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African farms are vastly different but share common bonds Subsistence farming is still the norm in Africa, but agriculture is the key to changing its economic fortunes

Corn slowly winning converts in Alberta New shorter-season varieties are ‘night and day’ when compared to what was available a decade ago

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frica is a world apart but as in Canada, farming is increasingly being recognized as a key driver of economic growth.

“There’s no other way to fight poverty than to create wealth,” South African farmer Theo de Jager told an international gath-

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orn has come a long way in Alberta since Tony Schmidt started growing it in the early 2000s.

“Early on, our corn would barely get a cob on it because it was such long-season corn we were trying to grow here, and now we’ve got it to where we can combine physically matured corn,” said the Wetaskiwin-area farmer.

“I think there’s huge potential for corn in Alberta.”

The Schmidts have been growing corn as silage for their feedlot near Wetaskiwin since 2001, when they were looking for a crop that offered more tonnage than barley silage. They haven’t looked back since.

“There was one year where it yielded the same as barley silage. Otherwise, it’s always yielded significantly better, at about 60 tonnes an acre better,” said Schmidt. “The inputs are probably 1-1/2 times more than barley silage, but you get quite a bit better returns per acre, and the feed value is quite a bit better.”

Growing corn for silage or grazing is a “nice entry point” for producers who aren’t sure how corn will fit in their area, said Nicole Rasmussen, an agronomist with DuPont Pioneer.

“The biggest growth for corn in Alberta is grazing and silage. That’s where we’ve seen a tremendous boom in growth,”

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There’s a lot to love about Sussex cattle — but try finding any Sussex cattle thrive in countries as diverse as England, South Africa, and Australia, but haven’t made it to Canada

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recently toured a South African farm that is home to the country’s most highly valued Sussex bull — a beautiful stud that recently appeared on the cover of one of the nation’s leading agricultural publications.

South Africa is in the worst drought in 100 years, so bad that cattle farmers in other provinces have had to sell some of their stock. But in the diverse agricultural region of the Western Cape, farmers graze on marginal lands, and cattle breeds such as Afrikaners, Angus, Nguni, and Sussex are thriving. Sussex do well in South Africa, both as purebred stock and crossbred.

The cattle originated in England and can do well in Australia, South Africa, and Namibia, flourishing in both hot and cold climates.

But I’ve never seen a Sussex in Canada. Why not?

I studied the cattle with the owners of the farm, father and son Nollie and Pieter Stofberg, along with my tour guide for the day, Breyton Milford, the welltravelled operations manager of South Africa’s version of Northlands. None could say why there were no Sussex in Canada.

Back home, I did a quick Google search and discovered the only Sussex-cross cattle in Canada live at CL Ranches near Calgary, and so I called rancher Cherie Copithorne-Barnes to find out why.

It turns out that her cattle are a complete anomaly on the North American continent.

“We do have some Sussex in our herd that we were able to get from an Englishman who had a ranch down in Wyoming,” said Copithorne-Barnes.

That rancher has since passed away and his herd ceased to exist. Copithorne-Barnes doesn’t have any purebred Sus-

Judging from the number of calls that one Alberta rancher receives about Sussex cattle, there a lot of producers who would like to have a purebred bull like the one reporter Alexis Kienlen saw in South Africa. PHOTOs: ALEXIS KIENLEN sex on her farm anymore, but still has them in her genetic line.

“Frankly, the characteristics of Sussex — which are almost identical to Angus — worked really well,” she said. “But phenotypically, the cattle have been really tough to try and get through. I could have probably worked harder at producing a more purebred line of them.”

The Sussex-cross cattle at Copithorne-Barnes’ place have long toes. The breed is capable of foraging and walking long distances to find water.

“Really, they’ve got that instinctive survivor mentality and the ability to create a good carcass out of not a whole lot, which I like,” she said.

However, the cattle had problems with their udders and legs, and Copithorne-Barnes doesn’t use artificial insemination on her ranch. Instead, she prefers to take different traits and cross

them to create an animal that thrives in her environment.

Her cattle still have some of the Sussex traits, and are a dark, red wine colour with a white muzzle and white tassel. She hasn’t had purebred bulls for two to three years, but Sussex traits are still coming through.

“We’ve never said that we’re going to be a breeder of any particular thing other than the animal itself as a whole,” she said.

“Granted, the Sussex, if you were going to produce a grassforaged animal, they would be it.”

Copithorne-Barnes also used Sussex to bring down her cow size.

“We were having 1,500- to 1,600-pound cows and it was just too much for their environment here,” she said. “They did bring it down, but the (animals) that were heavy on the Sussex, those cows were start-

“Frankly, the characteristics of Sussex, which are almost identical to Angus, worked really well.”

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ing to mature around 900 to 1,000 pounds. They were way too small.

“It was just a matter of finding the balance. I never pursued it as hard as I should have. I never got the opportunity to travel to South Africa or to Australia or to any of the other places to find them.”

Sussex cattle in England have all been bred for the show ring, and that wasn’t what Copithorne-Barnes is looking for.

But while it appears no one else has raised Sussex in North America, that doesn’t mean people aren’t interested. Copithorne-Barnes gets tons of phone calls looking for genetics, even though she doesn’t have any purebred Sussex genes available.

“It just takes someone who has the ability to really hone in on wanting to bring in and go through the rigamarole of the purebred side of this,” she said.

She recommends that producers check out the website of England’s Sussex Cattle Society at www.sussexcattlesociety.org. uk. For information about the South African cattle I saw, go to www.platdrifsussex.co.za. akienlen@fbcpublishing.com

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ALBERTAFARMEXPRESS.CA • MAY 22, 2017

Raise a glass of banana beer — this popular fruit will endure U of A’s Stan Blade says the world’s most popular fruit will survive — in some form or another

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on’t worry, be happy — the banana is not going extinct.

And an Alberta plant scientist is helping to ensure that.

“I think we will always have bananas,” said Stan Blade.

But, he added, they might be quite a bit different — such as much smaller and red or purple in colour.

“My view of the world is that in 10 or 15 years, we’ll come into the grocery store and look in the fruit section and maybe we will not have something that looks exactly like the banana that we currently think of.”

Most Canadians are familiar with the long yellow Cavendish banana — the average person eats about 12 pounds of them a year.

But the Cavendish is also at risk from several types of fungal diseases that if left unchecked could, according to some, wipe out much of this variety in a dozen years or less.

Blade, who is also dean of the University of Alberta’s agriculture department, has been involved in international crop research for years, and recently went to Cameroon to work on one of those diseases, which is roughly comparable to clubroot.

And as a board member of the African Agricultural Technology Foundation (which has significant funding from the

Stan Blade, dean of agriculture, life and environmental sciences at the University of Alberta, poses with a banana plant in a botanical garden in the United States. PHOTO: SUPPLIED Gates Foundation), Blade has also been helping to develop new banana cultivars resistant to a disease called banana wilt.

“This is transgenic technology from Taiwan that has shown resistance in these species for similar types of bacterial wilts,” said Blade, who grew up on a dairy farm near Edmonton.

“It’s a huge disease that could have significant economic impact. We’re doing everything from understanding the

genomics of the disease to breeding, to finding sources of resistance.”

But, he added, the global banana industry “is not going to fall apart.”

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This is not the first time the banana sector has flirted with disaster. In the 1950s, Panama disease wiped out another tasty dessert banana variety called Gros Michel.

Focusing much of its production on the

Cavendish invited a repeat of that scenario.

“The banana industry isn’t trying that hard,” said Blade. “Banana breeding is extremely difficult. It’s a very complex genetic crop, and really the banana industry is trying to milk Cavendish for as long as it can because it doesn’t want either to invest or to mess up the current cycles.”

Only about 15 per cent of the world’s banana production goes into the international trade. Most bananas are grown domestically by subsistence farmers in Africa, Latin America, and southeast Asia.

There are hundreds of varieties, which come in a range of shapes, colours, and sizes for both dessert (or sweet) bananas and cooking bananas (such as plantains).

Blade, who volunteered in Cameroon in his youth, did his PhD on crops grown in the tropical savannahs in West Africa and has been involved in Africa ever since.

He also notes that bananas and grain crops have more in common than you might think — in some parts of Africa, bananas can be turned into tasty alcoholic beverages.

“The banana has high levels of starch that can easily turn into sugar,” said Blade.

“I’m not a big beer guy, but banana beer is remarkably tasty.

“I’m not sure the Molson guys would be too happy with the viscosity. It’s this chalky material that is more like a milkshake, but it packs a bit of a punch.” akienlen@fbcpublishing.com

Ag census shows fewer total farmers, but more young ones The typical farmer has already missed the Freedom 55 boat, but the sector is attracting more young people and women Staff

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here are fewer Canadian farmers, and those over 55 still outnumber their younger peers. But the number of operators under age 35 years has increased for the first time since 1991.

But the number of young farmers remains modest, according to the 2016 Census of Agriculture.

According to the census, there were 271,935 farmers in the country, but only 24,850 were under age 35.

That’s only an increase of 730 young farmers from the 2011 census, but it comes even as the number of farmers dropped by 22,000.

The story in Alberta was similar — 4,400 fewer farmers than five years earlier, but 360 more farmers under the age of 35.

But there’s another story nestled inside those numbers. When looking at the age of farmers, Statistics Canada divides operations into two groups — one for farms with just one operator and another for those with two or more.

The entire increase (statistically speaking) of young farmers in Alberta came on one-farmer operations. Barely five per cent of young people were running their own show in 2011, but that jumped from 1,370 five years ago to 1,890 in 2016.

TOTAL NUMBER OF AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS, ALBERTA, 1921 TO 2016

The most recent census was the first time farmers were asked if they had a written succession plan and 14.8 per cent of farms in Alberta (3,440 in total) reported having one — far above the Canadian average of 6.0 per cent.

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For farms with two or more operators, the number slipped to 3,020 (down by 160 from 2011), although that was in line with the decline in farm numbers in that category.

Overall, the census found 23,225 farms in Alberta (versus 25,155 in 2011) with the average age of producers inching up to 56.6 years (versus 56.2 years in 2011).

“Although total farm numbers were down from five years earlier, Alberta continued to have the second-largest number of farms in

Canada following Ontario,” Statistics Canada said in a news release.

For the first time since the 2001 census, Alberta reported an increase in its beef herd even though the number of ranches fell. The provincial beef herd increased by 1.3 per cent to 3.34 million head even though the number of farms with beef cattle fell by 9.0 per cent from 2011 levels. The national herd shrank by 2.4 per cent over the five-year period.

On the financial side, the numbers are big — and getting bigger.

In the 2011 census, 206,000 farmers provided figures for the worth of their operation (farm capital) and the total was $331 billion — for an average of $1.6 million per farm.

In 2016, the number of farms fell to under 194,000 but the farm capital number jumped to $510 billion — or $2.6 million per farm. Alberta saw a similar percentage jump but from a higher starting point — farms reported $3.5 million in farm capital (versus an average figure of $2.2 million in 2011).

Nationally, 28.7 per cent of farm operators are women, a slight increase since the last census.

Alberta’s figure was slightly better than the national average at 30.8 per cent. That’s up a couple of percentage points from five years earlier.

The number of women operating farms in Alberta (17,760) was virtually unchanged while the number of male farmers declined by 4,000.

Overall, the census found 23,225 farms in Alberta (versus 25,155 in 2011) with the average age of producers inching up to 56.6 years (versus 56.2 years in 2011).

Canola remained the leading field crop by area in 2016, up slightly from 2011, while spring wheat and barley area edged down.

Just under half of farm operators in Alberta reported having an offfarm job in 2015, the second-highest rate in the country following B.C. Primary agriculture represented 1.5 per cent of the province’s gross domestic product and that number increased to 4.0 per cent when agricultural input and service providers; food and beverage processors; and food retailers and wholesalers were added in.

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t was never going to end well for animal agriculture.

When a farmer called the police after a protester gave a pig on a truck some water at a stoplight, it started a process that has been absurd and head shaking.

The process came to an end May 4 with the acquittal of Anita Krajnc, a professional pig protester. Krajnc was charged in September 2015 after giving water to a pig on a transport truck waiting outside an abattoir. A YouTube video of the incident went viral and Krajnc’s court case kept the matter in the news. But while the Crown tried to argue her actions were illegal interference and a possible contamination threat, a judge dismissed both arguments. Meanwhile her lawyers used the trial as a forum to portray hog production as cruel and bad for the environment.

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He lamented that while his courtroom was jammed for a mischief trial, the murder trial next door was empty.

The trial did give animal agriculture a chance to tell a food safety story, but that’s a technical story and doesn’t match the power of the platform given activists or their emotional arguments.

“We see this as a very limited case, one person on a sidewalk in Burlington,” says Ontario Pork chair Eric Schwindt. “As the judge stated, the trucker did everything correctly and the pigs were dealt with humanely and safely.”

However, with blanket media coverage of the trial and the opinion pieces and media panels the case spawned, the public and media did not see it as limited.

Animal rights activists see it as a watershed moment, the next step in their revolution.

The case was a gift and it was given to them.

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program manager with Farm & Food Care Ontario. “It wasn’t about us. We were bystanders trying to support the farmer. As agriculture groups we had no ability to present evidence.

“The farmer felt his drivers were being harassed. He then went to police for support and what ensued, ensued.”

Kelly is right. The court system is about the victim being given the chance to prove their innocence. In this case, one had to wonder if the defence attorneys were even trying to prevent the conviction of their client on the mischief charge. Instead of working to prove her innocence, they used their time in court to push their agenda of the elimination of livestock farming.

In his decision, Judge David Harris dissected most of Krajnc’s witnesses. Some he said he wished he had never let on the stand. Others he said even contradicted Krajnc’s own testimony. The judge should be commended for his patience, thoughtfulness and sense of humour in handling this case.

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have got to trial — it was an unwinnable mischief charge — but it did and gave animal rights campaigners the biggest public platform they’ve ever had in Canada.

In the public relations world, they talk about ‘earned media,’ the number of stories you get on a topic that are positive to your area of interest. The animal rights people won this one by a landslide.

The question the animal agriculture world needs to ask itself is: How it can keep from giving people bent on destroying their way of life such a pulpit again?

Perhaps someone should have had a stiff chat with the farmer, Van Boekel Farms, and laid it out.

Maybe someone did. But once the wheels of the justice system are in motion, they grind on. I am sure the farmer’s frustration level was significant. He testified that his concern was around the safety of the food supply and for the people who too often crowd around his trucks.

“I don’t see what we could have done,” says Bruce Kelly,

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n my youth, May brought two noticeable changes to the big Lutheran Church my family faithfully attended.

The first was heat. No building on earth better held daytime heat from Mother’s Day through Reformation Day than that century-old house of worship.

The second was the season’s short-sleeved parade of lost limbs, a brutal testament to the unforgiving and unshielded farm machinery of 50 years ago. Each Sunday, several farmers young and old walked, limped, and wobbled to their pews.

One was my Uncle Eddie; a square baler claimed most of his right arm in the mid-1960s.

Another, coincidentally, was his father who, if memory serves, had his right hand crushed in a molasses mill.

What was common in our congregation was uncommon on the dairy farm of my youth. Not one major injury — in fact, not one broken bone — occurred on our farm despite my brothers, my father, his Uncle Honey, and a handful of hired men operating machines that featured slashing sickles, whirring V-belts, spinning chains, and slipping clutches.

We did have our near misses, however.

One June day my father was applying sticky belt dressing to a long — and, of course, spinning — V-belt that powered our tiny, IH combine’s separator fan. Somehow the moving belt grabbed his right hand and, in a millisecond, spun it through the roaring fan’s large pulley.

No, my father did not lose any fingers, but every finger on that hand was peeled of its skin and his little finger was badly mauled. (He poured — poured! — iodine on all, Mom bandaged ’em, and off he went to cut wheat.)

Remarkably, Uncle Honey, whose many farm machinery explosions — er, exploits — I’ve highlighted over the years, had an unblemished record of farm safety. Not once in nearly 20 years of mostly inattentive mowing, plowing, and silage chopping did Honey get so much as a splinter. My father had a simple explanation: “The Lord protects fools and children.”

Perhaps even more remarkable was that not one of the many hired men on that farm was ever hurt. Several tried, though.

One silage season Jackie, whose given name was Her-

Each Sunday, several farmers young and old walked, limped, and wobbled to their pews.

bert, drove an Oliver 77 over the edge of a bunker silo’s wall while packing green chop. The tractor landed on its top and caught fire; Jackie caught air and landed on his bottom clear of the wreckage. He was badly shaken; the tractor totalled.

Still, it was a good day because Jackie walked away.

Another hired man, Charlie, arrived at work early one Monday with a hideous, unstitched slash across his forearm. My father asked how he had so badly wounded himself on the one day of the week he wasn’t operating dangerous farm equipment.

Oh, explained Charlie, he was swapping out the transmission on his old Ford the previous day when he grabbed a hatchet — he didn’t own a cold chisel or hacksaw — to cut a hole in the

car’s floorboard. A minute later a glancing hatchet blow landed on, well, not the Ford.

None of this surprised my father. Most of the men he employed were not hired because of their scholastic achievement. While nearly all could read, none, at least to my knowledge, used that talent to study or even page through one machinery operating manual.

Some, indeed, were more dangerous off the farm. Twice my family, on our way home from town, encountered our hired men’s wrecked jalopies in roadside ditches. Each time we found only the car, not the hired man, and each time, each man came to work, little worse for the wear, the next day.

Again, the Lord protecting fools and children, I guess.

Today, however, human engineering has replaced divine intervention and those Sunday morning parades of broken, disabled farmers — like the men from the dairy farm of my youth — are gone.

That alone may be the greatest achievement in the last two generations of incredible ag innovation. Praise the Lord.

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ALBERTAFARMEXPRESS.CA • MAY 22, 2017

Feeding the planet is challenging, dealing with its waste is even harder Earth is becoming an urban planet and that raises a host of issues we’ve never had to deal with before

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he migration of rural persons to cities hit a historical milestone in 2008 when urban residents outnumbered those in rural areas.

The result has been congestion in cities that were ill prepared for this growth and an intense pressure on rural areas to produce more food with less people. The United Nations claims six out of 10 persons are now living in urban centres. With population growth set to hit nine billion by 2050, the urban portion will be 5.4 billion persons, most of which will live within 80 kilometres of a shore (as ports are central to trade). The foundation of all civilization is farming but arable lands — those areas capable of growing food — are increasingly being buried under cities.

The solution to the loss of productive land and rural labour might lie in the cities themselves. Rooftops, balconies, green spaces, and vertical

farming models are now being incorporated into commercial and local food production and many believe urban farming will be a major source of food in the future.

But food is fleeting in the city.

A visit to the back of a grocery store reveals little inventory as the business model is dependent on timely delivery. These delivery systems are highly consolidated and few in number — it begs the ‘what if’ question of a delivery malfunction. Any break in the linkage from food production and processing to consumption — be that due to logistic interruption, corruption, spoilage, war, trade issues, or the consumer’s inability to pay — puts the safety, security, and economic capability of that population at risk. In other words, no food equates to unrest, a slippage in health, and that population’s ability to deal rationally with the problem.

Being fed means access to food and water. As urbanization pressures water resources, the question of access and allocation of fresh water becomes

very complex and can be a defining point in the survivability of a city, in the food production systems, and the waste management within it. Solutions may be found in the cities themselves with policies that prioritize water quality and availability.

Organic and non-organic waste issues plague urban centres around the globe. The world produces 4.7 million tons of garbage per day and that is expected to increase to six million tons by 2025. A lack of infrastructure to handle waste from growing populations can be observed worldwide such as in parts of India where waste disposal does not exist. In some areas, waste problems are so complex that there is not a viable solution because it would mean displacing people (which would require a very strong and committed government).

Can it work when public and private sector interests merge? It has in Sweden, which is a zerowaste nation that imports garbage to generate power.

Temporary solutions may reside in creative disposal such

as building ski hills (such as The Rock and Mt. Brighton in the U.S.) or land bases for recreation use but long-term solutions are in behavioural change. (The Los Angeles Puente Hills Landfill covers 700 acres and is 500 feet high).

But let’s take a look at the loot in the dump. In the United States, landfills take in 3.5 million tons of disposable diapers, 10.5 million tons of fabric and clothing, and 10 million tons of dog manure in plastic bags each year. This is reflective of a culture of waste and can be offset through initiatives such as alternate practices in the recycling of clothing and fabric along with anaerobic digesters for organic waste and waste-toenergy programs. Developed nations cannot point a finger at the developing nation that suffers from infrastructure issues when this type of waste is by consumer choice. Water and energy are also used in the production, packaging and distribution of diapers, dog-do bags, and dresses.

The largest garbage dump

may still be the sea, such as the Pacific Trash Vortex that has an undefined amount of waste within it. We cannot continue to jeopardize our water. Water and infrastructure play a role in waste mitigation as many areas of the world lack potable water to drink, clean, and cook food with. They also suffer a shortage of non-potable water required for working sewage systems, cooling, and appropriate sanitation. One in 10 persons on the globe lacks access to clean water, and one in three does not have access to a toilet.

Urban food production is important as are reliable food distribution programs. Water is the essential element in the health, wealth and longevity of a city.

But it is the culture of waste that will continue to challenge and define cities in the future.

Brenda Schoepp is a farmer from Alberta who works as an international mentor and motivational speaker. She can be contacted through her website www.brendaschoepp.com. All rights reserved. Brenda Schoepp 2017

Iconic food brands are disappearing — and that creates an opportunity If we embrace food innovation, Canada could fill the void and chart its own course in the food industry

By Sylvain Charlebois Dalhousie University

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ithin days of each other earlier this month, we have learned that two major food multinationals have pulled well-known brands from the Canadian market.

Mondelez opted to discontinue its iconic Dad’s cookies, while U.S.-based Hormel Foods announced that it was pulling Skippy peanut butter from the Canadian market.

Given what is happening in Canadian groceries, we shouldn’t be surprised to see this trend continue. Essentially, national brands are losing ground to private labels and fresh products.

Grocery stores revamp stores to expand the perimeters where produce, bakery, deli, meat, and seafood occupy the store.

This means that companies such as Sara Lee, Heinz-Kraft, Hormel, Mondelez, and Kellogg are losing ground. Consumers are spending on average about 74 per

cent of their time in the store’s perimeters where all fresh products are displayed. This trend is increasing as more consumers are looking for fresh foods that are not processed. The middle of the store sees less traffic these days — which is clearly affecting sales numbers for most grocery products.

Grocers are desperate to generate more business in the centre. They are trying to achieve greater sales by innovating and launching new categories. Some are doing it through their own private labels and brands.

But managing a food store is a merchandising nightmare compared to 30 years ago. The number of food items in a typical store has increased by more than 600 per cent over the last few decades.

Consumers are bombarded with choices. Recently, we have seen some food retailing miracles like coffee pods and gluten-free products which have garnered some fascinating results. But these categories can go only so far and both are showing signs that they have reached their full potential.

Short of changing store design,

what is at stake is shelf space.

Real estate in store aisles can be expensive for national brand owners. In addition to listing costs, companies pay a premium to effectively display their brands to consumers. Meanwhile, grocers are trying to promote their own private labels as margins are much higher. Major global food processors have had to increasingly pay more to get consumers’ attention.

Coupled with higher input costs and the will to build economies of scale, this has led to more consolidation in global food processing. We have seen several transactions in recent years, and expect to see more to come.

Considering this, several Canadian grocers have put more pressure on multinationals by asking them to reduce wholesale prices.

They made the request to vendors to reduce prices, simply because they can. Unlike the U.S., just a few players dominate the Canadian food retailing landscape.

Oligopolistic powers allow main grocers to set the tone on how pricing works across the system.

Still, profit margins remain mod-

est due to higher-than-average logistical costs and demographic headwinds. So chances are, this vendor-grocer tug of war is likely to continue for quite some time.

Our market is also a tricky one for major food processors.

The economics of the Canadian market can make the distribution of any of the national brands less compelling. With barely 37 million consumers in one of the largest countries in the world, logistical costs can be prohibitive. Companies need to have a comprehensive portfolio of brands to make anything work on any balance sheet. Companies such as Nestle and PepsiCo are less likely to discontinue certain products in Canada while selling these same products elsewhere.

Food processors are becoming more strategic about what and where to sell. In an era where mass commercialization is less than appealing for any of the global food companies, a more targeted approach has more merit these days. Many multinationals, such as McDonald’s in food service, have learned that the hard way.

But seeing major national brands leave is not necessarily undesirable.

In fact, this phenomenon could lead to greater opportunities for several entrepreneurs in our country. Canadian-based food processors could potentially fill voids left by the exodus of several players with locally manufactured food products.

Now, if we can just learn how to embrace the notion of food innovation, have more venture capital available to entrepreneurs, get more skilled labour, and improve market access (domestically and internationally), we should see more domestic food processors succeed.

This can’t obviously happen overnight, but we do have a lot of work to do. A strong foodprocessing sector increases the chance for any nation to gain control of its food destiny. This is certainly a worthwhile goal to pursue.

Sylvain Charlebois is dean of the faculty of management and professor in food distribution and policy at Dalhousie University

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CORN CONVERTS } from page 1 said Rasmussen. “Seven years ago when I started with Pioneer, we sold twice as much corn south of the No. 1 Highway as we did north, and now it’s just about on par. And those acres have all come from grazing and silage.”

But grain corn acres are also “creeping upwards,” said Ron Gietz, a business development specialist with Alberta Agriculture and Forestry.

In 2015, grain corn acreage in Alberta hit roughly 40,000 acres before dipping back down to 25,000 acres in 2016. But this year’s StatsCan seeding intentions report estimates that grain corn acreage will bounce back up to 40,000 acres.

“Grain corn in Alberta still hasn’t made the big acreage breakthroughs, but it’s definitely trending higher,” said Gietz. “It’s just not at the stage yet where it’s a general crop. It’s becoming a fairly common crop on rotation in the irrigated areas, but so far, it’s not as common on the dryland parts of the province.”

Growth potential

Over the last five years, high prices have driven grain corn expansion in the irrigation area.

“Grain corn was around $7 a few years ago, and that brought a lot of people into the market,” said Rasmussen.

“But now corn has stabilized at that $4.75 to $5 range. The guys who were already invested are there, but it’s not bringing a lot of new people into the fold currently.”

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Despite that, the growth potential for grain corn is “very significant,” particularly on dryland acres.

“A lot of the thought process is that we need grain corn to be on irrigation,”said Rasmussen. “But right now, we’re trying to educate producers on the opportunities for growing dryland acres as well.

“There’s a large section of Alberta that could currently grow grain corn successfully. The shorterseason hybrids have really opened up a lot of acres.”

As new varieties come online and prices increase, grain corn acres have the potential to grow “significantly” across the province, she said.

But Gietz suspects that growth will likely be “slow and steady.”

“I think there’s still growth potential there, but we have to be realistic about how fast it’s going to be and what parts of the landscape we’re going to see it in,” he said.

“I think you’re going to see pockets around Edmonton and maybe stretching toward Calgary from the south. But it’s certainly not a case where it’s a suitable crop for the entire province.

“There’s nothing wrong with growing it at a more controlled or incremental rate.”

a result of any market limitation, she said.

“There’s tremendous demand for grain corn in southern Alberta for the feedlot market.”

But because grain corn requires a significant outlay for new equipment — including headers, planters, and grain dryers — grain corn needs to make a decent return quickly, she said.

“Producers are finding that it’s of economic benefit, especially if prices stay above $4.50 a bushel.

That seems to be the bottom for pricing,” said Rasmussen.

Feeders love corn

“When we see prices fall below $4.50 in southern Alberta, even under irrigation, we’ll see corn acres drop off. But if we see pricing get toward $6, that brings a lot more interest. People feel more comfortable making investments in equipment at that price.”

Gietz agrees.

Ultimately, though, money is going to drive future growth, Rasmussen added.

“It’s going to depend on the price and the yields that we’re getting with dryland corn moving forward.”

Right now, the slow growth isn’t

“There’s a large section of Alberta that could currently grow grain corn successfully. The shorter-season hybrids have really opened up a lot of acres.”

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But high yields are making corn more attractive to growers over the long term, he said.

“Even over the last 10 years, it’s night and day,” said Wever. “Back in the ’70s, they would have some years with phenomenal yields and others they wouldn’t. Now it’s more consistent, and the yields have grown significantly. That’s only been in the last 10 years because of the technology the breeders are using.”

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— gets between 16 to 22 tonnes an acre in silage yield. For dry grain yield, he’s topped out at about 186 bushels an acre, but typically gets between 150 to 160 bushels.

“That’s quite a bit higher than barley, and the yields are always higher when compared with a wheat crop,” he said.

But corn is expensive to grow and it pays for him to have cattle as a “backup plan.”

“We have cows. We can feed it to them if it’s a total wreck. As a cattle producer, it fits,” he said.

Even so, there are plenty of grain corn farmers in southern Alberta who don’t have cattle, added Rasmussen.

“The majority of our grain corn farmers on irrigation in southern Alberta are just grain farmers, and they feel it’s very beneficial to their operations,” she said.

Yields are going to be less on dryland acres, so the ability to graze the corn stover — stalks and leaves — is “a whole other revenue source.”

“I’ve heard farmers put $50 to $100 an acre value on the stover for grazing purposes,” she said.

But even for straight grain farmers who are on the fence about corn, Wever’s advice is to “jump in and try it.”

“I’ve never met a person who has set everything up and grown it, and then said they hated it. Corn is fun to grow,” said Wever.

“It seems like everybody is scared to do it until they’ve tried it. And once they do, they never really look back.”

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“The market side is not an issue really — the local market is very strong. Cattle, hog, and poultry feeders all would use corn if it were available,” said Gietz, adding the price per tonne for grain corn is typically better than for other feed grains.

“We’re in a lower price period, but if we had another spark in prices again like we did a few years back in the ethanol boom, that would certainly get a lot more attention.

“If there’s money to be made, farmers will adopt the crop.”

But right now, corn is a “bear,” said Burdett-area farmer Jared Wever.

“It’s not really that attractive, but it averages out,” said Wever, whose father started growing corn for silage in the early ’70s.

“We’re selling our corn for quite low right now, but in 2013, we sold for record highs. In 2013, corn was probably our No. 2 crop for net revenue, which is huge.

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orn heat units cause “a lot of confusion” among new growers of the crop — and rightfully so.

“There is no industry standard for corn maturity. We all put heat unit ratings on our corn, and we put relative maturity on our corn, but they’re not standard for each company,” said Nicole Rasmussen, DuPont Pioneer area agronomist.

“What 2,200 corn heat units at Pioneer look like compared to a competitor’s 2,200 will very often be very different — up to 200 heat units different.”

But what exactly does that difference mean to you?

Maybe a little, maybe a lot, depending on the time of year.

“On a great southern Alberta day, you might get a 25 heat unit day, and you can make that up pretty fast,” said Rasmussen.

“But when you get into the fall when maybe you’re accumulating three to five heat units a day, that difference is tremendous. That’s the real difference between a successful crop and a non-successful crop.”

There’s no right or wrong when it comes to heat unit ratings, she said — the main thing is to have a long talk with seed suppliers before switching brands to know what you’re getting.

“If you’re used to growing one thing and you’re going to grow something of somebody else’s, make sure you have that discussion with them,” she said. “That little difference can make a significant impact on the success of your crop.”

Corn hybrids may also perform differently depending on the area, so producers need to choose a hybrid “that’s going to mature properly for your zone.”

“Just because we grow a certain hybrid in Taber doesn’t mean it’s going to work in Vermilion,” said Rasmussen.

“Really ensure that you’re getting product that’s been tested there and that the people who are selling it to you understand the maturity zone to give you the best chance for a successful crop.

“You might be able to grow the plant, but if the grain’s not mature, it’s not a successful harvest. Making sure you’re picking hybrids that will fit your zone is very important.” jennifer.blair@fbcpublishing.com

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AFRIcAN FARMS } from page 1 ering of farm journalists here last month.

“And there’s no other sector in this economy that has the potential to create the kind of wealth that can lift the masses out of poverty.”

Poverty is the “biggest single challenge of this continent,” said de Jager, who produces timber, livestock, mangoes, avocados, and macadamia nuts on his farm in Limpopo, South Africa’s northernmost province.

But the method for meeting that challenge has taken an abrupt shift. Instead of relying on government, the farmers are realizing their best resource is each other, he said. New farm organizations have sprung up in the past few years, including independent agricultural unions that communicate across borders, allowing farmers to network with producers in other African countries.

“The key to unlocking wealth in African agriculture is the way you organize farmers,” de Jager said at the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists’ world congress. “This is the way European farming (or North American) farming got to the way it is today. It all started with small co-operatives. Together, we can do more.”

It’s a theme that Alberta producers who support the Canadian Foodgrains Bank would recognize.

A major focus of that organization, which has projects in nearly 20 African countries, is “agriculture and livelihoods programming” — helping families to not only provide food for themselves but also to boost yields so they can generate an income from farming.

The potential is certainly there, said de Jager.

“How ironic could it be that the producers on this continent are some of the world’s most food-insecure people,” he said.

South Africa is the only net food exporter on the continent, but in many cases, it is easier (and more profitable) to sell its agricultural goods to Europe, Australia, or North America. Less than three per cent of food and fibre sold within the continent is produced there. Again there are parallels with Canada — because freight is so expensive and there are many internal trade barriers, it is often easier to import from abroad rather than cross borders.

A lack of farming equipment is another barrier — the most common tool is the hand hoe (usually wielded by women, who account for more than 70 per cent of farmers on the continent).

“We must mechanize agriculture on the African continent or it will never be a means of an end to poverty,” said de Jager.

However, Africa has advanced greatly in communications technology and producers have more access to information thanks to cellphone technology.

“You can go into the deepest corners of Africa and you can find people with mobile phones,” he said.

European and North American organizations have invested in African farming by sharing equipment, skills, and knowledge. However, there are always challenges with this approach, he said. The best way for people in Africa to access equipment or develop their industry is to group together in small collectives to purchase or run the equipment.

“Even if you could do that flawlessly, it will cost a lot. African

agriculture needs a lot of investments to get off the ground and financing is very scarce,” said de Jager.

Very few farmers on the continent own their own land. Only some farmers in South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, and Zambia have landownership rights.

Many farmers on the continent are without land deeds — although that does not lessen their love for the land they farm.

“In Africa, there is a very special bond between the people and the land, as if the people were made from this very land which they farm,” said de Jager.

“Land is something much more than just a means of production for the African farmer. If you want to invest in farmland as an outsider, you must know this. If you want to use land, you marry the people. It’s a long-term relationship. They have to like you and you must like them.”

Outside investors often fail to understand that.

“Too many investors love the land and try to manage the people, instead of loving the people and managing the land,” he said to applause from the room. akienlen@fbcpublishing.com

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Glacier Media strengthens its weather, ag-technology team Jon Neutens has been named president of Weather Innovations Consulting Staff

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lacier Media, a leading Canadian business information news, insights and data supplier, has appointed Jonathan Neutens as president of its Weather Innovations Consulting (WIN) group.

Neutens, who has more than 20 years’ experience in North America’s agribusiness sector, will lead the team at WIN to scale its business in the ag-technology space, building on the existing range of weather-driven products and services WIN currently offers its clients in North America, the United Kingdom and Europe, the company says in a release.

“We’re very pleased to attract someone of Jon’s calibre to complement the

great team at WIN,” said Glacier Media executive vice-president Bill Whitelaw.

“His hiring is key to our plan to scale the range of tools we offer to Canadian and global agriculture as part of the sector’s shift to smarter and more data-driven solutions.”

Neutens has held senior-level executive roles at some of the leading companies in North American agriculture, including Nufarm and Syngenta, and served on the sector boards for CropLife Canada and CleanFarms Canada. He launched his career in their family, market-leading ag-retail operation, and he has owned and operated his own enterprise software business.

“Jon is bringing to us exactly the right blend of strategic and ‘in-field’ experience; he’s plugged into some of the key shifts currently shaping Canada’s

agriculture sector and the role it plays globally,” Whitelaw said in the release.

Neutens is a graduate of the University of Guelph with an undergraduate agribusiness degree and holds a master of business administration degree from the Sauder School of Business at the University of British Columbia.

“I am excited to join Weather Innovations and Glacier Media in this capacity,” he said. “WIN’s founder, Ian Nichols, has been quietly building and ground-proofing a suite of products and services for over 15 years... in this space currently coined ‘decision’ or ‘smart-ag.’ Many companies in this space have yet to get to this level of ground-proofing, and I am eager to grow WIN’s presence and establish it as the leader it is in this sector shift in agriculture.”

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Farm, ranch work still exempt from Alberta helmet rule Farms and ranches exempt from OHS laws also remain exempt from the province’s new law requiring off-highway vehicle users to wear helmets while riding on public land.

The new law, which took effect May 15, requires an approved helmet for anyone “driving, operating, riding in or on, or being towed by” an off-highway vehicle (such as ATVs, snowmobiles, and dirt bikes). Public land is any Crown land, other land not privately owned, and public roadways and highway rights-of-way. There’s a $155 fine for not wearing a helmet and a $93 penalty if the helmet isn’t CSA compliant or damaged.

The province said the helmet rule doesn’t apply in the performance of “farming or ranching operations exempt from Alberta’s occupational health and safety laws.”

Helmet use is still recommended for all off-highway vehicle users, even if they are exempt, the province said.

On average, according to the provincial Injury Prevention Centre, about 19 people die each year while operating off-highway vehicles in Alberta. Out of the 185 deaths of ATV riders in Alberta between 2002 and 2013, the province said 74 were due to head injuries and almost 80 per cent of those deaths involved people not wearing helmets. — AGCanada.com

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Spreading the word about wheat

Equipment sales pick up in Europe

The Alberta Wheat Commission has launched its first consumer marketing campaign: ‘Life’s Simple Ingredient.’ “Our campaign is designed to make people feel good about eating wheat,” said general manager Tom Steve. The campaign aims to persuade Alberta’s urban public that the consumption of wheat is an essential component in nourishing their families.

It features nutritionists, bloggers, chefs, and dietitians. “Foods made from whole grains, such as whole wheat bread, offer plenty of fibre and antioxidants to help the body recover from vigorous physical activity and replenish the energy store in muscles,” said Nicole LeTourneau, a nutritionist with Calgary’s board of education. — AWC

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Supply worries could see spikes in canola prices, but upside is limited Canola supplies are looking increasingly tight, but soybean carry-over and more acres weigh on all oilseed pricing

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CE Futures Canada canola contracts ran into upside resistance during the week ended May 12, as the commodity’s own supportive fundamentals were countered by the much more bearish outlook for U.S. soybeans.

Canadian canola supplies are looking rather tight, with Statistics Canada showing only 6.6 million tonnes in the country as of March 31. That’s about two million tonnes lower than at the same time the previous year, which means exports and the domestic crush will need to slow down or supplies will run out.

Both exports and the domestic crush are running well ahead of the year-ago pace, with exports of 8.6 million tonnes and a crush of 7.2 million tonnes (as of May 7, according to the Canadian Grain Commission), each about 800,000 tonnes ahead of what had moved through the system at the same point in 2016.

Rationing that demand could lead to price spikes over the next few months if any buyers get caught short. On top of that, concerns over last year’s unharvested fields and this year’s seeding delays add another layer of support.

Estimates vary, but a significant number of acres in Western Canada still must be cleaned up from 2016. In some cases no crop will be salvaged, and the clock is running out for getting fields in a state to seed something new for 2017.

If the U.S. soybean crop were in the same situation, the U.S. market would be well above current levels. However, canola doesn’t operate that way. The Canadian oilseed is limited by what happens in the U.S., and the soy situation is much more bearish.

Soybeans moved lower earlier in the month, with ample supplies and ideas that U.S. acres may end up larger than original expectations weighing on prices.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s latest monthly supply/demand report included the first official estimates on 2017 production. The U.S. soybean crop is forecast at 4.255 billion bushels, which would be down slightly from the 4.307 billion grown the previous year. However, ending stocks are still forecast to rise to 480 million bushels, from 435 million for the current crop year, hitting their largest in a decade and their third largest ever.

Wet weather in some parts of the U.S. Midwest keeps causing seeding delays

for corn, which has the market pricing in ideas that some intended corn acres will shift into soybeans.

CBOT corn bids held relatively rangebound during the week, although the Midwest’s weather issues kept the bias pointed slightly higher.

U.S. corn ending stocks for 2017-18 are forecast by USDA at 2.11 billion bushels, compared to 2.295 billion for the current marketing year.

For wheat, all three U.S. markets were trending lower during the week, as ample world supplies countered the small U.S. production estimates.

U.S. wheat production for 2017-18 is

forecast at 1.82 billion bushels, which would be down by about 500 million bushels from the previous year and the smallest U.S. wheat crop in over a decade.

USDA also expects a 15-million-tonne decline in world wheat production, to 736 million tonnes. However, demand is also expected to be down, and total world wheat ending stocks are forecast to rise to a record 258 million tonnes by the end of the 2017-18 marketing year.

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

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India keeps Canadian lentil market at a standstill Our largest lentil buyer has ample supplies for now and Canada doesn’t have much to sell after a poor harvest

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entil prices are largely stagnant, one market participant says, as key buyer India sits on the sidelines.

And from the outside, stocks appear ample, but new-crop production could shift the dynamic of Canada’s lentil market.

Statistics Canada stocks data as of March 31, 2017 pegged lentil supplies at about 1.1 million tonnes, which compares with about 500,000 in the same time frame the year prior.

“Once you start throwing the red lentils in with the green lentils, it really distorts the picture,” said David Newman of Commodius Trading.

Most of Canada’s green lentils have already been sold, he added, while a large portion of the country’s red lentils are

poor quality and potentially not exportable.

“We need the new crop, so if there are any issues there, it’s going to be a big deal,” he said.

“It’s not like we’re sitting on a year’s worth of stocks. I just don’t see a lot more downside.”

Both red and green lentils have sold out in previous years, so current supplies are not as burdensome as they appear.

But the market is holding mostly steady, due to a lack of participation from India.

A fumigation dispute with the country hasn’t been fully resolved yet, though India has offered an extension on a policy which would put fumigation onus at the point of origin.

India also has the ability to hold out on buying, due to its own good domestic crop and ample supplies.

At the same time, growers in Canada aren’t looking to sell,

Most of Canada’s green lentils have already been sold.

which means the market isn’t really trading anything, Newman said. “So we’re kind of stuck in that holding pattern.”

This year’s seeding is likely to bring yet another season of variability.

“I think you’re going to see a wide range, a lot of staged planting (this season),” Newman said.

“I think you’re going to see a range of harvest, a range of conditions again, but none of it matters unless India is participating.”

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Glacier Media strengthens its weather, ag-technology team CHATHAM, ON and CALGARY, AB – Glacier Media, a leading Canadian business information news, insights and data supplier, is pleased to announce that it has hired Jonathan Neutens as President of its Weather Innovations Consulting (WIN) group.

Neutens, who has more than 20 years experience in North America’s agri-business sector, will lead the team at WIN to scale its business in the ag-technology space, building on the existing range of weather-driven products and services WIN currently offers its clients in North America, the United Kingdom and Europe.

“We’re very pleased to attract someone of Jon’s calibre to complement the great team at WIN,” noted Glacier Media EVP Bill Whitelaw. “His hiring is key to our plan to scale the range of tools we offer to Canadian and global agriculture as part of the sector’s shift to smarter and more data-driven solutions.”

Neutens has held senior level executive roles at some of the leading companies in North American agriculture, including Nufarm and Syngenta, and served on the sector boards for CropLife Canada and CleanFarms Canada. He launched his career in their family, market-leading ag-retail operation, and he has owned and operated his own enterprise software business. “Jon is bringing to us exactly the About WIN: Weather INnovations Consulting LP (WIN) is a company right blend of strategic and ‘in-field’ experience; he’s originally developed at the Ridgetown Campus of the University of plugged into some of the key shifts currently shaping Guelph under the project name, Ontario Weather Network (OWN).

Canada’s agriculture sector and the role it plays The company specializes in building turnkey monitoring, forecasting, globally,” noted Whitelaw. and data-modelling solutions for use across a number of agricultural Neutens is a graduate of the University of Guelph with crops, bringing the best and highest quality data and information into an undergraduate agri-business degree and holds a practice. Its vision is to make high quality weather-based modelling Masters of Business Administration degree from the standard practice in farm level decision-agriculture, minimizing Sauder School of Business at the University of British risk and maximizing return. WIN is experiencing rapid growth with Columbia. “I am excited to join Weather Innovations customers in North America, the United Kingdom and Europe. and Glacier Media in this capacity. WIN’s founder, Ian About Glacier Media: Glacier Media is a Canadian business Nichols, has been quietly building and ground-proofing information and media products company. It provides news, market a suite of products and services for over 15 years... in information and sector-specific data within North America and this space currently coined ‘decision’ or ‘smart-ag’. internationally.

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PED rears its head in Manitoba

Don’t let them out too early

A hog finisher operation and a sow operation in Manitoba’s southeastern ‘hog alley’ have been confirmed with cases of porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED), both close to the province’s first case in more than seven months. All three affected producers during this outbreak made communication possible by signing a “sharing of information” waiver and all hog producers in the province are being urged to provide a waiver to Manitoba Pork and their herd veterinarian. Manitoba Pork also said it would encourage other producers and service providers in that area to “ramp up” biosecurity measures. Manitoba’s three new on-farm cases of PED are Canada’s first since March. — AGCanada.com

Turning animals onto pastures while grass plants are still small, succulent, and their second leaf barely fully emerged, may be doing more harm than good. Provincial forage specialist Karin Lindquist said if the grass is bitten before it has reached that three-leaf stage, it is forced to revert back to those energy stores to regrow again. “Repeated cycles of forcing the plant to use stored energy sources for regrowth significantly reduces the plant’s ability to grow efficiently, and it may become unproductive or stunted for the rest of the grazing season,” she said. She recommends pulling up a few random plants and counting the leaves. — AAF

Native forages can weather whatever Mother Nature throws their way Long-lived native forages complement tame forages nicely — but they have their own merits that make them more competitive than their tame counterparts

BY JENNIFER BLAIR AF staff

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ative forages are making a comeback with cattle feeders who are looking for a way to work with — not against — Mother Nature.

“Native species complement tame forages,” said federal research scientist Alan Iwaasa.

“When used with tame species, native species have merit and can be used quite effectively if you have the land base in our grazing systems in Western Canada.”

Native species make for “a more sustainable and resilient forage,” but are sometimes taken for granted, Iwaasa said during a Beef Cattle Research Council webinar.

“The remaining western grasslands for Canada is estimated to be only about 11.4 million hectares, compared to around 61.5 million hectares we used to have (in 1995),” he said, adding Alberta’s total grassland area is now about 5.6 million hectares.

“A large majority of the grasslands has been lost.”

That loss is partly due to increased cropping, but also because of a rise in tame forages. Cattle feeders often think they can get better daily gain for less money with tame forages, but that’s not always the case, Iwaasa said.

“The relative merits of native versus tame forage species for use on rangelands and on pastures have really been a controversial topic,” he said. “Sometimes, there is a lot of extreme emotion in these areas. I just want to find the best forage that will work for that particular producer.”

Like tame forages, grazing native species comes with a range of benefits, including improved biodiversity, soil health, and increased soil organic carbon. And they have good feed value.

“Native pastures can provide a really excellent forage resource and good animal performance,” said Iwaasa. “Animals can really do quite well on these native pastures. Forage production

Native species are the Steady Eddies of forages — resilient and consistently able to contribute to performance even during extreme-weather years. PHOTO: SUPPLIED with native species is often comparable or better than certain tame species.”

Hardy and productive

Part of the reason for that is the longevity of native species.

“Native forage pasture systems are sustainable and long lived, and that’s something that’s very enticing for producers. They’re able to seed it and then have a productive stand for a long period of time. Once you get them established, they can be there for a generation.”

Native forage species are also well adapted to extreme weather.

“It’s difficult to envision a selection of tame or introduced grasses that could provide the same tolerance and ability to adjust to changing environmental conditions from one extreme to another,” said Iwaasa. “I

don’t think any of us doubt the fact that we’re having lots of changes occurring in our environment. This is where we need forage species that can really be adapted to these sometime extreme environmental conditions.”

In an ongoing study that started in 2001, researchers compared complex and simple native forage mixtures to evaluate the productivity of different native species. And while the complex 12-species mixture performed roughly the same as the simpler seven-species mixture, the native species had “quite stable” dry-matter production of roughly 1,000 kilograms per hectare over the course of the study.

“These native species do perform quite well, and the production was able to maintain over a number of different environ-

mental conditions,” said Iwaasa.

“Although they don’t have large amounts of production like some of our tame species, the native grasses can weather the storms — the different environmental conditions — and they can give you some consistent forage production, even in very dry or very wet years.”

But seed costs and availability can vary for native species, so careful planning is important.

“Too often, I’ve heard producers questioning the ability to actually establish native species,” said Iwaasa. “There is a protocol you have to follow.

You do have to have some weed control, get the land prepared, and make sure you have good native seed.

“There’s not a magic bullet.

But it is possible.” jennifer.blair@fbcpublishing.com

“Forage production with native species is often comparable or better than certain tame species.”

Alan Iwaasa

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ALBERTAFARMEXPRESS.CA • MAY 22, 2017

Parvovirus cases recently reported in Alberta The virus can be fatal for dogs and the provincial vet association says vaccination is crucial Alberta Veterinary Medical Association release

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everal cases of parvovirus have recently been reported in Alberta. The Alberta Veterinary Medical Association strongly encourages anyone with questions about parvovirus or suspect their pet may have parvovirus to seek the immediate advice of a registered veterinarian.

Parvovirus is a hardy, highly contagious, often deadly virus that’s spread through the feces of infected dogs. It attacks the intestinal tract and white blood cells causing symptoms such as bloody diarrhea and vomiting. Although all ages of dogs can be affected, puppies and juvenile dogs are most vulnerable to severe symptoms. The virus can affect most members of the dog family (including wolves, coyotes, and foxes).

There are several strains of canine parvovirus. The latest one is parvovirus Type 2c (CPV-2c) first detected in 2000 in Italy.

Dogs become infected through oral contact with feces, infected soil (where it can survive for one year or longer), or contaminated items such as kennel surfaces, food and water bowls, leashes, toys. The incubation period is three to seven days. In surviving dogs, the virus may be shed for two to three weeks after they were infected. Bleach is the most effective disinfectant.

Dogs with parvovirus are very depressed and off food. They are nauseous, vomiting, and have diarrhea which is usually bloody.

Abdominal pain and dehydration quickly follow. The virus also attacks white blood cells making dogs susceptible to secondary infection. In very young puppies the virus can damage the heart muscle.

Because parvovirus is a life-threatening disease, vaccination is crucial. Puppies receive some immunity from their mother’s milk but to maintain protection a series of vaccinations are necessary.

There is no specific treatment for the virus and infected dogs must be housed in isolation. The latest strain of parvovirus can infect cats. However, cats vaccinated against feline distemper will be protected.

Changes to foreign worker programs don’t address agri-food concerns Changes ignore the fact urban Canadians aren’t interested in jobs in rural Canada

BY ALEX BINKLEY AF contributor

“Canadians in cities won’t come to work on farms on a temporary basis unless they can manage a commute.”

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he agriculture sector and food processors are giving a thumbs down to recent changes to the Temporary Foreign Workers Program.

The alteration were intended to ensure Canadians have the first opportunity for available jobs, protect vulnerable workers, and allow the Canadian economy to continue to grow.

The changes were announced by federal Employment Minister Patty Hajdu and Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen in December, and further changes were promised in the recent federal budget, but never materialized to the chagrin of the agriculture sector.

Industry representatives say farms and rural-based food-processing companies still struggle to attract sufficient workers.

The measures don’t change the fact that urban Canadians are not that interested in rural jobs, said Mark Wales, chair of the Canadian Agriculture Human Resources Council. It has released a string of studies about 59,000 unfilled agriculture jobs — a number it says will double over the next decade.

On-farm job vacancies stand at an exceptionally high seven per cent vacancy rate compared to just two per cent in other industries. The council estimated the cost to agriculture amounts to $1.5 billion in lost sales revenue each year.

Meanwhile the Food Processing Human Resources Council estimates that 23,000 workers will be needed during the next three years to fill positions at the 6,500 food and beverage companies across Canada. The industry already employs about 24,600 workers, many of them immigrants.

Wales said it has always been the agri-food sector’s priority to hire Canadians first.

“But if we can’t get them, then we need foreign workers,” he said.

“Canadians in cities won’t come to work on farms on a temporary basis unless they can manage a commute. We’re trying to highlight the really good careers that exist in the agri-food sector; it’s a very tech industry.”

The government could also help by reducing the bureaucracy asso-

Mark Wales

Meat cutting and other less pleasant jobs are always going to struggle to be filled, especially in rural Canada. More TFWs could help ease the burden, say industry representatives. PHOTO: THINKSTOCK ciated with hiring foreign workers, he said.

“We don’t want to keep pushing around paper to no effect.”

Ron Davidson, senior vicepresident of the Canadian Meat Council, said bottlenecks in his industry affect farmers and their suppliers as well as Canada’s exports. With sales of $28 billion, exports of $6 billion, and more than 66,000 jobs, the meat industry is the largest component of Canada’s food-processing sector.

A meat-packing facility is typically either one of the largest, or often the largest, employer and taxpayer in a community.

The council welcomes provisions in the ministers’ announce-

ment that will make it easier for skilled immigrant workers to become citizens, he said. It also supports a review of fees for the processing of immigrant applications.

“The meat industry has a long history of recruiting intensively, nationally, and incessantly among all worker source groups,” he said. “Extensive experience and analysis have demonstrated conclusively that there are too few Canadians who are interested in becoming meat cutters and butchers in rural Canada.

“With an average vacancy rate of 9.3 per cent in abattoirs, Canadian production, value added, international sales, economic

growth, and jobs are all being exported daily to other countries as a direct result of the serious and rapidly deteriorating worker shortage in rural Canada,” he said. Recruitment of new workers is being held up by the endless development of government studies and strategies.

Murray Porteous, chair of the Labour Committee of the Canadian Horticulture Council, said its members turn to foreign workers to avoid losing crops when Canadian workers aren’t available.

It did not oppose additional inspections of farms, he said.

“The workers on our farms are very important to us and we care a great deal about them,” he said.

“There should never be any incident of abuse whatsoever.”

The agri-food sector is waiting for the government to complete a review to modernize the administration of the temporary worker program’s primary agriculture streams. The government says its review will look into the cause of worker shortages as well as wage and housing issues.

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Dispelling the myths about steroid use in beef production Talk about ‘steroid-free beef’ is misleading — they are rarely used and only for very specific reasons

By Roy Lewis DVM

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here has been lots said lately about added steroids in beef.

Although steroids are used for very specific treatments regarding specific conditions, their use if anything is minimal and has been greatly reduced even further with the NSAIDs (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs).

This article will go over specific uses where steroids produce beneficial results to our livestock industry and are used for at most two to three days in most circumstances.

Steroids are produced by the adrenal gland in normal mammals and released in stressful situations. That is why in research, a measuring stick for stress can be salivary cortisol (a specific steroid). The ones used, and approved for use, in veterinary medicine are slight variations of this molecule with slightly different properties.

Veterinarians recognize the advantages of each and use them appropriately yet very con-

servatively. They were, at one time, administered along with antibiotics to reduce the inflammation in lungs with pneumonia. But since steroids can be immunosuppressive, they have been pretty much replaced with NSAIDs. Steroids are not prescription medications but veterinarians treat them as such, so are prescribed when they know there will be a benefit to give them.

There are also some contra-indications, which is why NSAIDs have currently taken over many of the former uses of steroids.

About the only time they are given en masse in the feedlots is as an abortifacient (abortioncausing drug). They are used here in combination with a prostaglandin to ensure very close to a 100 per cent abortion rate. It is for this reason that when used for other purposes, a veterinarian must warn of the possibility of aborting in pregnant animals. Calving is initiated from cortisol coming from the fetal adrenal gland, so using the steroids to initiate calving mimics this process. Sometimes steroids

and prostaglandins are given to every heifer in the feedlot, and sometimes veterinarians will palpate the heifers and only use the products on the pregnant ones. Either way one shot of this combination relieves many calving-related problems later on in underage heifers.

This is a huge benefit to animal welfare. This is a necessary step as many young heifers exposed to bulls breed much too early and this is why this problem even exists. I have not looked at the numbers, but my guess is the bulk of steroids are used as a one-time event, long before slaughter is even thought about.

Some steroids have actual slaughter withdrawals as short as four days, so they are generally eliminated fairly quickly.

There are only a few individual uses of steroids in production animals and one of these is in allergic reactions.

Because steroids are immunosuppressive they decrease the immune response in an allergic reaction and reduce the fluid accumulation and swelling. In severe cases, of course,

epinephrine will be used along with this. Steroids in these cases can save animals’ lives and may be repeated in short order, but only for a day or so.

A type of respiratory condition called AIP (similar to highaltitude disease) is another reason for using steroids. Given, in many cases, with antihistamines, these two products may help. But talk to your veterinarian about the diagnosis and specific treatments they recommend for these types of respiratory conditions. They may recommend this same treatment for viral causes of pneumonia, such as BRSV or IBR, and often antibiotics are given concurrently to prevent secondary infection.

I believe steroids get the bad rap because in human and small-animal medicine they are used in the treatment of many chronic skin conditions and hyperimmune responses and once the body becomes reliant on them, the adrenal gland starts to shut down. So once on longer-term treatments you cannot stop them cold turkey but must

gradually decrease the dosage to allow the adrenal gland to increase production again.

With such short-term treatment in production animal medicine this is almost never the case.

In summary, steroids — although used very sparingly in veterinary medicine in largeanimal production — are necessary products we need to have access to. A large number of former uses have been replaced

by NSAIDs, but there are certain conditions where steroids are still the drugs of choice so clinics will carry a small inventory.

Statements by some fast-food chains, such as ones by A&W, that imply that beef has added steroids are misleading. If they are used in rare instances, withdrawal times are relatively short since they are excreted relatively quickly. Always use them, when necessary, on the advice from your veterinarian.

Roy Lewis practised large-animal veterinary medicine for more than 30 years and now works part time as a technical services veterinarian for Merck Animal Health.

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Big uptake for more humane euthanasia device Producers rush to acquire non-penetrating bolt stunner after Alberta Pork pilot project Alberta Agriculture and Forestry release

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pilot project promoting a more humane euthanasia device has resulted in its widespread adoption in the Alberta hog sector.

“This more humane method of euthanasia is now well accepted and is being used,” said Javier Bahamon, manager of quality assurance with Alberta Pork.

“Today, 30 per cent of Alberta’s sow herd is covered. Now we will push to move that even higher.”

The device, called a Zephyr, is a nonpenetrating bolt stunner that applies 120 joules of charge to the brain or skull of the animal.

Alberta Pork used Growing Forward 2 funding to purchase 50 units and training kits, and initiate a pilot project to intro-

duce the technology to the province’s producers and swine veterinarians. Bahamon took Zephyrs to a group of producers he knew to be early adopters of new ideas and respected by their peers. Once these operations had received training and began to use the device, word began to spread from producer to producer and Bahamon’s phone started to ring.

“I got a lot of calls from people saying, ‘I want it,’” he said. “Others didn’t want to wait — they went out and bought one and asked us to come train them.”

The conventional method of euthanizing a young pig is to apply blunt force to the head. Done right, this can work quickly and effectively but results are inconsistent and it’s below the level of humane treatment many would like to see. What’s more, many barn workers are understandably reluctant to do it, he noted.

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They’ll drink to that — cows and calves do better with cleaner water Study finds cattle drink more from troughs, and that results in more milk and faster-gaining calves Beef Cattle Research Council release

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umping dugout water into troughs can boost weight gain in calves.

In a study done at the Western Beef Development Centre, cow-calf pairs were provided with either direct access to a dugout or access to troughs of untreated water pumped from the same dugout. Calves with cows that drank from the troughs gained an additional 0.09 pound per day — or an extra 18 pounds per calf during the trial.

The reason is cattle with access to pumped water on summer pasture drink more. Pumped water is cleaner and more palatable because dugout water is contaminated with feces and urine. And cows that drink more water spend more time eating and therefore produce more milk for their calves.

Treating surface water by aerating

— or with coagulation and chlorination — has the potential to increase weight gain further. The same study found that yearling steers had eight to nine per cent higher weight gains when they had access to coagulated or aerated water before it was pumped compared to steers that only had access to dugout water. Steers gained three per cent more weight with access to untreated pumped dugout water versus direct dugout access.

Cattle weight gains are not the only benefits of pumping water. Producers can also prevent environmental, herd health, and pasture utilization problems that can result from direct watering from surface water sources.

Despite the costs, time, and effort of researching, installing, and maintaining watering systems, pumping water has the potential to increase profits.

For more information, see the Water Systems section at www.foragebeef.ca.

Cargill to exit U.S. cattle-feeding business C

insects, along with other opportunities linked to livestock and poultry, spokesman Mike Martin said.

The sales of feed yards to Green Plains and Friona frees up hundreds of millions of dollars annually in working capital used to purchase cattle, he said.

Cargill in recent years has refocused its operations by exiting some lower-margin businesses and expanding into highermargin endeavours such as food ingredients and aquaculture. It sold a U.S. agriculture-retail business to Agrium last year and its U.S. pork assets to Brazilian meat packer JBS SA in 2015. — Reuters

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argill says it will exit the business of feeding cattle to direct capital toward other investments, the latest transformation for the global commodity trader.

Minnesota-based Cargill struck a deal to sell its last two feed yards to ethanol producer Green Plains Inc. for US$36.7 million, after selling other feed yards to Friona Industries last year. The move highlights a change in priorities at the world’s largest supplier of ground beef.

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More signs that El Niño is coming

There’s an app for poor farmers, too

El Niño conditions are developing across the Pacific with an increasing probability that a fullfledged El Niño episode will occur during the second half of 2017. Pacific equatorial winds have slackened since the start of the year and a characteristic tongue of warm water has begun to form stretching from Peru towards the international dateline. Both are consistent with the development of El Niño and are likely to strengthen during the second and third quarters. But the strength of any future El Niño remains highly uncertain as does its impact on temperatures and precipitation across North America. Its main effects are felt within the tropics. — Reuters

As smartphones spread to rural areas, an initiative backed by tech giants aims to help small farmers in poor countries access data on crops, weather and soil, helping them boost production in the face of climate change. Global agricultural research organization CGIAR said it has joined forces with tech firms including IBM and Amazon to analyse vast amounts of agricultural data and advise farmers on the best production methods for them. “It’s time for smallholder farmers to stop looking at the sky and praying for rain,” said researcher Andy Jarvis. “With enough data and enough analysts we’ll be able to say if the rains will be late or on time.” — Thomson Reuters Foundation

Cooking up thunderstorms with Mother Nature Severe thunderstorms are a fascinating phenomena and you need the right conditions to come together

BY DANIEL BEZTE

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hunderstorm season isn’t too far off and so for this issue we’ll continue our annual look at what is arguably one of the most fascinating weather phenomena we see in our part of the world.

I always like to begin our look at thunderstorms by touching upon one of my biggest weather pet peeves, which is when people mix up weather watches and weather warnings.

Basically, when we are talking about thunderstorms, a severe thunderstorm watch is when the potential exists for severe thunderstorms to occur. This means that severe thunderstorms have not yet formed. There may be some thunderstorms around — and you need to be wary of them — but so far none of them have become severe. A severe thunderstorm warning means that severe thunderstorms have developed and conditions which meet the severe criteria have been recorded either directly by observers or by radar. When you hear a warning, it means you need to take immediate precautions.

Severe thunderstorm watches are typically issued when all of the ingredients for severe storms are in place, but forecasters are not sure where (or sometimes even if) thunderstorms will develop. An analogy you can use is a pot of water on the stove. If you turn on an element and put on a pot of water, eventually it will boil. But the big question is: Where will that first bubble form and break away from the bottom of the pot? That would be our thunderstorm, you knew it was going to form, exactly where is the hard part.

So just what are the ingredients for severe thunderstorms?

First, you need rising air, and to get that you need heat, or rather, you need a large difference in temperature between two areas. There are a couple of ways you can achieve this difference in temperature. One way most people are familiar with is to have a very hot day. But just having a very hot day does not

For this issue I thought it was time to take a break from precipitation maps. These temperature graphs for Red Deer (chosen because it is the most central location in Alberta) show the daily maximum and minimum temperatures along with the departure from average for the last 365 days (ending on May 13). Looking at the pattern in the centre graph, it will be interesting to see what the next month might hold in store for Alberta.

Will we continue to see a shorter and less pronounced warm spell? Or will we see a rebound since the last below-average period was less intense than the previous ones?

mean that there is a large difference in temperature. To get thunderstorms on a hot day you need to have cool air aloft (up above the ground).

When this occurs, the hot air at the surface begins to rise and encounters cool air as it continues to rise up. This means that our rising air will remain warmer than the air around it and will continue to rise. The cooler the air around it, the faster it goes up, the faster it goes up, the stronger the storm (typically).

Now, sometimes we can get severe thunderstorms when we don’t have particularly warm air at the surface. Two different scenarios can play out when this happens that can still lead to severe thunderstorms. The first scenario would be that there is very warm air a few thousand feet up from the ground. This warm air then has cold air above

it, and just like the hot day on the ground, this warm air in the upper atmosphere can rise up giving us elevated thunderstorms.

The second scenario is when there is a strong contrast of warm and cool air at the surface, or in other words, we have some type of front cutting through an area. On one side of the front it is cool and on the other side it is warm. The cold air acts like a wedge and forces the warm air up.

Sometimes this occurs when a cold front is moving into an area. The day starts off warm and then the cold air pushes in lifting the warm air up in front of it and giving us thunderstorms. The other way is when warm air is moving into a region. The day starts off cool and then storms develop as the warm air rises up over the cool air as it moves into the region.

Now, simply having a big difference in temperatures will not give you a thunderstorm — or at least, will not give you a severe thunderstorm. There are still a couple more ingredients needed.

The next key ingredient is water vapour or humidity. It takes energy to evaporate water, so the more water vapour there is in the air, the more potential energy there is.

To get at this energy the water vapour needs to be changed back into a liquid form; it needs to condense. As our warm air rises, it cools, and as it cools, water vapour will begin to condense. When it condenses it releases the energy it absorbed when it evaporated. This energy is released in the form of heat.

Our rising air is cooling as it rises, but not as fast as the air around it, so it continues to

Severe thunderstorm watches are typically issued when all of the ingredients for severe storms are in place, but forecasters are not sure where (or sometimes even if) thunderstorms will develop.

rise. Then condensation starts taking place, which releases heat into the air. This makes our rising air even warmer than the air around it, so it rises even faster. Now it is starting to sound like we have everything in place for a severe storm… but not quite.

If you have air continually rising up, eventually the amount of air accumulating at the top of the storm will become so great that it just has to fall back down again, wiping out the storm in the process. To get around this problem we need some kind of vent at the top of the storm that takes away all the rising air that is accumulating there. We need a strong jet stream of air over top of the storm, which will help to “suck” away the accumulating air.

There, we now have the key ingredients for a severe storm.

But like any good chef, Mother Nature has additional ingredients she can use to make some storms truly awesome.

We’ll look at those and the gentle garden-variety thunderstorm in a couple of weeks.

Daniel Bezte is a teacher by profession with a BA (Hon.) in geography, specializing in climatology. He operates a computerized weather station near Birds Hill Park, Man. Contact him with your questions and comments at daniel@bezte.ca.

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ALBERTAFARMEXPRESS.CA • MAY 22, 2017

Don’t apply too much fertilizer

BY JENNIFER BLAIR

“Everybody wants to know where their food comes from these days. I think that’s definitely where agriculture is going.”

AF Staff / Penhold

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ade McAllister didn’t expect to be a direct marketer when he returned to his family’s grain farm in 2010.

But with the demise of the Canadian Wheat Board in 2012, McAllister found a whole new market open to him — direct contracts with breweries for his malt barley.

“Ever since the wheat board was dropped, we’ve noticed a huge increase in end-user relationships,” said McAllister, who operates Antler Valley Farm near Penhold with father Wayne and brother Scott.

“We never had these close relationships because it was all sold through the wheat board. A truck would come in and get it, and maybe it went to Rahr or maybe it went to Canada Malt, but we never knew that.

“Now that the wheat board is no longer in place, we’re able to market our grain on our own, and we’re able to develop these relationships and see where the product is going.”

McAllister is one of a growing number of Alberta producers who are direct contracting their malt barley crops to breweries — and not just small-scale local craft brewers, either.

More and more, major international breweries — such as American craft brewers New Belgium and Lagunitas or Japan’s Sapporo — are looking to create connections with Alberta producers, in part because of the quality of the province’s malt barley but also because of the growing ‘drink local’ movement.

“Everybody wants to know where their food comes from these days,”

Wade McAllister

‘Not just a commodity’

Having a more direct connection with end-users is “more exciting” than just selling a commodity product, says Penhold-area producer Wade McAllister. PHOTO: Jennifer Blair said McAllister, who currently contracts malt barley to New Belgium through Rahr Malting and Sapporo through Canada Malt.

“I think that’s definitely where agriculture is going.”

Producers like McAllister aren’t the only ones seeing this shift. Over the past five years, Rahr Malting has noticed a growing trend toward enduser relationships between breweries and producers, said Kevin Sich, grain department manager for Rahr.

“We’re seeing more and more that the brewers want to know the farmers,” said Sich. “Everybody wants to eat and drink local, so a lot of these brewers are identifying with that, too.

“Five or 10 years ago, no brewery even cared where their malt came

from. But now we’re finding that they’re coming out to do a plant tour here and they also want to see a couple of farmers, too.”

And while the trend may have started with the craft brewers, the big guys are also jumping on board with the growing consumer interest in where their food — and drink — comes from.

“It all started with the craft guys — that drink local, eat local movement.

That’s just resonating with everyone now, and it’s really becoming a big part of the industry,” said Sich.

“The major accounts are waking up to this too. They’re seeing that this is important. I’ve been here eight years, and I’ve never seen such a connection.”

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In many ways, malt barley is “the first real true connection” that the conventional agriculture industry has with its end-users, Sich added.

“You don’t see that with wheat yet.

You don’t see Robin Hood saying, ‘Where’s our flour coming from?’ he said. “Barley is the first one that’s really testing that, but I think we’re going to see more and more of the industry going that way.

“Malt barley is not just a commodity anymore.”

And producers are benefiting from these direct relationships. The McAllisters have seen roughly a 30 per cent increase in the price they can get for their malt barley since the single-desk system was abolished, in part because of the price premium they receive from direct contracting.

“I don’t think I’d be farming if the wheat board still existed,” said McAllister. “Knowing what we do now, it would be impossible to run an operation.”

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If you’re still seeding be careful not to apply too much fertilizer, says provincial crop specialist Mark Cutts. Seed-placed urea can reduce crop emergence through ammonia toxicity. Factors that impact the amount of urea that can be seed placed include seedbed utilization (calculated as the spread of seed and fertilizer divided by the row spacing), soil conditions (soil texture, soil moisture), and seed size. The main phosphate fertilizer used in Alberta, monoammonium phosphate (11-52-0, 12-51-0), generally has low seedling toxicity. But crop type is a factor — cereals are more tolerant, while oilseeds and pulses are more sensitive. For seed-placed potassium chloride (0-0-60), the salt effect can be an issue. — AAF

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drink local } from page 17 But the price premium comes at a cost — namely, more paperwork.

Major companies want records from seeding to harvest and everything in between — “they want to know everything you do to that crop.”

“The guys at Sapporo and New Belgium want to look back and see exactly where and how that barley was grown,” said McAllister. “It’s no problem for us. We’re not hiding anything. We get a bit of a price premium for doing this, but we’d do it anyway.”

Traceability is a key part of Rahr Malting’s program. That is, after all, what end-users expect in 2017.

“We have full traceability. We can trace a kernel of barley from the field through the plant and right out the back end,” said Sich.

“You are getting paid extra for doing that work for us. Our producers go the extra mile for us, and we want to reward them for that.”

But for McAllister, it’s not all about the money. As much as consumers want to know where their food comes from, McAllister wants to know where his food is going.

“We like having those relationships with the end-user — being able to sell our product to a brewer and having it use 100 per cent of our product,” said McAllister.

“With our canola, we don’t have a clue where it ends up. Our wheat is shipped all over the world. But to have the barley stay local in our province and be used is awesome.

“It’s more exciting for us as producers to see where it goes.” jennifer.blair@fbcpublishing.com

Rahr Malting has noticed a growing trend toward direct connections between brewers and producers. PHOTO: Jennifer Blair

Barley genome fully mapped — an it’s a whopper German researchers, leading an international consortium, say they’ve given us the best picture yet of the barley genome STAFF

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cientists at Helmholtz Zentrum München, a German research centre, have published the closest look yet at the barley genome.

They recently published their findings in the journal Nature and lead author Heidrum Gundlach says they hope the new and more detailed barley genome will help develop varieties resistant to pathogens and tolerant of climate fluctuations.

Gundlach said the barley genome is large — about twice the size of the human genome — and has a lot of repetitive elements, making it difficult to sequence completely.

“This is why there was previously only a preliminary, incomplete and incorrect genome sequence,” Gundlach said.

A new and more complete barley genome may set the stage for new and better varieties.

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Gundlach, along with colleagues in an international consortium, has succeeded in creating a new, high-quality reference genome sequence for barley.

Co-author Manuel Spannagl

said they were able to decode the “architecture” of the large genome and get to the heart of how it works and interacts.

“Our data allows the first detailed analysis of agronomically and industrially important gene families such as alpha-amylase, an enzyme with special importance in the brewing process,” Spannagl said.

With their new reference, researchers also want to examine the natural diversity of barley at the genomic level.

Their findings could significantly accelerate the process to cultivate new varieties, for example, in light of the climate change.

The next step calls for the sequencing, analysis, and genomic comparison of further types of barley.

Researchers want to determine important characteristics, such as resistances of individual varieties, and apply them to other types.

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ALBERTAFARMEXPRESS.CA • MAY 22, 2017

MacAulay not saying if he’ll fix U.S. wheat-grading irritant

This quick-spreading weed gets an early start

The U.S. and Canadian grain sectors agree American wheat delivered to Canada should be eligible for the same grades if the variety is registered in Canada

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BY ALLAN DAWSON Staff

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ederal Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay has heard the Canadian grain sector’s request to fix a trade irritant over grading imported American wheat, but isn’t saying if he’ll do anything about it.

Given United States President Donald Trump’s bellicose anti-trade comments, followed last month by Montana Sen. Jon Tester’s resolution to the U.S. Senate’s finance committee, the Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association is urging Ottawa to “harmonize regulations and ensure the free flow of wheat between Canada and the United States.”

Tester’s resolution states Canada should grade Canadian and American wheat the same way and that the president should examine whether Canada’s grading laws adhere to trade agreements.

It’s not a new issue and it’s one Cereals Canada wants addressed too, said executive director Cam Dahl.

“We should address this and take it off the table,” he said.

The U.S. has long complained when its wheat is delivered to a Canadian elevator it receives the lowest Canadian Grain Commission grade in the class, even if the variety is registered to be grown in Canada.

“We should address this and take it off the table.”

Cam Dahl

Canadian wheat exports that include U.S. wheat must also be declared, which could prompt grain companies to segregate U.S. wheat, making it less attractive to Canadian elevators, U.S. officials claim.

But MacAulay’s office says American wheat can be purchased by Canadian grain companies and processors.

“Canada’s grain-grading system does not prohibit U.S. producers from contracting with Canadian grain companies and receiving fair value for their product,” MacAulay’s office said in an email. “There is nothing in the current grain-handling system preventing U.S. producers from entering into contracts with grain-handling companies or processors located in Canada to get a fair price for the quality of product being delivered.”

While Canada’s grain industry — including the Western Grain Elevators Association — agrees, the industry says a change to accommodate the U.S. isn’t hard to do.

“It wouldn’t have any negative impact on Canada,” Dahl said.

When asked if the government was planning an amendment, and if not, why not, the minister’s office said: “We understand that there continues to be interest in updating the Canada Grain Act. The minister has been listening to stakeholders to hear their views on this and other issues affecting Canada’s grain sector.”

Western Canadian Wheat Growers president Levi Wood said he wasn’t disappointed with MacAulay’s answer.

“I would say we’d obviously like to see him do it,” Wood said. “But I think it might be part of the political environment we are in right now.

There is a lot of posturing going on... with renegotiating NAFTA being a big one. I’m hoping maybe potentially this is something that can’t be addressed in some of those changes.

I think we are going to see it.”

The government might prefer to make the change in a bill proposing a wide range of changes to the legislation, Wood added.

By Aimee Delaney

Conservation assistant, Red Deer County

Noxious weeds pring brings lovely native flowers, but also noxious weeds.

The aggressive perennial Canada thistle is a favourite of disturbed soils of all types. It starts sending shoots from horizontal roots to the surface of soil around mid-April, with flowers to follow in mid-June and continuing throughout the summer.

Easy to distinguish from other weeds, this particular thistle has grooved, upright, hollow and woody stems that branch near the top of the plant. The leaves, generally lobed and spikey, have a tendency to vary in appearance. Usually purple, pink, or

white, the flowers on these bothersome plants form at the ends of the stems in clusters of one to several.

It has been estimated individual plants live around two years, but are continually replaced by new shoots on its extensive root system. Maintaining healthy plant cover and reseeding disturbed areas with a desired plant species is the most recommended preventive measure.

If however, you find Canada thistle on your land, killing the roots is the only effective control method. Integrated management plans are the most effective long-term strategy for reducing infestations.

For more information on this or any invasive plant, contact your local Agricultural Fieldman (www.aaaf.ab.ca) or the Alberta Invasive Species Council(www. abinvasives.ca).

Seed from Canada thistle can germinate eight to 10 days after flowering, but roots — not seeds — are the main way that this noxious weed spreads. PHOTO: CITY OF RED DEER

Contact your local fieldman at www.aaaf.ab.ca

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MAY 22, 2017 • ALBERTAFARMEXPRESS.CA

Canada Transport Act amendments tabled in Commons The revenue cap stays, and there will be penalties for railways that don’t meet service obligations

BY ALLAN DAWSON staff

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he long-awaited Canada Transportation Act amendments that western grain farmers and shippers hope will result in better rail service were tabled in the House of Commons May 16.

At press time, farm organization and grain company officials were still assessing the 72-page bill, which also deals with other transportation issues, including air travel.

At first blush the Alberta Wheat Commission (AWC) liked what it saw.

The bill includes measures to make a more transparent, fair and efficient rail system, federal Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay said in a news release.

The legislation addresses many grain industry priorities, including reciprocal penalties for when the railways fail to meet service obligations, a definition of “adequate and suitable” rail service, maintaining and modernizing the maximum revenue entitlement (MRE) and a new long-haul interswitching provision, MacAulay said.

“AWC believes the legislation will go a long way to providing long-term solutions to rail transportation challenges that Canadian farmers have faced for decades,” AWC general manager Tom Steve wrote in an email.

“We like the focus on provisions aimed at improving railway accountability including reciprocal penalties, better definition of adequate and suitable service and long-haul interswitching.

“AWC believes the legislation will go a long way to providing long-term solutions to rail transportation challenges that Canadian farmers have faced for decades.”

Tom Steve

We will be seeking further clarity on how these measures will be implemented. It also appears the MRE will be retained with a proposed change in the cost index to individual railways.”

Most farm groups and shippers have said they would support tweaking the MRE, often

referred to as the revenue cap.

This includes changes that would accurately reflect each railway’s purchase of new hopper cars.

Under the current structure if one railway buys 1,000 cars and the other doesn’t, the buying railway only gets half the ben-

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efit by having its entitlement increased, while the non-buying railway gets the other half.

The MRE gives the railways freight rate flexibility to encourage grain shippers to be efficient, but it also allows the railways to earn a fair return from hauling grain while protecting farmers from price gouging in what most observers agree is not a competitive market. The MRE is adjusted annually to reflect higher railway costs, the volume of grain hauled and the distance.

The proposed new longhaul interswitching option is expected to be welcomed by grain companies and farmers.

Interswitching allows one railway to move goods from a competitor’s line and is meant to encourage competition.

C-49 proposes under certain circumstances, interswitching distances be increased to 1,200 km instead of the current 160 km — a temporary measure introduced in 2014 under the Fair Rail for Farmers Act, set to expire Aug. 1. The standard interswitching distance had been 30 km.

The railways, which had not issued a statement on the bill at press time, have long opposed additional regulation, saying it would discourage investment in a capital intensive business.

Observers doubt the bill will be law by Aug. 1 so some farm groups, including the AWC, want the Fair Rail for Farmers Act extended in the interim.

MacAulay also announced a fourth mandate for the Crop Logistics Working group, a forum of industry representatives who identify supply chain challenges and opportunities.

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada will provide a government co-chair.

The Grain Monitoring Program, introduced in 2000 to independently measure the efficiency of the West’s grain pipeline, will continue another three years, MacAulay said. allan@fbcpublishing.com

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Community news and events from across the province

Celebrate Canada’s 150th with your family’s cattle brand Alberta’s Cowboy Trail is steeped in history, and one man is working to wrangle it

BY JENNIFER BLAIR

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Send agriculture-related meeting and event announcements to: glenn.cheater@fbcpublishing.com May 23: Soil School featuring Nicole Masters, Claresholm Community Centre, Claresholm.

Contact: Rachel McLean 403-9959466

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istory Wrangler’ Rob Lennard has a million and one stories about Alberta’s past.

But few capture the imagination quite the same way as his stories about cattle rustlers.

“People appreciate hearing about the cattle rustlers,” said Lennard, historian at the Bow Valley Ranche and official ambassador of the Cowboy Trail. “Before barbed wire fences, you had tens of thousands of cattle that they’d let roam in the spring and bring home in the fall.

“Of course they would brand them, but the rustlers would have a straight rod tucked in their boot.

They would burn it and modify the brand so that they could claim they were their cows.”

With his Stetson, leather vest, and calf-high replica boots, Lennard looks like he stepped right out of the 1800s, when the West was wild and the Mounties always got their man.

Speaking about historical figures with the familiarity of a close friend — and occasionally breaking into song when the mood strikes him — Lennard weaves tale after tale about the people, places, and events that have shaped Alberta’s cowboy culture. They include the first Calgary Stampede when Florence LaDue lassoed two horses while lying in the dirt to the notorious Sundance Kid’s two-year stint breaking horses at the historic Bar U Ranch.

But that’s all in a day’s work for the History Wrangler.

“I love history. It’s something I’m very passionate about. There’s history up at a high level, but what I do is find the really fascinating, cool history. If I can make history fun and interesting, that’s what I love to do.”

Lennard is an accomplished author and musician who engages with over 20,000 children a year through 14 programs at the Bow Valley Ranche and through his annual Cowboy Trail Tour, where he stops at small towns across Alberta to share songs and stories about Canada’s wild west.

“Driving down the Cowboy Trail is like God’s country. With all due respect to Highway 2, on the Cowboy Trail, you really enjoy the journey,” said Lennard.

“Having that journey that’s steeped in history is really important.”

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May 24: Generating Electricity From The Sun, Craigend Hall, Lac La Biche. Contact: Kellie Nichiporik 780-826-7260 May 29-31: Rocky Mountain House Agricultural Society Agriculture Tour, location t.b.a., Rocky Mountain House. Contact: Case Korver 403-729-2185 May 30: Setting up for Farm Business Success, Blue Ridge Community Hall, Blue Ridge.

Contact: Sandeep Nain 780-2491440 June 8: Plant Hop, Farming Smarter Lethbridge site, Diamond City. Contact: Claudette Lacombe 403-317-0022

The ‘History Wrangler’ is inviting Alberta ranchers to share the stories behind their cattle brands as part of Canada’s 150th celebrations. PHOTO: Supplied This year, Lennard’s tour kicked off in Manitoba, bringing history to the western Prairies as part of Canada’s 150th anniversary celebration.

“Canada’s 150th is an opportunity to celebrate the province that we live in. There’s so much of our history that encompasses that great ranching history,” he said. “It’s important to take pride in where we’ve come from. Ranching history is so rich.”

“It’s important to take pride in where we’ve come from. Ranching history is so rich.”

Rob Lennard

Brand contest

As part of that celebration, Lennard is holding a contest where ranchers can share the history of their family’s cattle brands. There will be prizes and winners will have their brand stories featured in a song written and performed by Lennard on Sept. 1 at the Bow Valley Ranche to celebrate Alberta’s 117th birthday.

“There’s a story behind every brand,” he said. “Ranchers all have a history for their brands, so this is a great opportunity to showcase their brands and talk about the history of their brands.”

Rancher Stuart Somerville sees the value in “keeping old things like that alive.”

“When you’re a multi-generational farm or ranch, all those little bits of tradition are important,” said Somerville, who ranches near Endiang. “Lots of traditions go extinct through time, but when you have those little parts of the brand — like great-grandfather’s initials — that’s an important link. It’s part of why you stay.

“Multi-generational links are important and strong, and they’re one more reason to stay at it.”

Somerville’s farm was homesteaded in 1907 by his greatgrandfather, who kept a small herd of cattle. Originally, his greatgrandfather’s brand was H mono-

gram P quarter-circle up, so when Somerville went to register his own brand, he kept the HP (his greatgrandfather’s initials), but with a quarter-circle down.

“Traditions are important.

They’re a part of our culture,” he said. “It’s part of the story of yourself and it’s part of the story that you want your kids to have one day. You end up fostering those things a lot more because you want them to carry on. It’s been a part of your life, and you want to see it be part of someone else’s life.

“We don’t think about it too much in our day to day, but it drives a lot of what we do.”

To share your own brand story for the History Wrangler’s Canada 150 brand contest, email Lennard at historywrangler@gmail.com. In 150 words or less, share a story about your cattle brand, including the year it was registered, the story behind the design, and approximately how many animals have been branded over the years.

The contest closes July 6 and is open to all Alberta farmers and ranchers with a registered brand. jennifer.blair@fbcpublishing.com

June 9: Soils Workshop with Jill Clapperton, North Peace Applied Research Association Research Farm, eight kilometres south of Manning. Contact: Nora Paulovich 780-836-3354 June 12-14: Jim Gerrish 3-Day Grazing School, Gem. Register: jimgerrishgrazing.eventbrite.ca June 13: Bus Tour to Alberta Wheat Commission Field Day, Barrhead CPS & Westlock CPS. Contact: Sandeep Nain 780-2491440 June 13: Cereal Disease Management Event, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Trials Site, AAFC Lacombe Research and Development Centre. Contact: Kelly Turkington 403-782-8138 June 13-14: The Original Grazing School for Women, Lakeland College, Vermilion. Contact: Linda Boyd 780-657-3358 June 19: Solstice Crop Tour, North Peace Applied Research Association Research Farm, eight kilometres south of Manning.

Contact: Nora Paulovich 780836-3354 June 21-22: Nicole Master’s Soil Health Master Class, Ferintosh Community Rec Centre, Ferintosh. Contact: Takota Coen 780-781-5929 June 22: Grazing School with Jim Garrish, Gateway Research Organization office, Athabasca.

Contact: Sandeep Nain 780-2491440

Nominate a great steward for environmental award

June 24: June Field Tours Mackenzie Applied Research Association, MARA Research Station, Fort Vermilion. Contact: Sabrina 780-927-3776

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June 27: Bus Tour to CanolaPALOOZA, Barrhead CPS & Westlock CPS. Contact: Sandeep Nain 780-249-1440

lberta Beef Producers is seeking nominations for the 2018 Environmental Stewardship Award.

The award recognizes cattle producers whose stewardship practices contribute to the e n v i r o n m e n t, a n d e n h a n c e productivity and profitability.

Applicants are invited to share

the unique environmental practices employed on their operation and to present the positive story about cattle producers’ contribution to the environment.

Nomination forms can be downloaded at (http:// albertabeef.org/uploads/ CallforNominationspdf-658.

pdf) or obtained from the Alberta Beef Producers office or delegate. All cattle producers are encouraged to either enter or nominate another producer who is taking strides towards sound environmental production practices.

A team of judges will review the submissions and tour the nomi-

nated ranching operations. The winner will receive a commemorative gate sign, a video highlighting their ranching operation and an all-expenses-paid trip to ABP’s annual general meeting in Calgary. The deadline for nominations is July 15 and the winner will be announced in December.

— ABP release

June 27-29: Farming Smarter Field School. Farming Smarter Lethbridge site, Diamond City.

Contact: Susan Lacombe 403317-0022

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Bashaw 4-H’er named Premier’s Award recipient

Legacy of Alberta’s black pioneers honoured Parks Canada release

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Alyssa Henderson receives her 2017 4-H Alberta Premier’s Award from Rod Carlyon, executive director of the Rural Development Branch.

PHOTO: GOVERNMENT OF ALBERTA

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lyssa Henderson from Bashaw is the 2017 4-H Alberta Premier’s Award recipient.

Henderson is a member of the Central Lacombe 4-H Beef Club, and was chosen from among the province’s top 4-H members to receive this award during the 60th annual 4-H Selections program at Olds College. She will represents4-H Alberta at various regional 4-H and agricultural events throughout the year.

Henderson has been a member of Central Lacombe 4-H Beef Club for seven years and her projects include sewing, photography, visual arts, robotics, veterinary

science, horse, and beef (market and carcass).

“4-H is an amazing and extremely beneficial program,” she said. “I would encourage all members to take advantage of the opportunities it presents so they can have the best possible experiences and be as successful as possible.”

In addition, 14 senior 4-H delegates were named as ambassadors to promote 4-H and youth involvement in Alberta. 4-H Alberta has also selected 33 members to represent the program at major educational events and conferences throughout Canada and the U.S. — AAF release

lberta’s black pioneers have been recognized with a Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada plaque at Amber Valley Cultural Centre in Amber Valley.

Between 1908 and 1911, more than 1,000 black Americans left Oklahoma and surrounding states to settle in northern Alberta and Saskatchewan, seeking freedom from racial segregation and economic opportunity.

They chose isolated areas in Saskatchewan and Alberta to build their own communities.

In Alberta, they established the largest community in Amber Valley (north of Edmonton), with smaller ones located in Breton (Keystone), Campsie, Lobstick Lake, and Junkins (Wildwood).

But despite the settlers’ desire to avoid conflict, their arrival provoked a racist backlash that was promoted by factions of the press and business community.

Numerous petitions were sent from small towns and cities across Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba, lobbying for the immigration of African Americans to be halted. In response, the federal government pre-

This is a still from the documentary “Secret Alberta – The Former Life of Amber Valley.” The film covers the history, legacy, and notable descendants of the most northern black settlement.

PHOTO: SPOTLIGHT PRODUCTIONS/TELUS

pared an order-in-council to ban black immigration, but put it aside while it employed other measures to effectively halt the flow. Those measures significantly reduced the numbers of black people coming to Canada until the loosening of immigration restrictions in the 1960s.

Despite the hostility they faced, these small groups of resilient black settlers became successful farmers and formed independent communities.

In general, the settlements endured through the 1930s, then began a steady decline as

younger generations migrated to western Canadian cities. While discriminated against in workplaces and sometimes denied access to public services and institutions, black westerners survived this prejudice to build strong communities and leave a lasting legacy on Western Canada.

A documentary released earlier this year detailed the history of these pioneers. The documentary, called “Secret Alberta – The Former Life of Amber Valley,” can be found at www.youtube. com (search for ‘amber valley’).

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AIR DRILL 2009 Bourgault 3310, 65’, 10” .....$128,000 2008 Bourgault 3310, 55’,10” ........$99,000 2013 Bourgault 3320, 76’, 12” .....$198,000 2013 Bourgault 3320, 75’, 12” .....$139,000 2013 Bourgault 3710, 50’, 10” .....$189,000 2015 Bourgault 3720, 70’ 12” ......$189,000 2015 Bourgault 3720, 70’, 12” .....$189,000 2002 Bourgault 5710, 29”, 10” .......$32,000 2008 Bourgault 5710, 64’, 10” .......$69,000 2000 Flexi-Coil 6000/3450, 40’, 10”, Piller Openers ............$115,000 2010 Flexi-Coil P2060, 60’, 10”......$68,000 2011 NH P2070, 70’, 12” ...............$85,000 2005 NH SD440, 45”, 10” ..............$48,000 2008 Seedmaster 5010 ..................$72,000 2008 Seedhawk, 50’, 10”, Leading Air .................................$89,000

AIR TANK/CART 2012 Bourgault 6450, ..................$115,000 2008 Bourgault L6450 ....................$72,000 2008 Bourgault 6450 ......................$68,000 2008 Bourgault 6450 ......................$79,000 2005 Bourgault LFC 2000 ..............$15,000 2011 NH P1070, Tow Behind .........$98,000 2008 CIH 3430 ...............................$39,500 2008 CIH ADX3430, Mech, No Rust ......................................$45,000 2015 L7800, TB,TRKS, SLDT .......$226,000 2000 Flexi -Coil, 6000/3450, 10” ..$115,000 1995 Flexi -Coil 5000/1330, 33’, 9” $19,500 2003 Flexicoil 3450 ........................$48,000 2002 Bourgault 5440 ......................$48,000

BALER/ROUND 2003 Hesston 956, .........................$12,500 2005 NH BR780, ...........................$13,500 2003 NH BR780, ...........................$11,800 2006 NH BR780A, .........................$14,500 2004 CIHRBX562, 12,600 Bales ...$13,800

BLADES 2015 Grouser 770HD, 14’, 8-way ...$45,000 2007 Leon 4000 STX425- Frameless $13,800 2011 Leon Q5000 STX Quad .........$30,000 2013 Leon Q5000, .........................$33,000

COMBINE 2012 NH CX8080, 1037/748 hrs ..$278,000 2012 NH CX8080,1005/746 Hrs ...$268,000 2011 NH CX8080, 1438/1030 hrs $238,000 2010 NH CX8080, 1875/1348 hrs $228,800 2010 NH CX8080, 1755/1237 hrs $228,800 2010 NH CX8080, 1722/1240 hrs $228,800 2009 NH CX8080, 2014/1535 hrs $215,000 2010 NH CX8080, 1000/900 hrs ..$238,000 2007 NH CX8080, 1972/1539 Hrs $179,000

2014 NH CR8090, 921/728 hrs ....$349,000 2013 NH CR8090, 651/501 hrs ....$365,000 2013 NH CR8090, 655/488 hrs ....$365,000 2012 NH CR8090, 1144/917 hrs .$289,000 2012 NH CR8090, 1314/1041 hrs $299,000 2004 NH CX860, 2688/2035 hrs ..$119,000 2004 NH CX860, 3685/2869 hrs ....$98,000 2004 NH CX860, 2528/1924 hrs .$138,000 1997 NH TX66, 3754/2781 hrs .......$28,500 1998 NH TX66, 2796/2188 hrs .......$48,000 1996 NH TR98, 2931/2211 hrs.......$39,000 1997 NH TR98, 2740/1934 hrs.......$38,000 1997 NH TR98, 2391/1622 hrs.......$39,000 2008 NH CR9070, 2279/1562 hrs $228,000 2010 NH CR9070, 1622/1199 hrs $179,500 2007 NH CR9070, 948/780 hrs ....$198,000 2007 NH CR9070, 1710/1253 hrs $179,000 2008 NH CR9070, 1434/1023 hrs $189,500 2008 NH CR9070, 1489/1020 hrs $195,000 2008 NH CR9070, 2251/1583 hrs $169,500 2009 NH CR9070, 1597/1208 Hrs$179,000 2010 NH CR9070, 1300/1153 hrs $198,000 2010 NH CR9070, 1616/1190 hrs $189,000 2007 NH CR9070, 1510/2267 hrs $148,500 2009 NH CR9070, 1554/1137 hrs $198,000 2009 NH CR9080, 1347/980 hrs ..$249,000 2011 NH ,CR9070, 985/749 hrs, ..$259,000 2011 NH CR9090, 1311/967 hrs .$299,000 2012 NH CR9090, 868/632hrs .....$339,000 2012 NH CR9090, 811/576 hrs ....$369,000 2014 NH CR9090, 561/460 hrs ....$398,000 2014 NH CR9090, 575/480 hrs ....$398,000 2014 NH CR9090, 512 hrs ...........$410,000 2014 NH CR9090, 476 hrs ...........$420,000 2013 NH CR9090E, 680 Thr Hrs ..$379,000 2013 NH CR9090E, 304/239 hrs ..$298,000 2013 NH CR9090Z, 1128/804 Hrs$369,000 2013 NH CR9090Z, 1204/815 Hrs$369,000 2005 NH CR970, 2459/1821 hrs ..$138,000 2006 NH CR970, 1861/1300 hrs ..$149,000 2006 NH CR970, 1495/1159 hrs ..$178,000 2006 NH CR970, 1547/1219 hrs ..$159,000 2015 NH CR8.90, 620/414 hrs .....$483,000 2013 NH CR8090, 1162/904 hrs ..$289,000 2016 NH CR9.90E, 290 thr hrs ........... $Call 2016 NH CR9.90E, 470/343 ............... $Call 2015 NH CR10.90, 272 hrs ..........$589,500 2012 Case IH 8230, 1304/962 hrs$278,000 2000 CIH 8010, 1728/1322 hrs ....$189,000 2013 CIH 8230, 700 thr hrs ..........$298,000 1995 JD 9500, 2250 thr hrs ............$39,500 2011 John Deere T670, 833 hrs, ..$239,500 2013 JD S680, 933/653 hrs..........$387,000 2010 JD T670,1132/807 hrs .........$198,000

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2010 Salford 570 RTS, 30’ .............$68,000

FEED WAGON/BALE PROCESSOR 2005 Haybuster 2650 .....................$14,900 2003 Lucknow 285 .........................$12,800

GRAIN AUGER/HARROW

2008 REM 2700 ..............................$13,000 2007 Bourgault 6000 ......................$25,800

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2010 Honeybee, HB30, Gleaner adaptor, 30’...................$49,500 1999 Honeybee SP36, 36’ .............$29,000 2007 Honeybee SP36 ....................$29,800 2013 Honeybee HP30 ....................$52,000 1994 Honeybee SP30, ....................$9,800 2009 NH 88C, 42’ ...........................$68,000 2001 NH 94C ..................................$29,000 2006 NH 94C ..................................$29,500 2008 NH 94C ..................................$29,500 2010 NH 94C, 30 CX/CR ................$36,500 2003 NH 94C, 30 CX/CR ................$29,500 2005 NH 94C ..................................$39,500 1998 NH 994 CX/CR ......................$19,000 2009 NH 94C, 36 CX/CR ................$39,500 2008 NH 94C-36, ..........................$39,500 2003 NH 94C-36, ..........................$39,500 1999 NH 994-30, ...........................$29,500 1998 NH 994-36, ...........................$19,000 1995 NH SP25 ................................$15,000 2011 JD 630D, 30’..........................$58,000 2012 JD 635D, 35’..........................$68,000 2010 MacDon, 30’, CR/CX .............$68,000 1998 MacDon 960, ........................$25,000 2010 MF 5100-35, .........................$58,000 1997 Westward 9030........................$4,000 2010 Macdon Fd70, 40’ .................$79,000 2010 CIH 2142, 35’ ........................$58,000 2010 Macdon FD70, 45’ .................$69,000 2014 Macdon CR/CX, 35’ ..............$69,000 2014 Macdon, 35’ ..........................$69,000

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SKID STEER/ COMP. TRACTOR 2003 Bobcat 763 ............................$26,500 2002 Bobcat S185, Loader ............$23,500 2006 Bobcat T300, 3080 hrs ..........$39,800 2010 Kubota BX1860, c/w mower ...$9,000 2006 Kubota B3030, w/loader .......$15,800 1996 Kubota B4200 .........................$5,900 2006 Kubota L4630 ........................$23,500 2008 Kubota BX2350 .......................$9,000

SPRAYER/HIGH CLEARANCE 2013 NH SP240, 1000 Hrs, 1200 Gal, 100” ........................$309,000 2012 NH SP240 ...........................$258,000 2011 NH SP.240F .........................$208,000 2011 NH SP240F, 1920 hrs ..........$185,000 2009 Hagie STS16, 1600 Gal, 120’ ..........................................$209,000 2009 Spraycoupe 4660, 440 gal, 80’.................................$84,500 2009 Rogator 1084, 3160 hrs.......$159,000 2011 JD 4830, 1820 hrs ...............$218,000

SWATHER 2011 MacDon D60, 35’ ..................$34,000 2013 MacDon D65, 40’ ..................$49,500 2011 MacDon M150, 35’ ..............$118,000 2010 MacDon M150, 950 Hrs .....$109,500 2010 MacDon M150, 2053/1440 hrs ............................$85,000 2010 MacDon M150, 35’, 1848/1213 hrs ............................$85,000 1998 MacDon 960, ...........................$9,500 1998 MacDon 960, 25’ .....................$9,500 2013 MacDon M155/D6540, 520 hrs .....................................$138,000 2013 MacDon M105, 170 Hrs .....$138,000 2014 NH SR200/440HB ...............$169,000 1999 NH 994, 25’ ...........................$15,000 2007 NH HW325, 1200hrs .............$58,000 2014 NH SR200............................$175,000 2012 MF 9740, ..............................$98,000 2003 Premier 2952, 2098 Hrs.........$48,000

TRACTOR 2011 NH T7.270 AutoCommand - LDR, 2360 hrs ...................................$178,000 2012 NH T7.170 ...........................$118,000 2009 NH TV6070 - LDR, Eng Hrs: 4660 ...........................$95,000 2012 NH T7.235, 1819 hrs ...........$198,000 2012 NH T7.235, 2341 hrs ...........$168,000 2006 NH TN60SA, 990 hrs .............$29,800 2012 Case IH, U105, 3622 hrs .......$59,000 2011 Case IH 210, 1290 Hrs, ...... $148,000 2011 Versatile 305, 1800 hrs ........$149,500 2012 NH, T7.235, 5800 hrs ..........$109,000 2006 Mccormick MTX120, 6700hrs ......................................$54,000

TRACTOR 4WD 2009 CIH STX535Q, 3103 hrs ......$278,000 2002 NH TJ450, 9000 hrs ............$138,000 2012 NH T9.505 ...........................$339,000

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WANTED: 1920- 1940 old Ford car bodies and parts. Also wanted old gas pumps and signs. 306-651-1449, Saskatoon, SK. WHAT’S in the barn or out back in the bush? Wanted: 1969 Coronet 500, 2 door that hasn’t been used in a long time.

Call 306-536-6693, Sedley, SK.

WANTED: TRACTOR MANUALS, sales brochures, tractor catalogs. 306-373-8012, Saskatoon, SK. WANTED: VOLKSWAGEN van/truck, pre-1967; Also antique signs, gas pumps, oil cans etc. 306-222-7376, Warman, SK. CEDAR TONGUE AND GROOVE siding (14’ & 4’); Scratch tickets (1995-2015); Lions pins; Beehive books 1945; Planter jars; Heinz bottles; Old Pepsi bottles; Polish and Hungarian books; Air wave radio; Round window w/frame (24x24); Old road maps CDN and US. 306-654-4802, Prud’Homme

JEFF AND CELINE SIPES Auction: Saturday June 3rd at 10:00 A.M., 810 1st Ave East, Canwood SK. Vehicles, tools, yard equipment, household, antiques and collectibles. Please check our website for more details, www.schmalzauctions.com or www.globalauctionguide.com Schmalz Auction Center HWY #2 South. Phone: 306-922-2300 or 306-763-2172.

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MACK AUCTION COMPANY presents a Large Collector Car - RV - Vehicle Auction Sunday June 18, 2017 @ 12 Noon for Derrick Big Eagle and guest consigner’s. Directions from Carlyle, SK: 12 km East of Carlyle on Hwy 13. Open House Saturday Jun 17th to pre-register and view. Unbelievable collection of muscle cars and recreational vehicles. 1971 Plymouth Satellite Road Runner; 1970 Plymouth Valiant Duster, 1965 Ford Galaxie 500 XL; 1973 Plymouth Cuda; 1968 Chevrolet Camaro SS Coupe; 1970 Ford Mustang Fastback Boss 302 Tribute; 1968 Ford Mustang Coupe Survivor; 1965 Plymouth Valiant Barracuda Glassback; 2007 Ford Shelby GTH Mustang Convertible, 8700 mi.; 1991 Volare Street Legal NASCAR; 1951 Hudson Hornet; 1931 Essex Rat Rod; 1974 Chev Camaro Z-28 Street Legal Drag Car; 2006 Jim Nasi Custom Chopper; 2000 Harley Davidson Road King, 3300 mi.; 2014 Custom Chopper; 1967 Chev C-10 Step Side Resto-Mod truck; 1987 Jaguar XJS Coupe; 1964 Oldsmobile 98 Custom Sport; 1962 Ford Thunderbird 2-door; 2008 Cadillac CTS 4-door Sedan; 1973 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham 4-door car w/36,000 mi.; 1994 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible; 1975 Firebird TransAm; 1946 Dodge Custom 1 ton truck; 1995 Ford Mustang GT; 2001 Harley Davidson Deuce; 2004 Freightliner S/A Highway Tractor toy hauler; 2015 Polaris 800 Switchback ProX sled w/400 mi.; 2010 Ski-Doo TNT 500; 1998 21’ Larson 206SEI fish & ski boat; 2011 Rainbow Excursion 14’ dump trailer; 1995 Dodge 2500 12 valve Cummins truck w/flatbed; 2012 Arctic Cat 700 Prowler side by side w/931 mi.; 2013 Arctic Cat Wildcat side by side; 2006 Arctic Cat 650 side by side; 1975 Pontiac Grand Prix; 1997 Hurricane 34’ motor home; 2015 Canadian Hauler enclosed sled trailer; 1996 Cajun Tournament Edition bass boat; 2 - 2008 Arctic Cat 700 EFI 4x4 quad; 2008 Arctic Cat 700 EFI 4x4 quad; 2015 Polaris 800 Pro RMK; 2009 Arctic Cat M8 Snow Pro; Ski-Doo Elite 2 seater snow machine; 2006 Arctic Cat 400 4x4 quad; 6 - unused Road Rat Racer go karts; Camoplast T4S quad tracks; 2006 Ford F150 King Ranch truck; NASCAR/dirt track race car video simulator; Master Spas 4-person hot tub & Michael Phelps Signature Series swim spa; 1979 Dodge Power Wagon; 1980 Chev Camaro Z-28 w/no eng.; 1990 Chev 1500 reg cab; 1983 Ford Mustang; 1999 Ford F250 7.3 Powerstroke dsl.; 1987 Chev Custom Deluxe truck; 1995 Chev 1500 4WD Stepside truck; 1990 GMC 4WD Suburban; 1986 Chev 1500 reg cab 4WD truck; 1979 GMC 3 ton flat deck truck; 1975 GMC C-65 fire truck; 2002 Dodge 1500 4WD truck.

The following are parts cars: 1957 Chev 4 door; 1974 Trans Am Hobby Stock chassis; 1975 Trans Am chassis; 1973 & 1977 Camaro chassis; 1972 Satellite Sebring chassis; 1976 Chevelle Hobby Stock chassis; large selection of race car parts; 4 - used Shaw race car chassis; modified race engines 383-412 CID; Hoosier & American Racer 15” tires; race blocks & heads; MSD ignition boxes; 9” rear ends; race seats, springs & suspension parts; shopbuilt 30’ TA gooseneck flatdeck trailer; race pit tool boxes; shopbuilt S/A utility trailer; S/A bumper pull horse trailer; Cytech 4-post mobile car lift; Model DP-7 7000 lbs. lift; Homak 2-pc. upright tool cabinet; Hot Rod Grills BBQ; Eagle upright air compressor; CIH 4690 4WD tractor; CIH 885 2WD tractor & CIH 2255 FEL; Vers. 500 4WD tractor; Husqvarna YTH 2448 lawn tractor; FarmKing 3PTH 6’ mower; Craftsman PT roto-tiller; UTV dozer blade; Remington 12 gauge double barrel shotgun; Husqvarna Vapenfabrik double barrel shotgun; plus much more! For new items and cars everyday, visit www.mackauctioncompany.com Or join ‘Mack Auction Co.’ on Facebook.

Call 306-421-2928 or 306-487-7815 for more information. PL #311962

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FARM & CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT CONSIGNMENT

JD 9600, 8820, 7720, 7700, 6620 Combines ● 2 - NH TX66 Combines ● MF 220 -26’ & Heston 8200 Swathers ● JD 8650 Tractor ● 2007 IH Tandem Grain Truck; Auto ● Spray Coupe 3640 ● Ford 700 ● 358 Mix Mill ● Tillage ● Exiss Alum G/N Horse Trailer c/w Tack Room ● Cat 315L Trackhoe c/w Thumb ● Toyota 5000 lb F. Lift; 2100 hrs ● Rough Terrain Crane; Older ● SELLICK S100 - 10,000 lb 4x4 Fork Lift ● Steamer Unit ● 1 Ton 4x4 c/w Snow Plow ● LOTS OF HAYING EQUIPMENT & TILLAGE ● YARD WILL BE FULL ● 2 Complete Welding Shops c/w Steel Inventory - PENDING SUN., JUNE 11TH - REDWATER, AB COLLECTOR VEHICLES & TRACTOR CONSIGNMENT

Approx. 100 COLLECTOR TRACTORS ● 1968 Mustang Conv. ● 1987, 1998, 2000 Corvettes ● MANY MORE VEHICLES ● 2 Encl 40’ & 48’Car Haulers ● Flat Deck Trailers ● Lund Fishing Boat ● SKI BOATS, RV’S, ANTIQUES, OLD EQUIPMENT ● YARD WILL BE FULL Ed Prodaniuk auctions

TRUCK BONEYARD INC. Specializing in 24’ GOOSENECK 3-8,000 lb. axles, $7890; obsolete parts, all makes. Trucks bought Bumper pull tandem lowboys: 18’, 16,000 lbs., $4750; 16’, 10,000 lbs., $3390; 16’, for wrecking. 306-771-2295, Balgonie, SK. 7000 lbs., $2975, 8000 lb Skidsteer, $1990 direct.

1-888-792-6283.

WRECKING SEMI-TRUCKS, lots of parts. Factory Call Yellowhead Traders. 306-896-2882, www.monarchtrailers.com Churchbridge, SK. ALL TRAILERS COST LESS IN Davidson 1-800-213-8008 www.fasttoysforboys.com

2016 GMC 1/2 ton Crewcab SLT, 5.3L V8, loaded, 2” lift, NAV, leather, 9657 kms., #M7283, $56,995.

1-800-667-0490 www.watrousmainline.com DL#907173

BEHNKE DROP DECK semi style and pintle hitch sprayer trailers. Air ride, SCHOOL BUSES: 20 to 66 passenger, tandem and tridems. Contact SK: 1991 to 2007, $2300 and up. 16 buses in 306-398-8000; AB: 403-350-0336. stock! Call Phoenix Auto, Lucky Lake, SK. 100 MISC. SEMI TRAILER FLATDECKS/ 1-877-585-2300. DL #320074. stepdecks, $2500 - $30,000. 10 heavy lowbeds, $10,000 - $70,000; Belly & end dumps and alum. tankers. 306-222-2413, Saskatoon, SK. www.trailerguy.ca SPECIAL PURCHASE OF new and nearnew 2014-2015 Crosstrek XVs. Save up to $5000. Come in quickly!! 1-877-373-2662. www.subaruofsaskatoon.ca DL #914077.

2016 FORD F-250 LARIAT diesel, shadow black, $59,995. Greenlight Truck and Auto, Saskatoon, SK., 306-934-1455, www.GreenlightAuto.ca DL #311430.

2016 SUBARU IMPREZA consumer reports as best small call starting at $23,360! Call for best price!! 1-877-373-2662 or www.subaruofsaskatoon.ca DL #914077.

2017 BIG TEX trailer goosenecks: 25’, 30’ and 33’ with mega ramps, 23,900 lbs.

GVWR. Start price, $12,995, incl. free spare. Jason’s Agri-Motive, Lafleche, SK., 306-472-3159. www.jasonsagri-motive.ca

EISSES GRAIN TRAILER Rental & Sales.

Super B grain trailers for rent by the day, week or month. Contact Henry at 403-782-3333, Lacombe, AB.

VIEW ALL SALES ONLINE - www.prodaniukauctions.com INTERNET BIDDING with www.liveauctionworld.com

ALLISON TRANSMISSION. Service, Sales and Parts. Exchange or rebuild. Call Allied Transmissions Calgary, 1-888-232-2203; Spectrum Industrial Automatics Ltd., Blackfalds, AB., call 1-877-321-7732.

CHECK OUT OUR parts specials at: www.Maximinc.Com/parts or call Maxim Truck & Trailer toll free 1-888-986-2946.

WRECKING LATE MODEL TRUCKS: 1/2, 3/4, 1 tons, 4x4’s, vans, SUV’s. Cummins, Chev and Ford diesel motors. Jasper Auto Parts, 1-800-294-4784 or 1-800-294-0687.

2015 AHV LODE-KING aluminum Super B hoppers, extra light pkg., round stainless fenders, current safety, excellent 11Rx22.5 tires w/aluminum wheels, exc. cond., no air lift or elec. tarps. 4 sets avail., $90,000 CM TRUCK BEDS. Starting at $2895. Call each OBO. 1-866-236-4028, Calgary, AB. Jason’s Agri-Motive, 306-472-3159 or visit us at: www.jasonsagri-motive.ca NEW NEW 2018 tri-axle 45’, air ride, 78” sides, Canadian made, $53,000 low price. PRECISION TRAILERS: Gooseneck and bumper hitch. You’ve seen the rest, now Buy now! Call 306-563-8765, Canora, SK. own the best. Hoffart Services, Odessa, SK. 2014 LODE-KING ENCLOSED alum. grain 306-957-2033 www.precisiontrailers.ca trailers with lift axles. Call Basil Facca 2004 LODELINE gravel trailer $30,000; 306-831-7026, Wiseton, SK. 2001 Doepker grain trailer $27,000; 2009 Doepker end dump gravel trailer $40,000 PRAIRIE SANDBLASTING & PAINTING. 2011 Doepker step deck trailer $37,000.

Trailer overhauls and repairs, alum. slopes 306-487-7799 306-487-2633 Lampman SK and trailer repairs, tarps, insurance claims, and trailer sales. Epoxy paint. Agriculture ALL ALUMINUM TRAILERS: tridems and and commercial. Satisfaction guaranteed. Super B Timpte grain trailers. Call Maxim Truck & Trailer, 1-888-986-2946 or see 306-744-7930, Saltcoats, SK. www.Maximinc.Com

VS TRUCK WORKS Inc. Parting out GM 1/2 and 1 ton trucks. Call 403-972-3879, NORMS SANDBLASTING & PAINT, 40 Alsask, SK. www.vstruckworks.com years body and paint experience. We do WRECKING TRUCKS: All makes all metal and fiberglass repairs and integral to models. Need parts? Call 306-821-0260 daycab conversions. Sandblasting and or email: junkman.2010@hotmail.com paint to trailers, trucks and heavy equip.

Wrecking Dodge, Chev, GMC, Ford and Endura primers and topcoats. A one stop others. Lots of 4x4 stuff, 1/2 ton - 3 ton, shop. Norm 306-272-4407, Foam Lake SK. buses etc. and some cars. We ship by bus, 2008 & 2009 DRAKE grain trailers, 40’ trimail, Loomis, Purolator. Lloydminster, SK. axles, 2 hopper, fresh safeties. New tarps, SASKATOON TRUCK PARTS CENTRE paint, tires, drums, slack adjusters, air Ltd. North Corman Industrial Park. bags, shocks, etc., $36,000/each. Phone New and used parts available for 3 ton Myles 306-745-6140, 306-745-7530 (cell), trucks all the way up to highway tractors, Esterhazy, SK. for every make and model, no part too big or small. Our shop specializes in custom ALL ALUMINUM GRAIN TRAILERS: Tanrebuilt differentials/transmissions and dems, tridems and Super B Timpte grain clutch installations. Engines are available, trailers. Call Maxim Truck & Trailer, both gas and diesel. Re-sale units are on 1-888-986-2946 or www.Maximinc.Com 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 2 WILSON CATTLEPOTS: 53’ tri-axle, 1996; SUMMER CLEAROUT SALES EVENT. Up to 48’ tandem, 1999, good cond., w/safety. $16,914 in Savings on select models, OAC. Fat- trailers. 403-740-4837, Endiang, AB. 1-866-944-9024. www.dodgecityauto.com DL #911673.

SUMMER CLEAROUT SALES EVENT. Up to $16,914 in Savings on select models, OAC. 1-866-944-9024. www.dodgecityauto.com DL #911673.

WRECKING VOLVO TRUCKS: Misc. axles and parts. Also tandem trailer suspension axles. Call 306-539-4642, Regina, SK. SOUTHSIDE AUTO WRECKERS located in Weyburn, SK. 306-842-2641. Used car parts, light truck to semi-truck parts. We buy scrap iron and non-ferrous metals.

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2000 Komatsu PC75 Trackhoe ● Genie GS4390 4x4 Scissor Lift ● 2001 IH Tandem Gravel Truck; N14; 18 Spd ● 2002 - 27’ - 20 Ton Trailer ● Knight Gravel Wgn ● JD 6200 Tractor ● 2008 Bristol Bay 36’ Hldy Trailer ● 2004 Trails West Horse Trailer; Living Qtrs ● 2006 Ford F350 4x4 Crew Cab & MUCH MORE FRI., JUNE 9TH - REDWATER, AB

TRUCK PARTS: 1/2 to 3 ton, new and used. We ship anywhere. Contact Phoenix Auto, 1-877-585-2300, Lucky Lake, SK. ONE OF SASK’s largest inventory of used heavy truck parts. 3 ton tandem diesel motors and transmissions and differentials for all makes! Can-Am Truck Export Ltd., MORE AND MORE FARMERS are choosing 1-800-938-3323.

Mack Auction Co. to conduct their farm equipment auctions!! Book your 2017 auction with us! Call 306-634-9512 today! www.mackauctioncompany.com PL311962

CALL GRASSLAND TRAILERS for your best deal on quality livestock trailers by Titan, Duralite and Circle D. 306-640-8034 cell, 306-266-2016, gm93@sasktel.net Wood Mountain, SK.

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2016 GMC 1/2 TON CREWCAB SLT, 4x4, 5.3L V8, loaded, 57,915 km, stk#H1140A, $48,395, DL#907173. 1-800-667-0490 www.watrousmainline.com

2015 SILVERADO 1500, heated/cooled seats, 6.2L, $45,995. Greenlight Truck and Auto, Saskatoon, SK., 306-934-1455, www.GreenlightAuto.ca DL #311430.

2015 RAM 3500 Laramie, diesel, fully loaded, $64,995. Greenlight Truck and Auto, Saskatoon, SK., 306-934-1455, www.GreenlightAuto.ca DL #311430.

2015 GMC 1/2 ton Crewcab SLT, 4WD, 5.3L V8, loaded, NAV, silver, 64,790 km., #M7273, $41,995. Call 1-800-667-0490 www.watrousmainline.com DL#907173 2015 FORD F-350 King Ranch, dsl, dually, $66,995. Greenlight Truck and Auto, Saskatoon, SK., 306-934-1455, www.GreenlightAuto.ca DL #311430.

2015 FORD F-250 LARIAT diesel, sunroof, nav, $58,995. Greenlight Truck and Auto, Saskatoon, SK., 306-934-1455, www.GreenlightAuto.ca DL #311430.

2013 GMC SIERRA 2500HD, Denali diesel, fully loaded, $52,995 Greenlight Truck and Auto, Saskatoon, SK., 306-934-1455, www.GreenlightAuto.ca DL #311430.

2012 RAM 3500, Laramie diesel, 4 to choose from. Greenlight Truck and Auto, Saskatoon, SK., 306-934-1455, www.GreenlightAuto.ca DL #311430.

2012 FORD F-350 XLT extended cab, diesel, dually, $35,995. Greenlight Truck and Auto, Saskatoon, SK., 306-934-1455, www.GreenlightAuto.ca DL #311430.

1997 CHEV 1500, 3 door, 4x4, runs good, some rust, 465,000 kms, asking $3495 OBO. Gary 306-823-4493, Neilburg, SK.

2015 RAM 3500 SLT, 4x4, loaded, diesel, $48,995. Greenlight Truck and Auto, Saskatoon, SK., 306-934-1455, www.GreenlightAuto.ca DL #311430.

SUMMER CLEAROUT SALES EVENT. Up to $16,914 in Savings on select models, OAC. 1-866-944-9024. www.dodgecityauto.com DL #911673.

TRUCKS & TRAILERS

OVER 200 TRAILERS IN STOCK

Flat decks & Deck overs, Dumps, Car hauler, Enclosed Trailers and much more!!

FINANCING AND LEASING AVAILABLE 3760 - 48 Ave. Camrose

1.780.672.4400 www.ddsales.com

1978 GMC 6500 tandem, 366 gas, 5&4 trans., 18’ B&H, roll tarp, with remote hoist and endgate, $6500 OBO. 403-820-0145, Drumheller, AB. 1979 FORD 9000, tandem, 671 Detroit, c/w 22’ steel B&H, $12,500.

780-679-7795, Camrose, AB. 2007 MACK, 10 speed Eaton auto., new 20’ CIM B&H, 380,000 kms., fresh Sask. safeties. Call 306-270-6399, Saskatoon, SK. www.78truxsales.com DL #316542.

REMOTE CONTROL ENDGATE AND hoist systems can save you time, energy and keep you safe this seeding season.

Give Kramble Industries a call at 306-933-2655, Saskatoon, SK. or visit us online at: www.kramble.net AUTOSHIFT TRUCKS AVAILABLE: Boxed tandems and tractor units. Contact David 306-887-2094, 306-864-7055, Kinistino, SK. DL #327784. www.davidstrucks.com ALLISON AUTOMATIC TRUCKS: Several trucks with auto. trans. available with C&C or grain or gravel box. Starting at $19,900; 2002 IH 4400 DT466, Allison auto., 20’ B&H, $56,900. Call K&L Equipment, 306-795-7779, Ituna, SK. DL #910885. ladimer@sasktel.net

CAB AND CHASSIS: 2010 Chev 3500 1 ton dually, will take 10’-12’ deck, 6L gas, 195,000 kms., fresh Sask. safety, $8900; 2000 Sterling tandem, 435 HP Cat, 10 spd.

SUMMER CLEAROUT SALES EVENT. Up to trans, will take 20’ box, extremely low $16,914 in Savings on select models, OAC. kms, $19,900. Call K&L Equipment, NEW WILSON BUMPER PULL MODEL 1-866-944-9024. www.dodgecityauto.com 306-795-7779, Ituna, SK. DL #910885. ladimer@sasktel.net Desert Sales Inc. now stocks the Wilson DL #911673.

Ranch Hand bumper pull. With over 15 TANDEM AXLE GRAIN trucks in inventory.

2017 GMC CANYON CC 4x4, 3.6L V6, years of sales and service, we will not be and used, large inventory across undersold. Bassano, AB., 1-888-641-4508. loaded, all-terrain pkg., starting $41,795, 6 New Western Canada at www.Maximinc.Com or in stock, #H1592.

1-800-667-0490 www.desertsales.ca call Maxim Truck & Trailer 1-888-986-2946 DL#907173 www.watrousmainline.com

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2017 GMC 1/2 ton Denali, 6.2L, V8, loaded, NAV, sunroof, leather, #H1320, starting at $62,995, 4 in stock! 1-800-667-0490 2013 MACK CHU613 Pinnacle, 505C, 18 www.watrousmainline.com DL#907173 spd., 14 front/46 rear axles, 15’ Renn box, 2017 CHEV COLORADO Crewcab 4x4, 3.6L 175,000 kms, equipped for pup, elec. tarp, V6, loaded, NAV, heated leather, #H1492, Webasto heater, alum. rims, $100,000 starting at $43,695. 1-800-667-0490, OBO. 306-731-7266, Strasbourg, SK. www.watrousmainline.com DL#907173 2012 IHC TRANSTAR, low pro, Max 300 2017 CHEV AND GMC Crewcab Diesels, HP diesel, Allison auto. trans., single axle, 6.6L V8 Duramax, loaded, leather, loaded cab, 13’ Armstrong landscape #H1503, 10 in stock. 1-800-667-0490 dump, $39,900; 2010 CHEV 1 ton dump truck w/10’ gravel dump, $14,900. K&L www.watrousmainline.com DL#907173 Equipment and Auto. Call Ladimer, 2017 CHEV AND GMC 1 ton Crewcab Du- 306-795-7779, Ituna SK. DL #910885. ally, 6.6L, V8 dsl., loaded, cloth, #H1566, call 1-800-667-0490 for pricing! Or visit TANDEM AXLE GRAVEL trucks in inventory. New and used, large inventory across www.watrousmainline.com DL#907173 Western Canada at www.Maximinc.Com or 2017 CHEV AND GMC 1/2 ton Crewcab call Maxim Truck & Trailer 1-888-986-2946 w/cloth, 5.3L, V8, loaded, #H189, starting at $46,995, 5 in stock. 1-800-667-0490, www.watrousmainline.com DL#907173 IHC F2574 671 13 spd., 240 WB, 20’ 2017 CHEV AND GMC 1/2 ton Crewcab, 1981 c/w silage gate, $22,000. During the 5.3L, V8, loaded, cloth, #H1189, starting B&H day, call 403-932-2131, Cochrane, AB. at $46,995, 5 in stock. 1-800-667-0490 www.watrousmainline.com DL#907173 2010 PETERBILT 455 Cummins, 18 spd, 40 rears, super high rise bunk, 900,000 kms, 2017 CHEV AND GMC 1/2 ton CC, 5.3 L $26,000 OBO. 780-983-0936, Clyde, AB. V8, loaded, leather, #H1276, starting at $50,195, 45 in stock. 1-800-667-0490 2001 PETERBILT 378 Tandem, 18 spd., Eawww.watrousmainline.com DL#907173 ton 46 rears, alum. front bumper, 478,000 kms, $30,000 OBO. 780-983-0936, Clyde.

2016 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD Denali diesel, fully loaded, $74,995. Greenlight Truck 2011 PETE 386 550ISX, 18 spd, 40 rears, and Auto, Saskatoon, SK., 306-934-1455, lockers, leather, loaded, 874,000 kms, $55,500, 306-921-7721, Melfort, SK. www.GreenlightAuto.ca DL #311430.

26 2013 MACK CHU613, auto. trans., heavy rear end, 505 HP, c/w 2015 Etnyre Black Hawk equipment trailer, 10’W, tridem lift axles, alum. wheels, pullouts. Great for Farm Dealership. Sell as unit or separately.

Call 780-720-4304, Willingdon, AB.

MAY 22, 2017 • ALBERTAFARMEXPRESS.CA

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Neyaskweyak Group of Companies Inc. (“NGCI”), on behalf of the Ermineskin Cree Nation, seeks an experienced partner or group of partners to take over existing farming leases, amalgamate our lands and develop Ermineskin Cree Nation’s land to its best and highest use.

80 N EW 2017 1/2 TO N C R EW

C ABS AR E BEIN G C L EAR ED O UT AT D ISC O UN T P R IC ES!

Ermineskin Cree Nation (on reserve) lands consists of 16,500 acres of cultivated chernozemic (black soil) and 3,500 acres (off reserve) non-cultivated forest and pasture located within the County of Wetaskiwin (the “Lands”). The Lands are valued in excess of $60 million.

REPOSSESSED 2012 IH Prostar, only 134,000 original kms, 18 spd., super extra clean, no damage; Also 2007 Western Star 4900, Mercedes 460, 18 spd,. full lockers.

Email: bailiffservices@sasktel.net

201 7 CHEV & GM C 1 /2 TO N D O U BL E CAB 5.3L V 8,lo ad e d ,traile r pkg ,he ate d clo th,8 in s to ck.

Sto ck #H1 382 M SR P $50,64 5 Ca sh P ric e $38,995 o r $303 b i-w eekly @ 0% 72 m o .

2011 KENWORTH T800 550ISX, 18 spd., 3.91, Super 40s, GPS, full lockers, 814,000 kms., $58,900. 306-921-7721, Melfort, SK.

The mandate of NGCI is to achieve self-sufficiency and sustainability through longterm investments and business development. NGCI’s mission is to promote and maintain viable and profitable businesses and investments that create employment and enhance human capacity.

Scope of Work The proposed engagement may include, without limitation, the production of oilseed, grain, forage and pulse crops; grow vegetable and greenhouse crops and establish dairy, beef, hog, poultry, sheep herds or other agricultural products (the “Work”).

All other terms relating to the performance of the Work, payment, profit sharing, the amount of the Lands to be cultivated, the exact nature of the Work is to be negotiated.

SLEEPERS AND DAY CABS. New and used. Huge inventory across Western Canada at www.Maximinc.Com or call Maxim Truck & Trailer, 1-888-986-2946.

Responding to the Request for Interest: Those who have interest in performing the Work should contact NGCI to express interest.

2002 PETERBILT SINGLE AXLE, van body with power end gate, $8500 OBO. Call Randy 780-983-0936, Clyde, AB. 1999 FREIGHTLINER FL60, Mercedes Allison auto., crew cab, ex-Vancouver Emergency Response Unit, 104,000 kms, 6800 hrs, $14,000 OBO. 780-983-0936, Clyde AB 1997 MACK RD688, 100 barrel water tank, pump, etc., 400 Mack, 24.5 wheels, white, $16,500. 306-960-3000 St. Louis SK DECKS, DRY VANS, reefers and storage trailers at: www.Maximinc.Com or call Maxim Truck & Trailer, 1-888-986-2946.

201 7 BU ICK ENCL AV E L EATHER AW D 3.6L V 6,lo ad e d ,he ate d le athe r, 70 in s to ck. Sto ck #H1 31 2 M SR P $55,54 5 Ca sh P ric e $50,1 95 o r $365 b i-w eekly @ 0% 72 m o .

M ED IUM D UTY TR UC K S 2008 GM C C7500 R EGU L AR CAB 8.1 L V 8 Allis o n ,2300 Se rie s ,5 s pd , Drive rSe atw /airSu s pe n s io n ,Air,Cru is e , Tilt,Pw rDo o rLo cks ,Pw rM irro r,Ele ctric AirCo m pre s s o r,Du alFu e lTan ks ,Tractio n Co n tro l,Du alN o te Ele ctric Ho rn ,AM /FM Rad io ,8.5x1 6x55” CIM Bo x & Ho is t, Ro llTarp,W hite ,32,723K m s Stk#M 7220B $4 4 ,995

NGCI will provide further information relating to the Lands upon request.

SUMMER CLEAROUT SALES EVENT. Up to $16,914 in Savings on select models, OAC. 1-866-944-9024. www.dodgecityauto.com DL #911673.

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SPECIAL PURCHASE OF new and near REPAIRS TO ALL MAKES of grain bins, new 2014-2015 Crosstrek XVs. Save up to farm & commercial buildings. Peterson $5000. Come in quickly!! 1-877-373-2662. Construction, 306-789-2444, ask for Len. www.subaruofsaskatoon.ca DL #914077.

COVER-ALL 40x60’ TRUSS arch shelter, CAN-AM TRUCK EXPORT LTD., Delisle, dismantled. Offers. Phone 306-563-6022, SK. 1-800-938-3323. 1998 Timpte con- Canora, SK. vertible grain trailer, 48’, tandem, air ride, $20,000; 2009 Western Star CC 60 Detroit, 18 fronts, 46 rears, 4-way locks, 460,000 kms, $60,000; 2012 Western Star DD15 Detroit 18 spd., 40 rears, w/4-way lock, APU unit, $60,000; 1997 Sterling single axle tractor, 3126 Cat, 10 spd., 23,000 rears, $8500; 2007 IHC 4400, DT466, 6 spd., air ride, w/24’ van, 325,000 kms, $16,000; 400 KW to 800 KW gensets, low www.windandweathershelters.com hours; 2002 Pete 320, 3126 Cat, auto COMMERCIAL GRADE Wind and weather w/side load garbage unit, $30,000; 2008 shelter buildings available in widths from Kenworth 800 daycab, C15 Cat, 18 spd., 46 20’ to 90’. Prices starting at $2495. If you rears, 4-way locks, 700,000 kms, $68,000; have bought an auction building and need 2003 Freightliner Columbia, Detroit 60 Se- to upgrade to more durable material or ries, 13 spd., 40 rears, $23,000; 2000 parts we can help. Located in Yorkton.

Western Star, Detroit 60 Series, 13 spd., Contact Paul at 306-641-5464 or Ladimer 40 rears, $21,000; 2001 Freightliner FL80, 306-795-7779.

Cat 3126, auto, 15’ Midland, $38,000; 2003 Pete 379, 6NZ Cat, 6100 hrs. since Hit our readers where it counts… in the clasoverhaul, 18 - 46,000 full locks, 48” sleep- sifieds. Place your ad in the Alberta Farmer er, $48,000; Gensets available. Financing Express classifed section. 1-800-665-1362. available, OAC. www.can-amtruck.com DL#910420.

SLEEPERS AND DAY CABS. New and used. Huge inventory across Western Canada at www.Maximinc.Com or call Maxim Truck & Trailer, 1-888-986-2946.

WILL DO CUSTOM FENCING new and re- EQUIPMENT AND PARTS: 2007 Komatsu pair barbwire fences. Lazy J Ranch, Jesse D85EX-15E tier 3 dozer, straight blade, Wagner at 306-662-8557 Fox Valley, SK. double tilt, ripper 3 shank, AC, 3030 hrs., $320,000; 2007 Komatsu PC300LC-7 track NEUFELD ENT. CORRAL CLEANING, hoe c/w 12.5’ stick and 60’ stick, 2 buckpayloader, Bobcat with rubber tracks and ets, trigger switch, AC, 3632 hrs., vertical beater spreaders.

Phone $205,000; 2009 Volvo G970 grader, 16’ 306-220-5013, 306-467-5013, Hague, SK. blade, ripper, AC, new engine, 6250 hrs., $135,000; 2009 Case SV212 vibratory packer, cab, AC c/w shell kit installed, 1694 hrs., $85,000; Dismantling 1997 WANTED: Rails for a D8 Cat 14A or D8H PC300-6 excavator and TS24 1981 scraper. Pictures available on request. Call Cat. Phone 780-632-5557, Vegreville, AB. 306-634-9911, Estevan, SK.

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JOHN DEERE 772BH grader, with snow wing, good running condition. Call 306-238-4411, Goodsoil, SK.

SAND AND GRAVEL BUSINESS: Close to Regina (on primary), very good pit lease, new cone crusher and 3-deck screener, lots of newer equipment, trucks, genset, CUSTOM SEEDING - Full service. Now inventory. Customer base and over booking. References available. Call Lynden $1,000,000 gross 2016, $1,750,000. at 306-255-7777, Colonsay, SK. 306-536-5055, norm@skynorth.com

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

RECLAMATION CONTRACTORS: Bigham 3 and 4 leg mechanical trip 3 pt. hitch Paratills in stock; parts for Bigham and Tye Paratills. Call Kelloughs: 1-888-500-2646.

KELLO DISC BLADES and bearings: 22” to 42” notched. Parts: oilbath and greaseable CUSTOM SILAGE ALFALFA, barley and bearings to service all makes of heavy concorn. Will travel AB and SK. For more info. struction discs. Call: 1-888-500-2646, Red call Willy 403-504-8779, Burdett, AB. Deer, AB. www.kelloughs.com HYDRAULIC PULL SCRAPERS 10 to 25 yds., exc. cond.; Loader and scraper tires, Farming is enough of a gamble, advertise in 2012 CAT D3K very low hrs., 6-way dozer, custom conversions available. Looking for the Alberta Farmer Express classified sec- cab, AC, heated cab, $120,000. Call Cat cable scrapers. Quick Drain Sales Ltd., 780-983-0936, Clyde, AB. 306-231-7318, 306-682-4520 Muenster SK tion. It’s a sure thing. 1-800-665-1362.

CLIFF’S USED CRAWLER PARTS. Some older Cats, IH and Allis Chalmers. HYDRAULIC SCRAPERS: LEVER 60, 70, 80, and 435, 4 to 30 yd. available. Rebuilt 780-755-2295, Edgerton, AB. for years of trouble-free service. Lever Holdings Inc. 306-682-3332 Muenster, SK. ROAD GRADERS CONVERTED to pull behind large 4 WD tractors, 14’ and 16’ blade widths avail. 306-682-3367, CWK Ent. Humboldt, SK. www.cwenterprises.ca

CUSTOM SEEDING: Morris AirDrill, AutoSteer, reasonable rates, will travel, booking acres now! 306-309-0080, Pangman AG DEALS TO GO!

LANDMASTER DOZER: Professionally 2005 LINK-BELT 290 hoe; D7G PS dozer Engineered & Manufactured. Lease to own. ripper, $56,500; Smooth drum packer Zero down. Semi-annual payments. Lease w/Detroit eng. 306-236-8023, Goodsoil SK term up to 72 months. Call for details and pricing. Sask - Neil 306-231-8300 or Alta.

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EQUIPMENT HAULING. Serving Western Canada and Northwest USA. Call Harvey at 1-877-824-3010 or cell 403-795-1872.

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SKIDSTEER ATTACHMENTS: Buckets, rock buckets, grapples, weld-on plates, hyd. augers, brush cutters and more large stock.

Top quality equipment, quality welding and sales. Call Darcy at 306-731-3009, 2013 JCB 550-140 TELEHANDLER, 306-731-8195, Craven, SK. bought new in 2015, 1825 hrs., diesel power, PS trans., 4 WD, 4-way steering, very good tires, 10,000 lb. capacity, 45’ 2008 CAT 980H wheel loader, w/QA, buckreach height, hydraulic outriggers, full cab et, forks, $165,000; 2013 CAT 930K wheel w/heat and A/C, c/w 1.8 yard bucket and loader, like new condition, $170,000. Call pallet forks. 3 yd. bucket optional, Andrew, Brian 780-213-1101, Arborfield, SK. AB. Call Bill, 780-365-2020, 780-210-0800.

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REGULATION DUGOUTS: 120x60x14’, $2000; 160x60x14’, $2950; 180x60x14’, $3450; 200x60x14’, $3950; Larger sizes available. Travel incl. in Sask. Gov’t grants 2015 TM320 JCB, 938 hrs., diesel powavailable. 306-222-8054, Saskatoon, SK. er, PS, 4WD articulating steering, excellent MULCHING- TREES, BRUSH, Stumps. condition, 7500 lb lift, 17’ lift, full cab with Call today 306-933-2950. Visit us at: heat & AC, c/w 3 yard bucket. Warranty Expires Oct 27, 2017. Andrew, AB. Call Bill, www.maverickconstruction.ca 780-365-2020 or 780-210-0800.

BRUSH MULCHING. The fast, effective way to clear land. Four season service, KUBOTA EXCAVATOR KXO80-3, 10 ton, competitive rates, 275 HP unit, also avail. 2011, 1800 hrs, CAH, wrist-o-twist bucket, trackhoe with thumb, multiple bucket at- $58,000. 306-940-6835, Prince Albert, SK. tachments. Bury rock and brush piles and fence line clearing. Borysiuk Contracting 740 CHAMPION GRADER, 1984, 8.3 Inc., www.bcisk.ca Prince Albert, SK., Cummins eng., snow wing, ready to work.

306-960-3804. $26,000. Call 306-563-8765, Canora, SK.

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2016 SUBARU FORESTER name top pick for 2016. Starting from $29,360. Great selection to choose from!! 1-877-373-2662, www.subaruofsaskatoon.ca DL #914077.

LONG LAKE TRUCKING, two units, custom hay hauling. 306-567-7100, Imperial, SK.

LODGE AND STORE: 8 log cabins, 50 campsites, boat and motor rentals. Water and septic system, filleting house, shop, air strip and sandy beach. 306-829-2143.

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USED, REBUILT or NEW engines. Specializing in Cummins, have all makes, large inventory of parts, re-powering is our specialty. 1-877-557-3797, Ponoka, AB. DIESEL ENGINES, OVERHAUL kits and parts for most makes. Cat, CIH, Cummins, Detroit, Mack. M&M Equipment Ltd., Parts and Service phone: 306-543-8377, fax: 306-543-2111, Regina, SK. 290 CUMMINS, 350 Detroit, 671 Detroit, Series 60 cores. 306-539-4642, Regina, SK WANTED DIESEL CORES: ISX and N14 Cummins, C15 Cats, Detroits Ddec 3, 4, DD15. Can-Am Truck 1-800-938-3323.

3406B, N14, SERIES 60, running engines and parts. Call Yellowhead Traders, 306-896-2882, Churchbridge, SK.

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

DIAMOND CANVAS SHELTERS, sizes ranging from 15’ wide to 120’ wide, any length. Call Bill 780-986-5548, Leduc, AB. www.starlinesales.com INSULATED FARM SHOP packages or built on site, for early booking call 1-800-667-4990 or visit our website: www.warmanhomecentre.com WOOD POST BUILDING packages or built on site. For early booking call 1-800-667-4990 or visit our website: www.warmanhomecentre.com STRAIGHT WALL BUILDING packages or built on site. For early booking call 1-800-667-4990 or visit our website: www.warmanhomecentre.com BEHLEN STEEL BUILDINGS, quonsets, convex and rigid frame straight walls, grain tanks, metal cladding, farm- commercial. Construction and concrete crews.

Guaranteed workmanship. Call your Saskatoon and Northwest Behlen Distributor, Janzen Steel Buildings, 306-242-7767, Osler, SK. POLE BARNS, WOODSTEEL packages, hog, chicken and dairy barns. Construction and concrete crews available. Mel or Scott, MR Steel Construction, 306-978-0315, Hague, SK. AFAB INDUSTRIES POST frame buildings.

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2011 4520 1-bin, 70’ booms, $138,000; Special: 2010 Case 3520, 3-bin, 3 wheeler, $93,000; 2010 Case 4520, 1bin, 70’ booms, 1920 hrs., AutoSteer, $138,000; 2006 Case 4510, AutoSteer, FlexAir 70’ booms, 7400 hrs., $77,000; 2005 Case 4520 w/70’ FlexAir, 4000 hrs., $78,000; 2004 Case 4010, 80’ SPRAYER, 7000 hrs., $58,000; 2- 2004 Loral AirMax 1000s, 70’ booms, immaculate, $76,000 and $62,000; 2006 2-bin AgChem, 70’ booms, $58,000; 2004 KBH Semi tender, self-contained, $32,500; 2009 and 2012 Merritt semi belt tender, self-contained, $33,500 and $44,000; 24 ton Wilmar tender beds, $18,500 each; 2010 Wilmar Wrangler 4560, loader, 1600 hrs., $25,500; 2009 Wrangler, 2400 hrs., $23,500; 18,000 gal. NH3 holding tank, $34,500. All USD prices. 406-576-3402, 406-466-5356, Choteau, MT. Visit online: www.fertilizerequipment.net

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406-576-3402, 406-466-5356, Cho- sories. Call Bill 780-986-5548, Leduc, AB. 306-220-1278, Saskatoon and Regina, SK. teau, MT. www.fertilizerequipment.net www.starlinesales.com 20’ TO 53’ CONTAINERS. New, used and modified. Available Winnipeg, MB; Regina and Saskatoon, SK. www.g-airservices.ca REMOTE CONTROL SWING AUGER 306-933-0436. movers, trailer chute openers, endgate 20’ and 40’ SHIPPING CONTAINERS and hoist systems, wireless full bin alarms, and storage trailers. Large Sask. inventory. swing belt movers, wireless TractorCams, motorized utility carts. All shipped directly Phone 1-800-843-3984 or 306-781-2600. to you. Safety, convenience, reliability.

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HORNOI LEASING NEW and used 20’ and 40’ sea cans for sale or rent. Call 306-757-2828, Regina, SK. SHIPPING CONTAINERS FOR SALE. 20’CHIEF WESTLAND AND CARADON BIN 53’, delivery/ rental/ storage available. For extensions, sheets, stiffeners, etc. Now inventory and prices call: 306-262-2899, available. Call Bill, 780-986-5548, Leduc, Saskatoon, SK. www.thecontainerguy.ca AB. www.starlinesales.com LIFETIME LID OPENERS. We are a stock- 20’ AND 40’ CONTAINERS for sale: ing dealer for Boundary Trail Lifetime Lid Good, useable condition, ready to go!

Openers, 18” to 39”. Rosler Construction 1-800-667-4515, www.combineworld.com 2000 Inc., 306-933-0033, Saskatoon, SK. BROCK (BUTLER) GRAIN BIN PARTS and accessories available at Rosler Construction. 306-933-0033, Saskatoon, SK. CUSTOM GRAIN BIN MOVING, all types up to 22’ diameter. 10% spring discount.

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ONLY 2 LEFT! 3500 bu. Meridian/Behlen bin/hopper combo, 10 leg hopper and skid, roof and side ladder, safety fill, constructed, $9,995. FOB Regina, SK. Peterson Construction, 306-789-2444.

CUSTOM BUILT HOPPER BOTTOMS for all bins, large and small. Magnum Fabricating, 306-662-2198, Maple Creek, SK. KEHO/ GRAIN GUARD Aeration Sales www.magnumfabricating.com and Service. R.J. Electric, Avonlea, SK. Call 2- 3300 BU., 2- 2000 bu., 3- 1650 bu. bins, 306-868-2199 or cell 306-868-7738. $1/bu. Will sell separate. Floors fairly KEHO/ GRAIN GUARD/ OPI STORMAX. good. Gary 306-823-4493, Neilburg, SK. For sales and service east central SK. and BOOK NOW, TAKE DELIVERY, DON’T MB., call Gerald Shymko, Calder, SK., PAY UNTIL NOVEMBER, 2017. Top 306-742-4445 or toll free 1-888-674-5346. quality MERIDIAN bins. Price includes: skid, ladders to ground, manhole, set-up and delivery within set radius. Meridian Hopper Combo SPECIAL: 5000 bu., $14,400. We manufacture superior quality BATCO CONVEYORS, new and used, hoppers and steel floors for all makes and grain augers and SP kits. Delivery and sizes. Know what you are investing in. Call leasing available. 1-866-746-2666. and find out why our product quality and price well exceeds the competition. We 2004 JD 1910 CONVEYOR, runs well, also stock replacement lids for all makes & has been tested, cosmetically 65%, $7000. models of bins. Leasing available. Hoffart 1-800-667-4515, www.combineworld.com Services Inc, 306-957-2033, Odessa, SK. FOR ALL YOUR grain storage, hopper 2014 BATCO 1545 FL, $17,500 OBO; 2012 cone and steel floor requirements contact: 1545 Brandt conveyor $16,500 OBO. Call Kevin’s Custom Ag in Nipawin, SK. Toll 306-648-3622, Gravelbourg, SK. free: 1-888-304-2837.

BUILD YOUR OWN conveyors, 6”, 7”, 8” USED WESTEEL WIDE-CORR grain bin, and 10” end units available; Transfer conModel 2710, 10 tier, external stiffeners, veyors and bag conveyors or will custom 18,790 bu., 13 roof vents. Already disas- build. Call for prices. Master Industries sembled, $12,000. Set up can be arranged. Inc. www.masterindustries.ca Phone Call 306-645-4526, Rocanville, SK. 1-866-567-3101, Loreburn, SK.

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AUGERS: NEW and USED: Wheatheart, Westfield, Westeel augers; Auger SP kits; Batco conveyors; Wheatheart post pound- WANTED: JD 7810 c/w FEL & 3-PTH; SP ers. Good prices, leasing available. Call or PTO bale wagon; JD or IHC end wheel 1-866-746-2666. drills. Small square baler. 403-394-4401.

NEVER CLIMB A BIN AGAIN! Full-bin Su- 2007 NH BR780A, 1 owner, wide PU, per Sensor, reliable hardwired with 2 year 20,000 bales, like new. Lloydminster, SK. warranty; Magnetic Camera Package - One 306-825-2440, cel 780-872-6461. man positioning of auger (even at night); Hopper Dropper - Unload your hopper bins NH 1033 STACKLINER bale wagon, in without any mess; Wireless Magnetic LED working cond., $3000. Can deliver. RoseLight - Position your swing auger at night town, SK. 306-831-9979 or 306-882-3141. from the comfort of your truck. Safety and convenience are the name of the game.

Contact Brownlees Trucking Inc., 306-228-2971, 1-877-228-5598, Unity, SK. JOHN DEERE 956 MOCO Discbine w/flails, www.brownlees.ca exc. cond., new in June 2008, field ready, MERIDIAN AUGERS: TL10-39, HD10-59, $19,500. 306-867-6511, Conquest, SK. TL12-39 w/37 EFI all w/movers, clutches, lights and rev. gearbox. Call for pricing.

SLMD 10-72 cash $13,000; SLMD 12-79, $23,750; SLMD 12-85, $25,000. 2013 JD W150, c/w 35’ header, double 306-648-3622, Gravelbourg, SK. knife, double reel, 650/500 hrs., exc., $135,000. 780-679-7795, Camrose, AB. RM45 MERIDIAN, $34,500; RM55 Meridian, $36,500; Swing away Meridian 20- 25’ U2 PU REEL on 1986 IH 4000 swather, 120, $52,500. 306-648-3622, Gravelbourg good condition, $4500; IH 4000 parts swather. 306-867-6511, Conquest, SK. MERIDIAN AUGERS IN STOCK: swings, truck loading, Meridian SP movers. Call 1996 MF 220 SP 26’, 1970 hrs., sliding taHoffart Services Inc., Odessa, SK., ble, diesel, UII PU reel, very good, asking $21,000. 306-648-7518, Gravelbourg, SK. 306-957-2033.

2007 Case/IH 7010, dual wheels, w/2016 COMBINE WORLD can provide dual soluheader, $170,000. Call A.E. Chicoine Farm tions for a multitude of agricultural equipEquipment, 306-449-2255, Storthoaks, SK. ment! Call us now for pricing and availability! 1-800-667-4515.

2000 CASE/IH 2388 w/1015 header, $65,000; 2004 2388 w/2015 PU header, UPPER CHAFF FRAME for JD 9660 SES, $115,000; 2006 2388 w/2015 PU header, part #AH229379, new in crate, $2800; 1 $130,000. A.E. Chicoine Farm Equipment, new Redekop Mav rotor w/knives, fits JD STS combines, $2600; 2 new tailboards 306-449-2255, Storthoaks, SK. w/fins for JD S-Series combines, $1500 each. 306-744-7955, Saltcoats, SK. CLAAS LEXION 740, 750, 760, and 780 several different options avail. Headers PUMPS, PRESSURE WASHERS, Honda/Koand delivery. Save $$$. 218-779-1710. shin pumps, 1-1/2” to 4”, Landa pressure washers, steam washers, parts washers.

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4 JD COMBINES: 2010 T670, 966 sep. hrs., PU header, GPS; 2009 T670, 1178 sep. hrs., GPS; 2004 9760 STS, 2186 sep. hrs.; 2001 9650 STS, 2314 hrs. All owned TRIPLE B WRECKING, wrecking tractors, 4+ yrs., yearly maintenance records. Also combines, cults., drills, swathers, mixmills. selling 4 JD 630F headers. Call for price. etc. We buy equipment. 306-246-4260, 780-934-6384, Fort Saskatchewan, AB. 306-441-0655, Richard, SK. 2008 JD 9870 STS, Greenlighted from 2012-2016, no peas, always shedded, $65,000+ work orders in last 5 years, Serviced at Agland, Lloydminster. GreenStar ready, 1838 eng./1227 sep. hrs., $195,000 OBO. Call 780-205-4423, Lashburn, SK.

LOEFFELHOLZ TRACTOR AND COMBINE Salvage, Cudworth, SK., 306-256-7107.

JOHN DEERE 7721 Pull Type, 212 PU, We sell new, used and remanufactured open to reasonable offers. 306-867-6511, parts for most farm tractors and combines.

Conquest, SK. COMB-TRAC SALVAGE. We sell new and 1990 JD 9500, 4100 eng. hrs., 912 PU used parts for most makes of tractors, header, many new parts, harvest ready, combines, balers, mixmills and swathers. $22,000 OBO. 306-946-7928, Watrous, SK. 306-997-2209, 1-877-318-2221, Borden, SK. We buy machinery.

2006 9660 WTS, 914 PU, duals, 2300/ 1550 hrs., $132,500. A.E. Chicoine Farm SMITH’S TRACTOR WRECKING. Huge inventory new and used tractor parts.

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2000 JD 9750-STS, 2980 separator hrs., 3966 engine hrs., w/dual wheel kit, G.S. TRACTOR SALVAGE, JD tractors only. Call 306-497-3535, Blaine Lake, SK. $60,000. 306-896-2311, Langenburg, SK. SEVERAL LOW HOURED, 9770, 9870, S670, S680, S690 available options. Headers and delivery. Save $$$. 218-779-1710.

ROCK-O-MATIC 546, hyd. drive, floatation tires, $8500; Degelman 7700 PTO drive, $12,500. 780-679-7795, Camrose, AB. LEON HYDRAULIC DRIVE rockpicker, in WHITE 8900 SELF PROPELLED combine, good shape, $3000. 306-961-9312, Prince 2100 hrs., open to reasonable offers. Albert, SK. 306-867-6511, Conquest, SK. STONE PICKERS WANTED: Degelman.

Top $$ for good machines. 306-526-8882 or 306-488-2109, Regina, SK.

MFG HYGRADE 1600RS pull JD 930 DRAPER header, c/w PU reel, new JOHNSON 16’ blade w/rear steer, like new, pea auger, built-in transport, prem. cond., grader, $19,500, 306-896-2311, Langenburg, SK. limited use. 403-823-1894, Drumheller, AB 2009 MACDON D60 35’, upper cross auger, single knife, trans., canola closure kit, header done 7- 8000 acres, Case or NH adapter $45,000 403-588-9497 Bashaw AB RECONDITIONED rigid and flex, most makes and sizes; also header transports.

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NEW HOLLAND SF115, 1200 gal., 90’ susp. boom, windscreens, 2 nozzle bodies, chem. mix tank, rinse tank, always shedded, $19,500. 780-618-7990, Peace River.

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1-800-667-4515, www.combineworld.com 2010 FD70 36’ MacDon flex draper, transport, hyd. tilt, pea auger, JD adapter, field ready, $53,000; 2006 974 36’ MacDon flex draper, transport, JD adapter, field ready, $33,000. Gerald or Glenn Walkeden, 306-861-6849, 306-861-7782, Tribune, SK 2000 MACDON 972 draper hdr, 36’ adapter to fit JD 50 series and 9600, good cond., $22,000 OBO. 306-483-8691, Alida, SK.

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CUSTOM COLOR SORTING chickpeas to mustard. Cert. organic and conventional.

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SELLING GRAIN LEGS, distributors, conveyors and truck scales. Also other elevators parts. 403-634-8540, Grassy Lake, AB.

AGRA PARTS PLUS, parting older tractors, tillage, seeding, haying, along w/other Ag equipment. 3 miles NW of Battleford, SK. off #16 Hwy. Ph: 306-445-6769.

HEAVY DUTY WHEEL DOLLY. Change your sprayer tires in less than an hour! Over 250 units sold. Perfect tool for safely and quickly moving or changing large wheels and tires, $1499. Phone 403-892-3303, Carmangay, AB., www.hdwheeldolly.com 2011 SPRA-COUPE 4660 High Clearance Sprayer, 80’ boom width, 700 eng. hrs., 125 HP Perkins dsl., 5 spd., 400 gal. tank, Master Switch, 9.00x24-8 ply front, 320/85Rx24 rear, JD GreenStar Display 2600 w/StarFire ITC receiver, JD AutoTrac Universal Steering Kit 200, $105,000.

Paradise Valley, AB. Contact Jim, text 780-871-3963 or teasdalejw@gmail.com JD 4930, 1000 gal. stainless tank, 120’ boom, skinnies, approx. 3400 hrs., all options, $139,000. 306-948-7223, Biggar, SK 1999 ROGATOR 854 high clearance, 90’, w/factory AutoSteer, 2700 hrs, 2 sets tires, $79,000. 306-648-5394, Ferland, SK. SPRA-COUPE 3630, 60’, 400 gal. tank, GPS, 2260 hrs., shedded, $25,000 OBO. 306-486-4411, Frobisher, SK.

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2013 APACHE 1020, 470 hrs., duals, 100’, 1000 gal. tank, AutoSteer, AutoBoom, Auto Section. Meticulous one owner unit, $220,000 OBO. 306-591-1133, Pense, SK. 2009 MILLAR CONDOR 40, 100’ boom, 1000 gal. tank, 100 gal. rinse tank, AutoBoom, AutoSteer, AutoHeight, 2 sets rear tires, crop dividers, 1600 hrs., new diff. and planetary, good cond. 306-769-8887, 306-276-7788, Arborfield, SK. 2002 JD 4710, 4300 hrs., 800 gal. tank, 90’ booms, chem. inductor, 2600 display w/Swath control and AutoTrack, 2 sets tires, $95,000. 306-861-7981, Oungre, SK. 2013 NH GUARDIAN SP.240FXP, 100’ boom, 1200 litre SS tank, IntelliView IV monitor, luxury cab, 6.7L Cummins, 275 HP, only 420 hours, asking $325,000.

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54’ BOURGAULT 5710, w/5350 air tank, DS WANTED: IHC GRASS SEEDER for IHC w/dutch openers, steel or rubber packers, 6200 disc drill, 6” row spacing, 12’ length. shedded, $55,000. 306-876-4517 Goodeve No rust or junk please. 403-492-7411, Milk River, AB. Email: wrayswanson@live.com

MORRIS MAXIM 49’ air drill, slim wedge knock-on clips, 2 sets of openers, front dual castors, 240 bu. TBH tank, $42,500 OBO. 306-662-7005, Robsart, SK. MORRIS MAXIM 30’ double shoot, 10” spacing, Atom Jet side band openers, 3.5” packers, w/7180 TBH Morris tank, $30,000. 306-237-7571 eves., Perdue, SK. MELROE 36’ DISC DRILLS w/carrier; Morris 36’ and 48’ rod weeder; JD HD 32’ cult.

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Smart Hitch, 4 cameras, 1 owner $100,000 Must sell. Call 306-591-1133, Pense, SK. 2003 FLEXI-COIL 3450 air tank, TBH, 10” auger, good cond., $19,500 OBO. 306-861-4592, 306-722-3228 Fillmore, SK. 2008 60’ SEEDMASTER, 12” spacing DS, low acres, very nice tips, new manifold, new hoses, exc. cond., $75,000 OBO. 306-861-4592, 306-722-3228, Fillmore, SK 2009 BOURGAULT 3310 PHD 75’, 10”, single shoot, MRB, 4.5” pneumatic packers, block sensor, exc. cond., $85,000 OBO. 306-861-4592, 306-722-3228, Fillmore, SK 2006 JD 1820, 61’, 10” spacing, SS, steel packers, new hoses, all dual wheels, exc. cond, $16,500. 306-861-4592, Fillmore, SK

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BOURGAULT 6000 med harrows $25,000; Flexi-Coil 340 32’ chisel c/w 4 bar harrows, anhydrous $16,000; Flexi-Coil 340 40’ chisel with 4 bar harrows, $25,000.

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MORRIS WRANGLER III packer harrow, 3-12’ JD DISCERS (36’), fair condition, not 40’, wingup, good shape, $7500. used for 10 years. Offers. 306-463-4866, 780-679-7795, Camrose, AB. 306-463-8800, Kindersley, SK. 50’ FLEXI-COIL HARROW packers w/P30 1992 37’ CASE/IH 5600 HD cultivator, packers, $3800; 36’ Wilrich vibrashank cult with Degelman mounted 4-row harrows, w/harrows, $1300. 306-210-8186, Reward $25,000. A.E. Chicoine Farm Equipment, 306-449-2255, Storthoaks, SK. 2013 RITE-WAY HEAVY HARROW, 90’, approx. 20” harrows, adjustable pressure and JOHN DEERE 425 14’ offset disc, had new tires put on a few years ago, $5000, angle, $35,900. 306-948-7223, Biggar, SK. 306-896-2311, Langenburg, SK. PRICED TO SELL! Gandy Air Spread 5424, fert., grass, clover, canola and 2008 KELLO-BILT 225TSW discer, 24’, chem. spreader, mtd. on 50’ Flexi-Coil har- field ready, 1 owner, $43,500. Call row drawbar, good tine harrows, new hos- 306-542-7674, Kamsack, SK. es & clamps. 306-642-5740, 306-642-8060

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2008 CIH MAGNUM 275 MFWD, 3182 hrs, PTO, LH rev, powershift, weights, $ rear duals ....................

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403-304-9217, Hoosier, SK. 1998 STEIGER 9370, 3695 hrs., standard JOHN DEERE 4640 with blade, good condi12 spd., 360 HP, always shedded, $90,000. tion. Call 306-283-4747, 306-291-9395.

Call 780-943-2039, Heinsburg, AB. Langham, SK CASE/IH STEIGER 450 HD, 3PTH, JOHN DEERE 4430 w/JD 148 loader, 2012, 1820 hrs., PS, 800 Firestone’s, load- QuadShift, 18.4x38 singles, 2 hyds, exc. ed, no PTO, 35 month - 1500 hr. extended cond. 306-283-4747, Langham, SK. PowerTrain warranty, Pro 700/372 AutoSteer, $278,000 OBO. Call 306-960-3230 2008 JD 5625, 99 HP, CAHR, FWA, 3 PTH, c/w JD FEL, approx. 2600 hrs., $54,500 or 306-981-3281, Prince Albert, SK. OBO. Call 306-291-4869, Dundurn, SK. 1983 CASE 2290 w/Leon 707 FEL, 4700 JOHN DEERE 4650 w/powershift, approx hrs., rebuilt PS and diff., 4 remotes, dual 8000 hrs., 20.8x38 duals, 1000 PTO, PTO, good tires, duals, $18,500. Prince Al- $30,000. 306-948-7223, Biggar, SK. bert, SK. 306-922-8155, 306-960-3230.

JD 8850, 4 hyds., plus return line, AutoNEW UNDERCARRIAGE REPLACEMENT Steer GPS - Outback S2, very good cond., parts for CIH Quadtracs, JD 9000T, Chal- good tires, very clean tractor, $38,000. lenger MT. Bogeys $798 & seal $189. More 306-861-4592, Fillmore, SK. shipments arriving. Call 1-800-667-4515.

2010 JD 7730, MFD, 620x42 rear tires, www.combineworld.com Powerquad trans., 746 loader and grapple, LIZARD CREEK REPAIR and Tractor. We 3350 hrs. A.E. Chicoine Farm Equipment, buy 90 and 94 Series Case, 2 WD, FWA 306-449-2255, Storthoaks, SK. tractors for parts and rebuilding. Also have rebuilt tractors and parts for sale. NEW MANDAKO CATEGORY II 3PTH for JD 7000 Series tractors, still in crate, $2600.

306-784-7841, Herbert, SK. 306-744-7955, Saltcoats, SK. 2011 CIH 500 HD, full load without PTO, WANTED: GOOD USED JD FWA tractor, 1572 hrs., twin pumps, 800 Michelins, 125-180HP. 2000-2014, preferably low $285,000. Ron 306-648-5394, Ferland, SK. hrs. Phone Myles, 306-745-6140 or 1984 2094, 1000 hrs. since major motor, 306-745-7530 (cell), Esterhazy, SK. rad and torque convert OH, $16,000 OBO. 306-221-8461 or 306-544-2707, Hanley

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2007 BOURGAULT 5725 SERIES II

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2013 SUMMERS 2510DT 18’ tandem diamond disc, 23” notched discs, $ very good condition ............

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306-540-7870, Ponteix, SK. JD 4630, loader, cab; Case 2870, 4x4, Degelman dozer; Cockshutt 550 gas; 1981 GMC 17’ B&H. 306-238-4411, Goodsoil, SK

NEW 2017 70’ DEGELMAN Strawmaster w/Endura tips, hydraulic tine adjustment MORRIS 435-37 CULT., shovels & harrows; 2013 140A FARMALL Case/IH w/loader, 2015 GC1705, 22.5 HP, 4 WD, loader, 60” Odessa Rockpicker Sales, 306-957-4403, 24’ IH 300 discers & packers. Open to rea- 1800 hrs., $82,000. A.E. Chicoine Farm mid mower, 500 hrs., like new cond., Odessa, SK. sonable offers. 306-867-6511, Conquest.

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1979 JD 4440, 7489 hrs., CAHR - quad range, 18.4x38 new rear tires, 18.4x38 clamp-on duals, 4 rib new fronts, 540-1000 PTO, 2 hyds., c/w JD 148 FEL and joystick w/6’ bucket, plumbed for OutBack GPS AutoSteer, exc. cond., shedded, $39,000 OBO. 306-540-7870, Ponteix, SK.

2006 CIH STX375, powershift, PTO, 1917 hrs; 2009 STX335, c/w 6-way Degelman blade/guard, 1281 hrs; Two 2013 Magnum 260, FWA, deluxe cab, leather, 320 hrs; 2015 Magnum 280, FWA, CVT, deluxe cab, leather, 608 hrs; 2014 Versatile 250, FWA, GPS, etc. Ph Dave 403-556-3992, Olds, AB.

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FLOATER TIRES: Four 24.5x32 fits Rogator 1254, $5000; Four 20.8x42 fits Case/IH, $6000. 306-922-8155, Prince Albert, SK. 2003 40’ MORRIS Max II, 7180 tank, SS, NH3, MRB’s, 10” spacing, A1 cond., 12,000 acres, 1 pass machine, trades welcome, $46,900. 306-862-7524 or 306-862-7761, Nipawin, SK. www.agriquip.ca 2011 SEED HAWK 50’, 12” sp., tool bar with 600 cart dual wheels auger and bag MOON HEAVY HAUL pulling air drills/ air lift. $229,000; 1997 39’ Morris Magnum air seeders, packer bars, Alberta and Sask. 30 drill, 10” spacing, Atom openers w/Morris years experience. Call Bob Davidson, 180 cart, $23,000. A.E. Chicoine Farm Equipment, 306-449-2255, Storthoaks, SK. Drumheller, AB. 403-823-0746.

2010 BOURGAULT 3310 65’, Paralink, 12” 2006 FLEXI-COIL 5000 HD 51’, 10” spac- spacing, mid row shank banding, DS, rear ing, 5” rubber packers, single shoot, hitch, tandem axles, low acres, $140,000. $23,500; 2001 Bourgault 5440 dual fan, air 2002 49’ Morris Maxim air drill, 12” space, seeder hopper, $27,000. 403-665-2341 w/7240 Morris grain cart, $45,000. A.E. Craigmyle, AB. Chicoine Farm Equipment, 306-449-2255, FLEXI-COIL 6000 disc drill, 40’, DS, lots Storthoaks, SK. of repairs done w/lots extra parts to go JD 1830, 61’, 10” spacing, 4” pneumatic with it. Call John 780-765-2280 or Warren packers, Atom Jet 3-1/2” paired row openers w/NH3, Raven controller, section con780-402-0922, Rycroft, AB. trol, c/w 1910 430 cart with conveyor, 2007 JD 1830 50’, single shoot, 10” space, cameras in tanks, very nice, $79,000 OBO. c/w 5” rubber packers, $59,000; JD 306-743-7622, Langenburg, SK. 1910 270 bu. TBT cart, single shoot, exc., 2013 SEEDHAWK 5010 w/1910 JD cart, $24,000. 780-679-7795, Camrose, AB. 430 bu., dbl. shoot, var. rate, $130,000 2011 JD 1870, 56’, blockage, w/1910 TBH OBO. Call 306-647-2760, Jedburgh, SK. air cart, 430 bu., 520/85R42 duals, con- 50’ BOURGAULT 5710, NH3 mid rows with veyor, excellent condition, asking 5300 air tank, double fan, $32,000 OBO, $195,000. 306-260-8969, Turtleford, SK. will separate. 306-795-2774, Ituna, SK.

2006 CHALLENGER MT765, 6500 hrs., 3 PTH, PTO, very nice, cond. Delivery avail. $115,000 Cdn OBO. Call 218-779-1710.

1989 JD 8760, 4 WD, 24 spd., 7650 hrs., 650-70R-32 duals very good, no PTO $54,000. 780-467-9912, 780-307-1516, Sherwood Park, AB. 2003 JD 7810, 4500 hrs., never winter used, never had loader, loaded, 20 spd. quad, 3PTH. 780-990-8412, Edmonton, AB

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2003 NH TJ450 w/full PS, 4600 hrs., Megaflow hyd. 103 gal/min., 900 metric duals, $135,000. 306-948-7223, Biggar SK. 1998 TV140 BI-DI, loader and grapple, 3 pedals, 3PTH, 3800 hrs., rear weight package, $60,000; FORD TW30, 2wd, 3 remotes, $11,000. 306-948-7377, Biggar SK. 2006 TG210, FRONT wheel assist, 7900 hrs., excellent tires, 3 PTO 540/1000, exc. cond., $63,500 Cdn OBO. 218-779-1710.

1995 9680, approx. 7000 hrs., manual transmission, 20.8x42 tires, $10,000 work order, $59,000. 306-948-7223, Biggar, SK.

VERSATILE 836, POWERSHIFT, PTO, 4 new tires, very clean unit. Call 403-823-1894, Drumheller, AB. 946 FORD/VERS., 1992, 20.8x42 duals, 6020 hrs, always shedded, just serviced, exc. cond., $52,500 OBO. 306-634-7416, Estevan, SK. 1992 FORD/VERSATILE 946, 20.8x42 duals, AutoSteer JD Globe and monitor, very nice, $48,000 Cdn OBO. Delivery available. Call 218-779-1710.

VERSATILE TRACTORS: Many early and late models available. Great prices! 1984 Versatile 975, 855 Cummins, new: paint, interior, pins and bushings, 8000 hours, very nice, hard to find! $34,500 CDN OBO. Delivery available. Call 218-779-1710.

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CASE 830 TRACTOR, loader, bucket, fair cond., rubber good, runs well, $3000; Fordson Power Major, 3 PTH, bale fork, 2furrow plow, runs good, $2800; MF 1080, not running, needs engine work, loader, bale fork and bucket, $2000. Hudson Bay, SK., call 306-865-4168 or 204-734-2623.

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NH 1060 tbt air cart, Dual 20.8 x 38 tires, No monitor, used 1 season, as new .........$79,500 2-25’ Hesston PT Swathers ....................................................................... $3,000 each 40’ Morris 3100 Hoe Drills, mover and hitch .......................................................$10,000 946 Versatile Ford Tractor, 5,000 hrs, 24.5 x 32 D .............................................$50,000 560 Hesston Round Baler, 1,000 PTO ................................................................. $5,500 660 NH Round Baler, 540 pto, nice shape ...............................................................$5,500 60’ S82 Flexicoil Harrow Draw Bar, Nice shape ..................................................$5,250 44’ 820 F.C. Deep Till Air Seeder, harrows ...............................................................CALL 2320 F.C. TBH Air Tank, complete with 320 - 3rd tank .................................................CALL 40’ 340 F.C. Chisel Plow & 75 Packer Bar, P30’s ..........................................$27,500 41’ Flexicoil 300 B Chisel Plow, 3 bar harrows ...................................................$12,500 100’ 65XL Flexicoil Sprayer, complete with windguards, elec. end nozzles single tips, auto rate, excellent condition ...........................................$12,500 29’ 225 DOW Kello- Bilt Tandem Disc, 28” smooth front & rear blades, 10.5” spacing, oil, bath bearings, as new ................................................................. $60,000 47’ 820 Flexicoil Chisel Plow, 4 bar harrow, low mileage......................................$67,500 2009 GMC Topkick 20 ft. Grain Truck, automatic, silage gate, air ride suspension,approx. 7,000 kms................................... $105,000 8-1400 (46’) Meridian Grain Auger 27 HP Kholer, E-Kay mover, belt tightner, power stearing, lights, no spill hopper, spout, as new ...................................................$12,800 13“ X 95’ FarmKing HydraulicSwing Auger, reverser, low proflie hopper, spout, full bin alarm, 1 season.........................................................................................CALL 10”-50’ Sakundiak Hydraulic Swing Auger.......................................................$1,750 New E-Kay 7”, 8”, 9”Bin Sweeps available..........................................................CALL 3 E-Kay Bin Sweep Extensions ................................................................................CALL 8” Wheat Heart Transfer Auger, hydraulic drive ....................................................$1,250 New Outback MAX & STX Guidance & mapping..................................................... In Stock New Outback E-Drive X, c/w free E turns.............................................................. In Stock New Outback S-Lite guidance .............................................................................$1,250 New Outback VSI Steering Wheel Kits.............................................................. In Stock Factory Recon. Outback STS Guidance and Mapping .......................................$2,250 Factory Recon. Outback STS Guidance, c/w E-Drive TC, VSI steering wheel.....................Call Used Outback E-Drive Hyd. kits ............................................................................... $500 **Outback GPS Systems, E-Kay Custom Augers, Movers, Clutches, Bin Sweeps & Crop Dividers, Kohler, Robin Subaru & Generac Engines, Headsight Harvesting Solutions, Greentronics Sprayer Auto Boom Height, Kello-Bilt Discs**

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BLAIRS AG CATTLE CO. 25 Black and Red Angus bulls. Top cut genetic, semen tested, trich tested, guaranteed. Contact Blake at bmacmillan@blairs.ag or 306-528-7484, Scott at 306-536-2157 or sjcattle@sasktel.net Indian Head, SK.

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(603) 795-2298 Order Online www.locknlube.com WANTED: 35’ LANDROLLER (or wider); 1994 LIFT KING FORKLIFT, 6000 lbs. RT Also 22 Rabbit gun. Call 306-236-8023, model 6M22, 20’ lift, cab, side shift, 2 WD, Goodsoil, SK. runs well, $11,800. 1-800-667-4515, www.combineworld.com WANTED: USED, BURNT, old or ugly tractors. Newer models too! Smith’s Tractor Wrecking, 1-888-676-4847.

BLACK ANGUS 2 year old bulls, semen tested and guaranteed. Call Andy 306-697-7897, Grenfell, SK. SHAVINGS: BULK PRICING and delivery available. Vermette Wood Preservers, Spruce Home, SK.. 1-800-667-0094. Email info@vwpltd.com View www.vwpltd.com

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

200 BULLS OF ALL BREEDS at the Last Chance All Breeds bull sale, Tuesday May 30th at 12:00 PM at Johnstone Auction Mart in Moose Jaw, SK. Yearlings and 2 year olds: Charolais, Simmental, Hereford, Black and Red Angus, Gelbvieh, Limousin, Maine, and Speckle Park. Catalogue online at www.johnstoneauction.ca or call 306-693-4715. PL #914447

SELLING OFF THE farm reg. Black Angus 2 year old and yearling bulls. Moderate birthweights, semen tested, reasonably priced. Phone 306-460-8520, Kindersley, SK. View: www.dolittleangus.com OLE FARMS is offering a large selection of Black and Red Angus 2 year old bulls.

Call 780-689-8324, Athabasca, AB.

DEGELMAN 9’ DOZER BLADE, Model 9STD, Hit our readers where it counts… in the clas$2500. 306-867-6511, Conquest, SK. sifieds. Place your ad in the Alberta Farmer Express classifed section. 1-800-665-1362.

DEGELMAN BLADES: 14’, 2-way hyd. control, fits CNH 275-335 HP 4 WD’s, exc. cond., $7900; 12’ 2-way blade, manual tilt, good cutting edge, mounts fit 30” tractor frames, $4980.

1-800-667-4515 ONE TIME FENCING, sucker rod fence www.combineworld.com posts (solid steel), steel corners for sale. www.onetimefencing.ca 1-877-542-4979.

LEON 707 LOADER, 5’ bucket with heavy duty grapple and valve controls, $4000. MULCHING- TREES, BRUSH, Stumps.

306-795-2800, Ituna, SK. Call today 306-933-2950. Visit us at: www.maverickconstruction.ca GUARANTEED PRESSURE TREATED fence MISC. ITEMS: 2 Dodge flat head 6 cylin- posts, lumber slabs and rails. Call Lehner der 251 ci engines, rebuildable and dust- Wood Preservers Ltd., ask for Ron ed, $100/ea.; Complete belts for MF 92 306-763-4232, Prince Albert, SK. combine, $100; Four 16” open center rims, $100. Call 780-352-5333, Wetaskiwin, AB.

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We BUY and SELL traveling guns, pumps, pipes, etc.; 1 Cadman 4000S wide body big gun, like new; Selling used pipe trailers and 6” pipe. 306-867-9461, 306-867-7037, Outlook, SK. derdallreg@hotmail.com

WANTED: NH BALE WAGONS & retrievers, any condition. Farm Equipment Finding Service, P.O. Box 1363, Polson, MT 59860. 406-883-2118.

ACREAGE EQUIPMENT: 3-PT. CULTIVATORS, Discs, Plows, Blades, Etc. 780-892-3092, Wabamun, AB. NH CHAIN BALER, $2500; Neuero grain vac, $3000; 34’ factory drill mover, $2000; 72’ Flexi-Coil harrows, $5000; 80’ Vers. harrow $3000. 306-238-4411 Goodsoil, SK 2 - JD 9-BOLT RIMS w/tires, 18.4x38; 2 JD 10-bolt rims only, fits 20.8x38 tire; 1 Case 8-bolt rim only, fits 18.4x38 tire; PTO shaft for JD 7721 combine, fits small 1000 PTO. 306-867-6511, Conquest, SK. RETIRING: 30’ BOURGAULT 2630VM cult. and harrows; Flexi-Coil System 92 harrow packer, 50’; Flexi-Coil System 62 hyd. harrows, 60’; Bourgault 540 PT sprayer, 80’; 5 yd. Ashland scraper; 1977 Ford F600 grain truck, steel B&H; 1979 F600, steel B&H. 306-944-4325, 306-231-8355, Bruno, SK.

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16’ PEELED RAILS, SPECIAL 2-3” $3 ea., 125/bundle; 3-4” $9.25 ea, 100/bundle.

Vermette Wood Preservers, Spruce Home, SK., 1-800-667-0094. info@vwpltd.com SOLIDLOCK AND TREE ISLAND game wire and all accessories for installation. Heights from 26” to 120”. Ideal for elk, deer, bison, sheep, swine, cattle, etc. Tom Jensen ph/fax: 306-426-2305, Smeaton, SK.

FENCE REMOVAL. Wire rolled, posts piled. Call 306-783-5639, 306-641-4255, TIRES TIRES TIRES! Radial, Bias, New, Ebenezer, SK. Used. 20.8x42, 18.4x42, 20.8x38, 18.4x38, 20.8R34, 18.4x34, 900/60R32, 800/65R 32, 24.5x32, 18.4x30, 23.1x30, 16.9x28, 28Lx26, 18.4x26, 19.5Lx24. Semis, skid steers. Best price and value guaranteed! BLOCKED SEASONED JACK Pine firewood and wood chips for sale. Lehner Wood Prewww.combineworld.com 1-800-667-4515 servers Ltd., 306-763-4232, Prince Albert, WANTED: SLIDE-IN TRUCK SPRAYER. SK. Will deliver. Self-unloading trailer.

306-640-8034 cel, 306-266-2016 res, Wood Mountain, SK. gm93@sasktel.net MORRIS B330 RODWEEDER with multiplex, field ready. Phone 306-475-2664, Kayville, SK. ODESSA ROCKPICKER SALES: New Degelman equipment, land rollers, Strawmaster, rockpickers, protill, dozer blades.

306-957-4403, 306-536-5097, Odessa, SK. FLAX STRAW BUNCHER and land levelers.

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BLOCKED AND SEASONED FIREWOOD: 306-957-4279, Odessa, SK. $180 per 160 ft.≥ cord; bags $80 (incl. re20’ SHOP BILT roller for hayland/ peas, fundable deposit for bag). Bundles of 4’-5’ 9/16” side wall, 22” diameter, $1500. Call or 6.5’ also avail. Vermette Wood Preserv306-746-7307, Semans, SK. ers 1-800-667-0094, Spruce Home, SK.

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OLDER DEXTER COWS, bred Speckle Park, MIDNITE OIL CATTLE CO. has on offer due April; Polled Red Dexter 2 yr. old bull; semen tested yearling and 2 year old bulls. Speckle Park/Dexter cross 2 year old bull.

306-734-2850, 306-734-7675, Craik, SK. 403-845-5763, Rocky Mountain House, AB. SOUTH VIEW RANCH has Black and Red Angus 2 year old bulls. Ceylon, SK. Call Shane 306-869-8074, Keith 306-454-2730.

PUREBRED YEARLING BLACK and Red QUIET TOP QUALITY 2 yr. old and yearling Gelbvieh bulls. Semen tested, vaccinations Purebred Black Angus bulls. Call Spruce up to date, docile, EPD’s and pics available.

Acres, 306-272-3997, Foam Lake, SK. Double JL Gelbvieh, Dinsmore, SK. Call Jim at 306-846-4733 or 306-846-7199.

POLLED YEARLING and 2 year old bulls, 90- TWO YR OLD and yearling Red Angus quiet, good haired. Call Selin’s Gelvieh bulls. Guaranteed, semen tested and deliv- 306-793-4568, Stockholm, SK. ered in the spring. Bob Jensen, 306-967-2770, Leader, SK.

HARMONY NATURAL BISON buying all YEARLING RED and BLACK Angus bulls, types of bison. Call or text 306-736-3454, easy calving, light to moderate BW. Semen tested and guaranteed, $2500. Davidson SE Sask. dean@harmonhealthyfoods.ca Angus and Bellshill Red Angus, Sedgewick, QUILL CREEK BISON is looking for fin- AB., call 780-384-2354 or 780-888-7585. ished, and all other types of bison. COD, RED ANGUS and SIMM./Angus cross yearpaying market prices. “Producers working ling and 2 year old bulls. Call LVV Ranch, with Producers.” Delivery points in SK. and 780-582-2254, Forestburg, AB. MB. Call 306-231-9110, Quill Lake, SK. 2 YR. OLD Red Angus bulls, pail fed, quiet 2 YEAR OLD BISON BULLS: Semen tested, disposition, some suitable for heifers. Call ADG exceeding 2.5 lbs., guaranteed. Ph: 306-773-6633, Swift Current, SK. Kent McAllister 780-808-1592, Kitscoty AB YEARLING AND 2 YR. OLD bulls for sale.

BUYING: CULL COWS, herdsire bulls, Balance of BW and performance, semen yearlings and calves. Now dealer for tested. KC Cattle Co. Call 306-290-8431, Redmond Bison mineral. Call Elk Valley Saskatoon, SK. www.kccattleco.com Ranches, 780-846-2980, Kitscoty, AB. PB YEARLING BULLS, semen tested, guaranteed and delivered. Deposit holds NILSSON BROS INC. buying finished bison until you need them. Clarke Ward, Saskaon the rail, also cull cows at Lacombe, AB. toon, SK., 306-931-3824, 306-220-6372.

For spring delivery and beyond. Smaller groups welcome. Fair, competitive and as- GOOD GROWTHY Red Angus bulls, excelsured payment. Contact Richard Bintner lent cow bulls with high weaning weights; Heifer bulls, moderate BW. Semen tested.

306-873-3184.

Delivery. Little de Ranch, 306-845-2406, QUILL CREEK BISON has 200 2015 Turtleford, SK. breeding heifers, raised right, ready to go! 3 YEAR OLD Red Angus herd sire. Excellent Call Doug 306-231-9110, Quill Lake, SK. producer use on purebred herd. Little de Ranch, 306-845-2406, Turtleford, SK.

WWW.NOUTILITYBILLS.COM - Indoor & outdoor - coal, grain, multi-fuel, gas, oil, BLACKTOF ANGUS COW/CALF pairs, pellet, propane and wood fired boilers, calves born Jan/Feb. Canadian bloodlines. cook stoves, fireplaces, furnaces, heaters Call 780-662-2024, Tofield, AB. and stoves. Athabasca, AB, 780-628-4835.

BLACKTOF ANGUS OFFERS Canadian bloodlines yearling and 2 year old bulls, semen tested and full vaccinations.

780-662-2024, Tofield, AB. FOR SALE: 3 1/2” oil field tubing. Please call after 6:00 PM, 306-741-1066. Swift PUREBRED BLACK ANGUS long yearling Current, SK. bulls, replacement heifers, AI service.

Meadow Ridge Enterprises, 306-373-9140 DRILL STEM: 200 3-1/2”, $45/ea; 700 or 306-270-6628, Saskatoon, SK. 2-3/8”, $34/ea; 300 1” rods; 1000 2-7/8”, BLACK ANGUS YEARLING and 2 year old $39/ea. 306-768-8555, Carrot River, SK. bulls on moderate growing ration, performance info. available. Adrian or Brian and Elaine Edwards, Valleyhills Angus, Glaslyn, SK. Call 306-441-0946 or 306-342-4407.

WATER IN THE WRONG PLACE: Used www.valleyhillsangus.com pumping motors, PTO carts, 6” - 10” alum. pipe. 50 years experience. Call Dennis 403-308-1400, Taber, AB.

WANTED: FLEXI-COIL SYSTEM 75 hyd. folding coil packers. Regina, SK. area.

Phone 306-488-2109 or 306-526-8882.

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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.

REGISTERED YEARLING and 2 year old Angus bulls, some from AI sires, EPD’s available. Semen tested. Hightree Cattle, Wilkie, SK., call 306-843-7354 or 306-843-2054.

BLACK ANGUS BULLS, two year olds, semen tested, guaranteed breeders. Delivery available. 306-287-3900, 306-287-8006, Englefeld, SK. www.skinnerfarms.ca

MANCHESTER POLLED HEREFORDS Yearlings and 2 yr olds. All bulls semen tested, guaranteed sound. Bulls sired by MHPH 521X Action 106A and Glenlees 68Y Indeed 39A. Call Darren 306-228-7462 or Kari-Rae 306-893-8148, Senlac, SK.

EXCELLENT SELECTION of polled 2 yr. olds and several proven 3 year and select yearlings. Properly developed to last. Deposit holds til needed. Delivery avail. Longworth RED ANGUS YEARLING and 2 year old Land & Cattle, Harris, SK., 306-831-9856. bulls on moderate growing ration, performance info. available. Adrian or Brian and EXCELLENT SELECTION of 2 yr old bulls.

Elaine Edwards, Valleyhills Angus, Glaslyn, Fed for service not for show; 2 herdsires.

SK. Call 306-441-0946 or 306-342-4407. Polled Herefords since 1950. Call Erwin www.valleyhillsangus.com Lehmann 306-232-4712, Rosthern, SK. REGISTERED RED ANGUS 2 year old and REGISTERED POLLED HEREFORD yearling yearling bulls, some from A1 sires, quiet, & 2 year old bulls, semen tested. Harold or semen tested, IBR shots, ready to go. Tim Strauch, 306-677-2580, Shamrock, SK Hightree Cattle, Wilkie, SK., 306-843-7354 or 306-843-2054.

2 YR OLD polled Hereford bulls. Crittenden RED ANGUS BULLS, two year olds, se- Bros. 306-963-7880, 306-963-2414, Impemen tested, guaranteed breeders. Delivery rial, SK. Email h.s.crittenden@sasktel.net available. 306-287-3900, 306-287-8006, www.crittendenbros.com Englefeld, SK. www.skinnerfarms.ca

20 RED ANGUS 2 yr old bulls. Calving ease and maternal lines. Board and delivery FRESH AND SPRINGING heifers for sale. avail. Rob Garner 306-946-7946, Simpson Cows and quota needed. We buy all classMCTAVISH RED ANGUS yearling bulls. Se- es of slaughter cattle-beef and dairy. R&F men tested and quiet. Delivered. Call/text Livestock Inc. Bryce Fisher, Warman, SK. Jared at 306-435-9842, Moosomin, SK. Phone 306-239-2298, cell 306-221-2620.

2 YEAR OLD & yearling bulls, semen tested & delivered. Call Guy Sampson, Davidson, SK., 306-567-4207 or 306-561-7665.

STOUT YEARLING and 2 yr. old Limousin FOR SALE BY Private Treaty: Yearling and bulls, polled, horned, red, black. Quiet 2 year old Red Angus Bulls. Arm River bulls w/great performance. Short Grass Red Angus, 306-567-4702, Davidson, SK. Limousin, 306-773-7196, Swift Current SK 2 YEAR OLDS and yearling Red Angus, Simmental/Red Angus hybrids and Black POLLED RED AND Black Limousin 2 year Angus bulls. Developed on oats for lon- old bulls. Board and delivery available. Rob gevity. Phone Triple H Cattle Co. Garner, Simpson, SK., 306-946-7946.

306-723-4832, 306-726-7671(cell) or Cory GOOD SELECTION OF stout red and black 306-718-7007, Cupar, SK. Limousin bulls with good dispositions, VIDEOS: WWW.DKFANGUS.CA Select calving ease. Qually-T Limousin, Rose Valnow. Get later. Great selection. Superior ley, SK. 306-322-7563 or 306-322-7554. quality. DKF Red And Black Angus bulls at DKF Ranch, anytime. Gladmar, SK. SPRINGER LIMOUSIN has very quiet 2 yr Scott Fettes 306-815-7023 or Dwayne old and yearling Purebred Limousin bulls.

Red or Black. Call Merv at 306-272-4817 306-969-4506. or 306-272-0144, Foam Lake, SK. SOUTH VIEW RANCH has Red and Black Angus yearling and 2 yr old bulls. Ceylon, SK. Phone Shane 306-869-8074, Keith 306-454-2730.

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QUIET TOP QUALITY 2 yr. old and yearling Selling custom designed packages. Name Purebred Red Angus bulls. Contact Spruce your price and we will put a package toAcres, 306-272-3997, Foam Lake, SK. gether for you. Fullblood/percentage Lowline, embryos, semen. Black/Red carrier.

2 YEAR OLD and yearling purebred Red Darrell 780-486-7553, Edmonton, AB. Angus bulls for sale. High Caliber Angus, 306-745-3786, Esterhazy, SK

REGISTERED RED ANGUS BULLS JOHNSTON/ FERTILE VALLEY Private Treaty Bull Sale. All JFV bulls will be sold off the yard this year. Over 125 thick, easy fleshing good haired yearling and 2 year old bulls selected from 600 low maintenance, high production cows. They are sired by the leading A.I. bulls in the industry including Regard, Resource, Renown, International, Ten Speed, Glanworth 57U, Special Focus and Brilliance. Many of these bulls are suitable for heifers. All bulls are semen tested with complete performance info. available. Deferred payment program with 60% down and 40% interest free due Dec. 1, 2017. Come and see one of the most respected cowherds in Canada. Select the bull or group of bulls that you really want at your leisure without the pressure of a sale. David and Dennis Johnston 306-856-4726, Conquest, SK. View the cowherd online at website: www.johnstonfertilevalley.com

THE BEST IN POLLED Hereford bulls. Great disposition. Semen tested. Flewelling Cattle Co., Bowden, AB. 403-224-2111. Check out our website: flewellingcattleco.com

Quiet, easy calving, low to moderate birth weights, good growth, E.P.D.’s available, guaranteed breeders (vet checked & semen tested). From 10 Herd Sires. Selling quality bulls for heifers & cows since 1992.

Cleveley Cattle Company 780-689-2754

POLLED YEARLING BLONDE BULLS for sale, Estevan, SK. area.

Phone 306-634-2174 or cell 306-421-6987.

CHAROLAIS BULLS, YEARLING and 2 year olds. Contact LVV Ranch, 780-582-2254, Forestburg, AB. MACMILLAN CHAROLAIS Purebred reg. yearling bulls available. Bred for growth, easy keeping and market demand. Thick bulls with good feet, lots of hair and very quiet. Bulls are semen tested and ready to go! Contact Lorna 306-227-2774 or 306-931-2893, Saskatoon, SK.

MAINE-ANJOU BULLS, solid reds and blacks, yearlings and 2 yr olds. We have a good selection of red yearlings. Selected for calving ease and beef production. Semen tested and guaranteed. Rocky Lane Farms, Alex and Mary-Ann Jensen, 403-368-2114, 403-742-9835, Rumsey, AB MANITOU MAINE-ANJOU BULLS. Best selection of the real Maine bulls in Canada.

Gary Graham, 306-823-3432, Marsden, SK. grahamgs@sasktel.net

RED POLL BULLS. Registered yearlings; two yr olds; easy calving, naturally polled calves. 780-892-3447, Wabamun, AB.

POLLED PUREBRED THICK Butt Salers yearling bulls, exc. disposition, also replacement heifers. DynaRich Salers. Richard Andersen. 403-746-2919. Eckville, AB.

1 & 2 YEAR OLDS for sale at the farm. Semen tested and delivery available. Can hold until needed. Alberta Beach, AB. 2 YR OLD and yearling bulls, polled, semen Phone 780-924-2464, 780-982-2472, visit: tested, guaranteed, delivered. Prairie Gold www.facebook.com/GrundkeFamilySalers Charolais, 306-882-4081, Rosetown, SK. PASTURE READY! PUREBRED registered 2 YEAR OLD registered purebred Charolais Red or Black yearling bulls & replacement bulls, polled, white, good feet, lots of hair, heifers. Elderberry Farm Salers, Parkside, easy keeping, very quiet. Semen tested SK., 306-747-3302. and delivered. Call Qualman Charolais, 306-492-4634, Dundurn, SK.

SELLING: BLACK ANGUS BULLS. Wayside Angus, Henry and Bernie Jungwirth, SPRUCE FOR SALE!! Beautiful locally 306-256-3607, Cudworth, SK. MCTAVISH CHAROLAIS YEARLING bulls. grown trees. Plan ahead and renew your 30 BLACK ANGUS 2 year old bulls. Calving Calving ease, performance, semen tested. shelterbelt or landscape a new yardsite, ease and performance lines. Board and de- Delivered. Call/text Jared 306-435-9842, get the year round protection you need. livery available. Rob Garner 306-946-7946, Moosomin, SK. We sell on farm near Didsbury, AB. or de- Simpson, SK. 2 YEAR OLD polled Charolais bulls. Also liver anywhere in Western Canada. 6 - 12’ Charolais yearling bulls polled and horned, spruce available. Now taking spring orders while supplies last. Phone 403-586-8733 2 YEAR OLD and yearling Angus bulls. semen tested and delivered. Call Layne 306-345-2046, Pense, SK. and Paula Evans at 306-252-2246 or or visit: www.didsburysprucefarms.com 306-561-7147, Kenaston, SK. GOOD QUALITY PB Black Angus 2 yr. old Farming is enough of a gamble, advertise in bulls, semen tested and guaranteed breed- COMING 2 YR. old polled PB Charolais the Alberta Farmer Express classified section. ers. Phone David or Pat 306-963-2639 or bulls, come red factor. Call Kings Polled It’s a sure thing. 1-800-665-1362.

Charolais, 306-435-7116, Rocanville, SK. 306-963-7739, Imperial, SK.

3 SHORTHORN YEARLING BULLS, semen tested. 1 White & 2 Reds. Moderately priced. Call 403-998-1821, High River, AB. 2 YEAR OLD and yearling bulls, reds and roans, semen tested, can deliver. Call Richard Moellenbeck, Englefeld, SK. 306-287-3420 or 306-287-7904.

TWO YEAR OLD White Shorthorn Cross bull, roan producer, 88 lbs. birth weight.

306-736-4222, Minton, SK.

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BLACK YEARLING SIMMENTAL BULLS, moderate BW, excellent temperaments, semen tested, ready to go. Bill or Virginia Peters, 306-237-9506, Perdue, SK.

SHEEP SUPPLIES: Grinders for shearing equipment; (2)14” alum. discs; (2) 13” steel discs; Various sandpapers. Must sell!

306-480-8089, North Battleford, SK. Email: NW REGINA, SK. Condo for sale: 2 storey, possibilities789@gmail.com unfinished bsmt., 1 car att. garage, A/C, BLACK AND BLACK BALDIE Simmental gas fireplace, 2 bdrm., 1.5 bath., $275,000 Bulls, good selection of yearlings 2 year OBO. 306-537-8118 or frankb@sasktel.net olds. Excellent quality with good hair coats and disposition second to none! Semen tested. Delivery available. Call Regan ACE ENTERPRISES: ELIMINATE DUST Schlacter 306-231-9758, Humboldt, SK. WITH ACE DUST SUPPRESSANT! Safe alRESIDENTIAL LOT, ELBOW, SK for sale.

TOP QUALITY RED FACTOR yearling Sim- ternative to chemicals. We use canola oil, Lot 7, Blk 2, Plan 88MJ16836, 125 Putters mental bulls. Good hair coats. Polled. Se- great source of energy with Omega 3, 6 & Lane. One block from golf course. 24.5 12!

Excellent dust control when mixing men tested, ready to go; Also 1 Red Factor Meter frontage. Serviced by town. Will Simm./Angus cross 2 year old bull, polled. livestock feed. Saskatoon, SK. Call toll free consider trade of RV, boat, truck, car, etc.

Green Spruce Simmental 306-467-4975, 1-844-291-6582, jkelsey@sasktel.net $34,500. Call Gerry 403-389-4858.

306-467-7912, Duck Lake, SK. CATTLE SHELTER PACKAGES or built on For early booking call SIMMENTAL & SIMMENTAL CROSS Red site.

Angus yearling bulls. Polled. Semen 1-800-667-4990 or visit our website: checked and delivered. Reasonable birth www.warmanhomecentre.com weights. McVicar Stock Farms Ltd., Colon20’ LIFTOFF CATTLE TRAILER; Two horse say, SK. 306-255-2799 or 306-255-7551. trailer; 16’ 5th wheel cattle trailer; Post pounder on MF tractor. 306-283-4747, 306-291-9395, Langham, SK. REG. TEXAS LONGHORN bulls, pairs and PAYSEN LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT INC. open heifers. Call Dean at Panorama We manufacture an extensive line of cattle Ranch, 403-391-6043, Stauffer, AB. handling and feeding equipment including squeeze chutes, adj. width alleys, crowd- J&H HOMES: Elkridge cottages. Free ATV snowmobile with purchase!! ing tubs, calf tip tables, maternity pens, or gates and panels, bale feeders, Bison www.jhhomes.com 306-652-5322. equipment, Texas gates, steel water WELSH BLACK- The Brood Cow Advantage.

Check www.canadianwelshblackcattle.com troughs, rodeo equipment and garbage incinerators. Distributors for El-Toro electric Canadian Welsh Black Soc. 403-442-4372. 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 75 SECOND AND THIRD Black and Red Angus 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, feed wagons and bale shredders and in300 RED & BLACK Angus bred heifers. Can dustry leading Rol-Oyl cattle oilers. sell as bred or calved. Call 306-773-1049, 306-762-2125, Vibank, SK. www.fuchs.ca 306-741-6513, Swift Current, SK. 25 RED, TAN, and White Charolais replace- FREESTANDING CORRAL PANELS for ment heifers, can deliver. 306-882-4081, cattle, horses, bison and sheep. Bale feeders; Belted feed troughs; 10’ panels; WindRosetown, SK. break frames; Swinging gates; Framed Panels with gates mounted; Round 2 YEAR OLDS and yearling Red Angus, gates; kits starting at $1495; Palpation Simmental/Red Angus hybrids and Black pen chute.

Deal of the year - Freestanding Angus bulls. Developed on oats for lon- 21’ for $219!

Call 1-844-500-5341, gevity. Phone Triple H Cattle Co. www.affordablelivestockequipment.com 306-723-4832, 306-726-7671(cell) or Cory 306-718-7007, Cupar, SK. GREG’S WELDING: Freestanding 30’ 5 bar panels, all 2-7/8” drill stem construction, $450; 24’x5.5’ panels, 2-7/8” pipe with 51” sucker rods, $325; 24’x6’ panels, 2-7/8” WANTED: CULL COWS and bulls. For book- pipe with 6- 1” rods, $350; 30’ 2 or 3 bar ings call Kelly at Drake Meat Processors, windbreak panels c/w lumber. Gates and 306-363-2117 ext. 111, Drake, SK. double hinges avail. on all panels. Belting troughs for grain or silage. Calf shelters.

Del. avail. 306-768-8555, Carrot River, SK. SASKATOON ALL BREED Horse & Tack Sale, May 30. Tack 11:00 AM, Horses to follow. Open to broke horses (halter or riding). Sale conducted at OK Corral, Martensville, SK. To consign call Frederick, 306-227-9505 bodnarusauctioneering.com

WANT THE ORGANIC ADVANTAGE? Contact an organic Agrologist at Pro-Cert for information on organic farming: prospects, transition, barriers, benefits, certification and marketing. Call 306-382-1299, HORSE AND TACK SALE, Heartland, Prince Saskatoon, SK. or info@pro-cert.org Albert, SK., Thursday, June 1st, 6:00 PM. Call 306-763-8463.

HORSE SALE, JOHNSTONE Auction Mart, Moose Jaw, Thursday June 1, 2017.

Tack Sells: 2:00 PM; Horses Sell: 4:30 PM. All classes of horses accepted. Next sale, August 3rd. Phone 306-693-4715 or visit www.johnstoneauction.ca PL #914447

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RANCH COUNTRY HORSE SALE (Perrin, Parsonage, Bertram) in Maple Creek, SK accepts consignments of broke horses for Saturday, Sept. 9th Sale. Deadline June 30th. Ph. Tanya Parsonage 306-662-5081, jtparsonage@xplornet.ca Forms online at: WANTED: ORGANIC LENTILS, peas and www.northernhorse.com/ranchcountry. chickpeas. Stonehenge Organics, Assiniboia, SK., 306-640-8600, 306-640-8437.

CANDIAC AUCTION MART Horse Sale on Saturday, June 3. Tack sells at 10:30 AM. Horses sell at 1:30 PM. Receiving times are Friday from 5 PM to 8 PM and Saturday from 8:30 AM to 1:00 PM. For more info contact 306-424-2967, 306-429-2029.

Future sales can also be found on Bioriginal Food & Science Corp. www.candiacauctionmart.ca Candiac, SK.

is actively purchasing:

9 GRANDDAUGHTERS of Mr. Baron Red, from 2-7 years old for sale. Located Near Steinbach, MB., call 204-392-3830.

• Organic Flax Seed • Organic Hemp Seed and; • Borage Seed (from the 2016 crop year)

HORSE COLLARS, all sizes, steel and aluminum horseshoes. We ship anywhere.

Keddie’s, 1-800-390-6924 or keddies.com

SHEEP AND GOAT SALE, Heartland Livestock, Prince Albert, Thursday, June 1st, 6:00 PM. Call 306-763-8463 to pre-book.

We are also contracting for the upcoming growing season.

For more information please contact: Sandy Jolicoeur at (306) 975-9251 or email crops@bioriginal.com

BY TENDER: The executors of the Estate of Albert Hills hereby offer the following two parcels of land, subject to the existing reservations on title. Parcel 1: Meridian 4, Range 20, Township 46, Section 12, Quarter North East. Containing 160 acres more or less. Excepting Thereout: Plan 1420587, Road 2.86 acres more or less, excepting thereout all mines and minerals. The owners are currently in the process of subdividing an approx. 5 acre parcel out of this quarter. The proposed subdivision is not included in this tender; Parcel 2: Meridian 4, Range 20, Township 46, Section 12, Quarter North West. Containing 160 acres more or less. Excepting Thereout: Plan 1420587, Road 1.98 acre more or less.

Excepting thereout all mines and minerals.

The owners are currently in the process of subdividing an approx. 10.5 acre yardsite out of this quarter. The proposed subdivision is not included in this tender. An easement regarding the existing power line to the yard will be registered prior to closing. The lands are located approx. 3 miles south from the Camrose Regional Exhibition, about a mile from the Cargill Seed Crushing Plant. The NE-12-46-20-W4 earns annual income from Cargill of $1300, road allowance income of $2500, and pipeline income of $2485. The NW 12-46-20-W4 earns annual pipeline income of $1189. Tenders will be considered for the purchase of both parcels or for individual parcels. Tenders are to be submitted in sealed envelopes marked “Hill Tender” to Jon Stolee at Farnham West Stolee Kambeitz LLP, Barristers and Solicitors, 5016 - 52 Street, Camrose, Alberta, T4V 1V7, on or before 12:00 PM, June 30, 2017, and shall be accompanied with GST number and cheque payable to Farnham West Stolee Kambeitz LLP in trust for 10% of the tender price. No conditional tenders will be accepted and the highest, or any tender, will not necessarily be accepted.

Tenders will not be opened in public. The deposits of all unsuccessful tenderers will be returned to them by mail. The successful tenderer shall be obligated to complete the purchase on or before Sept. 29, 2017.

The 10% deposit shall constitute deposit towards the purchase price. For further info or to view the property, contact Leta Shillington at 780-679-3720.

PERFECT WAKAW LAKE LOCATION: 3 season cottage, fully furnished, ready for use!

850 sq.ft., 3 bdrms, 1 bath, boat track w/winch and dock on wheels. Walk to Regional Park and golf course. $289,000. For more info or to view, call Jim or Linda at FOR SALE BY TENDER: Lands of Patrick 306-374-5756 or 306-291-5756.

Janzer and Janet Janzer. The aforementioned owners of farmlands will accept offers to purchase of the following deeded lands located in Cypress County: Plan 0610808, Block 1, Lot 2, containing 148.91 ac. more or less. Except thereout: Plan 1612327 subdivision, containing 5.09 ac. more or less, excepting thereout all mines and minerals.

This farmland consists of 142 total acres with 132 permanent acres of water rights attached to the lands, together with the following irrigational equipment: 1982 Valley Centre Pivot, 1292’ approx.; 50 HP 480V Berkely pump at 900 gal./min. with 2 HP booster pump. The seller warrants LAKEFRONT CABIN KATEPWA. Cozy 1000 one full growing season of the pivot postsq. ft., 3 season, no maintenance yard. Ful- closing. The particulars are available in the ly furnished, c/w new renovation, dock bid package. The owner reserves the right and boat lift. Move in ready. For sale by to reject any or all Tenders, and to waive owner. Great deal! $289,900. Call formalities as the interest of the Owner 306-331-8581 or 306-539-6207. may require without stating reasons. The highest or any Tender may not necessarily be accepted. The Owner shall not be liable for any costs, expenses, loss or damage inLOG AND TIMBER HOMES, Saskatoon, curred, sustained or suffered by any bidder SK. Visit www.backcountryloghomes.ca or prior, or subsequent to, or by reason of the acceptance or the non-acceptance by call 306-222-6558. the Owner of any Tender. The bidders whose Tenders have not been accepted by TO BE MOVED: 1977 27x40’ bungalow on the Owner will be notified within a reafarm, 2 bdrms, 1 bath, 16x24’ wrap around sonable time after Tender opening. The deck, new hardwood floors, windows and successful bidder shall pay a non-redoors, siding and insulation 5 yrs. old, new fundable deposit of 5% of the Tender price never used fridge/stove microwave, built- to Stringam LLP in trust by way of bank in dishwasher. Would make a perfect cabin draft or solicitor’s trust cheque with the or starter home. Have mover’s quote. Ask- tender submission. The closing date shall ing $60,000. 780-205-4423, Lashburn, SK. be July 4, 2017, the balance of the tender price shall be due and payable on said TIMBER FRAMES, LOG STRUCTURES closing date. The taxes shall be adjusted at and Vertical Log Cabins. Log home refin- the closing date. The Owners shall retain ishing and chinking. Certified Log Builder Surface Lease Rentals from CNRL until the with 38 years experience. Log & Timber earlier of: a) term of 25 years; or b) the Works, Delisle, SK., 306-717-5161, Email last of the 2 owners to die. The balance of info@logandtimberworks.com Website at terms shall be set out in the tender packwww.logandtimberworks.com age which shall be signed and submitted by tender. Tenders shall be marked “Janzer Land Tender” and delivered on or before 12:00 PM (MDT) on June 15, 2017 to: MEDALLION HOMES 1-800-249-3969 Stringam LLP, 35 7th Street SE, MediImmediate delivery: New 16’ and 20’ cine Hat, Alberta, T1A 1J2, Attention: B. Wiese, Phone: modular homes; Also used 14’ and 16’ Kipling homes. Now available: Lake homes. 403-488-8200, Fax: 403-488-8215, Email: kbwiese@stringam.ca and/or Medallion Homes, 306-764-2121, Prince colleen@stringam.ca . Tenders must be Albert, SK. open for acceptance until June 19, 2017.

Only unconditional tenders will be considered. All lands are to be purchased “as is”.

Any applicable GST will be added to the RTMS AND SITE built homes. Call Tender price. The Owners, or Stringam LLP 1-866-933-9595, or go online for pictures will notify the successful Bidder on or beand pricing at: www.warmanhomes.ca fore 12:00 PM (MDT) on June 19, 2017 by telephone (or email or fax where such information is provided) when the Tender has been accepted.

FARMLAND NE SK(Clemenceau) 4 quarters plus 36 acre riverside parcel w/5 bdrm. home. Featuring: bins on concrete with direct hit on railroad cars, 40 acres of mostly mature spruce timber, 2 farmyards- 1 bordering Etomami River and 50 miles of provincial forest, excellent elk hunting and other big game and goose. 580 acres cult.

Full line of farm equipment and sawmill also available Reg Hertz, 306-865-7469.

REG., CERT. CDC COPELAND, AC Metcalfe.

Call for early order and bulk discount pricing. Visa, MC, FCC financing. Custom treating available. LLSEEDS.CA Phone 306-530-8433, Lumsden, SK.

RM 273 SLIDING HILLS, 1 quarter farmland, SW-25-30-01-W2, 155 cult. acres, stone free. 306-542-3125, Kamsack, SK.

Go Early H RS W heat AC Ju niper Oats Bu sby & Su ndre Barley AAC Peace River Field Peas Early One Polish C anola m a stinseeds.co m 403-556-2609

WANTED: PASTURE FOR 50 - 60 yearling Bison heifers. Contact MFL Ranches, 403-747-2500, Alix, AB. MULCHING- TREES, BRUSH, Stumps.

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

FOR RENT PASTURE for cow/calf pairs or yearlings, cultivated land seeded to oats and native grass with river running CDC BOYER, CERT. #1, 99% germ., 96% through it. 306-734-2997, Aylesbury, SK. vigor, produces plump seed, good for greenfeed and milling. Stoll’s Seed Barn Ltd., 306-493-7409, Delisle, SK. 160 ACRES, w/two new 40’x80’ drive through shops (14’x14’ doors), attached 400 sq. ft. office, A/C, 5 acre gravel yard, 800 sq. ft. log cabin (with loft), septic field and RV dump, town water. Located 2 mi.

North of Nobleford, AB. 403-818-8615.

DUNDURN GRAZING Association has room for cattle in the non-breeding field for the 2017 season. Call Fred at 306-381-6070.

VESPER-WASKADA VB, MT wheat Certified #1. 96% germ., 98% vigor, 0% fus. gram. Excellent quality! Volume discount! Ready for pick-up! Nakonechny Seeds, 306-932-4409, Ruthilda, SK. CERTIFIED #1 SHAW CWRS, high yielding. Pratchler Seeds Farm, 306-682-3317 or 306-231-5145, Muenster, SK.

RM OF BIGGAR, $580,000. This acreage has 9.8 acres, a 3 bdrm, 2 bath home, dbl. att garage. The home has been 90% renovated inside & out over the past 2 years.

32x50’ heated shop with 3 bays. Back yard has 60x100’ metal clad pole shed, 33x66’ steel quonset and older 30x75’ wood straight wall 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.

IHC 8840 14’ auger and tub guards, 2279 hours, $20,000. 403-932-2131 days only, Cochrane, AB. MCKEE 18’ MANURE SPREADER with tandem axles and hydraulic end gate, $35,000 OBO. Call 403-321-2105, Blackie, AB. FROSTFREE NOSEPUMPS: Fully sustainable livestock watering. No power required to heat or pump. Prevents contamination. Grants available. 1-866-843-6744. www.frostfreenosepumps.com HI-HOG CATTLE SQUEEZE. 306-773-1049 or 306-741-6513, Current, SK.

Call Swift BONAFIDE REGISTERED AUSTRALIAN Kelpie pups, Australian bred. Parents make a living on cow/calf operation at commu2002 521DXT CASE payloader w/grapple nity pasture. Also started working Kelpies. fork. Call 306-773-1049 or 306-741-6513, Call Watkinson Working Kelpies, Swift Current, SK. 306-692-2573, Moose Jaw, SK.

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CERTIFIED CARDALE, AAC Redwater, CDC Plentiful, CDC Utmost, Pasteur. Van Burck Seeds, 306-863-4377, Star City, SK. www.vanburckseeds.ca

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ABOVE AVERAGE CONDITION 1996 Corsair bumper hitch camper, $8000. Will consider trade for tractor (near or equal value JD 4020) 306-625-7578, Ponteix, SK

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FALCON II TRAILER HITCH, 6000 lbs. capacity, tow bar, c/w mounting parts.

Phone 306-259-4430, Young, SK.

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2009 SUNSET TRAIL 30’, alum. frame, 1 large slide-out - livingroom, sleeps 6, rear bdrm. large awning, easy pull vg cond., $15,500 OBO. 306-232-4720, Hague, SK.

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TOP QUALITY CERTIFIED alfalfa and grass seed. Call Gary or Janice Waterhouse 306-874-5684, Naicam, SK. SEE COMPLETE LISTING under 6485: Forage Seeds. Phone Richard Walcer, 306-752-3983 anytime. Melfort, SK. CERT. ALFALFA and GRASSES. Elie, MB. Free delivery. Dyck Forages & Grasses Ltd. 1-888-204-1000 www.dyckseeds.com

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GRAIN FARMLAND WANTED: Contact Terry at 306-520-8863 or by email to: saskfarmland@outlook.com PROPOSAL FOR PARTNERSHIP or sale to farming family for livestock/grain operation in central Sask. 19 quarters, farmstead located 3 miles from large town w/resort nearby. Silage based capacity for 700 or more cows and backgrounding.

Contains grain, hayland and pasture. Lots of buildings. Requires family w/latest Ag technology, carpentry skills, ambition and some equity. Most equipment avail. Bring your own cattle or work with us. Cropland to seed in 2017. Text 639-471-4380.

CERTIFIED CDC Utmost VB, CDC Unity VB, Goodeve VB, Lillian, Waskada. High germ., 0 - 0.5 disease. Call Palmier Seed Farms, Lafleche, SK., 306-472-7824.

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INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY! 1200 acres north of Cereal, AB. Land is rented for this current year. Oil and gas revenue of approx. $11,000. Custom built 3 bdrm, 2.5 bath home. Can be sold separately. www.bigskyrealestateltd.com Information DWEIN TRASK REALTY INC. Langham, call 403-854-4444.

SK. full quarter of land with 143 acres cultivated, FMV = 56,000. Just 2 1/2 miles south of Langham and 1/4 mile west.

Priced to sell! $279,900. Call Dwein today at 306-221-1035.

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CERT. #1 AAC BRANDON, Unity VB, Vesper VB, Shaw VB, Carberry, Waskada, AC Barrie. 96% - 99% germ., 0% gram./fus.

Lepp Seeds, 306-254-4243, Hepburn, SK.

21’ GLASPLY INBOARD, cabin tandem trailer, $10,000. During the day, please call 403-932-2131, Cochrane, AB.

RM OF ANTLER #61, 2 quarters: NW & SW BUYERS for farms and ranches. Henry Vos, 07-07-33 W1, 330 acres (275 cultivated).

780-835-1992, Royal LePage Realty. Includes 1 oil surface lease, $2000/year.

Call 403-470-1354. www.peaceriverfarmsandranches.com

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EXCELLENT QUALITY CERTIFIED #1 CS Camden, Summit, CDC Minstrel, CDC Ruffian, CDC Orrin. Frederick Seeds, 306-287-3977, Watson, SK.

CERTIFIED #1 AC MORGAN, 0% fusarium/graminearum, 95% germ., 98% vigor.

ACREAGE WITH LOG HOME on 5.67 ac.: 3 Lepp Seeds, 306-254-4243, Hepburn, SK. bdrm, 2 1/2 bath, main floor laundry. CERT. CDC RUFFIAN, CDC Minstrel, AC Heated 40’x40’ shop w/two 14’ doors. At- Morgan. Van Burck Seeds, Star City, SK tached 20’x40’ barn w/two tie stalls, two 306-863-4377. www.vanburckseeds.ca box stalls, tack room, also attached 20’x40’ storage area. Insulated 14’x12’ building that could be used as a chicken house.

Small greenhouse, garden w/raspberry CERTIFIED AAC BRANDON, AAC Jatharia patch. Horse pasture or large lawn, pos- Grant, Greenshields Seeds, 306-746-7336, sible tree farm. Hot water heat in the 306-524-4339, Semans, SK. house, new furnace, built in vacuum cleaner, large family room and bathroom in AAC JATHARIA VB, certified #1, midge basement, five appliances included. At- tolerant, high yielding. Stoll’s Seed Barn tractive landscaping. Five miles to choice Ltd., Delisle, SK. 306-493-7409. of two towns w/schools, churches, stores, hospital, doctors. $450,000. If seriously EXCELLENT QUALITY CERTIFIED #1 AC interested, email rndoody1@me.com or Andrew, Cardale, CDC Utmost, CDC Plentiful, Muchmore, AAC Elie, AAC Connery, call 780-384-2456. Sedgewick, AB. AAC Brandon, Elgin ND. Frederick Seeds, 306-287-3977, Watson, SK.

DWEIN TRASK REALTY INC. Delisle/ Swanson 600 ac. ranch. Very good corrals, well equipped horse barn, workshop, storage shed and solid 960 sq. ft. home. Check web to view. Call Dwein at 306-221-1035.

ELK WANTED! If you have elk to supply to market let AWAPCO be your first choice. For pricing call our office today, 780-980-7589, info@wapitiriver.com

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CDC COPELAND BARLEY, reg. and cert., top quality seed. Gregoire Seed Farms Ltd, North Battleford, SK., 306-441-7851, 306-445-5516. gregfarms@sasktel.net CERT. CDC COPELAND, AAC Synergy, exc. germ. and disease. Fraser Farms 306-741-0475, Pambrun foc@sasktel.net

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TOP QUALITY CERT. #1 CDC Copeland, No Contract Required AC Metcalfe, Newdale. Frederick Seeds, GRAIN LAND TO RENT, 35 mile radius of 306-287-3977, Watson, SK. Rouleau, SK. Call 306-776-2600 or email: 403-556-2609 CERTIFIED #1 METCALF. Pratchler kraussacres@sasktel.net Seeds Farm, 306-682-3317 or HANLEY-KENASTON AREA. RM of 306-231-5145, Muenster, SK. McCraney #282, 160 acres, 1120 sq. ft. bungalow, new shop, barn with added CERT. AC METCALFE, AC Newdale, CDC stock shelter, good water, natural gas, 40 Copeland, Legacy, CDC Austenson, CDC CERTIFIED AND REGISTERED AAC Bravo, mins. from Saskatoon. Asking $379,000. Maverick. Van Burck Seeds, Star City, SK CDC Sanctuary. Call Palmier Seed Farms, Lafleche, SK., 306-472-7824.

306-863-4377. www.vanburckseeds.ca Call 306-252-5200.

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COMMON OAT SEED for sale, 98% germ., 94% vigor, 2% fusarium/ Graminearum.

Call 306-867-7716, Outlook, SK.

BUYING:

WANTED HEATED CANOLA. No broker BARLEY FOR SEED, matures in 60-70 days. involved. Sell direct to crushing plant.

Seed originates from Dawson Creek, Cash on delivery or pickup. 306-228-7306 $5.50/bu., 306-867-7716, Outlook, SK. or 306-228-7325, no texts. Unity, SK.

AGCO Finance Canada LLC will offer the following repossessed equipment for sale to the highest bidder for certified funds, plus applicable sales tax.

Equipment: MF-6616 Tractor S/N: E296040, MF-2956A Round Baler S/N: M2956AFHR13352, MF-956 Loader S/N: M95600EU267034.

Date of sale: May 25, 2017.

Time of Sale: 12:00 P.M. Place of sale: Cauoette & Sons Implement Ltd. 5510-46 St., St. Paul, AB T0A 3A0.

Equipment can be inspected at place of sale. The equipment will be sold AS IS, without warranty.

Final sale of equipment will be contingent upon winning bidder meeting all applicable federal and state regulatory requirements.

We reserve the right to bid. For further information please contact Kent Torgalson (780) 993-1140, Reference Number 1611816.

LACKAWANNA PRODUCTS CORP. BuyHAY TECH COMMON alfalfa seed, bred for ers and sellers of all types of feed grain hybrid vigor, $3.65/lbs. Dennis Dylke, and grain by-products. Contact Bill Hajt or 780-374-3877, Daysland, AB. Christopher Lent at 306-862-2723. clent@lpctrade.com bhajt@lpctrade.com FULL LINE OF FORAGE seeds blending to your needs. Contact Tom Williamson 306-582-6009, Pambrun, SK. SAINFOIN SEED. Nutritious, bloat-free, perennial forage loved by all animals and honeybees. Research from Utah University indicates better meat flavor and nutrition from sainfoin supplemented forage. Prime Sainfoin is cert. organic. 306-739-2900, Email: jhusband@primegrains.com MILLET SEED: German Golden Foxtail; Red Proso; Crown Proso. All cleaned and bagged. Excellent producers in swath graze, silage or bale. Call Greg Tanner, 306-457-2816, Stoughton, SK.

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REG., CERT. MCLEOD R2Y soybean, early season, high yield. Custom treating available. Call for early order and bulk discount pricing. Visa, MC, FCC financing.

LLSEEDS.CA, 306-530-8433, Lumsden, SK. CERT CDC Blackstrap (early); CDC Superjet; CDC Jet. High germs. Martens Charolais & Seed, 204-534-8370, Boissevain, MB

CERTIFIED CDC IMPALA, CDC Maxim red lentil. Call Palmier Seed Farms, Lafleche, SK., 306-472-7824.

CERT. #1 CDC Maxim red, 98% germ., CDC Improve green, 96% germ. Don Schmeling, Riceton, SK., 306-530-1052.

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FAR NORTH SEEDS #1 Alfalfa Innoculated (Multi Foliar varieties available) CERTIFIED CDC CALVI. Phone Grant at Greenshields Seeds, 306-746-7336, 306-524-4339, Semans, SK CERTIFIED #1 CDC Bastilla Glabrous, 92% germ. Andrew 306-742-4682, Calder, SK.

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POLY TANKS: 15 to 10,000 gal.; Bladder tanks from 220 to 88,000 gallon; Water and liquid fertilizer; Fuel tanks, single and double wall; Truck and storage, gas or dsl.

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Class 1 preferred. Wages negotiable depending on experience. Ph. 306-295-7473.

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PTO WATER PUMP, Bau-Man, sizes 6” to 16” w/capacities of 1,250 to 10,000 GPM. Lay flat water hose and accessories also available. 306-272-7225 or 306-272-4545, Foam Lake, SK. tymarkusson@sasktel.net www.highcapacitywaterpump.com

SET OF USED 36” tracks for 95E Cat Stretch your advertising dollars! Place an ad Challenger tractor. Call 306-463-4866, in the classifieds. Our friendly staff is waiting 306-463-8800, Kindersley, SK. FIND WELL WATER before you drill, for your call. 1-800-665-1362. avoid dry holes and maximize yield. Info.

GOODYEAR COMBINE TIRE: 800/65R32, 1-877-388-7388 or www.findwellwater.ca excellent shape, $1500 cash.

Call Greg at TO P PRICES WATER WELL DRILLING RIG, Mayhew 306-883-2568, Spiritwood, SK. 1000 mounted on vintage 1968 Kenworth, PAID FO R exc. cond., 780-675-4405, Athabasca, AB. MR. TIRE CORP. For all your tire needs, FEED BARLEY, call Mylo at 306-921-6555. Serving all of KORNUM WELL DRILLING, farm, cottage Saskatchewan.

W H EAT,O ATS, and acreage wells, test holes, well rehabilitation, witching. PVC/SS construction, exRYE,TRITICALE, GOOD USED TRUCK TIRES: 700/8.25/ pert workmanship and fair pricing. 50% 900/1000/1100x20s; 11R22.5/11R24.5; government grant now available. Indian PEAS,LEN TILS, 9R17.5, matched sets available. Pricing H EATED O IL SEEDS, from $90. K&L Equipment and Auto. Ph Head, SK., 306-541-7210 or 306-695-2061 Ladimer, 306-795-7779, Ituna, SK; Chris SO YBEAN S at 306-537-2027, Regina, SK.

2 SEASONAL FARM MACHINERY operators required. Must be able to operate grain cart, tandem grain truck, FWA tractor w/rockpicker, 4 WD tractor for harrowing.

Also manual labour for upkeep of leafcutter bees and general servicing of equipment. May 1 to October 31. $15-$18/hr.

101008187 SK Ltd., 303 Frontier Trail, Box 372, Wadena, SK., S0A 4J0. Fax: 306-338-3733, phone: 306-338-7561 or email: cfehr9860@hotail.com FULL-TIME FARM LABOURER HELP. Applicants should have previous farm experience and mechanical ability. Duties include operation of machinery, including tractors and other farm equip., as well as general farm laborer duties. $25/hour depending on experience. Must be able to cross US border. Location: Pierson, MB/Gainsborough, SK. Feland Bros. Farms, Greg Feland and Wade Feland, Box 284, Pierson, MB. R0M 1S0. 701-756-6954.

COMBINE OPERATORS AUSTRALIA: Positions available in our 2017/2018 harvest crew. Operating JD S series combines w/40’ headers, AutoSteer and 900 bu. grain carts. Travelling eastern states of Australia starting mid October. Must be experienced. Knowledge of GPS an asset.

Barclay Ag Services Pty Ltd. Priced at your b in.

U-DRIVE TRACTOR TRAILER Training, Contact Mick +61-428-532-266, 30 years experience. Day, 1 and 2 week email: mrbarclay@bigpond.com upgrading programs for Class 1A, 3A and CHECK OUT OUR parts specials at air brakes. One on one driving instructions. www.Maximinc.Com/parts or call Maxim 306-786-6600, Yorkton, SK. Truck & Trailer, 1-888-986-2946.

306-374-1968 We know that farming is enough of a gamble EXPERIENCED CLASS 1 DRIVERS wanted so if you want to sell it fast place your ad in to haul livestock. Health plan and safety the Alberta Farmer Express classifieds. It’s a bonuses. Year round work. 403-625-4658.

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We have friendly staff ready to help. 1-800ROUND ALFALFA/ALFALFA GRASS solid 665-1362 core greenfeed 5x6 JD hay bales for sale.

Call 306-237-4582, Perdue, SK. Ea s tern Ca n a d a In cl. N S /PEI/N B/ LOOKING TO GAIN FT Employment as Ranch Hand. Very mature and responN FL D ~ June to Sept2017 SHEDDED DAIRY AND FEEDER HAY, sible 17 yr. old male, graduating from High S ca n d in a via & Ba ltic Cru is e 3x4x8 square bales; Greenfeed and straw.

School with honors, end of June. Looking Tests available. 403-633-8835, Tilley, AB. Albrecht Green Acre Farms for opportunity to learn all aspects of farm ~ July 2017 and ranching including livestock care and Schuler, AB Alb erta Fa rm To u r/Ca lga ry proper horsemanship. Have valid Class 5 HAY BALES ROUND mixed 5.5x5, hard We are currently looking for a S ta m ped e ~ July 2017 with clean abstract. Experience includes: core, no rain, net wrapped, horse quality, NANNY to care and nurture Operating std./auto. vehicles, skidsteer, $60/bale. Near Regina, SK., 306-539-6123 Ro ck y M o u n ta in eer Ra il our children (ages 2 and 10). zero-turn mowers, chainsaws, etc. Enjoy ~ M ay to Septem ber 2017 hunting, fishing, being outdoors. Raised in We live on a large grain farm with some GOOD QUALITY HAY put up dry without small town SK., but willing to relocate for cattle near Schuler, AB. Looking for a rain. 200 big square bales, 3x4x8. ReaN W T/Yu k o n /N a ha n n i River right opportunity. Contact 306-536-1244, sonably priced. 306-320-1041, Leroy, SK. live in, or out nanny, who would be willing email: markospalding@gmail.com ~ Aug 2017 to care for our home and children.

Egypt/Jo rd a n LONG LAKE TRUCKING, two units, custom CPR and child care experience required. ~ N ov 2017/Feb 2018 hay hauling. 306-567-7100, Imperial, SK. Wages/salary negotiable.

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FARM LABOURER REQUIRED for mixed farm to operate machinery, cattle handling and general farm duties. Driver’s license required. Single or family accommodations including utilities. Ph 403-575-0712 or fax resume 403-577-2263, Consort, AB.

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LOOKING FOR SOMEONE to run an air drill and high clearance sprayer. Wages $25 to $35/hr., depending on experience. Call 306-295-4050, Eastend SK.

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MUSTARD SEED FOR SALE! Looking for off grade mustard, lentils or chickpeas. Custom color sorting of all types of crops. HAY BLENDS AND PASTURE BLENDS, Ackerman Ag Services, 306-638-2282, no charge custom blends. Dyck Forages & Chamberlain, SK. Grasses Ltd., Elie, MB. Free delivery.

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VAN RAAY PASKAL Farms in Iron Springs FEED GRAIN WANTED! Also buying light, area is looking for Feed Barley. Put more tough or offgrade grains. “On Farm Pickup” $$$ in your pocket and sell direct to us Westcan Feed & Grain, 1-877-250-5252. with no brokerage fee. Call 403-330-9147.

BUYING SPRING THRASHED CANOLA WANTED: OFF-GRADE PULSES, oil seeds and grain “On Farm Pickup” Westcan Feed and cereals. All organic cereals and spe- & Grain, 1-877-250-5252. cialty crops. Prairie Wide Grain, Saskatoon, SK., 306-230-8101, 306-716-2297.

BUYING HEATED/DAMAGED PEAS, FLAX & GRAIN “On Farm Pickup”. Westcan BANTRY SEED CLEANING has Alfalfa seed WANTED: FEED GRAIN, barley, wheat, Feed & Grain, 1-877-250-5252. for sale. Common #1 Blend. Seed testing peas, green or damaged canola. Phone certificates are avail. Derek 403-633-0520 Gary 306-823-4493, Neilburg, SK. or Hans 403-501-1306, Tilley, AB.

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

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Certified & Common #1: Alfalfa, Clover, Grasses, etc. Excellent purity and germ.

Many Pickseed products on hand. Certified hybrid brome grass & various specialty forage seeds available. Various organic forage seeds also available. Free periodic delivery to many Sask. locations. Richard Walcer, 306-752-3983 anytime. Melfort SK

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CERTIFIED CDC MARBLE, dark speckled lentils. Call Grant, Greenshields Seeds, 306-746-7336, 306-524-4339, Semans, SK

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COMMON #1 SEED OATS, cleaned, 99% WHY NOT KEEP MARKETING SIMPLE? germ. Lepp Seeds Ltd. 306-254-4243, You are selling feed grains. We are Hepburn, SK. buying feed grains. Also buying chickpeas, lentils and golden flax. Fast payment, with prompt pickup, true price discovery. Call Jim Beusekom, Allen Pirness, David Lea, Vera Buziak or Matt Beusekom TOP QUALITY ALFALFA, variety of grasses at Market Place Commodities Ltd., Lethand custom blends, farmer to farmer. Gary bridge, AB. Phone 1-866-512-1711. Email Waterhouse 306-874-5684, Naicam, SK. info@marketplacecommodities.com or

YELLOW BLOSSOM SWEET CLOVER seed, 99.5% pure, low price. Delivered MB. and CERTIFIED #1 CDC Sanctuary flax, high SK. Call Rick Smylski at 204-638-7732. germination. Don Schmeling, Riceton, SK., 306-530-1052.

CERTIFIED CDC SORREL. Van Burck Seeds, 306-863-4377, Star City, SK. www.vanburckseeds.ca

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Albrecht Green Acre Farms Schuler, AB

We are currently looking for

FARM WORKERS

Farm and mechanical experience required. Class 1 license an asset.

Job will include agricultural equipment repair and trouble-shooting, equipment service and preventative maintenance in the shop and the field, knowledge of GPS and other agriculture electronics, equipment operation during fertilizing, seeding, spraying, haying, harvesting time, and as needed. Physically, mentally and emotionally able to work long hours with our family and other help, at seeding, spraying, haying and harvest time.

We strive to include new agricultural technologies and strategies into our current farming operation.

We are seeking highly motivated, agricultural minded and skilled persons to join our team on a contractual basis.

Wages/salary negotiable. Accommodations negotiable.

Email your resume and references to: nseitzranrn@live.com