.

“That single year of a non-host crop between your cereal crops is simply not enough for decomposition of the infested residue that’s there.”

Producers need at least two years between susceptible crops, but three to four years is even better, he said. “We can start to drive down the amount of infested residue over the long term — and that may take 10 to 15 years — but it will help to reduce the amount of infested residue.”

But first, producers will need to recognize that fusarium is now an Alberta issue.

“Don’t assume that it’s only a problem for other people or other provinces. It can be an issue on your own operation,” said Turkington. “Producers can’t take an NIMBY approach (not in my backyard), it’s not a problem for me. It’s something you need to actively be scouting for.” jennifer.blair@fbcpublishing.com

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Don’t delay if you haven’t lined up seed All that rain last year has elevated fusarium levels and lowered germination rates

BY JEFF MELCHIOR AF contributor

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he quality of cereal seed in Alberta is down — and disease pressure is up — across almost all classes, say players at the front lines of the upcoming growing season’s seed outlook.

“Disease levels are a little higher this year and that’s having an adverse effect on quality,” said Trevor Nysetvold of BioVision, a seed-testing company with offices in Sherwood Park and Grande Prairie.

“Fusarium head blight (FHB) specifically is higher this year.

On average, with barley we’re seeing roughly 20 per cent of the samples showing up positive for fusarium. Last year it was nine per cent. We’re finding these types of general trends in seed from all cereal crops classes including barley, durum, oats, and wheat.”

Nysetvold recommends producers who haven’t secured their seed supply for this spring, talk to their local retailers right away.

“There’s good-quality seed out there so from our standpoint we always suggest growers contact their local seed retailer and talk to them because these issues do become quite regional.”

“If we go back to 2014, following the wet 2013 season, about 16 per cent of the barley seed we tested showed positive for fusarium. It varies year to year mostly due to weather conditions — it was wet last year and there is a direct correlation.”

Historically, southern Alberta has always been most at risk, but this year other regions are seeing high levels, too.

“Northern Alberta has probably seen the larger increase in the amount of fusarium found,” he said.

Germination levels are also an issue — down a full percentage point, said Nysetvold.

“When you consider the number of samples we’ve tested that’s not inconsequential. It is showing that disease levels and other adverse harvest conditions are having a detrimental effect on germination quality, but it’s not extreme.”

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Unfortunately, in Alberta, not much, said Logan.

You shouldn’t plant it and the livestock market may not be as

receptive to FHB-infected seed as it has in the past.

“The livestock market has kind of been the dumping ground for fusarium-infected grain,” said Logan. “However, the tolerance

level you can feed to livestock safely has been reached. Feedlot operators are fairly discerning now when selecting their grains, leaving farmers with not a lot of alternatives for marketing.”

It’s the same story at many elevators.

“There was a high incidence of fusarium in the cash crop taken off last fall and that means a lot of refusals at the terminals, which to my knowledge hasn’t happened in Alberta in the past,” said Logan.

But producers can — and should — be thinking about fusarium prevention for this year.

“Ensure you get the best seed possible,” said Logan. “Treat your seed to the label suggestions — don’t try to cut corners on it. Watch your rotations carefully. Fungicide applications at the proper time will go a long ways. It’s part of an education process.”

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Alberta is not alone on the Prairies when it comes to heightened FHB content. At BioVision’s Winnipeg branch, 18.5 per cent of samples is testing positive for fusarium. However, Alberta is the only Prairie province with zero-tolerance legislation towards fusarium graminearum — and that’s troublesome news for grain producers.

“If it’s found, it’s deemed not fit for use as seed in Alberta,” said Nysetvold.

The president of Alberta Seed Growers is also recommending that farmers line up their seed ASAP. “I advise producers to order their seed early to get the quality they want,” said Glenn Logan, who farms near Lomond in southern Alberta. “There’s definitely going to be a reduced supply of good-quality seed.”

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ucks Unlimited Canada and Crop Production Services are once again offering a discount on Proven forage seed for producers who convert cropland to pastures.

Alberta and Saskatchewan producers receive a rebate of $100 per 50-pound bag of forage seed, while Manitoba producers can get up to $125 for every new forage acre seeded as part of the program.

The program covers between 40 to 50 per cent of the seed cost of conversion, the organizations said in a release. In 2016 across the Prairies, 30,000 acres of cultivated fields were seeded to grass under the program.

The program is best suited for producers in the parkland and prairie regions. For more information, contact Craig Bishop in Alberta (403-6075805 or c_bishop@ducks.ca); Charlotte Crawley in Manitoba (204-729-3526 or c_crawley@ducks.ca); or Trevor Plews in Saskatchewan (306-782-2108 or t_plews@ducks.ca). — Staff

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Potash prices look lower for longer as competition overheats The low price reality underscores the need for the PCS-Agrium merger, the companies say

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The deepest slump in a decade for the oversupplied potash market may abate only slightly in 2017, major producers say, and could take years to correct due to the imminent startup of new mines.

PotashCorp of Saskatchewan, the world’s biggest fertilizer producer, recently reported a surprisingly big drop in quarterly profit and forecast a less profitable year than analysts had expected.

Potash prices are hovering around their lowest levels since 2007, amid bloated capacity and weakening farm incomes, spurring consolidation.

Adding to miners’ problems, several new low-cost mines are scheduled to begin production in coming years.

Oversupplied conditions may improve between 2020 and 2022, said Agrium chief executive officer Chuck Magro.

Agrium and PotashCorp plan to merge by mid2017 to cut costs and better compete.

“The markets are very, very competitive right now and (the merger) is the only way that we can compete,” Magro said.

Germany’s K+S AG will ramp up production at its new Western Canada mine this year, while EuroChem begins mining potash in Russia next year.

“We remain concerned these so-called ‘trough’ earnings levels could linger for years,” said BMO analyst Joel Jackson, in a note.

Even so, potash prices are weak enough to stimulate strong demand, and are creeping higher.

PotashCorp expects potash sales to rise in 2017 to between 8.7 million and 9.4 million tonnes, from 8.6 million in 2016.

“We continue to proactively position the company for opportunity and resiliency in any market conditions,” Potash CEO Jochen Tilk said in a statement. The company plans to curtail Western Canada production this year.

PotashCorp’s fourthquarter net earnings plunged to $59 million, or seven cents per share, from $201 million or 24 cents per share a year earlier.

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Measuring changes in the grain transportation system Grain monitor shows better data collection can drive change and improvement AF contributor

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he business adage that you can’t change what you don’t measure seems to fit the Prairie grain transportation system.

In a recent presentation, Mark Hemmes, president of Quorum Corp., which tracks the performance of the grain transportation and handling system for Transport Canada, used the numbers his company has collected since 2001 to illustrate how the system has changed from farm to port.

In the process he created a powerful argument for better collection of transportation data.

That was a recommendation in

Oat acres look to rise in 2017 Producers only grew 2.8 million acres last year, but the cash market is sending a strong signal it wants more

BY PHIL FRANZ-WARKENTIN CNS Canada

Canadian oat acres will likely be up in 2017, as relatively favourable cash prices draw in interest from producers, according to an oats merchandiser.

Chicago Board of Trade oat futures climbed sharply higher during January but were still trading at a discount to the relatively steady cash market.

Some U.S. mills are paying more than others, but the Canadian prices are generally in the $3.50- to $3.60-per-bushel area in Manitoba, and $3 to $3.10 in Saskatchewan, according to Ryan McKnight of Linear Grain at Carman, Man. Those prices compare with the CBOT March contract that was trading Jan. 25 at roughly US$2.60 per bushel.

The CBOT oats contract’s structure means end-users can’t rely on milling quality when taking delivery against the futures, McKnight said. That lack of consistency was causing companies such as his to back away from using the futures or offering basis contracts.

While a more viable futures market would be welcomed, McKnight said the cash market was still sending the signals to farmers that increased acres were wanted in 2017.

Canada grew 2.8 million acres of oats in 2016, which compares with the previous five-year average of 3.1 million acres, according to Statistics Canada data.

“We’ll be seeing a lot more oat acres go in the ground, both in Manitoba and Saskatchewan,” said McKnight.

A reduced interest in growing wheat, along with profitable newcrop oats pricing opportunities of over $3 per bushel, were drawing in oats acres at the expense of wheat, he said.

the Emerson report on the Canada Transportation Act Review released about a year ago and has been taken up by many carrier and shipper groups. Transport Canada officials have said they’re working on a model for a third-party data collector, possibly based on the operation of the grain transportation monitor.

Overall, the system is “going well this year,” Hemmes said at the annual conference of the Canadian Agriculture Economics Society.

But while communications among railways, grain companies, and terminals has improved, car allocation is an ongoing challenge. Canada’s dependence on exports is being assisted by low ocean freight rates, which now are in the $5,000-a-day range,

Transport Canada officials have said they’re working on a model for a third-party data collector...

compared to $20,000 a day in recent years. And the Prairies are exporting more — production has gone from just over 50 million tonnes in 1999 to 2013’s record of 81.9 million tonnes.

The record year was followed by three years of more than 70-million-tonne harvests.

West Coast ports exported a record 28.01 million tonnes of grain during the 2015-16 crop year, up five per cent from the previous year and 13 per cent higher than the five-year average. Since 1999, the proportion of exports that were cereals has dropped from 76 per cent to 61 per cent, while canola has climbed to 25 per cent from 14 per cent and special crops edged up to 13 per cent from 10 per cent.

And while the number of elevators has fallen from 1,000 in 1999 to 382 last fall (with seven new builds coming into operation this year), storage capacity is now 7.8 million tonnes versus

seven million tonnes 18 years ago.

The time grain is in the storage and transportation system has dropped from just under 70 days in 1999 to about 42 days currently. Hemmes credited more efficient use of the elevator system and faster turnover in the ports. The railway car cycle has dropped to about 12 to 14 days from 22 days in 1999.

One issue that needs to be addressed is the fact that the government-provided hopper car fleet will run out of its service life by 2038, he said. It peaked in 1985 at more than 18,000 cars and this was down to just over 13,000 cars.

“It’s not something to panic about yet but we need to keep it in mind,” Hemmes said.

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Appeal Court reverses CTA rulings against CN The Federal Court of Appeal says the regulatory agency made errors in assessing car shortfalls in 2014

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he Federal Court of Appeal has struck down rulings by the Canadian Transportation Agency that CN breached a level-of-service obligation in early 2014.

The CTA said the failure was related to supplying two Prairie grain companies with sufficient hopper cars during the frigid early months of 2014.

Justice Marc Nadon ruled the CTA “made unreasonable errors of law which justify intervention on our part” in rejecting the railway’s argument it had to ration the supply of hopper cars because the cold weather disrupted rail operations. It was also struggling to move its share of the largest Prairie grain harvest ever. Nadon awarded CN legal costs in the case and instructed the CTA to reconsider

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the applications from Richardson International and Viterra in light of the reasons cited in a lengthy ruling loaded with legal precedents.

The decision will likely become part of the mix of issues Transport Canada is wrestling with as it prepares legislation promised for the spring by Transport Minister Marc Garneau to resolve long-standing differences among shippers and the railways.

Richardson, Viterra, and the Western Grain Elevator Association all declined to comment on the ruling.

The court noted that as a result of the record 2013 harvest, CN implemented a car-rationing methodology and assigned a percentage of its available rail car supply.

There were times during the fall and early winter when the companies didn’t receive their rationed share of hoppers, the court noted. Then the frigid conditions set in and CN had to shorten trains and operate at lower speeds for safety reasons.

It further reduced the allocation of cars.

In October 2014, the CTA said it could not intervene in a complaint from Louis Dreyfus about CN’s failure to meet cars promised under a confidential contract. Dreyfus took its case to the Federal Court of Appeal, which later ruled CN was obligated to compensate the grain company under the terms of the contract.

Richardson and Viterra, which didn’t have confidential contracts, filed complaints that CN had not complied with its levelof-service obligation by failing to provide the required hoppers over an extended period of time.

The CTA analyzed the railway’s allocation plans under a threestep evaluation it used in the Dreyfus case, which considers the reasonableness of the service request, whether the railway fulfilled it and if it didn’t, why not.

It decided that CN arbitrarily undersupplied the companies breaching its level-of-service obligation.

The court ruled that the railway had the right to allocate cars as best it could under the circumstances it faced in the early months of 2014.

Ian MacKay, an Ottawa lawyer who specializes in transportation law, said the court didn’t rule “on the validity of the agency’s three-step level-of-service evaluation test to another day meaning this question remains outstanding.”

The decision cited previous rulings that railways are “not bound to furnish cars at all times sufficient to meet all demands; its financial necessities are of the first order of concern and play an essential part in its operation, bound up, as they are, with its obligation to give transportation for reasonable charges.

“The duty being one of reasonableness how each situation is to be met depends upon its total circumstances. The carrier must, in all respects, take reasonable steps to maintain its public function; and its liability to any person damaged by such a cessation or refusal of services must be determined by what the railway, in the light of its knowledge of the facts, as, in other words, they reasonably appear to it, has effectively done or can effectively do to meet and resolve the situation.”

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ALBERTAFARMEXPRESS.CA • FEBRUARY 13, 2017

The big bucks are in organic crop production in 2017, says Manitoba study Only one conventional crop even comes close to the per-acre profitability of the five most lucrative organic crops

BY LORRAINE STEVENSON

“The break-even yields (on the conventional side) could potentially be a lot more challenging to reach.”

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rganic farmers potentially have a shorter road to profitability than their conventional neighbours in 2017.

The most promising crops between the two systems are radically different and there’s marked difference in per-acre profitability, according to cost-of-production numbers from Manitoba’s Agriculture Department.

Farm management specialist Roy Arnott has been conducting cost-of-production analysis for organic farmers in that province for the past three years. While he cautions farmers need to use numbers from their own operation, his data shows top crops are very different for conventional and organic. For example, organically grown hemp shows potential for a net profit of $499.35 per acre. Conventionally grown hemp would be the last thing a farmer would put in — they would lose $1.61 per acre, according to Arnott’s estimates.

Organic winter wheat ranks No. 2 (with a net profitability of $338.79 per acre), followed by spring wheat ($249.07), flax ($176.62), and oats ($160.30.) For conventional growers in Manitoba, only one crop — navy beans ($155.16 per acre) — even came close to those numbers. It was followed by soybeans ($65.64), confectionery sunflowers ($41.69) and winter wheat ($37.58).

Spring milling wheat ranks right down on the bottom of the conventional growers’ list, next to hemp.

Arnott’s analysis shows operating costs for most organic crops to be between $200- to $250-per-acre range, with total costs coming in at $325 to $400 an acre.

On the conventional side, operating costs are between $150 to $350, and total costs around $300 to $450.

Arnott, who stressed that knowing COP on a per-bushel basis is key (“We sell on a per-bushel basis.”), also shared numbers showing break-even yields for organic.

His analysis shows organic farmers, who typically have lower yields, could break even with yields of 19-bushel wheat, 8.6-bushel flax, 40-bushel oats, and 12-bushel soybeans.

Comparatively, break-even yields for conventional growers are much higher at 50 for wheat, 22 for flax, 87 for oats and 28 for soybeans.

“The break-even yields (on the conventional side) could potentially be a lot more challenging to reach, depending on production and market conditions,” he said.

Break-even prices for organic production systems are wheat at $8.56, flax at $19.48, oats at $3.70 and soybeans at $21.60, Arnott said adding those numbers should be achievable.

“Comparing to the conventional side, again, we’re looking at a bushel of wheat selling at $5.72, flax at $11.21, oats at $2.80 and soybeans at $9.10,” he added.

The study only looks at per-acre costs and potential revenues, so it doesn’t factor in items such as having fewer acres or putting fields into green manure to build up fertility.

Notably, there are other risks to organic growers, however, including paying higher crop insurance premiums for lower coverage under the province’s crop insurance program.

Roy Arnott

Photo: Thinkstock Even as an organic system appears to have less risk “from a numbers perspective,” Arnott said any farmer eyeing a switch to this system must be asking bigger questions of themselves about how they want to farm.

It’s not about one system being

better than the other. An organically managed farm is “a totally different production mindset,” he said.

“It (organic) is a production and marketing option that appears financially viable. That’s where we’re at,” he said.

Guidelines for Estimating Organic Crop Production Costs 2017 can be found at www.gov.mb.ca/ agriculture (search for ‘organic crop costs guidelines’). — With staff files

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Giving back grain commission surplus is tricky The commission has racked up a $106-million surplus

BY ALLAN DAWSON Staff

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iving back a $106-million operating surplus to farmers may not be possible, says a spokesman for the Canadian Grain Commission.

The Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association has been leading a call to return the surplus — the result of increased grain inspection fees and high export volumes — to farmers. But the grain commission official said he isn’t sure the commission has the authority, and even if it did, it would be difficult.

“It would be logistically challenging to determine what amount of grain producers have delivered and was actually inspected by the grain commission (resulting in an inspection fee being collected),” said Remi Gosselin, the commission’s manager of corporate information services.

That’s because grain companies pay the commission’s outward export inspection fees of $1.80 a tonne, not farmers. However, it’s assumed the cost is passed back to farmers when companies buy their grain.

But there are several ways to get the surplus back to farmers, said Robin Speer, executive director of the Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association.

“The first step though, it is to definitely reduce fees right now,” said Speer, adding the large surplus may contravene the Users Fee Act. The act states an agency can only collect 10 per cent more than it needs to operate, he said.

The surplus is due to a combination of higher user fees introduced Aug. 1, 2013 by the former Conservative government to make the grain commission self-sufficient, and higher-thanexpected western Canadian grain exports.

The commission estimated it would inspect 23.3 million tonnes of export grain annually based on what it did between 1993-94 and 2009-10. But a record crop in 2013 was followed by three bumper crops, pushing exports much higher than forecast.

The commission had a $32.9-million surplus as of June 20, 2013, Gosselin said. In 3.5 years since, another $73.4 million has been added.

Despite complaints from farmers and grain companies, the user fees, on average, jumped 44 per cent at the start of the 2013-14 crop year. The outward inspection fee, which pays for the ‘Certificate Final’ guaranteeing grades, tripled to $1.60 a tonne. It’s now $1.80 and is set to increase slightly Aug. 1 as part of a five-year fee schedule, which includes an annual inflation adjustment.

Lengthy process

Changing those fees takes several months, Gosselin said. First the grain commission makes a recommendation to the minister of agriculture. If accepted, the proposal is published in the Canada Gazette and the public is invited to comment. The feedback is reviewed and if the government has changed its mind, the fees are changed through regulation.

But Speer said he believes the federal government can quickly change fees through an order-incouncil. Gosselin said he didn’t know if that was the case and

federal officials didn’t respond by press time. However, a source familiar with the grain commission, who asked not to be named, said Speer is right.

In the meantime, the grain commission is about to start consultations on what fees should be for the next five years, beginning Aug. 1, 2018, and also what to do with the surplus, Gosselin said.

“We don’t think there should be a consultation with what to do with the money,” Speer said.

“It is farmers’ money. It has got to go back to farmers.

“We don’t want a long drawnout consultation process for something so clearcut as immediately reducing fees.”

The current fees are costing an average farmer producing 5,500 tonnes of export grain $10,000, he said.

“It could go on a loan, or to buy equipment, or buy inputs for next year — $1.80 a tonne seems quite trivial, but $10,000 a farmer goes a long way.”

The Western Grain Elevators Association, which represents the major grain companies, agrees the fees are too high, said executive director Wade Sobkowich. But it’s impractical to mail a refund cheque to every farmer, he added. The simpler option is to reduce the surplus by cutting fees, he said.

Lower fees or even a “fee holiday,” is something his association would consider, Speer said. But it needs to happen quickly to prevent the surplus from getting even bigger, he said.

A hefty surplus at the Canadian Grain Commission has some farmers calling for a refund. FILE PHOTO

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“It would be logistically challenging to determine what amount of grain producers have delivered and was actually inspected by the grain commission.”

Remi Gosselin

Since the grain commission is required by law to be self-sufficient and can’t currently borrow money, it needs enough surplus money to carry it through a major crop failure and resulting drop in revenues, Gosselin said.

A source familiar with the commission said if it were allowed a line of revolving credit, as it once was, it wouldn’t need as much surplus. It could borrow money to make up shortfalls and then adjust fees as needed.

Meanwhile, Keystone Agricultural Producers, Manitoba’s main farm group, is asking the grain commission to investigate using the surplus money to fund a new producer protection program similar to one operating in Ontario.

“That is certainly one of the options we’d be willing to look at,” Gosselin said. “There are a number of options that we would consider.”

They include “reinvesting” in laboratories, grain quality research, redeveloping and enhancing analytical surveys and investing in ways to make grain grading more objective, he said. allan@fbcpublishing.com

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Is too little canola meal export capacity costing farmers money?

Analyst says meal sales are being lost, but the domestic industry says so far the system has kept up

BY ALLAN DAWSON Staff/Brandon, Man.

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nsufficient export capacity is costing western Canadian canola growers money in lost canola meal sales and farmers should be complaining loudly, says executive director of the widely read food oil publication Oil World.

“You could do more, but the logistics are not in place,” Thomas Mielke said at a farm show here.

“And I sometimes ask myself, “Why are the Canadian farmers so quiet?’ You should scream and you should push… There is demand in Asia and China and other countries — they need canola meal.

“Canadian exporters don’t sell more at the moment because they cannot get the freight and they cannot get the space. And you (farmers) are losing money.

Don’t you realize that?”

It’s not quite that dire, says Chris Vervaet, executive director

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said in an interview. “But I will say... we have some concerns as an industry that there is a lack of dedicated capacity to move meal pellets offshore.

“I won’t say that it has necessarily resulted in any lost sales in the recent past, or even going forward, in the next little while. But it certainly is on our radar that there isn’t enough dedicated capacity to f.o.b. meal in Vancouver for the purposes of shipping offshore, primarily into Asian markets.”

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Traditionally most Canadian canola meal, fed to livestock as a protein supplement, is exported directly by rail to U.S. customers.

In 2015, the U.S. accounted for 95 per cent of the 3.8 million tonnes exported. In the first 11 months of 2016 the U.S. imported 3.2 million tonnes of Canadian canola meal, but during the same period China imported more than 597,000 tonnes, compared to none in 2015.

“We are seeing quite a bit of meal move through Vancouver with the destination ultimately being China,” Vervaet said. “We have seen a real spike in our meal exports offshore this year.”

But the U.S. is, and will remain, a very important market, he added.

The lack of Canadian export capacity is not new and the Port of Vancouver is adding export capacity, but it’s too slow, said Mielke.

“Farmers are reacting to the price signals in the world market by expanding production,” he said. “It is important that the infrastructure develops in the same way.”

Part of the problem is red tape slows the building process, he said.

A couple of companies in Vancouver, store and load meal for export, but more capacity is needed, Vervaet said. It isn’t clear who should build it.

“The capacity issue on meal is something that has been identified broadly by my members, but what to do about it and who should do something about it, I am not privy to that information,” Vervaet said.

Building in Vancouver is slow because land is scarce and expensive, he said. Investors want assured returns.

“It is not an easy undertaking,”

“Canadian exporters don’t sell more at the moment because they cannot get the freight and they cannot get the space. And you (farmers) are losing money. Don’t you realize that?”

Thomas Mielke

he said. “It takes many, many years. There are environmental reviews that are required to build these type of facilities in the greater Vancouver area.”

Rail capacity

More capacity is also needed for canola seed, said Mielke even though Canada is the world’s biggest canola exporter.

“The world needs it,” he said.

“The global outlook for rapeseed and canola is relatively tight for 2017-18. But you have to have the capacity to ship 12 million tonnes of canola, which you don’t have.”

Wade Sobkowich, executive director of the Western Grain Elevator Association, disagrees, noting Richardson and other companies have expanded capacity at Vancouver and others are planning more.

Two grain industry officials, who asked not be named, said they believe the West Coast, which includes the Port of Prince Rupert, can export 12 million tonnes of canola.

According to Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Canada exported 10.2 million tonnes of canola in 2015-16, most of it via the West Coast.

Sobkowich said this crop year he hasn’t heard from any of his members about lost canola sales due to capacity constraints.

Where there is a constraint is rail transportation, Sobkowich added. This crop year the railways have been keeping up with grain company demand, but his organization’s members worry when other rail traffic picks up, grain service will suffer, he said.

“Right now grain sales are driven by rail capacity and not sales capacity,” Sobkowich said.

“We’re not missing sales now, but could we sell more if there were more cars? Yes.” allan@fbcpublishing.com

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He didn’t speak up — and paid a huge price New on the job and just 17, Curtis Weber hoped the steel bin wouldn’t touch the low-hanging power line — and then he was electrocuted

BY LORRAINE STEVENSON Staff/Brandon, Man.

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urtis Weber spent six years of his life recovering from a horrifying electrocution that occurred three days into his new job.

Just 17 years old at the time, the young Saskatchewan man knew the business of grain bin assembly well, having worked in his father’s business since a kid.

So that day — July 29, 1999 — he saw danger looming as his new crew made a plan to move a steel bin under a low-hanging 40,000-volt live power line. But he was new to the crew. He didn’t question the plan.

“I didn’t ask the questions,” Weber told a transfixed audience at the Ag Days farm event here last month. “I didn’t feel comfortable saying, ‘Hey guys, this is stupid.’”

Not that others also didn’t see the danger. But it had been a long day and everyone just wanted to get the job done.

“We were frustrated and rushing,” he said adding someone even remarked what they were attempting “had the potential to kill someone.”

Moments later it nearly did. The operator of the crane did not boom down far enough and backed directly into the power line. Weber, who was steadying the bin against the wind and was surrounded by steel, became

Curtis Weber was just 17 years old and working as a construction labourer when he was electrocuted by a 40,000-volt live power line on the job. PHOTO: LORRAINE STEVENSON the ground point for three successive surges of 14,400 volts of electricity.

Two other co-workers on the site were also hurt, but his injuries were the most severe. He suffered third- and fourthdegree burns over 60 per cent of his body and lesser burns over the rest of it.

Later he would have his left leg and his lower right arm amputated during sub-

sequent years spent in and out of hospital. He bears permanent facial scars.

The incident ended all hopes he’d had of playing professional hockey.

Today the Battleford, Sask.-based married father of two is a professional speaker and safety consultant at conferences and client groups across the country.

His main message is that farmers absolutely must begin to foster a safer work culture. That includes one that gives job orientations and properly assesses risks, he said.

There are so many circumstances where farmers take risks, like inserting a limb into machinery “because we think we’ve developed a way of doing it in a way we won’t get hurt,” he said.

“Let’s figure out a better way. Our choices on the farm as to how we do tasks... the choices we make as parents, grandparents, as husbands and wives, have huge effect on us.

“The message I want to leave with you is don’t remember how bad my story was... I want you guys to be inspired to make changes in how you view safety on the farm.”

That means talking about safety around the dinner table and creating a workplace where people feel free to ask questions and raise red flags if they see risks in what they’re doing.

“Take this home to your families and have those conversations. You’re working in an industry where incidents do happen. Make sure your work environment is a place where people are comfortable being able to say, ‘I’m not sure what I’m doing.’

“A huge portion of my life was completely lost due to that one bad decision... of not speaking up.” lorraine@fbcpublishing.com

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Killing NAFTA would be a mistake: U.S. Chamber of Commerce The organization’s president says the deal is with America’s two largest export markets

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ny move to tear up the North American Free Trade Agreement would devastate the economies of members Canada, Mexico and the United States, says the head of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

President Donald Trump has repeatedly said NAFTA has been a disaster for American workers and has threatened to withdraw from the deal if he does not get the changes he wants.

That would be a big mistake U.S. chamber president Thomas Donohue told a business audience in Ottawa earlier this month.

“Withdrawing from NAFTA would be devastating for the workers, businesses, and economies of our countries,” said Donohue. “Beneath all the debates, arguments, and attention-grabbing headlines, I think our leaders across the board understand this.”

“Withdrawing from NAFTA would be devastating for the workers, businesses, and economies of our countries.”

Blair Roth wins pulse innovator award B

lair Roth is the winner of the third annual Alberta Pulse Industry Innovator Award.

While working at Alberta Agriculture in the 1980s, Roth ran field-scale demonstrations for early soybean, lupin, fababean, chickpea, bean, pea and lentil crops. He helped establish the Alberta Pulse Growers Association and its transition to the Alberta Pulse Growers Commission in 1989. In 1990, Roth started working in special crops with Alberta Pool and then Agricore. During the last nine years, he’s been the director of special crops for Viterra, overseeing the North American procurement, processing and

marketing of pulses for the company.

“Blair Roth not only helped create markets for pulses but also assisted the farmers who created this body, the Alberta Pulse Growers, that is very successful today and has grown tremendously throughout his career,” said Tim VanderHoek, the director-at-large for beans with Alberta Pulse Growers.

“To me, these type of awards are a team game,” Roth said after receiving the award at FarmTech.

“I hope I have played some small part, and I don’t expect the momentum of this industry to slow as the next generation takes on the challenges of the future.”

— Alberta Pulse Growers

Blair Roth (centre) with Alberta Pulse Growers past chair Allison Ammeter and Richard Pepneck, chair of the advisory board for Zone 1, which nominated Roth for the Alberta Pulse Industry Innovator Award. PHOTO: Alberta Pulse Growers

IT’S MORE THAN TRADITION. Putting everything into your cereals just makes sense.

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Canada and Mexico both send the bulk of their exports to the U.S. and would suffer badly if NAFTA were ripped up. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is fond of noting that nine million U.S. jobs rely on exports to Canada, a point that Donohue repeated.

“First, let’s do no harm. Let’s preserve, protect, and advance the robust trade that supports both of our economies and millions of our workers,” he said.

Donohue, who did not criticize Trump, said it was crucial for the U.S. to keep NAFTA as a single agreement rather than negotiating bilateral deals with Canada and Mexico.

“To address areas open for modernization or improvement, we would insist on doing it in a way that doesn’t disrupt the $1.3 trillion worth of trade that depends on NAFTA,” he said (all figures U.S. funds).

Perrin Beatty, who heads the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, noted Trump had promised to boost employment.

“You don’t create jobs by dismantling a relationship that works well,” he told reporters after the speech.

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Farmers appointed to Canadian Grain Commission

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he Canadian Grain Commission has a full complement of commissioners.

Doug Chorney, a farmer from East Selkirk, Man., is the new assistant chief commissioner and Lonny McKague, who farms at Ogema, Sask., is the new commissioner.

They join former Canola Council of Canada president Patti Miller, the organization’s new chief commissioner.

Miller was appointed for six years, Chorney and McKague for five and four years, respectively.

All serve based on “good behaviour,” which means they can only be fired for wrongdoing. Although appointed, they had to apply for the jobs.

Both Chorney and McKague said they will continue to farm, although McKague said his farm, which includes about 20 purebred Limousin cows, has been scaled back.

South Korea’s sudden love for hemp to boost acres The crop is seeing strong demand, coupled with relaxing regulations that make it easier to grow

By Jade Markus CNSC

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Doug Chorney

Chorney, a professional engineer with a degree from the University of Manitoba, was president of Keystone Agricultural Producers, Manitoba’s main farm group, from 2011 to 2015.

McKague was a founding member of Ogema Elevator Ltd. and of Red Coat Road & Rail, a short line railway, and is past president of the Canadian Limousin Association. — Staff

ggressive contracting in the hemp sector is expected to bump up Canadian acres, one industry participant says, another benefit for growers who will experience less red tape this year.

“We’ve seen a lot of activity on the contracting side for growers,” said Kim Shukla, executive director of the Canadian Hemp Trade Alliance.

She added that aggressive contracting for both organic and conventional hemp is

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likely to contribute to significant growth on the year.

Based on the contracts that have been assigned, hemp area is currently expected to be in excess of 100,000 acres in 2017, which would be well above what was grown the previous year.

That strong contracting comes after a surprise increase in demand from the Korean marketplace last year.

Demand for Canadian hemp blew up in the previously unknown market of South Korea, after a home shopping channel advertised the product. South Korea accounted for about a third of sales last year, Shukla said.

Demand from that market has steadied, but other South Asian countries are expected to follow suit.

In addition to strong demand, the industry has made headway with long-battled regulations from Health Canada.

“That has loosened up a little bit. We still have to go through all the necessary steps, but we’ve been given some more latitude,” Shukla said.

That freedom includes a oneyear interim exemption for farmers applying for permits.

They now don’t have to specify in advance the GPS co-ordinates that they will grow their crop on.

Farmers are now able to make that decision in the spring, and notify officials at that time, Shukla said.

The changes meet about half of what her organization is looking for, she said, adding there will be continued shifts due to anticipated government changes in the marijuana industry.

“It’s going to be another crazy year for us, it’s great. The opportunities abound.”

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Soybeans seen winning price fight with corn Without a La Niña event, weather stands to play a smaller role

BY JOHN GREIG

Staff/Chatham, Ont.

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ost underpinnings for higher corn, soybean and wheat prices appear to have fallen away — leaving biodiesel the only area that could drive higher prices.

A growth mandate for U.S. ethanol production ends in 2017, and oil prices continue to stagnate well below the highs of a few years ago, according to Bruce Trotter, a commodities analyst based in southern Ontario with Cefetra, a Dutch feed company.

Trotter told farmers at the recent farm show here that they need to think of themselves as energy producers.

“Anything that lowers the oil price is bad for farmers, because we are in the energy business,” he said.

When corn and soybeans hit $8 per bushel and $18 per bushel, the fact that crude oil was also at a high, $115 per barrel, was a major factor. Trotter showed graphs that illustrated a correlation between corn and soybean prices and crude oil prices.

“You need to conceptually view your crop in the same way,” he said. Crude oil is harvested from the ground, refined in a plant and then sold as fuel.

Similarly, oilseeds are harvested, processed in a plant and sold as fuel.

The level of negativity in the crops market doesn’t mean there won’t be opportunities — but Trotter thinks that, compared to last year, there will likely be fewer.

La Niña

Last spring, soybean prices were languishing, but an expected La Niña, and massive rains in Argentina at harvest, meant a spike in soybean prices from $8.75 per bushel to over $11.90 per bushel during the summer.

Then, when it became obvious the U.S. crop was not just going to be coming through without any La Niña stress, and indeed would be a record size, the speculators knocked the price back down to $9.40.

La Niña “drove prices to the moon and back,” he said.

In 2017, the world doesn’t want more wheat — and markets are saying it wants beans, not corn.

This summer, the chance of a La Niña — which creates cooler and wetter conditions in some places and drought in others — is down to 12 per cent in the U.S., compared to 58 per cent last year.

“There is a much greater chance of neutral weather” in 2017, leaving less potential for

Soybean growers need to think of themselves as being in the energy business, as biodiesel — shown here for sale at a San Diego filling station — remains one of the few drivers with potential price upside for soybeans, however unlikely, an analyst told Ontario farmers recently. Photo: Reuters/Mike Blake weather to bias the market, Trotter said.

Carry-out

Beyond weather, the major mover of the market — the ratio between carry-out and demand — is hostile toward any improvement in prices.

“Wheat has an astronomical carry-out,” said Trotter. There’s also not a lot of demand to eat through that carry-out and that will move acres out of wheat, as it already has.

A record corn crop in the U.S. in 2016 and an immense amount of corn in storage in China has also dampened corn prices.

With ethanol growth flat, it will be challenging to get through that large carry-out. Corn has little “story” to tell, Trotter said.

Currency also affects where corn will be grown. When prices are low, the market will rationalize the producer with the highest currency — and right now, that’s the U.S.

Brazil’s currency, the real, has declined, which means its farmers are better able to justify planting corn, as are farmers in Canada.

“The Canadian dollar is our saviour,” Trotter said, and farmers should follow it as much as they follow soybean prices.

The small bright light is in soybeans. The soybeans-tocorn price ratio is currently 2.60, which is the highest it has been at this time of the year and stands to convince a lot of farmers to plant beans.

“Beans have a story; I don’t think wheat and corn do,” said Trotter, pointing to continued mandated growth in biodiesel, and rains at soybean-planting time in Argentina that have threatened some of the crop there.

Some U.S. surveys have pointed to a potential sevenmillion-acre increase in soybeans — a 10 per cent change in a year. Trotter expects 90 million acres of soybeans to be planted in the U.S. Some are calling for up to 92 million acres, which would, for the first time, put more acres in soybeans than corn in the U.S. There’s always potential for an increase in oil prices, Trotter said, although with the increase in fracking-produced oil, it’s unlikely. And there’s always the potential for an unseen drought.

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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 CX8080, 2010, 1395/1039 hrs, 14’ SM P.U., Singles, Dlx Chopper, long auger, SCTS, diff lock, Reconditioned. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$225,000 NH CX8080, 2010, 981/764 hrs, 76C-14 SM, Singles, Dlx Chopper, LCTS . . . .$235,000 NH CX8080, 2012, 998/766 hrs, 790CP, Singles, Dlx Chopper, Electric folding covers, Full GPS, Diff lock, LCTS, long auger, Reconditioned . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$265,000 NH CX8080, 2013, 758/582 hrs, 790CP, 900 Singles, HID Lights, Chaff Blowers, Diff Lock, remote deflectors-AG DEALER ONLY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$315,000 NH CX8080, 2013, 741/590 hrs, 790CP, 900 Singles, HID Lights, Chaff Blowers, Diff Lock, remote deflectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$315,000 NH CX8080, 2015, 660/511 hrs, No P.U., Duals, Cast Drum, HID Lights, CR Style Chaff Spreader, Full GPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$369,000 NH CX8080, 2015, 654/508 hrs, No P.U., Duals, Cast Drum, HID Lights, CR Style Chaff Spreader, Full GPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$369,000 NH CX8.80, 2016, 365/295 hrs, 620 Duals, Diff Lock, Deluxe Chopper, Chaff Spreaders, Long Auger, Full GPS, Trailer Hitch, Manual Ext, Engine Air Comp, Variable Speed Trans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$419,000

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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 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 74C, 2009, 35’, Flex Auger Header, Skid Shoes, Pick Up Reel, Transport . . . .$37,500 JD 635F, 2009, 35’, Flex Auger Header, Pick Up reel, Transport . . . . . . . . . . . . .$37,500 JD 930D, 2007, 30’, SK, Transport, Poly Cutterbar, Hyd F & A . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$38,000 HB SP36, 2008, 36’, DK, UII, Transport, Hyd F & A, UCA, CASEIH Adapter (8000 Series). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$39,500 NH 94C, 2008, 36’, CR/CX Adapter, DK, F & A, Hyd Tilt, UCA, AHHC, UII Reel. . . .$42,500 NH 740CF, 2012, 35’, HLA Transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$43,000 HB 94C, 2012, 30’, UII reel, header tilt, DK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$47,500 NH 740CF, 2014, 35’, HLA Transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$49,900 NH 740CF, 2014, 35’, HLA Transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$49,900 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 NH 760CG, 2013, 35’, HLA Transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$59,000 NH 760CG, 2013, 35’, HLA Transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$59,000 NH 760CG, 2013, 35’, HLA Transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$59,000 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 MACDON D6035, 2010, 35’ SK, Transport, UCA, CNH Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . .$63,000

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JD 630D, 2013, 30’, DK, Hydra Float, Hyd Tilt, Hyd F & A, UCA . . . . . . . . . . . . .$65,000 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 NH 880CF, 2013, 40’, Center Knife Drive, Flex Header, Hyd Transport, Hyd F & A, In Cab Float and Cutterbar Suspension, 6 Bat Reel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$74,500 NH 880CF, 2013, 40’, Center Knife Drive, Flex Header, Hyd Transport, Hyd F & A, In Cab Float and Cutterbar Suspension, 6 Bat Reel, Auto Header Height Completion Pkg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$74,500 MACDON FD7040, 2012, 40’ DK, Transport, UCA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$75,000 JD 630D, 2014, 30’, SK, Hydra Float, Transport, Hyd Tilt, Hyd F & A, UCA . . . . . .$77,500 Macdon FD75-40, 2014, 40’, DK, Transport, UCA, Rock Retarder Kit, Outer & Inner Skid Shoes, Brace Kit for Center Reel Arm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$87,500 MACDON FD75-30, 2016, 800 hrs, 30’, SK, Transport, UCA, seal kit, CNH Adapter, only used 800 Acres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$103,500 MACDON FD75-30, 2016, 800 hrs, 30’, SK, Transport, UCA, seal kit, CNH Adapter, only used 800 Acres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$103,500 MACDON D60S, 2010, 30’, SK, Transport, 70Series JD Adapter, UCA, Split Reel, Hyd F & A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$52,000 MACDON D60S, 2011, 30’, SK, Transport, 70Series JD Adapter, UCA, Split Reel, Hyd F & A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$55,000

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 JD 4895, 2002, 3660 hrs, 30ft. HB transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$41,000 MF 9220, 2006, 25’, SK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$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 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 MACDON M150, 2011, 1074/776 hrs, 35’, SK, Transport, Hyd F & A, Hyd Ctr Link, 600 Tires. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$110,000 MACDON M155, 2013, 703/555 hrs, 35’, SK, Transport, Hyd F & A, HID Lights, 600 tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$139,000 MACDON M205, 2011, 649/493 hrs, 35’, DK, Transport, UCA, 6 Bat Reel . . . .$149,000 Case IH WD1903, 2014, 263 hrs, Electric mirrors, deluxe cab, full GPS . . . . . .$135,000 MACDON M205, 2015, 35’, DK, Transport, UCA, 6 Bat Reel, Trimble GPS . . . .$169,000

SEEDING EQUIPMENT

JD 787, 1997, 170 Bushel 2 Comp tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$7,000 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 Seedhawk 4012/357, 1999, 40’ x 12”, Single Knife, DS, 357 On board tank, NH3 Kit also . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$49,000 NH P1060, 2009, 430 BU, VR, TBH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$54,500 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 Case IH 400/3430, 2009, 45’ Drill, paired row, Stealth opener, 5” rubber packer, 12” spacing, VR. 430 bu. tank. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$109,500 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, 4” Stealth, 4.5” Steel, TBT, VR, Dual Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$145,000 NH P2060/P1060/P1060, 2009, 70’X12”, DS, 4” PRD STEALTH, 4.5” STEEL PKR, VR, NH BLOCKAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$169,000 NH P2060/P1070, 2011, 70’x10”, 4” Rubber Packers, 3.5” Dutch Boots, TBH, dual fan, DS, with Liquid, Liquid has Raven sectional control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$169,000 NH P2060/P1060/P1060, 2009, 70x10, DS, 4” prd row Stealth, steel pkr, harrows, VR, NH blockage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$175,000 Seedhawk 5012/600, 2012, Viper Control/Non SCT, Agtron Blockage, Conveyor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$220,000

SPRAYERS

BOURGAULT 850 Centurion II, 1990, 82’ boom, single nozzle, foam marker . .$11,000 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, 2013, 701 hrs, 1600gal, SS, 120’ boom, intelliview monitor, ultraglide, accuboom, intellisteer, electric flush . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$349,000 NH SP.345F, 2015, 199 hrs, 1200 gal, 120’ boom, Lux Cab, Elec Mirrors, Boom Blowout, Ultraglide, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$420,000

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Up the odds of getting a loan

Crop fact sheets available

Alberta Agriculture is encouraging producers to make use of a three-part fact sheet on obtaining financing. Successful loan applications have many elements, said new-venture specialist Kathy Bosse. “Asking for funding is not unlike a job interview,” she said. “Be prepared to address holes or weaknesses in your plan to show you also recognize obstacles but can overcome them. If you have the right information ready, it’s more likely you’ll get the funding you need.” The fact sheet series — How Much Money Do I Need?; Where Can I Get Money? and How Do I Get Money? — can be found at www.agriculture.alberta.ca (search for ‘funding your agricultural business’). — Staff

Three crop varietal fact sheets are now available. The Varieties of Cereal and Oilseed Crops for Alberta 2017 that provides agronomic characteristics and disease-resistance information are provided for varieties of wheat, barley, oat, rye, triticale, flax and canola.

Varieties of Pulse Crops for Alberta provides information on pulse variety performance for varieties of field pea, chickpea, lentil, fababean, dry bean and soybean. Silage Varieties for Alberta covers forage yields and/or nutritional quality. The fact sheets can be found at www.agriculture.alberta.ca (click on the Agriculture tab at the top of the page, then Crops on left-hand side) or by calling 780-427-0391. — AAF

Season too short for cover crops?

HEARTLAND Maybe not anymore They could have a fit for Western Canada, but they require just as much planning as any other crop choice Unfortunately a lot of the information available is not necessarily adapted for Canadian Prairie conditions. That said, Lawley suggested some starting places for specific goals.

Winter cereals or cool-season grasses fit most of the seeding windows at cooler times of the year.

But if farmers want to focus on managing wet soils or establishing cover crops in the middle of the season, they have to think about warm-season, annual forage species or some of the warm-season legume species.

BY ANGELA LOVELL AF contributor

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pen just about any U.S. farming publication and you won’t read for long before seeing the words “cover crop.”

There’s been an explosion of interest in the practice of sowing a cheap mixture of seed to cover the soil after harvest, and then seeding directly into it the following year.

The benefits go beyond soil conservation alone — a recent survey found U.S. corn yields rose an average of 8.3 bushels per acre, and soybeans 2.4 bushels per acre, after four years of cover cropping.

That may be fine for the U.S. Corn Belt where there’s more time to get the cover crop established and growing. But does it make sense for short-season Western Canada?

Well, recently the seasons aren’t as short as they used to be, and they tend to be wetter, leaving farmers wondering what to do with all that excess moisture.

That’s just one reason why cover crops might make sense, says Yvonne Lawley, a cropping systems researcher at the University of Manitoba.

“We’re in a new time and agronomists are getting a lot of questions from farmers about cover crops,” Lawley said at an agronomists’ conference earlier this winter. “Farmers are returning to this old practice for new reasons.”

Cover crops are being used as green manure for organic production; as catch crops to prevent nutrient leaching; to improve soil organic matter and nutrient cycling; break up hardpan; prevent soil erosion, and increase the productivity of grazing systems.

But Lawley said the soil health benefits of cover crops go beyond those traditional objectives.

“If we think about the whole chain of microbes that exist in soil, they’re really being fed by the inputs and cycling of nutrients within the agroecosystem,” she said. “If we can have plants growing for a longer period of time, capturing more sun, we can provide more input through either organic matter or exudates from roots that feed the fungi, bacteria and nematodes that then feed the higher trophic structure like earthworms.”

The recent shift in thinking is about when this activity occurs during the season.

“We are now thinking about the

Clovers and brassicas

An example of a cover crop mixture in the U.S. where some producers are using cocktails of 20 or more species.

However, Yvonne Lawley warns about brassicas such as tillage radish, which might contribute to diseases such as clubroot in canola. PHOTO: YVONNE LAWLEY shoulder season as our period of intensification, and what we are going to do with that period before we seed our crops and after we harvest them in the fall,” Lawley said. “We have other crops and other windows where we can think about how to intensify our use of those resources to feed this soil food web.”

The fundamentals

Producers need to consider their objectives, the available window to grow a cover crop, and the same basic agronomic information they would use to decide their cash crop mix.

“There may be a number of different objectives that a farmer could have,” Lawley said. “They range from very short-term goals such as preventing erosion or fixing N to long-term goals such as improving water infiltration or extending the grazing season.”

Another consideration is whether cover crops can fit within their current rotation, or whether the rotation should change to include a cover crop.

For example, producers dealing with wet soils in the spring could intentionally plant early-harvested crops to provide a longer window of opportunity for planting cover crops to overwinter and transpire water to help dry the soil the following spring.

“Some of those early-harvested crops are vegetable crops,” she

said. “We have a range of crops that allows us to have a good, sizable window especially with the increasing length of the fall. We often get a frost in early September but then go on to have good growing conditions in September and much of October.”

Rotation, the tillage system, soil types, drainage, and herbicides use need to be part of the planing.

“Cover crops are not an afterthought — farmers need all the same details to manage them as they need to manage cash crops,” Lawley said.

Seeding and termination

Seeding can range from broadcasting from a seed tank mounted on a quad, to using combines and sprayers or in-season aerial seeding. Slurry seeding cover crops with manure isn’t talked about much but also has potential, said Lawley.

Options for terminating cover crops include winterkill and chemicals, but the method needs to fit with the goals of the producer.

“If you’re not using frost to terminate cover crops, there are several different things to think about in terms of choosing the timing,” Lawley said.

“A lot of it relates to the benefits that you’re trying to achieve.

Are you trying to protect the soil through a critical period of time, or mobilize nutrients early in the

season, or create cover that’s going to persist later in the season?”

All the interest in cover crops in the U.S. has led to some discussion of complex cover crop cocktails of 20 or more species, but for producers starting, choosing two to four species is usually sufficient, she said.

“Putting a few species together in a mixture is very practical in terms of finding things with similar seed sizes that can be metered and delivered through the same kind of seeding equipment, and producers will still see the same kind of impacts.”

The most important thing is to select species that will achieve the producer’s goals.

“Having clear answers and doing some homework early on can make this selection a lot easier,” she said.

Lawley isn’t a big fan of clovers for western Canadian cover crop mixes because generally the growing season isn’t long enough to make them work.

“I would definitely turn to some of the more expensive, larger-seeded legume cover crops because you’re not going to get much value or biomass from less expensive clovers,” she said.

Adding deep-rooted plants like tillage radish to cover crop mixes helps create root channels to break up compaction, but there are concerns about using them in rotations that include canola.

Both are from the brassica family, so there could be increased risk for diseases such as clubroot.

“I’d love to see some other emerging cover crops with big roots that could maybe fill that same use such as sugar beets, which do really well in saline soils,” said Lawley. “It’s expensive seed but pretty useful in terms of things that they can provide.”

Saline soils are also a candidate for treatment with cover crops.

“In some of the research I conducted in the U.S., the real winners that we saw were a good, standard barley but also things like sugar beets, sorghum-sudan grass, and camelina,” she said.

“There are many options to target cover crops for saline soils.”

Resources for cover crop information • Managing cover crops profitably: www.sare.org/ publications/covercrops/covercrops.pdf • Midwest Cover Crops Council: www.mccc.msu.edu • Cover Crops Field Guide: https://ag.purdue.edu/agry/dtc/ pages/ccfg.aspx • USDA cover crop chart: www.ars.usda.gov/Services/docs. htm?docid=20323 — Angela Lovell

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Bee death reports continue decline: Health Canada Neonic pesticides have been widely blamed for these losses but the reality is much more complex

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Bee deaths appear to be declining during planting season thanks to protective measures. PHOTO: THINKSTOCK

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Following the introduction of the measures in 2014, the number of bee death incidents have remained well below the high levels of 2012 and 2013, the department said recently in its update on bee incident reports. The number of bee death incidents related to sprayed pesticides also dropped during 2016.

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bee colonies in the aftermath of corn and soybean planting, the report notes.

“It remains unclear if these later-season effects are a result of exposure to low levels of neonicotinoids in the hives or other factors that affect bee health such as pests and pathogens; habitat loss and food supply or hive management,” the report states, adding Health Canada is examining the information collected in an attempt to answer these questions.

Health Canada is examining bee death reports “to determine the causality of each individual incident which may conclude that factors other than pesticides contributed to the effects observed in some yards,” the update noted.

It’s also looking for “potential trends and factors that may be contributing to bee incidents.”

“Bee health is a complex issue and evidence suggests that bees are increasingly stressed by a combination of factors.”

Agriculture Canada lists potential risk factors as parasites, pests and pathogens, habitat loss and food supply, queen bee quality, weather, general hive management and exposure to pesticides.

Neonic seed treatments used in corn, soybean and canola production have been publicly branded as the biggest threat to pollinator health although bee experts generally say the factors identified by Health Canada all play a role.

Health Canada recently said it plans to phase out the use of the neonic imidacloprid in three to five years, and conduct special reviews of clothianidin and thiamethoxam, two other popular neonics.

The department’s concern lays with the risk the pesticides “may pose to aquatic invertebrates, including insects, as they are being detected frequently in aquatic environments.” Bees were not identified as an issue in the announcement.

Consultations on the imidacloprid phase-out will be held in parallel with a joint review by the Pesticide Management Regulatory Agency, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the California environment agency on the impact of neonics on pollinators. It’s scheduled to be finished in 2017.

Health Canada has begun a more intensive examination of bee years in Ontario in co-operation with the provincial Environment and Agriculture ministries.

Results of the 2014-15 hive-monitoring project are being analyzed.

The federal department noted that even with mitigation measures in place to protect pollinators, incidents may still occur. The reports allow it “to detect adverse effects or potential risks that may not have been evident during the initial registration of a pesticide.

Assessment of these incident reports may lead to additional restrictions and/or label improvements.

“Of all bee incidents reported to Health Canada between 2012 and 2016 only a small percentage (three to 13 per cent), were potentially associated with spray application.” The incidents are examined and could lead to changes in mitigation measures when the pesticide is applied.

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DNA transfer being used to create flavours and scents Science promises yeast as a source for sweet smells, but farmers may wrinkle their noses

BY ALEX WHITING

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cientists are predicting that the familiar taste of vanilla or smell of roses, along with thousands of other scents and flavours, will increasingly come from a very unfamiliar source — yeast.

But it’s a trend that is worrying some farming experts.

A revolution in science means the DNA of plants can be transferred into yeast, bacteria or algae which can produce the required ingredient in laboratories within days.

The compounds they produce are the same as those made by the original plants. Although only a few are on the market now, the number will increase, say the companies making them.

“It is absolutely something that is here to stay,” said Stephan Herrera, vice-president, strategy and public affairs, at biotech Evolva, which has put a handful of the products on the market since 2015.

“So many speciality ingredients come from plants or animals that are rare, or disappearing or really not as sustainable as they need to be in the future,” he said, citing sandalwood and agarwood trees.

Evolva produces valencene which originates from oranges and nootkatone (which comes from grapefruit), the bark of Alaska yellow cedar and other sources.

Cheap, artificial versions of some ingredients — including vanillin, nootkatone, oudh and sandalwood — are already made using petrochemicals and are the main competition for companies like Evolva, not farmers, Herrera said.

But the FAO’s Mba said the new products would affect farmers.

“If there is no difference between perfume that is extracted from a massively cultured (bacterium) in the laboratory, and the essential oil you can extract from a plant, why would you not go the cheaper route if you were producing the perfume?” he said.

Sugar fix

Yeast, bacteria and algae feed on sugar to produce the plant compounds, in a fermentation process similar to that used to make beer.

Some activists are concerned about the environmental impact of growing large quantities of sugar to feed the expanding industry.

Biotechnology could soon replace roses and other natural scents with a chemical compound grown from yeast or bacteria that is virtually indistinguishable. PHOTO: REUTERS/Jose Miguel Gomez But the companies making the products say there is a surplus of sugar, and the land currently used to grow plants for the flavours and scents could instead be used for food.

Toine Janssen, head of Isobionics, which produces valencene said it took about four kg of sugar to make one kilogram of the ingredient — or about 160,000 oranges.

Herrera said that, in future, waste may be used instead of sugar to feed the process.

“That has already been happening, but it’s not really economical just yet,” he said.

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“So many speciality ingredients come from plants or animals that are rare, or disappearing or really not as sustainable as they need to be in the future.”

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It is exploring making sandalwood, agarwood, saffron and other scents and flavours.

Farmers affected

But some agriculture experts are concerned that farmers may lose their livelihoods as a result of the new technology.

“What happens to the farmers who grow the crops in developing countries? Are they able to gain employment in this new industry? Probably not,” said Chikelu Mba, a specialist in seeds and plant genetic resources at the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

Shalmali Guttal, executive director of Focus on the Global South, Thailand, an activist think-tank, is also worried about the impact on farmers.

“Flavours and fragrances come from plants that rural peoples have cultivated for generations — even centuries — in different parts of the world,” she said.

“They are the results of local knowledge, science and technology, and are important sources of income to tens of thousands of small-scale farmers.”

But Evolva said it would not be putting farmers out of business.

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Australia sees its future in drones, robots, and automated sensors The country seeks to plug its shortage in rural labour with technology solutions

BY CECILE LEFORT Reuters/Sydney

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arts of Australia’s farming industry are rushing to recruit a new generation of tech-savvy graduates as the sector swaps its bucolic past for a future of drones, robots and automated sensors.

The push comes as cutting-edge machinery is used to plug a labour shortage on the nation’s remote farms that threatens to derail its ambitions to become Asia’s food bowl.

“For the first time in many years, we’re finding it easier to attract graduates because agriculture, particularly technology in agriculture, is back on the radar,” said Felicity Hennessy, general manager of innovation at agribusiness Ruralco.

For years, potential recruits to Australian agriculture have been turned off by the harsh image of traditional farming, but a marked acceleration towards automation has piqued the interest of young generations, with jobs available to do everything from developing crop-protecting drones to crunching data on cattle nutrition.

“The proliferation of drones and sensors are the key drivers,” said Hennessy, adding that Ruralco’s graduate program had seen a rise in the number and quality of applicants.

While Australia is among the world’s leaders in robotics for outdoor use, having given birth to the first robot to round up cattle, the A$4-billion agriculture technology industry is still in its infancy. It is mainly just a few companies that are big enough to recruit.

The nation’s largest cattle firm Australian Agricultural Company

Australia is finding high-tech solutions are going to take an educated workforce. PHOTO: THINKSTOCK (AACo) is one of the local firms in the sector that has regularly been hiring tech-savvy youngsters.

“Interest in agriculture is rising, from engineers to science-type graduates,” said Gerard Davis, who heads a team of seven in an innovation department at AACo that started under three years ago.

Data from Rimfire Resources, a recruiting firm specialized in farming, showed 4,600 agricultural jobs were advertised on the Internet in 2016, from an average of 3,750 in the past three years.

“It is difficult to say whether the increase is driven by technology, but there is a clear shift for off-thefarm roles,” said Nigel Crawley, a director at Rimfire Resources.

Michael Forrai had never set foot on a farm, but as part of his studies is now testing weed-spraying functions on robots in wheat fields near Emerald, a remote town in the state of Queensland.

“I had never heard of Emerald before and really would have never expected to work on a farm,” said the 30-year-old student from the University of Sydney. “Now, I see it as an amazing

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Existing low-quality stocks with no markets could reduce plantings by close to a third

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anadian farmers are sitting on large stocks of poor-quality durum, which should cut into acres seeded to the crop this spring.

Durum stocks in the country, as of Dec. 31 were 6.90 million tonnes, marking a new record for that date.

“It has no home; there’s no export market for it,” said Mike Jubinville of ProFarmer Canada on large disease-ridden durum stocks. With no offshore demand for the feed-quality durum, he said the large supplies will be metered out through domestic feed channels over a lengthy period.

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Canadian durum exports to date of 2.02 million tonnes compare with the 2.33 million tonnes exported during the same period in 2015-16, according to Canadian Grain Commission data.

“Farmers will be carrying a lot of durum into the new crop year, and most of it will be low quality,” said Jerry Klassen, manager of Canadian operations with GAP SA Grains and Products in Winnipeg. He added that “durum acres are going to be down by about 30 per cent.”

A 30 per cent drop from the 6.19 million durum acres seeded in 2016, would see an acreage base of 4.33 million acres. Agriculture and AgriFood Canada is currently forecasting a more modest decline, pegging 2017 durum area at 5.26 million acres.

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But competition is stiff for agricultural companies looking to recruit engineers or tech graduates.

“We have to be looking all the time,” said Matt Pryor, the founder of water and livestock sensors maker Observant, citing companies in aerospace, automotive, finance, health care and e-commerce vying for the candidates.

Observant provides webbased software to allow farmers to check water levels remotely.

The system collects data from soil moisture sensors, weather stations and cameras.

The 13-year-old company employs a staff of 12, having added three technicians last year.

“We changed our mindset from being position focused to talent focused and that can be tough because you may take somebody before the business is ready,” said Pryor.

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Armed with caterpillars, an entrepreneur dishes up a hunger solution A locally owned company is taking a traditional food source and industrializing its production

BY MORGANE LE CAM Thomson Reuters Foundation OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso

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mall black cylinders simmer in two pots, emitting a pungent and smoky smell.

This is not someone’s kitchen, however. It’s the offices of FasoPro, which double as a caterpillar laboratory.

Kahitouo Hien, a tall, slim man, walks hastily from one room to another, wearing a white T-shirt with an unusual slogan: “Small caterpillars, big pleasure.”

“Caterpillars are made up of over 60 per cent protein,” Hien explained. “They are among the most nutritious foods available in Burkina Faso.”

According to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, acute malnutrition in the northern Sahel area of Burkina Faso stands at 9.4 per cent for children under five, close to the 10 per cent level that is considered a serious emergency.

A lack of food and of diverse nutrients — caused by poor harvests as a result of drought and resulting low incomes — is behind the problem.

Hien, however, aims to change that. In 2015, he set up an improvised laboratory in Burkina Faso’s capital to industrialize the production of shea caterpillars – insects that feed on shea tree leaves.

Traditionally eaten by members of the Bobo tribe in the west of the country, caterpillars are now sold at markets throughout the country as a tasty treat.

But no one had thought of industrializing their production until now, Hein said, despite the fact that “there’s a market out there.”

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“I wrote a business plan on caterpillars because I’ve been eating them since childhood,” he said, smiling broadly. “My tutor encouraged me to take part in U.C. Berkeley’s Global Social Venture Competition.”

He went on to win the prize for best social startup in 2012. Armed with the prize and his degree, Hien worked on developing his

“I wrote a business plan on caterpillars because I’ve been eating them since childhood.”

Kahitouo Hien

business for two years before finally selling his first caterpillars to market traders in 2014.

“It didn’t start off well,” he recalled. “Our price — 3,000 CFA francs (about $5) for one 500-g pack of fresh caterpillars — was just too high.”

He came up with a solution the day his sterilizer broke down.

“Bags of fresh caterpillars were piling up and the insects were drying up,” Hien said. “We had to find a way to shift them.”

In January 2016, he launched a new product: dried caterpillars.

At 650 CFA francs (about US$1) for a 70-g pack, the crunchy caterpillars were an instant hit, said Hien, who now employs six people in his business.

“We sold 30,000 units last year, and hope to hit 100,000 this year,” he said.

Yelo Kam, one of his employees, meticulously cuts labels for the caterpillar bags in one of the company’s rooms.

“Kahitouo is an ambitious man, a visionary,” she said, without lifting her eyes from her work. “You have to be brave to hang in there.”

His venture gained 42,000 euros (US$45,000) in 2016 after winning a French competition rewarding social initiatives.

While developing his company, Hien still pursues his first passion: research. For several months, his team has been working on ways to breed the caterpillars in a controlled environment, rather than in nature.

While initial results are encouraging, the company needs more funds to finish its research, he said. Still, the road ahead does not scare him.

“I like taking risks. It’s challenges that spur me on,” he said.

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Higher prices for cash cattle improved profit for feedlots, allowing them to draw more animals off winter wheat grazing pastures, said analysts.

Some ranchers pulled heavy calves off pastures to avoid potential illness and death loss from the onset of wintry weather.

Additionally, more heifers entered feeding pens driven by the prolonged period of dwindling profit among cow-calf operators.

Cattle placed in commercial feeding pens last month could begin arriving at packing plants in June, which could pressure cattle prices at that time, said Allendale Inc. chief strategist Rich Nelson.

USDA’s data pegged December placements at 1.795 million head, and the feedlot cattle supply as of Jan. 1 at 10.605 million head. The government said the number of cattle sold to packers, or marketings, grew 7.0 per cent in December from a year earlier, to 1.787 million head.

“We had a bullish trend occurring in December with cattle prices, and placements may have been the result of low placements in September and October,” said Nelson. — Reuters

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New ‘green’ fertilizer could contribute to food revolution — scientists The new technology could increase crop yields without dramatically increasing costs

BY UMBERTO BACCHI

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New slow-release fertilizers could be a boon for farmers in developing countries by making the nutrients more efficient. PHOTO: REUTERS/HEINZ-PETER BADER

new synthetic fertilizer could help farmers to save money, boost food production and reduce planetwarming emissions, scientists have found after trials on rice farms in Sri Lanka.

By slowing down the release of nutrients the fertilizer will help farmers to increase crop yields using less chemicals, the scientists from Britain and Sri Lanka said.

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Agricultural production must rise by about 60 per cent to feed a growing global population, expected to reach nine billion by 2050, according to the United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization.

Urea dissolves quickly when in contact with water and part of its nutrients is washed away before crop roots can absorb it. As a consequence, more applications are needed, which can prove too expensive for farmers in poor regions, the scientists wrote in the scientific journal ACS Nano.

“It is a Green Revolution... as it’s more food and less environmental damage.”

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Moreover, unabsorbed urea particles go on to form ammonia that pollutes waterways and eventually causes the release of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.

The new fertilizer delays the dissolution of urea by binding it with a mineral to slow down the release of nutrients 12 times, the scientists said.

“The plant takes up more of the fertilizer and less is wasted,” said Gehan Amaratunga of the University of Cambridge in Britain, co-author of the report.

“This goes a long way to reduce the environmental footprint of agriculture,” he said.

Initial trials using the new fertilizer on rice farms in Sri Lanka showed production grew up to 20 per cent using almost half the amount of fertilizer, Amaratunga said.

Amaratunga said he hoped the innovation could help usher in a new, more eco-friendly Green Revolution.

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Bird flu outbreaks raise pandemic risk Current strains causing outbreaks around the world are low risk, but the sheer number has experts on high alert

By Kate Kelland

“This is a fundamental change in the natural history of influenza viruses.”

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he global spread of bird flu and the number of viral strains currently circulating and causing infections have reached unprecedented levels, raising the risk of a potential human outbreak, according to disease experts.

Multiple outbreaks have been reported in poultry farms and wild flocks across Europe, Africa, and Asia in the past three months.

While most involve strains that are currently low risk for human health, the sheer number of different types, and their presence in so many parts of the world at the same time, increases the risk of viruses mixing and mutating — and possibly jumping to people.

“This is a fundamental change in the natural history of influenza viruses,” said Michael Osterholm, an infectious disease specialist at University of Minnesota.

He called the proliferation of bird flu in terms of geography and strains “unprecedented.”

Global health officials are worried another strain could make a jump into humans, like H5N1 did in the late 1990s. It has since caused hundreds of human infections and deaths, but has not acquired the ability to transmit easily from person to person.

The greatest fear is that a deadly strain of avian flu could then mutate into a pandemic form that can be passed easily between people — something that has not yet been seen.

While avian flu has been a prominent public health issue since the 1990s, ongoing outbreaks have never been so widely spread around the world — something infectious disease experts put down to greater resilience of strains currently circulating, rather than improved detection or reporting.

While there would normally be around two or three bird flu strains recorded in birds at any one time, now there are at least half a dozen, including H5N1, H5N2, H5N8 and H7N8.

‘Global concern’

The Organization for Animal Health says the concurrent outbreaks in birds in recent months are “a global public health concern” and the World Health Organization’s director general warned this week the world “cannot afford to miss the early signals” of a possible human flu pandemic.

The precise reasons for the unusually large number and sustained nature of bird outbreaks in recent months, and the proliferation of strains, is unclear — although such developments compound the global spreading process.

Bird flu is usually spread through flocks through direct contact with an infected bird. But Osterholm said wild birds could be “shedding” more of the virus in droppings and other secretions, increasing infection risks.

He added that there now appears

Michael Osterholm

Health officers cull poultry at a wholesale market in Hong Kong last summer after a spot check at a local street market revealed the presence of H7N9 bird flu virus. Photo: REUTERS/Bobby Yip to be “aerosol transmission from one infected barn to others, in some cases many miles away.”

Ian MacKay, a virologist at Australia’s University of Queensland, said the current proliferation of strains means that “by definition, there is an increased risk” to humans.

“You’ve got more exposures, to more farmers, more often, and in greater numbers, in more parts of the world — so there has to be an increased risk of spillover human cases,” he said.

Ne a rl y 4 0 c o u n t r i e s h a v e reported new outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza in poultry or wild birds since November, according to the WHO. In China, H7N9 strains of bird flu have been infecting both birds and people, with the number of human cases rising in recent weeks due to the peak of the flu season there. According to the WHO, more than 900 people have been infected with H7N9 bird flu since it emerged in early 2013.

Highly pathogenic avian flu has been detected in Britain, Italy, Kuwait and Bangladesh recently and Russia’s agriculture watchdog issued a statement describing the situation as “extremely tense” as it reported H5N8 flu outbreaks in another four regions. Hungarian farmers have had to cull three million birds, mostly geese and ducks.

Several strains

These come on top of epidemics across Europe and Asia which have been ongoing since late last year, leading to mass culling of poultry in many countries.

Strains currently documented as circulating in birds include H5N8 in many parts of Europe as well as in Kuwait, Egypt and elsewhere, and H5N1 in Bangladesh and India. In Africa, H5N1 outbreaks have been reported in birds in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ghana, Niger, Nigeria and Togo. H5N8 has been detected in Tunisia and Egypt, and H7N1 in Algeria.

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largely escaped bird flu, but is on high alert after outbreaks of H5N2, a highly pathogenic bird flu, hit farms in 15 states in 2015 and led to the culling of more than 43 million poultry.

H5N1 is under close surveillance by health authorities around the world. It has long been seen as one to watch, feared by infectious disease experts because of its pandemic potential

if it were to mutate and acquire human-to-human transmission capability.

A highly pathogenic virus, it jumped into humans in Hong Kong in 1997 and then reemerged in 2003-04, spreading from Asia to Europe and Africa.

It has caused hundreds of infections and deaths in people and prompted the culling of hundreds of millions of poultry.

Osterholm noted that some currently circulating H5 strains — including distant relatives of H5N1 — are showing significant capabilities for sustaining their spread between wild flocks and poultry, from region to region and farm to farm.

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New rust strain threatens wheat crops in Europe and North Africa Farmers urged to keep watch after thousands of hectares of wheat damaged in Sicily last year

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new, highly destructive strain of stem rust that battered wheat crops in Sicily last year could spread across the Mediterranean in 2017.

The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) urged countries in Europe and North Africa to be vigilant to prevent possible outbreaks from spiralling into epidemics that could cut food production.

In 2016 thousands of hectares of wheat crops were damaged in Sicily in one of the biggest outbreaks of stem rust to hit Europe in more than 50 years, researchers said.

“We had never seen anything like that in five or six decades,” said David Hodson of the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT).

An analysis by CIMMYT and Denmark’s Aarhus University found the epidemics were caused by a new strain of stem rust, a fungal infection that, if left untreated, can destroy a whole crop in a few weeks.

“It’s very aggressive,” said Biagio Randazzo, the agronomist who first detected the disease, adding that in Sicily different types of durum wheat, used to make pasta, as well as bread wheat and some qualities of oat were affected.

Stem rust spores are spread by wind, and in 2017 the fungi could affect harvests in nearby countries like Greece, Albania, Libya and Tunisia, the researchers warned.

Contamination is not certain though, as the spores might have not survived this year’s harsh winter temperatures, they said.

“We had never seen anything like that in five or six decades.”

David Hodson International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center

FAO plant pathologist Fazil Dusunceli said the disease is particularly worrying for smallholder farmers in North Africa, who account for a large share of wheat production in the region.

Early applications of fungicides are key to containing outbreaks, according to the research, but small farmers often lack money or expertise to use them effectively, he said.

“They are more vulnerable,” he said in an interview.

An additional risk was posed by the recent appearance in some areas of Europe, Africa and Asia, of another two new strains of a different wheat infection, yellow rust, although their potential impact was not yet clear, he said.

“It’s more important than ever that specialists from international institutions and wheatproducing countries work together to stop these diseases in their tracks,” Dusunceli said in a statement.

“We have to be swift and thorough in the way we approach this,” he added.

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The company booked net income of $1.02 billion on revenue of $3.22 billion for the quarter ending Dec. 31, up from $941 million on $3.17 billion a year earlier.

That boosted year-end net income to $3.6 billion on $12.04 billion in revenues, despite a five per cent dip in car loadings.

The revenue increase was “mainly attributable to higher volumes of Canadian grains and U.S. soybeans” plus refined petroleum products, finished vehicles and petroleum coke, CN said.

Those volumes, plus

increases in its freight rates, were “partly offset” by lower volumes of crude oil, U.S. thermal coal and drilling pipe and a drop in applicable fuel surcharge rates.

Revenue from CN’s grain and fertilizer segment also rose for the full year, but was down for crude oil, coal and frac sand and lower applicable fuel surcharge rates.

Over the full year, CN moved about 602,000 carloads of grain and fertilizers, with revenue per carload of $3,485, up two per cent.

The company also booked an improved operating ratio of 56.6 per cent for Q4 and 55.9 per cent for the full year, up 0.6 and 2.3 points respectively. The OR, a ratio of operating expenses to net sales, is cited within business sectors as a measure of a specific company’s relative efficiency in that sector.

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Tyson Foods has revealed it’s subpoenaed by U.S. authorities, apparently over allegations the company conspired for years with rivals to fix chicken prices.

U.S. poultry buyers sued the nation’s biggest chicken processor last year, claiming it and other processors had colluded since 2008 to reduce production in violation of antitrust laws. Tyson has denied the accusations.

The seller of Jimmy Dean sausage and Ball Park hotdogs received a subpoena from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Jan. 20 in connection with an investigation related to the company, according to documents filed with the SEC. Tyson said it had limited information and was cooperating with the investigation, which it believes to be in an early stage.

The company revealed the subpoena as it reported better-than-expected quarterly revenue and profit, helped by higher beef and pork exports and lower livestock costs.

The subpoena and strong results come as Tom Hayes is getting his footing as Tyson’s new chief executive officer.

In a separate lawsuit last month, chicken farmers sued Tyson and other top U.S. poultry companies for allegedly conspiring to depress their pay. Tyson has also denied those allegations.

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Preserve natural habitat and enjoy free pest control Predatory and parasitic insects can contribute to pest suppression for your crops

BY ANGELA LOVELL

The more diverse, natural habitat farmers have around their crop fields, the better level of pest control they can expect.

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est control services provided by naturally occurring, beneficial insects save growers in the United States around US$4.5 billion per year.

Add that to the just over US$3-million benefit they provide through pollination of crops, and these are pretty valuable critters to have on the farm.

New research at the University of Manitoba is trying to find out more about how the landscape, different crops, and movement patterns of predator and parasitic insects affect the degree of suppression of crop pests.

Residences required

Researchers already know that most predator insects such as lady beetles and lacewings find places to complete their life cycles outside of crop fields.

“Many insects find residencies outside the field for most of the season,” said entomologist Alejandro Costamagna of the University of Manitoba in a recent presentation at an agronomist conference in Winnipeg.

“Some are overwintering sites, moderate microclimates, alternative prey or hosts, or host plants, and nectar or pollen sources are very important for parasitoids to have enough energy to find their prey.”

Several studies in different areas of the world have shown that the more diverse, natural habitat farmers have around their crop fields, the better level of pest control they can

Green lacewings are an effective biocontrol for soybean aphid in Manitoba fields. PHOTO: CREATIVE COMMONS/ALVESGASPAR expect. A German study found that there was less crop damage by herbivore insect pests in crops in areas that had a higher percentage of non-crop areas than in areas with fewer non-crop areas.

“Having non-crop habitats in the landscape within one to two kilometres of the field explained most of the parasitism and reduction in herbivory, said Costamagna. “Complexity in the landscape will increase, in general, responses associated with natural enemies. They are more abundant, more diverse, and exert more control of pests.”

Costamagna has been conducting research into suppression of soybean aphids in Manitoba using common predator insects such as lady beetles and green and brown lacewings. Soybean aphids are a huge problem in the U.S. Midwest, and although there have been a few outbreaks

in Manitoba over the past 10 years, they are a sporadic issue.

Even though levels of these natural enemies are generally quite low in Manitoba fields, the study found they still did a good job of controlling small colonies of soybean aphids. When natural enemies were completely excluded, using exclusion cages on some plants, aphid populations doubled in one week and came close to threshold levels. The researchers also found that the level of control significantly interacts with the landscape, and the intensity of predation was not the same across all the fields.

More cereals, fewer aphids

When there are more cereals on the landscape more predation on aphids was observed, but the opposite is true for canola — the more canola on the landscape, the lower the predation on

aphids. This is fairly understandable given that the study found green lacewings the most effective natural enemy in reducing aphid numbers, followed by lady beetles and brown lacewings.

“It makes perfect sense with what we know about the biology of the main predators,” said Costamagna. “The more cereals you have the more green lacewings and lady beetles you will have. By the time soybean aphids arrive, there will be populations of lacewings and lady beetles moving out of the crop areas looking for natural habitat and that’s when they will find the few aphids in growers’ soybean fields and keep the levels below thresholds.”

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research is being done to fully understand how far natural enemies range, and where and when they develop their populations.

“We know these natural enemies don’t reproduce in the field,” said Costamagna.

“These natural enemies in their immature stages can’t fly so they are selective about where they lay their eggs, and will only do that in a crop if there is a high population of aphids. The larvae can really knock down the pest population but it’s usually too late from a management perspective, and growers will be already losing yield. It’s the adult stage when these insects are most beneficial, and we know the adults are coming from other habitats, so we need to understand what habitats they need. We know they need cereals but there might be other habitats, like natural vegetation, hedgerows and alfalfa, that are also important.”

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Root vegetables are hot and pulses continue to find favour If vegetarian cuisine isn’t your thing, there’s another trend you will like — chocolate for breakfast Alberta Agriculture and Forestry release

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rain bowls for breakfast; vegetables as restaurant entrees; and lots more pasta and pulses are among the predicted food trends for the coming year.

“CBC food writer Julie Van Rosendaal believes that grain bowls for breakfast are returning,” said Rosalie Cunningham, a researcher with Alberta Agriculture. “Recent years have seen an increase in one-bowl meals with many ingredients mashed together for lunch and supper. This trend is now impacting breakfast with oldfashioned oatmeal and porridge, with the addition of either savoury or sweet ingredients, making a comeback.

“Another trend Van Rosendaal sees is vegetables as the main course in restaurants, or ‘veggie forward restaurants’ as she calls them. Van Rosendaal highlighted some of the brassica family as trending — kale, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower.”

Root vegetables could also benefit from this trend, said Cunningham.

“Some U.S. restaurants are also offering a selection of tasty plates of cooked vegetables (carrots, beets and mushrooms) as the entree.”

Pulses like lentils, chickpeas, and

A meal in a bowl is a hot trend for 2017, as is vegetarian cuisine. PHOTO: THINKSTOCK beans continue to make inroads, said Cunningham.

“They offer an affordable, accessible source of protein and other essential nutrients. People are beginning to realize that soaking them overnight can be

rewarding. It may also be a trend that is reaping the benefits of consumers embracing Middle Eastern cuisine.”

Consumer Reports predicts bean pasta will catch on.

“Making noodles out of beans

increases the proteins yet reduced the refined carbohydrates,” said Cunningham. “Supermarket guru Phil Lempert predicts that enhanced foods is a trend to watch beyond just increasing protein. Enhancing food with additional protein has been seen to increase food categories that were on the decline like frozen appetizers. But Mr. Lempert sees not only protein but also beets, botanicals, and butter as things that can be used to enhance food.” Fermented foods such as kefir, kimchi, and sauerkraut, as well as yogurt, are seen as trending in 2017, she said.

“Fermented foods promote better gut flora. Consumer Reports goes a bit further with a forecasted trend about yogurt. Savoury, as opposed to sweet yogurts, are seeing an increase. Adding cucumbers, tomatoes and some spices to plain yogurt contributes to the daily calcium intake with less sugar than a fruit-filled one.”

These are only a tip of the iceberg for the 2017 forecasts, said Cunningham.

“My favourite trend comes from Consumer Reports and that is the introduction of chocolate at breakfast.

Some studies have shown chocolate eaten at least once a week is seen to increase one’s memory. I definitely will be adding some dark chocolate chips to my yogurt-covered oatmeal as a 2017 resolution.”

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Wheat checkoff to drop in August

Learn agri-tourism from the best

Alberta Wheat Commission is lowering the wheat levy by nine cents per tonne as part of a move to a single wheat checkoff. If approved by the province, the combined checkoff will drop to $1.09 in August. The single checkoff will combine the wheat commission’s current levy with the Western Canadian Deduction, which will end on July 31.

The commission, along with its counterparts in Manitoba and Saskatchewan, will maintain current funding for the Canadian International Grains Institute (Cigi). The levy will also fund variety development programs chosen by the commission. — AWC

Two of Canada’s best-known agri-tourism operators will give a workshop on Feb. 28 at the Lethbridge Agriculture Centre. Mark Saunders and Angela Grant Saunders started a U-pick strawberry patch at their farm near Ottawa in the mid-1970s and now have activities ranging from mazes and attractions for kids to weddings and dinners. “Saunders Farm has grown and redefined what a family farm can be,” said Colin Gosselin of Alberta Agriculture. “They have had over one million guests, and now welcome nearly 60,000 people each year to their Haunting Season event.” For more info, contact Colin Gosselin at 780-968-3518 or colin.gosselin@gov.ab.ca. — AAF

HEARTLAND There was a time when Maytag repairman was always busy Maytag is a home appliance giant now but it started out making (rather unreliable) farm implements

BY BARB GALBRAITH AF contributor

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hen you hear the name Maytag, do you remember your grandfather’s Maytag tractor?

How about the family Maytag car or light truck?

No? That could be because the company that began as a farm implement and vehicle manufacturer eventually focused solely on home appliances.

In 1893, Frederick Louis Maytag and three partners started the Parsons Band Cutter & Self-Feeder Co. By 1902, they were the world’s largest self-feeder manufacturer. As well, they made a shortlived tractor and a corn husker/shredder.

The much-proclaimed Maytag attitude about quality stems from the corn husker, ironically named Success. Of such poor quality, it required Maytag to make numerous trips to farmers’ fields for repairs. Due to this, he resolved that his future products would always be dependable.

Frederick Maytag originally saw home washing machines as a way to make money during periods of slow sales for farm equipment. By 1907, he had bought out his partners, changed the name to Maytag Washing Machine Company and built his first innovative washer. A hand crank forced the laundry against the ridged sides of the wooden tub – a radical improvement over what was available.

By 1911, the company offered an electric version which freed homemakers from manual operation of the crank.

These early appliances weren’t really labour-saving devices by today’s standards, but did make the work a little easier. Washing previously involved either a

Most of us think of the Maytag man and reliable home appliances, not tractors and farm implements, when we hear the company’s name. PHOTO: MAYTAG

A corn husker that constantly broke down caused Frederick Maytag to vow to produce top-quality products, leading to the company’s reputation for bulletproof designs like this early washing machine. PHOTO: CREATIVE COMMONS/ADAM J VOGT stick or plunger to push laundry around the tub, a scrub board and a bar of soap.

But hand or motor cranked, the tub still had to be filled. Few farms had an indoor pump. A trip outside to the well or pump meant hauling heavy buckets. Hot water required either a wood fire outside or a stove inside.

Then there was the back-breaking effort of wringing out the laundry before it could be hung to dry. Mechanical hand wringers had been around since the 1860s. Once power washers became available, the accompanying wringers

Frederick Maytag originally saw home washing machines as a way to make money during periods of slow sales for farm equipment.

were also powered and therefore quite dangerous as those with crushed hands and arms found out.

In the June 26, 1912 issue of The Grain Guide, women’s editor Francis Marion Beynon wrote an editorial (Five Valiant Servants Wanting Country Employer) promoting the merits of modern appliances to farm women. These were the

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gasoline stove, vacuum cleaner, dishwasher, Hoosier Kitchen Cabinet (builtin storage was not common) and the new power washer. Beynon seemed to ignore the fact that most farm women could not afford even one, let alone all five.

As well, an electric appliance would require a power plant at about an additional $400 installed. (According to the Bank of Canada inflation calculator, $400 in 1914 would be $8,433 in 2016.) For this reason, Maytag developed a version with a gas-driven engine in 1915.

In 1922, the company’s Gyrofoam model reduced wear and tear on clothes by being the first washer with an agitator at the bottom. With this, Maytag shot from the 38th largest U.S. washing machine manufacturer to first place and ceased selling farm implements.

The company came up with two more big innovations. The Maytag Meat Grinder attachment was advertised as being able to grind meat, nuts, fruit and relish at two pounds per hour – horrendously slow by today’s standards, but life changing for homemakers at the time.

To use it, the homemaker removed the wringer from the power washer and attached the grinder to the motor-driven shaft. To use the Maytag Butter Churn attachment, the operator removed the agitator from its shaft and dropped in the churn. These did not come as standard equipment with any machine, but were sold extra to fit certain models.

These days, when people hear the Maytag name, most think of the bored repairman in the TV commercials. “Ol’ Lonely,” as he came to be known, is the longest-running live ad character on television, turning 50 years old in 2017. He personifies the dependability Frederick Maytag was determined to provide his customers with all those years ago.

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Food safety regulations proposed once again Revamping of the regulations began under the last government and still faces months of further revisions

BY ALEX BINKLEY AF contributor

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roposals to modernize Canada’s food safety inspection rules will once again be the subject of cross-country public consultations by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.

CFIA will hold a consultation running to April 21 to gather food industry and consumer reaction to the draft regulations it posted in the Canada Gazette Jan. 21. Then it will consider all the input, and then start drafting a final version of the regulations to implement the Safe Food for Canadians Act enacted in 2012 by the Harper government.

Susan Abel, vice-president of food safety and compliance with Consumer & Food Products Canada, said “80 per cent to 90 per cent of proposed relations are pretty decent work. CFIA did an impressive amount of pre-consultation on the regulations.”

“They’re trying to accomplish in 100 pages what the U.S. Food and Drug Administration did in 1,000 pages on its food safety modernization.”

Susan Abel

“They’re trying to accomplish in 100 pages what the U.S. Food and Drug Administration did in 1,000 pages on its food safety modernization,” she said. “It is clear that they understand the need to replace our outdated patchwork approach to regulation with regulations that are consistent and in plain language.

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Because of CFIA’s upfront consultations, much of the new regulations are more closely in line with best industry practices and internationally recognized food safety systems which we endorse.”

The proposed regulations are “positive moves,” said Albert Chambers, president of the Canadian Supply Chain Food Safety Coalition.

“The agency is moving in the direction the government supports,” he said. “Hopefully CFIA will use this consultation to deal with the industry’s wish to move to more international food safety standards.”

However, Chris Kyte, president of Food Processors of Canada, said he’s concerned the changes will “make it easier for Americans to ship into Canada than it is for our companies to ship south.”

“The Americans are blessed by a whole bunch of benefits that Canada is lacking,” he said.

“Generally all inputs are lower in the U.S. Their subsidy programs are better and they apply their laws at the border whereas Canada has a complaint-based enforcement system so, what few regulations we have levels the playing field.”

The Safe Food Act is intended to consolidate and update 13 sets of safety regulations on domestically produced and imported foods, most of which date back to before the agency’s formation in 1997. While the regulations could come into force by the end of 2017, past performance suggests this initiative will spill into 2018.

The regulations will keep Canada in line with international food safety standards so that Canadian food exporters have access to foreign markets and remain competitive internationally, CFIA said in a backgrounder.

Among the changes the regulations will trigger are all food importers will have to be licensed with CFIA. Traceability will be expanded to match the international Codex Alimentarius standards, which will help track products suspected in foodborne illness outbreaks.

Foodborne illness causes about four million illnesses annually, which results in approximately 238 deaths and 11,600 hospitalizations, the backgrounder said.

That amounts to an annual economic cost to Canadians of at least $2.8 billion.

Parts of the proposed regulations need improving, said Abel.

“For example, Canada will now require that all food companies that sell food across provincial boundaries — import or export — must have written instructions that are regularly reviewed that explain how that food company meets these regulations,” she said. “We believe that the draft regulations could be clearer on what is actually required in a preventive control program.

The food industry has tried to convince CFIA to set standards food companies are to achieve and then make sure they’re doing it.

“You can’t inspect to catch everything,” Abel said.

The food industry has been trying to shift CFIA from a highly prescriptive approach to food safety inspection to one that clearly sets what levels companies are expected to reach, and then checking them to ensure they are.

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Supply management sectors also face labour shortages More stable employment means less employee loss, but key skills are still in short supply

BY ALEX BINKLEY AF contributor

D

espite the relative stability supply management provides the dairy and poultry sectors, they suffer from labour shortages like the rest of agriculture.

Those shortages are more in the manager and owner categories though, says a report from the Canadian Agri-Food Human Resources Council.

“For these commodities, management and ownership jobs account for almost two-thirds of the current workforce, and between now and 2025, they will account for the majority of the jobs going unfilled due to a lack of domestic workers,” the report says.

“Finding Canadian workers with the right skills and experience is the greatest barrier to recruitment for both industries.”

Canadian AgriFood Human Resources Council

“Unless these industries can find additional sources of labour with the right skills and experience, they will suffer from a critical gap at the managerial and leadership levels that could inhibit their ability to thrive.”

The two sectors account for 55,500 jobs or 15 per cent of the total agricultural workforce.

“Through consolidation, automation and other efficiencies, the dairy cattle industry has shed more than a third of its workers since 2009, employing 39,900 as of 2014. However, despite this reduction in the size of the workforce, an additional 3,400 jobs went unfilled due to a lack of available domestic workers. This labour shortfall cost an estimated $71 million in lost sales.”

The report says 15,900 workers will be required by 2025 and “1,100 jobs are at risk of going unfilled.”

One-third of dairy workforce and one-quarter of the poultry and egg workforce are expected to retire by 2025, the report said.

“Finding Canadian workers with the right skills and experience is the greatest barrier to recruitment for both industries, despite the fact that they often offer attractive work conditions, including full-time, year-round employment located relatively close to urban centres.”

The council has concluded that the gap between labour

demand and the domestic workforce in agriculture has doubled from 30,000 to 59,000 in the past 10 years and by 2025, there will be 114,000 more jobs than workers unless more Canadians are attracted to the sector or the federal government admits more foreign workers. Overall, the agri-food sector has a current job vacancy rate of seven per cent.

“Of the 1,100 jobs forecasted to go unfilled by 2025 (in the dairy sector), 90 per cent will be

jobs at the manager and owneroperator level, which will result in a skills shortage as well as a labour shortage.”

The poultry sector faces a levelling of demand similar to dairy, the council said.

“Improved industry productivity will limit the demand for labour, while a shrinking supply of domestic labour will widen the industry labour gap. As with the dairy cattle industry, manager and owner-operator jobs will be the most difficult to fill.”

Dairy and poultry farm managers are going to be the hardest group of employees to find in the future. PHOTO: THINKSTOCK

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McDonald’s, A&W roll out all-day breakfast for Canada The menu change may pit bargain breakfast fare against burgers STAFF

B A&W, whose English Muffin Bacon & Egger is shown here, plans to go head to head against McDonald’s in offering all-day breakfast across Canada by the end of February. Photo: CNW group/A&W Food Services of Canada

urger chains McDonald’s and A&W expect to dial up their demand for Canadian eggs as they offer all-day breakfasts alongside their beef and chicken wares across the country, starting this month.

Toronto-based A&W recently announced it would be “the first national burger chain to offer allday breakfast at its restaurants”

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coast to coast starting Feb. 27, after testing it at about 40 stores in 2016.

A&W president Susan Senecal described the response in its test markets as “tremendous, particularly from millennials.”

McDonald’s also announced it will offer an all-day breakfast menu across Canada starting Feb. 21. The Illinois-based company already made the move across its U.S. outlets in October 2015 and tested it in January in Canada at 20 stores, mainly in Ontario.

McDonald’s said it sources more than 120 million eggs from Canadian farmers and expects that number to “increase dramatically” when all-day breakfast goes live.

A&W, in its release, also emphasized all its eggs, sausage and bacon are sourced from Canadian farmers.

The company, which since 2013 has overhauled its beef-, chicken-, pork- and egg-sourcing policies, also reiterated its eggs come from hens that are “fed a diet without animal byproducts and are raised without the use of antibiotics,” and its bacon and sausage come from pork “raised without antibiotics.”

Quick-service chains, among them Burger King, Wendy’s and Starbucks, have been aggressively expanding their breakfast trade in recent years.

Observers of the quick-service dining sector in recent months have cautioned, however, that sales growth from an all-day breakfast menu may have its limits, as breakfast items are often lower priced and may draw traffic away from dinner items if offered at all hours.

McDonald’s in early 2016 reported a significant sales bump from its 2015 all-day breakfast rollout in the U.S., beating expectations. However, the company recently booked a 1.3 per cent decline in fourth-quarter comparable sales for its U.S. operations, which it said was a reflection of “the challenging comparison against the prior-year launch of the very successful all-day breakfast.”

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Pork promotion agency needs cabinet approval The proposal has widespread industry support from provincial pork organizations

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he proposed Canadian Pork Promotion and Research Agency has received the blessing of the Farm Products Council of Canada and now needs the approval of the federal cabinet.

The council held hearings on the agency last year and concluded in a report released in early January “that the level of support among Canadian pork producers and importers is sufficient to meet the requirements of the Farm Products Agencies Act for the establishment of a promotion and research agency.”

It sent its recommendation to Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay noting that the Canadian Pork Council demonstrated support from all provincial pork organizations

and that “few if any producers were opposed The Farm Council said evidence presented to the proposal.” to its hearings noted that “only having proCreation of the agency was also endorsed ducers and importers on the board may not by the Canadian Meat Council and Canada provide the breadth of experience for direcPork International, with only the Retail Coun- tion of promotion and research activities.” cil of Canada opposing it on behalf of grocery One board member should have research chains. and promotion experience.

The agency would be funded by a If the 75-cents-a-head levy had been in $0.75-per-head levy on all intraprovincial, place during the 2010-14 period, the agency interprovincial and import trade of hogs would have raised $15.7 million, the counand pork products and there would be little cil said. With a projected annual operating impact on consumers. budget of $240,000, the agency should have It would be governed by a board of 11 between $1.3 million to $1.7 million for promembers, 10 representing producers and motion and research activities. one representative of importers. The Pork This will more than double the annual pork Council said the levy on imported products promotion and research expenditures budwould generate about 11 per cent of the gets and enable the agency “to seek partneragency’s funding and for that reason there ships and leverage additional funding from should be an importer representative on the federal and private sector programs, which board. require producer investment.”

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Community news and events from across the province

Business is booming for agrologists in Alberta

BY GLENN CHEATER

St. John Ambulance release

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iven the economic woes of Alberta in the past couple of years, David Lloyd has a pretty convincing pitch for anyone considering a career in agronomy.

“Since the downturn in the economy, from Jan. 1, 2015, we’ve added 150 to 200 new members a year,” said the CEO and registrar of the Alberta Institute of Agrologists.

“We’re a proud profession that people are excited to be part of. So I think we have a really, really bright future.”

A glance at the agenda for the organization’s upcoming annual conference shows why, in Alberta at least, the standard definition of agrologists as “advisers to crop or livestock production,” is seriously out of date.

Certainly ag plays a big part — top officials from Alberta farm groups, the Western Grains Research Foundation, and the food industry will be on hand to talk about trends in agriculture and topics such as social licence. But there will also be presentations on nuclear fusion, the phase-out of coal, and mine tailings.

And it’s environmental work that has transformed the professional opportunities for anyone with the letters ‘P.Ag.’ or ‘RTAgs’ after their name.

“Up until 2001, the profession was predominantly agriculture — crops, animal science, soil and land,” said Lloyd. “In 2001, the Alberta government decided to hand over management of reclaimed land to the professions, and that caused several professions to be more actively engaged in reclamation and remediation. Then in 2006-07, the province required what they call ‘professional sign-off on reclamation activities’ — for well sites, mines, etcetera. That really spurred a growth in our profession.”

Although there are several professions with members who can sign off on reclamation work, agrologists have grabbed about 80 per cent of that business in Alberta, pushing membership numbers from about 1,400 in 2007 to about 2,700 today.

Roughly two-thirds do environmen-

The phase-out of coal and remediation work in the oil and gas sector (such as contamination testing shown below) are creating jobs for agrologists. PHOTOS: Edgar Toop and Kira Gerow, courtesy of Alberta Institute of Agrologists tal work — mostly in the oil and gas sector — with one-third in agriculture.

“We have 16 technical practice areas and they’re very diverse and very complex,” said Lloyd. “They range from agricultural and natural resource economics — the business side of agriculture — to environmental assessment, remediation, and management of contaminated land. So it’s quite a divergent set of practices.”

The boom in membership has also changed the demographics of the profession, with an average age somewhere between 35 and 40. And, aside from the employment prospects, the appeal to young people is plain.

“It’s a lifestyle that’s outside and outdoors, whether it’s in agriculture or the environment,” said Lloyd.

“And it’s a job where you get to apply your education and the skills you’ve developed.”

His organization is encouraging young people to consider a career in the field — whether that’s on farms or in environmental work, he said.

“We see considerable continued growth,” he said. “We have 10 postsecondary institutions feeding into our profession. The four key institutions are Lakeland College, Olds

College, University of Alberta, and University of Lethbridge. Those institutions tend to tailor programs towards agriculture and environment that fit directly into our profession.”

P.Ag., which stands for professional agrologist, requires a fouryear degree in agriculture or environmental science, with half of the courses related to agrology and approved by the agrologists institute. Requirements for becoming a RTAg — or registered technologist in agrology — range from a two-

Young Albertans put their 4-H pride out there T wo Alberta entries were among the 10 national winners in the Proud to Bee a 4-H’er video contest.

In his video, Colton Skori lists four reasons why he loves belonging to the Irma 4-H Beef Club, including his beef project, all the friends he makes, and serving the community.

“And last but not least, I really like public speaking,” he says in

Mental health training to be part of first aid courses

his video. “4-H has given me a lot of confidence.”

Five members of the 4-W 4-H Club in Whitecourt offered a comic take on their skating prowess to earn a Top 10 finish.

They won selfie sticks while Skori nabbed an iPad for his thirdplace entry.

Approximately 3,800 votes were cast during the online public voting period.

The contest goal was to highlight the common values and central experience of 4-H in building responsible, caring and contributing young leaders, and the sense of pride and accomplishment they all feel as 4-H’ers, the organization said in a release.

To watch the winning videos, go to www.youtube. com/4HCanada. — Staff

year college diploma to a four-year ag or environmental science degree that doesn’t have the full slate of approved agrology courses.

For more information, see www. albertaagrologists.ca (click on AIA Announcements at the bottom of the home page to find two videos on the profession). The institute’s annual convention (in Banff from March 13-15) is open to the public and has reduced conference fees for students. glenn.cheater@fbcpublishing.com

St. John Ambulance is making mental health training part of its standard and emergency first aid courses.

“We currently offer mental health first aid courses in several provinces,” said Philip Clarke, chancellor of the Priory Council that oversees St. John Ambulance.

“Integrating a mental health module into our standard and emergency first aid courses is the next evolution of our commitment to the mental health of Canadians.”

The integrated module, which will be available nationally starting next year, is being supported by a $150,000 donation from Bell’s Let’s Talk program.

The training includes how to recognize high-risk situations and when it’s urgent to immediately contact professionals. More than 500,000 Canadians take first aid courses each year.

“Having someone nearby who is trained to recognize the signs and symptoms of mental illness can make such an important difference for someone experiencing a crisis,” said Let’s Talk national spokesperson Clara Hughes. “Providing initial help and guiding a person toward appropriate professional resources is just as important for our mental health as for our physical well-being.”

Bell donates five cents to mental health programs for every text message, mobile call, and longdistance call made by its customers during its Let’s Talk Day event in January.

Last year, the event raised more than $6.2 million.

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pplications are now open for the Farmers Grow Communities program, which allows farmers to nominate their favourite local charity for a $2,500 grant.

Over the last five years, the Monsanto Fund has given out nearly $1 million to more than 300 rural charities. Almost any non-profit organization based in rural Canada is eligible. Past winners have included 4-H clubs, rural daycares, librar-

ies, volunteer fire departments, hospitals, schools, ag societies, senior centres, and other community facilities.

Two $2,500 grants — chosen by a random draw — will be awarded in each of 33 different territories across the grain-growing regions of the country. Applications, which can be found at www.canadasfarmers.ca, must be submitted

by Sept. 30. — Monsanto Fund release

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Worried about Trump, asylum-seekers walk cold road to Canada Rural Manitoba has seen a number of people braving frigid weather in a bid to enter Canada

By Rod Nickel and Anna Mehler Paperny Reuters

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efugees in the United States fearing a worsening climate of xenophobia in the wake of a divisive U.S. presidential campaign are flocking to Canada in growing numbers.

Manitoba’s Welcome Place refugee agency helped 91 claimants between Nov. 1 and Jan. 25 — more than the agency normally sees in a year. Most braved the freezing Prairie winter to walk into Canada.

“We haven’t had something before like this,” said Maggie Yeboah, president of the Ghanaian Union of Manitoba, which has helped refugees get medical attention and housing. “We don’t know what to do.”

A temporary restraining order by a U.S. judge of President Donald Trump’s executive order (still in place at press time) that blocked nationwide the implementation of key parts of the travel ban has provided a reprieve for refugees trying to come to the U.S. But Canadian advocacy organizations are bracing for a greater influx of asylum-seekers, driven in part

by the contrast between the ruling Liberal government’s acceptance of Syrian refugees in Canada with Trump’s anti-foreigner rhetoric.

“They will make a dash for Canada, whether they are going to go through cold weather to die or not,” said Abdikheir Ahmed, a Somali immigrant in Winnipeg who helps refugees make claims.

Since late summer, 27 men from Ghana walked to Manitoba from the United States, Yeboah said. Two lost all their fingers to frostbite in December and nearly froze to death.

More than 7,000 refugee applicants entered Canada in 2016 through land ports of entry from the United States, up 63 per cent from the previous year, according to Canada Border Services Agency.

Over 2,000 more entered “irregularly” during a similar time period, without official authorization, such as across unmonitored fields.

Four hundred and thirty asylumseekers crossed Manitoba’s border irregularly in the first nine months of 2016-17, up from 340 the entire previous year, CBSA said.

“The U.S. presidential campaign, putting undocumented immigrants and refugees in the spotlight, terrified them,” said Ghezae Hagos, a counsellor at Welcome Place. “The

“We haven’t had something before like this. We don’t know what to do.”

Maggie Yeboah

election and inauguration of Mr. Trump appears to be the final reason for those who came mostly last month.”

In Quebec, 1,280 refugee claimants irregularly entered between April 2016 and January 2017, triple the previous year’s total. And in B.C. and the Yukon, 652 people entered Canada irregularly in 2016, more than double the previous year.

The 2004 Canada-U.S. Safe Third Country Agreement requires people to apply for asylum in the first of the two countries they arrive in. Advocates argue the agreement inadvertently encourages people to dangerously sneak into Canada and make a claim rather than be rebuffed at the border.

In Buffalo, New York, hundreds of people are streaming through Vive, a shelter that helps refugee applicants to Canada. Vive’s clients, including longtime U.S. residents and refugees, spiked last summer and have stayed consistently high since —two or three times what they’d normally see a year or two ago.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took office in 2015 on a commitment to admit tens of thousands of Syrian refugees.

“While the majority of the world is turning their backs and building walls, the fact that Trudeau took this bold humanitarian goal put us on the map,” said Chris Friesen, director of settlement services at Immigrant Services Society of British Columbia.

But this year, Canada plans to take only 7,500 governmentassisted refugees — less than half last year’s number. People eager to sponsor refugees find themselves waiting years to do so.

Anisa Hussein, 20, and Lyaan Mohammed, 19, hired a smuggler to take them from Somalia to Minneapolis in August, where they planned to settle in a large Somali community. But Trump’s anti-refugee rhetoric frightened them into travelling to Manitoba days later.

“(Trump) said he would turn away the refugees and we would go back to Somalia,” said Mohammed, peeking timidly from behind the hood of a thick parka she received in Canada for winter. “We were so scared. We just wanted to be a safe place.”

They rode a bus and taxi to North Dakota, then walked for hours into Emerson, Manitoba and filed refugee claims.

They might have been able to cross at a port of entry if Canada’s policies were different, says Canadian Council for Refugees executive director Janet Dench.

Her organization, as well as Amnesty International and the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, are demanding Canada abandon the Safe Third Country Agreement: Trump’s United States is no safe haven, they argue.

The government is standing by the agreement, Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen told the House of Commons in January.

If the government doesn’t act, Dench said, her group will sue.

“We are talking about people’s charter rights. So, yes, we would expect to see something in the courts.”

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up Send agriculture-related meeting and event announcements to: glenn.cheater@fbcpublishing.com Feb. 14: Bridging the Gap: Succession & Transition Planning Workshop for Farm Families, Holiday Inn on Gasoline Alley. Red Deer. Contact: ACPC 780-454-0844 Feb. 14: Working Well workshop, locations t.b.a., Valleyview, (also March 8 St. Michael).

Contact: Aimee Delaney or Gary Lewis, 403350-2150 or 403-845-4444 Feb. 14-16: Soil Fertility & Fertilizer Seminar, MNP Office, Lethbridge. Contact: Mark Wobick 403-380-1666 Feb. 15: Riparian Restoration & Management, Airdrie Agriculture Centre, Airdrie. Contact: Norine Ambrose 403-381-5538 Feb. 15: Farm Dugouts, Cloverlawn Community Centre, Cloverlawn. Contact: Heather Diickau 780-352-3321 ext. 270 Feb. 15: GRO AGM 2017 and what’s next, Hazel Bluff Hall, Westlock. Contact: Sandeep Nain 780-349-4546 Feb. 15: Septic Sense: Solutions for Rural Living, Debolt Public Services Building, Debolt.

Contact: Beverly Spence 780-524-7621 Feb. 15-16: Leading Edge Farm Management Conference, Holiday Inn on Gasoline Alley.

Red Deer. Contact: ACPC 780-454-0844 Feb. 15-17: 2017 Alberta Beef Industry Conference, Sheraton Red Deer, Red Deer.

Contact: Alberta Cattle Feeders’ Association 1-403-250-2509 Feb. 16: Calving Clinic, Stettler Agricultural Society, Stettler. Contact: Eric Neilson 780582-7308 Feb. 16: Marketing Essentials: Introduction to Marketing, Provincial Building, Stony Plain.

Contact: Cindy Cuthbert 780-538-5287 Feb. 16: Verified Beef Production Plus (VBP+) workshop, Cochrane Ranchehouse, Cochrane.

Contact: Amber 403-673-3611 Feb. 17-18: Organic Alberta Conference: Regenerating Soil, Regenerating Farms, Regenerating Communities, Lacombe

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2015 AHV LODE-KING aluminum Super B hoppers, extra light pkg., round stainless fenders, current safety, excellent 11Rx22.5 tires w/alum. wheels, exc. cond., no air lift or elec. tarps. 8 sets avail., $90,000 OBO each. 1-866-236-4028, Calgary, AB.

ALL ALUMINUM TRAILERS: tridems and Super B Timpte grain trailers. Call Maxim Truck & Trailer, 1-888-986-2946 or see www.Maximinc.Com

1994 LOAD KING TRI-AXLE, electric shutes and augers, very good shape, 403-362-9211, Bassano, AB. REMOTE CONTROL TRAILER CHUTE openers can save you time, energy and keep you safe this seeding season. FM remote controls provide maximum range and instant response while high torque drives operate the toughest of chutes.

Easy installation. Kramble Industries, call 306-933-2655, Saskatoon, SK. or visit us online at: www.kramble.net

2012 DODGE SLT 3500, diesel, approx.

107,000 kms, one owner, non-smoking, completely set up for equipment operator, c/w some tools, fuel tank and pump, booster cables, tool box, $36,000+GST. 403-844-7057, Alliance, AB.

NEW NEW 2018 tri-axle 45’, air ride, 78” 2006 DODGE POWER Ram 1500 SLT, sides, Canadian made, $52,000 low price. 4x4, 4 dr., 180,000 kms, spray-in boxliner, tan, clean, well maintained, no accidents, Buy now! Call 306-563-8765, Canora, SK. $9500. 780-870-1680, Lloydminster, AB. 2000 CANCADE 2 hopper tandem, 36’, safetied, c/w 10” Cancade hopper auger, $23,000. 306-255-7777, Colonsay, SK. 2014 LODE-KING SUPER B, aluminum 1976 HEAVY 6500 GMC with 400 bu. box grain trailer, new tarps, new rubber 22.5, and roll tarp, new hoist, asking $12,000 OBO. 306-778-3749, Swift Current, SK. $86,000. 306-677-7617, Hodgeville, SK. PRAIRIE SANDBLASTING & PAINTING. Trailer overhauls and repairs, alum. slopes and trailer repairs, tarps, insurance claims, and trailer sales. Epoxy paint. Agriculture and commercial. Satisfaction guaranteed.

306-744-7930, Saltcoats, SK.

NORMS SANDBLASTING & PAINT, 40 years body and paint experience. We do metal and fiberglass repairs and integral to daycab conversions. Sandblasting and paint to trailers, trucks and heavy equip.

Endura primers and topcoats. A one stop shop. Norm 306-272-4407, Foam Lake SK. ALL ALUMINUM GRAIN TRAILERS: Tandems, tridems and Super B Timpte grain trailers. Call Maxim Truck & Trailer, 1-888-986-2946 or www.Maximinc.Com

REMOTE CONTROL ENDGATE AND hoist systems can save you time, energy and keep you safe this seeding season.

Give Kramble Industries a call at 306-933-2655, Saskatoon, SK. or visit us online at: www.kramble.net AUTOSHIFT TRUCKS AVAILABLE: Boxed tandems and tractor units. Contact David 306-887-2094, 306-864-7055, Kinistino, SK. DL #327784. www.davidstrucks.com 2004 PETERBILT 330, tandem axle, C&C, long WB, Cat dsl., 10 spd trans, AC, low miles, alum. wheels, $26,900, w/new B&H $48,900. K&L Equipment and Auto. Ph Ladimer, 306-795-7779 Ituna. DL#910885 TANDEM AXLE GRAIN trucks in inventory.

New and used, large inventory across Western Canada at www.Maximinc.Com or call Maxim Truck & Trailer 1-888-986-2946

Find out how to expand your reach

2002 IH 2600 w/IH 320 HP eng., 10 spd., 221,000 kms, new 20’ BH&T, exc. rubber, vg, $49,500; 2009 Mack CH613, MP8 Mack eng., 430 HP, 10 spd., AutoShift, 463,000 kms, exc. shape, new 20’ box, A/T/C, $73,500; 2009 IH Transtar 8600 w/Cummins eng. 10 spd., AutoShift, new 20’ BH&T, 742,000 kms, exc. tires, real good shape, $69,500; 2007 IH 9200, ISX Cummins, 430 HP, AutoShift, alum. wheels, new 20’ BH&T, fully loaded, 1,000,000 kms, real nice, $67,500; 2009 Mack CH613, 430 HP Mack, 10 spd., AutoShift, new 20’ BH&T, alum. wheels, 1.4 million kms, has bearing roll done, nice shape, $69,500; 2007 Kenworth T600, C13 Cat, 425 HP, 13 spd., AutoShift, new 20’ BH&T, alum. wheels, new paint, 1.0 million kms, exc. truck, $71,500; 1996 Midland 24’ tandem pup grain trailer, stiff pole, completely rebuilt, new paint and brakes, exc. shape, $18,500; 1985 Ford L9000, Cummins, 10 spd., 20’ BH&T that’s been totally rebuilt, new paint, exc. tires, $28,500; 1999 IH 4700 S/A w/17’ steel flatdeck, 230,000 kms, IH dsl., 10 spd., good tires, $19,500; 1998 Freightliner tractor, C60 Detroit, 430 HP, 13 spd., alum. wheels, sleeper, good rubber, $17,500; 2005 IH 9200 tractor, ISX Cummins, 430 HP, 13 spd., alum wheels, flattop sleeper, good rubber, $22,500. All trucks Sask safetied. Trades considered.

All reasonable offers considered. Call Merv at 306-276-7518 res., 306-767-2616, cell, Arborfield SK. DL #906768.

SPECIAL PURCHASE OF new and nearnew 2014-2015 Crosstek XVs. Save up to $5000. Come in quickly!! 1-877-373-2662. www.subaruofsaskatoon.ca DL #914077.

2016 SUBARU FORESTER name top pick for 2016. Starting from $29,360. Great selection to choose from!! 1-877-373-2662, www.subaruofsaskatoon.ca DL #914077.

2009 FORD EXPLORER LTD., V8, AWD, 2009 VOLVO VNL430, No DEF, Volvo D16, loaded, 4 leather buckets, new winter 535 HP, 18 spd., 4-way locks, 290,000 tires, very good condition, 219,000 kms. kms, mint condition, farmer owned. Photos. 306-843-2934, Wilkie SK $69,000. Westlock, AB. 780-206-1234.

2006 FREIGHTLINER tandem axle, daycab, Mercedez power, auto, nice clean safetied tractor, $19,500. 780-983-0936, Clyde, AB. 2007 IHC 9900 daycab, 18 spd. Eaton AutoShift, ISX 450 HP, 24.5 rubber, full lockers, wet kit, 655,000 kms,.

306-270-6399, Saskatoon, SK. DL#316542. www.78truxsales.com 2003 KENWORTH W900L, Cat C15, 475-550 HP, 18 spd. heavy 40 rears, 4:11 2011 FORD EXPLORER XLT A/T/C, PW, PL, ratio, high level VIT int. w/leather seats, heated seats, like new rubber, 90,000 kms., $22,900. Phone Kevin at Cam-Don $59,000 OBO. 306-786-6600, Yorkton, SK. Motors, 306-237-4212, Perdue, SK. FORD L9000, 1986, S/A, 3406 Cat, 9 spd.

Fuller, newer 1200 rubber, 5th wheel with tow truck mounted deck and headache rack, runs well, $7500 OBO. SPECIAL PURCHASE OF new and near 306-769-4132, Arborfield, SK. new 2014-2015 Crosstek XVs. Save up to $5000. Come in quickly!! 1-877-373-2662. www.subaruofsaskatoon.ca DL #914077.

SLEEPERS AND DAYCABS. New and used.

Huge inventory across Western Canada at www.Maximinc.Com or call Maxim Truck & Trailer, 1-888-986-2946.

DECKS, DRY VANS, reefers and storage trailers at: www.Maximinc.Com or call Maxim Truck & Trailer, 1-888-986-2946.

2010 PROSTAR 485, HD Cummins, 18 1990 IHC 2554 gravel truck, 466 dsl. 15’ spd., 46 rears/lockers, new 24.5 rear rubbox, 13 spd, runs good, everything works, ber, fresh safety, $49,900. Cam-Don Mo$18,900. Call Cam-Don Motors Ltd. tors Ltd. 306-237-4212, Perdue, SK. 306-237-4212, Perdue, SK. 2012 IHC TRANSSTAR, low pro, Max 300 HP diesel Allison auto trans, single axle, loaded cab, 13’ Armstrong landscape dump, $39,900.; 2003 GMC C8500 tandem, automatic, with 15’ box, low miles, $34,900. K&L Equipment and Auto. Call Ladimer, 306-795-7779, Ituna DL#910885

200 FRAMES OF BROOD/BEE cover, B.C. coast late March. Queen cells May/July in 1999 DODGE 3500 w/bale deck, vg SK. Steve 306-862-1384, Love, SK. cond., well maintained, $12,500.; 2012 Dodge 5500 w/bale deck, 93,000 kms, $48,000. 403-701-1548, Strathmore.

2001 FL 80 FREIGHTLINER 2100 Vactor WILL DO STYROBLOCK cocoon harvesting Jet Rodder. Phone 306-445-5602, North and custom pollination. Call Maurice Wildeman, 306-365-7802, Lanigan, SK. Battleford, SK.

TANDEM AXLE GRAVEL trucks in inventory. New and used, large inventory across DECKS, DRY VANS, reefers and storage Hit our readers where it counts… in the clasWestern Canada at www.Maximinc.Com or trailers at: www.Maximinc.Com or call sifieds. Place your ad in the Alberta Farmer call Maxim Truck & Trailer 1-888-986-2946 Express classifed section. 1-800-665-1362.

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

ATTACHMENTS PARTS COMPONENTS for construction equipment. Attachments for dozers, excavators and wheel loaders.

Used, Re-built, Surplus, and New equipment parts and major components. Call Western Heavy Equipment 306-981-3475, Prince Albert, SK.

CONTINUOUS METAL ROOFING, no exposed screws to leak or metal overlaps.

Ideal for lower slope roofs, rinks, churches, pig barns, commercial, arch rib building and residential roofing; also available in Snap Lock. 306-435-8008, Wapella, SK. EQUIPMENT HAULING. Serving Western Canada and Northwest USA. Call Harvey at 1-877-824-3010 or cell 403-795-1872.

Vandenberg Hay Farms Ltd., Nobleford AB. Email: logistics@vandenberghay.ca

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 306-795-7779.

Hit our readers where it counts… in the classifieds. Place your ad in the Alberta Farmer Express classifed section. 1-800-665-1362.

CANADIAN MONUMENT COMPANY, expanding in Western Canada, seeking serious minded individuals, who want to earn better than average income and own their own business. Interested parties must be well respected in their community, have exceptional listening skills and be sympathetic to the sensitive nature of the business. This is not a multi-level marketing scheme, it is an individually owned distributorship.

Serious inquiries only.

1-866-878-4583.

DEBTS, BILLS AND charge accounts too high? Need to resolve prior to spring? Call us to develop a professional mediation plan, resolution plan or restructuring plan.

Call toll free 1-888-577-2020.

LANDMASTER DOZER: Professionally Engineered & Manufactured. Lease to own.

Zero down. Semi-annual payments. Lease term up to 72 months. Call for details and pricing. Sask - Neil 306-231-8300 or Alta.

Gord, 780-913-7353. landmaster.ca

SKIDSTEER ATTACHMENTS: Buckets, rock buckets, grapples, weld-on plates, hyd. augers, brush cutters and more large stock.

Top quality equipment, quality welding and sales. Call Darcy at 306-731-3009, 306-731-8195, Craven, SK.

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.

CAT C12, 355 HP, runs good, still in truck, come and have a listen! $7500. Cam-Don Motors Ltd., 306-237-4212, Perdue, SK. 3406B, N14, SERIES 60, running engines and parts. Call Yellowhead Traders, 306-896-2882, Churchbridge, SK.

WANTED 580 D Case backhoe running or RECLAMATION CONTRACTORS: Bigham not. Please call 306-327-7552 or email 3 and 4 leg mechanical trip 3 pt. hitch b.l.backhoe@sasktel.net Paratills in stock; parts for Bigham and Tye Paratills. Call Kelloughs: 1-888-500-2646.

EQUIPMENT TOWING/ HAULING. Rea- 12’ 6-WAY MINI PULL DOZER; 16’ 6-Way sonable rates. Contact G H Wells Services Supreme pull dozer; 8’ to 14’ tilt land levelers. We fabricate various sizes and and Trucking, 306-741-9059, Morse, SK. models of snow buckets. 403-312-4202, ANDRES TRUCKING. Hauling equipment, Linden, AB. www.reimcoindustries.com bins, livestock, towing. Canada/USA. Call 2010 JD 624J wheel loader, 5000 hours, or text 306-736-3454, South East, SK. excellent condition, QA. 780-983-0936, LONG LAKE TRUCKING, two units, custom Westlock, AB. hay hauling. 306-567-7100, Imperial, SK. 1999 K LITE LIFTKING 8M22 forklift, 8000 lbs. max load, 12’ lift height, Cummins dsl. c/w blade attachment, $8500 OBO. 780-218-2151, Andrew, AB. JIM’S TUB GRINDING, H-1100 Haybuster CLIFF’S USED CRAWLER PARTS. Some with 400 HP, serving Saskatchewan. Call older Cats, IH and Allis Chalmers.

306-334-2232, 306-332-7332, Balcarres.

780-755-2295, Edgerton, AB. 2007 ELRUS 2442 jaw crusher, $152,000; SAMSUNG SE280 LG excavator, $31,900; HITACHI 450 excavator, $33,900; FORD F700 tow truck, fully equipped, $24,900; Pro Ag Sales, 306-441-2030, anytime.

North Battleford, SK.

REGULATION DUGOUTS: 120x60x14’, $2000; 160x60x14’, $2950; 180x60x14’, $3450; 200x60x14’, $3950; Larger sizes available. Travel incl. in Sask. Gov’t grants available. 306-222-8054, Saskatoon, SK. SKIDSTEER: 2008 CASE 465 Series III, cab, heat, new tires, 2700 hrs., $21,000.

MULCHING- TREES, BRUSH, Stumps. Call 306-940-6835, Prince Albert, SK. Call today 306-933-2950. Visit us at: www.maverickconstruction.ca D6 9U 1959, canopy, winch, angle blade, about 400 hrs. on new rails, sprockets, BRUSH MULCHING. The fast, effective corner bits and cutting edge, direct start way to clear land. Four season service, engine, good operating condition, $12,900 competitive rates, 275 HP unit, also avail. OBO. 306-769-4132, Arborfield, SK. trackhoe with thumb, multiple bucket attachments. Bury rock and brush piles and fence line clearing. Borysiuk Contracting Inc., www.bcisk.ca Prince Albert, SK., 306-960-3804.

NEUFELD ENT. CORRAL CLEANING, payloader, Bobcat with rubber tracks and vertical beater spreaders.

Phone 306-220-5013, 306-467-5013, Hague, SK.

CUSTOM LIQUID MANURE hauling, 3 tanks available. Contact George in Hague, HYDRAULIC PULL SCRAPERS 10 to 25 FARM/CORPORATE PROJECTS. Call A.L. SK. 306-227-5757. yds., exc. cond.; Loader and scraper tires, Management Group for all your borrowing custom conversions available. Looking for and lease requirements. 306-790-2020, Cat cable scrapers. Quick Drain Sales Ltd., Regina, SK. 306-231-7318, 306-682-4520 Muenster SK KELLO DISC BLADES and bearings: 22” to ROAD GRADERS CONVERTED to pull 42” notched. Parts: oilbath and greaseable behind large 4 WD tractors, 14’ and 16’ bearings to service all makes of heavy con- blade widths avail. 306-682-3367, CWK struction discs. Call: 1-888-500-2646, Red Ent. Humboldt, SK. www.cwenterprises.ca Deer, AB. www.kelloughs.com GARWOOD IND. 12 yard pull scraper, LARRY’S EQUIPMENT HAULING: Farm 2004 CAT D7R-XR Series II angle dozer, hyd. control, 9’ cut width, hydraulic unload machinery and construction equipment. full canopy and ripper. 780-983-0936, assist, $16,900. 1-888-278-4905 or view Westlock, AB. Serving Western Canada. 780-720-4304. www.combineworld.com

FARM AND INDUSTRIAL ELECTRICAL motor sales, service and parts. Also sale of, and repairs to, all makes and sizes of pumps and phase converters, etc. Tisdale Motor Rewinding 1984 Ltd., 306-873-2881, fax 306-873-4788, 1005A111th Ave., Tisdale, SK. tmr@sasktel.net USED, REBUILT or NEW engines. Specializing in Cummins, have all makes, large Website: www.tismtrrewind.com inventory of parts, re-powering is our specialty. 1-877-557-3797, Ponoka, AB. 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.

DIAMOND CANVAS SHELTERS, sizes ranging from 15’ wide to 120’ wide, any length. Call Bill 780-986-5548, Leduc, AB. www.starlinesales.com INSULATED FARM SHOP packages or built on site, for early booking call 1-800-667-4990 or visit our website: www.warmanhomecentre.com STRAIGHT WALL BUILDING packages or built on site. For early booking call 1-800-667-4990 or visit our website: www.warmanhomecentre.com WOOD POST BUILDING packages or built on site. For early booking call 1-800-667-4990 or visit our website: www.warmanhomecentre.com 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, Janzen Steel Buildings, 306-242-7767, Osler, SK.

POLE BARNS, WOODSTEEL packages, hog, chicken and dairy barns. Construction and 3406 CAT 5000 hours SMOH. Please call concrete crews available. Mel or Scott, MR Tony at 780-689-4395, Lac la Biche, AB. Steel Construction, 306-978-0315, Hague, SK. Round up the cash! Advertise your unwanted AFAB INDUSTRIES POST frame buildings. equipment in the Alberta Farmer Express For the customer that prefers quality. classifieds.

1-888-816-AFAB (2322), Rocanville, SK.

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POST FRAME OR STUD FRAME ON CONCRETE FOUNDATION Industrial or Farm Shops, Storage Buildings, Barns, Arenas and Turn-key Available

Commercial * Industrial * Agricultural 780-939-3328 or 1-800-563-1273 Main Office, Morinville, AB

VIEW OUR WEBSITE WWW.CIABUILDING.COM

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GRAIN BIN INSTALLATION. Large diameter bin setup, concrete, repairs. Quadra Development Corp., 1-800-249-2708.

KEHO/ GRAIN GUARD Aeration Sales and Service. R.J. Electric, Avonlea, SK. Call 306-868-2199 or cell 306-868-7738.

20’ AND 40’ SEA CONTAINERS, for sale KEHO/ GRAIN GUARD/ OPI STORMAX. in Calgary, AB. Phone 403-226-1722, For sales and service east central SK. and 1-866-517-8335. www.magnatesteel.com MB., call Gerald Shymko, Calder, SK., 306-742-4445 or toll free 1-888-674-5346.

BOND SEA CONTAINERS. New, used and modified sea containers. All sizes avail.

Buy, rent or lease. Call Bond today 306-373-2236, joe@bondind.com or visit NEW CONVEY-ALL DRIVE OVER belt www.bondind.com conveyor w/electric drive 20 HP motor.

Retail $15,000. Special year end price, $12,900. 306-222-6173, Saskatoon, SK. BATCO CONVEYORS, new and used, grain augers and SP kits. Delivery and leasing available. 1-866-746-2666.

NEW BATCO 2075 w/electric drive kit.

Retail $36,500. Blow-out Special, $28,500.

306-648-3622, Gravelbourg, SK. BUILD YOUR OWN conveyors, 6”, 7”, 8” and 10” end units available; Transfer conveyors and bag conveyors or will custom build. Call for prices. Master Industries BEAVER CONTAINER SYSTEMS, new Inc. www.masterindustries.ca Phone and used sea containers, all sizes. 1-866-567-3101, Loreburn, SK. 306-220-1278, Saskatoon and Regina, SK.

WINTER CLEARANCE: Loaded HD8-39/ HD8-46/ TL 10-39 plus SLMD12 - 72 and SLMD12 - 95 plus. Used Augers: 2014 HD 8-53 loaded, excellent; 2012 TL 10-39; 2012 SLMD 12-72 with winch and swing mover; Brandt 10x60 S/A: Wheatheart 8x51’ c/w mover. Also dealer for ConveyAll Conveyors. Leasing available! Call Dale at Mainway Farm Equipment, 306-567-3285, 306-567-7299, Davidson, SK. www.mainwayfarmeguipment.ca

MERIDIAN GRAIN AUGERS available with self-propelled mover kits and bin 2011 CLAAS LEXION 760, 700 sep. hrs., NEW MD PW8 16’ pickups for CNH and sweeps. Call Kevin’s Custom Ag in Nipaw- fully loaded, $265,000 CAD OBO; 2010 John Deere, trades wanted! $29,800.

Lexion 590, fully loaded, 500 sep. hrs., 1-888-278-4905. www.combineworld.com in, SK. Toll free 1-888-304-2837. $220,000 CAD OBO. All exc. cond., used in small grains; 2000 Lexion 480, BRANDT 8x50, BLUE, hyd. mover, winch, only CAD OBO. Delivery available. Call bin sweep, good cond. Ed 306-272-3848, $27,000 218-779-1710.

306-269-7745, Foam Lake, SK. RECONDITIONED COMBINE HEADERS. RIGID and flex, most makes and sizes; also header transports. Ed Lorenz, Paradise Hill, SK. or web2009 NH 9070, 1793/1474 hrs, Intelli- 306-344-4811, 9’ GRAINSTOR BAGGER w/belt televeyor. View II display, Y&M, remote sieve adjust, site: www.straightcutheaders.com Financing avail. Email larry-s@telus.net elec. stonetrap, duals, diff. lock, long auLeduc, AB. ger, PSD, deluxe chopper, chaff spreader, 2388 4WD KIT, complete kit off a 2388, c/w 76-C 14’ Swathmaster PU plus 2003 including axle, $15,000. 1-888-278-4905 94-C 36’ draper header, fore/aft, split or view www.combineworld.com BAG Supplies Canada Ltd. NH PU reel, single knife drive, gauge wheels, Bulk Bags/Tote Bags/Super Sacks transport, all stored inside, $200,000 OBO. PICKUP REEL PARTS WAREHOUSE: MacDon, UII, JD, Hart Carter, CNH, AGCO. Call 780-608-9290, Strome, AB. We distribute parts for all PU reels. Call 1-888-278-4905. www.combineworld.com

20’ TO 53’ CONTAINERS. New, used and modified. Available Winnipeg, MB; Regina and Saskatoon, SK. www.g-airservices.ca 306-933-0436.

POLY GRAIN BINS, 40 to 150 bu. for grain cleaning, feed, fertilizer and left over treated seed. 306-258-4422, Vonda, SK. www.buffervalley.com 12,000 BU. SUPERIOR COMBO with triple skid. Set-up $28,940. Middle Lake Steel. 306-367-4306 or 306-367-2408.

U-WELD HOPPER Cones, sizes from 12 to 24. www.middlelakesteel.com Phone 306-367-4306 or 306-367-2408.

BIN MOVING, all sizes up to 19’ diameter, w/wo floors; Also move liquid fert. tanks.

306-629-3324, 306-741-9059, Morse, SK. BOOK NOW, TAKE DELIVERY, DON’T PAY UNTIL NOVEMBER, 2017. Top quality MERIDIAN bins. All prices include: skid, ladders to ground, manhole, set-up and delivery within set radius. Meridian Hopper combos: 3500 bushel, $10,450.

SPECIAL: 5000 bu., $13,990. We manufactor superior quality hoppers and steel floors for all makes and sizes. Know what you are investing in. Call and find out why our product quality and price well exceeds the competition. We also stock replacement lids for all makes and models of bins.

Leasing available. Hoffart Services Inc., 306-957-2033, Odessa, SK. FOR ALL YOUR grain storage, hopper cone and steel floor requirements contact: Kevin’s Custom Ag in Nipawin, SK. Toll free: 1-888-304-2837.

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If we don’t have it in stock, we’ll custom make it for you! info@bagsupplies.ca www.bagsupplies.ca Tel: 1-519-271-5393 Fax: 1-519-271-2027

2005 PETERBILT STAHLY, Cummins, Allison auto., New Leader L3020 G4, monitor, New Leader controller, Starlink GPS 4145 hours, $78,000; 2004 Peterbilt, Cummins, Allison auto, 1800 gal stainless, HORNOI LEASING NEW and used 20’ and 80’ boom, Raven controller, Raven Auto40’ sea cans for sale or rent. Call Steer, Raven section shutoff, 4270 hours $65,000. USD prices. 406-466-5356, Cho306-757-2828, Regina, SK. teau, MT. www.fertilizerequipment.net We know that farming is enough of a gamble so if you want to sell it fast place your ad in the Alberta Farmer Express classifieds. It’s a Sure Thing. Call our toll-free number today.

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2007 7010 Case/IH, dual wheels, w/2016 2009 CASE/IH 2020, 35’, AFX adapter, header, $170,000. Call A.E. Chicoine Farm double knife drive, AWS air reel, Stk: Equipment, 306-449-2255, Storthoaks, SK. 019849, $29,500. 1-888-576-5561, Swift Current, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca 2000 CASE/IH 2388 w/1015 header, $65,000; 2004 2388 w/2015 PU header, $115,000; 2006 2388 w/2015 PU header, RECONDITIONED rigid and flex, most $130,000; 2009 7088 w/2016 PU header, makes and sizes; also header transports. $180,000. A.E. Chicoine Farm Equipment, Ed Lorenz, 306-344-4811, Paradise Hill, SK www.straightcutheaders.com 306-449-2255, Storthoaks, SK.

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306-741-3177, Swift Current, SK. USED LMC GRAVITY SEPARATORS, 400 BPH and 300 BPH units available. Call LMC Canada 1-800-667-6924.

2008 GSI 1226, 3 PH NG/LPG, 10.5 million BTU, batch or continuous, 3640 BPH. Portable, needs nothing, still in operation, $99,000. 780-206-1234, Barrhead, AB.

JOHN DEERE 9500, premium condition, new concaves and rub bars recently, low hrs. Phone 403-823-1894, Drumheller, AB. PUMPS, PRESSURE WASHERS, Honda/Koshin pumps, 1-1/2” to 4”, Landa pressure 2010 9870, ProDrive, Harvest Smart, self- washers, steam washers, parts washers. level shoe, Rice dual tires, 615 PU, exc., M&M Equip. Ltd. Parts & Service, Regina, w/2010 635D draper header, $249,000. SK. 306-543-8377, fax 306-543-2111.

Can separate. Henry 403-588-0958 Alix AB 1998 JD CTS MAXIMIZER II, 2330 sep. hrs., Strawmaster PU, gone through thoroughly ever year, $38,000. 306-279-7757 WANTED: USED DIESEL injection pump for ask for Ted. Yellow Creek, SK. International 560, 660 or 556.

2014 JOHN DEERE S670, 410 sep. hrs., 403-223-8472, Taber, AB. 520/85R42, AutoTrac, PowerGard warranty to Sept./19, $372,470. South Country MEDICINE HAT TRACTOR Salvage Inc. Specializing in new, used, and rebuilt agriEquipment, 306-721-5050, Regina, SK. cultural and construction parts. Buying all 2012 JOHN DEERE S690, 708 sep. hrs., sorts of ag and construction equipment for 650/85R38, ProDrive trans w/Harvest- dismantling. Call today 1-877-527-7278, Smart, $353,400. South Country Equip- www.mhtractor.ca Medicine Hat, AB. ment, 306-721-5050, Regina, SK. TRIPLE B WRECKING, wrecking tractors, 2010 JOHN DEERE 9870 STS, 2794 sep. combines, cults., drills, swathers, mixmills. hrs., 20.8R42, Maurer eExt, was $176,900, etc. We buy equipment. 306-246-4260, now $152,300! South Country Equipment, 306-441-0655, Richard, SK. 306-842-4686, Weyburn, SK. 2004 JOHN DEERE 9760 STS, 2640 sep. AGRA PARTS PLUS, parting older trachrs., 800/70R38, Touchset, was $105,200, tors, tillage, seeding, haying, along w/othnow $90,575! South Country Equipment, er Ag equipment. 3 miles NW of Battleford, SK. off #16 Hwy. Ph: 306-445-6769.

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306-778-3338 or www.catcomfg.com hrs., 20.8x42, Kuchar rub bars, was $132,000, now $113,650! South Country 2011 4520 1-bin, 70’ booms, $145,000; 2CONTAINERS FOR SALE OR RENT: All Equipment, 306-842-4686, Weyburn, SK. sizes. Now in stock: 50 used, 53’ steel and 2010 Case 4520’s, 70’ booms: 3-bin, 3100 hrs., $168,000; SPECIAL- 2010 Case 2006 9660 WTS, 914 PU, duals, 2300/ insulated SS. 306-861-1102, Radville, SK. CONVEYAIR GRAIN VACS, parts, acces4520, 1-bin, 5100 hrs., $93,500; 21550 hrs. $132,500. A.E. Chicoine Farm 2007 Case 4520’s, 3-bin, 70’ booms, 3300 sories. Call Bill 780-986-5548, Leduc, AB. Equipment 306-449-2255, Storthoaks, SK. hrs., AutoSteer, $134,000 and $98,000; www.starlinesales.com SEVERAL LOW HOUR JD COMBINES: 2006 Case 4510, AutoSteer, FlexAir 70’ booms, 7400 hrs., $77,000; 2005 Case Hit our readers where it counts… in the clas- 9870 STS and 9770 STS. All between sifieds.

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4520 w/70’ FlexAir, 4000 hrs., $78,000; hrs. Headers also available. Can arrange 2004 Case 4010, 80’ SPRAYER, 7000 hrs., Express classifed section. 1-800-665-1362. delivery. Call 218-779-1710. $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 WANTED: JD 7810 c/w FEL & 3-PTH; SP tender, self contained, $32,000 and or PTO bale wagon; JD or IHC end wheel $42,000; 2- 24 ton Wilmar tender beds, drills. Small square baler. 403-394-4401. $17,500 ea; 2012 Wilmar Rangler 4560, 780 hrs., $28,500; 2009 Rangler, 2400 hrs, 2006 HESSTON 814 round baler, 8970 2014 MACDON D65, 40’, stabilizer wheels, $23,500; 1974 10,000 gal. NH3 transport, bales, 1000 PTO, twine and net wrap, hy- AFX adapter, transport, single knife, Stk: $38,500; 18,000 gal. NH3 holding tank, draulic PU, automatic oiler, $12,500. 018789, $65,000. 1-888-576-5561, Swift Current, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca $34,500. USD prices. 406-466-5356, Cho- 780-349-9734, Westlock, AB. teau, MT. www.fertilizerequipment.net HONEYBEE SP 36, 36’, UII PU reel, 2000 HESSTON 856A baler, 11,000 bales, 2004 auger, transport, AFX adapter, Stk: 540 PTO, bale kicker, gauge wheels, hyd. cross 021798, $25,000. 1-888-576-5561, Swift PU, 14l-16.1 tires, $11,970. South Country Current, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca Equipment, 306-721-5050, Regina, SK. 2006 HONEYBEE SP 36, 36’, JD adapter, dbl. knife, split reel, hyd. F&A, transport, Stk: 018675, $32,500. 1-800-219-8867, PICKUP REEL PARTS WAREHOUSE: Prince Albert. www.redheadequipment.ca MacDon, UII, JD, Hart Carter, CNH, AGCO. 2004 MACDON 974, 36’, single knife, sinWe distribute parts for all PU reels. Call gle reel, transport, gauge wheels, Stk: 1-888-278-4905. www.combineworld.com 018902, $31,500. 1-800-219-8867, Melfort, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca SHIPPING CONTAINERS FOR SALE. 20’53’, delivery/ rental/ storage available. For inventory and prices call: 306-262-2899, Saskatoon, SK. www.thecontainerguy.ca

2009 TERRAGATOR 8204, Cat, TerraShift, Airmax Precision 2, twin bin, SmarTrax, 4530 hrs., $73,500; 2008 4 WD Ag-Chem 8244, airflow bed, 70’ booms, $69,500; 2006 8204 twin bin, 5600 hrs., $56,000.

USD prices. 406-466-5356, Choteau, MT. View www.fertilizerequipment.net

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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.

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2010 NEW HOLLAND 94C, 36’, AFX adapter, double knife, cross auger, Stk: 020673, WANTED 14’ HAY HEADER in good condi- $30,000. 1-800-219-8867, Swift Current, tion Case/IH 8830. Phone 403-749-2435. SK. www.redheadequipment.ca Delburne, AB. 2014 MACDON FD75, 45’, upper cross au2012 MANDAKO SWATH ROLLER, 10’ ger, slow speed transport, AFX adapter, poly, axle mount, electric winch, excellent Stk: 018099, $98,500. 1-888-576-5561, condition, $2980. 1-888-278-4905 or view Swift Current. www.redheadequipment.ca www.combineworld.com 2011 CASE/IH 3020, 35’, single knife, Crary air reel, Stk: 017943, $33,750.

2000 AG SHIELD Yield Shield, 30’ cano- 1-888-576-5561, Swift Current, SK. la pusher, overall good condition, $2950. www.redheadequipment.ca 1-888-278-4905 www.combineworld.com 2013 CASE/IH 2162, 45’, slow speed transport, upper cross auger, AFX adapter, Stk: 016108, $89,500. 1-888-576-5561, www.redheadequipment.ca Swift Current 2009 CASE/IH 2152, 40’, single knife, AFX adapter, Stk: 021954, $34,000.

Swift Current, SK. 2004 CIH 8010 w/2016 PU, 2899 eng hrs. 1-800-219-8867, www.redheadequipment.ca 2191 thres hrs., 900 metric, long auger, recent $36,000 w/o, put through shop 2013 JD 640D 40’, hydra float, pea auevery year, asking $97,000. 306-287-7645, ger, hyd. tilt, for STS/S series, vg cond.

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LOEFFELHOLZ TRACTOR AND COMBINE Salvage, Cudworth, SK., 306-256-7107.

We sell new, used and remanufactured parts for most farm tractors and combines.

COMB-TRAC SALVAGE. We sell new and used parts for most makes of tractors, combines, balers, mixmills and swathers.

306-997-2209, 1-877-318-2221, Borden, SK. We buy machinery.

SMITH’S TRACTOR WRECKING. Huge inventory new and used tractor parts.

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G.S. TRACTOR SALVAGE, JD tractors only. Call 306-497-3535, Blaine Lake, SK.

AGED INVENTORY SALE! New Artsway 3PT snowblowers made in Ontario, 72” manual turner $2750; 78” hyd. turner, $3550; 96” hyd., $5400; 102” hyd., $6950; 108” hyd., $7200; 102 and 120” hyd. contractors, $7790 + $9100 faded paint. Limited quantities. One used 84” hyd., $2700; One used 102” single auger hyd., $4500. Cam-Don Motors Ltd., 306-237-4212, Perdue, SK. 70 IHC POINT HITCH snowblower, 84’ cut, manual shoot. good condition $1400 OBO, Briercrest, SK.

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1998 SPRAY-COUPE 4640, new auto., 75’ booms, tall tires, one owner, Outback plumbed, 2600 hrs., $36,000. Financing available. Leduc, AB. larry-s@telus.net 2014 JD 4730, 500 hrs., 100’ boom, Autotrac, JD link, floats 20.8x38, also narrow set, asking $285,000. Call 306-441-8466, Battleford, SK. SPRA-COUPE 7650, 2005, 80’ booms, 725 gal. tank, 380/90R46 skinniest, 620 rear floats, 5000 rate controller w/Outback S3 mapping and sec. control, 3-way nozzles, front tires brand new, rear diff. rebuilt last spring, 2678 hrs., always shedded, $65,000. 306-246-4442, Hafford, SK.

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2016 FARM KING 13x85 Winter Clearance, 1 only! Call Cam-Don Motors Ltd., 306-237-4212, Perdue, SK. 2012 CONVEY-ALL TCHSS 1045 conveyor, 10”x45’, stainless steel w/Flave conveyor and skid mount wet kit, $19,800. www.combineworld.com 1-888-278-4905 2013 CONVEY-ALL TCSNH1045 HDMK conveyor w/new belt, $17,000; 2013 R1041 Wheatheart w/38HP mover and clutch, $9995. Both in excellent condition.

306-648-3622, Gravelbourg, SK. NEW MERIDIAN AUGERS: TL12-39 with 37 HP, EFI Vanguard eng., c/w mover, HD clutch, reversing gearbox and lights. Retail $24,200, cash price $19,500.

306-648-3622, Gravelbourg, SK. MERIDIAN AUGERS IN STOCK: swings, truck loading, Meridian SP movers. Call Hoffart Services Inc., Odessa, SK., 306-957-2033.

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Can be used as batch grain dryer. Runs without power 24/7/365. Can install in your new and existing grain bins. GATCO is also a Bin Sense Dealer. Offering install and programming teams. Call GATCO 306-778-3338, www.gatcomfg.com LIFETIME LID OPENERS. We are a stocking dealer for Boundary Trail Lifetime Lid Openers, 18” to 39”. Rosler Construction 2000 Inc., 306-933-0033, Saskatoon, SK. BROCK (BUTLER) GRAIN BIN PARTS and accessories available at Rosler Construction. 306-933-0033, Saskatoon, SK. CUSTOM GRAIN BIN MOVING, all types up to 22’ diameter. 10% spring discount.

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2009 BOURGAULT 3310, 75’, w/6550 tank, 1 year on new tips and discs, very accurate drill and tank, $205,000 OBO. Call 306-867-7165, Loreburn, SK. 70’ SEEDMASTER, M fold, 12” spacing, lift kit, Smart hitch, c/w 2013 Flexi-Coil 580 auger 10”, dual 650’s and Valmar 1665 canola box. 306-648-7765 or 306-648-3216, Gravelbourg, SK. WANTED A Dual Shot Kit for a 64” 5710 air drill. Call 306-277-4503 Gronlid, SK. 2010 65’ 3310 BOURGAULT Paralink, 12” spacing, mid row shank banding, double shoot, rear hitch, tandem axles, low acres, $145,000; 2002 49’ Morris Maxim air drill, HEAVY DUTY WHEEL DOLLY. Change your 12” spacing, w/7240 Morris grain cart, sprayer tires in less than an hour! Over 100 $52,000. A.E. Chicoine Farm Equipment, units sold last 12 months. Perfect tool for 306-449-2255, Storthoaks, SK. safely and quickly moving or changing large wheels/tires, $1,499. 403-892-3303, JD 1820, DS, paired row with blockage, 2011 JD 1910 cart, var. rate, 12” conveyor, Carmangay, AB. 3 meters, extra hose and boots, $52,000 OBO. Call 306-746-4614, Raymore, SK.

1992 37’ CASE/IH 5600 HD cultivator, 1983 MF 2805, 20.4x38 duals (good), good w/Degelman mounted 4-row harrows, V8 motor, needs hyd. pump on RH exterior $25,000. A.E. Chicoine Farm Equipment, $4000 OBO. 306-735-2936 Whitewood, SK 306-449-2255, Storthoaks, SK.

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VERSATILE 375, 400, 435, 550 used; 450, 500 and 550DT new. Call KMK Sales Ltd. 306-682-0738, Humboldt, SK. 1984 VERSATILE 975, w/855 Cummins, new paint, new interior, new pins and bushings, 8000 hrs., very nice, hard to find! $34,500 CDN OBO. Delivery available.

Call 218-779-1710.

2010 SEEDMASTER 70-12 w/JD 1910 430 bu. duals, conveyor, $129,000 OBO. Delivery available 306-563-8482, Moose Jaw SK 2015 BOURGAULT 3320 XTC, 76’, side band, 10”, 6550 cart, $258,000 OBO. Will separate units. 306-563-8482, Yorkton, SK 800 FLEXI-COIL 33’, DS, with 1720 tank, (last 800 made), 12” spacing, 550 lbs shanks, Poirier seed boots, low acres, tank shedded until this year. 306-745-7505 or 2013 VERSATILE SX275, 120’, AutoBoom, 306-877-2014, Dubuc, SK. crop dividers, duals, 600 hrs., shedded, vg lease return, $175,000. Cam-Don Motors Ltd., 306-237-4212, Perdue, SK. 2015 JD R4045, 1117 hrs., 120’ boom, 20” 2013 SEEDMASTER 74-12TXB, w/2014 JD nozzle spacing, AutoTrac, JDLink, float 1910- 550 bu. cart, 8 run double shoot, 800/55R46R1, $501,800. South Country GreenStar, $232,050. South Country Equipment, 306-721-5050, Regina, SK. Equipment, 306-721-5050, Regina, SK. 1995 ROGATOR 854, 4115 hrs., 90’ boom, 2010 SEEDMASTER 70-12TXB, w/2010 JD 800 gal. poly tank, EZ-Boom and Steer, 1910-430 bu. cart, 750/65R26 large rear floats, 320/90R46, $39,200. South Coun- tires, 8-run DS, $191,000. South Country Equipment, 306-721-5050, Regina, SK. try Equipment, 306-721-5050, Regina, SK.

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MOON HEAVY HAUL pulling air drills/ air seeders, packer bars, Alberta and Sask. 30 years experience. Call Bob Davidson, Drumheller, AB. 403-823-0746.

2004 40’ SEED HAWK, 357-12 on-board tank, quick pin depth control, Canola tank, new 28Lx26 deep lug tires, Raven NH3 AutoRate, almost new fertilizer knives, shedded from new, $85,000. Phone Bill 780-926-9151, Lacrete, AB.

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1994 FLEXI-COIL 5000 57’, 12”, single CASE/IH 9150, powershift, new tires 2 shoot air pac, w/Flexi-Coil 2320 TBH cart, yrs. ago, 8250 hrs., return line, no PTO, 28,250.

South Country Equipment, $45,000 OBO. 780-608-9024, Tofield, AB. 306-721-5050, Regina, SK. WANTED: CASE 2096 FWA tractor in 2007 SEEDMASTER 80-14, w/2011 good shape, with Cararro front end, with Bourgault 6550 tank, Smart Hitch, double or without FEL. Phone 306-257-3677. shoot, $191,000. Call South Country LIZARD CREEK REPAIR and Tractor. We Equipment, 306-721-5050, Regina, SK. buy 90 and 94 Series Case, 2 WD, FWA 2006 SEEDMASTER 66-12, double shoot/ tractors for parts and rebuilding. Also have JD air pack, pneumatic packers, had a JD rebuilt tractors and parts for sale.

1910 cart on it, $100,650. South Country 306-784-7841, Herbert, SK. Equipment, 306-721-5050, Regina, SK. WANTED: 2294 FWA, in good running or2012 SEEDMASTER 66-12 TXB, Raven der; and 1370, 2290 Case w/weak engines Cruizer II, in-cab monitor, Matrix hyd. 306-395-2668, 306-681-7610. Chaplin, SK. block, Pattison kit, $153,000. South Coun- 2013 140A FARMALL Case/IH w/loader, try Equipment, 306-721-5050, Regina, SK. 1800 hrs., $82,000. A.E. Chicoine Farm 2006 SEEDMASTER 66-12ATD with 2006 Equipment, 306-449-2255, Storthoaks, SK. JD 1910 430 bu. TBH Smart Hitch, JD towers, 8-run DS, $159,550 South Country Equipment, 306-721-5050, Regina, SK. 1996 BOURGAULT 40’ 8800/3195, harrows and packers, $16,000. Call 306-563-8482, Rama, SK.

2011 BOURGAULT 6700 air cart X20, 4tm, bag lift, $135,000 OBO. Weyburn, SK. 2013 SEEDMASTER 6012, seed brakes 306-563-8482. and other options: Nova 560-8-D, load cells, 40 bu. rear tank, sect. control, flow sensors, $224,000. 780-754-2361 Irma AB WANTED CONCORD AIR DRILL or Concord parts drill. Please call 780-943-2191, Heinsberg, AB. CONSERVA PAK 3112 33’ w/Flexi-Coil 2320 TBT tank, 1 owner, shedded, $12,000 w/o on metering system (last spring), $35,000 OBO. 780-787-0367, Elk Point, AB 2009 JD 1830 61’ 10” spacing, 3 1/2” packer wheels, Pattison liquid tow behind.

1910 430 bu Coneyor bag lift 2600 monitor dual wheels. Phone 306-445-5602, North Battleford, SK. 2011 MORRIS CONTOUR 61’, 12” space, DS, 6000 acres on Atom Jet openers, 5.5x8 semi pneumatic packers, new hoses, 2013 Morris 8650XL TBT mech. drive, vg cond, $165,000. 306-421-3865 Estevan SK 2010 MORRIS CONTOUR 48’, 12” spacing, DS, new carbide sideband openers, Devloo rotary scrapers, Agtron all run blockage, TBT, 8300XL tank, 80 bu. 3rd tank, $128,000 OBO. 306-773-9057, Stewart Valley, SK. 3850 FLEXI COIL AIR cart, very good condition $30,000. 306-672-8102. Gull Lake, SK. 1998 FLEXI-COIL 57’ 5000 air drill and 320 bu. tank, $20,000 OBO. Troy 306-296-7899 or Jerome 306-296-7784, Frontier, SK. 2013 BOURGAULT 3320 XTC 66’, 10” space, MRB, DS, Bourgault updates done, blockage and X20 monitors c/w 6700 cart, 2 fans, 4 metering tanks, conveyor, duals, whole unit always shedded, exc. cond., $305,000. 780-872-3262, Lashburn, SK. 2013 SEED HAWK 6012, TBH 600 air cart, double shoot, $215,000. 306-831-9497, Tessier, SK. 2012 MORRIS CONTOUR II 61’ air drill, 12” spacing, w/8650 XL air cart w/duals, var. rate, Eston special fertilizer Broadcast kit, Bourgault tillage tool, 3/4” Eagle Beak knives, $185,000. Ph Gerald 306-379-4530 or Nathan 306-831-9246, Fiske, SK. JD 1830, 2008, 50’, w/JD 1910 TBH air cart, 430 bu., 10” spacing, Pattison liquid fert., excellent. 306-493-7409, Delisle, SK. 2003 BOURGAULT 54’ 5710 air drill, w/MRBs, Dickey John NH3 kit and set up for dual shoot, $30,000 OBO. 306-658-4240, 306-843-7549, Wilkie, SK. 2010 MORRIS 8370, 3 tank, variable rate, TBT, 440 bu., $69,900. Cam-Don Motors Ltd., 306-237-4212, Perdue, SK. 2003 FLEXI-COIL 2340, TBH, very good mech., $14,900. Cam-Don Motors Ltd., 306-237-4212, Perdue, SK. FLEXI-COIL 300B c/w Barton openers, 38’, 12” spacing, $8900. Cam-Don Motors Ltd., 306-237-4212, Perdue, SK. 42’ K-HART DISC DRILL, 2010, DS, 12” spacing, $26,500. Phone 306-255-7777, Colonsay, SK.

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1981 WHITE 105 with 10’ Leon dozer blade, fair cond., $9000. 306-561-7780, 1998 JD 1820, 61’, 10” spacing, double Davidson, SK. shoot, with 1998 JD 1910 cart, $35,300.

South Country Equipment, 306-721-5050, FLOATER TIRES: Factory rims and tires: Regina, SK. John Deere 4045, 710/60R46, $19,500; 800/55R46, $23,500; JD 4038, Case 4420, 2008 SEEDMASTER 64-12TXB, dual cas- 1985 IHC 5488, 187 HP, 7590 hrs., like 650/65R38 Michelin tires and rim, tors, castoring rear outer wing wheel, lift new radials and duals, front weights, triple $13,500. Sprayer duals available. Call kit, $92,600. South Country Equipment, hyds., 1000 PTO, asking $17,500. Call 306-697-2856, Grenfell, SK. 780-349-9734, Westlock, AB. 306-721-5050, Regina, SK.

2008 BOURGAULT ST6550, TBH, DS, deluxe auger, rebuilt w/WO’s, 2nd owner, $65,000; Also w/wo 2002 Flexi-Coil 5000 53’, 9” spacing, 4” packers, DS Stealth, $20,000. Financing available. Leduc, AB. Email: larry-s@telus.net

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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 13“ X 95’ FarmKing HydraulicSwing Auger, reverser, low proflie hopper, spout, full bin alarm, 1 season.........................................................................................CALL 10”-50’ Sakundiak Hydraulic Swing Auger.......................................................$1,750 3 E-Kay Bin Sweep Extensions ................................................................................CALL 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 **Outback GPS Systems, E-Kay Custom Augers, Movers, Clutches, Bin Sweeps & Crop Dividers, Kohler, Robin Subaru & Generac Engines, Headsight Harvesting Solutions, Greentronics Sprayer Auto Boom Height, Kello-Bilt Discs**

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16’ PEELED RAILS, 2-3” $7.50 ea., 125 per bundle; 3-4” $9.25 ea., 100 per bundle; 4-5” $11 each, 75 per bundle. Vermette Wood Preservers, 1-800-667-0094, Spruce Home, SK info@vwpltd.com SOLIDLOCK AND TREE ISLAND game wire and all accessories for installation. Heights from 26” to 120”. Ideal for elk, deer, bison, sheep, swine, cattle, etc. Tom Jensen ph/fax: 306-426-2305, Smeaton, SK.

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Sign up for daily enews at albertafarmexpress.ca ACREAGE EQUIPMENT: 3-PT. CULTIVATORS, Discs, Plows, Blades, Etc. 780-892-3092, Wabamun, AB. JD 7720 COMBINE, Turbo, 2900 hrs., nice shape, $8900; Westfield 10x51 hydraulic auger, exc. cond., $8400; Bruns gravity grain wagon, 400 bu. capacity, c/w roll-up tarp and hyd. fill auger, $8600; Degelman 560 hyd. rock picker, no PTO required, good shape, $8900; Westfield 8x41 PTO grain auger, $1800; Trailtech triple axle 24’ trailer, bumper hitch c/w ramps and fenders, used only once, $9000. Call Doug, 780-920-3004, Edmonton, AB. area.

NEW FLEXI-COIL 2320 fill auger, orbit moJOHN DEERE 4755 2WD. very good tor with 3/8” hole-in shaft, $325; New JD shape, differential lock. 306-576-2171, or hyd. multiplier valve, $400; Auger motors 360-560-7679. Wishart, SK. 20HP-$1000 OBO., 22HP-$1100 OBO., 30HP-$2000 OBO. All electric start com2004 JD 9520, 4WD, 4600 hrs., mand with low hrs. Call 780-645-2691 or 800/70R38 duals, 4 remotes, ActiveSeat, 780-645-0649, St. Paul, AB. HID lights, nice clean tractor, $159,000.

JD 2625 DISC, width 30” 8 ‘, 26”x.250 disc 306-743-7622, Langenburg, SK. RICHARDSON GRADER, good condition, blades, hyd. wing control, wing stabilizer wheels, rolling basket harrows, $59,000. 2007 JD 6430 FWA, premium, 1 owner, $2100. Willing to trade on a small 2WD 1300 hrs., c/w all options incl.

3 PTH, 673 tractor (Case or JD). Call 306-460-9027, 403-633-0573, Brooks, AB. self levelling loader with E/H quick attach, 306-463-3480. Flaxcombe, SK. w/bucket and grapple, pallet forks and bale spear, asking $90,000. 306-740-7911, FLAX STRAW BUNCHER and land levelers.

Stockholm, SK. Building now! Place orders now and don’t delay! 306-957-4279, Odessa, SK. 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.

KUBOTA M105X, FWD, CAHR, powershift, FEL, 3rd function kit, brand new tires, 2400 hrs, $59,500. Kubota M9960, MFWD, CAHR, Kubota LA1353 FEL, 82” bucket, powertrain warranty until 2019, 24 PACKER WHEELS: Many wheels available 2016 VERSATILE SD550 Ezee-On 15’ offset spd., 3 PTH, $59,500. MF 1085 Kubota, 2 for Bourgault, SeedMaster and Seed Hawk disc, 550 lbs./ft., HD bearing pkg., WD, cab, heater, Big Boss FEL, good, air drills, $45. Phone 1-888-278-4905 or 26”x3/8” notched. Lease or finance OAC. $12,500. Lamont Farm Centre Ltd., Cam-Don Motors 306-237-4212 Perdue SK visit: www.combineworld.com 780-895-7338, Lamont, AB.

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CORRAL CLEANING EQUIPMENT: 3 TriDrive Western Star spreader trucks (2 2006, 1 - 2016); 2000 Western Star w/40’ spreader trailer and silage racks; 2012 JD 2012 9510R, 960 hrs, PS, 17’ 6-way blade, 644K wheel loader w/skidders and scale; prem. cab, 9030 lb. cast, no PTO, ext. war- 2012 Hitachi 250-5 excavator w/thumb; ranty, too many extras to list, $350,000. 2005 Ford F550 crew cab service truck.

High River, AB. Call or e-mail for more in780-808-3141, Lloydminster, AB. formation - 403-652-0437, ken@kscc.ca JD 8440, PTO, 5800 orig. hrs., quad WINTER DISCOUNTS on new and used trans, premium condition. 403-823-1894, rollers, all sizes. Leasing and delivery Drumheller, AB. available. 403-580-6889, Bow Island, AB. JOHN DEERE 6300 FWA, cab, 3PTH, 640 DEGELMAN 7000 50’ heavy harrow, loader, $36,000. Phone 780-877-2513, Few/2055 Valmar applicator, good cond., rintosh, AB. $32,000. 780-872-3262, Lashburn, SK. 2013 JOHN DEERE 6140D, FWA, 630 $82,500. Call 2016 DEMO 80’ DEGELMAN land roller, hrs, cab, loader, 3PTH, Odessa Rockpicker Sales. 306-957-4403, 780-877-2513, Ferintosh, AB. Odessa, SK. 1996 JOHN DEERE 8570, 4450 hrs., 12 spd., PTO, very good condition, asking $71,000. 306-421-0679, Estevan, SK. 50 COMPLETE BARTON II openers, off JD 9300, 1997, 5996 hrs., 24 spd., triples, Flexi-Coil 6000 drill. Call 306-677-2689, 4 hyds., wired for GPS, excellent. JD 8110, 2001, FWA, 4000 hrs, 1000 PTO, Swift Current, SK. excellent. 306-493-7409, Delisle, SK. DEGELMAN 45’ LAND ROLLER, $34,900; Flexi-Coil 30’ 6000 disc drill, $16,900 and 2013 JD 5115ML, o/s, MFWD, loader 600 57’ 5000, $17,900; Wishek 38’ disc, hrs, $63,500. Nelson Motors & Equipment, $104,900. Pro Ag Sales, 306-441-2030, 1-888-508-4406, www.nelsonmotors.com anytime. North Battleford, SK. 2014 JOHN DEERE 6125R Premium COMBINE WORLD is now wrecking MFWD, 1563 hrs., with H340 loader. Was seeding equipment! Bourgault 5350, $148,400 - Now $127,775! South Country Bourgault 2155, Flexi-Coil 3450, JD 1820. Equipment, 306-721-5050, Regina, SK. Call for pricing and availability on parts!

2012 JOHN DEERE 9510RT, 1661 hrs., 1-888-278-4905. www.combineworld.com GreenStar, JDLink, 36” tracks, AJ hitch, 2009 JD 1790 CCS planter, 16/31 row, 30” $337,450. South Country Equipment, or 15” row spacing, drawbar hitch, Yetter 306-721-5050, Regina, SK. floating row cleaners, Ridgeland mud cleaning gauge wheels, Keaton seed firm- 2012 JOHN DEERE 9560R, 2916 hrs., ers, In-furrow liquid fertilizer, Precision 520/5R46, GreenStar, 5 hyd. outlets, planting 20/20 monitor, E-sets, air force Command View, $330,100. South Country Auto-down force control. Corn, soybean Equipment, 306-721-5050, Regina, SK. and canola seed meters w/loading conveyJOHN DEERE 8630, PTO, tires like new, exor, $130,000. 306-697-7203, Grenfell, SK. cellent condition, $19,500. 306-861-4592, Fillmore, SK.

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DRILL STEM: 200 3-1/2”, $45/ea; 400 2-7/8”, $32/ea; 400 2-3/8”, $33/ea; 300 1” rods. 306-768-8555, Carrot River, SK.

PUREBRED CHAR. HEIFERS bred to easy calving, son of Ledger. Ken and Lorraine Qualman 306-492-4634, Dundurn, SK.

WATER IN THE WRONG PLACE: Used pumping motors, PTO carts, 6” - 10” alum. pipe. 50 years experience. Call Dennis 403-308-1400, Taber, AB.

BECK McCOY BULL SALE, Wednesday, February 22, 2017 at 2:00 PM, Beck Farms, Milestone, SK. 92 Charolais and Hereford bulls on offer. Wade 306-436-7458 or Chad 306-436-7300. Catalogue online at: www.mccoycattle.com

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Spring discounts. Full line of new and used equipment. 1 Cadman 4000S wide body big gun, like new; Also alum. 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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SOUTH VIEW RANCH Red and Black Angus Bull Sale, Thursday April 13th.

Offering 90+ Red and Black Angus yearling bulls. Performance data, semen tested. Phone Shane 306-869-8074 or Keith 306-454-2730, Ceylon, SK. SPRUCE FOR SALE!! Beautiful locally grown trees. Plan ahead and renew your shelterbelt or landscape a new yardsite, get the year round protection you need.

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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.

BISON WANTED - Canadian Prairie Bison 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 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. 25 BISON HEIFERS, excellent condition, 750-800 lbs. Would make good breeding stock. Very quiet herd, $3250/ea. Call Ed 403-815-2052, 15 mins South of Calgary.

BUYING: CULL COWS, herdsire bulls, yearlings and calves. Now dealer for Redmond Bison mineral. Call Elk Valley Ranches, 780-846-2980, Kitscoty, AB. THE PASKWAW BISON PRODUCERS COALITION is a registered Non-Profit Corporation dedicated to raising public awareness to the threat Malignant Catarrhal Fever (MCF) poses to the bison industry. For further info contact Robert Johnson pskwbpc@gmail.com

GOOD QUALITY YEARLING and 2 year old Charolais bulls. Mostly AI sired. Semen tested. Some Red Factors. Will feed until breeding time. Contact Bar H Charolais, Grenfell, SK. Kevin Haylock, 306-697-2901 or 306-697-2988.

COMING 2 YR. old polled PB Charolais bulls, come red factor. Call Kings Polled Charolais, 306-435-7116, Rocanville, SK.

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Galloway hybrid vigor adds weight and thickness to their calves. Contact Russel Horvey at 403-749-2780, Delburne, AB. View: bigdealgalloways.com

CIRCLE T LIMOUSIN purebred Red and Black performance tested bulls. Guaranteed, semen tested, by trade leading sires.

306-634-8536, 306-634-4621, Estevan, SK NORDAL LIMOUSIN And ANGUS Bull Sale, Thursday, Feb. 16th, 1:00 PM, Saskatoon Livestock Sales, Saskatoon, SK. Offering 2 year old polled, red, and black Limousin bulls. For more info. contact Rob Garner at 306-946-7946, Simpson, SK. Catalogue 17TH ANNUAL SASKATOON Gelbvieh Bull online at: nordallimousin.com and Female Sale, Saturday, March 18, 2017, Saskatoon Livestock Sales. Pre-sale SPRINGER LIMOUSIN has very quiet 2 yr viewing and customer appreciation Friday, old and yearling Purebred Limousin bulls.

March 17, 2017. Gelbvieh bulls add Red or Black. Call Merv at 306-272-4817 pounds at weaning, feed efficiency, and or 306-272-0144, Foam Lake, SK. superior maternal strength. Selling 40 stout polled red and black yearling PB and balancer Gelbvieh bulls and select females.

Sale can be viewed online via DLMS. For BIG ISLAND LOWLINES Premier Breeder. more info. and catalogue: Darcy Selling custom designed packages. Name 306-865-2929 or 306-865-7859, or Darrell your price and we will put a package to780-581-0077, www.gelbviehworld.com or gether for you. Fullblood/percentage Lowsales consultant Kirk Hurlburt line, embryos, semen. Black/Red carrier.

306-222-8210. www.stonegatefarms.ca Darrell 780-486-7553, Edmonton, AB. 2nd ANNUAL FLADELAND LIVESTOCK Bull Sale, Wednesday March 15, 2017, 1:30PM at Johnstone Auction Mart, Moose Jaw, SK. Selling 34 Red and Black yearling THICK BUTT BULLS excellent disposition Gelbvieh bulls. Call Del 306-869-8123 or polled, DiannaRich Salers.

Call Clint 306-861-5654. View catalogue and 403-746-2919. videos at: www.fladelandlivestock.com NEW TREND SALERS BULL SALE, Thursday March 16th, 2:00PM, Cow Palace, olds, AB. Offering 45 yearling Red and Black polled Saler bulls. For catalogues or more information contact Pete at 403-650-8362, Wayne at 403-876-2241, Gerry at 403-936-5393 or T Bar C Cattle Co. 306-220-5006. View catalogue on-line at: www.buyagro.com PL#116061.

QUALITY REGISTERED RED ANGUS BULLS Quiet, easy calving, low to moderate birth weights, good growth, E.P.D.’s available, guaranteed breeders (vet checked & semen tested). From 10 Herd Sires. Selling quality bulls for heifers & cows since 1992.

BURNETT ANGUS ANNUAL Bull Sale on Saturday, April 1, 2017, 2:00 PM, at the Ranch, Swift Current, SK. 60 Black Angus yearling bulls. Many low birthweight, short Cleveley Cattle Company gestation, genetically bred for breeding 780-689-2754 heifers, performance, leptin and fertility tested. Guest consignors: Schwan Angus, Stretch your advertising dollars! Place an ad Grant Scheirlinck, Greg Gillis. Contact; Bryce 306-773-7065, Wyatt 306-750-7822. in the classifieds. Our friendly staff is waiting DAVIDSON GELBVIEH & LONESOME for your call. 1-800-665-1362. wburnett@xplornet.ca DOVE RANCH, 28th Annual Bull Sale, Saturday, March 4, 2017, 1:00 PM at their BLACK PEARL ANGUS Bull & Female bull yards, Ponteix, SK. Complimentary Sale, Sunday March 12th, 2:00PM at the lunch at 11:00 AM. Pre-sale viewing and Edwards Livestock Centre, Tisdale, SK. CHAROLAIS BULLS, YEARLING and 2 year hospitality, Friday, March 3rd. Selling Selling yearling & 2 yr. old bulls and select open heifers. Females sell with a young in- olds. Contact LVV Ranch, 780-582-2254, 100+ PB yearling bulls, Red or Black. PerForestburg, AB. formance and semen tested. Contact Vercentive program. Payment plan, wintering non and Eileen 306-625-3755, Ross and and delivery available. For catalogue or more information call or T Bar C Cattle Co. YEARLING & 2 YEAR old Charolais bulls, Tara 306-625-3513, Ponteix, SK. View catalog and video on our websites: Creedence Charolais Ranch, Ervin Zayak, 306-220-5006. View catalogue on-line at: www.lonesomedoveranch.ca or www.buyagro.com Watch and bid on-line 780-741-3868, 780-853-0708 Derwent, AB www.davidsongelbvieh.com at: www.dlms.ca PL#116061 NEILSON CATTLE COMPANY Charolais PUREBRED BLACK ANGUS long yearling Bull Sale, Friday March 10, 1:00 PM at GELBVIEH BULLS. Reg. 2 yr old and yearbulls, replacement heifers, AI service. the Ranch, hwy #47 south of Willowbrook, ling polled bulls from our 38 year breeding Meadow Ridge Enterprises, 306-373-9140 SK. Offering 30 coming 2 yr. old Charolais program. Reds and blacks. 780-672-9950, bulls. All semen tested and vet inspected. Camrose, AB. Email: gwinder@syban.net or 306-270-6628, Saskatoon, SK. For catalogue or more information contact BLACK ANGUS YEARLING and 2 year old Mike 306-783-0331 or T Bar C Cattle Co. bulls on moderate growing ration, perfor- 306-220-5006. Watch and bid on-line at: TWIN BRIDGE FARMS 6th Gelbvieh mance info. available. Adrian or Brian and www.dlms.ca To view catalogue on-line Bull Sale, Monday, March 13, 2017, 1:00 PM at the Silver Sage Community Corral, Elaine Edwards, Valleyhills Angus, Glaslyn, visit us at: www.buyagro.com PL#116061 Brooks, AB. Selling 45 yearling Gelbvieh SK. call 306-441-0946, 306-342-4407. www.valleyhillsangus.com ANNUAL HEJ CHAROLAIS and Guest Bull. Red and black genetics on offer.

Consignor Alkali Lake Angus Bull Sale, Guest Consignor Keriness Cattle Co. For BLACK ANGUS BULLS, two year olds, se- Friday, February 24, 1:00 PM, Innisfail info. contact: Ron and Carol Birch and men tested, guaranteed breeders. Delivery Auction Mart. Offering 60 Red Factor, Family, 403-792-2123 or 403-485-5518 or available. 306-287-3900, 306-287-8006, Black and White bulls. All bulls vet Don Savage Auctions 403-948-3520.

Englefeld, SK. www.skinnerfarms.ca checked, semen tested. For a catalogue or Catalogue at www.donsavageauctions.com info contact the Rasmussens at Sale will be broadcast on Live Auctions.tv BRED HEIFERS due to calve in April, bred more or T Bar C Cattle Co, to easy calving Angus bulls, preg checked. 403-227-2824 To view catalogue online GELBVIEH STOCK EXCHANGE BULL 306-287-3900, 306-287-8006, Englefeld, 306-220-5006. visit www.buyagro.com SALE, March 7, 2017 at 1:00 PM, at the SK. www.skinnerfarms.ca Medicine Hat Feeding Co., Medicine Hat, SELLING: BLACK ANGUS BULLS. Wayside POLLED PB YEARLING CHAROLAIS AB. On offer: Red and Black Purebred yearAngus, Henry and Bernie Jungwirth, bulls, performance and semen tested. Will ling bulls. For more information or for a keep until April, $3000-$4000. Charrow catalogue call Don at Jen-Ty Gelbviehs, 306-256-3607, Cudworth, SK. Charolais, Bill 306-387-8011, 403-378-4898 or cell 403-793-4549. View on-line: jentygelbviehs.com NORDAL LIMOUSIN And ANGUS Bull Sale, 780-872-1966, Marshall, SK. Thursday, Feb. 16th, 1:00 PM, Saskatoon Livestock Sales, Saskatoon, SK. Offering 2 year old polled, red, and black Limousin bulls. For more info. contact Rob Garner at 306-946-7946, Simpson, SK. Catalogue online at: nordallimousin.com

RANCH READY HORNED Hereford Bull Sale, March 10th, 1:00 PM at the ranch, Simmie, SK. 15 two year old bulls, 30 yearling bulls, 6 purebred open heifers, 20 commercial open heifers. View catalogue and sale videos: www.braunranch.com Contact Craig Braun at 306-297-2132.

BECK McCOY BULL SALE, Wednesday, February 22, 2017 at 2:00 PM, Beck Farms, Milestone, SK. 92 Charolais and Hereford bulls on offer. Wade 306-436-7458 or Chad 306-436-7300. Catalogue online at: www.mccoycattle.com

2nd ANNUAL ON THE FARM Bid Off Bull Sale. Bidding starts Friday March 24, 1:00 PM CST. Closes Saturday, March 25, 2:00 CST, 2017, Neudorf, SK. 40 yearling and 2 yr old bulls. Details & updates available on our websites: www.bendershorthorns.com www.starpfarms.com Call Glen and Ryan Bender, Neudorf, SK. 306-728-8613 and 306-748-2876 or Rayleen 306-231-3933.

PROUDLY WESTERN BULL SALE, Saturday March 18th, 1:00PM at the Whitewood Auction Barn, Whitewood, SK. Selling 70 yearling Red, Black and Fullblood Simmental and SimmAngus cross bulls. Wintering and Delivery available. For catalogue or more info. contact T Bar C Cattle Co. 306-220-5006. View catalogue on-line at: www.buyagro.com PL#116061.

SQUARE D HEREFORDS: Herd bull prospects, 2 yr. old, fall born yearlings and spring yearling bulls. Quiet, performance tested. Delivery can be arranged. Hereford females bred Hereford, registration papers available. Jim Duke 306-538-4556, 306-736-7921, Langbank, SK. email: DOUBLE BAR D FARMS “Best of Both square.d@sasktel.net view our website: Worlds” Bull & Select Female Sale, Tues.

February 28th in Grenfell, SK. Join us for square-dpolledherefords.com lunch at noon; sales starts at 1:00 PM. Of15 HEREFORD COWS, bulls were out June fering over 150+ bulls selected from one 3rd. Phone 306-743-2400. Gerald, SK. of the largest herds in Canada. For more information contact Ken at 306-697-7204 or T Bar C Cattle Co., 403-363-9973. View catalogue at: www.doublebardfarms.com FRESH AND SPRINGING heifers for sale. or www.buyagro.com PL #116061.

Cows and quota needed. We buy all classes of slaughter cattle-beef and dairy. R&F 2 YR. OLD black bulls- yearling Red, Black Livestock Inc. Bryce Fisher, Warman, SK. and full-blood bulls. Moderate BW. Bill or Phone 306-239-2298, cell 306-221-2620.

Virginia Peters, 306-237-9506, Perdue, SK.

50 BLACK ANGUS heifers, Jan-Feb calvers, some with calves at foot already; 50 AprilMay calvers. 306-322-7905, Archerwill, SK. YEARLING ANGUS BULLS. Canadian bloodlines. Top quality. Phone 306-877-2014, Dubuc, SK.

ON OFFER: 35 - 2015 Plains females.

Kramer’s Bison Auction in North Battleford, DOUBLE BAR D FARMS “Best of Both SK. March 8th, 2017. Call 306-441-1408.

Worlds” Bull & Select Female Sale, Tues.

February 28th in Grenfell, SK. Join us for APPROX. 70- 2016 bison calves for sale. lunch at noon; sales starts at 1:00 PM. OfNice looking group. Offers. Call Marvin at fering over 150+ bulls selected from one of the largest herds in Canada. For more 306-929-2775, Prince Albert, SK. information contact Ken at 306-697-7204 or T Bar C Cattle Co., 403-363-9973. View WANTED: ALL KINDS of bison from year- catalogue at: www.doublebardfarms.com lings to old bulls. Also cow/calf pairs. Ph or www.buyagro.com PL #116061.

Kevin at 306-429-2029, Glenavon, SK. REG. RED ANGUS bulls born Feb./Mar. NILSSON BROS INC. buying finished bison 2016, calving ease, good growth. Little de on the rail, also cull cows at Lacombe, AB. Ranch, 306-845-2406, Turtleford, SK. For winter delivery and beyond. Smaller COMING 3 YR. old Red Angus herdsire, groups welcome. Fair, competitive and as- used on PB herd. Call Little de Ranch, sured payment. Contact Richard Bintner 306-845-2406, Turtleford, SK. 306-873-3184.

RED ANGUS YEARLING and 2 year old 100 BRED BISON HEIFERS, excellent bulls on moderate growing ration, perforquality, ready to go. Call Doug at Quill mance info. available. Adrian or Brian and Elaine Edwards, Valleyhills Angus, Glaslyn, Creek Bison, 306-231-9110, Quill Lake, SK. SK. call 306-441-0946, 306-342-4407. www.valleyhillsangus.com

Wildrose Bison Convention BISON SHOW & SALE March 17th - 18th In Ponoka, AB

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RED ANGUS BULLS, two year olds, semen tested, guaranteed breeders. Delivery available. 306-287-3900, 306-287-8006, Englefeld, SK. www.skinnerfarms.ca BRED HEIFERS due to calve in April, bred to easy calving Angus bulls, preg checked.

306-287-3900, 306-287-8006, Englefeld, SK. www.skinnerfarms.ca NORDAL LIMOUSIN And ANGUS Bull Sale, Thursday, Feb. 16, 1:00 PM, Saskatoon Livestock Sales, Saskatoon, SK. Offering 2 year old Red and Black Angus bulls. For more info. contact Rob Garner at 306-946-7946, Simpson, SK. Catalogue online at: nordallimousin.com ARM RIVER RED ANGUS has on offer yearling and 2 year old bulls sired by Red Cockburn Patriot 12R, Red Golden Eagle Yosemite 6A, NRA Dateline 109Y (Black Red gene carrier) Red 6 Mile Summit 467Z and grandsons of Canadian World Angus Forum Reserve Champion “Red Lazy MC Smash 41 N.” Arm River Red Angus bulls are selected from cows that calve unassisted. They are born easy with a will to live, the genetics to grow and the quality to sell. Select your next herd sire from central Sask Red Angus bull supplier in our 31st year. 306-567-4702, Davidson, SK

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FREESTANDING PANELS: 30’ windbreak panels; 6-bar 24’ and 30’ panels; 10’, 20’ and 30’ feed troughs; Bale shredder bunks; Silage bunks; Feeder panels; HD bale feeders; All metal 16’ and 24’ calf shelters. Will custom build. 306-424-2094, Kendal, SK.

R PLUS SIMMENTALS, 17th Annual Bull Sale, Sunday, March 5, 2017, 1:00 PM at the ranch, 5 miles SE of Estevan, SK. Watch for signs. Selling: 70 multi-generation red and black Simmental yearling bulls, bred for easy calving & performance.

Excellent bulls for commercial and purebred operations. Also selling 20 2 year old bulls. Call Marlin LeBlanc, 306-421-2470 or Rob Holowaychuk, 780-916-2628.

VANGUARD 380 SILAGE bale processor, comes with 3 conveyers, bale loading H. S. KNILL TRANSPORT, est. 1933, spe- aprons, rovibic cattle TMR mixer, deluxe cializing in purebred livestock transporta- control panel, exc. cond. very economical, tion. Providing weekly pick up and delivery very versatile. 306-487-7838 Steelman, SK service across Canada/USA and Mexico.

Gooseneck service available in Ontario, RED AND BLACK Purebred and commercial Quebec and USA. US and Canada customs Simmental replacement heifers. Bill or Vir- bonded carrier. Call 1-877-442-3106, fax 519-442-1122, hsknill@pppoe.ca or ginia Peters, 306-237-9506, Perdue, SK. Take us with you. www.hsknilltransport.com 155 King EdFULLBLOOD FLECKVIEH and Black PB year- ward St., Paris, ON. N3L 0A1. ling bulls, reasonable birthweights, $4000.

Download the app at Curtis Mattson 306-944-4220 Meacham SK BLACK & BLACK BALDIE Simmental Bulls, good selection of yearlings 2 year olds. Ex- WANTED: CULL COWS and bulls. For bookcellent quality with good hair coats and ings call Kelly at Drake Meat Processors, disposition second to none! Semen tested. 306-363-2117 ext. 111, Drake, SK. Delivery available. Call Regan Schlacter 306-231-9758, Humboldt, SK. WANTED: RED OR BLACK Angus cross TOP QUALITY RED FACTOR yearling Sim- younger cows, lease to own. References mental bulls. Good hair coats. Polled; also available. 306-542-2575, 306-542-7007, 1 Red Factor Simm/Angus cross 2 year old Veregin, SK. bull, polled. Call Green Spruce Simmental 306-467-4975, 306-467-7912, Duck Lake.

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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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

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

TIMBER FRAMES, LOG STRUCTURES and Vertical Log Cabins. Log home refinishing and chinking. Certified Log Builder HORSE AND TACK SALE, Heartland, Prince with 38 years experience. Log & Timber Albert, SK., Friday, March 3, starting at WANTED: ORGANIC LENTILS, peas and Works, Delisle, SK., 306-717-5161, Email 5:30 PM. Call 306-763-8463.

Website at chickpeas. Stonehenge Organics, Assini- info@logandtimberworks.com www.logandtimberworks.com boia, SK., 306-640-8600, 306-640-8437.

TEAM OF BROWN and white Paints, 1/2 Gypsy, broke to ride and drive. Chestnut gelding broke to ride and drive. Chestnut gelding broke to ride. Several bred mares.

Mares and geldings coming 2 and 3 yrs.

ERIXON SIMMENTALS Bull & Female Sale 306-435-3634, Moosomin, SK. Wednesday, March 1st, 2017, 1:00 PM, Saskatoon Livestock Sale. 40 PB red yearlings; 13 PB black yearlings; 2 PB black extra age; 8 PB replacement heifers. Contact Dave at 306-270-2893. Clavet, SK. View HORSE COLLARS, all sizes, steel and alucatalog online at: erixonsimmentals.com minum horseshoes. We ship anywhere.

Keddie’s, 1-800-390-6924 or keddies.com

Bioriginal Food & Science Corp. is actively purchasing: • Organic Flax Seed • Organic Hemp Seed and; • Borage Seed (from the 2016 crop year) We are also contracting for the upcoming growing season.

SUNNY VALLEY SIMMENTALS 27th Annual Bull and Female Sale, Wednesday, March 8, 2017, 1:00 PM at Saskatoon Livestock Sales, Saskatoon, SK. 45 red, black and fullblood beef bulls. Semen tested, delivered and fully guaranteed; 9 replacement females. For more information call Tyler 306-544-7633 View catalogue at: www.sunnyvalleysimmentals.com PHEASANTDALE CATTLE COMPANY 13th Annual Bull and Female Sale Thurs., March 2nd, 1:00 PM at the ranch, 22 kms. east of Balcarres, SK. Offering 70 fullblood Simmental, Red and Black Purebred Simmental and Simm/Red Angus cross bulls, yearlings and extra age bulls, all polled. 8 open purebred heifers. View catalogue: www.bohrson.com For info. call Lee Stilborn 306-335-7553, 306-335-2828.

ASHWORTH FARM AND RANCH 14th Annual Bull Sale, Monday, March 6th, 1 PM at the farm. 8 miles South of Oungre, SK. Hwy. #35, 2-1/2 miles East. Offering 90 Red and Black Simmental bulls and Simm/Angus cross bulls. For catalogue or more information call Kelly Ashworth 306-456-2749, 306-861-2013 or Bouchard Livestock 403-946-4999. View catalogue on-line at: www.bouchardlivestock.com

SHEEP AND GOAT SALE, Heartland Livestock, Prince Albert, Friday, March 3, 11:00 AM. Call 306-763-8463 to pre-book.

For more information please contact: Sandy Jolicoeur at (306) 975-9251 or email crops@bioriginal.com

SUNGOLD SPECIALTY MEATS. We want your lambs. Have you got finished (fat) lambs or feeder lambs for sale? Call Rick at: 403-894-9449 or Cathy at: 1-800-363-6602 for terms and pricing. www.sungoldmeats.com

1997 SRI REGENT, 16x76, 3 bdrm, 2 baths, excellent condition, $58,000. Call Doug, 780-920-3004, Edmonton, AB. area.

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. 2008 SRI 2016 SQ”, 6 bedrooms, 3 1/2 baths, exc. cond. $144,900 OBO. Call Al 306-221-4493 Vanscoy, SK.

RTMS AND SITE built homes. Call 1-866-933-9595, or go online for pictures and pricing at: www.warmanhomes.ca

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

SELLING LAMBS AND GOATS? Why take one price from one buyer? Expose your lambs and goats to a competitive market. Beaver Hill Auctions, Tofield, AB. Sales every Monday, trucks hauling from SK, BC, AB. www.beaverhillauctions.com Call: 780-662-9384.

PSYCHIC ANNE EDWARDS, 36 yrs. experience. Find out what’s in the stars for you!

Answers all questions in love, business, finances and career. Free 15 minute reading SASK. SHEEP DEV. BOARD sole dis- for first time callers. Phone 647-430-1891. tributor of sheep ID tags in Sask., offers programs, marketing services and sheep/ goat supplies. 306-933-5200, Saskatoon, SK. www.sksheep.com

PASTURELAND EAST CENTRAL AB. 2 sections, deeded native pasture in a block.

Approx. 75% open grazing. Newer 4-wire perimeter fence on the surrounding road allowance. $14,953.50/year surface lease revenue. Water well, power, and buried 2” water line to centre of each section. $1,800,000. Call Kirby Nanias O/B, Buffalo Realty Inc., 780-842-7653, Wainwright, AB. kirby@buffalo-realty.com

ATTENTION ELK PRODUCERS: If you have elk to supply to market, please give AWAPCO a call. $10 per kilo. Hot hanging.

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INVITATION TO TENDER FARMLAND. Farmland for sale by Tender near Strome, AB: NE 01-44-15 W4; NW 01-44-15 W4; NW 11-44-15 W4; NW 12-44-15 W4; SW 12-44-15 W4; SW 14-44-15 W4. Tenders close February 28th, 2017. To see complete Invitation To Tender go to: www.andreassenborth.com and click on Lorenz Tender. For further information please call Don Lorenz at 780-991-8603 or by e-mail: dlorenz@northwest-refrig.com WANTED TO LEASE irrigated land to producer forages or buy standing irrigated pure Timothy or pure Alfalfa; Also looking to lease land or buy standing pure Timothy crops west of Hwy #2. Call Barry at: 403-507-8660, e-mail: info@barr-ag.com

FROSTFREE NOSEPUMPS: Fully sustainable livestock watering. No power reSOUTH DEVON AND POUNDMAKER (SD quired to heat or pump. Prevents contamicross Angus) bulls. Yearling and 2 year nation. Grants available. 1-866-843-6744. olds. Semen tested. Ivomeced and vacci- www.frostfreenosepumps.com nated. British breed. Quiet, good growth. $2500-3500. 403-566-2467, Wardlow, AB. 2002 521DXT CASE payloader w/grapple E-mail: dmrranching@gmail.com fork. Call 306-773-1049 or 306-741-6513, Swift Current, SK. HI-HOG CATTLE SQUEEZE. YEARLING SPECKLE PARK bulls sired by 306-773-1049 or 306-741-6513, RH Yager 99Y. 306-877-2014, Dubuc, SK. Current, SK.

BRED HEIFERS: 65 excellent quality ranch raised Black and Red Angus. Moderate framed females will make great cows.

Bred to top quality bulls. Call or leave message 780-855-2580, New Norway, AB.

Farming is enough of a gamble, advertise in the Alberta Farmer Express classified section.

It’s a sure thing. 1-800-665-1362.

LAB CROSS PUPS, black, available now, Call $500. Call 306-295-3333, 306-295-3868, Swift 306-295-7669 cell, Eastend, SK.

SVEN ROLLER MILLS. Built for over 40 years. PTO/elec. drive, 40 to 1000 bu./hr.

Example: 300 bu./hr. unit costs $1/hr. to run. Rolls peas and all grains. We regroove and repair all makes of mills. Call Apollo Machine 306-242-9884, 1-877-255-0187. www.apollomachineandproducts.com

75 SECOND AND THIRD Black and Red Angus young bred cows. Call 306-773-1049 STEEL VIEW MFG. Self-standing panels, windbreaks, silage/hay bunks, feeder panor 306-741-6513, Swift Current, SK. els, sucker rod fence posts. Custom orCOMPLETE HERD DISPERSAL. 40 bred ders. Call Shane 306-493-2300, Delisle, cows: 10 bred heifers, 10- 2nd calvers, 18- SK. www.steelviewmfg.com 5 yr. old and under, 2- 6 yr. olds. This is a totally closed herd, only top producers CATTLE SHELTER PACKAGES or built on were kept. Also selling Black Angus herd- site.

For early booking call sire. 306-961-6499, Prince Albert, SK. 1-800-667-4990 or visit our website: www.warmanhomecentre.com BLACK ANGUS HEIFERS for sale, bred to Black Angus bulls. Exposed July 1 - Sept 5, 357 NH MIXMILL, hammer good on 2 $2100. Call 306-476-2448, Rockglen, SK. sides, good shape.

306-944-4325, 306-231-8355, Bruno, SK.

REGISTERED BORDER COLLIE pups, Sire Scottish import, son of 2010 International Champion, top working stock.

780-941-3843, New Sarepta, AB. NEW LITTER OF PUPS: From great working parents, ready March 11th. 2 females, 3 males. 1st shots and de-wormed, $400.

306-492-2447, 306-290-3339, Clavet, SK. GREAT BERNESE PUPS, $600. Personal property protection. 306-946-6644, Simpson, SK. Pics on mountaindogkennels.com

MULTI-USE PROPERTY, 18,470 sq. ft., 2 storey building on over 10 acres of prime scenic property in Moose Jaw, SK. adjacent to TransCanada Hwy. Short distance to new hospital. Comprises of offices, cafeteria, kitchen, meeting rooms, 18 bdrms with private baths and indoor pool.

Replacement value over $5,000,000. This property has a rare and valuable multipurpose CS coding allowing for the operation of a medical research or health care facility. Ideal for private MRI, private senior care, or rehabilitation business. Call Dave Low, Realty Executives MJ, 306-631-9201, davelow@sasktel.net

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 troughs, rodeo equipment and garbage incinerators. Distributors for El-Toro electric branders and twine cutters. Our squeeze chutes and headgates are now avail. with a neck extender. Ph 306-796-4508, email: COZY CAPS! Ear protection for newborn ple@sasktel.net Web: www.paysen.com calves! 306-739-0020, Carlyle, SK. Email cozycaps@outlook.com STOP WASTING GRAIN! Try our grain BRED COW HERD REDUCTION, by half. troughs: 30’ c/w skids, made of conveyor LOG AND TIMBER HOMES, Saskatoon, 150 head. Bred Charolais, to calve first belting and pipe, $750 ea. 306-538-4685, SK. Visit www.backcountryloghomes.ca or week of April. 306-432-4803, Lipton, SK. call 306-222-6558.

306-736-7146, Kennedy, SK.

SALE OF LAND BY TENDER. Offers will be received by the undersigned until 12:00 noon, on the 27th day of Feb. 2017, for the purchase of the following lands located approx. 9 miles NE of Brooks, AB. at the intersection of #544 and One Tree Road for the purchase of the following deeded lands legally described as: The NE quarter of 12-20-14-W4, 160 acres more or less excepting thereout: Plan number hectares acres more or less Road 5669JK 0.745 1.84 Descriptive 9411530 1.06 2.62 Road 0510456 0.039 0.10. Excepting thereout all mines and minerals and the right to work the same. Subject to the reservations as contained in the existing title. The lands are seeded to hay and include 2 bins.

There is a 40’x80’ insulated heated shop and 2008 Zimmatic Pivot which are included in the Sale. The lands are subject 3 leases as follows: 2 Surface Leases in favour of Cenovus Energy Inc. and Surface Lease in Favour of Canadian Natural Resources Limited. The total annual surface lease rental is $12,650 per year. All Offers are to be accompanied by a deposit of 5% of the proposed purchase price, with the balance payable within 30 days of notice of acceptance of the Offer. All deposits and unaccepted offers will be returned immediately after opening bids. The 2017 taxes are to be paid by the Purchaser but will be adjusted at the time of the Sale along with Surface Lease rentals. All Lands are to be purchased as is. Alternate terms may be considered. Offers shall be for a minimum purchase of one quarter section.

The owner proposes a closing date of March 27, 2017. Additional particulars may be obtained by contacting Doug Jensen at 403-362-1943. The highest or any offer received will not necessarily be accepted.

Offer shall be marked as “Land Tender/ Matthew Lofgren” and forwarded to, or left with Stringam LLP, Brooks Office: 212 3rd Ave. West, Brooks, AB., T1R 0G1 or 35 7th St. SE, Medicine Hat, AB., T1A 1J2.

ONE QUARTER GRAINLAND for sale, East of Bindloss, AB. For more info. call 403-379-2521.

FARMLAND FOR SALE in Mannning, AB. Some full sections. Call Evelyn Petkus, Royal LePage Valley Realty, 780-836-6478.

HOMESITE AND FARMLAND FOR SALE

BY TENDER: Located in the County of St. Paul, Alberta. Tenders are invited for the sale of the following farmland and improvements: SE-20-56-08 W4 (156.97 titled acres); NW-21-56-08 W4 (159.00 titled acres); NE-21-56-08 W4 (137.98 titled acres); NW-16-56-08 W4 (136.21 titled acres); NE-16-56-08 W4 (135.20 titled acres); N1/2 of SE-31-55-08 W4 (75.42 titled acres); S1/2 of SE-31-55-08 W4 (80 acres); Portion of NE-21-56-08 W4. House (1919 sq. ft. on main plus 1909 sq. ft) on SE 20-56-04.

Main floor layout: Entry, kitchen, living room, Master BR + 2BR + BR/office, 2 full BR, laundry/garage entry, pantry.

Walkout basement c/w in-floor heat, rec room, 2 BR, 4 pc. bathroom, storage rooms, mechanical/laundry room. 3 vehicle finished garage w/in-floor heat and oversized doors. Parcel #1 - SE-20-56-08 W4 (Arable: 97.63/pasture: 56.34) includes house and 40x60’ shop w/concrete floors, 3 overhead doors (16’, 14’ and 12’) and metal roof. Grain and fertilizer storage consisting of (12) 5000 bu., (3) 3300 bu., (3) 2100 bu. and (1) 49 ton fertilizer bin and (1) 89 ton fertilizer bin. All hopper bottom (sold separately or as part of the package), steel buffalo corral. Garden shed not included in sale. Perimeter fenced.

Parcel #2 - NW 21-56-08 W4: (Arable: 104/pasture: 90.90).

No buildings.

Fenced. Parcel #3 - NE-21-56-08 W4: (Arable: 96.22/pasture: 41.79). No buildings. Natural water source. 2 subdivisions existing. Parcel #4 - NW 16-56-08 W4: (Arable: 95.22/pasture: 40.99). No buildings. Water water source. 1 subdivision of 19.77 acres. Parcel #5 - NE 16-56-08 W4: (Arable: 80.00/pasture: 55.20). No buildings and consisting of 135.20 acres.

Parcel #6 - N 1/2 of SE -31-55-08 W4, (Arable: 51.94/pasture: 22.01/waste: 1.47). No buildings. There is a 3.76 acre subdivision removed from the east side of the parcel. Parcel #7 - S 1/2 of SE 31-55-08 W4: (Arable: 62.22/pasture: 17.78). No buildings. Fenced. Parcel #8 Part of NE 21-56-08 W4: 18.09 acres zoned for Country Residential use. Additional information and photos concerning the farmlands along with a recent buildings inspection report of the home complete with photos is available by contacting the undersigned below. Terms of Sale: Sealed tenders may be submitted on all of the Parcels, a combination of some of the parcels or each Parcel separately. Interested parties are advised to submit their bid on a Tender Form available room Robertson Moskal Sarsons. All tenders must be in writing accompanied by a certified cheque/bank draft for 10% of the bid price, as a deposit, payable to: “Robertson Moskal Sarsons in trust” placed inside a sealed envelope marked on the outside “Henderson Tender File 66023.16095 CJS” and delivered to our office address below either in person, by courier or mail.

Bidders are reminded to include all of their contact information. Sealed tenders to purchase Parcel(s) shall be accepted by the undersigned until 5:00 PM (MST) on Tuesday February 28, 2017.

All tenders not accepted shall have their deposit returned by regular mail on March 7, 2017. Balance of cash to close to be paid no later than 35 days after receipt of notice of acceptance by the successful tenderer/bidder or else deposit is forfeited as liquidated damages. Buyer is responsible for 2017 property taxes and the Seller shall be responsible for all property taxes up to and including December 31, 2016.

Buyer shall pay GST or provide an undertaking to self-assess and indemnify the Seller. Time to be of the essence in all matters. The Buyer relies entirely on their knowledge and inspection of the property independent of any representations/warranties made by or on behalf of the Seller.

Vacant possession of the home and farmlands available on closing. The highest or any tender not necessarily accepted.

In the event your tender/bid is accepted, the successful bidder will be notified in writing on or before 14 days following the close of tenders. If the tender is accepted your deposit shall become a non-refundable deposit and should the bidder fail to complete the transaction the deposit shall be retained by the Seller as liquidated damages. Interested parties should make inquiries as they see fit.

Submit sealed tenders, inquiries and requests for inspection to: Robertson Moskal Sarsons, Barristers & Solicitors, A - 3801 - 51 Ave (PO Box 1680), Lloydminster SK/AB. S9V 1K6.

Email: csarsons@lloydlaw.ca Phone 780-875-7671, Fax 780-875-9485.

Attention Mr. Christopher J. Sarsons.

SADDLE HILLS, Alberta Farm for Lease The Saddle Hills farm consists of approximately 3678 acres of cropland as well as a home yard site with equipment and grain storage capacity. The farm is located north of Bonanza, AB. in Saddle Hills County. The area is well suited for canola, wheat and oats. Bonnefield plans to negotiate with excellent farmers to form long-term lease arrangements to ensure this land is maintained profitably and sustainably for the long term. For more information please contact: saddlehills@bonnefield.com

LOOKING FOR THREE or more sections of farmland to list. Have Buyers. Contact Earl Cooper 306-241-7751 or Reg Kotlar 306-221-1880 at Sutton Group Norland Realty Ltd., Saskatoon, SK. RM OF BLUCHER 343: 2 quarters.

SW-29-35-01-W3M, NW-29-35-01-W3M, 310 acres cult. 3 hopper bins totaling 17,000 bus. Taking offers to February 28, 2017. Call Bob 306-717-1987.

SEVERAL QUALITY LAND packages for sale. Please check out our website at www.hciventures.ca Regina, SK. 4 LOTS LOCATED Downtown Lumsden.

17,250 sq. ft. parcel, Zoned C2. Development opportunity, ex. banks, offices, multi mixed, hotel, medical, etc., $379,900.

MLS#590709. Paul Kutarna, Sutton Group - Results Realty, 306-596-7081.

7 QUARTERS, RM OF HAZELWOOD, Kipling, SK. Opportunity! Close to Moose Mountain Prov. Park. Five oilwells on 2 quarters. Income from wind turbine. Additional lands leased for grazing. Gross income over $33,000/year. $1,385,000.

MLS#595273. Paul Kutarna, Sutton Group - Results Realty, 306-596-7081.

13 LOTS IN REGINA. Investment opportunity! 13 unserviced lots. Each lot is 25’x125’. Located directly west of Harbour Landing on Campbell St., $520,000.

MLS#582469. Paul Kutarna, Sutton Group - Results Realty, 306-596-7081.

FOR SALE BY TENDER. Home quarter for sale. Offers are invited for the land (no minerals; no buildings except as stated below): C SE 28-11-10 W2, located in the RM of Fillmore #96 (159.62 acres) (1900 sq. ft. house, 16,800 bu. grain storage, cattle shelters, watering bowls, 2 sheds, 2 dugouts plus well water, house has chlorination iron filter RO water filtration and 120 acres cult.) For anyone wishing to view the property, an open house will be held on February 11, 2017 from 1:00 to 5:00 PM. An offer may be made for the above land.

An offer must be: in writing with a certified cheque (payable to the undersigned) for 5% of the offered price as a deposit; and placed in a sealed envelope marked “Land Tender” which reaches the undersigned by 10:00 AM CST Thursday, March 2, 2017. Balance of offered price is payable by cash or financing arrangements (satisfactory to the undersigned) when notice of intention to accept the offer is given.

Cheques of unsuccessful offerors will be returned. The highest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted. Offerors must rely on their own research of the property to determine acreage, condition and assessment. If you have any other questions regarding the sale of the land please call Claude at 306-722-7408. Donald G. Horner, Horner Law Office, 21- 5th Street N. E., Weyburn, SK. S4H 0Y9.

WANTED: UP TO 250 quarters of grain land. Will consider most parts in SK. and AB. For more info. phone 306-221-2208.

FARMLAND NE SK(Clemenceau) 4 quarters plus 36 acre riverside parcel w/5 bdrm. home. Featuring: bins on concrete with direct hit on railroad cars, 40 acres of mostly mature spruce timber, 2 farmyards- 1 bordering Etomami River and 50 miles of provincial forest, excellent elk hunting and other big game and goose. 580 acres cult.

Full line of farm equipment and sawmill also available Reg Hertz, 306-865-7469.

RM HAZEL DELL #335. 419 acres chemical free farmland all in one block. Private setting. Older mobile home, good water. Info phone 306-814-0014, Preeceville, SK.

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CERT. #1 CS CAMDEN, Triactor, Souris. CERTIFIED #1 CDC Amarillo, high germ. WANTED: FEED GRAIN, barley, wheat, ROUND NETWRAPPED ALFALFA/BROME excellent quality. Northland Seeds Inc., and quality. Seed Source, 306-323-4402, peas, green or damaged canola. Phone bales. No rain. Approx. 1500 lbs., 4¢/lb.

306-324-4315, Margo, SK. Archerwill, SK. Gary 306-823-4493, Neilburg, SK. Call 306-482-7492, Carnduff, SK. LACKAWANNA PRODUCTS CORP. BuyCERT.#1 CDC Limerick and Cooper, ers and sellers of all types of feed grain excellent quality. Northland Seeds Inc., and grain by-products. Contact Bill Hajt or CERTIFIED AAC PREVAIL, AAC Foray and 306-324-4315, Margo, SK. Christopher Lent at 306-862-2723.

AAC Pasture. Volume and cash discounts. clent@lpctrade.com bhajt@lpctrade.com Please text or call Jeff at Sopatyk Seed REGISTERED CERTIFIED CDC Greenwater; Farms, 306-227-7867, Aberdeen, SK. Certified CDC Striker. Martens Charolais TO P PRICES Email: jeffsopatyk@me.com and Seed, 204-534-8370, Boissevain, MB. FARMLAND AUCTION: 2 quarter sections of farmland in the RM of Benson #35, SE 01-04-07 W2 and SW 01-04-07 W2. Don Biette land and farm equipment auction Monday April 17, 2017. Bienfait, SK. area.

Visit www.mackauctioncompany.com for sale bill and photos or join our FB page.

Phone 306-421-2928 or 306-487-7815 MACK Auction Co. PL 311962.

CERTIFIED AAC BRANDON, AAC Jatharia Grant, Greenshields Seeds, 306-746-7336, 306-524-4339, Semans, SK.

2016 CHALLENGER 37KT, #G0A07762, #1 Selling floor plan, $174,900. AMVIC Lic. AAC BRANDON, reg. and cert., top Dlr. Call 1-844-488-3142 or shop online quality seed. Gregoire Seed Farms Ltd, 24/7 at: Allandale.com North Battleford, SK., 306-441-7851, 306-445-5516. gregfarms@sasktel.net 2013 CHALLENGER 37KT, 31,000 miles, excellent cond, many extras, $115,000. St. AAC ELIE, CERT., sister to AAC Brandon, Gregor, SK. 306-366-2112, 306-231-3410. top quality seed. Gregoire Seed Farms Ltd, North Battleford, SK., 306-441-7851, 306-445-5516. gregfarms@sasktel.net

NEW CERTIFIED CDC Calvi, CDC Bastia, CDC Togo. Itchless. Very good condition.

306-843-2934, Wilkie, SK. www.herle.ca CERTIFIED CDC CALVI. Phone Grant at Greenshields Seeds, 306-746-7336, 306-524-4339, Semans, SK

PARTS FOR VINTAGE snowmobiles, 1990 CERT. CDC Utmost VB, CDC Plentiful. and older. Call Don at 780-755-2258, MR fusarium resistance. AC Andrew, AC Enchant VB and AC conquer VB. REG. AND CERT. CDC Calvi, great Wainwright, AB. doncole@mcsnet.ca standability, excellent quality. Northland 306-843-2934, Wilkie, SK. www.herle.ca Seeds Inc., 306-324-4315, Margo, SK. EXCELLENT QUALITY CERTIFIED #1 Cardale, CDC Utmost, CDC Plentiful, ELIAS SCALES MFG., several different Muchmore, AAC Elie, AAC Connery, AAC ways to weigh bales and livestock; Plat- Brandon, Elgin ND. Frederick Seeds, MUSTARD SEED FOR SALE! Looking for off form scales for industrial use as well, non- 306-287-3977, Watson, SK. grade mustard, lentils or chickpeas. Cuselectric, no balances or cables (no weigh like it). Shipping arranged. 306-445-2111, CERTIFIED AC CARBERRY and AC Shaw tom color sorting of all types of crops.

North Battleford, SK. www.eliasscales.com VB. Contact Ennis Seeds 306-429-2793, Ackerman Ag Services, 306-638-2282, Chamberlain, SK. LAND AUCTION for Val Veroba, Kelly Glenavon, SK. Fleck, Dallas Fleck & Sherry Moffat, on Thursday, March 23, 2017, Days CERTIFIED #1 CDC Plentiful, Cardale, Inn, Estevan, SK., 7:00 PM. Please join Elgin ND, Goodeve VB, Vesper VB. Fenton Mack Auction Company on March 23rd for Seeds, 306-873-5438, Tisdale, SK. your chance to own 12 quarter sections of prime farmland in RM of Browning #34.

CERT AAC JATHARIA VB CWRS, Brandon Over $60,000 of Surface Lease Revenue Plentiful, Utmost VB. Melfort, SK. Trawin being sold with the land located in the Seeds, 306-752-4060 www.trawinseeds.ca TOP QUALITY ALFALFA, variety of grasses center of the Lampman/Steelman gas and and custom blends, farmer to farmer. Gary oil fields! NW-19-04-06-W2; NE-19-04CERTIFIED #1 AAC Brandon HRS, high Waterhouse 306-874-5684, Naicam, SK. 06-W2, $13,350 SLR; SW-19-04-06-W2, germ., low fusarium gram. Seed Source, $3600 SLR; SE-19-04-06-W2, $10,000 SLR 306-323-4402, Archerwill, SK. COMMON ALFALFA SEED, creep and tap(Sub-divided yardsite does not sell); root varieties, cleaned and bagged.

SE-29-04-06-W2, existing Surface Leases 306-963-7833, Imperial, SK. not incl. in sale (Sub-divided yardsite does not sell); SW-29-04-05-W2, $2725 SLR; TOP QUALITY CERTIFIED alfalfa and grass SE-29-04-05-W2, $3050 SLR; NE-28-04seed. Call Gary or Janice Waterhouse $28/ACRE, CATT CORN, open pollinated 05-W2, $5775 SLR; SE-28-04-05-W2, corn seed. Lower cost alternative for graz306-874-5684, Naicam, SK. $7175 SLR; SE-18-04-05-W2, $8450 SLR ing and silage. 7-9’ tall leafy plants, 8-10” (Sub-divided yardsite does not sell); cobs, early maturing 2150 CHUs. Seed SW-17-04-05-W2, $6650 SLR; SE-06-04produced in MB. for over 10 yrs. High nu05-W2. For sale bill and photos visit tritional value and palatability. Delivery www.mackauctioncompany.com Join us HYBRID AND OPEN-POLLINATED canola available. 204-723-2831, Check us out on on Facebook and Twitter. 306-421-2928 or varieties. Certified #1 Synergy (Polish), facebook at: Catt Corn 306-487-7815 Mack Auction Co. PL311962 Dekalb, Rugby. Phone Fenton Seeds, 306-873-5438, Tisdale, SK. ALFALFA, CLOVER, BROMEGRASS, Timothy, wheat grass. Trawin Seeds, Melfort, CDC GLAS FLAX, reg. and cert., top SK., 306-752-4060. www.trawinseeds.ca quality seed. Gregoire Seed Farms Ltd, North Battleford, SK., 306-441-7851, 306-445-5516. gregfarms@sasktel.net REG. AND CERT. #1 Bethune flax, 98% germ., Triffied free. Sandercock Seed CERT., REG. CDC Copeland. Volume and Farm, 306-334-2958, Balcarres, SK. cash discounts. Please text or call Jeff at REAL ESTATE AUCTION, Ole Peteherych, Sopatyk Seed Farms, 306-227-7867, CERTIFIED #1 CDC Sorrel, AAC Bravo.

Fenton Seeds, 306-873-5438, Tisdale, SK. 306-634-3540, Thursday, March 30, Aberdeen, SK. jeffsopatyk@me.com 2017, Days Inn, Estevan, SK., 7:00 PM. Join Mack Auction Company on Thursday, CDC COPELAND BARLEY, reg. and cert., CERT. GLAS, CDC Sorrel, CDC Bethune Trawin Seeds, Melfort, SK., March 30 for your chance to own 6 quarter top quality seed. Gregoire Seed Farms Ltd, flax. sections of fenced pasture land in the North Battleford, SK., 306-441-7851, 306-752-4060. www.trawinseeds.ca North Portal/Northgate SK. area. Lots 1 & 306-445-5516. gregfarms@sasktel.net 2 share a common water source and will be combined. This half section is located CERT. CDC Copeland, AAC Synergy. adjacent to the community pasture’s east Treatment available upon request. TEZ corrals. RM Coalfields #4: 1. SW-22-01- SEEDS, Elrose, SK. 306-378-2785.

04-W2, pasture. 2. SE-22-01-04-W2, pasture. Abandoned farm yard with power TOP QUALITY CERT. #1 CDC Copeland, service. Lots 3, 4, 5 & 6 will be combined. AC Metcalfe, Newdale. Frederick Seeds, HAVE WET FIELDS? Try Faba beans! Cert.

CDC Snowdrop, small seed, zero tannin.

These 4 quarters are crossfenced and 306-287-3977, Watson, SK. 306-843-2934, Wilkie, SK. www.herle.ca share water sources, valleys and coulees.

RM Enniskillen #3: 3. SW-28-01-03-W2, REG., CERT. CDC COPELAND, AC Metcalfe. pasture. 4. SE-28-01-03-W2, pasture. Sea- Call for early order and bulk discount pric- REG., CERT. MCLEOD R2Y soybean, early sonal access road and low level crossing. ing. Visa, MC, FCC financing. Custom season, high yield. Custom treating 5. NE-28-01-03-W2, pasture. Grid road ac- treating available.

LLSEEDS.CA, available. Call for early order and bulk discount pricing. Visa, MC, FCC financing. cess, also known as the Little Dipper 306-530-8433, Lumsden, SK. LLSEEDS.CA, 306-530-8433, Lumsden, SK. Ranch Heritage Site. 6. NW-27-01-03-W2, pasture. Grid road access. Mack Auction CERTIFIED CDC AUSTENSON barley. Call CONVENTIONAL SOYBEANS: AAC Edward, Co. 306-421-2928, 306-487-7815. For sale Ennis Seeds 306-429-2793, Glenavon, SK. OAC Prudence - Certified, Reg., Fdn. Not bill and photos: mackauctioncompany.com tolerant. Big Dog Seeds, Join us on Facebook & Twitter. PL311962.

CERT. #1 COPELAND, 95% germ., 94% glyphosate vigor, 0 fus., 47. Sandercock Seed Farm, 306-483-2963, Oxbow, SK. 306-334-2958, Balcarres, SK. CERT CDC Blackstrap (early); CDC Superjet; CDC Jet. High germs. Martens CharoCERTIFIED #1 LEGACY (6R). Call Fenton lais & Seed, 204-534-8370, Boissevain, MB Seeds, 306-873-5438, Tisdale, SK. CERT. CDC COPELAND, AC Metcalfe barley. Call Trawin Seeds, 306-752-4060 Melfort, SK. www.trawinseeds.ca HANLEY-KENASTON AREA. 320 acres, bungalow, new shop, barn with added stock shelter, good water, natural gas, all underground services. 40 minutes from Saskatoon. Home quarter may be purchased separately. Asking $569,000. Call 306-252-5200 or Calgary 403-275-8008.

FARMLAND FOR SALE BY TENDER. RM of McCraney No. 282. Legal Description: NW-32-30-01-W3, ext. 0, SW-32-3001-W3, ext. 0. Conditions of Offer: 1. All offers to be submitted on or before 4:00 PM on February 28, 2017 to: Shirkey Law Office, Box 280, 127 Washington Ave., Davidson, SK., S0G 1A0. 2. Contact Shirkey Law Office at shirkey@sasktel.net or 306-567-2023 to obtain Bid Form. 3. Deposits of $5000 made payable to Shirkey Law Office. Cheques will be returned to unsuccessful bidders. Highest or any offer not necessarily accepted. 4. Persons submitting offers must rely on their own inspection of land and improvements as to condition and number of acres.

CERT. CDC AUSTENSON feed barley.

Call Trawin Seeds, 306-752-4060 Melfort, CERT. REG. FDN. CDC Impulse and CDC SK. www.trawinseeds.ca Proclaim red lentil seed. Higher yielding than Maxim. Volume and cash discounts.

CERT. #1 AAC Synergy, CDC Copeland, Please text or call Jeff at Sopatyk Seed excellent quality. Northland Seeds Inc., Farms, 306-227-7867, Aberdeen, SK. 306-324-4315, Margo, SK. Email: jeffsopatyk@me.com NEW CERT. CDC Proclaim CL red lentil 306-843-2934, Wilkie, SK. www.herle.ca DE DELL SEEDS INC. high yielding grain corn, high yielding silage corn, proven in the prairies. The leaders in non-GMO technology. Prairie dealer. Beausejour, MB. Free delivery. Call 204-268-5224.

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 CERTIFIED #1 CDC Impala (small red) Clearfield. Fenton Seeds, 306-873-5438, Tisdale, SK.

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 Place Commodities Ltd, accurate real time marketing. 403-394-1711, 403-315-3930. info@marketplacecommodities.com

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PAID FO R FEED BARLEY, W H EAT,O ATS, RYE,TRITICALE, PEAS,LEN TILS, H EATED O IL SEEDS, SO YBEAN S Priced at your b in.

250 LARGE ROUND 1500 lb., twine wrapped bales, good quality, 4¢/lb or $60/bale. Loaded. Near Hwy #47. Call or text 306-728-9033, Melville, SK. 1000 ROUND 5x6 BALES. Grass/legume grass, unthreshed barley and straw. Excellent to average quality. Priced accordingly.

Contact Ed 306-563-6261, Gorlitz, SK. HAULING 45 TONNES OF HAY on each of 2 identical Super B units. 48 large round bales; or 78- 3x4 squares; or 120- 3x3 squares. Receive up to 10% volume discount depending on volume. Ph/tx Hay Vern 204-729-7297, Brandon, MB.

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ROUND ALFALFA/ALFALFA GRASS solid core greenfeed 5x6 JD hay bales for sale.

Call 306-237-4582, Perdue, SK.

Wheat, Barley, Oats, Peas, etc.

Green or Heated Canola/Flax

ALFALFA CUBES, LIVESTOCK PELLETS, 1-877-641-2798 bedding and grass seed. Cubes: $250, 500 kg tote; $12.70, 20 kg bag; Bulk Go public with an ad in the Alberta Farmer available. Bulk livestock pellets. Bedding Express classifieds. Phone 1-800-665-1362. shavings. Grass seed dealer. Delivery available. 780-201-2044, Bonnyville, AB. Email: info@tncfeedsandbrushing.com HORSE AND DAIRY QUALITY HAY, alfalfa and orchard grass mix, 80- big squares 4x3x8, between 1100 and 1200 lbs., $88.

2000- small squares, 60-65 lbs., $6. No rain, shedded. All prices are hay shed price. Phone 403-381-4817, Coalhurst, AB. SHEDDED DAIRY AND FEEDER HAY, 3x4x8 square bales; Greenfeed and straw.

Tests available. 403-633-8835, Tilley, AB.

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250 MIXED ALFALFA big round hay bales, no rain. Easy access. Boyle, AB. area. Call 780-525-2482 or 780-519-7544.

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ALFALFA BROME PUBESCENT 3x3x8 bales.

Feed analysis available. Swift Current, SK. Call 306-773-2503 or 306-741-9784.

FEED GRAIN WANTED! Also buying light, LARGE ROUND ALFALFA brome mixed hay. tough or offgrade grains. “On Farm Pickup” Westcan Feed & Grain, 1-877-250-5252.

Call 306-764-6372, Prince Albert, SK. HAY BALES ROUND mixed 5x5, hard BUYING SPRING THRASHED CANOLA core, no rain, net wrapped, horse quality, and grain “On Farm Pickup” Westcan Feed $80/bale. Near Regina, SK 306-539-6123 & Grain, 1-877-250-5252.

400 BROME/ALFALFA 6x6 round hay bales, HEATED/DAMAGED PEAS, 4¢/lb., no rain. Contact 306-634-7920, BUYING FLAX & GRAIN “On Farm Pickup”. Westcan 306-421-1753, Estevan, SK. Feed & Grain, 1-877-250-5252.

ALFALFA BALES FOR SALE: 8x4x3 squares, feed tests available, $52/each. Call TRI-AG MARKETING SOLUTIONS. Buy306-728-2529, Yorkton, SK. ers of all classes of wheat, barley, oats, GOOD QUALITY HAY, no rain, 1250 lb. and canola. Will buy tough and damp round bales. Can deliver. 306-463-8669, grain. Trucking available. Prompt payment.

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Kindersley, SK. Call Matt 306-469-7660, Big River, SK. 250 BIG SQUARE flax straw bales, ideal for animal shelters, wind shelters, etc.

306-320-1041, Leroy, SK. GOOD QUALITY HAY put up dry without MAGNUM FABRICATING LTD. For all rain. 200 big square bales, 3x4x8. Rea- your fuel tank needs ULC certified for Canada and USA and Transport Canada sonably priced. 306-320-1041, Leroy, SK. DOT certified fuel tanks. Your No. 1 fuel ROUND WHEAT STRAW bales and green- safe solution. 306-662-2198, Maple Creek, feed oat bales, all netwrapped. Phone/text SK. www.magnumfabricating.com 306-291-9395, Langham, SK. 200 ORGANIC ALFALFA big rnd. hard core bales, approx. 1600 lbs., no rain, taking offers. Can load. 306-276-2402, White Fox.

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SHAVINGS: Cattle Feedlot/horse/poultry bedding. Bulk pricing and delivery available. Vermette Wood Preservers, Spruce Home, SK. 1-800-667-0094. Email info@vwpltd.com View www.vwpltd.com

35,000L SPLIT TANK, 28,000L diesel and 7,000L gas, c/w hoses, pumps and catwalk, double wrap environment tank, asking $35,000. 306-672-7502, 306-672-3516 Gull Lake, SK.

CONVENTIONAL WHEAT STRAW round bales and pea straw round bales. Ph/text TARPCO, SHUR-LOK, MICHEL’S sales, Troy 306-867-7719, Glenside, SK. service, installations, repairs. Canadian ROUND ALFALFA/GRASS, and slough hay, company. We carry aeration socks. We hard core bales, no rain, $55 per bale. Call carry grain bags. We now carry electric chute openers for grain trailer hoppers.

306-245-3756, Tyvan, SK. 1-866-663-0000.

ROUND ALFALFA/GRASS MIXED hard WANTED HANNAS SEEDS is seeking dis- core, 5x6, average 1450 lbs., 3.5¢/lb. tributors for forage, turf, native and recla- 306-736-2445, 306-577-7351, Kipling, SK. mation seed. Good commissions. Please contact Esther 1-800-661-1529, or email CUSTOM BALE HAULING. Will haul large TIRES TIRES TIRES! Radial, bias, new, squares or round. Phone 306-567-7199, used. 20.8x42, 18.4x42, 20.8x38, 18.4x38, esther.stigter@hannasseeds.com Kenaston, SK. 20.8R34, 18.4x34, 900/60R32, 800/65R FINE CHOPPED ALFALFA silage bales, indi- 32, 24.5x32, 18.4x30, 23.1x30, 16.9x28, vidually wrapped, 1200 lbs., $55/bale, hay 28Lx26, 18.4x26, 19.5Lx24. Semis, skid analysis available, dairy quality. Hay bales, steers. Best price and value guaranteed!

1400 lbs., 25% alfalfa, 75% Meadow www.combineworld.com 1-888-278-4905 Brome, no rain, $63/bale. 306-963-7656, COMBINE WORLD can provide dual soluImperial, SK. for a multitude of agricultural equipWANTED HEATED CANOLA. No broker LONG LAKE TRUCKING, two units, custom tions ment! Call us now for pricing and involved. Sell direct to crushing plant. hay hauling. 306-567-7100, Imperial, SK. availability!

1-888-278-4905 Cash on delivery or pickup. 306-228-7306 or 306-228-7325, no texts. Unity, SK. ORGANIC OAT STRAW BALES, 200 big round, $15 each. Phone 306-722-3225, RIMS FOR SALE! We are clearing out our excess rims! Get all standard size combine WANT TO BUY all grades of oats and feed Fillmore, SK. rims for 50% off our reg. price. Excludes barley and wheat. Mail samples to: Green TOP QUALITY GRASS HAY for sale, duals and specialty size rims. Offer ends Prairie, RR 8, Site 30, Comp 11, Leth- shedded, can deliver, 306-501-9204 ask May 30th, 2017. 1-888-278-4905 or view bridge, AB. T1J 4P4. Call 1-877-667-3993. www.combineworld.com for Paul. Belle Plain Colony, Belle Plain, SK.

CERTIFIED AC TRANSCEND. CERTIFIED CDC MARBLE, dark speckled 306-843-2934, Wilkie, SK. www.herle.ca lentils. Call Grant, Greenshields Seeds, CERT. AAC SPITFIRE, ACC Marchwell 306-746-7336, 306-524-4339, Semans, SK VB. durum, good germ., low fusarium. Call Myles at Fox Family Farm 306-648-8337, Gravelbourg, SK. www.foxfamilyfarm.ca CERTIFIED CDC AMARILLO. Volume and LAND FOR SALE: RM of Wallace No. 243.

CHIN RIDGE SEEDS, Taber, AB cash discounts. Please text or call Jeff at WHY NOT KEEP MARKETING SIMPLE? NW 14-27-01 W2. 160 acres (140 cult.), Sopatyk Seed Farms, 306-227-7867, You are selling feed grains. We are CERTIFIED AAC Spitfire, Transcend Assessed 43,340. Call 204-414-4129. buying feed grains. Also buying chickAberdeen, SK. jeffsopatyk@me.com Durum; AAC Brandon, AC Muchmore peas, lentils and golden flax. Fast payHRSW; AAC Chiffon Softwheat; CERTIFIED CDC Amarillo, CDC Limerick, ment, with prompt pickup, true price disAAC Penhold CPSW; AC Bravo Flax; CDC Greenwater, CDC Mosaic. Phone covery. Call Jim Beusekom, Allen Pirness, RM RUSSELL. 3400 acres. For more details AAC Lacombe, CDC Greenwater Peas. Grant, Greenshields Seeds, 306-746-7336, David Lea, Vera Buziak or Matt Beusekom at Market Place Commodities Ltd., Leth306-524-4339, Semans, SK check out our website www.hciventures.ca See www.chinridge.com for bridge, AB. Phone 1-866-512-1711. Email Regina, SK. Realtors/Brokers welcome. more varieties 1-800-563-7333 GREEN PEAS: CDC Raezer, CDC Limerick, info@marketplacecommodities.com or CDC Greenwater, Fdn., Reg. and Cert. on all, top quality seed. Gregoire Seed Farms VAN RAAY PASKAL Farms in Iron Springs Ltd, North Battleford, SK., 306-441-7851, area is looking for Feed Barley. Put more 306-445-5516. gregfarms@sasktel.net MULCHING- TREES, BRUSH, Stumps. $$$ in your pocket and sell direct to us Call today 306-933-2950. Visit us at: EXCELLENT QUALITY CERTIFIED #1 CS with no brokerage fee. Call 403-732-5641.

Camden, Summit, CDC Minstrel, CDC Rufwww.maverickconstruction.ca CERTIFIED ABARTH European variety, fian, CDC Orrin. Frederick Seeds, better standability and disease package.

WANTED: OFF-GRADE PULSES, oil seeds 306-287-3977, Watson, SK. 306-843-2934, Wilkie, SK. www.herle.ca and cereals. All organic cereals and speCERTIFIED #1 CDC RUFFIAN, AC Leggett, CERTIFIED ARDILL PEAS, 93% germ., no cialty crops. Prairie Wide Grain, Saskatoon, Orrin.

Call Fenton Seeds, disease. Call Hickseeds 306-354-7998 SK., 306-230-8101, 306-716-2297.

RM SLIDING HILLS, located in Mikado, CDC (Barry), 306-229-9517 (Dale) Mossbank SK SK. 1358 sq. ft. bungalow, on 10 acres. 306-873-5438, Tisdale, SK. WANTED: FEED BARLEY Buffalo Plains Well lined trees. 49’x100’ steel quonset. $212,900. MLS#593526. Paul Kutarna, CERT. CS CAMDEN milling oat and CDC CERTIFIED #1 CDC Amarillo and CDC Cattle Company is looking to purchase Sutton Group Results Realty, baler forage oat. Trawin Seeds, Melfort, Meadow. Fenton Seeds, 306-873-5438, barley. For pricing and delivery dates, call SK., 306-752-4060. www.trawinseeds.ca Tisdale, SK. Kristen 306-624-2381, Bethune, SK. 306-596-7081.

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306-786-6600, Yorkton, SK. GOOD USED TRUCK TIRES: 700/8.25/ 900/1000/1100x20s; 11R22.5/11R24.5; 9R17.5, matched sets available. Pricing from $90. K&L Equipment and Auto. Ph Ladimer, 306-795-7779, Ituna, SK; Chris EXPERIENCED LIVE-IN Care giver with 12 yrs exp., is looking to care for a senior at 306-537-2027, Regina, SK. lady. Please call 306-551-7300.

Hit our readers where it counts… in the classifieds. Place your ad in the Alberta Farmer Express classifed section. 1-800-665-1362.

RIDER POSITION AVAILABLE on Pinhorn Grazing Reserve, May to Oct. Rider should be capable at riding, checking, recognizing sickness, roping, doctoring, some fencing.

CHECK OUT OUR parts specials at Must provide own horses (3- 5). Should be www.Maximinc.Com/parts or call Maxim willing to live in remote area. Contact Jon 403-868-2626, leave msg, Etzikom, AB. Truck & Trailer, 1-888-986-2946.

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PTO WATER PUMP, Bau-Man, sizes 6” to 16” w/capacities of 1,250 to 10,000 GPM. Lay flat water hose and accessories also available. 306-272-7225 or 306-272-4545, Foam Lake, SK. tymarkusson@sasktel.net www.highcapacitywaterpump.com

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

POSITION AVAILABLE, Cypress Hills, SK. area. Background yearling grasser operation and cow/calf. Modern facilities and equipment. Good working environment.

Class 1 preferred. Wages negotiable depending on experience. Ph. 306-295-7473.

WE ARE A mixed grain\chicken farm North of Saskatoon,looking for a FT person. Duties would include anything from seeding, spraying, combining, and equipment maintenance to the daily chores and maintenance involved with a chicken farm. Must have, or be willing to get a 1A license.

There would be long hours during seeding, spraying, and combining, and more flexible in the winter. Wages will depend on experience. Email resume and references to deruiter_dj@hotmail.com

PERMANENT EMPLOYMENT on large grain farm and producer car loading business.

Duties include: farm machinery operation and maintenance in large, well equipped shop; loading of cars and cleaning grain in 2 modern grain elevators. 4 bdrm. country home available as part of wage package.

Non-smokers. Wages starting at $20 to $25/hr. Class 1A an asset but willing to FULL-TIME FARM HELP WANTED for train. Kincaid, SK. Phone us at: general farm labor on a large, mixed farm. 306-264-7869, or fax: 306-264-5176, or Housing is available. For more info please email: gdmfarms@xplornet.com call 780-745-2540, Paradise Valley, AB. FARM LABOURER REQUIRED for mixed farm to operate machinery, cattle handling, and general farm duties. Driver’s license abstract may be required. Single or family accommodations including utilities.

Phone 403-575-0712 or fax resume to 403-577-2263, Consort, AB.

TWO FULL-TIME GENERAL Farm Workers wanted on a mixed farm near Ponteix, SK. Duties: Operating and maintaining farm equipment and general farm labor tasks.

Should have: General mechanical skills, 1-2 years farm experience, be reliable, self motivated and understand long working hours during peak seasons. Wage $18/hr.

E-mail resume to: daveedna@xplornet.ca Ph. 306-588-2627, D&E Evans Farm Ltd, Box 698, Ponteix, SK. S0N 1Z0.

PASTURE RIDER CONTRACT POSITION available at Masefield Grazing Ltd for the 2017 grazing season, May 1 to Nov. 15.

Applicant must supply own horses and have knowledge of herd health, handling and treatment of cattle from horseback and will also be responsible for other general pasture duties including fencing. The successful applicant will be supervised by the Pasture Manager and must possess a good work attitude. Wage will range from $22 to $25/hr. depending on experience.

Housing available. Employment may lead to future full-time management position.

Apply with references by March 1, to Masefield Grazing Ltd, Box 276, Val Marie, SK., S0N 2T0 or to Stan Day, Manager, Box 149, Val Marie, SK., S0N 2T0.

306-298-4417.

FULL-TIME FARM/ RANCH PB cattle positions. 1). Machinery operator, mechanic to operate all aspects of grain farm operation. Machine repair and maintenance experience a must. 2). Herdsman to mainly work w/PB Angus mother cows. Cow/calf background and grazing experience required. Above average horsemanship skills and management of all aspects of cattle operations is essential. Wages depending on experience. Both positions have the possibility of growing into more than hired hand positions. Stable, reliable and job history is required. On-site housing available. Ranch located in Cypress Hills.

Call 306-295-4050, Eastend, SK.

6 FULL-TIME AG Collector POSITIONS at Pedigree Poultry near Regina Beach, SK. Hiring starts April 2017. Duties include: Egg collection, packing and sorting, cleaning poultry equipment, manure removal and barn checks, $10.93/hr. No education or experience required. Must be able to lift 50 lbs. and have no allergies to dust or odor. Criminal Record (abstract). Please send resume fax: 306-731-2399, or email: agrologic@myaccess.ca Address: Box 619, Regina Beach, SK. S0G 4C0.

ALTHOUSE HONEY FARMS INC. 1/2 mile south Porcupine Plain, SK., 500 McAllister Avenue. 7 positions required for 2017 season, May to October. Wages $13-$18/hr. depending upon experience.

Job duties: assisting in spring hive inspection, unwrapping, and splitting, supering, building supers and honey frames, honey removal and extracting, fall feeding, applying mite control and wrapping hives for winter. No education required. WCB coverage. Phone Ron Althouse 306-278-7345, E-mail: althousehoney@sasktel.net

2 SEASONAL FARM MACHINERY operators required. Must be able to operate grain cart, tandem grain truck, FWA tractor w/rockpicker, 4WD tractor for harrowing.

Also manual labour for upkeep of leafcutter bees and general servicing of equipment. May 1 to October 31. $15-$18/hr.

101008187 SK Ltd., 303 Frontier Trail, Box Wadena, SK., S0A 4J0. Fax: 2 FULL-TIME FARM Laborer positions on 372, phone: 306-338-7561 or large mixed farm. Wages $18-$20/hr. de- 306-338-3733, pending on experience. Individuals should email: cfehr9860@hotail.com have good work ethic, positive attitude, mechanical skills, and be able to work with FARM HELP WANTED, April 15 to Nov. 30. others. Duties include: Operating and Would hopefully return next year. maintaining medium to large farm equip- Some experience in farm equipment opment. Must have previous farm experi- eration, mechanical abilities, clean driver’s ence. Furnished housing w/utilities avail. license, $15-18/hr., depending on experifor $500/mo. Non-smoking environment. ence. Extra training will be provided. Ph. Fax 306-264-3752 or call 306-264-7742. 306-335-2777, fax resume and references Paul Lacasse, Lacasse Farms, Box 207, Kin- to: 306-335-2773, Lemberg, SK. caid, SK. S0H 2J0.

WANTED: EXPERIENCED FARM HELP on grain farm near Regina, SK. Class 1 an as- WANTED: UNDEREMPLOYED FARMERS set. Wage up to $30/hr. depending on ex- to run vacuum trucks in Alberta. Flexible shift work. On call 24 hrs./day. Wages perience. Housing available. 306-550-8538 between $350-$450/day. Must have Class 3 license, Class 1 an asset. Good opportunity during ‘off season’. Send resumes to: rigvacinc@digitalweb.net 780-632-1406

CURRENTLY SEEKING SLEIGH DRIVERS for winter and trail guides for summer in Lake Louise, AB. Must be great with people and have experience with horses. Housing provided. Email resume with references to: horses@brewsteradventures.com

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3 SALES REPRESENTATIVES located in Southern, Central and Eastern Alberta.

The Sales Representative is responsible for selling corporate products or services through the achievement of opportunity-based sales quotas.

The Sales Representative will reach his or her business targets through effective management of designated territories and physical visits to customer sites.

This individual will also develop ongoing, profitable relationships with customers and continually maintain a professional image of the company. Integrity, passion, and in-person presentational skills are essential for this role.

Apply to: careers@bio-cycle.ca

CLAYTON AIR SERVICE LTD is seeking 5 Professional Turbine Ag Pilots for the 2017 Spray Season. Air Tractor 502B. Requirements: All 5 positions from May 5 thru to Oct. 5. Provincial pesticide licenses required. 1000 hours + aerial application experience preferred. Updated medical.

Strong ability to adapt to changing situations and maintain a positive attitude with customers, co-workers, and supervisors.

Strong communication and problem solving abilities, with quality service delivery as the utmost priority. Proficiency in English reading and writing. Capable of operating GPS guidance systems. Must be insurable. Accommodations and vehicle provided during employment. Wage $60/hr. 40 hour week. Bonuses based on performance. Contact Clayton Rempel phone 306-497-7401, email resume to: Claytonairsk@gmail.com If you want to sell it fast, call 1-800-665-1362.

WANTED: UNDEREMPLOYED FARMERS to run vacuum trucks in Alberta. Flexible shift work. On call 24 hrs./day. Wages between $350-$450/day. Must have Class 3 license, Class 1 an asset. Good opportunity during ‘off season’. Send resumes to: rigvacinc@digitalweb.net 780-632-1406 LOOKING FOR LEASED Operators to run flatdeck, bulk, and container work, interprovincial or across Canada for offices in: Regina, Denise 306-757-1448; Saskatoon, Laura, 306-352-4595; Calgary, Krista 403279-8365; Edmonton, Colin 780-969-1097 LOOKING FOR LEASE Operators to run to the US and back up, pulling hours step deck trailers, steady run. Call Danny 306-861-9362. Regina, SK.

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