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Non-partisan approach needed to trade

CN’s grainshipping performance getting worse Grain companies and farmers are pushing the Senate to pass legislation to improve grain transportation

Canada and the U.S. need freer trade, not protectionism, according to the architect of NAFTA

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N Rail’s grain-shipping performance started off poorly early in the crop year and is getting worse.

So say grain companies and farmers, who add their complaints are backed by statistics.

CN blames “bitter cold and heavy snowfall,” for its struggles,

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he North American Free Trade Agreement might be bigger than Donald Trump, but that’s no guarantee it will survive his presidency intact.

Speaking to producers at CropConnect in Winnipeg last week, noted conservative thinker David Frum gave his thoughts on the fate of the trade deal, which most consider to be essential to agriculture.

A senior editor at The Atlantic, Frum said that what is “ominous and alarming for people who have to do business with the United States is that while a lot of the basic architecture is staying the same, the meaning and content of that architecture is changing.”

While generations of past presidents have pushed for freer trade and more open markets, Frum said President Trump is a consistent protectionist who came to office with little understanding of how the NAFTA actually functioned.

“He u n d e r s t o o d t h a t i t involved Mexico somehow, but he didn’t realize that the N.A. stood for North America and that Canada was also a part of it, and what he also didn’t realize of course, is how integral to the architecture of the economy the continent NAFTA See NAFTA on page 6 »

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Not all cover crops are equal

Risking a wreck Breeding timing, vaccination and copper deficiency all make a difference

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CROPS Separate strategies The nutrient and its source will determine the right 4R strategy

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FEATURE Trading barbs Canada and the U.S. both seem to be experiencing NAFTArelated frustration

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CROSSROADS Mentorship makes mark The Cattlemen’s Young Leaders program has evolved and grown

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Editorials Comments What’s Up Livestock Markets

They all have similar benefits, but how and when they deliver them varies

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Grain Markets Weather Vane Classifieds Sudoku

hat’s the best time t o p l a n t a c ove r crop to capture and supply nutrients for the cash crop you’ll be taking to harvest?

A group of U.S. researchers are trying to answer that question and they’re finding different cover crops provide different things at different times.

“It’s like trying to time a meal to come out of the oven,” says Rachel Cook, currently a researcher a t No r t h Ca r o l i n a St a t e University.

The researchers focused on nitrogen because it “is typically the most limiting nutrient in crop production.” The two cover crops, hairy vetch and cereal rye, are two of the most commonly planted cover crops.

They found that hairy vetch and cereal rye had significantly different nitrogenrelease dynamics. “ We now better understand the rate and quantity of nitrogen release from two of the more popular cover

Students pull up a round of litter bags and root cores from the cereal rye-soybean plot. PHOTO: RUSTY BAILEY/SIU COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES

crops currently in use,” says Cook. “This information can help farmers estimate how much nitrogen they might expect to get and when it will be available.”

The study showed that hairy vetch released more nitrogen overall compared t o c e re a l r y e. Ni t r o g e n release was also quicker f ro m h a i r y ve t c h p l a n t s w h o s e g row t h h a d b e e n halted.

“Hair y vetch releases almost all available nitrogen

in the first four weeks after it’s terminated,” says Cook.

That’s before the major time of nitrogen uptake by corn, which is around week eight after planting. “So, terminating hairy vetch too early could cause losses of nitrogen before the corn crop can get to it.”

Cereal rye, on the other h a n d , re l e a s e d n i t ro g e n slowly. “This would be beneficial before a cash crop with low nitrogen needs,” says Cook.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | February 22, 2018

No such thing as ‘unprecedented’ weather, delegates at ARBI conference told

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Delegates with the Assiniboine River Basin Initiative (ARBI) met in Regina February 14 and 15

BY LORRAINE STEVENSON Co-operator staff / Regina

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f 1930s seems like the worst drought we could e v e r h a v e, s c i e n t i f i c records show pre-settlement dry spells lasted far longer.

Likewise, there were wet spells on the Prairies much more intense than events like 2011’s — a flood we tended to call “unprecedented.”

Neither are unprecedented, say Saskatchewan scientists.

Both extremes have o c c u r re d b e f o re o n t h e Canadian Prairies and will reoccur — and next time in a climate amplified by global warming, says Dave Sauchyn, a University of Regina professor of geography who shared findings of research done here to gather and study presettlement extreme weather events.

The keynote speaker at last week’s Assiniboine River Basin Initiative (ARBI) conference here, he described an analysis of ancient water level data gathered from tree rings samples collected across the Prairies and Northern Great Pl a i n s, i n cluding 1,000year old Douglas firs along the eastern slopes of the Rockies and from 300- and 400-year-old burr oaks in the Assiniboine River Valley.

Tree rings show annual growth increments and are indicators of how much water the soil contained during the trees’ growth period, said Sauchyn, adding from their analysis they’ve been able to construct a very long record of weather events on the Prairies, including flows of the Assiniboine River right back to 1493.

What they see are periods of prolonged wet and dry periods exceeding anything experienced since Europeans arrived, he said.

As an example, the analysis shows years like 2011 have happened before.

“The trees capture that wet year of 2011. But if you look back to the early part of the record, there are two years that are equally wet,” he said.

“It occurred at least twice in this 500-year record.”

The records are also indicators of intense droughts of yesteryear. For example, during a period in the mid-1700s the Assiniboine River at some junctures was little more than a trickle for at least a decade.

“We find periods of decades... 20 to 25 years... in which every year was dry,” he said. It was during one of these prolonged dry spells in the 1850s and 1860s, when Captain John Palliser came through this region to study its agricultural poten-

“We find periods of decades... 20 to 25 years... in which every year was dry.”

Dave Sauchyn University of Regina

tial. What he reported was a region of desert-like conditions because he’d passed through here during one of those prolonged dry spells.

“He came through during a 20-year drought,” he said.

What’s ahead?

Where science makes things even more interesting is its predictive capacity too.

Sauchyn also described complex computer simulations that run hydrological and climate models together, and show how global warming could see extreme flooding in some parts of the basin beyond anything experienced to date.

“If we look into the future we can expect water levels unprecedented in terms of our experience with the basin,” he said. “So in other words, don’t be surprised if we get another 2011 or worse.”

In an interview Sauchyn commented that agriculture is “probably the most adaptive and resilient industry we have right now on the Prairies.”

B u t o t h e r c o n f e re n c e speakers aren’t so sure, and said entirely new approaches to agriculture will be needed to face the future.

The much-altered Prairies are far less resilient than a century ago, said Michael Thiele, a Manitoba-based biological farm planning consultant, who described cropping practices that can help reverse soil organic matter and carbon losses, and enable soil to once again hold water. Soil sample records dating back to 1897 show soils in places like Yorkton and Salt Coats, Saskatchewan once had anywhere from 13 to 14 per cent organic matter but that’s not the case now, said Thiele.

“Those soils now on average are between two and four per cent organic matter.

And soil isn’t holding water the way it used to. What we’ve done over a course of 100 years is we’ve turned soil into dirt.”

Other conference speakers such as Hank Venema, who is chief scientist with the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) and director of plan-

ning for the Prairie Climate C e n t re ( P C C ) b a s e d i n Winnipeg, spoke of the need to create a new class of infrastructure comprised of networked distributive storage systems across the Prairies.

He also offered ideas on why investors will be interested to help pay for it.

“In a way it’s like the 21stcentury analogue to the work PFRA did, but we’re going to bring a different level of networked engineering to the challenge,” he said.

Sauchyn, Thiele and Venema were among more than a dozen presenters during this fourth annual gathering of ARBI, founded in 2014 in Regina.

Other speakers described the soon-to-be unveiled Manitoba Forage and G r a s s l a n d A s s o c i a t i o n’s Aquanty hydrosphere model that will support decisionmaking and water management planning for floods and droughts ahead.

They brought in a lineup of these “timely, interesting and even controversial” messages as part of ARBI’s ongoing effort to support the decision makers in basin water management planning, said ARBI chair Allan Preston.

There were about 100 delegates attending the Regina conference held Feb. 14 and 15.

Preston said he’s confident ARBI continues to make progress. It operates by the adage ‘Rome wasn’t built in a day,’ he said.

“When we started out four years ago there was a degree of hesitancy about what this was all about,” he said. “Now I see almost unanimous support in the room for what we’re trying to do and what we’re trying to accomplish.”

The organization does struggle financially, however.

Preston said he was heartened last week by comments made by the Saskatchewan minister of environment at the gathering, and hopes a near-future meeting with Saskatchewan’s Water Security Agency may see some funding from the province follow.

In his opening remarks Dustin Duncan said “our government values the grassroots approach to water management represented by ARBI.” “We appreciate that we have representatives from Manitoba, Saskatchewan and North Dakota at the table,” he said.

“It is great to see a high level of engagement in water management discussions across these borders.” lorraine@fbcpublishing.com

Manitou, Man., seed grower and Manitoba Seed Growers’ Association (MSGA) director Danial Sanders (r) won a print of the photograph used on the cover on the 2017 edition of Seed Manitoba. It was presented to him by fellow seed grower and MSGA director AJ Armstrong during the MSGA’s annual meeting Feb. 14 at CropConnect in Winnipeg. Tickets sold on the photograph raised $180, which will be donated to STARS Air Ambulance. PHOTO: ALLAN DAWSON

Early canola promoter passes Manitoba farmer Gordon Graham helped lead the charge on rapeseed adoption STAFF

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memorial is to be held i n Ju n e i n B r a n d o n f o r a Pra i r i e f a r m e r who helped lead the charge on adoption of rapeseed as a crop, as it morphed into today’s canola.

Gordon Graham, who farmed near Newdale, Man., about 75 km north of Brandon, d i e d Fe b. 7 a t a g e 8 9 i n Cochrane, Alta.

Graham, an elite seed grower and seed plant operator, and a graduate of the University of Manitoba’s agriculture diploma program, served as president of what was then the Manitoba Rapeseed Growers Association in the mid-1970s.

From 1975 to 1978, Graham’s advocacy for rapeseed went national, when he became the first grower representative to chair what was then known as the Rapeseed Association of Canada.

Graham, also a longtime member of the Western Canadian Wheat Growers, “vigorously supported the introduc-

tion of rapeseed and its transformation into modern canola as a free enterprise option for farmers,” his family said in his obituary.

For his contributions to the canola industry, Graham in 1988 was awarded a lifetime membership in the national rapeseed association, which in 1980 had rebranded as the Canola Council of Canada.

Graham also became one of 28 people to be nominated by the Canola Council to receive the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal. He received his medal in Cochrane in 2013.

After selling their Manitoba farm, Graham and his wife Pat — a home economist and for mer columnist with Grainews — retired to Cochrane, wintered in Florida and travelled throughout North America by RV. Memorial donations may be made to the Cochrane Warm Water Therapy Pool Society.

More information is available by calling 403-851-2500 or clicking on “Donate” at www.rockthewaves.ca.

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Adverse weather slows West Coast grain movement CNS Canada

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 yearto-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 four-week 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, or 76 per cent of working capacity.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | February 22, 2018

OPINION/EDITORIAL

The ‘free’ market

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ver the years a lot of ink has been spilled about the “indefensible” supply-managed system in Canada, to quote just one recent article from the Globe & Mail newspaper.

There’s a certain similarity to the arguments against the status quo. Some say the system is nothing but a price-fixing cartel or closed-shop union. Others liken it to a private tax or surcharge, levied Gord Gilmour with government consent, to the disadEditor vantage of consumers.

Most critics seem to feel it runs counter to the ‘free’ market and that consumers and farmers alike would be better served by an open and free system that placed fewer barriers to entry and had lower-cost products.

That’s been a very attractive, and even fashionable, position to take in past years. After all, the world had settled on a consensus that markets, the freer the better, are what makes the world go around. Since the spring of 1979 when Margaret Thatcher became prime minister of the United Kingdom, followed just months later by Ronald Reagan becoming U.S. president, everyone, to some degree or other, has become a market supporter in the western world.

“New Labour” only regained power in the U.K. by largely adopting this platform and world view under Tony Blair, as did the Democrats in the U.S. under Bill Clinton and our own Chretien Liberals when they took over from Brian Mulroney. Here at home, the Manitoba NDP largely stuck to the approved script too, with a few notable exceptions, as did a similar government next door in Saskatchewan.

That’s just how human affairs are ordered over time. A similar consensus emerged a generation earlier under the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt that aimed to save capitalism from itself. By the end of that era everyone was a liberal, including notables like the late former U.S. president Richard Nixon, if one actually looks at the policies of his administration.

Somehow, through these years of trade and markets trumping all, Canada’s supply-managed system for dairy, eggs and poultry is still standing, though not for lack of trying to knock it down, both internationally and domestically. From trade deals to political posturing, the system has been remarkably durable.

For proponents of free and unfettered markets, the past few months must have been terribly frustrating. A cynic might go so far as to say at times the best argument against capitalism is capitalism itself.

The recent bread price scandal is an excellent example of this. Without going into too much detail, our federal Competition Bureau alleges that major Canadian grocers — everyday household names like Loblaw, Walmart, Sobeys, Metro and Giant Tiger — conspired over the course of 14 years with two more household names — Canada Bread and Weston Bakeries — to move the price of bread products up in lockstep.

In fact, documents from the Competition Bureau allege, the practice was so long standing the players had even come up with a catchy name for it: “the 7/10 convention.” The Competition Bureau alleges the agreed-upon price increases were on average, about 10 cents per product per year, with seven cents going to the suppliers and three cents to the retailers, according to the Toronto Star newspaper.

That equals a cost per Canadian family of about $400 over the years, according to Ontario-based food market analyst Kevin Grier, if that family consumes about a loaf of bread a week. If the conspiracy played out the way the Competition Bureau says it did — and the rush by Loblaw to get in front of the scandal with a $25 gift card offer is a powerful indication there’s some fire to go along with this smoke — bread became a profit centre, rather than its traditional role as a loss leader.

Compare that to the milk market. Most big-box retailers are paying $6.99 for a four-litre jug of the white stuff. But outside of a convenience store, you’d be hard pressed to pay anything close to that. The day before press time, a local outlet was selling it for $4.65, or a loss of $2.34 for each unit. The economics of that work, of course, because it gets feet through the door and carts get filled with higher-margin merchandise.

So somehow we’ve reached a point where the supposedly free market is holding up consumers for more, while the nasty supply management cartel delivers a product that’s priced well below cost.

Our supply-managed system isn’t perfect. There are valid criticisms to be made, including that the system acts as a barrier to new entrants, the mechanism to price products is a non-progressive ‘tax’ on consumers and that the system is needlessly complex.

But compared to the shady backroom shenanigans of corporate Canada, as seen in the bread price-fixing scandal, the more bureaucratic supply-managed system, with its greater oversight and surprisingly — greater transparency — appears a fair alternative. gord.gilmour@fbcpublishing.com

America alone

BY ALAN GUEBERT Farm & Food

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oftly falling snow makes it evident that winter’s early end was just a rumour. The season is back and will remain awhile, predicts the National Weather Service.

Frozen, also, are the immigration standoff, NAFTA talks, infrastructure plans, the dicamba debate...

Congress is moving as slow as molasses, too, as seen in the recent budget shutdown.

Congress’s failure to do its budget work is neither new nor news. In the 40 years since it “reformed” its own appropriation process, Congress has passed full-year federal budgets just four times.

Despite that bipartisan record of failure, the House Ag Committee ambitiously hopes it can pass its 2018 Farm Bill by spring. That’s more a dream than a hope because with no federal budget to guide spending, congressional committees can’t really know what to include or exclude.

The Senate Ag Committee has an even steeper climb. Nine of its 21 members are running for re-election and, whoa, eight are Democrats from states President Trump won (some bigly) in 2016.

Any guess on how focused these folks will be?

If President Trump’s state of the union address is any indication, three other top items on every rural legislator’s to-do list — trade, infrastructure, and the budget deficit — are slipping off the White House radar screen. Infrastructure merited the longest mention in the speech, but only as some hazy, US$1.5-trillion private-public partnership no one in Congress sees as serious.

Serious — as in, “Are you serious?” — seems to be the operative word on trade, too.

While in Europe recently the president again complained about how the U.S. is global trade’s biggest patsy. This time Europe got the troubling Trump Trade Tirade: “I’ve had a lot of problems

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with the European Union, and it may morph into something very big from that standpoint, from a trade standpoint.”

A few days later, after Round Six of the NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) talks concluded in Montreal, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer again confronted Chrystia Freeland, Canada’s foreign affairs minister, over what he said was America’s “US$87-billion trade deficit,” with its northern neighbour. Freeland, standing next to Lighthizer in the press conference where he made the charge, replied that his facts were not only wrong, but that they were dead wrong.

“Freeland came armed with her own numbers to rebut his claim,” reported CBC News Jan. 29, “citing figures from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis in the Department of Commerce, which she said found Canada had an US$8-billion deficit in overall trade with the U.S.” Note “Freeland came armed with her own numbers,” — U.S. based, no less — “to rebut his claim.” She knew Lighthizer would stretch the facts to make some rubbery point.

Lighthizer’s approach, however, is how this administration rolls. Left unchallenged, it says and does things that are wrong in fact and dumb in effect.

For example, if you add up the White House’s swift departure from the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership last year, its going-nowhere NAFTA negotiations this year, and now its new “problems” with EU trade practices, Trump’s America First trade strategy looks more like America Alone.

That approach is both dumb for the nation and deadly for America’s farmers and ranchers.

Congress is writing a multi-year Farm Bill completely tied to trade.

But with whom?

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

February 1989

n 1986, Canadian Co-operative Implements had merged with Vicon Manufacturing, keeping its former logo but renaming the company as Cereal Implements, as seen in this ad for the Chinook Air Seeder in our February 23, 1989 issue. However, it continued to struggle and was placed in receivership in 1991.

News that month was dominated by the announcement by Grains Minister Charlie Mayer that oats would be removed from wheat board jurisdiction in the next crop year. The decision was protested at most of the 22 district meetings being held across the Prairies that month.

Also on the agenda at those meetings was a proposal to replace the acreage-based quota system with contracts. A report from a meeting at Holland said the proposal was defeated in a vote — livestock farmers in particular were concerned about having to commit supplies early in the crop year.

Canadian hog shipments to the U.S. were back in the news — the U.S. International Trade Commission ruled that Canadian subsidies were harming producers and was considering a duty over and above the 2.2 cents per pound already in place. The dispute was over tripartite (producer/federal/provincial) support funding, which also kicked in that month for Manitoba cattle producers. Agriculture Minister Glen Findlay announced Manitoba was one of seven provinces joining, and that producers would receive a fourth-quarter payout of $80.52 for marketed fat cattle and $33.71 for feeders.

We also reported that Keystone Agricultural Producers had applied to be Manitoba’s certified farm organization, making it eligible to collect checkoffs.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | February 22, 2018

COMMENT/FEEDBACK

Pulses and the future of food

India’s decision to impose tariffs to support its farmers is creating dangerous uncertainty

BY GORDON BACON CEO, Pulse Canada

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he rest of the world is realizing what the pulse industry has known for decades: pulses are the future of food.

Consumers and governments around the world now look to pulses as an important part of action plans to improve the global food system and address nutritional and environmental challenges.

Increasing pulse consumption is critical to meeting growing global protein needs. Pulses are an important part of cropping systems that diversify revenue sources for farmers, and pulses make a significant contribution to affordable and sustainable food production systems.

Through collaboration on events like 2016 International Year of Pulses, the global pulse industry has been successful in raising the profile of pulses. Pulse Canada is proud to have played a leadership role in shaping the path forward for pulses.

This increasing emphasis on pulses is changing the industry at every level.

While traditional demand remains, new uses for pulses are emerging.

Consumers are exploring ways to make pulses a bigger part of the foods they prepare at home as well as those that they buy in supermarkets and at restaurants.

Food companies, including traditional cereal foods and animal meat and milk companies, are increasing their use of pulse ingredients to meet consumer demand for affordable food that is healthy for them and good for the planet.

Farmers and governments are focused on how they will capitalize on demand for pulses.

The global pulse market is influenced not only by the commercial forces of supply and demand (trade) but also by

What started as a method of price support for India’s farmers has become the focus of a discussion on forecasts for food security.

government directions (policy) that can complement but also override commercial market direction. Perhaps no government is having a bigger impact on the pulse industry than the Government of India.

India has chosen to focus on supporting its farmers through a market support price for pulses and border controls in the form of import duties and quota restrictions. These actions have had the unintended effect of driving down international pulse prices and are also impacting the pulse-planting decisions of farmers around the world.

What started as a method of price support for India’s farmers has become the focus of a discussion on forecasts for food security. Global pulse plantings are presently forecast to undergo a significant reduction in 2018. Analysts are predicting that Canada alone may reduce seeded area by one million acres of peas and one million acres of lentils.

Food production the world over is subject to the variability of climate during the growing season and at harvest.

Science and technology cannot yet fully remove the negative impact of pests and plant diseases.

When most of the world’s pulses are grown in areas that rely on rainfall, the phrase ‘rain makes grain’ will remain the dominant explanation for pulse surpluses and pulse shortages the world over.

Given what is happening now in the global pulse market, governments should be discussing whether there is a policy-induced drain on areas seeded to pulses, and if there are ways to mitigate the impact of policy on pulse-planting

decisions and the risk associated with trade with India.

And as a country of rising economic influence, India must recognize the vital role that its domestic pulse policy is playing at the global level.

This is not the time to enter yet another policy debate on the relationship between trade and food security or what constitutes an overreliance on imported food. What is needed in the short term (now) by both the global pulse industry and governments with a vital interest in food security is to focus on implementation of an operational plan that works for the pulse sector.

Pulse production and trade is about more than food security. Pulses are also improving the environmental sustainability of food production systems, addressing global protein needs and contributing to the economic viability of farmers in many countries.

So what is needed? Pulse policies implemented by the Government of India have a global reach as a ‘pulse market maker,’ and a ‘pulse market breaker.’ While only the Indian government can decide how best to support its own farmers, domestic price support for farmers must be undertaken in a manner that is both transparent and predictable.

Without this balance, the uncertain future of domestic policy in India will continue to negatively impact the global pulse market, leading to reduced plantings by farmers in regions such as South Asia, Africa, North America, Eastern Europe and Russia. The inherent risk in global pulse production is being

compounded by uncertainty in India’s domestic pulse policy.

From the Canadian perspective, a first and urgent step for India’s government is the development of a transparent system that will help farmers and trade predict changes, up or down, to India’s import duties. The timeline for this is very tight; farmers around the world are already making their 2018 planting decisions.

India must also return to sciencebased approaches to plant protection policy. Plant protection policies cannot be abused as a tool to limit trade for economic or political reasons as this further erodes the confidence of growers and trade in the global pulse market.

Plant protection policies must only be used to address the actual level of risk that imports present to the importing country.

And finally, future changes to India’s policy must respect the WTO Agreement on Agriculture that in Article 5:3 states that additional duties on products ‘tariffed’ shall not be applied to goods “en route on the basis of a contract settled before the additional duty is imposed.”

Pulse trade with India has changed at the very time when the entire world is looking to the food system to deliver on both consumer expectations and social needs like human health and environmental sustainability.

Pulses will inevitably be part of the global strategy to create an affordable and healthy food system that protects the planet’s resources. A more predictable production and trade environment for pulses is in everyone’s interest.

Governments and the pulse trade the world over had best move quickly to fix this problem.

2018 should be the year to grow more pulses – not less.

Gordon Bacon is CEO of Pulse Canada, the national association representing growers, traders and processors of Canadian pulse crops.

Health Canada’s suggested new food labelling has limitations The labels would help consumers know what’s in their food but there are some gaps in the system

BY SYLVAIN CHARLEBOIS Dalhousie University

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hen it comes to food, the current federal government is big on consultations. Health Canada recently launched online public discussions and consumer-oriented research to find the best front-ofpackage labelling formula.

Four models have been presented – Health Canada appears to want to keep its options open (although all the logos look the same). Saturated fats, sugar and sodium are targeted, and are to be predominantly placed on the labels of all packaged goods sold in Canada.

The suggested label policy appears to be straightforward. All products that include more than 15 per cent of the daily recommended consumption of each ingredient must list them at the top of the package. Raw commodities with natural ingredients, such as maple syrup, honey or meat products, will be exempt, which makes perfect sense.

Front-of-package nutrition symbols and notices should

require minimal prior knowledge to use. The label needs to be clear and simple, which is exactly what Health Canada is proposing. But simplicity doesn’t necessarily guarantee a confusion-free experience.

Although consumers pay attention to sugar, fat and sodium, they may rely on this data to the exclusion of others. (You could argue that the more we eat sugar, fat and sodium, the lower our grasp of what’s healthy.)

At the same time, Health Canada appears to overvalue some nutrients. This may lead consumers away from certain nutrients and encourage the purchase of others. For example, certain packaged cheeses may be high in fat but are rich in important nutrients such as vitamins C and D, and calcium.

One good step is that calories aren’t emphasized. Studies suggest that people focus too much on calories and that can stop them from selecting a healthier product.

Ultimately, the accuracy of the nutritional labels should be underscored. Many studies show that sodium and fats are often

The label needs to be clear and simple, which is exactly what Health Canada is proposing. But simplicity doesn’t necessarily guarantee a confusion-free experience.

underreported. These ingredients should be more closely monitored to make sure labels are accurate. This would provide tangible health benefits, and reduce fraudulent food products and cases of adulteration.

Simplicity has its challenges and limitations, and industry has expressed concerns and even some level of opposition. In part, that’s because labelling rules could force food manufacturers to reformulate decades-old food products or discontinue entire product lines. It will be interesting to see how industry adapts.

Given the pressures of everyday life, Health Canada’s plan is likely the most effective way to help consumers.

But for the new rules to be effective, the labels should have colour and words to indicate levels. Studies show that the traffic light system is the best model: consumers exposed to a greenyellow-red system are three times more likely to identify healthier food products than consumers exposed to other systems.

Over time, consumers understand that the health value of food products can be assessed in relative terms. But Health Canada’s planned approach is dangerously binary – it doesn’t allow for interpretation and enhanced nutritional literacy.

Some critics suggest the new plan doesn’t go far enough.

Several advocate that cartoons and colourful packaging be banned because they seek to engage children. However, clear and unassuming front-of-package labels would provide parents with the information and tools to decide for themselves and their children.

Giving quality information

to consumers or overprotecting society is a delicate balance.

Overprotection rarely entices consumers to become better educated about important issues such as proper nutrition. New policies should encourage consumers to make healthier choices, not necessarily protect them from themselves.

Short of a traffic light approach, Health Canada appears to be striking the right balance between labelling simplicity and effectiveness.

And there appears to be some international momentum towards such labelling policies, so Canada is not a lone wolf. Several countries, including Australia, are looking at making changes simultaneously. That means importers will see this new approach as less of an obstacle.

For our own food security and economic welfare, uniformity must be kept in mind as we try to empower consumers with more information about what they eat.

Sylvain Charlebois is dean of the faculty of management and a professor in the faculty of agriculture at Dalhousie University.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | February 22, 2018

FROM PAGE ONE NAFTA Continued from page 1

has become,” said Frum, who once worked as a speech writer for President George W. Bush.

“What Trump has bumped into since being elected is that his NAFTA views are not shared within the American political system or by his party.”

Former prime minister Brian Mulroney appeared before the U.S. congress last month to defend the trade deal, which was negotiated by his government and signed in 1992. It came into effect two years later in 1994. He told Manitoba producers that “success in this renegotiation is not preordained” and described the current situation in U.S. politics as a “different kettle of fish” than when he sat down to begin work on NAFTA a quarter-century ago.

“We will need to be extremely vigilant in safeguarding access to our most vital market and in resisting unilateral demands,” he said. “When fear and anger fuel public debate, history teaches us that protectionist impulses can easily become a convenient handmaid. History also demonstrates, in Europe, North America and throughout Asia, that the best antidote to protectionism is more liberalized trade, not less.”

Ideally, all sides of a trade negotiation leave the table feeling they have given a little to gain a lot, but both Frum and Mulroney said the current White House attitude towards trade is that there must be a winner and loser in each deal — a mindset that is hampering negotiations.

Trump has insisted that NAFTA has been a bad deal for the United States, but Mulroney noted that the U.S. enjoyed a US$7.7-billion trade surplus with Canada in 2017. Frum added that more Americans depend on NAFTA for employment in the three U.S. states key to electing Trump than represented by his margin of victory.

Watching warily For Manitoba farmers and commodity groups, the situation

David Frum speaks at CropConnect in Winnipeg. Photo: Shannon VanRaes

“I’ve learned there is no Conservative way to negotiate a free trade agreement and there is no Liberal way, there is only a Canadian way.”

Brian Mulroney

is an unsettling one, but not entirely unfamiliar.

“Certainly farmers are keeping an eye on the talks,” said Mark McDonald, who farms near Virden. “But I think as farmers you’re a bit immune to day-to-day fluctuations and events. We’ve all been through trade negotiations and NAFTA talks before, if we have any grey hairs, and it’s just part of the things we have to deal with as farmers every day.”

With 90 per cent of Manitoba’s oat crop heading south of the border, the Prairie

Oat Growers Association said its members definitely have the trilateral trade deal on their minds.

“NAFTA is key,” said executive director Shawna Mathieson, adding that with the trade deal once again on the table, discussions among producers this year have a different tenor.

“In the past it’s always been, maybe I shouldn’t say a given, but basically a given that the U.S. has always been our biggest export market... and that’s always been the expectation, but we are looking at other markets.”

Francois Labelle, executive director of the Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers, said that ongoing negotiations have caused a genuine concern among some of the organization’s members.

“Remembering when NAFTA first came in, probably the biggest thing it did for the Canadian pulse industry at that time was allow beans to go to Mexico at a reduced, and eventually zero, duty,” he said. “The dynamic of that market has

changed now, with beans coming from China and other locations... but it still is a factor.”

Strange times While many producers have lived through past trade talks, the wild card aspects of current U.S. politics is a stressor not seen before.

“It would be nice to get this one over with, but I’ve got a funny feeling that this will be a long, slow, protracted process,” he said.

But there are some positive points to be made about the negotiation process.

Frum noted that while political chaos and scandal south of the border is alarming in many ways, it also makes it unlikely that the Trump administration will be able to effectively implement the platform it was elected on.

“There is a kind of chaos and that is reassuring, in that chaos isn’t very productive. So when Donald Trump says, ‘I’m going to make things happen in the world of trade,’ he has trouble making things happen because

he doesn’t have the instruments and tools of power,” Frum said, adding that Canada’s biggest advantage in renegotiating NAFTA is the deep relationship it has with America, its politicians and its industry.

The current Liberal government’s strategy of currying favour and buying more time, is a prudent one, said Frum.

Mulroney agreed. He noted that while the introduction of NAFTA so many years ago was a politically fraught battle fought in ridings across the country, the current renegotiation is a non-partisan issue, adding that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invited him to work with his government as soon as renegotiation was on the table.

“It’s not a role that I sought, but I was asked by the prime minister if I would do it and of course,” he said. “I’ve learned there is no Conservative way to negotiate a free trade agreement and there is no Liberal way, there is only a Canadian way.” shannon.vanraes@fbcpublishing.com

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The Manitoba Co-operator | February 22, 2018

SHIPPING Continued from page 1

while shippers accuse CN of taking resources away from grain shipping to handle an unexpected jump in intermodal and frac sand shipping that, unlike grain, is subject to rail and truck competition.

CN delivered just 54 per cent of the cars shippers ordered in week 27, according to the Ag Transport Coalition’s (ATC) weekly report.

The coalition represents about 90 per cent of the grain shipped from Western Canada.

“They’ve (CN) been in the 50s for a while and it’s not getting better, it’s getting worse,” Western Grain Elevator Association (WGEA) executive Wade Sobkowich, said in an interview Feb. 15. “And CP was at 69 per cent, which also isn’t very good. Further in the report it shows unfulfilled shipper demand (for CN) at about 17,000 rail cars.

“By April 1, 2014 (a year of record backlogs) we were about 35,000 cars behind. So here we are at 17,000 cars behind. And that’s a growing number and we’re not at the beginning of April yet. That should give some order of magnitude to the services issues we are facing as it compares to 2013-14.”

and other emergency measures designed to encourage better grain movement introduced by the Conservative government in March 2014 under the Fair Rail for Farmers Act, expired last July 31, despite grain company and farmer requests to extend it until C-49 becomes law.

Last week a number of farm groups and Sobkowich delivered a unified message emphasizing to a Senate committee reviewing the legislation the bill needs to quickly become law, Sobkowich said.

Mazier will testify before the committee Feb. 27.

“Hopefully they (Senate) do their work as quickly as they can and get this bill passed with or without amendments as quickly as possible so we don’t end up in June and the bill isn’t passed yet and we’re breaking for summer recess,” Sobkowich said.

“There’s a risk it could die on the order paper if there’s disagreement between the Senate and the House (of Commons).

“If there is prorogation then we’re starting from scratch again. So we’re worried that there’s a chance this could be slipping away on us.”

By this time a year ago grain

companies had requested 120,000 cars from CN and had received 108,000, he said. Car demand is the same this year but CN has delivered just 85,000 cars — 23,000 less.

Last year CN often fulfilled 90 per cent of its car orders and was often praised for its good performance.

Colder CN says the difference in 2018 is the weather.

“So far this year, 75 per cent of days have had cold so severe that we’ve needed to run shorter trains on significant portions of CN’s network to ensure safe operations,” Kate Fenske CN Rail’s manager for media relation in Western Canada said in an email Feb. 16.

CN is buying and leasing more locomotives and hiring and training hundreds of new employees, she added.

“We are also well on our way to deploy a solid infrastructure investment plan for 2018 with our $3.2-billion capital program to address pinch points and add capacity (and will be) ready to go as soon as the weather allows us to do so,” she wrote.

Poor CN service was caused by the company cutting power

and staff, Sobkowich and Mazier said.

“So CN is taking capacity earmarked for the grain industry and moved it into these other sectors and so we’re suffering... because we don’t have competitive options to motivate CN — and both railways for that matter — to keep capacity earmarked for grain in grain,” Sobkowich said.

CN admitted it didn’t have the resources to handle the unexpected increase in non-grain traffic, Mazier said.

“There is very little snow, and the cold is not the main reason for the lack of capacity for the grain sector,” Sobkowich said.

“CN’s capacity deficiency began around mid-October, well before any cold weather hit, and worsened from there. This is due to a reallocation of locomotives and crews from grain to other sectors. Cold weather is being used as a convenient excuse.”

“So Prince Rupert Grain is having to cancel some fobbing contracts as a result of not getting the grain up there in a timely way,” Sobkowich said. “And there are eight vessels waiting in Prince Rupert as of yesterday (Feb. 14).”

As of week 27 CN rail’s shipping performance had declined for the fourth week in a row, the ATC report said.

“Week 27 performance is the second worst of the current grain year surpassed only by 51 per cent order fulfilment success in week 12,” the report states. “It also marks the seventh time in the first 27 weeks of the current grain year where CN has failed to supply at least 60 per cent of hopper cars ordered.

“Orders rationed by CN during the current grain year represent 11 per cent of total shipper demand through the first 27 weeks.”

The statistics are “astounding,” Mazier said.

The railways get a fair return for shipping grain under the maximum revenue entitlement and have a legal obligation to provide adequate service, he said.

PR too CN’s performance is also hurting the Port of Prince Rupert, Sobkowich said. The port only served by CN, was supposed to get 1,500 cars last week, but got just 790, he said.

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“They’ve (CN) been in the 50s for a while and it’s not getting better, it’s getting worse.”

Wade Sobkowich

Zero service Many Manitoba elevators on CN Rail lines haven’t received cars in weeks, according to Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) president Dan Mazier.

“It’s bad. It’s really bad,” he said, in an interview Feb. 15.

When grain companies don’t get cars they offer farmers lower prices, Mazier said.

“Why would he (a grain buyer) bid more? He’s not going to take on the risk because he doesn’t know when the cars are going to show up.”

When the railways do provide cars grain companies decide which elevators receive them.

CN’s poor shipping record underscores the importance of quickly implementing Bill C-49, the Transportation Modernization Act, currently before the Senate, Sobkowich and Mazier said.

“We can’t get this bill passed quick enough so we can start using some of the provisions that it contains, such as a long haul interswitching,” Sobkowich said.

“We hope it’s going to work and take grain from CN lines and move it over to other lines.”

Competition That’s what happened last crop year when CP Rail fell behind and it made a difference, Mazier said.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | February 22, 2018

Health Canada relents on honey label No alert about sugar content as the regulator recognizes honey as a sweetener

BY RON FRIESEN Co-operator contributor

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anada’s beekeepers are expressing relief after Health Canada last week exempted honey from proposed new mandatory rules for nutritional food package labels.

The regulations, if approved, will require pre-packaged products to carry warning labels if they exceed recommended thresholds for sugar, sodium and saturated fat.

Food products containing more than 15 per cent of the daily recommended intake of each ingredient will have to display the labels on the front of packages near the top.

This will enable shoppers to identify foods high in these nutrients and help reduce potential health risks, according to Health Canada.

Health Canada’s proposed requirements aim at addressing concerns about excessive intakes of sugar, sodium and fat that contribute to obesity and other public health problems.

But beekeepers had warned the proposed warning label would scare consumers away from honey because of its high sugar content and cause severe harm to the industry in the process.

Now, producers are glad honey sold in stores will not have to carry those labels, said Rod Scarlett, executive director of the Canadian Honey Council. “ I n i t i a l l y, w h e n He a l t h Canada announced this, there was grave concern,”

Scarlett said. “It didn’t indicate that there would be any exemptions.”

Now there are. Besides honey, other products such as refined sugar, syrups and molasses will not have to carry the labels.

The proposed measures were published for public consultation in the Canada Gazette last week. Health Canada is proposing four possible designs for the labels and asking for online comments.

The Canadian Honey Council had been lobbying for an exemption to labelling honey ever since Health Canada first proposed mandatory front-ofpackaging nutritional labelling in late 2016. Last year, the CHC made a submission to Health Canada in which it argued that “labelling honey as a source of sugar only ignores the healthrelated nutrients not present in other sugar sources.”

The CHC warned labelling honey as potentially harmful could reduce honey consumption and “have a significant negative effect on production of fruit, nuts, vegetables and oilseeds and therefore the health of Canadians.”

Health Canada now says it recognizes these products are sweeteners and “having a nutrition label for ‘high in sugars’ on these products would be redundant.”

Scarlett said Health Canada’s acknowledgment justifies CHC’s position that honey should not be included in front-of-package labelling.

He said CHC is not against the measure, just the inclusion of honey in it.

“Initially, when Health Canada announced this, there was grave concern.”

Rod Scarlett CHC

Manitoba honey producers are pleased they’ll be exempted from labelling standards aimed at unhealthy foods. PHOTO: CANADIAN HONEY COUNCIL

Scarlett was inter viewed before speaking to the Manitoba Beekeepers’ Association annual convention in Winnipeg last Friday.

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He said if the labelling issue had included honey, it would have hurt sales at a time when the industry is expanding. Canada currently has over

10,500 beekeepers, up from 7,000 four to five years ago.

The number of bee colonies is around 790,000, an increase from 770,000 last year.

Health Canada’s concession on honey is the industry’s latest victory on food labelling. Another measure currently in progress will affect the Canada No. 1 label on honey in grocery stores.

Previously, Canada No. 1 was simply a grading label and did not indicate country of origin. As a result, Canadian honey blended with honey from other countries was still labelled Canada No. 1, giving the mistaken impression of being entirely Canadian when it wasn’t.

Now Canada No. 1 will mean the honey is 100 per cent Canadian, Scarlett said.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | February 22, 2018

Renovated windbreak for farmer education

The Stanley Soil Management Association has established a demo site to help landowners evaluate methods for renovating rather than removal of these sites

BY LORRAINE STEVENSON Co-operator staff

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The Stanley Soil Management Association has created a site in the RM of Stanley to demonstrate the merits of pruning and thinning windbreaks rather than removing them. PHOTO: STANLEY SOIL MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION

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ne of the few remaining soil associations in Manitoba has created a windbreak demo site in hopes of showing more landowners there’s more to be gained from renovating shelterbelts than removing them.

The Stanley Soil Management Association received a small grant from the federal Environment and Climate Change Canada program and used the money to create the demo site where an overgrown 50-foot-wide shelterbelt in the Winkler area was thinned down to about 10 feet wide.

The aim is to show landowners who consider tree rows a nuisance that there’s other options besides bulldozing them out of the way, said SSMA’s technician Richard Warkentin.

One of the most common reasons farmers say they’re removing shelterbelts is that they take up too much room on land they could be cropping, he said.

“They feel they’re too wide and they’re encroaching on valuable farmland too much,” he said.

Others say they interfere with moving farm equipment and slow down field work.

SSMA’s $13,000 grant is also being used to develop educational materials about the benefits of shelterbelts. The project’s aim is to help landowners view their shelterbelts as a long-term investment in good landscape management, by evaluating different methods of renovating to maximize the benefits of windbreaks.

There is considerable research demonstrating the ecosystems services and even crop yield benefits shelterbelts provide, said Warkentin.

A study conducted in the RM of Stanley in 2013 cited farmers’ observations related to soil conservation and eros i o n c o n t r o l p r ov i d e d by shelterbelts. That study also e x a m i n e d p ro b l e m s f a r m ers had with them, including debris, weeds and snow accumulation around them plus the interference with larger farm equipment.

That study also cited the value rural residents placed on shelterbelts within the rural community as a whole.

Warkentin said as the need to mitigate climate change effects intensify, shelterbelts

“This is an awareness project, to let people know that shelterbelts are valuable and there’s options to keep them rather than to remove them totally.”

Richard Warkentin Stanley Soil Association technician

should be recognized for their benefits and the role they play sequestering carbon.

Renovating existing older shelterbelts rather than re m ov i n g t h e m w i l l a l l ow them to continue to provide those benefits, he said.

“This is an awareness project, to let people know that shelterbelts are valuable and there’s options to keep them rather than to remove them totally,” he said.

The association is planning a workshop for March 14 where there will be presentations made on tree planting and renovation techniques including pruning and interplanting plus discussions on the role of shelterbelts in the agro-landscape.

The Stanley Soil Management Association has been selling trees since the demise of the PFRA and Warkentin estimates it has sold around 45,000 in the last five years. The planting area has been extended beyond the RM and will go as far as it’s feasible to take planting equipment, he said.

The association itself was founded in 1984 dur ing a period when local farmers were concerned about drying conditions in agro-Manitoba.

The organization was incorporated in 1987. During the 1990s Farming for Tomorrow era it was planting as many as 50 miles a year of shelterbelts, Warkentin said.

“A lot of the shelterbelts you see in the countryside around here right now were probably planted 30-some years ago,” he said. If these trees stay healthy they could last another half-century, he added.

Fo r m o re i n f o r m a t i o n contact the Stanley Soil Management Association at 204-362-0352 or email: stanleysoil@hotmail.com. lorraine@fbcpublishing.com

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Futures (February 16, 2018) in U.S. Fed Cattle Close Change February 2018 129.28 3.50 April 2018 127.25 3.53 June 2018 118.60 3.07 August 2018 115.40 2.40 October 2018 117.10 2.22 December 2018 118.85 2.02

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

Cattle Slaughter Canada East West Manitoba U.S.

February 16, 2018

Previous Year­ 50,606 13,069 37,537 NA 579,000

DAVE SIMS CNSC Ontario 137.41 - 154.43 127.93 - 152.25 52.82 - 74.97 52.82 - 74.97 77.84 - 100.13 $ 171.52 - 192.82 180.09 - 197.17 172.08 - 205.91 187.50 - 230.36 193.81 - 244.15 188.29 - 240.25 $ 136.84 - 160.08 130.48 - 158.62 159.29 - 186.14 154.05 - 191.39 157.90 - 204.48 153.85 - 197.42 $

Close 149.83 152.30 152.85 155.35 154.95 154.65

Change 2.57 3.65 3.92 3.65 2.90 2.33

Week Ending Feb 10, 2018 1,000 24,831 12,987 453 577 9,509 214

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175.92 179.02 179.73

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t w a s a s u r p r i s i n g l y b u s y we e k f o r Manitoba auction marts during the week ended Feb. 16, as over 9,000 animals made their way to market, up from just 7,700 the week before.

“We saw some good volume this week,” said Rick Wright of Heartland Order Buying Co. “Everyone was up.”

Strong interest from eastern buyers helped to keep prices steady, he said. “Ontario interest on exotic-cross calves and real topend black calves helped push the market.”

Heavyweight cattle over 900 lbs. sold very well, he said, though he added the sooner they are harvested, the better the price.

The market wasn’t as strong, though, for animals in the 750- to 900-lb. range.

“They’re going to come out in the summertime and there will be a glut of fats on both sides of the border,” he said, adding market uncertainty was making buyers reluctant to spend big dollars on that class of cattle.

Once animals get under the 700-lb. threshold, though, the buying is more intense.

“These cattle are extremely strong; they’re going to come off grass in the fall, futures look good and the dollar looks decent at that particular time,” he said.

Future prices for yearlings off the grass in late August, September and October also look bright, according to Wright.

A lot of ranchers made money off the year-

Close 69.73 75.90

Change 0.27 0.88

June 2018 July 2018 August 2018

80.20 81.33 81.55

0.58 0.83 1.18

Other Market Prices

McDonald’s plays ‘hide the cheeseburger’ in new Happy Meal health push

BY LISA BAERTLEIN Reuters

Sheep and Lambs Choice (110+ lb.)

(95 - 109 lb.)

(80 - 94 lb.)

(Under 80 lb.)

(New crop)

“… we’re going to see some producers keep their heifers at home and maybe breed a few more.” rick wright Heartland Order Buying Co.

lings last year, he said, and have reinvested back into the calf market, which is why they are so strong right now.

Some Manitoba operators said the volume of cows may have been a touch lower this week, although heiferettes were generally $2-$4 higher.

“There’s quite a spread between the heifers, as much as 20 to 30 cents,” said Wright.

“So we’re going to see some producers keep their heifers at home and maybe breed a few more.”

Bred heifers were selling for good prices last fall, though, so some buyers would likely be shopping around. “Those guys who do that on an annual basis will step back into the market fairly soon,” he said.

One concern for some ranchers is the amount of water in their dugouts, according to Wright. “Some wells are starting to dry up,” he said.

There wasn’t a lot of snow available for spring run-off either, but there’s still a lot of time, he added.

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

briefs

Futures (February 16, 2018) in U.S. Hogs April 2018 May 2018

$/cwt Ewes Lambs

$1 Cdn: $0.7974 U.S. $1 U.S: $1.2540 Cdn.

column

Cattle Prices

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

EXCHANGES: February 16, 2018

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 117.30 - 156.83 188.28 - 213.30 224.53 - 241.51 236.07 - 267.55 273.45 - 328.10 —

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

McDonald’s Corp. is removing cheeseburgers from U.S. Happy Meal menus and shrinking the french fry serving in one “Mighty Meal” as part of a new global plan to cut calories and make its food for children more healthy.

The changes announced Feb. 15 come as the world’s biggest fast-food chain for the first time established global limits for calories, sodium, saturated fat and added sugar in Happy Meals, which consultants and franchisees say account for roughly 15 per cent of sales in the United States.

By 2022, McDonald’s aims to have at least half of the Happy Meals listed on its drivethru, restaurant and digital menus around the world contain 600 calories or less, 10 per cent of calories from saturated fat, 650 mg

of sodium, and 10 per cent of calories from added sugar.

The chain’s U.S. restaurants will continue to offer Happy Meal cheeseburgers on request, which nudges diners to change behaviour. When it did the same thing with Happy Meal sodas in 2013, some customers switched to water, milk or juice.

McDonald’s said it will reduce calories and sodium from its six-piece chicken McNugget Mighty meal for older children by halving the french fry portion size.

The company also is adding bottled water to Happy Meal menu boards and offering chocolate milk on request as it is reformulated to reduce added sugars.

As part of its continued partnership with the non-profit Alliance for Healthier Generation, McDonald’s also is working on plans to incorporate more healthy Happy Meal options for entrees as well as fruit and vegetable sides. Among other things, restaurants in Italy offer a Happy Meal grilled chicken sandwich; pineapple spears are on the menu in Spain; and cooked corn is a vegetable option in China, Japan and Taiwan.

Goats Kids Billys Mature

Winnipeg (Hd Fats) — — —

Toronto ($/cwt) 95.90 - 388.78 — 103.54 - 293.61

Horses <1,000 lbs.

1,000 lbs.+

Winnipeg ($/cwt) — —

Toronto ($/cwt) 42.50 - 42.50 45.00 - 72.50

Looking for results? Check out the market reports from livestock auctions around the province. » PaGe 14

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The Manitoba Co-operator | February 22, 2018

GRAIN MARKETS column

Manitoba Elevator Prices

Soybeans’ strength doesn’t sustain canola’s rally

Average quotes as of February 16, 2018 ($/tonne) Future

Basis

E. Manitoba wheat

222.39

21.36

243.75

W. Manitoba wheat

222.39

15.81

238.20

E. Manitoba canola

503.10

-12.59

490.51

W. Manitoba canola

503.10

-21.95

Large corn supplies keep cash prices under pressure Phil Franz-Warkentin CNSC

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CE Futures Canada canola contracts hit their best levels in two months during the week ended Feb. 16, but ran out of gas and retreated from those highs despite continued strength in Chicago soybeans.

After rallying above the psychological $500-per-tonne mark on Monday (Feb. 12), March canola spent the next few days making attempts at continuing that rally — but failed each time.

The lack of follow-through buying came despite ongoing gains in Chicago soybeans, which kept moving higher all week on the back of weather concerns in Argentina. Heat and dryness in the South American country was especially supportive for soymeal, as Argentina is a major exporter of the livestock feed.

Soymeal futures climbed to their highest levels in 1-1/2 years on a continuous chart. Meanwhile, soyoil fell to its lowest levels in eight months, as traders adjusted the spreads between the two commodities. The strong demand from the livestock sector for meal is pointing to a possible oversupply of soyoil. Monthly U.S. crushing data released during the week showed soyoil supplies in the country climbing 13 per cent in January, to 1.73 billion lbs.

481.15 Source: pdqinfo.ca

Canola’s oil content is considerably higher than beans, and typically takes more direction from activity in vegetable oil markets than meal. That accounts for the relative weakness in canola compared to soybeans.

However, even with the weakness in soyoil, canola crush margins still improved by about $10 per tonne over the course of the week, hitting $80 per tonne above the futures.

Those profitable margins should be keeping the domestic crushers running close to full capacity, with spot pricing opportunities at least a possibility if the futures don’t improve.

The Canadian dollar strengthened over the course of the week, trading at just under 80 U.S. cents by Friday.

Grain futures saw some choppy activity during the week, with the end result being a relatively flat showing for both corn and wheat.

Wheat traders continue to keep a close eye on weather conditions across the U.S. Plains, where a lack of moisture is cutting into yield prospects for the winter crop currently in hibernation.

Corn is seeing some good export demand lately, with the U.S. selling nearly two million tonnes in the latest weekly report.

However, supplies in the countryside are also pretty large, which is keeping prices from climbing much higher as any uptick brings in more farmer selling.

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

For three-times-daily market reports and more from Commodity News Service Canada, visit the Markets section at www.manitobacooperator.ca.

Cash

Port Prices As of Friday, February 16, 2018 ($/tonne) Last Week

Weekly Change

U.S. hard red winter 12% Houston

240.12

5.70

U.S. spring wheat 14% Portland

267.40

0.64

Canola Thunder Bay

513.10

3.20

Canola Vancouver

533.10

9.20

Closing Futures Prices

As of Thursday, February 15, 2018 ($/tonne)

ICE canola

Last Week

Weekly Change

503.10

5.20

ICE milling wheat

n/a

n/a

ICE barley

n/a

n/a

Mpls. HRS wheat

222.39

0.64

Chicago SRW wheat

168.20

3.22

Kansas City HRW wheat

175.82

4.78

Corn

144.68

2.17

Oats

173.61

0.81

Soybeans

375.34

14.15

411.38

32.51

695.46

-9.26

Soymeal Soyoil

Cash Prices Winnipeg As of Friday, February 16, 2018 ($/tonne) Last Week

Weekly Change

Feed wheat

n/a

n/a

Feed barley

176.37

-0.46

n/a

n/a

475.17

15.75

Rye Flaxseed Feed peas

n/a

n/a

Oats

188.04

-3.89

Soybeans

392.43

15.07

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

17.35

0.00

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

Ask

Ask

Prairie wheat bids mixed while U.S. futures rise Minneapolis March 2018 spring wheat rose five U.S. cents on the week

BY ASHLEY ROBINSON CNS Canada

W

h e a t b i d s i n We s t e r n Canada were mixed for the week ended Feb. 15, while U.S. wheat futures rose.

Depending on the location, average Canada Wester n Red Spr ing (CWRS, 13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices were mixed in Western Canada with some unchanged and others rising by $1-$2, according to price quotes from a cross-section of delivery points compiled by PDQ (Price and Data Quotes). However, in eastern Manitoba prices dropped by $1, to $244 per tonne. Average prices ranged from about $236 per tonne in southeastern Saskatchewan to as high as $251 in northern Alberta.

Quoted basis levels varied from location to location, but rose to

range from $12 to $27 above the futures when using the grain company methodology of quoting the basis as the difference between U.S. dollar-denominated 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$189 to US$203 per tonne, which was up on a U.S. dollar basis on the week. That would put the currency-adjusted basis levels at about US$21-$35 below the futures.

Looking at it the other way around, if the Minneapolis futures are converted to Canadian dollars, CWRS basis levels across Western Canada range from $29 to $47 below the futures.

Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) wheat bids were up by $6-$7. Prices across the Prair ies ranged from

… in eastern Manitoba, (average CWRS wheat) prices dropped by $1, to $244 per tonne.

$194 per tonne in southwestern Saskatchewan to $215 per tonne in southern Alberta.

Average durum prices fell $3-$5 in most of Western Canada; bids ranged from about $258 to $267 per tonne.

The March spr ing wheat con tract in Minneapolis, off of which most CWRS contracts in Canada are based, was quoted Feb. 15 at US$6.085 per bushel, up five U.S. cents 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$4.78 per bushel on Feb. 15, up 12.5 U.S. cents compared to the previous week.

T h e M a rc h C h i c a g o B o a rd o f Trade soft wheat contract settled at US$4.6175 on Feb. 15, up by 12.75 U.S. cents on the week.

The Canadian dollar settled Feb. 15 at 79.97 U.S. cents, rising by almost three-quarters of a cent over the course of the week.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | February 22, 2018

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

Don’t risk a wreck in your cow’s reproduction this spring Breeding timing makes a difference in open rates and so do vaccinations and copper deficiency

Data from the Western Canadian Cow-Calf survey provides valuable insights into lowering open rates in your herd. PHOTO: CANADA BEEF

BY ALEXIS KIENLEN Staff

I

f you want to make sure that you get calves on the ground, pay attention to body score, when you calve, and vaccinations.

That was the message from Cheryl Waldner, a professor in large-animal clinical sciences at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan.

“You need to get the cattle cycling at the start of the breeding season and we need to get conception rates to ensure herd fertility,” Waldner said during a recent Beef Cattle Research Council webinar.

Normal open rates in a herd are about six per cent, according to data from the Western Canadian Cow-Calf survey, which covered 64,000 breeding females, she said. But there was a lot of variation — ranging from about two per cent to 12.5 per cent (or more) for individual herds. For heifers (which tend to have higher open rates), the average was 8.5 per cent, but ranged anywhere from zero to 24 per cent in some herds.

So what can you do to beat those average numbers?

“When you breed in May or June, you get slightly lower open rates than herds that start breeding in July or later,” said Waldner.

However, the difference isn’t huge, and she advises caution before moving breeding dates.

“If you start to breed calves in the last weekend in February or March, keep in mind that we are pushing cows a little harder if they are being asked to get pregnant in the summer breeding season,” she said.

Pasture management and nutrition are important considerations during this time.

“It’s not enough just to get cows pregnant,” she said. “We need to make sure that cows carry calves to term and deliver a healthy calf.”

The survey didn’t find abortions to be an issue — the typical herd had less than one per cent of abortions for both calves and heifers. And there was no correlation between late-season breeding and abortions.

“Abortion rates are low and they’re not particularly seasonally dependent. That’s good news,” said Waldner.

Stillbirths are generally about 1.8 per cent for cows, and 2.7

“It’s not enough just to get cows pregnant.

We need to make sure that cows carry calves to term and deliver a healthy calf.”

Cheryl Waldner

per cent for heifers, with the risk lower for cows bred in June, July and August versus those bred earlier. As well, cows bred in May and June had slightly lower pregnancy rates. Droughts also had an impact on stillbirths, and this was seen particularly in research done in 2001 and 2002.

Improving the odds Body condition score is a key factor in open rates.

The scoring system used in Western Canada runs from 1 (thin) to 5 (heavy), with most cattle falling in the 2 to 4 range.

Those with a 2 (visible short ribs) had open rates 3.5 to 4.3 times higher than those with a 3 (short

ribs that can be felt with hand pressure).

“The surprising thing for me was that when we looked at cows that are 3.5 — on the heavier side — they were more likely to be pregnant than cows that were a 3,” said Waldner. “Cows that were 3s were 1.2 times more likely to be open than cows that were 3.5.”

Cows with a score of 2.5 also experienced a dip in pregnancy rates but there wasn’t a huge decline in pregnancy rates with cows that were a 4 or 4.5.

Body condition score is also linked to abortions.

Those with a score of less than 3 were 1.6 times more likely to abort while cows with a body

condition score of 2 or less precalving were three times more likely to have a stillborn calf.

Those with a 2.5 score were 1.5 times more likely to have a stillbirth than 3s. (However, thinner cows — 2s or less — are likely to need a hard pull during their calving.)

Copper levels affected pregnancy rates, especially in two- to three-year-old cows. Of 2,000 cows sampled in 2014, 43 per cent were found to be copper deficient, and 88 per cent of herds had at least one deficient cow.

It also pays to vaccinate.

Vaccinating for bovine viral diarrhea, campylobacter, and infectious bovine rhinotracheitis can also improve pregnancy rates, and prevent abortions, said Waldner.

Cows vaccinated for BVD and IVR also got pregnant a week earlier than cows that weren’t. Those on community pastures and not vaccinated were three times more likely to be open and two times more likely to abort.

The Beef Cattle Research Council’s website on body condition scoring is www.

BodyConditionScoring.ca. akienlen@fbcpublishing.com

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The Manitoba Co-operator | February 22, 2018

Beef producers get trade rundown at AGM From NAFTA to CETA and all points in between, trade was a key topic at the Manitoba Beef Producers annual meeting

BY ALEXIS STOCKFORD Co-operator staff

T

here are at least as many questions as answers when it comes to beef and trade.

Canadian beef is looking good in Asia with CPTPP, the replacement to the Trans-Pacific Partnership, proceeding. China remains a tempting fruit — but with more than a few thorns in the way — while questions remain over trade with Europe and the future of NAFTA. Those were just some of the messages as Manitoba’s beef producers got a market-access overview during the Manitoba Beef Producers AGM earlier this month.

Fred Gorrell, AAFC assistant deputy minister of markets and industry services, presented a report card on trade during the two-day event in Brandon.

“There are countries that want products that are different than ours. If our goal is to produce the best food in the world for other markets, I think we need to produce what they want,” he said. “I made it very clear. We produce all sorts of things in Canada — hormone free, with hormones — they’re all safe, good, but if the other country doesn’t want it, we can’t really force it to take it.”

Waiting for NAFTA Arguably the biggest trade question in Canada right now, Gorrell says there is little definite information on the future of NAFTA. The free trade agreement between Canada, the U.S. and Mexico has been on the table since August, following months of U.S. comments threatening to reopen the deal or abandon it if no new deal can be made.

The negotiations have already missed their original deadline, which set the ambitious goal of a new deal by the end of 2017. More recently, Canada’s chief negotiator, Steve Verheul, told media that talks have made limited progress as the three countries approach the seventh round of talks.

Meanwhile, hardline rhetoric from the U.S., including on social media, has fostered anxiety in some corners of the Canadian market, including in the cattle sector.

Gorrell says he is paying little attention to the rhetoric and was reluctant to discuss moving away from the U.S., despite the current trade drama playing out in the headlines.

“It just makes perfect sense that that should be our No. 1 market, but you only start having these conversations when you’re having problems. If everything is good, you don’t think about that problem because you say that’s the easiest market to go to,” he said, but added that, “diversification is good in anything because you do mitigate your risk.”

Japan The resurgence of the TransPacific Partnership, now under the moniker CPTPP or TPP II, and without the U.S., that pulled out of the original deal last year, has boosted Canadian optimism on beef access to Japan.

The Canadian Cattlemen’s Association estimates that the deal will increase annual beef exports to Japan by more than $200 million. The Asian nation made up six per cent, or $143.6 million in beef exports in 2016, according to AAFC, a number

that rose to $159 million the next year.

Japanese beef tariffs will drop to nine per cent within 15 years under the deal, down from 38.5 per cent for fresh, chilled or frozen beef (although frozen beef sits at 50 per cent after Japan temporarily hiked rates last summer) and 50 per cent for select offal.

“That is a huge opportunity for us and they pay a premium price for our product,” Gorrell said.

The 30-month age restriction, something that has been a thorn in the side of Canadian producers wanting to access the market, may also become a thing of the past, Gorrell hinted, although few details were offered.

China Producers who have been eyeing the Chinese market for years had reason to celebrate last year.

In early December 2017, the Canadian government announced a new pilot project targeting fresh and chilled beef and pork exports, as well as the realization of a 2016 promise to open Chinese markets to frozen bone-in beef.

Those changes are expected to boost Canadian beef exports to China to $125 million over the next five years.

The Chinese market is an opportunity, Gorrell said, but Canada will be going up against other beef-producing countries also salivating over a piece of it.

Hormone-free beef, something that has already reared its head in Canada’s dealings with the European Union, may also play a part in Chinese-Canadian beef trade, Gorrell said.

The Asian nation requires beef be ractopamine free, Gorrell reported, while synthetic growth hormones are also banned.

Beef exports to China declined sharply in 2016, something Gorrell blamed on the Chinese tightening regulation on hormone-free beef.

“They’re testing it, and when they test it, if they get hormones, they can delist a plant. They can put you on a warning, so only certain plants will be able to run through hormone-free beef going into China,” he said.

The Canadian beef industry may be looking at a similar hormone-free program for both China and Europe, he added.

MBP general manager Brian Lemon also weighed in on the hormone-free debate.

“Our producers continue to recognize that consumers have the right to decide what it is they choose to spend their money on,” he said. “The unfortunate thing is we’ve got a bottom line as producers... if there’s not profitability at the farm gate, there’s no industry.

We need to look at ways to make sure that we protect that piece of it. I think where there’s frustration is when it’s an uninformed consumer choice.”

Lemon said producers might find opportunities in demand for “special attributes.”

“If people are going to say that hormone free is what they want to do and where they want to go, we’ve got two choices as an industry,” he said. “We either say, ‘Sorry, that’s not what we have,” or we say, ‘OK, we’ll do what we can to get it for you,’ and maybe part of that discussion is, ‘and this is what it’s going to cost you, because here’s what it costs to produce it that way.’”

European Union The challenges with CETA,

“There are countries that want products that are different than ours. If our goal is to produce the best food in the world for other markets, I think we need to produce what they want.”

Fred Gorrell AAFC

Canada’s free trade agreement with the European Union, continue.

The government celebrated when the deal came into effect last September, pointing to the immediate removal of 92.2 per cent of agriculture tariffs and room for 50,000 tonnes of fresh and frozen beef and veal, to be phased in by 2022.

In practice, beef producers are facing down regulatory hurdles to market access, not least of which is the requirement that beef entering the EU be hormone free.

The industry shouldn’t hold its breath on carcass wash approvals either, Gorrell said. The EU has yet to approve peroxyacetic acid or citric-lactic acid washes for carcass decontamination.

It might be upwards of five

years before those washes get the nod from the EU, Gorrell said, pointing to research that still needs to be done.

“We do have certain carcass washes already approved,” he said.

“What happens is in our industry — especially in North America, but I would say the world — we’re always innovating, looking at new ideas. So the washes we started with the EU, they were approved, the ones that we put on the table in the negotiations. Other washes developed because the plants looked at how they’re doing their innovation, how they’re doing their processing. Those weren’t part of the original discussions.”

Lemon said he is disappointed, but not surprised, by the timeline.

“We’ve seen it over and over again,” he said. “It’s played itself

out in any number of trade deals.

How long did it take us to get country-of-origin labelling dealt with? These kinds of things, unfortunately, just move way slower than any of us would like to see them move.”

While the “ultimate win” might be five years away, Lemon is holding out hope for smaller wins in the meantime to help producers take advantage of CETA. Despite the challenges, beef exports to Europe did jump last year, Gorrell said. The EU accepted 46 per cent more Canadian beef from JanuaryNovember 2017 than the same period the year before, mostly due to demand in France, Denmark and the Netherlands.

What about Brexit?

The United Kingdom is still finalizing its departure from the EU, and Gorrell says it’s still too early to tell what trade with a postBrexit United Kingdom will look like.

“I don’t think the British yet know what they’re doing because they actually haven’t figured out how and if they’re going to finalize their negotiations with the EU, what conditions that will be,” he said. “Right now, whether that will have an implication for our trade with the U.K.... I don’t think we know yet.” astockford@farmmedia.com

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The Manitoba Co-operator | February 22, 2018

LIVESTOCK AUCTION RESULTS Weight Category

Feeder Steers No. on offer

Ashern

Gladstone

Grunthal

Heartland

Heartland

Brandon

Virden

Killarney

Ste. Rose

Winnipeg

Feb. 14

Feb. 13

Feb. 13

Feb. 15

Feb. 14

n/a

Feb. 15

n/a

180

747

651

1,463

2,a931*

n/a

1,180

n/a

Over 1,000 lbs.

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

900-1,000

n/a

155.00-175.00

n/a

163.00-178.00

170.00-179.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

150.00-181.00

165.00-182.25

150.00-180.00

168.00-183.00

174.00-184.00 (187.00)

n/a

178.00-185.00

n/a

700-800

170.00-203.00

180.00-208.50

175.00-197.00

185.00-208.00

184.00-203.00 (208.00)

n/a

182.00-195.00

n/a

600-700

180.00-228.00

210.00-229.00

200.00-234.00

205.00-225.00 (231.00)

209.00-234.00

n/a

205.00-224.00

n/a

500-600

200.00-259.00

220.00-256.00

220.00-252.50

225.00-241.00

220.00-246.00

n/a

220.00-245.00

n/a

400-500

210.00-269.00

230.00-265.50

250.00-275.00

235.00-255.00

235.00-262.00

n/a

230.00-255.00

n/a

300-400

n/a

240.00-253.00

255.00-285.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

140.00-156.00

135.00-156.00

145.00-165.00

154.00-165.00

n/a

155.00-162.00

n/a

800-900

Feeder heifers 900-1,000 lbs.

800-900

n/a

145.00-167.00

135.00-160.00

150.00-170.00

160.00-169.50

n/a

160.00-170.00

n/a

700-800

150.00-175.00

165.00-186.25

151.00-171.00

165.00-178.00

164.00-179.00

n/a

165.00-175.00

n/a

600-700

165.00-196.50

180.00-201.00

165.00-191.00

180.00-201.00

175.00-192.00 (197.00)

n/a

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180.00-214.00

185.00-211.00

205.00-226.00

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85.00-93.00

77.00-89.00

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The Manitoba Co-operator | February 22, 2018

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Feeding fats and oils to horses Too much of a good thing can cause a myriad of problems for horse health

Nebraska repeats as top U.S. beef exporter in 2017

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Carol Shwetz

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ver the past two decades feeding a variety of fat and oil sources to horses has become an increasingly commonplace dietary practice.

The role of fat in the horse’s diet has been oversimplified to that as a fuel source. Although this is partly correct that fats can act as fuel molecules, it is equally critical that fats are involved in multiple structural and messaging functions in the body.

Therefore, the addition of manmade fats and oils to the equine diet has dramatic implications and consequences to the health of the horse.

The structural unit of fats, fatty acids, are foundational building blocks for cell membranes. Thus, they are important to the health and function of all the cells in the horse’s body. These membranes need to be in top working condition to allow nutrients like glucose into the cell and allow wastes out of the cell. If these membranes are disrupted the cell itself becomes sick. When horses are fed fats that are unnatural and foreign to the horse’s body these “renegade” fats displace and occupy positions in the cell membranes held by normally “healthy” fats. In doing so they disrupt the structural integrity and function of the cell membrane, and ultimately the structural foundation of the horse.

Fatty acids also act as core molecules in the body for hormones and messenger and signal molecules. Once again, if the horse’s natural supply of fatty acids is displaced by man-made fats and oils the quality of communication within the neurological and hormonal networks of the body will be interrupted and disrupted.

Horses have evolved a novel strategy to ensure a constant supply of fatty acids called volatile fatty acids to their body.

Volatile fatty acids (VFA) are not found in any feed, rather they are the result of microbial forage fermentation in the hindgut of the horse. The horse absorbs the VFAs into the bloodstream through the cecal and colonic epithelium (gut lining), and they are distributed throughout the body as energy and building blocks for a wide array of biological processes. It is important not to dismiss the important contribution that the VFAs from microbial fermentation make to the health and well-being of the animal.

The fat that horses do need in their diet is highly specific. Their natural diet of primarily fresh and dried forages contains approximately three to five per cent fat.

That small percentage of dietary fat contains the two essential fatty acids known as omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids. These two fatty acids are considered essential to the horse because the horse is unable to produce them with its own enzymes and must acquire these two essential fatty acids from its diet.

Fresh grasses contain appreciably more omega-3 fatty

Fatty acids as far as the eye can see. Abundant sources of balanced fats for horses are found in fresh grasses and forage.

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acids than omega-6 fatty acids.

Although the exact ratio may fluctuate between 2:1 to 4:1 the proportion of omega-3 fatty acids is invariably higher than the omega-6 portion. Omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids must be in balance for both to be effective in the horse’s body.

Horses are often fed commercial feeds r ich in omega-6 fatty acids but extremely low in omega-3 fatty acids, invariably inverting the optimal ratio. This is because omega-6 fatty acids are overrepresented in the grains and vegetable oils used in processed feeds. The average horse’s diet can have between five and 10 times more omega-6 fatty acids than omega-3 fatty acids.

When “vegetable oil” appears on the ingredient label of a commercial feed it usually refers to soybean oil. Other common sources of oils fed to the horse are corn oil, safflower oil, canola oil, and sunflower oil. All of these oils are rich in omega-6 fatty acids compared to omega-3 fatty acids. Feeding one or more of these oils creates an inverted balance of omega-3s to omega6s. The skewed ratio of essential fatty acids creates diets which aggravate inflammation in the horse, and are as such inflammatory diets. The method of this has been postulated to occur through the hormonal pathways of inflammation as well as the altercations to the microbial ecology of the gut. Many of these oils are refined and exposed to light, air, heat and solvents during extraction, processing and storage and further challenge the horse to effectively metabolize them.

Flaxseed is often praised as an oil source for horses. What differentiates flaxseed from other fat and/or oil sources is its fatty acid profile. The essential fatty acid ratio of omega-3s to omega-6s in flaxseed is 4:1, similar to fresh grass. Horses that have access to plenty of fresh grass and forage derive little benefit from flaxseed supplementation to the diet.

However, as the omega-3 levels

in the forage gradually wane over the winter months flaxseed supplementation of one-quarter to one-half cup a day can be a valuable addition to their diet.

Displacing Mother Nature’s preferred form of fatty acids with man-made fats and oils has far-reaching consequences to the health of the horse. The ideal source of balanced fats for horses is found in fresh grasses and forages.

Carol Shwetz is a veterinarian focusing on equine practice in Millarville, Alta.

The structural unit of fats, fatty acids, are foundational building blocks for cell membranes. Thus, they are important to the health and function of all the cells in the horse’s body.

Nebraska topped all other U.S. states for beef exports in 2017 for a second year in a row, its governor said Feb. 13 in a statement.

Last year Nebraska exported US$1.26 billion worth of beef, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

It showed Nebraska’s pork export markets took in US$479 million worth of product in 2017, a 20 per cent increase from the previous year to become the fifth-largest U.S. porkexporting state.

“This impressive growth in Nebraska’s beef and pork exports shows how effective international trade is to growing our state,” said Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts.

Jim Robb, director of the Colorado-based Livestock Marketing Information Center, in part, attributed Nebraska’s top beef export ranking to it being the home of some of the nation’s largest packing plants. It is also in the western Corn Belt and feedlots are located throughout the state, Robb added.

USDA’s most recent quarterly hog report listed Nebraska as the fifth-largest hog-producing state.

Robb said this data underscores how crucial the ongoing North American Free Trade Agreement discussions are for the major agricultural states.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | February 22, 2018

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

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Springcasting and other interesting websites Data on lilacs’ flowering and budding over time are being put to work in the U.S.

BY DANIEL BEZTE Co-operator contributor

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ith about a month and a half left in our rather uneventful extended winter season (November to March) it’s becoming difficult to come up with new and interesting things to write about. Remember, feel free to contact me at daniel@ bezte.ca with any questions or ideas you may have about anything weather related. That said, I did receive an email a few weeks ago that contained a link to an interesting website, so I figured I’d share the site with you, along with a couple of additional sites that I like to use.

Thanks to local reader Pete, who just happens to live about 15 km from me, which, in the country, is pretty close to being a neighbour. Pete sent me the following link: http://ecrl.eas.cornell.edu/node/60. This will bring you to a University of Cornell web page that discusses research they are conducting on Springcasting.

Unfortunately, it only covers the U.S., but for those of us who live near the border, you can kind of extrapolate the data northward into Canada.

The premise behind Springcasting started back in the 1950s when a researcher recruited a bunch of volunteers to plant lilacs across the western U.S. and then record dates when flowers and leaves first appeared.

Lilacs were used due to the fact that their flowering and leaf budding are closely correlated to temperature. Then, jumping ahead to the 1980s, new research began to look at all of the collected data and try and use meteorological data to predict when the lilacs will flower and leaf out. By 2015-16 this work had progressed to the

“… by 2050, under continued high carbon levels, Winnipeg’s summer climate will be similar to that of South Dakota and Nebraska.”

point that spring indices were being produced that showed and tracked how spring unfolds. This year, they are trying the next step to see if they can predict when spring will unfold on the time scale of weeks to possibly months ahead. The latest map, which was produced in late January, predicts that the region adjacent to Manitoba (near the North Dakota border) will see spring unfold about five days earlier than average. I’m not sure what to make of this, but it will be interesting to see how it fares over the next couple of years.

Future climate The next website is much closer to home: the Prairie Climate Atlas, an interactive climate site brought to you by the Prairie Climate Centre and a collaboration between the University of Winnipeg and the international Institute for Sustainable Development. Quoting the website: “How is the climate of the Canadian Prairie provinces going to change in the coming decades?

The Prairie Climate Atlas answers this important question by providing you with detailed, stateof-the-art, yet easily understood information about our region’s changing climate.”

The site works by simply scrolling down the left side of the page that discusses projected changes in temperatures and precipitation across the Prairies over the next century. On the right side,

new interactive graphics appear that link to the information being displayed on the left side. It covers topics from overall temperature trends and the number of +30 C and -30 C days we can expect, to changes in precipitation. Some of the final graphics show what is called the spatial analogue, which means they show on a map (spatially) how our possible future climate lines up with current climates (analogue). For example, they show that by 2050, under continued high carbon levels, Winnipeg’s summer climate will be similar to that of South Dakota and Nebraska. Definitely interesting information and something to check out. Google “Canadian Climate Atlas” or go to http:// climateatlas.ca and click on the Prairie Climate Atlas link.

The final website I would like to share is where I get the temperature time series plots I occasionally use and have included in this week’s issue. The graphs are created by NOAA and can be found at http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa. gov/products/global_monitor ing/temperature/global_temp_ accum.shtml.

The site breaks down the available data into different regions of the world. For Manitoba, you need to look under Canada and then Eastern Canada. You have three different links (30, 90, 365), which are the numbers of days of data that will be displayed on the graph. Once you click on one of these links a map of the region

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This issue’s graphic shows the temperature time series over the last year for Winnipeg. The top graph shows average daily temperatures over the last year, with above-average temperatures in red and below average in blue. The middle graph shows the same data using a 31-day running mean, which smooths out short-term fluctuations in temperature. The final graph shows the raw day-to-day maximum and minimum temperatures.

you selected will show, along with all of the sites that have available data. Simply click on the site you want and the associated graph will pop up.

That’s about all the room I have for this week. Let’s hope the weather continues to be quiet as we work our way toward spring.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | February 22, 2018

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

Different nutrient, different strategy

BY ALEXIS STOCKFORD Co-operator staff

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ll nutrients are not created equal, and their management strategies should reflect that.

That’s been a core message from soil and fertility specialists this winter during a round of soil fertility updates held in late January and early February.

In recent years fertility and extension specialists have concentrated on the 4R message: right source at the right rate in the right place and at the right time.

They stuck with that message at a soil fertility workshop in Brandon Jan. 30 and 31, but noted that in the field that needs to take into account the nutrients being managed. What works best for nitrogen doesn’t directly transfer to phosphorus and while potassium management is close to phosphorus, it’s not identical. To further complicate things, the source of the nutrient in question can vary greatly and affect management practices.

Phosphorus Farmers have little choice when it comes to the phosphorus source compared to nitrogen, Dr. Tom Jensen of the International Plant Nutrition Institute said.

“You don’t worry so much about the form, but you worry about rate and placement,” Jensen said.

“Even timing isn’t as critical for phosphorus.”

Less mobile in the soil, Jensen noted that an RTK-equipped farm could band phosphorus in the fall and plant near the band the following spring with little difference from spring banding.

Jensen pointed to a maintenance zone, in which available phosphorus is above the critical level needed for crops and application should balance what plants remove. Below 12 parts per million on the Olsen scale, phosphorus can be applied high enough to build up in the soil. Levels from 12-18 parts per million hit the maintenance

Dr. Tom Jensen of the International Plant Nutrition Institute presents in Brandon during one of several soil fertility updates in the last month. Photo: Alexis Stockford

stage and rates drop up to half of expected crop removal at very high phosphorus levels, a line set above 18 parts per million, according to Manitoba response data from the ’60s.

Other data has shown a sudden drop in fields responding to phosphorus in that maintenance range. In a western Canadian study of 33 site years between 1988 and 1995, researchers found that half

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of fields between 11 and 20 parts per million phosphorus on the Olsen scale responded to phosphorus, compared to all fields under five parts per million and 71 per cent between six and 10 parts per million. Only a quarter of fields responded when levels topped 21 parts per million.

That guideline will be of little help to a producer that is not soil testing.

For those looking to build phosphorus in their soils, pH may become a factor when it comes to rate, since higher pH may mean phosphorus gets tied up with calcium, the room heard. A University of Manitoba study estimated it would take 15-25 pounds an acre of phosphate fertilizer in the neutral soils near Carman to add one part per million of available phosphorus. In the alkaline, high-calcium soils near Brandon, the same change would take 30-40 pounds.

“On some of the soils that are extremely high pH, let’s say 8.3, a lot of carbonates in the soil, they may have to go with a little bit of higher rates of phosphorus compared to a soil that’s maybe more neutral,” Jensen said.

Phosphorus is often banded to place the nutrient closer to roots and to concentrate the nutrient, limiting tie-up with other elements in the soil. The right placement will depend on soil fertility, conditions like temperature, that soil’s capacity to store phosphorus, which crops are to be grown and how they are managed, the room heard.

Tillage may disturb mycorrhizal fungi, something some plants are reliant on to access phosphorus.

Farmers may want to keep phosphorus close to the seed in cold soils, or in fields that are already phosphorus deficient, compacted, or any time roots may be restricted, Jensen said.

Jensen warned farmers, however, about seed row toxicity in phosphorus, especially for canola and peas.

Farmers should take the long view on both phosphorus and potassium management, Jensen said. Both nutrients can be stockpiled in the soil, he pointed out.

“They’re better managed in the long term,” Jensen said.

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Different nutrient Continued from page 17

on nitrogen rate decisions, Manitoba Agriculture crop nutrition specialist John Heard said.

“Generally, Manitoba farmers would be looking to apply rates of nitrogen that are going to be close to optimizing yield,” he said, pointing out that crops with 13.5 per cent protein are generally considered to have been given enough nitrogen for full yields.

“The challenge right now is that we have some very highyielding varieties and I think they’re producing yields that some are unaccustomed to and we’re unaccustomed to supplying enough nitrogen for both the yield capacity and the protein,” Heard said.

Producers may be unwilling to take the financial or economic risk to jump-start nitrogen application or risk lodging with too much nitrogen, he added.

“I think some of them are looking at other strategies,” he said. “They’re putting on a good base rate of nitrogen and then they’re maybe assessing

“The challenge right now is that we have some very highyielding varieties and I think they’re producing yields that some are unaccustomed to and we’re unaccustomed to supplying enough nitrogen for both the yield capacity and the protein.”

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Manitoba Agriculture’s John Heard presents in Brandon during one of several soil fertility updates in the last month. Photo: Alexis Stockford

the crop and saying, ‘No, this crop has extra yield potential,’ and they will do some in-season application.”

Farmers have more choice when it comes to sourcing their nitrogen, both Jensen a n d He a r d s a i d . O u t s i d e urea, products have emerged with nitrification inhibitors, designed to slow release to

spread further through the season.

“There’s a lot of misunderstanding of some of these additives, inhibitors and coated material,” Jensen said. “They’re built and targeted at different loss mechanisms. So one that works under one condition of loss isn’t necessarily the best one on another.”

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Ideal timing might depend on crop, Heard said. An application before or at seeding might lend itself to short-season crops, while a post-plant application boosts longer-season crops like corn.

Fall application is an option, although one that risks loss if wet conditions leach it away.

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At seeding, nitrogen should not be right on the seed and two to three inches should separate the band from the seed horizontally, Heard stressed.

Like phosphorus, Heard suggested banding for nitrogen, citing a 20 per cent jump in efficiency, largely by reducing contact between the fertilizer and straw and microbes and centralizing the nutrient to avoid nitrifying bacteria.

Heard warned, however, that high rates of nitrogen might delay phosphorus uptake when banded together because of toxicity in the band.

Acidity may also impact nitrogen application, he added, although Manitoba’s largely alkaline soils may see more movement toward neutrality.

Potassium Decisions on potassium should also start with a soil test, Jensen told the room.

Soil test recommendations put critical potassium levels at 125 parts per million, Jensen said. At that level, up to 15 pounds of the nutrient may still be applied to avoid deficient soils. The nutrient does not store in the soil as well as phosphorus, he said, although it beats out the more mobile nitrogen.

“If we can get it to where the roots are going to grow, then we get better utilization and better results,” Jensen said.

Environmentally, potassium carries less of a red flag than either nitrogen or phosphorus, both of which have been tagged as contributing to water quality issues, such as those in Lake Winnipeg.

Light-textured, peat soils, high rainfall areas, high forage production and intensely cropped areas may all be at more risk for potassium shortfalls, the room heard.

Outside soil tests, Jensen suggested that farmers with intensive forage production, a history of straw removal, cold compacted soils, a history of disease or low chloride levels may want to explore potassium application.

Malting barley growers may also want to take a second look at the nutrient. Westco surveys in the ’80s found that adding 27 pounds of potassium to a nitrogen and phosphorus regime boosted malting barley yield, although only twice in 50 studies did it affect plumpness enough to boost grade. “ We t r y t o m a t c h a d d i tions with removals and then we look at it more in the long term,” Jensen said. “What are our crops removing? If we want to maintain our soil test levels at a healthy, good level, then we have to replace those removals.”

Potassium recycles from crop residues easily, he added, something that ties into advice that farmers consistently removing straw should be on the lookout for potassium shortage.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | February 22, 2018

Pulse industry adapting to new market reality It’s going to take some time to overcome the market-roiling effects of Indian duties

BY DAVE SIMS CNS Canada

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ulse growers are facing new questions on the Prairies these days as the current trade impasse with India forces many farmers to prepare for new market realities.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be visiting the Asian country next week where the thorny subject of levies on Canadian pulse exports to the country will be raised.

India imposed the restrictions last fall, which immediately put pressure on pulse-exporting nations around the globe, including Canada.

“India takes 40 per cent of Canada’s total pulse exports,” said Carl Potts, executive director of Saskatchewan Pulse Growers.

“There’s no question that when the tariff on peas came on — they dropped 25 per cent overnight,” added Corey Loessin, the group’s chairman.

He estimates the market for yellow peas dropped from $8.50 a bushel to $6.

He says there was slightly less impact on lentils and chickpeas when the next wave of tariffs came a month later, but it was mostly because growers were expecting it.

“There also wasn’t a lot of trade happening with India at that point,” he explained.

Loessin says red lentils are currently going for 18 cents a pound, down from a range of 20 to 25 cents earlier in the year.

The carry-over for red lentils was quite large though so it will likely keep rallies to a minimum moving forward.

“It could possibly take a couple of years for the market to bounce back to its historic range,” he said.

When it comes to chickpeas, the impact of the tariffs has been less pronounced.

“There’s quite a market for Canadian chickpeas in the U.S., so it was less of an impact for them,” he said.

Fortunately, since the tariffs were announced, China has bought more yellow peas than it normally does.

“They’re kind of on track to buy more than they did the year before,” said Loessin. “That will certainly take up some of the excess India would have bought.”

The other thing that’s happening is the establishment of fractionation plants on the Prairies.

The first one is already up and running near Saskatoon and one near Portage la Prairie is under construction with a spring 2019 completion date scheduled.

Loessin says when all of them are running full steam, they will collectively be the third-largest market for yellow peas.

“Once they come on stream that could be 600,000 tonnes per year of new demand for yellow peas,” Potts noted. “We think that’s very positive.”

One issue that could affect pulses once the situation with India has been rectified is transportation.

Loessin worries farmer returns will be impacted if the country can’t get product shipped to foreign destinations in a quicker fashion.

“It could possibly take a couple of years for the market to bounce back to its historic range.”

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“If we had a full market in India we would have a challenge getting the product out to the host,” he said, adding railway performance needs to be quicker and waiting times for ships has to shorten.

For the upcoming crop year Potts estimates acreage could be down in Saskatchewan by 20 to 25 per cent.

Loessin agrees acreage will be lower, with a few possible exceptions.

“Gre e n l e n t i l a c re s m a y actually increase a little bit,” he said.

New pea fractionation plants are taking some of the sting out of trade restrictions for pulse growers.

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Winter wheat conditions no cause for panic Most parts of Western Canada have seen soils stay warm enough to support the crop

BY ASHLEY ROBINSON CNS Canada

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hile it has been a cold winter with little snow cover there is still hope for the Canadian Prairies’ winter wheat crop as soil temperatures haven’t hit danger levels yet.

“I checked the soil temperatures this morning across the Prairies and most of the soils are about -10 C and winter wheat at this stage can still handle that level of coldness… so I think in most areas we are still OK,” said Ken Gross, director with Winter Cereals Manitoba and agrologist with Ducks Unlimited Canada, speaking Feb. 13. He added winter wheat can handle soil temperatures as cold as -16 C. Temperatures throughout the winter in Western Canada have dipped to the -30 C to -40 C range numerous times, with most of the Prairies south of the Trans-Canada Highway being plagued with little to no snow cover.

“In our area we’ve had good snow cover for most of the year. So anyone who put winter wheat in I think is going to be OK so far.”

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“There’s a general lack of snow cover across the southern Prairies. So it sure would be nice to alleviate our concerns if we got a little bit of snow and hopefully warm up a little bit here too,” Gross said.

The Canada Drought Monitor map from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada as of Jan. 31 shows a dismal picture. There are severe drought conditions in a pocket in southern Alberta and throughout south-central Saskatchewan, while the situation is dire around Regina and Weyburn where there are extreme drought conditions.

The news is better in Manitoba where there are only moderate drought conditions in

the southwestern area of the province.

There are parts of the Prairies that do have snow cover. North of Winnipeg there has been adequate snow cover blanketing the fields for most of the winter.

“Up here in our area we’ve had good snow cover for most of the year. So anyone who put winter wheat in I think is going to be OK so far,” said Doug Martin, interim executive director of Winter Cereals Manitoba, who farms near East Selkirk, Man. Although there is still a chance winter wheat crops could become damaged. As the winter progresses winter wheat tends to lose its hardiness.

“March is more of a month that can do more damage on the winter wheat. So that’s where we’ve seen in past years more of the damage,” Martin said.

For the drier areas, if the winter continues without snow, producers should plan to apply nitrogen as soon as possible in the spring, according to Gross.

“If the crop is coming out of the winter a little bit weak, it needs a little bit of help... the fertility will help it grow quickly and move through that very successfully,” he said.

The lack of moisture isn’t just affecting Canadian winter wheat crops, south of the border crops are struggling as well. In the wheat outlook report released Feb. 12 by the United States Department of Agriculture, it said there hasn’t been any significant precipitation in the last four months across the Southern Plains which has intensified drought conditions causing further

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deterioration of winter wheat crops.

According to Gross, the U.S. usually loses about 10 per cent of their winter wheat crop due to winterkill every year. The U.S. planted 32.6 million acres of winter wheat, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Winter Wheat Seeding report released Jan. 12, which is down one per cent from 2017.

In Canada winter wheat acres are down as well. According to Statistics Canada 335,000 acres of winter wheat were seeded in the fall in Western Canada compared to 535,000 acres the previous year.

This isn’t surprising to Gross.

Farmers told him they hadn’t seeded as much winter wheat due to the dr y conditions which plagued the Prairies last summer.

“There was interest in seeding winter wheat last fall but it was just so dry it was hard. Guys were really reticent to get out there and seed into concrete,” he said.

Marijuana legalization may miss July 1 deadline The federal health minister says months will be needed after the necessary law is passed REUTERS

Recreational marijuana in Canada will only go on sale a few months after it is legalized later this year because the new retail system needs time to start working properly, Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor said Feb. 6.

The Liberal government says the new law must be in place by July 1 this year, which would make Canada the first Group of Seven country to adopt such a policy.

Some of Canada’s 10 provinces, which are responsible for actually selling marijuana, complain they do not have enough time.

“They told us they need eight to 12 weeks following (adoption of the law) for preparatory activities to occur, such as preparatory movement of product from licensed producers to distribution and retail outlets,” Petitpas Taylor told the Senate upper chamber.

The Liberals say legalization is needed to keep the drug out of the hands of underage users and reduce related crime.

“The current regime has not worked,” Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale told the Senate during a question and answer session on the proposed law.

As well as complaining about what they see as an excessively ambitious timetable, the provinces also say they need federal money to meet the extra costs of enforcing the new rules.

Ottawa, the provinces and Canada’s three sparsely populated northern territories settled a disagreement last December on how to split the revenues from a proposed federal tax on marijuana sales.

Justice Minister Jody WilsonRaybould dismissed concerns that more time was needed.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | February 22, 2018

Finding the source of soil salinity How the problem came to be will determine how to deal with it in the field

BY ALEXIS STOCKFORD Co-operator staff

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anaging salinity might have a lot to do with h ow t h e p r o b l e m

started.

Attendees to a Brandon soil fertility update Jan. 30-31, one of several to run through Manitoba in the last month, were told to consider how old the salinity problem is before making a plan of attack.

“Salinity is not a soil problem. Salinity is a water problem,” Manitoba Agriculture farm production adviser Lionel Kaskiw said.

That problem might not appear as bad in wet years, Kaskiw said, but that same excess moisture can wick salts to the surface and raises the water table, leaving salts in the upper soil after water drops again or evaporates.

A drop of hydrochloric acid solution, and the resulting fizz as it reacts with soil carbonates, may help diagnose if salinity is a recent problem or as old as the last ice age, both Kaskiw and Manitoba Agriculture agri-ecosystems specialist Mitchell Timmerman said.

“The reason to do the fizz test is to see at what depth carbonates are detected and that gives a clue, it’s not a test for soluble salts, but it gives a clue, as to what’s been

happening with water movements since the glaciers left and then what are the implications for the water table bringing soluble salts higher in the profile, into the root profile which would then affect crop growth,” Timmerman said.

While both types of salinity will have soil salts close to the surface, long-term salinity will also have carbonates in the topsoil.

“Over the last 8,000 to 10,000 years, water has had difficulty moving down, if at all,” Timmerman said. “That means the carbonates haven’t moved down, so when I take that dilute acid and test it near the surface, I find fizz.”

In well-drained or imperfectly drained soils, where the water table fluctuates, that reaction will happen deeper in the soil.

The acid test alone does not certify there’s a salinity problem, Timmerman stressed, although it might be a red flag for producers.

“If there’s enough of a water problem, crop production’s already going to be affected, but we could then decide to, for instance, collect samples, have it tested for salinity at the lab,” he said.

Soils that are fighting salinity but have only deep carbonates hint that the land was once well

drained — with water moving carbonates properly through the soil profile — but that something has changed in the last decades.

The existence of a B horizon, or subsoil, may offer another clue.

Long-term salinity soils will not be fully developed and will have no B horizon, the room heard. Recent salinity, however, will show three developed soil horizons, another indication that the soil was once well drained.

“The carbonates are being found deeper in the profile, there’s a B horizon, and yet there are salts? It’s probably because of some change like road building, removal of vegetation, tillage, annual crop production that changes the hydrology such that the salts come up, but the carbonates don’t,” Timmerman said.

Famers have few options to deal with long-term salinity, mostly limited to returning the land to its natural vegetation or turning to salt-tolerant plants. Kaskiw cautioned, however, that salt tolerant does not mean an affinity with salts, and while plants can grow, they might not grow as well as they would in non-saline areas.

More recent salinity, however, comes with more hope of undoing the damage.

Strategic cropping and drainage can help manage water and drag salts farther into the earth, Kaskiw

Manitoba Agriculture agri-ecosystems specialist Mitchell Timmerman demonstrates hydrology across soil types as part of a soil fertility update in Brandon Jan. 30-31. PHOTO: ALEXIS STOCKFORD

said. Some producers have turned to deep-rooted crops like tillage radish or perennial forage to jump-start infiltration.

Tile drainage has also been known to lower salinity, Kaskiw told attendees, pointing to Agvise data that showed a steady decline across 10 sampling sites between 2002 and 2011 after tile drainage was installed. Salts dropped in both the topsoil and the subsoil, the laboratory reported, but noted that subsoil levels stayed high until after salts in topsoil had leached.

Kaskiw suggested that partial

tile draining in problem areas, such as low areas in the rolling terrain common in western Manitoba, might help producers cut salinity cost.

“Be skeptical of quick fixes... you may hear about adding chemicals or (that) a different commercial fertilizer or soil conditioner is going to improve the salinity,” he said. “Make sure if you’re going to try something like that, test it. Leave a spot. Try it in one spot. See if you’re going to see any advantages to it.” astockford@farmmedia.com

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The Manitoba Co-operator | February 22, 2018

Building a ‘better’ crop rotation Understand all the interactions within a rotation and their effect on yield

BY ANASTASIA KUBINEC Manitoba Agriculture

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anitoba is a unique place to farm in the western Canadian Prairies. We enjoy a relatively long growing season, good rainfall (sometimes too much) and have the support of many industry partners, testing a wide range of crop types with adaptation to our climate. With all the crop options we have, a diverse crop rotation seems like a no-brainer, but annually there are always stories of the farmer who planted canola on canola and had a wreck.

Sometimes back-to-back same crop is inevitable, but as a business plan, it is a risky one.

Consistently, data from Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation (MASC) has shown lower yields when a crop is planted back on its own stubble from the previous year. The same ‘crop rotation chart’ also shows trends for a number of other crop-stubble combinations that have higherthan-average yields. Utilizing the single-year interactions and looking at optimal breaks between the same crop can help give confidence on how frequently to grow the same crop and what other crops would perform better after others.

Plan next year’s crop by considering preceding stubble type Using the crop rotation data in Table 1 to assist in 2018 upcoming planting decisions can help give a yield edge to your next crop. Please cross-reference to Table 2 to give you an idea of how many fields the results were gath-

ered from. For example, flax on field pea stubble equals 148 per cent potential yield looks amazing, but one per cent of flax acres had that crop sequence. That should make you skeptical that the results could be more due to chance versus a true trend.

In addition to the crop rotation charts, financial information should be included to determine if the rotation sequence net returns are positive. A good resource to utilize is Manitoba Agriculture’s Guidelines for Estimating Crop Production Costs at http://www.gov.mb.ca/agricul ture/business-and-economics/ financial-management/cost-ofproduction.html#crops.

Plan for break years between same crop type A common question when talking about crop rotation usually is, “How often can I grow canola/ soybeans?” Crops that continue to hold good value in the commodity market and yield on your farm, is where you should start building your rotation. The risk though is too much of a good thing can go bad quickly and in this case, that could mean reduced yield potential.

The MASC database from 200016 was analyzed for annual crop yield and break spacing between the same crop. If a one-year break occurs between the same crop, a positive yield response was found in spring wheat, oat, barley, canola and grain corn. In flax, field peas, non-oil sunflowers and soybeans, it took a three-year break between the same crop types to see a positive yield response. In all crop types, except field peas, the three-year break between the same crop (or a one-in-four-year

Manitoba has more crop choices than many locations on the Prairies, which makes a more diverse crop rotation possible. photo: brady penner

control, herbicide-resistant weed development, soil nutrient mining, soil moisture depletion and building organic matter levels.

Record-keeping on crop types, pesticide use, nutrient level and soil attributes based on soil tests will also help in refining your crop rotation to make it more resilient. Looking for more information or assistance? Visit the Manitoba Agriculture website or contact the Crop Knowledge Centre at 204-745-5663 to speak to crop specialists who can answer your specific questions.

Sometimes back-to-back same crop is inevitable, but as a business plan, it is a risky one.

rotation) showed the highest crop yields.

Not able to wait for three-year break between crops? Look at the orange bars in Figure 1 to show what break intervals contributed to more consistent yield increases.

The orange break years show yields higher than the average annual crop in more than 80 per cent of the years analyzed. None of single crop type/break-year combination yielded higher than the average all year — there are

always unknowns that can jeopardize yield, regardless of the crop rotation.

Good crop rotations are not only about yield The MASC data is a good indicator of trends in yield, but does not capture all the input and management information that occurred. Other items to keep in mind when designing crop rotations are potential for disease propagation, weed/volunteer

Anastasia Kubinec is manager of crop industry development for Manitoba Agriculture. You’ll find more information like this in the latest issue of Yield Manitoba which was included in the Feb. 15 issue of the Manitoba Co-operator.

Table 1: Yield response of Manitoba crops sown on large (>120 acre) fields of various previous crop (stubble) in rotation (2010-2016 %average of relative yields) Previous Crop

Crop Planted Spring Wheat

Winter Wheat

Oat

Barley

Canola

Flax

Field Pea

Soybean

Navy Bean

Sunflower

Grain Corn

Potato

Spring Wheat

85

87

94

95

102

104

103

102

109

103

96

102

Winter Wheat

72

83

97

106

101

95

107

104

118

107

95

75

Oat

91

84

79

78

95

92

93

100

79

102

99

89

Barley

88

93

90

82

100

102

91

100

83

96

92

108

Canola

100

104

101

103

87

86

98

100

93

92

99

106

Flax

96

104

90

107

103

83

91

98

NSD

88

85

NSD

Field Pea

102

80

110

106

104

148

NSD

95

NSD

NSD

98

NSD

Soybean

107

96

108

107

103

107

90

93

NSD

103

103

80

Navy Bean

113

NSD

117

NSD

116

NSD

NSD

122

86

NSD

110

79

Sunflower

102

NSD

102

106

90

99

85

93

NSD

82

97

NSD

Grain Corn

98

66

110

94

110

NSD

90

101

103

115

88

109

Potato

106

72

93

108

118

NSD

NSD

109

107

NSD

94

71

Yield/ac

50 bu

64 bu

101 bu

65 bu

36 bu

21 bu

38 bu

35 bu

1739 lb

1607 lb

121 bu

252 cwt

NSD = Not Significant Data to be used in the analysis

Table 2: Frequency of Manitoba crops sown on large (>120 acre) fields of previous crops (stubble) in rotation (2010-2016) Previous Crop

Crop Planted Spring Wheat

Winter Wheat

Oat

Barley

Canola

Flax

Field Pea

Soybean

Navy Bean

Sunflower

Grain Corn

Potato

Spring Wheat

2%

1%

7%

10%

51%

50%

36%

26%

21%

27%

8%

29%

Winter Wheat

<1%

<1%

2%

5%

4%

4%

6%

8%

4%

11%

4%

3%

Oat

1%

1%

2%

2%

5%

8%

6%

8%

4%

14%

3%

2%

Barley

1%

2%

3%

4%

6%

5%

6%

4%

1%

6%

4%

4%

Canola

74%

73%

42%

49%

8%

10%

25%

22%

35%

3%

22%

44%

Flax

2%

<1%

2%

2%

1%

1%

1%

1%

NSD

1%

<1%

NSD

Field Pea

1%

<1%

<1%

1%

<1%

<1%

NSD

<1%

NSD

NSD

1%

NSD

Soybean

10%

1%

26%

8%

6%

6%

3%

16%

NSD

11%

27%

2%

Navy Bean

<1%

NSD

<1%

<1%

<1%

NSD

NSD

0%

13%

NSD

2%

1%

Sunflower

2%

NSD

2%

4%

<1%

1%

<1%

1%

NSD

NSD

2%

NSD

Grain Corn

<1%

<1%

2%

1%

2%

NSD

1%

4%

8%

6%

7%

<1%

Potato Number Fields

1%

<1%

<1%

<1%

<1%

NSD

NSD

<1%

3%

NSD

5%

<1%

59,640

7,797

8,272

8,341

82,730

2,179

1,761

27,085

848

2,313

5,004

1,254

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The Manitoba Co-operator | February 22, 2018

U.S. lawmakers seek deal on tax law’s impact on grain market Unravelling the unintended consequence of a recent tax bill is proving a thorny problem for lawmakers

BY DAVID MORGAN AND TOM POLANSEK Reuters

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.S. lawmakers are close to resolving a problem with the new federal tax law that gives grain co-operatives an unintended market edge over private companies, but have struggled to get members of the farm sector to agree, a Republican senator said Feb. 8 A provision known as Section 199A in the Republican tax overhaul that President Donald Trump signed into law on Dec. 22 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 Archer Daniels Midland and Cargill.

That has driven fears among U.S. ethanol producers and privately run crop handlers they could be squeezed out of the competition to buy farmers’ harvests.

Senator John Thune told re p o r t e r s t h a t l a w m a k e r s are aiming to get a solution into spending legislation that Congress would need to take up next month. That could replace a measure to keep the government funded through March 23.

“We haven’t got consensus within the stakeholder community on the language, but we have I think probably as good as

we’re going to get at a solution,” the South Dakota Republican said.

He declined to disclose details of the prospective solution.

Thune and other Republican lawmakers from grain states have been working to find a solution with interested parties for about six weeks.

Private grain companies want Congress to resolve the issue quickly.

Growers seeking to take advantage of the tax provision have already been asking about transferring crops they have in storage at private elevators to co-operatives. However, some co-operatives do not want T:10.25” farmers to lose the tax benefit

“What we found was trying to satisfy co-ops and private grain operators was a challenge, and trying to get both of them to agree on final language has been a real challenge.”

Sen. John Thune

for making deliveries to their facilities.

Lobbyists initially expected an agreement to be attached to one of the short-term funding bills that Congress has considered this year.

The National Grain and Feed Association, a trade group that represents co-operatives and private grain companies, said it

was disappointed there was no resolution yet.

“All concerned are very cognizant of the adverse and unforeseen disruptions Section 199A already is having in the marketplace and the perverse impacts it is having on companies’ business decisions,” said Randy Gordon, the association’s chief executive.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | February 22, 2018

Can nuclear technology zap hunger in Central African Republic?

Irradiation and positive genetic mutations are just two of the benefits researchers are seeking

BY INNA LAZAREVA Thomson Reuters Foundation

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ucked away on the Un i v e r s i t y o f Ba n g u i campus in the capital of Central African Republic, a portacabin surrounded by palm trees shelters neat rows of test tubes filled with green shoots.

Here scientists are running a laboratory using advanced nuclear-derived techniques to find a solution to one of the wartorn country’s most urgent and deadliest problems: hunger.

But the conflict has hit their work too. In 2013, as the gover nment was toppled and fighting erupted on the streets, Simplice Yandia was poring over his notes in the tiny lab when he heard loud gunshots outside.

“I had to run away,” he told the Thomson Reuters Foundation.

The next day, he came back to find the lab had been looted, with even air-conditioning units ripped from the walls.

“Everything was ruined — we had to start from scratch,” said Yandia.

Today, work is back to normal, and the researchers hope that combining nature with nuclear physics will enable them to develop improved crop varieties that can withstand destructive plant diseases.

Last year, Central African Republic was rated the world’s hungriest country, according to the Global Hunger Index, which tracks undernutrition, stunted growth, low child weight and child mortality.

Sectarian conflict has ravaged the Central African nation since 2013 when Muslimmajority Seleka rebels ousted President Francois Bozize, triggering a backlash by predominantly Christian and animist fighters.

Five years into the conflict, marked by waves of ethnic cleansing, today every second person goes without enough to eat.

While most of the country depends on farming for survival, the World Food Program estimates crop production is down by more than half compared to pre-crisis levels.

For the Bangui university scientists, one solution lies with the green shoots of cassava — also known as manioc — growing in their lab.

Cassava has long been the country’s No. 1 staple crop, and is key to keeping hunger at bay, they believe.

First introduced into the region by Portuguese explorers from Brazil in the 16th century, cassava roots are rich in carbohydrate while the leaves provide protein, fibre and vitamins.

Cassava is a versatile food, used to make pastes, soups, powders and animal feed.

Its roots are boiled, fried and ground, and its leaves are eaten too.

But today harvests are in danger. On top of the war that has seen armed groups take over swathes of farmland,

burning entire fields, a destructive disease is threatening cassava.

“Cassava mosaic virus is a main problem for cassava production in Central African R e p u b l i c ,” s a i d L j u p c h o Jankuloski, a plant breeder at the Vienna-based Division of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture, run jointly by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

The disease, found throughout the country, affects an estimated 85 per cent of cassava plants, disfiguring leaves, stunting growth, and sometimes destroying the root entirely, he added. The effects of climate change are making the disease more virulent and bringing new threats for cassava, scientists say.

Genetic mutation In response, irradiation techniques derived from nuclear science are being used to create healthier cassava strains that could better resist diseases and boost yields significantly.

Irradiation works by zapping infected plants or food with radioactive beams, killing bacteria, and is also used to induce genetic variation in plants.

Cassava shoots were sent from Central African Republic to the FAO/IAEA labs in Vienna to be irradiated in 2016. They were then replanted back in Africa in a bid to develop more disease-resistant crop varieties.

The technique speeds up natural mutation in plants, said Jankuloski. “(It) mimics the creation of variability in plants caused by naturally occurring background radiation,” he explained.

Some campaigners oppose t h e u s e o f i r ra d i a t i o n o n food, but the World Health Organization says the technology is safe.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say it could also be used to prevent the spread of disease in livestock through feed.

Irradiated food — including meat, shellfish, and fresh fruit and vegetables — has been approved for consumption by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, while astronauts for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration eat meat that has been sterilized by irradiation to avoid getting sick while in space.

“The irradiation does not make the plant radioactive, like a medical X-ray does not make a person radioactive,” said Jankuloski, noting the method has been used worldwide for more than 70 years and has generated over 3,200 crop varieties.

Members of the Anti-Balaka armed militia pose as they display their weapons in the town of Bocaranga, Central African Republic, April 28, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS/BAZ RATNER

Nuclear for good The word “nuclear” usually conjures up images of destruction for humankind, said Ephrem Kosh-Komba, vicedean of the science faculty at the University of Bangui.

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to destroy... this same nuclear knowledge can actually help humanity through development projects,” he told the Thomson Reuters Foundation.

Central African Republic, which was under French colonial rule until 1960, does not possess nuclear weapons or a nuclear industry – but it does have uranium deposits, the raw material used for making atomic bombs and nuclear energy.

Former French president Valery Giscard d’Estaing, later disgraced for accepting personal gifts of diamonds from Central African Republic’s self-declared Emperor JeanBedel Bokassa, bought uranium from the African state for France’s nuclear industry.

Under attack In recent years, armed groups have clashed over areas of Central African Republic that are rich in uranium, such as Bakouma in the southeast, or in other natural resources like diamonds and gold, as they vie for power to exploit what they see as potential sources of revenue.

In 2 0 1 3 , rebels bur ned down the National Agency for Radiation Protection, set up with IAEA support to ensure

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The presence of fighters also makes it risky for scientists like Yandia to go into the field to test new cassava varieties.

The government controls little territory outside Bangui, with some 14 armed groups now spread out around the country.

But despite the threat of attack, the scientific team cannot abandon the project, said Yandia. People need to be self-sufficient in food “in order to fight against famine.”

According to the FAO, assistance to farmers, including irradiation of plants, boosted cassava production in 2016 but harvests were still too low to meet the country’s needs.

“If we give up, it means we are letting down the farmers,” said Yandia. “We have to take risks, dig in, go to the field, improve our knowledge and give them good material for planting.”

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A $460-million plant expansion is expected to trigger a 29 per cent increase in Manitoba potato plantings and likely more growers.

The news was welcomed by the Manitoba government and the Keystone Potato Growers Association, which represents the province’s 52 processing potato farms.

“Keystone sees this as a positive announcement,” association manager Dan Sawatzky said in an email Feb. 16. “It will provide additional demand and opportunity for our producers and may present opportunity for new entrants to consider potato farming.”

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The expansion, expected to be complete in fall 2019, is forecast to “more than double the plant’s need for potatoes from regional growers,” and create another 87 full-time positions at the plant, a news release said.

Operations are expected to continue during construction.

Once built the addition will require another 15,000 to 18,000 acres of potato production, Sawatzky estimated.

“I am obviously excited about it,” Premier Brian Pallister said in an interview Feb. 16. “This is one of the sweet spots for our province that hasn’t been explored to the degree that I think we need to going forward. This kind of announcement sends a positive optimism out there, not just to the ag sector... and says this is a province on the move.”

The Portage processing plant, which opened in 2003, today has capacity to process over 300 million pounds of potato products a year.

Simplot has previously noted it set up the facility to accommodate just such an expansion.

The plant makes frozen french fries and formed potato products for major quick-service restaurant chains and other customers in the eastern, southeastern and midwestern U.S. “Manitoba delivers in so many ways that will help make this project a success,” Mark McKellar, president of Simplot’s food group, said Feb. 14 in a provincial release.

“It has access to quality potatoes, a strong grower community, availability of highly skilled employees and distribution routes that continue to expand our footprint.”

The province has pledged an investment package including tax increment financing of up to $6.31 million, to go toward “anticipated capital investments and road improvements,” and up to $522,000 toward employee training, based on the number of new positions.

Manitoba Hydro will offer $1 million toward electrical and natural gas efficiency projects at the plant through its PowerSmart program.

Simplot is not getting special treatment, Pallister said, adding Manitoba businesses are eligible for the same support if they expand.

Idaho-based Simplot said it will bring in “industry-leading” energy and water efficiency processes at the Portage plant as part of the expansion. Such systems, it said, are already in place at its plant at Caldwell, Idaho, about 40 km west of Boise.

‘Opportunity’ Agriculture Minister Ralph Eichler, in the same release, said a capacity boost at Simplot’s plant “presents a tremendous opportunity for Manitoba farmers to strengthen their partnership with a reliable local processor and increase potato production in Manitoba.”

Agriculture is Manitoba’s natural advantage and Simplot’s expansion and French-based Roquette’s decision to build a $400-million pea plant near Portage, currently under construction, is a natural extension, Pallister said.

“We are in a beautiful province to really reap the rewards of the agriculture sector,” he said. “We have wonderful farm families that know what they’re doing. And we have a great soil base and we have tremendous innovative people who are adding value all the time. So I am very excited about the future agriculture and valueadded opportunities like this.”

Pallister said Simplot could’ve gone many places but picked Manitoba in part because of his government’s commitment to cut red tape and reduce taxes.

Already Canada’s secondlargest potato-producing province, Manitoba harvested 62,800 acres of potatoes in 2017, yielding a total of 22.2 million hundredweight, down slightly from 22.4 million cwt off 64,000 acres in 2016.

According to Statistics Canada, Manitoba’s output represented 21 per cent of Canadian potato production in 2017, behind Prince Edward Island (22.3 per cent) and ahead of Alberta (19.4 per cent).

According to the Keystone Potato Producers Association, the processing market takes up about 85 per cent of Manitoba’s total potato production.

The province’s growers supply plants including Simplot and McCain Foods at Portage, McCain at Carberry and J.D. Irving’s Cavendish Farms plant at Jamestown, N.D., about 150 km west of Fargo. allan@fbcpublishing.com with files from Dave Bedard, AgCanada.com

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The Manitoba Co-operator | February 22, 2018

Prairie crops garner ‘supercluster’ funding The federal government aimed to kick-start innovation with a cash infusion into key sectors including agriculture

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Once an agreement is in place for the federal contribution, he said, “I think we’ll start seeing projects funded by the fall.”

PIC players so far include the universities of Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Alberta, British Columbia, Regina, Lethbridge, Guelph, Toronto and Ottawa; companies such as ADM, Canadian National Railway, Ca r g i l l , D ow Du Po n t , G 3 Canada, Mosaic Co., Parmalat and Richardson International; and various national and provincial crop commodity groups and federal, provincial and municipal agencies.

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PIC’s goal, the government said, is to use plant genomics and novel processing technology to increase the value of the crops “coveted” in high-growth foreign markets such as China and India — and to feed demand in North America and Europe for plantbased meat alternatives and new food products.

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Bouchard, of Manitoba’s Enns Bros., sees gains if Canada can become recognized as a plant protein leader — in terms of expanded domestic and export markets, increased crop processing, increased income from crops grown and increases in sustainable productivity.

PIC has laid out four pillars for its efforts over the next five years, including crop breeding, crop production, value-added processing and export development. Shares of funding will be allocated to each pillar, though not necessarily equally, said Hart, the chief risk officer for Regina-based Greystone Managed Investments.

The cluster doesn’t plan to focus strictly on crops which have the most visible protein profiles, such as pulses, Hart said, noting “a lot of ‘hidden’ protein” in crops such as canola.

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Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains on Thursday announced Protein Industries Canada (PIC) as one of five “superclusters” which will receive a piece of a five-year, $950-million federal funding commitment from the Innovation Superclusters Program.

PIC’s share of the federal support isn’t yet finalized — spokespeople for the group see an amount somewhere between $150 million and $200 million — but they expect it to supplement roughly $400 million in support the group has already secured from its members in

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cash, in-kind commitments and venture capital.

Over the next six weeks, PIC acting president Ron Styles said in a release, the group will work with the federal ISED department to “finalize a funding agreement that together with our proposal will form the framework for implementation going forward.”

PIC, which bills itself as a “pan-Prairie” industry-led alliance of over 120 private sector companies, schools and other stakeholders across the West and elsewhere, is focused on “fully developing the potential of plant-based proteins from crops such as canola, pulses, grains, hemp and flax.”

“This has huge implications for the western Canadian economy,” PIC chairman Frank Hart said Feb. 15. “Farmers, service companies, value-added processors, academic institu-

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Agriculture included as one of 10 sectors under potential threat

By Alex Binkley Co-operator correspondent / Ottawa

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griculture Canada has sent a questionnaire to agri-food organizations about their cybersecurity protection measures as part of a federal plan to bolster protection for critical national communications infrastructure.

The agri-food and fisheries supply chain “is one of the 10 identified critical infrastructure sectors,” a letter explaining the questionnaire says. Among the groups asked to forward it to members were the National Farmed Animal Health and Welfare Council, the Canadian Supply Chain Food Safety Coalition and the Canadian Animal Health Coalition.

It’s based on a National Strategy and Action Plan for Critical Infrastructure developed

by Public Safety Canada with provincial and industry collaboration “to mitigate the full range of risks and threats facing vital assets and systems.”

In addition to obtaining the organizations’ background information, the government is also ensuring they’re aware of Public Safety Canada’s Canadian Cyber Incident Response Centre (CCIRC). The letter said it assists critical infrastructure organizations, businesses and provincial/ territorial/municipal governments in Canada to protect their cybersystems from compromise and acts as a point of contact to report cyber incidents.

The letter said threats to the organizations include “botnets, hacking attempts, malware intrusions, phishing, ransomware attacks, spam and viruses among others.”

It asks for details on any disruptions or attacks that have been encountered during the last two years.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | February 22, 2018

Oat prices to stay put over next 24 months Manitoba and oats go together like beta glucan and heart health

BY SHANNON VANRAES Co-operator staff

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anitoba farmers could be poised to capi talize on a growing global demand for oats — if Canada gains access to the Chinese market.

Speaking to producers at CropConnect in Winnipeg last week, market analyst Randy St r yc h a r s a i d t h a t c h a n g ing consumption patter ns at home and abroad are presenting new opportunities for Prairie oat growers, particularly those in Manitoba where growing conditions are conducive to high levels of beta glucan.

“The biggest problem we’re having right now getting oats into the Chinese market is that the protocol is not in place for us to put oats in there,” said Strychar. “We can put seed oats in there, but we can’t put oats for human consumption in.”

Concer ted effor ts over the last 24 months have put Canadian oats on the Chinese trade agenda. “(Growers) did send a delegation over there this summer and it is now on the agenda, (but) at what pace the Chinese move on that I don’t know,” he said, adding that Australia is currently the largest exporter of PRC-bound oats.

But with Chinese oat imports predicted to grow by as much as 35 per cent over the next five years, the owner of the Vancouver-based oatinformation.com said Canada can still take advantage of the growing market if access is secured.

“The middle class is emerging as a huge buyer of... western-based products, specifically breakfast cereals and snack bars,” Strychar said.

“The diets are changing for the younger generation — the traditional Chinese breakfast is being replaced as the economy changes.”

However, changes in North American breakfast prefere n c e s a re a l s o i m p a c t i n g demand. As consumers seek healthy breakfast foods with less sugar content, oats are becoming a favoured ingredient, he said.

“Breakfast cereals and snack bars have a fairly high concentration of oats and those two industries are showing solid growth,” he said. “There are a lot of positives for the oat industry moving forward and most of it has to do with the breakfast cereals and the snack bars.”

Doyle Penner of the Manitoba Oat Growers Association agrees that there is room for growth in the industry.

“I absolutely do believe there is room to grow in the Red River Valley, we are a prime growing area, we are good with our beta glucan counts and there is a great opportunity,” he said. “And we’re close to the border, so as far as our movement south, we’re in a prime position for it... the opportunity for growth is definitely there.”

According to Statistics Canada, total Canadian oat acres rose 13.6 per cent

from 2016 to 3.2 million acres in 2017. In Saskatchewan, farmers planted 1.7 million acres, an increase of more than 20 per cent, w h i l e A l b e r t a’s a c r e a g e decreased about 4.2 per cent to 690,000 acres in 2017.

Manitoba saw one of its biggest oat crops in 2017.

Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation estimated there were 461,804 insured oat acres in the province, an increase of 32 per cent from the previous year.

Gone are the days when oats were seen as an also-ran crop.

“It’s pretty prominent now,” said Penner. “With the way we have to look at our inputs and everything... it’s a calculated thing that we’re going into when we plan our acres and ultimately, we’re basing it on the price that we’re going to be selling it for and we’re all trying to make a living at it.”

However, Strychar noted it’s

“The diets are changing for the younger generation — the traditional Chinese breakfast is being replaced as the economy changes.”

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not increasing acres driving oat production in Manitoba — it’s yield.

“They are not just throwing it in the ground, people historically viewed oats as one of those six major crops that they

didn’t pay a lot of attention to, that’s not the case,” he said.

“More and more farmers are paying more money to get a better crop.”

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“It c o u l d b e 2 4 m o n t h s where we struggle with averaging $3 (cash price), maybe $2.75, $3.25 in Manitoba,” he said. “If you’re looking for $3.50 in Manitoba, I don’t think you’re going to see it... we’re going to have a struggle for about 24 months.” shannon.vanraes@fbcpublishing.com

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The Manitoba Co-operator | February 22, 2018

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Seven years on, mentorship program has made its mark

BY ALEXIS KIENLEN Staff

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icki Fleming was one of the first mentees when the Canadian Cattlemen’s Young Leaders program began seven years ago.

There were just five participants and while everyone liked the idea of pairing young producers with industry leaders, it was all a bit of an experiment.

“When we first started it as a pilot, nobody knew how it would evolve,” said Fleming, now the renewals co-ordinator with Verified Beef Production Plus.

“Everybody wanted to continue because they could see what opportunities were out there.”

And continue it did, expanding to 16 spots, which are keenly sought by young people from across the country.

Back in 2010, a 23-yearold Fleming was a trailblazer.

She had been active in 4-H for many years, helped to found t h e A l b e r t a Ju n i o r A n g u s Association, and was armed with a diploma in agriculture technology and animal science. And while keen to participate in the wider beef sector, it was all a bit intimidating.

“The networking is huge,” said Fleming. “It’s difficult to step into some of those conferences or meeting rooms.”

But the program gave her the confidence to be able to do that, she said, praising the mentorship of veterinarians Craig Dorin and Mike Jelinski, who are both managing partners of Veterinary Agri-Health Services in Airdrie, Alta.

“When we first started it as a pilot, nobody knew how it would evolve.

Everybody wanted to continue because they could see what opportunities were out there.”

There were just five young people in the first Cattlemen’s Young Leaders program, but there’s now fierce competition to snap up one of the 16 spots in the year-long mentorship program. PHOTO: www.cattlemensyoungleaders.com

“To this day, we stay in touch,” said Fleming, who lives near Granum, Alta. and operates a purebred cow-calf operation with her husband and parents.

Fleming visited Dorin and Jelinski, was frequently in touch by phone or email, and was even able to sit in on some of their client calls at feedlots and larger cattle operations. She was managing a research farm at a lab in Lethbridge at the time, and used her mentors as a resource for many different things. The program also allowed her to attend the conference of what was then the Five Nations Beef

Alliance (consisting of Canada, the U.S., Australia, New Zealand and Mexico) in Denver. She also went to a meeting of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, the main American cattle organization.

“It was neat to be part of that and work with some of the other youth,” she said. “At the end of the day, we all have our different issues in each country, but what it boiled down to were the same issues.”

She still keeps in touch with many of the people she met at these conferences. And she’s seen graduates of the program

become involved in the beef sector. As part of her mentorship, Fleming also participated in some industry meetings and saw that organizations were in need of younger people.

“Sometimes it’s nice to have those younger voices around the tables,” she said. “When you sat around all those tables, the age was a little older than what you would like to see.

“In the purebred breed associations, there are a lot of good young individuals with good leadership skills, but there is a gap between their junior career and sitting around the board

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table. This is one of the ways to bridge that gap.”

Fleming recommends that any interested youth apply to the young leaders’ program. Even if they don’t land a spot, people will learn a lot from the application and interview process, and will make some good connections.

While the Cattlemen’s Young Leaders is a great learning experience, there are many ways to build your networks and that’s invaluable, she said.

“It builds some of those essential skill sets that people need to be successful in life and in the industry.”

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here are two Manitobans participating as mentees in the latest edition of the Cattlemen’s Young Leaders program.

The program, which started in 2010, pairs young producers between the ages of 18 and 35 with industry leaders for a year-long mentorship geared to their individual interests.

Participants also have a $2,000 budget for attending conferences and industry events. Applications for the 2018-19 program are now open and must be in by March 31. To apply or see the full biographies of the 16 mentees and their 16 mentors in the current program, go to www. cattlemensyoungleaders.com.

Melissa Lee grew up on a large mixed farm near Rossburn, where she purchased her first purebred Red Angus cows and began raising and selling seedstock while still a youth.

After graduating high school she earned an adventure tourism diploma from Alberta’s Lakeland College and an environmental studies degree from the University of Alberta.

Her education led to a job working with Alberta Environment and Parks, first seasonally and later as a conservation officer. She currently works out of Dinosaur Provincial Park near Brooks, Alta., where she acts as a liaison with local farmers, ranchers and other landowners.

She and her husband, Leon, also own and operate Diamond L Ranch near Oyen,

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Alta. They raise high-quality Red Angus seedstock for both commercial and purebred producers.

Rachel Verwey was born and raised in Portage la Prairie, where she says she was surrounded by agriculture her entire life.

She grew up on a large mixed family farm with her

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mother, father, siblings, uncles and cousins. The family runs a 200-head commercial Charolais herd, milks 100 dairy cows and crops 7,000 acres.

She joined 4-H at an early age and was a member of the Gainsborough Combined 4-H Club for 13 years. During these 13 years she also became an active member of the

Canadian Charolais Youth Association and has held office on both the national board as well as the Manitoba Junior Charolais Association.

She is currently enrolled in her last year of university at the University of Manitoba, and will be graduating in April with her bachelor’s degree in animal systems.

After university Verwey p l a n s t o b e c o m e m o re involved with the family operations as well as working with her local Co-op as an agronomist as she becomes an ambassador for the Excellence in Agriculture Scholarship Program she will complete this year.

She’s also an active agriculture advocate, active with Ag More Than Ever, Agriculture in the Classroom,and Dairy Farmers of Manitoba.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | February 22, 2018

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Prairie fare Healthy snacks to satisfy your cravings There are a wide variety of healthy — and delicious — foods to choose from

BY GETTY STEWART Home economist

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nacking can be an excellent way to meet daily nutrient needs, satisfy hunger and boost energy levels.

Unfortunately, it can also lead to overeating, weight gain, fatigue and chronic health concerns. To avoid these potential dangers and maximize the benefits of snacking it’s important to think about snacking as part of your overall healthy eating strategy.

He a l t h y s n a c k i n g m e a n s c h o o s i n g snacks made from nutrient-rich, minimally processed foods; the same foods we base our meals around. These include vegetables, fruits, whole grains, beans and nuts and avoid chips, candies, chocolate bars, soda, packaged baked goods and other processed foods that have low nutritional value and are high in sugar, salt, unhealthy fats and refined carbohydrates. It’s fun to eat these foods on special occasions, but it’s best to consider them as occasional treats rather than daily snack foods.

On a daily basis, we should be mindful of our snacking and look for nutrient-rich foods that will meet our cravings for something sweet, savoury, smooth, creamy, crispy, crunchy or chocolaty. Here are some ideas to consider followed by some tasty recipes to try.

Veggies and dip When veggies are cut and ready to munch on, they’re an easy snack for the entire family. Offer them with a healthy, protein-rich dip to ensure long-lasting energy. Some dip ideas include hummus, Greek yogurt herb dip, tzatziki, white bean dip, ricotta cheese dip, etc.

Fruit and cheese or nut butter Fruit is another easy snacking staple. And, just like veggies, they provide more longlasting energy when paired with nut butter,

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cheese, cottage cheese, yogurt or oatmeal.

The chocolate avocado pudding below doubles as a great dip for fruit.

Popcorn Did you know two cups of popcorn is a serving of whole grain? Of course, the key to keeping it healthy is not to drown it in butter and salt, instead try low-salt seasonings or nutritional yeast flakes to flavour your popcorn.

Nuts and seeds Nuts and seeds (pumpkin, sunflower, chia, flax, hemp) are super filling and are a good source of protein, vitamins, minerals, fat and fibre. They’re a nutritious addition or side to other foods (e.g. add flax or hemp to fruit smoothies). But, because they are high in calories, it’s important to watch portion size and stick to a small handful. Try the seedy chocolate energy bites below.

Eggs Eggs are an excellent, inexpensive source of high-quality protein and nutrients. They’re also very filling and go very nicely with whole grain breads and veggies.

Pulses Pulses such as chickpeas, lentils, beans, and peas are packed with protein, fibre, antioxidants, B vitamins, and iron. They are also very affordable and super filling. Their newfound popularity means there are tons of new recipes for using beans in dips, smoothies, baking, quesadillas and wraps. The roasted chickpea recipe below is perfect for satisfying any crunchy, salty cravings.

Whole grains and oats Oats and whole grains provide fibre, nutrients and long-lasting energy. Whole grain crackers, wraps and breads are good when combined with protein sources like tuna, nut butter, bean dip and cheese. Look for bread, crackers or granola bars where the first ingredient is a whole grain and the fibre content

Can be used as frozen treats (fudgsicles) as well.

Makes two cups.

2 ripe avocados 1/4 c. cocoa powder 1/4 c. maple syrup or sweetener of choice (honey, brown sugar, agave, date syrup, etc.)

To store, cover well and refrigerate for up to two days.

Home-baked treats are typically smaller and healthier than commercial alternatives. They can be made even healthier by using whole grain flour and oats, reducing sugar, reducing fat and adding nutrient-rich ingredients like flax, wheat germ, bran, hemp hearts, apple sauce, etc.

Water, lemon water or herbal tea Staying hydrated can go a long way to keeping hunger pangs at bay. Clear, refreshing water without any additives is best. However, if plain water doesn’t cut it, try adding citrus, berries, mint, cucumbers or herbal teas to your water. Soda, fruit beverages, fancy coffees, shakes, alcohol and even 100 per cent fruit juice can add a lot of calories to your day, often with very little nutritional benefit.

Here are some of my family’s favourite healthy snack recipes. All can be found at my website: www.gettystewart.com.

Remove surface moisture by placing peas on clean cloth and rubbing gently. Remove any loose skins.

Toss chickpeas with canola oil to ensure a light, even coat.

To test doneness, remove a chickpea, cool and taste. If it’s soft in the middle, return to oven until crunchy all the way through. Watch carefully, it happens quickly in the last few minutes of baking.

Cut avocados in half lengthwise, remove pit and scoop out all flesh. Place in food processor or deep bowl if using immersion blender.

Transfer into serving bowl or individual ramekins. Chill for 30 minutes before serving.

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Stir chickpeas, continue to bake for 5 to 10 minutes. Watch carefully to avoid burning.

1/3- 1/2 c. water

Taste and adjust sweetness as desired.

is at least two grams per serving for bread and crackers and five grams per serving for granola bars. Ideally, sugar and sodium amounts should be low too.

Place in oven and bake for 30 minutes.

1 overripe banana, chopped

Purée until smooth adding water as needed to reach desired consistency.

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Spread chickpeas on a large, rimmed baking sheet being sure not to crowd them.

1 tsp. vanilla

Add cocoa powder, vanilla, maple syrup, banana and smallest amount of water.

Healthy snacks can keep hunger pangs at bay, but make good food choices for best results.

Oven Roasted Chickpeas 2 c. cooked, drained chickpeas (540-ml/19-oz. can) 1/2 tbsp. canola oil 1/2 tsp. Cajun seasoning

Preheat oven to 400 F (204 C).

Drain and rinse chickpeas well to remove as much sodium as possible.

Remove from oven and allow to cool.

To store, cool completely then seal in an airtight jar. Store for up to two weeks.

If chickpeas lose their crispiness, bake for 5 minutes at 400 F. Getty Stewart is a professional home economist, speaker and writer sharing tips and recipes for making and enjoying local, seasonal homemade food. For more recipes and a whole grain cooking chart visit www.gettystewart.com.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | February 22, 2018

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Studying the wolves of RMNP Ordering seeds — Scholar has been researching collared wolves in order to what to choose? understand the ecology of the park

Several advantages to growing plants from seeds, plus, looking through catalogues in the middle of winter is an added bonus

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ince the spring of 2016, Christina Prokopenko has been collecting data on the behaviour and population of wolves in Riding Mountain National Park (RMNP).

Prokopenko, who is a Vanier Scholar completing her doctoral thesis out of Memorial University in Newfoundland, undertook the research to better understand the ecology of RMNP's estimated 70 to 75 wolves and their prey.

Her method was to study wolves with GPS-equipped collars, to determine areas of intense use, indicated by clusters of points in a specific area over time.

Thirteen animals from three packs were collared in 2016 and 14 animals from five packs were studied in 2017.

T h e G P S d a t a a l l ow e d Prokopenko to determine specific wolf behaviour and to collect samples, including hair and scat, tested to determine animal relatedness and diet information. If prey was also found at a site, hair, bone marrow and a tooth were collected and tested to reveal genetics, condition and the age of the animal.

Prokopenko also found variation between wolf packs in their hunting behaviour, and not surprisingly, seasonal variation in diet, which is more diverse during the summer when smaller prey, like beavers or young ungulates are available. “In winter,”

said Prokopenko, “we are seeing that RMNP wolves are changing their diet composition from elk to moose.” As in past research, testing of scat has once again revealed no evidence of domestic animals — so no livestock.

“We are also finding that boundaries between packs are not as distinct as wolf territories found in other areas,” she said (such as in Yellowstone National Park).

“In RMNP the core area of each pack is discreet, but the edges overlap. Wolves here seem more tolerant of other wolves entering their pack territory.” In spite of this, of the animals studied, two deaths were attributed to pack-to-pack aggression.

Of the 27 wolves collared, 14 died during the study; the two in the pack aggression, eight attributed to complications from disease, and four as a result of wolf/ human interaction (two animals were shot, one trapped and one poisoned when venturing outside the park). Even though these few went outside the park, the GPS-collared sample population were observed to spend the majority of their time within RMNP boundaries.

“G i v e n t h e i n t e r e s t i n g dynamics observed during this research project, Parks Canada will continue to monitor the wolf population in the future,” said Prokopenko. “This effort will inform the management and conservation of wolves in RMNP. In addition to learning about wolves in this area,

the data is an important comparison for other wolf systems across North America.”

Grey wolves are an interesting species — the largest member of the dog family, and living in highly socialized packs with a strict hierarchy. They have a complex communication system and the care of pups is not restricted to the biological parents, as there are “babysitter wolves” within a pack to allow the parents to hunt.

The Anishinabe word for wolf (ma’iingan) means “our brother,” to say, “what happens to one happens to the other.” In Ojibway culture, wolves were said to have been put on Earth, “to show us the way.”

The 1995 reintroduction of wolves to Yellowstone National Park has taught us that they are crucial in conserving the health of ecosystems and the well-being of our environment.

There, their presence helps keep the deer and elk population in check, and smaller numbers mean less overgrazing of riparian areas, improving the habitat for insects, birds and beavers.

This allows beavers to resume their work of creating dams, thus, keeping rivers clean to the benefit of aquatic life.

Scientists agree that Yellowstone National Park is healthier now than it has been for years. Hopefully, we’ll be able to say that of RMNP, too.

Candy Irwin writes from Lake Audy, Manitoba

Emerald ash borer regulated area includes City of Winnipeg CFIA release

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h e Ca n a d i a n Fo o d Inspection Agency (CFIA) has updated its regulated areas for emerald ash borer (EAB) to include a new area in Manitoba and to expand the areas in Quebec. This change is due to new detections of EAB in Winnipeg and southern Quebec in 2017 and is intended to slow the insect’s spread. In Manitoba, the new regulated area is the City of Winnipeg.

Effective immediately, the movement of ash materials, including logs, branches and

woodchips, and all species of firewood from the affected site is restricted. If you need to move regulated articles such as ash logs and branches or firewood of any species out of the EAB regulated areas, please contact your local CFIA office to request written authorization.

Although the emerald ash borer poses no threat to human health, it is highly destructive to ash trees. It has already killed millions of ash trees in Ontario, Quebec and the United States, and poses a major economic and environmental threat to urban and forested areas of North America. The CFIA continues to

he seed catalogues have arrived! Actually, some may have arrived with the Christmas mail a couple of months ago but we now have time to examine them carefully, and thoughts are starting to turn to spring planting as the days lengthen. While some gardeners may not buy seeds but rather rely on garden centres for their plants, I like to support our local seed houses and eagerly look forward to both the Lindenberg’s catalogue from Brandon and the T&T catalogue from Winnipeg.

If I can’t get what I want from either of these I look further afield — to Stokes Seeds in Ontario or Thompson & Morgan and Johnny’s Seeds in the U.S. Ordering by mail is costly so if I have to order from the States I always order enough seed to last for a few years (making sure the seeds will remain viable for several years). I also ask gardening friends if they want to order anything so the shipping charges can be shared. I usually have an opportunity to shop in person at the Manitoba establishments.

Growing plants from seed yourself has several advantages, one of the main ones being the sheer joy that it gives to actually plant seeds, watch them germinate and produce seedlings. New introductions are always a draw and although garden centres will grow them, they are usually in limited supply so planting your own seeds ensures that you can get the new varieties that you want. Garden centres tend to grow basics; we are lucky in our community that our two local greenhouse operators like to try new things and also like to grow old standbys that other larger greenhouses bypass. Still, to be sure that I can get the varieties that I have grown for years, I like to plant my own seeds.

Another reason some gardeners like to plant their own seeds is that they don’t like to bring greenhouse-grown plants into their spaces because they fear transporting insects and diseases. I know one gardener who isolates the plants she buys from the plants she grows herself. I am not quite that careful, although I do check “store-bought” plants carefully when I bring them

home and if I fear trouble, take precautions. Usually I don’t buy plants until I can put them in a cold frame on the back patio.

Perusing seed catalogues allows you to see the trends and what is new. The All America Selections award winners are featured in most catalogues and the choices that were made by the AAS judges give a good indication of some of the latest gardening trends. For example, in the list of 2017-18 winners there are several varieties of peppers listed.

This indicates that people are growing — and eating — more peppers as ethnic food choices become mainstream. Also, peppers can be grown in containers and container gardening is popular. This trend is also evident by the other vegetables and flowers that received the judges’ nod. A 2018 winner, Patio Pride peas, is a pea variety specially bred to grow in containers.

The popularity of certain flowers can also be determined by looking at the AAS award winners. One annual that I have grown for years and that is gaining in popularity because it is easy care and very drought resistant is vinca. Two varieties, both in the Halo Series, won the judges’ approval, and Orchid Halo and Pink Halo will no doubt sell out quickly at the garden centres this spring.

Sometimes we become fond of a certain plant that is not available locally, either in plant or seed form and we have to look for another source. That was the case with a tall blue ageratum that I grew for years called “Blue Horizon.” I ordered it for a long time from Johnny’s Seeds but kept asking for it at local garden centres and seed outlets and finally Lindenberg’s started to offer a close one called “Blue Planet.” So if your local sources are not offering what you want, don’t be afraid to ask them.

Looking through seed catalogues and dreaming of gardens yet to be sown, is a pleasurable winter pastime. It also serves a worthwhile purpose, however, as you become familiar with new varieties, solidify your choices for this coming season’s garden, and decide whether you will grow some things yourself so that you are sure to have them.

Albert Parsons writes from Minnedosa, Manitoba

work with federal, provincial, and municipal government partners to slow the spread of this pest.

Quick facts: • Moving untreated firewood is a common way for invasive insects and diseases to spread.

• The emerald ash borer is native to China and eastern Asia.

Its presence in Canada was first confirmed in 2002.

• Prior to these new detections, the emerald ash borer was known to be present only in certain areas of Ontario and Quebec. Affected areas are regulated by the CFIA to protect Canada’s forests, municipal trees and nurseries.

Seed catalogues are full of information including plant descriptions, germination tips and planting instructions. PHOTO: ALBERT PARSONS

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The Manitoba Co-operator | February 22, 2018

COUNTRY CROSSROADS

Foxwarren Arena voted Coldest Rink in North America

READERS’ PHOTOS

Voters went to Rink Rater phone app designed to rate, acknowledge hockey rinks

By Darrell Nesbitt Freelance contributor

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oxwarren rink now has another claim to fame.

In addition to producing many talented skaters and hockey players over the years, it was recently voted the Coldest Rink in North America on the newly launched Rink Rater app.

“Posts about naming the coldest rink in North America were circulating on Facebook and many people put Foxwarren,” said area resident Leanne Tibbatts. “No application to the contest was made, but all in all, it’s a unique situation.”

According to the website, Rink Rater is a new app designed for and by hockey parents, for reviewing and rating hockey rinks throughout Canada and the United States on such things as concession, skate sharpening, rink temperature, facility overview.

“The plaque now hangs in the facility,” said Tibbatts. “No doubt, it will be a conversation piece for years to come.”

The Foxwarren rink has been a busy place over the years as people come together to share a passion for all things skating, whether it’s hockey, figure skating, or just a few leisurely laps around the ice. And while the rink has a reputation for being one of the coldest ones around, the warmth of the people is second to none.

The community’s first arena was opened January 1912 while this current building opened December 1949, costing $30,000 at the time, and home to three NHL players.

Don’t forget to keep those feeders full! PHOTO: LILLIAN DEEDMAN

The votes are in! PHOTO: COURTESY

“When it comes to hockey, there is no denying our competitive and determined nature,” says a passage in Passing It On – the R.M. and Town of Birtle History Book covering the years of 1884-2009.

Today, from minor to senior hockey, numerous banners hang from the rafters as testaments to the success of local teams across the ages and throughout many divisions. The arena also houses Fox w a r re n’s ow n “Ha l l o f Fame” and boasts stories of many minor hockey graduates, including locals Ron Low, Pat Falloon, and Mark Wotton (NHL elite) and a long list of

other men and women who excelled in leagues including the Western Hockey League, Junior Hockey Leagues, and National Women’s Hockey League.

A l o n g w i t h h o c k e y, t h e Foxwarren rink, continues to be home to an elite figure skating club.

To keep teams, clubs and the rink itself going, it takes countless people and much volunteer work, but for many citizens of the area they don’t just enjoy hockey and figure skating — it’s their life.

Darrell Nesbitt writes from Shoal Lake, Manitoba

PHOTO: BARBARA WOLLMAN

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 40,000-bushel elevator at Rathwell was built in 1928 by Manitoba Pool Elevators for a local co-operative association. In the early 1950s, an annex increased its storage capacity to 55,700 bushels then another annex in 1968 increased it to 117,800 bushels. In this photo from 1964, we see the Pool with its single annex, with UGG and Paterson elevators in the background. The Pool facility was traded to United Grain Growers in 1990. Closed around 2000, both former UGG elevators were demolished by Agricore United in 2001. Source: University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections

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Canada, U.S. exchange barbs over NAFTA talks as stresses rise Canada says the U.S. seeks only to weaken its partners during the challenging renegotiation

BY DAVID LJUNGGREN Reuters

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anada and the United States exchanged barbs Fe b. 1 3 ov e r s l u g gish negotiations to update NAFTA, reflecting mounting tensions over trade talks that appear unlikely to conclude on schedule.

The talks have effectively stalled as Canada and Mexico seek to address wide-ranging U.S. demands for changes to the North American Free Trade Agreement. The earlyMa rc h d e a d l i n e f o r w ra pping up the talks has been extended to at least early April, officials said. But participants have said privately it could take months longer than that.

St e v e Ve r h e u l , C a n a d a’s c h i e f n e g o t i a t o r, t o l d a n Ot t a w a a u d i e n c e t h a t t h e Un i t e d St a t e s a i m e d t o weaken Canada and Mexico rather than ensure that the US$1.2-trillion trilateral trade pact benefited all three members.

A few minutes earlier, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer pointedly said in Washington that talks with Me x i c o ov e r N A F TA w e re going well. He made no mention of Canada.

U.S. President Donald Trump frequently threatens to walk away from NAFTA unless

“We have no choice but to continue to... impress on the U.S. that this cannot be a winner-takes-all agreement.”

Steve Verheul Canada’s chief negotiator

big changes are made. He blames the pact for U.S. manufacturing job losses and his remarks about quitting have unsettled financial markets.

Verheul said the talks had achieved little progress on major issues so far and characterized U.S. negotiators as inflexible. His comments were easily the gloomiest public remarks about the talks yet by a Canadian official.

“The U.S. approach is to focus on the U.S. perspective only, rather than a North American perspective. So they are looking to strengthen the U.S. and by doing that weaken Canada and Mexico within the North American economy,” Verheul told a conference organized by the Canadian Global Affairs Institute.

Canada has made a number of what it calls creative proposals to address the U.S. i n s i s t e n c e t h a t t h e No r t h American content of autos be

Canada’s top trade negotiator Steve Verheul says the U.S. is playing winner-takes-all in NAFTA talks.

raised. Washington also wants a clause that would allow any NAFTA member to pull out after five years.

Verheul said a U.S. demand that would slash the amount of government procurement contracts for Canadian and Mexican firms “is the worst offer ever made by the U.S. in any trade negotiation.”

Mexico has said the autos rule of origin would have to be toughened, but gave no details.

Verheul declined to directly address Lighthizer’s comment, telling reporters Canada would not walk away.

“We have no choice but to continue to... impress on the U.S. that this cannot be a winnertakes-all agreement,” he said.

PHOTO: REUTERS/CARLOS JASSO

“It’s going to take a lot more time at the negotiating table to try to grind through these issues.”

Last week, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Canada “might very well be better off” not signing up to an updated version of the NAFTA trade pact rather than accepting a bad deal.

End of NAFTA wouldn’t be ‘end of world’: Mexican political adviser A key adviser to a front-running leftist presidential candidate is touting other viable trade options for the nation

BY LIZBETH DIAZ AND FRANK JACK DANIEL Reuters

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he collapse of NAFTA would not be a disaster for Mexico, the top foreign policy adviser to leftist presidential election front-runner Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said, adding that Mexico should depend less on the United States and not interfere with regional neighbours.

Veteran diplomat Hector Vasconcelos echoed Lopez O b r a d o r ’s p o s i t i o n t h a t Me x i c o s h o u l d s u s p e n d t a l k s t o re n e g o t i a t e t h e North American Free Trade Agreement until a new gov-

ernment is elected in July, and said Mexico had other trade options.

“We have alternatives, if for any reason we don’t manage a good renegotiation of the free trade deal, it wouldn’t be the end of the world,” Vasconcelos told Reuters in an interview on Thursday.

“There are other possibilities for trade and investment in other parts of the world,” such as Europe and Asia, said Vasconcelos, who was formerly Mexico’s ambassador in Denmark, Norway and Iceland.

The United States takes about 80 per cent of Mexico’s exports, despite numerous international trade deals.

The current government has stepped up efforts to diversify

to other markets in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats to scrap the 1990s-era NAFTA, which also includes Canada.

Lopez Obrador, a former Mexico City mayor, has a double-digit lead over his nearest rival in opinion polls on the July 1 election.

Vasconcelos emphasized that Mexico would keep close ties to the United States if Lopez Obrador were to win, saying his government would seek an alliance for economic growth instead of a focus on police and military relations.

He said a Lopez Obrador government would seek a meeting with Trump “as soon as possible.”

The diplomat pushed back

“There are other possibilities for trade and investment in other parts of the world.”

Hector Vasconcelos policy adviser

at political rivals who say that Lopez Obrador’s policies would take Mexico down a route similar to crisis-hit Venezuela, but said he did not support U.S. sanctions on Venezuela’s socialist government.

“Our emphasis will be on defending the legitimate interests of Mexico, and not on trying to intervene here and there before we put our own house in order,” Vasconcelos said.

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, on a five-nation tour of Latin America and the Caribbean this week, said the United States was moving closer to a decision on imposing sanctions on Venezuelan oil.

Canada, Mexico, and the United States agreed to form a working group to study how to mitigate any fallout from the potential sanctions.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | February 22, 2018

Indian state warns local firms over spread of unauthorized GM cotton Monsanto says the problem is local companies that are illegally taking its technology

BY MAYANK BHARDWAJ

“We appreciate the efforts being taken by the authorities to curb the sale of illegal and unapproved seeds.”

Reuters

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top Indian cotton-growing state has told two local companies that seeds they sold to farmers may have contained traces of an unapproved GM strain from Monsanto, according to government notices seen by Reuters that warn of action against the firms.

Monsanto told Reuters late last year that local seed companies have attempted to “incorporate unauthorized and unapproved herbicide-tolerant technologies into their seeds” for profit, leading to the proliferation of illegal seeds, according its own internal investigation and that by the southern state of Andhra Pradesh.

Indian seed firms deny this. The authorities say they are still investigating how the strain has seeped into Indian agriculture.

The southern state of Andhra Pradesh last year launched an investigation after finding nearly 15 per cent of its cotton acreage was planted with an unapproved variety of genetically modified seeds developed by Monsanto, which dominates India’s cotton seed market.

A panel of officials inspected

Monsanto India

the RRF variety in 2016 following a dispute over how much the company should charge in royalties to license its technology to local firms.

Findings disputed A worker harvests cotton in a field on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, India. PHOTO: REUTERS/AMIT DAVE

some seed production plots and commercial cotton fields and collected “leaf samples” that tested positive for the Monsanto’s Roundup Ready Flex (RRF) strain, which is engineered to tolerate common weed killers.

Farmers told the officials the seeds that produced the positive tests were from brands marketed by Kaveri Seed Co. Ltd. and Nuziveedu Seeds Ltd. (NSL), according to “show cause” notices

sent to the Indian companies on Jan. 29 by the office of the state’s commissioner of agriculture.

The notices, which were reviewed by Reuters, do not refer to any other evidence linking the seeds to the two companies. Both companies deny any wrongdoing.

Illegal practice Using unapproved GM strains is illegal and the state earlier said criminal charges can be brought

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against those found guilty under India’s Environment Protection Act. “Any genetically modified crop in India should be released for commercial crop use only after approval of Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC),” the notices read, referring to a committee of experts under the federal Environment Ministry.

They asked the companies to explain within five days why their cotton seed licences “should not be suspended/cancelled.”

Contacted by Reuters, Kaveri Seed and NSL said the seeds were not sold through their dealers or distributors. The state authorities should not have issued the notices without further supporting evidence, they said.

NSL later said a court in the southern city of Hyderabad had stayed, or suspended, the notice on Feb. 14. Reuters could not immediately confirm that with the court. An official in the state agriculture commissioner’s office, which sent the notice, said it was not aware of any case filed by NSL. Spokesmen for the Andhra Pradesh government and the federal Environment Ministry in New Delhi declined to comment on the investigation or the companies’ responses.

India approved the first GM cotton seed trait in 2003 and an upgraded variety in 2006, helping transform the country into the world’s top producer and secondlargest exporter of the fibre.

But India has not approved any other GM crops on concerns over their safety, and large foreign companies have been increasingly unhappy at what they say is the infringement of their intellectual property by widespread planting of unapproved seeds.

Authorities in the southwestern state of Maharashtra are also investigating illegal cotton planting.

Monsanto said using its unapproved technology in seeds could leave Indian farmers “vulnerable to exploitation by opportunistic companies,” because they could lose their crops if found to have knowingly planted such seeds.

“We appreciate the efforts being taken by the authorities to curb the sale of illegal and unapproved seeds,” said a Monsanto India spokesman. “We will continue to extend our co-operation in the investigation and efforts to halt the sale of such unapproved products.”

Monsanto pulled an application seeking approval in India for

Kaveri Seed and NSL are among India’s top 10 seed companies, according to market estimates, and both had agreements with Monsanto to license its GM cotton technology.

NSL said the Andhra Pradesh investigating committee should not have issued the “show cause” notice — an official demand that the company explain its actions — based solely on what farmers had told them.

“Under the law, the samples have to be drawn in our presence and after ascertaining the source of the seeds purchased by the farmer,” NSL company secretary Narne Murali Krishna said in an emailed statement. “The farmer might have grown a crop from anybody’s seeds.”

NSL said Monsanto and its Indian partner had failed to prevent the spread of seeds used in its trial. Monsanto denied that and said it fully complied with Indian regulations.

NSL had replied to the notice and was confident that it would, as a result, be withdrawn by the state’s Agriculture Department, Krishna said, declining to share the content of the company’s reply.

None of the seed samples collected from NSL warehouses and distributors by government officials tested positive for the herbicide-tolerant traits of Monsanto’s strain, he said. Government officials declined to comment on the matter.

Kaveri Seed has also replied to the show cause notice, said G. V. Bhaskar Rao, its chairman and managing director.

“Sending notices based on the statements made by a few farmers is unprofessional,” Rao told Reuters. “We are not at all producing anything which has any trace of RRF and authorities are always welcome to come and check samples at our seed production centres.”

A senior Andhra Pradesh official, who did not wish to be identified because he was not authorized to speak to the media, said interviewing farmers was the only way the committee could trace the source of illegal seeds.

“Since planting is over and we can now only collect leaf samples, we will have to rely on farmers to trace the origin of seeds,” he said.

Monsanto, which is being bought by Germany’s Bayer for US$66 billion, has been at loggerheads with local seed firms, including NSL, and India’s government over how much it can charge for its GM cotton seeds, costing it tens of millions of dollars in lost revenue a year.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | February 22, 2018

Bayer petitions Russian antitrust watchdog for more time in Monsanto case The challenge is the latest headache amid intense antitrust scrutiny around the mega-merger

By Ludwig Burger and Polina Devitt Reuters

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ayer has taken Russia’s competition regulator to cour t over the watchdog’s investigation into the company’s planned takeover of Monsanto, a further hiccup in the US$64-billion deal amid intense antitrust scrutiny.

A Bayer spokesman said the German company was petitioning the court in Russia to be given more time to discuss demands made by the regulator about the deal, which would create the world’s largest seeds and pesticides company.

“The parties are in dialogue but the agreement has not been reached yet. Bayer made a decision to bring the case to court in order to safeguard its juridi-

The Bayer logo atop one of its facilities in Berlin. The German company is clashing with Russian regulators. PHOTO: CREATIVE COMMONS/FLICKR/CONAN

cal rights,” Bayer said in a written statement.

R u s s i a’s F e d e r a l A n t i Monopoly Service (FAS), which

La Niña seen likely to fade by spring

agreement to support innovative development of Russia’s agricultural industry,” Bayer said in its statement.

Bayer is in intense discussions with regulators across the world and has already agreed to sell certain seed and herbicide businesses to rival BASF for 5.9 billion euros (US$7.3 billion).

The European Union’s review has been postponed to April 5 and sources have said Bayer offered to divest its global vegetable seeds business and allow BASF exclusive access to its digital farming data.

Russia is one of the world’s largest grain exporters, but it still relies on imported seeds.

The country is keen to nurture growth in its agriculture sector while its economy is burdened by low oil prices and western sanctions imposed for the annexation of Crimea peninsula from Ukraine in 2014.

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he current La Niña weather cycle is likely to transition into more neutral conditions by spring, a U.S. government weather forecaster said Feb. 8.

La Niña is characterized by unusually cold ocean temperatures in the equatorial Pacific Ocean and is linked with floods and droughts. It is the opposite phase of what’s known as the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) cycle.

The National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center (CPC) in its monthly forecast pegged the chance of so-called ENSO-neutral conditions at about 55 per cent during the March-May season.

“La Niña is anticipated to continue affecting temperature and precipitation across the United States during the next few months,” the agency said.

The agency last month projected an 85 to 95 per cent chance of La Niña conditions persisting through the Northern Hemisphere winter.

La Niña emerged in 2016 for the first time since 2012, before fading in early 2017.

Typically less damaging than El Niño, La Niña tends to occur unpredictably every two to seven years.

During a La Niña year, winter temperatures are warmer than normal in the southeastern U.S. and cooler than normal in the northwest, according to the U.S. National Ocean Service.

The southwest typically sees drought conditions during a La Niña cycle as a high-pressure ridge prevents storms moving west from the Pacific to the states of New Mexico and Arizona.

According to Environment Canada, climatic anomalies known to take place during La Niña winters include aboveaverage precipitation for British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec and colder-than-normal temperatures for the Prairies.

has yet to issue a ruling on the takeover, on Nov. 9 made any approval conditional on Bayer sharing plant-breeding tech-

nologies in Russia and giving access to digital farming data, among other remedies. It postponed the deadline for a decision by three months at the time. On Feb. 13 the Interfax news agency quoted the head of FAS as saying that Bayer was ready to quit Russia to secure the deal with Monsanto, which was announced in 2016.

“They filed a lawsuit last week and said that they are ready not to do this deal on Russian territory and are in fact ready to leave from here,” Interfax quoted Igor Artemyev as saying.

The Bayer spokesman declined to comment on whether the group had threate n e d t o q u i t t h e Ru s s i a n market.

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Truckers in Argentina end strike, freeing grain exports The independent owners had been seeking minimum grain-hauling rates for their efforts

BY ELIANA RASZEWSKI Reuters

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rgentina’s farmers now only have the parched weather to worry about.

Truckers in Argentina ended a strike that had stalled grain exports and agreed to meet with transportation authorities later this month to resolve their differences, the government said Feb. 10.

Nearly 100 cargo ships were waiting on Feb. 9 to load soy and corn from Argentina’s main agroexport hub of Rosario, more than a week into a truck owners’ strike that had brought exports to a near halt.

“We agreed to meet with four (of the striking truck owners)... as soon as they informed us that the strike had been lifted,” Guillermo Campra, a director with the Transport Ministry, told Reuters. “Unfortunately, they decided to protest in this way without first seeking dialogue.”

The meeting between the truck owners and the government was scheduled for Feb. 23, Campra said.

Tr u c k ow n e r s , w h o are not unionized in Argentina, went on strike last week in a bid to force the adoption of mandatory minimum grain-hauling rates. The work stoppage also slowed the unloading of beans at soyoil and meal-manufacturing sites.

The strike had also affected the operation of grain mills in Santa Fe province, where 80 per cent of the country’s agricultural exports are processed, transported and loaded onto ships.

“There are no more blockades along the roads of Santa Fe,” said Guillermo Wade, manager of the Chamber of Port and Maritime Activity.

Truck drivers appeared t o b e g r ow i n g m o re a g g re s s i v e o n Fe b. 8 and Argentina’s Security Ministry said in a statement 12 truckers had been detained for using “extortionist methods” and “throwing large quantities of grain in the road.”

Argentina is the world’s top exporter of soybeans and soymeal and the No. 3 exporter of both corn and soymeal. Some 80 per cent of Argentina’s agricultural exports depart from Rosario.

The Manitoba Co-operator | February 22, 2018

For Australian winemakers, Chinese relationships are bearing fruit Chinese wealth is translating into big market opportunities Down Under

BY TOM WESTBROOK AND ADAM JOURDAN Reuters

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ang Zhe, a wealthy Chinese businessman from Guangzhou, liked his glass of decade-old Chardonnay at an Australian winery so much he wanted more.

So he asked to buy the entire vintage.

It was the sort of offer, made over roast lamb and vegetables at a dinner in Wang’s honour, that has sent Australian wine exports to China soaring by 63 per cent, hitting A$848 million (US$660 million) last year. And Col Peterson, the winemaker behind the Chardonnay, said Wang is the kind of buyer who has upended Australia’s wine industry.

At the dinner party, Wang, wearing a red hoodie and Prada loafers, said through a translator who works at Pe t e r s o n’s H u n t e r Va l l e y vineyard that the wine was “amazing.”

“I’ve tried a lot of wines from different countries, and after that I thought: ‘Australian wine is very good,’” said Wang, whose purchase at the vineyard, some 250 km (155 miles) north of Sydney, sought to add more wine to a collection already full of Burgundy and Bordeaux.

His association with Peterson illustrates how Australian winemakers are cultivating connections in China, the world’s fastestgrowing wine market, that are bearing valuable fruit even as entrenched European exporters are hitting headwinds.

Policy changes have helped too: Australian wine sales to China have more than doubled since a free trade agreement between the countries took effect in December 2015, cutting tariffs from as high as 20 per cent to about three per cent.

Expansion, uncorked France is by far the dominant wine seller to China, holding about 40 per cent of the imported wine sales market.

Australia has been in second place for a decade, according to figures from International Wine and Spirit Research and Wine Australia.

Bu t w h e re Fre n c h s a l e s g r ow t h h a s b e e n s t e a d y, Australia’s has skyrocketed.

“In the first-tier cities here, in Shanghai or Beijing, we see more and more wines coming from Australia, Spain, Chile because consumers are more open minded to new origins and styles,” said Guillaume Deglise, chief executive officer of Vinexpo, which organizes wine and spirits trade fairs.

“At the same time in the second- or third-tier cities, the same consumers, especially the younger consumers, are also interested in these coun-

A Chinese woman drinks wine during a tasting at Peterson’s Winery in the Hunter Valley, located north of Sydney in Australia, February 14, 2018. PHOTO: REUTERS/David Gray

“Everyone is making hay, but like everything there are risks, and these sort of growth levels can’t continue. We all know that.”

Tony Battaglene Winemakers Federation of Australia

tr ies because they offer a more competitive option than France,” he added.

Over the past decade, Australia’s exports to China by value have expanded roughly twice as much as volume, as sales of higher-end wines such as Penfolds Grange have grown most of all — leading to record profits for its producer, Treasury Wine Estates.

A flood of investment At the same time, Chinese investment has flowed through the wine supply chain, with a flurry of relat i v e l y s m a l l p u rc h a s e s o f Australian wine assets.

Last May, Chinese wine distributor YesMyWine made one of the largest investments with its purchase of a 15 per cent stake, and a board seat along with it, in Australian Vintage Ltd., Australia’s fifth-larg est winemaker. The A$16.5million deal came through its investment vehicle Vintage China Fund LP. In January, Yantai Changyu Pioneer Wine Co. Ltd. bought a major ity stake in South Australian vineyard Kilikanoon for A$15.5 million, on the heels of several smaller deals in recent years.

Cain Beckett, director of Hunter Valley realty agency Jurds, said he sells a few vineyards a month to Chinese buyers.

Australia’s tax office, the only official tracker of foreign agricultural land purchases,

said privacy concerns prevented it from disclosing how many vineyards were Chinese owned.

Stephen Strachan, director of Adelaide-based wine consultant Gaetjens Langley, said about half of foreign interest in vineyard purchases across Australia comes from China.

Beckett estimates 50 out of 250 vineyards in the Hunter Valley region are Hong Kong or Chinese owned.

Among them is Iron Gate Estate, with Semillon, Verdelho and Shiraz vines, bought several weeks ago by the Hong Kong-based Kuo family, which owns an electric parts manufacturing plant in Shenzhen.

“We’re looking to increase (production), but Asia for us is a place where we are still finding our way,” said Gavin Kuo, 38, who moved from Sydney to manage the vineyard.

“But we have to be careful because we are a boutique winery and we can’t actually change certain flavours just for an Asian market,” he said.

Making taste Since China replaced the U.S. as Australia’s largest export market by value in 2016, winemakers have redoubled efforts to adjust, hiring Mandarinspeaking staff, turning out Chinese-language labels and laying out chopsticks with meals at their restaurants.

Australian producers who had mostly switched to seal-

ing bottles with screw caps have returned to corks to meet Chinese expectations; French wines, which typically use corks, are considered more traditional and prestigious.

A few Australian vintners have experimented with changing the way their wines taste.

“It’s t h e o n e q u e s t i o n I would say that we grapple with most in terms of export,” winemaker Bill Sneddon told Reuters at Allandale Winery in the Hunter Valley.

“Do we make wines that we think will fit the market, or do we make the best wines we can and try and fit the market to the wine? I don’t think we’ve got an answer to that, honestly; we’ve tried both,” he said.

In the end, he added, his winery just wants “to make the best wines we can, stylistically, from the fruit we’ve got.”

Other winemakers fret that Chinese enthusiasm could va n i s h , o r t h a t p ro d u c e r s could be buffeted by the kind of import-rule changes that hit Australian milk powder and vitamin makers with high tariffs.

“Everyone is making hay, b u t l i k e e v e r y t h i n g t h e re are risks, and these sort of growth levels can’t continue.

We all know that,” said Tony Battaglene, chief executive at the Winemakers Federation of Australia.

For winemakers like Sn e d d o n a n d Pe t e r s o n , i t means selling most of their wine domestically.

That was part of the reason why, after dinner, Peterson declined Wang’s offer to buy u p h i s p r i d e C h a rd o n n a y, offering a single bottle as a Lunar New Year gift instead.

“We normally don’t open it ourselves, unless we’re with friends or someone else is there,” he said.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | February 22, 2018

Applications open April 1 for new BRM programs It’s now AgriMarketing, AgriCompetitiveness, AgriScience, AgriInnovate, AgriDiversity and AgriAssurance

By Alex Binkley Co-operator correspondent / Ottawa

F

armers can start applying for coverage under the six Business Risk Management programs available when the Canadian Agriculture Partnership (CAP) officially launches April 1.

A g r i c u l t u re M i n i s t e r L a w re n c e MacAulay made the long-awaited announcement during Canada A g r i c u l t u re D a y c e l e b r a t i o n s i n Ottawa Feb. 16. Some modifications have been made to Agr iStability, AgriInvest, AgriInsurance, AgriRecovery and AgriRisk.

In addition, the federal government

is providing funding over five years for three other initiatives including $297 million to help farmers expand production, $690 million for innovative and sustainable agri-food growth and $166.5 million to strengthen rural communities.

Un d e r t h e s e i n i t i a t i ve s w i l l b e programs called AgriMarketing, AgriCompetitiveness, AgriScience, A g r i I n n ov a t e , A g r i D i v e r s i t y a n d AgriAssurance. Some information on them is available on the Agriculture Canada website.

While welcoming the official launch of the CAP programs, farm leaders are focused on gaining a full review by government and producer groups of the BRM programs. The AgGrowth

Coalition is conducting an examination of the operation of the six programs that it will share with an 11-member expert panel selected last year to oversee a review by federal and provincial officials of performance of the six BRM programs under Growing Forward 2. AgriStability was found wanting by many producers.

The results of these examinations will be presented to the federal and provincial agriculture ministers at their annual meeting this summer.

The coalition hopes that work will lead to program changes during the five-year mandate of CAP to make the programs more responsive to changing conditions in modern agriculture.

The Canadian Agricultural

Partnership is a $3-billion, five-year investment by federal, provincial and territorial governments to strengthen and grow Canada’s agricultural sector. It includes $2 billion in federal, provincial and territorial cost-shared strategic initiatives, and $1 billion for federal activities and programs.

Among the programs is a $297million fund for growing trade and expanding markets, $690 million for innovation and sustainable growth through research, science and innovation and $166.5 million to assist rural communities through a new Regional Collaborative Partnerships Program.

MacAulay said the measures will help grow Canada’s agri-food exports to $75 billion by 2025.

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1966 FORD CUSTOM 4 DR SEDAN, 6 cyl., 3 WANTED: DOZER AND dozer assembly for spd. standard trans., 23,000 original miles, 1950’s TD6 International. 306-463-7527, no rust. 306-333-4807, Abernethy, SK. Kindersley, SK. COLLECTOR OF DRIP OILERS, about 150 WANTED: 1967, ‘68, ‘69 Dodge half-ton, to to sell as lot. 306-441-5868, North Battle- complete restoration project, good tin, little rust. 306-795-7995, Ituna, SK. ford, SK.

BORDER CITY COLLECTOR Show and Sale Lloydminster Stockade Convention Centre, SK-AB, Saturday March 10th, 9:00AM-5:00PM & Sunday, March 11, 10AM-4PM. Featuring: Antiques, farm toys, coins, dolls and much more! Contact Brad 780-846-2977 or Don 306-825-3584. www.bordercitycollectors.com

Hit our readers where it counts… in the clas- RARE 1949 CHEVY pickup, deluxe cab, sifieds. Place your ad in the Manitoba Co- chrome pkg., corner windows, limited pro- 2 SOLID MAPLE butcher blocks, (20x20x10) $850 and (20x20x16) $950; operator classifed section. 1-800-667-7770. duction run. 306-338-2750, Wadena, SK Round oak table, centre pedestal, $1500; 420 piece old radio tubes, 1920’s-1940’s, most are new, unused, $600 for all. Call Ron 780-603-3117, 8:00AM - 8:00PM, Vegreville, AB.

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ONLINE TIMED AUCTION: One Owner Estate Auction of Vintage Model Trains, two online auctions. Sale #1 closes 6 PM, March 20 & sale #2 closes 6 PM, March 22.

A huge collection of vintage steam, diesel locomotives and accessories. Bachmann, Tyco, Mantua, Mikado, Varney, IHC, LifeLike, Mehano, and more. Brass and die-cast, many with original boxes and in various conditions. Many train parts. All are on display at the 2S Auctioneers Ltd Online Auction House, 522 Grand Avenue, Indian Head, SK. Call Brad: 306-551-9411. www.2sauctioneers.ca PL# 333133.

MEYERS COLLECTOR AUCTION, 10 am March 3, Arden MB - Currency & Coins; Star Wars & Star Trek; Die Cast Cars; NHL Starting Line Up Hockey Action Figures; Beer Signs & Posters; Bradley Meyers, Auctioneer 204-476-6262 www.meyersauctions.com AGRO WESTERN - AUCTION RESULTS! Auction season is just around the corner.

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RESTAURANT CLOSEOUT AUCTION, on-site, 503 Studer St., La Ronge, SK. Online and live bidding February 26, 2018, 11:00 AM. Everything must go, full restaurant sale. High end smoker, stainless steel kitchen equipment and appliances, restaurant supplies and appliances, all front end and back end items, signage, decorative items and more. Check website for more details: www.schmalzauctions.com Schmalz Auctions call 306-763-2172, 306-922-2300, PL# 911509

UNRESERVED Antique & Collectible Auction, February 24th 2018, Online and live at 10:00 AM. Over 500 PC’s; toys; signs; tins; coins; clocks; furniture; country collectibles; glassware and much more! Website for details: schmalzauctions.com Schmalz Auctions, PL# 911509, 306-763-2172, 306-922-2300 LORWAY DIESEL & CONSIGNORS Tool and Equipment Auction, Saturday March 3rd, 2018 at 10:00 AM. Live at 11:00 AM online. Lorway 2 post hoist; Compressors,; Jacks; Tools; Machines, etc. Consignor Forklift; Salvage vehicles; Mowers; Snowblower & more! Schmalz Auctions Center, Hwy #2 South, Prince Albert, SK. (PL 911509). Visit our website for details: www.schmalzauctions.com We know that farming is enough of a gamble so if you want to sell it fast place your ad in the Manitoba Co-operator classifieds. It’s a Sure Thing. Call our toll-free number today. We have friendly staff ready to help. 1-800-667-7770.

D & S CUSTOM BLASTING, offering: Sandblasting, metal repair and painting services.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | February 22, 2018

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

2002 DOEPKER TANDEM AXLE grain trailer, new Michelin 24.5 tires, repainted & refurbished, new alum. slopes, Call Henry at 403-588-0958, Alix, AB.

WRECKING SEMI-TRUCKS, lots of parts.

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TRUCK BONEYARD INC. Specializing in obsolete parts, all makes. Trucks bought for wrecking. 306-771-2295, Balgonie, SK. ONE OF SASK’s largest inventory of used 20’ DURALITE ALUMINUM tandem axle heavy truck parts. 3 ton tandem diesel mo- stock trailer, w/two gates, mint condition. tors and transmissions and differentials for 306-277-4503, Gronlid, SK. all makes! Can-Am Truck Export Ltd., 1-800-938-3323.

WRECKING VOLVO TRUCKS: Misc. axles and parts. Also tandem trailer suspension axles. Call 306-539-4642, Regina, SK. SASKATOON TRUCK PARTS CENTRE Ltd. North Corman Industrial Park.

New and used parts available for 3 ton trucks all the way up to highway tractors, for every make and model, no part too big or small. Our shop specializes in custom rebuilt differentials/transmissions and clutch installations. Engines are available, both gas and diesel. Re-sale units are on the lot ready to go. We buy wrecks for parts, and sell for wrecks! For more info. call 306-668-5675 or 1-800-667-3023. www.saskatoontruckparts.ca DL #914394 WRECKING TRUCKS: All makes all models. Need parts? Call 306-821-0260 or email: junkman.2010@hotmail.com Wrecking Dodge, Chev, GMC, Ford and others. Lots of 4x4 stuff, 1/2 ton - 3 ton, buses etc. and some cars. We ship by bus, mail, Loomis, Purolator. Lloydminster, SK.

2008 DOEPKER SUPER B grain trailer, alum. rims, lifting axle, valid safety, road ready! Very good condition, $64,000.

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24’ GOOSENECK 3-8,000 lb. axles, $7890; Bumper pull tandem lowboys: 18’, 16,000 lbs., $4750; 16’, 10,000 lbs., $3390; 16’, 7000 lbs., $2975, 8000 lb Skidsteer, $1990 Factory direct.

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Check www.trailerguy.ca for pictures and prices. 306-222-2413, Saskatoon, SK. BEHNKE DROP DECK semi style and pintle hitch sprayer trailers. Air ride, tandem and tridems. Contact SK: 306-398-8000; AB: 403-350-0336.

1981 NEIL’S 61’ double drop flat deck, snap-off neck, 36’ working deck, $7000; 1998 Trailtech tandem 12’ sprayer trailer, $8000. Call 780-221-3980, Leduc, AB.

2010 DAKOTA 38’, all aluminum TA, $29,800; 2010 Lode-King 28’ tri-axle lead, $24,000; A-Train wagon, $2900, Saskatoon, SK., 306-222-2413. Pictures online www.trailerguy.ca HOT DEAL! New 2018 Berg’s 45’ tri-axle, air ride, 98”H, gauges, tarp, loaded, financing, $51,900. 306-563-8765, Canora, SK.

Go public with an ad in the Manitoba Co- LONG LAKE TRUCKING, two units, custom operator classifieds. Phone 1-800-667-7770. hay hauling. 306-567-7100, Imperial, SK.

2012 MACK CXU613 day-cab, Mack MP8, 455HP, Eaton 13 spd., $39,900. DL#1679. WELDING AND MACHINE SHOP: Owner Norm 204-761-7797, Brandon, MB. 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.

SASKATCHEWAN OPPORTUNITIES: Restaurant in Assiniboia, successful operation; Large industrial building in the heart of Balken oil play for lease/sale; Kenosee Lake cabin& campground for sale, includes carwash and laundry mat; Development lands around Regina/Saskatoon; Large building and property on Broadway Ave., Yorkton; Sherwood Greenhouse, Regina; Hotel in Biggar; Former senior care home 2011 FREIGHTLINER DAY-CAB, Detroit on 3.4 acres in Biggar. Brian Teifenbach, DD15, 455 HP, 13 spd., 12 front, 40 rear, 306-536-3269, Colliers Int. Regina, SK., 175” WB, 715,800 kms., $44,900. DL# www.collierscanada.com 1679. Norm 204-761-7797, Brandon, MB. ONLINE AUCTION: Turn Key Restaurant in Bengough, SK. Bids close March 7, 1:00PM Visit: McDougallAuction.com for details or call1-800-263-4193, PL#319916.

2009 FORD F150 4x4, reg. cab, SWB, A/T/C, 20” rubber, only 48,000 kms., ready to go! $13,900. Cam-Don Motors Ltd., 306-237-4212, Perdue, SK.

2008 PETERBILT 386, yellow, daycab, 18 spd., 850,000 kms., 46k rears full locks, vg cond., $24,900. 780-206-1234, Barrhead.

NEW BERG’S 30’ end dumps, Michels tarp, air ride, QT100 frame, 22.5 steel wheels & decal, $39,100. 204-325-5677 Winkler, MB

PRAIRIE SANDBLASTING & PAINTING. Trailer overhauls and repairs, alum. slopes and trailer repairs, tarps, insurance claims, and trailer sales. Epoxy paint. Agriculture and commercial. Satisfaction guaranteed.

306-744-7930, Saltcoats, SK.

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.

SELLING DUE TO HEALTH: Industry leading header loss shield. Price includes existing inventory. Canadian and US patents 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.

1995 VOLVO, 350,000 original kms., 9500 hrs., wet kit, 370 HP, 13 spd., one owner, farmer owned, exc. cond., 780-206-1234.

NORMS SANDBLASTING & PAINT, 40 years body and paint experience. We do metal and fiberglass repairs and integral to daycab conversions. Sandblasting and paint to trailers, trucks and heavy equip.

Endura primers and topcoats. A one stop shop. Norm 306-272-4407, Foam Lake SK.

DEBTS, BILLS AND charge accounts too high? Need to resolve prior to spring? Call us to develop a professional mediation plan, resolution plan or restructuring plan.

2008 JD 850J WLT crawler dozer, c/w Call toll free 1-888-577-2020.

ROP’S, 12’ 6-way blade, SBG pads, 8700 FARM/CORPORATE PROJECTS. Call A.L. hrs., $95,000. 204-871-0925, MacGregor, Management Group for all your borrowing MB. and lease requirements. 306-790-2020, Regina, SK.

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

Give Kramble Industries a call at LOOKING FOR A Profitable Business?

306-933-2655, Saskatoon, SK. or visit us Berg’s Hatchery in Russell, MB. hatches online at: www.kramble.net and distributes close to a million chicks a year. In business since 1953. Incl. land, 2007 KENWORTH T800; 2005 IHC 9200; buildings and equipment. Karen Goraluk, 2007 Macks. All with Eaton AutoShift, new Salesperson, 204-773-6797, NorthStar InCIM grain boxes, new Sask. safeties. Call surance & Real Estate. north-star.ca Allan at: 306-270-6399, Saskatoon, SK. MLS® 1711944 MOBILE GRAIN/SEED CLEANING SERVICE, Website: 78truxsales.com DL#316542 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 2005 WESTERN STAR w/sleeper, 18 spd., RESTAURANT FOR LEASE! Fully stocked, C15, low kms, w/cement blower, $50,000. chairs, cooking equipment, dishwasher, NEUFELD ENT. CORRAL CLEANING, 204-376-5194, 204-641-2408, Arborg, MB. dishes, etc. Located at the Western Budget payloader, Bobcat with rubber tracks and Motel in Bonnyville, AB. Call Larry at vertical beater spreaders.

Phone 780-612-8884.

306-220-5013, 306-467-5013, Hague, SK.

WIDOW MUST SELL: Navy blue 2013 Dodge Ram, 43,000 km, fender flares, box liner, excellent condition, $24,900 OBO. 306-698-2626, Wolseley, SK. 2015 FORD F350 DIESEL, 8’ box, 71,000 2012 DOEPKER SUPER B grain trailer, valid kms, $53,900+GST. Call 403-638-2028, safety, job ready, $69,500. 204-743-2324, Sundre, AB. Cypress River, MB. 2015 DODGE RAM 3500, crew, Longhorn, 6.7L Dually, Aisin auto., 58,500 kms, $59,995. Hendry’s Chrysler 306-528-2171, Nokomis, SK. DL #907140.

2006 WESTERN STAR 4900, 500 series 60, 18 spd., 46 rears, new rear 24.5 rubber, fresh safety, 1.1M kms, $49,900. Cam-Don Motors Ltd., 306-237-4212, Perdue, SK.

USED 2016 20’ Berg’s grain/silage box, w/hyd. silage gate, Michels tarp & decal, $13,600. 204-325-5677, Winkler, MB.

CAN-WORLD FINANCIAL. Needing a farm loan, for land, machinery, crop inputs for the season? We can finance it all! Good credit or bad credit. We also have great leasing programs, excellent competitive rates. Call 1-306-535-2512 or visit us online at: www.canworldfinance.com

1975 DODGE 800, Nordic hoist, 52,000 GVW, 1200 front, 1000 rear, Lux box (18Lx4Hx8), 4x5 speed, asking $7500. CONCRETE FLATWORK: Specializing in JIM’S TUB GRINDING, H-1100 Haybuster DELIVERY AVAILABLE ON ALL TRAIL- 306-423-5444, Domremy, SK. place and finish of concrete floors. Can ac- with 400 HP, serving Saskatchewan. Call ERS. Full line-up of Wilson Trailers also commodate any floor design. References 306-334-2232, 306-332-7332, Balcarres. available in BC! Call for more info on get- 2007 MACK GRANITE, 380 Mack, 13 spd., available. Alexander, MB. 204-752-2069. ting a trailer delivered to you! With almost heavy axles, long enough for grain box, 2 decades of Sales & Service, we will not gravel or decks, clean western truck, last be undersold! Call 1-888-641-4508, Bassa- year before all of the emissions $26,000 FUTURE STEEL BUILDING: Model X3218, 36’Lx32’Wx18’H, $18,000 OBO. Call no, AB., www.desertsales.ca OBO. Neil 306-231-8300, Humboldt, SK. Rick 780-201-0995, Cold Lake, AB.

2015 VW JETTA TDI (diesel), mint condition, 12,000 km, backup camera, exc. NEW 2015 ROCKWOOD Roo 17' Hybrid w/ mileage, 14 months remaining on VW war- Sapphire package Sleeps 6 and features ranty, $19,900. 204-343-2002, Roland, MB power awning, power jack, solar ready, heated beds, AC, full size fridge, bathtub/ 2006 BUICK ALLURE CX, 4 door, 6 cylin- shower, LED lighting, outdoor shower, der, low mileage, 110,000 kms., safetied. outdoor speakers lots of storage. Includes Call Gwen 204-526-2857, Holland, MB. hitch & sway bars, two propane tanks, dual batteries, TV, all power adapters and outdoor BBQ. GVWR 3854 lb.(1748 kg), $22,000. 403-404-0489, Kincaid, SK.

2010 NEVILLE BUILT Grain Trailer, 38', side chutes, LED lights, new paint, new tarp, 6 new 24.5 tires, fenders, low mileage, exc. condition. Call/text 306 891 4587, Creelman, SK. rallan@yourlink.ca

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.

2001 FREIGHTLINER AUTO shift with 2015 pup, both MB safetied Dec. '17. Truck has electric tarp, remote lift and end gate, new brakes & drums (Fall 2016), all new tires (May 2017), 830,312 miles. Cancade pup used little, approx. 2500 miles, manual tarp, remote tail gate and lift, spring ride.

Both units come with hydraulic cross augers, $76,000. 204-648-3292, Dauphin, MB. gartmore@mts.net

1994 WESTERN STAR 4964F Crane truck, 584,000 kms., T/A, Cat 3406, Eaton 18 spd., Ferrari 8300 Kg crane, fresh safety, $19,800. Call 1-800-667-4515 or visit: www.combineworld.com

2013 F-550 CREW CAB, V10, gas, 4x4, in showroom condition. Truck c/w 4500L transport compliant fuel tank w/35 gal./min. pump and hose reel, 400L DEF tank w/pump and hose reel. Also lots of tool box storage and field lighting. Also AUTOSHIFT TRUCKS AVAILABLE: Boxed has JD Welderator with compressor. tandems and tractor units. Contact David 306-231-8060, Englefeld, SK. 306-887-2094, 306-864-7055, Kinistino, SK. DL #327784. www.davidstrucks.com VACUUM SEPTIC TRUCK: 1996 Mack tandem, 3000 gal. tank, hoist, rear open door, 1200 Fruitland pump, new tires, $38,000.

Smith Ind. 306-373-7622, Saskatoon, SK.

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2010 SUBURBAN, loaded, leather, DVD, seats 8, 172,000 kms, $22,500. Call 306-698-7787, Wolseley, SK.

FARM LOSSES FOR SALE: A longstanding farm has now ceased operations and has substantial operating losses in a #’d company available for purchase and utilization by another farming operation. These losses can be used to offset farm income and/or farm sale capital gains, $97,500.

Phone 250-999-4777, just.p@shaw.ca

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

2006 KOMATSU D65 EX-15. Approx. 5950 org. hrs., 24” pads, straight tilt blade, 3 tooth ripper, excellent working cond., very good UC, $139.500. Bush canopy available.

Trades considered (warranty). Can deliver.

Call 204-743-2324, Cypress River, MB. REDUCED TO CLEAR, partial listing only, much, much more!! 1990 Ford HWY tractor with 50 T-winch, 3406 engine; 1985 Mack dump truck, 18’ box; 1985 Mack dump truck, 16’ box; 1985 IH S1900 12’ blade & 13’ box; 2-1986 Ford 9000 HWY tractor; 1986 GMC fuel tanker truck; 1986 GMC tandem dump truck; 2003 IH 4300 dump truck; 2006 GMC 1500 V6 ext. cab, only 40,000 miles; 2-FWD 4x4 trucks with snowblowers, gas & diesel engines; 3-Sicard 4x4 trucks with v-plow and side wing, NH 250 Cummins diesel; 4-Oshkosh 4x4 trucks with snow plows and side wing, auto trans., diesel; Ford 800 truck, diesel, 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 crane; 1995 Ford flat deck truck, gas; 1979 IH Cargo Star 1950B with 15’ van, DT466, 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.

Cambrian Equipment Sales, 494 Panet Road, Winnipeg, MB. Ph. 204-667-2867 or fax: 204-667-2932

INTERNATIONAL CLOSED DOOR baler, model NA1450; 2 hydraulic pin presses; 1 portable hydraulic track press; 3 Goodman battery locomotive carts w/hundreds of feet of track. Cambrian Equipment Sales, Winnipeg, MB. (Ph) 204-667-2867 or (Fax) MULCHING- TREES, BRUSH, Stumps. 204-667-2932.

Call today 306-933-2950. Visit us at: MOVE YOUR DIRT real cheap! Low prices! www.maverickconstruction.ca (3) Cat 641 motor 28 yard scrapers; Cat REGULATION DUGOUTS: 120x60x14’, 235 excavator w/digging bucket, not used $2000; 160x60x14’, $2950; 180x60x14’, in 5 yrs.; Cat D9-G hyd. dozer w/tow $3450; 200x60x14’, $3950. Larger sizes winch; (2) Cat 980B loaders w/bucket; Cat avail. Travel incl. in SK. See us on FB at 977-K loader. Equipment of all types. New & used parts. 2 yards over 50 acres. Camsaskdugouts. 306-222-8054, Saskatoon SK brian Equipment Sales, Winnipeg, MB. (Ph) 204-667-2867 or (Fax) 204-667-2932.

2002 CASE 689G Telehandler, 9000 lbs., 40’ reach, Perkins diesel, 4WD, 4W steer, 8115 hrs., runs well, $19,900.

1-800-667-4515, www.combineworld.com 2013 VOLVO G970, 4837 hrs., $150,000.

306-544-2202, Hanley, SK. 2014 VOLVO G970, $195,000. Please call 306-554-2202, Hanley, SK.

2008 G940 TANDEM drive articulated, VolD8K CAT DIRT DOZER, 4 barrel ripper, un- vo D7E eng., net 165 HP, HTE 1160, shutdercarriage is 80-90%, excellent condition. tle auto shift trans. (11 fwd, 6 rvs), 14’ mold board, 5688 hrs., $74,800. DL#1679.

204-739-3494, Oak Point, MB. Norm 204-761-7797, Brandon, MB. 2015 JOHN DEERE 130G track hoe, w/quick attach bucket, hyd thumb, c/w 2005 CAT 420 BACKHOE, 1310 original 50” ditching bucket, excellent shape, 600 hrs., $58,000 OBO. Located near Medicine hrs. $122,250. Lawrence 204-856-9176 or Hat, AB., 306-563-8482 Micheal shop, 204-871-6483, Austin, MB. ALLIS HD16 PARTS for models: B, D, DP, Good stock, large variety. 306-873-5675 EXCAVATOR BUCKETS, various shapes A. and sizes for different excavators. Call or ph/text 306-873-7506, Tisdale, SK. 204-871-0925, MacGregor, MB. SKIDSTEER ATTACHMENTS: Buckets, rock buckets, grapples, weld-on plates, hyd. augers, brush cutters and more large stock.

Top quality equipment, quality welding and sales. Call Darcy at 306-731-3009, 306-731-8195, Craven, SK.

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2007 CAT D6N LGP Dozer, new undercarriage, 34” pads, diff. steer, 6-way blade, 16,131 hrs., $94,900. 1-800-667-4515, www.combineworld.com 1997 CAT D6M LGP dozer, undercarriage 80%, 28” pads, 3 shank hyd. ripper, ROPS w/cage, 19,204 hrs., $69,800.

1-800-667-4515, www.combineworld.com 1999 JOHNSTON STREET Sweeper, 16,126 miles/3037 hrs., Cummins 4 cyl., hyd. pump, $12,900. 1-800-667-4515, www.combineworld.com

HYDRAULIC PULL SCRAPERS 10 to 25 yds., exc. cond.; Loader and scraper tires, custom conversions available. Looking for Cat cable scrapers. Quick Drain Sales Ltd., 306-231-7318, 306-682-4520 Muenster SK HYDRAULIC SCRAPERS: LEVER 60, 70, 80, and 435, 4 to 30 yd. available. Rebuilt for years of trouble-free service. Lever Holdings Inc. 306-682-3332 Muenster, SK. 2003 BOBCAT S175, 3821 hrs., very good condition, $17,500. Call 306-367-4326, Pilger, SK. PULL BEHIND GRADER, Richardson Hiboy, on rubber tires, has hydraulics, $1600 OBO. 306-460-9027, Flaxcombe, SK. WANTED: MOBILE EXCAVATOR w/rubber tires, similar to medium sized track hoe.

306-304-1959, Meadow Lake, SK

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CASE 2870 w/Degelman dozer; Fassi hyd. arm & 10’ 1-ton steel deck.

306-304-1959, Meadow Lake, SK. TRIDEM SCISSOR NECK lowbed with live roll. Also wrecking D6C. Call Danny 306-246-4632. Speers, SK.

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2011 KOMATSU TC308 excavator, hyd. WANTED DIESEL CORES: ISX and N14 thumb, guarding, very clean, 5300 hrs., Cummins, C15 Cats, Detroits Ddec 3, 4, $140,000. Randy 780-983-0936, Camrose DD15. Can-Am Truck 1-800-938-3323.

TIM’S CUSTOM BIN MOVING and Haul- 20’ TO 53’ CONTAINERS. New, used and ing Inc. Up to 22’ diameter. 204-362-7103 modified. Available Winnipeg, MB; Regina and Saskatoon, SK. www.g-airservices.ca binmover50@gmail.com 306-933-0436.

GRAIN BIN INSTALLATION. Large diameter bin setup, concrete, and repairs. Now booking Spring 2018. Quadra Development Corp., 1-800-249-2708.

1998 CAT D7R angle dozer ripper, 11,000 290 CUMMINS, 350 Detroit, 671 Detroit, hrs., $127,500. Call Randy 780-983-0936, Series 60 cores. 306-539-4642, Regina, SK Westlock, AB. D6R LGP CRAWLER Tractor, 9000 hrs, 90% UC, angle dozer, winch, fully guarded, FARM AND INDUSTRIAL ELECTRICAL $110,000. Randy 780-983-0936, Westlock. motor sales, service and parts. Also sale CAT D4 comes w/6 way hyd. dozer, draw of, and repairs to, all makes and sizes of bar, full canopy, low hrs, one owner ma- pumps and phase converters, etc. Tisdale Motor Rewinding 1984 Ltd., chine, $19,000. 780-983-0936, Clyde, AB. 306-873-2881, fax 306-873-4788, 1005A2005 CAT 930G wheel loader, c/w Quick- 111th Ave., Tisdale, SK. tmr@sasktel.net Attach forks and bucket, 12,000 hrs. Call Website: www.tismtrrewind.com Randy at 780-983-0936, Clyde, 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!

1-800-667-7770.

FOR ALL YOUR grain storage, hopper cone and steel floor requirements contact: Kevin’s Custom Ag in Nipawin, SK. Toll free: 1-888-304-2837.

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 BEAVER CONTAINER SYSTEMS, new hoppers and steel floors for all makes and and used sea containers, all sizes. sizes. Know what you are investing in. Call 306-220-1278, Saskatoon and Regina, SK. 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.

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JCB 512-56 TELEHANDLER, 770 hours, lifts 12,000 lbs., extends to 56’, CAHR, AWD and AWS, $119,000 (cost $230,000+).

Call 403-938-3888, Calgary, AB.

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2008 KOMATSU WA200 Loader, 10,000 hrs., 2 yard, QA, 17.5 tires, $48,000.

403-291-1010, Calgary, AB.

Call Keith Doerksen

2007 JOHN DEERE 710J backhoe, 4x4, new tires, ex-city, 6445 hrs., $47,500. Call 403-291-1010, Calgary, AB.

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WINTER SPECIAL: All post & stud frame farm buildings. Choose sliding doors, over- POLY GRAIN BINS, 40 to 150 bu. for grain head doors or bi-fold doors. New-Tech cleaning, feed, fertilizer and left over treated seed. Call 306-258-4422, Vonda, SK. Construction Ltd 306-220-2749, Hague, SK www.buffervalley.com BEHLEN STEEL BUILDINGS, quonsets, LIFETIME LID OPENERS. We are a stockconvex and rigid frame straight walls, ing dealer for Boundary Trail Lifetime Lid grain tanks, metal cladding, farm- com- Openers, 18” to 39”. Rosler Construction mercial. Construction and concrete crews. 2000 Inc., 306-933-0033, Saskatoon, SK. Guaranteed workmanship. Call your Saskatoon and Northwest Behlen Distributor, BROCK (BUTLER) GRAIN BIN PARTS Janzen Steel Buildings, 306-242-7767, and accessories available at Rosler Construction. 306-933-0033, Saskatoon, SK. Osler, SK.

PORTABLE TOILET SALES: Selling 5 Peaks Technologies new portable toilets and accessories. Phone 403-680-0752 for details. Visit on-line: 5peaksdistributors.ca RECLAMATION CONTRACTORS: Bigham 3 and 4 leg mechanical trip 3 PTH Paratills in stock; Parts for Bigham & Tye paratills; 6 & 8 leg paratills available for farm use.

1-888-500-2646, Red Deer, AB. KELLO/ ROME/ TOWNER/ KEWANEE disc blades and bearings: 22” to 36” Ingersoll notched. Oilbath, regreaseable and ball bearings to service all makes of construction and ag. discs. 1-888-500-2646, Red Deer, AB. www.kelloughs.com

WOOD POST BUILDING packages or built on site. For early booking call 1-800-667-4990 or visit our website: CONTAINERS FOR SALE OR RENT: All www.warmanhomecentre.com sizes. Now in stock: 53’ steel and insulated stainless steel. 306-861-1102 Radville, SK. INSULATED FARM SHOP packages or built on site, for early booking call SHIPPING CONTAINERS FOR SALE. 20’1-800-667-4990 or visit our website: 53’, delivery/ rental/ storage available. For inventory and prices call: 306-262-2899, www.warmanhomecentre.com Saskatoon, SK. www.thecontainerguy.ca

VOLVO G970 GRADER for sale: The RM of Pense No.160 has for sale one 2012 Volvo G970 with 5345 hours, 14' Moldboard with LH & RH extensions, 20.5R25 tires with front and rear fenders. Complete warranty checkup done at 5344 hrs. Harness and Dozer along with double beacon not included and will be removed prior to sale, excellent condition, $130,000. 306-345-2424, Pense, SK. rm160shop@sasktel.net Farming is enough of a gamble, advertise in the Manitoba Co-operator classified section. AFAB INDUSTRIES POST frame buildings.

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For the customer that prefers quality.

1-888-816-AFAB (2322), Rocanville, SK. GREAT PRICES ON new, used and remanufactured engines, parts and accessories for diesel pickups. Large inventory, engines can be shipped or installed. Give us a call or check: www.thickettenginerebuilding.ca Thickett Engine Rebuilding. 204-532-2187, Russell, MB.

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

POLE BARNS, WOODSTEEL packages, hog, chicken and dairy barns. Construction 3406B, N14, SERIES 60, running engines and concrete crews available. Mel or Scott, and parts. Call Yellowhead Traders, MR Steel Construction, 306-978-0315, 306-896-2882, Churchbridge, SK. Hague, SK.

STRAIGHT WALL BUILDING packages or built on site. For early booking call 1-800-667-4990 or visit our website: www.warmanhomecentre.com

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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

KEHO/ GRAIN GUARD/ OPI STORMAX. For sales and service east central SK. and MB., call Gerald Shymko, Calder, SK., GRAIN HANDLING SYSTEM, 33,000 bu. w/ 306-742-4445 or toll free 1-888-674-5346. overhead rail car loading bin, 100' scale, grain dryer, warehouse and office, $99,500.

KEHO/ GRAIN GUARD Aeration Sales MLS® L121191, henryvos1@gmail.com and Service. R.J. Electric, Avonlea, SK. Call 780-835-1992, Grimshaw, AB. 306-868-2199 or cell 306-868-7738.

BUILD YOUR OWN conveyors, 6”, 7”, 8” and 10” end units available; Transfer conveyors and bag conveyors or will custom build. Call for prices. Master Industries Inc. www.masterindustries.ca Phone 1-866-567-3101, Loreburn, 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.

2012 BRENT 882 Grain Cart, 850 bu., RM45 MERIDIAN, $35,000; RM55 Me- 1000 PTO, hydraulic spout, 500 bu./min., good condition, $37,800. ridian, $36,500; 1645 TL Convey-All, very 1-800-667-4515, www.combineworld.com $29,500. Call 306-648-3622, Gravelbourg.

2010 TERRAGATOR 8204 air spreader, HART EMERSON UNIFLOW Model PK3 asdual bin, 70’ spread, 3960 engine hours, pirator, good cond.; Gustafson seed treater. 204-525-2480, Minitonas, MB. 204-368-2353, 204-841-3014, Arden, MB. USED FERTILIZER SPREADERS: 4-8T; New Loftness 8T; used Wilmar 16T tender. Call 1-866-938-8537, Portage, MB.

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

CONVERSION KIT/PUMP. Fits 66’ GJESDAL 5 IN 1 Rotary Seed Cleaner, HORNOI LEASING NEW and used 20’ and NH3 air seeder, $13,000. Call Phil good cond, hardly used, 306-867-8456, 40’ sea cans for sale or rent. Call Bourgault Stewart, 780-813-0131, Vermilion, AB. 306-867-7719, Glenside, SK. 306-757-2828, Regina, SK. 20’ and 40’ SHIPPING CONTAINERS Stretch your advertising dollars! Place an ad SMALL 5 IN 1 Harvey Gjesdal grain cleanand storage trailers. Large Sask. inventory. in the classifieds. Our friendly staff is waiting er, vg cond., good for small seeds, priced Phone 1-800-843-3984 or 306-781-2600. to sell! 306-654-7772, Saskatoon, SK. for your call. 1-800-667-7770.

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LIKE NEW CR9090, CR9080 and CR8090, JD FLEX PLATFORMS: 922 - 925 w/wo air; all very low hours. Discounted prices, save 630F - 635F w/wo air reel. CIH Flex Plat$$$. Call 218-779-1710. Delivery available. forms: 1020 25’ w/wo air reel - 30’ w/wo air reel; 2020 30’ w/wo air reel - 35’; 3020 2012 NH CR9090 Elevation, 1200 hrs., 30’ - 35’. NH Flex: 973 25’ - 30’; 74C 30’ AutoSteer, 650R42 duals, European-built, 35’; 740CF 30’ air reel. Agco Flex PlatMacDon/CNH pickups and headers avail, forms: 500 25’ - 30’; 800 25’ w/air reel $198,000. Call 1-800-667-4515 or visit 30’; 8000 25’ - 30’; 8200 35’. After season www.combineworld.com specials including free delivery in spring CUSTOM COLOR SORTING chickpeas to 2003 NH CR940, 2588 hrs., chopper, with deposit. We also have header transmustard. Cert. organic and conventional. spreader, unload auger ext., 900/ 60R32 ports starting at $3000 for new 30’ w/flex 306-741-3177, Swift Current, SK. fronts, headers/PU’s available, $49,800. bar kit. Reimer Farm Equipment, #12 N, Steinbach, MB. Call Gary at 204-326-7000.

1-800-667-4515, www.combineworld.com CAN-WORLD FINANCIAL. Needing a farm loan, for land, machinery, crop inputs for the season? We can finance it all! Good credit or bad credit. Special program for Grain Cleaning Equipment & Facilities. We also have great leasing programs, exc. competitive rates. Call 1-306-535-2512 or online at: www.canworldfinance.com

2004 PHOENIX GRAIN Dryer, 12 tier high, 24' long, c/w moisture controller, 2-60' 2002 JD 9650, 5300 eng./3300 sep. hrs., legs, 1 conveyor, spouting & 3-way valve. walker, PRWD, c/w 914 PU, field ready, $185,000. 780-618-7377, St. Isidore, AB. $53,000; 25' flex head w/air, like new, $15,000. 204-324-9300, Altona, MB. gpwiebe@sdnet.ca

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1978 JD 7700 TURBO COMBINE: Must be seen to be appreciated, one owner, always shedded, great shape. 4100 eng. hrs. All belts new in last 5 years, runs beautiful.

Standard transmission, rebuilt 100 hours ago, $9,000 Canadian. Athabasca, Alberta.

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1994 CIH 8825 Swather, 25', canola cutters, 2000 hrs., field ready, very good cond., $25,000. 701-263-7275, Sherwood, ND.

2010 JD A400, 1132 hrs., AutoSteer, 36’ HB header, UII PU reels, new knife & 1988 JD 8820 Titan II, mint condition, guards, $53,400. Call 1-800-667-4515 or must be seen to be appreciated, always visit www.combineworld.com shedded. 3800 engine hours. 3 year old pick up belts, extended auger, feeder house tin work all new. Many new parts.

Replaced all belts and Greenlight this year. $1500 in new spare parts, shop manuals, $30,000 Canadian. Athabasca, Alberta.

780-689-7381, Email: bbahry@mcsnet.ca 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. 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 2588 w/2015 PU header, $135,000.

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www.fyfeparts.com 70% OFF 42" outdated canvas. HCC and Universal Harvester reels to fit HoneyBee machines; Weasler and Walterschied driveshafts; Eaton hyd. motor, gear box 1:1 ratio, 1" spline output; various pulleys. All prod- 844 ROGATOR SPRAYER, recent 854 ucts reduced to sell. 306-296-2019, Fron- engine, Raven 460, 3 section flow contol, tier, SK. Email: parts@honeybee.ca 100' booms, triple & end row nozzles, 20" spacing, 800 gal. poly tank w/3" fill, Satloc GPS, foam marker, 320/90R46 skinnies, 23.1/26 floaters, Tridekon air lift dividers, 200 HP, 4645 hrs., 4WD, $55,000 OBO. Please call 204-867-7117, Minnedosa, MB. Email: horner.ranch@gmail.com

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2008 MACDON FD70 35', JD adapter, single knife, transport, pea auger, AHHC, tilt, well maintained. 306-220-1229, Imperial, SK. LATE MODEL CLASS/LEXION, MacDon, CIH, NH & JD flex heads and flex drapers.

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2004 CIH 2388 w/2015 PU header, AFX rotor, lateral tilt feeder house, HHC, chopper, rock trap, grain tank ext., roll tarp, DMC II moisture tester, exc. cond, vg tires $65,000. 306-861-4592, Fillmore, SK. TIRES, TIRES, TIRES, Radial, Bias, New, Used. 20.8x42, 18.4x42, 20.8x38, 18.4x38, 20.8R34, 18.4x34, 900/60R32, 800/65R32, 24.5x32, 18.4x30, 23.1x30, 16.9x28, 28Lx26, 18.4x26, 19.5Lx24, 16.5x16.1, 18.4x16.1, and more! Semis, skid steers. Best price & value guaranteed! PEA AND CROSS AUGERS. Harvest bushy crops w/a draper header. 50 to 1-800-667-4515, www.combineworld.com 100% increase in productivity. Pay for themselves in 400 acres or less. In stock and ready for delivery!!

Call (2) 2009 LEXION 585R Track Combines, 1-888-907-9182, www.agshield.com 1700 sep./2400 eng. hrs., 4x4, loaded, al- AGCO GLEANER-MF FLEX PLATways shedded, exc. condition, $149,000 FORMS: 500 25’-30’; 800 25’-30’; 8200 CAD OBO. Delivery avail. 218-779-1710.

30’-35’. Some with air systems. Gary Reimer, 204-326-7000, Reimer Farm Equip2006 LEXION 590R, 1850 sep. hrs., 2900 ment, Hwy.#12 North, Steinbach, MB. eng. hrs., 4x4, loaded, $89,500 CAD OBO. Delivery available. 218-779-1710.

JOHN DEERE FLEX PLATFORMS: 920F-925F-930F-630F-635F. Some with air PRICED TO SELL! Multiple Lexion 700 & systems. Reimer Farm Equipment, #12 N, 500 series combines. All in excellent con- Steinbach, MB. Call Gary at 204-326-7000. dition. 218-779-1710. Delivery available.

NEW HEADER TRANSPORTS 30’-42’: 30’ (4) 2012 760TT Terra Trac, 2000 sep. hrs., ESB 30 Arc Fab, $30,000; 36’ SB 36 w/dolnice condition, $159,000 CAD OBO; Also, ly, $4950; 36’ Mankota 36’, lights, brakes, (4) 1200 40’ Max Flex headers. $5450; 42’ Harvest International 3842, 218-779-1710. Delivery available. brakes, lights, $7500. Reimer Farm Equipment, Hwy. #12 N, Steinbach, MB. Call 2009 570R, like new, only 400 sep. hrs., Gary at 204-326-7000.

4x4, duals, excellent condition, $159,000 NEW HOLLAND FLEX PLATFORMS: 74C CAD OBO. 218-779-171. Delivery available.

30’-35’; 973 25’-30’; 740 CF 30’-35’. Some 2012 CLAAS/LEXION 740, 400 sep./700 with air systems. Call Gary Reimer, eng. hrs., 4x4, loaded, exc. cond, $215,000 204-326-7000, Reimer Farm Equipment, CAD OBO. Delivery avail. 218-779-1710.

Hwy.#12 North, Steinbach MB. It doesn’t get any better than this. Prepay 2008 MACDON PW7 16’, good belts, nice your ad for 3 weeks and get 2 weeks free! cond., for JD STS combines, $16,900.

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2006 BOURGAULT 5710 40’ 9.8” spacing, steel packers, 6200 Stk: 020500, Cart $60,000. www.redheadequipment.ca or 2011 BOURGAULT 5810 & 2005 6450 tank, 1-888-905-7010, Swift Current, SK. 62', 10" spacing, 3.5" packers. Variable rate liquid kit, low acres, exc. cond., $145,000 2010 CASE/IH ATX700 70’, rubber packers, high float tires, double shoot, Stk: OBO. Call 306-529-2871, Southey, SK. 020407, $94,000. 1-888-905-7010, Swift 2013 K-HART DISC Drill & CIH 3850 Air Current, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca Cart, 66', 10" spacing, $235,000. 2009 SEED HAWK 66-12 66’, 12” sp., sin306-463-7740, Dodsland, SK., gle knife, pneum. pkrs, 30.8 rear tires, Stk: greschnerfarm@gmail.com 021475, $205,000. 888-905-7010, Prince Albert, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca

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2003 NH/HB 94C 30’ rigid draper, PU reels, hyd. F/A transport, for CR/CX/AFX; other kits available, $19,800. DEGELMAN SIGNATURE 7200 rockpicker, 2010 JOHN DEERE 9870, 1568 eng, 1129 1-800-667-4515, www.combineworld.com completely redone. All new hard faced finsep, 615 PU, 6.9m auger, fine cut chopper, Firestone tires, HD final drive, crop saver, 2010 MD FD70, 40’ flex draper, pea au- gers, hydronic drive, new paint, tires 95%, Greenlight, exc. cond., $200,000 OBO. ger, DKD, transport, AHHC, tilt, very good field ready, in mint condition!! 2 to chose 306-231-7802 or 306-231-3944, Lake condition, for CNH; JD, Lexion and Agco from $24,500. Can deliver. 204-743-2324, Cypress River, MB. Lenore, SK. ajschem@yourlink.ca available, $59,800. Call 1-800-667-4515, 2015 SCHULTE 2500 giant rock picker www.combineworld.com 2013 JD S680 SP, 814 sep. hrs., variable w/wide grate spacing, excellent condition. speed feeder house for corn head, lateral 306-231-8060, Englefeld, SK. tilt feeder house, Y&M meters, power folding grain tank ext., 520/85 R42 duals, 28 WANTED: DEGELMAN ROCK PICKER. R26 rears, AutoTrac ready (just need receiv306-488-2109, Regina, SK. Email: er), no DEF req'd, exc. cond. $320,000 OBO. jonmitch@westnet.com.au 204-799-7417, 204-612-1734, Rosser, MB. J2_mull@hotmail.com WANTED: FLEXI-COIL 40' system 75 packer bar, Email: jonmitch@westnet.com.au MULTIPLE S-SERIES, 60 Series, 70 Series, Regina, SK. & Conventional Series JD combines, field ready, very low hours, various options in exc. cond., delivery avail. 218-779-1710.

2003 JD 9750 STS, 2215 sep. hrs., 2013 MACDON FD75 35’ flex draper, yield/moisture, MacDon PU, ready to go, transport, pea auger, AHHC, tilt. For JD, DI-ACRO HAND shear 36”x16 gauge & 24’’ CNH, AGCO and Claas available, $69,900. BerkRoy finger break c/w HD cabinet on $72,000. 306-269-7801, Foam Lake, SK. 1-800-667-4515, www.combineworld.com castors $2500. 204-800-1859, Winnipeg.

1994 JD 9600 with 3900 threshing hrs., Sunnybrook cylinder, MAV chopper, new RECONDITIONED rigid and flex, most tires 5 years ago, asking $37,500; JD 930 makes and sizes; also header transports. rigid header including transport, $5000. Ed Lorenz, 306-344-4811, Paradise Hill, SK 2005 CATTLELAC 450 silage wagon, excelWill sell both for $40,000. 306-989-4332, www.straightcutheaders.com lent condition. $23,000. 780-349-1529, cell: 306-960-2160, Paddockwood, SK. Westlock, AB. 2014 JD S690, 753 hrs., duals, ContourMaster, 2630 monitor, ProDrive, premium cab. JD/MacDon pickup & headers available, $289,900. 1-800-667-4515, www.combineworld.com

BALE SPEARS, high quality imported from Italy, 27” and 49”, free shipping, excellent pricing. Call now toll free 2011 JD 9770 STS, 615 PU, 850 sep. hrs., 1-866-443-7444, Stonewall, MB. duals, Contour-Master, excellent condiBALE SPEAR ATTACHMENTS for all tion, 306-493-7409, Delisle, SK. loaders and skidsteers, excellent pricing. 9600 JD COMBINE w/PU table, 30’ JD Call now 1-866-443-7444.

9000 rigid header, batt reels, serious in2013 Highline 1400 bale mover, $22,000; quiries only. 306-460-9027, Flaxcombe, SK 2011 Tubeline 5000 silage bale wrapper, 1990 JD 9500, 4140 sep. hrs., dual spd. $19,900. 306-768-7726, Carrot River, SK. cyl., chopper, chaff spreader, recent tires, all belts good, 912 PU. Taking offers. Call or text Wes at 306-587-7401, Cabri, SK.

RECON 300/400. Cut drying time by 35-65%. One pass with the optional mounted tedder for fastest dry down.

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FLEXI-COIL 67XL, 1200 gal., w/rinse tank, triple nozzles, autorate, windscreens, disc marker, $4800. 306-937-2890, Cando, SK. 2014 NH SP240F 120’, 1200 gal. SS tank, IntelliView IV , AccuBoom, AutoBoom, Stk 024111, $299,000.

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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 PROPANE/CNG DIESEL INJECTION, $949. dividers, 2 sets of Michelin tires, 1 owner. www.dieselperformanceproducts.com Call 204-937-3429, 204-937-7047, Roblin, MB. 1-800-606-0858, Free Shipping.

2013 NH GUARDIAN SP.240FXP, 100’, 1200 litre SS tank, IntelliView IV monitor, COMBINE WORLD INC. Friendly service, luxury cab, 6.7L Cummins, 275 HP, very great prices & 1 year warranty. For all your low hrs (approx. 450), $300,000 OBO. new and used harvesting parts. And give 306-524-2109, 306-746-7422, Semans, SK us a try for your tillage, sprayer and tractor needs. We want to help you! Only 20 2013 CASE/IH 3330 high clearance sprayminutes east of Saskatoon, SK. er. Has active suspension, sectional con1-800-667-4515, www.combineworld.com trol, AutoBoom height, 100’ boom, 2 sets of tires, crop dividers, Outback S3, leather PUMPS, PRESSURE WASHERS, Honda/Ko- interior, 580 engine hours. Mint condition, shin pumps, 1-1/2” to 4”, Landa pressure bought new, always stored inside. Rented washers, steam washers, parts washers. farm out. $255,000 OBO. 204-662-4474, M&M Equip. Ltd. Parts & Service, Regina, or 204-851-0211, Antler SK. SK. 306-543-8377, fax 306-543-2111.

1994 PATRIOT 150XL, 3438 hrs., 750 gal., 70’, JD 4.5L, decent affordable sprayer! $24,800. Call 1-800-667-4515 or visit www.combineworld.com DEUTZ TRACTOR SALVAGE: Used parts for Deutz and Agco. Uncle Abe’s Tractor, 2014 CASE 4430, $270,000, 2035 engine 519-338-5769, fax 338-3963, Harriston ON hours, 120’ boom, AIM, Viper Pro, fan reverser, 2 sets of tires, dividers, loaded, PARTING OUT OLDER tractors, combines, exc. cond., 306-398-7677, Cutknife, SK. swathers, haying equipment, cultivators, ploughs, packers, drills, farm trucks, and 2010 JD 4830, 100’ booms, 1000 gal. front end loaders. Call/text 204-871-2708, tank, AutoSteer, Swath Pro, AutoBoom St: 021520, $215,000. 1-888-905-7010, Sasor call 204-685-2124. Austin, MB. katoon, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca GOODS USED TRACTOR parts (always buying tractors). David or Curtis, Roblin, 1998 CASE/IH SPX3185 90’, 2 sets tires Stk: 017817, $79,000. 1-888-905-7010, MB., 204-564-2528, 1-877-564-8734.

Saskatoon, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca G.S. TRACTOR SALVAGE, JD tractors 2013 JD 4940 120’, BoomTrac, sect. cononly. Call 306-497-3535, Blaine Lake, SK. trol, AutoSteer, 2630 monitor, Stk: 02415, $240,000. 1-888-905-7010, Prince Albert, SMITH’S TRACTOR WRECKING. Huge SK. www.redheadequipment.ca inventory new and used tractor parts.

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2015 CASE/IH 4440 120’, AIM, AutoBoom, AccuBoom, Pro 700 Stk: 023153 COMB-TRAC SALVAGE. We sell new and $475,000. 1-888-905-7010, Swift Current, used parts for most makes of tractors, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca combines, balers, mixmills and swathers.

306-997-2209, 1-877-318-2221, Borden, FLOAT TIRES TO fit newer model JD high clearance, 850/55R42, 2 yrs old, vg cond, SK. We buy machinery. $18,000. 306-741-7743, Swift Current, SK. LOEFFELHOLZ TRACTOR AND COMBINE Salvage, Cudworth, SK., 306-256-7107.

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FLOATER TIRES: Factory rims & tires: JD 4045, 710/60R46, $20,500; 800/55R46, AGRA PARTS PLUS, parting older trac- $22,500; JD 4038, Case 4420, 650/65R38 tors, tillage, seeding, haying, along w/oth- Michelin tires and rims. Sprayer duals er Ag equipment. 3 miles NW of Battle- available. 306-697-2856, Grenfell, SK. ford, SK. off #16 Hwy. Ph: 306-445-6769.

2006 SPRAY-AIR 3600-90TS Trident, TRIPLE B WRECKING, wrecking tractors, 90’ booms, 4920L tank, 12.4R46 tires, combines, cults., drills, swathers, mixmills. good tubes & booms, SCS 440 controller, etc. We buy equipment. 306-246-4260, $9900. Call 1-800-667-4515 or visit: 306-441-0655, Richard, SK. www.combineworld.com

2010 JOHN DEERE 1830 61’, 10” sp, DS dry, Poirier openers, Alpine liquid kit Stk: 023964, $67,500. 1-888-905-7010, Swift Current, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca 2013 SEED HAWK 60-12 60’, twin wing, semi pneumatic packers, DD, SH 800 TBH, Stk 017840, $335,000. Prince Albert, SK., 1-888-905-7010. redheadequipment.ca 2004 CASE/IH 5000 double disk air drill, 50’, 6” spacing, asking $28,000 USD. Bill 204-746-5126, Dufrost, MB. 21’ EDWARDS hoe drill, Bourgault air tank, eng. fan drive, liquid fert., 7.5” spacing, steel packers, $7500 OBO, 204-476-6907.

2010 JD 1830, 61’ on 7.5” spacing, 3” rubber packers, 1930 tank, 430 bu., TBH, blockage sensors, $52,000. 204-648-7129, Grandview, MB. 2015 BOURGAULT 60’ 3320 QDA, Devloo mud scrapers, DS, 5.4” semi-pneumatic packers, 10” spacing, Bourgault side band boots, shedded, exc. cond., $165,000 OBO. 204-937-7184, Roblin, MB. 2007 JOHN DEERE 1820 45’ air seeder w/JD 1910 350 bu. air cart, 7” spacing, 650 lb. trips, 2” carbide tips, 3” rubber packers, shedded, asking $52,000. Call 204-733-2324, Ste. Rose Du Lac, MB. 2000 FLEXI-COIL, 40’, 9.7” spacing, double shoot, carbide tips, 3” rubber packers, set up for TBH cart, $22,000.

204-734-8125, Swan River, MB. 2011 BOURGAULT 3310, 74’, 12” spacings, MRS, 6550 tank, X20 monitor, duals, bag lift, 2 fans, 1 high capacity fan, cameras, Capstan NH3 kit, sectional control, $165,000. 204-748-8156, Elkhorn, MB. 33’ FLEXI-COIL, 550 shanks, 12” spacing, DS, 1720 tank, Poirier boots, $2000 worth of extra new boots, shedded, low acres.

306-877-2014, 306-745-7505, Dubuc, SK. 2008 SEEDMASTER 8012, 2004 NH 430 tank, 3 compartments with 5 rollers, Raven NH3, $79,000 OBO. 306-272-7225, Foam Lake, SK. FLEXI-COIL 5000, 39’, 9” spacing, like new 3” paired row DS dry, Atom jet knives, 4” steel packers w/extra set of spare packers, good hoses and tires, field ready, $11,000.

306-795-7066, Ituna, 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. 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. 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. 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. FLEXI-COIL 2320 TBH air tank, double shoot, excellent condition, $11,500 OBO. 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. 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. 2004 EZEE-ON 7550, 60’, 10” spacing, 4” packers, 4000 TBH tank, var. in cab rate control, 33,800 total acres seeded, exc. cond., 1 year on Atom Jet rate high rate side band openers. Retiring, $40,000.

306-424-7761, Montmartre, 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. 2010 JD 1830 drill, 61’ 10” spacing, w/430 bu. 1910 grain cart, duals, double shoot, $69,000 OBO. 306-552-4905, Eyebrow, SK. 2012 BOURGAULT 6550 seed tank, 4 tanks, 3 meters, poly augers, $82,000.

306-472-7642, Lafleche, SK. 2001 JOHN DEERE 1820, 54’, 10” spacing, 3/4” Bourgault knives, 1900 340 bu. cart, $24,000 OBO. 306-291-9413 Aberdeen, SK 2000 BOURGAULT 8810, 32’ with 2135 air cart on row gang packers, harrows, FlexiCoil markers, knife openers, knock-on sweeps. 306-867-8477, Outlook, SK. 2015 K-HART 66’ GEN 2 Disc Drill with 2013 Bourgault 6700 ST tank. 12” spacing, 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. 2012 BOURGAULT 3320 QDA 66’, 10” sp., c/w L6550 tank, MRB, NH3 kit, duals Stk: 02317, $295,000. Call 1-888-905-7010, Saskatoon, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca 2009 SEED HAWK 72-12 72’, 12” sp., twin wing, pneum. packers, 600 TBT cart, stk: 021477, $205,000. 888-905-7010, Prince Albert, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca 2010 SEEDMASTER 72-12 72’, 12” space, JD 1910 air cart, 3-tank metering, Stk: 020958, $132,000. 1-888-905-7010, Swift Current, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca

2015 SEED HAWK 84-12 84’ 12” spacing, steel seed and fertilizer knives, Stk: 022334, $352,000. 1-888-905-7010, Saskatoon, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca 2012 BOURGAULT 3320 QDA 66’, 10” sp., c/w L6550 tank, MRB, NH3 kit, duals Stk: 02317, $295,000. Call 1-888-905-7010, Saskatoon, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca 2006 BOURGAULT 5710 40’ 9.8” spacing, steel packers, 6200 Stk: 020500, Cart $60,000. www.redheadequipment.ca or 1-888-905-7010, Swift Current, SK. 2010 JOHN DEERE 1830 61’, 10” sp, DS dry, Poirier openers, Alpine liquid kit Stk: 023964, $67,500. 1-888-905-7010, Swift Current, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca 2009 SEED HAWK 66-12 66’, 12” sp., single knife, pneum. pkrs, 30.8 rear tires, Stk: 021475, $205,000. 888-905-7010, Prince Albert, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca 2013 SEED HAWK 60-12 60’, twin wing, semi pneumatic packers, DD, SH 800 TBH, Stk 017840, $335,000. Prince Albert, SK., 1-888-905-7010. redheadequipment.ca FLEXI-COIL 5000 51’, 9”, w/2320, 4” rubber packers, in-row liquid phos. $16,500 OBO. 306-690-8105, Moose Jaw, SK. WANTED: 2000 OR NEWER Flexi-Coil 40’ to 45’ air drill and TBT cart, 7” spacing.

Call 780-841-9594, La Crete, AB. FLEXI-COIL 6000 seeder, 10” spacing, DS, needs some repairs; Also Flexi-Coil 2340 seed tank, as new, always shedded, 2 compartments. Will sell together or separate. Offers. 780-349-2798, Westlock, AB. 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.

2009 SEEDMASTER, 4 product VR, 50', 12" 8370XL 440 bu. Morris TBH, 1600 liq. cart, Raven monitor, $155,000. For more info, call Arne at 306-335-7494. Lemberg, SK. 2008 BOURGAULT 6350, 2 fans, 3 TM, $46,000 OBO. Call 306-563-8482.

2015 JD 1910 TBT air cart. Has 650 duals, hydraulic variable rate, sectional control capability, 10” remote hydraulic auger with conveyor flip out. Only did 6000 acres, always shedded, new condition. Rented farm out. $98,000 OBO. Call 204-662-4474, or 204-851-0211, Antler, SK. MORRIS 7180 air tank, new meter body on fert. tank, good hoses & recent loading auger, $5000. 306-276-7788, 306-769-8887 Arborfield, SK. breavie@live.ca 40’ BOURGAULT 36-42 AIR SEEDER, 8” spacing, with 3225 tank, QA, on row packers, $13,000. 306-567-8614, Davidson, SK. BOURGAULT 40’, w/harrows, packers and granular app., 3225 tank, has 3rd tank, field ready, $20,000. 306-937-2890 Cando.

2009 SEEDMASTER 6912, expandable to 80’, 300 bu. on frame w/tracks; Bourgault 6550 tank, many extras, CTF ready.

780-206-1234, Barrhead, AB. NH3 CONVERSION KIT/PUMP. Fits 66’ Bourgault air seeder, $13,000. Call Phil Stewart, 780-813-0131, Vermilion, AB.

2016 DEGELMAN HEAVY harrow, 84', barely used. $47,500 OBO. 306-563-8765, Canora, SK. 2017 DEMO 80’ Degelman landroller.

Odessa Rockpicker Sales, 306-957-4403 or 306-536-5097, Odessa, SK. WANTED: SYSTEM 75 Flexi-Coil packer bar.

Please call 306-488-2109, Regina, SK. jonmitch@westnet.com.au

40’ PACKERS w/10” spacing, off 8810 Bourgault cultivator, asking $6500.

204-745-6231, Carman, MB. JOHN DEERE 7000 8-row corn planter, $4500. 306-768-7726, Carrot River, SK.

42’ BOURGAULT 9800 chisel plow, HD double spring, w/4-bar heavy harrow, $29,500 CAD OBO. 218-779-1710. Delivery avail.

BREAKING DISCS: KEWANEE, 15’ and 12’; Rome 12’; Towner 16-18’; Wishek 18’ and 30’. 1-866-938-8537.

7 SERIES MORRIS, brand new HoneyBee dead rod, needs shovels, $3500. Willing to trade for smaller 7 series Morris cultivator.

306-460-9027, Flaxcombe, SK.

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JD 4455, 2500 hrs. - not a mistake, always QUICKE 860 TL loader, bucket/grapple, off shedded, looks and runs like new. NH T7030; JD 640 loader, bucket/grapple, 780-986-3794, Leduc, AB. off JD 6420; Allied 795 loader, off NH 8360; Also other older loaders. Austin, MB. Call/text 204-871-2708 Call 204-685-2124

GAUGE WHEEL & GAUGE WHEEL KIT 3” & 4” OPTIONS

1983 MASSEY 4900, 23.1-34 duals in good shape, 100 hrs. on complete 903 motor (cost to rebuild eng. $18,000). New Turbo, starter & alternator. Low hrs. on rebuilt trans. and hyd. pump & fuel injection pump & nozzles, low hrs on front planetaries, good cab and paint. Clutch useable but sometimes slips under heavy loads, otherwise excellent tractor, asking $25,000.

306-937-2795, Battleford, SK.

REPLACEMENT RUBBERS & BEARINGS AVAILABLE FOR YOUR DISK DRILLS

204-866-3558

ridgemetal@hotmail.com • www.ridgelandmanufacturing.ca

2015 CIH PUMA 185 MFWD, 1490 hrs., 185 HP, CVT, 540/100 PTO, 3PTH, duals, factory warranty, $149,800.

1-800-667-4515, www.combineworld.com 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.

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

BY TENDER: 1993 Case Magnum 7120 NEW SEED BOOTS and fertilizer openers MFWD, 6128 hrs. good tires, Leon loader, for SeedMaster drill. Plus various other 3PTH, w/o available. Submit tenders to: RM of Gull Lake No. 139, Box 180, Gull parts. 306-547-7235, Sturgis, SK. Lake, SK., S0N 1A0. Fax: 306-672-3879.

60’ EXCEL LAND ROLLER w/5 plex rollers, Email: rm139@sasktel.net Highest or any great for following the land contour. Like tender not necessarily accepted. Tender new, $60,000. Arborfield SK 306-276-7788 deadline is March 6th, 2018. or 306-769-8887. Email: breavie@live.ca 2015 CASE 580 QT, 1029 hrs., full load, BOURGAULT 3195 TANK, w/monitor, load- ext. warranty, PTO, eng. brake, $420,000 ing auger, $5000. Call 306-937-2890, OBO. 403-575-5491, Coronation, AB. Cando, SK. 2016 CASE/IH STX 420, 4WD, 710/R42 Firestones, full AutoSteer, PTO, high caWANTED: USED K-HART air drill, with or pacity pump, 4 remotes, full LED light pkg. without cart. Call Jim at 306-882-5101, and deluxe cab, field ready, 410 hrs., D’arcy, SK. $350,000. 403-901-5390, Strathmore, AB.

STEIGER TRACTOR PARTS. New and used, from radiator to drawpin, 1969 to 1999. Give us a call 1-800-982-1769 or M5 MM DIESEL TRACTOR, runs good and www.bigtractorparts.com has good rubber, $2500. 306-395-2668, or Cell: 306-681-7610, Chaplin, SK. 2014 CHALLENGER MT765D, 620 hrs., 3502 HP, Trimble Autopilot, 18” tracks, PTO, 3PTH, $219,800. 1-800-667-4515, 1999 CASE/IH MX220, MFWD, powershift, www.combineworld.com 3PTH, 540/1000 & big 1000 PTO, 4 hyds., duals, 8500 hrs., nice condition, $56,500.

204-324-7410, Ridgeville, MB. 2001 MX120 w/loader; 2000 MX135; 2001 2014 JOHN DEERE 4730, 110 hrs., 800 gal.

MX170 w/loader; and 2003 MX255, MFWD tank, 100' booms, next to new condition, $270,000. 403-704-3537, Ponoka, AB w/loader. 204-522-6333, Melita, MB. 1997 CASE/IH 9350, 310 HP, 5480 hrs., 4 2017 JOHN DEERE 6120M with new 623R remotes, tires at 50%, c/w AutoSteer, loader, 24/24 PowrQuad plus trans. 40 km/ $67,000. 306-620-5407, Kamsack, SK. h, 623R loader w/grapple bucket, 520/ 70R38 and 480/70R24 front tires, cab 1989 CIH 9170, PS, AutoSteer, 8180 hrs., suspension, 3 remotes, 30 gal. PFC pump, $46,000. Located near Minot, ND. Call rear 3 PTH w/fender control, 540/540E/ 306-563-8482.

1000 RPM, PTO w/fender switch, comes with 12 month powertrain warranty, $119,500. 403-638-1904, Sundre, AB.

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. 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.

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 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.

2000 JD 9400, 425 HP, 12 spd. powershift, EZ-Steer 4 hyd. outlets, plus return line, new hyd. pump (48 GPM), 8 new tires, 710/70R38, mint cond., $105,000. 1985 VERSATILE 856, 4 WD, 8725 hrs., 12 spd., PS, PTO, and 20.8/38 tires, 30%. Very 306-861-4592, Fillmore, SK. well maintained, good condition. $30,000 1993 JD 8870, 7305 hrs., 20.8x42 Fire- OBO. Call 204-734-0013 or 204-238-4258, stone radials, LED lights all around, 12 Bowsman, MB. speed, asking $65,000. 306-989-4332, cell: 306-960-2160, Paddockwood, SK. 1991 FORD/VERSATILE 1156, 8900 hrs., 20.8x42 triples, 470 HP, $69,000 CAD OBO. Delivery available. 218-779-1710.

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

FLAX STRAW BUNCHER and land levelers.

Building now. Place orders and don’t delay!

Also, selling a Case 400 tractor with FEL. 306-957-4279, Odessa, SK.

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

The Icynene Insulation System®

FOR POST-EMERGENCE WEED management- Harriston 60’ tine weeder, excellent condition. 306-382-9024, Saskatoon, SK.

• Sprayed foam insulation • Ideal for shops, barns or homes • Healthier, Quieter, More Energy Efficient®

WANTED: Older and newer tractors, in running condition or for parts. Goods Used Tractor Parts, 1-877-564-8734.

www.penta.ca

ODESSA ROCKPICKER SALES: New Degelman equipment, land rollers, Strawmaster, rockpickers, protill, dozer blades.

306-957-4403, 306-536-5097, Odessa, SK.

1-800-587-4711

WANTED: MF #36 DISCERS. Will pay top dollar and pick from anywhere. Phone Mike 306-723-4875, Cupar, SK.

WANTED: USED, BURNT, old or ugly trac- DRILL STEM FOR SALE: 2-3/8” & 2-7/8” tors. Newer models too! Smith’s Tractor available. 306-768-8555, Carrot River, SK. VERSATILE 550 (2015), 127 hrs., hi-flow Wrecking, 1-888-676-4847.

We know that farming is enough of a gamble hyds., 800/38’s, weights, $349,900; Versatile 450 (2016), 225 hrs., hi-flow hyds., WANTED: JD 9660 Combine; 8’ metal so if you want to sell it fast place your ad in the break; Rubber tired hoe.

306-304-1959, Manitoba Co-operator classifieds. It’s a Sure 800/38’s, $319,900; Versatile 375 Thing. Call our toll-free number today. We have (2009), 2670 hrs., powershift, 710/38’s, Meadow Lake, SK. friendly staff ready to help. 1-800-667-7770. $189,900. 204-526-7671, Holland, MB. WANTED: 30’ BATT REEL, for Case 8230 PTO swather or a 1200 Hesston PTO swather. 403-485-1028, Champion, AB. WANTED: JD 540A line skidder, parts ma- T AND L 1/4 sec. center pivot, 8 towers, chine or good cond; 4-5’ skid steer mount, 100 HP Deutz/Berkley pump, good cond., hyd. drive, rototiller. Call 780-349-6262, $18,000. 306-424-7761, Montmartre, SK. or cell: 780-868-3361, Westlock, AB. BLUE WATER IRRIGATION DEV. LTD. WANTED: T810 VOLVO Tractor, in good Reinke pivots, lateral, minigators, pump running condition.

780-806-3439, and used mainline, new Bauer travelers 780-842-4088. Wainwright, AB. dealer. 25 yrs. experience. 306-858-7351, Lucky Lake, SK. www.philsirrigation.ca

2015 6140R MFWD, 150 HP, 1870 hrs, 20 spd, Quicke Q66 FEL with forks and bucket, 3PH, 540/1000 PTO, diff. lock, front axle susp., 50 KPH+, $149,000.

1-800-667-4515, www.combineworld.com

SOLIDLOCK AND TREE ISLAND game wire and all accessories for installation. Heights from 26” to 120”. Ideal for elk, deer, bison, 2013 VARIOUS LS MTRON, MFWD, 550 sheep, swine, cattle, etc. Tom Jensen hrs., FWA. This unit has all the bells and ph/fax: 306-426-2305, Smeaton, SK. whistles except 3 PTH, exc. cond., 96 HP, w/loader, cab, only 550 hrs., replacement $80,000 +. Would look at cash offers/ possible trade or some financing, $55,000.

2014 JD 8370R MFWD, 370+ HP, front More info call Bill 780-482-5273 or call axle/cab susp., 3PTH, PTO, IVT trans., diff David at 780-349-5244, Edmonton, AB. lock, front/rear weights, excellent cond., Email: dwrhine41s@live.ca $289,000. Call 1-800-667-4515 or visit www.combineworld.com MULTIPLE HIGH HP track & 4WD tractors. options, various hours. All are in REDUCED PRICE! 1983 JD 4450 MFWD Various condition and priced to sell! w/Ezee-On FEL 2130 grapple, 15 spd. PS, excellent Delivery available.

Call 218-779-1710.

3 hyds., 7925 hrs. showing, 14.9-26F, 20.8R38, duals available. 306-283-4747, 16’ PEELED RAILS, 2-3” $4.50/ea., 125 per 306-291-9395. Langham, SK. bundle; 3-4” $9.50/ea, 100 per bundle; 4-5” $11.50/ea, 75 per bundle. Vermette RETIRED - SELLING: JD 4650, 8650 hrs., Wood Preservers, Spruce Home, SK., 15 speed PS, 3 hyds., 1000 PTO, 20.8Rx38 1-800-667-0094, email: info@vwpltd.com rear duals, 14Lx16.1 front, tires are in very website: www.vwpltd.com good condition, 8’ blade, $37,000 OBO. 306-882-2358, Rosetown, SK. GUARANTEED PRESSURE TREATED fence posts, lumber slabs and rails. Call Lehner Wood Preservers Ltd., ask for Ron 306-763-4232, Prince Albert, SK.

WANTED: 970 OR 1070 CASE with powershift gone. Please call: 306-395-2668, or STEVE’S TRACTOR REBUILDER specialCell: 306-681-7610, Chaplin, SK. izing in rebuilding JD tractors. Want Series 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 7000s to rebuild or for parts. pay top $$. Now selling JD parts.

204-466-2927, 204-871-5170, Austin, MB. 2003 JD 7420, MFWD, rear inner wheel weights, 3 remotes, 741 self-levelling loader w/grapple, IVT trans., 9550 hrs., $75,000. 204-648-7129, Grandview, MB.

2016 CIH MAXXUM 115 MFWD, 692 hours, 115 HP, FEL, 540/1000 PTO, 3PH, excellent condition, $99,800.

1-800-667-4515, www.combineworld.com

LEON 707 FRONT END LOADER, with 6’ BLOCKED SEASONED JACK Pine firewood bucket, $1750. Call 306-395-2668, or Cell: and wood chips for sale. Lehner Wood Pre306-681-7610, Chaplin, SK. servers Ltd., 306-763-4232, Prince Albert, SK. Will deliver. Self-unloading trailer.

2009 CIH L760 front end loader, FEL quick attach, aux. hyds., 6050 lb. lift, very good cond. For Puma 115-155, $14,900.

1-800-667-4515, www.combineworld.com WANTED: JD 540A line skidder, parts ma12’ DEGELMAN 46/5700 4-way dozer chine or good cond. Call 780-349-6262, or blade, QA, $15,000; HLA snow wing dozer Cell: 780-868-3361, Westlock, AB. blade, trip cutting edge, can be mounted on industrial loader, $15,000. Wandering Farming is enough of a gamble, advertise in River, AB. 780-771-2155 or 780-404-1212. the Manitoba Co-operator classified section.

It’s a sure thing. 1-800-667-7770.

2004 NH TJ375, 4 WD, 3980 hrs., deluxe cab, Goodyear 710/70R42 tires at 70%, 55GPM, 4 remotes, standard trans., HID lights, Outback AutoSteer w/STX monitor, SUNFLOWER HARVEST SYSTEMS. Call always shedded, exc. cond., $152,000 OBO. for literature. 1-800-735-5848. Lucke Mfg., www.luckemanufacturing.com 306-644-4703, Loreburn, SK. 430 FARM AID MIXER wagon with poly 2005 NEW HOLLAND TG210, 5600 hrs., liner, new cylinders and new unloading Powershift, rear duals, $59,000. conveyor, exc. cond., shedded, reasonably 204-921-0233, Rosenort, MB. priced. 204-981-7315, Marquette, MB. 2013 NH TV6070, loader/bucket/grapple, 4100 hrs., very good condition, $100,500.

Please call 306-263-3232, Tyvan, SK. Email: 2009 JOHN DEERE 9430, 4WD, 425 HP, 24 youngslandc@gmail.com spd., 4 hyds., 710/70R42 duals, 4300 hrs., original owner, nice condition, asking 1998 NH 9682 4WD, 710 duals, mint condition, $75,000 OBO. 306-277-4503, Gron$175,000. 306-725-4286, Bulyea, SK. lid, SK. 2011 JD 9530T, 18 spd. PS, 36” tracks, 4 hyds. plus return line, front weights, end 1997 NEW HOLLAND 9682, 5150 hrs., idler weights, AutoTrac ready, mint cond., $67,500. 780-352-4911 or 780-361-7910, Wetaskiwin, AB. $175,000. 306-861-4592, Fillmore, 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.

BY TENDER: 1983 JD 4250 w/740 loader, hour permit quit, approx. 12,000+ hrs., new front tire, spare 80%, new sound suppression, CAHR, tinted glass, seat cushion, fresh service, extra parts, very clean. Submit tenders to: RM of Gull Lake No. 139, Box 180, Gull Lake, SK., S0N 1A0. Fax: 306-672-3879. Email: rm139@sasktel.net UTILITY TRACTORS: John Deere 6200, 2 Highest or any tender not necessarily acWD, open station with loader; JD 5524, cepted. Tender deadline - March 6th, 2018 MFWD w/loader; 5400 MFWD JD open station, 204-522-6333, Melita, MB. 3 SISTERS: JD 4000; JD 4010; JD 4020 JOHN DEERE 4650, 160 HP, 5200 original with identical cabs, restoration project hrs., 20.8x38 duals, insides near new, very partially completed. Call or text cell clean solid tractor. Low hour value at 306-741-1523, Pennant, SK. $25,000. 204-729-5162, Brandon, MB. 1988 JD 4650, PS, 3 hyds., Greenlighted, JD 8760, 7700 hrs., rebuilt eng., good rub- like new rubber, hard to find one better! ber, shedded, $60,000 OBO; JD 787 grain $36,500. 403-504-9607, Medicine Hat, AB. tank $5500 OBO. 431-234-3118, Fertile SK 2005 JD 7220, IVT trans., 3 PTH, 741 JOHN DEERE 2130 yard tractor, all new loader/grapple, $52,000; JD 7710, FWD, rubber all around, open station, $8500. LHR, 3 PTH, JD 740 loader/grapple avail.

306-726-8137, Cupar, SK. 780-674-5516, 780-305-7152 Barrhead AB

FENDT 1050, 800 hrs., Variogrip, reverse drive; MF 8690, 2950 hrs., CVT 50k, new tires, $128,500; 2017 Claas 950, 150 hrs., 300 HD, loaded, $375,000; 2013 JD 8360R, 1300 hrs., IVT 50k, $233,500; 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

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 T AND L 12-tower 240 acre pivot, 403-362-9211, Bassano, AB. PUMP MOTORS, propane & diesel, wheel moves, all sizes of alum. pipe. Call Dennis to discuss your needs! 403-308-1400, Taber, AB.

POPLARS FOR SHELTERBELTS, 3-5’ high, no cotton. 3 varieties. Very inexpensive 10-12” Colorado spruce, Black Hills Spruce, Scots Pine, Siberian Larch. Select Seedling Nursery, 306-978-1940, Saskatoon, SK. www.selectseedlingnursery.com

TREES: Shelterbelt, hedges and small MULCHING- TREES, BRUSH, Stumps. fruit trees for acreages, farms, towns and Call today 306-933-2950. Visit us at: developers. A great assortment of seedlings,: Spruce, pine, ash, maples, flowering www.maverickconstruction.ca crabs, lilacs, caraganas and more. Commercial varieties of Saskatoon berry seedlings. All 15-60 cm high. Select Seedling Nursery, 306-978-1940, Saskatoon, SK. www.selectseedlingnursery.com

MF 1085, CAB, 3PTH, MF loader, $7500; JD 4010, cab, Leon loader, $5500; INT 1086 w/aftermarket 3PTH, $6500. Austin, MB. Call/txt 204-871-2708, 204-685-2124.

2006 MCCORMICK MTX 150 and 2004 MTX 140 with loader. Both low hours. Call 204-522-6333, Melita, MB. 1979 UNIMOG 406 Case MB4-94, 1400 hrs, 5600 mi, 20 spd. trans., disc brakes, front & rear 540-1000 PTO, high volume hyds., c/w Schmidt VF3C snowblower w/840 hrs. on OM352A turbo, 1600 tons/hr; Schmidt angled snowplow; Schmidt loader bucket; Case Extend-ahoe; and Case dozer blade. Will separate.

Everything works great, $55,000 OBO complete. Call 204-748-2454, Virden, MB.

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PUREBRED BLACK & RED 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. BUYING FINISHED BISON. Call or text BLACK ANGUS BULLS YEARLINGS & Harmony Natural Bison, 306-736-3454,SE Long Yearlings, some Heifer Bulls, semen Sask. tested & performance records avail. Please Call Don Guilford, Hereford Ranch BISON WANTED - Canadian Prairie Bison 204-873-2430, Clearwater, MB. is looking to contract grain finished bison, as well as calves and yearlings for growing REGISTERED BLACK ANGUS bulls: 2 markets. Contact Roger Provencher at year olds and 1 year olds w/moderate BW 306-468-2316, roger@cdnbison.com on home test. Semen tested. Delivered within 200 kms. Call Holloway Angus, Sou(11) 2015 CERTIFIED Bred Heifers. Nice ris MB., 204-741-0070 or 204-483-3622. group of heifers weighing 1150-1270 lbs.

Bred to Irish Creek & XY bison bulls. Deliv- (10) 2 YEAR OLD BLACK ANGUS bulls, seery available. 204-773-6725, Binscarth, MB. men tested, guaranteed breeders. High quality. Reasonably priced. B/B Duncan, NORTHFORK- INDUSTRY LEADER for Cromer, MB. Please call 204-556-2342, over 15 years, is looking for finished Bison, 204-748-2911 or 204-851-0306. grain or grass fed. “If you have them, we want them.” Make your final call with REGISTERED BLACK ANGUS yearling Northfork for pricing! Guaranteed prompt bulls and open replacement heifers. Moderate framed with good dispositions, EPD’s payment! 514-643-4447, Winnipeg, MB. available. Semen tested and delivered.

WANT TO PURCHASE cull bison bulls and Bloodlines include: Resource, Brand Name, cows, $5/lb. HHW. Finished beef steers South Dakota, Patriot and Upward. Phone and heifers for slaughter. We are also buy- Colin at Kembar Angus, 204-725-3597, ing compromised cattle that can’t make a Brandon, MB., ackirkpatrick@rfnow.com long trip. Oak Ridge Meats, McCreary, SOUTH VIEW RANCH has Black and Red 204-835-2365, 204-476-0147.

Angus coming 2-year-old bulls for sale.

BUYING BISON for processing. Call for Good selection. Call Shane 306-869-8074 options and prices, Ian 204-848-2498 or or Keith 306-454-2730. Ceylon, SK. 204-867-0085.

VIDEOS: WWW.DKFANGUS.CA Select QUILL CREEK BISON is looking for fin- now. Get later. Great selection. Superior ished, and all other types of bison. COD, quality. DKF Red And Black Angus bulls paying market prices. “Producers working at DKF Ranch, anytime. Gladmar, SK. with Producers.” Delivery points in SK. and Scott Fettes 306-815-7023; Dwayne 306-969-4506.

MB. Call 306-231-9110, Quill Lake, SK. QUILL CREEK BISON has 50 bred heifers 2 YEAR OLD Purebred Black Angus Bulls for sale. Call Doug, 306-231-9110, Quill for sale, call David at: 306-963-7739 or Luke at: 306-370-6301, Imperial, SK. Lake, SK. APPROX. 46 CALVES for sale, a nice group. RED & BLACK Purebred yearling bulls, Available end of March. Contact Marvin Contact Troy at L - Dee Stock Farms, 306-867-7719, Glenside, SK. 306-960-2759, Prince Albert, SK. COMPLETE BISON COW herd dispersal Productive herd, culled annually, 125 cows, 50 yearling heifers. Royal Black Bison Ranch Inc. 306-441-7128, Paynton, SK KEEP JOBS IN CANADA. Elk Valley Ranches a Canadian Co. finishes bison in 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 www.elkvalleyranches.com DOUBLE ‘F’ CATTLE CO. 9th Annual Bull WANTED: TWO BISON BULLS, Please call Sale, March 29th, 2:00 PM at Northern Livestock Sales (Heartland Livestock), 403-586-2404, Olds, AB. Prince Albert, SK. Selling 50 rugged Black Angus bulls and an elite group of replacement heifers. Kelly Feige 306-747-2376, 306-747-7498. Catalogue online after Mar 1. www.doublefcattle.com SELLING: BLACK ANGUS BULLS. Wayside Angus, Henry and Bernie Jungwirth, MAR MAC FARMS would like to person- 306-256-3607, Cudworth, SK. ally invite you to their annual Bull & Commercial Female sale, Wednesday March BRED HEIFERS due to calve in April, bred 7th, 2018 on the farm, Brandon, MB. Offer- to easy calving Angus bulls, preg checked. ing: Red Angus, Black Angus & Simmental 306-287-3900, 306-287-8006, Englefeld, bulls (yearling and long yearlings) and SK. www.skinnerfarms.ca Commercial bred & open females. Only the top 1/3 of our bull crop sells. Customer BLACK ANGUS BULLS, two year olds, seservice is a top priority and we look for- men tested, guaranteed breeders. Delivery ward to working with you! Bulls are semen available. 306-287-3900, 306-287-8006, tested, free delivery and ready to go to Englefeld, SK. www.skinnerfarms.ca work. Call Mar Mac Farms 204-728-3058 DURALTA FARMS 13th Annual Angus or view at: www.marmacfarms.net 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 100 BLACK ANGUS bred heifers, Feb-Mar. information contact Dave Durie at calvers, some with calves at foot already. 780-208-4888 or T Bar C Cattle Co. at 306-322-7905, Archerwill, SK. 306-220-5006. View catalogue online at www.buyagro.com PL#116061

HBH/AIREY CATTLEMAN’S CONNECTION BULL SALE MARCH 2, 2018, 1PM

at Heartland Livestock, Brandon, MB. Offering 120 powerful Black Angus bulls sired by exclusive breed leading sires.

For more information or a catalogue contact

Barb Airey 204-566-2134 or T Bar C Cattle Co. 306-220-5006 View the catalogue online at

www.buyagro.com (PL#116061) 2 YEAR OLD & yearling bulls for sale, cow & heifer bulls available. Correct and growthy, semen tested, ready to go. 780-853-3384, 780-853-2275, Vermilion, AB. 2 YEAR OLD Angus Bulls, commercially oriented bulls built and selected for their environment. 306-577-9141, Wawota, SK. gbtangus@sasktel.net www.gbtangus.com 40 BLACK COWS: 20- 2nd & 3rd calvers, $2050; 10- 4th, 5th, 6th calvers, $1,800; 10 cows that are in good shape, $1,500. Most cows were exposed June 10th to black bulls. 306-476-2020, Rockglen, SK. BLACK ANGUS BULLS, call 587-991-9526, Sherwood Park, AB. Pedigree, performance & ration data at: www.hahnangus.com

EDWARDS ANGUS HAS 10 calving ease, high maternal and performance bulls selling in the South Sask Angus and Simmental Bull Sale, Mar. 12, 2018, 1:00 PM, Johnstone Auction Mart, Moose Jaw, SK. View catalogue online at: buyagro.com Call 306-567-7456, lredwards@sasktel.net OSSAWA ANGUS, MARQUETTE, MB. has for sale yearling and 2 year old bulls and open yearling heifers.

Call 204-375-6658 or 204-383-0703.

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)

PUREBRED RED & 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., BECK McCOY BULL SALE, Wednesday, Brian 204-526-0942, David 204-723-0288. February 28, 2018 at 2:00 PM, Beck Farms, Milestone, SK. 92 Charolais and HereOnline catalogue: www.dbmangusfarms.ca ford bulls on offer. Wade 306-436-7458 RED ANGUS BULLS: Pedigree, performance or Chad 306-436-7300. Catalogue online & ration data at: www.hahnangus.com. Call at: www.mccoycattle.com 587-991-9526. Sherwood Park, AB. 9 PB CHAROLAIS Heifers, very quiet. Bred VIDEOS: WWW.DKFANGUS.CA Select to easy calving Ledger son. Due to start now. Get later. Great selection. Superior calving at beginning of March. Call Qualquality. DKF Red And Black Angus bulls man Charolais 306-492-4634, Dundurn, SK at DKF Ranch, anytime. Gladmar, SK. NEILSON CATTLE COMPANY Charolais Scott Fettes 306-815-7023; Dwayne Bull Sale, Monday March 19th, 1:00 PM at 306-969-4506. the Ranch, Hwy #47 south of WillowRED & BLACK Purebred yearling bulls, brook, SK. Offering 32 coming 2 year old Contact Troy at L - Dee Stock Farms, Charolais bulls, all semen tested and vet inspected. For a catalogue or more info.

306-867-7719, Glenside, SK. contact Mike at 306-783-0331 or T Bar C RED ANGUS BULLS, two year olds, se- Cattle Co. at 306-220-5006. Watch and bid men tested, guaranteed breeders. Delivery online at: www.dlms.ca View catalogue available. 306-287-3900, 306-287-8006, online at: www.buyagro.com (PL#116061) Englefeld, SK. www.skinnerfarms.ca TEN OPEN REPLACEMENT Charolais heifBRED HEIFERS due to calve in April, bred ers. Wheatheart Charolais, 306-882-6444, to easy calving Angus bulls, preg checked. or cell 306-831-9369, Rosetown, SK. 306-287-3900, 306-287-8006, Englefeld, TAN, WHITE & RED Charolais Bulls, yearSK. www.skinnerfarms.ca lings and 2 year olds, Wheatheart CharoDURALTA FARMS 13th Annual Angus lais, 306-882-6444, or cell 306-831-9369, Bull Sale, Friday March 16th, 1:30 PM at Rosetown, SK. the farm, Vegreville, AB. Selling 60 Red POLLED PB YEARLING Charolais Bulls, and Black Angus bulls. Wintering and de- performance and semen tested. Can keep livery available. For a catalogue or more until May, $3000-$4000. Charrow Charoinformation contact Dave Durie at lais, Call Bill 306-387-8011, 780-872-1966, 780-208-4888 or T Bar C Cattle Co. at Marshall, SK. 306-220-5006. View catalogue online at BLUE SKY CHAROLAIS offering: 2 year www.buyagro.com PL#116061 old bulls, semen tested. March 5th at 1:00 DOUBLE BAR D FARMS “Best of Both PM, Balog Auction Mart, Lethbridge, AB. Worlds” Simmental & Simm/Angus We also have 40 yearling for sale at the Bull Sale, Tuesday February 27th, 1:00 ranch. Call John 306-672-6694 or Balog’s PM at the farm in Grenfell, SK. 140 head at 403-320-1980, www.balogauction.com sell including Fullbloods, Red & Black and Simm-Angus bulls selected from one of PLEASANT DAWN CHAROLAIS 16th Anthe largest herds in Canada. For more in- nual Bull Sale, Saturday, March 17th, 2:00 formation contact Ken at 306-697-7204 or PM, Heartland Livestock, Virden, MB. All T Bar C Cattle Co. at 403-363-9973. Online polled, some red factor. Offering 51 yearcatalogue at www.doublebardfarms.com lings bulls. Wintering, delivery and sight unseen purchase program available. Bred or visit: www.buyagro.com. PL#116061 for calving ease with growth, hair and COW-BOYS Angus Bull & Female Sale soundness. Sale broadcast live on Friday March 23rd, 1:00 PM, Virden, MB. www.DLMS.ca Contact Trent Hatch Selling 80 Red & Black Angus bulls, as well 204-855-3078 or (cell) 204-721-3078. as 15 Red & Black heifer calves. Presented Catalogue & videos available online at:

by Ramrod Cattle Co., Cor Vet Cattle Co. www.pleasantdawn.com and Fraser Farms. Wintering & delivery available. For a catalogue or more info HTA CHAROLAIS & GUEST Rammer contact Tony Dekeyser 204-264-0270, Jeff Charolais Bull Sale, Wednesday, March 21, Fraser 204-522-5964, Corey Jones 1:00 PM. Beautiful Plains Ag Complex, 204-264-0444 or T Bar C Cattle Co. at Neepawa, MB. 58 yearling bulls, most are 306-220-5006. View the catalogue online polled, some red factor with good disposiat www.buyagro.com. Watch and bid on- tions. These are the best in performance genetics. Live Broadcast at www.dlms.ca line at: www.dlms.ca (PL #116061) Contact Shawn Airey 204-724-8823 or RED ANGUS BULLS on moderate growing Matthew Ramsey 204-365-0976 Catalogue ration, performance info available. Valley- & videos online at: www.htacharolais.com hills Angus, Glaslyn, SK. Adrian or Brian and Elaine Edwards, 306-441-0946, ELDER CHAROLAIS 8th Annual Bull Sale.

Thursday, March 22nd, 1:30 PM, at the 306-342-4407, www.valleyhillsangus.com farm, Coronach, SK. 40 Yearling bulls most REG. RED ANGUS bulls, calving ease, good are polled, some red factor. Top quality weaning weights, no creep feed, quiet. Lit- bulls that will calve and then give you the tle de Ranch, 306-845-2406, Turtleford, SK performance you want. Ron 306-267-4986 or Mike 306-267-7730. View catalogue & DIAMOND W 16TH ANNUAL BULL SALE, videos online at www.eldercharolais.com Tuesday, March 20th, 1:30 PM DST, Valley Livestock, Minitonas, MB. Offering: 22 Red DIAMOND W BULL SALE - 16th Annual & Black Angus two year olds and yearlings; Tuesday, March 20th, 1:30 PM DST, Valley 45 Charolais yearling and two year olds. Livestock, Minitonas, MB. Offering: 45 Many polled, some red factor. Sound and Charolais yearling and two year olds. Many semen tested. Delivery available. For cata- polled, some red factor; 22 Red & Black logues and info. contact Orland Walker Angus two year olds and yearlings. Sound 306-865-6539. Sale broadcast live on and semen tested. Delivery available. For www.dlms.ca Catalogue available online catalogues and info. contact Orland Walker at: www.bylivestock.com 306-865-6539. Sale broadcast live on www.dlms.ca Catalogue available online MCTAVISH FARMS RED ANGUS & Charo- at: www.bylivestock.com lais Bull Sale with Charla Moore Farms, Tuesday, March 13th, 1:30 PM at the farm, STEPPLER FARMS 7TH Annual Charolais Moosomin, SK. 9 Red Angus yearlings and Bull Sale, Sunday, March 11, 1:00 PM, 3 two year olds; 37 Charolais yearlings and Steppler Sale Barn, Miami, MB. 75 year4 two year olds. View videos and cata- lings and 15 two year olds, sound, good logue online at www.mctavishfarms.ca haired and thick, most are polled. Sale Call or text Jared at 306-435-9842 broadcast at www.dlms.ca. For catalogue or info. contact Andre Steppler, cell HOWE RED ANGUS & Whitecap/Rosso 204-750-1951. View videos and catalogue Charolais 28th Annual Bull Sale. April online at: www.stepplerfarms.com 4th, 2018, 1:00PM at Howe farm, 8 miles South of Moose Jaw on #2 Hwy, 1.5 miles LEGACY CHAROLAIS with guest Bob East on Baildon grid. Selling 45 yearling Charolais Bull Sale, Sunday March 4th and 2 year old Red Angus; 50 two year old at the farm, Botha, AB. 65 yearling bulls Charolais and 25 yearling Charolais. Con- with free delivery in Western Canada. tact Darwin 306-690-8916, Kelly Internet bidding available at: DLMS.ca 306-693-2163 or Mike 306-631-8779. For info call Troy & Dianna Walgenbach 403-742-4265 or Bob Burla 250-517-8521 Catalogue online at: www.howefarm.ca View the catalogue and videos online at: bylivestock.com

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 POLLED YEARLING BLONDE BULLS for 306-736-7393 or T Bar C Cattle Co. at sale, Estevan, SK. area.

Phone 306-220-5006. To view catalogue online, 306-634-2174 or cell 306-421-6987. visit us at www.buyagro.com and on the sale day, watch and bid at www.dlms.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

HORSESHOE E CHAROLAIS 20th Annu- GALLOWAY BULL SALE: March 5 to 8th. al Bull Sale, Saturday March 10th at 2:00 Russel Horvey, 403-749-2780, Delburne PM. Johnstone Auction Mart, Moose Jaw, AB, View on-line at: bigdealgalloways.com 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

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, and delivered. Call Michael PALMER CHAROLAIS/NIELSON LAND AND guaranteed CATTLE CO., Charolais and Black & Red Becker, 204-348-2464, Whitemouth, MB. Angus Bull and Heifer Sale, Monday, March REGISTERED CHAROLAIS COWS, due to 12, 2:00 PM, at the Palmer farm, Blad- calve in spring; Also feeder calves and worth, SK. Offering 45 Black & Red Angus bulls. Call Jack 204-526-2857, Holland, MB yearling bulls, 9 Black & Red PB Angus PUREBRED CHAROLAIS yearling heifers, 5 Black Baldy bred com- REGISTERED mercial heifers, and 60 two year old & bulls: 40+ yearling and 5 coming 2 year yearling Charolais bulls, most polled, some olds, for sale by private treaty. Belmont, red factor. Top quality cattle with great MB. Brad 204-537-2367 or 204-523-0062 pedigrees that will work. Sale broadcast at www.clinecattlecompany.ca www.dlms.ca . Please call Larry Nielson at 306-567-7493 or Velon Herback at TWO YEAR OLD Char. Bulls, sired by Sil306-567-7033. Catalogue and videos on- ver Bullet and Roundup, calving ease and growth, exc. selection. Martens Charolais line at www.bylivestock.com and Seed, 204-534-8370, Boissevain, MB. PUREBRED BLACK ANGUS long yearling bulls, replacement heifers, AI service. CATTLEMEN! SPRING IS JUST around Meadow Ridge Enterprises, 306-373-9140 the corner. It’s time to think about your spring breeding needs. Again this year we or 306-270-6628, Saskatoon, SK. 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.

COYOTE FLATS 3rd Annual Bull Sale, Monday, March 5th 1:00PM at the farm, Coaldale, AB. 45 two year olds & 35 yearling Charolais bulls plus 40 Simmental cross Angus heifers with Charcross calves at side. Catalogue and videos online at: www.coyoteflats.ca internet bidding at: DLMS.ca Call Mark Lohues 403-634-2989.

MCTAVISH FARMS CHAROLAIS and Red Angus Bull Sale with Charla Moore Farms, Tuesday, March 13th, 1:30 PM at the farm, Moosomin, SK. 37 Charolais yearlings and 4 two year olds; 9 Red Angus yearlings and 3 two year olds. View videos and catalogue online at www.mctavishfarms.ca Call or text Jared at 306-435-9842 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 60 two year old and yearling Charolais bulls, most polled, some red factor, 45 Black and Red Angus yearling bulls, 9 Black and Red PB Angus yearling heifers, 5 Black Baldy bred commercial heifers. Top quality cattle with great pedigrees that will work. Sale broadcast at www.dlms.ca . Please call Velon Herback, 306-567-7033 or Larry Nielson at 306-567-7493. Catalogue and videos online at www.bylivestock.com CREEK’S EDGE LAND & CATTLE CO. Bull Sale, Thursday, March 15, 1:30 PM at the farm, Yellow Creek, SK. 45 yearling and 10 two year old Charolais bulls that combine calving ease, performance, meat, have great dispositions and most are polled.

Sale broadcast at www.dlms.ca. For a catalogue or more info call Stephen Wielgosz 306-279-7709. View videos and catalogue online www.creeksedgecharolais.ca

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, BURNETT ANGUS 34TH Annual Bull Sale, 204-732-2663, Toutes Aides, MB. (North WHITECAP/ROSSO CHAROLAIS and Saturday, April 7, 2018, 2:00 PM, The of Ste Rose).

Howe Red Angus 28th Annual Bull Ranch, Swift Current, SK. 60 yearling bulls, Sale. April 4th, 2018, 1:00PM at Howe many genetically developed for breeding (3) COMING TWO-YEAR-OLD PURE- farm, 8 miles South of Moose Jaw, on #2 heifers. Sires represented: Shipwheel Chi- BRED Polled Registered Bulls, born April Hwy, 1.5 miles East on Baildon grid. Sellnook, OCC Missing Link, Sooline Motive, and May. Bluegrass, Solomon, & Monarch ing 50 two year old Charolais and 25 yearStevenson Rockmount, Bruiser, Optimum breeding. Will be easy calving. Good dis- ling Charolais, plus 45 yearling and 2 year (Chisum son), Crowfoot Fred. Bryce positions. Raised on grass and hay (no old Red Angus.

Contact Darwin 306-773-7065 or Wyatt 306-750-7822, grain). Semen tested and guaranteed. 34 306-690-8916, Kelly 306-693-2163 or years in purebreds. K.E.H Charolais, Keith Mike 306-631-8779. View catalogue and wburnett@xplornet.ca Hagan, 204-748-1024, Virden, MB. video at: www.howefarm.ca CANADA’S LARGEST SOURCE of moderate frame maternal cattle. 40 Red & Black An- COMING 2 YR. old polled PB Charolais COMING YEAR OLD Charolais bulls for gus 2 year olds selling by private treaty. bulls, some red factor. Call Kings Polled sale, wintering available. Call LVV Ranch Charolais, 306-435-7116, Rocanville, SK. Forestburg, AB. 780-582-2254.

Ole Farms, Athabasca, AB., 780-675-4664.

DAVIDSON GELBVIEH/ LONESOME DOVE RANCH 29th Annual Bull Sale, Saturday, March 3, 2018, 1:00 PM at their bull yards, Ponteix, SK. Complimentary lunch at 11:00 AM. Pre-sale viewing and hospitality, Friday, March 2nd. Selling 100+ purebred Gelbvieh yearling bulls, Red or Black. Performance and semen tested. Vernon and Eileen 306-625-3755, Ross and Tara 306-625-3513, Ponteix, SK. Bidding in person or on-line: www.dlms.com View catalog and video on our websites: www.davidsongelbvieh.com and www.lonesomedoveranch.ca

BRAUN RANCH Horned Hereford Bull Sale.

March 9, 1:00PM at the ranch, Simmie, SK. 20 two year olds bulls, 30 yearling bulls, 5 purebred open heifers, 25 commercial open heifers. View catalogue and sale videos on-line at: www.braunranch.com Contact Craig Braun at 306-297-2132.

SQUARE D BULLS FOR SALE: 2 year olds, fall & spring yearlings. Quiet, performance and semen tested. Delivery can be arranged. Group of young females to calve in March. Please contact Jim Duke at 306-538-4556, 306-736-7921, Langbank, SK. Email: square.d@sasktel.net Website: square-dpolledherefords.com

TWIN VIEW LIVESTOCK 7th Annual Gelbvieh Joint Production Bull Sale, Tuesday, March 12th, 1:00 PM, Brooks, AB. 40 purebred red & black Gelbvieh bulls. View our catalogue online at: www.twinviewlivestock.com Call Aaron 403-485-5518.

FRESH AND SPRINGING heifers for sale.

Cows and quota needed. We buy all classes of slaughter cattle-beef and dairy. R&F Livestock Inc. Bryce Fisher, Warman, SK. Phone 306-239-2298, cell 306-221-2620.

SELIN’S GELBVIEH HAS polled yearling bulls, black’s and red’s. Call Wayne at 306-793-4568, Stockholm, SK. 3rd ANNUAL FLADELAND LIVESTOCK Bull Sale, Wednesday March 14, 2018, 1:30 PM, Johnston Auction Mart, Moose Jaw, SK. Selling 29 Red and Black yearling and long yearling Gelbvieh bulls. For more information call Del, 306-869-8123 or Clint, 306-861-5654. View catalogue online at: www.fladelandlivestock.com 32ND ANNUAL PRAIRIE Gold Limousin Bull Sale, has 40 performance and calving ease yearling and 2 year old bulls. Selling March 23 at Saskatoon Livestock Sales, Saskatoon, SK. View catalogue online at: buyagro.com More info 306-567-7456 or Email: lredwards@sasktel.net POLLED LIMOUSIN BULLS Yearling and 2 year old bulls for sale by Private Treaty.

Harvey Tedford 306-634-8536 or Darryl Tedford 306-634-4621, Estevan, SK. 18TH ANNUAL SASKATOON Gelbvieh Bull hdtedford@sasktel.net circletlimousin.com and Female Sale, Saturday, March 17, 2018, Saskatoon Livestock Sales. Pre-sale viewing and customer appreciation Friday, SPRINGER LIMOUSIN has very quiet March 16, 2018. Gelbvieh bulls add yearling and 2 year old PB Limousin bulls. pounds at weaning, feed efficiency, and Red or Black. Call Merv at 306-272-4817 superior maternal strength. Selling 35 or 306-272-0144, Foam Lake, SK. stout polled red and black yearling PB and balancer Gelbvieh bulls and select females. GOOD SELECTION OF stout red and black Also new this year selling a select group of Limousin bulls with good growth, disposiAngus bulls. Sale can be viewed online via tions, calving ease. Qually-T Limousin, DLMS. For more info. and catalogue: Darcy Rose Valley, SK. Call 306-322-7563 or 306-865-2929 or 306-865-7859, or Darrell 306-322-7554.

780-581-0077, www.gelbviehworld.com or sales consultant Kirk Hurlburt 3 POLLED RED LIMOUSIN herdsires. 2, 3, & 4 year olds. Can be used on heifers and 306-222-8210. www.stonegatefarms.ca cows; 1 black 3 year old Simmental, Phone 306-755-4203, Tramping Lake, SK. 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 RED POLL BULLS: Thank you to all our catalogue call 403-378-4898. View on-line: buyers - recent and former. Due to health issues, 2018 will be our last year offering jentygelbviehs.com bulls. A limited number of yearling and TWIN BRIDGE FARMS and Twin View 2-year-olds are available. Larry and Linda Livestock 7th Gelbvieh Bull Sale, Monday, Fleming 780-892-3447, Wabamun, AB. 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 2 YR. OLD SALERS Bulls, 18 Red and Black Keriness Cattle Co. For information con- bulls, mostly polled. Excellent dispositions. tact: Ron and Carol Birch 403-792-2123, Bulls for cows and heifers. See Facebook, Aaron Birch 403-485-5518, or Don Savage 403-872-1549, www.skywestsalers.com Auctions 403-948-3520. View catalogue Red Deer County, AB. Please email: online at www.donsavageauctions.com travisdepalme@outlook.com Sale will be broadcast on Live Auctions.TV GELBVIEH BULLS Reg. 2 yr. old and year- POLLED POLLED POLLED- Salers bulls ling polled bulls from our 39 year breeding for sale. Call Spruce Grove Salers, Yorkton, program. Reds and blacks. 780-672-9950, SK, 306-782-9554 or 306-621-1060.

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 ANL POLLED Herefords Annual Bull Sale with guest Brooks Farms, Sunday March 18th, 2:00 PM at the farm in Steelman, SK. Selling a great selection of yearling and 2 year old bulls live in our new sale facility!

Wintering & delivery available. For a catalogue or more information contact Karl at 306-487-2670, Jeremy at 306-485-8003 or T Bar C Cattle Co. at 306-220-5006.

View the catalogue and videos online at: www.buyagro.com (PL#116061).

POLLED PB SHORTHORN BULLS: Red, white, & roans. Thick, beefy, & muscular, w/moderate birthweights. 4 bulls in Douglas Development Centre, as well as on the farm. Reasonably priced. Uphill Shorthorns, Hamiota, MB. 204-764-2663 (H), 204-365-7155 (C). rgray4@mymts.net 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. 11TH SUN COUNTRY SHORTHORN SALE, Tues. March 6th, 2018, Johnstone Auction Mart, Moose Jaw, SK. Selling 38 yearling 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.

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 We know that farming is enough of a gamble Mart, 403-922-6748 or 403-669-8938, so if you want to sell it fast place your ad in the Innisfail, AB. www.ultralivestock.com Manitoba Co-operator classifieds. It’s a Sure Thing. Call our toll-free number today. We have WANTED: SIMMENTAL RED ANGUS cross bull. 306-283-9276, Langham, SK. friendly staff ready to help. 1-800-667-7770.

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PRAIRIE PARTNERS BULL SALE. Red, Black, FB, Sim/Angus, Charolais bulls and a select group of open heifers. March 13, 2018, 1:00 PM, Killarney Auction Mart. Sale broadcast on DLMS.ca Visit the farms of Gordon Jones Simmentals & Silver Lake Farms prior to the sale for your chance to win a $500 bull purchase credit. Please call 204-535-2273 or 204-825-8012, Killarney, MB. Online: www.bouchardlivestock.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

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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 online at: www.dlms.ca (PL#116061).

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 WANTED: CULL COWS and bulls. For book- chutes and headgates are now avail. with a ings call Kelly at Drake Meat Processors, neck extender. Ph 306-796-4508, email: 18TH ANNUAL R PLUS Simmentals Bull 306-363-2117 ext. 111, Drake, SK. ple@sasktel.net Web: www.paysen.com Sale, Sunday March 4, 2018 1:00PM at the farm near Estevan, SK. Offering 100 indus2005 HIGHLINE 7200 bale processor, try leading yearling and two year old bulls. $6900. 306-423-5444, Domremy, SK. For more info. or a catalogue contact Marlin 306-421-2470 or T Bar C Cattle Co. CATTLE SHELTER PACKAGES or built on 306-220-5006. View the catalogue online site.

For early booking call at: www.buyagro.com Watch and bid on1-800-667-4990 or visit our website: line at: www.dlms.ca (PL#116061).

TWO PUREBRED STALLIONS w/beautiful www.warmanhomecentre.com ROBB FARMS & HOEGL LIVESTOCK markings. Born July 4 and Aug. 26, 2015, Bull Sale, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018, 1:00PM Info. call 306-267-5748, Coronach, SK. STEEL VIEW MFG. Self-standing panels, MAST, Lloydminster Exhibition Grounds. windbreaks, silage/hay bunks, feeder panOn offer: 73 Red, Black & Fullblood quality els, sucker rod fence posts. Custom orSimmental bulls. Also 6 Red Angus. Bulls ders. Call Shane 306-493-2300, Delisle, semen tested, fully guaranteed and deliv- 5 YEAR OLD Black Team of Percheron Ca- SK. www.steelviewmfg.com ered. For catalogue or more info call Jay nadian cross, 1900 lbs., 17.1 & 17.2 HH, 780-205-0816 or Murray 306-821-1205. match team. 306-862-5975, Codette, SK. Catalogue at: www.buyagro.com On-line bidding available at: www.dlms.ca 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.

WLB LIVESTOCK ANNUAL SIMMENTAL Beef Bull Sale, 2:00 PM March 20, 2018.

Free board to May 1. 5% 2nd bull discount.

Selling 55 Black & Red Simmental PB and yearling beef bulls at the farm,(6 miles N, 1 mile E, 1/2 mile N)from Douglas, MB. Bill & Nancy Biglieni at: 204-763-4697 or Cell: 204-729-7925. Catalogue and videos online at: www.wlblivestock.com

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 PHEASANTDALE CATTLE COMPANY 14th Annual Bull and Female Sale, Thursday March 1st, 1:00PM at the ranch, 22 kms east of Balcarres, SK. Offering 70 Red & Black PB and FB Simmental bulls, yearlings and extra age bulls, all polled. 10 open PB Simmental heifers. For more information call Lee Stilborn 306-335-7553, or 306-335-2828. View catalogue online at: www.bohrson.com Watch and bid online at: www.dlms.ca

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.

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.

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

SENIOR LADY, would like to meet 70’ish male companion, to talk, laugh, socialize and travel with. No smoking, social drinking, please reply with photo and phone 5 ACRE FARM, fenced, 4 bedroom, home, number. Box 5004, c/o Western Producer cabin, barns, fruit trees, river frontage, $329,000. 403-304-9665 msg., Slocan, BC. Classifieds, Saskatoon, SK., S7K 2C4

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 LARGE GRAZING LEASE and deeded quarters for sale, 6941 leased and 471.66 deeded. 1439 AUM, $26,250/yearly revenue. All offers submitted will be reviewed on April 9th, 2018 at 12 noon, $2,200,000.

780-614-0399, JL@cartierrealty.ca SUCCESSFUL MARKET GARDEN: 45 ac. with equipment, buildings and 2 houses. Farmers market, wholesale and retail business.

MLS® #L121179, $147,500. Beaverlodge, AB., 780-835-1992, henryvos1@gmail.com

FOR EXPORT

HORSE BRAND HJ, $400 OBO, Please call 780-645-1167, St.Paul, AB.

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.

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.

I CAN ASSIST you in finding the best mar- CATTLEVACBOX VACCINE/MED COOLER kets for all classes of elk livestock. Call for and organizer, $375. Protect your vaccine, options and prices. Ian 204-848-2498, your livestock and your workers. Anyone who vaccinates any type of livestock needs 6 BLACK SIMMENTAL/ANGUS bulls, out of 204-867-0085. a CATTLEVACBOX. 780-702-1206, Provast, Angus cows and a score black Simmental Email: cattlevacboxcanada@gmail.com sire, $3500. Call LV Ranch, Forestburg, AB. FOR SALE: Small closed young Elk herd, 10 AB. Website: www.cattlevacboxcanada.ca bulls & 12 females.

Call 306-839-7794, 780-582-2254.

Pierceland, SK. TOP 500 BRED COWS out of our 1000 cow herd for sale. These cows have been culled to look after themselves and bring home 500 to 550 lb. calves in October.

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 cost, can deliver. Please call Randy at 204-483-0228, Elgin, MB.

PARK MODEL, 2015 Cavco turn-key ready 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.

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, HORSE COLLARS, all sizes, steel and alu- 2007 WORKSTAR 7400 IHC feed truck, Box 2500, Saskatoon, SK S7K 2C4 minum horseshoes. We ship anywhere. 7780 hrs. on the truck, bought new (Oct. 2008) c/w new Cattelac 600 mixer, excelKeddie’s, 1-800-390-6924 or keddies.com lent condition, $100,000. 306-672-7502 or 306-672-3516, Gull Lake, SK. ARE YOU SINGLE and would rather be 2 ROUND BALE FEEDERS, $200/ea; 4 steel in love? Camelot Introductions has been 10’ troughs, $200/ea; 1 steel calf self successfully matching people for over 23 feeder w/35 bu. hopper, $600; 1 cow lift, years. In-person interviews by Intuitive fits on FEL, $600; JD 22” roller mill, on Matchmaker in MB and SK. Call 306-978LOVE (5683), 204-257-LOVE (5683) trailer, $500. 306-726-8137, Cupar, SK. WANTED: SVEN ROLLER MILLS. Built for over 40 www.camelotintroductions.com BUTCHER years. PTO/elec. drive, 40 to 1000 bu./hr.

Example: 300 bu./hr. unit costs $1/hr. to HOGS run. Rolls peas and all grains. We regroove and repair all makes of mills. Call Apollo SOWS AND BOARS Machine 306-242-9884, 1-877-255-0187. www.apollomachineandproducts.com

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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.

CERTIFIED ORGANIC fall rye, buckwheat, HOME HARDWARE RTM Homes and Cotcanola and sweet clover seed for sale. Call tages. Phone 1-800-663-3350 or go on306-621-7310, Yorkton, SK. line for floor plans and specs at: www.northbattlefordhomehardware.com COMMON CERTIFIED ORGANIC Alfalfa (tap rooted), common cert. organic Red and common cert. organic Alsike Clover, 50 lb. bags. 306-382-1299, Saskatoon, SK. WOW! HAVE YOUR OWN space to quad, hunt, boat, and fish on 2 quarter sections 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.

PUREBRED BORDER COLLIE puppies, from LAND WANTED: TO rent or purchase in RM good working parents, ready to go. 218 and RM 248. Will pay premium for the right land. Call 306-726-8090, Cupar, SK. 306-267-5748. Coronach, SK. Email: pjhart@sasktel.net

GREAT PYRENEES PUPS born to work- QUARTER SECTION IN RM of Bjorkdale, SK. ing parents. Vet checked, 2nd shots, ready #426. SW 19-45-09 W2, 147 acres, approx. to go now, $375/each. 403-308-4781, 100 cultivated. Phone 306-864-7922.

E-mail: heathernelsonfarm@gmail.com USED PORTABLE TOILETS, mostly poly UP TO 350 ac. of grain land near Hudson John, some good, some not so good, $300 Bay, SK., $1000/ac. 50 ac. green spruce each, take choice. 403-680-0752. timber w/sawmill, hydro & home on riverbank, lots of snow and elk, 306-865-7469.

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 bulls, including some 2 year olds. Please call 306-435-7527, Moosomin, SK. Email: WANTED: WILLOW STANDS (2-3m tall) to brian.mccarthy@live.ca Visit online: harvest. Will compensate land owner.

Yellow, sandbar, & diamond willows. 2-3 www.springcreeksimmentals.com hrs. radius from Calgary. 403-437-9052, REGISTERED HEREFORD BULLS. Airriess eileen.tannas@esrseeds.com Acres has a strong group of yearlings and two year olds for sale. All Bulls are thick topped, structurally sound, quiet and are bred for calving ease and performance.

Semen tested before delivered. For more • Buy Used Oil info call: 306-338-3496, Wadena, SK. Email: airriessacres@hotmail.com • Buy Batteries

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. POLLED BLACK SIMMENTAL herdsire for sale. Rising 3 year old, 94 lb. BW, Phone 20 QUALITY PUREBRED Black Angus bred 306-755-4203, Tramping Lake, SK. heifers. Spruce Acres, 306-272-4451 or 306-272-7841, Foam Lake, SK. Breeding THE SOUTH SASK Simmental Annual quality for 24 years.

Bull Sale, Monday March 12th, 1:00 PM, Johnstone Auction Mart, Moose Jaw, SK. SIM/ANGUS COWS FOR SALE, bred Red & Selling 70 Red, Black Simmental and Red Black. Cows start calving March 10th. Re& Black Angus bulls. Wintering and deliv- ceived Ivomec and Scourbos. Call or text ery available. For more information or a for pricing, 306-269-9059, Parkman, SK. catalogue call T Bar C Cattle Co. WESTMAN HONEY BEE Nucs containing all 306-220-5006 (PL#116061). View cataof the essential components of the interior logue online at www.buyagro.com of a beehive. Bee Outfitters Winnipeg, 866-783-2240 ext. 228, or Westman Honey CANADIAN CENTRAL SIMMENTAL & Bee Producers in Brandon 204-728-9129, Angus Bull & Female Sale, Monday WestmanHoneyBeeProducers@gmail.com March 5th, 1:00PM at Winnipeg Livestock Sales, Winnipeg, MB. Offering 45 Simmental & Black Angus yearlings & two year old bulls, plus purebred & commercial heifers.

For a catalogue or more information conALTERNATIVE POWER BY KELLN SOtact T Bar C Cattle Co. 306-220-5006. View the catalogue online at: www.buyagro.com 50 HOME BRED AND RAISED Sim/Angus LAR, portable/remote solar water pumpWatch and bid online at: www.dlms.ca bred heifers. Reds & Blacks, bred black. ing for winter/summer. Call for pricing on solar systems, wind generators, aeration.

(PL#116061).

Bulls were put out on June 1st. Heifers Service and repair on all makes/models.

14th ANNUAL Wheatland Cattle Co. have been pregnancy checked and re- Carl Driedger, 204-556-2346 or Bull Sale, Thursday, March 22nd, 2:00 PM ceived Ivomec as well as first shot of 204-851-0145, Virden, MB. at the farm, Bienfait, SK. Offering Black & Scourbos, $2400 OBO. Call or text Red Simmental, SimmAngus and Angus 306-269-9059, Parkman, SK. NH 358 MIX MILL with PBF. Very hard to Bulls. Also selling customer commercial 100 PLUS OPEN replacement heifers, Red find! Still on first corner of hammers, extra heifers. For more information or a cata- Angus/Simm. cross. Home raised, full screens, in very good condition, $8000. logue, contact Vernon at 306-634-7765 or herd health program, no implants, no Call Randy at 204-729-5162, Brandon, MB. T Bar C Cattle Co. at 306-220-5006. View brands. Contact Brian at: 306-432-0001 or the catalogue online at: www.buyagro.com David at: 306-723-4727, Cupar, SK. SVEN-APOLLO ROLLERMILLS, NEW (PL #116061). and used, electric and PTO, all sizes, can deliver. Manitoba distributor direct. Call 19TH ANNUAL KUNTZ-McINTOSH-SAJ Randy 204-729-5162, Brandon, MB. Simmental Bull Sale on Tuesday March 13th, 1:00 PM CST, Lloydminster Exhibi(5) DOUBLE ROUND bale feeders, $550 tion Grounds. 65 yearling red, black fulleach; Hi-Hog self-catch head gate and blood, and full Fleckvieh Simmental bulls. neck extender, $1100; Hi-Hog calf squeeze Wintering and delivery available. For info chute, $600. 306-335-7875, Lemberg, SK. contact Trevor Kuntz at 306-441-1308, Blair McIntosh at 306-441-7755, Stuart BIG BOY CATTLE FEEDER, 6’ diameter Jamieson at 306-397-2706, or T Bar C Catwheel, holds 100 bu., tow it behind tractor tle Co. at 306-220-5006. Watch and bid or truck, $5600. 306-734-7721, Craik, SK. online at www.dlms.ca and view the catalogue online at www.buyagro.com WHEATHEART ENERGY EFFICIENT 200 head livestock waterers. CSA approved JP CATTLE CO. with guests Stewart Cattle Co. Annual Simmental & Angus COZY CAPS! Ear protection for newborn with stainless steel pans. Limited supply, $850. Call Dale at Mainway Farm Equipcalves!

306-739-0020, Wawota, SK. Email Bull & Female Sale Thursday March 1st, ment, 306-567-3285 or 306-567-7299, 2018 at 1:00PM on the farm, McAuley, MB. cozycaps@outlook.com Selling: 90 Simmental & Angus bulls, as 85 BLACK BRED heifers, bred Black Angus, Davidson www.mainwayfarmequipment.ca well as 70 commercial bred heifers. For easy calving bulls, bulls out 60 days, start more information or a catalogue contact calving May 1st, all vaccinations & Ivomec, FREESTANDING PANELS: 30’ windbreak panels; 6-bar 24’ and 30’ panels; 10’, 20’ Glenn 204-851 5669, Eric 306-434 8567, $2300. 306-283-4388, Saskatoon, SK. and 30’ feed troughs; Bale shredder bunks; Brent 204-773 2356 or T Bar C Cattle Co. 306-220-5006. View the catalogue online 400 REPLACEMENT QUALITY heifers: Silage bunks; Feeder panels; HD bale feedat: www.buyagro.com. Watch and bid on- 800 lbs. by mid-March, You pick. Can feed ers; All metal 16’ and 24’ calf shelters. Will line at: www.dlms.ca (PL#116061) until grass time. Will finance feed and cat- custom build. 306-424-2094, Kendal, SK. tle until they go. Trucking available. No PROUDLY WESTERN BULL SALE, Satur- TBA implants/ balance growing rations/ FFS- FUCHS FARM SUPPLY is your partner day March 17th, 1:00 PM at the White- complete vaccination program. Not asking in agriculture. Stocking mixer, cutter, wood Auction Barn, Whitewood, SK. Sell- a fortune for these heifers, just a premium feed wagons and bale shredders. We are ing 64 yearling, Red, Black & Simm-Angus over market. Phone Blaine 306-621-9751 industry leaders in Rol-Oyl cattle oilers. bulls. Wintering and delivery available. For or Steve 306-621-2522, Yorkton, SK. 306-762-2125, Vibank, SK. www.fuchs.ca a catalogue or more info contact T Bar C Cattle Co. 306-220-5006. View catalogue 100 BLACK ANGUS 3rd and 4th calvers; SUNDOG SOLAR WATER SYSTEMS, online at: www.buyagro.com Watch and 250 Black & Red Angus 2nd calvers. Swift portable winter/summer. Call Shadow Current, SK. 306-773-1049, 306-741-6513.

Ranch, 306-354-7500, Mossbank, SK. bid online at: www.dlms.ca (PL#116061).

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Miniota, MB. Contact: 204-567-3745, info@opam-mb.com WANT THE ORGANIC ADVANTAGE? Contact an organic Agrologist at Pro-Cert for information on organic farming: prospects, transition, barriers, benefits, certification and marketing. Call 306-382-1299, Saskatoon, SK. or info@pro-cert.org

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. LOOKING FOR: ORGANIC hay & grain.

Phone Sam, 204-326-9270, Steinbach, MB.

SW 1/4 of 25-27-27-W2, RM 252. Highest or any tender not necessarily accepted.

RANCH FOR SALE by owner: 1374.3 acres Send written tenders to: Box 459, Davidin the south Cariboo region, Green Lake son, SK., S0G 1A0 or call 306-567-7792.

Meadows Ranch. Has adjacent 10,000+ Tenders close March 15th, 2018. acres, east Coulson unit for 100 Cow/Calf. FOR SALE BY TENDER: RM 370, Humboldt $3,000,000. 250-456-7341, 250-456-7727, SK.(NE of Bruno), NE-18-39-24-W2 and PT 70 Mile House, BC. searon@bcinternet.net of SE-18-39-24-W2, approx. 220 ac. Highest or any tender not necessarily accepted.

TIRED OF -25? This is your exclusive invita- Tenders close March 30, 2018. Submit tion to Creston BC. Our mild winters are tenders to: patrick.sask@gmail.com hard to beat, daily temp's usually above freezing, woke up to plus 9! Ready for a 3 QUARTERS of FARMLAND for sale in warmer winter? I would love to help you RM of Fillmore, SK: NE 28-12-10 W2 (160 find your new home in our spectacular acres of summer fallow); NW 27-12-10 W2 valley! Call me, Century 21 Veitch Realty. (160 acres stubble); NE 27-12-10 W2 (100 250-435-3535, 250-428-9331, Creston BC, acres stubble + 40 acres of seeded grass).

Call 306-722-7439. carlawielerc21@gmail.com FOR SALE BY TENDER: RM 256, Dinsmore SK. SE-05-25-12-W3, SW-05-25-12-W3.

Highest or any tender not necessarily accepted. Tenders close March 30th, 2018.

CROMER, MB., in the heart of the oilfield. Submit tenders: patrick.sask@gmail.com 11,000 plus sq. ft. manufacturing and office facility on 80 acres with older home FOR SALE BY TENDER: RM 193, Eyebrow and other buildings. Located 2 kms from SK. 6 quarters of land: SE-18-21-02-W3, tank farm and pipeline station. Large SW-18-21-02-W3, NE-07-21-02-W3, doors, 3 phase power, well drained yard. NW-07-21-02-W3, NW-26-21-02-W3, Call Grant Tweed, Century 21 Westman SW-26-21-02-W3, with yard, power, old Realty, Brandon, 204-761-6884. house, barn and 3 grains bins. Highest or any tender not necessarily accepted. Tenders close March 30, 2018. Send tenders to: patrick.sask@gmail.com LOG SIDING, LOG cabin logs, Fir timbers, Fir flooring, Cedar. Special orders. Check out more info. at: rouckbros.com Lumby, BC., 1-800-960-3388.

FOR SALE BY TENDER: RM 402, Wakaw SK., 4 quarters of land: SE-14-42-01-W3, NE-11-42-01-W3, NW-12-42-01-W3 and SW-34-42-28-W2, with yard power, very good metal quonset 40’x60’ and 3 bins, Do you want to target Manitoba farmers? Highest or any tender not necessarily acPlace your ad in the Manitoba Co-operator. cepted. Tenders close Mach 30, 2018. Submit tenders to: patrick.sask@gmail.com Manitoba’s best-read farm publication.

FOR SALE BY TENDER: RM 486, Tobin Lake SK. NW-04-52-12-W2, NW-09-52-12-W2, NE-09-52-12-W2. Highest or any tender YELLOWHEAD MODULAR HOME SALES, not necessarily accepted. Tenders close Canadian built by Moduline. Last chance at Mach 30, 2018. Please submit tenders to: elite pricing: 960 sq. ft., 2 bdrm, 2 bath, patrick.sask@gmail.com $79,900; 1216 sq. ft., 3 bdrm, 2 bath, $91,900; 1520 sq. ft., 3 or 4 bdrm, 2 bath, CAN-WORLD FINANCIAL. Needing a $114,900. 306-496-7538, weekend calls. farm loan, for land, machinery, crop inputs for the season? We can finance it all! Good www.yellowheadmodularhomesales.ca credit or bad credit. We also have great leasing programs, excellent competitive WWW.MEDALLION-HOMES.CA modular rates. Call 1-306-535-2512 or visit us onhomes/lake houses/RTM’s. Visit our sales line at: www.canworldfinance.com 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 GRAIN LAND TO RENT, 35 mile radius of 1-800-249-3969.

Rouleau, SK. Call 306-776-2600 or email: kraussacres@sasktel.net

WANTED: ORGANIC LENTILS, peas and chickpeas. Stonehenge Organics, AssiniRTMS AND SITE built homes. Call boia, SK., 306-640-8600, 306-640-8437.

1-866-933-9595, or go online for pictures Call our toll-free number to take advan- and pricing at: www.warmanhomes.ca tage of our Prepayment Bonus. Prepay for 3 weeks and we’ll run your ad 2 more weeks J&H HOMES: Western Canada’s most for free. That’s 5 weeks for the price of 3. trusted RTM Home Builder since 1969.

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NE & SE 1/2 Section of 35-48-24 W3. Premium crop land with 8 surface lease rights that pay approx. $25,000/year. North west of Maidstone, SK. Taking bids until March 1, 2018. Reply to skdljw2018@gmail.com 8500 ACRE RANCH in RM of Reno, all grass, lots of water. $474 per acre.

306-299-4445, www.ranch-for-sale-sk.ca

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TENDER: CRANE VALLEY farmland for 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 complete rental agreement with vendor/landlord by March 21st, 2018. Rent 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.

For more information contact Colleen or Rod at 306-937-7400. Submit tenders in writing to: Box 932, Battleford, SK. S0M 0E0. Land locations: NE 07-09-27, SE 07-09-27, NW 05-09-27, SE 08-09-27, SE 09-09-27, SE 16-09-27, NE 17-09-27, NE 05-09-27 and SE 05-09-27.

RM OF BLUCHER # 343: 2 quarters, 305 acres cult.: SW 29-35-01-W3 and NW 29-35-01-W3, 3 hopper bins (16,000 bu.), $750,000. Call Bob 306-717-1987.

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 acres of newer land, broke in 1990 & 1991. c/w 7 gas wells. Call 306-662-8650.

SMILEY HOBBY FARM: Quarter section on highway. Private. Partially fenced. Oil leases. Lots of water. Ravine, house, buildings, machinery and much more! 306-838-0352.

1745 ACRES RANCH LAND with wind opportunity. 1745 acres +/-, 1/2 hour South of Assiniboia close to St. Victor. (Big money Valley). All deeded land except for one quarter, which is Crownland lease.

1980 house approx. 1100 sq.ft., 40’x60’ steel quonset, 40’x50’ shop, concrete floor, not heated, 40’x60’ quonset/cattle shed.

All natural spring water on the property.

Mostly native grass/pasture. Another opportunity with this land is that 5 quarters are signed up with Suncor for possible future wind/solar power. ID#1100624: Assinboia, SK. Real Estate Centre, 1-866-345-3414. For all our listings visit: www.farmrealestate.com

1/2 SECTION in the RM of Bratt’s Lake #129 for sale: South of Gray, SK. Land location is SW and NW 36-13-19 W2. Contact Sandy Krenning 780-672-9500.

Go public with an ad in the Manitoba Cooperator classifieds. Phone 1-800-667-7770.

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.

LH COUTTS, PTO, 48” blade, always shed- SILAGE & GRAZING Corn: Certified RR, LL, ded, last used 20 yrs ago, saws nice lum- Enlist & also conventional varieties. Trialed ber. Offers. 780-349-2798, Westlock, AB. on our farm. 306-744-2332, Saltcoats, SK. Email: kevin@covercrops.ca Website: D&L DOUBLE CUT ONE MAN SAWMILL, on www.friendlyacres.sk.ca wheels, 32 HP, diesel, 16’ bed, VG cond., $20,000 OBO. 780-986-3794, Leduc, AB.

AAC BRANDON CWRS, Cert. top quality seed, very high yielder and protein. Highly CERTIFIED AAC SPITFIRE, excellent germ recommended by growers. All inquiries and vigour, 0% fus gram. Call Myles, welcome. Volume discounts. Gregoire 306-648-8337, Gravelbourg, SK. Seed Farms Ltd., North Battleford, SK., cell 306-441-7851, 306-445-5516 or email: MAXIMIZE ON YIELD with CDC PRECI- gregfarms@sasktel.net SION, CDC ALLOY, AAC SPITFIRE. Proven variety - TRANSCEND. All exc. germ, 0% fus. gram. Printz Family Seeds, Gravelbourg SK, 306-648-3511, 306-380-7769.

CERTIFIED TRANSCEND, very good quality. Call 306-843-2934, Wilkie, SK. www.herle.ca

TOP QUALITY CERTIFIED alfalfa and grass AAC SPITFIRE, TRANSCEND, top seed. Call Gary or Janice Waterhouse quality. Wiens Seed Farm 306-377-2002, 306-874-5684, Naicam, SK. Herschel, SK. CERT. ALFALFA and GRASSES. Elie, MB. CERT. FDN, REG. CDC Precision; CDC Al- Free delivery. Dyck Forages & Grasses Ltd. loy; AAC Spitfire; Transcend. Exc. germ., 1-888-204-1000 www.dyckseeds.com 0% fusarium. Fraser Farms 306-741-0475, Pambrun, SK. foc@sasktel.net

#1 CERTIFIED CS Camden oats, 99% germ.

Available at Sunset Road Seeds, Richard, SK, more info call Randy at 306-481-5252. HYBRID AND OPEN-POLLINATED canola varieties. Certified #1 Synergy (Polish), CERTIFIED AC MORGAN & Haymaker. Exc. Dekalb & Rugby. Phone Fenton Seeds, germ, fusarium free. Don: 780-853-0971 or 306-873-5438, Tisdale, SK. Eric: 780-581-5234, Vermilion, AB. TOP YIELDING CANOLA from Canterra CERTIFIED #1, high germ: CS Camden, Seeds. Check out yields in the seed guide CDC Ruffian, CDC Morrison. Seed Source, and purchase from Lung Seeds Ltd. 306-368-2414, Lake Lenore, SK. Archerwill, SK., 306-323-4402.

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NE 19-02-17-W2, RM of Lake Alma your no obligation consultation or #8: 146 acres, home quarter, 3 bedroom bungalow, 1242+/- sq. ft., partially finto list your farm for spring 2018. ished basement, electric heat, central air, laminate flooring, vinyl siding, 4 appliancRoyal LePage Riverbend es included, shallow well w/quality water, small barn, water bowl & cattle shed, pasSheldon Froese 204-371-5131 ture, SE 19-02-17-W2 RM of Lake Alma #8; 159 acres, FVA 75,400, 100 Stacey Hiebert 204-371-5930 acres tame hay, balance pasture, NW Dolf Feddes 204-745-0451 20-02-17-W2 RM of Lake Alma #8; 141 acres, FVA 66,900, dugout, pasture.

Junior Thevenot 204-825-8378 SW 20-02-17-W2 RM of Lake Alma Henry Carels 204-573-5396 #8; 160 acres, FVA 58,600, dugout, 100 acres tame hay, balance pasture. Maurice Catharina Carels 204-720-4779 Ranch Land and Equipment Auction Wednesday April 18th, 2018. Lake Alma, Visit our farm listings & videos at SK. Visit www.mackauctioncompany.com www.canadianfarmrealty.com for sale bill and photos and join us on FB. Info. 306-421-2928 or 306-487-7815, Mack Auction Co. PL 311962.

FOR SALE OR RENT: 238 acre farm on Drifting River. 200 workable ac., 100 yr.

QUARTER SECTION #1: SW-04-18-11 old shelter belt, w/older useable house, W2, RM of Indian Head #156; FVA and 11 out buildings. New wiring to out 219,000. 2017 crop - 140 acres (Green buildings, new 200A panel in house, new peas 65 acres & Nexera canola 75 acres). base boards, and very good well.

2017 taxes $1078.02; Quarter Section 431-738-1888, Dauphin, MB. #2: NW-04-18-11 W2, RM of Indian Head #156; FVA 248,800. 2017 crop - 160 PASTURE, CULTIVATED LAND, 240 acres: Acres Nexera Canola. 2017 Taxes NW 4-9-8-W, 160 ac. & NE 4-9-8-W, north $1224.72. Briercrest Farms Farm Equip- 80 ac.. Approx. 75 acres cultivated land and ment Auction, Saturday April 14th, 2018, 165 acres bush. Submit tenders to: Marty Sintaluta, SK. For sale bill & photos visit: Gaudet, Box 33, Rathwell, MB, R0G 1S0. www.mackauctioncompany.com Info at Tenders must be received prior to March 4, 306-421-2928 or 306-487-7815, Mack 2018. $300,000 OBO. Call 204-751-0364.

Auction Co. PL 311962. Join us on FB! 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.

Mack Auction Co. PL 311962.

NEAR PILOT BUTTE 68 acres with yardsite; Near Pilot Butte 80 acres with yardsite; 1/2 section pasture on Hwy near Perdue.

Brian Tiefenbach, 306-536-3269, Colliers Int. Regina, SK. www.collierscanada.com 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.

LAND FOR SALE The Public Guardian and Trustee of Saskatchewan as Administrator for the Estate of Earl Lehman, will accept bids on the following land in the: RM of Canwood, NE 07-53-05 W3, ext 0. As described on Certificate of Title 150130123 - 124 cultivatable acres.

Property will be sold in “As Is” condition.

No minerals included in sale. Sealed bids, clearly marked “Earl Lehman Tender”, should be received in our office by 5:00 PM on March 26, 2018 accompanied by a deposit of 10% of the bid in the form of a money order or certified cheque to the address below. (Deposits will be refunded except for that of the successful bidder).

The highest or any bid is not necessarily accepted. For further information phone: Faye Mintzler 306-787-7920 or email: faye.mintzler@gov.sk.ca or ph: Rowena Collins-Huber 306-787-5761, or email: rowena.collins-huber@gov.sk.ca Public Guardian & Trustee of Saskatchewan, 100 - 1871 Smith Street, Regina, SK. S4P 4W4. Fax 306-787-5065.

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 March 24, 2018. Or call 306-314-0212.

320 ACRES, 10 miles south of Lajord, Regina heavy clay. Call Don at 306-789-2907.

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PRIME SECOND GENERATION farm for sale, 1200 acres of gently rolling, clean, well drained productive soil complete with excellent buildings & grain storage. Located south of Souris MB, $3400/ac. plus buildings. For more info. contact Henry Carels 204-573-5396, Canadian Farm Realty, Royal Lepage Riverbend Realty RED RIVER/AUBIGNY FARM LAND FOR SALE within EPM section N30-6-2/SE 14-61/N-25-6-1. Acerage: Roll #252200 & 252250=160 & 77; Roll #220450=81; Roll #228850 & 228950=133 & 44. Submit offer for consideration before March 9, 2018 to the Mona Jodoin Law Corp. at 3549 Pembina Hwy, Winnipeg. Contact Will : 204-371-2062 gnayet@mymts.net

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

SMILEY, SASK. 13 acres in townsite, sewer and water available, nice property.

306-838-0352.

grant.tweed@century21.ca 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

4 WHEEL BOMBARDIER Rotex, 250 hrs, like new, $4000; Wanted: 14’ bumper hitch dump trailer. 306-304-1959, Goodsoil, SK.

1997 JAYCO EAGLE, model 263 TK, new tires and hot water tank, excellent condi3 QUARTERS w/YARDSITE: 477 acres in a tion, no smoking, $8000. 204-855-2212, block. Mixed farm, 300 arable acres. Oak Lake, MB. Fenced and cross fenced, 2 shallow wells., 40’x60’ machine shed, 34’x44’ pole shed, 2012 ZINGER 260BH, 1 slide, air condibarn, corrals, hay fence. 24’x32’ bungalow, tioning, excellent condition, $19,500. w/double attached garage. Located beside 306-567-8614, Davidson, SK. the Riding Mtn. National Park. Contact Karen Goraluk-Salesperson, 204-773-6797.

NorthStar Insurance & Real Estate. MLS ®1800563. www.north-star.ca 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, 204-773-6797, NorthStar Insurance & Real Estate, north-star.ca MLS#1729624

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. Would look at heavy truck or farm tractors on trade. Call 306-237-7667, FOR SALE BY TENDER: RM of Dauphin, Perdue, SK. Parcel #1, NE, NW, SE of 23-28-20, NE & SE 14-18-20, and NW 24-28-20. Approx. 2005 EVEREST 34’, 2 slides w/awnings, 690 cult. ac., 1664 sq. ft. house, 4 bed- washer/dryer hook-up, lots of storage & room, 2 1/2 bath, farm buildings, 100,000 cupboards, very good cond., $18,000 OBO. bu. of bin storage mostly on aeration, cat- 403-548-2721, Redcliff, AB. tle facility. Parcel #2, SW 30-28-19, E 1/2 31-28-19, approx. 385 cult. ac. RM of 1996 KODIAK 5TH WHEEL TRAILER, used Ethelbert, Parcel #3, NE 10-29-21, NE very little, $10,000 OBO. 780-986-3794, 9-29-21, NE 10-28-22, approx. 400 cult. Leduc, AB. 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 2014 YAMAHA RS VENTURE, like new cond. sale can also include two full lines of older Kept inside 566 kms, $9200. 306-773-9058, farm machinery which is in very good con- Stewart Valley, SK. tdwall@sasktel.net dition. Highest or any tender may not necessarily be accepted. Tenders must be re- 2008 BEARCAT, 570 fan cooled, 20x156” ceived in writing by 12 noon Feb. 26, track, 800 miles, nice shape, $5000. Call 2018, to P.O. Box 44, Sifton, MB., R0L 1X0. Rick, 306-734-7721, Craik, SK. For more info call 204-655-3458.

DWEIN TRASK REALTY INC. Conquest: Full Section of mostly seeded grass with power and 3 dugouts, Sec 13-30-10 W3, $654,900; Hafford: Full quarter with approx. 140 cult. ac., SE 30-42-09 W3, priced NOW IS THE TIME to list, give your farm the right exposure. Get your farm listed to sell $117,900. Call Dwein 306-221-1035 now for the early spring buying spree. LoRM OF TURTLE RIVER #469, 1/4 section cal and foreign buyers are looking for large for sale: SE 30-47-19-W3. Farmed until and small grain and cattle operation, small approx. 2007. Fenced w/horse shoe holdings and just land.

Call Harold shaped creek running through. Has power. 204-253-7373, Delta Real Estate.

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CERTIFIED CDC RUFFIAN. B4 Seeds, 306-752-2564, 306-921-9424, 306-921-7924, Melfort, SK. CERTIFIED GLAS and CDC Sorrel flax.

CERTIFIED Camden, Morgan, Baler and Trawin Seeds, 306-752-4060, Melfort, SK. Haymaker. Trawin Seeds, 306-752-4060, www.trawinseeds.ca Melfort, SK. www.trawinseeds.ca CERTIFIED CDC SORREL. Van Burck CERT. CDC RUFFIAN, CDC Minstrel, AC Seeds, 306-863-4377, Star City, SK. Morgan. Van Burck Seeds, Star City, SK www.vanburckseeds.ca 306-863-4377. www.vanburckseeds.ca CERTIFIED #1 CDC Sorrel, AAC Bravo.

CERTIFIED #1 CDC Ruffian, AC Leggett & Fenton Seeds, 306-873-5438, Tisdale, SK. CDC Orrin. Fenton Seeds, 306-873-5438, Tisdale, SK. CERT. #1 BETHUNE, 98% germ., 95% vigCERTIFIED CDC HAYMAKER. Hickseeds or. Sandercock Seed Farm, Balcarres SK., 306-354-7998 (Barry) or 306-229-9517 306-334-2958.

(Dale), Mossbank, SK. CERTIFIED # 1 CDC GLAS - The variety to CERTIFIED #1: C.S. Camden. Lung Seeds grow! Top yield, excellent lodging resistance. 306-290-7816, Blaine Lake, SK. Ltd. 306-368-2414, Lake Lenore, SK.

EXCELLENT QUALITY CERTIFIED #1 CS Camden, Summit, CDC Minstrel, CDC RufCERT. MAVERICK, COWBOY, Austenson, fian, CDC Orrin. Frederick Seeds, Copeland. Excellent germ, fusarium free. 306-287-3977, Watson, SK. Call Don at 780-853-0971 or Eric at CDC NORSEMAN, CERTIFIED #1, 99% 780-581-5234, Vermilion, AB. germ., 306-493-7409, Delisle, SK. CERTIFIED #1 CONLON, 99% germ., CDC BOYER, CERTIFIED #1, 99% germ., 53.8 g/1000k. Pugh Seeds Ltd., Portage la 306-493-7409, Delisle, SK. Prairie, MB., 204-274-2179.

REGISTERED/CERTIFIED #1: Summit CERT. AC METCALFE, 99% germ., 96% vig- Leggett, CDC Haymaker (Forage). Ardell or, 0% smut, 0% fus., 49.4 kernel weight, Seeds Ltd., 306-668-4415, Vanscoy, SK. will be cleaning late Jan. $8.25/bu. Olynick Seeds, 306-338-8078, Quill Lake, SK.

DWEIN TRASK REALTY INC. Conquest: Full section of mostly seeded grass with power and 3 dugouts, Sec 13-30-10 W3, CERTIFIED # 1, high germ: AC Metcalfe, CDC Copeland. Seed Source, Archerwill, $654,900. Call Dwein 306-221-1035.

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WANTED: PASTURE FOR 60 - 90 cow/calf pairs for summer 2018. CERTIFIED CDC Austenson & Maverick feed barley. Trawin Seeds, 306-752-4060, 780-753-8650, Provost, AB. Melfort, SK. www.trawinseeds.ca

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

SY ROWYN CPSR, Cert. top quality seed, 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 gregfarms@sasktel.net

CERTIFIED #1: CDC Glas & CDC Bethune.

Call Lung Seeds Ltd. 306-368-2414, Lake Lenore, SK. CERT. CDC Sanctuary, CDC Sorrel, CDC Bethune, AAC Bravo. Fraser Farms, Pambrun, SK, 306-741-0475, foc@sasktel.net CDC GLAS, Reg., Cert., top quality seed.

High yield, exc. standability, easy to harvest. Great reviews from customers. Inquiries welcome. Gregoire Seed Farms Ltd., North Battleford, SK., 306-441-7851 or 306-445-5516. gregfarms@sasktel.net

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CERTIFIED #1 CARDALE, 97% germ., 35g/1000k. Pugh Seeds Ltd., Portage la CERTIFIED CDC Copeland & AC Metcalf. Prairie, MB., 204-274-2179.

Call Trawin Seeds, 306-752-4060, Melfort, CERTIFIED AAC BRANDON, AAC Jatharia.

SK. www.trawinseeds.ca Call Grant, 306-746-7336, 306-524-4339, 306-746-8070, Semans, SK. CERTIFIED & REGISTERED: AC Metcalf.

B4 Seeds, 306-752-2564, 306-921-9424, CERT. # 1, high germ: CDC Landmark VB, 306-921-7924, Melfort, SK. AAC Cameron VB, AAC Jatharia VB, CDC Utmost VB, AAC Brandon. Seed Source CERTIFIED AC Metcalfe, AC Newdale, CDC Archerwill, SK. 306-323-4402.

Copeland, Legacy, CDC Austenson, CDC Maverick, CDC McGwire. Van Burck CERTIFIED CDC Landmark, AAC Cameron, Seeds, Star City, SK 306-863-4377. Jatharia, Brandon CWRS wheat. Contact Trawin Seeds, 306-752-4060, Melfort, SK. www.vanburckseeds.ca www.trawinseeds.ca CERTIFIED #1 Metcalf(2R) & Legacy(6R). FDN, CERT & REG. CDC Landmark VB, CDC Fenton Seeds, 306-873-5438, Tisdale, SK. Utmost VB, CDC Plentiful, AAC Redberry, CERT. #1 Copeland: 94% germ., 95% vig- AAC Tenacious. B4 Seeds, 306-752-2564, or, 48.3 TKW, 100% Copeland. Sandercock 306-921-9424, 306-921-7924, Melfort, SK. Seed Farm, 306-334-2958, Balcarres, SK. CERTIFIED CARDALE, AAC Redwater, CDC Utmost VB, CDC Landmark VB, Pasteur.

CERTIFIED #1 CDC Austenson, Ennis Van Burck Seeds, 306-863-4377, Star Seeds, 306-429-2793, Glenavon, SK. City, SK. www.vanburckseeds.ca CERTIFIED CDC MAVERICK. Hickseeds CERTIFIED #1 CDC Landmark VB, CDC 306-354-7998 (Barry) or 306-229-9517 Plentiful, Cardale, Elgin ND, Goodeve VB, (Dale), Mossbank, SK. Fenton Seeds, 306-873-5438, Tisdale, SK. CERTIFIED #1: CDC COPELAND, AC Met- CERTIFIED #1 AAC Brandon: 99% germ., calfe, CDC Polarstar, AAC Connect, CDC 99% vigor, 38.58 TKW. Sandercock Seed Fraser. Lung Seeds Ltd. 306-368-2414, Farm, 306-334-2958, Balcarres, SK. Lake Lenore, SK. CERTIFIED #1 CARBERRY, Ennis Seeds, 306-429-2793, Glenavon, SK. TOP QUALITY CERT. #1 CDC Copeland, AC Metcalfe, Newdale. Frederick Seeds, Cert. CDC LANDMARK VB: high yielding, 306-287-3977, Watson, SK. midge resistance, semi-dwarf, 99% germ., 0% disease. Printz Family Seeds, GravelAC METCALFE, CDC COPELAND, CDC bourg, SK., 306-648-3511, 306-380-7769.

POLAR STAR, top quality. Wiens Seed CERTIFIED # 1 AAC Jatharia VB wheat, Farm 306-377-2002, Herschel, SK. new. Midge tolerant. Shewchuk Seeds, CERTIFIED #1: CDC Copeland, AAC Syn- 306-290-7816, Blaine Lake, SK. ergy, CDC Maverick, CDC Austenson, AC Ranger. Ardell Seeds Ltd., 306-668-4415, CERTIFIED #1: AAC Brandon, AAC Cameron VB & Carberry. Lung Seeds Ltd. Vanscoy, SK. 306-368-2414, Lake Lenore, SK. CERTIFIED CDC Copeland, AC Metcalfe, EXCELLENT QUALITY Cert. #1, CWRS: AAC Synergy. Fraser Farms, Pambrun, SK, CDC Landmark VB, AAC Viewfield, AAC 306-741-0475, foc@sasktel.net Brandon, AAC Cameron VB, AAC Elie, Cardale, CDC Utmost VB, AAC Connery & AAC CDC COPELAND, Fdn., Reg., Cert. top Redberry. Frederick Seeds, 306-287-3977, quality seed. Widely accepted malt variety. Watson, SK. Inquiries welcome. Volume discounts.

Gregoire Seed Farms Ltd, North Battleford, EXCELLENT QUALITY CERTIFIED #1: SK., cell 306-441-7851 or 306-445-5516. AC Andrew, SY Rowyn, Faller, Penhold & gregfarms@sasktel.net AAC Sadash. Call Frederick Seeds, 306-287-3977, Watson, SK. AAC SYNERGY, Cert. top quality seed.

Very high yielder, gaining acceptance with NEW CERTIFIED CDC LANDMARK VB; maltsters. Contracts available. Inquiries AC Andrew soft white, very good quality. welcome. Gregoire Seed Farms Ltd, North 306-843-2934, Wilkie, SK. www.herle.ca Battleford, SK., cell 306-441-7851 or AAC JATHARIA VB, certified #1, 99% 306-445-5516. gregfarms@sasktel.net germ., 306-493-7409, Delisle, SK. CERTIFIED METCALF. Inland Seed Corp., CDC LANDMARK VB, AAC BRANDON, 204-683-2316, Binscarth, MB. AAC PREVAIL VB, top quality. Wiens Seed Farm 306-377-2002, Herschel, SK.

CERTIFIED CDC Blackstrap, earliest black bean, direct harvest, high yield, excellent disease pkg.; CDC Super Jet & CDC Jet also available. Martens Charolais & Seed, 204-534-8370, Boissevain, MB. CERTIFIED Snowbird fababeans & Amarillo Peas. Call Trawin Seeds, 306-752-4060, Melfort, SK. www.trawinseeds.ca CERT. NSC StarCity, NSC Leroy Soybeans.

Van Burck Seeds, Star City, SK. 306-863-4377. www.vanburckseeds.ca CERTIFIED #1: SNOWBIRD. Call Lung Seeds Ltd. 306-368-2414, Lake Lenore, SK.

Now Agents For: CDC Inca Yellow Pea CDC Proclaim Red Lentil CDC Palmer Chickpea 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.

CERTIFIED #1 CDC Impala (small red) Clearfield. Fenton Seeds, 306-873-5438, Tisdale, SK. CERT. CDC IMPULSE Clearfield red lentil, best in it’s class. 306-843-2934, Wilkie, SK. www.herle.ca CDC IMPULSE, CDC PROCLAIM, CDC MAXIM(small reds), top quality. Wiens Seed Farm 306-377-2002, Herschel, SK.

CERT. CDC GREENSTAR, CDC Impulse, CDC Proclaim, CDC Maxim, CDC Redmoon.

REGISTERED/CERTIFIED #1: CDC Land- 98% germ, 0% disease. Fraser Farms, PamMINIMIZE INPUT COSTS & maximize yield mark, AAC Brandon, AAC Jatharia, Cardale, brun, SK. 306-741-0475. foc@sasktel.net potential. Grain & grazing/silage corn. The CDC Utmost. Ardell Seeds, 306-668-4415, leader’s in non-GMO technology. A more Vanscoy, SK. sustainable way of farming! Free delivery. AAC ELIE, CWRS, CERT. top quality seed, Call De Dell Seeds Inc. 204-268-5224. sister wheat to AAC Brandon. Very high APHANOMYCES RESISTANCE Cert. CDC yielder with high protein. Positive reviews Blackstrap black bean, early maturity, GRAZING CORN CM440 conventional va- from growers. All inquires welcome. Vol- high yield; Cert. & Reg. CDC Greenwater, riety. Early maturity, whole plant is pal- ume discounts. Gregoire Seed Farms Ltd, Cert. CDC Striker Peas. Martens Charolais atable making for easier cleanup in the North Battleford, SK., cell 306-441-7851, and Seed, 204-534-8370, Boissevain, MB. spring, high quality forage during winter 306-445-5516. gregfarms@sasktel.net CERTIFIED CDC INCA, CDC Greenwater, months. No planter required. Low seed cost.

CanaMaize Seed Inc., call REGISTERED, CERTIFIED Summit. Inland CDC Mosaic. Call Grant, 306-746-7336, Seed Corp., 204-683-2316, Binscarth, MB. 306-524-4339, 306-746-8070, Semans, SK 1-877-262-4046 www.canamaize.com

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The Manitoba Co-operator | February 22, 2018

SOLD! DAIRY QUALITY & beef hay: 500 round bales, approx. 1500 lbs. Feed test available. Faubert Farms, Marengo, SK. Call Murray 306-463-9691.

CERTIFIED CDC AMARILLO. Van Burck Seeds, Star City, SK. 306-863-4377. www.vanburckseeds.ca CERTIFIED #1 CDC Spectrum, CDC Acer (Maple), CDC Amarillo and CDC Meadow.

Fenton Seeds, 306-873-5438, Tisdale, SK. CERTIFIED AAC ARDILL yellow peas.

Call Hickseeds 306-354-7998 (Barry) or 306-229-9517 (Dale), Mossbank, SK. CERTIFIED #1: CDC Limerick. Lung Seeds Ltd. 306-368-2414, Lake Lenore, SK.

CALL FOR 2018 EDIBLE BEAN PRICES For info call, text or email Dustin Unger 1-204-362-4113 dustinu@iltagrain.com

ROUND ALFALFA/ALFALFA GRASS solid core greenfeed 5x6 JD hay bales for sale.

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EXCELLENT BEEF ALFALFA, 18.5% protein, GLYPHOSATE 1 SOYBEANS: Top yields, 20% orchard grass, square bales, inside.

ABARTH, CDC SPECTRUM, AAC Carver delivered. Common #1. Keep your own Can deliver. 204-371-5744, Landmark, MB. certified yellow peas, very good quality. seed! Call Norcan Seeds, 204-372-6552, 306-843-2934, Wilkie, SK. www.herle.ca BALES: Grass hay 5x6 bales, maxed out; 204-739-3519. Fisher Branch, MB. Also Timothy straw. Can deliver loads of REGISTERED/CERTIFIED #1: AAC Ardill, MARROWFAT PEA SEED (common) for 34 or you haul. 204-739-3132, Dallas, MB. CDC Inca, CDC Spectrum, CDC Limerick sale, 91% germ. Call or text for details.

LARGE ROUND BALES, hard core, 5x6, al(green), CDC Proclaim Lentil (red). Ardell 403-528-0085, Medicine Hat, AB. falfa/grass mix and alfalfa 1st and 2nd cut, Seeds Ltd., 306-668-4415, Vanscoy, SK. no rain; also grass bales. 204-749-2194, 204-526-0733, Rathwell, MB. CERTIFIED CDC INCA & CDC Greenwater, Exc. germ. & disease. Fraser Farms, PamLARGE QUANTITY ROUND Alfalfa bales, brun, SK, 306-741-0475. foc@sasktel.net ITCHY VARIETY CANARY SEED, high net wrapped, good quality, no rain. Also germ, 35¢/lb. 306-335-2777, Lemberg, SK large round straw bales. Call/text Craig, 204-648-4711, Gilbert Plains, MB. GREEN PEAS, yellow pea prices down, try new green pea varieties! CDC Limerick, 200 ROUND ALFALFA/GRASS mixed bales, CDC Greenwater & CDC Spruce. Select, 1100 lbs. each, mostly net wrapped, about Fdn., Reg. and Cert. Ask about CDC Forest.

50 are twined, 3 cents/lb. Please call Gregoire Seed Farms Ltd, North Battleford, 204-922-0227, Ste Rose du Lac, MB. COVER CROPS. HICKSEED LTD., SK., cell 306-441-7851 or 306-445-5516.

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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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Cash on delivery or pickup. 306-228-7306 CDC CIBO, CDC CALVI, top quality. Wi- or 306-228-7325, no texts. Unity, SK. ens Seed Farm 306-377-2002, Herschel, SK.

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

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KORNUM WELL DRILLING, farm, cottage and acreage wells, test holes, well rehabilitation, witching. PVC/SS construction, expert workmanship and fair pricing. 50% TAME GRASS HAY: 5x5 round bales from government grant now available. Indian 2017, twine wrapped, feed tests available, Head, SK., 306-541-7210 or 306-695-2061 protein range 7.5 to 9 and TDN 58, $40/ bale in yard. 204-623-4357, 204-623-0664 cell. The Pas, MB., lesannjp@gmail.com U-DRIVE TRACTOR TRAILER Training, WANTED: ROUND OR Large square straw 30 years experience. Day, 1 and 2 week bales within 100 kms. of Regina. Call upgrading programs for Class 1A, 3A and 306-539-4465. air brakes. One on one driving instructions.

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WANTED: OFF-GRADE PULSES, oil seeds Visit us at www.dyckseeds.com and cereals. All organic cereals and spe- POLY TANKS: 15 to 10,000 gal.; Bladder tanks from 220 to 88,000 gallon; Water COMMON CERTIFIED ORGANIC Alfalfa cialty crops. Prairie Wide Grain, Saskatoon, and liquid fertilizer; Fuel tanks, single and (tap rooted), common cert. organic Red SK., 306-230-8101, 306-716-2297. double wall; Truck and storage, gas or dsl. and common cert. organic Alsike Clover, Wilke Sales, 306-586-5711, Regina, SK. WHY NOT KEEP MARKETING SIMPLE? 50 lb. bags. 306-382-1299, Saskatoon, SK. You are selling feed grains. We are buying feed grains. Also buying chickpeas, lentils and golden flax. Fast payment, with prompt pickup, true price dis- TARPCO, SHUR-LOK, MICHEL’S sales, HAY BLENDS AND PASTURE BLENDS, covery. Call Jim Beusekom, Allen Pirness, service, installations, repairs. Canadian no charge custom blends. Dyck Forages & David Lea, Vera Buziak or Matt Beusekom company. We carry aeration socks and Grasses Ltd., Elie, MB. Free delivery. at Market Place Commodities Ltd., Leth- grain bags. Also electric chute openers for 1-888-204-1000, www.dyckseeds.com bridge, AB. Phone 1-866-512-1711. Email grain trailer hoppers. 1-866-663-0000. info@marketplacecommodities.com or

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FARMERS, RANCHERS, SEED PROCESSORS BUYING ALL FEED GRAINS Heated/Spring Threshed Lightweight/Green/Tough, Mixed Grain - Barley, Oats, Rye, Flax, Wheat, Durum, Lentils, Peas, Canola, Chickpeas, Triticale, Sunflowers, Screenings, Organics and By-Products √ ON-FARM PICKUP √ PROMPT PAYMENT √ LICENSED AND BONDED SASKATOON, LLOYDMINSTER, LETHBRIDGE, VANCOUVER, MINNEDOSA

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PTO WATER PUMP, Bau-Man, sizes 6” to 16” w/capacities of 1,250 to 10,000 GPM. Lay flat water hose and accessories also available. 306-272-7225 or 306-272-4545, Foam Lake, SK. tymarkusson@sasktel.net www.highcapacitywaterpump.com

NEWLY ESTABLISHED ALFALFA stand, seeded at 12 lbs./acre in 2017. Now accepting limited confirmations for 2018.

LINCOLN AC/DC 225 amp welder, with 306-320-1041, Leroy, SK. 7000W A/C generator, 16 HP Briggs & NEW HAY FOR SALE; Round bale picking Stratton elec. start, $875. 306-281-5865, and hauling, small or large loads. Travel 306-244-3753, Saskatoon, SK. anywhere. 306-291-9658, Vanscoy, SK.

A Season to Grow… Only Days to Pay! LACKAWANNA PRODUCTS CORP. Buyers and sellers of all types of feed grain and grain by-products. Contact Bill Hajt or Christopher Lent at 306-862-2723. clent@lpctrade.com bhajt@lpctrade.com

LOOKING FOR OLD and new crop soybeans FOB Western Canada. Licence and bonded grain company. Call, email, text Now for competitive pricing at the farm! Market Place Commodities Ltd, accurate real time marketing. 403-394-1711, 403-315-3930. info@marketplacecommodities.com

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

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20.8x42 CLAMP-ON DUALS with rods and spacers, for triples, taken off 9370 Case tractor, $8000. Call A.E. Chicoine Farm Equipment, 306-449-2255, Storthoaks, SK.

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 & ranch life a must; Compensation commensurates with skills and experience; Other farm duties as may be required. Submit CV/resume to: info@stumplake.com 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 labour duties. Living quarters are available.

Call 780-837-0645.

FULL-TIME FARM LABOURER HELP. Applicants should have previous farm experience and mechanical ability. Duties include operation of machinery, including tractors and other farm equipment, as well as general farm laborer duties. $25/hour depending on experience. Must be able to cross US border. Location: Pierson, MB. Feland Bros. Farms, Greg Feland and Wade Feland, Box 284, Pierson, MB. R0M 1S0.

701-756-6954.

FARM LABOUR REQUIRED: FT, 1A license & at least 2 years farm experience is necessary. Operation of all farm equipment, tractors, sprayer, combines, grain cart, semis and augers. Equipment maintenance & repairs. Need someone who is able to work independently, takes pride in their job, strong work ethic, positive attitude & willingness to learn. Call 306-272-7038.

FARM LABOURER: FT permanent position available on mixed farm. Applicant must be mechanically inclined and able to maintain and do minor repairs on farm machinery and trucks. Assets would be welding & fabricating abilities, and a 1A licence or willing to obtain a 1A. Accommodation available. 306-893-8107, 306-893-8105.

MR. TIRE CORP. For all your tire needs, call Mylo at 306-921-6555 or Jeremy at FARM MANAGER: PAGE Farms is seeking a 306-921-0068. Serving all Saskatchewan.

Farm Manager for the 3000 ac. grain farm SW of Winnipeg. Candidate must have exp. in all aspects of grain farming, as well as plan and execute for all areas of the farm (inputs, supplies, marketing, relationship building, employee mgmt., maintenance of equip., building & facilities, record keeping, book keeping & more) in an efficient & cost effective manner. Must be mechanically inclined & have a class 1A license (or be willing to obtain one). The position is salaried (will depend on experience) and also includes housing, vehicle & cell phone.

Great opportunity for a family, has a supportive community & schooling nearby.

To apply, forward resume with references & cover letter to pagefarm@mymts.net or mail to: PAGE Farms, Box 59, Starbuck, MB R0G 2P0. Deadline: March 15, 2018.

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GRAIN/OILSEED FARM WORKER: Equipment operation & servicing (GPS); Building/yard maintenance. Full-time year round, $30/hr plus benefits. 306-745-2528 FULL-TIME RANCH HELP wanted. Experience with livestock and machinery reNEW ZEALAND & AUSTRALIA farm work. quired. Non-smoker with clean driver’s abDairy, sheep, crop, beef. 4-12 mths. Inter- stract. Housing supplied. Fax resume with national Rural Exchange, 306-489-4407 references: 403-548-2287. Email us at: walkersu7texaslonghorns@gmail.com DUFFERIN MARKET GARDENS is ac- Phone: 403-548-6684, Redcliff, AB. cepting applications for seasonal farm workers. Duties include: planting, weed- HELPER WANTED ON mixed farm. Steady ing, harvesting and packing vegetables. job for right person. Room and board avail.

Long hours, much bending & heavy lifting. 403-631-2373, 403-994-0581, Olds, AB. Start: February 2018. Wage: $11.25/hr., Please send resume with references to fax: EMPLOYMENT FOR GRAIN farm in east 204-745-6193. Or mail to: Box 1051, Car- central AB. Full time or seasonal. Very modern equipment. Experience operating man, MB., R0G 0J0. large equip., Class 1A license an asset.

RIVER VALLEY SPECIALTY FARMS: Very competitive wages. Housing available Seeking seasonal workers for 2018. Posi- Fax resume to: 780-922-4036 or call tion will be seasonal full-time, 40+ 780-777-5227 for details. Irma, AB. hrs/week. Wage $11.18/hour. Period of employment anticipated to be from April WANTED FULL TIME herdsman for a medi2018 until August 2018. Duties include: um size purebred and commercial cattle Harvesting and packing of asparagus, operation in central Saskatchewan. Wages planting and weeding of pumpkins, squash are negotiable dependent on experience. and onions as well as weeding of organic Seeking a self-motivated, positive person, fields. Must be willing to work long hours who is physically capable and has experiand do repetitive tasks as well as bending ence in all aspects of feeding, treating and and some heavy lifting. Applicants must be calving of cattle and able to operate able to work in a variety of conditions in machinery. Furnished housing is available. outdoor environments and must be able to Only those applicants with the passion & work well with others. Education require- desire to work with livestock and live the ments not applicable, experience an asset. farm/ranch lifestyle need to apply. Please Location of work is MacGregor and area, email resume, including contact informaManitoba. Please apply by e-mail to: tion to cattlemanfarms@gmail.com. admin@rivervalleyfarms.ca or in writing Call our toll-free number to take advantage to: Box 33, Bagot, MB. R0H 0E0. of our Prepayment Bonus. Prepay for 3 weeks FARM LABOURER REQUIRED for livestock and we’ll run your ad 2 more weeks for free. operation. Duties include: operating, main- That’s 5 weeks for the price of 3. Call 1-800taining seeding & harvesting equip. Smoke 667-7770 today! free enviro., $17/hr. Housing avail. Lyle Lumax, 204-525-2263, Swan River, MB.

ALTHOUSE HONEY FARMS INC. 1/2 mi south Porcupine Plain, SK., 500 McAllister Ave. 7 positions required for 2018 season, May-October. $13-$18/hr. depending on experience. Job duties: assisting in spring hive inspection, unwrapping & splitting, supering, building supers and honey frames, honey removal and extracting, fall feeding, applying mite control & wrapping hives for winter. No education required, but experience would be an asset. WCB coverage. Ph Ron Althouse 306-278-7345, email: althousehoney@sasktel.net FULL-TIME RANCH HAND wanted for cow/calf operation and caring for Draft horses. Involves all aspects of general ranch duties. Experience with calving an asset. 306-731-2821, Lumsden, SK. FARM & RANCH HELP Wanted in southern Saskatchewan. Must have some experience and drivers licence is an asset.

306-537-2624.

FARM HELP WANTED for 2018 season, on 3500 acre grain farm. Operating air seeder, sprayer, swather, combine. $20-25/hr.

Preferably have Class 1A. Tramping Lake, SK. 306-843-7762 or 306-755-2003.

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 FARM LABOURER REQUIRED with previous experience in operation of large farm equipment and cattle handling. Preference given to those with Class 1 license. Wages negotiable. 4 bedroom house available.

Email resume and references to: shopdonkeytom@gmail.com or phone 306-421-3282, Estevan, SK. 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 Weyburn/Fillmore area, SK. 306-861-7317

25,000 HEAD FEEDLOT at Bethune, SK is looking for a Full-time Pen Checker. Send resume to michelle@bpcattle.com or fax 306-624-2389.

EXPERIENCED FARM HAND wanted on Purebred Black Angus farm, southern AB. Full ad at: www.banduraranches.com Looking for a hand around the farm? Place a help wanted ad in the classifieds. Call 1-800-667-7770.

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER, Great Western Railway Ltd. Great Western Railway Ltd. is located in SW SK and has been serving Saskatchewan businesses since its establishment in 2000. Locally owned, operated and maintained, GWR operates on over 400 miles of track. GWR is positioned for significant growth and is seeking a Business Development Manager to assist in the next stage of transformation as we continue to seek ways to foster growth and support to our vital current customer base, as we seek out new and exciting growth opportunities. While the core of our business is freight haulage of grain and other ag products, this position will eventually be responsible for business growth across all current lines of revenue streams including all freight rail carloads, railcar storage, trans-load service, gravel sales and maintenance services. This position will be based in either Shaunavon or Assiniboia, SK. GWR offers a competitive salary and benefits package and is eligible for incentive bonus. The position will include use of a company vehicle, interim accommodation, and conditional relocation assistance. Please send resumes with cover letter to: PO Box 669, Shaunavon, SK. S0N 2M0 or Fax: 306-297-2508.

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 posiEXCITING CAREER OPPORTUNITY! Sas- tions. Couples/friends resumes accepted katoon Co-op is inviting applications for together. Email: bigfish@saslodge.com or the position of Fertilizer Facility Man- visit www.saslodge.com ager at their Fertilizer Site in Hepburn, SK. Successful candidates must have extensive MANKOTA STOCKMEN’S Weigh Co. Ltd Opportunity General agriculture experience with extensive Employment knowledge of physical plant management Manager Position. Chosen applicant will and fertilizer handling protocols. Prefer- be responsible for all activities in running ence will be given to applicants who pos- a successful livestock auction (sale dates, sess applicable post-secondary education. sorting cattle, buyers, sellers and employAdditional requirements include: 1) Strong ee relations) with the ability to inspire, organizational, interpersonal, communica- motivate and lead. Hay & Straw procuretion & negotiation skills with a demon- ment. Meetings with the board of directors strated collaborative approach when work- and industry organizations. An Excellent ing with Team Members, colleagues, opportunity to join a company with a long farmers and business partners. 2) Strong and reputable history. Salary Negotiable. customer service-orientation, motivated, Please submit application by March 1, and capable of serving and assisting cus- 2018. mankotastockmens@sasktel.net tomers in a positive, courteous and effi- Box 248 Mankota, SK S0H 2W0. We cient manner. 3) Minimum 2 years of Thank all who apply however only those managerial/ administrative experience. selected for further consideration will be Saskatoon Co-op offers a comprehensive interviewed. salary & benefits package as well as ongoing training, personal and professional development and excellent opportunities for advancement. Please Apply online at: NEWTEC ENVIRONMENTAL requires two www.saskatooncoop.ca under careers production line workers immediately. Must or submit a detailed resume in confidence have welding experience and be prepared on or before March 8th, 2018 to: to work in assembly as well. Job is located d.dale@sasktel.net or Saskatoon Co-op in Osler, SK. Phone Bert at 306-664-2378 Agro Saskatoon, SK. S7T 0J1. Fax: or email resume to mjsharma@sasktel.net 306-933-3857.

FULL-TIME FARM LABOURER required for mixed farm. Valid drivers license required. Housing avail. Provost, AB. Fax re- OWNER/OPERATORS NEEDED to haul Susume: 780-753-2962 or ph 780-753-2952 per B end dumps & hoppers, in BC, AB, SK, & MB. Must have experience. Please Call or email: p_murray@live.ca 403-236-4028.

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 CARETAKER COUPLE LOOKING for new asset. Housing provided; wages dependant position in SW Alberta starting June. on experience. Position starts July 1st, 403-558-0191, itsmefred224@gmail.com 2018. 403-575-0214, Veteran, AB. E-mail: RETIRED SENIOR, would like a job looking letfarm@netago.ca after your farm for the winter. Some FARM LABOURER WANTED near Goodeve, LOOKING FOR PEOPLE interested in riding chores would be welcome. Please email: feedlot pens in Strathmore or Lethbridge, bwaldie@sasktel.net SK. Call 306-795-2710 or 306-795-5210.

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