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Beef Producers pushes for predation action The 2018 Manitoba Beef Producers AGM saw multiple resolutions on the topic

BY ALLAN DAWSON Co-operator staff

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t’s official. Many Manitoba yield records were broken in 2017, despite a drier-thannormal growing season.

That’s what crop insurance data collected by the Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation (MASC) show.

The information is in Yield Manitoba 2018, a supplement to this week’s Manitoba Co-operator.

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Manitoba beef producers say the government needs to tackle a growing predation problem from wolves and other large predators.

PHOTO: Robert R. Taylor/Government of Manitoba

BY ALEXIS STOCKFORD

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he Manitoba Beef Producers membership is getting fed up with a growing predation problem in parts of the province.

Manitoba Beef Producers members heartily adopted all six resolutions

you could say, ‘I’m going to take 20 per cent of your livelihood out of your paycheque every week,’ because that’s what predation is doing to some of these guys and the losses are significant,” Brian Lemon, MBP general manager said.

Glen Metner, representative for DisSee PREDATION on page 6 »

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The Manitoba Co-operator | February 15, 2018

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Soils make smog too

Mandatory inspections

California researchers say as much as 40 per cent of nitrous oxides come from fertilizers

MBP members narrowly support them for livestock premises

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CROPS A wheat tsunami The Black Sea region is swamping one wheat market after another

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FEATURE Going big China’s pork industry is looking to North America and supersizing

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CROSSROADS What’s a ‘farmwife’?

A new book explores what this term means in the year 2018

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nternal combustion e n g i n e s a re t y p i c a l l y blamed for smog in urban centres but researchers in California say fertilized fields need to be added to that list.

The scientists, from University of CaliforniaDavis, say they’ve found about 40 per cent of the nitrous oxide emissions in the Golden State is coming from fertilized soils in the agriculture-rich Central Valley.

In the study, published January 31 in the journal Science Advances, the authors compared computer models with estimates collected from scientific flights over the San Joaquin Valley. Both the model and flight data suggested that between 25 and 41 per cent of NOx emissions come from soils with heavy nitrogen fertilizer applications.

Smog-forming nitrogen oxides, or NOx, are a family of air-polluting chemical compounds. They are central to the formation of groundlevel ozone and contribute to adverse health effects, such

Maya Almaraz, a National Science Foundation post-doctoral fellow at UCDavis and the study’s lead author, samples soils for NOx emissions in Palm Springs, California. PHOTO: UC-DAVIS/MAYA ALMARAZ

as heart disease, asthma and other respiratory issues. NOx is a primary component of air pollution, which the World Health Organization estimates causes one in eight deaths worldwide.

Technologies like the catalytic converter have helped greatly reduce NOx emitted from vehicles in urban areas. But some of the state’s worst air quality problems are now in rural areas.

“We need to increase the food we’re making,” said lead author Maya Almaraz, a National Science Foundation post-doctoral. “We need to do it on the land we have. But we need to do it using improved techniques.”

The study suggests potential solutions for reducing NOx soil emissions, primarily through different forms of fertilizer management

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Morden prepares to battle the bug The city has just unveiled its 10-year strategy to manage for emerald ash borer’s imminent arrival here.

Morden officials will speak at a workshop next month on what actions other rural communities can take

BY LORRAINE STEVENSON Co-operator staff/Morden

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orden isn’t waiting until it discovers the emerald ash borer (EAB) in its midst to take action to protect its public trees.

Starting later this winter the city will begin systematically removing the tree species that would otherwise attract the invasive beetle.

One hundred and fifty green ash trees will be taken down in 2018 and new trees of other species planted to replace them.

The same number of trees will be taken out annually over the next decade, coupled with strategic tree treatments, ongoing vigilance and public awareness and education efforts.

It’s a proactive, hybrid approach Morden is taking to slow the spread of EAB, said Shawn Dias, certified arborist and Morden’s urban forestry manager.

Dias outlined Morden’s EAB management strategy during a public meeting in the city earlier this month.

Morden will certainly miss the benefits of mature trees gone but long term this is going to make the city less vulnerable to the wholesale destruction EAB would otherwise cause, he said.

“We’re in a better situation than if we just wait (for EAB to be detected).

Like everyone says, ‘the best time to plant a tree is 10 years ago.’ So we’re trying to start now.”

On De c e m ber 7, 2017 EAB was positively identified in the City of Winnipeg by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. The invasive species has moved westward from its last known location 700 km away in Thunder Bay, where it was identified in June of 2016.

What’s been worrisome for city officials for some time is that the beetle may be present but undetected in its abundant green ash trees which play host to the destructive insect.

Data that helped Morden decide on a course of action came from a city-wide public tree inventory showing nearly 2,000 of the city’s public trees — 37 per cent — are green ash. That percentage which doesn’t include ash trees on private properties or in wooded areas within the city limits is too high for one species of tree and it’s what’s making them exceedingly vulnerable for when EAB inevitably makes its way into southern Manitoba, Dias said.

Replacing them now with other trees — other leading tree species in Morden right now include linden, maple, elm, hackberry, oak and spruce — is their best defence.

The city of Morden sees its public trees along streets and green spaces as a valuable asset and has recently unveiled plans to reduce its vulnerability to emerald ash borer. PHOTO: LORRAINE STEVENSON

“We’re in a better situation than if we just wait (for EAB to be detected). Like everyone says, ‘the best time to plant a tree is 10 years ago.’ So we’re trying to start now.”

Shawn Dias Morden parks manager

“By 2028 we will have more diversity in our trees on our boulevards and in our parks,” Dias said.

“We will have reduced that percentage of ash down to what we estimate to between 10 to 14 per cent. For one genus that’s appropriate.”

Morden has been on the watch for EAB for several years and city officials say it’s inevitable it will reach them sooner or later, given their proximity to Winnipeg and the connectivity of ash across southern Manitoba. There are thousands of ash trees in natural wooded areas and shelterbelts in farmers’ fields are very high percentage ash as well.

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“I think it’s just a matter of time,” Dias said. “We’ve always known it’s a potential threat. All we can do now is do some measures to protect our community and slow the spread.”

The visual signs and symptoms of EAB in ash may only occur several years after the beetle arrives. Once discovered, EAB could destroy all ash trees within a decade.

The connectivity of ash trees makes this a threat outside the perimeter that’s far wider than heavily treed cities like Morden.

Next month Dias will speak at a workshop hosting municipal officials from across Manitoba so others can

decide how they’ll slow the spread of EAB. Morden’s high percentage of ash trees is fairly typical of what’s to be found in other towns and villages, and are at similar risk of losing public trees along boulevards, main streets and green spaces if action isn’t taken to stem the spread of EAB. “We’re trying to spearhead some discussions about what we can do within Manitoba and outside Winnipeg,” said Dias.

“We want to get the ball rolling and start getting people thinking about what they can do in their rural communities.”

The loss of local trees isn’t merely a matter of esthetics.

A report released in December in Morden valued the city’s trees’ ecosystems services going far beyond the visual impact of trees to include storm water reduction, energy savings, air quality improvements, and an increase in property values. Morden’s Urban Forest Management Plan (UFMP) identifies the annual average benefit at $127 per tree. lorraine@fbcpublishing.com

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The Manitoba Co-operator | February 15, 2018

OPINION/EDITORIAL

If you’re feeling down, reach out

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here are mornings this time of year when it can be pretty hard to imagine the arrival of spring.

The world is still locked in the frigid embrace of winter. The spiritual warmth of Christmas and New Year is far behind us. The cold and flu season continues to run riot. Spring still seems impossibly far away.

There are, however, a few subtle signs Gord Gilmour of hope. Days are growing noticeably Editor longer. Even with that frigid arctic air hanging over us, you can see the sun’s warmth still causing the snow to melt on rooftops.

Depending on which groundhog is right, spring is either just around the corner — or just around the next corner. But it will come and when it arrives, those of us who farm from our desk chairs frequently marvel at how farmers coolly embrace diving off the financial abyss every year as they head for their fields.

This year, grain prices have fallen due to stubbornly high and growing world stocks. The latest global report from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) revised upward the world’s 2017 cereal production to an all-time high of 3.3 billion tonnes.

“While global cereal utilization in 2017-18 is also heading for an increase (1.2 per cent) from the previous season, world cereal inventories are projected to climb steadily for the fifth consecutive season, rising to a record high level of almost 726 million tonnes,” it says. “The resulting stock-to-use ratio is forecast to be the highest since 2001-02.”

Meanwhile, input prices, naturally, are showing similar stubborn determination to stay higher than many might like.

Farmers are no doubt familiar with some of the numbers that have been reported in these pages over the past several weeks. The province estimates it costs the average farmer about $408 an acre to produce canola, $365 an acre for hard red spring wheat, $370 an acre for soybeans and $522 an acre for corn.

While it’s true that crop insurance and other business risk management programs at least partially offset those risks, that adds up to hundreds of thousands of dollars placed largely in the hands of Mother Nature.

Farmers can be grateful for one thing. While some crops fall into the below break-even zone given normal production and predicted price ranges, the projections still pencil out at least a small margin for most of the crops farmers here grow.

At least they’re not trying to do all this in the U.S. where similar forecasts put their chances of actually making money from their plantings at slim to none.

For example, annual budgets developed by the Agricultural Policy Analysis Centre at the University of Tennessee say this is the third year in a row farmers will be losing money at growing corn. The national average total for the three years is $175.23 per acre.

The U.S. outlook for wheat is equally dismal. Even if they hold their expenses to 2016 levels, they are still looking at a loss of $118.75 per acre. Soybeans are the only money-maker in the food crops, at about $85 per acre.

That said, the margins on the Canadian side of the border are slim, and from all appearances, farmers in this province will be facing a dry spring. One of the key challenges facing this year’s crop will be keeping the soil intact and managing for moisture so crops can germinate.

At times like these, an observer might wonder why a farmer would bother, especially year upon year. Yet every year, when the days lengthen, the warmth returns and the snow recedes, they still head for the fields.

But it can take its toll.

No doubt this is reflected in another topic that’s also been much in these pages this winter: rural mental health. Farming can indeed be stressful and farm families need to be vigilant.

But the occupation itself does cause depression and farmers are not alone in having to deal with stressful jobs. People in many vocations and in many locations can suffer from the same sense of loneliness and isolation.

That’s important to remember when it’s tempting to think no one, especially non-farmers, could possibly understand the pressures farmers face. Why not try them?

Mental health professionals say one of the biggest obstacles stopping farmers from seeking help is the perception their peers might see them as weak. So then don’t talk to other farmers if you’re feeling alone or pressured — but talk to someone.

It might be refreshing to get an outsider’s perspective on what you’re going through — and it might help non-farmers better understand what it’s like to be in the tractor seat.

It could be an old friend from university, a pastor or a professional. What’s important is that you reach out and talk to someone if you’re feeling weighed down.

As always, a good place to start the conversation is with the weather. gord.gilmour@fbcpublishing.com

China’s sorghum snub could turn U.S. farmers toward corn and soy

BY KAREN BRAUN Reuters

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hina may have just handed farmers in the U.S. Plains a good reason to maintain or increase the already elevated corn and soybean acreage this spring.

On Feb. 4, China launched an anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation into imports of sorghum from the United States in a move that many analysts see as politically motivated.

Regardless of the underlying reason, China’s sorghum probe invokes memories of the distillers dried grains (DDGs) investigation which ended a year ago with China imposing tariffs on imports of the U.S. feed grain.

DDGs are a byproduct in corn-based ethanol production and are used in livestock feed.

Sorghum is also heavily used in feed and competes with DDGs, corn, and other grains.

Beijing’s heavy duties on U.S. DDGs have been palpable as Chinese imports of U.S. DDGs were nearly 90 per cent lower in 2017 than in 2016.

However, the United States has many other trade partners when it comes to DDGs, and its total exports through the first 11 months of 2017 were down only three per cent from the same period in 2016.

But exports are a big part of the U.S. sorghum market, and China has the leading role. On average, over the past five years, about 63 per cent of the sorghum produced each year in the United States ended up overseas, and about 80 or 90 per cent of those exports landed in China.

The United States’ total sorghum output pales in comparison to the country’s main cash crops.

In 2017, farmers raised 364 million bushels of sorghum, 14.6 billion bushels of corn, 4.39 billion

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bushels of soybeans, and 1.74 billion bushels of wheat.

However, there may be some extra acres left over for corn and soybeans – or even one of their competitors – this spring if U.S. farmers decide that growing sorghum is unattractive. Domestic grain supplies are plentiful and sorghum is traditionally traded at a discount to corn, although cash prices across Kansas currently reflect the opposite after a smaller harvest last year.

Kansas is the leading producer of U.S. sorghum, producing 49 per cent of the grain on average over the last five years. Texas is second with 28 per cent.

Last month, the U.S. Department of Agriculture projected that winter wheat plantings for the 2018 harvest in the top grower of Kansas had risen three per cent over the previous year, when area fell to a 60-year low. But some independent sources have disputed this forecast, suggesting instead that there are fewer acres in Kansas this year.

Farmers in the sunflower state are not afraid to plant corn and soybeans if the going is good. In 2017, Kansas farmers planted 1.5 million more acres of corn and soybeans than in 2016, totalling an all-time record 10.65 million acres.

Similar to wheat, sorghum lost ground to corn and beans in Kansas last year, as farmers planted half a million fewer acres of the feed grain than in 2016.

Between Kansas and Texas, some 4.25 million acres were planted to sorghum in 2017, and many of those acres could be in play for 2018 in terms of corn, soybeans, or something else if China’s move ultimately sours the U.S. sorghum market.

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

February 1968

he Smith-Roles Drill-Fil advertised in our February 22, 1968 issue allowed you to “Throw away that pail and shovel. Straighten up that aching back. Take the strain off sore muscles.”

That issue reported the defeat of Prime Minister Lester Pearson’s minority Liberal government on a money bill, forcing a vote of confidence, but the next issue reported that the government stayed in power thanks to support from the Creditiste MPs in Quebec.

Meanwhile, Pearson had resigned as Liberal leader and a new candidate named Pierre Trudeau announced he would run.

Also in the news that week was United Grain Growers’ impending purchase of McCabe Grain.

World wheat surpluses were continuing to build and exports for the first half of the crop year were only 131.5 million bushels (3.6 million tonnes), the lowest in 12 years. In a speech to crop insurance agents, a wheat board commissioner said that Canada should continue to maintain high quality to stay competitive.

At a meeting of the Manitoba Dairy Association, producers heard about the threat of synthetic substitutes such as coffee whitener and advised to launch an aggressive advertising campaign.

Also in dairy news, a report by a McMaster University economist called for an end to subsidies and an adjustment program for small producers. “The problem of about 40 per cent of those shipping milk or cream is not a matter of price or market, but a question of whether they should continue farming at all,” the report said.

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MASC - 2017 Seeded Acres

COMMENT/FEEDBACK Soybeans, 2,262,474 Wheat - Hard Red Spring, 2,084,768

Barley, 246,696

Canola, Wheat - Hard Red Spring and Soybeans total 80% of the 2017 Seeded Acres and 76% of the 5 Year Average Seeded Acres

Worth a look: Annual production estimates a valuable resource Oats, 451,027

Canola, 3,108,464

Wheat - Winter, 133,596

Corn, 395,526

Other, 681,361

It can help you calculate your own risk and rewards, but only if you use it Manitoba Agriculture

MASC 2017Other Other Crop Crop Seeded MASC –-2017 SeededAcres Acres

One of those crops is a relatively new arrival on the local scene — soybeans. Its popularity has surged Beans - Pinto, Beans - White, Editorial Director 52,048 in recent years because of improved shorter-season 27,231 Sunflower Sunflower Oil, Confection, varieties, better crop insurance coverage and the fact 33,480 26,325 that it performs relatively well under excess moisture t first glance, the annual Guidelines for Wheat - Special conditions. “Soybeans have been carving out acres at Estimating Crop Production Costs released Purpose, 22,026 Peas, 67,047 the expense of wheat and canola,” Arnott said. every January looks like good bedtime readWheat - Prairie As well, he noted crops such as barley, winter ing for insomniacs.

Spring, 60,505 Fall Rye, 73,308 wheat and fall rye are likely to continue to fall out But sort through thearenumbers and analysis, Other Crops 7% of the 2017 Hempseed, 27,296 of favour unless something happens to improve and the story that emerges is full of mystery and Seeded Acres their profitability. There are lots of good reasons for intrigue.

Black Bean, Flaxseed, 42,333 22,409 farmers to grow these crops. Barley is an extremely These production estimates are designed to Kidney Bean, competitive crop against weeds. Fall-seeded crops give farmers a reference for determining which 8,136 change up the weed and disease spectrum. But if crops make the best dollars and the best sense for Buckwheat, 5,645 farmers can’t beat the odds on profitability, those their farms. Individual farmers may have higher Wheat - Northern Canaryseed, 4,283 Hard Red, 198,230 benefits are eroded. or lower costs and revenue expectations based on Fababean, 8,379 Anastasia Kubinec, an extension agronomist who is their own situations.

Lentil, 2,681 also part of a multi-generational farming operation, For example, some still grow their own livestock Manitoba Agriculture sees it a little differently. She too advocates greater feed, which is a possible explanation for why Other crops are seven per cent of the 2017 seeded acres. diversity in rotations, but notes farmers have a lot of farmers continue to grow barley in this province. photo: manitoba agriculture Manitoba - 80% Insured Value things to juggle when deciding which crops to grow.

Manitoba Agriculture is one of the AgriInsurance few — if not Risk Not all special crops can be grown in all areas due the only — provincial extensions services that Analysis - 2018 to geography and climate. Farms are getting bigger. continue to do this kind of analysis.

One of its Profitability ranking for corn: 3; $400.00 160% 148% 144% Labour is an issue. Farmhands are in short supply. resources is crop insurance data collected annu- Acres sown to corn in 2017: 395,526; 134% 133% 140% 129% The last census found 44 per cent of farmers also rely ally $350.00 from farmers, information that reflects what Crop ranked No. 1 for profitability: pinto beans, 115% on off-farm work to supplement their farm income. they$300.00 actually do on their farms. ($78.37 per acre over costs); 120% 102% 101% additional analThe tried-and-true wheat-canola rotation has proThis year, the estimates provide Acres sown to pinto beans in 2017: 52,048; 100% vided farmers with good yields, easily accessible marysis $250.00 on AgriInsurance coverage ratios, showing Crop ranked No. 17 for profitability: barley (negative 82% 79% Analysis of your AgriInsurance keting opportunities, decent prices and simplicity. which crops are70% more risky to grow based on $64.08 after costs); $200.00 80% 70% Coverage of Operating and Total 65% 64% sown to barley in 2017: 246,696; “Just because it’s not the best rotation doesn’t mean available coverage levels. Based on 68% that analysis, Acres Costs is an important step in Risk 52% 60% Planning for (80 yourper farm. it’s not working,” she said. the $150.00 crops that generate the most reward for the Three biggest crops inManagement Manitoba by acreage Soybeans are an easy fit with that, with the added least$100.00 risk include peas, corn, and Prairie Spring cent of total acreage planted): canola, hard red spring 40% advantage of being so new on the local scene that the wheat. wheat, soybeans; $50.00 includes risk and sensitivity analysis — 20% pests haven’t caught up to it — yet.

It also Most common crop rotation in Manitoba: hard red Specialty crops may be higher value, but they also a stress test that indicates how the profitability spring wheat, canola; $0.00 0% require different equipment, specialized production might change pricesBarley and yields drop.

Crop Oats Wheat Corn Wheat - rotation with the lowest marginal returns Canola if market Wheat - Soybeans Northern Hard Red knowledge and secure access to markets. Farmers can Besides that, the numbers provide an Winter interest- of four rotations analyzed: hard red spring wheat, Hard Red Spring only spread themselves so thin. ing snapshot ofValue crop production economics canola ($197 per acre); 80% Insured 80% Coverage of Operating Costs 80%in Coverage of Total Costs Manitoba Agriculture There is the added wild card of weather and Manitoba.

Crop rotation with the highest marginal returns: soil moisture conditions. Many fields in southern corn, canola, hard red spring wheat, soybeans By the numbers: Manitoba have little snow cover, which sets the stage ($363 per acre). for a dry spring. That may cause farmers to shift their Number of grain, oilseed and pulse crops routinely Roy Arnott a provincial extension worker who seeding plans to crops that have a better chance of grown in Manitoba: 17; helps prepare these annual estimates, says the data weathering a drought.

Number of crops that cost less than $300 per acre to In the age of data-driven farming and precision supports the time-worn message about the value of produce: 1 (fall rye $293.39 per acre); Manitoba Agriculture, Farm Management agriculture, farmers are more capable than ever of diversity in cropping systems.

Gross revenue ranking for fall rye: “Diverse rotations have agronomic benefits and knowing what’s happening on their own farms. It’s 17 ($261); they also have a corresponding economic benefit as helpful to know how that compares.

Profitability ranking for fall rye: 15; In the end, farmers must find their own balance well,” Arnott said.

Most expensive field crop to grow: Arnott, a self-professed “numbers guy” was sur- between the potential, the reality and what’s practical. corn $521.87; prised at the dominance of canola, wheat and soyGross revenue ranking for corn: beans in Manitoba.

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Canada’s new and growing market: Nigeria

This African nation has a young and growing population, making it an ever more important buyer

BY GREG POROZNI Cereals Canada

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he 2017 new crop missions’ Team Canada Wheat visited Canada’s top customers and provided them with technical data and support. Who are Canada’s top customers? Some of the answers, like Japan, will be no surprise to anyone, but many would not expect to see one of our newest top customers, Nigeria on the list.

Fifteen to 20 years ago, I would have never guessed that I would be in Nigeria, on a Canadian new crop mission. Nigeria has become one of the top customers for Canadian wheat and this is the second year we have visited the country as part of the new crop missions.

W h y v i s i t Ni g e r i a ? T h e Canadian industry is moving beyond the traditional markets that were a focus 15 to 20 years

ago. Nigeria has a young population of over 200 million people with an annual population growth rate of three per cent, meaning that there will be more demand for wheat imports in the future.

Our commitment to providing technical support and data through new crop missions is essential to maintaining our export relationship.

As an emerging country, Nigeria is concerned with food safety and getting the quality wheat, consistently. Because the Canadian team included the entire value chain we were able to work with customers to help ensure they could access the Canadian quality they have come to expect while meeting their country’s grain safety regulations.

Nigeria is also very price sensitive. Purchasing CWRS – in place of U.S. exports – allows it to minimize costs while still delivering higher-quality flour through a blend of Canadian and Black

Sea wheat. How important is the Nigerian market becoming?

In 2007 Canada exported 24,600 tonnes of wheat, growing to a total of 728,419 tonnes in 2017.

Canada’s five-year average is 623,125 tonnes.

Some farmers wonder if there is any value in having a producer as part of these customer support missions. Before I was part of the missions I was one of those people. But participating in the missions has made it clear to me that it is critical to have farmers as part of “Team Canada Wheat.”

When customers have questions on Canadian production practices, I was in the room to answer.

I was there to talk about the sustainability of Canadian farming and to explain why we use crop protection products. I was able to deliver the message about Canadian clean air, clean water and clean land, an increasingly important part of the Canadian brand.

Most of our major competitors carry out similar missions. But the Canadian approach to customer support is unique. We take the entire value chain with us to talk to customers. When there were questions on supply or logistics, an exporter was there to provide the right information. Cigi and CGC provided unbiased technical information on the grade factors and the technical milling, baking, and noodle-making properties.

This collaborative effort demonstrated Canadian commitment to supporting our customers and providing them with the opportunity to optimize the value and performance of Canadian wheat.

The Canadian missions are about a lot more than industry representatives talking to international buyers. We are also there to listen directly to our customers’ needs and concerns. Bringing these needs and concerns back to Canada is one of the key objectives and values of the missions.

This feedback allows Canada to adjust our grading and classification systems to give buyers what they want and to focus research goals on the traits and qualities that will get the highest return from the market. Another reason for these types of customer relations is it is critical to build relationships and trust in a competitive wheat-export environment.

As a farmer who has had the opportunity to sit on the boards of Alberta Wheat Commission as well as Cereals Canada, I have seen first hand the value of our industry working together to support my customers. I am proud to see that the reach for Canadian wheat is expanding. Providing technical expertise and information on quality and functionality, the new crop missions facilitate new customer reliance on Canadian wheat.

Greg Porozni is a director of Cereals Canada and farms near Mundare, Alta.

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FROM PAGE ONE PREDATION Continued from page 1

trict 11 west of Lake Manitoba, says he is one of those with a significant loss to his herd.

Outside direct kills, the producer has noted an uptick in abortions that he says is from cows getting bitten, higher open rates and a decrease in calf weight.

“I’ve also noticed that when you have a wolf problem, that you have cows that won’t graze the land efficiently,” he said.

“They’ll stay right close to the corrals where they are, so they overgraze one section.”

Metner wants wolves taken off the list of big game animals and looser restrictions on hunting, something that his fellow MBP members also endorsed when the resolution came up at the AGM. Wolves are currently covered under any big game licence. Wolf season in Manitoba ran from Aug. 28 to March 31 last year, as wolf hunting and trapping seasons have been extended across Manitoba to protect the moose population, according to the 2017 Manitoba Hunting Guide.

On the tail of that resolution, MBP members voted to push government to add fulltime staff dedicated to problem wildlife and put a more proactive prevention program on the books.

Members also want insurance prices to be moved. Prices should be based on the October five weight price for an animal, Metner argued, the price he says they would actually get when moving that animal to market, rather than prices earlier in the year.

“This year was really good, I found one in three (kills),” Metner said of his own insurance experience. “I got paid $945 and $1,055 when calves in October sold for $1,500. I got nothing for the ones that were lost. I got nothing for the ones that aborted, so basically we’re down 50 yearlings this year.”

Producers also want to get paid for damage from magpies and ravens. The birds may dig wounds into the exposed back or

Beef producers threw their support behind a number of predation-related resolutions at the most recent Manitoba Beef Producers (MBP) AGM Feb. 8-9 in Brandon.

Photos: Alexis Stockford

“It’s unfortunate that we seem to be either save the wolves or save the cattle.

Why can’t we find the middle ground that actually says, save the wolves, but when they become a problem, let’s save the cattle?”

Brian Lemon MBP general manager

Glen Metner introduces one of four predation-related resolutions his region brought to the MBP annual meeting in Brandon Feb. 8-9.

shoulders of cattle, and farmers have noted problems with infection or shipping that wounded animal, but the damage is not insurable under MASC’s wildlife damage policy.

Bears have offered another challenge. Producers in the Riding Mountain area spearheaded a resolution that would lobby government to forbid bear baits containing meat or animal fat.

Larry Clifford, who introduced the resolution Feb. 8, said he notes an increase in bear activity when baits are removed from land near his after every hunting season.

Where are the problems and what’s next?

All but two of this year’s predation-related resolutions stemmed from Metner’s region, although his testimony might

be echoed by producers closer to the Manitoba-Saskatchewan border. The Interlake, northwest Manitoba (in particular around Riding Mountain National Park) and northern stretches of the province’s agricultural lands are all hotbeds for predation.

Lemon noted predation as one of the major issues on the MBP table, although he says the different resolutions brought forward this year will need different approaches.

“In the case of the magpie resolution, that’s really around a compensation program and being able to say, ‘If I get damage

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for this reason or that reason, I can be compensated, but for magpies I cannot,’ and it seems, in a lot of ways, almost arbitrary,” he said pointing out that annual crops can get compensation from certain bird damages.

“The predation file continues to be a hard one to push... there’s nobody who loves wildlife and seeing wildlife on their daily basis more than a cattle farmer, but just help us when they become a problem,” he added. “It’s unfortunate that we seem to be either save the wolves or save the cattle. Why can’t we find the middle ground that actually says, save the wolves, but when they become a problem, let’s save the cattle?”

Ben Fox, MBP president, says they are expecting, “measurable, deliverable action,” on predation from the province in the next year, although there is “a lot of work ahead of us,” on the resolutions passed Feb. 8.

“As far as which ones are going to be able to be more quickly acted upon, that really just falls back on which departments we’re dealing with and what entities we’re dealing with,” he said.

MBP will likely focus on resolutions with the most impact to producer profit, he said. astockford@farmmedia.com

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RECORDS Continued from page 1

Of the 13 insured crops Yield Manitoba tracks for annual comparisons, eight — Argentine canola, red spring wheat, feed wheat, oats, field peas, non-oil and oil sunflowers — set new provincial yield records, and one — barley — tied the previous record.

“It’s a testimony to our ability to produce more,” Bruce Burnett, Glacier FarmMedia’s director of markets and weather, said in a recent interview.

Burnett knew Manitoba farmers, on average, reaped another bumper crop last fall, but like other observers, he’s surprised there were so many new records.

Unfortunately, not all farmers enjoyed a bountiful year. Growers around The Pas had a disastrous growing season. Thousands of acres were too wet to seed and the few acres that did get sown and harvested yielded below average.

Still, not only were a number of new provincial yield records broken, some were smashed.

For example, Argentine canola averaged 47 bushels an acre across Manitoba, 13 per cent more than the previous record set in 2013.

“The corn yields are the most surprising because it was hot and dry and they didn’t get a lot of moisture at filling so obviously corn plants were drawing into that reservoir of subsoil moisture.”

“In terms of agronomics we’ve done an awful lot in the last 10 to 15 years in agriculture,” Burnett said. “We’ve got the nutrition done really well. We’ve got the genetics — they’ve obviously been exceptional in terms of the yield increases.”

MASC data also confirmed its earlier forecast that 2017 soybean plantings would, for the first time, exceed those of red spring wheat, the most widely grown type of wheat in Manitoba, to become the insured crop with the second-highest number of acres behind Argentine canola. However, when all insured acres of wheat are totalled wheat still exceeds soybean acres, but not by much.

Burnett has suspected the decline in Manitoba barley acres is due to a shift to more soybeans and corn. But he thinks feed wheat might be a factor too because it’s yielding as much as barley.

In 2017 feed wheat and barley averaged 80 and 83 bushels

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an acre, respectively. That was a new record for feed wheat and a tied record for barley.

The 10-year average for both is 65 bushels an acre.

Many farmers growing malting barley varieties hope to earn a premium by being selected for beer making.

“It’s usually a low-probability event,” Burnett said.

Barley has traditionally been a popular feed grain, especially for hogs, but increasingly that’s been a challenge because of

fusarium head blight, a disease that can produce a toxin in barley harmful to livestock.

If toxin levels are too high for pigs Manitoba barley farmers may have to ship it to cattle feedlots in Alberta or the United States. Transportation costs cut into farmers’ returns.

“Wheat tends to have a little bit more resistance than barley, in terms of levels that are going to affect livestock performance,” he said.

Moreover, many high-yield-

ing wheats in MASC’s feed wheat category, are suitable for milling if the protein content is high enough.

“There is that dual purpose aspect to it,” Burnett said. “You can make the argument barley is the same way, but it isn’t, because of that fact that your chances of getting accepted for malt are pretty remote in Manitoba as opposed to northern Saskatchewan, let’s say.” allan@fbcpublishing.com

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Oat yields, which averaged 121 bushels an acre, were also 13 per cent above the previous record.

Red spring wheat, and field peas exceeded their records by eight per cent.

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“In Manitoba we had enough moisture to get the crop off to a start and stands were established,” Burnett said. “Obviously they tapped into that subsoil reserve and came through the year very well.”

However, based on the 34 bushels an acre soybeans yielded province-wide, that crop needed more rain in late July and early August.

“The corn yields are the most surprising because it was hot and dry and they didn’t get a lot of moisture at filling so obviously corn plants were drawing into that reservoir of subsoil moisture,” he said.

The provincial corn yield was below last year’s record, but still well above the 10-year average.

Burnett also believes many crops did so well because of less disease.

“It makes me believe that disease management is likely the main limiting factor in our current production systems versus nutrient management and genetics,” he said.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | February 15, 2018

Another voice in the agri-food choir Food and beverage companies now have another voice in policy debates

BY ALEX BINKLEY Co-operator contributor

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dd one more group to the already-crowded landscape of groups and organizations within the agriculture and food sector.

Food & Beverage Canada (F&BC) has been formed to work with the federal and provincial governments and other industry bodies to advance common priorities for processors and beverage makers.

Rosemary McLellan, an F&BC board member as well as vicepresident of strategy and industry affairs with Gay Lea Foods and a former staffer with Dairy Farmers of Canada, said F&BC will collaborate with other food organizations, including agriculture groups.

“It’s not there to replace any other organization,” she said in an interview. “We’re still working on what its role will be. We hope it will break down some of the barriers in the industry.”

F&BC’s creation is long overdue, she said. “There are hundreds of companies in the agri-food supply chain that need a voice.”

F&BC plans to select a CEO and open an Ottawa office in the coming months so it can track the federal government and its various initiatives such as the National Food Strategy, the Healthy Eating Strategy and the growing calls for a program to reduce waste in the agri-food sector, she said. The European and Pacific trade deals are creating export opportunities for the sector as well.

“There are so many issues in the industry,” she said. “We want to establish a relationship with the federal government.”

An F&BC statement said more than 1,500 food and beverage processing businesses across the country are behind the organization’s creation.

The food industry has an unprecedented opportunity, said Daniel Vielfaure, F&BC co-chair and managing director, Bonduelle Americas Long Life, a canned and frozen vegetable processor. “This

is Canada’s agri-food century.

Canada’s food and beverage manufacturers can play a pivotal role in feeding the world, while growing jobs and economic sustainability for communities in rural and urban Canada.”

Among the priority items for the organization are convincing governments to bring in smart regulations that serve the public interest while maintaining a competitive environment and building a healthier, more sustainable and ethical food system.

It also wants policies to promote innovation in food and beverage manufacturing processes and practices, create global trade opportunities for products, protect and inform consumers while enabling consumer choice and provide skilled jobs and rewarding employment for Canadians.

Food & Beverage Canada is an association of seven regional food and beverage manufacturing associations from coast to coast plus leading industry and stakeholder members. The organization is committed to collaborative

relationships and constructive communications with federal and provincial governments.

“There are a lot of important issues on the table right now,” said Michael Burrows, F&BC co-chair and CEO Maple Lodge Farms. “We believe that, working together, we can contribute positively to Canadians’ quality of life and deliver value for our members. We can strengthen the competitiveness and productivity of the businesses we represent while being a key engine to power sustainable growth in Canada’s economy.”

The founding F&BC board includes Burrows, McLellan, Sylvie Cloutier, CEO of the Quebec food processors council, and Rory McAlpine, senior vice-president, government and industry relations at Maple Leaf Foods.

F&BC noted that food and beverage processing industry is the second-largest manufacturing industry in Canada and shipped $112.4 billion worth of product in 2016 accounting for 18 per cent

of total manufacturing shipments and two per cent of the national GDP. The food and beverage manufacturing industry invests about $2 billion annually in capital expenditures, about 80 per cent of which is in machinery and equipment.

The industry’s 6,900 businesses are the largest manufacturing employer providing direct jobs for over 257,000 Canadians, employing more Canadians than the auto and aerospace industries combined. The industry supplies approximately 70 per cent of all processed food and beverage products in Canada and is the largest buyer of the food Canadian farmers grow.

Exports of processed food and beverage products to 192 countries continue to increase and stood at $33.5 billion in 2016, an increase of seven per cent over 2015, accounting for 29.8 per cent of production value. The three major markets for these products in 2016 were the United States 74 per cent, China seven per cent and Japan six per cent.

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Feb. 14-15: CropConnect Conference, Victoria Inn, 1808 Wellington Ave., Winnipeg. For more info visit cropconnectconference.ca.

Feb. 22: Steinbach Crop Day, 9:15 a.m. to 4 p.m., Royal Canadian Legion, 294 Lumber Ave., Steinbach. Admission $10 per person. For more info call 204-346-6080.

Feb. 22-24: Canadian Aerial Applicators Association conference and trade show, Fairmont Winnipeg, 2 Lombard Place, Winnipeg. For more info call 780-413-0078 or visit www. canadianaerialapplicators.com.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | February 15, 2018

Gladstone 4-H leader is Manitoba’s recipient of award recognizing exceptional volunteer leaders The awards recognize the pivotal role volunteer leaders play in the 4-H program

BY LORRAINE STEVENSON Co-operator staff

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Laci Buydens (left) and Nikki Anderson (right) were two of the Gladstone HandiWorkers members who nominated Heather Lea for one of 4-H Canada’s leader of the year awards. Both have done Fibres and Fabrics projects with her and this year are vice-president and president of their 4-H Club. Keira Reimer, the third nominator and club secretary, was not available for the picture.

PHOTO: MIRANDA CAMPBELL/GLADSTONE 4-H HANDI-WORKERS

Gladstone 4-H leader w h o’s l e d p r o j e c t s w h e re v e r s h e’s l i v e d in rural Manitoba has been recognized by 4-H Canada f o r e xc e p t i o n a l v o l u n t e e r leadership.

He a t h e r L e a h a s v o l u n teered with the provincial 4-H program off and on since the mid-1970s when she first offered to lead a sewing project while living in Cartwright.

He r c a re e r a s Un i t e d Church clergy eventually took her to live in Rapid City and Stonewall where she’s also been a leader with local clubs.

“I was keen on 4-H and there was a need for a leader,” says Lea on what attracted her initially.

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“I like to help people learn and 4-H is about learning.”

Heather Lea

“I guess I am an educator at heart. I like to help people learn and 4-H is about learning.”

She moved to Gladstone i n 2 0 0 9 w h e re s h e’s b e e n a project leader with the 40-member Gladstone HandiWorkers 4-H Club. This year she has four youth enrolled in the “Exploring Fibres and Fabrics” project she’s leadi n g . In p a s t y e a r s a n d i n other communities she’s also led photography and foods projects.

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Lea recalls being a young 4-H’er herself back in the 1960s when she was eager to learn to sew and joined the Hugh-Ama 4-H Clothing Club in Hughenden, Alberta.

What’s been most gratifying as an adult 4-H leader is seeing young people steadily mastering skills they want to acquire, she said.

“They start out not knowing very much about how to do a given skill, and they work at it. They learn and they’re proud of what they do.”

Lea also coaches HandiWorkers’ club members with speech and presentation p re p a r a t i o n a n d d e l i v e r y, and how to properly conduct meetings and make motions.

These skills are so important and 4-H offers a unique opportunity to acquire them, she said.

“I’ve been at a lot of meetings with a lot of adults. Some of them really don’t understand too much about parliamentary procedure and some have a very good understanding,” she said.

“4-H is a very good opportunity for young people to lear n business meeting procedures.”

Lea is one of 10 exceptional 4-H leaders across the count r y b e i n g re c o g n i z e d t h i s month by 4-H Canada.

She was nominated by members of her local club for the recognition. 4-H C a n a d a re c e i v e s n o m i n a tions from 4-H members across the country who want to share the positive impact their provincial 4-H leaders have had on them and their communities.

The 2017 top honour goes to Alberta 4-H leader Norma Ansloos with the Springbank R a w h i d e s 4 - H C l u b. S h e h a s b e e n n a m e d Na t i o n a l Volunteer Leader of the Year award.

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by The Co-operators insurance company, to recognize the role volunteer leaders play in delivery of the 4-H program.

“The 4-H program would not be what it is today without the work of our incredible volunteers,’ said Shannon Benner, CEO of 4-H Canada.

“The level of knowledge and development of skills that they are able to transfer to 4-H youth through hands-on experiences and to the values of community engagement make them invaluable to the 4-H program and all that it does across the country.

“O u r 2 0 1 7 4 - H C a n a d a Volunteer Leader of the Year Award recipients best exemplify the dedication and passion all our volunteers put into 4-H and I am more than thrilled to congratulate them all.”

Interested in putting a 4-H leader’s name for ward for 2018’s awards? For inform a t i o n o n h ow t o n o m i nate: https://4-h-canada.ca/ national-volunteer-leaderyear-award. lorraine@fbcpublishing.com

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The Manitoba Co-operator | February 15, 2018

LIVESTOCK MARKETS

(Friday to Thursday) Winnipeg Slaughter Cattle Steers — Heifers — D1, 2 Cows 68.00 - 75.00 D3 Cows 63.00 - 75.00 Bulls 88.00 - 98.00 Feeder Cattle (Price ranges for feeders refer to top-quality animals only) Steers (901+ lbs.) $ 145.00 - 168.00 (801-900 lbs.)

160.00 - 178.00 (701-800 lbs.)

175.00 - 188.00 (601-700 lbs.)

185.00 - 210.00 (501-600 lbs.)

200.00 - 223.00 (401-500 lbs.)

210.00 - 238.00 Heifers (901+ lbs.)

130.00 - 154.00 (801-900 lbs.)

140.00 - 167.00 (701-800 lbs.)

148.00 - 181.00 (601-700 lbs.)

165.00 - 192.00 (501-600 lbs.)

175.00 - 207.00 (401-500 lbs.)

190.00 - 222.00

Heifers

Alberta South — — 80.00 - 95.00 73.00 - 85.00 171.00 - 181.00 $ 176.00 - 186.00 185.00 - 200.00 197.00 - 220.00 217.00 - 239.00 235.00 - 255.00 160.00 - 169.00 $ 162.00 - 172.00 166.00 - 181.00 173.00 - 189.00 187.00 - 208.00 193.00 - 217.00 190.00 - 218.00

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

(850+ lbs.)

Futures (February 9, 2018) in U.S. Fed Cattle Close Change February 2018 125.78 -0.65 April 2018 123.73 -2.20 June 2018 115.53 -2.22 August 2018 113.00 -1.60 October 2018 114.88 -1.20 December 2018 116.83 -0.97

Feeder Cattle March 2018 April 2018 May 2018 August 2018 September 2018 October 2018

Cattle Slaughter Canada East West Manitoba U.S.

February 9, 2018

CNSC

Close 147.25 148.65 148.93 151.70 152.05 152.33

Change -2.30 -1.47 -1.30 -1.23 -1.22 -0.90

Week Ending Feb 3, 2018 817 26,104 13,065 512 608 11,753 365

Prime AAA AA A B D E

Previous Year 790 22,796 10,613 416 408 10,056 376

Hog Prices (Friday to Thursday) ($/100 kg) E - Estimation MB. ($/hog) MB (All wts.) (Fri-Thurs.)

MB (Index 100) (Fri-Thurs.)

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

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

“If the weather is nicer, I expect the runs to be a little larger.”

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Cattle Grades (Canada) Previous Year­ 47,046 12,837 34,209 NA 596,000

Values generally firm as weather drags on volumes A weaker loonie didn’t draw much cross-border traffic

Ontario $ 123.23 - 152.29 134.08 - 153.91 53.25 - 73.42 53.25 - 73.42 81.45 - 100.67 $ 170.56 - 195.53 172.97 - 192.32 180.06 - 203.85 185.00 - 222.97 194.70 - 234.64 179.57 - 222.31 $ 131.93 - 160.03 110.04 - 168.37 138.69 - 170.37 157.21 - 200.58 162.62 - 200.26 148.28 - 191.50

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(901+ lbs.)

(801-900 lbs.)

(701-800 lbs.)

(601-700 lbs.)

(501-600 lbs.)

(401-500 lbs.)

(901+ lbs.)

(801-900 lbs.)

(701-800 lbs.)

(601-700 lbs.)

(501-600 lbs.)

(401-500 lbs.)

Week Ending Feb 3, 2018 54,206 13,129 41,077 NA 629,000

$1 Cdn: $0.7930 U.S. $1 U.S: $1.2609 Cdn.

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Cattle Prices

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

EXCHANGES: February 9, 2018

Source: Manitoba Agriculture Current Week 187E

Last Week 180.16

Last Year (Index 100) 183.71

173E 170.57 170.98

167.34 164.38 167.69

171.74 172.07 172.05

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outine winter movement was the order of the day at Manitoba’s auction marts during the week ended Feb. 9.

Only about 6,300 cattle were on offer across the province during the week, down by about 2,000 from the previous week as cold temperatures limited some movement. Values held firm for the most part, with lighter-weight steers generally fetching at least $200 per hundredweight to as high as $250 in some classes, and heifers in the $180-$220 area. Heavier animals also saw some strength, with Winnipeg Livestock Sales reporting increases of $3-$7/cwt on the week at Friday’s sale as buyers appeared less selective.

The cull cow market was also reasonably steady across the province, with goodfleshed butcher cows hitting $80-$85/cwt for the most part.

The lighter volumes likely limited some movement to the east, given difficulties getting full loads together with most cattle moving west at this time of year.

“I’d call the market very steady,” said Dave Nickel of Gladstone Auction Mart, noting prices were up a bit on some classes and down a bit on others.

While values are down a bit from where they were back in the fall, the returns are still reasonable for producers moving cattle at this time.

dave nickel Gladstone Auction Mart

Nickel noted the good prices ahead of Christmas meant more animals moved during the fall run than normal, which should keep numbers on the lighter side now heading into the spring and the calving season.

While cold weather was also a limiting factor on the market during the first full week of February, temperatures are forecast to turn more moderate.

“If the weather is nicer, I expect the runs to be a little larger,” said Nickel.

Manitoba Beef Producers held its annual meeting during the week, likely keeping some participants away from the Thursday and Friday sales.

The Canadian dollar dropped sharply over the course of the week, losing over a cent relative to its U.S. counterpart. A weakening currency is typically supportive for Canadian cattle prices, although cross-border business remains minimal for the time being.

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

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Futures (February 9, 2018) in U.S. Hogs February 2018 April 2018

Close 73.40 69.45

Change -1.43 -3.38

May 2018 June 2018 July 2018

75.03 79.63 80.50

-3.40 -3.38 -2.75

Tyson continues to move beyond meat

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Other Market Prices Sheep and Lambs $/cwt Ewes Lambs

Choice (110+ lb.)

(95 - 109 lb.)

(80 - 94 lb.)

(Under 80 lb.)

(New crop)

Winnipeg (100 Hd) Wooled Fats — — — — — —

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

Turkeys Minimum prices as of February 9, 2018 Broiler Turkeys (6.2 kg or under, live weight truck load average) Grade A .................................................$1.915 Undergrade ........................................$1.825 Hen Turkeys (between 6.2 and 8.5 kg liveweight truck load average) Grade A ................................................$1.895 Undergrade ........................................ $1.795 Light Tom/Heavy Hen Turkeys (between 8.5 and 10.8 kg liveweight truck load average) Grade A ................................................$1.895 Undergrade ........................................ $1.795 Tom Turkeys (10.8 and 13.3 kg, live weight truck load average) Grade A..................................................$1.895 Undergrade...........................................$1.810 Prices are quoted f.o.b. producers premise.

Toronto 125.72 - 176.03 167.65 - 200.34 201.65 - 229.80 248.17 - 297.04 260.00 - 355.63 —

SunGold Specialty Meats —

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

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

Ty s o n Fo o d s, t h e U . S .’s largest meat processor, has invested in Tovala, a startup company that makes internet-connected steam ovens for ready-to-cook meals as it expands beyond its traditional markets.

Ty s o n V e n t u r e s , i t s U S $ 1 5 0 - m i l l i o n v e n t u re capital arm, joined other investors in the deal raising funds for Chicago-based Tovala, which uses barcode technology in meal preparation. Tovala will use the money for marketing, product investment and expansion.

David Rabie, Tovala cofounder and chief executive officer, said the ovens will make it easier for people to eat at home by controlling the experience including the hardware, software and food without sacrificing convenience, health or taste.

Tovala provides a steam oven and delivers ready-tocook meals, and the customer scans a bar code with a smartphone to cook the meal.

Last month, Tyson said i t i n v e s t e d i n Me m p h i s Meats, a star tup that grows meat from animal cells. Late last year Tyson increased its stake from five per cent in plant-based protein producer Beyond Meat, but did not say by how much.

The financial terms of

the Tovala deal were not disclosed.

“We’re a protein company now and with that comes a whole host of new spaces to look at and opportunities to consider, if you think about that in the framing for what we’re going to ultimately focus on,” Justin Whitmore, Tyson’s executive vice-president of corporate strategy said.

Whitmore said the deals with the alternative protein star tups does not mean Tyson is moving from its traditional meat roots.

“Growth in protein implies there could be new alternatives emerging and that’s where you see some of our investments in the c u l t u re d a n d v e g - b a s e d meat spaces and our protein space as well,” said Whitmore.

Goats Kids Billys Mature

Winnipeg (Hd Fats) — — —

Toronto ($/cwt) 87.07 - 348.16 — 119.60 - 270.04

Horses <1,000 lbs.

1,000 lbs.+

Winnipeg ($/cwt) — —

Toronto ($/cwt) 25.56 - 26.00 44.00 - 56.00

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GRAIN MARKETS column

Manitoba Elevator Prices

Canola rides out turbulence in world financial markets

Average quotes as of February 9, 2018 ($/tonne) Future

Basis

Cash

E. Manitoba wheat

221.75

22.88

244.63

W. Manitoba wheat

221.75

16.09

237.84

E. Manitoba canola

497.90

-12.20

485.71

W. Manitoba canola

497.90

-21.52

476.38

A lower loonie lent support to Canadian canola demand

Source: pdqinfo.ca

Port Prices As of Friday, February 9, 2018 ($/tonne)

DAVE SIMS

For three-times-daily market

CNSC

I

t was a turbulent week for world financial markets but canola shrugged off much of the volatility and held firm, thanks in large part to weakness in the Canadian dollar.

In fact, the market even showed a bit of bullishness as the front-month March contract broke through the psychologically important $500-per-tonne mark during the week ended Feb. 9.

Both the Dow Jones Industrial Average and TSX suffered massive losses on Feb. 5 before staging rallies of their own. The next few days saw more of the same and it was enough to force large funds onto the sidelines.

The stock market volatility didn’t seem to affect canola directly. As one analyst explained, canola didn’t climb with the markets over the past few months, so it didn’t really have anything to give back. However, the turmoil did keep volumes low most of the week.

Meantime, the Canadian dollar fell below the 80U.S.-cents mark which made canola more attractive to domestic crushers and foreign buyers.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s monthly supply-and-demand report cast a momentary damper on canola after its release on Thursday morning. The agency pegged U.S. soybean ending stocks at a whopping 530 million bushels, 60 million more than expected. USDA also raised its estimate for the size of the Brazilian crop.

However, speculators and bargain-hunters stepped in after the canola market dropped and quickly bought back the losses.

Dry weather in Argentina also lent support to values. Some rain began falling in the country late last week but ideas took hold

Last Week

Weekly Change

reports and more from

U.S. hard red winter 12% Houston

234.42

0.83

Commodity News Service Canada,

U.S. spring wheat 14% Portland

266.76

-1.92

Canola Thunder Bay

509.90

6.20

Canola Vancouver

523.90

4.20

visit the Markets section at www.manitobacooperator.ca.

Closing Futures Prices

As of Thursday, February 8, 2018 ($/tonne)

ICE canola

that it wouldn’t be enough to turn things around for the dried-out soil conditions.

In the U.S., Chicago wheat, corn and soybean futures all posted gains on the week.

Soybean prices took strength from dry weather in Argentina. The front-month March contract rose roughly 14 cents as a result. As well, USDA said ending stocks in the U.S. would be around 60 million bushels higher than previously forecast.

The corn market continues to slowly churn higher with rising demand for livestock feed and ethanol. For much of late 2017 and early 2018, the market seemed stuck on the US$3.50-a-bushel mark.

However, over the past month, the frontmonth March contract has worked its way over the US$3.60 mark. USDA also lowered its projection for world ending stocks of corn, compared to the previous report.

Chicago wheat futures climbed nine cents during the week, taking strength from concerns over dry conditions in the U.S. Plains.

Short-covering was also a feature along with some chart-based buying.

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

Last Week

Weekly Change

497.90

4.20

ICE milling wheat

n/a

n/a

ICE barley

n/a

n/a

Mpls. HRS wheat

221.75

-4.04

Chicago SRW wheat

164.98

2.94

Kansas City HRW wheat

171.04

8.27

Corn

142.51

2.17

Oats

172.80

0.32

Soybeans

361.19

-0.92

Soymeal

378.87

8.93

Soyoil

704.72

18.30

Cash Prices Winnipeg As of Friday, February 9, 2018 ($/tonne) Last Week

Weekly Change

Feed wheat

n/a

n/a

Feed barley

176.83

1.84

Rye Flaxseed Feed peas

n/a

n/a

459.42

-6.69

n/a

n/a

Oats

191.93

3.24

Soybeans

377.36

6.98

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

17.35

0.00

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

Ask

Ask

Prairie wheat bids follow lead of most U.S. futures Durum bids in northwestern Saskatchewan rose to line up with those in other regions

BY ASHLEY ROBINSON CNS Canada

W

heat bids in Western Canada rose in price for the week ended Feb. 9, for the most part following the lead of the U.S. futures markets.

Depending on the location, average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, 13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices rose in Western Canada by $7-$9, according to price quotes from a cross-section of delivery points compiled by PDQ (Price and Data Quotes). Average prices ranged from about $235 per tonne in southeastern Saskatchewan to as high as $250 in northern Alberta.

Quoted basis levels varied from location to location, but rose to range from $13 to $28 above the futures when using the grain company methodology of quoting the basis as

The loonie fell in value over the week as the price of oil dropped and stock markets in Canada and the U.S. were volatile.

the difference between U.S. dollardenominated futures and Canadian dollar cash bids.

When accounting for currency exchange rates by adjusting Canadian prices to U.S. dollars, CWRS bids ranged from US$186 to US$198 per tonne, which were up on a U.S. dollar basis on the week. That would put the currency-adjusted basis levels at about US$24-$36 below the futures.

Looking at it the other way around, if the Minneapolis futures are converted to Canadian dollars, CWRS basis levels

across Western Canada range from $30 to $45 below the futures.

Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) wheat bids were up by $2-$4. Prices across the Prairies ranged from $188 per tonne in southwestern Saskatchewan to $209 per tonne in southern Alberta.

Average durum prices fell by $1-$2 in most of Western Canada; bids ranged from about $264 to $271 per tonne. For the past few weeks, northwestern Saskatchewan had been an outlier at around the $232-per-tonne mark, but this week rose $31 to fall in

line with other wheat bids in Western Canada.

The March spring wheat contract in Minneapolis, off of which most CWRS contracts Canada are based, was quoted Feb. 9 at US$6.035 per bushel, down by a quarter of a U.S. cent from the previous week.

Kansas City hard red winter wheat futures, traded in Chicago, are more closely linked to CPSR in Canada. The March K.C. wheat contract was quoted at US$4.655 per bushel on Feb. 9, up 2.25 U.S. cents compared to the previous week.

The March Chicago Board of Trade soft wheat contract settled at US$4.49 on Feb. 9, up 2.25 U.S. cents on the week.

The Canadian dollar settled Feb. 9 at 79.31 U.S. cents, down by almost a cent and a half compared to the previous week. The loonie fell in value over the week as the price of oil dropped and stock markets in Canada and the U.S. were volatile.

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

Trials are open on CCA record-keeping app The CCA is pitching a new record-keeping app, and it’s letting producers try it for free until April 1 “I think, ultimately, if you don’t have an automated recordkeeping system of some sort, it’s just going to cost you more and more.”

BY ALEXIS STOCKFORD Co-operator staff

T

he Canadian Cattlemen’s Association is dishing out a taste of its new cow-calf record-keeping tool before it hits the market.

Producers can get a free trial of Herdly, software developed for both desktop and Apple mobile, from now until April 1, 2018, Mark Klassen, CCA director of technical services announced during the Manitoba Beef Producers meeting in Brandon Feb. 8-9.

The software ties into CCA’s work developing a pocket tag reader for RFID tags. The national agency, along with Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, began the second phase of the project in 2016, refining the readers for use in the field. Klassen says they hope to commercialize the readers, although the Herdly software will likely be compatible with other readers as well in the future.

The software will be commercialized after the trial period. Klassen estimates that an 85-head herd will cost $18 a month to track with the program.

Mark Klassen CCA director of technical services

Manitoba Beef Producers got an inside look at the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association record-keeping software, Herdly, during the AGM Feb. 8-9, 2018.

PHOTO: ALEXIS STOCKFORD

“I think, ultimately, if you don’t have an automated recordkeeping system of some sort, it’s just going to cost you more and more,” he said, pointing to tightening traceability regulations and more industry focus on record-intensive management.

Klassen walked Manitoba’s beef producers through Herdly, which creates a profile of each new animal’s stats, age, vaccination information, picture, health issues, breed composition and other information.

Klassen also argued that the app could be used to track animal groups, management strategies and performance of different parts of the farm.

The program will be integrated with the Canadian Cattle Identification Agency, something the CCA says will save time and frustration on reporting requirements for the regulatory body.

Some producers may be reluctant to abandon their established paper or spreadsheet system, Klassen acknowledged.

“They might struggle initially because they’ve invested so much time in the past,” he said.

“What I see is that it doesn’t take much more time and you give them a better tool and they have even better records than before and they kind of recognize that there’s just no way that you can look at your data in multiple ways like you can with the software using a spreadsheet.”

Unfamiliarity with computers may be another obstacle, he said.

Manitoba producers were not totally impressed with the software. One MBP member pointed out that many of

Herdly’s features are available on other management systems and have been for years.

“I think you guys are trying to reinvent the wheel... t h e Ca n a d i a n Ca t t l e m e n’s Association might have money that’s better spent in collaboration with people who have already done heavy lifting in this area,” the producer said, adding that he has been using management software in his own herd for the last four years.

Klassen acknowledged the argument, but stood by the software.

“There’s a diversity of these out there,” he said. “Some of those are influenced by price point. Some of the software packages are basically sold in the context of veterinary arrangements. That’s not what everybody wants. Some people would just like to buy the software or use the software at a relatively low price.”

The CCA will be looking for feedback from anyone using the trial software. The organization plans to release online surveys to note their experience before the software is commercialized. astockford@farmmedia.com

Mandatory livestock inspections split MBP membership A resolution pushing for mandatory livestock inspections got a narrow pass during this year’s Manitoba Beef Producers (MBP) AGM. Now, it’s up to the province if that program becomes reality

BY ALEXIS STOCKFORD Co-operator staff

M

anitoba Beef Producers will be pushing for mandatory livestock inspections, although not all their membership agrees.

The producer group passed a resolution Feb. 8 to lobby government for the new program.

The 45-42 vote was among the most polarizing resolutions of the 2018 AGM in Brandon.

Ben Fox stepped out of his role as MBP president to speak for the resolution, which emerged from his home district in the Riding Mountain area.

Producers in his district argued that mandatory inspections would give more protection, proof of possession and a solid paperwork trail through inspection documents.

“It shows who owned the cattle, where they were shipped to, who gets paid for the cattle, it’s just a real simplified piece of paper that makes the industry and commerce flow that much easier,” he said.

If put in place, animals up for sale would need to have their ownership verified through a brand registry before hitting the sale ring.

Producers shipping cattle west are already dealing with inspections. Fox argued that Manitoba is decades behind the rest of the Prairies when it comes to inspection programs.

In Saskatchewan, inspections were offered through the province until 2014, when Livestock Services of Saskatchewan, a non-profit drawn from the Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association, Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association, Saskatchewan Cattle Feeders Association, Saskatchewan Horse Federation and Livestock Marketers of Saskatchewan took up the reins. At the same time, the program raised costs from $2 to $2.75 a head.

“Livestock inspection is essential going forward in the marketplace that we deal with,” Fox said. “It was imperative that we got it passed and we did get it passed and we’re quite happy that it was able to pass. It just opens up a lot of security for

Beef producers hear a plan that would bring mandatory livestock inspections to the province during the Feb. 8-9 MBP annual meeting in Brandon.

PHOTO: ALEXIS STOCKFORD

the producers and for the lenders. It really is a win for the beef industry.”

Fox was unsurprised at the close vote. Similar resolutions have come before the membership in previous years.

Critics raised concern that the mandatory inspection might bog down the sale process, while also raising operating costs for producers.

Fox w o u l d l i k e t o s e e that $2.75-a-head fee from Saskatchewan reflected for any new program in Manitoba.

Cost is likely a breaking point for many producers who do not support a mandatory inspection, he said.

“It’s going to take some getting used to, but it’s definitely something good for the whole industry in Western Canada,” Fox said.

MBP general manager Brian Lemon says the producer group has not specifically brought up mandatory inspection program during its talks with the province.

“It’s certainly something that

will make us more in alignment with what goes on in Saskatchewan and what goes on in Alberta,” he said. “Being a realist, you look at where the provincial government’s at and is it in a position where it’s going to want to take on new programs and stuff? I can see that there’s going to be a certain number of questions it’s going to ask.”

Lemon expects cost to be one of the province’s major questions before implementing an inspection program.

Lemon pointed out that the $2.75 charge per head in Saskatchewan may have a difference in a program developed for Manitoba and the province’s smaller cattle herd.

“Are we going to be in a position where we’re going to be able to actually dollar value that actually adds the same value?

At the end of the day, producers I don’t think mind spending money if they see value for their expenditures. It’s when they spend money and they don’t see value that that’s what really irks,” he said. astockford@farmmedia.com

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The Manitoba Co-operator | February 15, 2018

BeefTalk: Why push a chain up a hill?

Matching cattle inventory and calving date with appropriate forage-based systems is critical

BY KRIS RINGWALL NDSU

T

h e re c e n t t h a w h a s helped cows into their generally relaxed routine in which they’re essentially finding shelter, eating, drinking and returning to shelter.

The slow days of late gestation are eminent. In another month, many cows will be calving. Producers have time now to look ahead.

In fact, the cow actually is looking ahead as well, trying to determine what the perfect spot will be to give birth to her new calf. If we are not careful, we miss some of those subtle herd discussions as we drive by.

That being said, I was driving by some pasture the other day and an eerie feeling came over me. The snow had thawed and what snow was left was blown aside, exposing the grassless soil surface among occasional nodes of grass. The sinking, scary feeling of drought returned.

Last summer took a serious toll, leaving even fewer options this spring if rain fails. But rather than focus on the negative, let’s be positive and draw on what we know. Long-term, sustainable thinking means less inputs and more output.

Drought-driven, sustainable managerial changes force producers to limit feed intake during the months that feed is short, keeping a delicate balance between hungry and content. Feed waste is not an option. And producers have an innate desire for the time when what feed is going to grow actively grows.

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Matching cattle inventory and calving date with appropriate foragebased systems is critical as producers seek later calving.

through the winter. Many times, that means keeping lighter, younger cows, as well those cows with a reduced body size, to decrease total feed needs and, at the same time, keeping open the opportunity to add more cows in the future if the seasons normalize.

In an effort to add more options, the Dickinson Research Extension Center has increased cropping syst e m s’ p l a n t d i v e r s i t y by focusing on crops that will provide forage even if the plants do not reach a growth stage for grain production.

Shifting acres to fall-seeded winter intercrop mixes allows the centre to take advantage of available cool-season growth following the spring thaw.

These planting thoughts have increased beef average daily gain on annual crops successfully and provided profit opportunity with improved forage production per acre. Despite the need to reduce the over winter mass of cattle, the centre’s yearling stocking rates have increased.

The other significant change at the centre is avoiding feeding lactating cows in winter dry lots and moving cows to pasture prior to calving. The 1,400- to 1,500pound cow needs just less

With a growing move to later calving, make sure your forage system matches when the animals are arriving on pasture. PHOTO: thinkstock

than 30 pounds of dry matter before calving, more than 35 pounds of dry matter right after calving and just less than 40 pounds after calving if she milks well.

More hay is needed, more water is needed and more waste is generated. So the centre has taken seriously the later-spring calving as an opportunity for beef producers.

Think about it: Producers depend on the annual plant cycle, a cycle one cannot change, to grow and produce beef. Plants have a growing season set by forces cattle producers do not control.

W h e n p r o d u c e r s u n d e rstand the development of a sustainable forage and plant world, they integrate beef production into that system.

Too often, and to the detriment of the beef production system, the beef cow plan is laid out first, leaving forage and plant production to a later discussion. The beeffirst, plants-later philosophy

increases demand for hay and other processed feed and increased equipment needs to haul in inputs and haul out waste.

This is a commodity-based system that may very well lack system sustainability in the long run. This approach leads to watching markets: Buy low, sell high. This is not criticism but reflective of the majority of the models beef producers utilize for beef production systems.

But is that the only model?

No. Ex p a n d a b l e a n d , we hope, more sustainable systems are available. Producers need to understand and take seriously the need for sustainable beef systems that integrate production strategies matching forage, plant and cattle conditions to the land.

Including forages into traditional cropping systems can provide the resources necessary to develop integrated production strategies that increase sustainability

and profitability. Matching cattle inventory and calving date with appropriate foragebased systems is critical as producers seek later calving.

Tur nout to cool-season grass is around May 1 in the region. Warm-season grasses are ready for grazing around June 1. Cows turned out to calve in May convert very admirably to grazing crop residue, standing corn and cover crops as the perennial grasses start to prepare for winter.

The system works.

Realistically, change at one end of a chain affects other links, complicating the effects of change. But for those who have spent a lot of time pushing chains, why not grab the other end and pull?

Change can happen. Life can be simpler.

May you find all your ear tags.

Kris Ringwall is director of NDSU’s Dickinson Extension Research Center in Dickinson, N.D.

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LIVESTOCK AUCTION RESULTS Weight Category

Feeder Steers No. on offer

Ashern

Gladstone

Grunthal

Heartland

Heartland

Brandon

Virden

Killarney

Ste. Rose

Winnipeg

Feb. 7

Feb. 6

Feb. 6

Feb. 8

Feb. 7

Feb. 5

Feb. 8

Feb. 9

676

827*

234

293

809*

775*

1,207

1,040

Over 1,000 lbs.

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

150.00-176.00

900-1,000

n/a

145.00-174.00

n/a

160.00-175.00

171.00-180.00

165.00-172.00

160.00-179.00

160.00-182.00

174.00-178.00

170.00-182.25

150.00-175.00

168.00-185.00

173.00-182.00 (185.00)

170.00-186.00

170.00-183.00

170.00-187.00

700-800

165.00-197.50

180.00-200.25

160.00-184.00

185.00-207.00

180.00-201.00 (205.00)

180.00-200.50

180.00-192.00

182.00-207.00

600-700

190.00-223.00

190.00-217.50

190.00-222.00

195.00-215.00

199.00-225.00

200.00-225.00 (229.00)

200.00-226.00

195.00-235.00

800-900

500-600

198.00-235.00

210.00-246.00

200.00-236.00

215.00-230.00

215.00-236.00

220.00-233.50

220.00-240.00

215.00-250.00

400-500

220.00-249.00

230.00-251.00

220.00-257.00

230.00-250.00

230.00-252.00

220.00-239.00 (246.00)

225.00-260.00

230.00-265.00

300-400

n/a

240.00-260.00

220.00-250.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

235.00-280.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

145.00-165.00

153.00-165.00

n/a

n/a

140.00-154.00

800-900

140.00-166.00

150.00-163.50

135.00-160.00

150.00-170.00

160.00-169.50

155.00-165.00

170.00-210.00

155.00-168.00

700-800

159.00-177.75

165.00-176.00

150.00-170.00

160.00-175.00

165.00-178.00

160.00-176.25

172.00-181.00

158.00-181.00

600-700

160.00-187.75

170.00-191.50

165.00-193.00

170.00-186.00

173.00-188.00

170.00-187.50

175.00-190.00

175.00-204.00

500-600

178.00-204.00

180.00-204.50

180.00-210.00

185.00-205.00

189.00-208.00

190.00-207.50

190.00-210.00

185.00-216.00

400-500

180.00-214.00

180.00-217.00

190.00-213.00

200.00-224.00

204.00-224.00

190.00-216.00

200.00-224.00

190.00-226.00

300-400

n/a

200.00-217.00

200.00-240.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

205.00-218.00

200.00-235.00

No. on offer

80

n/a

32

75

n/a

n/a

116

160

D1-D2 Cows

80.00-88.00

60.00-85.00

70.00-80.00

77.00-88.00

80.00-85.00

75.00-83.00 (85.00)

75.00-88.00

75.00-87.00

D3-D5 Cows

72.00-81.00

n/a

30.00-60.00

65.00-76.00

65.00-79.00

n/a

70.00-78.00

63.00-75.00

Feeder heifers 900-1,000 lbs.

Slaughter Market

Age Verified

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

80.00-120.00

Good Bulls

90.00-129.50

n/a

87.00-91.25

90.00-106.00

96.00-107.00

n/a

90.00-102.00

92.00-101.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

149.00-156.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Butcher Steers Butcher Heifers

n/a

n/a

n/a

148.00-155.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Feeder Cows

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Fleshy Export Cows Lean Export Cows Heiferettes

84.00-96.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

110.00-135.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

100.00-140.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

* includes slaughter market

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

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SHEEP & GOAT COLUMN

Sheep and goat sale wild and woolly It looks like the local auction is acting as strangely as financial markets The biggest surprise was the large selection of rams at this sale...

BY MARK ELLIOT Co-operator contributor

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he local sheep and goat market must be watching the wild swings on Wall Street and taking notes.

Prices at the Feb. 7 sale at Winnipeg Livestock Auction were taking their own dramatic legs up and down. The 80 animals that went into the ring were also clearly following the trends noted in the latest Ontario Stockyard Report.

During the sheep sale wool ewes dominated and once again buyers appeared to be picking what they wanted based on their own instincts.

Five 145-pound Rideau-cross ewes brought $1.21/lb. while a n o t h e r g ro u p o f 1 3 1 4 5 pound ewes brought $1.11/ lb. Five pregnant 165-pound ewes brought $1.12/lb.

The biggest surprise was the large selection of rams at this sale, with wool varieties dominating the class, representing a good opportunity for buyers looking to herd build. Prices ranged narrowly from $1.14 to $1.15/lb. Another group of rams ranged from $1.20 to $1.23/ lb. Weight showed little effect on prices, but certain breeds seemed to spark interest.

T h e s e l e c t i o n o f h e a v yweight lambs was also good for buyers. The prices were definitely dropping, following the market in Ontario, ranging from $1.67 to $1.69/lb.

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The market lamb segment was dominated by wool lambs, with a pr ice range from $1.77 to $1.79/lb. for 100- and 102-pound lambs.

There was one exception of a 95-pound Dorper-cross lamb which brought $1.93/lb.

Prices ranged from $1.92 to $1.97/lb. for feeder lambs. An 85-pound Dorper-cross lamb was within the price range.

Just three 48-pound Rideaucross lambs represented the lightweight class, bringing $104.40 or $2.175/lb.

Only goat kids were delivered for this sale. With limited selection the pattern was similar to the Ontario market and prices dropped here as well. The 54-pound goat kids included a group of Alpinecross kids and another of La Mancha-cross goat kids.

The Ontario Stockyard Re p o r t s h ow e d e v e n w i t h lower numbers of sheep and goats delivered, prices were dropping, including new-crop lambs.

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U.S. food distributors allege Tyson Foods, rivals fixed chicken prices A lawsuit alleges chicken processors illegally conspired to inflate poultry prices

BY TOM POLANSEK Reuters

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op U.S. food distributors Sysco and US Foods have joined retailer Winn-Dixie Stores and other poultry buyers suing the country’s biggest chicken processors for allegedly conspiring to inflate prices.

The distributors sued companies including Tyson Foods, Pilgrim’s Pride, Sanderson Farms and Perdue Farms in separate complaints filed in Federal Court in Illinois Jan. 30.

The U.S. chicken sector, which is dominated by these large meat processors, has come under increased scrutiny in recent years as customers and farmers have alleged antitrust violations relating to pricing, production and compensation.

“This is a case about how a

group of America’s chicken producers reached illegal agreements and restrained trade,” the lawsuits from Sysco and US Foods said.

Tyson, the biggest U.S. chicken company, and Pilgrim’s Pride denied the allegations Jan. 31. Sanderson Farms said it will defend itself against the claims. Privately held Perdue declined to comment.

U.S. poultry buyers previously claimed in a 2016 lawsuit that Tyson and its competitors had colluded since 2008 to reduce output and manipulate prices. Winn-Dixie, which operates grocery stores throughout the southeastern United States, sued the chicken companies earlier this month.

“We expect the industry to fight the allegations and come out successful,” Mizuho analyst Jeremy Scott said.

Sysco and US Foods allege processors curbed the supply of chickens by colluding to limit breeder birds that produce flocks that are ultimately slaughtered for meat consumption.

Data provider Agri Stats participated in the conspiracy, according to the lawsuits, by distributing information about chicken production that gave processors insights into rivals’ supplies. Agri Stats, which the complaints say is a subsidiary of Eli Lilly & Co., did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

“Fo l l ow - o n c o m p l a i n t s like these are common in antitrust litigation,” Tyson spokesman Gary Mickelson said. “Such complaints do not change our position that the claims are unfounded.”

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WEATHER VANE

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Some signs point to milder weather ahead Issued: Monday, February 12, 2018 ¡ Covering: February 14 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; February 21, 2018 Daniel Bezte Weather Vane

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ith the polar vortex still firmly in place, our weather forecasts have been predictable, and once again last week we saw the weather play out darned close to what the weather models had predicted. Arctic air dominated right through the weekend and some areas even saw a little light snow Sunday as the forecast weak area of low pressure cut through central and eastern regions. The timing of the main forecast features did fall apart during the final part of the forecast, as the predicted push of warmer air moved in a little quicker than expected.

For this forecast period, it looks like the polar vortex isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t totally breaking down. After a mild start to the week, temperatures are going to cool back down Thursday and Friday as arctic high pressure pushes in. Over the weekend we will see temperatures moderate as an area of low pressure comes in off the B.C. coast and moves across central North America.

The weather models are having a hard time determining just how this low will evolve, so confidence

in this part of the forecast is low.

There is the potential for some accumulating snow from this low, with extreme southern regions seeing the best chance late in the weekend as the main energy moves through the Dakotas.

Behind this system we will see yet another arctic high drop south from the Yukon, bringing a return to colder temperatures. Expect daytime highs to be in the -14 to -18 C range with overnight lows around -25 C. The high is forecast to drop well to our south by the end of next week, which will place us in a more westerly flow starting Wednesday or Thursday.

Combine this with a predicted weakening of the polar vortex and it is likely slightly above-average temperatures will move in starting late next week.

Except for next weekend, the weather models are not showing any significant chances of snow any time before the end of #the month. # Usual temperature range for this period: Highs, -17 to -3 C; lows, -30 to -11 C. Daniel Bezte is a teacher by profession with a BA (Hon.) in geography, specializing in climatology, from the U of W. He operates a computerized weather station near Birds Hill Park.

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This issueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s map shows the total amount of precipitation that fell across the Prairies during the 60 days ending Feb. 8, as a per cent of average.

A quick look at the map shows just how dry it has been this winter, with a good portion of agricultural Manitoba and Saskatchewan reporting less than 60 per cent of average, and a large part of this reporting less than 40 per cent. The only above-average area is across western Alberta, thanks to a system that brought significant snow to those regions last week.

How a polar vortex keeps us cold

We canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t say the troughs and ridges weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got now are due entirely to a polar vortex

BY DANIEL BEZTE Co-operator contributor

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f i n d i t i n t e re s t i n g h ow quickly our memories and expectations can change, especially when it comes to weather. Even though this winter our average temperature has been just a little below the long-term average, the overall comments I hear are about how cold this winter has been. Now, to be fair, we have seen a couple of significant cold snaps, but I think the real reason for this cold viewpoint is that we are getting used to warm winters.

In fact, it seems people are starting to expect winters to be mild.

The question is, why are we seeing colder-than-average conditions this winter? Well, just like in the winter of 201314, the polar vortex has reared its ugly head once again. For those of you who blanked out the record-breaking cold winter of 2013-14, the topic of the polar vortex came up several times then, since there was nothing much else to talk about. I figured Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d dig into the archives and revisit just what the polar vortex is and how it can influence our weather.

A polar vortex is a large area of circulation (low pressure)

â&#x20AC;Ś the polar vortex can and does wobble around during the winter and currently it has wobbled with its centre located just north of Hudson Bay.

in the upper atmosphere that is centred near both poles and tends to be the strongest in the winter. The counterclockwise flow around this region in the Northern Hemisphere m e a n s t h e a t m o s p h e re i s flowing from west to east.

The stronger the air flowing around the vortex, the more circular the vortex tends to be. If the flow weakens, the shape of the vortex tends to get distorted and we start to see large ridges and troughs form. Ridges are regions where the vortex has pulled nor thward, allowing war m air to move northward, while troughs are areas where it sags southward, allowing cold arctic air to push south.

The polar vortex has been around, well, for as long as weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had the ability to measure the upper atmosphere. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s likely that it has always been a part of the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s overall weather patterns, so it is not a new thing. Even the term polar vortex has been used in

the literature since at least the 1930s. This is what gets me going when I hear people talk about this feature as though itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a new thing: itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not.

So, the question now is: are the cold temperatures we see now, and what we saw a few winters ago, a result of the polar vortex? The answer is yes and no. The polar vortex forms as a function of the cold temperatures that develop over our poles in the winter as a result of little to no solar input during this time of the year. The polar vortex, depending on the strength of the winds flowing around it, can create troughs and r idges that can allow cold air to surge southward.

The polar vortex is not the only feature that can influence troughs and ridges, so we canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really say that the current setup of troughs and ridges is directly connected to a polar vortex.

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came first, the chicken or the egg?â&#x20AC;? This winter we are dealing with La NiĂąa conditions across the equatorial Pacific and this large-scale weather patter n can influence our weather. This leads us to the topic of teleconnections, which tries to describe how weather patterns upwind of an area tend to influence the weather over that area. Our upwind area is the Pacific Ocean, so thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why we are always so interested in what goes on over the ocean. La NiĂąa and its counterpart, El NiĂąo, create a pattern of low and high pressure that can propagate eastward across North America.

Looking ahead What does this have to do with our current cold weather? It goes back to teleconnections. This pattern of low and high pressure over the Pacific has resulted in a large and persistent area of high pressure off of the west coast of North America. Now, if we keep going east, the strong ridge is replaced by a trough of low pressure over eastern North America. This trough, if strong enough, can influence the polar vortex, pulling it southward into the northern parts of eastern North America. On the other side of this view, the polar vortex can

and does wobble around during the winter and currently it has wobbled with its centre located just north of Hudson Bay. This placement helps to develop ridging to our west and troughing to our east. In between the western ridge and the eastern trough, the middle of the continent is now under a northwesterly flow, which allows arctic air to easily pour southward, bringing unseasonably cold temperatures.

So, which is contributing to our current overall weather pattern? Well, it is probably a little bit of both. This is one of the reasons why long-term forecasting can be so difficult.

What does this mean for the rest of February and March?

Looking about as far ahead as the reliable models let me, they show more cold air than warm air moving in. On the good side, depending on your point of view, it looks like we should continue to be fairly dry. As we work are way into March and the sun continues to strengthen, it wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t take much of a warm spell to quickly melt off the snow. This would then change the energy balance as the sunâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s energy g o e s f r o m s n ow m e l t i n t o warming the air. This would then become just another factor trying to influence the overall weather pattern.

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

A tsunami of Black Sea wheat is flooding global markets The Black Sea troika of wheat producers used to be minnows — now they’re giants and still growing

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he Russians aren’t coming, they’ve already arr ived.

And they’ve been joined by the Kazakhs and Ukrainians.

The surge of wheat exports from Black Sea producers into global grain markets isn’t new, but most Prairie farmers may not appreciate just how strong they’ve become.

“Russia continues to dominate the global wheat export trade,” market analyst Marlene Boersch t o l d Fa r m Te c h a t t e n d e e s i n Edmonton. “They’re breaking one record after the next.”

The country’s latest records include the biggest-ever wheat harvest (85 million tonnes, up 15 per cent from 2016) and forecast exports of 34.6 million tonnes in the current crop year.

Add in its Black Sea cousins and you get some eye-popping n u m b e r s. In a m i d - Ja n u a r y report, the International Grains Council forecast Ukraine will export 17.0 million tonnes and Kazakhstan will ship 7.3 million tonnes this crop year. The total is just shy of 60 million tonnes or nearly three times the grains council’s forecast for Canada (22.0 million tonnes).

And while Russia alone has doubled its wheat exports in the last three years, Canada’s are only 15 per cent higher than a decade ago.

“We think we’re one of the biggest forces in the wheat market.

We’re not,” said Boersch, owner of Mercantile Consulting Venture.

Greg Porozni described the situation even more bluntly in a separate FarmTech session on international wheat markets.

“What keeps me up at night is Black Sea wheat,” said the Mundare, Alta.-area farmer. “It’s everywhere and it’s $50 to $60 a tonne cheaper.”

Earlier this winter, Porozni went on a Team Canada-style trade mission with grain industry officials to Indonesia, Dubai, Nigeria, and Ghana.

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The surge in Black Sea wheat is a huge — and underappreciated — threat, says Alberta producer Greg Porozni, seen here talking with Essa Al Ghurair, owner of the United Arab Emirates’ largest flour mill and canola crush plant, during a trade mission earlier this winter. Photo: Supplied

Ever ywhere he went, grain buyers, millers, and other wheat users spoke of how much they love CWRS No. 2 with 13.5 per cent protein — because it’s ideal for blending up lower-quality Black Sea wheat.

But it got worse, he said.

Some brokers of Black Sea wheat are now guaranteeing certain specs on some loads, such as 11.5 per cent protein. That’s far from a pledge of top quality, but it’s a big step up for a region infamous for its lack of consistency in the quality of its product.

“This was unheard of even two or three years ago,” said Porozni.

I t ’s c o n c e r n i n g b e c a u s e the Black Sea production zone already has for midable strengths. The region has a lower cost of production, cheap currencies, and is close to its biggest buyers — the Middle East and North Africa — and so has m u c h l ow e r t r a n s p o r t a t i o n costs. As well, there has been a massive investment to modernize both farms and transportation networks.

The bottom line was made clear by Boersch. At the time of

her presentation, Canada Prairie Red Spring was selling for $274 a tonne (all prices U.S.) and 13.5 per cent protein Canada Western Red Spring was sitting around $253. Meanwhile Russian 11.5 p e r c e n t p ro t e i n w h e a t w a s going for $186.

“Russia keeps churning out the world’s cheapest cash wheat,” said Boersch. “This is your competition.”

Increased production is bad news. Cheap prices, even worse.

But Russia is also getting its wheat to market quicker — and that’s where Canada is really falling behind, accordin g t o Boersch.

“Over the past 15 years, Russia has increased its export capacity ninefold. This year alone, it’s up another 23 per cent,” she said.

In down markets — like the one Prairie producers are trading in now — buyers want to purchase commodities quickly, and that means buying commodities that are close by.

“In these down markets, he who can ship quickly actually gets the business.”

And Canada has a few things working against us, said

Boersch. First, we’re simply not close enough to major wheat markets like the Middle East and North Africa. We can’t change that. Second, a different “trade matrix” is developing between countries like Russia and China, which will make it cheaper for these countries to work together.

We can’t change that, either.

Finally — and more fatally — i n v e s t m e n t i n C a n a d a’s grain transportation system has stalled, said Boersch, adding not enough is being done to change that.

“We all want to increase volu m e . We w a n t t o i n c r e a s e exports. That’s all ver y good.

We’ve invested a lot of money in those goals,” she said.

“But we also need to be investing and planning for how to get it there in an expedient way.”

While West Coast port capacity has increased and rail transport has improved over the past three years, that growth is marginal compared to Canada’s major competitors, and there aren’t enough players in the game to force competition and get costs down, she said.

“A r e w e d o i n g s o m e t h i n g about it? Are we even thinking about it? Do we have a plan? I would think not,” said Boersch.

“At the moment, we’re really failing at anticipating change and building for change.”

As a result, wheat producers here have to stay on their toes and take advantage of pr ice increases when they come along.

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Low, high or in the middle, soil pH affects your farm Acidic or alkaline soils can have a big effect on soil nutrition, but while farmers with acidic soil can turn to lime, fixing alkaline soils may be more of a challenge

BY ALEXIS STOCKFORD Co-operator staff

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lkaline soils are a common problem in Manitoba, but farmers may not have an easy fix.

Amir Farooq, crop specialist with Manitoba Agriculture and one of the speakers at a soil fertility update in Brandon Jan. 30-31, argued that high pH soils would need a prohibitively expensive amount of elemental sulphur to lower levels.

The province also has patches of low-pH acidic soil east of Brandon, through the Riding Mountain and Duck Mountain regions and in the eastern

edge, according to Manitoba Agriculture.

For most of agricultural Manitoba however, pH sits neutral or climbs above 7.4. Alkaline soils are the norm in most of the Interlake, as well as much of the far southwest Red River Valley and areas around Dauphin.

Sometimes, for certain crops, acidic soils can be an advantage.

“Potato farmers, they like acidic soils,” Farooq said. “They like lowpH soils, like close to Carberry.

There are some special crops like blueberries, they also need acidic soils.

“If you want to grow the crops like potatoes and special crops, try to find those fields that already have pH low,” he added.

Other provinces echo Farooq’s message. The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs encourages farmers to choose already acidic land for blueberries, since soils with pH over seven tend to resist change.

“Any changes would be short lived and the pH would soon return to where it started,” their horticulture page states.

Free carbonates like calcium and magnesium also block efforts to lower pH, they add, since those elements tend to react with acidifying elements, cancelling them out.

Ontario’s sulphur guidelines estimate that it would take 312.26 pounds of elemental sulphur an acre to lower pH by one point on

“I think pH is very crucial to use all these nutrients wisely, so I think this is a message to farmers if they want to improve their soils and if they want to improve their nutrient efficiency, they should consider the pH level.”

Amir Farooq Manitoba Agriculture crop specialist

sandy soil, a number that goes up to 669.14 on sandy loam and 981.4 for loam soils.

That’s still lower than studies out of South Dakota State University in the early ’90s, which found that lowering pH from 7.8 to 6.6 took 4,000 pounds per acre

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of sulphur, and that it took double that, 8,000 pounds per acre, to jump further down to pH 5.7 in the first three inches of soil.

Farooq pointed to the South Dakota study during his talk Jan. 30.

Banding phosphorus and micronutr ients may be a more economical way to handle alkaline soils, the Manitoba Agriculture employee said.

Fertilizer bands are already acidic and could cross over the advantages of acidic soil in the area directly around the seed row.

Farooq doesn’t advise doing away with sulphur fertilizer on high-pH soils, despite the dim outlook for long-term pH changes. Crops like canola can often use a sulphur boost, he said.

“I think pH is very crucial to use all these nutrients wisely, so I think this is a message to farmers if they want to improve their soils and if they want to improve their nutrient efficiency, they should consider the pH level,” he said.

What’s the problem with high pH? High pH may limit available phosphorus, according to both Farooq and Tom Jensen of the International Plant Nutrition Institute.

The same South Dakota study reported that available phosphorus rose from 27 parts per million to 52 as sulphur was added and pH dropped from 7.8 to 5.7.

“Theoretically, if you lowered pH, you could manage phosphorus better, but you can’t afford to put on that much elemental sulphur,” Jensen said. “It’s amazing how good of crops we grow on higher pH.” High-pH soils may face phosphorus and nutrient issues, he said, but acidic soils may face toxicity issues.

Jensen tagged a six to seven pH as ideal for phosphorus availability. The nutrient tends to get tied up with iron and aluminum in more acidic soils and calcium as pH slides towards alkaline, the room heard.

Fungal-bacterial balance may also skew in favour of bacteria in high-pH soils. Mycorrhizal fungi are a known asset for certain crops to access phosphorus.

Alkaline soils, however, are a less friendly environment for fungi as a whole, Jensen said, while bacteria thrive at higher pH. Farmers may also want to balance salinity issues before dumping on the sulphur, Farooq said.

The researcher pointed out that acidifying soil, while it encourages microbial activity and increases available phosphorus, may also increase salinity risk.

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A not-sobrilliant deduction

ADM weighs options to counter U.S. tax rule, hopes for quick action on deduction that disadvantages it

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rcher Daniels Midland is developing plans to offset a provision in the new U.S. tax law that incentivizes farmers to sell crops to rival co-operatives, the grain merchant’s chief said Feb. 6, highlighting the threat the law poses to privately held elevators and processors.

The provision allows farmers a 20 per cent deduction on payments for sales of crops to farmer-owned co-operatives, but not for sales to private or investor-owned grain companies such as ADM and Cargill Inc. That has driven fears among U.S. ethanol producers and privately run crop handlers that they could be squeezed out of the competition to buy farmers’ harvests.

Members of Congress have assured ADM the provision will be “fixed legislatively” soon, chief executive Juan Luciano told analysts on a conference call. However, the company has already suffered a minor commercial impact from the rule and is working on potential options to offset it, he said.

“Of course, the team has b e e n l o o k i n g a t o p t i o n s,” Luciano said, after ADM reported quarterly earnings.

“We’re not going to sit idle and see ourselves losing share.”

Luciano did not elaborate on the options or the impact of the provision on the company. A spokeswoman later declined to provide details.

Republican leaders of Congress have been working with representatives of grain companies and co-operatives to address the issue since early January.

Some grain handlers were hoping Congress would include a solution in a spending bill that the U.S. House of Representatives was set to vote on.

Re p u b l i c a n s e n a t o r s Pa t Rober ts of Kansas, John Hoeven of North Dakota and John Thune of South Dakota were still working on a resolution the afternoon of Feb. 6, a spokeswoman for Roberts said.

“Whether it’s coming now or coming in the next month, i t ’s c o m i n g i n t h e n e a r future,” Luciano said on the call.

The grain sector is struggling with low crop prices following years of big harvests and is paying close attention to the tax law after support from rural communities helped propel U.S. President Donald Trump into office in 2016. The restructuring of the tax code, the biggest in 30 years, handed Trump his first major legislative victory since taking office.

FarmersEdge to use data to edge into insurance sector Partnership with reinsurer to accelerate insurance process

BY LEEANN MINOGUE Staff

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armersEdge has signed a four-year agreement with global reinsurance company PartnerRe to bring precision farming technology together with ag insurance.

Un d e r t h e a g r e e m e n t announced this week, the two companies plan to work together to develop new insurance products for the agricultural market.

While Canadian farmers have access to governmentrun, subsidized crop insurance programs, as well as some private sector insurance options, farmers in some parts of the world don’t have this luxury.

“There are different matu-

rity levels of crop insurance in each country,” said Ron Osborne, chief strategy officer for Winnipeg-based FarmersEdge.

One reason ag insurance markets are thin in some countries is the lack of data.

Historic crop yield data is important, but other datasets also play a part.

In Canada, for example, “we’ve got rich datasets on soils, and soils maps,” said Osborne. “We’ve got a fairly dense network of weather stations.”

Working with PartnerRe, FarmersEdge plans to export its data expertise around the world, “bringing risk management in a way that they’ve never been able to have before.”

This will include places

where there was so little data available, Osborne said, that companies “didn’t feel comfortable writing a policy.”

One large-scale farm in Brazil, he said, had not been able to insure its production.

“We deployed our system and they were almost immediately able to get insurance.”

Here in Canada, FarmersEdge plans to use its extensive data platform to develop new products to help farmers work with insurance companies faster. “Imagine you had a hail event and you got paid the next day,” Osborne said.

The first step FarmersEdge hopes to take is to enhance data transfer capabilities between farmers and existing insurers. “What we’re working on is trying to make it

easier for the farmers to do business.”

FarmersEdge has ambitious future plans in the North American market. “Step No. 2,” Osborne said, “is providing new types of coverage.”

FarmersEdge has grown from two Manitoba agronomists doing precision data work in 2005 to a company with 450 employees operating in five countries around the world.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | February 15, 2018

Scaling up: How to take small-size research from plot to field Many farmers are skeptical of small-plot research results, but proper protocols are needed to scale up to a field level

BY JENNIFER BLAIR Staff

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armers are making some pretty big decisions off test strips — and that scares JP Pettyjohn.

“We could flip a coin and pretty much come up with the same answer,” said Pettyjohn, a crop technology instructor at Alberta’s Lakeland College.

“I don’t want an answer. I want the right answer.”

Small-plot trials have been widely used in agricultural research (and informally on farms) to test a host of practices, including inputs, crop control products, seeding rates, pest control, and many others.

They’re quicker, easier, and cheaper than field-scale trials, but it takes trained and adept researchers to extrapolate the findings to broader farming operations, said Pettyjohn.

“It’s important for producers to have good information to ensure they make good decisions,” Pettyjohn said during a panel discussion at the FarmTech show in Edmonton.

“Scientifically statistically relevant” information needs to be repeated, randomized, and replicated, added Jenn Walker, research manager for Alberta Pulse Growers.

“Farmers want to be on the leading edge,” said Walker. “They want to maximize profitability.

We need solid research to do that.”

Oddly enough, a survey of producers found they have more confidence in their own strip trials compared to small-plot research results. But their confidence in the quality of data “skyrocketed” when they moved from small plots to larger ones, said Pettyjohn.

And while he’s “fairly comfortable with small-plot data,” he said that “if the farmer is less skeptical of the large-plot data, that’s where we need to be.”

“It will give producers more comfort that this data is solid and they can make a million-dollar decision on it if they have to,” he said.

That’s just what Walker did.

She brought together a team of researchers, agronomists, and farmers to see what it would take to apply small-plot research to a bigger scale. They created a research protocol around a question they already knew the answer to — the optimal seeding rate for yellow peas.

That may seem counterintuitive for a research project, but

“Farmers want to be on the leading edge. They want to maximize profitability. We need solid research to do that.”

Jenn Walker

it’s a little like being asked your name during a lie detector test.

There’s only one right answer, and by looking at a known quantity, the tester can more easily calibrate the rest of the test to ensure the results are valid.

“Our end goal is to get a vehicle we can do research with but first, we need to make sure we have the right kind of vehicle,” said Walker.

The researchers and agronomists worked with nine producers to standardize their trials as much as possible to eliminate variables that could affect the results. Then the producers seeded their fields at low, medium, and high rates to see whether the field-scale trial would bear out the small-plot results.

The point of the first trial year was to make sure that the research protocol was sound, and the team managed to check that box off pretty easily.

“We now have a vehicle that we can apply to every single producer’s farm to get scientifically relevant information,” said Walker.

“We’re still in the early stages of making sure it’s robust, but it is a recipe that every individual could apply in their own situation.”

That will allow producers to look at questions they have for their own farms that no one else is asking, said agronomist Ken King, who was involved in the project.

“The methodology has to be rigorous enough that the information is meaningful, but simple enough that when farmers want to try it on their own farms, it will work for them,” said King.

But that’s a ways down the road. The study is entering its second year, and the research team will be fine tuning the results after that. (That’s where repeatability, replication, and randomization comes in.)

“Will a farmer take this and use it? I think in the end they will,” said King. “We’re not there yet.”

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The Manitoba Co-operator | February 15, 2018

Adapt to the new world order, says Stephen Harper Globalization foes are just getting started, but free traders can thrive if they adapt, says former prime minister “Never before in human history, have the mass of people been empowered in this way.”

BY GLENN CHEATER Staff / Edmonton

H

e was enthusiastically welcomed as the prime minister who scrapped the wheat board, earning a standing ovation before the first word of his keynote address.

But Stephen Harper had his eyes on an even bigger farm issue when he spoke to an enthusiastic crowd of nearly all of FarmTech’s 2,000 attendees in Edmonton.

In a sweeping political and economic analysis, Harper talked of powerful, chaotic forces upending a centuriesold world order — and also kicking up opportunities custom made for entrepreneurial farmers and agriculture.

“These are now unprecedented opportunities for your businesses,” he said. “The free trade access that my government left Canada with means Canada now has access to nearly two-thirds of the world market.

“It is a fairly unique Canadian competitive advantage. An advantage for you and everyone in our country.”

While that message was vintage Harper, it came after he painted a picture of a world

Stephen Harper

FarmTech attendees in Edmonton gave Stephen Harper a rousing welcome and received in return a blueprint for success in an increasingly protectionist world.

PHOTO: GREG STAMP

beset by a powerful anti-globalization movement that is destroying old-line centrist parties that have promoted global trade.

You can see it everywhere, he said, from the rise of nativism and far-right movements to Brexit and the presidency of Donald Trump. A host of countries have seen angr y

voters punish politicians favouring freer trade, including Britain, Australia, South Korea, Brazil, and India, he said.

“To quote Donald Trump — and this is my favourite Donald Trump quote — ‘What the hell is going on?’” said Harper, drawing a big laugh from the room that prompted

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him to quip, “That just works for so many things.”

He then laid out his counterintuitive case — namely that the biggest force underpinning the backlash against free trade has also created an unparalleled opportunity for Prairie farmers to sell more of their grain and livestock around the world.

Trade deals featured prominently in Harper’s recap of h i s g ov e r n m e n t ’s a c c o m plishments. (He spent almost as much time poking fun at himself, including joking that he abandoned his plan to become an accountant because “I didn’t have the charisma.”) “ When I came to office, Canada had free trade agreements with only five countries in the entire world,” he said.

“When we left office, we had concluded negotiations with 51 (countries) and all of those are going to be in place very shortly.”

He would repeat those figures twice more, even as he described how anger over lost jobs and stagnating wages has sparked fierce opposition to free trade, especially in the western world.

“It is a division between people whose interests are global — because literally or figuratively, they cross borders every day — and on the other side, those whose interests are local,” he said. “It is a division between those who believe they are benefiting from globalization… and an increasing number of people who believe they are not. And I believe we are only in the early stages of this.”

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To explain why, Harper gave his view on how communication technology has fundamentally altered the world.

He outlined how a 1980 strike at a Polish shipyard led by an electrician named Lech Walesa became the first of a series of dominoes that led to the collapse of the Soviet Union. He noted that strike coincided with the appearance of the first personal computers and how Walesa, who was then Poland’s president, later told him that u n p re c e d e n t e d a b i l i t y f o r ordinary people to communicate with each other was fundamental in those events.

“The forces that destroyed the Soviet Union have not ceased, they have accelerated and they are a growing power everywhere throughout the world,” said Harper.

“Look at what is happening with Brexit, with Trump, the nationalist movements, and think back to the forces Lech Walesa was talking about in 1980.”

While it wasn’t easy back then to spot how communication technology would change the world, it’s obvious in the smartphone age, he said.

“It m e a n s e v e r y o n e c a n re c e i v e v a s t q u a n t i t i e s o f

information… (but) they don’t just receive information, they can transmit information around the world. “Meaning everyone can network with others, close by or far away.”

T h a t ’s a g a m e c h a n g e r unlike anything else, he said.

“Never before in human history, have the mass of people been empowered in this way.”

While a good part of this new-found power of the peop l e, e s p e c i a l l y i n E u r o p e and the U.S., is now being directed against globalization, he said, that does not mean free traders — including Prairie grain and livestock producers — can’t win under this new scenario.

But you will have to change your approach, Harper told his FarmTech audience.

“Business is going to have to change,” he said. “Business isn’t just going to be about contracts and deals and laws.

Business is going to become inseparable from developing relationships.”

He l a t e r g a ve a s p e c i f i c example when answering a question from the audience about protectionism in India, whose recent pulse tar iffs have sent prices plunging and will slash Prairie pulse production by a million or more acres this spring.

The tariffs are a direct result of the countr y’s Byzantine political system and he noted that overturning them will be “a long slow process.” But Harper, who started an international consulting firm after leaving office, has talked to business people in both India and China on recent visits, and believes they and their customers want to buy agricultural products from North America.

“They want them very badly,” he said. “They recognize they are superior in quality, superior in safety, superior in experience, and frankly usually in price, as well. This is what they want.”

Instead of relying on government-level negotiations, get to know the buyers who want what your farms are producing because they will work with you to open up their m a r k e t , Ha r p e r u r g e d h i s audience.

“Put pressure on the (Indian) government from the bottom up — not just the top down in trade negotiations — to open up their markets to the products that their people want to buy.”

And to do that, do what the anti-globalization groups are doing — use communication technology to build alliances, he said. “ Yo u c a n d e ve l o p d i re c t relationships all around the world with your customers; with your suppliers; with your investors; with the communities in which you operate and sell; and their key decision makers.

“You have to do this.” glenn.cheater@fbcpublishing.com

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The Manitoba Co-operator | February 15, 2018

USDA lowers U.S. corn stocks view as exports rise

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urging export demand for U.S. corn will cut into domestic stockpiles of the grain by more than expected, the U.S. Agriculture Department said Feb. 8.

But U.S. soybean stocks were forecast to rise as a bumper harvest in Brazil will allow overseas buyers to source their oilseed purchases from the South American nation.

“What they’re saying is U.S. corn is cheap now and we’re looking at less competition coming out of South America,” said Jim Gerlach, president of A/C Trading.

Chicago Board of Trade corn futures remained steady to firm after the report was released.

Soybean futures dipped into negative territory.

USDA’s monthly supply-anddemand report pegged U.S. corn ending stocks for the 2017-18 marketing year at 2.352 billion bushels, down from its January estimate of 2.477 billion bushels.

That fell below the low end of analysts’ forecasts that ranged from 2.425 billion bushels to 2.550 billion bushels, according to a Reuters survey.

USDA boosted its U.S. corn export forecast for the year by 125 million bushels to 2.050 billion bushels.

Soybean ending stocks were seen at 530 million bushels, USDA said, up from the government’s January outlook for 470 million bushels. The government lowered its U.S. soy export forecast to 2.100 billion bushels from 2.160 billion bushels.

Estimates given in a Reuters poll for soybean ending stocks ranged from 460 million bushels to 535 million bushels.

USDA also raised its U.S. wheat ending stocks view to 1.009 billion bushels from 989 million bushels due to lower exports. Wheat exports were pegged at 950 million bushels compared to 975 million bushels in January. Food use for wheat was raised by five million bushels.

In South America, USDA bumped up its estimate of the Brazilian soybean crop to 112 million tonnes from 110 million tonnes. It lowered its outlook for soybean production in Argentina to 54 million bushels from 56 million tonnes.

Soybean exports were left unchanged for Argentina, at 8.50 million tonnes, despite the smaller harvest view. The Brazilian soybean export outlook was raised by two million tonnes to 69 million tonnes.

Corn production in Brazil was seen at 95 million tonnes, unchanged from January. The Argentine corn harvest view was lowered to 39 million tonnes from 42 million tonnes.

Argentine corn exports were lowered by 1.5 million tonnes to 27.5 million tonnes. Brazilian corn exports were raised by one million tonnes to 35 million tonnes.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | February 15, 2018

COPA crush report goes dark Producers lose transparency with end of this weekly public report “In the U.S. they report those numbers every week. I think farmers deserve it... I’d just like to see more transparency in Western Canada.”

BY ASHLEY ROBINSON CNS Canada

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h e n the Canadian Oilseed Processors Association (COPA) announced Feb. 2 it would stop publishing its weekly report on member crushings the Canadian grains industry was shocked.

“I loved that report. In Western Canada, or Canada in general, I think any reports that give you kind of a weekly snapshot of what’s happening in terms of usage (are important),” said Neil Townsend with FarmLink Marketing Solutions.

The report detailed how much canola and soybeans were crushed in Canada. It was sent out weekly and followed by different industry professionals across the country.

When COPA was reached on Feb. 5, executive director Chris Vervaet said the decision came as part of COPA’s future plans for the organization.

“As an association we’ve just decided to streamline our priorities for 2018 and the weekly publication was just something that we ranked a lower priority for us,” he said.

COPA is a federally incorporated non-profit industry association which works in partnership with the Canola Council of Canada to represent the interests of Canadian oilseed processors. COPA’s members are ADM, Bunge Canada, Cargill, Louis Dreyfus, Richardson and Viterra.

L a s t m o n t h R i c h a rd s o n announced it had pulled its funding from the Canola Council of Canada, the Flax Council of Canada and Soy Canada, stating it didn’t think it was getting any value out of the organizations.

When Vervaet was asked if COPA’s decision to end the crush report was related to this, he said it was not.

COPA said crushing data will still be available through Statistics Canada’s annual and monthly statistics, with Vervaet adding COPA will update statistics monthly on its website based on the information from Statistics Canada.

While the information will still be available Townsend said

Neil Townsend FarmLink Marketing Solutions

A key report from Canadian canola crushers is no more, following a Feb. 2 announcement from the Canadian Oilseed Processors Association. PHOTO: BUNGE.com

it won’t be nearly as timely as before. Statistics Canada’s data isn’t usually released until later.

“The lag is too long. So you’re kind of flying blind,” he said, adding Canadian farmers don’t have nearly as much access to information as their counterparts in other countries.

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“I’ve watched the two, they’re close, they’re not always the same,” said John DePape with FARMCo. “I’m not happy when we lose good data but I think there’s still decent data there through the grain commission.”

Vervaet said COPA did consider the value of the weekly report before ending it, but hadn’t received a lot of feedback on it.

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“I have spoken to a few other people. We instantly sent them an email (when we heard) and just said, ‘Hey we really like this, we really appreciated it,’” he said.

To Townsend the decision to end the report is the wrong direction for the industry to take. In his opinion there needs to be more transparency throughout the Canadian grains industry.

“In the U.S. they report those numbers every week. I think farmers deserve it… I’d just like to see more transparency in Western Canada,” he said.

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Ocean Spray to buy Quebec cranberry processor Atoka Cranberries will become part of the berry co-operative STAFF

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uebec cranberr y processor Atoka Cranberries is set to become an arm of the U.S.-based cranberry grower co-op Ocean Spray.

Massachussetts-based Ocean Spray on Feb. 2 announced it would buy the Atoka processing plant at Manseau, Que., about 70 km east of TroisRivieres, along with the Atoka brand from berry producer Canneberges Bieler.

Financial terms of the deal, which is expected to close “in the coming weeks,” weren’t disclosed.

Ocean Spray, which makes and markets cranberry juices, juice drinks and dried cranberries, also plans to buy Bieler’s freezer and receiving facilities “in the coming year,” and to make “additional capital investments in these facilities to further increase efficiency and improve yield.”

Bieler is to continue its cranb e r r y- g row i n g o p e ra t i o n s, Ocean Spray said, and will become a “farmer-owner” in the Ocean Spray co-operative.

Out of its 700-odd members in three countries, the co-op’s Canadian cranberrygrowing members are based in Quebec, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. It recently set up a 125-acre co-operative-owned farm at Rogersville, N.B., about 40 km south of Miramichi.

The co-operative’s Canadian holdings also include receiving facilities in British Columbia, at Langley and Richmond.

The co-operative said the deal “will expand Ocean Spray’s manufacturing footprint in Quebec, the second-largest and fastest-growing cranberryfarming region in the world.”

On its website, the co-op noted Quebec’s cranberr y industry has seen “stunning” expansion, having become the world’s second-biggest cranberry-growing region as of 2014, compared to just three growers on 264 acres in 1992.

According to Atoka, Quebec’s production in 2012 represented about 20 per cent of the world’s total cranberry output, behind Wisconsin at about 40 per cent that year. “ O c e a n S p r a y ’s b r a n d strength and global marketing reach, coupled with Atoka’s unique product portfolio and location, will benefit all of our farmers and expand the reach of the overall Quebec cranberry industry,” co-op CEO Randy Papadellis said in a release.

Atoka began building its processing plant in 1988, four years after Bieler began growing cranberries in the Centre-duQuebec region.

Since then, Atoka said on its website, its processing business expanded into marketing and packaging and its plant has undergone seven more expansion phases, today including five production lines, three freezer units and a laboratory, and employing about 130 people.

The Manitoba Co-operator | February 15, 2018

Ontario vegetable producers reach compromise Proposed regulation changes would have stripped growers of their contract security

BY JOHN GREIG Glacier FarmMedia staff

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he Ontario Processing Vegetable Growers marketing board believes it has found a compromise to an imposed regulation that would have gutted grower contract protection.

Why it matters: Farmers had contract security of two years previously, but new regulations would have taken that to none and processors could have dropped growers whenever they wished.

The matter was the biggest concern for farmers when the Ontario Processing Vegetable Growers members met for their annual meeting in London, Ont. recently.

Board chair Suzanne Van Bommel said that the board has heard the concerns of growers after Regulation 440

was released last fall. The board took the concern to the Ontario Farm Products Marketing Commissions (OFPMC), which is imposing new bylaws on the organization. OFPMC chair Jim Clark said at the meeting that the commissions, which regulates marketing boards in the province, agrees with the change.

“I know that changes to term contracts immediately caused some concern to the industry,” he said. “I have made it clear we are open to alternative solutions.”

Van Bommel said the contract security changes in Regulation 440, the government regulation that sets out how the OPVG will be run, were a surprise.

Here’s how the regulations worked: In previous regulations, a processor could terminate a grower with cause for a food

safety or production issue, for example. The grower could appeal that to a local board and the board decided whether it was just cause to remove the grower.

If the issue was because of a business relationship issue, the processor had to give the grower two crop years’ notice that they wouldn’t renew a contract.

The new regulation said: A processor could terminate without cause immediately, starting next December.

“That’s when we started to hear a great deal from growers etcetera, and they said ‘whoa,’” says Van Bommel.

Va n B o m m e l s a y s t h e OFPMC heard from processors who felt having a local grower group in charge of determining whether cause was just wasn’t fair. There was also a concern that it was difficult to establish cause based on the grower

board guidelines. There was also concern that two years was too long to try to terminate a grower.

The Vegetable Growers offered a compromise that it would adjust its own regulations to make cause for grower termination more exact and that the time before termination would be moved to one year.

Clark says the commission has accepted that compromise, but despite questions from growers he couldn’t say when it would be in effect.

What’s the bottom line for growers?

Va n Bo m m e l s a y s s h e expects the revised contract security language will be through the government process before next December, which was the original timeline for the use of the clause by processors, so growers shouldn’t be subject to the language that most concerned them.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | February 15, 2018

Ontario vegetable growers seeing new regulatory reality Some still question the provincial government’s decision to fire the board and staff of the Ontario Processing Vegetable Growers

BY JOHN GREIG Glacier FarmMedia staff

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he only way is forward.

That’s what Ontario’s processing vegetable growers heard at their annual meeting from the chair of the group that regulates farm marketing in the province.

That doesn’t mean some farmers didn’t still question the province’s move to fire the board of the Ontario Processing Vegetable Growers (OPVG) and its staff in 2017.

Ji m C l a rk , the chair of the Ontario Farm Products Marketing Commission said that changes to the industry were necessary to continue to break down silos between parts of the

value chain and move the sector forward.

The bottom line: There remains challenges in sorting out the new regulations imposed on the organization, but most of the way forward has been set for the sector.

Arpad Pasztor spoke to the concerns of many growers in the industry over the past year, as he addressed Clark during a question and answer session at the annual meeting.

“I’ve been trying to get my head around the whole situation since it started,” says Pasztor, a cucumber grower. “For the life of me, I don’t understand why this is happening even now. I’ve been involved in other marketing boards. This is one of the best run and best for the growers’ sake.”

Pasztor challenged the market-

ing commission’s record and suggested it favoured processors over producers.

That prompted Clark, whose main job is the executive director of the Ontario Cattle Feeders’ Association, to defend his farming credentials.

“At the end of the day we have to start moving this thing forward people. There’s enough blame going around for everybody, trust me.”

However, most of the annual meeting’s comments were saved for details about the way forward, including clarification on contract security language in Regulation 440. In the room were several of the province’s leading growers and former board members, including Francis Dobbelaar, a Wallaceburg grower, former chair of the board

“I’ve been trying to get my head around the whole situation since it started. For the life of me, I don’t understand why this is happening even now.”

Jim Clark is the chair of the Ontario Farm Products Marketing Commission. PHOTO: JOHN GREIG

and the leader of a new organization formed for vegetable growers after the OPVG board was dismissed.

“I trust Jim and I trust his direction,” says Dobbelaar. “We’re mov-

Arpad Pasztor cucumber grower

ing forward and that’s what we should do, but we have to make sure we follow good governance practices.”

The changes to the board practices were necessary to encourage processing to stay in the province, says Clark.

How did we get here?

In 2016, the Ontario Farm Products Marketing Commission proposed opening up the marketing of processing vegetables in Ontario. Jeff Leal, the Ontario agriculture minister stayed that process after a producer and industry outcry.

Last winter, after little progress on changing the sector, the provincial agriculture minister fired the board and installed a trustee when a major tomato buyer, Highbury Canco, refused to negotiate with the OPVG. Most of the rest of the employees were dismissed and the trustee negotiated contracts for the 2017 growing season.

Half of a new board was appointed, and half was elected last fall.

A board chair, Suzanne Van Bommel, was appointed for two years.

The Ontario Farm Products Marketing Commission, under new chair Jim Clark, was given the task of managing the transition to a new reality for processing vegetable marketing, including the fall release of Regulation 440 a new set of rules for the sector.

Audit called sloppy Processing vegetable growers, their organization’s board of directors and its lawyer all called for investigation of the details of an audit of the board by the provincial government.

The audit, conducted by the Internal Audit Division of the provincial government’s treasury board secretariat, was critical of the cost of board per diems, calling them four times the average for farmer boards. Language used in the audit has created confusion over whether costs stated are for the entire board or per board member, and the audit makes reference to 12 board members when there are nine.

Board chair Van Bommel says the board has requested a meeting with the Internal Audit Division and has been working with its own auditors to check the numbers of the government audit.

“Auditors are very, very careful,” board lawyer Rob Wilson told growers. “It strikes me that this document you’ve got isn’t an audit. It’s a disappointing document and disparaging to this organization.”

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Forget World of Warcraft — you can now go farming Farmers 2050 teaches players about sustainable food production in a fun virtual world

BY JENNIFER BLAIR Staff

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ot everyone is cut out to be a farmer, but thanks to a new game, anyone with a smartphone can get a taste of what it means to feed the world.

“There’s definitely a disconnect between consumers and what happens on the farm, and I think people are curious,” said Lindsey Verhaeghe, corporate social responsibility specialist for Agrium (now called Nutrien following a merger with PotashCorp), which developed the game with a long list of agriculture industry partners.

“They want to know where their food is coming from, and this game is a cool way for them to see inside a farm, in a fun, virtual environment.”

Launched in the fall, Farmers 2050 is a free mobile game that aims to educate people about the realities of farming.

“We want to teach the public and kids about where their food comes from and get them talking about world food sustainability,” said Verhaeghe. “It’s all about that whole question of how we’re going to sustainably feed nine billion people by 2050.

“A game like this introduces that topic. It gets people thinking and gets the discussion going.”

And so far, the game seems to be a hit for people of all ages.

Since October, there have been 95,000 downloads, and that number grows every day.

“Farming games are really pop-

“I think it will give consumers an appreciation of all the work that goes into agriculture across the whole value chain.”

Lindsey Verhaeghe

ular,” said Verhaeghe. “This one is free. There are no ads and no in-app purchases. Often when you’re playing games, if you want to level up or need a special item, you need to use your credit card.

That’s huge for a parent.”

But she’s quick to point out the game is not age specific.

“We have adults playing and little kids playing. It’s really just fun for anyone to play.”

Verhaeghe credits the game’s focus on “real agriculture” for its popularity (and addictiveness).

Players buy land (the higher your level, the more land you have) and then choose how they want to use it. They can grow up to eight different field crops and a variety of fruits, and raise dairy cows, chickens, and bees.

Players can also play the market, selling their commodities directly to an end-user or to other farmers around the world who have their own unique commodities to sell. Or, if they’re feeling crafty, players can make their own goods with help from business owners in the city.

A new mobile farm game is giving consumers a first-hand glimpse of what it takes to manage a farm. PHOTO: Supplied

“If you grow wheat and harvest your apples, you can go into the city and make apple pie. You can then sell that apple pie in the market,” said Verhaeghe.

‘Pasture-to-plate story’ Along the way, players complete tasks in the three key pillars of sustainability — economic, social, and environmental.

“We wanted to make sure they knew it wasn’t just about being rich and making lots of money — that they also had to give back to the community and make sure the environment was protected and preserved.

“That’s really the foundation for sustainability. That’s the only way we’re going to feed nine billion people by 2050.”

Players are rewarded for following a crop rotation, diversifying commodities, watching markets, buying insurance, and being environmentally friendly.

Storage space, land, money, and water are limited resources — and there’s nothing quite like the sense of relief that comes from getting another grain bin or acre of land, selling your canola high, or relishing a welltimed rainfall. But droughts occur, pests cause problems, and hailstorms decimate your crop.

“I think it will give consumers an appreciation of all the work that goes into agriculture across the whole value chain,” said Verhaeghe. “It’s really that pastureto-plate story.”

The game is geared toward education but somehow, they’ve made that part of the fun, too.

“People like that it’s based on real agriculture. There are real-life videos that pop up. In the animated world, if you decide to purchase chickens, a 30-second video pops up of a real chicken barn.

You actually get to see inside the chicken barn.

“It’s just a really wholesome, fun game to play.”

The game’s creators have big plans for down the road. If interest in the game remains high, players will see new levels, new commodities, and new adventures in farming.

“We have a huge icebox of ideas, but we have a few that are going to come in 2018 that are going to change the game world.

They’ve never been done before,” said Verhaeghe.

“I think it’s going to blow people away.”

The hope is the game will continue to help bridge the gap between farmers and consumers.

“It’s really important for people to appreciate what happens in agriculture across the value chain — from the farmer to the transporters to the processors to the marketers,” she said.

“There are a lot of people working really hard to feed the world sustainably, and these kinds of games just showcase that.”

Farmers 2050 is available for download in your smartphone’s app store or online at www.farm ers2050.com. jennifer.blair@fbcpublishing.com

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Merger mania heads west

Alberta Barley and Alberta Wheat merge management teams to slim operating costs Manitoba farmers are mulling a larger merger proposal of their own that’s calling for five farm groups to merge into a single entity roughly a year from now.

Steve, general manager of Alberta Wheat since 2014, supervised the four-month trial of the merged management structure and will now permanently oversee both organizations. The two groups have shared an office and some staff since 2013.

“Right now it’s all about saving dollars and being efficient with the dollars that we have both on the barley and the wheat side,” said Alberta Barley chair Jason Lenz. “Our financial department has shared staff for five years now. On communications,

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he trial went well, so the boards of Alberta Barley and the Alberta Wheat Commission have decided to permanently merge the management ranks of the organizations.

“The ultimate goal of this exercise is to provide more value to you as producers,” Tom Steve told attendees at Alberta Wheat’s AGM at FarmTech in Edmonton.

“We will continue to have two separate governance structures but we will have one management team serving both boards.”

there’s a lot of similar type of work on both sides. Unless it’s a very crop-specific issue, our policy teams have been working very closely together in the past so it makes sense to have one policy manager rather than two.”

There’s no estimate yet on how much money will be saved with the shared management structure.

“I can’t give you a real accurate number right now but it would be closer to the hundreds of thousands side,” Lenz said.

Nor have any decisions been made on what to do with the savings, but there’s no plan to reduce checkoff amounts.

“We’re looking at increasing our research budget,” said Lenz.

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“We’re continually being asked to do more for research.”

There are also holes to fill in the research budget, he added, pointing to the Alberta Crop Industry Development Fund (ACIDF), which has not

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Brazil slashes corn crop projection Too much rain is hampering the planting of ‘second corn’ in the south of the country

BY MARCELO TEIXEIRA

“There is currently a trend among producers to reduce the planted area of second corn crop.”

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he Brazilian government has slashed its projection for corn production from the 2017-18 crop citing adverse weather conditions in the south and an expected reduction of planted area for the second corn crop.

Conab, the country’s food supply and agricultural statistics body, said Feb. 8 corn production should reach 88 million tonnes compared to 92.34 million tonnes estimated in January and a record crop of 97.8 million tonnes last season.

“There is currently a trend among producers to reduce the planted area of second corn crop,” Conab said in the report.

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The agency said excessive rains in the southern Paraná state, for example, are leading to a slower soybean harvest, which will result in a tighter window for sowing corn before winter.

Most of the corn is pro-

duced in Brazil after the main soybean crop in the summer.

Usually producers speed up soy production, planting earlier, to allow for an optimal window to plant corn after they harvest soy.

But soy planting and harvesting was delayed in most states due to adverse climate conditions, increasing the risk for the second corn crop which will have higher exposure to colder, drier weather.

Conab projected second corn crop area at 11.43 million hectares, versus 12.1 million hectares last year.

The agency raised its soy output projection to 111.55 million tonnes versus 110.4 million tonnes seen in January and the record output last

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Analysts polled by Reuters on Wednesday saw soy output at 112.6 million tonnes on average.

In its first forecast for 2018 wheat production, Conab said it expects an output of 4.65 million tonnes compared to 4.26 million tonnes last year.

The agency raised its view for Brazil’s 2017-18 cotton crop to 1.78 million tonnes of lint versus 1.7 million tonnes forecast in January and 1.52 million tonnes last season.

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EU says merger mustn’t hamper digital agriculture competition REUTERS

Bayer needs to ensure that a merger with rival Monsanto does not stifle competition in digital farming, the European Union’s Competition Commissioner Margrethe Verstager told a German newspaper Feb. 10.

Bayer’s US$63.5-billion takeover of U.S. Monsanto, announced in 2016, is set to create the world’s largest seeds and pesticides company.

“Digitalization is radically changing farming. We need to beware that through the merger, competition in the area of digital farming and research is not impaired,” Verstager told Germany’s Rheinische Post.

A Danish politician who is serving as Europe’s top antitrust watchdog, Verstager told the paper the European Commission’s role was not to block mergers, but to ensure they are structured in a way which does not hinder competition.

“It is our task to ensure that farmers still have a choice over seeds, pesticides, fungicides and insecticides even after the merger,” Verstager told the paper, adding that the commission plans to publish its antitrust verdict by April 5.

Verstager said that Bayer was being co-operative with the competition watchdogs, a factor that would help the commission keep to the April 5 deadline.

Reuters on Feb. 8 reported that Bayer plans to sell its global vegetable seeds business and allow rival BASF access to its digital farming data to address EU antitrust concerns, citing people close to the matter.

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

New book explores what it means to be a ‘farmwife’ in 2018 Farmwives 2 features the trials and triumphs of a new generation of women on farms

BY JENNIFER BLAIR Staff

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illi J. Miller has never been a traditional ‘farmwife’ — whatever that means anyway.

And that’s just fine by her.

“The term ‘farmwife’ has changed so much,” said the Lloydminsterarea author. “I don’t fit into that box. And there’s comfort in knowing that there are other women like you.”

In 2016, Miller published her first book — Farmwives in Profile, which chronicled the lives of 17 ‘traditional’ farmwives from the Lloydminster area. Through indepth questions, candid photos, and Prairies recipes, Miller celebrated the unsung heroes of the family farm — the women working behind the scenes to keep the family and home running smoothly.

But times have changed. Families and farms look very different now than they did when these women we re f o rg i n g t h e i r w a y i n t h e world. And the role of farmwife has changed along with it.

“When I came into this, I was surrounded by ver y traditional women,” said Miller, a city girl who married a fourth-generation farm boy a decade ago.

“But I had a feeling in my gut that if I was going to do this and be the happiest wife and mom that I could be, I would have to make my life my own.”

So in her second book, Farmwives 2, Miller opened up the conversation to the new generation of farmwives — 25 women from across the country who are doing things a little differently than earlier generations.

Some women in the book embraced the term ‘farmwife’ and still fill ‘traditional’ roles on the farm, taking on the majority of the housework, cooking, and child rearing. Others balked at the term, preferring instead to emphasize their work in the field or with livestock or away from the farm altogether.

But for each of these women, that choice has been their own.

“One of the farmwives from my first book told me, ‘Fifty years ago, you just did what the person who came before you did. You didn’t think anything more about it,’” said Miller.

“Because of all the hard work women of past generations have d o n e , w e d o n ow h a v e m o r e choices.”

Even so, “women are women,” and that hasn’t changed much from one generation to the next.

“Everything that those women (in the past) did for their families, these women do for their own families — but in their own way,” she said. “Every one of these women puts their families first and their

Lloydminster-area author Billi J. Miller is celebrating the up-and-coming generation of farmwives in her new book, Farmwives 2. PHOTOs: Supplied

“No matter how you’re doing it — no matter what kind of woman you are on a Canadian family farm — I want you to know you’re doing it right.”

Billi J. Miller

farms first. It’s just the way they go about it that’s different.”

And those differences are celebrated in Miller’s latest book.

“Families are going to do things differently, and I wanted to share those different stories so we could all draw from that wisdom,” she said.

“There’s camaraderie in knowing there’s lots of different ways to skin a cat.”

Miller hopes her new book will help farm women feel less alone in their roles, whatever those roles may be.

Farm life can be over whelming, exhausting, and isolating for women, she said, and there aren’t a

Farmwives 2 will be available next month.

lot of resources out there for those trying to navigate life on the farm.

In addition to sharing funny anecdotes and recipes, Miller’s interview subjects included their advice on self-care, their worries about farm

transitions, and their thoughts on how to keep a marriage strong.

“I don’t want farms to fail because of traditional pressures on modern families,” said Miller. “I want women to feel inspired to make their lives better, to make their families better, to make their marriage stronger.”

The trick to that is simple, she added: Do what makes you happy.

“If you love making the meals and taking care of the kids full time, do that. If you love putting a crop in or working on the farm, do that.

Whatever makes you happy, do that,” said Miller.

Ultimately, there isn’t one way to be a farmwife, she said. And each woman should be honoured for what they bring to the table — no matter what that looks like, she said.

“I don’t want any other woman to feel like they’re not good enough.

No matter how you’re doing it; no matter what kind of woman you are on a Canadian family farm, I want you to know you’re doing it right.”

Farmwives 2 goes on sale in March. jennifer.blair@fbcpublishing.com

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Prairie fare Under pressure New ‘smart’ electric pressure cookers are safer and easier than ever

BY JULIE GARDEN-ROBINSON

When we used our electric pressure cooker for the first time, I was surprised that it made no sound.

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re you enjoying your coffee?” my husband asked our 19-year-old daughter.

“Please stop spying on me!” she exclaimed as she opened the front door of our home. She was not impressed with her parents.

“I could turn off the lights in the house now,” my husband said to me a little mischievously.

“No, we better leave her alone,” I responded.

We were viewing a video of her on our phone when she was entering our front door with a cup of coffee from her favourite spot.

We were more than 1,000 miles away on a trip, and she was in charge of our home.

Thanks to my husband’s new interest in all things “technological,” we are able to monitor almost everything in our home, turn on the lights and get immediate answers to questions by asking an internet-connected device.

The technology available reminds me of some early TV shows about space travel, robots and kitchen conveniences. I remember Rosie the Robot, who was the housekeeper on “The Jetsons” cartoon.

I bought a robotic vacuum cleaner for Christmas.

Our kids actually were impressed with this time-saving device because we don’t ask them to help clean the floors as often. However, our dogs followed it around and “chased” it out of the kitchen and into the living room.

Along with the robotic vacuum, I bought an electric pressure cooker. I am quite impressed with this time-saving device, especially when my husband surprises us with dinner.

Pressure cookers are not new devices. They were invented in 1679 by Denis Papin, a French physicist. When you increase the pressure, you raise the boiling point of water and can cook food quickly. In the case of pressure canning, you can inactivate bacteria and their spores.

Papin called the item a “digester” because of its rapid-fire cooking. However, the early

Modern electric pressure cookers are far safer and easier to use than the old stovetop models.

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pressure cooking devices were prone to explosions.

Fortunately, many improvements in the design have been made, including pressurerelease valves that prevent dinner from landing on your ceiling and walls.

I recall the jiggling and hissing sound of the stovetop pressure cooker that greeted me after school when I was in grade school. The sound usually meant that homemade vegetable soup was for dinner.

When we used our electric pressure cooker for the first time, I was surprised that it made no sound.

Electric pressure cookers, also called instant pots or multicookers, are a hot seller on today’s market, and many models are available. They vary in price, size and function. If you are thinking about getting one, be sure to check out the reviews and consider your budget.

I have a big note of caution to share. Some of the devices provide directions for pressure canning or steam canning and even may have a “canning” or “steam canning” button on the front. The National Center for Home Food Preservation does not support the use of U.S. Department of Agriculture canning recipes in these devices.

Fast or Slow White Chicken Chili 1-1/2 lbs. boneless chicken breasts 5 c. low-sodium chicken broth 2 cloves garlic 1 c. onion, diced 2 (15-ounce) cans white beans (navy or great northern), drained and rinsed 1 (4-ounce) can green chili peppers, not drained 1 tsp. dried oregano 1 tsp. dried cumin (or more if desired) 1/2 tsp. chili powder (or more if desired)

You can make this white chicken chili recipe in an electric pressure cooker or slow cooker, or on the stove. PHOTO: NDSU

1/2 tsp. salt (or add to taste after cooking) 1 tsp. black pepper

On the other hand, some dedicated automatic canners are available. They are similar to boiling water-bath canners. These devices are safe to use when the formulations included in the directions are followed precisely.

In general, if you want to can foods, use current research-tested methods. Visit https://www.ag.ndsu.edu/food and click on “Food Preservation” for the procedures. Use equipment such as pressure canners or boiling water-bath canners for canning food, and follow the directions carefully to ensure safe canned food.

When used for cooking, most electric pressure cookers allow you to brown the meat using the sauté feature, add the remaining ingredients and put dinner on the table quickly.

You can make everything from main courses to desserts. I haven’t tried making hard-cooked eggs in our electric pressure cooker yet, but I understand that the shells practically fall off. That’s worth the cost right there.

If you get one, be sure to read the instructions carefully. Lock the lid in place and have the valve in the correct position. If you release the pressure quickly, avoid burning yourself with the steam.

Remember, though, that speed cooking does not always allow flavours to develop, so don’t throw out your slow cooker just yet.

Sometimes, long, slow cooking wins the flavour race.

Here’s a recipe that can be made in an electric pressure cooker or a slow cooker, or on the stove. It was ready within 30 minutes in our electric pressure cooker.

Prepare ingredients as directed. Place all ingredients in electric pressure cooker and cook on poultry setting about 15 minutes.

Release pressure as directed, remove chicken and shred. Place chicken back in pot and serve.

If using slow cooker, place all ingredients and cook on low for about six hours until ingredients are tender or high for three hours.

Makes six servings. Each serving has 240 calories, 4 grams (g) fat, 32 g protein, 15 g carbohydrate, 4 g fibre and 530 milligrams sodium.

Julie Garden-Robinson is a North Dakota State University Extension Service food and nutrition specialist and professor in the department of health, nutrition and exercise sciences.

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ello?” Rose Jackson turned her head slightly towards the phone lying on the kitchen counter next to the mixing bowl she was measuring flour and sugar into.

“Oh, hi Mom!” Randy’s voice came through the speaker phone clearly. “What’s up?”

Rose picked up a whisk and began to stir the contents of the bowl. “Dad won’t be coming out to the farm today,” she said. “He’s got a bit of a cold.”

“Oh well that sucks.” Randy didn’t sound particularly concerned. “Is it bad?”

“I’m dying!” Andrew’s voice called from the living room. “I probably won’t last till tomorrow!”

“Nah, not horrible,” said Rose. “Just the usual winter cold. He’ll stay in bed for a day or two and then he’ll be fine. Like always.”

“Cool,” said Randy. “He can’t be too near death if he still has the energy to yell at us from the couch. Tell him to relax and take it easy. Nothing going on here that we can’t handle without him.”

“I’ll tell him,” said Rose.

“Sounds like you’re in the kitchen there,” said Randy. “What’cha cookin?’”

“Oatmeal cookies,” said Rose. “Chocolate chip ones obviously. And a few with raisins for Andrew. If it wasn’t for Andrew’s cold I’d say you should bring the kids over for supper and we’d have the cookies for dessert.”

“Yeah well, I won’t say anything about that to the kids,” said Randy. “Two things I don’t need is the kids crying for Grandma’s cookies and the kids catching Grandpa’s cold.”

“I hear you,” said Rose.

“Anyway,” said Randy, “let me know if Dad survives till tomorrow.”

“I will,” said Rose. “Love you.”

“Love you too Mom.” There was a faint beep from the phone on the counter as the call disconnected. Rose laid the whisk down on the counter, wiped her hands on her apron, and then headed to the living room. Andrew looked at her, bleary eyed, from his position on the couch.

“How are you feeling dear?” Rose sat down in the chair next to the couch and reached over to put a hand on her husband’s forehead. “I don’t think you have a fever.”

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“I feel like crap,” said Andrew. “Everything from my shoulders upwards hurts. My sinuses feel like they’re full of lava and my ears feel like there’s bands of hipsters playing competing drum circles in them. Even my hair hurts.”

“Did you take sinus meds?” asked Rose. “That stuff really helps, you know.”

“That would require moving from the couch,” said Andrew. “I don’t know which is the lesser of those two evils, and I’m in no condition to be making that kind of decision.”

“Oh, I’ll bring you the pills,” said Rose. “No need to get up. Hey, should I bring you some tea, maybe?”

“Sure. Maybe. I don’t know. Couldn’t hurt,” he said. He closed his eyes. “At least being sick has proved to me once and for all why the world is going to hell in a handbasket.”

“Oh really?” said Rose. “I’m not sure you’re right about where the world is going, but I am curious as to why you think it’s going there. Do tell.”

“Daytime television,” said Andrew. “Have you even seen what’s on daytime TV nowadays?”

“Of course not,” said Rose. “I have a life you know.”

“Well apparently some people don’t,” said Andrew. “Two hundred channels on the TV and nothing to watch. And if people actually do watch, it’s no wonder their brains are turning to mush.”

“Well that seems like it might be a little bit of an overstatement,” said Rose. “Oh, but hey, maybe later this afternoon you can watch Dr. Oz. If you’re lucky he’ll have new information about a miracle pill for sinus colds that you’ll be able to order online for only $30 for a year’s supply. And then next year we’ll find out the pill is made of alfalfa and dryer lint but by that time he’ll have found a new cure that’s even better.”

Andrew opened one eye. “I thought you didn’t watch daytime TV,” he said.

“Sometimes I take a late-afternoon coffee break,” said Rose.

Andrew closed his eye. “If I was named Dr. Oz,” he said, “the first thing I would do, before I started a TV show, would be to officially change my name. Having a medical show called Dr. Oz is like if your name was Alfred Ponzi and you started a financial advice show called The Alfred Ponzi Scheme.”

“People watch Dr. Oz though,” said Rose.

“Yeah, I know,” said Andrew. “That’s why the handbasket, and the road to hell.”

“Well anyway,” said Rose, “maybe the horrors of daytime TV, together with the medicinal properties of camomile tea will give your body the incentive to cure itself quickly.”

“Maybe,” said Andrew. “Here’s hoping.”

The ZZ plant — too good to be true?

With so many appealing characteristics this plant is a sure winner

By Albert Parsons Freelance contributor

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oes a plant that is attractive, easy care, resistant to pests and diseases, capable of purifying the air around it, tolerant of low light levels, and virtually indestructible, sound too good to be true? Well check out Zamioculas zamifolia, commonly called the ZZ plant.

ZZ is a native of Africa and its range extends from Kenya south to South Africa. Since much of this area is prone to long periods with no rainfall, the plant is very drought tolerant. In fact, the easiest way to kill it is to overwater it.

It is not an easy plant to kill however, as it is very undemanding. Although it will grow well in strong indirect light, it will also do well in quite low light — it may not put forth much growth but it will not be negatively affected — making it perfect for an area with not much natural light. Never place it in direct sunlight coming through a window because its leaves would scorch and the foliage would eventually yellow and curl. The leaves may also yellow if the plant is getting too much water.

Another reason that ZZ is a good houseplant is that it will clean the air,

removing several toxins including formaldehyde and nitrogen oxide. The foliage consists of oval leaves that are dark green, glossy, fleshy and arranged along a coloured stem in a herringbone fashion. The stems are about 30 cm long and are gracefully wandlike as they arch away from the centre of the plant. They do not develop side branches. The waxy leaves do collect dust over a period of time, so an occasional visit to the shower will benefit the plant (any low-light plant prospers from having its foliage kept clean to allow adequate photosynthesis to occur). The plant has a sculptural quality that is created by its graceful arching stems, and is sometimes mistaken for an artificial plant because of its stiff, shiny leaves.

This plant is easy to propagate by using leaf cuttings. Detach a leaf from the centre stem, and bury about the bottom quarter of the leaf in a damp, sterile soilless mix. The container can be tented to conserve moisture because the leaf might take a year to develop roots and send out new growth. One characteristic of the ZZ is that it does not do things quickly — in fact at times it appears to do nothing — not growing at all. This is particularly true in winter and if the light levels are low. This is not a sign that the plant is dying how-

Another reason that ZZ is a good houseplant is that it will clean the air, removing several toxins including formaldehyde and nitrogen oxide.

ever, simply that its metabolism is slow.

Because it is so slow growing it will remain attractive and will not need to be refurbished for a long period of time, unlike some other plants that have to be constantly divided and pruned. It produces no debris so it is a clean and tidy plant to have in the indoors.

The ZZ grows from tubers which will eventually become numerous and the plant can be divided by separating some of the tubers from each other.

The development is slow however, and propagation by using a leaf cutting is the fastest way to get a new plant.

The attractive and versatile tropical ZZ plant will be a welcome addition to your interior landscape.

Albert Parsons writes from Minnedosa, Manitoba

A ZZ makes the perfect houseplant.

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Celebrate Louis Riel Day

With a variety of activities to choose from there’s sure to be something to interest you on this long weekend

By Donna Gamache Freelance contributor

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o you have plans for the Louis Riel Day long weekend? Are you getting a little tired of winter? Why not use the holiday to do something different, choosing from the many activities happening.

A February holiday was originally started in Alberta in 1990 to celebrate the family life of the early pioneers and to break up the doldrums of winter. Several other provinces eventually copied this, but not all, so it remains a civic holiday, not a federal one, so federal businesses such as the post office remain open.

The third weekend of February was chosen by most provinces (except B.C. deciding on the previous weekend) with Alberta naming its holiday Family Day, and Manitoba, after a school naming competition, choosing Louis Riel Day. Our province first introduced the holiday in 2007, and first used the name the following year.

In Manitoba, the historical aspect of the holiday is celebrated with the Festival du Voyageur starting up that weekend in Winnipeg, and running all week. The largest winter festival in Western Canada, it holds a variety of cultural events including musical entertainment, ice sculptures, handmade crafts, French-Canadian foods and various exhibitions. As well, the St. Boniface Museum has free entry on Louis Riel Day, with many Métis cultural events planned.

Skiing at Bittersweet Ski Trails. PHOTOS: DONNA GAMACHE

In Manitoba, the historical aspect of the holiday is celebrated with the Festival du Voyageur starting up that weekend in Winnipeg, and running all week.

Tobogganing at Spruce Woods Provincial Park.

Elsewhere in the province, outdoor activities such as skating, hockey and skiing are most commonly seen with many community events and winter festivals planned. (Check out town websites.)

The Manitoba Agricultural

Mu s e u m n e a r Au s t i n h a s activities planned from 3 to 8 on Louis Riel Day. The Homesteaders’ Village will display a light show, and horsedrawn sleighs will provide rides (weather permitting). Hotdogs and hot chocolate will be avail-

able, as well as bannock and locally produced jams and jellies. See http://ag-museum. mb.ca/events/louis-riel-day/.

At the Bittersweet Ski Trails s o u t h o f Ro s s e n d a l e, t h e Sunday of the long weekend is always “loppet day” (snow and

weather permitting). It’s a family day for cross-country skiing, not a competition, and the Bittersweet Trails have a reputation for having some of the best trails in the province. See: https://www.ccsam.ca/event/ bittersweet-loppet-5/.

Provincial parks have free entry for February, so any of them would be good to visit for the long weekend. Spruce Woods Provincial Park has “Learn to Ice Fish” on Saturday, February 17, with no fishing licence required. Or make it a weekend for other winter sports — skating and jam pail curling, or snowshoeing, skiing and tobogganing if snow cover is adequate. At Riding Mountain National Park, Friends of Riding Mountain will have guided snowshoe hikes to a bear den, as well as a marshmallow roast, bannock roasting and snow games for children on February 17 and 18. See: www.friendsofridingmountain.ca.

Another activity happening that weekend is the Great Backyard Bird Count, held over four days, when birdwatchers count and record how many birds they see. This event, sponsored by the National Audubon Society and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, is free of charge and open to anyone who is interested in birds. See: http:// gbbc.birdcount.org.

Will all the different activities planned for the Louis Riel Day long weekend there’s sure to be one that will interest you.

Donna Gamache writes from MacGregor, Manitoba

This Old Elevator

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n the 1950s, there were over 700 grain elevators in Manitoba. Today, there are fewer than 200. You can help to preserve the legacy of these disappearing “Prairie sentinels.”

The Manitoba Historical Society (MHS) is gathering information about all elevators that ever stood in Manitoba, regardless of their present status. Collaborating with the Manitoba Co-operator it is supplying these images of a grain elevator each week in hopes readers will be able to tell the society more about it, or any other elevator they know of.

MHS Gordon Goldsborough webmaster and Journal editor has developed a website to post your replies to a series of questions about elevators. The MHS is interested in all grain elevators that have served the farm community.

Your contributions will help gather historical information such as present status of elevators, names of companies, owners and agents, rail lines, year elevators were built — and dates when they were torn down (if applicable).

There is room on the website to post personal recollections and stories related to grain elevators. The MHS presently also has only a partial list of all elevators that have been demolished. You can help by updating that list if you know of one not included on that list.

Your contributions are greatly appreciated and will help the MHS develop a comprehensive, searchable database to preserve the farm community’s collective knowledge of what was once a vast network of grain elevators across Manitoba.

Please contribute to This Old Grain Elevator website at: http://www. mhs.mb.ca/elevators.

You will receive a response, by email or phone call, confirming that your submission was received.

Goldsborough is interested in hearing all sorts of experiences about the elevators — funny, sad, or anything in between. Readers willing to share their stories can leave messages at 204-474-7469.

A 30,000-bushel elevator in Moore Park, in what is now the RM of Minto-Odanah on the former CPR Varcoe Subdivision, was built in 1929 by Manitoba Pool for a local association. It closed in July 1978 when the rail line was abandoned. By the time this photo was taken in July 1989 by Brandon University geographer John Everitt, the elevator had been vacant for years. Gone was a balloon annex from 1951 that had doubled its capacity. Also gone was a second, smaller elevator that stood behind this one. Built in 1905 by the Lake of the Woods Milling Company, it was acquired by Pool in 1960 as its “B” elevator. It closed in July 1978 too and was demolished in 1981. The Pool “A” elevator stood until at least the mid-1990s but has been removed from the site.

Source: S. J. McKee Archives, Brandon University.

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GOING BIG: Chinese pork producers supersize The country is the world’s top pork market, but until recently most of it has been raised on small operations “Industrialization has never been this big before.”

BY DOMINIQUE PATTON Reuters

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u r r o u n d e d by m o u n tains in a remote part of southwestern China, X i n g u a n g a n’s f i r s t l a r g e scale, modern pig farm is getting ready to produce its first offspring.

By the end of the year, 10,000 sows will live inside two huge barns on this 73-hectare (180acre) site, producing up to 280,000 piglets annually, or about 20,000 tonnes of pork.

The farm, big even by North American standards, is one of a record number of large-scale projects that will be built in China this year as it shifts a big chunk of its pork production from backyard pigpens to automated, intensive hog barns of the kind widely used elsewhere.

Some in the industry estimate it could build several hundred sow farms with about 5,0008,000 head this year, even more than last year, accelerating the transformation of the world’s biggest pork industry.

Larger, more standardized farms are also paving the way to a more sophisticated market, with China approving this week a live hog futures contract to help farmers hedge price risks.

But there are also doubts about China’s ability to pull off such a rapid leap from age-old traditional methods to cuttingedge industrial production, given the shortage of experienced people and the high risk of disease.

“Industrialization has never been this big before,” said Martin Jensen, executive partner at Carthage & MHJ Agritech Consulting, which runs large farms for Chinese clients and trains staff.

The overhaul comes as hundreds of thousands of backyard farms are shuttered, too small to bear the cost of meeting new pollution standards. This is opening up room for megafarms using new methods and imported genetics to boost productivity and cut costs.

Higher output from these farms will tame China’s notorious pork price volatility, raise food safety standards, and improve the environment, say experts.

In the long term, it also could turn China’s pork producers into international competitors, offering quality, competitively priced meat to regional markets.

“As more large firms enter the market, food safety will increase and costs will drop.

Global competitiveness will increase and China will certainly export,” said Fang Shijun, chief researcher at research firm Huitong Data.

Fang predicts a growing surplus of pork from 2018 to 2020,

Martin Jensen Carthage & MHJ Agritech Consulting

A worker checks sows on a large-scale pig farm owned by the Xinguangan company in Wuxuan county, Guangxi province, China, December 14, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS/Dominique Patton

as production grows amid slowing domestic demand.

Industry upheaval Modernizing China’s pig farms is a massive undertaking. More than half the country’s almost 700 million pigs are produced on family farms, which slaughter fewer than 500 a year.

Though many have switched from feeding kitchen scraps to protein-rich soymeal, productivity still lags western farms.

Costs are among the world’s highest, thanks to heavy dependence on imported soybeans.

Recent policy has driven many small farms out, however, exacerbating an earlier market rout. A nationwide crackdown on farm pollution intensified during 2017, forcing hundreds of thousands of pig farms to shut. Many were smaller farms without the funds or land to build waste treatment facilities.

“We didn’t expect it (to be so strict),” said Wang Chuduan, animal science professor at China Agriculture University.

“The impact was very obvious.”

A government blueprint for the industry’s development also encouraged expansion in the northeastern Corn Belt while restricting livestock farming in populous coastal regions. That further encouraged more intensive production by China’s new corporate farmers, flush with money raised on the stock market and fuelled by 2016’s record hog prices.

Since 2016, almost 70 billion yuan (US$10.94 billion) in new farm investment has been announced by 26 listed companies, according to analysts at ZhuE, a trade website.

New genetics, equipment Imported genetics are boosting productivity. Breeding pigs supplied by U.K.-based Genus and others from Canada, France

and the United States produce a higher number of piglets per litter, more lean meat and grow faster than China’s once-common native breeds.

Genus, which sells its PIC-brand pigs to firms like Xinguangan, reported an 80 per cent jump in profits from the China market in its 2017 financial year, and is currently stocking a new breeding farm in southern China to add to three others it runs in the country.

“We’re behind demand. The orders people are asking for, no one can really do it,” said David Casey, product performance director for Asia at Genus.

He cited a new client who wants to build eight 5,000-head sow farms this year, requiring 35,000 young sows in September.

Getting the best out of the genetics requires following best practices. On the Wuxuan farm, technicians in an on-site laboratory scrutinize samples from every batch of semen collected from boars, checking motility levels and other indicators that boost chances of pregnancy.

Boars in well-run facilities can service up to 200 sows, twice as many as the average farm in China, said Casey, thanks to work done in such labs.

Fast-expanding pig firm Guangxi Yangxiang is replacing male breeding stock at the end of every year, instead of every two to three years like many others.

“That guarantees that the genetics we’re using are the newest. Genetics are continually improving,” said Guangxi Yangxiang vice-president Gao Yuanfei.

Steep learning curve Such rapid scaling up faces many potential pitfalls, however. Investment costs are high, particularly under new environmental laws. Farms will spend 30 yuan per sow on waste treatment alone, said Professor Wang.

Preventing disease is challenging in China, where diseases already eradicated in other countries are still prevalent, and the huge number of livestock and its proximity to people raises the risk of contamination.

Once disease enters an intensive farm, it can kill hundreds of animals in days.

Even farms supplying new farms with young sows have been hit by disease, reducing already short supplies.

Most daunting perhaps is the shortage of trained workers.

“Raising pigs is no longer how it was in the past, for farmers with no professional knowledge,” said Fang, the analyst.

Most of Xinguangan’s staff are university graduates but even so, awareness of animal health is low, said Hong Haozhou,

consulting vet from Carthage & MHJ Agritech. Drugs are not always issued in the right way and biosecurity measures do not always focus on the biggest risks.

“From the hardware perspective, there’s not much difference (from western farms),” said Hong. “You’ve got automatic feeders, temperature control systems, automatic fans, everything is the same as international farms. But it’s the internal problems, like insufficient understanding of healthy development of pigs.”

For now, Xinguangan is managing to keep disease at bay.

Workers spend 48 hours in quarantine before entering the farm to prevent transmission of disease, and then live on site for weeks at a time.

Like in the West, feed trucks deliver meal over a fence to stop vehicles from contaminating the site with disease from other farms.

Offspring from the sow farm will go to separate locations for fattening to reduce the risk of spreading disease between animals, adding extra complexity to managing the operation.

“Our construction model and our production process is completely based on studying the U.S.,” said Chen Gang, who oversees Xinguangan’s pig-farming operations in the Guangxi region.

China pig prices plunge As the nation gears up to feast on favourite meat plentiful supplies concern some REUTERS Pig prices in China are falling ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday that is the nation’s peak pork-eating period, underlining concerns about plentiful supplies in the world’s top producer.

The average price paid by large slaughterhouses for pigs has dropped by about 10 per cent in the last month to 13.67 yuan (US$2.18) per kg, according to industry website Soozhu. com. That is down from 17.26 yuan per kg a year ago.

The price drop bucks the seasonal trend of prices rising ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday, when hundreds of millions of Chinese gather with family for meals that include pork dishes. The week-long holiday will begin on Feb. 15.

Prices typically peak for the year

ahead of the holiday and farmers want to sell hogs now in expectation that prices will likely only fall from this point, according to analysts.

“People want to liquidate their herd before Chinese New Year while prices are high,” said Pan Chenjun, a director at Rabobank, referring to small- and medium-size farms.

China is expected to slaughter 696 million pigs this year, said Yao Guilin, an analyst with China-America Commodity Data Analytics, an increase of about one per cent from last year.

That is up from a 0.5 per cent increase last year, she said, thanks to large farming companies that are expanding rapidly to capture market share.

Previously, hog herds had declined in China amid low prices that led farmers to cull their stock.

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U.S. infrastructure plan could boost diesel prices Prices are already higher than last year, but they could be set to jump again

BY DAVE SIMS CNS Canada

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iesel costs in Western Ca n a d a a re r o u g h l y eight to 10 cents higher on average than any time in 2017, however, an industry expert warns that gap could grow even more with a potential surge of U.S. construction.

“I think we’re already seeing more evidence of a robust, consumption-driven U.S. as more disposable income is being sprinkled around,” said Dan McTeague of Gasbuddy. com.

He says U.S. tax breaks and growing factory orders indicate more constr uction is likely on the way.

In the Jan. 30 state of the union address, U.S. President D o n a l d Tr u m p s p o k e a t length about his desire to push through a US$1.5trillion plan to rebuild much of the country’s infrastructure and put people to work.

If that plan is voted through

by Congress it undoubtedly would result in more diesel being used in the coming years.

“In that scenario I think we will continue to see upward pressure on diesel prices,” s a i d Mc Te a g u e, s a y i n g a n additional rise of 10 cents a litre could be felt.

All of this comes even as Ca n a d a i n c re a s e d i t s d i e sel supply last fall with the opening of the new facility in Sturgeon Lake, Alberta.

The $9.3-billion refinery is designed to upgrade 50,000 barrels of bitumen per day into 40,250 barrels of ultralow sulphur diesel.

McTeague said there are additional factors supporting the diesel market. They include this winter’s colder temperatures, strength in the mining sector as well as growing economies in Europe and Asia. All of which have helped prop up prices. Meantime, he notes the disruptions caused

“Strong economies beget a strong price for diesel.”

Dan McTeague Gasbuddy.com

to the energy supply by last summer’s hurricanes in the southern U.S. are over.

“Strong economies beget a strong price for diesel,” he explained.

Going forward he expects the bulk of the rise in diesel to be felt over the first half of 2018 before things cool down.

“The last half of 2018 will be moderate but higher than last year,” he said.

The export picture in both Canada and the U.S. remains strong.

“Diesel will find its mojo going forward,” he added.

A robust U.S. economy and touted infrastructure rebuilding could see diesel prices continue to climb. PHOTO: THINKSTOCK

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Adverse weather at Canada’s West Coast is causing a backup of vessels waiting to load grain, according to the latest weekly Grain Monitoring Program performance update compiled by Quorum Corp.

A total of 30 ships were waiting in Vancouver as of Feb. 4, which compares with the year-to-date average of 22, according to the report.

A recent Canadian Industrial Relations Board arbitration ruling contributed to the slowdown, as the decision has effectively stopped the loading of grain ships during adverse weather until new safety measures are implemented.

Weekly rail car unloads in Vancouver of 4,023 cars were down 16 per cent from the fourweek average.

However, Prince Rupert unloads of 1,664 cars were up 30 per cent from the four-week average.

Total stocks at western port terminals increased to 1.3 million tonnes, which represents 76 per cent of working capacity.

In the countryside, stocks in country elevators of four million tonnes were up by about 120,000 tonnes from the previous week, representing 84 per cent of capacity.

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DowDuPont upbeat on growth as sales rise The merged firm’s agriculture unit is to be split off in mid-2019

B.C. MP named NDP agriculture critic MacGregor will handle the ag file as Brosseau becomes House leader STAFF

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.S. chemicals producer DowDuPont reported a 14 per cent rise in net sales for the fourth quarter and beat Wall Street profit estimates as a strong global economy led to robust demand and higher prices for its products.

The newly combined company, formed by the merger of chemical giants Dow Chemical and DuPont four months ago, said its net sales came in at $20.1 billion versus comparable net sales – which t h e c o m p a n y t e r m s “p r o forma” sales – of $17.7 billion a year earlier (all figures US$).

It also said it planned to move ahead with plans to split the new company into three separate parts, starting with the Materials Science unit by the end of the first quarter of 2019. Agriculture and Specialty Products are expected to follow by June 1, 2019.

The chemicals giant saw prices rise by about five per cent across markets in the fourth quarter, while volumes — a proxy for demand — rose six per cent.

“In developed economies in particular, such as the United St a t e s , G e r m a n y, F r a n c e , Ca n a d a a n d t h e U . K . , w e continue to see strong leading indicators of broad-based growth,” executive chairman Andrew Liveris said in the results statement.

“Furthermore, early signs from the business community point to U.S. tax reform as a catalyst for further domestic capital investments.”

Currently trading at a mark e t va l u e o f a b o u t $ 1 7 6 . 9 b i l l i o n , D ow a n d D u Po n t completed the $130-billion mega-merger in September.

That created the world’s large s t c h e m i c a l m a k e r, u n t i l the company goes through with a plan to split into three companies.

DowDuPont’s merger was welcomed by investors as a way to streamline the companies’ sprawling operations by combining overlapping businesses.

The company said Feb. 1 it was now planning to save $3.3 billion in costs on the back of the merger — slightly more than the $3 billion it expected to save earlier.

For the reported quarter DowDuPont saw a $1.1-billion benefit from lower U.S corporate taxes, but still posted a net loss of $1.2 billion from continuing operations — substantially the result of merger-related costs.

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he federal New Democrats have picked a rookie MP and small farm owner from southern Vancouver Island’s Cowichan Valley as their new lead critic for agriculture.

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh on Jan. 25 named Alistair MacGregor as critic for agriculture and agri-food, a role in which he’ll also serve as second vice-chair of the Commons standing committee on agriculture.

As ag critic, MacGregor replaces Quebec MP Ruth Ellen Brosseau, who Singh

promoted Jan. 25 to become the party’s House leader in the Commons. In that post, she replaces B.C. MP Peter Julian, who Singh named as finance critic.

Brosseau, the party’s lead agriculture critic since 2015, will also remain attached to the agriculture file as deputy critic, a post she’d previously held since 2012.

MacGregor, who was first elected in 2015 as MP for the Vancouver Island riding of Cowichan-Malahat-Langford, had previously worked as a constituency staffer for local NDP MP Jean Crowder.

Before working for C r ow d e r, M a c G re g o r,

duction with the planting of fruits, nuts and vegetables, and the raising of sheep, chickens, ducks and turkeys.”

On policy matters, he said Jan. 25 in a separate release, “the issues surrounding how we produce and consume our food are always on the forefront of the national conversation, and I am looking forward to leading the development of NDP policy on these matters and holding the government to account.”

Since his election to the Commons, MacGregor served from November 2015 to early last year as the NDP’s critic for seniors, and for most of last year as justice critic.

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On his MP blog, MacGregor wrote the ag critic post is “a role I am incredibly excited to take on because of the personal interest I have in the subject.”

MacGregor and his family own a “small farming property” in the Cowichan Valley, which he said, “we are working hard to bring into pro-

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Food-mad Italy on mission to cut waste, feed hungry Volunteers and food vendors are banding together to meet the national target

BY THIN LEI WIN

“It is good to help people, but sometimes, there are people who don’t need it, who pick up the free food.”

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he young Roma woman gingerly touched the oranges and cabbages, bright, fresh and neatly stacked in crates. Francesco Fanoli, an anthropologist, insisted they were hers to take — for free.

With a toddler playing in a nearby pram and more mouths to feed at home, the mother took the cache gratefully, telling Fanoli she could not find any work without an identity card.

Next up: a range of breads from Viola de Andrade Piroli, a pilates teacher who had just nipped into a nearby shop.

The loaves were gratefully received.

Then moments later, 91-yearold Maria Roccatelli turned up — wrapped in a big green jacket and thick scarf to keep out the winter cold, pushed in a wheelchair by her son.

They picked up a pineapple, oranges, beans, chicory and cauliflowers and filled two large plastic bags. This should help see them through the week, Roccatelli, who lives in a nearby fourth-floor apartment, told the Thomson Reuters Foundation.

A regular now, Roccatelli learnt of the project from a stranger on the street. “(She) told me, “Go there, they give poor people things,” so I came,” she said. “Everything helps.”

Since September, Fanoli and de Andrade Piroli have spent Saturday afternoons at the Alberone open-air market, a few metro stops from Rome’s tourist attractions, cajoling shopkeepers to hand over unsold food and help the hungry.

Once the market closes, they put up a cardboard box with a handwritten sign, “raccolta e distribuzione gratis” (“free collection and distribution”) and give it all away.

In a nation proud of its produce and with legendary food markets, the initiative is a groundbreaker, helping the needy and cutting waste.

Foodies Food is a cultural cornerstone in Italy yet the most recent government survey of 400 families showed each one wastes the equivalent of 85 kg of food, worth a combined 8.5 billion euros (US$10.49 billion), a year. Earlier figures have put food waste as high as 145 kg per family, at a cost of 16 billion euros.

In 2016, Italy passed a law to limit food waste, making it easier to donate unsold food.

It is still early to crunch numbers but the signs are good, said Roberto Moncalvo, president of the Italian agricultural association Coldiretti.

“In 2017, six out of 10 people we interviewed said they have reduced food waste, a sign that families are now aware of this issue,” he told the Thomson Reuters Foundation by phone.

Still, much remains to be done.

Most of the Alberone Market covers just one short street, but that Saturday, Fanoli and de

Roberta Cantalini fruit and vegetable vendor

Fresh vegetables at the Alberone Market in Rome, where a group of volunteers are rescuing unsold food and distributing it for free, January 5, 2018. PHOTO: THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION/Thin Lei Win

Andrade Piroli collected 99 kg of food that would likely have gone to rot otherwise.

“At the beginning we were collecting between 30 to 50 kilos. Then it started to grow.

Now we are on an average of 130, 150 kilos every Saturday,” said de Andrade Piroli.

Globally, one-third of all food produced, worth nearly US$1 trillion, is wasted every year, according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

Critics say food waste is not only unethical in a world of rising hunger but environmentally destructive.

Most waste happens in the home but market schemes raise awareness, said Paulo Hutter, who runs a non-governmental organization, Eco dalle Città.

His organization recruited asylum seekers from sub-Saharan and north Africa to collect, recycle and distribute unsold foods at Porta Palazzo, Europe’s largest open-air market, situated in the northern Italian city of Turin.

This was to foster better relationships between communities and to “show African volunteers doing something useful for poor people,” he told the Thomson Reuters Foundation.

Migration is a hot-button issue in Italy, with political parties taking a hard line against immigrants ahead of national elections on March 4.

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a third-generation fruit and vegetable vendor.

“For me, the initiative is useful…,” the 48-year-old said.

“It is good to help people, but

sometimes, there are people who don’t need it, who pick up the free food.”

Half the shops at the market now support the project, said de

Andrade Piroli, who spent days speaking to shop owners to allay fears that their livelihoods were at stake.

That January afternoon, a dozen or so people came to pick up the food, including Ludmilla, a 60-year-old Moldovan who does multiple domestic jobs.

She saves about 10 euros a week this way, Ludmilla said, as she filled her bags with vegetables for two elderly neighbours.

“The majority of those who come are people in need. It’s not up to us to judge,” said de Andrade Piroli.

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Solar power push lights up options for India’s rural women Keeping the lights on — and factories running — with solar panels has been a game changer

BY MANIPADMA JENA Thomson Reuters Foundation

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n her village of Komalia, the fog swirls so thick at 7 a.m. that Akansha Singh can see no more than 15 metres ahead.

But the 20-year-old is already cycling to her workplace, nine kilometres away.

Halfway there she stops for two hours at a computer training centre, where she’s learning internet skills. Then she’s off again, and by 10 a.m. reaches the small garment-manufacturing plant where she stitches women’s clothing for high-end brands on state-of-the-art electric sewing machines.

Solar energy powers most of her day – the computer training centre and the 25-woman garment factory run on solar mini-grid electricity – and clean power has given her personal choice as well, she said.

If the mini-grid system had not been put in place, Singh – a recent college graduate without funds to pursue training as a teacher, the only job open to

“With a month’s earning alone we can buy new bicycles for ourselves and our school-going children.”

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women in her village – would have had no alternative but to marry, she said.

In fact, “I would already be married off,” she told the Thomson Reuters Foundation.

Today, however, she earns 4,500 rupees (US$70) a month working on solar-powered sewing machines. She uses part of that to pay 300 rupees (US$4.70) a month for her computer education class – and is planning to start a computer training centre closer to home.

Like her, most of the women at the factory earn between 2,500 and 4,500 rupees (US$39US$70) a month, which has helped their families eat better, get children to school and pay for health care, they said.

“With a month’s earning alone

we can buy new bicycles for ourselves and our school-going children,” Bandana Devi, a mother of four, told the Thomson Reuters Foundation, as she looked up from her sewing.

She bought one for her 12-year-old daughter, she said, and her six-year-old rides pillion with her to the school, two km away.

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Stable power, more contracts In a clearing in an acacia plantation, the more than 140 solar panels that make up the Kamlapur mini-grid are being cleaned early in the morning.

The 36-kilowatt plant, set up by the for-profit OMC Power Private Ltd. (formerly Omnigrid Micropower Company) in 2015, distributes solar energy over 2.4 kilometres of power lines to 70 households, two telecommunications towers, the clothing manufacturing unit and several other small businesses.

Solar mini-grids usually rely on one or two large users of power – often mobile phone towers – to provide a stable base revenue for the system. But as solar electricity becomes available in areas beyond the traditional grid, power-hungry small businesses are emerging that could become anchor users.

Kamlapur’s garment factory, for instance, consumes 10 kilowatts of power each day – the same as the telecom towers, said Ketan Bhatt, an OMC official in Uttar Pradesh state.

The state in 2016 became India’s first to put in place a mini-grid policy, recognizing private solar companies as legitimate players in India’s push to get power to all.

Company owners, in turn, say solar mini-grids – which can be more reliable than the unstable grid power their competitors rely on – is giving them a business advantage.

“Because the power supply is steady, we are regularly able to deliver on contract deadlines, which in turn enhances our reputation to bag more contracts,” said Mohammad Riyaz, who set up the Kamlapur garment unit in 2016.

Rohit Chandra, a co-founder of OMC, said he was seeing many solar power users moving beyond simply buying power for home lighting and appliances.

Now, he said, they are harnessing solar energy for profit.

“We see barbers installing televisions and fans in their shops to attract more customers. Carpenters buy electric saws and wood polishers, fruit sellers are adding electric juicers.

Health centres and dispensaries are coming up in underserved villages too,” Chandra said in a telephone interview.

“People are now continuously climbing,” he said.

Sangeeta Singh, of the Uttar Pradesh New and Renewable Energy Development Agency, said rural villagers “are willing to pay for assured, customized hours of supply, even at a higher price.”

“The myth that rural consumers will not pay for electricity is now demolished,” added Jaideep Mukherji, the CEO of Smart Power India (SPI). “Over the last two years we’ve discovered not only do rural consumers pay for the electricity, 93 per cent pay on time.”

SPI is backed by the the U.S.based Rockefeller Foundation’s US$75-million Smart Power for Rural Development initiative,

which aims to get power the “last mile” to users without it in India, Myanmar and sub-Saharan Africa.

SPI works with seven private mini-grid operaters, including OMC, in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Jharkhand – some of India’s least electrified states – to boost demand for solar mini-grid power and help develop rural economies.

The aim is both to improve life for poor people in power-hungry regions and help make sure solar mini-grid power is financially feasible for its operators, Mukherji said.

Chandra, of OMC, said that, on average, after supplying reliable power for a year, “we see around 30 micro-enterprises come up in each village.”

Though most are expansions of existing businesses, some are new ventures – such as a new water purifying plant in Kamlapur.

Sanskrit language teacher Aparna Mishra has just invested 400,000 rupees (US$6,240) to set up a reverse osmosis water purifier.

Starting later this month, 100 customers – including schools, hotels and homes in the area – will begin receiving 20-litre refillable jars of water, dropped off at their doorstep, the entrepreneur said.

Mishra’s two-year target is to produce 3,000 litres of clean water a day, delivered over a 12-km radius from the five-kilowatt plant.

“If villagers can understand the link between good health and clean drinking water from my plant, that itself is the biggest return on my investment,” the 26-year-old told the Thomson Reuters Foundation.

An assessment of Smart Power India villages at the end of 2016 found that after two years of access to mini-grid power, small businesses using it had increased their monthly income by 13 per cent.

A price too high?

While Smart Power India is reaching a growing share of communities without electricity, a 2017 study by the International Center for Research on Women found that large numbers of women and poor families still lack access to clean energy, even in areas where it is available.

For some of them, the cost of private mini-grid power is a deterrent to using it.

Riyaz’s clothing factory, for instance, pays 25 rupees (39 U.S. cents) for each kilowatt of the 10 kilowatts of power it uses each day – well above the 11 to 17 rupees that rural users of grid power pay.

“The electricity bill pinches,” the 45-year-old tailor said.

Chandra, of OMC, admitted that “on the face of it, our charges for reliable power might look high.”

But grid power users in Uttar Pradesh must pay a minimum monthly fee of 1,000 rupees, he said. With many small solar businesses – such as phone recharging – using less power, and even larger businesses often saving energy by using efficient machines, solar mini-grid power can come out cheaper, he said.

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Brazil approves BayerMonsanto tie-up

ENJOYING WINTER

The country’s antitrust agency won’t seek further asset sales

BY BRUNO FEDEROWSKI AND LEONARDO GOY Brasilia / Reuters

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razilian antitrust agency Cade on Feb. 7 approved B a y e r ’s p r o p o s e d takeover of U.S. seeds company Monsanto without requiring further asset sales beyond a global proposal announced last October.

Cade’s commissioners voted 4-2 in favour of the tie-up under a n a g re e m e n t , n e g o t i a t e d between the companies and global antitrust agencies, that included the sale of several of Bayer’s assets to BASF. Approval of the transaction in Brazil, a powerhouse producer of grains and other agricultural commodities, clears a crucial hurdle for the deal, which the companies initially aimed to have approved by the end of 2017.

The transaction, valued at US$66 billion when announced in September 2016, would create the world’s largest seeds and pesticides company. The value of the deal has since been revised to $63.5 billion as Monsanto reduced its debt load.

The companies are waiting for approval of the deal in jurisdictions including the European Union and the U.S., where final rulings are still pending.

In Brazil, the transaction faced fierce opposition from soy and cotton growers as well as seed producers who thought it would give the combining companies excessive market power.

Rachel Mendonca, an attorney who represented three associations against the deal, highlighted Cade’s imposition of limits on licensing and sales practices by the new company, but conceded she had lost the argument for more asset sales in Brazil.

Earlier in the week, Bayer said in a statement it had proposed solutions to allay antitrust concerns in the EU. Bayer had agreed to sell seed and herbicide businesses to BASF for 5.9 billion euros (C$9.03 billion).

It emerged this week the offer would also involve divestments of vegetable seeds business in some EU countries, a source familiar with the matter said.

Most of Cade’s board said those measures would be enough to address antitrust concerns laid out by its technical staff in October, when it recommended the deal be blocked or approved with conditions.

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PRECISION TRAILERS: Gooseneck and bumper hitch. You’ve seen the rest, now own the best. Hoffart Services, Odessa, SK. 306-957-2033 www.precisiontrailers.ca

2011 FREIGHTLINER DAY-CAB, Detroit DD15, 455 HP, 13 spd., 12 front, 40 rear, 175” WB, 715,800 kms., $44,900. DL# 1679. Norm 204-761-7797, Brandon, MB.

130 MISC. SEMI TRAILERS, flatdecks, 2008 PETERBILT 386, yellow, daycab, 18 lowbeds, dump trailers, jeeps, tankers, etc. spd., 850,000 kms., 46k rears full locks, vg Check www.trailerguy.ca for pictures cond., $24,900. 780-206-1234, Barrhead. and prices. 306-222-2413, Saskatoon, SK. BEHNKE DROP DECK semi style and TWO 2004 PETERBILT 378's: Cat C-15 twin pintle hitch sprayer trailers. Air ride, turbo 475 HP, Fuller 18 speed, new rubber tandem and tridems. Contact SK: and safety. 715,000 kms, $50,000. OBO. Call 403-899-0570, Strathmore, AB. or 306-398-8000; AB: 403-350-0336. email: tyler@eaglelaketurf.com 1981 NEIL’S 61’ double drop flat deck, snap-off neck, 36’ working deck, $7000; It doesn’t get any better than this. Prepay 1998 Trailtech tandem 12’ sprayer trailer, your ad for 3 weeks and get 2 weeks free! $8000. Call 780-221-3980, Leduc, AB. Call today! 1-800-667-7770.

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JIM’S TUB GRINDING, H-1100 Haybuster with 400 HP, serving Saskatchewan. Call 306-334-2232, 306-332-7332, Balcarres.

ROUGH LUMBER: 2x6, 2x8, 2x10, 1” boards, windbreak slabs, 4x4, 6x6, 8x8, in stock. Custom sizes & log siding on order.

V&R Sawing 306-232-5488, Rosthern, SK.

2012 MACK CXU613 day-cab, Mack MP8, CONTINUOUS METAL ROOFING, no ex455HP, Eaton 13 spd., $39,900. DL#1679. posed screws to leak or metal overlaps.

Ideal for lower slope roofs, rinks, churchNorm 204-761-7797, Brandon, MB. es, pig barns, commercial, arch rib building and residential roofing; also available in Snap Lock. 306-435-8008, Wapella, SK.

3 PICTURE WINDOWS for sale, triple pane Low-E, 62” square with 2 casement windows for venting on top third. $850 each, stored inside. 306-375-2910, ext. 704 or 307, Kyle, SK. 2007 FREIGHTLINER CENTURY Class, 500 HP Detroit 60 series 18 spd., heavy spec unit, 500,000 kms. read off computer, fresh safety, $29,900. Cam-Don Motors Ltd, 306-237-4212, Perdue, SK.

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

MOBILE GRAIN/SEED CLEANING SERVICE, 400 - 600 bu/hr capacity cleaning cereals & pulses. Call Marc at MAC Seed Services to book your appointment. 306-716-2269, Saskatoon macseedservicesltd@gmail.com NEUFELD ENT. CORRAL CLEANING, payloader, Bobcat with rubber tracks and vertical beater spreaders.

Phone 306-220-5013, 306-467-5013, Hague, SK.

WANTED DIESEL CORES: ISX and N14 BEHLEN STEEL BUILDINGS, quonsets, Cummins, C15 Cats, Detroits Ddec 3, 4, convex and rigid frame straight walls, DD15. Can-Am Truck 1-800-938-3323. grain tanks, metal cladding, farm- commercial. Construction and concrete crews.

290 CUMMINS, 350 Detroit, 671 Detroit, Guaranteed workmanship. Call your SaskaSeries 60 cores. 306-539-4642, Regina, SK toon and Northwest Behlen Distributor, Janzen Steel Buildings, 306-242-7767, DIESEL ENGINES, OVERHAUL kits and Osler, SK. parts for most makes. Cat, CIH, Cummins, Detroit, Mack. M&M Equipment Ltd., Parts STRAIGHT WALL BUILDING packages or and Service phone: 306-543-8377, fax: built on site. For early booking call 1-800-667-4990 or visit our website: 2008 G940 TANDEM drive articulated, Vol- 306-543-2111, Regina, SK. www.warmanhomecentre.com vo D7E eng., net 165 HP, HTE 1160, shuttle auto shift trans. (11 fwd, 6 rvs), 14’ INSULATED FARM SHOP packages or mold board, 5688 hrs., $74,800. DL#1679. built on site, for early booking call Norm 204-761-7797, Brandon, MB. FARM AND INDUSTRIAL ELECTRICAL 1-800-667-4990 or visit our website: motor sales, service and parts.

Also sale www.warmanhomecentre.com SKIDSTEER ATTACHMENTS: Buckets, rock buckets, grapples, weld-on plates, hyd. au- of, and repairs to, all makes and sizes of pumps and phase converters, etc.

Tisdale STRAIGHT WALL BUILDING packages or gers, brush cutters and more large stock.

Rewinding 1984 Ltd., built on site. For early booking call Top quality equipment, quality welding Motor and sales. Call Darcy at 306-731-3009, 306-873-2881, fax 306-873-4788, 1005A- 1-800-667-4990 or visit our website: 111th Ave., Tisdale, SK. tmr@sasktel.net www.warmanhomecentre.com 306-731-8195, Craven, SK. Website: www.tismtrrewind.com WOOD POST BUILDING packages or built 1999 JOHNSTON STREET Sweeper, on site. For early booking call 16,126 miles/3037 hrs., Cummins 4 cyl., 1-800-667-4990 or visit our website: hyd. pump, $12,900. 1-800-667-4515, www.warmanhomecentre.com www.combineworld.com ELECTRICAL EQUIPTMENT: 2 - Square D , 1997 CAT D6M LGP dozer, undercarri- 600 volt/600 amp, 3 phase, 4 wire, type WOOD POST BUILDING packages or built age 80%, 28” pads, 3 shank hyd. ripper, 3R, outdoor disconnect switches (new); 2 - on site. For early booking call ROPS w/cage, 19,204 hrs., $69,800. Square D, 600 volt/100 amp, 3 phase, type 1-800-667-4990 or visit our website: 1-800-667-4515, www.combineworld.com 3R, outdoor disconnect switches (new); www.warmanhomecentre.com 1480' T&B alum. cable tray (new); 1240' 2007 CAT D6N LGP Dozer, new under- royal grey 6" PVC conduit (new); 8 x 6" INSULATED FARM SHOP packages or carriage, 34” pads, diff. steer, 6-way blade, PVC, 90 degree bends (new), all for built on site, for early booking call 16,131 hrs., $94,900. 1-800-667-4515, $17,500. 204-330-0623, Winnipeg, MB. 1-800-667-4990 or visit our website: www.combineworld.com www.warmanhomecentre.com

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

HYDRAULIC SCRAPERS: LEVER 60, 70, 20’ to 90’. Prices starting at $2495. If you 80, and 435, 4 to 30 yd. available. Rebuilt have bought an auction building and need MULCHING- TREES, BRUSH, Stumps. for years of trouble-free service. Lever to upgrade to more durable material or Call today 306-933-2950. Visit us at: Holdings Inc. 306-682-3332 Muenster, SK. parts, we can help! Contact Paul www.maverickconstruction.ca 306-641-5464 or Ladimer 306-795-7779. REGULATION DUGOUTS: 120x60x14’, Located in Yorkton, SK. $2000; 160x60x14’, $2950; 180x60x14’, $3450; 200x60x14’, $3950. Larger sizes FUTURE STEEL BUILDING: Model X32- avail. Travel incl. in SK. See us on FB at 18, 36’Lx32’Wx18’H, $18,000 OBO. Call saskdugouts. 306-222-8054, Saskatoon SK 2001 FREIGHTLINER FL80 S/A, 3126 Cat, Rick 780-201-0995, Cold Lake, AB. Allison auto (serviced and greenlight by Allison dealer), 300,000 kms., fresh safety, 2002 CASE 689G Telehandler, 9000 nice unit, $29,900. Cam-Don Motors Ltd, lbs., 40’ reach, Perkins diesel, 4WD, 4W 306-237-4212, Perdue, SK. LOOKING FOR A Profitable Business? steer, 8115 hrs., runs well, $19,900.

HYDRAULIC PULL SCRAPERS 10 to 25 Berg’s Hatchery in Russell, MB. hatches 1-800-667-4515, www.combineworld.com yds., exc. cond.; Loader and scraper tires, and distributes close to a million chicks a year. In business since 1953. Incl. land, 2013 VOLVO G970, 4837 hrs., $150,000. custom conversions available. Looking for Cat cable scrapers. Quick Drain Sales Ltd., buildings and equipment. Karen Goraluk, 306-544-2202, Hanley, SK. 306-231-7318, 306-682-4520 Muenster SK Salesperson, 204-773-6797, NorthStar Insurance & Real Estate. north-star.ca 2014 VOLVO G970, $195,000. Please call MLS® 1711944 306-554-2202, Hanley, SK. 2 ONLY! Cat D6R LGP; And 1 only! D6H LGP crawler tractors, $80,000/ea; 2005 JD 700J LGP crawler w/6-way dozer, EROPS, 4000 hrs., $82,500; 1998 Cat 963B LGP crawler loader, 2.5 cu. yd., EROPS, air, heat, $32,500. Robert Harris, Gimli, MB. toll free: 1-877-614-4203, or cell: 204-470-5493. For details & pics of all our equipment: robertharrisequipment.com

RESTAURANT FOR LEASE! Fully stocked, chairs, cooking equipment, dishwasher, dishes, etc. Located at the Western Budget in Bonnyville, AB. Call Larry at 2006 WESTERN STAR 4900, 500 series 60, Motel 18 spd., 46 rears, new rear 24.5 rubber, 780-612-8884. fresh safety, 1.1M kms, $49,900. Cam-Don Motors Ltd., 306-237-4212, Perdue, SK. SELLING DUE TO HEALTH: Industry lead- D8K CAT DIRT DOZER, 4 barrel ripper, uning header loss shield. Price includes exist- dercarriage is 80-90%, excellent condition. ing inventory. Canadian and US patents 204-739-3494, Oak Point, MB. good until 2032. Jig tables and templates.

Current owner will train in the manufacturing and marketing processes. This is a perfect diversification opportunity for a large family farm or a Hutterite colony. Call Bill at 306-726-7977, Southey, SK.

C7 INDUSTRIAL CAT engine fits 950 loader, factory rebuild. Sold with warranty, TIM’S CUSTOM BIN MOVING and Haul$21,885 exchange. On Track Company Inc. ing Inc. Up to 22’ diameter. 204-362-7103 binmover50@gmail.com at 780-672-6868, Camrose, AB. GRAIN BIN INSTALLATION. Large diameISX871 CUMMINS ENGINE, CPL 2733, ter bin setup, concrete, and repairs. Now 485 HP, good running,, sold with 90 day booking Spring 2018. Quadra Developmajor castings warranty $15,985. On Track ment Corp., 1-800-249-2708.

Company Inc. 780-672-6868, Camrose, AB FOR ALL YOUR grain storage, hopper SPECIAL ENGINE PRICING, 2 yr. warranty cone and steel floor requirements contact: drop in units: 7.3 Ford DT466E. 230 IHC Kevin’s Custom Ag in Nipawin, SK. Toll ISB 5.9 Cummins 3126/C7. On Track free: 1-888-304-2837.

Company Inc. 780-672-6868, Camrose, AB BOOK NOW, TAKE DELIVERY, DON’T PAY UNTIL NOVEMBER, 2018. Top quality MERIDIAN bins. Price includes: skid, ladders to ground, manhole, set-up and delivery within set radius. Meridian Hopper Combo SPECIAL: 5000 bu., $14,990. We manufacture superior quality hoppers and steel floors for all makes and sizes. Know what you are investing in. Call and find out why our product quality and price well exceeds the competition. We also stock replacement lids for all makes & models of bins. Leasing available. Hoffart Services Inc., 306-957-2033, Odessa, SK. BIN MOVING, all sizes up to 19’ diameter, w/wo floors; Also move liquid fert. tanks.

306-629-3324, 306-741-9059, Morse, SK.

1981 CHAMPION 740A (articulated), 671 std., 16’ moldboard, 90% radial drive tires, new cutting edge, lights & brakes work, 4827 hrs. showing, ex gov’t unit from Provincial park, LED work lights, $17,900.

Cam-Don Motors 306-237-4212 Perdue SK

WELDING AND MACHINE SHOP: Owner wanting to retire after 38 years. Established clientele. Located in Maple Creek, SK, close to Cypress Hills Park. Serious inquiries only. Phone Dale at 306-662-2727, 306-662-7522, or 306-662-2398.

1995 VOLVO, 350,000 original kms., 9500 BUSINESS FOR SALE, $120,000. Offers hrs., wet kit, 370 HP, 13 spd., one owner, great growth opportunity in consumer and 2008 JD 850J WLT crawler dozer, c/w farmer owned, exc. cond., 780-206-1234. pet industry. Saskatoon, SK. Call Bert ROP’S, 12’ 6-way blade, SBG pads, 8700 1978 CHAMPION 740, 671 std., 16’ moldhrs., $95,000. 204-871-0925, MacGregor, board, scarifier, new Goodyear drive tires, 306-664-BERT(2378).

MB. new cutting edge, 6379 hrs. showing, lights & brakes work, ex. gov’t unit from SUITE BUSINESS SERVICES: Helping EXCAVATOR BUCKETS, various shapes Provincial park, $12,900. Cam-Don Motors, 1994 WESTERN STAR 4964F Crane small businesses to start, grow and sell and sizes for different excavators. Call 306-237-4212, Perdue, SK. truck, 584,000 kms., T/A, Cat 3406, Eaton their business. Small businesses for sale, 204-871-0925, MacGregor, MB. 18 spd., Ferrari 8300 Kg crane, fresh safe- from $50,000 to $500,000. Phone or text 2003 BOBCAT S175, 3821 hrs., very good ty, $19,800. Call 1-800-667-4515 or visit: Bert, 306-664-BERT(2378). condition, $17,500. Call 306-367-4326, www.combineworld.com Pilger, SK. 2013 F-550 CREW CAB, V10, gas, 4x4, in FARM LOSSES FOR SALE: A longstanding PULL BEHIND GRADER, Richardson Hishowroom condition. Truck c/w 4500L farm has now ceased operations and has boy, on rubber tires, has hydraulics, $1600 transport compliant fuel tank w/35 substantial operating losses in a #’d comOBO. 306-460-9027, Flaxcombe, SK. gal./min. pump and hose reel, 400L DEF pany available for purchase and utilization CASE 2870 w/Degelman dozer; Fassi hyd. tank w/pump and hose reel. Also lots of by another farming operation. These lossarm & 10’ 1-ton steel deck. tool box storage and field lighting. Also es can be used to offset farm income 306-304-1959, Meadow Lake, SK. has JD Welderator with compressor. and/or farm sale capital gains, $97,500.

Phone 250-999-4777, just.p@shaw.ca 306-231-8060, Englefeld, SK. WANTED: MOBILE EXCAVATOR w/rubber tires, similar to medium sized track hoe.

VACUUM SEPTIC TRUCK: 1996 Mack tandem, 3000 gal. tank, hoist, rear open door, 2006 KOMATSU D65 EX-15. Approx. 5950 306-304-1959, Meadow Lake, SK 1200 Fruitland pump, new tires, $38,000. org. hrs., 24” pads, straight tilt blade, 3 2011 KOMATSU TC308 excavator, hyd.

Smith Ind. 306-373-7622, Saskatoon, SK. tooth ripper, excellent working cond., very thumb, guarding, very clean, 5300 hrs., good UC, $139.500. Bush canopy available. $140,000. Randy 780-983-0936, Camrose Trades considered (warranty). Can deliver.

Call 204-743-2324, Cypress River, MB. D6R LGP CRAWLER Tractor, 9000 hrs, 90% 2010 SUBURBAN, loaded, leather, DVD, DEBTS, BILLS AND charge accounts too MOVE YOUR DIRT real cheap! Low prices! UC, angle dozer, winch, fully guarded, high?

Need to resolve prior to spring?

Call $110,000. Randy 780-983-0936, Westlock. seats 8, 172,000 kms, $22,500. Call us to develop a professional mediation (3) Cat 641 motor 28 yard scrapers; Cat 306-698-7787, Wolseley, SK. plan, resolution plan or restructuring plan. 235 excavator w/digging bucket, not used CAT D4 comes w/6 way hyd. dozer, draw in 5 yrs.; Cat D9-G hyd. dozer w/tow bar, full canopy, low hrs, one owner ma2014 SUBARU FORESTER, venetian red Call toll free 1-888-577-2020. winch; (2) Cat 980B loaders w/bucket; Cat chine, $19,000. 780-983-0936, Clyde, AB. pearl/black, 2.0 turbo, 58,943 kms., $29,995!! 1-877-373-2662, DL#914077, FARM/CORPORATE PROJECTS. Call A.L. 977-K loader. Equipment of all types. New 2005 CAT 930G wheel loader, c/w Quick& used parts. 2 yards over 50 acres. Camwww.subaruofsaskatoon.ca Management Group for all your borrowing brian Equipment Sales, Winnipeg, MB. (Ph) Attach forks and bucket, 12,000 hrs. Call and lease requirements.

306-790-2020, Randy at 780-983-0936, Clyde, AB. 204-667-2867 or (Fax) 204-667-2932.

SUBARU ONCE A YEAR Demo Sale, own Regina, SK. the best of the best for less! Great selecRECLAMATION CONTRACTORS: Bigham INTERNATIONAL CLOSED DOOR baler, tion to choose from! 1-877-373-2662, model NA1450; 2 hydraulic pin presses; 1 3 and 4 leg mechanical trip 3 PTH Paratills www.subaruofsaskatoon.com DL#914077 portable hydraulic track press; 3 Goodman in stock; Parts for Bigham & Tye paratills; battery locomotive carts w/hundreds of 6 & 8 leg paratills available for farm use. feet of track. Cambrian Equipment Sales, 1-888-500-2646, Red Deer, AB. Winnipeg, MB. (Ph) 204-667-2867 or (Fax) KELLO/ ROME/ TOWNER/ KEWANEE 2015 SUBARU XV, crystal white, black 204-667-2932. disc blades and bearings: 22” to 36” Ingerheated lthr, NAV, dual climate ctrl, sunroof, 19 kms., $27,495! 1-877-373-2662 LONG LAKE TRUCKING, two units, custom REDUCED TO CLEAR, partial listing only, soll notched. Oilbath, regreaseable and much, much more!! 1990 Ford HWY trac- ball bearings to service all makes of conhay hauling. 306-567-7100, Imperial, SK. www.subaruofsaskatoon.ca DL#914077 tor with 50 T-winch, 3406 engine; 1985 struction and ag. discs. 1-888-500-2646, dump truck, 18’ box; 1985 Mack Red Deer, AB. www.kelloughs.com We know that farming is enough of a gamble Mack truck, 16’ box; 1985 IH S1900 12’ so if you want to sell it fast place your ad in the dump blade & 13’ box; 2-1986 Ford 9000 HWY VOLVO G970 GRADER for sale: The RM of WANTED: OLDER 1 ton truck w/hoist, du- Manitoba Co-operator classifieds. It’s a Sure tractor; 1986 fuel tanker truck; 1986 Pense No.160 has for sale one 2012 Volvo als & PS. Must be in reasonable condition. Thing. Call our toll-free number today. We have GMC tandem GMC dump truck; 2003 IH 4300 G970 with 5345 hours, 14' Moldboard with Call Ernie 306-220-2191, Saskatoon, SK. friendly staff ready to help. 1-800-667-7770. dump truck; 2006 GMC 1500 V6 ext. cab, LH & RH extensions, 20.5R25 tires with only 40,000 miles; 2-FWD 4x4 trucks with front and rear fenders. Complete warranty snowblowers, gas & diesel engines; 3-Sic- checkup done at 5344 hrs. Harness and ard 4x4 trucks with v-plow and side wing, Dozer along with double beacon not includNH 250 Cummins diesel; 4-Oshkosh 4x4 ed and will be removed prior to sale, exceltrucks with snow plows and side wing, lent condition, $130,000. 306-345-2424, auto trans., diesel; Ford 800 truck, diesel, Pense, SK. rm160shop@sasktel.net with box; IH deck truck, crew cab, DT466 diesel; Full tandem, 8 1/2x16 1/2 deck, large; Fassi crane, rear hyd. winch; Ford 8000 tandem, with near new 140 Hiab JAYLOR TMR MIXER 5575, 16 months old, crane; 1995 Ford flat deck truck, gas; 1979 excellent condition, $32,000. Please call IH Cargo Star 1950B with 15’ van, DT466, 204-526-0390, St. Alphonse, MB. only 34,000 kms; 2-100’ ladder trucks; 10fire engines; Parting out over 25 graders, new and used parts, big discounts. 2 yards over 50 acres of dismantled equipment. www.goodon.com Cambrian Equipment Sales, 494 Panet GREAT PRICES ON new, used and remanuRoad, Winnipeg, MB. Ph. 204-667-2867 or factured engines, parts and accessories for diesel pickups. Large inventory, engines fax: 204-667-2932 can be shipped or installed. Give us a call Over 50 years 2005 CAT 420 BACKHOE, 1310 original or check: www.thickettenginerebuilding.ca in business! hrs., $58,000 OBO. Located near Medicine Thickett Engine Rebuilding. 204-532-2187, Hat, AB., 306-563-8482 Russell, MB.

POLY GRAIN BINS, 40 to 150 bu. for grain cleaning, feed, fertilizer and left over treated seed. Call 306-258-4422, Vonda, SK. www.buffervalley.com LIFETIME LID OPENERS. We are a stocking dealer for Boundary Trail Lifetime Lid Openers, 18” to 39”. Rosler Construction 2000 Inc., 306-933-0033, Saskatoon, SK. BROCK (BUTLER) GRAIN BIN PARTS and accessories available at Rosler Construction. 306-933-0033, Saskatoon, SK.

CONTAINERS FOR SALE OR RENT: All sizes. Now in stock: 53’ steel and insulated stainless steel. 306-861-1102 Radville, SK. AFAB INDUSTRIES POST frame buildings. SHIPPING CONTAINERS FOR SALE. 20’For the customer that prefers quality. 53’, delivery/ rental/ storage available. For 1-888-816-AFAB (2322), Rocanville, SK. inventory and prices call: 306-262-2899, Saskatoon, SK. www.thecontainerguy.ca STEEL CLADDING: New Grade A, 3/4” high rib, 29 gauge Galvalume, White-White and a wide selection of colours for sale. Cut to your length! All accessories available. Call Prairie Steel, Clavet, SK. 1-888-398-7150, or email: buildings@prairiesteel.com

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HORNOI LEASING NEW and used 20’ and 40’ sea cans for sale or rent. Call 306-757-2828, Regina, SK. 20’ and 40’ SHIPPING CONTAINERS and storage trailers. Large Sask. inventory.

Phone 1-800-843-3984 or 306-781-2600.

20’ TO 53’ CONTAINERS. New, used and modified. Available Winnipeg, MB; Regina and Saskatoon, SK. www.g-airservices.ca 306-933-0436.

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Quality Post Frame Buildings

Experienced, Efficient and Affordable!

Ask about current promotions and lease options.

1-800-665-0470

BEAVER CONTAINER SYSTEMS, new and used sea containers, all sizes.

306-220-1278, Saskatoon and Regina, SK.

WINTER SPECIAL: All post & stud frame farm buildings. Choose sliding doors, overhead doors or bi-fold doors. New-Tech KEHO/ GRAIN GUARD/ OPI STORMAX. Construction Ltd 306-220-2749, Hague, SK For sales and service east central SK. and MB., call Gerald Shymko, Calder, SK., POLE BARNS, WOODSTEEL packages, 306-742-4445 or toll free 1-888-674-5346. hog, chicken and dairy barns. Construction ALLIS HD16 PARTS for models: B, D, DP, 3406B, N14, SERIES 60, running engines and concrete crews available. Mel or Scott, KEHO/ GRAIN GUARD Aeration Sales A. Good stock, large variety. 306-873-5675 and parts. Call Yellowhead Traders, MR Steel Construction, 306-978-0315, and Service. R.J. Electric, Avonlea, SK. Call 306-868-2199 or cell 306-868-7738.

Hague, SK. 306-896-2882, Churchbridge, SK. or ph/text 306-873-7506, Tisdale, SK.

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New Dealer!!!

Keho Fans Brandon, MB & Area Call Keith Doerksen

204-761-9124

2000 CIH 2388 w/1015 header, $55,000; 2004 2388 w/2015 PU header, $95,000; 2006 2388 w/2015 PU header, $110,000; 2002 2388 w/2015 PU header, $80,000; 2008 MACDON FD70 35', JD adapter, single 2008 2588 w/2015 PU header, $135,000. knife, transport, pea auger, AHHC, tilt, well A.E. Chicoine Farm Equipment, maintained. 306-220-1229, Imperial, SK. 306-449-2255, Storthoaks, SK. 2012 BRENT 882 Grain Cart, 850 bu., LATE MODEL CLASS/LEXION, MacDon, 1000 PTO, hydraulic spout, 500 bu./min., 2004 CIH 2388 w/2015 PU header, AFX CIH, NH & JD flex heads and flex drapers. very good condition, $37,800 rotor, lateral tilt feeder house, HHC, chop- Call 218-779-1710. Delivery available. per, rock trap, grain tank ext., roll tarp, 1-800-667-4515, www.combineworld.com DMC II moisture tester, exc. cond, vg tires $65,000. 306-861-4592, Fillmore, SK. GRAVITY WAGONS: New 400 bu, $7,400; 600 bu., $12,500; 750 bu., $18,250. Large selection of used gravity wagons, 250-750 bu. Used grain carts, 450 to 1110 bushel.

View at: www.zettlerfarmequipment.com 1-866-938-8537, Portage la Prairie, MB.

TIRES, TIRES, TIRES, Radial, Bias, New, HART EMERSON UNIFLOW Model PK3 as- Used. 20.8x42, 18.4x42, 20.8x38, 18.4x38, 18.4x34, 900/60R32, pirator, good cond.; Gustafson seed treat- 20.8R34, 800/65R32, 24.5x32, 18.4x30, 23.1x30, er. 204-525-2480, Minitonas, MB. 16.9x28, 28Lx26, 18.4x26, 19.5Lx24, DUAL STAGE ROTARY SCREENERS and 16.5x16.1, 18.4x16.1, and more! Semis, Kwik Kleen 5-7 tube. Call 204-857-8403, skid steers. Best price & value guaranteed!

BUILD YOUR OWN conveyors, 6”, 7”, 8” Portage la Prairie, MB. or visit online: 1-800-667-4515, www.combineworld.com and 10” end units available; Transfer con- www.zettlerfarmequipment.com veyors and bag conveyors or will custom build. Call for prices. Master Industries GJESDAL 5 IN 1 Rotary Seed Cleaner, Inc. www.masterindustries.ca Phone good cond, hardly used, 306-867-8456, (2) 2009 LEXION 585R Track Combines, 1700 sep./2400 eng. hrs., 4x4, loaded, al306-867-7719, Glenside, SK. 1-866-567-3101, Loreburn, SK. ways shedded, exc. condition, $149,000 RM45 MERIDIAN, $35,000; RM55 Me- SMALL 5 IN 1 Harvey Gjesdal grain clean- CAD OBO. Delivery avail. 218-779-1710. ridian, $36,500; 1645 TL Convey-All, er, vg cond., good for small seeds, priced 2006 LEXION 590R, 1850 sep. hrs., 2900 $29,500. Call 306-648-3622, Gravelbourg. to sell! 306-654-7772, Saskatoon, SK. eng. hrs., 4x4, loaded, $89,500 CAD OBO. CUSTOM COLOR SORTING chickpeas to Delivery available. 218-779-1710. mustard. Cert. organic and conventional. PRICED TO SELL! Multiple Lexion 700 & 306-741-3177, Swift Current, SK. 500 series combines. All in excellent condition. 218-779-1710. Delivery available.

SEED CLEANERS MOUNTED on trailer.

Clipper air screen, 6 indents, 45 KW gen- (4) 2012 760TT Terra Trac, 2000 sep. hrs., set, etc. 403-892-8377, Coalhurst, AB. nice condition, $159,000 CAD OBO; Also, (4) 1200 40’ Max Flex headers.

218-779-1710. Delivery available.

For all your Keho, Grain Guard, Aeration

2009 570R, like new, only 400 sep. hrs., 2004 PHOENIX GRAIN Dryer, 12 tier high, 4x4, duals, excellent condition, $159,000 24' long, c/w moisture controller, 2-60' CAD OBO. 218-779-171. Delivery available. legs, 1 conveyor, spouting & 3-way valve.

2012 CLAAS/LEXION 740, 400 sep./700 2010 TERRAGATOR 8204 w/AirMax Preci- $185,000. 780-618-7377, St. Isidore, AB. eng. hrs., 4x4, loaded, exc. cond, $215,000 sion 2 bed (2 bin), 4400 hrs., $93,500 CAD OBO. Delivery avail. 218-779-1710.

USD; 2014 Rogator 1300 AirMax, 60’ booms, 3220 hrs., $127,000; 2012 AgChem Rogator 1300, 2000 hrs., 120’ booms, $152,000. Call 406-576-3402 or 406-466-5356, Choteau, MT. Visit us onLIKE NEW CR9090, CR9080 and CR8090, line at www.fertilizerequipment.net all very low hours. Discounted prices, save $$$. Call 218-779-1710. Delivery available.

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Updates for roof, tiers, auto moisture con2012 CASE 4530, 3-bin, 70’ booms, 2000 troller. Economic designed dryers avail. hrs., ext. warranty, $145,000; 2011 4520 1-888-288-6857, westerngraindryer.com 1-bin, 70’ booms, $143,000; 2010 Case CONT. FLOW BEHLEN M700, propane, sin3520, 3-bin, 2670 hrs., $115,000; SPE- gle phase, good cond., Canola screens, CIAL: 2010 Case 4520, 1-bin, 70’ booms, $10,000. 306-690-8105, Moose Jaw, SK. 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; 2010 International New Leader G4, 3000 hrs., $88,000; 2004 FEED BLOWER SYSTEMS, Sales and SerCase 4010, 80’ SPRAYER, 7000 hrs., vice. Piping, blower and airlock repairs. $58,000; 2002 Loral AirMax 1000, 70’ John Beukema 204-497-0029, Carman, MB boom, $63,000; 2009 AgChem 3 wheeler, 4000 hrs., G-force spinner bed, $88,000; 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 ea; 2012 Wilmar Wrangler 4560, loader, 1600 hrs., bucket and fork, BALE SPEARS, high quality imported $29,500; 18,000 gal. NH3 holding tank, from Italy, 27” and 49”, free shipping, ex$34,500. All USD prices. 406-576-3402 or cellent pricing. Call now toll free 406-466-5356, Choteau, MT. Visit online: 1-866-443-7444, Stonewall, MB. www.fertilizerequipment.net 2010 TERRAGATOR 8204 air spreader, BALE SPEAR ATTACHMENTS for all dual bin, 70’ spread, 3960 engine hours, loaders and skidsteers, excellent pricing.

Call now 1-866-443-7444.

204-368-2353, 204-841-3014, Arden, MB. USED FERTILIZER SPREADERS: 4-8T; New 2013 Highline 1400 bale mover, $22,000; Loftness 8T; used Wilmar 16T tender. Call 2011 Tubeline 5000 silage bale wrapper, 1-866-938-8537, Portage, MB. $19,900. 306-768-7726, Carrot River, SK. FERTILIZER STORAGE TANKS: 360011,000 US gal. Pick up at factory. Call 306-253-4343 while supplies last. www.hold-onindustries.com FERTILIZER STORAGE TANKS: 360011,000 US gal. Pick up at factory. Call 306-253-4343 while supplies last. www.hold-onindustries.com NH3 CONVERSION KIT/PUMP. Fits 66’ Bourgault air seeder, $13,000. Call Phil Stewart, 780-813-0131, Vermilion, AB.

MERIDIAN GRAIN AUGERS available with self-propelled mover kits and bin sweeps. Call Kevin’s Custom Ag in Nipawin, SK. Toll free 1-888-304-2837.

FEBRUARY CLEARANCE: New SLMD 1272 and HD10-53. Used augers: 2013 Sakundiak SLMD 1272, loaded, $14,800; Farm King 10x70 S/A, $6900; HD 8x39 w/20 HP Kohler and mover $6950. Also a dealer for Convey-All Conveyors. Leasing available! Call Dale at Mainway Farm Equipment, 306-567-3285, 306-567-7299, Davidson www.mainwayfarmequipment.ca MERIDIAN AUGERS IN STOCK: swings, truck loading, Meridian SP movers. Call Hoffart Services Inc., Odessa, SK., 306-957-2033.

MERIDIAN TRUCKLOADING AUGERS TL10-39, loaded, $18,300 HD10-46, loaded, $19,500; HD10-59, loaded, $20,425; TL12-39, loaded with 37 EFI engine, $20,370. 306-648-3622, Gravelbourg, SK. NEVER CLIMB A BIN AGAIN! Full-bin Super Sensor, reliable hardwired with 2 year warranty; Magnetic Camera Pkg. - One man positioning of auger (even at night); Hopper Dropper - Unload your hopper bins without any mess; Wireless Magnetic LED Light - Position your swing auger at night from the comfort of your truck. Safety and convenience are the name of the game. www.brownlees.ca Brownlees Trucking Inc Unity, SK., 306-228-2971, 1-877-228-5598 REMOTE CONTROL SWING AUGER movers, trailer chute openers, endgate and hoist systems, wireless full bin alarms, swing belt movers, wireless TractorCams, motorized utility carts. All shipped directly to you. Safety, convenience, reliability.

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

RECON 300/400. Cut drying time by 35-65%. One pass with the optional mounted tedder for fastest dry down.

Crush stems and move swaths to dry ground. Make quality hay dry faster!

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CIH FLEX PLATFORMS: 1020 20’-25’-30’; 2020 25’-30’-35’; 3020 25’-30’-35’. Some with air systems. Call Gary Reimer, 204-326-7000, Reimer Farm Equipment, Hwy.#12 North, Steinbach MB. NEW HOLLAND FLEX PLATFORMS: 74C 30’-35’; 973 25’-30’; 740 CF 30’-35’. Some with air systems. Call Gary Reimer, 204-326-7000, Reimer Farm Equipment, Hwy.#12 North, Steinbach MB. AGCO GLEANER-MF FLEX PLATFORMS: 500 25’-30’; 800 25’-30’; 8200 30’-35’. Some with air systems. Gary Reimer, 204-326-7000, Reimer Farm Equipment, Hwy.#12 North, Steinbach, MB.

2010 MD FD70, 40’ flex draper, pea auger, DKD, transport, AHHC, tilt, very good condition, for CNH; JD, Lexion and Agco 2002 JD 9650, 5300 eng./3300 sep. hrs., available, $59,800. Call 1-800-667-4515, walker, PRWD, c/w 914 PU, field ready, www.combineworld.com $53,000; 25' flex head w/air, like new, $15,000. 204-324-9300, Altona, MB. 2003 NH/HB 94C 30’ rigid draper, pea auger, hyd. fore/aft., transport, PU reel, gpwiebe@sdnet.ca for CR/CX/AFX, other kits avail. $23,800.

2010 JOHN DEERE 9870, 1568 eng, 1129 1-800-667-4515, www.combineworld.com sep, 615 PU, 6.9m auger, fine cut chopper, Firestone tires, HD final drive, crop saver, 2008 MACDON PW7 16’, good belts, nice Greenlight, exc. cond., $200,000 OBO. cond., for JD STS combines, $16,900.

306-231-7802 or 306-231-3944, Lake 1-800-667-4515, www.combineworld.com Lenore, SK. ajschem@yourlink.ca RECONDITIONED rigid and flex, most makes and sizes; also header transports.

2013 JD S680 SP, 814 sep. hrs., variable Ed Lorenz, 306-344-4811, Paradise Hill, SK speed feeder house for corn head, lateral www.straightcutheaders.com tilt feeder house, Y&M meters, power folding grain tank ext., 520/85 R42 duals, 28 R26 rears, AutoTrac ready (just need receiver), no DEF req'd, exc. cond. $320,000 OBO. 204-799-7417, 204-612-1734, Rosser, MB. J2_mull@hotmail.com MULTIPLE S-SERIES, 60 Series, 70 Series, & Conventional Series JD combines, field ready, very low hours, various options in exc. cond., delivery avail. 218-779-1710.

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2013 JD S680, 847 hrs., 520/85R42 du“For All Your Farm Parts” als, 615P header, $255,000. Humboldt, SK., 306-682-9920, www.farmworld.ca If youwww.fyfeparts.com want to sell it fast, call 1-800-667-7770.

2013 JD S690, 757 hrs., GreenStar 3, 615P PU header, $279,000. Humboldt, SK., The Real Used FaRm PaRTs 1994 CIH 8825 Swather, 25', canola cutters, 306-682-9920, www.farmworld.ca sUPeRsToRe 2000 hrs., field ready, very good cond., 1994 JD 9600 with 3900 threshing hrs., $25,000. 701-263-7275, Sherwood, ND. • TRACTORS • COMBINES Sunnybrook cylinder, MAV chopper, new • SWATHERS • DISCERS tires 5 years ago, asking $37,500; JD 930 2009 CHALLENGER SP115C, 30’, Out- rigid header including transport, $5000. back AutoSteer, PU reel, roto-shears, Will sell both for $40,000. 306-989-4332, WATROUS SALVAGE gauge wheels, 2356 hrs., $39,900. cell: 306-960-2160, Paddockwood, SK. WaTRoUs, sK. (306) 946-2222 1-800-667-4515, www.combineworld.com 2014 JD S690, 753 hrs., duals, Contour2010 JD A400, 1132 hrs., AutoSteer, 36’ Master, 2630 monitor, ProDrive, premium PATZ PARTS FOR SALE: Over $50,000 new HB header, UII PU, new knife & guards, cab. JD/MacDon pickup & headers PATZ parts inventory being sold in one lot. $53,400. Call 1-800-667-4515 or visit available, $289,900. 1-800-667-4515, Owner retiring. Selling below cost. Interwww.combineworld.com www.combineworld.com ested buyers may request a complete list by email, $50,000. Walkerton, ON. 2011 JD 9770 STS, 615 PU, 850 sep. hrs., osamks@hotmail.com duals, Contour-Master, excellent condition, 306-493-7409, Delisle, SK.

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9600 JD COMBINE w/PU table, 30’ JD 9000 rigid header, batt reels, serious inquiries only. 306-460-9027, Flaxcombe, SK 1990 JD 9500, 4140 sep. hrs., dual spd. cyl., chopper, chaff spreader, recent tires, all belts good, 912 PU. Taking offers. Call or text Wes at 306-587-7401, Cabri, SK.

Genuine OEM Replacement Parts For all Kello-Bilt Models

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Penno’s Machining & Mfg. Ltd. Eden, MB 204-966-3221 Fax: 204-966-3248 Check out A & I online parts store www.pennosmachining.com

Kello-Bilt Industries BOOKING NORCAN SOYBEAN Common #1. Put the new big red in your shed, not the seed dealers! Buy a bigger Case/IH combine! Early discounts. Call Norcan Seeds, 204-372-6552, Fisher Branch, MB.

2009 MF 9795, 1723 hrs., duals, Fieldstar III, Redekop MAV chopper, pickups/headers available, $97,800.

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DEUTZ TRACTOR SALVAGE: Used parts for Deutz and Agco. Uncle Abe’s Tractor, 519-338-5769, fax 338-3963, Harriston ON GOODS USED TRACTOR parts (always buying tractors). David or Curtis, Roblin, 2004 CASE/IH 5000 double disk air drill, MB., 204-564-2528, 1-877-564-8734.

50’, 6” spacing, asking $28,000 USD. Bill G.S. TRACTOR SALVAGE, JD tractors 204-746-5126, Dufrost, MB. only. Call 306-497-3535, Blaine Lake, SK. 2000 FLEXI-COIL, 40’, 9.7” spacing, douSMITH’S TRACTOR WRECKING. Huge ble shoot, carbide tips, 3” rubber packers, inventory new and used tractor parts. set up for TBH cart, $22,000.

204-734-8125, Swan River, MB. 1-888-676-4847.

COMB-TRAC SALVAGE. We sell new and 2011 BOURGAULT 3310, 74’, 12” spacings, used parts for most makes of tractors, MRS, 6550 tank, X20 monitor, duals, bag combines, balers, mixmills and swathers. lift, 2 fans, 1 high capacity fan, cameras, 306-997-2209, 1-877-318-2221, Borden, Capstan NH3 kit, sectional control, $165,000. 204-748-8156, Elkhorn, MB. SK. We buy machinery.

33’ FLEXI-COIL, 550 shanks, 12” spacing, LOEFFELHOLZ TRACTOR AND COMBINE DS, 1720 tank, Poirier boots, $2000 worth Salvage, Cudworth, SK., 306-256-7107. of extra new boots, shedded, low acres.

We sell new, used and remanufactured 306-877-2014, 306-745-7505, Dubuc, SK. parts for most farm tractors and combines.

2008 SEEDMASTER 8012, 2004 NH 430 AGRA PARTS PLUS, parting older trac- tank, 3 compartments with 5 rollers, Rators, tillage, seeding, haying, along w/oth- ven NH3, $79,000 OBO. 306-272-7225, er Ag equipment. 3 miles NW of Battle- Foam Lake, SK. ford, SK. off #16 Hwy. Ph: 306-445-6769.

FLEXI-COIL 5000, 39’, 9” spacing, like new TRIPLE B WRECKING, wrecking tractors, 3” paired row DS dry, Atom jet knives, 4” combines, cults., drills, swathers, mixmills. steel packers w/extra set of spare packers, etc. We buy equipment. 306-246-4260, good hoses and tires, field ready, $11,000.

306-441-0655, Richard, SK. 306-795-7066, Ituna, SK.

NEW HEADER TRANSPORTS 30’-42’: 30’ ESB 30 Arc Fab, $30,000; 36’ SB 36 w/dolly, $4950; 36’ Mankota 36’, lights, brakes, $5450; 42’ Harvest International 3842, brakes, lights, $7500. Reimer Farm Equipment, Hwy. #12 N, Steinbach, MB. Call Gary at 204-326-7000.

JOHN DEERE FLEX PLATFORMS: 2014 NH CR9090, 1056 hrs., 790CP 15’ 920F-925F-930F-630F-635F. Some with air PU, $309,000. Humboldt, SK., Call systems. Reimer Farm Equipment, #12 N, 306-682-9920 or visit www.farmworld.ca Steinbach, MB. Call Gary at 204-326-7000.

2015 NH CR9.90, 581 hrs., 410 bu., 15’ JD FLEX PLATFORMS: 922 - 925 w/wo air; 790CP, long auger, $419,000. Humboldt, 630F - 635F w/wo air reel. CIH Flex PlatSK., 306-682-9920, www.farmworld.ca forms: 1020 25’ w/wo air reel - 30’ w/wo 2012 NH CR8090, 945 hrs., 15’ 790CP, air reel; 2020 30’ w/wo air reel - 35’; 3020 hyd. float, 520/85R42 R1W duals, Rede- 30’ - 35’. NH Flex: 973 25’ - 30’; 74C 30’ kop chopper, $219,000. Humboldt, SK., 35’; 740CF 30’ air reel. Agco Flex Platforms: 500 25’ - 30’; 800 25’ w/air reel 306-682-9920, www.farmworld.ca 30’; 8000 25’ - 30’; 8200 35’. After season 2012 NH CX8090, 1234 hrs., 490 HP, 350 specials including free delivery in spring bu., 520/85R42 dual front, 600/65R28 with deposit. We also have header transrear, 790CP header, $239,000. Humboldt, ports starting at $3000 for new 30’ w/flex bar kit. Reimer Farm Equipment, #12 N, SK. 306-682-9920, www.farmworld.ca Steinbach, MB. Call Gary at 204-326-7000.

2007 NH CR9070, 1616 hrs., 16’ Swathmaster 76C, $129,000. Humboldt, SK., 2016 NEW HOLLAND 790CP Header, now $43,000. Humboldt, SK., 306-682-9920, 306-682-9920, www.farmworld.ca www.farmworld.ca 2003 NH CR940, 2588 hrs., chopper, spreader, unload auger ext., 900/ 60R32 2013 MACDON D65, 40’, double knife, fronts, headers/PU’s available, $49,800. split PU reel, CA25 CR/CX adaptor, now $65,000. Humboldt, SK., 306-682-9920, 1-800-667-4515, www.combineworld.com www.farmworld.ca 2012 NH CR9090 Elevation, 1200 hrs., AutoSteer, 650R42 duals, European-built, 2013 MACDON FD75 35’ flex draper, MacDon/CNH pickups and headers avail, transport, pea auger, AHHC, tilt. For JD, $198,000. Call 1-800-667-4515 or visit CNH, Agro and Claas available, $69,900.

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GRAIN HANDLING SYSTEM, 33,000 bu. w/ overhead rail car loading bin, 100' scale, grain dryer, warehouse and office, $99,500.

MLS® L121191, henryvos1@gmail.com 780-835-1992, Grimshaw, AB. Advertise your unwanted equipment in the Classifieds. Call our toll-free number and place your ad with our friendly staff, and don’t forget to ask about our prepayment bonus. Prepay for 3 weeks and get 2 weeks free!

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PEA AND CROSS AUGERS. Harvest bushy crops w/a draper header. 50 to 100% increase in productivity. Pay for themselves in 400 acres or less. In stock and ready for delivery!!

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COMBINE WORLD INC. Friendly service, great prices & 1 year warranty. For all your new and used harvesting parts. And give us a try for your tillage, sprayer and tractor needs. We want to help you! Only 20 minutes east of Saskatoon, SK. 1-800-667-4515, www.combineworld.com

Red Deer, AB 403-347-9598 Toll free: 1-877-613-9500 www.kello-bilt.com

DEGELMAN SIGNATURE 7200 rockpicker, completely redone. All new hard faced fingers, hydronic drive, new paint, tires 95%, field ready, in mint condition!! 2 to chose from $24,500. Can deliver. 204-743-2324, Cypress River, MB. 2015 SCHULTE 2500 giant rock picker w/wide grate spacing, excellent condition.

306-231-8060, Englefeld, SK. WANTED: DEGELMAN ROCK PICKER. 306-488-2109, Regina, SK. Email: jonmitch@westnet.com.au

2005 CATTLELAC 450 silage wagon, excellent condition. $23,000. 780-349-1529, Westlock, AB.

2005 SPRA-COUPE 7650, 90' boom, 725 gal., new tires, shedded, 3 way nozzle body, $69,000 OBO. Eston, SK., 306-962-3934, 306-962-7888, robib@sasktel.net 2011 ROGATOR 1396, 132’ alum. recirculating boom, 1300 SS tank, Raven Viper Pro, Raven SmarTrax steering w/slingshot, AccuBoom sec. control, AutoBoom height control, HID lighting, DeKoning air lift crop dividers, 2 sets of Michelin tires, 1 owner.

204-937-3429, 204-937-7047, Roblin, MB.

2011 SEED HAWK 50’ toolbar, 12” spacing, w/600 cart, dual wheels, auger and bag lift, $225,000; 2010 Seed Hawk 66’ toolbar, 12” spacing, w/400+ Seed Hawk seed cart, 2 fans, seed and fertilizer kit, also NH kit, $175,000. A.E. Chicoine Farm Equipment, 306-449-2255, Storthoaks, SK. 2010 SEED HAWK 60’ Toolbar, 12” sp., w/Seed Hawk 400 cart, 2 fans, seed & fertilizer distributing kit auger. Also NH kit & winch $175,000. 306-449-2255, A.E. Chicoine Farm Equipment Ltd., Storthoaks SK. 2010 BOURGAULT 3310 65’, Paralink, 12” spacing, mid row shank banding, double shoot, rear hitch, tandem axles, low acres, $135,000. A.E. Chicoine Farm Equipment, 306-449-2255, Storthoaks, SK. 2009 SEEDMASTER 60-12, 60’, 12” spacing, DS, new manifold, new hoses, vg cond., $68,000 or w/JD 1910 air tank, $115,000. 306-861-4592, Fillmore, SK. 2006 JD 1820, 61’, 12” space, single shoot, steel packers, new hoses, all dual wheels, excellent cond., $19,500; JD 1900 air tank, single shoot, loading auger, excellent cond., $22,500 or $39,500 for both. Call 306-861-4592, Fillmore, SK. 2008 SEEDMASTER TXB 66-12, 66’, 12” spacing, dual wheels, double shoot, all new manifold and new hoses, mint cond., $78,000, or $125,000 with JD 1910 air tank. 306-861-4592, Fillmore, SK. CONCORD 56’, 12” spacing, Bourgault 3” paired row tips, duals on wings, scraper on each packer wheels, exc. cond., $14,500; 3400 Concord tank, $9500, or both for $22,000 OBO. 306-861-4592, Fillmore, SK. FLEXI-COIL 5000, 33’, 9” spacing, DS, 3.5” steel packers, 3” paired row openers, 1720 air tank with 7” auger, 306-836-4613, Simpson, SK. 2010 SEED HAWK, 40’, 12” spacing, liquid kit, w/340 bu. JD 1910 cart, $112,000 OBO; Pattison 2100 gal. liquid fert. cart, $23,500. 306-698-7787, Wolseley, SK. 2004 NH SD440 57’, 12” spacing, DS, Dutch side band openers, 4” rubber packers, SC430 NH tank, var. rate, 430 bu., $49,000. 306-861-0176, Yellow Grass, SK. 2010 JD 1830 drill, 61’ 10” spacing, w/430 bu. 1910 grain cart, duals, double shoot, $69,000 OBO. 306-552-4905, Eyebrow, SK.

2013 NH GUARDIAN SP.240FXP, 100’, 1200 litre SS tank, IntelliView IV monitor, luxury cab, 6.7L Cummins, 275 HP, very low hrs (approx. 450), $300,000 OBO. 2012 BOURGAULT 6550 seed tank, 4 306-524-2109, 306-746-7422, Semans, SK tanks, 3 meters, poly augers, $82,000.

2013 CASE/IH 3330 high clearance spray- 306-472-7642, Lafleche, SK. er. Has active suspension, sectional control, AutoBoom height, 100’ boom, 2 sets 2010 BOURGAULT L6550 3 tank metering, $95,000.

Humboldt, SK., of tires, crop dividers, Outback S3, leather now interior, 580 engine hours. Mint condition, 306-682-9920, www.farmworld.ca bought new, always stored inside. Rented 2011 BOURGAULT L6450 3 tank metering, farm out. $255,000 OBO. 204-662-4474, 900/60R32 tires, bolt on duals or 204-851-0211, Antler SK. 520/85R38, now $65,000. Humboldt, SK., 306-682-9920, www.farmworld.ca 1994 PATRIOT 150XL, 3438 hrs., 750 gal., 70’, JD 4.5L, decent affordable spray- 2009 BG 3310PHD, 10” spacing 4.5”, DS er! $24,800. Call 1-800-667-4515 or visit air kit, leading air kit 6000 Series, 1/2” www.combineworld.com hyd. couplers, now $95,000. Humboldt, SK., 306-682-9920, www.farmworld.ca 2013 JD 4940, 120’, 1500 eng, 380 tires & duals on rear, 1200 gal. stainless, all op- 2001 JOHN DEERE 1820, 54’, 10” spacing, tions, $219,000. 306-948-7223, Biggar, SK 3/4” Bourgault knives, 1900 340 bu. cart, $24,000 OBO. 306-291-9413 Aberdeen, SK 2014 CASE 4430, $270,000, 2035 engine hours, 120’ boom, AIM, Viper Pro, fan re- 2000 BOURGAULT 8810, 32’ with 2135 air verser, 2 sets of tires, dividers, loaded, cart on row gang packers, harrows, FlexiCoil markers, knife openers, knock-on exc. cond., 306-398-7677, Cutknife, SK. sweeps. 306-867-8477, Outlook, SK. FLOAT TIRES TO fit newer model JD high clearance, 850/55R42, 2 yrs old, vg cond, 2015 K-HART 66’ GEN 2 Disc Drill with 2013 Bourgault 6700 ST tank. 12” spacing, $18,000. 306-741-7743, Swift Current, SK. 8 seed towers and lines, mud scrapers, blockage monitors included, $260,000 OBO. Will sell drill & cart separately if requested. 306-774-3903, Pennant, SK. FLOATER TIRES: Factory rims & tires: JD 4045, 710/60R46, $20,500; 800/55R46, FLEXI-COIL 5000 51’, 9”, w/2320, 4” rub$22,500; JD 4038, Case 4420, 650/65R38 ber packers, in-row liquid phos. $16,500 Michelin tires and rims. Sprayer duals OBO. 306-690-8105, Moose Jaw, SK. available. 306-697-2856, Grenfell, SK. FLEXI-COIL 6000 seeder, 10” spacing, 2006 SPRAY-AIR 3600-90TS Trident, DS, needs some repairs; Also Flexi-Coil 90’ booms, 4920L tank, 12.4R46 tires, 4250 seed tank, as new, always shedded, good tubes & booms, SCS 440 controller, 2 compartments. Will sell together or sep$9900. Call 1-800-667-4515 or visit: arate. Offers. 780-349-2798, Westlock, AB. www.combineworld.com 2009 SEED HAWK 66’, 12” spacing, single knife, only 1 season on new knives, 600 bu. TBH tank, 30.8 rear tires, always shedded, field ready, $160,000. 780-812-4471, Bonnyville, AB.

2013 K-HART DISC Drill & CIH 3850 Air Cart, 66', 10" spacing, $235,000. 2009 SEEDMASTER, 4 product VR, 50', 12" 306-463-7740, Dodsland, SK., 8370XL 440 bu. Morris TBH, 1600 liq. cart, Raven monitor, $155,000. For more info, greschnerfarm@gmail.com call Arne at 306-335-7494. Lemberg, SK. 2015 BOURGAULT 60’ 3320 QDA, Devloo 2008 BOURGAULT 6350, 2 fans, 3 TM, mud scrapers, DS, 5.4” semi-pneumatic $46,000 OBO. Call 306-563-8482. packers, 10” spacing, Bourgault side band boots, shedded, exc. cond., $165,000 OBO. 2015 JD 1910 TBT air cart. Has 650 duals, 204-937-7184, Roblin, MB. hydraulic variable rate, sectional control capability, 10” remote hydraulic auger with 2007 JOHN DEERE 1820 45’ air seeder conveyor flip out. Only did 6000 acres, alw/JD 1910 350 bu. air cart, 7” spacing, ways shedded, new condition. Rented farm 650 lb. trips, 2” carbide tips, 3” rubber out. $98,000 OBO. Call 204-662-4474, or packers, shedded, asking $52,000. Call 204-851-0211, Antler, SK. 204-733-2324, Ste. Rose Du Lac, MB. MORRIS 7180 air tank, new meter body on FLEXI-COIL 2320 TBH air tank, double fert. tank, good hoses & recent loading aushoot, excellent condition, $11,500 OBO. ger, $5000. 306-276-7788, 306-769-8887 306-861-4592, Fillmore, SK. Arborfield, SK. breavie@live.ca

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40’ BOURGAULT 36-42 AIR SEEDER, 8” spacing, with 3225 tank, QA, on row packers, $13,000. 306-567-8614, Davidson, SK.

WANTED: JD 540A line skidder, parts ma- KEEP JOBS IN CANADA. Elk Valley chine or good cond. Call 780-349-6262, or Ranches a Canadian Co. finishes bison in Cell: 780-868-3361, Westlock, AB. Canada. We are now buying cull cows, cull bulls, yearlings and calves. Paying top $$ with prompt payment. Kitscoty, AB, Frank at 780-846-2980. elkvalley@xplornet.com NEW AND USED generators, all sizes from www.elkvalleyranches.com 5 kw to 3000 kw, gas, LPG or diesel. Phone for availability and prices. Many used in stock. 204-643-5441, Fraserwood, MB. ROTARY PHASE CONVERTERS, run 220V 3 phase motors, on single phase.

FENDT 1050, 800 hrs., Variogrip, reverse 204-800-1859, Winnipeg, MB. drive; MF 8690, 2950 hrs., CVT 50k, new 450KW MARATHON GENSET, 628 hrs., tires, $128,500; 2017 Claas 950, 150 hrs., S60 dsl. engine - inframed, load tested.

300 HD, loaded, $375,000; 2013 JD Sold with warranty. $44,500. On Track 8360R, 1300 hrs., IVT 50k, $233,500; Company Inc. 780-672-6868, Camrose, AB 2011 Fendt 939, 1300 hrs., 65 km/h, $235,000; 2016 Fendt 936, 500 hrs., loaded, call for price; 2014 Magnum 370 and 315, low hrs., $185,000; 2016 MF 8737, 900 hrs., loaded, $223,000. Please call 519-955-1331, www.rozendaalclinton.com The Icynene

2009 SEEDMASTER 6912, expandable to 80’, 300 bu. on frame w/tracks; Bourgault 6550 tank, many extras, CTF ready.

780-206-1234, Barrhead, AB.

2015 CIH PUMA 185 MFWD, 1490 hrs., NH3 CONVERSION KIT/PUMP. Fits 66’ 185 HP, CVT, 540/100 PTO, 3PTH, duals, warranty, $149,800.

Bourgault air seeder, $13,000. Call Phil factory 1-800-667-4515, www.combineworld.com Stewart, 780-813-0131, Vermilion, AB. 1998 CIH 9380, 400 HP, 5400 hrs., 4 remotes, aux. hyd. motor, triples, dry weights front and back, $83,500.

306-423-5476, Domremy, SK.

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2015 CASE 580 QT, 1029 hrs., full load, ext. warranty, PTO, eng. brake, $420,000 OBO. 403-575-5491, Coronation, AB. 2016 CASE/IH STX 420, 4WD, 710/R42 Firestones, full AutoSteer, PTO, high capacity pump, 4 remotes, full LED light pkg. and deluxe cab, field ready, 410 hrs., $350,000. 403-901-5390, Strathmore, AB.

2016 DEGELMAN HEAVY harrow, 84', barely STEIGER TRACTOR PARTS. New and used. $47,500 OBO. 306-563-8765, Canora, used, from radiator to drawpin, 1969 to 1999. Give us a call 1-800-982-1769 or SK. www.bigtractorparts.com 2017 DEMO 80’ Degelman landroller.

Odessa Rockpicker Sales, 306-957-4403 or 306-536-5097, Odessa, SK. 2014 CHALLENGER MT765D, 620 hrs., 3502 HP, Trimble Autopilot, 18” tracks, PTO, 3PTH, $219,800. 1-800-667-4515, 40’ PACKERS w/10” spacing, off 8810 www.combineworld.com Bourgault cultivator, asking $6500.

204-745-6231, Carman, MB. JOHN DEERE 7000 8-row corn planter, 2003 JD 9520 4WD, 7404 hrs,rebuilt motor, $4500. 306-768-7726, Carrot River, SK. 450 HP, 4 hyds., PTO, AutoTrac ready, $170,000. 780-618-7377, St. Isidore, AB. 2017 JD 6155M: Beautiful loaded demo 42’ BOURGAULT 9800 chisel plow, HD dou- unit with only 99 hrs! Front fenders. 20/20 ble spring, w/4-bar heavy harrow, $29,500 PowerQuad Plus w/shuttle lever and 40 CAD OBO. 218-779-1710. Delivery avail. km/h trans. 580/70R38 rear, 480/70R28 front tires. Front axle TLS suspension, 3 BREAKING DISCS: KEWANEE, 15’ and remotes, 663R loader w/grapple bucket 12’; Rome 12’; Towner 16-18’; Wishek 18’ and self leveling. 540/750/1000 RPM rear and 30’. 1-866-938-8537.

PTO w/fender controls. Rear TPH w/fender 7 SERIES MORRIS, brand new HoneyBee controls, A/C air suspended seat. $144,950 dead rod, needs shovels, $3500. Willing to OBO. Call 306-861-2500, Weyburn, SK. trade for smaller 7 series Morris cultivator. kruitenterprises@gmail.com 306-460-9027, Flaxcombe, SK. 2017 JD 6175R, H380 loader w/grapple, 85 hrs., IVT, Triple Link, $159,500 USD; 2016 JD 6155R, 640R loader w/grapple, 348 hrs., IVT (50K), Triple Link, AutoTrac $144,500 USD. Call 320-848-2496 or 320-894-6560, www.ms-diversified.com 2016 JD 9620R, 332 hrs., 800 metrics, hyd. suspension, weight pkg., 1000 PTO, 58 gal. pump, $319,500 USD. Call 320-848-2496 or 320-894-6560, or visit www.ms-diversified.com LANDROLLERS IN STOCK. Don’t get caught without a roller this spring! Be the grower who rents to others, not the one who waits too long for a rental. All sizes available, with or without leveling blade option. Order soon to avoid disappointment. Call now 888-907-9182, www.agshield.com

2013 JD 9410R PS, 1480 hrs., 1000 PTO, high-flow w/5 remotes, leather trim, premium HID lights, 620/70R42’s w/duals, $199,500 USD. www.ms-diversified.com Call 320-848-2496 or 320-894-6560.

BOOK NORCAN SOYBEANS Common #1 so you keep more green. Buy a bigger JD with the savings! Early discounts. Norcan Seeds at 204-372-6552, Fisher Branch MB. 2013 JD 6140R, MFWD, TLS, 20 spd., 1830 hrs., H360 loader w/grapple, $127,500 OBO. 204-242-2784, Manitou, MB.

M5 MM DIESEL TRACTOR, runs good and STEVE’S TRACTOR REBUILDER specialhas good rubber, $2500. 306-395-2668, or izing in rebuilding JD tractors. Want Series Cell: 306-681-7610, Chaplin, SK. 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 7000s to rebuild or for parts. pay top $$. Now selling JD parts.

204-466-2927, 204-871-5170, Austin, MB. 2004 JOHN DEERE 9420, 24 speed, 620/70R42 duals, 5 hydraulics w/return, integrated AutoSteer, 4092 hrs., $145,000 OBO. 204-572-7999, Grandview, MB.

2013 CIH 450HD, 4WD, 1980 hrs., deluxe cab, HID's, high capacity hyd., full factory guidance w/372 receiver and Pro700 monitor, 1000 PTO, 710 metrics, weight pkg., vg cond., $230,000 OBO. Kelvington, SK., 306-327-7527, mjf1980@hotmail.ca

1993 JD 8870, 7305 hrs., 20.8x42 Firestone radials, LED lights all around, 12 speed, asking $65,000. 306-989-4332, cell: 306-960-2160, Paddockwood, SK.

1990 CASE/IH 9150, Outback AutoSteer & mapping, 8000 hrs., usually shedded, $48,500. 306-567-8614, Davidson, SK. 2004 CASE/IH STX 450, quad track, 7065 hrs., Cummins, 16 spd. PS, 4 hyd. outlets, plus return line, 30” tracks, exc. cond. $115,000. 306-861-4592, Fillmore, SK. WANTED: 970 OR 1070 CASE with powershift gone. Please call: 306-395-2668, or Cell: 306-681-7610, Chaplin, SK. 2016 CIH MAXXUM 115 MFWD, 692 hours, 115 HP, FEL, 540/1000 PTO, 3PTH, excellent condition, $99,800.

1-800-667-4515, www.combineworld.com TRACK UNDERCARRIAGE PARTS for JD, CIH, and Challenger track machines in stock. Bogeys, idlers, bearings, seals, tracks, factory direct. 1-800-667-4515, www.combineworld.com Go public with an ad in the Manitoba Cooperator classifieds. Phone 1-800-667-7770.

2009 CIH L760 front end loader, FEL quick attach, aux. hyds., 6050 lb. lift, very good cond. For Puma 115-155, $14,900.

RETIRED - SELLING: JD 4650, 8650 hrs., 1-800-667-4515, www.combineworld.com 15 speed PS, 3 hyds., 1000 PTO, 20.8Rx38 rear duals, 14Lx16.1 front, tires are in very LEON 700 FRONT END LOADER, with good condition, 8’ blade, $37,000 OBO. QA 7’ bucket, with mounts off 90 series Case tractor; 4 like new Blizzak winter 306-882-2358, Rosetown, SK. tires, 245-70-17, Call 780-764-2152, or 3 SISTERS: JD 4000; JD 4010; JD 4020 cell 780-718-0746, Hilliard, AB. with identical cabs, restoration project partially completed. Call or text cell 306-741-1523, Pennant, SK. HARVEST SYSTEMS. Call JOHN DEERE 2130 yard tractor, all new SUNFLOWER literature. 1-800-735-5848. Lucke Mfg., rubber all around, open station, $8500. for www.luckemanufacturing.com 306-726-8137, Cupar, SK. FARM AID MIXER wagon with poly 1988 JD 4650, PS, 3 hyds., Greenlighted, 430 new cylinders and new unloading like new rubber, hard to find one better! liner, conveyor, exc. cond., shedded, reasonably $36,500. 403-504-9607, Medicine Hat, AB. priced. 204-981-7315, Marquette, MB. 2005 JD 7220, IVT trans., 3 PTH, 741 60’ EXCEL LAND ROLLER w/5 plex rollers, loader/grapple, $52,000; JD 7710, FWD, great for following the land contour. Like LHR, 3 PTH, JD 740 loader/grapple avail. new, $60,000. Arborfield SK 306-276-7788 780-674-5516, 780-305-7152 Barrhead AB or 306-769-8887. Email: breavie@live.ca

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100 BLACK ANGUS heifers, bred to registered Black Angus bulls. Can winter and calve out. 306-322-7905, Archerwill, SK.

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DRILL STEM FOR SALE: 2-3/8” & 2-7/8” available. 306-768-8555, Carrot River, SK.

BLUE WATER IRRIGATION DEV. LTD. Reinke pivots, lateral, minigators, pump and used mainline, new Bauer travelers dealer. 25 yrs. experience. 306-858-7351, Lucky Lake, SK. www.philsirrigation.ca WESTERN IRRIGATION: CADMAN Dealer.

We BUY and SELL traveling guns, pumps, pipes, etc.; EcoSmart water purification systems, no salt, no chemicals; Large supply of good used buyback centre pivots at low prices. 306-867-9461, 306-867-7037, Outlook, SK. derdallreg@hotmail.com

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at Heartland Livestock, Brandon, MB. Offering 120 powerful Black Angus bulls sired by exclusive breed leading sires.

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Barb Airey 204-566-2134 or

T Bar C Cattle Co. 306-220-5006 JD 4455, 2500 hrs. - not a mistake, always ODESSA ROCKPICKER SALES: New DeView the catalogue online at shedded, looks and runs like new. gelman equipment, land rollers, Straw780-986-3794, Leduc, AB. master, rockpickers, protill, dozer blades. www.buyagro.com Round up the cash! Advertise your unwant- 306-957-4403, 306-536-5097, Odessa, SK. (PL#116061) ed equipment in the Manitoba Co-operator FLAX STRAW BUNCHER and land levelers. classifieds.

Building now. Place orders and don’t delay! T AND L 12-tower 240 acre pivot, 2 YEAR OLD & yearling bulls for sale, cow & Also, selling a Case 400 tractor with FEL. 403-362-9211, Bassano, AB. heifer bulls available. Correct and growthy, 306-957-4279, Odessa, SK. semen tested, ready to go. 780-853-3384, 780-853-2275, Vermilion, AB. 1983 MASSEY 4900, 23.1-34 duals in good 7100 JD CORN PLANTER, 12 row, 24” shape, 100 hrs. on complete 903 motor spacing, 3 point hitch, good shape.

2 YEAR OLD Angus Bulls, commercially (cost to rebuild eng. $18,000). New Turbo, 306-236-5891, Meadow Lake, SK. oriented bulls built and selected for their starter & alternator. Low hrs. on rebuilt environment. 306-577-9141, Wawota, SK. trans. and hyd. pump & fuel injection gbtangus@sasktel.net www.gbtangus.com pump & nozzles, low hrs on front planetaries, good cab and paint. Clutch useable but WANTED: MF #36 DISCERS. Will pay top 40 BLACK COWS: 20- 2nd & 3rd calvers, sometimes slips under heavy loads, other- dollar and pick from anywhere. Phone $2050; 10- 4th, 5th, 6th calvers, $1,800; 10 wise excellent tractor, asking $25,000. Mike 306-723-4875, Cupar, SK. cows that are in good shape, $1,500. Most 306-937-2795, Battleford, SK. cows were exposed June 10th to black WANTED: USED, BURNT, old or ugly tracbulls. 306-476-2020, Rockglen, SK. tors. Newer models too! Smith’s Tractor Wrecking, 1-888-676-4847.

BLACK ANGUS BULLS, call 587-991-9526, Sherwood Park, AB. Pedigree, performance 2004 NH TJ375, 4 WD, 3980 hrs., deluxe WANTED: JD 9660 Combine; 8’ metal & ration data at: www.hahnangus.com cab, Goodyear 710/70R42 tires at 70%, break; Rubber tired hoe. 306-304-1959, 55GPM, 4 remotes, standard trans., HID Meadow Lake, SK. PUREBRED BLACK AND RED Angus bulls. lights, Outback AutoSteer w/STX monitor, FOR SALE!! Beautiful locally We have a good selection of 2 yr. old bulls always shedded, exc. cond., $152,000 OBO. WANTED: 9030E OR 9030 bi-directional SPRUCE grown trees.

Plan ahead and renew your for sale. Check out our catalogue online at 306-644-4703, Loreburn, SK. tractor. 403-937-2123, Walsh, AB. shelterbelt or landscape a new yardsite, www.reddiamondfarm.com Semen tested, get the year round protection you need. guaranteed and delivered. Call Michael WANTED: JD 540A line skidder, parts ma2005 NEW HOLLAND TG210, 5600 hrs., We sell on farm near Didsbury, AB. Also Becker, 204-348-2464, Whitemouth, MB. Powershift, rear duals, $59,000. chine or good cond; 4-5’ skid steer mount, can deliver in Western Canada. 6 - 12’ hyd. drive, rototiller. Call 780-349-6262, spruce available. Now taking spring orders OSSAWA ANGUS, MARQUETTE, MB. 204-921-0233, Rosenort, MB. or cell: 780-868-3361, Westlock, AB. while supplies last. Phone 403-586-8733 has for sale yearling and 2 year old bulls or visit: www.didsburysprucefarms.com and open yearling heifers.

Call 1998 NH 9682 4WD, 710 duals, mint con204-375-6658 or 204-383-0703. dition, $75,000 OBO. 306-277-4503, Gronlid, SK. BLACK ANGUS BULLS YEARLINGS & SOLIDLOCK AND TREE ISLAND game wire Long Yearlings, some Heifer Bulls, semen 1997 NEW HOLLAND 9682, 5150 hrs., and all accessories for installation. Heights tested & performance records avail. Please $67,500. 780-352-4911 or 780-361-7910, from 26” to 120”. Ideal for elk, deer, bison, Call Don Guilford, Hereford Ranch Wetaskiwin, AB. sheep, swine, cattle, etc. Tom Jensen 204-873-2430, Clearwater, MB. ph/fax: 306-426-2305, Smeaton, SK.

UTILITY TRACTORS: John Deere 6200, 2 1991 FORD/VERSATILE 1156, 8900 hrs., WD, open station with loader; JD 5524, 20.8x42 triples, 470 HP, $69,000 CAD MFWD w/loader. 204-522-6333 Melita MB OBO. Delivery available. 218-779-1710.

JOHN DEERE 4650, 160 HP, 5200 original hrs., 20.8x38 duals, insides near new, very VERSATILE 550 (2015), 127 hrs., hi-flow clean solid tractor. Low hour value at hyds., 800/38’s, weights, $349,900; Versatile 450 (2016), 225 hrs., hi-flow hyds., $25,000. 204-729-5162, Brandon, MB. 800/38’s, $319,900; Versatile 375 JD 8760, 7700 hrs., rebuilt eng., good rub- (2009), 2670 hrs., powershift, 710/38’s, ber, shedded, $60,000 OBO; JD 787 grain $189,900. 204-526-7671, Holland, MB. tank $5500 OBO. 431-234-3118, Fertile SK 1984 VERS. 875 4WD, w/Atom Jet hyd.

2009 JOHN DEERE 9430, 4WD, 425 HP, 24 kit, $27,000. A.E. Chicoine Farm Equipspd., 4 hyds., 710/70R42 duals, 4300 hrs., ment Ltd., 306-449-2255, Storthoaks, SK. original owner, nice condition, asking $175,000. 306-725-4286, Bulyea, SK.

2001 MX120 w/loader; 2000 MX135; 2001 2000 JD 9400, 425 HP, 12 spd. powershift, MX170 w/loader; and 2003 MX255, MFWD EZ-Steer 4 hyd. outlets, plus return line, new hyd. pump (48 GPM), 8 new tires, w/loader. 204-522-6333, Melita, MB. 710/70R38, mint cond., $105,000.

1989 CIH 9170, PS, AutoSteer, 8180 hrs., 306-861-4592, Fillmore, SK. $46,000. Located near Minot, ND. Call 2011 JD 9530T, 18 spd. PS, 36” tracks, 4 306-563-8482. hyds. plus return line, front weights, end idler weights, AutoTrac ready, mint cond., $175,000. 306-861-4592, Fillmore, SK.

2012 CIH 500HD, 1915 hrs., 4 remotes, tow cable, luxury cab, red leather heated seats, 16 spd. PS, 57 GPM hyd. pump, 710 tires, buddy seat, gd cond., $228,000 OBO. Ph/tx Brandon 306-577-5678, Carlyle, SK.

LEON 707 FRONT END LOADER, with 6’ bucket, $1750. Call 306-395-2668, or Cell: 306-681-7610, Chaplin, SK.

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MAR MAC FARMS would like to personally invite you to their annual Bull & Commercial Female sale, Wednesday March 7th, 2018 on the farm, Brandon, MB. Offering: Red Angus, Black Angus & Simmental bulls (yearling and long yearlings) and Commercial bred & open females. Only the top 1/3 of our bull crop sells. Customer service is a top priority and we look forward to working with you! Bulls are semen tested, free delivery and ready to go to work. Call Mar Mac Farms 204-728-3058 or view at: www.marmacfarms.net

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16’ PEELED RAILS, 2-3” $4.50/ea., 125 per bundle; 3-4” $9.50/ea, 100 per bundle; 4-5” $11.50/ea, 75 per bundle. Vermette Wood Preservers, Spruce Home, SK., 1-800-667-0094, email: info@vwpltd.com website: www.vwpltd.com GUARANTEED PRESSURE TREATED fence posts, lumber slabs and rails. Call Lehner Wood Preservers Ltd., ask for Ron 306-763-4232, Prince Albert, SK. MULCHING- TREES, BRUSH, Stumps.

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2014 JD 8370R MFWD, 370+ HP, front www.bigtractorparts.com axle/cab susp., 3PTH, PTO, IVT trans., diff lock, front/rear weights, excellent cond., MULTIPLE HIGH HP track & 4WD tractors. $289,000. Call 1-800-667-4515 or visit Various options, various hours. All are in www.combineworld.com excellent condition and priced to sell!

2015 6140R, MFWD, 150 HP, 1870 hrs, Delivery available. Call 218-779-1710.

20 spd, FEL, 3PTH, 540/1000 PTO, diff. 2006 MCCORMICK MTX 150 and 2004 lock, front axle susp., 50 KPH+, $149,000. MTX 140 with loader. Both low hours. Call 1-800-667-4515, www.combineworld.com 204-522-6333, Melita, MB. 2008 JOHN DEERE 9530 4WD, 2700 hrs., 800 metrics, powershift, good condition 1979 UNIMOG 406 Case MB4-94, 1400 throughout, GPS ready, delivery can be ar- hrs, 5600 mi, 20 spd. trans., disc brakes, ranged, $198,000 OBO. Call Neil front & rear 540-1000 PTO, high volume hyds., c/w Schmidt VF3C snowblower 306-231-8300, Humboldt, SK. w/840 hrs. on OM352A turbo, 1600 REDUCED PRICE! 1983 JD 4450 MFWD tons/hr; Schmidt angled snowplow; w/Ezee-On FEL 2130 grapple, 15 spd. PS, Schmidt loader bucket; Case Extend-a3 hyds., 7925 hrs. showing, 14.9-26F, hoe; and Case dozer blade. Will separate.

20.8R32, duals available. 306-283-4747, Everything works great, $55,000 OBO 306-291-9395. Langham, SK. complete. Call 204-748-2454, Virden, MB.

REGISTERED BLACK ANGUS bulls: 2 year olds and 1 year olds w/moderate BW on home test. Semen tested. Delivered BUYING FINISHED BISON. Call or text within 200 kms. Call Holloway Angus, SouHarmony Natural Bison, 306-736-3454,SE ris MB., 204-741-0070 or 204-483-3622.

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(10) 2 YEAR OLD BLACK ANGUS bulls, semen tested, guaranteed breeders. High BISON WANTED - Canadian Prairie Bison quality. Reasonably priced. B/B Duncan, is looking to contract grain finished bison, Cromer, MB. Please call 204-556-2342, as well as calves and yearlings for growing 204-748-2911 or 204-851-0306. markets. Contact Roger Provencher at 306-468-2316, roger@cdnbison.com SOUTH VIEW RANCH has Black and Red Angus coming 2-year-old bulls for sale.

(11) 2015 CERTIFIED Bred Heifers. Nice Good selection. Call Shane 306-869-8074 group of heifers weighing 1150-1270 lbs. or Keith 306-454-2730. Ceylon, SK. Bred to Irish Creek & XY bison bulls. Delivery available. 204-773-6725, Binscarth, MB. VIDEOS: WWW.DKFANGUS.CA Select now. Get later. Great selection. Superior quality. DKF Red And Black Angus bulls NORTHFORK- INDUSTRY LEADER for at Ranch, anytime. Gladmar, SK. over 15 years, is looking for finished Bison, ScottDKF Fettes grain or grass fed. “If you have them, we 306-969-4506. 306-815-7023; Dwayne want them.” Make your final call with Northfork for pricing! Guaranteed prompt 2 YEAR OLD Purebred Black Angus Bulls payment! 514-643-4447, Winnipeg, MB. for sale, call David at: 306-963-7739 or Luke at: 306-370-6301, Imperial, SK. WANT TO PURCHASE cull bison bulls and cows, $5/lb. HHW. Finished beef steers RED & BLACK Purebred yearling bulls, and heifers for slaughter. We are also buy- Contact Troy at L - Dee Stock Farms, ing compromised cattle that can’t make a 306-867-7719, Glenside, SK. long trip. Oak Ridge Meats, McCreary, 204-835-2365, 204-476-0147.

BUYING BISON for processing. Call for options and prices, Ian 204-848-2498 or 204-867-0085.

QUILL CREEK BISON is looking for finished, and all other types of bison. COD, paying market prices. “Producers working with Producers.” Delivery points in SK. and MB. Call 306-231-9110, Quill Lake, SK.

DOUBLE ‘F’ CATTLE CO. 9th Annual Bull Sale, March 29th, 2:00 PM at Northern Livestock Sales (Heartland Livestock), Prince Albert, SK. Selling 50 rugged Black Angus bulls and an elite group of replaceheifers. Kelly Feige 306-747-2376, APPROX. 46 CALVES for sale, a nice group. ment Catalogue online after Mar Available end of March. Contact Marvin 306-747-7498.

1. www.doublefcattle.com 306-960-2759, Prince Albert, SK. SELLING: BLACK ANGUS BULLS. Wayside COMPLETE BISON COW herd dispersal Angus, Henry and Bernie Jungwirth, Productive herd, culled annually, 125 306-256-3607, Cudworth, SK. cows, 50 yearling heifers. Royal Black BiBLACK ANGUS BULLS, two year olds, seson Ranch Inc. 306-441-7128, Paynton, SK men tested, guaranteed breeders. Delivery available. 306-287-3900, 306-287-8006, Englefeld, SK. www.skinnerfarms.ca LOOKING FOR ALL classes of bison from calves, yearlings, cows and herd bulls.

Phone Kevin at 306-539-4090 (cell) or 306-429-2029, Glenavon, SK.

BLOCKED & SEASONED PINE FIREWOOD: Bags $90. Delivery available. Vermette Wood Preservers, Spruce Home, SK. 1-800-667-0094, email: info@vwpltd.com Website: www.vwpltd.com SEASONED SPRUCE SLAB firewood, one cord bundles, $99, half cord bundles, $65.

Volume discounts. Call V&R Sawing, 306-232-5488, Rosthern, SK. CHEAP BULK BIRCH FIREWOOD: $160/cord, split & dry, 14-16” length, 1/2 ton short box $80, 1/2 ton longbox, $100.

Large orders welcome. We do not deliver.

306-961-3349, Prince Albert, SK. BLOCKED SEASONED JACK Pine firewood and wood chips for sale. Lehner Wood Preservers Ltd., 306-763-4232, Prince Albert, SK. Will deliver. Self-unloading trailer.

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BRED HEIFERS due to calve in April, bred to easy calving Angus bulls, preg checked.

306-287-3900, 306-287-8006, Englefeld, SK. www.skinnerfarms.ca BLACK ANGUS BULLS on moderate growing ration, performance info available. Valleyhills Angus, Glaslyn, SK. Adrian or Brian and Elaine Edwards, 306-441-0946, 306-342-4407, www.valleyhillsangus.com

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DURALTA FARMS 13th Annual Angus Bull Sale, Friday March 16th, 1:30 PM at the farm, Vegreville, AB. Selling 60 Red and Black Angus bulls. Wintering and delivery available. For a catalogue or more information contact Dave Durie at 780-208-4888 or T Bar C Cattle Co. at 306-220-5006. View catalogue online at www.buyagro.com PL#116061 JOHNSON LIVESTOCK ANNUAL Angus Bull Sale, Thursday March 15th, 1:00 PM at the ranch near Peebles, SK. Presenting 150 Black Angus bulls including extra age fall born and yearling bulls. Wintering and delivery available. For a catalogue or more information contact Andrew at 306-736-7393 or T Bar C Cattle Co. at 306-220-5006. To view catalogue online, visit us at www.buyagro.com and on the sale day, watch and bid at www.dlms.ca JP CATTLE CO. with guests Stewart Cattle Co. Annual Angus & Simmental Bull & Female Sale Thursday March 1st, 2018 at 1:00PM on the farm, McAuley, MB. Selling: 90 Simmental & Angus bulls, as well as 70 commercial bred heifers. For more information or a catalogue contact Glenn 204-851 5669, Eric 306-434 8567, Brent 204-773 2356 or T Bar C Cattle Co. 306-220-5006. View the catalogue online at: www.buyagro.com. Watch and bid online at: www.dlms.ca (PL#116061) PALMER CHAROLAIS/NIELSON LAND AND CATTLE CO., Charolais and Black & Red Angus Bull and Heifer Sale, Monday, March 12, 2:00 PM, at the Palmer farm, Bladworth, SK. Offering 45 Black & Red Angus yearling bulls, 9 Black & Red PB Angus yearling heifers, 5 Black Baldy bred commercial heifers, and 60 two year old & yearling Charolais bulls, most polled, some red factor. Top quality cattle with great pedigrees that will work. Sale broadcast at www.dlms.ca . Please call Larry Nielson at 306-567-7493 or Velon Herback at 306-567-7033. Catalogue and videos online at www.bylivestock.com

HOWE RED ANGUS & Whitecap/Rosso Charolais 28th Annual Bull Sale. April 4th, 2018, 1:00PM at Howe farm, 8 miles South of Moose Jaw on #2 Hwy, 1.5 miles East on Baildon grid. Selling 45 yearling and 2 year old Red Angus; 50 two year old Charolais and 25 yearling Charolais. Contact Darwin 306-690-8916, Kelly 306-693-2163 or Mike 306-631-8779.

Catalogue online at: www.howefarm.ca

POLLED PUREBRED CHAROLAIS bulls. We have a good selection of 2 yr. old bulls for sale. Check out our catalogue online at www.reddiamondfarm.com Semen tested, guaranteed and delivered. Call Michael Becker, 204-348-2464, Whitemouth, MB. REGISTERED CHAROLAIS COWS, due to calve in spring; Also feeder calves and bulls. Call Jack 204-526-2857, Holland, MB REGISTERED PUREBRED CHAROLAIS bulls: 40+ yearling and 5 coming 2 year olds, for sale by private treaty. Belmont, MB. Brad 204-537-2367 or 204-523-0062 www.clinecattlecompany.ca TWO YEAR OLD Char. Bulls, sired by Silver Bullet and Roundup, calving ease and growth, exc. selection. Martens Charolais and Seed, 204-534-8370, Boissevain, MB. CATTLEMEN! SPRING IS JUST around the corner. It’s time to think about your spring breeding needs. Again this year we have an excellent selection of registered Charolais bulls. On offer are 18 2-year olds and 30 yearlings. Both red and white. All sold by private treaty. Shop early for best selection. A small deposit will hold until spring delivery. Visit on the web at www.defoortstockfarm.com or call Gord or Sue at 204-743-2109, Cypress River, MB.

PUREBRED CHAROLAIS BULLS for sale.

Polled and horned. Some red. 40+ bulls to choose from. Over 30 yrs. in the Charolais business. Wilf Neilson, Cougar Hill Ranch, PUREBRED BLACK ANGUS long yearling 204-732-2663, Toutes Aides, MB. (North bulls, replacement heifers, AI service. of Ste Rose).

Meadow Ridge Enterprises, 306-373-9140 (3) COMING TWO-YEAR-OLD PUREor 306-270-6628, Saskatoon, SK. BRED Polled Registered Bulls, born April and May. Bluegrass, Solomon, & Monarch breeding. Will be easy calving. Good dispositions. Raised on grass and hay (no grain). Semen tested and guaranteed. 34 years in purebreds. K.E.H Charolais, Keith Hagan, 204-748-1024, Virden, MB. COMING 2 YR. old polled PB Charolais bulls, some red factor. Call Kings Polled Charolais, 306-435-7116, Rocanville, SK. HORSESHOE E CHAROLAIS 20th Annual Bull Sale, Saturday March 10th at 2:00 PM. Johnstone Auction Mart, Moose Jaw, SK. Selling 70 bulls, including 16 two year olds. For catalogue contact Layne or Paula Evans at 306-252-2246 or go online to: www.horseshoeecharolais.com

BURNETT ANGUS 34TH Annual Bull Sale, Saturday, April 7, 2018, 2:00 PM, The Ranch, Swift Current, SK. 60 yearling bulls, many genetically developed for breeding heifers. Sires represented: Shipwheel Chinook, OCC Missing Link, Sooline Motive, Stevenson Rockmount, Bruiser, Optimum (Chisum son), Crowfoot Fred. Bryce BECK McCOY BULL SALE, Wednesday, 306-773-7065 or Wyatt 306-750-7822, February 28, 2018 at 2:00 PM, Beck Farms, Milestone, SK. 92 Charolais and Herewburnett@xplornet.ca ford bulls on offer. Wade 306-436-7458 or Chad 306-436-7300. Catalogue online at: www.mccoycattle.com

IN PURSUIT OF PERFECTION Bull Sale March 8th, 2018 at 1:00PM, Spring Creek Ranch, Moosomin, SK. Selling 100 Red and Black Simmentals, Red and Black Angus & Simmental/Angus bulls. Volume & loyalty customer discounts. For more information or a catalogue contact Brian McCarthy 306-435-7527 or T Bar C Cattle Co. 306-220-5006. View the catalogue online at: www.buyagro.com Watch and bid onBRAUN RANCH Horned Hereford Bull Sale. line at: www.dlms.ca (PL#116061).

March 9, 1:00PM at the ranch, Simmie, SK. 20 two year olds bulls, 30 yearling bulls, 5 18TH ANNUAL R PLUS Simmentals Bull purebred open heifers, 25 commercial Sale, Sunday March 4, 2018 1:00PM at the open heifers. View catalogue and sale farm near Estevan, SK. Offering 100 indusvideos on-line at: www.braunranch.com try leading yearling and two year old bulls.

Contact Craig Braun at 306-297-2132.

For more info. or a catalogue contact Marlin 306-421-2470 or T Bar C Cattle Co. 306-220-5006. View the catalogue online at: www.buyagro.com Watch and bid onFRESH AND SPRINGING heifers for sale. line at: www.dlms.ca (PL#116061).

Cows and quota needed. We buy all classes of slaughter cattle-beef and dairy. R&F CANADIAN CENTRAL SIMMENTAL & Livestock Inc. Bryce Fisher, Warman, SK. Angus Bull & Female Sale, Monday March 5th, 1:00PM at Winnipeg Livestock Phone 306-239-2298, cell 306-221-2620.

Sales, Winnipeg, MB. Offering 45 Simmental & Black Angus yearlings & two year old bulls, plus purebred & commercial heifers.

GALLOWAY BULL SALE: March 5 to 8th. a catalogue or more information conRussel Horvey, 403-749-2780, Delburne POLLED LIMOUSIN BULLS Yearling and 2 For tact T Bar C Cattle Co. 306-220-5006. View AB, View on-line at: bigdealgalloways.com year old bulls for sale by Private Treaty. the catalogue online at: www.buyagro.com Harvey Tedford 306-634-8536 or Darryl Watch and bid online at: www.dlms.ca Tedford 306-634-4621, Estevan, SK. (PL#116061). hdtedford@sasktel.net circletlimousin.com 19TH ANNUAL KUNTZ-McINTOSH-SAJ GOOD SELECTION OF stout red and black Simmental Bull Sale on Tuesday March Limousin bulls with good growth, disposi- 13th, 1:00 PM CST, Lloydminster Exhibitions, calving ease. Qually-T Limousin, tion Grounds. 65 yearling red, black fullRose Valley, SK. Call 306-322-7563 or blood, and full Fleckvieh Simmental bulls.

Wintering and delivery available. For info 306-322-7554. contact Trevor Kuntz at 306-441-1308, Farming is enough of a gamble, advertise in Blair McIntosh at 306-441-7755, Stuart the Manitoba Co-operator classified section. Jamieson at 306-397-2706, or T Bar C CatIt’s a sure thing. 1-800-667-7770. tle Co. at 306-220-5006. Watch and bid online at www.dlms.ca and view the catalogue online at www.buyagro.com DAVIDSON GELBVIEH/ LONESOME DOVE RANCH 29th Annual Bull Sale, Saturday, March 3, 2018, 1:00 PM at their RED POLL BULLS: Thank you to all our JP CATTLE CO. with guests Stewart bull yards, Ponteix, SK. Complimentary buyers - recent and former. Due to health Cattle Co. Annual Simmental & Angus lunch at 11:00 AM. Pre-sale viewing and issues, 2018 will be our last year offering Bull & Female Sale Thursday March 1st, hospitality, Friday, March 2nd. Selling bulls. A limited number of yearling and 2018 at 1:00PM on the farm, McAuley, MB. 100+ purebred Gelbvieh yearling bulls, 2-year-olds are available. Larry and Linda Selling: 90 Simmental & Angus bulls, as well as 70 commercial bred heifers. For Red or Black. Performance and semen Fleming 780-892-3447, Wabamun, AB. more information or a catalogue contact tested. Vernon and Eileen 306-625-3755, Glenn 204-851 5669, Eric 306-434 8567, Ross and Tara 306-625-3513, Ponteix, SK. Brent 204-773 2356 or T Bar C Cattle Co. Bidding in person or on-line: 306-220-5006. View the catalogue online www.dlms.com View catalog and video on our websites: www.davidsongelbvieh.com 2 YR. OLD SALERS Bulls, 18 Red and Black at: www.buyagro.com. Watch and bid onbulls, mostly polled. Excellent dispositions. line at: www.dlms.ca (PL#116061) and www.lonesomedoveranch.ca Bulls for cows and heifers. See Facebook, 3rd ANNUAL FLADELAND LIVESTOCK 403-872-1549, www.skywestsalers.com THE SOUTH SASK Simmental Annual Bull Sale, Wednesday March 14, 2018, Red Deer County, AB. Please email: Bull Sale, Monday March 12th, 1:00 PM, 1:30 PM, Johnston Auction Mart, Moose travisdepalme@outlook.com Johnstone Auction Mart, Moose Jaw, SK. Jaw, SK. Selling 29 Red and Black yearling Selling 70 Red, Black Simmental and Red and long yearling Gelbvieh bulls. For more POLLED POLLED POLLED- Salers bulls & Black Angus bulls. Wintering and delivinformation call Del, 306-869-8123 or for sale. Call Spruce Grove Salers, Yorkton, ery available. For more information or a Clint, 306-861-5654. View catalogue on- SK, 306-782-9554 or 306-621-1060. catalogue call T Bar C Cattle Co. line at: www.fladelandlivestock.com 306-220-5006 (PL#116061). View catalogue online at www.buyagro.com

CANADA’S LARGEST SOURCE of moderate frame maternal cattle. 220 two year old Red and Black Angus bulls & 170 commercial Angus influenced bred heifers. Sale February 19th, 2018. Call Ole Farms, Athabasca, AB., 780-675-4664.

PUREBRED RED AND BLACK Angus bulls.

We have a good selection of 2 yr. old bulls for sale. Check out our catalogue online at www.reddiamondfarm.com Semen tested, guaranteed and delivered. Call Michael Becker, 204-348-2464, Whitemouth, MB. RED ANGUS PUREBRED 2 year old bulls.

Contact DBM Angus Farms, Holland, MB., Brian 204-526-0942, David 204-723-0288.

Online catalogue: www.dbmangusfarms.ca

TEN OPEN REPLACEMENT Charolais heifers. Wheatheart Charolais, 306-882-6444, or cell 306-831-9369, Rosetown, SK. TAN, WHITE & RED Charolais Bulls, yearlings and 2 year olds, Wheatheart Charolais, 306-882-6444, or cell 306-831-9369, Rosetown, SK. POLLED PB YEARLING Charolais Bulls, performance and semen tested. Can keep until May, $3000-$4000. Charrow Charolais, Call Bill 306-387-8011, 780-872-1966, Marshall, SK.

BLUE SKY CHAROLAIS offering: 2 year RED ANGUS BULLS: Pedigree, performance old bulls, semen tested. March 5th at 1:00 & ration data at: www.hahnangus.com. Call PM, Balog Auction Mart, Lethbridge, AB. 587-991-9526. Sherwood Park, AB. We also have 40 yearling for sale at the ranch. Call John 306-672-6694 or Balog’s VIDEOS: WWW.DKFANGUS.CA Select at 403-320-1980, www.balogauction.com now. Get later. Great selection. Superior quality. DKF Red And Black Angus bulls CREEK’S EDGE LAND & CATTLE CO. Bull at DKF Ranch, anytime. Gladmar, SK. Sale, Thursday, March 15, 1:30 PM at the Scott Fettes 306-815-7023; Dwayne farm, Yellow Creek, SK. 45 yearling and 10 306-969-4506. two year old Charolais bulls that combine calving ease, performance, meat, have RED & BLACK Purebred yearling bulls, great dispositions and most are polled.

Contact Troy at L - Dee Stock Farms, Sale broadcast at www.dlms.ca. For a 306-867-7719, Glenside, SK. catalogue or more info call Stephen WielRED ANGUS BULLS, two year olds, se- gosz 306-279-7709. View videos and catamen tested, guaranteed breeders. Delivery logue online www.creeksedgecharolais.ca available. 306-287-3900, 306-287-8006, MCTAVISH FARMS CHAROLAIS and Red Englefeld, SK. www.skinnerfarms.ca Angus Bull Sale with Charla Moore Farms, BRED HEIFERS due to calve in April, bred Tuesday, March 13th, 1:30 PM at the farm, to easy calving Angus bulls, preg checked. Moosomin, SK. 37 Charolais yearlings and 306-287-3900, 306-287-8006, Englefeld, 4 two year olds; 9 Red Angus yearlings and 3 two year olds. View videos and cataSK. www.skinnerfarms.ca logue online at www.mctavishfarms.ca DOUBLE BAR D FARMS “Best of Both Call or text Jared at 306-435-9842 Worlds” Simmental & Simm/Angus PALMER CHAROLAIS/NIELSON LAND AND Bull Sale, Tuesday February 27th, 1:00 CATTLE CO., Charolais and Black & Red PM at the farm in Grenfell, SK. 140 head Angus Bull and Heifer Sale, Monday, March sell including Fullbloods, Red & Black and 12, 2:00 PM, at the Palmer farm, BladSimm-Angus bulls selected from one of worth, SK. Offering 60 two year old and the largest herds in Canada. For more in- yearling Charolais bulls, most polled, some formation contact Ken at 306-697-7204 or red factor, 45 Black and Red Angus yearT Bar C Cattle Co. at 403-363-9973. Online ling bulls, 9 Black and Red PB Angus yearcatalogue at www.doublebardfarms.com ling heifers, 5 Black Baldy bred commercial or visit: www.buyagro.com. PL#116061 heifers. Top quality cattle with great pediDURALTA FARMS 13th Annual Angus Bull grees that will work. Sale broadcast at Sale, Friday March 16th, 1:30 PM at the www.dlms.ca . Please call Velon Herback, farm, Vegreville, AB. Selling 60 Red and 306-567-7033 or Larry Nielson at Black Angus bulls. Wintering and delivery 306-567-7493. Catalogue and videos onavailable. For a catalogue or more infor- line at www.bylivestock.com mation contact Dave Durie at 780-208-4888 or T Bar C Cattle Co. at STEPPLER FARMS 7TH Annual Charolais 306-220-5006. View catalogue online at Bull Sale, Sunday, March 11, 1:00 PM, Steppler Sale Barn, Miami, MB. 75 yearwww.buyagro.com PL#116061 lings and 15 two year olds, sound, good RED ANGUS BULLS on moderate growing haired and thick, most are polled. Sale ration, performance info available. Valley- broadcast at www.dlms.ca. For catalogue hills Angus, Glaslyn, SK. Adrian or Brian or info. contact Andre Steppler, cell and Elaine Edwards, 306-441-0946, 204-750-1951. View videos and catalogue online at: www.stepplerfarms.com 306-342-4407, www.valleyhillsangus.com REG. RED ANGUS bulls, calving ease, good COYOTE FLATS 3rd Annual Bull Sale, weaning weights, no creep feed, quiet. Lit- Monday, March 5th 1:00PM at the tle de Ranch, 306-845-2406, Turtleford, SK farm, Coaldale, AB. 45 two year olds & 35 yearling Charolais bulls plus 40 Simmental MCTAVISH FARMS RED ANGUS & Charo- cross Angus heifers with Charcross calves lais Bull Sale with Charla Moore Farms, at side. Catalogue and videos online at: Tuesday, March 13th, 1:30 PM at the farm, www.coyoteflats.ca internet bidding at: Moosomin, SK. 9 Red Angus yearlings and DLMS.ca Call Mark Lohues 403-634-2989.

3 two year olds; 37 Charolais yearlings and 4 two year olds. View videos and cata- COMING YEAR OLD Charolais bulls for logue online at www.mctavishfarms.ca sale, wintering available. Call LVV Ranch Forestburg, AB. 780-582-2254.

Call or text Jared at 306-435-9842

ROBB FARMS & HOEGL LIVESTOCK Bull Sale, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018, 1:00PM MAST, Lloydminster Exhibition Grounds.

On offer: 73 Red, Black & Fullblood quality Simmental bulls. Also 6 Red Angus. Bulls semen tested, fully guaranteed and delivered. For catalogue or more info call Jay 11TH SUN COUNTRY SHORTHORN SALE, 780-205-0816 or Murray 306-821-1205.

Tues. March 6th, 2018, Johnstone Auction Catalogue at: www.buyagro.com On-line Mart, Moose Jaw, SK. Selling 38 yearling bidding available at: www.dlms.ca and 2 year old Shorthorn bulls and 18 replacement heifers. Horseshoe Creek Farms, Weyburn, SK., 306-861-5504; Anwender Cattle Company, Radville, SK., 306-442-209; Rocking L Cattle Company, Wawato, SK., 306-577-8840; Diamond Creek Cattle Company, Weyburn, SK., 306-861-1422.

SELLING FOR THE ESTATE of Harvey Blanchette. One 3 year old white bull, very sound and quiet. PB name is BMC11C, Sire BMV1274, Dam-uphill rose 6Z. 306-342-4918, Glaslyn, SK.

9 PB CHAROLAIS Heifers, very quiet. Bred to easy calving Ledger son. Due to start calving at beginning of March. Call Qualman Charolais 306-492-4634, Dundurn, SK 13th ANNUAL HEJ Charolais Bull Sale, Friday February 23, 2018, 1:00PM at the Innisfail Auction Market. Offering 60 Red Factor, Black & White bulls. All bulls are vet inspected and semen tested. Contact the Rasmussen’s 403-227-2824 or T Bar C Cattle Co. 306-220-5006. For a catalogue or more information. View the catalogue online at: www.buyagro.com

BLACK 2 YEAR OLD’s; Also Red, Black and fullblood yearling bulls. Moderate birth weights, excellent temperaments. All bulls sold private treaty. Call Bill or Virginia Peters, 306-237-9506, Perdue, SK.

LEGACY CHAROLAIS with guest Bob Charolais Bull Sale, Sunday March 4th at the farm, Botha, AB. 65 yearling bulls with free delivery in Western Canada.

Internet bidding available at: DLMS.ca For info call Troy & Dianna Walgenbach 403-742-4265 or Bob Burla 250-517-8521 View the catalogue and videos online at: bylivestock.com “MUSCLE UP” at Stephen Charolais Bull Sale with guests DRD and Bar H Charolais, Friday, Feb. 16th, Whitewood, Livestock Sales, SK. On offer 47 two year old and yearling Full French, French Influence, purebred and Red Factor bulls. View catalogue online at: bylivestock.com Broadcast by: DVAuction.com or call Kelly Stephen 306-435-7383.

WHITECAP/ROSSO CHAROLAIS and Howe Red Angus 28th Annual Bull Sale. April 4th, 2018, 1:00PM at Howe farm, 8 miles South of Moose Jaw, on #2 Hwy, 1.5 miles East on Baildon grid. Selling 50 two year old Charolais and 25 yearling Charolais, plus 45 yearling and 2 year old Red Angus.

Contact Darwin 306-690-8916, Kelly 306-693-2163 or Mike 306-631-8779. View catalogue and video at: www.howefarm.ca

18TH ANNUAL SASKATOON Gelbvieh Bull and Female Sale, Saturday, March 17, 2018, Saskatoon Livestock Sales. Pre-sale viewing and customer appreciation Friday, March 16, 2018. Gelbvieh bulls add pounds at weaning, feed efficiency, and superior maternal strength. Selling 35 stout polled red and black yearling PB and balancer Gelbvieh bulls and select females.

Also new this year selling a select group of Angus bulls. Sale can be viewed online via DLMS. For more info. and catalogue: Darcy 306-865-2929 or 306-865-7859, or Darrell 780-581-0077, www.gelbviehworld.com or sales consultant Kirk Hurlburt 306-222-8210. www.stonegatefarms.ca JEN-TY GELBVIEH ANNUAL BULL SALE, March 6th, 2018 at 1:00 PM, at the Medicine Hat Feeding Co., Medicine Hat, AB. On offer: Red and Black Purebred yearling bulls. For more information or for a catalogue call 403-378-4898. View on-line: jentygelbviehs.com TWIN BRIDGE FARMS and Twin View Livestock 7th Gelbvieh Bull Sale, Monday, March 12th, 2018, 1:00 PM at the Silver Sage Community Corral in Brooks, AB. Selling 45 yearling Gelbvieh bulls. Red and black genetics on offer. Guest consignor Keriness Cattle Co. For information contact: Ron and Carol Birch 403-792-2123, Aaron Birch 403-485-5518, or Don Savage Auctions 403-948-3520. View catalogue online at www.donsavageauctions.com Sale will be broadcast on Live Auctions.TV GELBVIEH BULLS Reg. 2 yr. old and yearling polled bulls from our 39 year breeding program. Reds and blacks. 780-672-9950, Camrose, AB. gwinder21@gmail.com

FOR SALE: POLLED HEREFORD Bulls Yearlings & Long Yearlings, semen tested & performance records avail. Call Don Guilford, Hereford Ranch, 204-873-2430, Clearwater, MB. REGISTERED POLLED HEREFORD yearling bulls: Thick topped, big rumped, easy calving, lots of hair with good temperaments.

Priced at $3300. 50% down, balance when the bull leaves farm in spring 2018. Pick them early! V&G Polled Herefords, Garnet and Jordan Keller, 1 Mile north of Melville, SK. on Hwy #47. Phone 306-728-3657, 306-728-9057 or 306-728-0108. Email: garnetkeller@hotmail.com BECK McCOY BULL SALE, Wednesday, February 28, 2018 at 2:00 PM, Beck Farms, Milestone, SK. 92 Charolais and Hereford bulls on offer. Wade 306-436-7458 or Chad 306-436-7300. Catalogue online at: www.mccoycattle.com

50 BULLS. 5 Purebred Opens. 200+ Open Replacements: Ranchmen's Simmental Bull and Female Sale, Feb. 26, 2018, 1:00 PM, NCL 780-581-8328, Vermillion, AB. leewoodranch@hotmail.com BULL SALE: BLACK & Red Simmental bulls for the purebred/commercial breeder.

March 14, 2018, 2:00 PM, Innisfail Auction Mart, 403-922-6748 or 403-669-8938, Innisfail, AB. www.ultralivestock.com POLLED YEARLINGS AND 3-YEAR-OLD Simmental Bulls, reds and blacks. Bulls are fully guaranteed, semen tested, and insured until delivered. Call Ray Cormier at 204-736-2608, La Salle, MB. Visit our website at www.riverbankfarms.com

LABATTE SIMMENTALS & MEADOW ACRES FARMS 38th Annual Bull & Female Sale, Friday, March 2, 2018 at 1:00 PM, Johnstone Auction Mart, Moose Jaw, SK., 4 miles west of Moose Jaw on TransCanada Highway. Offering: 100 Simmental beef bulls (50 Red Polled PB, 40 Black Polled PB, 6 Fullblood); 16 Red & Black open heifers. For catalogues and information, call Barry LaBatte at 306-815-7900 or 306-969-4820, Dustin Fornwald at 306-487-7510, Blair Fornwald at 306-487-7662 or Scott Johnstone at 306-693-4715. View catalogue online at: www.johnstoneauction.ca PL#914447

50 HOME BRED AND RAISED Sim/Angus bred heifers. Reds & Blacks, bred black.

Bulls were put out on June 1st. Heifers have been pregnancy checked and received Ivomec as well as first shot of Scourbos, $2400 OBO. Call or text 306-269-9059, Parkman, SK. 85 BLACK BRED heifers, bred Black Angus, easy calving bulls, bulls out 60 days, start calving May 1st, all vaccinations & Ivomec, $2300. 306-283-4388, Saskatoon, SK. 400 REPLACEMENT QUALITY heifers: 800 lbs. by mid-March, You pick. Can feed until grass time. Will finance feed and cattle until they go. Trucking available. No TBA implants/ balance growing rations/ complete vaccination program. Not asking a fortune for these heifers, just a premium over market. Phone Blaine 306-621-9751 or Steve 306-621-2522, Yorkton, SK. 100 BLACK ANGUS 3rd and 4th calvers; 250 Black & Red Angus 2nd calvers. Swift Current, SK. 306-773-1049, 306-741-6513.

CATTLEMENS FINANCIAL CORP. Programs for cow/calf operators and feedlots, proceeds as you sell and equity draws.

780-448-0033 or www.cattlefinance.com TOP QUALITY HOME raised, preg. checked bred heifers. Vaccinated, Ivomec, bred to calving ease Black and Red Angus Bulls.

Start calving mid March. 60 Black Angus and 5 Red Angus cross. Winston Hougham, 306-344-4913, Frenchman Butte, SK.

WANTED: CULL COWS and bulls. For bookings call Kelly at Drake Meat Processors, 306-363-2117 ext. 111, Drake, SK.

HORSE AND TACK SALE, Northern Livestock Sales, Prince Albert, SK., Thursday, April 19th, 6:00 PM. Call 306-763-8463.

TWO PUREBRED STALLIONS w/beautiful markings. Born July 4 and Aug. 26, 2015, Info. call 306-267-5748, Coronach, SK.

GYPSY VANER X TEAM, broke to drive and ride, 2 matched reg. Quarter Horse dun mares, several bred mares, stallions and geldings. 306-435-3634, Moosomin, SK.

HORSE COLLARS, all sizes, steel and aluminum horseshoes. We ship anywhere.

Keddie’s, 1-800-390-6924 or keddies.com

WANTED: BUTCHER HOGS SOWS AND BOARS FOR EXPORT

P. QUINTAINE & SON LTD. 728-7549 Licence No. 1123

NORTHFORK- INDUSTRY LEADER for over 15 years, is looking for Elk. “If you have them, we want them.” Make your final call with Northfork for pricing! Guaranteed prompt payment! 514-643-4447, Winnipeg, MB.

ASHWORTH FARM AND RANCH 15th Annual Bull Sale, Monday, March 5th, 1 PM at the farm. 8 miles South of Oungre, SK. Hwy. #35, 2-1/2 miles East. Offering 80 Red and Black Simmental bulls and Simm/Angus cross bulls. For catalogue or more information call Kelly Ashworth 306-456-2749, 306-861-2013 or Kyle at 306-861-9352. View catalogue on-line at: www.bouchardlivestock.com

SUNNY VALLEY SIMMENTALS 28th Annual Bull & Female Sale March 7th, 2018, 1:00 PM Saskatoon Livestock Sales.

Saskatoon, SK. 45 Red/Black/Fullblood beef bulls and 10 heifers on offer. Semen tested & fully guaranteed. Free delivery, Sight unseen purchase program. View our catalogue and videos online at: www.sunnyvalleysimmentals.com 306-544-7633.

I CAN ASSIST you in finding the best markets for all classes of elk livestock. Call for options and prices. Ian 204-848-2498, 204-867-0085.

IN PURSUIT OF PERFECTION BULL SALE at the Spring Creek Simmentals farm on March 8, 2018. 90 Red & Black Simmental, Red & Black Angus and hybrid bulls sell. We also have a select group of private treaty BLACK SIMMENTAL/ANGUS bulls, out of bulls, including some 2 year olds. Please PHEASANTDALE CATTLE COMPANY 6Angus cows and a score black Simmental call 306-435-7527, Moosomin, SK. Email: 14th Annual Bull and Female Sale, sire, $3500.

Call LV Ranch, Forestburg, AB. brian.mccarthy@live.ca Visit online: Thursday March 1st, 1:00PM at the ranch, 780-582-2254. www.springcreeksimmentals.com 22 kms east of Balcarres, SK. Offering 70 Red & Black PB and FB Simmental bulls, WESTMAN HONEY BEE Nucs containing all yearlings and extra age bulls, all polled. 10 of the essential components of the interior open PB Simmental heifers. For more information call Lee Stilborn 306-335-7553, TOP 500 BRED COWS out of our 1000 of a beehive. Bee Outfitters Winnipeg, or 306-335-2828. View catalogue online cow herd for sale. These cows have been 866-783-2240 ext. 228, or Westman Honey at: www.bohrson.com Watch and bid on- culled to look after themselves and bring Bee Producers in Brandon 204-728-9129, home 500 to 550 lb. calves in October. WestmanHoneyBeeProducers@gmail.com line at: www.dlms.ca They start calving in April but most calve in May. There are 130 Charolais or Simmental crosses and 370 Black or Red Angus crosses. $2200 for pick with discounts for volume. Could feed till end of March at 12V. or Hydraulic cost, can deliver. Please call Randy at Electronic Scale Opt. 204-483-0228, Elgin, MB. 40 QUALITY PUREBRED Red & Black Angus bred heifers, $2500/ea. Spruce Acres, 306-272-4451, Foam Lake, SK. Breeding quality for 24 years.

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1 877 695 2532 SIM/ANGUS COWS FOR SALE, bred Red & www.ezefeeder.ca Black. Cows start calving March 10th. Received Ivomec and Scourbos. Call or text ALTERNATIVE POWER BY KELLN SOfor pricing, 306-269-9059, Parkman, SK. LAR, portable/remote solar water pump100 PLUS OPEN replacement heifers, Red ing for winter/summer. Call for pricing on Angus/Simm. cross. Home raised, full solar systems, wind generators, aeration. herd health program, no implants, no Service and repair on all makes/models.

WANTED: SIMMENTAL RED ANGUS cross brands. Contact Brian at: 306-432-0001 or Carl Driedger, 204-556-2346 or bull. 306-283-9276, Langham, SK. 204-851-0145, Virden, MB. David at: 306-723-4727, Cupar, SK.

TOP QUALITY PB Red Factor 2 year old bulls, good disposition, great hair coats, guaranteed breeders, reasonably priced.

Down payment will hold until spring; Dark red yearling bulls, off Crossroads Degree.

Green Spruce Simmental, 306-467-4975, 306-467-7912, Duck Lake, SK.

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NH 358 MIX MILL with PBF. Very hard to find! Still on first corner of hammers, extra screens, in very good condition, $8000.

Call Randy at 204-729-5162, Brandon, MB. ORGANIC PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION of MANITOBA COOPERATIVE (OPAM).

SVEN-APOLLO ROLLERMILLS, NEW Non-profit members owned organic certifiand used, electric and PTO, all sizes, can cation body. Certifying producers, procesdeliver. Manitoba distributor direct. Call sor & brokers in Western Canada since Randy 204-729-5162, Brandon, MB. 1988.

Miniota, MB. Contact: 204-567-3745, info@opam-mb.com BIG BOY CATTLE FEEDER, 6’ diameter wheel, holds 100 bu., tow it behind tractor WANT THE ORGANIC ADVANTAGE? or truck, $5600. 306-734-7721, Craik, SK. Contact an organic Agrologist at Pro-Cert WHEATHEART ENERGY EFFICIENT 200 for information on organic farming: proshead livestock waterers. CSA approved pects, transition, barriers, benefits, certifiwith stainless steel pans. Limited supply, cation and marketing. Call 306-382-1299, $850. Call Dale at Mainway Farm Equip- Saskatoon, SK. or info@pro-cert.org ment, 306-567-3285 or 306-567-7299, Davidson www.mainwayfarmequipment.ca FREESTANDING PANELS: 30’ windbreak panels; 6-bar 24’ and 30’ panels; 10’, 20’ and 30’ feed troughs; Bale shredder bunks; Silage bunks; Feeder panels; HD bale feeders; All metal 16’ and 24’ calf shelters. Will custom build. 306-424-2094, Kendal, SK.

ORGANIC LAND in MD of Mackenzie, north of Peace River: 1200 seeded ac., 1800 sq.ft house w/garage, 6800 sq.ft. shop, 60x120 cold storage, 100,000+ bu. grain storage, power, phone, natural gas, dugout, on school bus route. 780-928-2538 or 780-841-1180.

ORGANIC CO2 FERTILIZER: CropPlus. A 100% natural, organic, mineral based, foliar applied fertilizer. It contains carbon dioxide, which is very beneficial in plant health. Apply with any sprayer. $10/acre.

Cory Wiebe 204-247-2142, Roblin, MB.

FFS- FUCHS FARM SUPPLY are the Canadian dealer for Farm Aid, parts and mix LOOKING FOR: ORGANIC hay & grain. wagons.

306-762-2125, Vibank, SK. Phone Sam, 204-326-9270, Steinbach, MB. www.fuchs.ca WANTED: ORGANIC LENTILS, peas and chickpeas. Stonehenge Organics, Assiniboia, SK., 306-640-8600, 306-640-8437.

CERTIFIED ORGANIC fall rye, buckwheat, canola and sweet clover seed for sale. Call 306-621-7310, Yorkton, SK.

ROUND BALE FEEDERS built from 2 3/8 oil field pipe, single or double feeders. Will build to suit your needs. Will also build other livestock equipment. Can deliver.

Call Frank, 306-640-5542, Rockglen, SK.

ELK RANCH, TURN KEY OPERATION: Approx. 450 acres NE of Rimbey, AB. 380 acres are fenced & cross fenced with approx. 6 miles of 8’ wire, 7 waterers and 11 pens. Fully fenced hay yard. Certified status on the National CWD program since 2000. Full handling facility with hydraulic squeeze. Living quarters in handling facility, plus 2 walk-in freezers. 2 wells, 2 septic systems. 2 gravel pits (royalty revenue $30,000/year) 1 that can be subdivided. Gas well lease with $5200/year revenue, $1,950,000. Call Don 403-704-0492.

FARMLAND: 150 AC, RM of Moose Range, Smoky Burn, SE 01-51-09-W2, $275,000.

306-209-7775 or hudon@sasktel.net 175 MAIN ST., PIERCELAND, SK. 60’x90’ commercial building, perfect for any business, $399,000. MLS®SK711082. Meadow North Realty: Call 306-236-4610, or email mnr@sasktel.net www.meadownorth.ca

COMMON CERTIFIED ORGANIC Alfalfa (tap rooted), common cert. organic Red and common cert. organic Alsike Clover, 50 lb. bags. 306-382-1299, Saskatoon, SK. LOG SIDING, LOG cabin logs, Fir timbers, Fir flooring, Cedar. Special orders. Check We know that farming is enough of a gamble out more info. at: rouckbros.com so if you want to sell it fast place your ad in the Lumby, BC., 1-800-960-3388.

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LOG AND TIMBER HOMES, Saskatoon, SK. Visit www.backcountryloghomes.ca or call 306-222-6558.

PAYSEN LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT INC. We manufacture an extensive line of cattle handling and feeding equipment including squeeze chutes, adj. width alleys, crowding tubs, calf tip tables, maternity pens, gates and panels, bale feeders, Bison equipment, Texas gates, steel water troughs, rodeo equipment and garbage incinerators. Distributors for El-Toro electric branders and twine cutters. Our squeeze chutes and headgates are now avail. with a neck extender. Ph 306-796-4508, email: ple@sasktel.net Web: www.paysen.com

YELLOWHEAD MODULAR HOME SALES, Canadian built by Moduline. Last chance at elite pricing: 960 sq. ft., 2 bdrm, 2 bath, $79,900; 1216 sq. ft., 3 bdrm, 2 bath, $91,900; 1520 sq. ft., 3 or 4 bdrm, 2 bath, $114,900. 306-496-7538, weekend calls. www.yellowheadmodularhomesales.ca

SUNDOG SOLAR WATER SYSTEMS, portable winter/summer. Call Shadow Ranch, 306-354-7500, Mossbank, SK. 2005 HIGHLINE 7200 bale processor, $6900. 306-423-5444, Domremy, SK. SENIOR LADY, would like to meet 70’ish male companion, to talk, laugh, socialize CATTLE SHELTER PACKAGES or built on and travel with. No smoking, social drinksite.

For early booking call ing, please reply with photo and phone 1-800-667-4990 or visit our website: number. Box 5004, c/o Western Producer www.warmanhomecentre.com Classifieds, Saskatoon, SK., S7K 2C4 CATTLE SHELTER PACKAGES or built on site.

For early booking call 1-800-667-4990 or visit our website: www.warmanhomecentre.com

WWW.MEDALLION-HOMES.CA modular homes/lake houses/RTM’s. Visit our sales lot, or check online for stock, homes and all other plans. Factory direct orders built to your specs! Trade-ins welcome, buy and sell used homes. Hwy 2 South, Prince Albert, SK. Call 306-764-2121 or toll free 1-800-249-3969.

SENIOR GENTLEMAN would like to meet 70’ish lady for companionship, who likes to travel, camp & enjoy the outdoors. Please reply with photo and phone number. Box 5004, c/o Western Producer Classifieds, RTMS AND SITE built homes. Call 1-866-933-9595, or go online for pictures STEEL VIEW MFG. Self-standing panels, Box 2500, Saskatoon, SK S7K 2C4 and pricing at: www.warmanhomes.ca windbreaks, silage/hay bunks, feeder panels, sucker rod fence posts. Custom orders. Call Shane 306-493-2300, Delisle, RTMS AND SITE built homes. Call SK. www.steelviewmfg.com 1-866-933-9595, or go online for pictures ARE YOU SINGLE and would rather be and pricing at: www.warmanhomes.ca in love? Camelot Introductions has been successfully matching people for over 23 years. In-person interviews by Intuitive Matchmaker in MB and SK. Call 306-978LOVE (5683), 204-257-LOVE (5683) www.camelotintroductions.com

2007 WORKSTAR 7400 IHC feed truck, 7780 hrs. on the truck, bought new (Oct. 2008) c/w new Cattelac 600 mixer, excellent cond, $100,000. 306-672-7502 or 306-672-3516, Gull Lake, SK.

WANTED: ANTIQUES & JUNK you want to clear out. Almost anything in old buildings.

Pay cash, will travel! 403-915-0447, S. AB.

BOSTON TERRIERS: 3 adult breeding pairs (2 are pregnant). No inbreeding. Brindle PARK MODEL, 2015 Cavco turn-key ready pups avail. 780-365-2217, Andrew, AB. fully furnished, lots of upgrades, washer and dryer, outdoor patio, shed, awning, gazebo. Located in LasQuintas Oasis RV resort, Yuma, AZ. $39,900 USD. Rent paid until November 2018. Call 306-960-6316.

PUREBRED BORDER COLLIE puppies, from good working parents, ready to go.

306-267-5748. Coronach, SK.

WANTED: WILLOW STANDS (2-3m tall) to harvest. Will compensate land owner.

Yellow, sandbar, & diamond willows. 2-3 hrs. radius from Calgary. 403-437-9052, GREAT PYRENEES PUPS born to working parents. Vet checked, 2nd shots, ready eileen.tannas@esrseeds.com to go now, $375/each. 403-308-4781, E-mail: heathernelsonfarm@gmail.com 5 ACRE FARM, fenced, 4 bedroom, home, cabin, barns, fruit trees, river frontage, $329,000. 403-304-9665 msg., Slocan, BC.

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CROPLAND FOR SALE - 3 quarters in the RM of Big Stick #141: S1/2 of 29-14-27 W3; NE 1/4 of 29-14-27 W3. Approx. 460 WOW! HAVE YOUR OWN space to quad, acres of newer land, broke in 1990 & 1991. hunt, boat, and fish on 2 quarter sections c/w 7 gas wells. Call 306-662-8650. adjoining North Thomas Lake. Property joins onto upscale cabin subdivision with a mile of Thomas Lake shore on one side and a half mile of private lakeshore on other side. Plenty of building sites with huge potential for future subdivision. Have it all for yourself for $425,000. Phone or text 204-483-0228, Sandy Lake, MB.

SVEN ROLLER MILLS. Built for over 40 years. PTO/elec. drive, 40 to 1000 bu./hr.

Example: 300 bu./hr. unit costs $1/hr. to run. Rolls peas and all grains. We regroove and repair all makes of mills. Call Apollo Machine 306-242-9884, 1-877-255-0187. www.apollomachineandproducts.com

GRAIN FARM FOR sale: 2862 +/- acres in a very nice block; mostly cultivated; only 60 kms. to Red Deer, AB. $16,000,000. John at Maxwell Capital Realty, 403-813-8006, johnthiessen.realtor@gmail.com www.jthiessen.ca

TIRED OF -25? This is your exclusive invitation to Creston BC. Our mild winters are hard to beat, daily temp's usually above freezing, woke up to plus 9! Ready for a warmer winter? I would love to help you find your new home in our spectacular valley! Call me, Century 21 Veitch Realty. SUCCESSFUL MARKET GARDEN: 45 ac. with 250-435-3535, 250-428-9331, Creston BC, equipment, buildings and 2 houses. Farmcarlawielerc21@gmail.com ers market, wholesale and retail business.

MLS® #L121179, $147,500. Beaverlodge, AB., 780-835-1992, henryvos1@gmail.com

CROMER, MB., in the heart of the oilfield.

11,000 plus sq. ft. manufacturing and office facility on 80 acres with older home and other buildings. Located 2 kms from 2002 WELLSITE 10’x30’ trailer, propane tank farm and pipeline station. Large pig, AC, bdrm. w/bunk beds, Fresh CVIP, doors, 3 phase power, well drained yard. $38,800. Stk #UV1026. On Track Compa- Call Grant Tweed, Century 21 Westman ny Inc. 780-672-6868, Camrose, AB. Realty, Brandon, 204-761-6884.

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FOR RENT BY TENDER: RM of Nipawin, SK. #487, NE-14-49-15W2, NW-14-49-15W2, & SW-14-49-15W2, comprising of 472 cult. ac. There are no buildings on the land other than a house and barns on the 5 acre yard site. All of the land is currently farmed. Tenders are to be submitted in envelopes marked “Nipawin Tender”, to Dezarae Senft at Miller Thomson LLP, 600-2103 11th Ave., Regina, SK., S4P 3Z8, on or before noon on Fri., Feb. 23, 2018, and shall include: tender price, length of rental term, any other terms you are prepared to offer and a certified cheque/bank draft payable to “Miller Thomson LLP in trust” for 10% of the tender price (being 10% of the annual rent pmt. you are tendering). 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 deposit of all unsuccessful tenderers will be returned by mail. The successful tenderer shall enter into a lease agreement on or before Mar. 16, 2018. The 10% deposit will constitute a deposit towards the first years rental payment. For further information, please contact Dezarae Senft, 306-347-8309.

6 QUARTERS LAND for sale in RM of Shellbrook, SK. Includes home quarter with house, 2 car garage, machine shed, cattle sheds, barn, corrals, steel bins. 18 miles North of Shellbrook. Submit inquires to: Land Info, Box 338 Asquith, SK, before LAND WANTED: TO rent or purchase in RM March 24, 2018. Or call 306-314-0212.

218 and RM 248. Will pay premium for the right land. Call 306-726-8090, Cupar, SK. DWEIN TRASK REALTY INC. Conquest: Email: pjhart@sasktel.net Full Section of mostly seeded grass with power and 3 dugouts, Sec 13-30-10 W3, UP TO 350 ac. of grain land near Hudson $654,900; Hafford: Full quarter with apBay, SK., $1000/ac. 50 ac. green spruce prox. 140 cult. ac., SE 30-42-09 W3, priced timber w/sawmill, hydro & home on river- to sell $117,900. Call Dwein 306-221-1035 bank, lots of snow and elk, 306-865-7469.

RM OF TURTLE RIVER #469, 1/4 section FOR RENT: ALL of Section 23-23-27 W2, in for sale: SE 30-47-19-W3. Farmed until RM of Craik #222. Call 306-734-2997. approx. 2007. Fenced w/horse shoe creek running through. Has power.

SW 1/4 of 25-27-27-W2, RM 252. Highest shaped or any tender not necessarily accepted. Close to Jackfish Lake, SK. 306-382-1384.

Send written tenders to: Box 459, David- LAND FOR SALE in RM McCrainy SW 1/4 son, SK., S0G 1A0 or call 306-567-7792. 16-30-28-W2, gravel on adjacent 1/4. Bids Tenders close March 15th, 2018. close Feb. 18, 2018. 306-229-2181, Kenaston, SK. Email: brad.rink@mapleleaf.com 3 QUARTERS of FARMLAND for sale in RM of Fillmore, SK: NE 28-12-10 W2 (160 RM OF BLUCHER # 343: 2 quarters, 305 acres of summer fallow); NW 27-12-10 W2 acres cult.: SW 29-35-01-W3 and NW (160 acres stubble); NE 27-12-10 W2 (100 29-35-01-W3, 3 hopper bins (16,000 bu.), acres stubble + 40 acres of seeded grass). $750,000. Call Bob 306-717-1987.

Call 306-722-7439.

5900 ACRE RANCH SW Saskatchewan, ID#1100582 GOVENLOCK, SK. MLS®: 5900 acre ranch 15 kms from the AB-SK border & 40 kms from USA border. There GRAIN LAND TO RENT, 35 mile radius of are 4892 acres deeded and 1012 acres Rouleau, SK. Call 306-776-2600 or email: government lease with 61 acres flood irrigated alfalfa. Property comes with a 4 kraussacres@sasktel.net bedroom home, corrals, heated barn & a

BY TENDER Approx. 300 total cult. ac.: SE massive steel shop. Real Estate Centre, 12-27-11 W3, approx 150 ac.; NE 1-27-11 1-866-345-3414. For all our listings W3, approx. 150 ac. Highest or any Tender visit: www.farmrealestate.com not necessarily accepted. Submit tenders to Mike Bogner, Box 173 Dinsmore, SK. 1/2 SECTION in the RM of Bratt’s Lake #129 for sale: South of Gray, SK. Land S0L 0T0. Tenders close Feb 21, 2018. location is SW and NW 36-13-19 W2. ConTENDER: CRANE VALLEY farmland for tact Sandy Krenning 780-672-9500. rent. 10 quarters, approx. 1320 acres cultivated and 70 acres fenced pasture in the RM of Excel. Land located roughly 5 miles west & 3 miles south of Crane Valley, SK. Rental tenders invited in writing for the above land with preference given to tenders involving all lands. Tenders close 5:00PM March 9th Successful bidder to Phone: 204-761-6884 complete rental agreement with vendor/landlord by March 21st, 2018. Rent Rural Property Agent tenders to specify $/acre cash rent. Highest or any bidder not necessarily accepted.

3-5 year term offered. Respondents must rely on their own research and inspection. + Grain farms For more information contact Colleen or Rod at 306-937-7400. Submit tenders in + Cattle Ranches writing to: Box 932, Battleford, SK. S0M 0E0. Land locations: NE 07-09-27, SE + Hobby Farms 07-09-27, NW 05-09-27, SE 08-09-27, SE 09-09-27, SE 16-09-27, NE 17-09-27, NE + Ag Industry 05-09-27 and SE 05-09-27.

J&H HOMES: Save up to $10,000 on select NE & SE 1/2 Section of 35-48-24 W3. PreRTM showhomes. Limited time offer!! View mium crop land with 8 surface lease rights that pay approx. $25,000/year. North west at: www.jhhomes.com 306-652-5322. of Maidstone, SK. Taking bids until March 1, 2018. Reply to skdljw2018@gmail.com HOME HARDWARE RTM Homes and Cottages. Phone 1-800-663-3350 or go on- 8500 ACRE RANCH in RM of Reno, all line for floor plans and specs at: grass, lots of water. $474 per acre.

306-299-4445, www.ranch-for-sale-sk.ca www.northbattlefordhomehardware.com

2 ROUND BALE FEEDERS, $200/ea; 4 steel 10’ troughs, $200/ea; 1 steel calf self feeder w/35 bu. hopper, $600; 1 cow lift, fits on FEL, $600; JD 22” roller mill, on trailer, $500. 306-726-8137, Cupar, SK.

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LAND FOR SALE or rent by tender: RM of Loreburn, NE 11-27-06 W3, 160 acres & SE 11-27-06 W3, 140 acres. Tenders will be accepted until Feb 28/18. Highest or any tender not necessarily be accepted. Mail tenders to: 20 Crocus Road, Moose Jaw, SK. S6J 1B5, or email: td.berenik@sasktel.net

1 QUARTER SECTION farmland in the RM of Mount Pleasant (SW-35-01-34-W1).

Macfarlane Land and Farm Equipment Auction, Wednesday April 25th, 2018. Glen Ewen, SK. For sale bill & photos visit: www.mackauctioncompany.com Join us on FB! 306-421-2928 or 306-487-7815.

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NE 19-02-17-W2, RM of Lake Alma #8: 146 acres, home quarter, 3 bedroom bungalow, 1242+/- sq. ft., partially finished basement, electric heat, central air, laminate flooring, vinyl siding, 4 appliances included, shallow well w/quality water, small barn, water bowl & cattle shed, pasture, SE 19-02-17-W2 RM of Lake Alma #8; 159 acres, FVA 75,400, 100 acres tame hay, balance pasture, NW 20-02-17-W2 RM of Lake Alma #8; 141 acres, FVA 66,900, dugout, pasture.

SW 20-02-17-W2 RM of Lake Alma #8; 160 acres, FVA 58,600, dugout, 100 acres tame hay, balance pasture. Maurice Ranch Land and Equipment Auction Wednesday April 18th, 2018. Lake Alma, SK. Visit www.mackauctioncompany.com for sale bill and photos and join us on FB. Info. 306-421-2928 or 306-487-7815, Mack Auction Co. PL 311962.

QUARTER SECTION #1: SW-04-18-11 W2, RM of Indian Head #156; FVA 219,000. 2017 crop - 140 acres (Green peas 65 acres & Nexera canola 75 acres).

2017 taxes $1078.02; Quarter Section #2: NW-04-18-11 W2, RM of Indian Head #156; FVA 248,800. 2017 crop - 160 Acres Nexera Canola. 2017 Taxes $1224.72. Briercrest Farms Farm Equipment Auction, Saturday April 14th, 2018, Sintaluta, SK. For sale bill & photos visit: www.mackauctioncompany.com Info at 306-421-2928 or 306-487-7815, Mack Auction Co. PL 311962. Join us on FB!

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BY TENDER: RED River Valley cultivated land. Three parcels of farm land located near Aubigny, west of Red River, RM of Morris. N1/2 of SE 14-6-1E, 81 acres; NE & NW 30-6-2E, 237.65 acres; RL 485 & 487, 316 acres. Each parcel can be sold separately. We will be considering offers on tender for this prime quality Red River farmland. Highest or any tender may not necessarily be accepted. For more info call Will at 204-371-2062, gnayet@mymts.net FARMLAND IN RM of DeSalaberry, MB for sale by Tender: 320 acres of well drained lands, two adjacent farm yards, garage, machine shed, grain storage. Sealed bids received until 5:00 PM, February 28, 2018.

For bid package, contact: Art Stacey at 204-934-2537, ajs@tdslaw.com PASTURE, CULTIVATED LAND, 240 acres: NW 4-9-8-W, 160 ac. & NE 4-9-8-W, north 80 ac.. Approx. 75 acres cultivated land and 165 acres bush. Submit tenders to: Marty Gaudet, Box 33, Rathwell, MB, R0G 1S0.

Tenders must be received prior to March 4, 2018. $300,000 OBO. Call 204-751-0364.

TURNKEY OPERATION: 25 miles NE of Neepawa, MB. 4.5 quarters, 200 cows, feed for 500 cows, equipment and excellent newer yardsite. Phone 204-402-0780.

CLAYTON KUNZELMAN OF WAWANESA, MB. is offering the following private land for sale: NW 21-18-1W, SE 30-18-1W. The successful purchaser will be considered by Manitoba Agriculture for possible transfer of the Crown land forage lease associated with this ranch unit. This forage lease currently consists of the following: N 1/2 20-18-1W, SEC 29-18-1W. If you wish to purchase the private land, contact the Lessee Clayton Kunzelman at Box 269, Wawanesa, MB., R0K 2G0. If you wish to comment on or object to the eligibility of this Unit Transfer write the Director, Manitoba Agriculture, Agriculture Drown Lands, PO Box 1286, Minnedosa, MB., R0J 1E0 or fax 204-867-6578.

4 1/2 QUARTERS- BIRTLE, MB: 706 total acres. Mixed farm. 3000 sq.ft. dwelling, 5 bdrm, 3 bath. 30x215 pole shed. 2nd yardsite, 2 - 32x55 pole sheds, 40x60 machine shed. Grain storage. Gravel pit. 2 wells.

Karen Goraluk, Salesperson, 320 ACRES, 10 miles south of Lajord, Regi- 204-773-6797, NorthStar Insurance & Real na heavy clay. Call Don at 306-789-2907.

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142 ACRES IN & overlooking beautiful Assiniboine Valley- Binscarth, MB: 3090 sq.ft. home. 2 car garage. 50x80 insulated shop/in-floor heat, built in 2006.

400 amp, single phase power. 28x80 insulated shop. 40x60 storage. Close to mines at Esterhazy. Karen Goraluk, Salesperson, 204-773-6797, NorthStar Insurance & Real Estate, north-star.ca MLS#1726260 3 QUARTERS w/YARDSITE: 477 acres in a block. Mixed farm, 300 arable acres.

Fenced and cross fenced, 2 shallow wells., 40’x60’ machine shed, 34’x44’ pole shed, barn, corrals, hay fence. 24’x32’ bungalow, w/double attached garage. Located beside the Riding Mtn. National Park. Contact Karen Goraluk-Salesperson, 204-773-6797.

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FOR SALE BY TENDER: RM of Dauphin, Parcel #1, NE, NW, SE of 23-28-20, NE & SE 14-18-20, and NW 24-28-20. Approx.

690 cult. ac., 1664 sq. ft. house, 4 bedroom, 2 1/2 bath, farm buildings, 100,000 bu. of bin storage mostly on aeration, cattle facility. Parcel #2, SW 30-28-19, E 1/2 31-28-19, approx. 385 cult. ac. RM of Ethelbert, Parcel #3, NE 10-29-21, NE 9-29-21, NE 10-28-22, approx. 400 cult. ac. Parcel #4, NW 10-29-21, house & farm buildings. Parcel #3 & #4 could be sold together. Most of the acres that were seeded into canola for 2017 yielded 60+ bushels/acre. The land being offered for sale can also include two full lines of older farm machinery which is in very good condition. Highest or any tender may not necessarily be accepted. Tenders must be received in writing by 12 noon Feb. 26, 2018, to P.O. Box 44, Sifton, MB., R0L 1X0.

For more info call 204-655-3458.

NOW IS THE TIME to list, give your farm the right exposure. Get your farm listed now for the early spring buying spree. Local and foreign buyers are looking for large and small grain and cattle operation, small holdings and just land.

Call Harold 204-253-7373, Delta Real Estate. www.manitobafarms.ca

BY TENDER: Sealed written tenders for property in the Municipality of Norfolk Treherne described below will be received by: Wayne Rose, Barrister and Solicitor, 313-260 St. Mary Avenue, Winnipeg MB., R3C 0M6. SW-05-09-08-W, 160 acres total, approx. 155 cultivated acres. Interested parties must rely on their own inspection and knowledge of the property.

Tenders must be received on or before 3:00 PM on Friday, March 9, 2018. A deposit cheque in the amount of $10,000 payable to Wayne Rose in Trust, must accompany each tender. Deposit cheques accompanying unacceptable bids will be returned. Highest or any tender not necessarily accepted. The bidder whose tender is accepted will be required to complete an agreement covering terms and conditions of sale. In addition to the deposit, the balance of the accepted tender must be paid on or before the date of closing which shall be Friday, March 30, 2018, or evidence provided that the purchase funds will be available under conditions acceptable to the Vendor. If the balance of the accepted tender is not paid within the set time limit, the deposit may be forfeited as liquidated damages and not as a penalty. Date of possession and closing will be the same. Successful bidder will be responsible for real property taxes commencing 2018. The purchaser shall be responsible for payment of the GST or shall self-assess for GST. Please mark envelope Tender For SW-05-09-08-W. For more info contact Wayne Rose at 204-942-1788.

PRIME SECOND GENERATION farm for sale, 1200 acres of gently rolling, clean, well drained productive soil complete with excellent buildings and grain storage. Located south of Souris MB, $3,400/ac. plus buildings. Please contact Henry Carels 204-573-5396 for more information.

AGRICULTURAL CROWN LANDS are presently available for rent for cropping.

These lands are situated in the Rural Municipalities of: CITY OF WINNIPEG, SWAN VALLEY WEST, WESTLAKE-GLADSTONE Closing date for Cropping Tenders is 10:00 a.m. on March 2, 2018 at 308-25 Tupper Street North, Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, R1N 3K1.

Please contact your nearest Manitoba Agriculture Crown Lands District Office for more information or call Crown Lands and Property Agency at 1-866-210-9589.

A listing of Manitoba Agriculture Crown Lands District Offices can be found online at: www.gov.mb.ca/agriculture/land/ crown-land/agricultural-crownlands-district-offices.html A complete listing of Agricultural Crown Lands available for rent can be found online at: http://www.clpamb.ca/leases_ and_permits/LPproperties.aspx or at any Manitoba Agriculture, RM, or First Nation Band office.

PASTURE FOR RENT, 6 quarters, cross fenced, all new fence, for 120 yearlings or 60 pairs. 306-427-4923, Shell Lake, SK. MULCHING- TREES, BRUSH, Stumps.

Call today 306-933-2950. Visit us at: www.maverickconstruction.ca DWEIN TRASK REALTY INC. Conquest: Full section of mostly seeded grass with power and 3 dugouts, Sec 13-30-10 W3, $654,900. Call Dwein 306-221-1035.

WANTED: PASTURE FOR 60 cow/calf pairs for summer 780-753-8650, Provost, AB.

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LOOKING FOR PASTURE, hay, and cultivated LH COUTTS, PTO, 48” blade, always shedquarters to rent or buy NE of Southey, SK. ded, last used 20 yrs ago, saws nice lumNeeding pasture this summer, can haul. ber. Offers. 780-349-2798, Westlock, AB. 403-485-1324, lesleymarsh@hotmail.com D&L DOUBLE CUT ONE MAN SAWMILL, on wheels, 32 HP, diesel, 16’ bed, VG cond., $20,000 OBO. 780-986-3794, Leduc, AB. 3.3 ACRES ON 2 titled lots along the beautiful Beaver River in Beauval, SK. House and numerous outbuildings, asking $360,000. Email: ranger9@sasktel.net 306-288-7791 ACREAGE FOR SALE: 2 storey, 4 bed, 2.5 baths, 18.48 acres 10 min. NW of Airdrie, AB., Contact Azmy Yacoub, Real Estate Professional Inc., 403-399-2227

GRAZING CORN CM440 conventional variety. Early maturity, whole plant is palatable making for easier cleanup in the spring, high quality forage during winter months. No planter required. Low seed cost.

CanaMaize Seed Inc., call 1-877-262-4046 www.canamaize.com SILAGE & GRAZING Corn: Certified RR, LL, Enlist & also conventional varieties. Trialed on our farm. 306-744-2332, Saltcoats, SK. Email: kevin@covercrops.ca Website: www.friendlyacres.sk.ca

2012 ZINGER 260BH, 1 slide, air conditioning, excellent condition, $19,500.

306-567-8614, Davidson, SK. ICE FISHING HUT SALE. Call for pricing, pick up of delivery!! 306-253-4343, 1-800-383-2228. While supplies last. www.hold-onindustries.com

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1996 KODIAK 5TH WHEEL TRAILER, used very little, $10,000 OBO. 780-986-3794, Leduc, AB.

CDC COPELAND, Fdn., Reg., Cert. top quality seed. Widely accepted malt variety.

Inquiries welcome. Volume discounts.

Gregoire Seed Farms Ltd, North Battleford, SK., cell 306-441-7851 or 306-445-5516. gregfarms@sasktel.net

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4 WHEEL BOMBARDIER Rotex, 250 hrs, like new, $4000; Wanted: 14’ bumper hitch dump trailer. 306-304-1959, Goodsoil, SK.

2012 APLINE 3700RE, 2 A/C’s, fireplace, 3 tv’s, keyless entry, double fridge, lots of storage, sleeps 4, very low use, no smoke, pets or kids. Call Cam-Don Motors Ltd, 306-237-4212, Perdue, SK.

AAC SYNERGY, Cert. top quality seed.

Very high yielder, gaining acceptance with maltsters. Contracts available. Inquiries welcome. Gregoire Seed Farms Ltd, North Battleford, SK., cell 306-441-7851 or 306-445-5516. gregfarms@sasktel.net

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CERT. MAVERICK, COWBOY, Austenson, Copeland. Excellent germ, fusarium free.

Call Don at 780-853-0971 or Eric at 780-581-5234, Vermilion, AB. CERT. AC METCALFE, 99% germ., 96% vigor, 0% smut, 0% fus., 49.4 kernel weight, will be cleaning late Jan. $8.25/bu. Olynick Seeds, 306-338-8078, Quill Lake, SK. RV SHOW SPECIAL! 2017 Ace 27.2 CERTIFIED # 1, high germ: AC Metcalfe, #H0A07707, $99,900. 1-844-488-3142 or CDC Copeland. Seed Source, Archerwill, shop online 24/7 at: allandale.com SK., 306-323-4402.

CERTIFIED CDC Austenson & Maverick feed barley. Trawin Seeds, 306-752-4060, Melfort, SK. www.trawinseeds.ca

2008 BEARCAT, 570 fan cooled, 20x156” track, 800 miles, nice shape, $5000. Call Rick, 306-734-7721, Craik, SK.

FROESE SEEDS SUITE Accommodation available in Saskatoon. Rent the entire 3 bdrm suite or an individual room for your next stay. Please visit our website or contact for more info. Starting at $75 per night. Call 306-343-6586, Saskatoon, SK. kimlarson@live.com froeseseedsbnb.ca

SAWMILLS from only $4397 - Make Money and Save Money with your own bandmill. Cut lumber any dimension. In stock, ready to ship. Free info. and DVD: www.NorwoodSawmills.com/168 or call 1-800-567-0404.

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CERTIFIED #1 AAC Brandon: 99% germ., CDC GLAS, Reg., Cert., top quality seed.

99% vigor, 38.58 TKW. Sandercock Seed High yield, exc. standability, easy to harFarm, 306-334-2958, Balcarres, SK. vest. Great reviews from customers. Inquiries welcome. Gregoire Seed Farms CERTIFIED #1 CARBERRY, Ennis Seeds, Ltd., North Battleford, SK., 306-441-7851 306-429-2793, Glenavon, SK. or 306-445-5516. gregfarms@sasktel.net Cert. CDC LANDMARK VB: high yielding, midge resistance, semi-dwarf, 99% germ., 0% disease. Printz Family Seeds, Gravelbourg, SK., 306-648-3511, 306-380-7769.

CERTIFIED # 1 AAC Jatharia VB wheat, new. Midge tolerant. Shewchuk Seeds, CERTIFIED CDC Blackstrap, earliest black 306-290-7816, Blaine Lake, SK. bean, direct harvest, high yield, excellent CERTIFIED #1: AAC Brandon, AAC Came- disease pkg.; CDC Super Jet & CDC Jet ron VB & Carberry. Lung Seeds Ltd. also available. Martens Charolais & Seed, 306-368-2414, Lake Lenore, SK. 204-534-8370, Boissevain, MB. AC VESPER VB, WASKADA. Fdn., reg., CERTIFIED Snowbird fababeans & Amarilcert. #1. High yielders, good protein, ex- lo Peas. Call Trawin Seeds, 306-752-4060, cellent quality! Nakonechny Seeds, Melfort, SK. www.trawinseeds.ca 306-932-4409, Ruthilda, SK. CERT. NSC StarCity, NSC Leroy Soybeans.

NEW WHEAT KING! Certified #1 AAC Van Burck Seeds, Star City, SK. Brandon, 98% germ. Nakonechny 306-863-4377. www.vanburckseeds.ca Seeds, 306-932-4409, Ruthilda, SK. CERTIFIED #1: SNOWBIRD. Call Lung EXCELLENT QUALITY CERTIFIED #1: Seeds Ltd. 306-368-2414, Lake Lenore, SK. AC Andrew, SY Rowyn, Faller, Penhold & AAC Sadash. Call Frederick Seeds, 306-287-3977, Watson, SK.

EXCELLENT QUALITY Cert. #1, CWRS: CDC Landmark VB, AAC Viewfield, AAC CERTIFIED AAC SPITFIRE, excellent germ Brandon, AAC Cameron VB, AAC Elie, Carand vigour, 0% fus gram. Call Myles, dale, CDC Utmost VB, AAC Connery & AAC Redberry. Frederick Seeds, 306-287-3977, 306-648-8337, Gravelbourg, SK. Watson, SK. MAXIMIZE ON YIELD with CDC PRECISION, CDC ALLOY, AAC SPITFIRE. Prov- NEW CERTIFIED CDC LANDMARK VB; en variety - TRANSCEND. All exc. germ, AC Andrew soft white, very good quality.

0% fus. gram. Printz Family Seeds, Gravel- 306-843-2934, Wilkie, SK. www.herle.ca bourg SK, 306-648-3511, 306-380-7769.

AAC JATHARIA VB, certified #1, 99% CERTIFIED TRANSCEND, very good germ., 306-493-7409, Delisle, SK. quality. Call 306-843-2934, Wilkie, SK. CDC LANDMARK VB, AAC BRANDON, www.herle.ca AAC PREVAIL VB, top quality. Wiens AAC SPITFIRE, TRANSCEND, top Seed Farm 306-377-2002, Herschel, SK. quality. Wiens Seed Farm 306-377-2002, REGISTERED/CERTIFIED #1: CDC LandHerschel, SK. mark, AAC Brandon, AAC Jatharia, Cardale, CERT. FDN, REG. CDC Precision; CDC Al- CDC Utmost. Ardell Seeds, 306-668-4415, loy; AAC Spitfire; Transcend. Exc. germ., Vanscoy, SK. 0% fusarium. Fraser Farms 306-741-0475, SY ROWYN CPSR, Cert. top quality seed, Pambrun, SK. foc@sasktel.net high yielder with vg protein. All inquires welcome. Volume discounts. Gregoire Seed Farms Ltd., North Battleford, SK., cell 306-441-7851 or 306-445-5516. Email CERTIFIED AC MORGAN & Haymaker. Exc. gregfarms@sasktel.net germ, fusarium free. Don: 780-853-0971 or AAC BRANDON CWRS, Cert. top quality Eric: 780-581-5234, Vermilion, AB. seed, very high yielder and protein. Highly CERTIFIED #1, high germ: CS Camden, recommended by growers. All inquiries CDC Ruffian, CDC Morrison. Seed Source, welcome. Volume discounts. Gregoire Seed Farms Ltd., North Battleford, SK., cell Archerwill, SK., 306-323-4402.

306-441-7851, 306-445-5516 or email: CERTIFIED CDC RUFFIAN. B4 Seeds, gregfarms@sasktel.net 306-752-2564, 306-921-9424, 306-921-7924, Melfort, SK. AAC ELIE, CWRS, CERT. top quality seed, sister wheat to AAC Brandon. Very high CERTIFIED Camden, Morgan, Baler and yielder with high protein. Positive reviews Haymaker. Trawin Seeds, 306-752-4060, from growers. All inquires welcome. VolMelfort, SK. www.trawinseeds.ca ume discounts. Gregoire Seed Farms Ltd, CERT. CDC RUFFIAN, CDC Minstrel, AC North Battleford, SK., cell 306-441-7851, Morgan. Van Burck Seeds, Star City, SK 306-445-5516. gregfarms@sasktel.net 306-863-4377. www.vanburckseeds.ca REGISTERED, CERTIFIED Summit. Inland CERTIFIED #1 CDC Ruffian, AC Leggett & Seed Corp., 204-683-2316, Binscarth, MB. CDC Orrin. Fenton Seeds, 306-873-5438, Tisdale, SK.

CERTIFIED CDC Copeland & AC Metcalf. CERTIFIED CDC HAYMAKER. Hickseeds Call Trawin Seeds, 306-752-4060, Melfort, 306-354-7998 (Barry) or 306-229-9517 (Dale), Mossbank, SK. SK. www.trawinseeds.ca

CLASS B MERCEDES Roadtrek van, outstanding value & quality! 1-866-346-3148 Shop online 24/7 at: allandale.com

CERTIFIED #1 CDC Landmark VB, CDC CERT. CDC Sanctuary, CDC Sorrel, CDC Be- CERTIFIED CDC INCA & CDC Greenwater, Plentiful, Cardale, Elgin ND, Goodeve VB, thune, AAC Bravo. Fraser Farms, Pambrun, Exc. germ. & disease. Fraser Farms, PamFenton Seeds, 306-873-5438, Tisdale, SK. brun, SK, 306-741-0475. foc@sasktel.net SK, 306-741-0475, foc@sasktel.net

CERTIFIED & REGISTERED: AC Metcalf. CERTIFIED #1: C.S. Camden. Lung Seeds B4 Seeds, 306-752-2564, 306-921-9424, Ltd. 306-368-2414, Lake Lenore, SK. 306-921-7924, Melfort, SK. EXCELLENT QUALITY CERTIFIED #1 CS CERTIFIED AC Metcalfe, AC Newdale, CDC Camden, Summit, CDC Minstrel, CDC RufCopeland, Legacy, CDC Austenson, CDC fian, CDC Orrin. Frederick Seeds, Maverick, CDC McGwire. Van Burck 306-287-3977, Watson, SK. Seeds, Star City, SK 306-863-4377.

CDC NORSEMAN, CERTIFIED #1, 99% www.vanburckseeds.ca germ., 306-493-7409, Delisle, SK. CERTIFIED #1 Metcalf(2R) & Legacy(6R). CDC BOYER, CERTIFIED #1, 99% germ., Fenton Seeds, 306-873-5438, Tisdale, SK. 306-493-7409, Delisle, SK. CERT. #1 Copeland: 94% germ., 95% vig- REGISTERED/CERTIFIED #1: Summit or, 48.3 TKW, 100% Copeland. Sandercock Leggett, CDC Haymaker (Forage). Ardell Seed Farm, 306-334-2958, Balcarres, SK. Seeds Ltd., 306-668-4415, Vanscoy, SK. CERTIFIED #1 CDC Austenson, Ennis Seeds, 306-429-2793, Glenavon, SK. CERTIFIED CDC MAVERICK. Hickseeds CERTIFIED AAC BRANDON, AC Elie, Carber306-354-7998 (Barry) or 306-229-9517 ry, Stettler & AC Andrew. All high germ, low (Dale), Mossbank, SK. to no fus. 306-441-6699, 306-441-6799, Paynton, SK. farmerdutton@gmail.com CERTIFIED #1: CDC COPELAND, AC Metcalfe, CDC Polarstar, AAC Connect, CDC CERTIFIED AAC BRANDON, AAC Jatharia.

Fraser. Lung Seeds Ltd. 306-368-2414, Call Grant, 306-746-7336, 306-524-4339, Lake Lenore, SK. 306-746-8070, Semans, SK. TOP QUALITY CERT. #1 CDC Copeland, CERT. # 1, high germ: CDC Landmark VB, AC Metcalfe, Newdale. Frederick Seeds, AAC Cameron VB, AAC Jatharia VB, CDC 306-287-3977, Watson, SK. Utmost VB, AAC Brandon. Seed Source Archerwill, SK. 306-323-4402.

AC METCALFE, CDC COPELAND, CDC POLAR STAR, top quality. Wiens Seed FDN, CERT & REG. CDC Landmark VB, CDC Utmost VB, CDC Plentiful, AAC Redberry, Farm 306-377-2002, Herschel, SK. AAC Tenacious. B4 Seeds, 306-752-2564, CERTIFIED #1: CDC Copeland, AAC Syn- 306-921-9424, 306-921-7924, Melfort, SK. ergy, CDC Maverick, CDC Austenson, AC Ranger. Ardell Seeds Ltd., 306-668-4415, CERTIFIED CDC Landmark, AAC Cameron, Jatharia, Brandon CWRS wheat. Contact Vanscoy, SK. Trawin Seeds, 306-752-4060, Melfort, SK. CERTIFIED CDC Copeland, AC Metcalfe, www.trawinseeds.ca AAC Synergy. Fraser Farms, Pambrun, SK, CERTIFIED CARDALE, AAC Redwater, CDC 306-741-0475, foc@sasktel.net Utmost VB, CDC Landmark VB, Pasteur.

CERTIFIED METCALF. Inland Seed Corp., Van Burck Seeds, 306-863-4377, Star City, SK. www.vanburckseeds.ca 204-683-2316, Binscarth, MB.

GREEN PEAS, yellow pea prices down, try new green pea varieties! CDC Limerick, CDC Greenwater & CDC Spruce. Select, Fdn., Reg. and Cert. Ask about CDC Forest.

Gregoire Seed Farms Ltd, North Battleford, SK., cell 306-441-7851 or 306-445-5516. gregfarms@sasktel.net

CERTIFIED CDC CALVI. Phone Grant at Greenshields Seeds, 306-746-7336, 306-524-4339, Semans, SK CERTIFIED #1: CDC Calvi & CDC Cibo.

Call Lung Seeds Ltd. 306-368-2414, Lake Lenore, SK.

BESCO GRAIN LTD. Buying all varieties of mustard. Also canary and some other specialty crops. 204-745-3662, Brunkild, MB

CERTIFIED SOYBEAN SEED: Mahony R2, Foote R2, Barron R2X. SoyRhizo & Hibrix on seed. Primo GX2 granular. 306-744-2332, Saltcoats, SK. kevin@covercrops.ca www.friendlyacres.sk.ca

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COVER CROP SEED, Full selection of cover crops to fit your needs. Retails across the Prairies, 306-744-2332, Saltcoats, SK. kevin@covercrops.ca www.covercrops.ca

ALso: AAC Lacombe Yellow Pea CDC Precision Durum Guttino and KWs Daniello Hybrid Fall Ryes and so much more!

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CERT. CDC PROCLAIM CL Red, high yielding, exc. quality. Call Myles, 306-648-8337, Gravelbourg, SK. www.foxfamilyfarm.ca CERTIFIED CDC MARBLE, dark speckled; Certified CDC 4371-4, red. Call Grant, Semans, SK. 306-746-7336, 306-524-4339, 306-746-8070.

JAMES FARMS FOR QUALITY SEED. Brandon, Cardale, Faller and Penhold Wheat. Summit and Souris oats, Haymaker Forage Oats. Tradition Barley, Glas flax, McLeod RR2 and Barker R2xtend Soybeans. Forage and Grass Seeds, Various Canola and other Cereal Seed Varieties available upon request. Custom Processing, seed treating, inoculating. Delivery is available. Early payment discounts. Call 204-222-8785 or 1-866-283-8785 Winnipeg, MB. email djames@jamesfarms.com

CERTIFIED #1 CDC Impala (small red) Clearfield. Fenton Seeds, 306-873-5438, Tisdale, SK. CDC PROCLAIM CL, new Red. 100% germ., 0% ascochyta. Nakonechny MORTON OATS SEED, 98% germ, 99.7 Seeds, 306-932-4409, Ruthilda, SK. purity, 42 lbs. Wild oat & rain free. ExcelCDC MARBLE, reg. #1, 99% germ., exc. lent variety for hay & seed prod. Delivery & quality! Limited supply. Nakonechny samples avail. Spencer Bina Seed, Park River, ND. Call or text, 701-331-9385.

Seeds, 306-932-4409, Ruthilda,SK. CERT. CDC IMPULSE Clearfield red lentil, TREATED OAT SEED for sale: Souris and best in it’s class. 306-843-2934, Wilkie, SK. Morgan, treated with Raxil Pro. Call Justin 306-469-0105, Big River, SK. www.herle.ca

CDC IMPULSE, CDC PROCLAIM, CDC reds), top quality. Wiens TOP QUALITY CERTIFIED alfalfa and grass MAXIM(small seed. Call Gary or Janice Waterhouse Seed Farm 306-377-2002, Herschel, SK. 306-874-5684, Naicam, SK. CERT. CDC GREENSTAR, CDC Impulse, CDC Proclaim, CDC Maxim, CDC Redmoon.

98% germ, 0% disease. Fraser Farms, Pambrun, SK. 306-741-0475. foc@sasktel.net

TOP QUALITY ALFALFA, variety of grasses and custom blends, farmer to farmer. Gary Waterhouse 306-874-5684, Naicam, SK. COMMON CERTIFIED ORGANIC Alfalfa (tap rooted), common cert. organic Red and common cert. organic Alsike Clover, 50 lb. bags. 306-382-1299, Saskatoon, SK.

APHANOMYCES RESISTANCE Cert. CDC Blackstrap black bean, early maturity, high yield; Cert. & Reg. CDC Greenwater, Cert. CDC Striker Peas. Martens Charolais LOOKING FOR OLD and new crop soybeans FOB Western Canada. Licence and bonded and Seed, 204-534-8370, Boissevain, MB. TOP YIELDING CANOLA from Canterra grain company. Call, email, text Now for Seeds. Check out yields in the seed guide CERTIFIED CDC INCA, CDC Greenwater, competitive pricing at the farm! Market and purchase from Lung Seeds Ltd. CDC Mosaic. Call Grant, 306-746-7336, Place Commodities Ltd, accurate real time 306-524-4339, 306-746-8070, Semans, SK 306-368-2414, Lake Lenore, SK. marketing. 403-394-1711, 403-315-3930. info@marketplacecommodities.com CERTIFIED CDC AMARILLO. Van Burck Seeds, Star City, SK. 306-863-4377. www.vanburckseeds.ca CERTIFIED GLAS and CDC Sorrel flax.

Trawin Seeds, 306-752-4060, Melfort, SK. CERTIFIED #1 CDC Spectrum, CDC Acer www.trawinseeds.ca (Maple), CDC Amarillo and CDC Meadow.

Fenton Seeds, 306-873-5438, Tisdale, SK. CERTIFIED CDC SORREL. Van Burck Seeds, 306-863-4377, Star City, SK. CERTIFIED AAC ARDILL yellow peas. www.vanburckseeds.ca Call Hickseeds 306-354-7998 (Barry) or CERTIFIED #1 CDC Sorrel, AAC Bravo. 306-229-9517 (Dale), Mossbank, SK. Fenton Seeds, 306-873-5438, Tisdale, SK. CERTIFIED #1: CDC Limerick. Lung Seeds CERTIFIED #1 CDC Sorrel, AAC Bravo. Ltd. 306-368-2414, Lake Lenore, SK. Fenton Seeds, 306-873-5438, Tisdale, SK. CDC AMARILLO, CDC INCA, certified GROW SOYBEANS? If you grow 1000 CERT. #1 BETHUNE, 98% germ., 95% vig- #1, excellent quality! Nakonechny acres earn a free new pickup truck every or. Sandercock Seed Farm, Balcarres SK., Seeds, 306-932-4409, Ruthilda, SK. year and give last year’s away. Free report 306-334-2958.

ABARTH, CDC SPECTRUM, AAC Carver at www.profitfromthebean.com or call CERTIFIED # 1 CDC GLAS - The variety to certified yellow peas, very good quality. 204-856-3396. grow! Top yield, excellent lodging resis- 306-843-2934, Wilkie, SK. www.herle.ca TIRED OF HAULING 20-40% of your tance. 306-290-7816, Blaine Lake, SK. REGISTERED/CERTIFIED #1: AAC Ardill, soybean crop to market only to pay the CERTIFIED #1: CDC Glas & CDC Bethune. CDC Inca, CDC Spectrum, CDC Limerick soybean seed bill? There’s an alternative!

Call Lung Seeds Ltd. 306-368-2414, Lake (green), CDC Proclaim Lentil (red). Ardell Visit: www.profitfromthebean.com or phone 204-856-3396.

Seeds Ltd., 306-668-4415, Vanscoy, SK. Lenore, SK. HYBRID AND OPEN-POLLINATED canola varieties. Certified #1 Synergy (Polish), Dekalb & Rugby. Phone Fenton Seeds, 306-873-5438, Tisdale, SK.

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CALL FOR 2018 EDIBLE BEAN PRICES For info call, text or email Dustin Unger 1-204-362-4113 dustinu@iltagrain.com GLYPHOSATE 1 SOYBEANS: Top yields, delivered. Common #1. Keep your own seed! Call Norcan Seeds, 204-372-6552, 204-739-3519. Fisher Branch, MB. MARROWFAT PEA SEED (common) for sale, 91% germ. Call or text for details.

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ITCHY VARIETY CANARY SEED, high germ, 35¢/lb. 306-335-2777, Lemberg, SK

COVER CROPS. HICKSEED LTD., Mossbank, SK. Now has on the floor for organic plowdown: Daikon radish (zero till); Hairy Vetch; Austrian Winter peas; Buckwheat; Yellow Blossom sweet clover. Also, green feed blends available.

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FARM BOSS WANTED at Stump Lake Ranch, Stump Lake, BC. Duties include: Seeding/Fertilizing/Irrigation/Harvesting crops for cattle & horse feed; Responsible for care & maintenance of all farm machinery & implements; Winter feeding of livestock; Passion for farming, equipment & WE BUY OATS ranch life a must; Compensation commenCall us today for pricing surates with skills and experience; Other Box 424, Emerson, MB R0A 0L0 farm duties as may be required. Submit CV/resume to: info@stumplake.com 204-373-2328 WINKLER, MANITOBA Suitable candidates will be contacted.

2 SEASONAL FARM Machinery Operators required: Class 1 license is an asset. Applicants should have farm experience and mechanical ability. Duties include general servicing of equipment and other farm Rye, Flax, Barley, Peas, BUYING WILD FUR, whole frozen carcass, labour duties. Living quarters are available. cash paid. Must have fur license. Call 780-837-0645.

Oats, Corn, Wheat, Soybeans, DL#6168, call 306-852-8802, Tisdale, SK. Canola, Soy Oil, Soymeal Email: madtrapper@hotmail.ca FULL-TIME FARM LABOURER HELP. Applicants should have previous farm ex- Licensed & Bonded perience and mechanical ability. Duties include operation of machinery, including Farm Pick-Up Pricing tractors and other farm equipment, as well FERTILIZER STORAGE TANKS. 11,000 US as general farm laborer duties. $25/hour Across Western Canada gal., Pick up at factory or freight to farm. depending on experience. Must be able to Call 1-800-383-2228 or 306-253-4343 cross US border. Location: Pierson, MB. www.hold-onindustries.com Feland Bros. Farms, Greg Feland and Wade Feland, Box 284, Pierson, MB. R0M 1S0.

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11,000 US gal. Pick up at factory. Call 306-253-4343 while supplies last. FARM LABOUR REQUIRED: FT, 1A license & at least 2 years farm experience is neceswww.hold-onindustries.com Contact Us Toll Free: sary. Operation of all farm equipment, tractors, sprayer, combines, grain cart, semis 888-974-7246 POLY TANKS: 15 to 10,000 gal.; Bladder and augers. Equipment maintenance & www.delmarcommodities.com tanks from 220 to 88,000 gallon; Water repairs. Need someone who is able to work and liquid fertilizer; Fuel tanks, single and independently, takes pride in their job, WANTED: FEED GRAIN, barley, wheat, double wall; Truck and storage, gas or dsl. strong work ethic, positive attitude & willingness to learn. Call 306-272-7038. peas, green or damaged canola. Phone Wilke Sales, 306-586-5711, Regina, SK. Gary 306-823-4493, Neilburg, SK. Advertise your unwanted equipment in the FARM LABOURER: FT permanent position WANTED: FEED BARLEY Buffalo Plains Classifieds. Call our toll-free number and available on mixed farm. Applicant must be Cattle Company is looking to purchase place your ad with our friendly staff, and mechanically inclined and able to maintain barley. For pricing and delivery dates, call don’t forget to ask about our prepayment bo- and do minor repairs on farm machinery nus. Prepay for 3 weeks and get 2 weeks free! and trucks. Assets would be welding & Kristen 306-624-2381, Bethune, SK. 1-800-667-7770. fabricating abilities, and a 1A licence or willing to obtain a 1A. Accommodation WANTED: OFF-GRADE PULSES, oil seeds available. 306-893-8107, 306-893-8105. and cereals. All organic cereals and specialty crops. Prairie Wide Grain, Saskatoon, FARM MANAGER: PAGE Farms is seeking a SK., 306-230-8101, 306-716-2297.

TARPCO, SHUR-LOK, MICHEL’S sales, Farm Manager for the 3000 ac. grain farm service, installations, repairs. Canadian WHY NOT KEEP MARKETING SIMPLE? company. We carry aeration socks and SW of Winnipeg. Candidate must have exp.

You are selling feed grains. We are grain bags. Also electric chute openers for in all aspects of grain farming, as well as plan and execute for all areas of the farm buying feed grains. Also buying chick- grain trailer hoppers. 1-866-663-0000. (inputs, supplies, marketing, relationship peas, lentils and golden flax. Fast paybuilding, employee mgmt., maintenance of ment, with prompt pickup, true price disequip., building & facilities, record keeping, covery. Call Jim Beusekom, Allen Pirness, book keeping & more) in an efficient & cost David Lea, Vera Buziak or Matt Beusekom at Market Place Commodities Ltd., Leth- GOOD USED TRUCK TIRES: 700/8.25/ effective manner. Must be mechanically inclined & have a class 1A license (or be bridge, AB. Phone 1-866-512-1711. Email 900/1000/1100x20s; 11R22.5/11R24.5; willing to obtain one). The position is info@marketplacecommodities.com or 9R17.5, matched sets available. Pricing salaried (will depend on experience) and from $90. K&L Equipment and Auto. Ph also includes housing, vehicle & cell phone.

Ladimer, 306-795-7779, Ituna, SK; Chris Great opportunity for a family, has a at 306-537-2027, Regina, SK. supportive community & schooling nearby.

SOLD! DAIRY QUALITY & beef hay: 500 To apply, forward resume with references & round bales, approx. 1500 lbs. Feed test 20.8x42 CLAMP-ON DUALS with rods and cover letter to pagefarm@mymts.net or available. Faubert Farms, Marengo, SK. spacers, for triples, taken off 9370 Case mail to: PAGE Farms, Box 59, Starbuck, MB tractor, $8000. Call A.E. Chicoine Farm R0G 2P0. Deadline: March 15, 2018.

Call Murray 306-463-9691.

Equipment, 306-449-2255, Storthoaks, SK. GRAIN/OILSEED FARM WORKER: EquipROUND ALFALFA/ALFALFA GRASS solid core greenfeed 5x6 JD hay bales for sale. MR. TIRE CORP. For all your tire needs, ment operation & servicing (GPS); BuildCall 306-237-4582, Perdue, SK. call Mylo at 306-921-6555 or Jeremy at ing/yard maintenance. Full-time year round, $30/hr plus benefits. 306-745-2528 306-921-0068. Serving all Saskatchewan.

MAKE SERIOUS HAY! Contact Nuhn ForPASTURE MANAGER: HAFFORD Cattle age for all your forage preservation needs.

Company Inc is now accepting tenders for a Featuring the #1 liquid and granular prodcontract pasture manager for the 2018 ucts/applicators on the market. For Serigrazing season. Email for a tender package ous Hay: 800-965-9127 www.juicehay.ca haffordcattleco@gmail.com Closes Feb. 20 EXCELLENT BEEF ALFALFA, 18.5% protein, DUFFERIN MARKET GARDENS is ac20% orchard grass, square bales, inside. cepting applications for seasonal farm Can deliver. 204-371-5744, Landmark, MB. workers. Duties include: planting, weed· China ing, harvesting and packing vegetables.

BALES: Grass hay 5x6 bales, maxed out; Long hours, much bending & heavy lifting. · Ireland Also Timothy straw. Can deliver loads of Start: February 2018. Wage: $11.25/hr., 34 or you haul. 204-739-3132, Dallas, MB. · Romania & Hungary Please send resume with references to fax: 204-745-6193. Or mail to: Box 1051, Car· Newfoundland/Labrador 100 MEDIUM SQUARE wheat straw man, MB., R0G 0J0. bales, 3x3x8, baled dry & clean with a con· Iceland RIVER VALLEY SPECIALTY FARMS: ventional combine, stored in hay shed, Seeking seasonal workers for 2018. Posi$20/bale; Some small square also avail. · Yukon/NWT tion will be seasonal full-time, 40+ Delivery available. Phone 204-755-3416, · Western Canada Farm Tour hrs/week. Wage $11.18/hour. Period of Hazelridge, MB. employment anticipated to be from April including Calgary Stampede 2018 until August 2018. Duties include: WANTED: ALFALFA 3x3 and 3x4 bales. & Farm Show Harvesting and packing of asparagus, Will arrange for pickup at farm/field. planting and weeding of pumpkins, squash · Ontario Farm Tour including Phone Chris 204-746-0462, Brunkild, MB. and onions as well as weeding of organic Niagara Falls fields. Must be willing to work long hours LARGE ROUND BALES, hard core, 5x6, aland do repetitive tasks as well as bending · Rocky Mountaineer Rail falfa/grass mix and alfalfa 1st and 2nd cut, and some heavy lifting. Applicants must be no rain; also grass bales. 204-749-2194, · Australia/New Zealand 2019 able to work in a variety of conditions in 204-526-0733, Rathwell, MB. outdoor environments and must be able to · Peru/Brazil/Argentina/Chile work well with others. Education requireLARGE QUANTITY ROUND Alfalfa bales, 2019 ments not applicable, experience an asset. net wrapped, good quality, no rain. Also Location of work is MacGregor and area, large round straw bales. Call/text Craig, · Costa Rica/Panama Canal Manitoba. Please apply by e-mail to: 204-648-4711, Gilbert Plains, MB. Cruise 2019 admin@rivervalleyfarms.ca or in writing to: Box 33, Bagot, MB. R0H 0E0.

700 ROUND ALFALFA grass bales; 500 Portion of tours may be Tax Deductible. large square grass hay bales.

FARM LABOURER REQUIRED for livestock For these and other 204-729-7297, Brandon, MB. operation. Duties include: operating, maingreat departures, Contact taining seeding & harvesting equip. Smoke LONG LAKE TRUCKING, two units, custom free enviro., $17/hr. Housing avail. Lyle Select Holidays hay hauling. 306-567-7100, Imperial, SK. Lumax, 204-525-2263, Swan River, MB. 1-800-661-4326 FARM LABOURER WANTED near Goodeve, www.selectholidays.com SK. Call 306-795-2710 or 306-795-5210.

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 equip.

May 1 to Nov. 15. $15-$18/hr. 101008187 SK Ltd., 303 Frontier Trail, Box 372, Wadena, SK., S0A 4J0. Fax: 306-338-3733, ph 306-338-7561 or cfehr9860@hotmail.com POST SHAVINGS: Cattle feedlot, horse & ALTHOUSE HONEY FARMS INC. 1/2 mi poultry bedding. Bulk pricing and delivery south Porcupine Plain, SK., 500 McAllister available; Landscaping Mulch: Available Ave. 7 positions required for 2018 season, in 1 yard bulk bags for $45, delivery May-October. $13-$18/hr. depending on available; Colored Landscaping Mulch: experience. Job duties: assisting in spring Available in 1 yard bulk bags for $115, dehive inspection, unwrapping & splitting, livery avail. Vermette Wood Preservers, Spruce Home, SK.. 1-800-667-0094. Email: PTO WATER PUMP, Bau-Man, sizes 6” to supering, building supers and honey 16” w/capacities of 1,250 to 10,000 GPM. frames, honey removal and extracting, fall info@vwpltd.com Visit: www.vwpltd.com Lay flat water hose and accessories also feeding, applying mite control & wrapping REASONABLY PRICED HAY in big available. 306-272-7225 or 306-272-4545, hives for winter. No education required, squares. Only 157 remaining can arrange Foam Lake, SK. tymarkusson@sasktel.net but experience would be an asset. WCB www.highcapacitywaterpump.com coverage. Ph Ron Althouse 306-278-7345, for trucking. 306-320-1041, Leroy, SK. email: althousehoney@sasktel.net NEW HAY FOR SALE; Round bale picking FULL-TIME RANCH HAND wanted for and hauling, small or large loads. Travel cow/calf operation and caring for Draft anywhere. 306-291-9658, Vanscoy, SK. KORNUM WELL DRILLING, farm, cottage horses. Involves all aspects of general ranch duties. Experience with calving an HAY FOR SALE - DELIVERED! Also custom and acreage wells, test holes, well rehabili- asset. 306-731-2821, Lumsden, SK. hauling. V-V Trucking Ltd., 306-631-8544, tation, witching. PVC/SS construction, expert workmanship and fair pricing. 50% FARM & RANCH HELP Wanted in southern Moose Jaw, SK. government grant now available. Indian Saskatchewan. Must have some experience and drivers licence is an asset.

LARGE ROUND ALFALFA brome mixed hay. Head, SK., 306-541-7210 or 306-695-2061 306-537-2624.

Call 306-764-6372, Prince Albert, SK. FARM HELP WANTED for 2018 season, on TAME GRASS HAY: 5x5 round bales from 3500 acre grain farm. Operating air seed2017, twine wrapped, feed tests available, U-DRIVE TRACTOR TRAILER Training, er, sprayer, swather, combine. $20-25/hr. protein range 7.5 to 9 and TDN 58, $40/ 30 years experience. Day, 1 and 2 week Preferably have Class 1A. Tramping Lake, bale in yard. 204-623-4357, 204-623-0664 upgrading programs for Class 1A, 3A and SK. 306-843-7762 or 306-755-2003. cell. The Pas, MB., lesannjp@gmail.com air brakes. One on one driving instructions. FARM LABOURER REQUIRED with previous 306-786-6600, Yorkton, SK. experience in operation of large farm WANTED: ROUND OR Large square straw equipment and cattle handling. Preference bales within 100 kms. of Regina. Call CARPENTRY & PRODUCTION LINE welding given to those with Class 1 license. Wages 306-539-4465. program. 2 certificates, 2 employment negotiable. 4 bedroom house available. streams, 1 tiny home. Apply now for Fall Email resume and references to: shopdonkeytom@gmail.com or phone 2018 at greatplainscollege.ca Rosetown SK canada’s ag-only 306-421-3282, Estevan, SK. listings giant Stretch your advertising dollars! Place an ad HELPER WANTED ON mixed farm. Steady .com in the classifieds. Our friendly staff is waiting job for right person. Room and board avail.

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PASTURE RIDER REQUIRED for 2018 season. Monet Pastures Ltd., Elrose, SK., requires a full-time seasonal pasture rider to help care for 1950 cow/calf pairs May 1st to November 1st. Must supply own horses and tack. Experience with cattle disease is mandatory. Valid driver’s license required.

Must be able to rope and treat cattle in open pasture. Housing available. Wages $23 to $30/hour based on experience. For more information contact: Luke Ellingson 306-378-7451, Tim Calwell 306-378-7554, or email calseeds@sasktel.net

WANTED FULL TIME herdsman for a medium size purebred and commercial cattle operation in central Saskatchewan. Wages are negotiable dependent on experience.

Seeking a self-motivated, positive person, who is physically capable and has experience in all aspects of feeding, treating and calving of cattle and able to operate machinery. Furnished housing is available.

Only those applicants with the passion & desire to work with livestock and live the farm/ranch lifestyle need to apply. Please email resume, including contact information to cattlemanfarms@gmail.com.

FARM LABOURER WANTED: Must have valid 1A with driver’s abstract. Mechanical knowledge and experience with farm equipment an asset. Wage based on experience starting at $20-30/hr. Located in 25,000 HEAD FEEDLOT at Bethune, SK is Weyburn/Fillmore area, SK. 306-861-7317 looking for a Full-time Pen Checker. Send resume to michelle@bpcattle.com or fax 306-624-2389.

EXCITING CAREER OPPORTUNITY! Saskatoon Co-op is inviting applications for the position of Fertilizer Facility Manager at their Fertilizer Site in Hepburn, SK. Successful candidates must have extensive agriculture experience with extensive knowledge of physical plant management and fertilizer handling protocols. Preference will be given to applicants who possess applicable post-secondary education.

Additional requirements include: 1) Strong organizational, interpersonal, communication & negotiation skills with a demonstrated collaborative approach when working with Team Members, colleagues, farmers and business partners. 2) Strong customer service-orientation, motivated, and capable of serving and assisting customers in a positive, courteous and efficient manner. 3) Minimum 2 years of managerial/ administrative experience.

Saskatoon Co-op offers a comprehensive salary & benefits package as well as ongoing training, personal and professional development and excellent opportunities for advancement. Please Apply online at: www.saskatooncoop.ca under careers or submit a detailed resume in confidence on or before March 8th, 2018 to: d.dale@sasktel.net or Saskatoon Co-op Agro Saskatoon, SK. S7T 0J1. Fax: 306-933-3857.

FULL-TIME FARM LABOURER required for mixed farm. Valid drivers license required. Housing avail. Provost, AB. Fax resume: 780-753-2962 or ph 780-753-2952 or email: p_murray@live.ca OPPORTUNITY FOR MOTIVATED, hard working person to manage/work on mixed farm. Cattle experience and machinery operation and maintenance are necessary.

Class 1, mechanical and welding skills an asset. Housing provided; wages dependant on experience. Position starts July 1st, 2018. 403-575-0214, Veteran, AB. E-mail: letfarm@netago.ca

FULL-TIME RANCH HELP wanted. Experience with livestock and machinery required. Non-smoker with clean driver’s abstract. Housing supplied. Fax resume with references: 403-548-2287. Email us at: walkersu7texaslonghorns@gmail.com Phone: 403-548-6684, Redcliff, AB.

EXPERIENCED FARM HAND wanted on Purebred Black Angus farm, southern AB. Full ad at: www.banduraranches.com WANTED: ENERGETIC physically fit couple to operate/maintain our lodge NE of Edmonton, AB. in a remote isolated area, from June to September. Responsibilities include but not limited to: Greeting and transporting guests, maintaining lodge, cabins and all associated equipment. Email resume to: esgc@telusplanet.net Phone 780-594-1254. Must have boaters license.

LODGE MANAGER REQUIRED for a seasonal fly-in fishing lodge in north-eastern Manitoba. 50-bed, light housekeeping lodge with a staff of 10. Guests cook own meals, guide own boats. Management experience important. Mechanical, carpentry experience an asset. 20-week season, May - September.

Salary plus room and board provided. Family owned for over 50 years. Located in Atikaki Provincial Park. Hiring for all positions. Couples/friends resumes accepted together. Email: bigfish@saslodge.com or visit www.saslodge.com MANKOTA STOCKMEN’S Weigh Co. Ltd Employment Opportunity General Manager Position. Chosen applicant will be responsible for all activities in running a successful livestock auction (sale dates, sorting cattle, buyers, sellers and employee relations) with the ability to inspire, motivate and lead. Hay & Straw procurement. Meetings with the board of directors and industry organizations. An Excellent opportunity to join a company with a long and reputable history. Salary Negotiable.

Please submit application by March 1, 2018. mankotastockmens@sasktel.net Box 248 Mankota, SK S0H 2W0. We Thank all who apply however only those selected for further consideration will be interviewed.

LOOKING FOR PEOPLE interested in riding feedlot pens in Strathmore or Lethbridge, AB. area, w/above average horsemanship skills, willing to train. 2 positions available.

Wages depending on qualifications.

EXPERIENCED TURBINE AG Pilot Req'd: 403-701-1548, Strathmore, AB. Roland Air Spray based out of Roland MB WANTED: GRAZING LEASE MANAGER/ requires 1 commercial pilot for upcoming CONTRACTOR. Bow Island grazing lease spray season starting June 1 2018 headquarters is located 3 miles east and 8 September 15 2018. Applicant must have; miles north of Bow Island, AB. The pasture (1) A Canadian Commercial pilots Licence & consists of approx. 38, 000 acres of dry Manitoba Aerial Applicators Licence. (2) land pasture and 1080 acres of irrigated Min experience of 2500 hours of Agriculpasture split by the South Sask River. It ture of which 1000 hrs must be on turbine annually supports anywhere from 8000 to air tractor. (3) Must maintain journey logs 11,000 aum’s of grazing. 2017 numbers following Transport Canada guidelines. (4) consisted of 1750 cow calf pairs and 250 Must be insurable with up to date medical. yearlings held in 7 herds. The contractor (5) Be capable of operating Satloc Bantam will be expected to operate the pasture GPS or Ag Nav Platinum system. (6) Profiand manage all the herds in conjunction cient in English. Accomodations and vehicle with irrigation timing in order to fully uti- provided if required. Wage\salary: $60\hr lize available grazing. Other duties will in- based on 40 hour work week. Possible clude: Recording entry and exit of cattle; seasonal bonus based on performance.

Treatment of sick animals; Repair & main- Workers Compensation provided, Benefits tenance of fences, buildings and irrigation package available. Do Not Apply unless you works; Along with other duties assigned by meet all the above requirements. the board. The contractor must supply: 204-745-6111 or 204-745-8484, Horses & tack, pickup truck(s), horse trail- https://www.rolandairspray.com/ er, fuel for own vehicles, all hand tools, all additional help including an irrigator for pivot & flood irrigation & liability insurance for the contractor and help. Employment is 1A TRUCK DRIVER required. Must have year round with grazing duties from April 1 oilfield experience. Please contact Mark at to October 31 and winter duties feeding 306-270-5888 the bull herd for the balance of the year.

NB rental housing is available at the headquarters. The board will provide equipment such tractor, silage wagon, ditcher, etc. as deemed necessary by the board. CARETAKER COUPLE LOOKING for new Please submit your resume to: Bow Island position in SW Alberta starting June.

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2018. For more info. phone: Ryan Renke Rent/work negotiable: Cabin or? Text/ph.

403-529-9080, Bill Klassen 403-952-1024 Genvieve 604-206-7108, leave message. or Paul Gruninger 403-308-6249.

RETIRED SENIOR, would like a job looking RANCH HANDS WANTED: 1000 cow ranch, after your farm for the winter. Some seeking workers to do all aspects of ranch- chores would be welcome. Please email: ing, haying and operating equipment. bwaldie@sasktel.net Knowledge of pivots & mechanical skills a plus! Top wages and housing included. Looking for a hand around the farm? Place Alexis Creek, BC. Call 250-394-4623, a help wanted ad in the classifieds. Call 1-800-667-7770.

Email: c1ranch99@gmail.com

NOW HIRING Class 1 & 3 Drivers

BULLDOG Energy Group

Office Locations: Grande Prairie, AB Mannville, AB Nisku, AB

Contact: 1-877-541-9029 HR@bdeg.ca

Requirements: Air Breaks Clean Driver’s Abstract Certified First Aid H2S Alive Confined Space Drug and Alcohol Screening *Work throughout AB, SK, MB.

www.bulldogenergygroup.com

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*For commercial use only. Offer subject to credit qualification and approval by CNH Industrial Capital Canada Ltd. See your New Holland dealer for details and eligibility requirements. CNH Industrial Capital Canada Ltd. standard terms and conditions will apply. Depending on model, a down payment may be required. Offer good through March 31, 2018, at participating New Holland dealers in Canada. Offer subject to change. Taxes, freight, set-up, delivery, additional options or attachments not included in price. © 2018 CNH Industrial America LLC. All rights reserved. CNH Industrial Capital and New Holland Agriculture are trademarks registered in the United States and many other countries, owned by or licensed to CNH Industrial N.V., its subsidiaries or affiliates.

USED EQUIPMENT www.agdealer.com/raymorenh

2015 NH 840CD-35 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $56,000 2013 NH 840CD-35 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $49,900 2013 NH 740CF-35F . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $34,000 2013 NH 840CD-35 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $49,900 2012 JD 635D-35FT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $40,000 2010 NH 74C-30F . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $24,900 2010 NH 94C-42FT CR/CX . . . . . . . . . . . . $65,000 2003 JD 936 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $27,000 2000 CIH 1042-36 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $24,200

68HP, 68HP, 3200LBS LIFT CAPACITY, 2 SPEED MECHANICAL CONTROLS

$ $

SWATHERS

2015 NH SPEEDROWER 200-40FT . . . . . .$115,000 2014 CIH WD1203-36FT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $74,000

2012 MB M205-40FT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $103,000 2007 JD 4895-36FT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $53,000 2005 MF 9220-30FT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $35,000 1999 MB 9200-30FT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $36,000 1989 JD 590 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,500

MISC.

Wood Chipper 2014 CK CS3310 . . . . . . . . . .$899 ATV 2009 CK 3100S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9,250 Baler/Round 1993 AH 565A . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,500 Baler/Round 2004 NH BR780 . . . . . . . . . . $6,000 Manure Spreader 2014 LN 575H. . . . . . . . $27,321 Mower Conditioner 2014 NH H7460 . . . $36,500 Mower/Zero Turn 2013 CK RZT S54. . . . . $2,800 Post Hole Digger 2011 FK POST HOLE DIGGER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,900 Tiller 2009 FK 6582 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,900 Tires 2012 GDYR 380/90R46 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $Track Loader 2006 NH C185 . . . . . . . . . . $33,214 Grain Bag Loader 2011 RICHG R10 . . . . . $18,396 Grain Vac 2009 REM 2700 . . . . . . . . . . . . $15,000 Harrow Heavy 2015 ELMER Super 7 70FT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $41,900

861595

861594

$

2015 New Holland T5.115 Tractor

222,000

74,000 357,000 $

2015 NH T6.175 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $122,000 2015 NH T7.210 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $143,000 2014 VA 550DT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $377,000 2014 VA 550DT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $377,000 2013 MF 4610 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $59,900 2010 NH T1520 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $13,800 2009 NH Boomer 8N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $24,500 2009 NH T9060 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $225,000 2008 NH TV6070 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $75,000 2007 NH TG275 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $103,000 2001 CIH STX440 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$118,000

861356

2006 New Holland CX840 Combine

2015 New Holland Boomer 37 Tractor

2015 New Holland L220 Skid Steer

85hrs, 57HP, 2-SPEED MECH CONTROLS, 2000 LB LIFT CAPACITY, CAB WITH HEAT

868380

858804

837638

875219

6280hrs, 275HP, 19/4 FULL POWERSHIFT, DUAL 20.8R42’S REARS, 16.9R30 FRONTS, 4 EH REMOTES

2014 Versatile 550DT Tractor

1870hrs, 590 PEAK HP, 30” TRACKS, 6 EH REMOTES, 110GPM 2 PUMPS, PTO

72,000

$

$

377,000

$

2007 New Holland TG275 Tractor

409,000

37HP, 3 SPEED HYDRO, R4 TIRES, REAR REMOTE, 250TLA LOADER, 72” BUC

103,000

114HP, 98PTO HP, 16X16 SEMI-POWERSHIFT 25MPH, HD MFWD AXLE W

$

2015 New Holland C232 Track Loader

TRACTORS

1265hrs, 360HP, 900/60R32’s, Cast Cylinder, Large Monitor, Chaff Spreaders

1585hrs, 900/60R32’s, REDKOP MAV CHOPPER, 14FT 76C SWATH MASTER

59,000

862907

2013 JD 4730 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $222,000 2013 NH SP.365F-1600GAL-120FT . . . . . $299,000 2013 NH SP.240F XP-1200GAL-100FT . . $235,000 2012 NH SP.240F XP-1000GAL-100FT . . $234,000 2011 NH SP.275F-1200GAL-100FT . . . . . $186,000 2006 ROGAT 874-800GAL SS-90FT . . . . $90,000

$

$

1983hrs, 900’S, CAST, Y&M, CR SPREADERS, COLOR DISPLAY

SPRAYERS

96,000

179,000

858834

2009 New Holland CX8080 Combine

$

COMBINE HEADS

2012 New Holland CX8080 Combine

29,300

2017 NH CR8.90 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $450,000 2016 NH CR8.90 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $399,000 2015 NH CX8080 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $357,000 2015 NH CX8080 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $357,000 2014 CL 740. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $275,000 2013 NH CR8090 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $227,000 2013 NH CR8090 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $237,000 2013 NH CR8090 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $241,000 2013 NH CR9090 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $300,000 2013 NH CX8080 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $261,000

2013 NH CX8090 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $317,000 2012 NH CR9090 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $277,000 2012 NH CX8080 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $228,000 2012 NH CX8080 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $216,000 2012 NH CX8090 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $279,000 2011 NH CX8070 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $199,000 2010 JD 9770STS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $192,000 2009 NH CX8080 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $179,000 2008 CIH 8010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $129,000 2007 NH CR9070 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $139,900 2006 NH CX840 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $96,000 1999 JD 9610 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $59,000

2015 New Holland CX8080 Combine

815hrs, 520/85R42 DUALS, 600/65R28 STEERS, CAST DRUM, HID LIGHTS

$

COMBINES

2008 Case IH 8010 Combine

2940hrs, 900/60R32 DRIVES, DELUXE CAB, ELECTRIC SEIVE ADJ, LATERAL

120,000

2014 BO L6450 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $85,000 2014 NH P1060 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $65,000 2012 JD 1870 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $107,143 2012 FC 4350 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $49,000 2012 JD 1910 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $74,286 2011 CIH 3430 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $55,000 2006 CIH ATX400 40-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $39,000 2003 JD 1820 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $29,500 2003 MR MAXIM II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $38,000 1998 MR MAXIM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $24,900

871670

129,000

275,000 $

2014 Claas 740 Combine

620/70R42 DUALS, 28L26 REARS, 402 HP, AUTO GUIDE READY, 16FT

SEEDING

853315

857074

199,000

856991

2013 John Deere 4730 Sprayer

1065 HRS, 245 HP, 800 GALLON POLY TANK, 100FT BOOMS, 7 SECTI

36,900

858808

2014 Case IH WD1203-36FT Windrower / Swather

250hrs, 126HP, 600 DRIVE TIRES, 16.5LX16.1 REAR TIRES, CAST SINGEL ARMS, REAR AIR BAGS

$

4WD, 1050hrs, 275HP, 275HP, 1000 GALLON POLY TANK, 100/60FT 5 SECTION 20IN, 3-WAY

$

1600BU, TRACKS, TARP, PIVOTING AUGER, BLUE, SCALES

$

2012 New Holland SP.240F XP Sprayer

2014 Elmers Haulmaster 1600 Grain Cart

40FT, 12” SPACING, 550LB TRIPS, 4” RUBBER PACKERS, 4-RUN TBH DOUBLE SHOOT A

205,000

807147

2006 Case IH ATX400-40FT-12IN Air Drill

837639

$

39,000 $

$

2014 SeedMaster CT6012 Air Drill,

60FT 12IN, TIRE N TIRE, HD FRONT CASTERS, ISO, 8 RUN DBL SH

874368

$

808504

133,000

845425

203,000

693358

2015 Versatile 450DT Tractor

560hrs, 30” TRKS, 55GPM, 6EH REMOTES, LUX CAB

2016 Mahindra 105 Tractor

268hrs, 105HP, 95.5PTO HP TRACTOR, POWER SHUTTLE, 3HYD OUTLETS, SELF LEVELING LOADER

Highway #2 South

Highway #6 North

Highway #10 East

Fax: 306-946-2613

Fax: 306-746-2919

Fax: 306-782-5595

Ph: 306-946-3301

Ph: 306-746-2911

Ph: 306-783-8511