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If you want to reach urban audiences, ditch the email and pick up the phone

BY SHANNON VANRAES Co-operator staff

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hether you’re in the house, the combine or the barn, it’s something that rarely leaves your side — your phone.

But while farmers are using their devices for everything from surfing the Internet, to purchasing fertilizer and checking weather forecasts, producers, farm organizations and commodity groups are overlooking the basics of communication when it comes to getting their stories into urban publications.

“Nobody uses the telephone anymore, right? Nobody calls anybody,” said Owen Roberts, an agricultural journalist and head of research communications at the University of Guelph. “I know it’s a little bit scary, calling up a reporter and saying hey, I’ve got a story for you, but I know as a reporter... or as a communications professional at Guelph, when someone calls me and says, I’ve got a story for you, I listen.”

Ed Cassavoy agrees.

The director of reader engagement and content commercialization at the Toronto Star joined Roberts to speak about reaching urban audiences during a seminar at the University of Manitoba See CONNECTING on page 7 »

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Commodity collaboration, mergers discussed at CropConnect Commodity group leaders are urging their members to weigh in on how much groups should collaborate and their thoughts on merging

BY ALLAN DAWSON Co-operator staff

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anitoba farmers are being asked if they want their checkofffunded commodity groups to collaborate more — or even merge.

It was one of the main themes at commodity group annual meetings at the fourth annual CropConnect conference in Winnipeg Feb. 15 and 16.

And the man credited with

planting the seed in 2013 — Ha l b s t a d t - f a r m e r D a n n y Penner — is pleased to see the idea is being debated.

“I am very excited,” Penner said in an interview Feb. 17 from England. “I am glad that the organizations that are getting involved are talking about collaboration... and I am excited about that. Obviously there is some trepidation by some organizations.”

Penner says it’s not a question of if, but when some merging occurs.

“I really do (think it will happen) but it will take more time,” he said. “I can see a model something similar to like the Grain Farmers of Ontario. I can see in the future there will be collaboration even between provinces. If we don’t I think... we will lose the confidence of the farmers and if we lose the confidence of the farmers we will lose public control.”

Some commodity group administrators, including Theresa Bergsma, who is retir-

ing as general manager of the Manitoba Corn Growers Association, has said her association has been collaborating for years and merging with others is the next logical step, but only if members support it.

“There are too many commodity groups,” Jason Voth, an Altona farmer and president of the Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers Association (MPSGA) told the association’s annual meeting Feb. 15. “We See CROPCONNECT on page 6 »

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The Manitoba Co-operator | February 23, 2017

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Gluten-free diet may increase risk of toxic metal exposure

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A new study finds wheat substitutes can bioaccumulate things like arsenic and mercury STAFF

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urns out those glutenf re e e a t e r s m a y b e chowing down some unintended consequences.

A n e w s t u d y f ro m t h e University of Illinois has found consuming a glutenfree diet may increase exposure to arsenic and mercur y — toxic metals that can lead to cardiovascular disease, cancer and neurological effects, according to a report in the journal Epidemiology.

Gluten-free products often contain rice flour as a substitute for wheat. Rice is known to bioaccumulate certain toxic metals, including arsenic and mercury from fertilizers, soil, or water, but little is known about the health effects of diets high in rice.

Maria Argos, assistant professor of epidemiology in the UIC School of Public Health, and her colleagues looked at data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey searching for a link.

Rice flour may be contributing to higher levels of toxic metals in gluten-free diets. PHOTO: THINKSTOCK

People who reported eating gluten free had higher concentrations of arsenic in their urine, and mercury in their blood, than those who did not. The arsenic levels were almost twice as high for people eating a glutenfree diet, and mercury levels were 70 per cent higher.

“These results indicate that there could be unintended consequences of eating a gluten-free diet,” Argos said. “More research is

needed before we can determine whether this diet poses a significant health risk.”

A gluten-free diet is recommended for people with celiac disease, but others often say they prefer eating gluten free because it reduces inflammation — a claim that has not been scientifically proven.

In 2015, one-quarter of Americans reported eating gluten free, a 67 per cent increase from 2013.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | February 23, 2017

When influencing opinion, heart not head Adman says farmers should use stories to make an emotional connection with consumers

BY ALLAN DAWSON Co-operator staff / Brandon

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icked off city people don’t get agriculture?

Instead of spewing facts, employ emotion, veteran adman and host of CBC Radio’s, “Under the Influence,” Terry O’Reilly, said here at Ag Days Jan. 18.

“My industry (advertising) has proven time and time again that information doesn’t necessarily move people,” O’Reilly said. “You have to attach emotion to it.”

For years frustrated farmers, touting “sound science,” have extolled the safety and value of genetically modified (GM) crops, pesticides and other modern agricultural tools, but critics remain.

Although O’Reilly never referred to it in his address, ‘emotion,’ has arguably been effectively used to attack GM crops and pesticides. One of those emotions is fear — fear that both are unsafe.

Perhaps without realizing it, O’Reilly was saying fight fire with fire.

“If you have an image problem in the marketplace, you just can’t inundate people with facts and figures and hope to change their minds about it,” O’Reilly said. “You have to move them on an emotional level. And you have to make people feel your messages in their gut, not just process it intellectually in their brains.”

Storytelling The way to evoke emotion is through stories.

“Stories make people care about issues, things and problems,” O’Reilly said. “And if people form a positive image about you they will buy your product, they will stand by you. They will even fight for you if they feel good about you.”

He also said to remember stories can communicate in intangible things like trust — something that’s paramount for the food and agriculture sector.

Storytelling can also add value to your products. Information may inform people, but stories move people.

“A great story is aimed at your heart, not your head,” O’Reilly said.

Skeptical? This story might change your mind. O’Reilly said his friend Rob Walker tested the impact of storytelling recently on eBay. He bought four mundane items at a flea market, including a used meat thermometer for 75 cents. Walker posted the thermometer on eBay with the following story: “Everything had a temperature in those days. Cheese was cold, avocados were warm, my heart was a piece of hot meat pierced by love’s thermometer.”

The thermometer sold for $51.

Not convinced? The other three items — crepe paper, a picture frame and a small wooden mallet — were purchased

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Farmers will do better reaching consumers through emotional stories rather than just facts and figures. That’s the message veteran adman and host of CBC Radio’s, “Under the Influence,” Terry O’Reilly, gave at Ag Days in Brandon Jan. 18. PHOTO: ALLAN DAWSON

for $1.99, 59 cents and 33 cents, respectively. They came with stories too and sold on eBay for a whopping $59.50, $21.80 and $71. The mallet sparked a bidding war.

“These stories... made somebody feel something about those boring products,” O’Reilly said. “Those stories increased the desire in somebody to own those products. And more importantly they added an incredible value.”

Each of the items stood out on eBay and the reason is that all the other items on eBay had no emotional content,” O’Reilly said.

Take action Stories needn’t be fictional. By taking a chance and exploiting opportunities a business or industry can create their own stories. Take U.S.-based Morton’s The Steakhouse. A hungry businessman about to board a flight to New Jersey tweeted he’d like the restaurant to deliver him a steak when he landed in two hours. And to the businessman’s delight and astonishment, a Morton’s representative, dressed in a tuxedo met him with a 24-oz. steak, shrimp, potatoes, napkins and silverware.

The businessman tweeted: “OMG I don’t believe it. Morton’s showed up at Newark with the porterhouse...”

A lot had to happen to pull it off, O’Reilly said. Someone monitoring Morton’s social media. Someone quickly

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“My industry (advertising) has proven time and time again that information doesn’t necessarily move people.

You have to attach emotion to it.”

Terry O’Reilly

approved a crazy idea. The food had to be prepared and driven 23 miles to the airport. And someone had to track down the tweeter.

“It was not only outstanding customer service at work here, it was a great story,” O’Reilly said. “And that story became great marketing because it was shared all over the Internet, all across North America. Morton’s Steakhouse had taken the time to respond to a customer who loved its product even though it did not know that man personally. Morton’s Steakhouse chose to take advantage of an opportunity not even knowing if anything more would come of it, other than making that one man happy at that gate that night. But it still did it. And by doing it, it created a remarkable story.”

Trust is powerful T h e re a re t h re e l e s s o n s h e re, O’Reilly said: 1) Opportunities create stories.

2) Look at the world through fresh eyes.

3) Powerful stories can be told with just 140 characters on Twitter.

Farmers already enjoy a good image, but there is some misinformation they need to counter, O’Reilly said later in an interview.

“Farmers are the most trusted occupation in Canada,” he said.

“And that is a wonderful starting point because others would give their left hand to have that much trust. So tell compelling stories. If you want to talk about trust... don’t say ‘trust me,’ just tell me stories about trust. Use storytelling to tap into the emotion of people’s hearts and you can never lose.”

Farmers shouldn’t be too aggressive in countering their critics either.

“Don’t start a fight, but instead tell your side of it,” O’Reilly said. “If science is a big part of it, figure out a way to bring meaning to the facts.

Don’t just use the facts because you’re looking for meaning, you’re looking for emotion. There is lots of emotion in science.” allan@fbcpublishing.com

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The Manitoba Co-operator | February 23, 2017

OPINION/EDITORIAL

Biofuels fight

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hat would a world with another 400 million bushels of corn on the market look like?

I am willing to bet that the grain growers among our readership just felt a small blood pressure spike at the very thought, anticipating dramatically lower crop prices.

That figure represents the portion of the U.S. corn crop converted to biofuels Gord Gilmour annually. However, the world’s oil proEditor ducers and refiners have made it more than clear they’d love to see that stop.

The oil companies have attacked the mandates as wasteful, unnecessary, a subsidy by another name, and the fuels themselves as inferior energy sources that could be damaging to engines. They’ve also challenged the assertion they’re environmentally friendly.

Proponents have responded the industry creates jobs, lowers harmful emissions and keeps a portion of the US$1 trillion spent on motor fuel annually at home rather than shipping it overseas to unfriendly regimes.

Like all political fights, both sides seem intent on presenting the facts in the most positive light possible to make their case. But making their case both sides are.

It’s become enough of an issue that even former U.S. agriculture secretary Tom Vilsack, a noted biofuels proponent, recently fretted publicly about their future. In an editorial board meeting with the Des Moines Register just before Christmas, Vilsack said he’s begun to see mixed signals about the U.S. Renewable Fuels Standard, predating even the contentious U.S. election. Vilsack even went so far as to indicate he’s “concerned” about the future of the U.S. biofuels mandate.

The Trump administration’s appointments to key cabinet positions haven’t been much source of comfort. The newly elected president has nominated two fierce renewable fuel foes to key positions — former governor of Texas Rick Perry has been tapped to head up the Energy Department and Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt is slated to run the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

There’s little doubt an elimination, or even just a reduction, in the U.S. biofuel mandate would be disastrous for the grain sector. When the mandates became reality with the U.S.’s Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, the effect on grain prices globally was immediate, pronounced and extremely positive. Between 2006 and 2008 average world prices for rice rose by 217 per cent, wheat by 136 per cent, corn by 125 per cent and soybeans by 107 per cent, according to USDA data.

In the ensuing years, farmers around the world have responded to that price signal like they always do. They’ve upped their game, made investments to grow their productivity, and met that demand. In 2006, the U.S. produced 10.5 billion bushels of corn. In 2016, it produced 13.6 billion bushels, according to USDA data.

Similar, and even greater, production increases can be seen in other locations around the world. Ukraine corn yields, for example, have more than doubled in the last 15 years. They’re a relatively small producer, but that figure underlines just how much potential there has been to increase yields globally.

We’ve seen very similar results in other crops as well. The Black Sea region, once a major grain importer under the Soviet system, has become a fiercely competitive wheat exporter. Presented with the first meaningful price signal since shaking off the shackles of that moribund economic system, farmers there responded by quickly adopting technology and genetics to spike yields.

It’s too soon to say for sure that the U.S. mandate is doomed.

Plenty of people support the policy, and the renewable energy industry is finding its feet in the lobbying game and inevitable propaganda war. Vilsack himself had earlier predicted there would be a lot of sabre-rattling but no concrete action, and despite his growing alarm, that may still be the case.

But it is clear that the policy is back in play and must be protected. In Canada there’s only been a few shots fired so far, but the industry will need to respond, or risk being overlooked.

There’s little anyone on this side of the border can do to influence the U.S. decision, so the best course of action is likely going to be hoping for the best while preparing for the worst.

That means playing defence, keeping a careful eye on the bottom line, and using current conditions to prepare for future challenges.

For example, interest rates remain very low, so paying off debt now might make a lot of sense. Another similar wind at the back of the sector is the lower value of the loonie. It has lost about 25 per cent of its value, protecting Canadian farmers from lower global grain prices.

What the sector shouldn’t do is blithely assume the mandates will continue forever. If recent geopolitical events have taught us anything, it should be to expect the unexpected. gord.gilmour@fbcpublishing.com

Wheat growers support free trade

BY LEVI WOOD AND JASON SCOTT WCWGA and U.S. Wheat Associates

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ince the end of the Canadian Wheat Board’s government monopoly control over the marketing of western Canadian wheat, there has been a great deal of change in the Canadian wheat industry and positive modernization of many regulations. One of the most significant changes to come from marketing freedom for wheat farmers has been the growth in sales of Canadian wheat into the U.S. market.

Currently, Canadian farmers delivering wheat into the U.S. receive equitable treatment with grain grown south of the border.

However, because of legislation and regulation that existed for years before the marketing freedom changes came to Western Canada, U.S. producers who currently deliver wheat into Canada automatically receive the lowest grade, regardless of the quality or variety of grain, even if the variety is registered in Canada.

Our organizations, the Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association and U.S. Wheat Associates, have been working together to urge the House of Commons to address open, cross-border wheat trade, and we support updating the law to ensure wheat is treated consistently on both sides of the border.

As farmers, we want access to the most competitive wheat markets, but this often is not the case for U.S. wheat farmers near the Canadian border. Some of these farmers live closer to a Canadian grain elevator than an American one but cannot take advantage of selling their wheat into the bulk grain-han-

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dling system in Canada, and the Canadian marketing system cannot access these U.S. supplies.

In a typical production year, USDA NASS estimates show that over three million metric tons of wheat are produced in the U.S. within 50 miles of a Canadian elevator.

This inequity has created significant concerns in the Canadian and U.S. wheat industries, especially given the potential of reopening the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). A free flow of grain in both directions will improve the efficiency of the grain-handling systems in both countries and eliminate artificial price distortions that frustrate farmers and can cause ill will.

Grain producers in both countries have worked hard to maintain a good relationship and these ongoing concerns need to be addressed to prevent any future trade restrictions, which would be bad news for farmers and industry on both sides of the border.

Our organizations and farmers on both sides of the border strongly support co-operating to ensure an open market. Last year, we also worked together to recommend that the Regulatory Cooperation Council and the Pacific NorthWest Economic Region work to address this trade disparity.

We hope that work on this subject in the House of Commons can result in free and equitable wheat trade across the CanadaU.S. border. That would be good news for grain growers, the wheat value chain, and consumers in both countries.

Levi Wood is president of the Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association and is a wheat farmer in Saskatchewan. Jason Scott is chairman of U.S. Wheat Associates and is a wheat farmer in Maryland.

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eed growers could write Simon-Day in Winnipeg for information on the cleaner and disc separator advertised in our Feb. 23, 1963

issue.

At the Manitoba Swine Breeders Association in Brandon, members heard of a new provincial program to encourage them to set up high-standard herds from which growers could select quality animals.

Also meeting in Brandon, the Manitoba Cattle Breeders Association voted to send a letter to the federal minister of agriculture objecting to the “Canada Approved” stamp being placed on imported beef processed in Canadian plants. Association president Norman Hodson said that cattle were “the bright spot in the western agriculture economy,” and, “As long as our cattle market is tied to that of the States and as long as there is no interference with the present marketing system, things should stay that way.” Cattle numbers in the province had increased 40 per cent since 1951 to over a million head.

Meanwhile at the Western Stock Growers’ Association meeting in Alberta, members called for an end to subsidies on shipment of feed grain from the Prairies, and opposed “trends toward paternalism in government, growing bureaucracy and creeping socialism.” A resolution said these “cannot but lead to a weak and dependent people.”

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The Manitoba Co-operator | February 23, 2017

COMMENT/FEEDBACK

Huge U.S. corn exports face hurdles Record-high stockpiles and looming record crops from rivals are causing headwinds for the crop

BY KAREN BRAUN

If realized, the 2016-17 season would rank as the fifthlargest U.S. corn export campaign of all time.

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he United States appears well on its way to exporting the largest volume of corn in nine years, but there will be some hurdles to overcome in order to meet the full expectation for the season.

The United States is the world’s No. 1 source for corn and while not the primary form of domestic use, exports are crucial in keeping the supply from piling up, something that was a bit of an issue early on last season.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has 2.225 billion bushels (56.5 million tonnes) of corn slated to ship by Aug. 31. If realized, the 2016-17 season would rank as the fifth-largest U.S. corn export campaign of all time.

Through the week ended Feb. 2, weekly inspection data from USDA suggested that around 22 million tonnes of corn had left U.S. ports since Sept. 1.

This is nearly 10 million tonnes greater than the same point last year, which ended up the slowest export effort since the drought-stricken 2012-13 season.

Official export data from the U.S. Census Bureau last week confirmed the quicker pace through December, which was 76 per cent ahead of year ago. By comparison, soybean and wheat exports in the 2016-17 marketing year were up on the previous season by 18 per cent and 27 per cent, respectively.

The volume of total corn bookings for the year is also impressive and is at a nine-year high. Compared with annual expectations, the 2016-17 season is 73 per cent sold through Feb. 2 against 59 per cent one year ago.

But with global corn stockpiles at an all-time high and rival corn crops likely to set records, comfortably surpassing the two-billion-bushel mark will be no simple feat for U.S. corn shippers.

LatAm rivals There is not necessarily a defined sea-

son for the exporting of United States corn which is shipped at all times throughout the marketing year.

However, there are some big crops brewing in South America that could dig into the tail end of the United States’ 2016-17 export efforts.

Brazil and Argentina, the No. 2 and No. 3 corn exporters, do not begin their 2016-17 corn-marketing years until March 1. This means that the United States’ 2016-17 season only overlaps with its South American rivals during the second half.

Argentine corn will be headed to market first, as farmers there will begin harvesting en masse next month and will continue through at least May. Historically, March through September is the country’s busiest time for corn at the ports.

In addition to the removal of export tariffs and quotas on Argentina’s corn trade midway through last season – which gives domestic sellers even more incentive to compete on the international market – a record-large corn crop is likely on the way.

The Buenos Aires Grain Exchange upped its production forecast last week, predicting that Argentine farmers will raise 37 million tonnes of corn this year.

USDA expects Argentina will finish off 2015-16 having exported 21.7 million tonnes of corn – record large by close to three million tonnes – and that another high of 25 million tonnes will be reached in 2016-17.

Brazil may also be looking at a record corn crop this year as the country should rebound from its droughtplagued harvest one year ago.

But Brazil’s corn will not start hitting the market until the harvest of secondcrop corn – or safrinha – gets underway in June. Brazil generally uses its full-season corn to satisfy its domestic needs and then heavily exports the safrinha, so Brazilian competition will only surface near the very end of the 2016-17 U.S. campaign.

Government agency Conab has nudged the outlook for Brazil’s upcoming corn harvest to a never-before-seen 87.4 million tonnes. The update significantly boosted the safrinha output, which at 58.6 million tonnes would be the largest ever.

Brazil has some supply deficits to make up for after last season’s losses, so exports are not predicted at an all-time high, but if the growing season is favourable, then production outlooks could keep heading upward.

Wheat connection USDA has not made adjustments to its 2016-17 U.S. corn export forecast since October. Additionally, no reductions have been made since the initial forecast last May, which is relatively uncommon by this point, according to historical USDA forecast data.

USDA’s corn export projections rose significantly from February to the final figure in only two of the last 12 years – 2006 and 2016. This statistic excludes the 2013-14 season, off of which the United States was still recovering from the massive supply losses from 2012’s harvest.

Brazil’s troubled 2015-16 safrinha crop propelled U.S. corn exports in the fourth quarter of the same marketing year to a record-high 17.65 million

tonnes (695 million bushels). However, there is no indication whatsoever suggesting Brazil could be on track for a second straight drought year.

The other year in which corn export outlooks were boosted late in the year was 2005-06. Global benchmark Chicago wheat futures rallied more than 50 cents, or 16 per cent, from the beginning to middle of 2006, preceding the commodities boom in 2007.

Wheat prices peaked in early 2008 then dropped off significantly by the end of the year, but the elevated price levels might have been what prompted USDA to greatly overestimate 2008-09 corn exports in the initial forecast that May – despite healthy supply and reasonable production.

While it is not necessarily expected that USDA will increase its 2.225-billionbushel forecast, this trend may be able to provide an additional factor – aside from South America – that may influence how the second half of the 2016-17 U.S. corn export campaign will shape up.

Wheat and corn are both feed grains, and they tend to become more competitive with one another when the price differential weakens. There is a loose relationship between the changes in both the price of wheat and USDA’s corn export forecasts throughout the year, which suggests that U.S. corn exports could push higher as wheat futures climb.

With global reserves at all-time highs and the supply outlook fairly positive, there is no logical reason to believe that wheat prices are headed for the skies.

But CBOT wheat futures have been on the upward trend recently, gaining 40 cents, or 10 per cent, from the beginning of the year through Friday’s close.

If this trend continues further into the year, there may be even better reason to have confidence in USDA’s optimistic view of this year’s U.S. corn trade.

Karen Braun is a grain market analyst for Reuters. The views expressed here are her own.

Promises made, promises kept U.S. farmers are reaping the whirlwind of their bargain with Trump

BY ALAN GUEBERT Farm and Food

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f all the words used to describe President Donald J. Trump during his first weeks in office — bold, boastful, alternative facts — here are two that almost no person or pundit uttered: promise keeper.

Love him or loathe him, Trump took no time in checking off key items from his unconventional campaign’s list of unconventional promises.

Toss out the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP): check.

Start process to build a wall: check.

Impose “extreme vetting” on immigrants and refugees from various Muslim-majority countries: check.

Gut the Environmental Protection Agency: check is on its way.

Congressional Republicans kept their mouths politely shut when the president acted on the list’s first two items. Free trade and free access to much-needed,

These Big Ag, mostly Trump backers very well knew Candidate Trump had made that promise but they very well didn’t know President Trump would keep his promise.

cheap labour — legal, reportedly legal, or other than legal — are core conservative principles but, their silence seemed to say, it’s the president’s first week so we’ll act like we didn’t hear him.

Farm leaders, however, with both more to lose and more courage than their Trump-shrunk congressmen and senators, howled when Trump announced his TPPkilling action.

These Big Ag, mostly Trump backers very well knew Candidate Trump had made that promise

but they very well didn’t know President Trump would keep his promise. What backslapping politician ever does?

But Trump doesn’t see himself as a politician. In fact, neither do most farmers and ranchers who overwhelmingly voted for him because, as they said in poll after poll, “He’s not a politician; he’s like us, a businessman.”

They were right — on both counts. So, stick a fork in TPP; it’s cooked because Trump thinks it’s bad business.

He later signalled the same fate for T-TIP, the not-yet-finished euro-centred Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership between the U.S. and the European Union.

If these trade-smacking moves were too subtle to ag’s free traders, the president gave all another redhot dose of his promise-keeping serum Jan. 26 when he endorsed a 20 per cent “border tax” on imports entering the U.S from our free trade partner Mexico.

The border tax, explained White House press secretary Sean Spicer, is less about our “ridiculous” —

yes, he said “ridiculous” — free trade policy and more about, well, one tall, beautiful wall between the U.S. and Mexico. “… Right now our country’s policy,” said Spicer, “is to tax exports and let imports flow freely in, which is ridiculous. By doing that (20 per cent border tax) we can easily pay for a wall just through (sic) mechanism alone.”

A border tax to pay for a border wall, however, wasn’t one of his boss’s campaign promises and it caught American Big Ag leaders and Enrique Pena Nieto, the president of Mexico, flat-footed.

Nieto immediately cancelled a planned White House meeting with Trump.

Still, after so much awful agrelated trade news from the White House, there is good news in its terrible border tax idea, says New York Times columnist Paul Krugman, a Nobel Prize-winning economist and no Trump acolyte (he calls President Trump “Agent Orange”).

First, explains Krugman, any border tax “can’t be country specific” — aimed solely at, say,

Mexico — therefore it cannot be imposed and will never pay for any border wall anywhere.

Second, a border tax “might well be considered WTO illegal” because the World Trade Organization often views it as “a combined export subsidy and import tariff.” Neither is allowed under WTO rules signed by both Mexico and the U.S. So, a border tax is no bueno no matter what the White House says.

But that fact won’t quiet American farmers and ranchers.

They made a quid pro quo when they voted for the non-politician Trump: We’ll risk your populist, anti-trade babble in return for a favourable rewrite of the tax code, a dehorning of the EPA, and a 2018 extension of today’s revenue-based crop insurance programs.

So far they’ve got the quid right in the eye — just as Trump promised. What’s next is anyone’s guess.

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

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are operating in silos, often wanting similar things, often doing similar things. We should be working together. Together our voice as farmers could be smarter and louder. Our dollars as farmers could be better spent, ensuring my farm and your farm are as profitable as they can be.”

It’s obvious from their financial reports some of the smaller commodity groups, such as sunflowers and flax, are struggling as plantings decline and revenue follows.

“The reality is for our (Manitoba Flax Growers Association) organization and all of the other small commodities, is if you want to do some useful work you have to make sure that you don’t just spend your whole budget on administering the organization,” Eric Fridfinnson, the group’s president, told reporters Feb. 16 following the association’s annual meeting. “If you have a budget of $150,000 or $200,000 (and) if you’re going to have to hire a full-time employee and rent an office there is not going to be a lot left. So we have to find ways to be more efficient and it is not only flax, it is all the small commodities.”

M a n i t o b a ’s s u n f l o w e r acres in 2016 fell to 67,992 — the lowest level since 2001.

And the Canadian National Sunflower Association (CNSA) lost almost $88,000 in 2016, following a $47,000 loss in 2015.

When it comes to mergers, members must not be indifferent, CNSA president and Virden farmer Mark McDonald told the association’s annual meeting Feb. 15.

“These are big decisions and they could have large ramifications going forward so we want to be your voice and get across what the grassroots want,” he said.

Kelly Dobson, a Fair fax, Man., farmer and consultant with DobsonLead, has been hired to collect farmer feedback. Opinions can be submitted through email (strongfarms@dobsonlead.ca) or Twitter (#strongfarms).

“Please talk to your directors,” Dobson told a packed lunchtime audience at CropConnect Feb. 15. “Ask questions. Tell them what you’re thinking because at the end of the day it is your money, it is your farm and it is your future. Help each other succeed.”

Commodity groups have changed, Dobson said. They are expected to take on so much more of what used to be left to governments, such as funding-applied research, extension and market development.

Farmers want a choice of crops, but production is driven by what’s profitable now, he said.

“It is completely unintentional that the current system does not foster collaboration, but nevertheless grower organizations have done so where possible and this conference is a most visible example,” Dobson said The Manitoba Canola Growers Association has been part of the collaboration/ merger talks, and will continue to be, association president Chuck Fossay said in an interview following the association’s annual meeting Feb. 16. However, as one of the oldest commodity groups, already

“I am glad that the organizations that are getting involved are talking about collaboration... and I am excited about that.” danny penner

Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Grower Association president and Altona farmer Jason Voth says there are too many commodity groups. Farmers would be better served if groups merged, he told the association’s annual meeting Feb. 15 at the CropConnect meeting in Winnipeg. PHOTO: ALLAN DAWSON

collaborating with provincial and national canola associations, it isn’t sure how well canola would be served folded into a general crops organization.

“We are not really sure how to continue to interface with these other (canola) groups if we are no longer a purely canola group,” he said. “There are a lot of things that have to be looked at and worked through before we would go forward with any serious type of merger.”

The Manitoba Wheat and Barley Growers Association (MWBGA) kicked the collaboration/merger discussion off in April 2015, association president and Reston farmer Fred Greig said. Funding came from the Manitoba Agriculture’s Growing

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Five commodity groups — wheat/barley, corn, pulse/ soybean, canola and sunflowers — were part of the initial discussions.

The project identified common challenges, best practices and opportunities for more formal collaboration, MWBGA director Dylan Wiebe, who farms at Altona, told the association’s annual meeting Feb. 16. A provincial roundtable was formed and oat, flax and winter cereals joined the discussion brings the total number of groups to the current eight.

“All organizations acknowledged the need to work together and recognized that different organizations may have a varying sense of urgency and expectations,” Wiebe said.

“We are going to lead by our example,” Greig told reporters.

“It’s not like, ‘get on the bus or get under the bus.’ This is the direction we are going. If it looks like it could work for your organization and it can work for our organization we are going to make it happen.”

That’s how the MWBGA and corn growers agreed to hire a joint general manager.

Manitoba Agriculture Mminister Ralph Eichler supports commodity group collaboration, but stressed it’s up to farmers, not the government.

“It just warms my heart to be able to see groups get a l o n g t o g e t h e r a n d s h a re ideas and share commonalities,” he told reporters following the CropConnect banquet Feb. 15. “The No. 1 goal that we all want to achieve... is better results for our farmers.

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Ke n t o n - a r e a f a r m e r is the recipient of the Manitoba Seed Growers’ Association’s 2016 Outstanding Service award.

Robert Stevenson was recognized last week in Winnipeg at the annual CropConnect conference.

Stevenson ser ved as a Manitoba director on the Canadian Seed Growers Association (CSGA) board for six years from 2003 to 2009.

During that time he sat as chair on the CSGA education and promotion and Canadian Seed Institute committees. He was also a key contributor to developing the seed education modules currently available for use at universities and colleges across the country.

He farms near Kenton, with his wife Ellen and son Sid, on land homesteaded by his greatgrandfather in 1882.

The farm was one of the first in Manitoba to incorporate the zero-tillage production system. Reflecting this interest, Stevenson is a former

Manitoba Seed Growers’ Association president Ray Askin (l) presented the association 2016 Outstanding Service award to Robert Stevenson of Kenton who was accompanied by his daughter Eva. PHOTO: ALLAN DAWSON

president of both the ManitobaNorth Dakota Zero-Till Farmers Association and Manitoba ZeroTill Research Association. He’s also the former president of the Woodworth Conservation Area and the Canadian Seed Institute.

In recent years the farm has begun incorporating cover crop seed production.

The Stevensons’ farm is a registered seed establishment and is recognized as a select grower. Stevenson has been a CSGA member since 1975. He’s also a shareholder in Wheat City Seeds.

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last week. He said he gets about 1,000 emails a day, while an assignment editor would receive even more.

“Killing off emails is easy,” said Cassavoy. “A lot of it is junk.”

However, phone calls are harder to ignore and even if an editor or reporter is too busy to speak to you at that moment — or even blows you off altogether — a brief connection is made and the door is opened a crack.

“If you work that person over time, in an honest way, trying to explain it, that will bear much more fruit than shooting out emails and PR releases,” Cassavoy said, adding he’s still surprised some organizations simply fire off emails and hope for the best.

“You really have to concentrate on reaching the right people and I’m always shocked that in this world with all this information at your fingertips there’s a lack of awareness and research done to find the right people to contact in the media,” he said. “You’re not trying to spread this to every possible person in the world, you focus on the key markets, the key journalists, the key publications and key editors and have a connection with them, which takes some work.”

Roberts notes that one benefit of having a relationship with a journalist or editor is that issues can be dealt with proactively, rather than reactively. It also gives agriculture another avenue from which to lobby elected officials and government.

“We know government is sensitive to media,” Roberts said.

Social media and other electronic platforms are also important, but still don’t reach as large an audience as a paper of record would, he said. Meaning that getting agricultural issues into mainstream publications remains important.

“Print continues to be a really vital way to get news out and to have something on the record that people can refer to,” he said.

A strong social media presence can help provide background or a repository of images that can be used to illustrate and buttress an article — or even alert a journalist to a possible issue, story or source — but social media is still unlikely to reach as many people as a newspaper.

“One story in the Star and Metro News is 1.8 million readers,” said Roberts, noting the combined readership of the Toronto Star and its affiliated daily publications.

Cassavoy added that number didn’t include online readership or social media views.

But to get to that point, communicators, farmers and researchers still need to be able to pitch a story or issue in a way that connects with an urban audience.

“Tell me the point of the story in one sentence,” Cassavoy said.

“What’s the headline?”

Food continues to be the driving issue for urban readers, especially factors affecting prices, he added, noting stories rooted in technology also grab reader attention.

“Most of our readers are not going to read about agriculture, right, and we already know that, you guys already know that, so how do you get at them? You have to entice them, it’s got to be about something they care about,” he said.

Roberts said getting people to take notice of a story on agriculture boils down to answering two questions, “so what and who

Owen Roberts speaks at the University of Manitoba. Photos: Shannon VanRaes

cares?” Having a story that is entertaining is also important, as is realizing that agriculture may not be the whole story, it may be one part of a larger story.

How to show success in media penetration can be challenging for academic institutions that are increasingly interested in the metrics of success, said Yvonne Lawley, a researcher with the University of Manitoba’s department of agriculture interested in reaching a larger audience who attended the seminar.

“In the broader media, it’s much harder for me to demon-

strate whether I’ve done a good job or not,” she said.

Roberts agreed that it was easier to track academic citations, but said there are ways to gauge success in mainstream media, including tracking social media followers and interactions, as well as the number of incoming queries an expert or researcher receives.

Apiarist and philosophy professor, Phil Veldhuis, wondered what impact the current diversity of opinions in the agricultural community could have on getting media coverage of farm-

Ed Cassavoy speaks during a seminar at the University of Manitoba.

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And that’s OK, according to Roberts, who said a diversity of opinions and perspectives will help cultivate a wider interest in agriculture issues.

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EU trade deal moves forward but questions remain

CETA is bucking an international trend that sees countries pulling back from trade deals Trudeau says that if Europe and Canada can’t make the deal work as intended, it could kill any hopes for other significant free trade deals.

By Alex Binkley Co-operator contributor

W

ith ratification by the European Parliament and the House of Commons, the Canada-Europe free trade deal known as CETA has taken a giant step forward.

But questions remain about its full implementation.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the ratification is an important milestone. “Canada and the EU will now complete their respective legislative and regulatory processes that will bring virtually all significant parts of the agreement into force by spring 2017.”

Trudeau says that if Europe and Canada can’t make the deal work as intended, it could kill any hopes for other significant free trade deals.

While welcoming the ratification, the Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance cautioned that there are still important issues to resolve.

“We need to make sure that the agreement delivers on its promises,” Brian Innes, the organization’s president said.

“Non-tariff barriers will prevent a large part of the agri-food sector from using the agreement if they are not resolved.”

As well, EU treatment of crop input products, such as biotechnology, and Canadian meatprocessing systems are serious issues that need to be addressed before the agreement comes into force, he said.

There also needs to be a strong advocacy strategy and a comprehensive implementation plan for

agriculture and agri-food exporters that will deliver real access for Canadian companies once the trade doors are opened, he said.

“CETA will be a significant boost for our economy, our companies and our communities, if the Canadian government gets the details and path forward right,” he said. “We are encouraged that Canada is actively seeking out free trade agreements like CETA – as a trading nation, we must have competitive access to global markets,” Innes said. “CETA provides the opportunity to be ahead of our main competitors in the largest economy in the world.”

If all the barriers are resolved, the deal will eliminate EU tariffs on 94 per cent of Canada’s agrifood products, and could drive additional exports of up to $1.5 billion, including $600 million in beef, $400 million in pork, $100 million in grains and oilseeds, $100 million in sugar-containing products and a further $300 million in processed foods, fruits and vegetables.

The Canadian Meat Council also welcomed the deal’s ratification but noted that resolution of important technical barriers was essential if the possibility of increased exports to Europe are to come to pass.

“The industry appreciates the continuing endeavours of

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April 5: Manitoba Pork annual general meeting, Fairmont Winnipeg, 2 Lombard Place, Winnipeg. For more info call 1-888-893-7447 or visit manitobapork.com.

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Canadian negotiators to ensure a commercially viable outcome for the Canadian livestock and meat sector,” said Troy Warren, the council’s chair. “We ask that the Canadian and EU governments commit to the resolution of all technical barriers that prevent the provisions of the CETA from being implemented as envisaged by the negotiators. While the industry recognizes that certain barriers may require additional work, others should be resolvable quickly.”

The deal means Europe keeps unlimited duty-free access to the Canadian market for pork and obtains unlimited dutyfree access for beef and veal and unlimited duty-free access for prepared meats.

Green Party of Canada Leader Elizabeth May says it could take years for the deal to be fully implemented in Europe.

“Pending a decision from the European Court of Justice, the deal’s most controversial aspects, such as the investor court system, will require ratification by all 38 national and regional parliaments in the European Union,” she said.

“This could take years. There will likely be a referendum in the Netherlands, and several regions in Belgium are recognizing the threat of the deal to their dairy industry. Prime Minister Trudeau should not be so quick to trumpet CETA’s success while many serious hurdles remain.”

Meanwhile the Council of Canadians said the deal was completed in total obscurity.

Chairwoman Maude Barlow said the costs to the Canadian healthcare system and municipalities are unknown and that the U.K. exit from the European Union still has to play out.

“What we do know is that it will further subject us to more corporate lawsuits from European com-

panies newly empowered to sue our country over legitimate public policy changes. We know it will cost us an estimated 23,000 jobs,” Barlow said.

Meanwhile the Angus Reid Institute says its latest public opinion survey found that Canadians are five times more likely to say they support CETA than to say they oppose it.

However, these numbers represent a notable softening in support in recent years, and a growing level of uncertainty about the trade agreement between Canada and the European Union’s 28 member states, with just over one in three people saying they “don’t know” how they feel, the institute said.

Europe remains a preferred trade target for Canadians, coming second only to Canada’s largest trading partner, the United States. Significant numbers also want the country to try to develop closer trade ties with China and the United Kingdom, which finds itself in need of economic allies as it prepares for a post-Brexit reality, the institute said.

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CETA clears final hurdle to provisional implementation National parliaments still need to vote on the deal which supporters say will boost transatlantic trade by 20 per cent

BY PHILIP BLENKINSOP STRASBOURG / Reuters

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he European Union and Canada secured clearance Feb. 15 for their contentious free trade deal and the removal of import duties that supporters say will boost growth and jobs on both sides of the Atlantic.

The two parties can claim a success for their open markets policy after months of protest and uncertainty and in the face of U.S. President Donald Trump, who has withdrawn from the Trans-Pacific Partnership ( TPP) and wants to rework the North American Free Trade Agreement.

European Parliament lawmakers backed the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) by 408-254, meaning large parts of the EU-Canada deal, notably tariff reduction, will finally enter into force some eight years after negotiations began.

CETA has been the focus of demonstrations in Europe led

by trade unions and protest groups that say it will lead to a race to the bottom in labour and environmental standards and allow multinational corporations to dictate public policy.

The chief point of contention is the deal’s system to protect foreign investors, which critics say can lead to cases such as Philip Morris’s challenge, albeit unsuccessful, of plain tobacco packaging in Australia.

Supporters say the right to regulate is enshrined in the treaty and CETA has replaced closed arbitration panels with transparent and independent courts to settle disputes.

Full implementation of CETA, including investment, will only ensue after cleara n c e by m o re t h a n t h re e dozen national and regional parliaments, by no means a certainty. Opposition in the Belgian region of Wallonia threatened to kill the deal last year.

One left-wing group in the parliament said CETA still faced defeat in national assem-

blies, referendums or at the European court.

B a c k e r s s a y C E TA w i l l increase Canadian-EU trade by 20 per cent and boost the EU economy by 12 billion euros (US$12.7 billion) a year and Canada’s by C$12 billion (US$9.18 billion).

Fo r Ca n a d a t h e d e a l i s important to reduce its reliance on the neighbouring United States as an export market.

For the EU, it is a first trade pact with a G7 country and a success at a time when the bloc’s credibility has taken a beating from Britain’s vote last June to leave the bloc.

The EU recognizes EU-U.S. trade talks are frozen, but wants CETA to be just one of a series of ambitious trade deals it plans with countries including Vietnam, Japan and Mexico.

Canada had signed the 12-nation TPP, which Trump has rejected, but remains in trade talks with fellow signatory Japan as well as with India and Singapore.

From cheese to maple syrup, what’s in EU-Canada trade deal?

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he European Union and Canada will kick-star t a multibillion-dollar trade pact called the Comprehensive E c o n o m i c a n d Tr a d e Agreement (CETA) in the coming months after it secured approval from EU lawmakers on Wednesday.

Parts of the deal, particularly concerning investment, will only come into force after clearance by more than 30 national parliaments and the assemblies of Belgium’s regions.

This process can take several years and approval is far from certain.

Here are some of the details of the 1,598-page treaty:

Economic boost Canada is the EU’s 12th most impor tant trading partner. The EU is No. 2 for Canada, accounting for nearly 10 per cent of its external trade in goods.

A joint EU-Canada study f o r e c a s t C E TA w o u l d increase bilateral trade in goods and services by more than 20 per cent.

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Public procurement Fe d e ra l , p rov i n c i a l a n d municipal gover nments in Canada have committ e d t o o p e n t h e i r m a rkets for procurement to European suppliers, a first for Canada in any trade deal, for example in urban transport.

Federal government contracts are estimated to be worth some C$15 billion to C$19 billion per year and those of Canadian municipalities at around C$112 billion.

Cars The European Union will eliminate its tariffs of 10 per cent on cars and up to 4.5 per cent on auto parts from Canada, while Canada will recognize a list of EU car standards that will make it easier to export vehicles to Canada.

Services

The European Union and Ca n a d a h a ve a g re e d t o eliminate tariffs on almost 99 per cent of goods.

The beneficiaries would include, for example, carmakers or the EU textile sector, for which Canadian duties can be up to 18 per cent.

The European Union sees around half of the overall GDP gains coming from liberalizing trade in services — notably financial, telecoms, energy and maritime transport.

The two par tners will also mutually recognize professional qualifications, such as for architects, accountants or engineers, making it easier for them to offer their services.

Agriculture

Investment

Each party will reduce tariffs on just over 90 per cent of agricultural products.

So for example, an eight per cent EU duty on maple syrup will go. Tariffs will remain on poultry, meat and eggs. For other items, quotas will apply.

Canada will be able to increase its exports in stages to 80,000 tonnes of pork, 50,000 tonnes of beef and 100,000 tonnes of wheat free of duties to the European Union.

EU dairy producers will be able to expor t more than double the amount of ‘high-quality’ cheeses to Canada. Canada will also grant access for most processed agricultural products, for the EU notably wine and spirits.

Canada is the fourth-largest foreign investor in the EU and the value of goods produced by its companies there is worth more t h a n a l l o f E U - Ca n a d a trade.

The agreement aims to remove barr iers to and enhance protection of foreign direct investment between the two parties, currently worth some 340 billion euros.

The investment chapter also covers investment protection, the most controversial aspect of the treaty, which critics say will allow multinational companies to dictate public policy. Supporters say the investment court system fully answers those concerns.

Regional food products

Just big business?

Canada will protect the special status of certain EU agricultural products.

Un d e r E U r u l e s , “g e o graphical indications” may only come from a specific country or region, such as Prosciutto di Parma ham from Italy and Camembert cheese from France.

By cutting tariffs on cars a n d a u t o p a r t s , C E TA could lead carmakers such as Ford or Fiat Chrysler t o re a l i g n t h e i r o p e ra tions, but CETA supporters, such as the European Commission, say it will benefit smaller businesses too.

Indeed, they say smaller companies, not armed with subsidiaries and lawyers, are most constrained by tariffs and regulations.

Tariffs

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Week Ending Feb 4th, 2017 47,046 12,837 34,209 NA 593,000

Ontario demand and local interest underpins cattle prices Alberta buyers were also present in the market in decent numbers

Ontario 138.09 - 152.17 133.16 - 150.19 65.05 - 88.48 65.05 - 88.48 89.94 - 107.28 $ 160.27 - 183.49 134.28 - 173.81 142.18 - 177.10 150.43 - 192.76 153.44 - 209.94 169.02 - 201.00 $ 135.09 - 145.34 130.79 - 153.51 139.31 - 163.82 145.36 - 180.47 147.29 - 181.66 133.90 - 178.11

$

Futures (February 10, 2017) in U.S. Fed Cattle Close Change February 2017 117.65 0.78 April 2017 114.83 -0.65 June 2017 105.28 -0.25 August 2017 101.75 0.35 October 2017 102.13 0.95 December 2017 103.08 1.20

Canada East West Manitoba U.S.

$1 Cdn: $0.7648 U.S. $1 U.S: $1.3074 Cdn.

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Cattle Prices

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

EXCHANGES: Feb. 10, 2017

Numbers below are reprinted from February 16 issue.

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espite a lack of interest from the U.S., cattle prices held their own during a busy week at auction marts in Manitoba.

Prices were a dollar or two lower (per hundredweight) in some cases during the week ended February 17 but reasonably similar in most classes.

Strong demand from Ontario along with steady local interest underpinned sales figures, according to Allan Munroe of Killarney Auction Mart. “(Buying from) Alberta was a big factor last week too,” he noted.

He says the average prices paid out at this auction yard’s sale were “the same” as the week before, but he believes the market may be preparing to grind lower.

“We could see a penny or two lower here and there,” he said. “It’s the general feeling I’m getting.”

One interesting item to this week’s sale was the presence of a buyer who he hadn’t seen for a few years.

“He showed up and bought 3-1/2 loads. So our sale was stronger than it was,” said Munroe.

Buyers from the U.S. have been few and far between recently. Munroe says that might change if the loonie were to move lower.

“I was watching a sale out of Nebraska or Oklahoma and you take the currency and they’re basically getting the same as we are here,” he said. “So with the extra expense of buying the cattle (in Canada) they’re not going to come up here.”

Reports from the U.S. indicate one problem may be the recent protests that have disrupted

meat production in certain states. Beef output fell by eight per cent last week compared to the previous week, according to a report by Archer Financial Services.

The concern is over immigration policies in the U.S. that are threatening to deplete the tight labour market that exists for workers in U.S. slaughterhouses.

On the positive side for many Canadian ranchers, recent warm temperatures have allowed cattle to put on weight a little more easily than normal.

“We’re starting to see a bit more flesh on the cattle right now,” he said.

Still, Munroe notes the warm temperatures can be a problem when it comes time to actually move the animals.

“This weather is good for putting pounds on,” he explained. “But we’re all concerned about what the pen situation will look like when things do melt.”

Munroe adds the problem was an acute one last fall and not something most ranchers will want to see again.

“The pens were in terrible shape in September and October and the only worry now is how much mud we’re going to see in (the spring).”

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

Futures (February 10, 2017) in U.S. Hogs

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Change

February 2017

74.23

3.88

April 2017 May 2017 June 2017 July 2017

70.78 74.80 78.55 77.98

1.20 0.72 0.70 0.45

Other Market Prices

China bird flu fears hit poultry prices BEIJING / Reuters

Sheep and Lambs Winnipeg $/cwt Ewes Lambs

briefs

Wooled Fats

Choice (110+ lb.)

(95 - 109 lb.)

(80 - 94 lb.)

(Under 80 lb.)

(New crop)

— — — — — —

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

Turkeys Minimum prices as of February 19, 2017 Broiler Turkeys (6.2 kg or under, live weight truck load average) Grade A ............................................... $1.900 Undergrade .........................................$1.810 Hen Turkeys (between 6.2 and 8.5 kg liveweight truck load average) Grade A ................................................$1.880 Undergrade ........................................ $1.780 Light Tom/Heavy Hen Turkeys (between 8.5 and 10.8 kg liveweight truck load average) Grade A ................................................$1.880 Undergrade ........................................ $1.780 Tom Turkeys (10.8 and 13.3 kg, live weight truck load average) Grade A................................................. $1.860 Undergrade...........................................$1.775 Prices are quoted f.o.b. producers premise.

Toronto 98.69 - 161.70 206.46 - 219.94 217.03 - 237.03 231.94 - 257.44 256.61 - 326.43 —

SunGold Specialty Meats —

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

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

Goats Kids Billys Mature

Winnipeg ( Hd Fats) — — —

<1,000 lbs.

1,000 lbs.+

Over the past three months, many provinces have closed live poultry markets in an effort to prevent the spread of infection, hitting sales of birds, said Xuan.

The impact on local birds has dragged down the prices of white-feather chickens, bred from imported stock and used by fast-food chains, that a c c o u n t f o r m o re t h a n half the country’s chicken supply.

The average price of live chickens in major producing areas fell to 5.28 yuan (US$0.7690) per kilogram this week.

The fallout from bird flu will add to concerns in the industry, which is already battling a domestic surplus after China ramped up output and imports rose.

Toronto ($/cwt) 113.43 - 406.94 — 97.52 - 279.88

Horses Winnipeg ($/cwt) — —

Chinese chicken pr ices sank to their lowest level in more than a decade Feb. 15, as fears grow about the spread of bird flu, hurting meat producers’ share prices and deepening concerns about demand in the world’s second-largest poultry consumer.

The sharp drop came as the government reported as many as 79 people died from H7N9 avian flu in January, far surpassing fatalities in recent years and taking the total this winter to 100.

The larger-than-expected number alarmed the market, sending prices in the

main producing regions to their lowest since 2005, according to Shanghaibased consultants JC Intelligence Co. (JCI) which assesses prices.

“Now it’s relatively serious.

The impact was underestimated,” said Alice Xuan, JCI analyst. “Lots of places have closed down live poultry markets. That has quite a big impact.”

The spread of the deadly virus comes as neighbouring South Korea and Japan also battle major outbreaks among their poultry flocks.

Live poultry markets are the main sales channel for China’s local chicken breed, which accounted for about a third of the poultry meat supply last year, according to estimates from the United States Agriculture Department.

Toronto ($/cwt) 37.50 - 59.00 40.00 - 68.00

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The Manitoba Co-operator | February 23, 2017

GRAIN MARKETS

Numbers below are reprinted from February 16 issue.

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Manitoba Elevator Prices Average quotes as of February 13, 2017 ($/tonne)

Canola prices weather headwinds

E. Manitoba wheat

Other growing regions might be set for a decent crop, but markets are watching physical stocks

Future

Basis

Cash

210.36

34.29

244.65

W. Manitoba wheat

210.36

17.60

227.96

E. Manitoba canola

527.80

-20.16

507.64

W. Manitoba canola

527.80

-31.86

495.94 Source: pdqinfo.ca

Port Prices Jade MarkuS

As of Friday, February 10, 2017 ($/tonne)

For three-times-daily market

CNSC

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trong demand for canola and speculation about supplies this spring has allowed prices to hold relatively steady on the week, despite bearish pressure from competing growing regions.

Traders have turned their focus to physical stocks of canola in warmer months, which has generated mixed opinions.

“We might end up with some pretty tight markets going into the spring, possibly, so that’s keeping canola pretty well supported right now,” said Ken Ball of PI Financial Corp.

The most recent Agriculture and AgriFood Canada supply and disposition estimates show ending stocks around two million tonnes as of July 31, which some analysts think may be too high.

“I think we’re probably in the 1-1/2 (million tonnes) area,” said Mike Jubinville of ProFarmer Canada.

Demand may be slower moving forward, but crush activity has the potential to hit nine million tonnes.

Demand from China will also likely eat into stocks, Jubinville said.

But production may be bigger than previously reported, said Keith Ferley of RBC Dominion Securities, which could add to estimated stock numbers.

“It’s the old battle of how big was the crop last year,” Ferley said.

Statistics Canada estimates peg 2016 canola production around 18.4 million tonnes.

“The jaded side of me says, well, we probably produced a larger crop than what was told to Stats Canada, or we have stocks still hanging around from previous years,” Ferley said.

Ferley added that strong demand could eat into exports, while crush runs at a good pace.

“So you could still probably get an ending stocks number around a million tonnes,” he said.

Last Week

Weekly Change

158.18

7.35

U.S. hard red winter 12% Houston

Commodity News Service Canada,

U.S. spring wheat 14% Portland

255.55

4.87

visit the Markets section at

Canola Thunder Bay

542.80

14.50

Canola Vancouver

552.80

14.50

www.manitobacooperator.ca.

Closing Futures Prices

As of Thursday, February 9, 2017 ($/tonne)

“If you think the crop wasn’t any bigger, or some of the canola that’s left in the fields is not going to remain in good condition.”

Exports to date, reported by the Canadian Grain Commission, total nearly 5.8 million tonnes, which compares with the same time frame the previous year, when sales of canola were at about 5.3 million tonnes.

Crush margins have fallen from the highs reached in January, but the domestic crush pace is at a record high.

Based on figures from the Canadian Oilseed Processors Association (COPA), if the current pace continues, crush would hit 9.4 million, while Ag Canada estimates are around 8.9 million tonnes.

The highest crush hit in one crop year was 8.3 million tonnes in 2015-16.

On the downside, competing supplies are set to emerge from South America, which caused declines on the week.

South American soybean crop conditions are expected to be mostly favourable, as one Argentinian industry group, Rosario Board of Trade, pegs the country’s production at 54.5 million tonnes, which indicates a recovery from flooding seen earlier in the season.

Brazil’s industry group, Conab expects soybean production to reach a record 105.6 million tonnes.

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

Last Week

Weekly Change

ICE canola

527.80

14.50

ICE milling wheat

245.00

10.00

ICE barley

135.00

0.00

Mpls. HRS wheat

210.36

5.24

Chicago SRW wheat

164.98

6.89

Kansas City HRW wheat

169.21

7.35

Corn

147.43

3.64

Oats

165.02

-2.76

Soybeans

389.12

11.76

Soymeal

376.99

11.57

Soyoil

763.15

16.54

Cash Prices Winnipeg As of Friday, February 10, 2017 ($/tonne) Last Week

Weekly Change

Feed wheat

n/a

n/a

Feed barley

149.73

1.84

Rye Flaxseed Feed peas

n/a

n/a

477.53

1.57

n/a

n/a

Oats

208.14

0.65

Soybeans

413.00

11.39

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

14.70

unch

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

Ask

Ask

Western Canadian wheat bids drop with u.s. futures Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat prices were down by $10 to $12 per tonne

BY PHIL FRANZ-WARKENTIN CNSC

S

pring wheat bids in Western Canada fell with the U.S. futures during the week ended February 16, with a speculative sell-off in Minneapolis weighing on the domestic market as well.

Depending on the location, average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat prices were down by $10 to $12 per tonne compared to the previous week, according to price quotes from a cross-section of delivery points compiled

by PDQ (Price and Data Quotes). Average prices ranged from about $219 per tonne in western Manitoba, to as high as $239 in northern Alberta.

Quoted basis levels varied from location to location, but narrowed in slightly

to range from about $17 to $37 per tonne above the futures when using the grain company methodology of quoting the basis as the difference between the U.S. dollar-denominated futures and the Canadian dollar cash bids.

When accounting for currency exchange rates by adjusting Canadian prices to U.S. dollars (C$1=US$0.7645 as of February 16) CWRS bids ranged from US$167 to US$183 per tonne. That would put the currency adjusted basis levels at about US$19 to US$35 below the futures.

Looking at it the other way around, if the Minneapolis futures are converted to Canadian dollars, CWRS basis levels across Western Canada range from $25 to $46 below the futures.

Canada Prairie Red Spring (CPRS) wheat bids held steady, holding around $182 per tonne in northern Alberta.

Average durum prices were down

Average durum prices were down by about $2 to $3, with bids in Saskatchewan coming in at about $265 to $271 per tonne.

by about $2 to $3, with bids in Saskatchewan coming in at about $265 to $271 per tonne.

The May spring wheat contract in Minneapolis, which most CWRS contracts in Canada are based off of, was quoted at US$5.5600 per bushel on February 16, down by 14.25 U.S. cents per bushel from the previous week.

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

in Canada. The May Kansas City wheat contract was quoted at US$4.7100 per bushel on February 16, down by 2.25 U.S. cents compared to the previous week.

The May Chicago Board of Trade soft wheat contract settled at US$4.4775 on February 16, which was down by about 15.25 U.S. cents on the week.

The Canadian dollar settled at 76.45 U.S. cents on February 16, which was steady relative to its U.S. counterpart compared to the previous week.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | February 23, 2017

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

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

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

By JILL BURKHARDT Co-operator contributor

By JILL BURKHARDT Co-operator contributor

Time it right

T

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.”

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.

I n 2 0 1 4 , t h e We s t e r n 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 disease-causing 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.

Store it right

Vaccines can have a major payback, as much as fivefold for the BVD vaccine, says beef economist Kathy Larson.

PHOTO: KATHY LARSON

“There is a benefit to the rancher for doing it. Not just downstream benefits at 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 pour-ons ($1 per dose per head) for cows and bulls in the fall, scours vaccine for pre-calving cows ($3.60 per head), and a foot rot vaccine in spring for bulls ($5.85 per head).

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

Kathy Larson

“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 Erickson 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.

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.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | February 23, 2017

Pork posts positive export growth The Canadian Pork Council says export growth will determine future industry growth

BY ALEX BINKLEY Co-operator contributor

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anadian pork producers and p r o c e s s o r s h a v e re s p o n d e d a c t i ve l y t o n e w t ra d e d e a l s — and their success during the last decade has them looking for more opportunities.

Statistics from the Canadian Pork Council show that in the decade ending in 2016, exports rose in value by 51 per cent to $3.8 billion from 2006 and by 19 per cent since 2011.

Measured by volume, they grew by 21 per cent over the last decade to 1.2 billion kilograms and eight per cent since 2011. Between 2015 and 2016, the growth in value of exports was nine per cent and in volume it was five per cent.

“Pork producers understand that market access is of paramount importance to the sustainability of the country and the hog industry,” CPC chair Rick Bergmann said. “The development of international market opportunities like Japan and China creates Canadian jobs across the country, attracts investment and contributes to growing the economy.”

Because of these clear benefits, the council takes a proactive position in support of international market access, he said.

“It is a strong advocate for pursuing new or expanding existing trade agreements to increase market access or prevent deterioration in Canada’s competitive position in a market,” Bergmann said.

The statement came as the European Parliament and the House of Commons ratified the Canada-Europe free trade deal.

Blumenort sow plant unique A pre-rigor processing plant promises a unique product that’s not widely available STAFF

B Canada’s pork sector has enjoyed rapid expansion of export markets. PHOTO: THINKSTOCK

“Pork producers understand that market access is of paramount importance to the sustainability of the country and the hog industry.”

Rick Bergmann CPC chair

The council says Canada exported pork to more than 100 countries. The United States, China and Japan remain Canada’s top three pork export markets in both volume and value.

Japan continued as a high-valued market worth $1.07 billion for Canadian

pork. Demand for Canadian pork in the Chinese market increased by 144 per cent in 2016. Canada shipped 312,000 tonnes of pork, worth $580 million, to China, an increase of 157 per cent.

“Canadian hog producers, pork processors and meat traders and the many other companies in Canada that provide inputs and services to our industry have a very strong interest in Canada aggressively pursuing further progress toward reducing agrifood trade barriers and trade-distorting subsidies, and achieving additional market access,” Bergmann said.

The pork industry generates $13.1 billion in economic activity and 31,000 on-farm jobs. Another 69,000 Canadians rely on the pork sector for their livelihoods. Well over 70 per cent of the industry’s output is now exported.

lumenort is now home to the Canada’s first federally i n s p e c t e d p re - r i g o r s ow processing plant.

Pre-rigor processing refers to harvesting and processing the animals without an extended hanging time in coolers.

Jowett Farms harvested a total of 15 sows at its state-of-the-art facility and owner Robert Jowett says they’re able to produce sausage within an hour of slaughtering the animal.

Such products are rare but they’re said to be superior because the muscle tissue doesn’t begin breaking down before processing as it does when stored for prolonged periods in a cooler.

The meat also has improved shelf life, with a lot of natural binding agents remaining in the product, Jowett said.

He also said the company is moving into the market because, after extensive research, they found the market largely untapped in Canada.

“We found that a lot of processors in Canada have not had access to this product before,” he said. “It’s all gone down to the U.S. We decided to do it and we’re getting a lot of interest from all over, but mainly Canada at the moment.”

Jowett expects the new facility will create more than 100 full-time jobs once the plant is up and running at full capacity.

A D V E RTO R I A L

Western Livestock Price Insurance Program

Livestock Price Insurance Pays Off for Winkler Area Farmer Peter Penner, who farms southwest of Winkler, enrolled in the Western Livestock Price Insurance Program (WLPIP) in January 2016. Recently, representatives of the Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation (MASC), who administrate WLPIP, sat down with Penner to discuss his experience with the program.

“I’ve had cattle…forever, ” Penner said. “I just like working with cattle, selecting the genetics… when you enjoy what you do, it’s not really a job.”

Until recently, Penner had also worked as a manufacturing supervisor in Winkler, but a few years ago, he began farming full time. Penner raises Simmental/Hereford cross cattle, and enjoys the farm life. Penner first heard of WLPIP at a local Manitoba Beef Producers district meeting, and though he didn’t immediately sign up, he followed the program closely.

“At the time, I didn’t really feel the need to enroll,” he said. But he learned more about the program and finally decided to sign on in January 2016.

That spring, Penner purchased his first calf policy.

“We were having problems with our Internet,” said Penner, “so I did everything by phone, including submitting a purchase request by taking a picture of the signed form and emailing it.”

WLPIP provides producers with a number of options to access and participate in the program. It can be done online, by phone, by email and fax or by a paper-only process.

to sell the cattle to make an insurance claim, although the intent of the program is to match policy length and claims to actual cattle sales.

Although Penner knows he won’t get paid an indemnity on every WLPIP policy, he has no doubts about purchasing policies in the future.

Fortunately, Penner’s Internet service improved and he was able to reliably get online to receive automated daily emails that gave him the latest insurance coverage tables, premium rates and settlement indices.

“With a policy, you can lock-in for profit or minimize losses,” said Penner. “If you’re not getting a program payment, the market is paying you.”

“It gave me some cash flow right then and there. I received my settlement cheque within seven working days.” – Peter Penner In the fall, Penner’s WLPIP calf policy was set to expire, just as the market prices for calves was hovering near his locked-in floor price. WLPIP’s calf, feeder and fed cattle policies allow participants to register a claim anytime in the last four weeks of their policy’s term.

In his own words, Penner let it ride, the market ticked down and he ended up with a sizeable indemnity.

Without WLPIP, Penner may have been forced to sell his calves in a depressed market. Instead, he was able to overwinter his calves, take advantage of the market recovery and sell them later as feeders when the market strengthened.

Penner pointed to several risks that are lessened

by WLPIP coverage: • the volatility of the Canadian dollar • cost of feed grain • border closures • the uncertainty of markets WLPIP takes all of these factors into account when calculating its coverages and premiums.

Penner recognizes that there will always be uncertainty in farming, but he feels WLPIP mitigates much of that uncertainty, allowing him to make business decisions that let him sleep better at night.

For more information about WLPIP in Manitoba, call 204-239-3084, visit your local MASC Insurance Office, or visit WLPIP.ca.

“That’s the beauty,” said Penner. “You can buy a policy for calves and you can retain them if that’s your business decision.”

The program requires that you own the calves for a minimum of 60 days. But there is no obligation

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The Manitoba Co-operator | February 23, 2017

LIVESTOCK AUCTION RESULTS Weight Category

Ashern

Gladstone

Grunthal

Heartland

Heartland

Brandon

Virden

Killarney

Ste. Rose

Winnipeg

Feeder Steers

15-Feb

14-Feb

14-Feb

17-Feb

15-Feb

13-Feb

16-Feb

n/a

No. on offer

1,430

1,058

971

2,164

3229*

1,164

1109*

n/a

Over 1,000 lbs.

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

135.00-155.50

n/a

900-1,000

145.00-157.00

150.00-158.25

120.00-151.50

155.00-165.00

150.00-158.00

150.00-163.00

150.00-157.00

n/a

800-900

145.00-166.50

140.00-160.75

135.00-155.00

159.00-170.00

152.00-164.00

150.00-165.00 (170.00)

150.00-162.00

n/a

700-800

155.00-179.50

160.00-177.50

155.00-172.00

167.00-179.00

160.00-178.00

165.00-180.00 (187.00)

160.00-175.00

n/a

600-700

160.00-203.25

170.00-191.00

170.00-187.50

184.00-194.00

177.00-195.00 (198.00)

180.00-195.00 (197.25)

170.00-200.00

n/a

500-600

175.00-217.00

180.00-212.25

190.00-225.00

200.00-212.00

189.00-207.00 (210.00)

185.00-205.00 (211.00)

190.00-215.00

n/a

400-500

195.00-225.00

190.00-220.00

195.00-239.00

205.00-229.00

206.00-230.00

195.00-215.00 (219.00)

200.00-216.00

n/a

300-400

210.00-217.50

200.00-226.00

198.00-238.00

210.00-236.00

n/a

n/a

200.00-222.50

n/a

900-1,000 lbs.

170.00-180.00

120.00-139.50

n/a

126.00-144.00

137.00-145.00

n/a

130.00-137.00

n/a

800-900

172.00-182.00

120.00-137.50

125.00-142.00

133.00-150.00

142.00-149.00

n/a

135.00-152.75

n/a

700-800

160.00-178.00

140.00-153.50

138.00-155.00

140.00-157.00

144.00-154.00

145.00-160.00

140.00-154.00

n/a

600-700

147.00-173.50

145.00-166.00

155.00-169.00

151.00-163.00

148.00-164.00

150.00-165.00 (169.00)

145.00-160.00

n/a

500-600

140.00-158.00

150.00-176.50

160.00-186.00

160.00-179.00

160.00-176.00

165.00-178.00 (183.00)

155.00-182.50

n/a

400-500

147.00-152.50

170.00-189.00

160.00-190.00

175.00-212.00

170.00-186.00

170.00-193.00

160.00-192.50

n/a

300-400

n/a

170.00-197.00

180.00-217.50

195.00-212.00

n/a

n/a

170.00-187.50

n/a

No. on offer

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

D1-D2 Cows

82.00-88.00

70.00-91.50

n/a

80.00-88.00

83.00-92.00

80.00-90.00 (94.00)

n/a

n/a

D3-D5 Cows

70.00-81.00

n/a

60.00-88.00

65.00-80.00

76.00-82.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

Feeder heifers

Slaughter Market

Age Verified

90.00-98.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

85.00-94.00 (96.00)

95.00-104.00

n/a

n/a

Good Bulls

100.00-118.00

90.00-108.00

85.00-96.25

100.00-109.50

104.00-115.00 (118.00)

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Butcher Steers Butcher Heifers

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Feeder Cows

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

90.00-110.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

Fleshy Export Cows

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Lean Export Cows

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

105.00-123.00

n/a

91.00-102.25

n/a

105.00-130.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

Heiferettes * includes slaughter market

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

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The Manitoba Co-operator | February 23, 2017

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The health benefits of simplifying a horse’s diet Despite what the marketing might suggest, often less is more when it comes to the diet of a horse Carol Shwetz

These highly volatile and destructive molecules can overwhelm the horse’s antioxidant defences, alter DNA, accelerate aging and lessen the cell’s sensitivity to key hormones.

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hat and how much we feed horses is innately related to their health.

The large number of feed products on the market designed for “making horses healthier” is overwhelming, leading many horse owners to believe their horse should have a commercial feed to be healthy.

However, the addition of such feeds to the horse’s diet is not benign or without consequence to the horse’s health. Upon occasion they may even be detrimental to the horse’s overall well-being.

Whenever a particular illness arises in a horse it is a worthwhile exercise to investigate if the diet may have in any way contributed to the illness.

Different feeds have a strong influence on the levels of inflammation in the body and as such play a significant role in the development or progression of disease. Many illnesses in the human and the horse are downstream from a chronic inflammatory process. Left unchecked this insidious type of inflammation smoulders in and burdens the body and over time expresses itself as disease.

Laminitis (or founder) is but one example of the strong connection between the diet and the health of the hoof structures of the horse. Most horse owners are familiar with the acute laminitis that can occur when horses overindulge in a large amount of grain. Since cause and effect between diet and disease symptoms are closely related in this situation, it becomes easy to connect the diet with the foundered feet.

However, another form of chronic laminitis also occurs where the connection between diet and lameness is not so read-

A diet that’s too rich can cause serious health problems for horses. PHOTO: THINKSTOCK

ily evident. Horses consuming diets high in sugars develop persistently high levels of blood glucose. When the tissues are bathed in sugars, chronic inflammation is created alongside hormonal disruptions. The cascade of events results in a weak laminar bond between the hoof and the underlying bone.

Since this process is more subtle and occurs over a longer period of time, as opposed to the acute situation of grain overload, the connection between a rich diet and chronic laminitis, poorquality hooves and foot soreness is often overlooked.

Attempts to restore the horse successfully to full soundness will be limited with medications and conventional therapies unless the level of sugars in the horse’s diet are assessed and addressed.

High sugar, starch and fructan levels in feeds and forages have an inflammatory impact on the horse’s health. The body

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destructive molecules can overwhelm the horse’s antioxidant defences, alter DNA, accelerate aging and lessen the cell’s sensitivity to key hormones.

Horses are naturally adapted to a forage diet which is rich in omega-3 fatty acids compared to omega-6 fatty acids, often with ratios of 4:1 or higher. In contrast, many of today’s equine grains and complete feeds contain far fewer omega-3 and more omega-6 fatty acids. The “upside down” ratios become a concern as the omega-6 fatty acids are precursory substances in the inflammatory cascade.

The skewed ratio of dietary fatty acids predisposes the horse to chronic inflammation and has been implicated in diseases such as arthritis, laminitis, and colitis.

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of the horse is generally intolerant and often debilitated by persistently high levels of blood glucose. Over time the condition becomes problematic for the horse, leading to numerous health issues.

Laminitis, insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome, PPID, obesity (yes obesity is an illness), and developmental bone diseases in the young horse all share a common dietary thread.

The low-grade chronic inflammation associated with these diseases is precipitated, maintained and aggravated by longterm consumption of feeds and forages high in sugar and starches. The consequences are further amplified by a sedentary lifestyle.

In addition to elevating blood glucose levels, sweet feeds, processed commercial diets (pelleted or extruded), and horse treats cause the body to generate inflammatory free radicals. These highly volatile and

ance with each other for optimal health. Removing the feeds with an imbalance of omega-3 to omega-6 fatty acids can have a surprisingly beneficial effect on the horse’s health, including reducing the need for medications necessary to treat inflammatory process such as arthritis.

The majority of processed horse feeds contains vegetable and seed oils such as corn or canola. Not only do these oils contain high levels of omega-6 fatty acid levels, they are heat processed and hydrogenated to avoid rancidity. The addition of these substances to a horse’s diet predisposes them to hormonal dysfunctions and inflammatory diseases as the horse’s body attempts to respond to the unfamiliar and foreign fats or oils Dietary and nutritional approaches hold solutions for controlling inflammation in the horse’s body. Ironically at times the solution is to remove the offending substance or substances from the diet, allowing the horse’s body to be well.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | February 23, 2017

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

Cooling down to more seasonal temperatures Issued: Friday, February 17, 2017 · Covering: February 22 – March 1, 2017 Daniel Bezte Weather Vane

D

ue to the holiday Monday, my deadline for the weather forecast was much earlier than usual.

Because of this, I will have to skip some of the details and stick with a more generalized forecast.

After a war m to recordwarm end to the last forecast period, this forecast period is going to feel a little more like winter once again. That said, I don’t think we’ll see the return of any bone-chilling cold, rather, it looks simply like more seasonal temperatures will be moving back in.

The weather models had been trending towards some very cold weather for early March, but the last few runs have been pulling back on the cold.

The way this winter has been going I think I will put my confidence in the milder outlook.

After an active start to the week, the weather models are showing the storm track s h i f t i n g s o u t h w a rd s a l i ttle bit as cool air pushes in

from the north. We may see a quick system shoot through on Wednesday or Thursday, but after that, it does not look like our region should receive any significant precipitation.

A large area of low pressure is forecasted to move by to our south over the weekend. This system may bring a little light snow to extreme southern and eastern regions, but right now amounts look to be minimal.

Next week, another large low is forecasted to track by to our south, but this time the weather models have it much farther south, with little to no chance of our region seeing any precipitation. This system will help open the door for some colder air to move in later next week, but luckily, it looks like we’ll only receive a glancing blow as the core of the cold air misses us to the east.

Usual temperature range for this period: Highs, -17 to -3 C; lows, -30 to -11 C. Daniel Bezte is a teacher by profession with a BA (Hon.) in geography, specializing in climatology, from the U of W. He operates a computerized weather station near Birds Hill Park.

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

Thought I would take a break from the precipitation maps for this issue. This issue’s map shows the global temperatures for January as percentiles. Looking at the map you can see just how much red (above-average temperatures) there is compared to blue (below-average temperatures). Looking at our part of the world you can see that we were warmer to much warmer than average in January, which matches the numbers I have, with the Winnipeg region recording a mean monthly temperature that was about 3 C above average.

Weather from around the world There are clear trends to be found, even if the news isn’t always welcome

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think it’s time to lighten things up a little bit after a couple of more emo tionally charged and possibly divisive articles.

I k n ow I h ave promised an article looking at the top weather stories in 2016 from around our region, but that article is going to have to wait another week or two. Instead, I think it’s time to do a global weather roundup.

For those of you who think I cherry-pick certain global weather events that only support global warming ideas, I will do my very best to find weather stories that do not have to do with excess heat. I will try, but as you will see, it is those types of stories that are and have been occurring over the last month and a half.

To start off, it is official, La Niña has come to an end over the tropical Pacific Ocean.

Temperatures in the region of the Pacific Ocean used as the benchmark for El Niño and La Niña have warmed and are now only 0.3 C below average. To be classified as a La Niña, temperatures need to be colder than 0.5 C below average.

T h i s l a s t L a Ni ñ a e v e n t looks as if IT will go down as one of the weakest and shortest lived on record, lasting only six months. The current long-range forecast is predicting neutral conditions to last into the summer, with a 48 per cent chance of El Niño conditions developing by the second half of this year. It should be noted that El Niño/ La Niña forecasts made at this time of year have the worst success rates.

Moving on to the poles and the ice conditions around them. Sea ice coverage in the Arctic and Antarctic were at or below record-low levels once again in January. In a pattern that began last October, global sea ice levels have been running at record lows. By the end of January the monthly average coverage of Arctic sea ice was 13.38 million square kilometres, which is 1.26 million square kilometres below the average.

The low ice levels are partially due to a pressure pattern over the Arctic that is allowing some very mild air to work its way northwards. For example, a very strong storm s y s t e m ov e r t h e A t l a n t i c pushed warm air northwards over Greenland on February 1. This pushed temperatures

“... it is official, La Niña has come to an end over the tropical Pacific Ocean.”

at Kap Morris Jesup, which is located at 83.65 N latitude, to an amazing 1.5 C. This is a temperature typically seen in June for this location and was an astonishing 36.5 C increase in temperature from t h e p re v i o u s d a y ( - 3 0 C ) .

It was estimated that nearfreezing temperatures made it to or near the North Pole on February 2 and a buoy located at 87 N hit 0 C on February 3.

These temperatures are about 25 C above average for this area.

Gl o b a l t e m p e ra t u re s f o r January came in as the third warmest on record according to NOAA, coming in behind Ja n u a r y 2 0 1 6 a n d 2 0 0 7 .

Satellite records of the lowest eight km of the atmosphere came in as the sixth warmest on record, according to the University of Alabama Huntsville. It should be noted that the warmest and secondwarmest Januarys occurred during El Niño events, whereas this January was the

cooler La Niña event (albeit a weak one).

It looks like the drought is over in California as heavy rains have filled most of the reser voirs to near capacity with the Lake Oroville reservoir going over capacity for a while. Problems with the spillway and then the emergency spillway allowed the reservoir level to hit 101 per cent of capacity before levels were drawn down. More rain is expected to hit California ov e r t h e n e x t l i t t l e w h i l e before things dry out.

Looking at major weather centres around the world, 15 stations set new alltime-record maximum temperatures in January, while three stations recorded a l l - t i m e - re c o rd m i n i m u m temperatures.

The cold weather was found i n A l b a n i a a n d S l ov a k i a , where temperatures in Albania dipped to the -9 to -10 C range, while in Slovakia, Dudince hit a record low of

-30.5 C. All of the records occurred on January 8.

The record heat was found mostly in Chile, with a few stations also breaking records in Argentina. The warmest temperature during this lateJanuary hot spell occurred at Cuaquenes, Chile, here the temperature peaked at 45.0 C on January 26. This was a new national record high for Chile.

Over in Europe, they had a cooler-than-average January, with average temperatures across the region the coolest in seven years. Austria was one of the cold spots, at least compared to average, seeing the coldest January since 1987. Heading to Australia, January 2017 was the eighth wettest on record, with the wester n region seeing the t h i r d - w e t t e s t Ja n u a r y o n record. Finally, January 2017 did not see any billion-dollar weather disasters anywhere in the world – thank goodness for that.

Coming up in the next few issues we’ll take a look back at February and then glance ahead to see what might be up weather-wise for March and April. We’ll need to look at the flood outlook for this spring, and of course, our top regional weather stories from 2016.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | February 23, 2017

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

Traffic crops

Confining equipment traffic could pay production dividends

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Controlled traffic farming is generating interest around the world, as seen here in this photo of an Australian spray rig sticking to established traffic zones. PHOTO: WESTERN AUSTRALIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD

“It’s a pretty commonsense thing. You’re using compaction to your advantage in the traffic zones, and removing random traffic and compaction from the rest of the field.”

Adam Gurr

Water management Western Manitoba is no stranger to wet growing and harvest conditions and Gurr said in excess water years he can really see the difference. The large equipment of today can have a huge impact on the soil profile when it is wet. The process is pretty straightforward mechanics — a heavy article passes over the surface, squashing the air out of the soil, reducing porosity and affecting productivity. The soil eventually becomes a hard-packed mass with no channels for air or water to pass through.

“I can’t stress this enough — there’s just a dramatic increase in infiltration,” Gurr said.

That means the scenario climate scientists warn of for Manitoba — dry growing seasons punctuated with high-intensity rainfall — could give the production system a leg up in productivity.

“In control traffic farming, 85 per cent of a field is not trafficked, and will capture more rainfall,” Gurr said. “It will likely be more sustainable too because of things such as less water erosion.”

Perhaps counterintuitively, the system also drains and dries land better Gurr said, something that can be a benefit in wet years and make field operations more economical.

“There’s also a reduction in draft — as much as 60 per cent,” he said.

“It’s definitely easier to pull a drill through dry ground than a wet field.”

He notices a clear difference when operating after a rainfall. The traffic lanes are harder and can support his equipment far better.

“If you lose your GPS and get off your tram line a bit, suddenly it’s greasy and you’re throwing muck,” he said. “Get back on it and it’s better.”

Productivity There’s plenty of scientific evidence that the system can improve productivity once it’s up and running. Gurr pointed farmers to the work done by Harper Adams University in the United Kingdom.

That institution has done wideranging research on the topic, which is readily available on its website (www.harper-adams. ac.uk).

Inspired by this, Gurr decided to do some research of his own and ran trials at various locations across his farm. One was on the Beresford mineral soil type, the other on Newdale clay loam. The trials ran over four growing seasons, from 2013 to 2016, and consisted of a CTF treatment and simulated random traffic applied at the start of the season.

There was no in-season traffic.

I didn’t see a response on the Beresford soil,” he said. “Either the trail was not long enough to show benefits, or this soil is just not susceptible to compaction from traffic.

“But at Rapid City, on Newdale soil, I saw a numerical response,” he said. “CTF yielded 103 per cent

compared to random traffic. I figure that’s $17 an acre on this field this year.”

Gurr also noted that the productivity effect showed up when it was needed most, during a challenging production year, according to other researchers.

“It’s in the extremes that they see the yield effect,” Gurr said. “If water is ideal, the plant doesn’t have to explore the soil profile.”

He also noted there appears to be significant differences in the way certain crops react to the practice.

“It really shows up in something like canola,” he said.

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en years ago Adam Gurr was surfing the Internet one evening and came across an idea that would change the way he operates — controlled traffic farming.

Just as the name sounds, it’s a farming system built around permanent wheel tracks in each field; the crop zones and traffic lanes are permanently separated.

It leaves the productive part of the field mellow and unpacked, increasing productivity and in the traffic lanes, compaction can actually mean it’s easier to get through a field in wet conditions.

“It’s a pretty common-sense thing,” Gurr, who farms north of Brandon near Rapid City, told farmers here at Ag Days. “You’re using compaction to your advantage in the traffic zones, and removing random traffic and compaction from the rest of the field.”

After reading up on the technique and carefully considering the implications, Gurr began experimenting with it in 2010, with good results.

“In 2011, we committed fully to the system,” Gurr said during his presentation. “Since then we’ve planned all of our equipment purchases for CTF.” Gurr said he considers himself to truly have been controlled traffic farming since the 2012 season.

He admits the switch was relatively easy for them since two major pieces of their equipment, the tractor and combine, already shared the same wheel track.

Early days One thing Gurr says is very clear is that this system isn’t simple to incorporate.

One of the biggest issues is the varying wheel gauges of much of the equipment available and already in use on farms. He suggests growers who are curious about the benefits start thinking of this when making buying decisions.

“Who’s going to go out and flip millions in equipment? We just used this when making new purchases,” he said.

He also concedes the economics of adoption will likely vary by region, soil type, crops grown and pre-existing traffic intensity.

He called upon the research community to engage in CTF-based research projects to define the benefits under western Canadian growing conditions, and noted that adoption will largely be driven by the extension community’s efforts.

“It’s a very new idea still in Western Canada,” he said.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | February 23, 2017

Bioproduct innovators adding unique value to agriculture seed stocks Flax is one crop that’s been receiving plenty of attention from this Ontario-based effort

By John Greig

“Peptides shouldn’t dissolve in oil, but this one does.”

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esearchers and entrepreneurs are delving deeper into the natural properties of crops, as seed stocks for everything from construction resins and boards and panels for buildings and cars to concentrate health foods.

Many of those projects are being funded by the BioProducts AgSci Cluster, brought together as part of BioIndustrial Innovation Canada with funding from Growing Forward 2.

The Sarnia, Ont.-based cluster aims to help new bioproducts get to market through funding, creating networks and supporting bioproducts companies.

At the cluster’s annual meeting in Toronto last week, several companies and researchers with funding from the cluster explained how they derive from and use agriculture products.

Flax is one of the stars of bioproducts research, both because of the health effects from its seeds and the strength and usefulness of its fibres.

At Prairie Tide Chemicals, president and CEO Dr. Martin Reaney has isolated what he calls orbitides from flaxseed oil.

“Flaxseed is biologically active,” he says. It is high in omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids. It also contains lignin, a soluble dietary fibre, and the orbitide component that Reaney has found.

He was first introduced to flaxseed oil research when he was approached to figure out how

Dr. Martin Reaney

Research on getting the bitter taste out of flax oil caused researcher Martin Reaney to discover something new. PHOTO: THINKSTOCK

to eliminate the bitter taste in flaxseed.

“Some people who take it think it tastes awful,” he says.

In doing that research, it set him on the road to isolating the orbitide, a cyclic peptide that dissolves in oil.

“Peptides shouldn’t dissolve in oil, but this one does,” he says.

He believes that the health-positive biological activity of flaxseed oil and flax lignin products are derived from the orbitides.

Beyond health improvement, there are other more complex possibilities from orbitides, says Reaney. They include making light-emitting diodes from flax, which allows them to displace

metals from diodes. He also believes he can construct lighter, stronger materials for building materials.

Other researchers are working on a more directly practical use of biomaterials for construction materials.

At the University of Toronto, Professor Dr. Ning Yan is combining wood pulp with flax fibres in order to create biodegradable, lightweight sandwich board panels for use in construction and the automotive sector.

She created a skin for the panels with a higher content of flax, as they wanted the skin to be what holds the board together and gives it rigidity, while the inside,

made of wood pulp and a lower percentage of flax, is light and insulating. A mix that includes 10 per cent flax fibre and 40 per cent pulp fibre appears to be optimum, says Yan. Yan says she can work with any agriculture fibre and hopes to try with others than flax. She says it has been difficult to get a clean, reliable supply of agriculture fibres, like flax.

Ken Mak, a PhD student at Queen’s University reported on the work of the group he is part of, led by Dr. Amir Fam. They aren’t creating new products, but are using bioproduct fibre products and testing their quality, including resins and epoxys and products that can replace fibreglass. They have found that flax-based materials can replace synthetic materials in applications such as re-enforcing degrading bridges.

At EcoSynthetix, they take lowvalue agriculture feedstock materials and upgrade them to displace synthetic material.

They make use of polysac-

charide from corn and upgrade it through a reactive extrusion process.

The company had its first hit product with a more environmentally friendly coating for paper.

The paper business is highly competitive, so they looked, along with some funding, for another industry to disrupt.

They found it in wood composites with no added formaldehyde or isocyanate, says Peter Van Ballegooie, vice-president of corporate development at EcoSynthetix, based in Burlington, Ont. “We’re all surrounded by wood composites,” he said. “The drivers (of demand for their product) are around health and ecological benefits.”

Their DuraBind product found a market last September with one of the world’s largest producers of composite wood products, the Swiss Krono Group. That group had helped EcoSynthetix develop its DuraBind product, and in the process it found that using their product improved the efficiency of the production pro-cess with less gumming up of equipment.

Sellings of composite wood products, whether they be Walmart or Ikea are all looking for options that off-gas fewer chemicals, says Ballegooie, and EcoSynthetics has options for them.

The major projects funded by the BioProducts AgSci Cluster are at various places in their commercialization, but they are all tied together in their potential to make use of agriculture products, some of which is now left on the field or discarded.

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Chinese farmer acquitted of illegal trading in retrial BEIJING/Reuters / A farmer in China’s Inner Mongolia region was acquitted of running an illegal corn-trading business, state media said Feb. 17, overturning a verdict in a symbolic case that had stirred debate within China about agricultural policy.

The Intermediate People’s Court in Bayan Nur city in the northern region of Inner Mongolia threw out the original verdict, issued last April, which found Wang Lijun, a 47-year-old farmer, guilty of buying and selling corn without a licence, CCTV said.

The retrial, ordered by the national Supreme Court, quashed a one-year suspended prison sentence and a fine of 20,000 yuan (US$2,912.01). The court found that Wang’s corn trading, though unlicensed, did not severely disrupt the market.

The ruling comes just months after the government dropped a rule in November that required farmers to hold a licence for grain purchases in a move aimed at boosting grain trading. The loosening of restrictions was seen as part of Beijing’s years-long efforts to reform its massive, unwieldy farm sector.

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Australian wheat output during the 2016-17 season was finalized at 35.13 million tonnes, the Australian Bureau of Agriculture, Resource Economics and Rural Sciences (ABARES) said in its final production report for the season.

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New tool for managing nutrient run-off Free downloadable tool for assessing phosphorus run-off risk and creating a customized mitigation plan will be available this spring “The idea behind this tool is to help producers prioritize where they could invest their time, energy and/or resources to manage phosphorus and run-off.”

By Madeleine Baerg Co-operator contributor

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s more and more farmers, politicians and laypeople are coming to understand, nutrient run-off from farm fields into waterways is a very big deal.

When not managed properly, nutrients from fertilizer and manure make their way into creeks, lakes, dugouts, and other water bodies. But a new tool to help mitigate phosphorus runoff risk will soon be available in Alberta, and may serve as a model for the rest of the Prairies. In Manitoba, one of the largest phosphorus sources is hog manure applied to cropland.

Over the past three years, Alberta Agriculture and Forestry and the Intensive Livestock Working Group (an alliance of eight of Alberta livestock and poultry organizations) have been collaborating to build a simple,

Jennifer Kerr

personalized farm management decision-support tool designed to help manage phosphorus run-off.

The Alberta Phosphorus Management Tool, expected to be available in late spring, is a free, Excel-based tool for assessing phosphorus run-off risk. The tool will also provide producers with management solutions that include both a relative cost and environmental efficacy ranking.

“The idea behind this tool is to help producers prioritize where they could invest their time, energy and/or resources to man-

age phosphorus and run-off,” said provincial water research specialist Jennifer Kerr. “Multiple beneficial management practices (BMPs) might be recommended based on a producers’ answers to the questionnaire. Obviously, you can’t necessarily change environmental or geographic factors, but you can change things like how much manure you apply to a field or what time of year cattle have access to a riparian area.”

Based on answers to the producer questionnaire, the tool provides a variety of customized recommendations.

An Alberta Agriculture and Forestry employee samples a creek to help determine if BMPs are improving water quality. PHOTO: ALBERTA AGRICULTURE

“A producer might choose to implement simple, inexpensive recommendations to address their risk, while other situations may require a more complex solution,” said Kerr. “Compared to doing nothing, even a small change is better.”

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Some recommendations — such as soil testing to determine nutrient levels before applying manure or fertilizer in order to limit overfertilizing — reduce runoff while also saving money.

Over the longer term, the plan is to offer producers additional resources and support to help them best manage runoff. Currently, the project team is putting together a producer website with links to additional tools, information, and resources (including grant opportunities).

Any information provided by farmers will be kept strictly confidential and won’t be shared with other agencies, Kerr said.

“Our priority is all about finding solutions,” she said. “As we were developing this project, we thought about different options and versions of this tool, including the idea of having farmers complete the questionnaire online.

But if we went that route, we’d have to be really careful about where any producer information was stored for security reasons.

And we know we’d lose some producers’ willingness to complete the tool because they would be concerned their information was tracked.

“So in the end, we designed it as a downloadable document that you save to your own computer, so you have total control over it.”

The tool is also designed to be user friendly and real-world applicable. The questionnaire dropdown menus make completion simple, and all analysis and calculations are completed via the tool’s embedded calculators and algorithms.

To date, the tool has been tested by at least 10 producers in two study watersheds,” said Kerr.

“Everything from the questions asked, to the recommendations offered, to the layout and operation of the tool itself have been vetted by and adjusted according to producer feedback.

It’s hoped the tool will be widely used.

“The vast majority of farmers is extremely environmentally conscious,” said Kerr. “For them, choosing to use this tool will be just another aspect of their environmental planning. For those who are slower to respond, they need to consider that social licence is becoming a very important aspect of agricultural producers’ businesses, and environmental stewardship is a key component of that.

“Alternatively, farmers can seek support from agricultural extension staff, agrologists, or others with strong environmental and production understanding to help develop run-off risk mitigation strategies.”

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Yields in space

Meet the minister

U.S. scientists develop new way to measure crop yields with high-resolution satellite images

BY MAGDALENA MIS Thomson Reuters Foundation

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.S. researchers have come up with a new method of estimating crop yields from small farms in Africa using high-resolution images from the latest generation of satellites – a development which could help cut hunger in poor parts of the world.

Improving agricultural productivity is one of the main ways to lift people out of poverty but without accurate data it’s difficult to identify the farmers who need help, scientists from Stanford University said.

Images from new, inexpensive satellites could be used to estimate yields and test interventions in poor regions where data is scarce, they said in a paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Feb. 13.

“Improving agricultural productivity is going to be one of the main ways to reduce hunger and improve livelihoods in poor parts of the world,” said Marshall Burke, an assistant professor at Stanford’s School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences.

“But to improve agricultural productivity, we first have to measure it, and unfortunately this isn’t done on most farms around the world,” he said in a statement.

While Earth-observing satellites have been around for more than three decades, most of their images haven’t been detailed enough to show the small agricultural fields common in developing countries.

But with satellites becoming cheaper and offering improved image resolution, it is now possible to capture very small areas, the researchers said.

David Lobell, an associate professor at the school, said in a video that satellites which were once the size of school buses were now the size of fridges or even shoeboxes.

“You can get lots of them up there, all capturing very small parts of the land surface at very high resolution,” added Lobell, who co-authored the study.

“Any one satellite doesn’t give you very much information, but the constellation of them actually means that you’re covering most of the world at very high resolution and at very low cost.

“That’s something we never really had even a few years ago.”

The researchers focused on Western Kenya, where smallholders farm maize or corn on small half-acre or one-acre plots, to test if images from the new satellites were detailed enough to provide reliable estimates of crop yields.

“Just combining the imagery with computer-based crop models allows us to make surprisingly accurate predictions...” Burke said.

The researchers plan to scale up their project across subSaharan Africa.

Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay met with newly sworn-in Canadian Grain Commission (CGC), commissioners at the CGC’s Winnipeg headquarters Feb. 15.

Daryl Beswitherick (l), the CGC’s program manager for quality assurance standards and reinspection discussed wheat downgrading factors with commissioner Lonny McKague, assistant chief commissioner Doug Chorney, MacAulay and chief commissioner Patti Miller. The three commissioners were sworn in Feb. 13.

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Canola growers recognize health researcher Dr. Carla Taylor has been researching the health effects of canola oil STAFF

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Manitoba Canola Growers Association president Chuck Fossay (r) presented Carla Taylor, of the Canadian Centre for Agri-Food Research in Health and Medicine at the St. Boniface Hospital Albrechtsen Research Centre with the Canola Award of Excellence at the CropConnect banquet in Winnipeg Feb. 15. PHOTO: ALLAN DAWSON

Winnipeg-based nutrition researcher is the latest recipient of the Manitoba Canola Growers Association Canola Award of Excellence.

The University of Manitoba’s Carla Taylor has, along with Peter Zahradka and a team of trainees and staff, been researching the health benefits of canola oil for more than a decade. The award was presented last week at the annual CropConnect meeting.

Their research with canola oil looks at what can be done from a nutrition standpoint at the early stages of diseases and to help prevent cardiovascular disease or diabetes from developing further.

They have been able to show diet can make a difference.

“I’m thrilled to be recognized along with some of the pioneers of the canola industry who have been acknowledged in the past,” said Taylor in a press release. “It’s a privilege to do nutrition research which links agriculture and health and that can impact dietary strategies for preventing and managing chronic diseases.”

The work, done at St. Boniface Hospital’s Canadian Centre for Agri-Food Research in Health and Medicine, is important to the industry, according to MCGA president Charles (Chuck) Fossay.

“Taylor and her team have been investigating how our foods are metabolized and where canola oil fits into our diets for a long time. Their recent work with canola oil shows that diet can make a difference,” said Fossay.

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U.S. weather forecaster on Feb. 9 said La Niña has faded and neutral conditions are likely to continue in the coming months, though it noted some chance that the El Niño phenomenon may reappear as early as the Northern Hemisphere spring.

The Climate Prediction Center (CPC), an agency of the National Weather Ser vice, in a monthly forecast said that neutral conditions have returned and are favoured to continue through at least the Nor ther n Hemisphere spring.

La Niña emerged last year for the first time since 2012. The phenomenon, characterized by unusually cold ocean temperatures in the equatorial Pacific Ocean, is linked with floods and droughts.

Even though neutral conditions are most likely, there is a chance of the appearance of El Niño — when surface waters in the eastern tropical Pacific turn warmer than average — as early as March to May 2017, the forecaster warned.

That would be less than a year after the last El Niño faded, having brought serious crop damage, forest fires and flash floods.

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CLEAVER CANOLA The Syngenta Biotech Center in Beijing on Feb. 19, 2016. China’s state-owned ChemChina is seeking various governments’ approvals for its takeover bid for Syngenta. Photo: Reuters/Kim Kyung-Hoon

Competition Bureau clears Syngenta takeover No significant effects are seen from a Syngenta/Adama overlap STAFF

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anada’s farmers aren’t likely to see less competition for their crop chemical dollars if the owner of Adama Canada buys Syngenta, the Canadian antitrust watchdog has ruled.

The Competition Bureau on Feb. 14 issued a “no action” letter for the takeover of Syngenta

by China National Chemical Corp. (ChemChina), saying the deal is “unlikely to result in a substantial lessening or prevention of competition for the supply of pesticides in Canada.”

Even in cases where Syngenta and ChemChina’s Adama arm have competing products on the Canadian market, the bureau said its investigation shows there would still be “sufficient competition from existing or new products to constrain prices.”

State-owned ChemChina in February 2016 announced its friendly US$43-billion bid for Syngenta, which if successful would be the biggest-ever foreign acquisition by a Chinese company.

Several countries’ regulators have already signed off on the deal but approvals are pending from certain agencies in the U.S., the European Union, Bra z i l , In d i a a n d Me x i c o, among others.

Syngenta Canada, based in Guelph, operates research facilities across the country and sells cereal, corn, canola and soybean seeds along with its portfolio of herbicides, fungicides and insecticides.

Formerly known as Mana Canada, Winnipeg-based Adama Canada sells off-patent “generic” pesticides, has no research facilities in Canada and is a “relatively recent entrant” in the Canadian market, the bureau noted.

‘Lack of substitutability’ The bureau, looking at Syngenta’s and Adama’s crop

“… whether farmers will substitute among those products depends on their actual or perceived characteristics.”

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chemical product overlap, found “a lack of substitutability between the parties’ products” and noted “the presence of effective remaining competitors (and) the potential entry of further competitors.”

Considering “a variety of plausible product market definitions,” the bureau said it concluded the merger “was not likely to result in a substantial prevention or lessening of competition under any of the definitions considered.”

Un d e r C a n a d a’s re g u l a tory regime for crop chemicals, the bureau said, the geographic market for pesticides is “likely national” and farmers can only substitute between pesticides labelled for a par ticular pest/crop combination they want to treat.

“Although various products may be labelled for the same pest/crop combinations, whether farmers will substitute among those products depends on their actual or perceived characteristics.”

In one example of overlap, the bureau pointed to Syngenta’s broad-spectrum crop insecticide Matador and Adama’s generic version, Silencer, which together “are among the most frequently used crop insecticides in Canada, particularly for canola.”

The two products, the bureau said, “are chemically equivalent, have nearly identical labels, compete for shelf

space and are viewed by many farmers as interchangeable.

No other manufacturer currently offers a product based on this active ingredient in Canada.”

All that said, the bureau n o t e d , Ba ye r Cro p S c i e n c e offers Decis, which is “viewed as a close substitute to Matador and Silencer” and “can be used on most of the s a m e p e s t / c ro p c o m b i n a tions as the parties’ products, including all of the most recurrent insects for canola.”

The “presence of these curre n t c o m p e t i t o r s” — p l u s a generic version of Decis that just picked up registration in September — and “the threat and anticipated entry of future competitors” led the bureau to its conclusion.

No turf war in turf Meanwhile in the turf chemical market, the bureau also n o t e d “ i n s t a n c e s o f c o mpetitive rivalry between Syngenta’s branded products and Adama’s generic versions of the same products.”

However, the bureau said, Adama is “not likely significantly constraining Syngenta’s pricing.”

Market contacts have also told the bureau that endusers of turf pesticides “place an additional premium on the value‑added services offered b y b r a n d e d c o m p a n i e s ,” which also include BASF and Bayer.

T h i s n o t i o n , t h e b u re a u said, “is supported by Adama’s difficulty in gaining significant market share, despite offering discounted pricing on generics.”

Besides, the bureau said, B a y e r, B A S F a n d s m a l l e r players such as Nufarm and Engage Agro also offer “proprietary products that have a similar price point and disease profile to the parties’ products and would therefore continue to offer effective remaining competition in this space.”

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1-888-792-6283. www.monarchtrailers.com SOUTHSIDE AUTO WRECKERS located in Weyburn, SK. 306-842-2641. Used car CHECK OUT OUR inventory of quality used parts, light truck to semi-truck parts. We highway tractors. For more details call buy scrap iron and non-ferrous metals.

204-685-2222 or view information at www.titantrucksales.com WRECKING VOLVO TRUCKS: Misc. axles and parts. Also tandem trailer suspension COMPONENTS FOR TRAILERS. Shipping axles. Call 306-539-4642, Regina, SK. daily across the prairies. Free freight. See “The Book 2013” page 195. DL Parts For SASKATOON TRUCK PARTS CENTRE Trailers, 1-877-529-2239, www.dlparts.ca Ltd. North Corman Industrial Park.

New and used parts available for 3 ton trucks all the way up to highway tractors, for every make and model, no part too big or small. Our shop specializes in custom rebuilt differentials/transmissions and clutch installations. Engines are available, both gas and diesel. Re-sale units are on the lot ready to go. We buy wrecks for parts, and sell for wrecks! For more info. call 306-668-5675 or 1-800-667-3023. www.saskatoontruckparts.ca DL #914394

CHECK OUT OUR inventory of quality used highway tractors. For more details call 204-685-2222 or view information at www.titantrucksales.com 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

2013 PROSTAR IH day cab truck with indash GPS, 500 HP Maxx force 18 spd., 46,000 rears, 3.91 ratio, 228” WB, approx.

129,000 kms, 11R22.5 tires, c/w wet kit for only $58,000. New MB. safety.

204-743-2324, Cypress River, MB. 1998 KENWORTH T800, new grain box, FORD L9000, 1986, S/A, 3406 Cat, 9 spd.

Detroit engine, 60 Series, 10 spd. trans., Fuller, newer 1200 rubber, 5th wheel with tow truck mounted deck and headache $48,000. 204-325-5677, Winkler, MB. rack, runs well, $7500 OBO. 306-769-4132, Arborfield, SK. 2003 KENWORTH W900L, Cat C15, 475-550 HP, 18 spd. heavy 40 rears, 4:11 ratio, high level VIT int. w/leather seats, $59,000 OBO. 306-786-6600, Yorkton, SK. 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. 2002 KENWORTH T800 w/new grain DL#316542. www.78truxsales.com box, rebuilt engine and turbo with warranty. $68,000. 204-325-5677, Winkler, MB. Farming is enough of a gamble, advertise in ALLISON AUTOMATIC TRUCKS: Several the Manitoba Co-operator classified section. trucks with auto. trans. available with C&C It’s a sure thing. 1-800-782-0794. or grain or gravel box. Starting at $19,900; 2002 IH 4400 DT466, Allison automatic, 20’ B&H, $56,900. Call K&L Equipment, 306-795-7779, Ituna, SK. DL #910885. ladimer@sasktel.net CHECK OUT OUR inventory of quality used GMC 6500, single axle, built in vac system, highway tractors. For more details call 66,439 miles, Phone 306-483-7322, Frob- 204-685-2222 or view information at www.titantrucksales.com isher, SK.

WRECKING TRUCKS: All makes all models. Need parts? Call 306-821-0260 or email: junkman.2010@hotmail.com Wrecking Dodge, Chev, GMC, Ford and others. Lots of 4x4 stuff, 1/2 ton - 3 ton, 2015 DAKOTA ALUM. seed tender with SS buses etc. and some cars. We ship by bus, conveyer system, self-contained w/remote controls, or can be run off truck wet kit, mail, Loomis, Purolator. Lloydminster, SK. exc. cond., fresh MB safety. 45’Lx102”W, loaded trailer, air ride, alum. outside rims, 11R24.5, $107,000. Located at Kamsack, SK. Call 204-526-0748 or 204-526-0321.

SCHOOL BUSES: 20 to 66 passenger, 1991 to 2007, $2300 and up. 16 buses in ALL ALUMINUM TRAILERS: tridems and stock! Call Phoenix Auto, Lucky Lake, SK. Super B Timpte grain trailers. Call Maxim 2009 Mack CH613, MP8 Mack eng., 430 Truck & Trailer, 1-888-986-2946 or see HP, 10 spd., AutoShift, 463,000 kms, exc.

1-877-585-2300. DL #320074. www.Maximinc.Com shape, new 20’ box, A/T/C, $73,500; 2009 IH Transtar 8600 w/Cummins eng.

NEW HAY TRAILERS 10x40’, built w/new 10 spd., AutoShift, new 20’ BH&T, 742,000 steel, 10.000x22.5 tires, hauls 20 round kms, exc. tires, real good shape, $69,500; bales or squares, $6500. Call KCL General 2007 IH 9200, ISX Cummins, 430 HP, Repairs, Ashern, MB., 204-739-3096.

AutoShift, alum. wheels, new 20’ BH&T, STAINLESS AND ALUMINUM Super B’s/ fully loaded, 1,000,000 kms, real nice, 2013 WILSON GRAIN TRAILER, current tri-axle tankers, TC 406 and 407. Call for $67,500; 2009 Mack CH613, 430 HP Mack, 10 spd., AutoShift, new 20’ BH&T, safety, $35,000. Call 204-955-2548, Ile specs, 306-921-7721, Melfort, SK. alum. wheels, 1.4 million kms, has bearing Des Chenes, MB. PRECISION TRAILERS: Gooseneck and roll done, nice shape, $69,500; 2007 CHECK OUT OUR inventory of quality used bumper hitch. You’ve seen the rest, now Kenworth T600, C13 Cat, 425 HP, 13 highway tractors. For more details call own the best. Hoffart Services, Odessa, SK. spd., AutoShift, new 20’ BH&T, alum. wheels, new paint, 1.0 million kms, exc.

204-685-2222 or view information at 306-957-2033 www.precisiontrailers.ca truck, $71,500; 1996 Midland 24’ tandem www.titantrucksales.com 100 MISC. SEMI TRAILER FLATDECKS/ pup grain trailer, stiff pole, completely reALL ALUMINUM GRAIN TRAILERS: Tan- stepdecks, $2,500 to $30,000. 20 heavy built, new paint and brakes, exc. shape, dems, tridems and Super B Timpte grain lowbeds, $10,000 to $70,000. Tankers, $18,500; 1985 Ford L9000, Cummins, 10 trailers. Call Maxim Truck & Trailer, end dumps. 306-222-2413, Saskatoon, SK. spd., 20’ BH&T that’s been totally rebuilt, new paint, exc. tires, $28,500; 1999 IH www.trailerguy.ca 1-888-986-2946 or www.Maximinc.Com 4700 S/A w/17’ steel flatdeck, 230,000 TRAILTECH, GVW 13,800 lbs., blue, used kms, IH dsl., 10 spd., good tires, $19,500; very little, wood deck 6.7’x18’, excellent 1998 Freightliner tractor, C60 Detroit, condition. 306-493-7409, Delisle, SK. 430 HP, 13 spd., alum. wheels, sleeper, good rubber, $17,500; 2005 IH 9200 2015 GERMANIC 31’ tridem end dump, lift tractor, ISX Cummins, 430 HP, 13 spd., axles, $42,000; 2005 Trailtech 27’ 5th alum wheels, flat-top sleeper, good rubwheel trailer, 20,000 axles w/loading ber, $22,500. All trucks SK safetied. Trades ramps and self contained 545 Ferrari crane considered. All reasonable offers considunit, $17,000; 1998 Loadline 29’ end dump ered. Arborfield SK. DL 906768. Call Merv tandem, air ride, $25,000. Can-Am Truck 306-276-7518 res., 306-767-2616 cell .

Export Ltd., 1-800-938-3323, Delisle, SK. DL#910420.

18’ GRAIN BOX with tarp. $5,000 Call 306-581-1013. Pense, SK. BEHNKE DROP DECK semi style and NEW BERG’S 24’ end dump, w/Berg’s Sig- pintle hitch sprayer trailers. Air ride, AUTOSHIFT TRUCKS AVAILABLE: Boxed nature quality finish. Call for winter pricing tandem and tridems. Contact SK: tandems and tractor units. Contact David specials and 30 day trials, 204-325-5677, 306-398-8000; AB: 403-350-0336.

306-887-2094, 306-864-7055, Kinistino, Winkler, MB. SK. DL #327784. www.davidstrucks.com TOPGUN TRAILER SALES “For those who demand the best.” PRECISION AND REMOTE CONTROL ENDGATE AND AGASSIZ TRAILERS (flatdecks, end hoist systems can save you time, energy dumps, enclosed cargo). 1-855-255-0199, and keep you safe this seeding season.

Give Kramble Industries a call at NORMS SANDBLASTING & PAINT, 40 Moose Jaw, SK. www.topguntrailersales.ca years body and paint experience. We do TRI-AXLE LOW BED, 50 ton, Beavertail, 306-933-2655, Saskatoon, SK. or visit us metal and fiberglass repairs and integral to flip neck, 2 pins, 9’ wide, flip outs, new online at: www.kramble.net daycab conversions. Sandblasting and safety, $24,000. 306-940-6835, Sask.

2007 WESTERN STAR 4900SA tri-drive, paint to trailers, trucks and heavy equip.

C15 Cat, 550 HP, 18 spd., full lockers, new Endura primers and topcoats. A one stop 24’ CIM B&H. 306-270-6399, Saskatoon, shop. Norm 306-272-4407, Foam Lake SK. SK. www.78truxsales.com DL #316542.

PRAIRIE SANDBLASTING & PAINTING. 2007 MACK, 10 speed Eaton auto., new 20’ Trailer overhauls and repairs, alum. slopes CIM B&H, fresh Sask. safeties. Call and trailer repairs, tarps, insurance claims, 306-270-6399, Saskatoon, SK. and trailer sales. Epoxy paint. Agriculture www.titantrucksales.com to check out www.78truxsales.com DL #316542. and commercial. Satisfaction guaranteed. our inventory of quality used highway trac306-744-7930, Saltcoats, SK. 1976 HEAVY 6500 GMC with 400 bu. box tors! Or call: 204-685-2222 MacGregor MB and roll tarp, new hoist, asking $12,000 2014 LODE-KING SUPER B, aluminum OBO. 306-778-3749, Swift Current, SK. grain trailer, new tarps, new rubber 22.5, $86,000. 306-677-7617, Hodgeville, SK.

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DECKS, DRY VANS, reefers and storage trailers at: www.Maximinc.Com or call Maxim Truck & Trailer, 1-888-986-2946.

2001 VACTOR 2100 on FL80 Freightliner jet rodder. Call 306-445-5602, North Battleford, SK.

2009 FORD EXPLORER LTD., V8, AWD, loaded, 4 leather buckets, new winter tires, very good condition, 219,000 kms.

Photos. 306-843-2934, Wilkie SK

CHECK OUT OUR inventory of quality used highway tractors. For more details call 204-685-2222 or view information at www.titantrucksales.com SLEEPERS AND DAYCABS. New and used.

Huge inventory across Western Canada at www.Maximinc.Com or call Maxim Truck & Trailer, 1-888-986-2946.

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.

STRONG SINGLE HIVES or nucs for sale.

Call Andy, Steinbach, MB., 204-381-7993, 204-346-9701. andyloewen@hotmail.ca 200 FRAMES OF BROOD/BEE cover, B.C. coast late March. Queen cells May/July in SK. Steve 306-862-1384, Love, SK.

WILL DO STYROBLOCK cocoon harvesting and custom pollination. Call Maurice Wildeman, 306-365-7802, Lanigan, SK.

TANDEM AXLE GRAVEL trucks in inventory. New and used, large inventory across Western Canada at www.Maximinc.Com or call Maxim Truck & Trailer 1-888-986-2946 2012 IHC TRANSSTAR, low pro, Max 300 HP diesel Allison auto trans, single axle, loaded cab, 13’ Armstrong landscape dump, $39,900; 2006 STERLING L9500, tandem, dsl eng. 10 spd. trans., 15’ box, low low kms, $39,900. K&L Equipment 2010 TOYOTA TUNDRA, 4 door, longbox, and Auto. Call Ladimer, 306-795-7779, HD. New safety, clean, good cond, 245,000 Ituna DL #910885 kms., $11,000. 204-655-3458, Sifton, MB.

GROW SOYBEANS? If you grow 1000 acres earn a free new pickup truck every year and give last year’s away. Free report at www.profitfromthebean.com

CHECK OUT OUR inventory of quality used 2002 DODGE RAM 3500, 4x4 Dually, 6 highway tractors. For more details call spd., 5th wheel w/hyd. system, rear air 204-685-2222 or view information at bag suspension, 200,000 kms, $15,000 www.titantrucksales.com OBO. 204-981-3855, Dugald, MB. 2011 PETE 386 and 2011 Kenworth T800.

CHECK OUT OUR inventory of quality used Both- 550 ISX, 18 spds, loaded, low kms. highway tractors. For more details call Pete, $58,000 OBO; Kenworth, $59,000 204-685-2222 or view information at OBO. Phone 306-921-7721, Melfort, SK. www.titantrucksales.com 2004 KENWORTH T300, tandem, 8.3 Cum2012 CHEV LT, ext. cab., 5.3L, 14,400 orig. mins, 10 spd. trans., 480,000 kms, $8800 kms, shedded, never winter driven, extras, work order, fresh safety, $19,000. Call $29,000. 306-764-7865, Prince Albert, SK. 306-554-8220, Dafoe, SK.

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.

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.

CONCRETE FLATWORK: Specializing in place & finish of concrete floors. Can accommodate any floor design. References available. Alexander, MB. 204-752-2069.

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TEMPO/TIRE SHOP #48 Hwy. Windthorst, SK, independent auto repair business for sale in Regina; Hotel and restaurant on Hwy.#48; 160 acres near Regina with yard and business opportunity; SW SK. restaurant, lounge incl, 15 room motel. Brian Tiefenbach, 306-536-3269, Colliers Int. www.collierscanada.com Regina, SK. AG DEALS TO GO!

BEE BUSINESS. Turnkey operation. Second generation bee farmer looking to retire. Vehicles, bee equipment, honey plant, buildings, etc. Perfect opportunity for young family. Near beautiful northern town of Carrot River, SK. 306-332-7422, 306-768-2628. kimbonish@hotmail.com Call our toll-free number to take advantage of our Prepayment Bonus. Prepay for 3 weeks and we’ll run your ad 2 more weeks for free.

That’s 5 weeks for the price of 3. Call 1-800782-0794 today!

FARM/CORPORATE PROJECTS. Call A.L. Management Group for all your borrowing and lease requirements. 306-790-2020, Regina, 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 DEBTS, BILLS AND charge accounts too Western Heavy Equipment 306-981-3475, high? Need to resolve prior to spring? Call Prince Albert, SK. us to develop a professional mediation plan, resolution plan or restructuring plan. HYDRAULIC SCRAPERS: LEVER 60, 70, Call toll free 1-888-577-2020.

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

INVITATION TO SUBMIT A WRITTEN OPENING BID & BID BY PHONE AUCTION Please accept our invitation to submit your opening bid and become eligible to take part in this upcoming land auction.

By completing this opening bid form you will be taking part in the phone bid auction of 2 quarter sections in the R.M. of Grassland.

PROPERTY DESCRIPTION NW15-6-23W & DES NE16-5-23W in the RM of Grassland LAND INFORMATION: Information on land to be sold by written opening bid and phone auction: Consists of 2 quarter sections of land approx 154.09 & 160.00 acres (Based on 2016 tax assessments) Copies of Property Tax Bills are included in package showing assessments and acre area.

R.M. map showing properties is also included in package.

EXCLUSIONS TO LAND: All mines and minerals pertaining to properties are excluded from this sale.

CAVEATS: The buyer will accept title subject to existing caveats and the land in its current condition. Property Descriptions: To be sold as two (2) individual parcels Parcel #1 - DES NE16-5-23W RM of Grassland Approx 154.09 acres Title #1697178 MASC soil rating (F) Approx 60 acres seeded in 2016, Approx 50 acres pasture land (no bush), Approx 30 acres cultivated low land and water runs, Approx 20 acres yard site, Yard site contains an early 60’s construction 3 bedroom bungalow, and 3 pole construction style sheds and out buildings. One of the sheds is large enough to store a combine. 1-2500bus hopper bottom bin on cement. 1-3200 *1-3800 *2-1650 *21350 *1-1000bus flat bottom bin on cement Parcel #2 - NW15-6-23W RM of Grassland Approx 160.00 acres Title #1696846 MASC soil rating (F), Approx 140 acres seeded 2016, 2-1650 * 1-1350bus flat bottom bin.

Opening Bid Forms available www.fraserauction.com

12,000 BU. SUPERIOR COMBO with triple skid. Set-up $28,940. Middle Lake Steel. 306-367-4306 or 306-367-2408.

NEW 2016 BRANDT swing away augers, 13110HP+, 4 to choose from. 2 electric and 1 hyd. swing away, 13,000 bu. per/hr.

3 augers, M13X110 HP, 1 auger, 10”x80’ $33,000 ea. Call any time, 204-743-2324, Cypress River, MB.

COMPRESSOR TRACTOR, Leroy, 4 cyl. eng., 2 cyl. compressor, in working cond., $2100. Call 306-630-9838, Brownlee, SK.

LAND AUCTION

NW15-6-23W & DES NE16-5-23W in the RM of Grassland

U-WELD HOPPER Cones, sizes from 12 to 24. www.middlelakesteel.com Phone 306-367-4306 or 306-367-2408.

CUSTOM PLANTING: Corn, sunflowers and soybeans. In Sask. and Manitoba. Call HYDRAULIC PULL SCRAPERS 10 to 25 306-527-2228. yds., exc. cond.; Loader and scraper tires, custom conversions available. Looking for Cat cable scrapers. Quick Drain Sales Ltd., 306-231-7318, 306-682-4520 Muenster SK LONG LAKE TRUCKING, two units, custom hay hauling. 306-567-7100, Imperial, SK. CASE 590 BACKHOE, 4x4, extend-a-hoe; JD 772BH grader, with snow wing. Call ANDRES TRUCKING. Hauling equipment, 306-238-4411, Goodsoil, SK. bins, livestock, towing. Canada/USA. Call or text 306-736-3454, South East, SK. 2007 ELRUS 2442 jaw crusher, $152,000; EQUIPMENT TOWING/ HAULING. Rea- SAMSUNG SE280 LG excavator, $31,900; sonable rates. Contact G H Wells Services HITACHI 450 excavator, $33,900; FORD F700 tow truck, fully equipped, $24,900; and Trucking, 306-741-9059, Morse, SK. Pro Ag Sales, 306-441-2030, anytime.

North Battleford, SK. JIM’S TUB GRINDING, H-1100 Haybuster with 400 HP, serving Saskatchewan. Call GREAT PRICES ON new, used and remanu306-334-2232, 306-332-7332, Balcarres. factured engines, parts and accessories for diesel pickups. Large inventory, engines can be shipped or installed. Give us a call or check: www.thickettenginerebuilding.ca NEUFELD ENT. CORRAL CLEANING, Thickett Engine Rebuilding. 204-532-2187, payloader, Bobcat with rubber tracks and Russell, MB. vertical beater spreaders.

Phone 306-220-5013, 306-467-5013, Hague, SK. CUMMINS 5.9L ENGINE, 180 HP, 1990, kms, 80,000 kms on rebuilt head CUSTOM LIQUID MANURE hauling, 3 410,000 injector, $3200. KCL General Repairs, tanks available. Contact George in Hague, and 204-739-3096, Ashern, MB. SK. 306-227-5757.

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

3406B, N14, SERIES 60, running engines and parts. Call Yellowhead Traders, 306-896-2882, Churchbridge, SK. WANTED DIESEL CORES: ISX and N14 Cummins, C15 Cats, Detroits Ddec 3, 4, DD15. Can-Am Truck 1-800-938-3323.

290 CUMMINS, 350 Detroit, 671 Detroit, MULCHING- TREES, BRUSH, Stumps. Series 60 cores. 306-539-4642, Regina, SK Call today 306-933-2950. Visit us at: www.maverickconstruction.ca REGULATION DUGOUTS: 120x60x14’, $2000; 160x60x14’, $2950; 180x60x14’, $3450; 200x60x14’, $3950; Larger sizes available. Travel incl. in Sask. Gov’t grants available. 306-222-8054, Saskatoon, SK.

2- 2007 VOLVO A30D rock trucks, $89,000 ea. More items avail. Robert Harris, 204-642-9959, 204-470-5493, Gimli, MB. www.Robertharrisequipment.com

BRANDT 8x50, BLUE, hyd. mover, winch, bin sweep, good cond. Ed 306-272-3848, POLY GRAIN BINS, 40 to 150 bu. for grain 306-269-7745, Foam Lake, SK. cleaning, feed, fertilizer and left over treated seed. 306-258-4422, Vonda, SK. MERIDIAN GRAIN AUGERS available with self-propelled mover kits and bin www.buffervalley.com sweeps. Call Kevin’s Custom Ag in NipawCUSTOM BUILT HOPPER BOTTOMS for all in, SK. Toll free 1-888-304-2837. bins, large and small. Magnum Fabricating, 306-662-2198, Maple Creek, SK. WINTER CLEARANCE: Loaded HD8-39/ www.magnumfabricating.com HD8-46/ TL 10-39 plus SLMD12 - 72 and CUSTOM GRAIN BIN MOVING, all types SLMD12 - 95 plus. Used Augers: 2014 HD up to 22’ diameter. 10% spring discount. 8-53 loaded, excellent; 2012 TL 10-39; Accurate estimates. Sheldon’s Hauling, 2012 SLMD 12-72 with winch and swing mover; Brandt 10x60 S/A: Wheatheart 306-961-9699, Prince Albert, SK. 8x51’ c/w mover. Also dealer for ConveyBROCK (BUTLER) GRAIN BIN PARTS All Conveyors. Leasing available! Call Dale Mainway Farm Equipment, and accessories available at Rosler Con- at 306-567-3285, 306-567-7299, Davidson, struction. 306-933-0033, Saskatoon, SK. SK. www.mainwayfarmeguipment.ca LIFETIME LID OPENERS. We are a stocking dealer for Boundary Trail Lifetime Lid MERIDIAN AUGERS IN STOCK: swings, Openers, 18” to 39”. Rosler Construction truck loading, Meridian SP movers. Call 2000 Inc., 306-933-0033, Saskatoon, SK. Hoffart Services Inc., Odessa, SK., NEW AWARD WINNING AERATION. 306-957-2033.

GATCO Crossflow Aeration blows every other aeration away! Put cross flow aera- 2013 CONVEY-ALL TCSNH1045 HDMK tion in your new bins today. Huge energy conveyor w/new belt, $17,000; 2013 savings with half the HP in half the time. R1041 Wheatheart w/38HP mover and Can be used as batch grain dryer. Runs clutch, $9995. Both in excellent condition. without power 24/7/365. Can install in 306-648-3622, Gravelbourg, SK. your new and existing grain bins. GATCO is also a Bin Sense Dealer. Offering in- NEVER CLIMB A BIN AGAIN! Full-bin Sustall and programming teams. Call GATCO per Sensor, reliable hardwired with 2 year 306-778-3338, www.gatcomfg.com warranty; Magnetic Camera Package - One man positioning of auger (even at night); Hopper Dropper - Unload your hopper bins without any mess; Wireless Magnetic LED CONTAINERS FOR SALE OR RENT: All Light - Position your swing auger at night sizes. Now in stock: 50 used, 53’ steel and from the comfort of your truck. Safety and convenience are the name of the game. insulated SS. 306-861-1102, Radville, SK. Contact Brownlees Trucking Inc., SHIPPING CONTAINERS FOR SALE. 20’- 306-228-2971, 1-877-228-5598, Unity, SK. www.brownlees.ca 53’, delivery/ rental/ storage available. For inventory and prices call: 306-262-2899, Saskatoon, SK. www.thecontainerguy.ca 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.

REMOTE CONTROL SWING AUGER movers, trailer chute openers, endgate and hoist systems, wireless full bin alarms, swing belt movers, wireless TractorCams, motorized utility carts. All shipped directly to you. Safety, convenience, reliability.

Kramble Industries at 306-933-2655, Saskatoon, SK. or www.kramble.net

FARM AND INDUSTRIAL ELECTRICAL motor sales, service and parts. Also sale of, and repairs to, all makes and sizes of pumps and phase converters, etc. Tisdale Motor Rewinding 1984 Ltd., 306-873-2881, fax 306-873-4788, 1005A111th Ave., Tisdale, SK. tmr@sasktel.net Website: www.tismtrrewind.com HORNOI LEASING NEW and used 20’ and 40’ sea cans for sale or rent. Call 306-757-2828, Regina, SK.

GRAVITY WAGONS: New 400 bu, $7,400; 20’ and 40’ SHIPPING CONTAINERS, 600 bu., $12,500; 750 bu., $18,250. Large and storage trailers. Large Sask. inventory. selection of used gravity wagons, 250-750 Phone 1-800-843-3984 or 306-781-2600. bu. Used grain carts, 450 to 1110 bushel.

View at: www.zettlerfarmequipment.com 20’ TO 53’ CONTAINERS. New, used and 1-866-938-8537, Portage la Prairie, MB. modified. Available Winnipeg, MB; Regina and Saskatoon, SK. www.g-airservices.ca 306-933-0436.

1974 CAT D7F, 14’ angle dozer, 26” pads, 3306 eng., 60% UC, vg cond., $42,000 OBO. 204-467-2109, Stonewall, MB. CAT HYDRAULIC PULL SCRAPERS: 463, 435, 80 and 70, all vg condition, new conversion. Also new and used scraper tires. Can deliver. 204-793-0098, Stony Mountain, MB.

SEED CLEANERS SALE: 2015 Orion screen machine, many upgrades - better than new. Good selection of screens; 1995 Kamas Westrup air/screen machine, UB1500 4 variable pitch decks. Excellent selection of screens; 2015 Mercury indents, easy change nickel plated non-stick shells; 1995 Carter day indents; 1994 14M Forsberg Gravity, new shaker arms and your selection of new deck screen; 1995 Damas indent, extra shells; 6 pairs of spiral separators. Call Warren 204-730-0430 or Simon 204-720-9155, Ellis Seeds, BEAVER CONTAINER SYSTEMS, new Wawanesa, MB. and used sea containers, all sizes.

HART EMERSON UNIFLOW Model PK3 as306-220-1278, Saskatoon and Regina, SK. pirater. good condition. Gustafson seed treater. 204-525-2480, Minitonas, MB.

TWO VOLVO A-30D Articulated trucks, 23.5x25 tires, 2003 and 2004, $85,000 each. 204-795-9192, Plum Coulee, MB. 2010 CAT 950H WHEEL LOADER, 27,417 hrs., w/Cat quick coupler bucket, 3-3/4 cu. yards, 23.5x25 tires, F.O.B. $75,000. 204-795-9192, Plum Coulee, MB 2007 KOMATSU PC200 LC-8 hyd. excavator w/QA cleanup bucket, 9’6” stick, aux. hyds., 12,582 hrs., new UC $60,000; Also all kinds of buckets, various shapes and sizes. 204-871-0925, MacGregor, MB. CATERPILLAR 14D GRADER, 1964, good shape. Call for price 204-267-2292 or 204-226-3612, Oakville, MB.

DUAL STAGE ROTARY SCREENERS and Kwik Kleen 5-7 tube. Call 204-857-8403, Portage la Prairie, MB. or visit online: www.zettlerfarmequipment.com

IMPORTANT DATED TO REMEMBER: Monday February 27th 2017 (Opening bids close at 5:00pm) Tuesday February 28th 2017 (Phone auction takes place starting at 1:00pm) Monday April 3rd 2017 (Closing & Possession Date)

KOMATSU D85 P-21 dozer, rebuilt motor, trans., torque, steering, final drives, 85% UC, 36” pads like new, 16’ twin tilt angle blade, AC, heat, warranty, $98,000. Can deliver. 204-743-2324 any time Cypress River, MB.

EXCELLENT FARM CATS for sale come with warranty: Komatsu, Cat, Fiat Allis. Call for more info excellent working condition.

Most newer UC, rebuilt engine, and trans bush, guarded. Call for price. Can deliver.

204-743-2324, Cypress River, MB.

We would like to thank you in advance for your interest in this land auction. Should you have any questions regarding this auction and or the process in which it will be conducted please feel free to contact Scott Cambell directly by cell 1-204-7242131 or e-mail fraserauction@gmail.com.

KEHO/ GRAIN GUARD/ OPI STORMAX. For sales and service east central SK. and (2) CARTER DAY 612 graders; Carter Day MB., call Gerald Shymko, Calder, SK., 412 cleaner, setup for flaxseed w/newer 306-742-4445 or toll free 1-888-674-5346. shells. Call Ted Petracek 306-745-3829, KEHO/ GRAIN GUARD Aeration Sales Email: psf@sasktel.net Esterhazy, SK. and Service. R.J. Electric, Avonlea, SK. Call 7 SCREEN KWIK-KLEEN with 2 sets of 306-868-2199 or cell 306-868-7738. screens; Sukup rotary screen electric factory complete with augers and hopper.

Call 306-460-9440, Kindersely, SK. BUILD YOUR OWN conveyors, 6”, 7”, 8” and 10” end units available; Transfer con- CUSTOM COLOR SORTING chickpeas to veyors and bag conveyors or will custom mustard. Cert. organic and conventional. build. Call for prices. Master Industries 306-741-3177, Swift Current, SK. AFAB INDUSTRIES POST frame buildings. Inc. www.masterindustries.ca Phone For the customer that prefers quality. 1-866-567-3101, Loreburn, SK. 1-888-816-AFAB (2322), Rocanville, SK. BATCO CONVEYORS, new and used, POLE BARNS, WOODSTEEL packages, grain augers and SP kits. Delivery and NEED TO DRY GRAIN? Use New Crossflow Grain Drying technology for all your hog, chicken and dairy barns. Construction leasing available. 1-866-746-2666. grain drying needs. Turn all your bins into and concrete crews available. Mel or Scott, batch grain dryers. Phone Gatco for details MR Steel Construction, 306-978-0315, 306-778-3338 or www.gatcomfg.com Hague, SK.

BEHLEN STEEL BUILDINGS, quonsets, convex and rigid frame straight walls, grain tanks, metal cladding, farm- commercial. Construction and concrete crews.

Guaranteed workmanship. Call your Saska2006 JD 3800 TELEHANDLER, 3900 hrs. toon and Northwest Behlen Distributor, new Michelin rubber. Call for attachments. Janzen Steel Buildings, 306-242-7767, 204-522-6333, Melita, MB. Osler, SK. 2011 HITACHI ZX270 LC-3 hyd. thumb excavator, 6950 hrs., 12’ 6” stick, c/w QA bucket, very good shape, $119,000. Call 204-325-8019, 204-362-1091, Winkler, MB TIM’S CUSTOM BIN MOVING and Hauling Inc. Up to 22’ diameter. 204-362-7103 WANTED: 580D CASE BACKHOE running or binmover50@gmail.com not. Kelvington, SK. Call 306-327-7552, email: b.l.backhoe@sasktel.net GRAIN BIN INSTALLATION. Large diameSKIDSTEER ATTACHMENTS: Buckets, rock ter bin setup, concrete, repairs. Quadra buckets, grapples, weld-on plates, hyd. au- Development Corp., 1-800-249-2708. gers, brush cutters and more large stock.

Top quality equipment, quality welding FOR ALL YOUR grain storage, hopper and sales. Call Darcy at 306-731-3009, cone and steel floor requirements contact: Kevin’s Custom Ag in Nipawin, SK. Toll 306-731-8195, Craven, SK. free: 1-888-304-2837.

ROAD GRADERS CONVERTED to pull behind large 4 WD tractors, 14’ and 16’ BIN MOVING, all sizes up to 19’ diameter, blade widths avail. 306-682-3367, CWK w/wo floors; Also move liquid fert. tanks.

Ent. Humboldt, SK. www.cwenterprises.ca 306-629-3324, 306-741-9059, Morse, SK.

LABTRONICS 919 MODEL moisture tester, 3.5” barrel, 2 thermometer, 1 chart book, 3 screens, $800 OBO. Phone for details 306-882-2702, Rosetown, SK.

510 WALINGA GRAIN VAC, totally rebuilt.

2005 PETERBILT STAHLY, Cummins, Al- Call Dave 204-623-6824, The Pas, MB. lison auto., New Leader L3020 G4, monitor, New Leader controller, Starlink GPS 4145 hours, $78,000; 2004 Peterbilt, Cummins, Allison auto, 1800 gal stainless, 80’ boom, Raven controller, Raven AutoSteer, Raven section shutoff, 4270 hours $65,000. USD prices. 406-466-5356, Choteau, MT. www.fertilizerequipment.net BALE SPEARS, high quality imported from Italy, 27” and 49”, free shipping, exFERTILIZER SPREADERS, 4-8 ton, 10 ton cellent pricing. Call now toll free Willmar Tender. Call 204-857-8403, Port- 1-866-443-7444, Stonewall, MB. age La Prairie, MB. POLY FIBERGLASS LIQUID fertilizer tanks: BALE SPEAR ATTACHMENTS for all 30,000 gallon and 10,000 gal. Ph Patrick loaders and skidsteers, excellent pricing.

306-631-9577, Chamberlain, SK. Call now 1-866-443-7444.

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VISTA FARMS ARNOLD AND SUSI JUNGREITHMEIER SATURDAY, APRIL 8, 11 AM PLUM COULEE, MB Winkler, MB • 1-204-325-4433 • 1985 Versatile 856 designation 6, 4x4 tractor 12 sp standard, 4 remotes, 18.4x38 duals 8000 hrs, bottom end has been done, new injectors, at 6000 hrs. #219132 • John Deere 7300 semi mount vacuum planter 18 row 22’’, lift assist 1981 Chevrolet 7000 single axle truck with 16ft grain box, 366 v8 5x2, tilt hood, Safetied, Very good condition for its age

rock trap. Concaves two sets of small and one large, and bean set. $9000.00 work order on recent IH red light • IHC 20ft straight cut head model 810 w/ older style pickup reel • 1945 John Deere Model B Electric start, narrow front, pto, rock shaft serial #179810 • LEON 1000 Scraper in like new condition

• Case IH Model 1660 combine. 2168 hrs, 24.5x32 tires, chopper, w/ 1015 pickup head, newer pickup belts, new elevator chains, specialty rotor w/ chrome bars,

• Nice Set Massey Ferguson 33ft of 360 discer seeders 15ft 18ft hooked in tandem, dry fertilizer, cylinders, etc., field ready

• 1979 Versatile 835 4 remote with Adam jet hydraulic up date with air seeder compliance. 70% 18.4x38 duals. 6331 showing on tack. Serial #033831

• 1992 Freightliner 435 Detroit 60 series, 13 speed, 11.x22.5 new rubber with 2000 Loadline 19ftx66inx8.5’ grain box, roll tarp etc, Safetied

• 1967 John Deere 4020 Diesel standard axle, cab, 18.4x34, 12 volt starting. Good condition tractor • 1992 Freightliner 435 Detroit 60 series, 13 speed, 11.x22.5 new rubber with 2000 Loadline 19ftx66inx8.5’ grain box, roll tarp etc, Saftied • 1980 Chevrolet C-70, 366 v8 5x2, single axle with 16ft box and hoist.

This truck will be safety checked with document.

1 MILE WEST ON HWY 14 AND 1.5 MILES SOUTH ON ROAD 15 WEST. YARD #11045

• 1995 Case IH 2388 Combine, Reddekop chopper, 1025 belt pick up, 3411 engine and 2608 separator hrs. Sharp looking combine.

• 1990 Versatile 4750 diesel Swather, cab, air etc, 22ft DSA, pickup reel, 1337 hrs, Serial #D460239 • 2006 Macdon 972 Draper head, 30ft dual pickup reels, slow speed transport, Serial #169301 • 1991 Flexicoil 800 seeding tool 36ft with #1610 Flexicoil seed cart • Terra Disc 16ft

See our website www.billklassen.com for more list or check our spring catalog.

Arnold (Vista Farms): 204-332-0478

DUCLOS RACHELLE AND THE ESTATE OF THE LATE GERRY DUCLOS SATURDAY, APRIL 15, 11 AM POPLAR POINT, MB AT THE FARM 5 KM EAST OF POPLAR POINT ON HWY 26

For info. on equipment please call farm renter and neighbour Cam Stewart: 204-856-9222

• Metal Chemical shed 30’x50’x14’ has over head door, has been taken down with pictures and instructions how to reassemble. As in photo except over head door is on side wall.

• 2008 Load line 32ft end dump, tandem grain trailer 11.5x22.5 Bud wheels with combination end gate, roll tarp, 81000 GVW, serial #209ED322881012128

• John Deere 4555 MFWD, Ezee steer with 280 JD Loader, front weights, bucket Grapple fork, manure fork, pallet forks, tractor has 605/65/32 rear duals

• John Deere model 945 Moco Disc bine

• Case 4490 4x4 pto, 4 remote hyd, 20.8x34 duals • IHC model 1086 tractor, dual pto, triple hyd • Skid steer Thomas 233, Operator cage, Kubota diesel, with bucket and forks, model 502233, serial #EHOO1481 • 2007 IHC Hwy tractor 9200 i, Day cab, 425 Cummins ISX, 10 speed trans. air ride, 11x22.5 buds, Jake brake, Merrit Headache Rack, wet kit with 20 GPM Pump, 98032 km 3207 hours, Current safety. Truck serial #2HSCEAPR78C642137

• John Deere 567 round baler Mega pickup etc • John Deere model 600 tandem axel manure spreader • Highline 7000 Bale shredder left hand discharge, nice

FARM RETIREMENT AUCTION FOR MARCEL ESPENELL SATURDAY, APRIL 22, 10 AM ST LUPICIN, MB NORTH OF ALTAMONT, MB WILL HAVE SIGNS AUCTION DAY

• Hay saver 9 wheel rake • 14 Large round bale hauler, two axle dual 900x20 tires • Air seeder Ezee on 32ft seeding tool 8” space, 500lb trip shank, pan wheel packers and mulchers, liquid fertilizer Kit, with Ezee on 2175 tow behind dual compartment, tank, hyd, fan, also tow between 1400 gal Fibreglass liquid fertilizer Caddy, Dempster ground drive pump sells as unit, will offer caddy for sale if desired.

See our website: www.billklassen.com for complete listing or call 204-325-4433 cell 6230

BILL KLASSEN AUCTIONEERS

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FYFE PARTS

1-800-667-9871 •• Regina 1-800-667-9871 Regina 1-800-667-3095 • Saskatoon 1-800-667-3095 Saskatoon 1-800-387-2768 •• Winnipeg 1-800-222-6594 •• Edmonton 1-800-667-3095 Manitoba “For All Your Farm Parts” PUMPS, PRESSURE WASHERS, Honda/Kowww.fyfeparts.com shin pumps, 1-1/2” to 4”, Landa pressure washers, steam washers, parts washers.

M&M Equip. Ltd. Parts & Service, Regina, SK. 306-543-8377, fax 306-543-2111.

1-519-887-9910

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2013 CLAAS 3300 RC Quadrant 3x4 square baler, approx. 7000 bales made, vg cond., $110,000. Can deliver. Call anytime 204-743-2324, Cypress River, MB.

TRACTORS, COMBINES, SWATHERS, ploughs, cultivators, tires and rims, hyd. cylinders, balers, older trucks, crawlers.

204-871-2708, 204-685-2124, Austin, MB.

2007 7010 Case/IH, dual wheels, w/2016 2007 JD 1770NT 16 row 30” planter, header, $170,000. Call A.E. Chicoine Farm c/w 2 pt. hitch, liquid fertilizer kit, 600 gallon liquid fert. tank, 240 gal. liquid fert.

Equipment, 306-449-2255, Storthoaks, SK. tank, MaxEmerge XP, not used last 2 2000 CASE/IH 2388 w/1015 header, years, monitor and controller included, $65,000; 2004 2388 w/2015 PU header, $60,000. 204-871-0925, MacGregor, MB. $115,000; 2006 2388 w/2015 PU header, $130,000; 2009 7088 w/2016 PU header, $180,000. A.E. Chicoine Farm Equipment, 306-449-2255, Storthoaks, SK. 70 IHC POINT HITCH snowblower, 84’ cut, manual shoot, good condition. $1400 OBO, 2004 CIH 8010 w/2016 PU, 2899 eng hrs. Briercrest, SK. 2191 thres hrs., 900 metric, long auger, recent $36,000 w/o, put through shop every year, asking $97,000. 306-287-7645, Watson, SK.

S67XL FLEXI-COIL, 100’, rinse tank, foam 2011 CLAAS LEXION 760, 700 sep. hrs., marker, 1200 gallon, windscreens. fully loaded, $265,000 CAD OBO; 2010 306-493-7409, Delisle, SK. Lexion 590, fully loaded, 500 sep. hrs., $220,000 CAD OBO. All exc. cond., used only in small grains; 2000 Lexion 480, $27,000 CAD OBO. Delivery available. Call 218-779-1710.

2013 JD 4940, 1850 hrs., 1600 gal. tank.

120’, 2 sets of tires, JD Height control, 2630 GPS, 3000 receiver, $280,000.

204-247-2142, Roblin, MB. 2004 NEW HOLLAND CX 860 w/PU head- 2001 JD 4710, 100’ boom, 3400 hrs., er, 2237 threshing. hrs., good condition, height control, w/JD 2630 monitor, 800 $75,000. 204-250-4796, Plumas, MB. gal. tank, sectional control, 2 sets tires, 3” fill, $113,900. 306-535-9141, Balcarres, SK COMBINES: All between 600-900 sep.

Can arrange

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, $70,000. 306-246-4442, Hafford, SK.

2011 JD 9770 STS, 2123 eng. hrs., 1494 sep. hrs., 520x42 duals, FCC, spreader, Contour-Master, fore/aft, Y&M, shedded, good condition, $175,000. 204-362-1337, Portage la Prairie, MB.

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.

1982 835 VERSATILE, 8837 hrs., Atom Jet hyds., air ride seat, extra lighting, 18.4x38 duals, good condition, $21,500. Call 306-630-9838, Brownlee, SK. 2375 VERSATILE, 310 hrs., warranty until Nov, 2017, private sale. 306-441-6160, or 306-398-4025. Baldwinton, SK.

FENDT 939, 2011, 1100 hrs., 65 km/hr., $235,000; Fendt 936, 2016, 500 hrs., loaded; Fendt 939, 2015, 1850 hrs., Vario-Grip, $249,000; Fendt 939, 2011, 3400 hrs., 65km/hr, front PTO, $180,000; Fendt 930, 2005, 10,000 hrs., new 900 tires, $79,000; Claas Xerion 2010, 2040 hrs., CVT50k, Front 3 PTH, 800R38, $187,000; MF 8690, 2012, 3500 hrs., CVT50k, front 3 PTH, $125,000; MF 8737, 2016, 400 hrs., front PTO, loaded; JD 8345R, 2014, 2700 hrs., IVT50k, front 3 PTH, $198,000; JD 7230R 2013, 3000 hrs., IVT50k, new Q88 loader; JD 6170R, 2013, 1750 hrs., IVT50K, new Q76 loader; Case 370CVT, 2014, 220 hrs., 50k, front hitch, 900/R42 $225,500. Many more in stock.

519-955-1331, Clinton, ON. www.rozendaalclinton.com

2008 MCCORMICK MX150, 2300 hrs.

204-522-6333, Melita, MB. 1998 FLEXI-COIL 57’ 5000 air drill and 320 bu. tank, $20,000 OBO. Troy 306-296-7899 WANTED: JD 8630 w/original 30 Series 1980 555 VERSATILE; 1985 4650 JD tractor, rebuilt engine. Dave 204-623-6824, or Jerome 306-296-7784, Frontier, SK. engine. Call 701-340-5061, Minot, ND. The Pas, MB. 3850 FLEXI-COIL AIR CART, very good MITCH’S TRACTOR SALES LTD., condition, $30,000. Phone 306-672-8102. 204-750-2459 (cell), St. Claude, MB. 1979 2180 WHITE, 3097 hrs.; 1998 JD Gull Lake, SK. Mitchstractorsales.com 2- JD 2130s, 3 9200 FWD, 4082 hrs., new rubber.

2010 MORRIS CONTOUR 48’, 12” spacing, PTH, 2 hyds, w/wo loader; JD 2950, 2WD, 306-483-7322. Frobisher, SK. DS, new carbide sideband openers, Devloo CAH, 3 PTH, 2 hyds; JD 2950, MFWD, 3 rotary scrapers, Agtron all run blockage, PTH, 2 hyds, w/loader; JD 2955, MFWD, 3 TBT, 8300XL tank, 80 bu. 3rd tank, PTH, 2 hyds, w/loader; JD 3150, MFWD, 3 $128,000 OBO. 306-773-9057, Stewart PTH, 2 hyds, w/loader; JD 3155, MFWD, 3 2006 CAT D8T SU dozer, single shank ripPTH, 2 hyds, w/loader; 2- JD 4050s, Valley, SK. MFWD, 3 PTH, PS, w/o loaders; 2- JD per, cab air, 11,000 hours, work ready, 2009 JD 1830 61’, 10” spacing, 3 1/2” 4450s, MFWD, 3 PTH, 15 spd, w/loader; $150,000. 204-795-9192 Plum Coulee, MB packer wheels, Pattison liquid TBH, JD 6420, MFWD, 3 PTH AutoQuad, JD 168 FEL c/w 8’ bucket, excellent condiw/1910 430 bu. conveyor bag lift, 2600 w/loader; JD 6430, MFWD, 3 PTH, Auto- tion, $6800. Call 204-476-6907, Manitoba. monitor dual wheels.

Phone quad, w/loader; JD 7600, MFWD, 3 PTH, PowerQuad, w/loader; JD 7800, MFWD, 3 306-445-5602, North Battleford, SK. PTH, PowerQuad, w/loader.

WANTED: 8440 or 8450 JD with PTO. Must be in good shape. 204-843-2917, Amaranth, MB.

2006 9660 WTS, 914 PU, duals, 2300/ 1550 hrs. $132,500. A.E. Chicoine Farm FLOATER TIRES: Factory rims and tires: Equipment 306-449-2255, Storthoaks, SK. John Deere 4045, 710/60R46, $19,500; 800/55R46, $23,500; JD 4038, Case 4420, 2001 9650 STS, 2349 sep. hrs., 3476 eng. 650/65R38 Michelin tires and rim, hrs., 2500 acres on new concaves, duals, $13,500. Sprayer duals available. Call Outback steering valve, in great condition, 306-697-2856, Grenfell, SK. c/w PU header, $62,500. Also with 930 30’ 2008 Seedmaster 64-12TXB dual castors flex head, $75,000 for all. May separate.

Outer wing wheel, lift kit F/C tow behind Call 306-630-9838, Brownlee, SK. ap. SPECIAL $92,560. South Country Equipment, 306-721-5050, Regina, SK 1998 JD CTS MAXIMIZER II, 2330 sep.

2006 Seedmaster 66-12 Primary bloclage hrs., Strawmaster PU, gone through thoron Seed fert, Pneumatic packers, double oughly ever year, $38,000. 306-279-7757 shoot. SPECIAL $99,700. South Country ask for Ted. Yellow Creek, SK. 2010 NH P2060 DRILL and P1050 tank, Equipment, 306-721-5050, Regina, SK 57’, 10” spacing, 550 lb. shanks, 4” rubber packers, 3” Atom Jet paired row openers FLEXI-COIL 5000 57’ single shoot air with carbide tips and wings, DS dry 430 pac,new hoses, new rear hinges bu. tank, 3 compartments, 8 run double w/2320cart 7” auger. SPECIAL $28,250. shoot, dual fans, variable rate, 900x60/32 South Country Equipment, 306-721-5050, Trells, c/w mounted loading/unloading Regina, SK Convey-All paddle conveyor, $125,000.

Jim Wilson, 204-362-2449, Darlingford, 1998 JD 1820-61, Front castors on wings, AFTER SEASON SALE! All makes of com- MB. E-mail: jimwilson@goinet.ca New primary hoses, w/JD 1900 cart, bine platforms: Flex, Rigid, Corn heads.

350bu. SPECIAL $35,300. South Country Reconditioned and field ready. Reimer 1996 FLEXI-COIL 5000 with 2320 cart, 57’, Equipment, 306-721-5050, Regina, SK Farm Equipment, #12 Hwy. N, Steinbach, 9” spacing, good condition, $25,000 OBO. 2010 NH ST830 56’, 12” spacing, 550 lb.

MB. Call Gary Reimer, 204-326-7000. 204-250-4796, Plumas, MB. trips, air package, Technotill seed system, www.reimerfarmequipment.com excellent, $67,500 OBO. 306-441-4003, 800 FLEXI-COIL 33’, DS, with 1720 tank, North Battleford, SK. 14 JD 635FD Flex Draper, dual kife, poly (last 800 made), 12” spacing, 550 lbs tine reel . $95,600 NOW $82,300. South shanks, Poirier seed boots, low acres, tank Country Equipment, 306-721-5050, Regi- shedded until this year. 306-745-7505 or na, SK 306-877-2014, Dubuc, SK. 2016 DEMO 80’ DEGELMAN land roller, Odessa Rockpicker Sales. 306-957-4403, RECONDITIONED rigid and flex, most 2015 BOURGAULT 3320 XTC, 76’, side Odessa, SK. makes and sizes; also header transports. band, 10”, 6550 cart, Drill $140,000; Cart Ed Lorenz, 306-344-4811, Paradise Hill, SK $115,000. 306-563-8482, Yorkton, SK www.straightcutheaders.com 2010 SEEDMASTER 70-12 w/JD 1910 430 bu. duals, conveyor, $129,000 OBO. Deliv- JD 7200 PLANTERS IN STOCK, 8 to 16 row, any planter makes available. Call ery available 306-563-8482, Moose Jaw SK Reimer Farm Equipment, Gary Reimer, JD 1820, DS, paired row with blockage, 204-326-7000, Hwy. #12, Steinbach, MB. 2011 JD 1910 cart, var. rate, 12” conveyor, 2009 JD 1790 CCS planter, 16/31 row, 30” 3 meters, extra hose and boots, $52,000 or 15” row spacing, drawbar hitch, Yetter OBO. Call 306-746-4614, Raymore, SK. floating row cleaners, Ridgeland mud cleaning gauge wheels, Keaton seed firm1997 CONCORD 4812, DS dry with NH3, ers, In-furrow liquid fertilizer, Precision Dutch openers, 2000 JD 1900 seed cart, planting 20/20 monitor, E-sets, air force 270 bu, $25,000. 306-452-3233, Antler, SK Auto-down force control. Corn, soybean and canola seed meters w/loading convey2010 65’ 3310 BOURGAULT Paralink, 12” or, $130,000. 306-697-7203, Grenfell, SK. spacing, mid row shank banding, double shoot, rear hitch, tandem axles, low acres, DEGELMAN 45’ LAND ROLLER, $34,900; HEADER TRAILERS & ACCESSORIES. $145,000; 2002 49’ Morris Maxim air drill, Flexi-Coil 30’ 6000 disc drill, $16,900 and 12” spacing, w/7240 Morris grain cart, 57’ 5000, $17,900; Wishek 38’ disc, Arc-Fab Industries. 204-355-9595 $52,000. A.E. Chicoine Farm Equipment, $104,900. Pro Ag Sales, 306-441-2030, charles@arcfab.ca www.arcfab.ca anytime. North Battleford, SK. 306-449-2255, Storthoaks, SK.

GUARANTEED PRESSURE TREATED fence posts, lumber slabs and rails. Call Lehner Wood Preservers Ltd., ask for Ron 306-763-4232, Prince Albert, SK. MULCHING- TREES, BRUSH, Stumps.

Call today 306-933-2950. Visit us at: www.maverickconstruction.ca

SEASONED JACK PINE firewood: Available in bulk bags or 4’ lengths, split. Also green or dry in log lengths. Can deliver.

306-277-4660, 306-921-6939, Ridgedale

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

SEASONED SPRUCE SLAB firewood, one cord bundles, $99, half cord bundles, $65.

Volume discounts. Call V&R Sawing, 306-232-5488, Rosthern, SK. BLOCKED SEASONED JACK Pine firewood and wood chips for sale. Lehner Wood Preservers Ltd., 306-763-4232, Prince Albert, SK. Will deliver. Self-unloading trailer.

STEVE’S TRACTOR REBUILDER specializing in rebuilding JD tractors. Want Series 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 7000s to rebuild or for parts. pay top $$. Now selling JD parts.

204-466-2927, 204-871-5170, Austin, MB. JD 8970, triple tires; JD 4650, FWD, 3 PTH, new engine; JD 4440, rebuilt engine; JD 4255, FWD. Can deliver. Phone CASE/IH 3400 AIR SEEDER tank in exc. 204-871-5170, Austin, MB. cond. Location of the tank is Dufrost, MB. 1972 JD 4520 w/cab, powershift, $13,500; $20,000 CDN or OBO. Bill 204-746-5126 1964 4020, cab, std. shift, JD 46A loader, 1996 BOURGAULT 40’ 8800/3195, harrows bucket, $12,500. 204-207-0017, Roblin MB and packers, $16,000. Call 306-563-8482, 2000 JD 7710, 5130 hrs; 2006 JD 7720, Rama, SK. 4600 hrs; 2003 JD 7810, 4200 hrs; 1998 2011 BOURGAULT 6700 air cart X20, 4tm, 7810. All MFWD and can be equipped bag lift, $135,000 OBO. Weyburn, SK. w/loaders. 204-522-6333, Melita, MB. 306-563-8482.

JOHN DEERE 4755 2WD, very good 2006 Seedmaster 66-12ATD w/2006 JD shape, differential lock. 306-576-2171, or 1910-430bu double shoot, smart hitch one 360-560-7679. Wishart, SK. season on Valmar. SPECIAL $157,900.

South Country Equipment, 306-721-5050, JOHN DEERE 8630, PTO, tires like new, exRegina, SK cellent condition, $19,500. 306-861-4592, Fillmore, SK. 2010 Seedmaster 70-12TXB w/2010 JD 1910-430bu 8 run double shoot, Green- 2002 JD 9520 with PTO, powershift, 800 star. Reg: $221,800 SPECIAL $189,100. metrics, Greenlighted, 6700 hrs., South Country Equipment, 306-721-5050, $139,000. 306-948-7223, Biggar, SK. Regina, SK 1998 JD 9300 4WD, 4 hyds., GreenStar 2013 Seedmaster 74-12TXB JD towers ready, always shedded, 4370 hrs., with JD Blockage all run seed & primary 20.8/42duals, $99,000. 306-753-7575. fertilizer block. SPECIAL $126,360. South Country Equipment, 306-721-5050, Regi- JD 9300, 1997, 5996 hrs., 24 spd., triples, na, SK 4 hyds., wired for GPS, excellent. JD 2012 Seedmaster 66-12TXB Raven Cruizer 8110, 2001, FWA, 4000 hrs, 1000 PTO, Matrix hyd block,40bu rear mounted Ultra excellent. 306-493-7409, Delisle, SK. Pro Canola tank, $151,470. South Country JD 4630, loader, cab; Case 2870, 4x4, DeEquipment, 306-721-5050, Regina, SK gelman dozer; Cockshutt 550 gas; 1991 2007 SEEDMASTER 80-14 w/ 2011 Bour- GMC 17’ B&H. 306-238-4411, Goodsoil, SK gault tank, Smart Hitch, double shoot, all run 3 tank meter. SPECIAL $189,000. 1996 JOHN DEERE 8570, 4450 hrs., 24 South Country Equipment, 306-721-5050, spd., PTO, very good condition, asking $71,000. 306-421-0679, Estevan, SK. Regina, SK

SOLIDLOCK AND TREE ISLAND game wire and all accessories for installation. Heights from 26” to 120”. Ideal for elk, deer, bison, sheep, swine, cattle, etc. Tom Jensen ph/fax: 306-426-2305, Smeaton, SK.

16’ PEELED RAILS, 2-3” $7.50 ea., 125 per bundle; 3-4” $9.25 ea., 100 per bundle; 4-5” $11 each, 75 per bundle. Vermette Wood Preservers, 1-800-667-0094, Spruce Home, SK info@vwpltd.com

2005 FLEXI-COIL 5000 57’, 10” spacing, 3850 TBT cart, double shoot, dual fan, $39,000. Call 306-223-4417, Laird, SK.

1988 CASE 7130 MFWD, 6800 hrs., poor 2003 BOURGAULT 54’ 5710 air drill, paint, runs exc., priced for quick sale, w/MRBs, Dickey John NH3 kit and set up $30,000. Ph. 204-730-3139, Glenboro, MB. GOODS USED TRACTOR parts (always for dual shoot, $30,000 OBO. 1996 CASE 5240, 5300 hrs., can be buying tractors). David or Curtis, Roblin, 306-658-4240, 306-843-7549, Wilkie, SK. equipped w/loader; 2001 MX120, 4800 MB., 204-564-2528, 1-877-564-8734.

JD 1830, 2008, 50’, w/JD 1910 TBH air hrs.; 2001 MX170, available with new G.S. TRACTOR SALVAGE, JD tractors cart, 430 bu., 10” spacing, Pattison liquid loader. Call 204-522-6333, Melita, MB. fert., excellent. 306-493-7409, Delisle, SK. only. Call 306-497-3535, Blaine Lake, SK. 2013 140A FARMALL Case/IH w/loader, 2012 MORRIS CONTOUR II 61’ air drill, hrs., $82,000. A.E. Chicoine Farm SMITH’S TRACTOR WRECKING. Huge 12” spacing, w/8650 XL air cart w/duals, 1800 inventory new and used tractor parts. var. rate, Eston special fertilizer Broadcast Equipment, 306-449-2255, Storthoaks, SK. 1-888-676-4847. kit, Bourgault tillage tool, 3/4” Eagle Beak WANTED: CASE 2096 FWA tractor in knives, $185,000. Ph Gerald 306-379-4530 good shape, with Cararro front end, with COMB-TRAC SALVAGE. We sell new and or Nathan 306-831-9246, Fiske, SK. or without FEL. Phone 306-257-3677. used parts for most makes of tractors, combines, balers, mixmills and swathers. 49’ MORRIS MAXIM, single shoot w/6240 306-997-2209, 1-877-318-2221, Borden, tank. Call 306-460-9440, Kindersley, SK. SK. We buy machinery.

2013 BOURGAULT 3320 XTC 66’, 10” 2010 CIH STEIGER 335, powershift, Auspace, MRB, DS, Bourgault updates done, LOEFFELHOLZ TRACTOR AND COMBINE blockage and X20 monitors c/w 6700 cart, toSteer, 520/85x42 duals, rear weights, Salvage, Cudworth, SK., 306-256-7107. 2 fans, 4 metering tanks, conveyor, duals, shedded, only 775 hours, $185,000.

We sell new, used and remanufactured whole unit always shedded, exc. cond., 204-268-2853, Selkirk, MB. parts for most farm tractors and combines. $305,000. 780-872-3262, Lashburn, SK.

2005 CASE/IH WDX 1202 SP swather 30’, 123 HP, cab suspension, hyd for&aft. and tilt, Roto-Shears on each end, Mandako mounted swather roller, 1900 hrs., very good condition, $52,500. Call Jim Wilson, 204-362-2449, Darlingford, MB. E-mail: jimwilson@goinet.ca AGRA PARTS PLUS, parting older tractors, tillage, seeding, haying, along w/oth1998 INTERNATIONAL 8825 HP, 25” dou- er Ag equipment. 3 miles NW of Battleble swath, 1347 hrs. GPS. 306-483-7322. ford, SK. off #16 Hwy. Ph: 306-445-6769.

Frobisher, SK. TRIPLE B WRECKING, wrecking tractors, combines, cults., drills, swathers, mixmills. etc. We buy equipment. 306-246-4260, 306-441-0655, Richard, SK.

SEVERAL LOW HOUR JD 9870 STS and 9770 STS. 2008-2011 and all between hrs. Headers also available. delivery. Call 218-779-1710.

WANTED: Dual shock kit for a 64” 5710 air 50 COMPLETE BARTON II openers, off drill. Call 306-277-4503, Gronlid, SK. Flexi-Coil 6000 drill. Call 306-677-2689, Swift Current, SK. 2013 SEEDMASTER 7012 M-fold, dual casters, sec. control w/Viper, 2 on-board 275 bu. tanks, dual 750 tires, UltraPro canola metering, 8 cameras, always shedBREAKING DISCS: KEWANEE, 14’ and ded. 306-488-4517, Dilke, SK. 12’; Rome 16’ and 9’; Wishek 14’ and 30’.

70’ SEEDMASTER, M fold, 12” spacing, lift 2- DMI 7 shank rippers. 1-866-938-8537. kit, Smart hitch, c/w 2013 Flexi-Coil 580 auger 10”, dual 650’s and Valmar 1665 ca- 1992 37’ CASE/IH 5600 HD cultivator, nola box. 306-648-7765 or 306-648-3216, w/Degelman mounted 4-row harrows, Gravelbourg, SK. $25,000. A.E. Chicoine Farm Equipment, 306-449-2255, Storthoaks, SK. 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.

2011 HITACHI 270 CL-3 excavator Isuzu, 4 cyl. 147 HP dsl. eng., 5’ WBM bucket w/hyd. thumb, 32’’ tracks, 8692.5 hrs., AC, heater, 2 spd., exc. working cond., $125,000.

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204-743-2324, Cypress River, MB.

BEV’S FISH & SEAFOOD LTD., buy direct, fresh fish: Pickerel, Northern Pike, Whitefish and Lake Trout. Seafood also available. Phone toll free 1-877-434-7477, FRONT END LOADER, has it’s own oil res- 306-763-8277, Prince Albert, SK. ervoir, pump and controls, newer bucket. $600 OBO. 306-799-4628, Briercrest, SK. 68” BOBCAT snowblower and 68” snow bucket. Call 306-460-9440, Kindersley, SK. 16’ DEGELMAN 4-way dozer blade, Q/A, complete with hoses, will fit Case 375-435 Call 306-460-9440, Kindersley, SK. DEGELMAN DOZER BLADE, 14’, 6-way blade, mounted on Case STX 325, $22,000 OBO. Call 306-421-0679, Estevan, SK.

EQUIPMENT, TREES & LAND: IHC TD crawler, IHC 914 combine; Coop 550 swather; Massey 860 combine; Parting out combines/tractors - MF 1030 tractor; Pasture/hayland for rent; Also standing poplar Call 204-268-1888, Beausejour, MB. CHECK OUT OUR inventory of quality used highway tractors. For more details call 204-685-2222 or view information at www.titantrucksales.com

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WANTED: APPROX. 60 pcs Stealth side band reinforcement brackets, #BG101; Also want JD 1900 seed tank meter boxes in good cond. 204-655-3458, Sifton, MB.

NEW AND USED generators, all sizes from 5 kw to 3000 kw, gas, LPG or diesel. Phone for availability and prices. Many used in stock. 204-643-5441, Fraserwood, MB.

BOBCAT 943 SKIDSTEER, $14,900; NH LX865 skidsteer, $12,900; McKee 7’ snowblower, $1,000; Lorenz 8’ HD snowblower, 1983 MF 2805, 20.4x38 duals (good), good $1,500; Gehl 500 cu. ft., 4 auger feed cart, V8 motor, needs hyd. pump on RH exterior $10,000; Eversman V-Ditcher $2,000, Ashland 4.5, 6, and 8 yard scrapers, Phoenix $4000 OBO. 306-735-2936 Whitewood, SK rotary harrow 35’, 42’, and 53’; Knight 3 auger feed cart, $5,000. 1-866-938-8537.

DIESEL GENSET SALES AND SERVICE, 12 to 300 KWs, lots of units in stock. Used and new: Perkins, John Deere and Deutz.

We also build custom Gensets. We currently have special pricing on new John Deere units. Call for pricing 204-792-7471.

ODESSA ROCKPICKER SALES: New De1994 NH 8870, MFWD, big single tires, gelman equipment, land rollers, Straw3 PTH, runs excellent, $40,000. Call master, rockpickers, protill, dozer blades.

204-730-3139, Glenboro, MB. 306-957-4403, 306-536-5097, Odessa, SK. FLAX STRAW BUNCHER and land levelers.

Building now! Place orders now and don’t 1992 FORD VERS. 976, recent repairs, delay! 306-957-4279, Odessa, SK. Atom Jet, Outback AutoSteer, 7400 hrs., RETIRED: 2011 Verssatile 375, 1900 hrs., $47,500 OBO. 204-242-4332, Manitou, MB. std. trans., AutoSteer, $150,000; 2009 Vers. 2160 FWA, 1850 hrs. with 10’ Degelman blade, hyd. angle, $90,000; 2007 Bourgault Series II 47’ air drill w/6350 tank, dual fans, $85,000; 2011 Salford 30’ RTS, $60,000; 2010 CIH 160 sprayer 83’, 1600 gal., Auto shut-off, sec. control, $14,000; Sakundiak 65’x10”, PTO, power swing away, $7000; Various other augers and farm machinery. Call 306-222-7101, Meacham, SK.

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RICHARDSON GRADER, good condition, 1993 FORD 846, 7792 hrs., 230 HP, 4 WD, $2100. Willing to trade on a small 2WD 18.4R38 duals, PTO, 4 hyds., diff lock, cab, tractor (Case or JD). Call 306-460-9027, AC, heat, 14 spd. std. trans., $46,000 OBO. 306-463-3480. Flaxcombe, SK. DRILL STEM: 200 3-1/2”, $45/ea; 400 Call 204-743-2324, Cypress River, MB. 2-7/8”, $32/ea; 700 2-3/8”, $33/ea; 300 1” rods. 306-768-8555, Carrot River, SK. 1996 FORD 7740, 2 WD, CAH, 540/1000 PTO, 85 HP, 5900 eng. hrs., shedded, 18.x4x38 rears, 10000x16 fronts, std. SIMPLICITY TWIN POWER pac 19 garden trans., 3 PTH, never had a loader, mint tractor & Ford 165 LGT. 16 HP running or not, but complete. Phone 204-424-5293 cond., $12,000. 204-838-2397, Lenore, MB WESTERN IRRIGATION: CADMAN Dealer. after 6:00pm. La Broquerie, MB. Spring discounts. Full line of new and used equipment. 1 Cadman 4000S wide body big gun, like new; Also alum. pipe, 1984 VERSATILE 975, w/855 Cummins, pumps and motors. If we don’t have it, we new paint, new interior, new pins and will get it for you! Call 306-867-9461, bushings, 8000 hrs., very nice, hard to MF #36 DISCERS. Will pay top dollar 306-867-7037, Outlook, SK. find! $34,500 CDN OBO. Delivery available. and pick from anywhere. Phone Mike 306-723-4875, Cupar, SK. Call 218-779-1710.

WATER IN THE WRONG PLACE: Used VERSATILE 375, 400, 435, 550 used; 450, WANTED: USED, BURNT, old or ugly trac- pumping motors, PTO carts, 6” - 10” alum.

500 and 550DT new. Call KMK Sales Ltd. tors. Newer models too! Smith’s Tractor pipe. 50 years experience. Call Dennis Wrecking, 1-888-676-4847.

306-682-0738, Humboldt, SK. 403-308-1400, Taber, AB.

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Proudly Western simmental Bull sale Saturday March 18th, 1:00 pm at the Whitewood Auction Barn, Whitewood, SK. Selling 70 yearling, Red, Black and Fullblood Simmental and SimAngus bulls. Wintering and delivery available.

SPRUCE FOR SALE!! Beautiful locally grown trees. Plan ahead and renew your shelterbelt or landscape a new yardsite, get the year round protection you need.

We sell on farm near Didsbury, AB. or deliver anywhere in Western Canada. 6 - 12’ spruce available. Now taking spring orders while supplies last. Phone 403-586-8733 or visit: www.didsburysprucefarms.com

HARMONY NATURAL BISON buying finished up to $6.25/lb HHW; Culls up to $5.25/lb HHW; Feeders up to $4.75/lb 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. NORTHFORK- INDUSTRY LEADER for over 15 years, is looking for finished Bison, grain or grass fed. “If you have them, we want them.” Make your final call with Northfork for pricing! Guaranteed prompt payment! 514-643-4447, Winnipeg, MB. WANT TO PURCHASE cull bison bulls and cows, $5/lb. HHW. Finished beef steers and heifers for slaughter. We are also buying compromised cattle that can’t make a long trip. Oak Ridge Meats, McCreary, 204-835-2365, 204-476-0147.

70 YEARLING HEIFERS for sale. Approx 800-900 lbs. Call 306-728-4906 after 6PM. Melville, SK. 100 BRED BISON HEIFERS, excellent quality, ready to go. Call Doug at Quill Creek Bison, 306-231-9110, Quill Lake, SK. NILSSON BROS INC. buying finished bison on the rail, also cull cows at Lacombe, AB. For winter delivery and beyond. Smaller groups welcome. Fair, competitive and assured payment. Contact Richard Bintner 306-873-3184.

WANTED: ALL KINDS of bison from yearlings to old bulls. Also cow/calf pairs. Ph Kevin at 306-429-2029, Glenavon, SK. ON OFFER: 35 - 2015 Plains females.

Kramer’s Bison Auction in North Battleford, SK. March 8th, 2017. Call 306-441-1408.

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

ANL POLLED HEREFORDS ANNUAL SPRING BULL SALE with guest Brooks Farms, Sunday March 19th, 2:00 pm at the farm in Steelman, SK. Selling 25 yearling and two year old bulls and a select group of open baldie heifers.

Wintering and delivery available.

For a catalogue or more info contact Karl at 306-487-2670, Jeremy at 306- 485-8003 or T Bar C Cattle Co. at 306-220-5006.

To view the catalogue online, go to www.buyagro.com. (PL #116061)

HOLLINGER Land & Cattle 5th Annual Bull and Female Sale, Monday March 20th, 1:00 PM at the ranch, Neudorf, SK. For a catalogue or more info Offering 40 Black Angus yearling bulls, 11 contact T Bar C Cattle Co. purebred females and select pens of open commercial heifers. For more information 306-220-5006. View the catalogue or a catalogue contact Chad 306-331-0302 online at www.buyagro.com. or T Bar C Cattle Co. 306-220-5006. View catalogue on-line at: www.buyagro.com (PL #116061) and on sale day, watch and bid on-line at CANADIAN CENTRAL BULL & Female www.dlms.ca PL#116061.

Sale, Monday March 6th, 1:00PM at the Winnipeg Livestock Sales, Winnipeg, MB. Offering 45 bulls and females. For a catalogue or more information call T Bar C RED AND BLACK Angus coming 2 yr old Cattle Co. 306-220-5006. View catalogue bulls. Semen tested. Guaranteed breeders. on-line at: www.buyagro.com Watch and Delivered when you want them. Phone bid on-line at: www.dlms.ca PL#116061 204-278-3372, 204-861-0060, Inwood, MB REG. 2 YEAR OLD Red and Black Angus bulls. Will be semen tested, guaranteed PUREBRED BLACK ANGUS yearling and delivered. View catalogue online at bulls, Sire H.A. Imagemaker 0415, $2000; www.reddiamondfarm.com Phone Michael Also big round bales - 2nd cut, $45, 1st cut Becker, 204-348-2464, Whitemouth, MB. $35, 1250 lbs. 204-886-2083, Teulon, MB. RED ANGUS PUREBRED 2 year old bulls.

REG. 2 YEAR OLD Black and Red Angus Open heifers also available. Contact DBM bulls. Will be semen tested, guaranteed Angus Farms at Holland, MB., Brian and delivered. View catalogue online at 204-526-0942 or David 204-723-0288. www.reddiamondfarm.com Call Michael F BAR & ASSOCIATES Angus bulls for Becker, 204-348-2464, Whitemouth, MB. sale. Choose from 20 two year old and OSSAWA ANGUS, MARQUETTE, MB. yearling Red and Black Angus bulls. Great has for sale yearling and 2 year old bulls genetics, easy handling, semen tested, deand open yearling heifers.

Call livery available. Call for sales list. Inquiries 204-375-6658 or 204-383-0703. and visitors are welcome! Call Allen & Merilyn Staheli, 204-448-2124, Eddystone, CRANBERRY CREEK ANGUS registered MB. E-mail: amstaheli@inethome.ca bulls. Sired by Kodiak, Angus Valley, Final Answer, Cranberry Creek Tiger. EPD and SOUTH VIEW RANCH Red and Black weights available. Hand fed for longevity. Angus Bull Sale, Thursday April 13th.

Semen tested, reg. transfer, delivered in Offering 90+ Red and Black Angus yearMay. Guaranteed breeders. Please call ling bulls. Performance data, semen test204-534-2380 David and Jeanette Neufeld ed. Phone Shane 306-869-8074 or Keith 306-454-2730, Ceylon, SK. 22nd ANNUAL Cattleman’s Connection Bull Sale, March 3, 2017, 1:00 PM at SOUTH VIEW RANCH has Red and Black Heartland Livestock, Brandon, MB. Selling Angus 2 year old bulls. Ceylon, SK. Call 100 yearling Black Angus bulls. For catalog Shane 306-869-8074, Keith 306-454-2730. or more info call Derrick Pilatic, Brookmore Angus 204-841-5466, Barb Hart VIDEOS: WWW.DKFANGUS.CA Select 204-476-2607; Barb Airey, Manager HBH now. Get later. Great selection. Superior Farms, 204-566-2134, Raymond Airey quality. DKF Red And Black Angus bulls 204-734-3600, rbairey@hotmail.com. at DKF Ranch, anytime. Gladmar, SK. Sales Management, Doug Henderson, Scott or Dwayne Fettes 306-969-4506.

403-782-3888 or 403-350-8541.

KENRAY RANCH RED ANGUS BULLS: BLACK ANGUS AND POLLED Hereford 40 responsibly developed, fully guaranteed bulls bred for calving ease, feed efficiency, yearling bulls available. 30+ years in busifertility and longevity. Semen tested and ness. Open house March 25th. On-line sale delivery available. Call Don Guilford, April 5th - 6th. www.DVAuctions.com For 204-873-2430, Clearwater, MB. more info. contact Sheldon 306-452-7545 or Ray 306-452-7447, Redvers, SK. E-mail: 65 RISING 2 yr. old Red and Black Angus www.kenrayranch.com bulls. Info sheets available. Triple V Ranch, Dan Van Steelandt 204-665-2448, ARM RIVER RED ANGUS has on offer 204-522-0092; Matt 204-267-0706. yearling and 2 year old bulls sired by Red www.vvvranch.com Melita, MB. Cockburn Patriot 12R, Red Golden Eagle Yosemite 6A, NRA Dateline 109Y (Black REGISTERED BLACK ANGUS yearling Red gene carrier) Red 6 Mile Summit 467Z bulls, low birthweight, very quiet. We’ve and grandsons of Canadian World Angus been in registered Blacks for over 50 yrs. Forum Reserve Champion “Red Lazy MC Buy now and save! EPD’s and delivery Smash 41 N.” Arm River Red Angus bulls available. Amaranth, MB., 204-470-0748. are selected from cows that calve unasYEARLING ANGUS BULLS. Canadian blood- sisted. They are born easy with a will to lines. Top quality. Phone 306-877-2014, live, the genetics to grow and the quality to sell. Select your next herd sire from Dubuc, SK. central Sask Red Angus bull supplier in our SOUTH VIEW RANCH has Black and Red 31st year. 306-567-4702, Davidson, SK Angus 2 year old bulls. Ceylon, SK. Call BRED HEIFERS due to calve in April, bred Shane 306-869-8074, Keith 306-454-2730. to easy calving Angus bulls, preg checked.

50 BLACK ANGUS heifers with calves at 306-287-3900, 306-287-8006, Englefeld, foot; Also 40 April/May calvers. SK. www.skinnerfarms.ca 306-322-7905, Archerwill, SK. RED ANGUS BULLS, two year olds, seGOOD QUALITY PB Black Angus 2 yr. old men tested, guaranteed breeders. Delivery bulls, semen tested and guaranteed breed- available. 306-287-3900, 306-287-8006, ers. Phone David or Pat 306-963-2639 or Englefeld, SK. www.skinnerfarms.ca 306-963-7739, Imperial, SK. RED ANGUS YEARLING and 2 year old bulls on moderate growing ration, performance info. available. Adrian or Brian and Elaine Edwards, Valleyhills Angus, Glaslyn, SK. call 306-441-0946, 306-342-4407. www.valleyhillsangus.com

DOUBLE ‘F’ CATTLE CO. 8th Annual Bull Sale, March 30th, 2:00 PM at Heartland Livestock, Prince Albert, SK. Selling 50 rugged Black Angus bulls and an elite group of replacement heifers. Kelly Feige 306-747-2376, 306-747-7498. Catalogue online after Mar 1. www.doublefcattle.com SELLING: BLACK ANGUS BULLS. Wayside Angus, Henry and Bernie Jungwirth, 306-256-3607, Cudworth, SK. BLACK ANGUS BULLS, two year olds, semen tested, guaranteed breeders. Delivery available. 306-287-3900, 306-287-8006, Englefeld, SK. www.skinnerfarms.ca

Farming is enough of a gamble, advertise in BRED HEIFERS due to calve in April, bred the Manitoba Co-operator classified section. to easy calving Angus bulls, preg checked.

306-287-3900, 306-287-8006, Englefeld, It’s a sure thing. 1-800-782-0794.

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BLACK ANGUS YEARLING and 2 year old bulls on moderate growing ration, performance info. available. Adrian or Brian and Elaine Edwards, Valleyhills Angus, Glaslyn, SK. call 306-441-0946, 306-342-4407. www.valleyhillsangus.com PUREBRED BLACK ANGUS long yearling bulls, replacement heifers, AI service.

Meadow Ridge Enterprises, 306-373-9140 or 306-270-6628, Saskatoon, SK. COW-BOYS Angus Bull & Female Sale

every TUESDAY at 9 am Friday March 24, 1:00PM, Virden, MB. Sell** February 28, March 7 &14 ** ing 24 Red and Black Angus bulls, as well Sat. February 25th, 10:00am Bred Cow Sale

Mon. March 6th, Noon

Sheep and Goat with Small Animals & Holstein Calves For on farm appraisal of livestock or for marketing information please call Brad Kehler (Manager) Cell 204-346-2440 Auction Mart (204) 434-6519 MB. Livestock Dealer #1436

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MAR MAC FARMS, Simmental Black Angus, Red Angus bull sale, Wed. March 8, 1:30 pm Mar Mac Farms in Brandon. Selling pens of commercial open and bred females. See catalogue @ marmacfarms.net or call 204-728-3058. Brandon, MB.

JOHNSON LIVESTOCK ANNUAL ANGUS Bull Sale, Thursday March 16th, 1:00PM at the ranch near Peebles, SK. Presenting 165 Black Angus bulls including extra age fall born and yearling bulls. Wintering and delivery available. For a catalogue or more information contact Andrew 306-713-8631 or T Bar C Cattle Co. 306-220-5006. To view catalogue on-line: www.buyagro.com and on sale day, watch and bid online at: www.dlms.ca PL#116061.

as a select group of purebred heifer calves, presented by RamRod Cattle Co., CorVet Cattle Co. and Fraser Farms. Wintering and delivery available. For catalogue or more information contact Tony Dekeyser 204-264-0270, Jeff Fraser 204-522-5964, Corey Jones at 204-264-0444 or T Bar C Cattle Co. 306-220-5006. View catalogue on-line at: www.buyagro.com and on sale day, watch and bid on-line at: www.dlms.ca PL#116061.

BLACK PEARL ANGUS Bull & Female Sale, Sunday March 12th, 2:00PM at the Edwards Livestock Centre, Tisdale, SK. Selling yearling & 2 yr. old bulls and select open heifers. Females sell with a young incentive program. Payment plan, wintering and delivery available. For catalogue or more information call or T Bar C Cattle Co. 306-220-5006. View catalogue on-line at: www.buyagro.com Watch and bid on-line at: www.dlms.ca PL#116061

PUREBRED POLLED CHAROLAIS Bulls, good disposition, good hair and good feet.

Easy calving (Bluegrass’ grandsons) - 1 three year old, 1 two year old and 1 yearling (good bulls). Will be semen tested and guaranteed.

K.E.H. Charolais, 204-748-1024, Virden, MB. Keith Hagan.

REGISTERED CHAROLAIS BULLS, 2 year olds and yearlings. Polled, horned, some red. Quiet hand fed, hairy bulls. 40+ head available. Wilf at Cougar Hill Ranch 306-728-2800, 306-730-8722, Melville, SK COMING 2 YR. old polled PB Charolais bulls, come red factor. Call Kings Polled Charolais, 306-435-7116, Rocanville, SK. 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.

17TH ANNUAL SASKATOON Gelbvieh Bull and Female Sale, Saturday, March 18, 2017, Saskatoon Livestock Sales. Pre-sale viewing and customer appreciation Friday, March 17, 2017. Gelbvieh bulls add pounds at weaning, feed efficiency, and 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 more info. and catalogue: Darcy 306-865-2929 or 306-865-7859, or Darrell 780-581-0077, www.gelbviehworld.com or sales consultant Kirk Hurlburt 306-222-8210. www.stonegatefarms.ca

POLLED HEREFORD AND BLACK Angus bulls bred for calving ease, feed efficiency, fertility and longevity. Semen tested and delivery available. Call Don Guilford, 204-873-2430, Clearwater, MB.

HORSESHOE E CHAROLAIS 19th Annual Bull Sale, Saturday March 11th, 2:00 PM, Johnstone Auction Mart, Moose Jaw, SK. On offer 70 bulls, yearlings and 2 yr. olds.

All bulls semen tested. Delivery available.

Layne and Paula Evans at 306-252-2246, Kenaston, SK. Bid online with DLMS. View catalogue: www.horseshoeecharolais.com PUREBRED CHAR. HEIFERS bred to easy calving, son of Ledger. Ken and Lorraine Qualman 306-492-4634, Dundurn, SK. CREEK’S EDGE PUREBRED Charolais bulls for sale off the farm. 60 yearlings and 6 two year olds. We welcome you to our bull pen anytime. Also selling purebred Charolais replacement heifers. Please phone Stephen 306-279-2033 or 306-279-7709, Yellow Creek, SK. View all our bulls online www.creeksedgecharolais.ca

3rd ANNUAL ELITE GENETICS Bull Sale.

Manitoba’s largest Hereford bull offering.

March 22nd, 2017, 1:00 PM at the RSK Farms Sale Barn. Located 5 miles North of Douglas, MB. Including yearling Hereford bulls, select herdsires and pens of Hereford influence females. For more info. call RSK Farms at 204-573-9529 or Leveldale Polled Herefords at 204-763-4343.

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.

Prairie Partners Bull & Female Sale

45 Red & Black Simmental, Fleck Fullblood & SimAngus Beef Bulls + Purebred Open Heifers. 1pm Tues, March 14, Killarney Auction Mart, Killarney, MB. For catalogues & video www. bouchardlivestock.com.

Sale will be broadcast live on www.dlms. ca Visit the farms for your chance to win a $500 bull purchase credit. Gordon Jones Simmentals (204) 535-2273, Silver Lake Farms (204) 825-8012. donalee@midcan.com

YEARLING AND 2 YEAR OLD 15 HEREFORD COWS, bulls were out June POLLED Simmental bulls, Reds and Blacks. Bulls 3rd. Phone 306-743-2400. Gerald, SK. are fully guaranteed, semen tested and insured until delivery. Call Ray Cormier, HOLMES POLLED HEREFORDS have a 204-736-2608, La Salle, MB. and visit our large selection of yearling bulls. Some website: www.riverbankfarms.com bred for top performance, some bred more for calving ease. Buying bulls off the farm PIZZEY SIMMENTAL is selling at the HTA CHAROLAIS AND GUEST RAMMER so you can see their Dams makes good farm yearling and 2 year old Red, Black Charolais Bull Sale, Wednesday, March 22, sense. Call Jay Holmes, 306-524-2762, and full Fleckvieh bulls, moderate BW. Call Calvin 204-847-2055, Fox Warren, MB. 1:00 PM. Beautiful Plains Ag Complex, 306-746-7170, Semans, SK. Neepawa, MB. 53 yearling bulls, most are polled, some red factor with good dispositions. These are the best in performance genetics. Live Broadcast at www.dlms.ca Call Shawn Airey 204-724-8823, Matthew Ramsey 204-365-0976. Catalogue online at: www.htacharolais.com.

POLLED PB YEARLING CHAROLAIS bulls, performance and semen tested. Will keep until April, $3000-$4000. Charrow Charolais, Bill 306-387-8011, 780-872-1966, Marshall, SK.

PLEASANT DAWN CHAROLAIS 15th Annual Bull Sale, Saturday, March 18, 2:00 PM, Heartland Livestock, Virden, MB. All polled, some red factor, offering 57 yearlings bulls. Wintering, delivery and sight unseen purchase program available. Bred for calving ease with growth, hair and soundness. Sale broadcast live on www.DLMS.ca. Call Tully or Trent Hatch 204-855-2402 or 204-855-3078. Catalogue & videos www.pleasantdawn.com DIAMOND W 15TH Annual Bull Sale, Tuesday, March 21st, 1:30 PM DST, Valley Livestock, Minitonas, MB. Offering 47 Charolais yearling and 2 year olds, many polled, some red factor, 21 Red and Black Angus 2 year old and yearlings. Sound, semen tested with delivery available. For catalogues and info. contact Orland or Ivan Walker 306-865-3953. Sale broadcast live on www.dlms.ca. Catalogue online at: www.bylivestock.com

ELDER CHAROLAIS 7th Annual Bull Sale.

Thursday, March 23rd, 1:30 PM, at the farm, Coronach, SK. 40 yearling bulls most are polled, some red factor. Top quality COMING 3 YR. old Red Angus herdsire, bulls that will calve and then give you the used on PB herd. Call Little de Ranch, performance you want. Ron 306-267-4986 306-845-2406, Turtleford, SK. or Mike 306-267-7730. View catalogue REG. RED ANGUS bulls born Feb./Mar. and videos at: www.eldercharolais.com 2016, calving ease, good growth. Little de Ranch, 306-845-2406, Turtleford, SK. STEPPLER FARMS 6TH Annual Charolais Bull Sale, Sunday, March 12, 1:00 PM, DIAMOND W 15th ANNUAL BULL SALE, Steppler Sale Barn, Miami, MB. 65 yearTuesday, March 21st, 1:30 PM DST, Valley lings and 20 two year olds, sound, good Livestock, Minitonas, MB. Offering 47 haired and thick, most are polled. Sale Charolais yearling and 2 year olds, many broadcast at www.dlms.ca. For catalogue polled, some red factor, 21 Red and Black or info. contact Andre Steppler, cell Angus 2 year olds and yearlings. Sound, 204-750-1951. View videos and catalogue semen tested with delivery avail. For cata- online at: www.stepplerfarms.com logues and info., contact Orland or Ivan Walker, 306-865-3953. Sale broadcast live on www.dlms.ca Catalogue online at: MCTAVISH FARMS CHAROLAIS and Red Angus Bull Sale with Charla Moore Farms, www.bylivestock.com Tuesday, March 14, 1:30 PM, at the farm, MCTAVISH FARMS CHAROLAIS and Red Moosomin, SK. 41 Charolais yearlings and Angus Bull Sale with Charla Moore Farms, 3 two year olds; 14 Red Angus yearlings.

Tuesday, March 14, 1:30 PM, at the farm, View videos and catalogue online at: Moosomin, SK. 41 Charolais yearlings and www.mctavishfarms.ca. Contact Jared at: 3 two year olds; 14 Red Angus yearlings. 306-435-9842.

View videos and catalogue online at: www.mctavishfarms.ca. Contact Jared at: WHITECAP/ROSSO CHAROLAIS and 306-435-9842.

Howe Red Angus Bull Sale. April 5th, HOWE RED ANGUS & Whitecap/Rosso 2017, 1:00PM, 8 miles South of Moose Charolais Bull Sale. April 5th, 2017, Jaw, on #2 Hwy, 1.5 miles East on Baildon 1:00PM, 8 miles South of Moose Jaw on grid. Selling 47 two year old Charolais and #2 Hwy, 1.5 miles East on Baildon grid. 25 yearling Charolais, plus 35 Red Angus.

Selling 35 Red Angus plus 47 two year old Contact Darwin 306-690-8916, Kelly Charolais and 25 yearling Charolais. Con- 306-693-2163 or Mike 306-631-8779. tact Darwin 306-690-8916, Kelly 306-693-2163 or Mike 306-631-8779.

NEILSON CATTLE COMPANY Charolais Bull Sale, Friday March 10, 1:00 PM at DOUBLE BAR D FARMS “Best of Both the Ranch, hwy #47 south of Willowbrook, Worlds” Bull & Select Female Sale, Tues. SK. Offering 30 coming 2 yr. old Charolais February 28th in Grenfell, SK. Join us for bulls. All semen tested and vet inspected. lunch at noon; sales starts at 1:00 PM. Of- For catalogue or more information contact fering over 150+ bulls selected from one Mike 306-783-0331 or T Bar C Cattle Co. of the largest herds in Canada. For more 306-220-5006. Watch and bid on-line at: information contact Ken at 306-697-7204 www.dlms.ca To view catalogue on-line or T Bar C Cattle Co., 403-363-9973. View visit us at: www.buyagro.com PL#116061 catalogue at: www.doublebardfarms.com or www.buyagro.com PL #116061.

We know that farming is enough of a gamble so if you want to sell it fast place your ad in the Manitoba Co-operator classifieds. It’s a Sure Thing. Call our toll-free number today.

BELLEVUE BLONDS has an excellent We have friendly staff ready to help. 1-800group of performance and semen tested 782-0794 polled PB Blonde yearling bulls for sale.

Reasonably priced. Marcel 204-379-2426 or 204-745-7412, Haywood, MB.

REGISTERED PB CHAROLAIS yearling and 2 yr. old bulls by private treaty. Semen tested and guaranteed. Call Brad 204-537-2367, 204-523-0062, Belmont, MB. www.clinecattlecompany.ca

PB REGISTERED Red or Black yearling bulls and replacement heifers. Elderberry Farm Salers, Parkside, SK., 306-747-3302.

CATTLEMAN! AGAIN THIS year we have an excellent selection of polled Purebred Charolais bulls. Both yearling and 2 year olds. White and Red factor. As well as a group of very low birth weight bulls suitable for heifers. Shop early for best selection. Visit the farm or on the web at: www.defoortstockfarm.com Phone Gord or Sue at 204-743-2109, Cypress River, MB.

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 Gelbvieh bulls. Call Del 306-869-8123 or Clint 306-861-5654. View catalogue and videos at: www.fladelandlivestock.com

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: square.d@sasktel.net view our website: square-dpolledherefords.com

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

EXCELLENT SELECTION of 2 year old bulls. Fed for service not for show; 2 PHEASANTDALE CATTLE COMPANY herdsires. Polled herefords since 1950. Er- 13th Annual Bull and Female Sale win Lehmann 306-232-4712, Rosthern, SK. 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.

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 SUNNY VALLEY SIMMENTALS 27th Annual Bull and Female Sale, Wednesday, Contact Craig Braun at 306-297-2132.

March 8, 2017, 1:00 PM at Saskatoon LiveANL POLLED HEREFORDS ANNUAL stock Sales, Saskatoon, SK. 45 red, black Bull Sale with guest Brooks Farms, and fullblood beef bulls. Semen tested, deSunday March 19th, 2:00PM at the farm in livered and fully guaranteed; 9 replaceSteelman, SK. Selling 25 yearling and 2 yr. ment females. For more information call old bulls and a select group of open Baldie Tyler 306-544-7633 View catalogue at: heifers. Wintering and delivery available. www.sunnyvalleysimmentals.com For more information or a catalogue contact Karl at 306-487-2670, Jeremy at 306-485-8003 or T Bar C Cattle Co. 306-220-5006. View catalogue on-line at: www.buyagro.com PL#116061.

FRESH AND SPRINGING heifers for sale.

Cows and quota needed. We buy all classes of slaughter cattle-beef and dairy. R&F Livestock Inc. Bryce Fisher, Warman, SK. Phone 306-239-2298, cell 306-221-2620.

ERIXON SIMMENTALS Bull & Female Sale Wednesday, March 1st, 2017, 1:00 PM, Saskatoon Livestock Sale. 40 PB red yearlings; 13 PB black yearlings; 2 PB black exSPRINGER LIMOUSIN has very quiet 2 yr tra age; 8 PB replacement heifers. Contact old and yearling Purebred Limousin bulls. Dave at 306-270-2893. Clavet, SK. View Red or Black. Call Merv at 306-272-4817 catalog online at: erixonsimmentals.com or 306-272-0144, Foam Lake, SK. TOP QUALITY RED FACTOR yearling SimGOOD SELECTION OF stout red and black mental bulls. Good hair coats. Polled; also Limousin bulls with good dispositions, 1 Red Factor Simm/Angus cross 2 year old calving ease. Qually-T Limousin, Rose Val- bull, polled. Call Green Spruce Simmental 306-467-4975, 306-467-7912, Duck Lake. ley, SK. 306-322-7563 or 306-322-7554.

BLACK & BLACK BALDIE Simmental Bulls, good selection of yearlings 2 year olds. Excellent quality with good hair coats and disposition second to none! Semen tested.

Delivery available. Call Regan Schlacter STOUT YEARLING and 2 yr. old Limousin 306-231-9758, Humboldt, SK. bulls, polled, horned, red, black. Quiet bulls w/great performance. Short Grass FULLBLOOD FLECKVIEH and Black PB yearling bulls, reasonable birthweights, $4000.

Limousin, 306-773-7196, Swift Current SK Curtis Mattson 306-944-4220 Meacham SK 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

2 YR. OLD AND YEARLING BULLS, calving ease and performance. Vet inspected.

Guaranteed. Will feed and deliver. Melfort, SK. 306-921-7175, 306-752-3808, mspratt@sasktel.net donarofarms.com

RED AND BLACK Purebred and commercial Simmental replacement heifers. Bill or Virginia Peters, 306-237-9506, Perdue, SK. 2 YR. OLD black bulls- yearling Red, Black and full-blood bulls. Moderate BW. Bill or Virginia Peters, 306-237-9506, Perdue, SK.

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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.

BUYING GOOD QUALITY 700-950 LBS. Steers & Heifers Rob: 528-3254, 724-3400 Ben: 721-3400 Don: 528-3477, 729-7240

Contact: D.J. (Don) MacDonald Livestock Ltd. License #1110

LABATTE SIMMENTALS with MEADOW ACRES FARMS - 37th Annual Bull & Female Sale, Friday, March 3, 1:00PM, Johnstone Auction Mart, Moose Jaw, SK., 4 miles West of Moose Jaw on TransCanada Hwy. Offering: 100 Simmental beef bulls (52 Red Polled PB, 42 Black Polled PB, 6 FB); 20 Red and Black open PB heifers. For catalogues and info call Barry LaBatte at 306-815-7900 or 306-969-4820 Dustin Fornwald at 306-487-7510, Blair Fornwald at 306-487-7662 or Scott Johnstone at 306-693-4715. Catalogue on-line at: www.johnstoneauction.ca PL #914447 13th ANNUAL Wheatland Cattle Co. Bull Sale. Thursday, March 23rd, 2:00PM at the farm, Bienfait, SK. Offering Black & Red Simmental, SimmAngus and Angus bulls. As well as commercial heifers. For more information or a catalogue contact Vernon at 306-634-7765 or T Bar C Cattle Co. 306-220-5006. View the catalogue online at: www.buyagro.com PL#116061.

18th ANNUAL KUNTZ-MCINTOSH-SAJ Simmental Bull Sale. Tuesday March 14th, 1:00PM CST, Lloydminster Exhibition Grounds. 65 yearling Red, Black, Fullblood and full Fleckvieh Simmental bulls. Wintering and delivery available. For more info. contact Trevor Kuntz 306-441-1308, Blair McIntosh 306-441-7755, Stuart Jamieson 306-397-2708 or T Bar C Cattle Co. 306-220-5006. Watch and bid on-line at: www.dlms.ca and View catalogue on-line at: www.buyagro.com PL#116061.

DOUBLE BAR D FARMS “Best of Both Worlds” Bull & Select Female Sale, Tues.

February 28th in Grenfell, SK. Join us for lunch at noon; sales starts at 1:00 PM. Offering over 150+ bulls selected from one 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 or www.buyagro.com PL #116061.

SOUTH SASK SIMMENTAL & ANGUS Annual Bull Sale, Monday March 13th, 1:00PM, Johnstone Auction Mart, Moose Jaw, SK. Selling 70 Red, Black and Fullblood Simmental and Red & Black Angus bulls. Wintering and delivery available. For more information or a catalogue phone T Bar C Cattle Co. 306-220-5006. View catalogue at: www.buyagro.com PL#116061.

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

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: ple@sasktel.net Web: www.paysen.com STEEL VIEW MFG. Self-standing panels, windbreaks, silage/hay bunks, feeder panels, sucker rod fence posts. Custom orders. Call Shane 306-493-2300, Delisle, SK. www.steelviewmfg.com

AMBITIOUS RESPONSIBLE FARMER with profession, never married, with outstanding moral backgroud would like to meet intelligent responsible ambitious farm gal with a passion for country living. Serious relationship only. Reply to: Box 5594, c/o MCO, Box 2500, Saskatoon, SK., S7K 2C4.

FARMER 51, never married, looking for a younger woman with a son/kids to be a special part of my life and farm in NW SK. Don’t be shy, privacy assured. Much appreciated if you could please reply with recent photo, phone number and a brief descrip- DOUBLE RV LOT for sale, Yuma, AZ. With tion of yourself to: Box 5595, c/o The RV support building - washer/dryer, toilet, shower etc. 403-871-2441, 928-503-5344.

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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.

WANTED: RED OR BLACK Angus cross www.apollomachineandproducts.com younger cows, lease to own. References available. 306-542-2575, 306-542-7007, 2002 521DXT CASE payloader w/grapple Veregin, SK. fork. Call 306-773-1049 or 306-741-6513, WANTED: CULL COWS and bulls. For book- Swift Current, SK. ings call Kelly at Drake Meat Processors, HI-HOG CATTLE SQUEEZE. Call 306-363-2117 ext. 111, Drake, SK. 306-773-1049 or 306-741-6513, Swift WANTED: SOMEONE TO CUSTOM feed 150 Current, SK. cows starting fall 2017 in Western MB or PSYCHIC ANNE EDWARDS, 36 yrs. experiEastern SK. Call Don 403-501-1887. ence. Find out what’s in the stars for you!

Answers all questions in love, business, fiWILL CUSTOM GRAZE 150 cows at Miniota nances and career. Free 15 minute reading MB. Approximately May 10 - October 20.

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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.

306-435-3634, Moosomin, SK. ORGANIC PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION of MANITOBA COOPERATIVE (OPAM).

Non-profit members owned organic certification body. Certifying producers, procesJOHN DEERE SANTA Cutter Sleigh, made sor & brokers in Western Canada since Miniota, MB. Contact: in 1900’s, always shedded, $2500; JD cus- 1988. tom made harness, used only in parades, 204-567-3745, info@opam-mb.com $2500; Misc. horse items, double tree’s, sleigh poles, bells, etc. 204-773-0191, WANT THE ORGANIC ADVANTAGE? Rossburn, MB. 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

Stretch your advertising dollars! Place an ad PROUDLY WESTERN BULL SALE, Saturin the classifieds. Our friendly staff is waiting day March 18th, 1:00PM at the Whitewood SHEEP AND GOAT SALE, Heartland Live- for your call. 1-800-782-0794.

Auction Barn, Whitewood, SK. Selling 70 stock, Prince Albert, Friday, March 3, LAB CROSS PUPS, black, available now, yearling Red, Black and Fullblood Simmen- 11:00 AM. Call 306-763-8463 to pre-book. $500. Call 306-295-3333, 306-295-3868, tal and SimmAngus cross bulls. Wintering 306-295-7669 cell, Eastend, SK. and Delivery available. For catalogues or more info. contact T Bar C Cattle Co. 306-220-5006. View catalogue on-line at: www.buyagro.com PL#116061.

TRUE BLUE HEELERS has a new litter.

From great working parents, ready March 11th, 2017. 2 females, 3 males. 1st shots (5) 2nd LITTER SOWS, exposed to boar and de-wormed, $400. 306-492-2447, Bioriginal Food & Science Corp.

YEARLING SPECKLE PARK bulls sired by mid Nov, $350 now, $400 March 1st; Pigs 306-290-3339, Clavet, SK. for butchering. 306-867-8249, Outlook, SK is actively purchasing: RH Yager 99Y. 306-877-2014, Dubuc, SK.

ALLEMAND RANCHES REGISTERED Texas Longhorn bulls and ropers. Shaunavon, SK. Daryl 306-297-8481 or Bob 306-297-7078

WANTED: BUTCHER HOGS SOWS AND BOARS FOR EXPORT

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21 RED ANGUS and Red Angus Hereford cross bred cows, due to calve March. Call 204-348-3125, Whitemouth, MB. NORTHFORK- INDUSTRY LEADER for 600 TOP QUALITY bred heifers, start calv- over 15 years, is looking for Elk. “If you ing April 1. All heifers preg checked, pelt have them, we want them.” Make your fimeasured and full live vaccination pro- nal call with Northfork for pricing! Guarangram going to breed. Bred to Red and teed prompt payment! 514-643-4447, Winnipeg, MB. Black Angus. 204-325-2416, Manitou, MB. CUSTOM CATTLE GRAZING on former PFRA community pastures in Etherbert, MacCreary and Lenswood. Call Terence Caumartin 204-278-3515.

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(from the 2016 crop year) We are also contracting for the upcoming growing season.

RM OF CORMAN PARK #344, NE-16-35-05-W3, 148 acres. Excellent development property, 1/2 mile S of Casa Rio on Clarence Ave. Power and well onsite. Duane Neufeldt, Re/Max Saskatoon, For more information please contact: 306-948-8055 www.duaneneufeldt.com Sandy Jolicoeur at (306) 975-9251 MULTI-USE PROPERTY, 18,470 sq. ft., 2 storey building on over 10 acres of prime or email crops@bioriginal.com 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 multi-purpose CS coding allowing for the operation of a medical research or health care facility. Ideal for private MRI, private senior care, or rehabilitation business.

WANTED: ORGANIC, HEATED or FEED Call Dave Low, Realty Executives MJ, 306QUALITY FLAX and feed peas. Call: 631-9201, davelow@sasktel.net 204-379-2451, St. Claude, MB.

BUYING ELK for local and international meat markets. Call us for competitive pric- WANTED: ORGANIC LENTILS, peas and ing and easy marketing. Phone Ian at chickpeas. Stonehenge Organics, Assini204-848-2498 or 204-867-0085. boia, SK., 306-640-8600, 306-640-8437.

10 WHITE HEIFERS and 27 tan Charolais heifers, bred Red Angus, start calving in Feb., $2450 each; 12 bred Charolais cross cows, bred tan Char., start calving May. KELLN SOLAR SUMMER/WINTER WATERING System, provides water in remote $1500 each. 204-207-0017, Roblin, MB. areas, improves water quality, increases BLACK ANGUS REPLACEMENT Heifers, pasture productivity, extends dugout life.

300 to choose from. Call 204-937-3719 or St. Claude/Portage, 204-379-2763.

204-648-7775, Roblin, MB. VANGUARD 380 SILAGE bale processor, 25 BRED RED and Black Angus cows, comes with 3 conveyers, bale loading $1700 each. Call Spruce Acres, aprons, rovibec cattle TMR mixer, deluxe control panel, exc. cond., very economi306-272-3997, Foam Lake, SK. cal/versatile. 306-487-7838, Steelman, SK 20 BRED RED and Black Angus heifers for sale, $2200 OBO. Call Spruce Acres, GREG’S WELDING: Freestanding 30’ 5 bar 306-272-3997, Foam Lake, SK. panels, all 2-7/8” drill stem construction, $450; 24’x5.5’ panels, 2-7/8” pipe with 5BRED COW HERD REDUCTION, by half. 1” sucker rods, $325; 24’x6’ panels, 2-7/8” 150 head. Bred Charolais, to calve first pipe with 6- 1” rods, $350; 30’ 2 or 3 bar week of April. 306-432-4803, Lipton, SK. windbreak panels c/w lumber. Gates and hinges avail. on all panels. Belting COMPLETE HERD DISPERSAL. 40 bred double for grain or silage. Calf shelters. cows: 10 bred heifers, 10- 2nd calvers, 18- troughs 5 yr. old and under, 2- 6 yr. olds. This is a Del. avail. 306-768-8555, Carrot River, SK. totally closed herd, only top producers STOP WASTING GRAIN! Try our grain were kept. Also selling Black Angus herd- troughs: 30’ c/w skids, made of conveyor sire. 306-961-6499, Prince Albert, SK. belting and pipe, $750 ea. 306-538-4685, 75 SECOND AND THIRD Black and Red An- 306-736-7146, Kennedy, SK. gus young bred cows. Call 306-773-1049 FFS- FUCHS FARM SUPPLY is your partner or 306-741-6513, Swift Current, SK. in agriculture stocking mixer, cutter, 200 RED & BLACK Angus bred heifers. Can feed wagons and bale shredders and insell as bred or calved. Call 306-773-1049, dustry leading Rol-Oyl cattle oilers.

306-762-2125, Vibank, SK. www.fuchs.ca 306-741-6513, Swift Current, SK.

RM OF ROSEMOUNT #378: Starter farm/ranch! Older 1-3/4 storey character home, approx. 2000 sq. ft., heated detached garage, quonset, open front shelter, corrals, bins. 186 acres of land. (70 cult., remainder pasture and yardsite). NW 36-36-16-W3 and part of SW 36-36-16-W3 $349,000. For more info. phone Duane Re/Max Saskatoon - Biggar TIMBER FRAMES, LOG STRUCTURES Neufeldt, and Vertical Log Cabins. Log home refin- 306-948-8055 www.duaneneufeldt.com ishing and chinking. Certified Log Builder RM OF GLENSIDE 377: Prime ranching with 38 years experience. Log & Timber opportunity! 1296 sq. ft. bungalow built in Works, Delisle, SK., 306-717-5161, Email 1988. Detached garage, metal shop/riding info@logandtimberworks.com Website at arena, horse barn and newer corrals. 308 www.logandtimberworks.com total acres of land. (Both native and tame grass, cross fenced into many paddocks).

SE 04-40-14 W3 and SE 33-39-14 W3. $499,000. For more info. phone Duane Neufeldt, RE/MAX Saskatoon - Biggar 306-948-8055. www.duaneneufeldt.com

WANTED: CERTIFIED ORGANIC cull cows and pre-conditioned feeder cattle. Phone 204-522-0842, Pipestone MB.

FOR SALE BY TENDER - RM Of Key West No. 070: SE-14-08-23 W2; SW-13-08-23 W2; NW-12-08-23 W2.

All offers to be submitted in writing on or before Friday March 10th, 2017. Highest or any offer not necessarily accepted. Includes 2 bins (3800 bu. & 4000 bu.). Mineral not included. Please forward all bids and enquiries to: McGeough Zepick Law Office, 1222-5th Street, Estevan, SK, S4A 0Z6. 306-634-8822, mzlaw@sasktel.net

FOR SALE BY TENDER: RM Of Coalfields NO. 004, NW-25-2-5W2M and SW-25-2-5 W2M. All offers to be submitted in writing on or before Friday, March 17, 2017. Highest or any offer not necessarily accepted. Minerals not included. Please forward all bids and enquiries to: McGeough Zepick Law Office, 1222-5th Street, Estevan, SK. S4A 0Z6. Email: YUMA, AZ. HOME for sale: 3 bdrm, 2 mzlaw@sasktel.net Phone 306-634-8822. baths, w/solar system, pool, att. garage and RV garage, fully furnished. For more MACK AUCTION CO. presents a large Real Estate and Land Auction the Estate of info. call 403-871-2441 or 928-503-5344.

William Krell, Monday, April 10, 2017, at 10:00 AM. Directions from Stoughton, SK. go 2 miles South on Hwy #47, 1 mile and 1/4 mile North.

1) 2008 SRI, 2016 sq. ft., 6 bedrooms, 3 1/2 West RM OF Tecumseh #65, baths, exc. cond. $144,900 OBO. Call Al SE-17-08-08-W2 FVA 69,500, 110 cultivated acres, 2016 306-221-4493, Vanscoy, SK. yellow flax crop, 2016 taxes $301.57, 2 character home, 26x32 double car MEDALLION HOMES 1-800-249-3969 storey concrete floor and electric heat; Immediate delivery: New 16’ and 20’ garage, 50x100 steel quonset, overhead and slidmodular homes; Also used 14’ and 16’ ing doors; steel work shop, overhomes. Now available: Lake homes. head door, 40x54 concrete floor, electric heat, Medallion Homes, 306-764-2121, Prince bathroom; 40x60 steel quonset; Hip roof Albert, SK. barn with lean to and copulas; Livestock watering bowls; Numerous wood outbuildings for storage; steel grain bins on cement foundations. 2) SW 17-08-08-W2, JUST COMPLETED! BEAUTIFUL NEW RM#65 - FVA 79,300, 159 titled acres, 110 RTM home. 1320 sq. ft. 3 bedroom, 2 cult. acres. 3) NW 17-08-08-W2, RM #65 bath, vaulted ceilings, front covered porch, FVA 74,700, 160 titled acres, 120 cult. premium finishes. $98,000. Additional info acres. 4) SW 16-08-08-W2 RM #65 - FVA and pics for this home and other RTM’s 81,400, 160 titled acres, 150 cult. acres, $7000 surface lease revenue. 5) NW avail: www.marvinhomes.ca Mitchell, MB. 09-08-08-W2, RM #65 - FVA 78,600, 160 J&H HOMES: Western Canada’s most titled acres, 122 cult. acres, 2016 Canola trusted RTM Home Builder since 1969. crop, 2016 taxes $340.22, $5600 surface View at www.jhhomes.com 306-652-5322 lease revenue. 6) NE 09-08-08-W2, RM #65 - FVA 70,500, 158 titled acres, 115 cult. acres $7200 oil surface lease revenue, 40x80 wood arch rib storage, 28x60 VEGAS TIMESHARE. INT’L exchanges, wood grain annex, steel 2911 and 1350 bu avail. 2 bdrm., full kitchen washer/dryer, grain bins. 7) SW 09-08-08-W2, RM #65 FVA 68,900, 160 titled acres, 125 cult. living/dining room. 306-453-2958, Carlyle. acres. 8) SE 09-08-08-W2, RM #65; FVA 75,100, 160 titled acres, 115 cult. acres. 9) NW 10-08-08-W2, RM #65 - FVA 77,000, 157 titled acres, cult. acres $2300 oil surface lease revenue. 10) NE 10-08-08-W2, RM #65 - FVA 78,600, 160 titled acres, 151 cult. acres. 11) SW 32-07-08-W2, RM #65 - FVA 60,100, 193 titled acres, 152 LAND FOR SALE: RM of Wallace No. 243. cultivated acres. 12) SE 32-07-08-W2, RM NW 14-27-01 W2. 160 acres (140 cult.), #65 - FVA 58,000, 176 titled acres, 123 Assessed 43,340. Call 204-414-4129. cult. acres. 13) 312 Donnelly Street, 50’x120’ non-serviced comRM HAZEL DELL #335. 419 acres chemical Stoughton; lot. 14) 316 Donnelly free farmland all in one block. Private set- mercial/residential Stoughton; 50’x120’ non-serviced ting. Older mobile home, good water. Info Street, commercial/residential lot.

Visit: phone 306-814-0014, Preeceville, SK. www.mackauctioncompany.com for sale bill and photos.

Join us on Facebook and FOR SALE BY TENDER- Home and farm property LSD 1 and 8 of 32-49-14-W2 Ext Twitter. 306-421-2928 or 306-487-7815, 31 and 32, NE-29-49-14-W2 (230 cult. Mack Auction Co. PL 311962 acres). The above noted land located in the RM of Nipawin is offered for sale by Tender. This also includes the yardsite with house and outbuildings, as below: Home Details: 1934 1-3/4 storey home, approx. 728 sq. ft. w/attached porch built in 1990, 336 sq. ft. The house has forced air nat. gas heat, septic tank with pump out. 3 bdrms and 1 full bathroom on the main floor. The basement is partially completed cement with cold storage and 1 bdrm. The house has new windows and one ext. door in 2010 and a partial tinned roof in 2012. Sells with elec. stove, fridge, deep freeze and new apartment size washer/dryer, as well as other various house- LAND AUCTION for Val Veroba, Kelly hold items. Outbuildings: 1950 2344 sq. Fleck, Dallas Fleck & Sherry Moffat, ft. machine shed- cold storage, dirt floor; on Thursday, March 23, 2017, Days 1950 896 sq. ft. wood granary; 1950 288 Inn, Estevan, SK., 7:00 PM. Please join sq. ft. garage, has power; Hoppers: 2500 Mack Auction Company on March 23rd for bu. and 2- 2700 bu., Various other wood your chance to own 12 quarter sections of buildings and physical improvements on prime farmland in RM of Browning #34. the yard which include UG power, nat. gas, Over $60,000 of Surface Lease Revenue power, water (new sand point in 2016) and being sold with the land located in the maintenance. Misc. tools and yard equip- center of the Lampman/Steelman gas and ment included. Deadline: Tenders will be oil fields! NW-19-04-06-W2; NE-19-04accepted at TSN Law until 4:00 PM on 06-W2, $13,350 SLR; SW-19-04-06-W2, March 7, 2017. Deposit: 10% of Tender $3600 SLR; SE-19-04-06-W2, $10,000 SLR price by certified cheque and confirmation (Sub-divided yardsite does not sell); of funding for balance, to be included with SE-29-04-06-W2, existing Surface Leases Tender (Funds shall be returned on any not incl. in sale (Sub-divided yardsite does tenders not accepted). Possession Date: not sell); SW-29-04-05-W2, $2725 SLR; April 30, 2017. How to Submit: An Offer SE-29-04-05-W2, $3050 SLR; NE-28-04to Purchase is avail. at TSN Law, Nipawin, 05-W2, $5775 SLR; SE-28-04-05-W2, SK. S0E 1E0. 306-862-3111, or fax $7175 SLR; SE-18-04-05-W2, $8450 SLR 306-862-2560 or ron@tsnlaw.net Highest (Sub-divided yardsite does not sell); or any tender not necessarily accepted.

SW-17-04-05-W2, $6650 SLR; SE-06-0405-W2. For sale bill and photos visit www.mackauctioncompany.com Join us on Facebook and Twitter. 306-421-2928 or 306-487-7815 Mack Auction Co. PL311962

204-526-2145 | www.zeghersseed.com Email: shawnz@zeghersseed.com

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Custom Forages and Blends, Cover Crops, Canary seed, Mustard seed, Spring Triticale Available.

I WOULD LIKE TO FIND a male friend 65 years or over, who is either unmarried or a widower. I am 82 years, am an artist by profession and also a committed Christian believer. I would like this friend to share my faith and my interest in life. Please reply to: Box 5593, c/o The Western Producer, Box 2500, Saskatoon, SK S7K 2C4

Zeghers Seed Inc. is also an Exporter!

We would be glad to help market your special crops.

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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.

CASH RENT: 6 quarters in 1 block, RM Kingsley #124, Kipling/Whitewood area.

One quarter 7 miles from home residence may consider selling. 306-696-2957.

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.

FOR SALE IN the RM of Marquis No. 191: NW 01-19-26 W2, assessment $117,700; SW 01-19-26 W2, assessment $107,600.

Highest or any offer not necessarily accepted. Taking offers until March 16th, 2017. Mail offers to: Box 37, Tuxford, SK. 13 LOTS IN REGINA. Investment opportunity! 13 unserviced lots. Each lot is S0H 4C0. Phone or text 306-631-8454.

25’x125’. Located directly west of Harbour RM VISCOUNT #341 land for sale. SW, Landing on Campbell St., $520,000.

NW, NE-34-34-25-W2. Native pasture with MLS#582469. Paul Kutarna, Sutton Group - Results Realty, 306-596-7081.

130 acres cult. 306-944-4227, Plunkett, SK

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The Manitoba Co-operator | February 23, 2017

FARMLAND FOR SALE

BY TENDER RM of Louise

REAL ESTATE AUCTION, Ole Peteherych, 306-634-3540, Thursday, March 30, 2017, Days Inn, Estevan, SK., 7:00 PM. Join Mack Auction Company on Thursday, March 30 for your chance to own 6 quarter sections of fenced pasture land in the North Portal/Northgate SK. area. Lots 1 & 2 share a common water source and will be combined. This half section is located adjacent to the community pasture’s east corrals. RM Coalfields #4: 1. SW-22-0104-W2, pasture. 2. SE-22-01-04-W2, pasture. Abandoned farm yard with power service. Lots 3, 4, 5 & 6 will be combined.

These 4 quarters are crossfenced and share water sources, valleys and coulees.

RM Enniskillen #3: 3. SW-28-01-03-W2, pasture. 4. SE-28-01-03-W2, pasture. Seasonal access road and low level crossing.

5. NE-28-01-03-W2, pasture. Grid road access, also known as the Little Dipper Ranch Heritage Site. 6. NW-27-01-03-W2, pasture. Grid road access. Mack Auction Co. 306-421-2928, 306-487-7815. For sale bill and photos: mackauctioncompany.com Join us on Facebook & Twitter. PL311962.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

Sealed bids for the purchase of the following parcels of land, located in the RM of Louise, MB will be received up to 5:00 pm on February 24, 2017 at the offices of Canadian Farm Realty, 105-150 Penfeld Dr., Steinbach, MB, R5G 1V7 Attention: Stacey Hiebert NE 11-2-10W, 160 acres CONDiTiONS OF TENDER:

1. Interested parties must rely on their own inspection and knowledge of the property.

2. Tenders must be accompanied by a deposit in the form of a certified cheque or bank draft of 5% of the amount offered, payable to Royal LePage Riverbend Realty in Trust. Deposit cheques accompanying unaccepted bids will be returned.

3. Highest or any tender not necessarily accepted.

4. The purchaser(s) shall be responsible for payment of GST or shall self-assess for GST. 5. Successful bidders will be asked to enter into a formal Purchase agreement covering the terms and conditions of sale. Possession date will be April 6, 2017.

6. Tenders will be held in confidence and not be released to the public.

Any questions regarding this parcel or this tender can be directed to: Stacey Hiebert at 204-371-5930, REALTOR, or Dolf Feddes at 204-745-0451, REALTOR, or check our website www.canadianfarmrealty.com for more information.

Royal LePage Riverbend Realty FARM LAND FOR SALE BY TENDER in the Rural Municipality of North Norfolk. SE 1/4 of 34-12-09 WPM. Exc all mines and minerals as set forth in transfer 96001 PLTO. Tender must be for the entirety of the land described above, and all buildings attached thereto. Sealed tenders to purchase the land will be received by: Greenberg & Greenberg, Box 157, Portage la Prairie, MB. R1N 3B2 until 4:30 PM March 15, 2017. Terms of the Tender are as follows: 1) Each Tender shall be in writing and in a sealed envelope, plainly marked as to its contents and shall be submitted with a certified cheque payable to Greenberg & Greenberg, in trust, in an amount equal to 10% of the tender price. 2) If the tender is accepted, the certified cheque shall become a nonrefundable deposit. If the Tenderer fails to complete the purchase of the property the Seller shall retain the deposit as liquidated damages. On March 17, 2017 unsuccessful Tenderers will have their certified cheques returned to them by regular mail. 3) The balance of the purchase price shall be paid by cash, certified cheque, or lawyer’s trust cheque and trust conditions on April 14, 2017 (the Closing Date). 4) Vacant possession will be provided on Closing Date. 5) The Buyers will pay the 2017 taxes. 6) The Vendors will pay all the property taxes and penalties relating to taxes accruing to December 31, 2016. 7) The Tenderer will pay the applicable Good and Services. Tax or provide an acceptable undertaking to self-assess. 8) Time is to be of the essence in submission of tender and closing of sale. 9) Highest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted. 10) The Purchasers rely entirely on their own knowledge and inspection of the property independent of any representations made by or on behalf of the owners. For further particulars and inspection contact: John A. Jones, Greenberg & Greenberg, Box 157, Portage la Prairie, MB. R1N 3B2. Phone 204-857-6878 We know that farming is enough of a gamble so if you want to sell it fast place your ad in the Manitoba Co-operator classifieds. It’s a Sure Thing. Call our toll-free number today.

We have friendly staff ready to help. 1-800782-0794.

CERTIFIED #1 Summit, Waldern and CDC Haymaker. Call Purity Seeds Ltd., Emo, ON. 1-888-500-3159.

1974 BOLER TRAILER, new radial tires, CERT CDC Blackstrap (early); CDC Supersleeps 4, furnace, always shedded and CERT. #1 CS CAMDEN, Triactor, Souris. jet; CDC Jet. High germs. Martens Charoexcellent quality. Northland Seeds Inc., lais & Seed, 204-534-8370, Boissevain, MB covered. 306-696-2957, Whitewood, SK. 306-324-4315, Margo, SK. CONVENTIONAL SOYBEANS: AAC Edward, CERT. CS CAMDEN milling oat and CDC OAC Prudence - Certified, Reg., Fdn. Not baler forage oat.

Trawin Seeds, Melfort, glyphosate tolerant. Big Dog Seeds, 2013 CHALLENGER 37KT, 31,000 miles, 306-483-2963, Oxbow, SK. excellent cond, many extras, $115,000. St. SK., 306-752-4060. www.trawinseeds.ca Gregor, SK. 306-366-2112, 306-231-3410.

CERTIFIED #1 CDC RUFFIAN, AC Leggett, REG., CERT. MCLEOD R2Y soybean, early Orrin.

Call Fenton Seeds, season, high yield. Custom treating WANTED PARTS for GMC motorhome, CDC available. Call for early order and bulk disbuilt between 1973 and 1978. Call 306-873-5438, Tisdale, SK. count pricing. Visa, MC, FCC financing.

306-463-7527, Kindersley, SK. EXCELLENT QUALITY CERTIFIED #1 CS LLSEEDS.CA, 306-530-8433, Lumsden, SK. Camden, Summit, CDC Minstrel, CDC Ruffian, CDC Orrin. Frederick Seeds, HAVE WET FIELDS? Try Faba beans! Cert.

CDC Snowdrop, small seed, zero tannin.

306-287-3977, Watson, SK. 1993 GRAND TOURING Ski-Doo, front cov306-843-2934, Wilkie, SK. www.herle.ca er, stored inside, used very little by elderly CERT. #1 SUMMIT, CDC Haymaker (forcouple. 306-696-2957, Whitewood, SK. age), excellent quality. Ardell Seeds Ltd., 306-668-4415, Vanscoy, SK. PARTS FOR VINTAGE snowmobiles, 1990 CERTIFIED CDC MARBLE, dark speckled and older. Call Don at 780-755-2258, CERTIFIED AND REGISTERED Justice and lentils. Call Grant, Greenshields Seeds, Wainwright, AB. doncole@mcsnet.ca Summit oats. Inland Seed Corp., 306-746-7336, 306-524-4339, Semans, SK 204-683-2316, Binscarth, MB. CERTIFIED #1 CDC Impala (small red) Clearfield. Fenton Seeds, 306-873-5438, ELIAS SCALES MFG., several different Tisdale, SK. ways to weigh bales and livestock; PlatCERTIFIED AAC PREVAIL, AAC Foray and form scales for industrial use as well, non#1 CDC IMPULSE CL red lentil. electric, no balances or cables (no weigh AAC Pasture. Volume and cash discounts. CERT. yielding Clearfield red lentil Call like it). Shipping arranged. 306-445-2111, Please text or call Jeff at Sopatyk Seed Highest 306-465-2525, 306-861-5679 Hansen Farms, 306-227-7867, Aberdeen, SK. North Battleford, SK. www.eliasscales.com Seeds, Yellow Grass SK. jsh2@sasktel.net Email: jeffsopatyk@me.com CERTIFIED AAC BRANDON, AAC Jatharia NEW CERT. CDC Proclaim CL red lentil Grant, Greenshields Seeds, 306-746-7336, 306-843-2934, Wilkie, SK. www.herle.ca 306-524-4339, Semans, SK. CERT. #1 CDC Proclaim (small red), CDC CERTIFIED #1 AC Carberry, Registered Marble (French green). Call Ardell Seeds and Cert. AAC Brandon. Purity Seeds Ltd., Ltd., 306-668-4415, Vanscoy, SK. Emo, ON. 1-888-500-3159.

CERT. BRANDON WHEAT. Dudgeon Seeds, 204-246-2357, Darlingford, MB.

CERT., REG. CDC Copeland. Volume and cash discounts. Please text or call Jeff at Sopatyk Seed Farms, 306-227-7867, Aberdeen, SK. jeffsopatyk@me.com CERTIFIED #1 Amberley, Oceanik and Brucefield. High germination. Purity Seeds Ltd., Emo, ON. 1-888-500-3159.

CERT. AUSTENSON BARLEY. Dudgeon Seeds, 204-246-2357, Darlingford, MB. PUGH SEEDS LTD. - Portage, Certified Conlon barley, germ.

97%.

Call 204-274-2179 or Bill’s cell 204-871-1467.

CERT. #1 CDC Utmost, AAC Brandon, CarCERT. #1 AAC Synergy, CDC Copeland, dale. Call Ardell Seeds, 306-668-4415, excellent quality. Northland Seeds Inc., Vanscoy, SK. 306-324-4315, Margo, SK. AAC BRANDON, reg. and cert., top CERT. CDC COPELAND, AC Metcalfe quality seed. Gregoire Seed Farms Ltd, barley. Call Trawin Seeds, 306-752-4060 North Battleford, SK., 306-441-7851, 306-445-5516. gregfarms@sasktel.net Melfort, SK. www.trawinseeds.ca CERT. CDC AUSTENSON feed barley. AAC ELIE, CERT., sister to AAC Brandon, Call Trawin Seeds, 306-752-4060 Melfort, top quality seed. Gregoire Seed Farms Ltd, SK. www.trawinseeds.ca North Battleford, SK., 306-441-7851, 306-445-5516. gregfarms@sasktel.net CERTIFIED #1 LEGACY (6R). Call Fenton Seeds, 306-873-5438, Tisdale, SK. CERT. #1 COPELAND, 95% germ., 94% vigor, 0 fus., 47. Sandercock Seed Farm, 306-334-2958, Balcarres, SK.

$28/ACRE, CATT CORN, open pollinated corn seed. Lower cost alternative for grazing and silage. 7-9’ tall leafy plants, 8-10” cobs, early maturing 2150 CHUs. Seed produced in MB. for over 10 yrs. High nutritional value and palatability. Delivery available. 204-723-2831, Check us out on facebook at: Catt Corn YELLOW BLOSSOM SWEET Clover seed, 99.5% pure, low price, delivered MB and SK. Rick Smylski, 204-638-7732.

COMMON ALFALFA SEED, creep and taproot varieties, cleaned and bagged.

306-963-7833, Imperial, SK.

ALFALFA, CLOVER, BROMEGRASS, Timothy, wheat grass. Trawin Seeds, Melfort, SK., 306-752-4060. www.trawinseeds.ca

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GLY SOYBEAN SEED, early, mid, and long season available. Top yield, bulk or bagged. Keep your own seeds with the convenience of Glyphosate! No contracts or TUA’s. Dealers wanted. Call/text Nate, 204-280-1202 or Norcan Seeds 204-372-6552, Fisher Branch, MB. NORCAN restores grain farm profitability.

Buy from Norcan and keep your own Glyphosphate 1 soybean seed. Norcan farmers have reported yields over 60 bu./acre.

Call/text Nate, 204-280-1202 or Norcan Seeds 204-372-6552, Fisher Branch, MB. SMALL RED LENTILS, 93% germ, 92% cold InVigor, no disease. 306-483-7322. Frobisher, SK.

CERTIFIED ABARTH European variety, better standability and disease package.

306-843-2934, Wilkie, SK. www.herle.ca CERT. #1 CDC Amarillo, CDC Limerick (green). Ardell Seeds Ltd., 306-668-4415, Vanscoy, SK. GREEN PEAS: CDC Raezer, CDC Limerick, CDC Greenwater, Fdn., Reg. and Cert. on all, top quality seed. Gregoire Seed Farms Ltd, North Battleford, SK., 306-441-7851, 306-445-5516. gregfarms@sasktel.net

WANTED HEATED CANOLA. No broker involved. Sell direct to crushing plant.

Cash on delivery or pickup. 306-228-7306 or 306-228-7325, no texts. Unity, SK.

FARMERS, RANCHERS, SEED PROCESSORS BUYING ALL FEED GRAINS

REG., CERT. CDC COPELAND, AC Metcalfe.

Call for early order and bulk discount pricing. Visa, MC, FCC financing. Custom treating available.

LLSEEDS.CA, 306-530-8433, Lumsden, SK.

Heated/Spring Threshed Lightweight/Green/Tough, Mixed Grain - Barley, Oats, Rye, Flax, Wheat, Durum, Lentils, Peas, Canola, Chickpeas, Triticale, Sunflowers, Screenings, Organics and By-Products √ ON-FARM PICKUP √ PROMPT PAYMENT √ LICENSED AND BONDED

CERTIFIED CDC MAVERICK, 96% germ., no disease. Call Hickseeds 306-354-7998 (Barry), 306-229-9517 (Dale) Mossbank SK TOP QUALITY CERT. #1 CDC Copeland, AC Metcalfe, Newdale. Frederick Seeds, 306-287-3977, Watson, SK.

SASKATOON, LLOYDMINSTER, LETHBRIDGE, VANCOUVER, MINNEDOSA

TOP QUALITY CERTIFIED alfalfa and grass seed. Call Gary or Janice Waterhouse 306-874-5684, Naicam, SK.

1-204-867-8163

REG. AND CERT. CDC Calvi, great standability, excellent quality. Northland Seeds Inc., 306-324-4315, Margo, SK.

HYBRID AND OPEN-POLLINATED canola Inc. varieties. Certified #1 Synergy (Polish), CERTIFIED CDC CALVI. Phone Grant at Seeds, 306-746-7336, Dekalb, Rugby. Phone Fenton Seeds, Greenshields DE DELL SEEDS INC. high yielding grain 306-873-5438, Tisdale, SK. 306-524-4339, Semans, SK corn, high yielding silage corn, proven in the prairies. The leaders in non-GMO techCERT. CANTATE CANARY SEED. Highnology. Prairie dealer. Beausejour, MB. • 2 and 6 row Malt Barley est yielding available variety. Hansen Free delivery. Call 204-268-5224.

306-465-2525 or 306-861-5679, • 15.0+ protein Hard Red CERT. GLAS FLAX. Dudgeon Seeds, Seeds, Yellow Grass, SK. jsh2@sasktel.net Spring Wheat and 11.5 CERTIFIED CONVENTIONAL CM440 204-246-2357, Darlingford, MB. grazing corn. Early maturing, leafier for inProtein Winter Wheat NEW CERTIFIED CDC Calvi, CDC Bastia, creased grazing yield. No planter required. CERT. GLAS, CDC Sorrel, CDC Bethune Togo. Itchless. Very good condition.

• Feed Wheat, Barley, Swath or stand graze cattle, sheep, bison flax.

Trawin Seeds, Melfort, SK., CDC 306-843-2934, Wilkie, SK. www.herle.ca and for wildlife food plots. CanaMaize 306-752-4060. www.trawinseeds.ca Corn and Pea’s Seed Inc., call 1-877-262-4046.

Farm Pick up Available www.canamaize.com CERTIFIED #1 CDC Sorrel, AAC Bravo.

Fenton Seeds, 306-873-5438, Tisdale, SK. BESCO GRAIN LTD. Buying all varieties of matt@seed-ex.com REG. AND CERT. #1 Bethune flax, 98% mustard. Also canary and some other speCERT. AAC SPITFIRE, ACC Marchwell germ., Triffied free. Sandercock Seed cialty crops. 204-745-3662, Brunkild, MB Best pricing, Best option, VB. durum, good germ., low fusarium. Call Farm, 306-334-2958, Balcarres, SK. Best Service MUSTARD SEED FOR SALE! Looking for off Myles at Fox Family Farm 306-648-8337, CDC GLAS FLAX, reg. and cert., top grade mustard, lentils or chickpeas. CusGravelbourg, SK. www.foxfamilyfarm.ca quality seed. Gregoire Seed Farms Ltd, tom color sorting of all types of crops. WANTED: FEED GRAIN, barley, wheat, CERTIFIED AC TRANSCEND. North Battleford, SK., 306-441-7851, Ackerman Ag Services, 306-638-2282, peas, green or damaged canola. Phone Gary 306-823-4493, Neilburg, SK. 306-445-5516. gregfarms@sasktel.net Chamberlain, SK. 306-843-2934, Wilkie, SK. www.herle.ca

WE BUY:

SELLING THROUGHOUT MANITOBA. Local and foreign buyers are looking for farms, ranches, rural and suburban properties, hobby farms, homes, acreages, hunting land. Call Harold, 204-253-7373, Delta Real Estate. manitobafarms.ca EXCELLENT LIVESTOCK FARMS: 1) 1732 deeded acres w/4425 acres of Crown land, fenced, small bungalow, very good buildings and metal corral system, can carry 350 cow/calf pairs. 2) Excellent horse ranch in Erickson, MB., Riding Arena and buildings in fantastic condition. 3) 640 acres mixed farm within 15 min. of Brandon. 4) 800 acre cattle farm, Rorketon, MB., 1500 sq.ft. home, heated shop.

5) 320 acre grain farm, Elgin area. Jim McLachlan 204-724-7753, HomeLife Home Professional Realty Inc, Brandon, MB., www.homelifepro.com

ALFALFA, TIMOTHY, Brome, Clover, hay and pasture blends, millet seed, Crown, Red Prozo. 204-685-2376, Austin, MB.

CERTIFIED ARDILL PEAS, 93% germ., no COMMON RED LENTIL seed, good germ. disease. Call Hickseeds 306-354-7998 and vigor, bin run, 1300 bushel. Call (Barry), 306-229-9517 (Dale) Mossbank SK 306-567-0176, Davidson, SK.

CERTIFIED CDC AUSTENSON barley. Call Ennis Seeds 306-429-2793, Glenavon, SK.

CERT. CDC Copeland, AAC Synergy.

Treatment available upon request. TEZ ACTIVELY SEEKING PRODUCTIVE SEEDS, Elrose, SK. 306-378-2785. farmland in the RM of Broken Head or Re- MULCHING- TREES, BRUSH, Stumps. ynolds, East of the Broken Head river. Call Call today 306-933-2950. Visit us at: CERT. #1 CDC Copeland, CDC Metcalfe, Henry Kuhl, Farm Specialist, Royal LePage www.maverickconstruction.ca AAC Synergy, CDC Maverick, CDC AustenAlliance, 204-885-5500 or 204-856-3140, son. Ardell Seeds, 306-668-4415, Vanscoy.

Winnipeg, MB. CDC COPELAND BARLEY, reg. and cert., 3 QUARTERS WITH YARDSITE: 477 acres in a block. Mixed farm, 300 arable acres. RM SLIDING HILLS, located in Mikado, top quality seed. Gregoire Seed Farms Ltd, 306-441-7851, Fenced and cross fenced, 2 shallow wells., SK. 1358 sq. ft. bungalow, on 10 acres. North Battleford, SK., 40’x60’ machine shed, 34’x44’ pole shed, Well lined trees. 49’x100’ steel quonset. 306-445-5516. gregfarms@sasktel.net barn, corrals, hay fence. 24’x32’ bungalow, $212,900. MLS#593526. Paul Kutarna, Group Results Realty, LARGE QUANTITY of Certified Newdale w/double attached garage. Located beside Sutton barely. Inland Seed Corp., 204-683-2316, the Riding Mtn. National Park. Contact 306-596-7081.

Binscarth, MB. Karen Goraluk-Salesperson, 204-773-6797.

NorthStar Insurance & Real Estate. MLS ®1701622, www.north-star.ca.

SELLING 143 ACRES: Touching Spence Lake, great hunting and fishing! $35,000 OBO. Call 204-628-3366.

CERT. REG. FDN. CDC Impulse and CDC PUGH SEEDS LTD. - Portage, Certified Proclaim red lentil seed. Higher yielding Cardale wheat, germ.

96%.

Call than Maxim. Volume and cash discounts.

Please text or call Jeff at Sopatyk Seed 204-274-2179 or Bill’s cell 204-871-1467.

Farms, 306-227-7867, Aberdeen, SK. JAMES FARMS LTD. Certified Brandon, Email: jeffsopatyk@me.com Cardale, Faller and Penhold wheat. Custom processing, seed treating, and delivery are available. Early payment discounts. Call 204-222-8785, 1-866-283-8785 Winnipeg, CERTIFIED CDC AMARILLO. Volume and MB. djames@jamesfarms.com cash discounts. Please text or call Jeff at Sopatyk Seed Farms, 306-227-7867, CERTIFIED #1 AAC Brandon HRS, high Aberdeen, SK. jeffsopatyk@me.com germ., low fusarium gram. Seed Source, 306-323-4402, Archerwill, SK. CERTIFIED CDC Amarillo, CDC Limerick, CDC Greenwater, CDC Mosaic. Phone CERT AAC JATHARIA VB CWRS, Brandon Grant, Greenshields Seeds, 306-746-7336, Plentiful, Utmost VB. Melfort, SK. Trawin 306-524-4339, Semans, SK Seeds, 306-752-4060 www.trawinseeds.ca CERTIFIED #1 AGASSIZ yellow peas, CERTIFIED #1 CDC Plentiful, Cardale, 90% germ. Call Wilson Seeds Ltd., Elgin ND, Goodeve VB, Vesper VB. Fenton 204-362-2449, Darlingford, MB. Seeds, 306-873-5438, Tisdale, SK. REGISTERED CERTIFIED CDC Greenwater; CERTIFIED AC CARBERRY and AC Shaw Certified CDC Striker. Martens Charolais VB. Contact Ennis Seeds 306-429-2793, and Seed, 204-534-8370, Boissevain, MB. Glenavon, SK. CERT.#1 CDC Limerick and Cooper, EXCELLENT QUALITY CERTIFIED #1 excellent quality. Northland Seeds Inc., Cardale, CDC Utmost, CDC Plentiful, 306-324-4315, Margo, SK. Muchmore, AAC Elie, AAC Connery, AAC Brandon, Elgin ND. Frederick Seeds, CERTIFIED #1 CDC Amarillo, high germ.

306-287-3977, Watson, SK. and quality. Seed Source, 306-323-4402, Archerwill, SK. CERT. CDC Utmost VB, CDC Plentiful.

MR fusarium resistance. AC Andrew, AC CERTIFIED #1 CDC Amarillo and CDC Enchant VB and AC conquer VB. Meadow. Fenton Seeds, 306-873-5438, Tisdale, SK. 306-843-2934, Wilkie, SK. www.herle.ca

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

RM OF BIGGAR, BIGGAR, $580,000.

This acreage has 9.8 acres with a 3 bdrm, 2 bath home with a dbl. attached garage.

This home has been 90% renovated inside and outside over the past 2 years. 32x50’ heated shop with 3 bays. Back yard has 60x100’ metal clad pole shed, 33x66’ steel quonset, and 30x75’ wood straight wall older shed. Excellent location, 8 miles north and 3 miles west of Biggar, SK. MLS® 586422. Wally Lorenz, Realtor, Re/Max of the Battlefords, 306-843-7898.

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BUYING:

HEATED CANOLA & FLAX • Competitive Prices • Prompt Movement • Spring Thrashed “ON FARM PICK UP”

1-877-250-5252

Vanderveen Commodity Services Ltd. Licensed and Bonded Grain Brokers

37 4th Ave. NE Carman, MB R0G 0J0 Ph. (204) 745-6444 Email: vscltd@mts.net Andy Vanderveen · Brett Vanderveen Jesse Vanderveen

A Season to Grow… Only Days to Pay! LACKAWANNA PRODUCTS CORP. Buyers and sellers of all types of feed grain and grain by-products. Contact Bill Hajt or Christopher Lent at 306-862-2723. clent@lpctrade.com bhajt@lpctrade.com

ROUND WHEAT STRAW bales and green- KORNUM WELL DRILLING, farm, cottage feed oat bales, all netwrapped. Phone/text and acreage wells, test holes, well rehabili306-291-9395, Langham, SK. tation, witching. PVC/SS construction, expert workmanship and fair pricing. 50% GOOD QUALITY HAY put up dry without government grant now available. Indian rain. 200 big square bales, 3x4x8. Rea- Head, SK., 306-541-7210 or 306-695-2061 sonably priced. 306-320-1041, Leroy, SK. 250 BIG SQUARE flax straw bales, ideal for animal shelters, wind shelters, etc.

306-320-1041, Leroy, SK. ROUND BALE PICKING and hauling, small or large loads. Travel anywhere. Also hay for sale. 306-291-9658, Vanscoy, SK. 90 BARLEY BALES, netwrapped, 2090 lbs., $75 each or 30 or more for $70 each.

306-397-2677, 306-441-0677. Edam, SK. 500 ROUND GREENFEED BALES, average 1750 lbs., $50 per bale. 306-845-2182, 306-845-7344, Turtleford, SK. 400 BROME/ALFALFA 6x6 round hay bales, 4¢/lb., no rain. Contact 306-634-7920, 306-421-1753, Estevan, SK. 1000 BROME/ALFALFA 5x6 bales, $60 per bale. Fillmore/ Griffin, SK. area. Ph Gerald 306-861-7837.

HAY BALES ROUND mixed 5x5, hard core, no rain, net wrapped, horse quality, $80/bale. Near Regina, SK 306-539-6123 LARGE ROUND ALFALFA brome mixed hay.

Call 306-764-6372, Prince Albert, SK.

NUVISION COMMODITIES is currently purchasing feed barley, wheat, peas and COVER CROPS. Do you want to be free of milling oats. 204-758-3401, St. Jean, MB. fertilizer bills and have cleaner fields? N Fixation P&K scavengers. Taproot short CERT. CELEBRATION, and Tradition Barley and long season plants. Limited quantity. seed for sale. $9.25 per bu. before March Give me a call 204-851-2101, Virden, MB. 30, $9.50 per bu. if purchased after March 30. Rutherford Farms, 204-467-5613, 204-771-6353. Grosse Isle, MB. SEED BARLEY UP TO 50 lbs. dry/bu., VOM 5ppm, $350/bu. including delivery.

Call Gerald Friesen 204-822-3633 or 204-362-0678, Morden, MB. WANTED: FEED BARLEY Buffalo Plains Cattle Company is looking to purchase barley. For pricing and delivery dates, call Kristen 306-624-2381, Bethune, SK. WANTED: OFF-GRADE PULSES, oil seeds and cereals. All organic cereals and specialty crops. Prairie Wide Grain, Saskatoon, SK., 306-230-8101, 306-716-2297.

WE BUY OATS Call us today for pricing Box 424, Emerson, MB R0A 0L0 204-373-2328

ROUND ALFALFA/ALFALFA GRASS solid core greenfeed 5x6 JD hay bales for sale. TRI-AG MARKETING SOLUTIONS. BuyCall 306-237-4582, Perdue, SK. ers of all classes of wheat, barley, oats, and canola. Will buy tough and damp 2015 1st & 2nd cut, 2016 1st cut alfalfa/ grain. Trucking available. Prompt payment. grass round bales, price negotiable. Will Can also provide full marketing strategies. load. 204-265-3349, Beausejour, MB. Call Matt 306-469-7660, Big River, SK. 1300 LARGE ROUND Timothy and grass bales, 1600-1700 lbs., many horse quality, $15 and up. Can deliver; 2 hay trailers for sale. 204-345-8532, Lac du Bonnet, MB. SMALL SQUARE HAY BALES, first cut, no rain, alfalfa, brome mixed.

Call 204-750-1553, Carman, MB. 38 ROUND HAY BALES 1st cut alfalfa mix, $25 each. 9 round bales 2nd cut pure alfalfa, $30 each. Phone 204-882-2356, Ste Agathe, MB. LARGE ROUND Alfalfa/grass hard core bales, 1550 lbs. average weight. 350 - 1st cut, (3¢/lb.) Protein 10.4, TDN 55.4, RFV 90; 200 - 2nd cut, (4¢/lb.) Protein 20.2, TDN 64.8, RFV 137. Call 204-967-2247 or 35,000L SPLIT TANK, 28,000L diesel and or 204-212-0751 (cell), Kelwood, MB. 7,000L gas, c/w hoses, pumps and catdouble wrap environment tank, askLARGE ROUND ALFALFA BROME walk, ing $35,000. 306-672-7502, 306-672-3516 BALES. Call 204-859-2724, Rossburn, MB. Gull Lake, SK. 190+ GREENFEED ROUND bales, 2015, netwrapped, 1500 lbs. plus, no rain, $45 MAGNUM FABRICATING LTD. For all per bale. Call 204-851-2101, Virden, MB. your fuel tank needs ULC certified for Canada and USA and Transport Canada WHEAT STRAW IN SMALL SQUARE bales, DOT certified fuel tanks. Your No. 1 fuel $2.50/bale. Phone 204-371-6404, Ste. safe solution. 306-662-2198, Maple Creek, Anne, MB. SK. www.magnumfabricating.com 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 dis- TARPCO, SHUR-LOK, MICHEL’S sales, count depending on volume. Ph/tx Hay service, installations, repairs. Canadian Vern 204-729-7297, Brandon, MB. company. We carry aeration socks. We 250 LARGE ROUND 1500 lb. twine carry grain bags. We now carry electric wrapped bales, good quality, 4¢/lb or chute openers for grain trailer hoppers. $60/bale, loaded. Near Hwy #47. Call or 1-866-663-0000. text 306-728-9033, Melville, SK. 380 GREENFEED BALES, 4x4x8; 150 square hay bales, 4x4x8; 300 5x6 hay bales, 2 years old. $45 per bale. 306-728-7195, BIAS SIDEWALL TIRES for drive-over piles and bunker silos. Phone Murray Hut306-730-9735, Melville, SK. ton at Tire Sidewall Depot 519-345-2289 TOP QUALITY GRASS HAY for sale, or 519-275-4356, Staffa, ON. shedded, can deliver, 306-501-9204 ask for Paul. Belle Plain Colony, Belle Plain, SK. CHECK OUT OUR inventory of quality used ORGANIC OAT STRAW BALES, 200 big highway tractors. For more details call round, $15 each. Phone 306-722-3225, 204-685-2222 or view information at www.titantrucksales.com Fillmore, SK. FINE CHOPPED ALFALFA silage bales, indi- MR. TIRE CORP. For all your semi and vidually wrapped, 1200 lbs., hay analysis half ton tire needs call Mylo 306-921-6555 available, dairy quality. Call 306-963-7656, Serving all of Saskatchewan.

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306-786-6600, Yorkton, SK. 6 FULL-TIME EGG COLLECTOR Positions at Pedigree Poultry near Regina Beach, SK. Hiring starts April 2017. Duties include: Egg collection, packing and sorting, cleanEXPERIENCED LIVE-IN Care giver with 12 ing poultry equipment, manure removal yrs exp., is looking to care for a senior and barn checks, $10.93/hr. No education or experience required. Must be able to lift lady. Please call 306-551-7300.

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 DUFFERIN MARKET GARDENS is ac- 619, Regina Beach, SK. S0G 4C0. cepting applications for seasonal farm workers. Duties include: planting, weed- WANTED: EXPERIENCED FARM HELP on ing, harvesting and packing vegetables. grain farm near Regina, SK. Class 1 an asLong hours, much bending and heavy lift- set. Wage up to $30/hr. depending on exing. Start April 2017. Wages $11-$12/hr., perience. Housing available. 306-550-8538 near Carman, MB. Forward resume with references to fax: 204-745-6193. Mail to: PERMANENT EMPLOYMENT on large grain farm and producer car loading business.

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Duties include: farm machinery operation and maintenance in large, well equipped RIVER VALLEY SPECIALTY FARMS: shop; loading of cars and cleaning grain in Seeking Farm Labourers for agricultural 2 modern grain elevators. 4 bdrm. country operation located in the Bagot area. Gen- home available as part of wage package. eral farm duties will include: Operating Non-smokers. Wages starting at $20 to and maintaining farm equipment; Shop $25/hr. Class 1A an asset but willing to maintenance; And other farm duties relat- train. Kincaid, SK. Phone us at: ed to the production of vegetables and 306-264-7869, or fax: 306-264-5176, or grains. Applicants must be able to work email: gdmfarms@xplornet.com outdoors in a variety of weather conditions. Some knowledge of irrigation systems and equipment will be beneficial. As well, applicant must be able to work well with others in a team-leading capacity and fluency in Spanish will be an asset. Posi- LARGE COW/CALF RANCH in NE Sask. tions will be permanent, full-time, wages seeks energetic Ranch Hand. Bunkhouse $16/hour. Please send resumes by email accommodation provided. Email resume: to: admin@rivervalleyfarms.ca or in writ- knilson@sasktel.net Fax 306-428-2192. ing to: Box 33, Bagot, MB. R0H 0E0.

FARM HELPER REQUIRED on grain farm, 1- Nov 30th. Class 1, farm experience FARM LABOURER REQUIRED for livestock April some mechanical skills would be an operation. Duties include: operating, main- and Wages depending on experience. taining seeding & harvesting equip. Smoke asset. free enviro., $17/hr. Housing avail. Lyle Phone 306-755-4444, Tramping Lake, SK. Lumax, 204-525-2263, Swan River, MB. FULL-TIME FARM/ RANCH PB cattle positions. 1). Machinery operator, mechanic to FULL TIME POSITION available on a larger operate all aspects of grain farm operagrain farm, duties to include planting, tion. Machine repair and maintenance exspraying, harvesting, and hauling grain. perience a must. 2). Herdsman to mainly Must have Class 1, and previous farm exp. work w/PB Angus mother cows. Cow/calf Housing with utilities avail. Call Dwayne background and grazing experience reDrake 204-748-8156 Elkhorn, MB. quired. Above average horsemanship skills and management of all aspects of cattle FARM HELP WANTED, April 15 to Nov. 30. operations is essential. Wages depending Would hopefully return next year. on experience. Both positions have the Some experience in farm equipment op- possibility of growing into more than hired eration, mechanical abilities, clean driver’s hand positions. Stable, reliable and job license, $15-18/hr., depending on experi- history is required. On-site housing ence. Extra training will be provided. Ph. available. Ranch located in Cypress Hills.

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FRONTIER SCHOOL DIVISION is geographically the largest school division in Manitoba with 40 schools in 38 northern, rural and remote communities. We endeavor to provide quality education for more than 6,500 students and employ more than 1,400 teaching and support staff. We are seeking applicants to join the “Frontier Family” for the following positions: Frontier Collegiate Institute Campus (Cranberry Portage). Frontier Collegiate Institute Campus provides a home for approx. 300 students from northern communities while they attend high school. Residence Counsellors (Five Positions. Two (2) full-time permanent Night-shift positions with a focus on recreation. One (1) full-time permanent Night-shift position. Two (2) full-time permanent varied shift positions. We are seeking reliable and energetic people to care for and promote healthy life skills to our students while they attend high school. The Residence Counsellors are responsible for the care, safety and all round well-being of the youth in their care.

Cook- The Cook is responsible for the preparation of all meals for the Campus Cafeteria and ensuring the sanitary operation of the kitchen. Preference will be given to candidates with quantity or institutional cooking experience. For more details and how to apply, please visit our website at www.frontiersd.mb.ca select “Human Resources” then “Careers”. We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. Employment is contingent upon the provision of clear Criminal Record and Child Abuse Registry checks.

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.

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Farmers and herders clash in Nigeria The often-overlooked religious and ethnic conflict has already killed 200 “We lost everything and we cannot even go to the farm, so there is nothing for us to do.”

BY EROMO EGBEJULE Thomson Reuters Foundation / KAFANCHAN, Nigeria

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hen 60-year-old Ladi Habila heard gunshots ring around her village in Nigeria’s Kaduna state on Christmas Eve, she cast aside the meal she had been preparing, and ran for her life.

Habila returned the next day to find her house razed to the ground, and the burnt body of her husband.

“My children lost their school books and certificates, all our clothes are gone and we are not sure where we will live,” said Habila, whose children have been begging for food, and staying with relatives and even strangers in nearby towns.

“We lost everything and we cannot even go to the farm, so there is nothing for us to do,” she told the Thomson Reuters Foundation in a tiny room in a neighbour’s house, where she and her two youngest children sleep on newspapers and old clothes.

Habila is among 27,000 people in Kaduna who have been forced to flee their homes due to violence between Muslim herdsmen and largely Christian farmers which has killed at least 800 people since September, according to church leaders in the region.

For years, the semi-nomadic, cattle-herding Fulani and more settled farming communities have clashed over land use as lower rainfall, advancing desertification and overgrazing drive the herdsmen towards more fertile land in the south of Nigeria.

But violence has soared in recent months between the herdsmen and farmers — due to the ongoing harvest season — and the worst bloodshed the region has witnessed in years could worsen unless the state intervenes, security analysts say.

The national disaster agency NEMA, which puts the death toll at around 200, said it had donated food and building materials to some of the affected communities in December, while the Kaduna state government said it was investigating violence.

Yet the displaced say they have received no compensation from the government, and insufficient aid, fuelling fears of a spiralling yet neglected humanitarian crisis in a nation already struggling with the Boko Haram insurgency and the threat of more attacks on oil pipelines by the Niger Delta Avengers militants.

“If the root causes of the violence are not addressed, if suspected perpetrators are not investigated and prosecuted, existing tensions will simmer and manifest in the form or more reprisal attacks,” said Sola Tayo of think-tank Chatham House.

Ladi Habila

which is responsible for a large amount of the beans and maize produced in Nigeria, said Lagos-based research firm SB Morgen.

“Only a major intervention can prevent acute food shortage in these communities,” SB Morgen said in a report last month.

Women hit hardest

Farmer Ayuba Rasong stands outside of his destroyed home in Kaduna, Nigeria. PHOTOs: THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION/EROMO EGBEJULE

The destroyed home of farmer Ayuba Rasong.

“This could increase the likelihood of internal displacement among affected communities,” the associate fellow added.

Fears over farming Local communities say the violence grew out of festering disputes over land towards the end of last year, then escalated sharply, exacerbated by north-south, Muslim-Christian tensions.

While farmers lay the blame squarely on the herdsmen, some experts and locals said the vilification of the Fulani had seen them also come under attack, fuelling a cycle of revenge.

This violence has ruined harvests and disrupted the livelihoods of hundreds of farmers across the region.

Half of people in Nigeria work in agriculture, which accounts for around a quarter of its gross domestic product (GDP), according to the World Bank and Central Bank of Nigeria.

Conflict between farmers and herdsmen in just four Nigerian states could cost the country at least US$14 billion annually in lost potential revenues, aid agency Mercy Corps said last year.

Ayuba Rasong, a neighbour of Habila, turned to farming just a few years ago after retiring as a school principal.

But his newfound joy was cut short when the Fulani attacked in December, destroying the 67-year-old’s farm, crops and equipment.

“I don’t know how to raise money to get back to farming or

pay my children’s (school) fees,” the father of four said. “These herdsmen have taken my livelihood away from me.”

Other farmers nearby are fearful of raids by the gun- and machete-wielding Fulani, in this ethnically charged conflict which may have claimed more lives in Nigeria than the jihadist group Boko Haram over the past year, security experts say.

Around 1,300 deaths have been caused by sectar ian violence — mainly involving herdsmen and farmers in Kaduna — since January 2016, compared with some 850 inflicted by Boko Haram, according to the Council on Foreign Relations’ Nigeria Security Tracker.

Further violence could have dire consequences for a region

The escalating violence has left tens of thousands of people relying on their neighbours, wealthy individuals and churches for shelter, enough to eat and ultimately, to survive.

While some of the displaced are staying in schools used as temporary camps, most people are living with their relatives.

Clergyman Gideon Agwom said that while his church had organized a feeding program to help more than 200 people, the demand for food was rising amid a lack of outside assistance. “ We n e e d h e l p b e c a u s e in the coming months, there could be food scarcity even in this recession,” he said, referring to Nigeria’s first recession in 25 years as oil prices fall.

Women and girls have been hit hardest by the violence, with some having suffered rape and others struggling to survive having been orphaned or widowed, local communities said.

“My poor wife and child,” said 25-year-old Audu Gambo as he recalled coming home from a tr ip to the capital Abuja in September last year to find the corpse of his eightmonths-pregnant wife, who had been shot, disembowelled and burned.

Local activists and groups, bemoaning a lack of aid from humanitarian organizations and the government, are using social media to raise awareness of the plight of the displaced, and appeal for items including blankets, sanitary pads and food.

Young women are having to use makeshift pads and reuse rags during their periods, said local human rights activist Ndi Kato.

“Women and children can’t afford sanitary pads,” she said.

“Most have to defecate in the bush and newborns are in precarious situations because their parents can no longer afford health care.”

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Despite Trump talk of ‘tweaking’ NAFTA, Canada could still be hurt

Trade experts expect Canadian elements like supply management would inevitably be dragged into the debate

BY DAVID LJUNGGREN AND ANDREA HOPKINS OTTAWA/Reuters

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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Donald Trump participate in a joint news conference at the White House in Washington, U.S., February 13, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS/CARLOS BARRIA

lthough U.S. President Donald Trump says he o n l y w a n t s t o t we a k trade ties with Canada, his pledge to renegotiate NAFTA to focus on Mexico is almost impossible.

Ca n a d a w i l l n o t e m e rg e unscathed, Canadian officials and trade experts said on Feb. 14.

Trump had warm words for Canadian trade following a meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday, but his call for major changes to the North American Free Trade Agreement to target Mexico stymied experts.

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“I can’t see how it’s possible at all.

It would be very complicated to do and I don’t think Mexico would... ever go along with it.”

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Mexico would... ever go along with it,” said Mark Warner, a trade lawyer and principal at MAAW Law in Toronto.

Canada and Mexico send the bulk of their exports to the United States under NAFTA. One senior Canadian government official, asked how the agreement could be tweaked for one partner and changed in a major way for another, admitted frankly, “I don’t know.”

Trump spoke after his first meeting with Trudeau, who is trying to sell the merits of NAFTA while opposing a border tariff, an idea circulating in U.S. political circles that c o u l d b a d l y h i t Ca n a d i a n industries.

Wa r n e r s a i d t h a t i f t h e U.S. government decided to impose the tariff, “the consequences of that could be described as a tweak but the significance of it would be major.”

Matthew Kronby, an international trade lawyer at Bennett Jones in Toronto, said “it is very hard to tease apart the elements of the deal that I suppose Trump might think are a disaster with Mexico while leaving it intact with Canada.”

Officials say that while Tr ump did not reveal any details about his intentions on NAFTA, Canada would suffer collateral damage, whatever the administration pushes for.

“We cannot be untouched or unscathed by this,” said one person familiar with the matter.

Separately, another offi cial working on the bilateral trade file said that once talks started, the U.S. dairy industry was set to demand Canada dismantle its supply management system of tariffs and taxes that keeps out most dairy imports, including those from the United States.

“That could be a very u n p l e a s a n t c o n ve r s a t i o n ,” said the official, who asked to remain anonymous because of the sensitivity of the situation.

Trudeau’s ability to make concessions is limited since all of Canada’s major political parties have vowed to protect supply management. Holding out too firmly though could irritate the American side, which might demand concessions elsewhere.

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Pests, disease seen hitting southern African food output A fall army worm outbreak is causing serious concern over food security in the region HARARE / Reuters

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rop pests and diseases sweeping through souther n Afr ica pose a threat to food security in a region where production has yet to recover from drought, a senior UN food agency official said Feb. 14, calling for a swift and co-ordinated response.

At the start of an emergency conference called by the Food and Agriculture Organization to map out regional action, FAO southern Africa co-ordinator David Phiri said an outbreak of the fall army worm, d e vo u r i n g m a i ze c ro p s i n some key producer countries, h a d b l i g h t e d t h e s e a s o n’s prospects.

“This could contribute to reductions in maize production among the most severely affected farming households and thereby presents a huge threat to food security,” he said.

The fall army worm could also affect pasture crops and livestock, he said, adding that experts had also warned of a potential locust outbreak.

Phiri said tomato production and trade had been hit by tuta absoluta, a pest that tunnels through leaves, while the highly pathogenic H5N8 bird flu had killed thousands of migrator y wild birds in Uganda and spread to domestic poultry.

Pest and disease outbreaks, including scourges such as f o o t - a n d - m o u t h i n c a t t l e, need to be tackled to help boost economic growth, food security and public health, he said.

“We need to use our collective capacities to put up systems that will strengthen the resilience of our farmers and their farming systems to the threat posed by transboundary pests and diseases,” he said.

H o w e v e r, Z i m b a b w e , a for mer regional breadbasket that has become a serial grain importer since the government’s seizure of whiteowned farms in 2000, expects an improved 2016-17 maize harvest, an industry official told a parliamentary committee.

“This could contribute to reductions in maize production among the most severely affected farming households.”

David Phiri UN FAO

Tafadzwa Musarara, head of the Grain Millers Association, said the region remained on course to produce a “bumper har vest” and his body was primed to take 800,000 tonnes of maize produced under Zimbabwe’s grain import substitution program.

Zimbabwe produced just over 500,000 tonnes of the staple maize — about a third of annual requirements — during the drought-hit 201516 farming season.

A crop-eating army worm is seen on a sorghum plant at a farm in Settlers, northern province of Limpopo, February 8, 2017.

Photo: REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko

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Slovakia takes aim at food makers for double standards

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lovakia called out several international food companies Feb. 14, for what it called the unethical practice of using inferior ingredients in products intended for Slovakia compared with the food sold in its richer western neighbours.

Consumer groups have complained that popular brands use poorer-quality ingredients and less actual food in central and eastern Europe than are used in Germany and Austria. But they have had little recourse, since the European Union only requires that the packaging contain a clear list of all ingredients.

Slovakia’s Agriculture Ministry said it wanted to join other countries in lobbying within the EU to stop companies from offering identical brands and packaging but different lists of ingredients in “old” and “new” EU members.

“We have a single market, and it’s unethical to create two classes of customers,” Agriculture Minister Gabriela Matecna told a news conference.

Half of 22 products bought in Bratislava, the Slovak capital, and two Austrian towns across the border, less than 20 km (13 miles) away, differed in taste, looks and composition, the ministry said, according to laboratory tests by the national food quality watchdog.

For example, the orange drink sold by German Rewe Group in Slovakia did not contain any actual orange juice, unlike that sold in Austria, and had more additives and stabilizers, the tests showed.

“The argument that consumers in different regions prefer different tastes won’t stand, because Slovak consumers definitely don’t prefer artificial sweeteners and additives or lower content of meat compared to Austrian products,” Matecna said.

Coca-Cola sold in Slovakia was sweetened by cheaper glucosefructose syrup instead of the sugar found in the Austrian version, the tests cited by the ministry found.

Most of the food companies cited could not immediately be reached for comment. But CocaCola Slovakia spokesman Marian Pavelka said its different sweeteners are “both commonly used in the food industry across the world, including the country of (Coca-Cola’s) origins, the U.S.” Various shopping tests done by media in the neighbouring Czech Republic showed that prices of a number of food items were also lower in the Czech Republic and Slovakia than prices in Austria and Germany. Poland usually came out the cheapest.

However, average household net-adjusted disposable income per capita is US$31,667 a year in Austria, almost double Slovakia’s US$18,534 a year, OECD data from 2015 shows.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | February 23, 2017

Canada’s supply management model for world: MacAulay A new, national dairy ingredient strategy has yet to be implemented, but that hasn’t stopped southern farmers from fretting

BY SHANNON VANRAES Co-operator staff

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f American dairy producers are upset with new ingredient strategies north of the border, Canada’s federal government hasn’t heard about it — at least not through official channels.

Speaking at a conference in Winnipeg last week, Canada’s Agriculture and Agri-Food minister said he isn’t aware of protectionist concerns coming out of the U.S. and that the federal government remains committed to supply management.

“What I do as minister is deal with issues as they come forward and there has been no

“It’s obvious that both sides realize that trade is vitally important for the economy of both countries.”

Lawrence MacAulay

action taken yet, and you deal with issues as they come forward,” said Minister Lawrence MacAulay. “I’ve stated many times, I think our supply management system is a model for the world and our government strongly supports our supply management system, but the new ingredient strategy was put together by the dairy farmers and

manufacturers and that is their prerogative.”

While provinces like Manitoba and Ontario have already implemented a new class of milk to encourage production of dairy ingredients like skim milk powder, attempts to implement a national ingredients strategy have not been successful to date.

A deadline of Feb. 1 had been

set by the Canadian dairy industry to implement a lower-priced class of milk known as Class 7, but that deadline was not met.

Even so, a widely circulated letter from the National Association o f St a t e D e p a r t m e n t s o f Agriculture, the U.S. Dairy Export Council, National Milk Producers Federation and the International Dairy Foods Association calls on U.S. President Donald Trump to target Canada’s dairy sector for socalled protectionism.

“The entire U.S. dairy industry is being hurt, as milk prices are being driven down nationally by Canada’s trade actions,” the letter reads.

MacAulay said recent meetings between Canadian and

U.S. officials, including a meeting between Trump and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, shows that trade continues to be an important factor in bilateral relations and that that recognition will inform discussions around any issues that arise.

“They are our biggest trading partner, we are great friends, we have $2 billion a day going over the border,” he said. “It’s obvious that both sides realize that trade is vitally important for the economy of both countries and I would feel and hope it’s straight ahead, just more business... more dollars for the Canadian and American economy.” shannon.vanraes@fbcpublishing.com

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Danone to cut costs as dairy business faces pressures

BY DOMINIQUE VIDALON PARIS/Reuters

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ood group Danone plans to cut costs by one billion euros (C$1.4 billion) over the next three years, saying the turnaround of its European dairy business was taking longer than expected while tough conditions in China would endure in 2017.

The world’s largest yogurt maker was cautious about the current year, given deflationary consumer trends in Europe and rising milk prices.

Danone said it would review its financial goals after closing its US$10billion acquisition of U.S. organic food group W h i t e Wa ve, which is expected in the first quarter and which should boost earnings.

The owner of Evian water and Activia yogurt is targeting earnings per share growth of above five per cent in 2017, excluding WhiteWave. It achieved EPS growth of 9.3 per cent in 2016.

The new savings plan — called “Protein” by Danone — will aim to cut spending on marketing and general expenses such as corporate travel, and will be partly used to fund future growth.

Chief financial officer Cecile Cabanis told analysts that Danone eyed “moderate” top line sales growth for 2017.

Emmanuel Faber, chief executive since October 2014, has vowed to return Danone to “strong profitable and sustainable growth” by 2020.

He is reviewing its business in China and is overhauling its dairy division, where it has cut costs and launched new products.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | February 23, 2017

SHEEP & GOAT COLUMN

Higher-quality animals on sale

A mild and spring-like sale day saw plenty of good-quality animals in the latest sheep and goat sale

BY MARK ELLIOT

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roducers took advantage of a mild spring day on Feb. 15, delivering 243 sheep and goats to the Winnipeg Livestock Auction.

The overall high quality of the animals at this sale was very noticeable, especially when compared to the previous sale.

In the sheep sale, ewes dominated. There was a slight price difference between wool and hair ewes. The wool ewes were at the top of the price range, which was from $0.99 to $1.18 per pound, while the wool ewes had a range of $1.10 to $1.18 per pound.

Many of the hair ewes struggled to enter even the lower end of this range from soft bidding.

In the ram class, it was hair rams that dominated. A 160pound Katahdin-cross ram brought $140.80 ($0.88 per pound). A group of 12 174-pound Katahdin-cross rams brought $160.08 ($0.92 per pound). A 155pound purebred Dorper with papers, (2015 champion), brought $142.60 ($0.92 per pound).

No heavyweight lambs were delivered.

The market lambs tried to reach and maintain the steady prices from the previous sales.

Eight 96-pound wool lambs brought $1.70 per pound. Twelve 97-pound wool lambs brought $1.88 per pound. There was a very noticeable difference between wool and hair market lambs at this sale. A 95-pound Katahdin-

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The bidding remained strong for the feeder lambs, as the buyers showed some interest. A group of five 92-pound Clun Forest-cross lambs brought $1.81 per pound.

Sixteen 91-pound Dorset-cross lambs brought $1.88 per pound.

Six 85-pound Clun Forest-cross lambs brought $1.90 per pound.

However, a group of eight 90-pound Rideau-cross lambs brought $1.15 per pound.

The buyers continued to bid high on the lightweight lambs, with much more interest in this classification compared to the last sale. Ten 73-pound wool lambs brought $2 per pound. Three 72-pound wool lambs brought $2.24 per pound.

Two 60-pound Rideau-cross lambs brought $2 per pound.

A 60-pound Suffolk-cross lamb brought $2.03 per pound. A 65-pound Cheviot-cross lamb brought $2.12 per pound. Two 50-pound Cheviot-cross lambs brought $2.16 per pound. Six 48-pound Rideau-cross lambs

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brought $0.82 per pound. A 35-pound Dorper-cross lamb brought $2 per pound. A 25-pound Rideau-cross lamb brought $0.50 per pound.

The numbers for goats were very limited for this sale. There were no goat kids supplied, at any weight. Two 120-pound Boercross goat does brought $1.36 per pound. The 120-pound Boercross goat buck brought $1.46 per pound. Eight 86-pound Boercross goat wethers brought $2.23 per pound. Two 88-pound Boercross goat wethers brought $2.23 per pound.

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a n a d i a n f a r m e r s’ incomes will decline seven per cent in 2017, falling for the second year in a row but remaining at aboveaverage levels, according to Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC).

A drop in North American cattle and calf prices from record highs in 2015 is the main reason for the two-year dip, AAFC said in a Feb. 17 statement. Crop revenues, however, are expected to rise due to a big harvest.

Net cash income, which measures revenue minus operating expenses, is expected to slide by $1 billion, to $13.8 billion in 2017, following a two per cent decline in 2016. Those two years are still expected to be among the highest income years on record.

Canadian farmers’ incomes have historically followed the same trend as U.S. farm incomes, but diverged in 2014-15 due to depreciation of the Canadian dollar, AAFC

said, which helped Canadian exports.

U.S. farm income is forecast to fall 8.7 per cent to US$62.3 billion in 2017, another blow to an already reeling agriculture sector, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said last week.

Farmers’ income levels are watched closely by companies that sell fertilizer, chemicals and machinery, such as Agrium Inc. and Deere & Co. Farm Credit Canada (FCC) said in September that Canadian farmers’ debt would likely reach another record high in 2016, while incomes flatten, but the industry is still in strong financial shape.

FCC has also publicly stated that the value of the loonie could easily have the biggest impact on the agriculture sector’s profitability throughout the year.

“The Canadian dollar will impact every business across the entire agri-food supply chain in 2017. Varying against the relative value of the USD, it can uniquely drive profits either higher or lower and is therefore our No. 1 trend to watch,” an FCC statement read.

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Crowding in

It was standing room only for some of the breakout sessions at CropConnect 2017 in Winnipeg Feb. 15 and 16. Here farmers crowd the room to hear the University of Minnesota’s Seth Naeve speak about intensive soybean management Feb. 15. Between 1,500 and 1,600 people attended CropConnect last week, including 100 ‘walk-ups,’ co-chair Roberta Galbraith of the Manitoba Canola Growers Association said Feb. 17 in an interview. “And yes it was packed,” she said. That has organizers wondering about the future of the event, which the commodity groups involved — canola, corn, pulse/soybeans, flax, sunflower, oat, seed growers and wheat/barley — will discuss, Galbraith said. The first step will be to cap registrations.

“We are at capacity that is for sure,” she said. “We are looking at options, however, we have made no decision to move the show as of yet.” She said the existing facility, the Victoria Inn and its staff are excellent to work with and responsive to conference staff requests. “This is definitely a plus for the event,” she said. It cost $75 a day to attend CropConnect this year, but the cost would be double without funding from the participating commodity groups, Galbraith said. Sponsors and trade show participants also help fund CropConnect, she said. PHOTO: ALLAN DAWSON

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Posting its year-end results on Feb. 14, A&W’s Vancouverbased income fund reported same-store sales growth of 3.4 per cent in 2016 over 2015, down from a 7.6 per cent sales growth rate in 2015 over 2014.

The year-over-year growth comes “despite a challenging year for the food-service industry in Canada and the severe downturn in Alberta’s economy due to the plunge in oil prices,” the company said in a release.

“We continue to see economic challenges in the important Alberta and Saskatchewan markets that impact our overall results,” A&W Food Services CEO Paul Hollands said in the release.

“However, our strategic commitment to better ingredients is having a powerful impact and has been successful at growing market share in the quick-service restaurant burger market.”

The company in recent years has revamped its ingredient sourcing, moving to beef raised without the use of hormones or steroids, eggs from hens fed a diet without animal byproducts, chicken raised without the use of antibiotics and bacon from hogs raised without the use of antibiotics.

The fund reported royalty income of $34.135 million for 2016, up 7.3 per cent, on sales of $1.138 billion, up from $1.061 billion in 2015. Net income and comprehensive income totalled $23.92 million for 2016, up from $21.32 million.

The chain also continued on an aggressive expansion track, opening 31 new restaurants across Canada during 2016, for a net increase of 24, bringing its Canadian royalty pool to 838 stores at year-end.

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Total sales and revenue rose to $5.63 billion in the quarter from $5.52 billion a year earlier.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | February 23, 2017

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

Commitment to a cleaner lake and greener living earns community recognition Dunnottar has made outstanding efforts to protect Lake Winnipeg, say officials with East Interlake Conservation District

BY LORRAINE STEVENSON Co-operator staff

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unnottar has a treelined pathway, curbside recycling and makes the yard waste it composts available to local residents to use in this lakeside village’s large number of community gardens.

It does water conservation education too. Someday the local government hopes to heat its municipal office with solar panels.

But it’s how this small village of about 700 in winter — and 4,000 during cottage season — treats its waste water that makes it really stand out as a place planning for longterm sustainability.

Dunnottar has a system for sending cleaner water to Lake Winnipeg that’s unique in Manitoba and possibly one of its kind anywhere in Canada.

They spent about 10 years researching and testing its passive filter system, now fully operational for two years, as a low-cost and low-maintenance slow-release method significantly reducing nutrients like nitrogen and phosphor us, heavy metals and fecal matter being released from their lagoon. Biweekly tests while it was still being piloted showed it reduced release of nitrogen by up to 60 per cent and phosphorus by 62 per cent.

That project is what Eastern Interlake Conservation District officials say impressed them most while deciding to present Dunnottar with an award for environmental stewardship this winter.

“If I had to pick one achievement that stands out by far to us it would be the unrelenting work that they put into this,” said Armand B e l a n g e r, m a n a g e r o f t h e EICD. “They went well above and beyond any other current system to reduce effluent and other contaminants.”

It’s proven to be a system that doesn’t just have an environmental benefit but costs less too, he said, adding it’s EICD’s aim to see many more municipalities adopt the same system eventually.

“Rick tells me it’s cheaper than putting in a third cell (of a lagoon system).”

Rick is Rick Gamble, mayor o f Du n n o t t a r. L o n g s e r v ing on organizations such as Lake Fr iendly Stewards Alliance as co-chair, the Lake Winnipeg Foundation Board and the South Basin Mayors

Rick Gamble, mayor of Dunnottar, has been a tireless advocate for the health of Lake Winnipeg. PHOTO: AUDREY BOITSON

“They went well above and beyond any other current system to reduce effluent and other contaminants.”

Armand Belanger East Interlake Conservation District

and Reeves group, Gamble says when you live on the lake you see first hand the problem you’ve contributed to — and want to contribute to the solution.

“We’ve always leaned this way,” he said. “For close to 15 years we’ve been pushing the envelope to clean up our own backyard so to speak.”

Dunnottar’s care for the environment around it extends farther up the beach too.

It’s also one of about 30

municipalities in Manitoba with a Climate Change Action Plan developed with support from Eco-West, a provincewide group helping local government calculate its greenhouse gas emissions and adopting new technologies to reduce them.

Someday they hope to have charging stations for electric vehicles too, Gamble said. He doesn’t drive one himself right now. It’s lack of infrastructure holding him back.

“There’s very, very little of it outside of Winnipeg,” he said.

Another initiative currently under way in Dunnottar is its sustainability committee that’s working on a community-led and -inspired plan for more future sustainable living projects.

Gamble believes more communities in Manitoba could be moving in the same overall direction as Dunnottar. What it takes is community backing.

“I’ve always been a firm believer in the bottom-up, not top-down approach,” he said, adding that’s been why

Dunnottar is as far along as it is.

He’s also convinced more people than ever before are thinking about how a changing climate could affect future generations.

“I think municipalities are going to have to realize... and provincial government... that we’re going to have to do things a little differently,” he said.

The ongoing challenge right now is finding resources for the infrastructure initiatives they want to pursue, he added.

“You can think progressive, but can you act?” he said, adding that Dunnottar paid its share of the cost of its waste water treatment innovation with gas tax refund revenues saved up for several years.

New resources are becoming available, however.

The Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) just this month rolled out two new programs that will provide grants and training to help local governments pay for and

implement various sustainability initiatives.

One is the Municipalities for Climate Innovation Program (MCIP), a five-year, $75-million program starting up in spring of 2017 to help fund studies, plans and demonstration projects. The other is the Municipal Asset Management Program to help municipalities with limited budgets and competing priorities be able to invest in sustainable infrastructure that contributes to a clean growth economy.

Both programs are federally funded and available to all municipalities and their partners. lorraine@fbcpublishing.com

Du n n o t t a r w a s re c o g n i ze d for its outstanding effort to protect Lake Winnipeg and its watershed during the annual awards ceremony of the Manitoba Conservation District Association in December. Watch for more stories highlighting other initiatives recognized by the MCDA.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | February 23, 2017

COUNTRY CROSSROADS

Prairie fare Cook quickly with canned foods Canned fruits and vegetables can help us meet our nutrition requirements

BY JULIE GARDEN-ROBINSON NDSU Extension Service

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ack when I was in college, my roommates and I relied on canned food and other staples such as rice and pasta for quick, economical meals. We mixed in some fresh meat, fruits and vegetables, too, of course. Preparing canned food was faster, though.

One of my roommates was famous for her “mono-meals,” or one-item meals. She often had a plate of canned green beans.

When you reach in your cupboard for a can of soup or vegetables to add to a recipe, know that years of research and development have gone into that can. The chopping and cleaning have been done for you, so you can add the diced tomatoes, peppers or other food directly to your dish.

Sometimes people refer to the cans holding the food as “tin cans” or “aluminum cans,” but most cans actually are made of steel. According to the Canned Food Alliance, people use at least one steel can a day.

When using canned goods, be sure to recycle the cans if your community has a recycling program. Steel cans can be melted and reused to make other items, ranging from appliances to cars.

You might have encountered some dented cans in your cupboard. Through the years, manufacturers have used thinner steel, which is lighter and less expensive to ship. The cans also dent more easily.

Dented cans usually pose no safety concern. As long as the dented can is not leaking or bulging, the food is considered safe.

However, you should avoid cans with sharp dents in the seams.

Have you ever wondered about dates on cans? Do you need to toss the food after the date?

“Best if used by” dates on cans refer to quality. The food remains safe beyond the date on the can, but the quality will be best if used by the date. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, use canned vegetables and meats within five years of purchase and canned fruit within 18 months of purchase.

Beyond the quality date, the food will remain safe, but you might notice changes in colour, flavour or texture. Write the date of purchase on the cans with a permanent marker and store them in a dry, cool space

Canned foods are picked and packaged at their peak and a lot of the preparation has been done for you. PHOTO: THINKSTOCK

(below 85 F). Be sure to rotate your stock so you use the oldest food first.

Sometimes people think that canned food is less nutritious than fresh fruits and vegetables. That isn’t necessarily the case.

Canned fruits and vegetables are packed at their peak freshness.

Yes, going out to your garden and pulling a few carrots and eating them right away probably means you will have more vitamins present, compared with canned.

However, in February in this part of the world, our gardens usually are covered by snow. We must rely on other forms of vegetables.

Nutrition experts recommend that we consume a variety of forms of fruits and vegetables, including fresh, frozen, canned and dried, toward the goal of making half of our plate fruits and vegetables. Compare the prices at the grocery store to get the most nutrition for your money.

Using canned food can mean better nutrition for kids. When researchers looked at data from the U.S. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey from 2001 to 2010, they noted that children who ate canned fruits and vegetables ate more total vegetables than children who did not consume canned foods. In fact, the kids eating canned foods ate 22 per cent more total vegetables and 14 per cent more fruit.

Chicken and Vegetables Potpie 2 pounds mixed frozen vegetables (corn, beans, carrots, peas) 2 c. cooked chicken 2 (10.75-ounce) cans cream of chicken soup (“healthy” version) Pepper (dash) 2 c. baking mix (such as Bisquick)

This one-dish recipe is a good way to use leftover roasted chicken or turkey. PHOTO: NDSU

1 c. low-fat milk 2 eggs

When using canned food, compare nutrition labels. To decrease sugar, choose canned fruit in 100 per cent juice. To decrease salt, choose canned soups, vegetables and other foods with less sodium.

Sodium-free and reduced-sodium forms are available. If you drain and rinse canned beans, you can reduce the sodium content by about 40 per cent.

You might have read articles questioning the safety of BPA, or Bisphenol A. This chemical has been used for more than 40 years in can linings, water bottles and many other applications.

Scientists from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the National Institutes of Health continue to monitor BPA and state that it is safe as currently used.

According to an animal study, rats exposed to 70,000 times the level of BPA that a typical American ingests did not have significant biological changes, such as effects on hormones or weight.

However, other studies question the safety of BPA. The Canned Food Alliance reported that its industry is developing alternative lining materials for cans in response to consumer interest.

Here’s a one-dish family-favourite recipe adapted from a Betty Crocker recipe. This is a good way to use leftover roasted chicken or turkey.

Preheat oven to 400 F. Thaw vegetables in microwave oven. In a large bowl, mix vegetables, chicken, soup and pepper. Spread the mixture on the bottom of a greased roasting pan or large casserole dish. Stir together baking mix, milk and eggs. Pour the batter over the vegetable-meat mixture. Bake for 30 Julie Garden-Robinson is a North Dakota State University Extension Service food and nutrition specialist and professor in the department of health, nutrition and exercise sciences.

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COUNTRY CROSSROADS

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f you had asked me a week ago,” the stranger was saying as Andrew Jackson pulled up a chair and seated himself at his usual table in the café, “I would have told you flat out that the worst possible place in the City of Winnipeg to put a restaurant would be the middle of a bridge. But I would have been wrong.” He paused to take a sip of coffee.

“Hey Andrew,” said Grant Toews who was already seated at the table. “Meet Carl Regehr.” He gestured toward the stranger. “Carl’s from North Kildonan.

Carl, Andrew.”

“Nice to meet you Mr. Jackson,” said Carl.

“Same to you,” said Andrew. “But you got me curious. Bad restaurant locations. Don’t let me interrupt.”

“Right,” said Carl. “Last weekend, some sadistic monster who shall remain nameless, because he is my daughter’s boyfriend Mark, gave my wife and me two tickets to eat at a restaurant which you will not believe how bad the location of was.”

“You sure know how to stick a preposition on the end of a sentence there,” said Andrew. “And where was this restaurant?”

“On the ice,” said Carl, “in the middle of the Assiniboine River.”

“Oooh,” said Grant. “Romantic!”

“It is not possible to be romantic,” said Carl, “when you have to hold a champagne flute while wearing foost haunstche.”

Andrew gave the man a blank look.

“Ask Mr. Toews,” said Carl.

Grant nodded. “It’s low German,” he explained, “for mittens.”

Carl nodded and spoke directly to Andrew. “The reason Mr. Toews here says foost haunshtche means mittens is because he’s too embarrassed to tell you what the direct translation is.”

“I’m all ears,” said Andrew.

“It’s two words,” said Carl. “Haunshtche, which means gloves, and foost which means fist.”

“Fist gloves?” said Andrew.

“Try being romantic when you’re wearing those,” said Carl.

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“I see your point,” said Andrew. “But I’m curious — how was the food?”

“Spectacular,” said Carl. “Unbelievable actually.

And definitely not too hot.”

“So you enjoyed it?” said Grant.

“The food? Yes.” Carl nodded. “My wife was driving that evening,” he continued, “and when we left, instead of turning right towards Kildonan, she turned left towards St. Vital. Why are we going to St. Vital? I asked. Those are not our people. I am going south, my wife said. How far? I asked. Till I can feel my toes, she said, or till Florida, whichever comes last. OK then, I said. We made it all the way to Emerson but when we saw the sign I reached out and put my hand on her arm. Wait, I said. We forgot something. What? she asked. Donald Trump, I said.

Oh crap, she said and turned around and drove us back home.”

There was a lengthy pause.

“I would have done the same thing,” said Grant.

“Any sane person would,” said Andrew.

“You know what I thought of when I saw the border sign?” asked Carl.

“No. What?” said Andrew.

“When the United States invades Canada, whose responsibility will it be to yell ‘TANK!’ and move the net off the street?”

“Good question,” said Grant.

“I hope we mount more of a resistance than that,” said Andrew.

“I know what we’ll do in Kildonan,” said Carl.

“We’ll greet them as liberators. We’ll invite them inside and feed them borscht and farmer sausage and put them up in the spare bedroom overnight, but in the morning they’ll look out the window and go running outside in their pyjamas yelling, ‘WHERE THE HECK ARE OUR TANKS?’ And we’ll stand in the doorway and say, ‘Oh, sorry, didn’t you know? It’s a snow route.’ And then we’ll lock the door and go stand by the big living room window and flip them the bird with both hands.” He pushed his chair back and got up. “But of course we’ll do it the polite Canadian way so they won’t even know. They’ll just think we’re giving them a friendly wave.”

“Why will they think that?” asked Andrew.

“Because we’ll be wearing foost haunshtche,” said Carl, and turned to head for the door.

Andrew and Grant sat in silence, watching him go.

“A restaurant in the middle of a river?” said Andrew, at length. “City people are crazy.”

“Snow routes though,” said Grant thoughtfully.

“That’s a pretty good idea.”

“What if we get invaded in the summertime?” said Andrew.

There was a brief silence and then they both laughed aloud.

“Right,” said Grant. “I wish them luck figuring out which week that will be!”

“Too true,” said Andrew. “Too, too true.”

Purify the air with plants Studies have shown that many plants are effective at removing impurities from indoor space

By Albert Parsons Freelance contributor

D

uring the winter, with only the occasional trip into the local garden centre to make contact with a growing environment, we gardeners are holed up in our homes with only our indoor gardening efforts. Not only are we not gardening as much as we would like to, but our interior spaces are not filled with fresh air that we would experience outdoors. In fact, much indoor air is full of impurities and toxins. We could improve the air quality by installing an expensive air exchange or purification system or — we could use plants.

When NASA and the Association of Landscape Contractors in the U.S. began to study how to purify the limited air supply in space capsules, they discovered that there are plants that remove VOCs (volatile organic compounds) from the air. Since then, numerous studies have shown that plants (some more than others) are effective at removing impurities from confined spaces. One of these impurities is formaldehyde, a toxic gas emitted from glues and a host of other man-made materials used to make a large number of household furnishings and building materials. Another toxin is benzene, a component of gasoline exhaust which often infiltrates indoor spaces through doors and windows close to roadways or through the doorways of attached garages.

The ability to remove toxins from the air varies greatly from plant to plant. One of the best is the Boston fern, which is a dynamo at removing formaldehyde from

Two good plants to purify indoor air are the Chinese evergreen (l) and pothos (r). PHOTOS: ALBERT PARSONS

the air and is also a relatively easy-care plant. It likes bright, indirect light, prefers to have its soil dry out a bit between waterings, and appreciates a weak dose of 20-20-20 soluble fertilizer three or four times during the summer. These plants are usually displayed as either hanging or on pedestals, with their lovely long fronds doing the job of removing toxins from the surrounding air.

Another plant that acts as a great air purifier is the rubber tree. This popular plant is often seen in offices and public buildings, where its large rubbery leaves are busy collecting impurities from the air. It is a low-light, undemanding plant that seems happy in ordinary indoor environments and is slow growing so doesn’t demand a lot of grooming or maintenance, or need to be repotted very often.

Two other plants, the peace lily and the Chinese evergreen, are also good at removing impurities from indoor air.

They are both easy-care plants that will be happy in low-light environments and they are slow growing, so require little maintenance other than to be watered only when their soil becomes dry.

The spider plant, another air purifier, requires a bit more light than the previous plants mentioned, but will flourish across the room from a bright window.

They are large cascading plants that produce plantlets (baby spiders) on their long pendulous stems. Spider plants like adequate moisture and regular feeding.

The proliferation of foliage means there are lots of leaves to collect impurities from the surrounding air and it is one of the best for doing this.

A number of vines are great at removing toxins and chemicals from indoor air. One is the ever-popular pothos, particularly the golden variety, that rates high for effectively removing VOCs from air and also for being low maintenance.

It can be grown in very low-light locations (on the tops of kitchen cabinets or in a dark corner). Its long stems can grow several metres long, giving lots of leaf surface to collect toxins from the air. Pothos may drop some leaves if its planting medium is allowed to completely dry out. Its shiny, heart-shaped leaves are attractively variegated.

Another useful vine is the heart-leaf philodendron. Actually, all philodendrons, including the larger upright varieties will remove toxins and chemicals from the air. They are low-light plants, easy to grow, and the larger varieties are often used in office buildings. Another low-light plant, the dracaena, is also an effective air purifier, and the dwarf variety “Janet Craig” is often touted as one of the best for cleansing the air.

Although it is a smaller plant that looks good displayed on a tabletop or counter, in spite of its size, it packs a big punch in performing purification duties.

Luckily, many of the best plants for taking impurities and toxins out of the air we breathe are low light, easy care and low maintenance, so anyone, not just experienced gardeners, can be rewarded with cleaner air by including some of them in their indoor environment.

Albert Parsons writes from Minnedosa, Manitoba

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COUNTRY CROSSROADS

Is it possible to stockpile sleep?

Researchers find that storing sleep before a time of sleep deprivation may improve performance

By Leanne Yohemas

The researchers’ subjects were 12 healthy men, young and good sleepers who slept the same number of hours during the week and on the weekend, suggesting they were not chronically sleep deprived.

University of Calgary

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tress. Jobs. Sick children.

There are many reasons why we are sleep deprived.

If only we could bank sleep for when we need it. Turns out we can.

Fa c u l t y o f k i n e s i o l o g y researcher Guillaume Millet, PhD, and Pierrick Arnal, PhD, have discovered that “storing sleep” before a period of sleep deprivation improves physical performance and cognitive function.

“We work more and sleep less. It is very common that people in western populations are sleeping less than six hours per night,” says Millet.

“And for some of us, there are many occasions when we need to be even more sleep deprived for a short period of time. We wanted to see what would happen if people could sleep more and benefit later.”

The researchers’ subjects were 12 healthy men, young and good sleepers who slept the same number of hours during the week and on the weekend, suggesting they were not chronically sleep deprived. In the study, the subjects were awake during 38 consecutive hours.

They did cognitive tests regularly, as well as a fatigue test where they tried to maintain a given force level for as long as possible.

The subjects performed the same protocol twice; once with their usual amount of sleep and once where they were asked to be in bed for two more hours (for example, going to bed at 9

Researchers are studying the benefits of storing sleep before a time of sleep deprivation. photo: thinkstock

p.m. rather than 11 p.m.) in the six nights before the 38 hours of sleep deprivation.

The researchers found that physical performance was improved when the duration of sleep was extended, likely due to the fact the subjects felt the exercise was easier. The researchers also showed the sleep extension period had a beneficial effect on cognitive function and sleep pressure, which is measured by the time elapsed from the start of a daytime nap period to the first signs of sleep, called sleep latency.

“Although this needs to be confirmed in further studies, we believe that the longer the exercise, the more beneficial extra sleep may be,” says Millet.

“We also believe that the beneficial effect of sleep extension would be accentuated in people who are chronically sleep deprived. We are looking at conducting a similar study in people with sleep disorders or with a particular sleep schedule, for instance shift work.”

Fo r “n o r m a l ” s l e e p e r s , researchers recommend to: • Increase the sleep period time to either catch up on your

sleep debt or to anticipate a sleepless period. In the current study, this was done by going to bed two hours earlier (for example, 9 p.m. instead of 11 p.m.).

• Have a regular routine of sleep and good sleep hygiene.

• Reduce light exposure in the evening and avoid the use of stimulants for four to six hours before bedtime.

What about caffeine and naps?

Caffeine is the most used psychostimulant in the world (think coffee and energy

drinks). A nap is an efficient way to counteract harmful effects of sleep debt, but it is not recommended for people with insomnia since it can affect the following night’s sleep. The nap’s duration can be anywhere from five minutes to a complete cycle (90 minutes), yet it is usually recommended to nap for less than 30 minutes or for a full cycle.

A good way to optimize napping and avoid sleep inertia at wake-up is to combine the stimulant effects of caffeine with the recovery effects of the nap. It consists of drinking a coffee immediately before taking a short 20- to 30-minute nap. Since caffeine usually takes 30 minutes to be active at the central nervous system level, you should wake up in good shape.

This Old Elevator

I

n the 1950s, there were over 700 grain elevators in Manitoba. Today, there are fewer than 200. You can help to preserve the legacy of these disappearing “Prairie sentinels.”

The Manitoba Historical Society (MHS) is gathering information about all elevators that ever stood in Manitoba, regardless of their present status. Collaborating with the Manitoba Co-operator it is supplying these images of a grain elevator each week in hopes readers will be able to tell the society more about it, or any other elevator they know of.

MHS Gordon Goldsborough webmaster and Journal editor has developed a website to post your replies to a series of questions about elevators. The MHS is interested in all grain elevators that have served the farm community.

Your contributions will help gather historical information such as present status of elevators, names of companies, owners and agents, rail lines, year elevators were built — and dates when they were torn down (if applicable).

There is room on the website to post personal recollections and stories related to grain elevators. The MHS presently also has only a partial list of all elevators that have been demolished. You can help by updating that list if you know of one not included on that list.

Your contributions are greatly appreciated and will help the MHS develop a comprehensive, searchable database to preserve the farm community's collective knowledge of what was once a vast network of grain elevators across Manitoba.

Please contribute to This Old Grain Elevator website at: http://www. mhs.mb.ca/elevators.

You will receive a response, by email or phone call, confirming that your submission was received.

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

A 35,000-bushel grain elevator in Grandview, seen here in 1969, was built around 1920 by United Grain Growers. An annex built during the Second World War was used for nearly 40 years. In 1953, a new 70,000-bushel elevator was built beside the older elevator, replacing a flour shed and coal bins at the site. A 125,000-bushel cribbed annex was built beside the new elevator in 1961 and, 10 years later, the older elevator was repaired and converted to an annex. The wartime annex was demolished in 1981 and later the old elevator annex. The remaining structure closed on July 1, 2000 and was demolished in late November 2000.

Grandview’s last elevator, built in 1950 by Manitoba Pool, was demolished in November 2009. photo: University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections

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No breed satisfies as many of these requirements as today’s Canadian Limousin, who have now managed to bring docility to what I believe is the most profitable breed in the world.”

AMAGLEN LIMOUSIN Ian & Bonnie Hamilton Darlingford, MB 204.246.2312 amaglen@inetlink.ca www.amaglenlimousin.ca Bulls for sale by private treaty and Manitoba Bull Test, April 1st

HIGH CATTLE COMPANY Darren & Chase High Airdrie, AB Darren 403.860.1087 Chase 403.808.7940 darren@highcattlecompany.com Bulls sell by private treaty

ANDREW RANCHES Greg Andrew / Tim Andrew Tilley, AB / Youngstown, AB 403.633.6337 / 403.854.6335 Bull Sale March 14th, Brooks, AB

HIGHLAND STOCK FARMS The Matthews Family Bragg Creek, AB 403.585.8660 www.highlandstockfarms.com Bull Sale March 18th, Bragg Creek, AB

BAR 3R LIMOUSIN The Rea Family Marengo, SK 306.463.7950 / 306.968.2923 r3bar@hotmail.com Bull sale March 16th, Oyen, AB

HILLVIEW FARMS Raymond & Corine, Colin & Tessa Verbeek Morinville, AB Ray 780.939.2173 Colin 780.982.1676 crverbeek@xplornet.ca www.hillviewfarmslimousin.com On farm bull sale March 4th, Morinville, AB

EXCEL RANCHES Ron & Barb, Cody & Amy Miller Westlock, AB Ron 780.349.2135 Cody 780.349.0644 excelranches@hotmail.com www.excelranches.com Excellence Bull Sale March 9th at the farm, Westlock, AB

LAZY S LIMOUSIN Stan & Ty Skeels & Vykki Johns Rimbey, AB 403.704.0288 lazyslimousin@telus.net Bull sale March 25th, Rimbey, AB

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Peak Dot Ranch Ltd. Spring Bull Sale

Wednesday, April 5, 2017

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Peak Dot No Doubt 60D

Peak Dot No Doubt 101D

Hoover No Doubt X SAV Iron Mountain 8066 BW: +3.0 WW: +67 YW: +114 M: +26 BW: 84 205 WT: 1025

Hoover No Doubt X SAV Radiance 0801 BW: +3.3 WW: +79 YW: +131 M: +34 BW: 84 205 WT: 1007 Peak Dot No Doubt 235D

Peak Dot No Doubt 81D

Hoover No Doubt X Duff Encore 702 BW: +2.1 WW: +72 YW: +120 M: +25 BW: 84 205 WT: 910 Peak Dot Easy Decision 5D

Hoover No Doubt X Basin Prime Cut 354K BW: +2.7 WW: +66 YW: +106 M: +23 BW: 87 205 WT: 850 Peak Dot Easy Decision 34D

Bushs Easy Decision 98 X Vision Unanimous 1418 BW: +1.4 WW: +85 YW: +139 M: +27 BW: 70 205 WT: 902 Peak Dot Element 102D

Bushs Easy Decision 98 X SAV Iron Mountain 8066 BW: +3.2 WW: +82 YW: +128 M: +22 BW: 82 205 WT: 922 Peak Dot Element 73D

4M Element 405 X Stevenson Bruno 6371 BW: +2.5 WW: +76 YW: +123 M: +35 BW: 84 205 WT: 1025

4M Element 405 X Peak Dot Pioneer 9X BW: +2.6 WW: +81 YW: +129 M: +33 BW: 84 205 WT: 965

Peak Dot No Doubt 51D

Hoover No Doubt X Vision Unanimous 1418 BW: +4.4 WW: +72 YW: +122 M: +24 BW: 86 205 WT: 863 Peak Dot No Doubt 69D

Hoover No Doubt X SAR New Trend 4100 BW: +3.2 WW: +70 YW: +114 M: +29 BW: 87 205 WT: 936 Peak Dot Easy Decision 30D

Bushs Easy Decision 98 X SAV 004 Predominant 4438 BW: +4.3 WW: +86 YW: +138 M: +30 BW: 85 205 WT: 1019 Peak Dot Element 86D

4M Element 405 X SAV Iron Mountain 8066 BW: +2.6 WW: +76 YW: +126 M: +32 BW: 80 205 WT: 949

View Sale Book and Sale Cattle Photo Gallery at www.peakdotranch.com or phone Carson Moneo 306-266-4414 Clay Moneo 306-266-4411 Email:peakdot@gmail.com

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LLB Angus

31TH ANNUAL

BULL & FEMALE SALE

at the farm Erskine AB

MARCH 11, 2017

Offering over 700 head of Quality Black & Red Angus Cattle

• 150 yearling bulls • 100 two year old bulls • 100 yearling heifers • 300 commercial heifers • 50 commercial bred heifers

Black & Red Yearling Bulls

Commercial Heifers

Black & Red Two year old Bulls

Contact us for a sale catalogue llbangus@xplornet.com

LEE, LAURA & JACKIE BROWN TRISH & TIM HENDERSON Phone: 403-742-4226 Fax: 403-742-2962

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Bull Sale

Thursday April 6, 2017 – 1:00 PM Saskatoon Livestock Sales, 306-382-8088

Box 217, Erskine, Alberta T0C 1G0 catalogue online www.llbangus.com

WE KNOW OUR BULLS HAVE TO BE BETTER JUST TO GET YOUR ATTENTION!

That’s why we cull hard and only sell 50 bulls a year.

These are the top cut from over 400 purebred Shorthorn cows. Thick, rugged, BEEF BULLS that are bred to handle the harsh conditions of Western Canada. Also on offer a select group of open replacement heifers.

For more information or a catalogue contact:

Saskvalley Stock Farm Carl Lehmann 306-232-3511 www.saskvalleyshorthorns.com

Bell M Farms

Richard Moellenbeck 306-287-7904 www.bellmfarms.com

Muridale Shorthorn Scot Muri 306-741-6833 www.muridale.com

Catalogue online at all three websites

Sale bull videos at www.youtube.com/whosyourdaddybull

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FEBRUARY 2017 Video Sale

TUESDAY • MARCH 21

2017

1:30 PM • AT THE FARM • CARIVALE, SK

OFFERING 50 YEARLING BULLS

catalogue online at

WWW.GILLILANDBROSCHAROLAIS.COM

DBLG 336D | SUNBURST 21Y X GOVERNOR 624Y CE: 89.4 BW: -0.6 WW: 40 YW: 89 M: 25 TM: 45 BW: 79 LBS WW: 750 LBS

RGCG 705D | HAWG WILD 861A X SYNDICATED 138P CE: 65.7 BW: 1.0 WW: 48 YW: 86 M: 17 TM: 41 BW: 95 LBS WW: 855 LBS

RGCG 724D | ESCOBAR 429B X SYNDICATED 138P CE: 78.9 BW: 0.4 WW: 40 YW: 83 M: 22 TM: 42 BW: 102 LBS WW: 830 LBS

RGCG 714D | BAR PUNCH 901W X SPECIALIST 108U CE: 71.6 BW: 2.3 WW: 40 YW: 76 M: 14 TM: 35 BW: 75 LBS WW: 820 LBS

RGCG 750D | GOVERNOR 624Y X REDZONE 211S CE: 62.7 BW: 2.2 WW: 54 YW: 105 M: 24 TM: 51 BW: 103 LBS WW: 770 LBS

GILLILAND BROS.

For more info or a catalogue contact

Charolais Bull Sale

GREG GILLILAND C: 306-482-7160 • H: 306-928-4841 RON GILLILAND C: 306-482-8089 • H: 306-928-2118

“THE RECIPE FOR MAKING GOLD & SILVER”

Canada’s Red, White and Black Bull Sale March 18, 2017 ∙ 1:30 PM

Johnstone Auction Barn, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan

90 Bulls on Offer

Breeds Represented:

Polled Hereford & Horned Hereford Red Angus & Black Angus Limousin Charolais Simmental Hybrids

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Lone Pine Cattle Services Bieber Herefords LV Farms Mission Ridge Herefords GWG Polled Herefords

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OVHF Six South Acres Wascana Cattle Company HMS Hi-Cliffe Eden Meadows Farm Blue Sky

Check canadaredwhiteblackbullsale.weebly.com for more information regarding the final list of contributors and the bulls consigned.

Follow the sale on Facebook for updates!

For information regarding Canada’s Newest Bull Sale please contact Rob O’Connor, Lone Pine Cattle Services Telephone (306) 550-4890

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Charolais Kenneth Craig Coulee Crossing Cattle Company Triple H Cattle Co Wes Glennie Flying F Ranch Clipper Cattle Co

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Just One Of The Good Ones To Choose From Your Gonna Want To See His Penmates

March 21, 2017

WLB Livestock Bill & Nancy Biglieni -

13th Annual Bull Sale 2:00 pm cdt at the farm

50 Black and Red Simmental and 20 Polled Hereford Yearling bulls 4 Two Year Old Simmental Bulls - Two will have calves on the ground.

Your WLB Yearling Bull Can Stay Till May 1 at No Charge!

Don‛t forget our 5% second bull discount

WLB 704D ¾ blood S: LFE The Riddler 323B S0D: Wheatland Bull 462P His Breed Comparisons Top 5% for BW, Top 10% for REA, MARB,& MCE Top 15% for HCE & CE

204 729 7925 204 763 4697

www.wlblivestock.com Register to Bid Online

wlblivestock@gmail.com

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Cattleman’s Connection BLACK ANGUS BULL SALE March 3, 2017 – 1:00 PM Heartland Livestock Yards, Brandon, MB

Remitall F Rage 9A – 25 Sons Sell

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Selling Yearling Bulls & 2 Long Yearling Bulls HBH DUNCAN 103D

Whether you are looking for calving ease for heifers or performance bulls for your cows, these programs are producing it all, moderate birth weights, explosive growth, muscle shape, volume and style with strong maternal traits. These are bulls that can improve both commercial and purebred programs, as in the past there are many of these bulls whose birth weights and birth EPDs would indicate they could be used on heifers but still with the performance to do a job on cows.

All Bulls: Semen Tested, Performance Tested View Sale & bid online @DLMS.ca View Catalogue online www.everything angus.com

ARY DIRECT DEPOSIT 602D

HBH DARREN 81D

Fortitude

Remitall F Rage

HBH & AIREY CATTLE CO. Barb & Raymond Airey Rivers, MB 204.566.2134 • 204.761.1851 rbairey@hotmail.com

HBH DIEGO 86D

Double Vision

BROOKMORE ANGUS Barb Hart Derrick Pilatic Brookdale, MB 204.841.5466

Six Mile Blackhawk Down

Guest Consignor:

WILD WEST ANGUS Jaceline & Willem Klessens Altona, MB 204.304.1750

Offering 90+ Red and Black Angus Yearling Bulls Red SVR Bailout 94B

Red Clay Bandit 18X aka “Hitch”

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“Other Sire Groups”

Brooking Eclipse 4050

DFCC 71X Turbo Charge 36A

Keith & Linda Kaufmann Box 130, Ceylon, SK S0C 0T0 306-454-2730 Fax 454-2643 svr@sasktel.net

Vision Unanimous 1418

Red T-K Bailout 1Z Red Crowfoot 187X Red U-2 Mama’s Boy 201B Red Crowfoot Busted 404B Geis Kodiak 115’09 S A V Eliminator 9105 Sandy Bar Objective Trend 17Z SVR Tiger 360B SVR Tiger 374B BCAR Cedar Ridge 4019

Shane & Alexis Kaufmann & Family Box 40, Ceylon, SK S0C 0T0 306-454-2688 sakaufmann.svr@sasktel.net

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1PM · 2017

Innisfail Auction Mart, Innisfail, Alberta

YEARLING & EXTRA AGE BULLS AND COMMERCIAL HEIFERS

BRITTAIN FARMS KELLY & COLLEEN BRITTAIN FALUN AB TEL 780.352.0676 CELL 780.387.6446 WWW.BRITTAINFARMS.COM JACE CATTLE JASON & TAMARRA MUHLBACH BOTHA AB CELL 403.740.2526 EMAIL JACECATTLE@HOTMAIL.CA BNH LIVESTOCK BRAD & NICOLE HOLLMAN INNISFAIL AB TEL 403.588.3916 CELL 403.896.8851 EMAIL BNHOLLMAN@GMAIL.COM

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trailing 21% behind the same point in 2015. The good news is that domestic demand for canola has been picking up the slack, but the negative basis levels we’re seeing are below the 5- and 10-year

averages. As such, without better export demand, it’s unlikely the cash price can pick up without support from basis narrowing a bit.

As we do flip the calendar, the mindset also turns to

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new crop and the acreage attributed to each crop therein. The current ratio of corn to soybeans above 2.5 favours more soybeans getting planted. In years past when we saw a similar number, namely 1997, 2006, and 2014, we saw U.S. soybean acres jump 9%, 5%, and 8% respectively. Accordingly, taking an average of about a 6-7% increase, this would

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whea Russi acrea like we s this g out th sidew at lea unles plant 2nd c drive

Indonesia releases import recommendation

Wednesday, March 8, 2017

Perlich Brothers Auction Mart, Lethbridge, AB. Easy Ray Impact 50D

Easy Ray Answer 142D

Indonesia’s Ministry of Agriculture has released a recommendati heads of feeder cattle for this year. I Ketut Diarmita, Director General o Health said the imported stock is to help anticipate the surging dem Ramadhan and Eid Fitr. “We have calculated that we will need arou slaughter cattle during the festivals,” he said. Meanwhile on local sto the country has 391,828 heads of ready-to-slaughter cattle for the pe 2017. The figure is equivalent to 78,366 tonnes of beef.

Prepacked, branded meat make headway in Asi BW 86 LBS. EPD BW+2.4 WW+58 YW+102 MILK+19 TM+50

BW 94 LBS. EPD BW+3.4 WW+57 YW+113 MILK+22 TM+50

65 Black Angus Yearling Bulls (All Black Bulls have been i50K Zoetis Tested)

Easy Ray Bulls can be seen anytime at the Ranch, 3 miles east of Raymond and 3 miles south.

EASY RAY ANGUS

Guest Consignors BRENT BREWIN 403.382.9164 10 RED ANGUS YEARLING BULLS 60 RED ANGUS CROSS YEARLING HEIFERS REID HEGGIE 403.382.0686 10 SIMMENTAL YEARLING BULLS

EASY RAY ANGUS

Raymond, AB George Hofer – 403.892.0291 Raymond, easyrayangus@gmail.com

AB George Hofer – 403.892.0291 easyrayangus@gmail.com

Coffee is always on!

Please phone for a catalogue.

Join us for lunch before the Sale!

Coffee is always on!

Please phone BRENT BREWIN for a catalogue.

Consumers are becoming more accepting of chilled and frozen m paces in various countries. While some consumers have embraced pr pre weighed meat, others continue to cherry-pick. In mature Asian chilled and frozen meat have been making progress. In Japan, Sou Hong Kong, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, and China, it is typical to s meat sold prepacked in supermarkets and meat shops.

Guest Consignors 403.382.9164

10 RED ANGUS YEARLING BULLS 60 RED ANGUS CROSS YEARLING HEIFERS

REID HEGGIE 403.382.0686

10 SIMMENTAL YEARLING BULLS

Indonesia resolves WTO dispute

The World Trade Organization (WTO) agreed with the US on all Indonesia’s unfair trade restrictions are not consistent with WTO rul Zealand filed the dispute as co-complainants to address trade barri restrict the importation of American animal products such as beef.

Wilson Lees Value Added Bull Sale Friday, April 7, 2017

Right Cross Ranch Sales Facility, Kisbey, SK 2 PM sale start time

Affordable Livestock Equipment 5% Volume Discount on 2 or more bulls Free Delivery within 300 miles

Toll Free 1.844.500.5341

www.affordablelivestockequipm Blair Athol Farms Duncan & Val Lees 306-455-2619 306-577-9703 Jeff & Grace Lees 306-577-1375 www.blairatholfarms.com

Lease to Own.... Now Available Reasonable Freight Rates A Freestanding

Haroldson’s Polled Herefords Chad Wilson 306-577-1256 www.haroldsons.com Glenlees Farm George Lees 306-455-2612 Corey & Tasha Lees 306-455-2714 306-577-9971 www.glenlees.com

Continuous Corral Sections Price: 24’ x 5 bar $189. Plus other s C&T Cattle Co. To be mounted to posts for permanant corrals, Chris & Tina Lees

21’ x 5’ x 5 Bar $219. 6 Bar $239. 24’ x 6 bar $259.

We Build

LOTS of Lighter and Heavier weight panels!

306-455-2605 306-577-7370 Kurt Lees 306-421-8318

For more information or catalogues contact T Bar C Cattle Co. Ltd 306-933-4200 - info@tbarc.com

NEW

NEW!!! Feedlot Feed Troughs 21’ Long sections, 1 sleeves into the next making as long of a fee trough as you want. $495

Western Canada’s Comprehensive Portable Freestanding Panels with Attached Gates Several Sizes Available

Bull Buyers Guide 20’ Bunk Feeder Panel $399.

Sheep, Goats, & Mini Horse Hay Feeder ►

Ultimate Hors Haysaver Saving Hay Pr moting Healthi Horses $489

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FEATURING: Open red heifers (NVB) from James Brilman originally from Rodgers Red Angus & Open red heifers from Jason Slomp

SHAWN: 403.642.2041 | 403.421.0162 1.877.888.BULL | bandkr@live.ca PERLICH BROTHERS: 403.329.3101 www.rodgersredangus.com • COMPLIMENTARY LUNCH

• $250 BULL CREDIT

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TWO NEW HERDSIRES ON THE HORIZON. SONS AND DAUGHTERS WILL HIGHLIGHT THE SALE. U2 Nighttrain 422A

25th ANNUAL

COMMON SEN SE

Peakdot Unanimous 743B

BULL SALE Monday, March 28, 2016 | 2PM

North Central Livestock | Vermilion, Alberta (Youngdale Exclusive X Masterplan) He is siring powerful cattle with extra depth of rib and a great hair coat. His first 4 daughters to sell at auction averages $7375.

(Vision Unanimous X SAV Eliminator) Topselling bull at Peakdot in 2015 at $55,000.

His first set of calves came with nice BW, modest frames, ease of fleshing and good feet. Will see heavy service at Everblack as he bred over 65 head naturally in 2016.

Steak fry and social following the sale.

**OFFERING 110 LOTS** 70 TWO-YEAR-OLD ANGUS BULLS 25 YEARLING ANGUS BULLS 15 YEARLING ANGUS HEIFERS Everblack Annie 28C - (Sired by Nighttrain 422A) A special thank you to Bar-E-L Angus for making Annie the top selling female at the 2016 Northern Select at $16,000.

Sale Managed by: Optimal Bovines Inc. Rob Holowaychuk 780.916.2628

Guest Consignor: Allandale Angus Wayne Stetson 780.853.7523

View catalogue online at: www.optimalbovines.com www.cattlemanagement.ca www.dlms.ca

www.everblackangus.com

Ernest & Judy Gibson & Family 780.853.2422

Ryan, Amanda & Hayes 780.853.7836 ryangibson@everblack.ca

Jordan, Kristen & Sullivan 780.581.1159 jordangibson@everblack.ca

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FEBRUARY 2017

150 BULLS ON OFFER

JLMB 69D

JLMB 165D

Over 50 sons of S A V Renown, as well as sons of his full brothers, Resource and Rito 1439.

Fall bulls and yearlings, many suitable for heifers.

JLMB 81D

JLMB 560C

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FEBRUARY 2017 VISITORS WELCOME!!

Drop by anytime to check out the cattle.

PUREBRED RED ANGUS & ANGUS/SIMMENTAL CROSS CATTLE

TRENDSETTER BULL & SELECT REPLACEMENT HEIFER SALE

March 25th , 2017 | At the Ranch - Hand Hills Lake , Alberta

Off spring on offer from -

RED ML HUSTLER 272Z Sire of Red Shiloh Cannon Fire 8C & Red Shiloh Defender 6D the 2015 and 2016 Canadian Angus Association Bull Calf Champions.

Off spring on offer from -

RED WILDMAN CHUCK NORRIS 012X Sire of the 2016 Canadian Red Roundup Champion Bull Calf.

Other Sires Represented: Red Shiloh Actively Loaded 81A, Red Redrich Bumper Crop 336B, Red GJP Thor 255A & Red Shiloh Badlands 7B 40 Red Angus Bulls and Angus/Simmental Cross Bulls & Red and Black Replacement Heifer Packages on Offer.

2016 ALBERTA ANGUS ASSOCIATION’S PUREBRED BREEDERS OF THE YEAR

shilohcattle@netago.ca www.shilohcattle.com Visit us on FACEBOOK

Blake Morton - 403-820-4162 Darcy Olesky - 403-820-1830 Alisha Minchau ( Herdsman ) - 403-857-9563 Home - 403-665-2023 RR #3 :: CRAIGMYLE :: ALBERTA, CANADA :: T0J 0T0

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FEBRUARY 2017

Elite Genetics Bull Sale 3rd Annual

WEDNESDAY MARCH 22ND, 2017 1:00 PM RSK Farms Sale Barn – 5 miles north of Douglas, MB

2 Year Old Bulls - Yearling Bulls - Replacement Females

Full info and Videos will be online LEVELDALE POLLED HEREFORDS

The Allisons Doug & Faye: 204-763-4343 Cody: 204-720-2446 leveldale@hotmail.ca www.leveldale.ca

RSK FARMS

The Kopeechuks Andrew: 204-573-9529 Rae & Stephanie: 204-763-4459 rskfarms@hotmail.com www.rskfarms.ca

ARTHUR POLLED HEREFORDS

The Arthurs Tyler and Natasha Tyler: 306-485-8996 arthurpolledherefords@sasktel.net

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Home: 403-637-2425 Luke: 403-863-9560 Ceanna: 403-638-7311

Ranch located 20km West of Water Valley, AB on Hwy 579

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Z-Bar Canuck 4C

Z-Bar Eric 50D

Z-Bar Eric 29C

12 BLACK ANGUS 2 YEAR OLD BULLS

PRIDE OF THE PRAIRIES BULL SHOW & SALE

S H O W & S A L E D AT E I S M A R C H 5 – 6 • L LO Y D M I N S T E R E X H I B I T I O N G R O U N D S Z-Bar Heads Up 205C

Z-Bar Heads Up 19D

Dave and Carol Gray Marsden, Sk.

Phone or text: 306-823-3954 email: zbar@mcsnet.ca

www.zbarangus.com • You won’t need black cross bred bulls to keep size and performance in your angus herd.

These Original Straight Canadian bulls will do the job. Stop in and view the bulls anytime, or come for coffee and a visit.

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FEBRUARY 2017

Black Pearl Bull & Female Sale March 12, 2017 Edwards Livestock Centre - Tisdale, SK

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Sale Managed By: T Bar C Cattle Co. Ltd.

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glenn and mel sisson Box 22 RR 1, Ridgedale, sK s0E 1l0 Ph/Fax: 306.873.4890 located 18 miles north of Tisdale, 2 miles West and 2 miles north

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View the Catalogue online at: www.sissonbros.com or www.buyagro.com

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Featuring: 75 Virgin Two-year old & 25 Yearling Bulls 100 Commercial Replacement Heifers Friday, March 24, 2017 1:00 CST

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FEBRUARY 2017 53rd Annual Manitoba Bull Test Station Bull and Female Sale

April 1st, 2017 starting at 1:00PM sharp!

138 bulls and 21 heifers on test

Breeds available are Angus, Blonde D’Aquitaine, Charolais, , Limousin, Maine Anjou, Saler, Shorthorn, and Simmental.

• Internet bidding will be provided by DLMS • Video sale only as the bulls will not be run through the ring, so come early to take a good look.

• Catalog and video links of offering can be viewed early March on www.buyagro.com • Come join us for lunch and take in the great offering of seedstock.

• Rare Opportunity to select genetics from 40 different consignors across Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario that bring the best stock they have to be performance tested and developed together!

• Performance data, Cup Ultrasound data, and EPD’s available.

• All bulls and heifers will have passed a breeding soundness evaluation prior to the sale. No Deferred Bulls sold here!

• Test Station is always open to view the offering • All Animals have tested BVD Negative • Animals are grown out on a developer ration supplied by Landmark Feeds targeting 3lbs a day to promote longevity and soundness

Feel free to check us out online at www.manitobabulltest.com or come see us in person located 17 miles east of Brandon on Highway #1 and half a mile south on Highway #351.

Phone office at 204-763-4696 or Manager Tyler Winters at 204-851-1165

OUR SALE DAY INCLUDES OPEN REPLACEMENT HEIFERS

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FEBRUARY 2017

APRIL 12TH, 2017

Lunch 12 Noon - Sale 1 PM at the farm, Swan River MB

60 TWO YEAR OLD & YEARLING RED AND BLACK ANGUS BULLS OPEN HEIFERS & COW CALF PAIRS

BULLS SIRED BY:

View the catalog at

WPRA Legacy 314A Red ACC Dynamo 11B Red D Bar Dynamo 67Y Red Geis Premier Plus 72’96 Red McRaes Mohican 40X Red WRAZ Swaze 146B ACC Pacesetter 73B ACC Tiger 3Z ACC Upward 99A Crescent Creek Chisum 16Z Crescent Creek Rito 79A DMM Creed 75W

www.andersoncattle.ca or www.buyagro.com

Anderson Cattle Co: 204-734-2073 T Bar C Cattle Co: 306-220-5006

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NOW here!

“Buy the BEEF Bull Sale” The Future is

MH TITAN 752

10 YEAR OLD WALKING HERDSIRE O C C GREATPLAINS X O C C HOMER

Moderate Maternal Easy Calving Easy Fleshing

COME ON DOWN TO THE 13TH ANNUAL

April 4, 2017

1:00 p.m., Neepawa Ag Complex Neepawa, MB

45 BLACK & RED ANGUS

RUGGED 2YR OLD BULLS

Selling: MARCH 11TH - ASHERN MB

Breeding Bulls for Grass Farmers

Jonathan Bouw: 204-471-4696 Stefan Bouw: 204-232-1620 twitter: @ediecreekangus

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Doug & Jason McLaren

Ph: (204) 476-6248 or (204) 476-6723

Don’t miss it! July 18-20, 2017 www.aginmotion.ca

Looking for “Heifer Bulls”? ✓ 70+ bulls available for spring 2017 ✓ volume discounts for buying 4 or more ✓ sold private treaty off the ranch ✓ selecting from a 600 cow base ✓ over 700 bulls sold since 2003 ✓ testimonials available

OFFERING TOP QUALITY 2 YEAR OLD POLLED HEREFORD BULLS AT THE 98TH

LLOYDMINSTER BULL SALE March 6, 2017 @ 1:00 pm MST View catalogue online @ lloydexh.com or www.buyagro.com

P R I VAT E T R E AT Y BU L L S F O R S A L E 1-877-875-7453

strl72_ranch@mcsnet.ca

Our focus is making better cows, selecting for maternal traits and moderating frame resulting in bulls that have built in ‘calving ease”!

Shellmouth, MB 204-564-2540 www.nerbasbrosangus.com

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BULLS FOR SALE PRIVATE TREATY

A LITTLE ABOUT FOUR WEST CATTLE CO. Four West Cattle Co. is part of a fourth generation family farm

YEARLING AND TWO-YEAR-OLD BULLS

focused on building a quality herd of

sired by excellent performance and carcass data sires easy calving - moderate birth weights - quiet disposition.

registered Red Angus cattle.

For us the critical factors are genetic soundness manifested in good looks, calving ease, and gentle disposition.

Red NCJ Lazy MC STALKER 32Z

LIKE US ON

Red Lazy MC REDMAN 35X

Red Red Rock HOMESTEAD 828B

WWW.FOURWESTCATTLE.COM

BOX 1167 DRUMHELLER AB T0J 0Y0 AARON STANGER 403-820-4855 | FOURWESTCATTLE@GMAIL.COM

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