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STATISTICS | CROP PRODUCTION

The trouble with normal Statistics Canada shows how production figures are tough to categorize

BY ED WHITE WINNIPEG BUREAU

Is an average Prairie canola crop more likely to be 14 million tonnes or 18 million tonnes?

Are farmers more likely to produce 27 million tonnes of wheat or 37 million?

Statistics Canada says they’ve done both in the past two years, which creates a problem for anyone trying to figure out what farmers, the grain industry and Canada should be prepared to deal with in a “normal” year.

“We now have proof that there is no such thing as average,” joked Brian Chorney, a farmer from Selkirk, Man., and longtime canola industry representative.

“The genetics seem to be there to produce a big crop. It’s the age-old story: the farmer can be a hero if the weather co-operates.”

TRADE | FARM POLICY

More from the WTO talks: P.5 WTO members find way through to new deal P.32 New Zealand backs free trade P.32 Canadian Federation of Agriculture splits with Cairns group at WTO P.34 The view from outside the meetings. WTO attracts demonstrators P.35 World Farm Organization debuts

WTO reaches deal Last-minute agreement | Unexpected deal includes changes for agriculture

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BALI, Indonesia — With a hardwon breakthrough in negotiations last week during a World Trade Organization ministerial meeting, trade officials are now planning an aggres-

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The trouble with normal “Whether it’s corn, soybeans, wheat or any other crop, the yield potential seems to be there to produce a large crop of everything.”

Statistics Canada’s final crop production report of 2013 found farmers had grown 37.53 million tonnes of wheat compared to 27.2 million tonnes last year, which was a 38 percent difference.

Canola production of 17.96 million tonnes was 29.5 percent higher than last year’s 13.87 million tonnes.

Oat production swelled by 38.3 percent to 3.89 million tonnes from 2.81 million last year.

So which is the outlier year: 2012 or 2013?

“Both of them are outliers,” said CWB crop production and weather analysis expert Bruce Burnett.

“It’s a range you can drive a truck through. The answer (to what is normal) lies somewhere in the middle.”

Burnett said more impressive than the record gross production tonnages are the record prairie average yields in canola and wheat.

“To exceed (previous) record yields by five percent is pretty exceptional,” he said.

“To exceed by 10 percent, you’re starting to talk crazy.”

Burnett said some measures put this year’s average canola yields up by 15 percent. Statistics Canada found that prairie farmers averaged 40 bushels per acre, a 43 percent increase from the previous year.

Burnett said wheat yields were even more impressive, beating the previous record by a higher percentage than canola.

The 2012-13 crop year was notable for having few grain handling and transportation problems, but 2013-14 is already becoming one many farmers will remember for decades, mostly because of the massive size of the crops needing to be moved. The railways say their performance is good compared to other years, but such a big crop has resulted in backlogs.

Fortunately for canola producers, much of the prairie crop doesn’t have to be moved all the way to Vancouver or Thunder Bay because new canola crushing capacity can now crush millions of tonnes on the Prairies.

“That infrastructure is critical for us to be able to handle the volumes,” said Chorney.

“If we didn’t have that crush capacity, we’d be looking at a much larger carryout.”

Some analysts are expecting 15 million tonnes of all prairie crops to be still in storage on the Prairies by the end of 2013-14.

Huge canola crops mean good times for crushers as well as farmers, said Pat Van Osch of Richardson International, whose company built a large new plant in Yorkton, Sask.

“The industry saw a lot of upside potential in the productive capacity

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“We took a very macro view and looked at what’s going on in the world and where the demand’s going.”

However, Van Osch said he doesn’t expect to see crops like the one harvested this year to become typical for some time. Nor does he think that bad production years like the one experienced last year will be normal.

“You can probably take the two years and average them,” said Van Osch.

“You get a 16, maybe 16.5 million tonne (canola) crop.”

That will be easier for the system to handle than this year’s crop, which is estimated to be almost 18 million tonnes, but it also reveals that small crops will now be a lot bigger than they were five or 10 years ago.

“I think it tells you that we’re at a different plateau,” said Van Osch.

“If you get to 20 million acres, having 15, 16 million tonnes of production over the next couple, three years is quite doable.”

Burnett said total production of a crop such as canola can hit records more easily than yields can because farmers have been adding acres to canola. Total canola production records will almost certainly be broken before the yield record is broken again.

“It probably won’t be for a number of years,” Burnett said.

“If you look at history, we could go 15 to 20 years before we see these record yields again.”

Individual farmers are thrilled to harvest big yields, but the transportation system bogs down and gives every farmer a marketing headache when almost everyone gets big yields.

Chorney, annoyed by today’s high basis levels, said the agricultural industry should use this year, outlier or not, to improve the capacity to move crops. Yield trend lines will make this year’s production typical at some point, and the system needs to be able to handle it, he added.

“We need to be looking at our infrastructure to be supporting large crops like this as time goes on,” said Chorney.

“This could become normal.”

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TRADE | FROM PAGE ONE

WTO deal The “Bali package” includes a number of commitments: • Reform how tariff rate quota (TRQ) is administered to increase trade • Reduce non-tariff barriers embedded in import rules • Eliminate export subsidies • Create new permanent rules governing publicly controlled food stockpiles to deal with food security in developing countries.

The Canadian government and agricultural groups represented in Bali lauded the deal as a breakthrough that will salvage what had been a declining WTO reputation and create momentum for continued negotiations.

The agreement “will re-establish the WTO as an organization that advances trade liberalization around the world,” trade minister Ed Fast said in a statement issued while he was in Singapore for a weekend meeting of the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade talks.

He had been involved in the earlier Bali negotiations.

“The Bali ministerial meeting has produced a promising package that includes market access in agriculture, gains for least-developed countries and an important trade facilitation agreement that will improve the movement of goods across international borders.”

Agriculture minister Gerry Ritz left the Bali talks before the deal was struck but he issued a statement from Ottawa praising the outcome.

“This agreement builds on our government’s continued advocacy for a fair and more efficient system of international trade based on predictable rules and sound science,” he said.

“This agreement will help Canadian farmers and agricultural exporters maximize opportunities in international markets, where we have achieved unprecedented access this year.”

Canadian Federation of Agriculture president Ron Bonnett said the deal is good for agriculture, and the test will be where it leads next.

“I am pleased to see that political will was shown to arrive at an agreement,” he said after the announcement.

“I will be interested in seeing how WTO intends to address a broader package of issues that were not part of the Bali package.”

The deal was nearly lost in the frenzied final night of negotiation.

Success appeared imminent late Dec. 6 after a week of drafting a text aimed at satisfying objections from India about rules for food stockpiling in the cause of food security.

Then Cuba and three Latin American allies vowed to scuttle it over lingering resentments about the impact of the decades-long U.S. economic embargo against the Caribbean island nation.

The deal appeared to be dead as of 5 a.m. Dec. 7, but wording had been found by 9 a.m. to satisfy Cuba and weary negotiators made the announcement at 10 a.m.

The Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance said the main long-term benefit for Canadian agriculture could be a commitment to improve “trade facilitation” by reducing and policing border import bureaucracy and rules that are non-tariff barriers.

“Greater transparency and common disciplines in key areas such as customs rules and test procedures and new obligations around the treatment of perishable goods will help facilitate trade and reduce the costs incurred by Canadian exporters.”

On a crisp -32 C night Dec. 3, a westbound freight train winds through Morant’s Curve east of Lake Louise, Alta. This year’s massive harvest has both major railways struggling to keep up with rail car demand. | MIKE STURK PHOTO

GRAIN | TRANSPORTATION

Big harvest, big rail delays Straining to keep up | Delays inevitable as rail companies swamped with orders

BY DAN YATES SASKATOON NEWSROOM

A big haul by western Canadian farmers has helped boost crop exports, says the Canadian Grain Commission.

The industry had exported 5.1 million tonnes of wheat and 2.3 million tonnes of canola as of Nov. 24, the commission reported last week.

It’s up from the five-year averages for that time period of 3.9 million tonnes and 1.8 million tonnes.

Both Canadian railways are consistently providing more than 5,000 rail cars each per week, but a massive harvest in Western Canada is testing the system.

The grain commission reports that 105,700 tonnes of wheat and 5,500 tonnes of canola have been shipped in producer cars to terminals from Western Canada as of

Nov. 24, up from 64,600 tonnes and 5,300 tonnes in 2012-13.

Canadian Pacific Railway reported in a November service report that it spotted more than 5,400 rail cars one week, with thousands more requests piling up week after week.

“The problem is it’s still not enough,” said Wade Sobkowich, executive director of the Western Grain Elevator Association.

“We have such a large crop. Our elevators are full and we need to get some shipping out of the country elevator system in order to bring farmers’ grain in.”

Obser vers have said that increased oil shipments have compounded the problem, while railway officials contend that additional rail cars will only add to congestion.

“Certainly the smaller processors, the special crop processors and so

on, there’s issues getting cars there,” said Norm Hall, president of the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan.

Shawn Madson, operations manager at Southland Pulse Inc. in Estevan, Sask., said the facility has received all of its orders for rail cars, just not on time. He said the facility has seen regular delays of a week, resulting in inconsistent supply.

Last week, the facility had orders for 24 hopper cars. As of the morning of Dec. 4, it had received six.

“I’m confident that based on their past history this year that we will likely get our cars and they’ll make it up. It’s just going to be late,” he said.

“It might even be next week some t i m e, w h e re t h e y g i v e u s t o o many.… We don’t know when the cars are coming, literally, until they’re sitting here.”

He said Southland may see 24 cars in a busy week and 12 to 15 in an average week.

“We actually do lose business because of the inconsistency and that’s where it hurts,” said Madson.

“We could do more business if it was consistent because you would know (rail car supply), but not knowing is what actually kills sales.”

Hall, who farms near Wynyard, Sask., said he had 120 tonnes of flax to deliver for an October contract.

One-third of it moved in November and he wasn’t sure when the rest would go.

“Producers haven’t lost contracts, but they haven’t been able to deliver on certain contracts,” he said.

“The company says we’ll take them at a later date, but then those producers are short on cash for making payments, whether it’s loans or missed buying opportunities.”

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BREEDING | INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Government backs plant breeders UPOV 91 | Canadian government intends to expand seed companies’ ability to collect royalties

BY ROBERT ARNASON BRANDON BUREAU

The federal government has introduced a bill committing Canada to international plant breeding standards known as UPOV 91.

The government intends to amend the Plant Breeders’ Rights Act to “align with the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UP OV 91), which would update Canada’s legislation from the outdated UPOV 78 framework,” Agriculture Canada said in a statement.

“Strengthening the intellectual property rights for plant breeding in Canada will encourage investment in Canadian research and development. That will give Canadian farmers more access to new and innovative seed varieties, which could enhance crop yield, improve dis-

ease and drought resistance and meet specific global trade demands.”

Agriculture minister Gerry Ritz has hinted for months that Canada would join the international protocol, which allows seed companies to collect royalties at any stage of production, including on harvested grain.

The department said in a news release that the Plant Breeders’ Rights Act amendments would include farmer’s privilege, which allows farmers to use seeds from the crops they grow.

The Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association supports the proposed changes, noting that wheat growing exporters such as Australia, the United States, Russia and Ukraine have adopted UPOV 91.

“Adoption of the 1991 convention will encourage more plant breeding

without sacrificing the right of farmers to save our own seed,” said WCWGA president Levi Wood.

“It will help ensure wheat remains a profitable crop option for prairie farmers.”

The Canadian Seed Trade Association also supports the amendments.

It has lobbied the federal government to ratify UPOV 91 for years.

If the bill passes, UPOV 91 would extend PBR protections from 15 to 20 years and expand breeders’ rights to include exclusive control over cleaning, conditioning and storing PBR protected seed.

The National Farmers Union has vocally opposed the adoption of UPOV 91 regulations, arguing it restricts farmers’ ability to reuse seed.

“UPOV 91 is a form of plant breeders’ rights legislation which, at the very least, severely restricts farmers’

ability to save, reuse, exchange or sell seed,” said former NFU president Terry Boehm, who added the proposed change gives breeders rights over cleaning, treating and stocking seed.

“Farmers should be very aware that this regime will allow breeders to collect royalties on the entire crop, not just on the seed as allowed under our current plant breeders’ rights legislation.”

The changes to the Plant Breeders’ Rights Act are part of the new bill, the Agricultural Growth Act, which includes changes to the Feeds Act, the Fertilizers Act, Seeds Act, Health of Animals Act and the Plant Protection Act. The government said some of the changes will take effect immediately if the act receives royal assent. Other changes would be phased in or require regulatory amendments.

New Grain Growers of Canada president Gary Stanford had barely taken office when one of the group’s major initiatives came to fruition.

On Dec. 9, Canada announced plans to amend its plant breeders’ rights legislation to comply with UPOV 91, the Union for the Protection of New Plant Varieties.

Stanford, who farms about 5,000 acres of grains and oilseeds near Magrath, Alta., said modernized regulations for plant breeders can provide the needed encouragement to preserve public and private development of new crop varieties.

The GGC and nine of its 14 member associations sent letters to federal agriculture minister Gerry Ritz Dec. 6 outlining their general support for UPOV 91.

In one of his first news releases, Stanford called on the government to move ahead with legislation as soon as possible.

In an interview Dec. 9, Stanford said the GGC would also continue to push for more variety research funding, as it has for several years.

“We want to see the public sector (research) stay strong, but also the private sector. If they want to come in and develop new varieties of wheat and barley and other crops, we’re in favour of it but I don’t want to lose the public sector,” Stanford said.

“I don’t want to see it all go private.”

Other files on his desk in coming years include attention to the rail services review to ensure Canada’s railways meet their freight commitments for agricultural commodities.

This year’s bin-busting crop has already created freight challenges as railways also attempt to meet commitments for oil and lumber.

“I think that we should help work on having more pipelines so we don’t have as much oil on the rail,” Stanford said.

“I think that if we can work with other countries to move more of our oil by pipeline, I don’t know how much pressure we can put on the railways … but maybe there’s some more work we can do with having more locomotives to work with and move more grain.”

The GGC will also continue its advocacy for reduced international tariffs and more trade access, with attention to the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement with the European Union, and the TransPacific Partnership being negotiated in Asia.

Stanford also expects the GGC to play a role in improving federal safety nets now that grain prices are dropping. AgriStability is not up to the task, he added.

A new executive director will likely be hired in January to replace former executive director Richard Phillips, now of the Canadian Grains Council.

The new GGC team includes Stanford as president, Matt Sawyer of Acme, Alta., as vice-president, and executive members Irmi Critcher of Taylor, B.C., Art Enns of Morris, Man., and Franck Groeneweg of Edgeley, Sask.

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WTO TALKS | OPTIMISTIC FUTURE

WTO agreement signals new era for organization

BY BARRY WILSON OTTAWA BUREAU

Several times during World Trade Organization ministerial negotiations last week in Bali, Indonesia, anti-WTO protesters made it into the conference centre past security to display their displeasure at a potential deal that included restrictions on developing country food, protection and subsidy policies. | BARRY WILSON PHOTO WTO TALKS | DISSENT

Deal ignores hungry, say protesters Trade | Bali package accused of not supporting small farmers in developing countries

BY BARRY WILSON OTTAWA BUREAU

BALI, Indonesia — It was a last-ditch effort to let the world know that not everyone thought the World Trade Organization deal on a limited “Bali package” was worth applauding.

Posters were distributed throughout the pressroom in the Bali convention centre Dec. 6 that featured a red line through the words “WTO” followed by an alternative to Bali: Build Alternatives by Local Initiatives.

A coalition of social movements and the international peasant movement La Via Campesina, of which Canada’s National Farmers Union is a member, issued a blistering statement of condemnation.

“The Bali package is a total sham for the poor and hungry of the world,” it said.

“The whole negotiation of the Bali package is nonsense. The right to food, the right to survival of small farmers cannot be subjected to any kind of negotiation in the WTO or any other place.”

W TO members who signed the agreement touted it as a blueprint for making trade easier and more profitable for the entire world, including farmers in developing and least developed countries, but protesters throughout the week saw it as a way to give more power to and make more money for large multinational corpo-

KEY POINTS The agreement gained acceptance after key food security measures were adopted. The following is an excerpt from the document signed at the Ministerial Conference Ninth Session Bali, Dec. 3-6: • Members agree to put in place an interim mechanism ... and to negotiate on an agreement for a permanent solution, for the issue of public stockholding for food security purposes for adoption by the 11th ministerial conference.

• In the interim, until a permanent solution is found, and provided that the conditions set out below are met, members shall refrain from challenging through the WTO dispute settlement mechanism … in relation to support provided for traditional staple food crops in pursuance of public stockholding programs for food security purposes…. rations at the expense of the poor.

“Under the WTO, the developed countries can subsidize their agriculture sector with more than $300 billion while developing countries are not allowed to support, as needed, their small farmers,” the coalition said.

Protesters demonstrated throughout the week in front of the conference centre and the U.S. consulate in Bali under the watchful

• A developing member benefiting from this decision must: A) have notified the committee on agriculture that it is exceeding or is at risk of exceeding either or both of its aggregate measurement of support (AMS) limits …; B) have fulfilled and continue to fulfil its domestic support notification requirements under the (Agreement on Agriculture)…; C) ... provide on an annual basis, additional information … for each public stockholding program that it maintains for food security purposes; D) provide any additional relevant statistical information … as soon as possible after it becomes available, as well as any information updating or correcting any information earlier submitted.

eye of thousands of heavily armed police and soldiers.

Unlike many previous WTO ministerial meetings in Montreal, Brussels, Geneva, Seattle and Cancun, there was little reported violence during the demonstrations.

Despite street claims that the WTO favours big business and rich countries at the expense of the poor in developing countries, all 159 WTO members agreed to the deal.

At the core of the protests is the belief that food should not be subject to trade negotiations that limit the ability to support local farmers in poor countries and impose costs on poor countries.

“The right to food is a universal human right (and) the tyranny of the WTO cannot put brackets on these rights,” said Henry Saragih, leader of an Indonesian peasant movement and a member of La Via Campesina international co-ordinating committee.

“Agriculture should never have been included in the WTO. Food is not just one more commodity.”

Complaints about agricultural subsidies and trade barriers were a key impetus when the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade first launched comprehensive negotiations at a Uruguay meeting.

The protesters in Bali said that was an historic mistake.

An Indian farm leader complained that the “expensive trade facilitation deal” and limits on farm subsidies tie the hands of poor countries when they attempt to promote national food self-sufficiency and protect their farmers from unfair competition from subsidized foreign imports.

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BALI, Indonesia — An exhausted Indonesian trade minister Gita Wirjawan went before a throng of journalists Dec. 7 to proclaim nothing less than the rebirth of the World Trade Organization.

He had worked day and night for more than four days as chair of the WTO ministerial conference to try to forge a deal after 12 years of failure.

The 159 national delegations struck a deal in the breaking dawn hours that day following an overnight negotiating session, in which they agreed to accept a limited deal aimed at improving trade rules with significant potential benefit for agriculture.

But first, he wanted to talk about the impact of the “historic agreement” on the WTO itself, under fire for years for failing to deliver progress in trade negotiations.

“We have proven the WTO and the multilateral system can deliver,” said Wirjawan. “It moves the WTO back to centre stage.”

WTO director general Robert Azevedo followed up by noting that this was the first trade agreement made since the organization was formed in 1995. The only other success was agreement in 2001 to launch a new round of negotiations that until Dec. 7 had gone nowhere.

“In recent weeks, the W TO has come alive,” he told reporters at the closing news conference.

“In recent weeks, we really have lived up to our name.”

Before the deal was announced, there had been widespread speculation in the cavernous convention centre in this Indonesian tourist city that the Geneva-based trade regulator and negotiation forum was losing its relevance because of its inability to deliver agreements.

Now, even though regional and bilateral trade deals still loom as competition for the multilateral trade regime (many ministers left Bali before the deal was reached to fly to Singapore for negotiations on a Pacific regional deal under the Trans-Pacific Partnership), the two senior WTO officials insisted their organization was back in the game because of success in Bali.

Farm leaders who support the multilateral trade rules system agreed.

Canadian Federation of Agriculture president Ron Bonnett said it was an important breakthrough “I am pleased to see that political will was shown to arrive at an agreement,” he said in an email as he prepared to leave Bali.

“This movement was needed to bring some credibility to the WTO negotiating framework.”

The Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance said the deal restores faith in the system’s ability to work.

“The Bali ministerial has proven that with the necessary resolve, countries can work through seemingly impossible issues and find a path forward.”

World Farmers’ Organization executive director Marco Marzano said the agreement was “a clear sign of another step forward in ensuring a more balanced and transparent trade system for farmers.”

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CANOLA | ACREAGE OUTLOOK

Acres not deterred by huge canola supply Record carryover | Some growers are already locking in prices for 2014 production

BY SEAN PRATT SASKATOON NEWSROOM

Growers are likely to plant another big crop of canola next year despite huge carryout forecasts for seed and oil, says one of Canada’s largest crushers.

Bunge Canada was originally forecasting a five percent decline in seeded acreage next year, but the company is rethinking that outlook.

“I was at a canola meeting yesterday where the seed developers were talking about higher acre numbers,” said Ray Elliott, Bunge’s manager of seed procurement for Western Canada.

He has conducted a preliminary return per acre calculation for 2014, and canola remains on top of the pack of the major crops grown in Western Canada, with the exception of soybeans in Manitoba.

“It’s showing good returns. We haven’t really seen a (drastic) slide in prices yet,” said Elliott on Dec. 4.

That’s surprising given Bunge’s dismal outlook for canola seed and oil carryover.

The company was assuming 18.1 million tonnes of 2013-14 canola production long before Statistics Canada released its 17.96 million tonne estimate Dec. 4.

Bunge forecasts 8.7 million tonnes of exports, seven million tonnes of crush and 2.87 million tonnes of carryover. The carryover figure is 2.23 million tonnes more than last year and double the amount Agriculture Canada was forecasting before the new StatsCan production estimate.

It would be a record amount.

“It feels big right now,” Elliott said in an interview following a presentation he delivered at Agri-Trend’s 2013 Farm Forum Event.

However, he said it’s still early in the crop year and there is plenty of time for an increase in exports or crush volumes.

“I’ve noticed over the years that somehow the carryout number, when it looks like 2.8 (million

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tonnes) this time of year, often makes it dow n closer to two (million tonnes).”

Based on Bunge’s initial forecast of a five percent decline in acres next year and average yields, the carryover in 2014-15 would drop only slightly to 2.67 million tonnes.

Some of the crusher’s farmer customers are selling some of their anticipated 2014 crop based on those numbers.

“We’ve got quite a bit on (the books) for 2014 crop already,” said Elliott.

The tight U.S. soybean crop is the big factor supporting canola prices.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is forecasting 170 million bushels of carryover, or 19 days worth of stocks.

Bunge thinks ending stocks will be less than half of that amount at 80 million bu. or nine days of stocks, because of higher crush and export numbers than what the U.S. Department of Agriculture is forecasting.

“There is really good use on the U.S. soybean crop, so we’ve actually got a fairly tight carryout,” said Elliott.

However, South American farmers are producing a “robust” soybean crop that could reduce demand for U.S. soybeans.

Canola oil demand is expected to be sluggish in 2013-14 and the following year because of slumping demand from China.

“They’re kind of indicating that they’re not going to be taking as much and putting it into their storage in China, so it’s quite a void in the marketplace,” Elliott told Agri-Trend delegates.

Bunge is forecasting 164,000 tonnes of canola oil carryover, which is 100,000 tonnes more than the previous five-year average.

“That potentially could grow even bigger,” he said.

The company is forecasting 406,000 tonnes of oil carryover in 2014-15.

Elliott tempered the outlook with a reminder that it is early in the year.

The price could drop if China isn’t buying as much oil as usual, which would stimulate demand and reduce the carryover estimates.

RECORD YIELDS Canadian farmers posted record production and yield results across almost all crops this year, according to Statistics Canada. Ideal weather in Western Canada allowed modern crop genetics to shine. The latest numbers surprised markets because of the large increases over the agency’s September report.

The data is based on surveys with 33,400 farmers done from Oct. 26 to Nov. 13. production (million tonnes) 2012 2013 ’12-’13 change All wheat Spring wheat Durum Winter wheat Canola Corn Barley Soybeans Dry Peas Oats Lentils Flax

27.2 18.9 4.6 3.7 13.9 13.1 8.0 5.1 3.3 2.8 1.5 0.5

37.5 27.2 6.5 3.8 18.0 14.2 10.2 5.2 3.9 3.9 1.9 0.7

+37.9% +44.5% +40.4% +1.6% +29.5% +8.7% +27.8% +2.2% +15.3% +38.4% +22.1% +44.9%

yields (bu./acre) 2013 past record 53.4* 53.0* 48.4* 70.3* 40.0* 152.8 71.7* 42.5 43.7* 92.1* 29.3* 27.5*

44.0 (2011) 42.8 (2011) 39.0 (2011) 68.8 (2010) 35.3 (2009) 155.4 (2010) 62.5 (2008) 45.0 (2012) 38.2 (2011) 77.8 (2009) 23.6 (2009) 23.8 (2009)

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Canola outlook tied to soybean price Tight U.S. carryover | Price attractive to China

BY D’ARCE MCMILLAN SASKATOON NEWSROOM

A market analyst believes a record crop of almost 18 million tonnes shouldn’t cause canola prices to collapse, as long as soybean prices hold up.

Marlene Boersch, a partner in Mercantile Consulting Venture, told AgriTrend’s 2013 Farm Forum Event in Saskatoon last week that oilseeds should be fairly well supported for much of 2013-14, but downward pressure could build next crop year.

Indeed, the global grain market might have a comfortable supply for the next few years, requiring growers to watch costs.

“With Canada having to carry out more grain than what is perhaps necessary because of transportation restrictions, it will take us a year or two to digest that,” Boersch said.

“From a grower’s point of view, you will be for two to three years in a phase when you should really watch your costs.… Then we will probably see another growth phase.”

Global crop production soared this year just as demand growth started to

slow, most notably in the biofuel sector, which is becoming a mature industry, Boersch said.

The trend to lower crop prices hit home last week when nearby canola futures dropped almost $20 per tonne to account for the huge Canadian crop.

However, Boersch doesn’t think there will be a market disaster because following a short-term reaction to the Statistics Canada report, canola’s price should rise to reflect its constituent parts, oil and meal, which follow soybean oil and meal prices.

“Will a record Canadian crop collapse canola prices? The answer is no because canola is not the price determining factor for the major oilseeds,” she said.

Canada might be the biggest exporter of canola-rapeseed, but rapeseed is a minor part of world oilseeds.

Rapeseed makes up 13.5 percent of oilseed production and 10 percent of trade, while soybeans account for 57 percent or production and 85 percent of trade.

Soybean prices are down from last year but are well supported, at least

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ith some luck in the transportation sector, there is potential to ship a million tonnes of peas to China this crop year.

We normally think of India when we consider overseas pulse markets, but China is becoming a big player and it might capture the crown of top importer, says Marlene Boersch of Mercantile Consulting Venture.

Canada exported 367,600 tonnes of peas to China and 240,700 tonnes to India in the first three months of the crop year.

Boersch thinks Canada will export 2.6 million tonnes of peas, about the same as in 2012-13.

It would lead to a 500,000 tonne pea carryout, up from 174,000 tonnes last year.

However, Boersch told farmers at Agri-Trend’s 2013 Farm Forum Event in Saskatoon last week that that is not a severe burden.

Ocean vessel logistics is one reason for the good movement to China.

Canada already has a good export trade with China, shipping canola,

wheat, flax and malting barley. Ships arriving to take one commodity can top up loads with peas.

“There are good vessel combination opportunities to go there,” Boersch said.

“Also, we have a freight advantage over some of the other shippers.”

A lot of China’s pea demand is for vermicelli noodles, but Boersch thinks it might have also bought feed peas.

This summer she thought China could take 850,000 tonnes of Canadian peas, but she now thinks that number could be a record one million tonnes if the Canadian rail system can accommodate it.

She said yellow peas for JanuaryFebruary have traded at Vancouver at $330 a tonne. That backs off to a prairie price of about $7.65 per bushel, but local bids are only $6.50 to $6.75, showing that there are good margins for grain handlers and also that the transportation squeeze is limiting returns to farmers.

Turning to lentils, Boersch noted Australia had production problems.

Exporters there had forward sold product, but the quality is not what was expected now that farmers are harvesting the crop.

Panic buying in Australia last week raised the spot price there by $50 to $60 per tonne.

It could present opportunities for Canadian red lentil exports.

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Canola exports could be more than one million tonnes over last year, says a market analyst. | through the winter.

“The U.S. will actually run a fairly tight carryout at the end of the year,” she said. “They are very front end loaded on their exports.”

Canola prices have become attractive compared to soybeans, she said Dec. 5, before steep canola price declines Dec. 6 and 9.

“Right now we are about 13 percent, or 12.5 percent cheaper in canola than on soybean. That is why we think the Chinese will continue to buy as much canola seed as we can ship.”

Boersch is optimistic that canola exports could climb as high as 8.5 million tonnes from 7.26 million last year.

The caveat is the Canadian rail sys-

tem. Boersch was irked when federal agriculture minister Gerry Ritz said early in the crop year that he was satisfied with movement.

“It is unacceptable. We are not positive on transportation,” she said.

“We have talked about this for the last 30 years. It is holding us back because we spend money on market development and then we can’t ship it.”

More downward pressure could be felt in oilseeds as spring approaches.

If South America harvests a record soybean crop, its impact will likely be greatest in May when farmer and exporters are trying to move as much as they can because of limited onfarm shortage.

As well, the corn-soybean price

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ratio favours soybean seeding in the United States. As a result, Canadian farmers should try to price most of their canola before then to avoid spring price weakness.

It could take a few years to work through the surplus crop stocks, but Boersch remains optimistic in the longer term.

“We are driving toward, in 2050, in excess of nine billion people. It is still a challenge to feed all those people and we need to keep increasing production.”

She said recent reforms proposed

by China’s government, such as granting property rights to citizens, could ultimately increase incomes there and rebuild the annual growth in food demand.

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Oats struggle for foothold Crop development | Industry officials unsure of how to kick start prices

BY ED WHITE WINNIPEG BUREAU

Hearing about oats’ benefits as a human health food and horse feed while not seeing profits show up on the bottom line could drive farmers to distraction.

That frustration underlay the recent Prairie Oats Growers Association annual meeting, where speaker after speaker noted the disconnect between the market price of oats, which doesn’t show much premium value to other cereal grains choices, and the vaunted healthful attributes of the ancient crop.

“Why is the industry so reluctant to pay a decent price for oats,” asked one puzzled farmer.

“If you pay a little bit more for the oats, you’ll have all the supply you want. That’s what it boils down to. It’s a real easy fix.”

The combination of mediocre prices and lagging yield gains has prompted many farmers to walk away from the crop.

It’s a situation that was highlighted by Pat Van Osch of Richardson International, Canada’s biggest buyer of oats since assuming Viterra’s operations.

“We understand that at the farmer level these are business decisions and it’s about return for the acre and to remain competitive we have got to have varieties that are going to be competitive,” he said.

A higher price per bushel or a higher yield per acre would quickly solve the acreage problem, but no one at the annual meeting was able to offer easy ways to achieve it.

A variety of factors undermine oats’ competitive position:

• Oat variety breeding research receives $4 to $5 million per year.

Corn variety research receives $1 to $2 million per day.

• The Chicago oat futures contract suffers low liquidity and could disappear, making the crop harder to price, hedge and understand for farmers and processors.

• The horse feed market has shrunk, and some doubt it will ever recover, challenging a key secondary use for oats.

• Farmers are able to grow large enough supplies that the high value health uses are easily supplied, removing the crop’s ability to demand an overall premium.

“It is one of the healthiest foods out there, yet we struggle to push this forward,” said oat market analyst Randy Strychar, who has been directly involved in trying to re-establish the horse feed market.

A vicious circle is hurting oat agronomics, with lower net returns for farmers causing production reductions, which in turn cause less money to be invested for variety development.

Strychar said nothing is likely to change until farmers make more money growing oats than other crops.

“It’s quite simple,” he said.

“We’ve got to put value back into the oat industry for both growers and end users. It’s not complicated. It’s really simple.”

Agriculture Canada research scientist Nancy Ames, who has developed an oat-based pasta, said producing new products that help improve farmer returns is one of her main concerns.

“We need opportunity to add value

to the producer,” said Ames.

However, that is hard to do in the present crop-to-crop competitive environment.

POGA director and past-president Bill Wilton said researchers are developing new products, but it is hard to find food processors and marketers willing to commercialize them.

“We have great potential here, (but) we haven’t got an advocate,” said Wilton.

“Can we be the advocates?”

That seemed to be what a Pepsico representative thought was needed: farmer-based research and development into new uses for oats.

“You have to think out of the box,” said Dave Kendra, highlighting the hundreds of non-food uses of corn developed partly through farmer-led research.

“The equine market’s not going to come back,” he said.

“You have to come up with new products for that, and it has to be driven by POGA and the growers.

They have to take ownership of that or it’s just not going to be there.”

Van Osch said in an interview that individual companies could pay more per bushel for oats, but that would damage their returns on oat products compared to their competitors and eliminate the incentive to be in the oat industry.

He said research is the best way to unlock the crop’s premium value.

In his presentation, he called for the industry to keep working together on research to keep oats competitive because the real threat isn’t other oats product producers but other crops that reward farmers better.

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A bumper crop filling all available bin space on most farms might prompt producers to put off laying in a supply of fertilizer.

However, Dean Anderson, regional sales manager for Yara Canada at Belle Plaine, Sask., warns farmers they might not be able to buy what they need if they wait too long.

“The advice I give to my family members farming is I would not wait till spring to buy my fertilizer, let alone take it home, not when I have a seeding window of 10 to 12 days. If that is my goal, I’d be positioned.”

Anderson said all indications are that fertilizer demand for next crop will be as large as it was last spring and perhaps greater, given the amount of nutrients that the record crop pulled from the soil.

Western Canadian manufacturers shipped 6.1 million tonnes of fertilizer to farmers last year, up 500,000 tonnes over the previous year.

Of that, 2.43 million tonnes was urea nitrogen.

Manufacturers must ship through the year to move that quantity, and last year they were posting record movement each quarter to meet the need.

However, the industry moved only 804,000 tonnes in the June-September period, the first quarter of the fertilizer year, down 21 percent from the same quarter last year. The numbers for the second quarter are not yet available, but Anderson is sure they are also behind last year’s pace.

He said starting the race that far

behind will make it almost impossible to catch up.

“On urea, last year we had record Q1, Q2 and Q3 shipping and we matched off (the previous year’s record) Q4 shipping to hit that record 2.435 million tonnes of urea,” he said.

“Now, we are not breaking records, we are behind.… If everyone waits until spring time, it is not going to be a happy time.… I could be wrong. It is a resilient industry, but it is not a magic spout at the retailer where fertilizer always comes out. Logistics will be an issue.”

The story in phosphate fertilizer is similar to urea.

Slow fertilizer sales over the summer were not a result of production or logistical problems. Rather, farmers were comfortable that fertilizer prices were low relative to recent history, and they hoped they might fall further. As well, bin space was not available after the bumper crop was harvested.

Those who bought fertilizer early in the previous year might have paid more than those who waited.

However, Anderson said early buyers did not face delays, which is invaluable in the short seeding window.

He also said that after falling through the summer, urea prices at the port of New Orleans, which sets the benchmark for North American nitrogen prices, has been rising since mid-October and jumped significantly in the first few days of this month.

“In my view, the bottom of the market is gone … in terms of nitrogen.”

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EU rapeseed forecast up

FED PRICES TO NEW RECORDS

Yield up, acres down | French rebound expected PARIS, France (Reuters) — Rapeseed production in the European Union is expected to rise to 21.3 million tonnes in 2014-15, says the French-based analyst Strategie Grains.

The estimate is up 2.4 percent from 20.8 million this season as higher yields outweigh a drop in seeded acres.

The average yield in the next rapeseed crop would reach 57.1 bushels per acre, up 3.25 percent from 55.3 bu. per acre in this year’s harvest, offsetting an expected fall in area to 16.31 million acres, down 1.5 percent from 16.56 million, the analyst said in a monthly oilseed report.

The rise in EU output would be supported by a rebound in France, where the crop is seen 800,000 tonnes higher at 5.1 million tonnes. The 2013 French crop fell 20 percent on the year because of poor weather.

In its first production forecasts for the 2014-15 EU oilseed harvest, Strategie Grains also projected that the

sunseed crop in the EU would fall 5.7 percent to 8.2 million tonnes from an estimated 8.7 million this season.

Production is notably expected to fall in Bulgaria and Romania after exceptionally good harvests this year, it said.

Strategie Grains had estimated last month that the oilseed area in the EU would fall in the next harvest because of a decline in profit margins for growers, as well as more attractive margins for wheat compared with rapeseed.

Rapeseed in the EU is almost exclusively a winter crop that is seeded in late summer. Sunseed is planted in spring so the 2014-15 crop is yet to go into the ground.

The supply for current European rapeseed supply is tight, in contrast to ample global supply fuelled by a record Canadian crop, the analyst said.

The difference between EU and world prices should widen to encourage more imports into the bloc.

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U.S. hog prices fell, pressured by record high carcass weights, ample inventory and the prospect of slowing demand heading into turkey season.

The average barrow and gilt live weight in Iowa-Minnesota two weeks ago was 281.7 pounds, up .3 lb. from a week earlier and up 6.5 lb. from a year ago.

Iowa-southern Minnesota hogs delivered to packing plants fell to $58.50 US per cwt. Dec. 6 from $61 Nov. 29.

The estimated pork cut-out value was $90.32 Dec. 6, up from $89.81 Nov. 29.

Estimated weekly U.S. slaughter in the holiday shortened week to Dec. 7 was 2.325 million, up from 2.062 million in the previous holiday-shortened week.

Slaughter was 2.363 million last year in the same week.

Beaver Hill Auction in Tofield, Alta., reported that 461 sheep and 59 goats sold Dec. 2.

Wool lambs lighter than 70 lb. were $110-$139 per cwt., 70-85 lb. were $122$139, 86-105 lb. were $125-$137 and 106 lb. and heavier were $114-$128.

Wool rams were $50-$70 per cwt.

Cull ewes were $32-$45 and bred ewes were $70-$100 per head.

Hair lambs lighter than 70 lb. were $105-$132 per cwt., 70-85 lb. were $120-$132, 86-105 lb. were $100$120 and 106 lb. and heavier were $100-$117. Hair rams were $50-$55 per cwt. Cull ewes were $20-$40.

Good kid goats lighter than 50 lb. were $160-$225. Those heavier than 50 lb. were $150-$225 per cwt. Nannies were $50-$80 per cwt. Billies were $70-$120.

Ontario Stockyards Inc. reported 2,078 sheep and lambs and 114 goats traded Dec. 2, a good active trade on all lambs with prices steady. Sheep and goats sold steady.

BISON STEADY The Canadian Bison Association said Grade A bulls in the desirable weight range reached as high as $3.70 Cdn per pound hot hanging weight. Grade A heifers sold at prices up to $3.55.

Animals outside the desirable buyer specifications may be discounted.

In live markets, the Dec. 5 Kramers sale handled 478 head. Bull calves born in 2013 weighing 400-475 lb. averaged $2.31, while those 300-399 lb. averaged $2.13.

Yearling bulls from 2012 weighing 775-1,025 lb. were $1.98-$2.09.

Heifers born in 2013 weighing 400499 lb. averaged $2.04 while those 300-399 lb. averaged $1.63.

Heifers born in 2012 weighing 600749 lb. averaged $1.81 while those weighing 500 to 599 lb. averaged $1.71.

A high selling pen of 2013 heifers from Grasslands National Park averaged 403 lb. and fetched an average price of $2.24.

The high pen of 2011 bred heifers from MFL Ranches with an average weight of 1,070 lb. sold for $3,000 each.

New record high fed prices prompted feedlots to market cattle early.

Fed steers were $127.40 per hundredweight, up 93 cents, while heifers were $126, down six cents.

Dressed sales were $1-$2 per cwt. higher.

U.S. packer interest was supportive.

The weekly sales volume was up 17 percent at 11,081 head, but that was 25 percent smaller than the same week last year.

The Alberta cash-to-futures basis strengthened 59 cents to -$14.06.

Weekly western Canadian fed slaughter to Nov. 30 rose 24 percent to 31,205 head. Volume is down four percent so far this year to 1,500,626 head.

Weekly fed cattle exports to Nov. 23 rose six percent to 5,504 head.

To date, exports are down 17 percent from last year. The cash market supply is current. Packers appear to have secured inventory for the holidays but will be watching for additional start-up inventory for the new year.

COW PRICE FIRMS D1, D2 cow prices likely bottomed two weeks ago at $69.20 per cwt.

They were $64-$77 last week to average $70.30, and D3s were $58$70 to average $63.42.

Rail grade prices were $140-$145.

U.S. demand is strong with exports exceeding 10,000 head for the second consecutive week.

Butcher bull prices fell below $70 per cwt. for the first time since February, but the price is still $5.70 higher than the same time last year.

The price of Canadian 85 percent fresh trim is trending above last year, and near term elevated slaughter levels could limit the upside to the trim market.

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Non-fed prices are anticipated to be steady to higher this week because packers will want to cover inventory needs for the end of the year.

COLD STRESS ON CALVES The cold weather and a heavy blanket of snow across much of central and southern Alberta meant placement conditions have not been ideal.

An increased health risk is being priced into the market, especially on calves and lightweight stockers.

Yearling volumes are dwindling and quality has been mixed with a lot of clean-up cattle on offer.

Still, most load-lot packages of topsort yearlings are trading at steady to higher prices over similar weight calves.

Live cattle contracts reported to Canfax for the early summer time frame appear to have a small profit, assuming a favourable winterspring feeding period and flat cost of gain.

Auction volumes in Alberta and Saskatchewan are both 11 percent higher than last year.

Feeder exports over the past five weeks have averaged 8,360 head a week, while exports averaged 2,152 head over the same time last year.

Increased barley production will be bullish to the cattle market.

Year-end buying for taxation purposes should help keep a floor on the feeder market. Demand for short keep background cattle should support stocker prices.

Feeder prices are anticipated steady to higher this week on smaller volumes.

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The U.S. Choice cut-out value was $202.41 US per cwt., down from $202.55 the previous week, and Select was $189.62, down from $190.20.

Prices will likely top soon because buyer interest typically fades after Christmas.

Weekly Canadian cut-out values to Nov. 29 saw AAA stabilized at $206.31 Cdn per cwt., while AA was down $3.63 at $195.05. Cutouts are $12-$18 higher than a year ago.

The Montreal wholesale price for delivery this week was steady at $225-$226 per cwt.

This cattle market information is selected from the weekly report from Canfax, a division of the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association. More market information, analysis and statistics are available by becoming a Canfax subscriber by calling 403275-5110 or at www.canfax.ca.

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CRAIG’S VIEW

CWB success can only be good for prices, farmers

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hether you agree with last year’s elimination of CWB’s single desk powers or not, the real situation facing the reorganized CWB today is that it must compete or die.

A privatized CWB has great potential to provide additional competition in an industry in which competition is sorely needed. To do that, it must have its own facilities and logistical control over the grain it buys.

The CWB announced Nov. 26 that it has an agreement to buy Mission Terminal in Thunder Bay, Ont., Les Elevateurs des Trois-Rivieres and Services Maritimes Laviolette in Quebec and producer car loading sites in Manitoba and Saskatchewan.

It has also expressed its intent to seek an ownership stake in west coast loading facilities and a network of grain handling facilities on the Prairies.

Combined with its recent announcement that farmers would be able to buy equity in the CWB in exchange for delivered grain, a picture of an aggressive building phase emerges.

The plan is not without its detractors.

Just as the debate surrounding the elimination of the single desk splintered into two sharply divided camps, so too has the debate surrounding the CWB’s acquisition of assets.

This time the debate swirls around whether the CWB’s business expansions are being funded by farmer money.

Many farmers, such as Keystone Agricultural Producers’ Doug Chorney (although the farmer group itself has no official position) say it is.

They argue that farmers should have been consulted before CWB signed an agreement to buy the handling facilities because the CWB’s financial assets today were built up over decades through farmer loyalty.

On the other side, CWB and supporters of the expansion plans maintain that farmers’ money was paid out every year through the pool accounts. The new deals

are paid for through debt financing and surpluses from non-pooling activities.

It ultimately comes down to a discussion between those who think the old CWB was a farmer-controlled organization that marketed grain on behalf of farmers who ran it through a farmer elected board and those who view the old CWB as a government agency that existed according the legislative wishes of Ottawa.

In an odd twist, many of those who fought fervently to save the single desk CWB now find themselves arguing against the new entity.

Conversely, many former opponents, such as the Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association, have thrown their support behind CWB’s expansion plans.

Which side is right is perhaps a matter best left to the courts. There is presently a possible class action lawsuit, which has signed about 1,000 farmers. It centres around this very question.

If certified as a class action suit, the case will seek $17 billion in alleged confiscated assets and other losses that farmers were allegedly forced to absorb when the single desk was ended.

A judge’s decision is pending on the certification, and if granted, it will likely be years after that before we hear any decision as to the validity of the case.

But CWB is facing a critical point in its evolution right now. It doesn’t have years to feel its way forward. It must break its reliance on other grain companies if it is to have any hopes for longterm survival.

The western Canadian grain handling industry is highly concentrated. One more competitor, if even a small one, can only help.

Eventually, with enough competition, it should mean better prices and more favourable contracts for farmers.

Bruce Dyck, Terry Fries, Barb Glen, D’Arce McMillan and Joanne Paulson collaborate in the writing of Western Producer editorials.

NATURE | WINTER

What a severe yet master artist old Winter is.... No longer the canvas and the pigments, but the marble and the chisel.

JOHN BURROUGHS “THE SNOW-WALKERS,” 1866

An evening sky silhouettes a horse near Vermilion, Alta. | ROBYN WHEAT PHOTO

WTO MEETING | SECRET TO SUCCESS

WTO leader’s conciliation skills prove vital to organization’s progress NATIONAL VIEW

BARRY WILSON

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ou know that estimating the possible economic benefits of last week’s world trade deal is not an exact science when estimates range from several hundred billion dollars to a trillion.

It was dubbed a “limited package” for agriculture, and in the context of the broader Doha Round dreams, that is true.

Still, it was a significant accom-

plishment after 12 years of failure at the World Trade Organization to complete a deal.

An interesting underpinning of the story is why trade and agriculture ministers were able to seal a deal in Bali that had eluded their predecessors for a dozen years.

Previous ministerial meetings in Geneva and Hong Kong produced little but wishful thinking. In 2005, ministers who met in Hong Kong agreed to end agricultural export subsidies by 2013.

Wait, that’s now. Has there been an end to export subsidies? Nope.

The reason is that the important commitment made by ministers could be implemented only when the rest of the expansive Doha Round agenda was implemented. “Nothing is agreed until everything is agreed”

has been the WTO mantra.

Reason number one for the Bali success was that it changed the allor-nothing rule.

Instead, it presented delegates with a bite-sized package of what are referred to as low-hanging fruit : benign proposals such as less import obstruction at borders, a notional agreement to end export subsidies, an endorsement of rules for food security programs and a more sensible regime for managing import commitments under tariff rate quota trade agreements.

Who could object?

Well, many did on different items, but in the end the small package could be managed.

New WTO director general Roberto Azevedo sensibly said Dec. 7 that making a package smaller does not

necessarily make it more acceptable to members.

Still, it is impossible to argue that agreeing to one proposition that comes true only if various other propositions are accepted by others — say a return flight from Winnipeg to Regina that is valid only if an Alaskan cruise is also endorsed sometime in the future and by other people — is a hard sell.

So veering for the first time from the “nothing is agreed until everything is agreed” rule was key to the progress.

The other reason is the changed style that Azevedo brought to the discussion.

The veteran Brazilian trade negotiator is a conciliator and a listener who heard people out during the intense week and then convinced them to accept the final agreement.

His style is in sharp contrast to the imperial “I know better” approach of his unsuccessful predecessor, Pascal Lamy, who presided over the WTO for a decade but scored no negotiating successes.

Azevedo’s performance since he took the reins in Geneva earlier this year illustrates that skilful leadership is a key to organizational success.

At the closing news conference for the WTO Bali meeting Dec. 7, Indonesian trade minister and conference chair Gita Wirjawan, said some credited progress to the soothing “Bali effect” on delegates.

“It’s not the Bali effect,” he said. “It is the Azevedo effect. He shows faith and patience.”

So chalk up the Bali success in good part to a manageable stand-alone agenda and a skilful leader.

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& OPEN FORUM RAIL TRANSPORTATION | GRAIN MOVEMENT

FAREWELL | BACK TO SCHOOL

Grain handling system needs repair

Interning at WP interesting and unusual

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he mountains of grain and canola that have accumulated over the Prairies after this year’s bumper crop are beginning to cast a nasty shadow on Canada’s rail transportation system.

Last week a number of frustrated prairie farm organizations expressed their exasperation over the inability of rail companies to move their product to market and the federal government’s impotence to do anything about it.

Their frustration has been fuelled, no doubt, by agriculture minister Gerry Ritz’s comment last month that, in his opinion, the railways were doing an “adequate” job moving crops to market.

It may be adequate for someone whose income comes from taxpayers, but it isn’t adequate for those farmers who need their grain and oilseed to reach market before they can see a payday.

The rail companies point out they are moving wheat and canola as fast as the supply chain can handle it.

Canadian National Railway and Canadian Pacific Railway each say they’re running about 5,500 grain cars a week — a record amount.

The farmers point out these same companies are jamming up the tracks with shipments of oil and other resources and that may be causing agricultural product, which has a price cap on what the railways can charge to transport it, to be shunted off to the side.

In the past, wheat farmers could

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Railway companies say they have a record number of cars moving grain from the Prairies to ports this year but the authors believe other higher paying commodities are getting priority. | FILE PHOTO depend on CWB to battle for them when it came to putting pressure on the rail companies to get the grain to market.

When the board had a monopoly on selling grain overseas, it also held considerable market influence.

Now it’s left to Ritz, who believes things are working adequately as they are, and people such as Blair Rutter of the Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association to defend farmers’ rights.

Rutter, by the way, is less confident that the rail companies are doing an adequate job, pointing out that the number of tankers now hauling oil off the Prairies has grown exponentially over the past few years, and that is

bound to “affect the number of slots available for grain.”

But the truth is, the backlog the farmers are experiencing speaks to a much greater problem for Canada’s transportation capacity. Oil companies — and governments — are already having to sacrifice a premium for their product because there isn’t enough pipeline to haul it to market.

One has to have some sympathy for the rail companies, considering the Canadian Prairies produced so much product this year there isn’t the storage, elevator or terminal capacity to handle it, much less the rail capacity to haul it.

But the concerns expressed by the

farm groups reflect a deeper distrust of the government’s willingness or ability to address this issue. And, for farmers, waiting for a long-term solution while their grain sits in bags on the field and the bills pile up isn’t a viable option.

Mr. Ritz would be wise to take their concerns more seriously and rather than simply provide a holistic look at how the grain is moving, also try to come up with some solutions to reduce the size of those mountains.

This opinion editorial was originally published in The Saskatoon StarPhoenix and was written by that newspaper’s editorial board.

FOOD SECURITY | POLITICS

Hungry suffer from incorrect food priorities HURSH ON AG

KEVIN HURSH

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n my way into a hotel on a bitterly cold afternoon, a man asked for change so he could buy something to eat. He was in his mid-20s, clean shaven and warmly dressed. He wasn’t aggressive like some panhandlers, but I shook my head no. I’ve felt conflicted ever since.

We’re told that giving to panhandlers just encourages the practice, but maybe he was truly hungry and down on his luck.

To ensure that the money wasn’t used for booze or drugs, maybe I should have gone with him to the nearest Tim Horton’s and bought him something to eat.

While advised to deny panhandlers, we’re all encouraged to donate

to food banks, especially at this time of year. One could argue that food banks are a symptom of larger societal failings, but no one should be deprived of food, especially in a land of plenty.

Unfortunately, society seems hell bent on making food more expensive and less available domestically and internationally by not focusing on the right issues.

“No added hormones or steroids,” boasts the A&W ads.

The restaurant chain’s burgers are still relatively cheap, but it is spending extra money to source and promote beef that isn’t any safer or more nutritious.

The anti-GMO crowd wants mandatory labelling of genetically modified food. “May contain GMOs” on most of the processed food products in our grocery stores would not provide any useful information, but it would carry a significant cost.

If you took all the money being spent on the GM labelling fight, that alone would feed a lot of people.

Developing and registering new GM traits has become exceedingly expensive and time-consuming.

Only the big companies can play the game. For all the talk of feeding a hungry world, an inordinate level of resources is devoted to feeding the regulatory bureaucracy.

Some consumers have turned to organic food, either for perceived food safety issues, ethical reasons or both.

If affluent consumers want to pay extra for products labelled organic, that’s their prerogative, but the extra money they’re spending could prevent a great deal of hunger.

There are many good reasons to support local food production, but in some quarters this manifests itself as an anti-trade sentiment. We enjoy a year round supply of food from all around the world. We export food around the globe. Trade expands food availability and drops the cost, yet it is vilified.

Some markets at home and abroad want to add sustainability indexes to purchasing decisions.

Farm organizations are working hard to establish their own sustainability measurements before the European Union, Wal-Mart and Unilever decide for us. Either way,

expect more paperwork and cost in the years ahead.

While we fret about imaginary problems, many real issues in the food supply don’t receive enough attention. Nutritionists agree that we consume too much salt, too many trans fats and far too many calories.

These are proven killers.

In fact, obesity is a North American epidemic.

There are groups dedicated to banning GM food, while high-calorie, high-caffeine energy drinks are peddled to young people from every convenience store. The public follows the latest diet craze, often taking their advice from quacks and celebrities.

There’s an old adage that wheat is 13 percent protein and 87 percent politics. Increasingly, that seems to apply to the entire food supply with the 13 being fact and the 87 representing misconceptions and philosophy.

And we all too often ignore the people who are hungry.

Kevin Hursh is an agricultural journalist, consultant and farmer. He can be reached by e-mail at kevin@hursh.ca.

hese past 12 weeks have gone by in a blur of story assignments about subjects foreign to me. As I enter this last week of my internship, I wonder where the time went.

While my experience at The Western Producer has definitely been a challenge, it does not mean I didn’t enjoy every second of it. As I suspected, it took me some time to adjust to the topic of agriculture, considering my limited knowledge in the area.

Agriculture comes with an entirely different vocabulary. A couple of assignments topped my list while I was learning the lingo.

O ne o f my m o re m em o ra ble assignments involved going to the Prairie Swine Centre just outside Saskatoon. I had never visited a shower in-shower out facility before, and not being able to take a camera with me into the centre was another challenge.

The highlight of that assignment was being able to see the pigs at various ages, ranging from pregnant sows to day-old piglets.

I especially enjoyed being able to climb into one of the group housing stalls. Getting right at eye level with the sows makes for a entirely different experience.

As I mentioned in my first column, my grandfather used to raise pigs on his farm. I don’t remember them being quite so curious and friendly.

Another fantastic experience was spending a morning with Herschel Hill owner Sharon McDaniel and learning how much work goes into making artisan cheese.

Separating curds from whey, hanging bags of curds to further drain excess liquid, pasteurizing milk and adding the right amount of culture and rennet are all part of making a delicious cheese, not to mention the aging process.

The field assignments weren’t the only excellent things about this internship.

The staff, my co-workers at The Western Producer, were friendly and willing to help whenever I had a problem. Whether it was setting up the password to my voice mail or recommending sources for a story, they wouldn’t let me flounder.

It will be tough to say good-bye to everyone I’ve met and worked with for the past three months.

Despite all I have learned, I have just gotten my feet wet in the world of agriculture.

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WHERE ARE MY RIGHTS?

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Re: Story by Brian Cross, WP Nov. 21, “PBR rules undergo federal review.”

Take a very close look at what federal agriculture minister (Gerry) Ritz states: “… will be at industry’s direction.” That tells it all.

He has never been interested in the agriculture of this country. He and his cohorts ran roughshod ov e r u s, t h e f a r m e r s, w i t h t h e demise of the Canadian Wheat Board and further along now see fit to extend plant breeders’ rights into my farm-produced grains in

my grain bins. Just exactly where are my rights?

Plant breeders are allowed to trespass upon my farm after I have planted PBR seed in the spring, p a i d a l l t h e i n p u t s, i n c l u d i n g insurance, and suddenly after harvest of my crop a PBR representative has the right to trespass upon my property again without compensation.

Mr. Ritz, our industry minister, only listens to one very single side of the equation. It has become so out of balance. I just have to ask who exactly gave away plant breeders’ rights and did the plant breeders ever pay the far mers that they obtained their various start seeds

(from) plant breeders’ rights to get the material?

Plants upon this world were placed here for all, and suddenly some plant breeder wants rights on an everescalating scale.

I strongly feel that once I have loaded the seed and paid all the plant breeders charges upon that load, that that grain is now mine to plant, protect through the growing season, store and sell into the market and clean for use the following years.

If the plant breeders would cover all my production costs 24/7/365, plus my living expenses, it would be a whole different story.

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ing plant breeders’ rights will only result in farmers having to go to a food bank each day to feed his family.

The B.C. comic strip had it right when it gave the definition of a farmer as “someone who is asked to feed the world in exchange for enough money to starve his family.”

Delwyn J.J. Jansen, Humboldt, Sask.

GMO DEBATE NEEDED To the Editor: In reading Cami Ryan’s comments in “No room in science for provocateurs,” one of the few areas I can agree with is in her choice of title for the article. It is also true that one has to be careful what science leads your decision making process, especially with the internet as a source.

I am but a conventional farmer, but even I have noticed (that) other obviously pro-GM supporters aggressively try to paint other science that doesn’t agree with their own as “junk science” managed with poor standards and guidelines.

Ryan berates some of the science she holds in contempt by pointing out that the science is not transparent because of non-disclosure demands by the authors.

It could be suggested that the holders of the GM seed patents also practice a form of non-disclosure with the prohibition of anyone conducting research or comparisons with their seeds.

These are the same companies that recently spent millions of dollars on campaigns to influence consumer votes in two U.S. states to prevent a bill’s passage that would have forced food manufacturers to disclose if their product had GM origins.

This was done despite polls that showed an overwhelming consumer desire to have labelling so they can make their own choices.

Ryan suggests it is a fact that people are not suffering even a stomach ache after consuming three trillion servings of GM food.

If Ryan is to uphold several of her own strict guidelines, then where did she gain reference of material to substantiate her claim? It could not be in North America since we do n o t hav e t h e f o o d l a b e l l i n g t o ensure the purity of food consumption in order to evaluate data of GMO against non GMO consumer health….

We are starting into our long winter. It’s the perfect time for one of our ag seminars across the Prairies to bring together researchers from both pro-GMO and non-GMO to sit across from each other at the same table.

For this debate I suggest GMOconcerned scientists such as Dr. Seneff, senior researcher at MIT,, Dr. Thierry Vrain, former research scientist from Ag Canada whose job used to be promotion of GMOs, and Dr. Don Huber, plant pathologist.

On the other side we could invite Ryan and some equal associates.

What do you say, Ms. Ryan? Some would say this is a chance to “put your money where your mouth is.”

Reed Wolfe, Alexander, Man.

OPINION FUND RESEARCH PROPERLY To the Editor: Re: Upcoming wheat and barley commission elections.

Cherilyn Jolly-Nagel, along with her tiny following of western Canadian wheat/barley grower members, hope to dip into farmers’ pockets for socalled wheat and barley research if they are elected in the upcoming wheat and barley commission elections.

Farmers had all the tools and knowledge under the single desk CWB for marketing grain. The CWB collected the research money on behalf of farmers and sent it to the Western Grains Research Fund, all for the benefit of farmers. … Now under this new system farmers will have to pay for staff and research on both marketing and vari-

ety development. Farmers will pay more. We know many of Jolly-Nagel followers favour the canola model of giving all of the research we pay for to the private seed companies along with exclusive rights to control the seed. Farmers pay to develop it and pay to use it.

We had a proper funding model where government, farmers and universities all contributed to public plant breeding in the public interest.

Producers are not the only ones to receive benefits from research on new varieties. There are benefits for the whole society, benefits like high quality food production. Consumption and sale of these products benefits the nation, and the federal government should not be downloading costs of this research directly onto producers.

Under the model favoured by Ottawa, consumers and seed companies

get a free ride paid for by farmers. A properly funded research model should receive funding from consumers and producers. Mere pennies a product from consumers would provide the research into foods that other countries enjoy.

That is the job for government, which Ottawa is running away from.

Eric Sagan, Melville, Sask.

TEMPERATURE RISING To the Editor: Is “climate change” real? Or is it, as some would have us believe, due to unusual fiery sunspots?

During the span of the previous 800,000 years of the planet Earth, the parts per million of carbon dioxide

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has never exceeded 300 p.p.m.

According to research by the U.S. government’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the concentration of carbon dioxide in the Earth’s atmosphere has reached 400 p.p.m. This was established in May 2013 during a one-week period in Hawaii. What is remarkable about the increase of the 100 p.p.m. is that it took place during the last 100 years.

The majority of global scientists predict that a further increase in the Earth’s temperature will intensify the occurrence and ferocity of storms that we have just witnessed in the Philippines, where millions of people have lost everything, including their homes, and thousands have died, being crushed by building collapse and tsunami-like crests of water.

In general, global scientists have accepted the fact that the rise in the Earth’s temperature is due to the

ever-increasing use of fossil fuels.

It is estimated that projected production of the oilsands in Canada by the year 2022 will use up the equivalent of 300 Olympic pools of water each and every day. Tailing lakes created to store the toxic waste caused by processing the oilsands presently already cover over 150 sq. kilometres of Alberta’s landmass, mostly in the northern areas of the province.

Ten years from now, the projected oilsands process will yield an amount of toxic tailings that would fill the pool at the West Edmonton Mall — the largest in the world — 30 times each day. Eliminating the tree growth to access the oilsands would on a daily basis increase as much greenhouse gas in the atmosphere as 22 million cars per day on our roads.

Leo Kurtenbach, Saskatoon, Sask.

CHRISTMAS | STRESS

Coping with the holidays SPIRITUAL VIGNETTES

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GIVEAWAY JOYCE SASSE

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he stress of facing the holidays hangs heavy, particularly on those who have experienced a loss or have lost a sense of hope.

But when we look at the fuller meaning of the spirit of Christmas, there is a message of renewed hope for all of us. A Blue Christmas candlelight service helps us prepare for the holiday in a more realistic way.

The first candle is lit to help us recall pain and bewilderment. Recall the story of Mary, the young unwed peasant girl who found herself pregnant.

Fortunately she is able to turn to Elizabeth, an older relative, for consolation and support. In that sharing she finds strength to carry on. We are not alone.

God gave us each other.

The second candle is lit to remind us that courage lies at the heart of the Christmas story. The journey for Joseph and Mary led through danger and uncertainty, but they carried on, even when they had to escape the jealous wrath of King Herod. It takes courage to pick ourselves up and carry on when grief and fear hold us in their grip.

Beyond the confusion, fatigue and feelings of hopelessness, there is a spirit that carries us forward. Courage is a gift given. Thanks be to God. The third candle speaks of our memories: memories of moments held dear, of traditions we’ve tried to develop, recollections of Dad’s workshop, Mom’s knitting, an ornament made by a youngster. Our memories sustain us. They come back even through our tears, like light that helps us move forward.

The fourth candle is the light of love, that God’s light will always penetrate the darkness.

We sing, “it is better to light one little candle than to stumble in the dark.” So may our hearts be warmed with expectation.

Joyce Sasse writes for the Canadian Rural Church Network at www.canadian ruralchurch.net.

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NEWS

AGRI INNOVATION FORUM | MAKING COMPANIES ATTRACTIVE

Small business owners told how to entice buyers Sell to venture capitalists or multinational? | Business owners told to move slowly and expect plenty of scrutiny

BY ED WHITE WINNIPEG BUREAU

No matter what innovative product or service got a company noticed, the multinational that ends up buying it is most keen about acquiring a softer asset.

“It’s the people. That’s what you want,” says Garth Hodges, Bayer CropScience’s global head of business development and licensing.

He told the Agri Innovation Forum, which was held in Winnipeg Nov. 19-20, that keeping the most impor-

GARTH HODGES BAYER CROPSCIENCE

tant staff within the company is extremely important when a large company like Bayer buys a firm that operates in “a whole new sector, like biologics or like seeds or like biotech.”

The dream of many entrepreneurs is

for their small, start-up company to boldly forge into a new area of the agriculture economy and then be bought by a big company for big dollars.

Many people attending the Agri Innovation Forum were hawking their start-ups to a roomful of venture capitalists, looking for a few million dollars to get their company a few steps forward.

However, Hodges’ address focused on how small companies could best make the second part of the dream come true.

The boom in agriculture produc-

tion and the high recent value of crops have prompted investors to look for a way to get into the burgeoning sector.

Many venture capital companies are doing so by taking positions in small companies and helping push them forward.

However, Hodges cautioned entrepreneurs that big companies such as Bayer are not likely to want to buy pieces of small companies and become a minority shareholder, the way it sometimes has operated in the past. Bayer is too big and its process-

es too cumbersome to fit well with tiny, fast-growing companies.

“We’re just not good at it,” said Hodges.

“We just can’t give you that kind of service that a real (venture capital company) can give you. It’s not our expertise, it’s not our focus, so better leave it to the experts.”

However, purchasing most or all of a promising company is something multinationals are likely to do, especially if it gets them into a new area in which they know little.

It’s why they don’t want to see the core staff leave once the acquisition is done, because it’s the employees’ vision, abilities and expertise that might be acquisition’s most valuable asset.

Hodges urged entrepreneurs to think of their staff when attempting to entice a multinational and to prepare them for life after the sale.

He also warned them to expect a lot of scrutiny in any deal with a multinational and to try not to rush the process.

Global companies go through every aspect of the operations of any company they are considering buying, and that won’t be abandoned because somebody wants to sell their company quick.

“If you don’t give us enough time or enough information, sorry, we may just have to say no and pass up on that opportunity,” said Hodges.

COMMUNICATION | INTERNET

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More than 98 percent of people in Alberta are now connected to high speed internet, said Service Alberta minister Manmeet Bhullar during a videoconference of the announcement.

What started with the building of Alberta’s Supernet during the 1990s, which brought high speed internet to hospitals, schools, libraries and government buildings in communities across the province, is nearing completion with the more remote parts of the province now connected.

“Reliable high speed internet is essential to families,” said Bhullar, who said 98.3 percent of Albertans are now connected.

“These are essential ways for people to connect.”

“This is not about technology but how technology affects people’s lives and makes their lives better.”

Alberta agriculture minister Verlyn Olson said high speed allows rural Albertans to take university courses on line, or sell their products overseas via the internet.

“This is an equalizer for rural Alberta.”

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WATER | TREATMENT

Fish are swimming in drugs, says researcher Water contamination | The full effect of pharmaceuticals present in waterways on fish is unknown

BY BARB GLEN LETHBRIDGE BUREAU

Fish are on Prozac in some North American waterways downstream from cities.

They’re also on Zoloft and swimming in various chemicals that exist within the urban water cycle.

Bryan Brooks, a biological sciences professor from Baylor University in Waco, Texas, discussed some of his research into urban water contaminants Dec. 5 at the University of Lethbridge. The expert on pharmaceuticals in water will be working in Alberta starting in January as the Fulbright Research Chair on water and the environment.

Brooks said some river systems in

EQUIPMENT | AUCTION SALE

Ag auction may have set world record

BY WILLIAM DEKAY SASKATOON NEWSROOM

By the company’s best estimations, Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers thinks it has a world beater agricultural auction on its hands.

“We were pleasantly surprised at h ow f a r t h e i nt e re s t w e nt. We increased our advertising power more so than we have in previous sales and it definitely paid off,” said Jordan Clarke, regional sales manager for Ritchie Bros.

Last week, the company sold $43 million worth of equipment and trucks in one day.

More than 4,300 bidders from 27 countries took part in the Dec. 3 Saskatoon-based event, in person, online or by proxy.

Clarke said online participation from outside of Canada came from Mexico, Thailand, the United Kingdom and the United States.

In total, more than 1,500 items and trucks were sold, which included 128 combines, 83 tractors, 60 headers, 40 swathers, 32 sprayers and 21 air drills.

Bidders from outside Saskatchewan bought more than $16 million worth of equipment and more than $18 million worth was sold online.

“Farmers are inclined to spend money if they have it and this year they definitely have it,” said Clarke.

He said the biggest surprise was the strong demand for high clearance sprayers.

“There were eight sprayers that sold in excess of $260,000 dollars,” he said.

If strong sales continue, Clarke said Ritchie Bros. may hold a two-day sale in the future.

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the United States have reached the point where most of their flow below major cities is made up of reclaimed waste water discharge.

An example is the Trinity River and the Livingston Reservoir, which supply the city of Houston, Texas.

Brooks said Trinity stream flow has been rising in recent years despite a major drought and burgeoning population. It’s because of treated waste water.

“Water reuse experts call the Trinity River an unplanned water reuse project,” said Brooks. “The urban water cycle is the new normal,” so some

systems are effluent dominant or effluent dependent for their flow.

Water treatment plants do not remove all contaminants, including the active ingredients in Prozac and other drugs ingested by humans that eventually end up in waste water.

Brooks said most environmental protection goals regarding water are based on the idea of dilution. However, dilution does not occur if waste water is the primary source of flow.

Statistics on the number of effluentdominated systems in the U.S. are not readily available, but Brooks said his

research indicates more than 200 are not getting any dilution.

“The effective duration of exposure has been modified,” he said.

Whether the drugs are harmful or fatal to fish is the topic of considerable research involving contaminant persistence, bioaccumulation and toxicity.

Many human medications that end up in the water system are persistent, but few are inherently toxic.

“You don’t want to make a drug that kills you. You do want to make a drug that kills things in you,” he said.

The effects of pharmaceuticals on humans, including side effects, are widely studied, but far less is known about residual effects on aquatic species. Researchers have found that exposure to sertraline, the active ingredient in antidepressants, makes fathead minnows less attentive to nest protection. It is only one example of ongoing research.

Brooks said people connect with the topic of water contamination from pharmaceuticals and their role within that, which may bode well for eventual solutions.

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CANOLA | EXPORTS

Official hopeful China will begin accepting meal Final steps for approval | Chinese regulators plan to carry out on-site inspections of Canadian crushing facilities SASKATOON NEWSROOM

Canadian canola meal has been shut out of the Chinese market since Jan. 1, but the ban could be coming to an end, says an industry official.

Canola meal had been making great strides in China in recent years.

Canada shipped a high of 825,000 tonnes of the product in 2010, but exports fell to 586,000 tonnes in 2011 and 303,000 tonnes last year. There have been no shipments this year.

Bruce Jowett, vice-president of

ma rke t d e v e l o p m e nt w i t h t h e Canola Council of Canada, said the Chinese government is attempting to repair its tarnished image as a food safety regulator.

Chinese consumers have lost faith in the food they eat and government oversight of the industry in the wake of scares such as the melamine scandal, in which infant formula and other products were contaminated with the chemical.

Another incident occurred when a criminal ring started harvesting used restaurant grease from gutters on the

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“This is why it’s not so simple just to ship meal over into China,” Jowett told delegates attending the 2013 canola meetings.

The Chinese government is forcing all Canadian crushers to meet its internal safety standards, despite them already being certified by the International Organization for Standardization.

Crushers have completed all the necessary documentation required

by Chinese authorities. The next step is a thorough on-site inspection of their facilities.

Two teams from the AQSIQ Association, a Chinese government body in charge of national food safety, were scheduled to be conducting the inspections this week. It is the final step in the registration process.

“We’re hoping that we’ll see the meal industry into China open up,” said Jowett.

He expects it to happen next year.

Jo w e t t s a i d t h e re i s g ro w i n g demand for canola meal.

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The canola council recently shared the results of a two-year feed trial study with the Chinese dairy industry. Canola meal was substituted for soybean meal at rates of 3.7 to 10 percent at China’s five largest dairy operations.

Four out of the five dairies experienced an increase in milk production.

The results ranged from a loss of 0.2 kilograms per cow per day to a gain of 1.2 kg., with an average gain of .6 kg.

Jowett said the Chinese government is aware of the results and is keen on resuming canola meal imports once the Canadian crushers are fully registered with AQSIQ. China has become Canada’s largest canola customer. The countr y imported $3.18 billion worth of seed, oil and meal last year. Seed accounted for $1.87 billion of the total, followed by $1.22 billion worth of oil and $90 million of meal.

Jowett said one concern is that China, the United States, Japan and Mexico have become such dominant canola customers.

“Those four countries make up 94 percent of what we exported last year,” he said.

Jowett said it’s nice to have such loyal clients, but it is also risky because Canada must find a new home for its seed, oil and meal if one of them erects a trade barrier.

That is why the council is trying to solidify other overseas markets.

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Organizers of a new forage competition hope to receive more than 100 entries of hay, haylage and silage from across Canada.

“We encourage people to show off their hay,” said Ray Robertson, manager of the Ontario Forage Council and organizer of the Milk Maker Forage Competition.

“Forage has not received the same recognition as the cereal industry,” said Robertson.

The top six entries will be displayed at the Canadian Dairy XPO in Stratford, Ont., in February.

The dairy expo and the hay competition are based on the World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wisconsin, and its hay competition, which has operated for 34 years.

The Canadian Dairy XPO hoped to attract 4,000 people to its first event last year, but 11,000 people attended.

Robertson talked to organizers of the hay competition at World Dairy Expo for tips and what to avoid.

The samples will be judged using a lab analysis and a visual grade.

He expects most of the entries to come from Ontario, but there have also been inquiries from Manitoba.

“I would expect Alberta to have some. Alberta is always boasting they have the best hay,” he said.

Robertson said it is a fun, friendly competition to promote forage.

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CANOLA | SUCCESSFUL FORMULA

92 bushels per acre — winning method revealed Canola King Challenge | Help from Mother Nature and heavy hand with inputs nets Sask. farm a ‘truly amazing’ yield

BY WILLIAM DEKAY SASKATOON NEWSROOM

In a year that saw a record harvest in Western Canada, one number stands high above the rest.

Lakeside Farms of Hyas, Sask., achieved 91.82 bushels an acre in one of its swathed fields to win this year’s Canola King Challenge.

Dan Owen, agronomy manager for Hudye Soil Services of Norquay, Sask., which sponsors the annual event, said Lakeside’s bumper canola crop is probably the highest yield achieved on the Prairies.

“It’s truly amazing,” he said.

The contest allows producers to use any management strategy they see fit to obtain the highest canola yield possible.

Lakeside Farms is a 4,200-acre mixed operation owned by Steven and Donna Toffan, their son, Justin, and son-in-law, Scott Effa.

They credit Mother Nature for much of this year’s winning yield, but Lakeside also adapted an aggressive and intensive management practice co-ordinated by Hudye agronomists.

Seeding began May 21 on an above average yielding field with L130 seed at a rate of 4.2 pounds an acre using a Bourgault 47 foot 5710 one-pass unit with mid-row coulters.

The fertility package was designed using fall soil tests. It consisted of 100 pounds of nitrogen in the form of anhydrous. A dry blend was put down with the seed comprising 35 lb. of phosphorus, 10 lb. of potassium and 15 lb. of sulfur. Seed had been treated with Emerge Canola, a nutrient package of phosphorus, potassium, micronutrients and a plant stimulator.

Steven Toffan said the farm’s twoyear-old high clearance sprayer has become his new best friend. It was put to use for six applications throughout the growing season.

“The approach these guys took was a little and often feeding approach,” Owen said.

“They kept topping up fertility through the season.”

L i b e r t y a n d C e n t u r i o n w e re applied June 20 for broad and grassy weeds, well before bolting.

A hailstorm June 26 forced them back out to the crop to heal it after six percent damage. A “pick-me-up” solution called Golden Harvest was applied along with a chelating agent to stimulate the plants and get them growing again. A fungicide for blackleg was also applied at the same time.

Added to that was Energize Canola, a micronutrient product.

The hail was early in the season and didn’t significantly damage the crop’s reproductive ability. Effa thinks it helped further develop the crop.

“It’s almost like it helped the crop be stronger,” he said. “When the crop was under stress like that, we gave it what it needed and it just came back with a vengeance.”

Added Steven: “It branched out. It took off. I’ve never seen a crop like that.”

It was after the fourth application that Justin said his father started to become upset with him for making sprayer tracks on the crop. Owen said

the average number of passes for most farms is three.

Fungicide was applied again July 15 at five to 10 percent bloom. Another micronutrients product, Recharge Canola, was added.

“This is something these guys have only really adopted in the last couple of years and have seen some huge results from using the fungicide in the crop. Along with Mother Nature and fertility, I think this is one of the things that really did help build that yield through this year for them.”

Another shot of Recharge Canola

was applied two weeks later to make sure the crop had everything it needed to get the biggest possible berry.

The decision to swath Sept. 2 was made only after a looming forecast of frost.

“We went as far as we could without getting the canola to shell so it had the longest time to fill,” Justin said.

“We were watching it every two days because it was changing daily.”

The crop was harvested with a John Deere T670 Oct. 15 when it was nicely dried and cured down.

Owen judged one acre of combined

swath from each of the 10 entrants.

He measure the plot, swath and amount of dockage and moisture to determine the yield. His calculations were then verified at Hudye Soil Services.

Owen said there’s no magic yield increase potion.

“It’s basically protecting what is in that seed from day one. We’re going to lose potentially 50 percent of that genetic yield just from Mother Nature alone and things we can’t control.”

Lakeside applied its winning for-

mula to a 500-acre field which averaged 81 bu. per acre.

Its preparations are underway for next year’s contest. Soil tests have been done on the chosen field, seed has been ordered and it plans to use many of the same products in a quest to be back-to-back kings of canola.

Despite the added financing, the farm plans to increase its production next year across the entire farm using some of the same micronutrients.

“It might cost you more, but when you yield a crop like that, it’s amazing,” said Steven.

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PotashCorp cuts expected to stop falling prices Mines closed | Analyst says the fertilizer company’s drastic action should blunt the impact of a recent cartel collapse

BY SEAN PRATT SASKATOON NEWSROOM

Production cutbacks by the world’s largest potash producer should keep prices from falling further, says an analyst.

PotashCorp announced last week that it was laying off 1,045 people, or 18 percent of its workforce.

A little more than half of those layoffs will occur in the company’s potash business, including 440 jobs in Saskatchewan.

PotashCorp chief executive officer

Bill Doyle said the job losses were due to slumping global demand for potash and phosphate.

“A significant portion of fertilizer demand comes from developing markets, where growth has been less robust than expected,” he said in a videotaped message on the company’s website.

The company is suspending potash production at one of its two Lanigan mines and reducing production at its Cory facility by year end. The Lanigan mill has an annual production capacity of 1.7 million tonnes, and

the Cory mine’s capacity is 2.7 million tonnes.

In addition, it is stopping production at its facility in Penobsquis, N.B., at the end of the first quarter of this year, which has a capacity of 800,000 tonnes.

“What this will do is it will help firm the (potash) market and probably keep it from falling a whole lot further,” said David Asbridge, president of NPK Fertilizer Advisory Service.

PotashCorp spokesperson Bill Johnson said the company will still have plenty of capacity to meet

grower needs. The company’s annual capacity before the curtailment was 13 million tonnes. Demand is expected to be eight million tonnes this year.

The company estimates it will have 10 million tonnes of total potash supply, including inventory, to meet customer needs next year.

“We have the ability to produce far more than the market is currently willing to buy from us,” said Johnson.

PotashCorp’s production cutbacks should help offset some of the pricedamping actions of Uralkali, a Rus-

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sian potash producer that has been ramping up production after the demise of Belarusian Potash Co. (BPC), a marketing cartel between Uralkali and Belaruskali, a potash producer in Belarus.

Potash prices have been plummeting in the wake of the cartel’s collapse. Uralkali sold 500,000 tonnes of potash to China in October at a price analysts believe was $350 per tonne, which is $50 per tonne below the contracted price negotiated earlier in the year by BPC. There are rumours that Uralkali is about to sign another large contract in January to supply China with potash at a price of around $325 per tonne, said Asbridge. He believes that deal could be for 1.5 to three million tonnes of potash.

“That was going to kind of set the market tone,” he said.

However, with the world’s largest potash producer now idling a significant amount of capacity, he believes the price of the China deal may bump back up to $350 per tonne.

PotashCorp said the Lanigan and Cory mines will run at reduced staffing levels but could ramp up production if market conditions improve.

This was the second production curtailment announcement of the year. In July, the company issued a news release saying it was reducing production by 3.5 million tonnes annually through regular maintenance shutdowns, extended shutdowns and running at reduced operating rates.

Another price stabilizing influence in the potash market is the recent announcement that Russia-based fertilizer company Uralchem has bought a 20 percent share in Uralkali, prompting analysts to speculate that the Russia-Belarus potash war could be ending.

Asbridge said it may take a while for potash prices to firm because not much buying is going on right now.

Fall field work is almost complete in the United States.

He expects prices may continue to fall for a while and then head up in the spring as China starts buying North American supplies and U.S. farmers return to the fields.

Asbridge believes there was a good fall fertilizer season in the U.S., which should draw down some of the excess potash inventory in the countryside.

“We do expect a little bit of a price rise going into the spring, but nothing real significant. Maybe $20 to $25 (a tonne) from where it is now,” he said.

All of the recent turmoil in the potash market may have BHP Billiton rethinking its Jansen mine project, said Asbridge.

In August, BHP Billiton announced it was investing a further $2.6 billion in the project, bringing its total commitment to $3.8 billion.

“I think that project will still get built but probably what will happen now is they may slow it down even further,” said Asbridge.

PotashCorp also announced it will close one of the two chemical plants at its phosphate facility near White Springs, Florida, in the second half of 2014. The loss in capacity will be partially offset by higher operating rates at its phosphate plant in Aurora, North Carolina.

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HEALTH | FUNDRAISING

The glittering gift that gives back Helping hospitals | Twinkling lights, glimmering tinsel and cherry coloured holly serve as the backdrop to a lavish gala and fundraiser for the Meadow Lake Hospital Foundation

BY KAREN MORRISON SASKATOON NEWSROOM

MEADOW LAKE, Sask. — This year’s Festival of Trees, held the last weekend in November, raised $65,000 for a birthing bed and a mobile respirator for patients transported in aircraft and ambulances.

Sally Carlson, Donna Ritco and Jane Pike, who are among the volunteer organizers of the event, need only to look to their own health-care experiences to see the need to maintain services, resources, staff and equipment for a wooded region three hours northwest of Saskatoon.

“You only have to take one trip back from Saskatoon after you’ve had surgery to really not want to do that anymore than you have to,” said Carlson.

She said the goal is to sustain as many hospital services and specialists in the city of 5,000 as possible.

The 30 bed hospital provides a range of acute care and obstetrics, conducts surgeries and houses an emergency department. Eleven doctors practise in Meadow Lake.

Ritco’s husband underwent an exam not long after the festival raised money to buy colonoscopy equipment and learned he had a tumour.

“It saved his life,” she said.

Pike, a retired nurse, said the annual fundraiser involves the city and surrounding region. “”It gives us a chance to take ownership of the direction of health-care services and be a part of the fundraising,” she said.

It’s a good fit with her affection for Christmas and decorating. She is one of the many who have bought and decorated trees for the festival in the past.

Planning the event, which was launched in 2005, begins early each year with purchases of trees and decorations from local businesses. Volunteers book the civic centre, mail letters soliciting sponsorship from businesses and work with local service clubs.

Clubs, businesses and individuals decorate the trees for auction.

Ritco said she committed to three years when she started but has stayed on for a decade.

“You feel good at the end of the night. It’s incredible and it keeps me going for the entire year. We’ve been at it so long, it kind of does itself.”

Volunteers also prepare about 40 items for the silent auction, which range from woodworking to stained glass.

The hospital foundation creates its Christmas wish list of items needed to help the festival set fundraising targets.

Carlson said the event is a Christmas tradition that local people look forward to attending each year.

Items are auctioned off by Richie Lalonde of Lalonde Auctioneering, who volunteers his time.

He said trees and wreaths sell for $500 to $7,000, with friendly bidding wars common between local businesses, doctors and residents.

Lalonde got involved to help out his community.

“It’s going to a good cause, coming back to the hospital. It’s local, everybody needs to use it,” he said.

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Trees and wreaths at the Festival of Trees in Meadow Lake, Sask., typically sell for $500 to $7,000, with friendly bidding wars common between local businesses, doctors and residents. The proceeds will be used to purchase a birthing bed and mobile respirator. | KELLY LAY PHOTO

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ETHNIC TRADITIONS | PIONEER RECIPES

Pioneers strive to keep traditions of homeland alive

BY AMY JO EHMAN FREELANCE WRITER

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Christmas at my house when I was growing up wasn’t Christmas without turkey and stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy, red jelly salad and saskatoon pie. We celebrated with abundance, with joy and with an extra leaf or two in the big oak dining table.

Only my grandparents, now gone, remembered an earlier time when the holiday table was not so bountiful. During the homesteading years, and again during the Depression, our forebears made a festive occasion with much less.

As now, Christmas dinner often featured a turkey, but one raised on the farm. Since Thanksgiving came so early in the season, the prize turkey was not yet fully grown, but by Christmas time it was sufficiently plump for the dinner table.

In her prairie memoir, Margaret Dutli describes how her mother sold most of their turkeys in November and used the proceeds to buy apples, nuts, oranges and ingredients for Christmas treats such as candy and fudge.

Homemade fruitcakes were always popular back then. If an orange or lemon came into the house during the year, the peels were candied for use in Christmas baking.

Prairie gardeners also grew citron, a type of watermelon that was not eaten fresh but candied in sugar syrup.

A child of English pioneers, Mary Hiemstra recalled what wasn’t on their first prairie Christmas table: no cranberries, no pickles, no salads and no trimmings; just a slab of roast

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beef, mashed potatoes, mashed turnips and dried apple pie.

Pies were a special treat often reserved for the holidays, even though there was little fruit for fillings that time of year. Fillings were made with raisins, cream and even mashed carrots. Butter tarts were popular because they could be made without any fruit at all.

African American settlers such as Mattie Mayes brought a southern taste for sweet potato pie, a special occasion recipe they adapted for the humble garden tuber.

Icelanders brought vinaterta, thin layers of cake with prune filling. Scots celebrated with shortbread and black bun, a pastry stuffed with raisins, currents and nuts.

Danes brought jodekager, a cookie sprinkled with sugar and cinnamon.

German and Dutch pioneers brought pfeffernusse, a cookie with pepper and nuts.

Jewish settlers celebrated the season of Hanukkah with sufganiyot, a doughnut filled with jelly, and fried potato latkes with apple sauce and sour cream.

Ukrainians, Poles and other East ern Europeans did their best to serve the cherished 12 dishes of Christmas Eve. The wheat for kutia was more readily available than other traditional ingredients such as mushrooms and dried fish.

Early last century, these recipes were a touchstone with family and friends left behind. Today, they are a lasting memory of the pioneers who braved many hardships to settle the West.

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GIFT GIVING | MAKE YOUR OWN

Most memorable gifts often homemade TEAM RESOURCES

JODIE MIROSOVSKY, BSHEc When we recall Christmas past, we usually find that the simplest things — not the great occasions — give off the greatest glow of happiness.

— Bob Hope

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veryone has their own idea about the best way to manage the holidays.

Some love the hustle and bustle, the big gatherings, the expensive gift budgets and Christmas music booming out of the speakers. Others prefer to keep things small, quiet, debt free, relaxed and minimal.

Holiday goals should include spending time or getting in touch with people who bring laughter and happiness to our lives. It is a time to show gratitude and touch the hearts of those who are important. Taking the time to call a special friend or family member can make the holidays complete.

Years ago, TEAM had a contest that allowed readers to share their most memorable gifts. The responses showed that often the most touching gifts were not extravagant.

I shared one of my most memorable gifts, a story from my grandmother that I still cherish today.

She loved to read bedtime tales and when I was young, a favourite was Mr. Tidy and Mr. Untidy. It was a story about two elves who lived together but had different ways of thinking.

They learn to compromise and accept each other’s point of view.

What a great life lesson she taught me.

The Christmas after I had my first child, she gave me a photocopy of the story, all done up on red paper. I cherish it and the lesson it teaches during the busy and emotional times that can surround the holidays.

Gift giving can be difficult at times, especially for those who you want to recognize but do not know well, such as teachers, neighbours, bus drivers and coworkers.

Here are some ideas for the impossibles on your list: The gift of relaxation: A gift certificate at a spa or at a salon is not something we often spend our own money on, but most of us would truly appreciate the pampering.

My favourite things basket: Fill a small basket with all the essentials for great hand care such as files, cuticle oils and a new colour of environmentally friendly polish. It could also be your standby products for hair care, such as a hair serum, shampoo-conditioner and an ouch-less brush that has made our home life less tearful.

Perhaps you have discovered a bath or skin care product that is delightful.

Read the labels and try some of the products that are sodium lauryl sulfate and paraben free.

Before giving to others, check out the website www.ewg.org to ensure that the products are user friendly.

Cozy clothing: Try a gift that will warm those around you, such as a cozy all-cotton sleep or lounge wear, new gloves or a beautiful scarf.

Gift cards: This option allows the recipient to do their own shopping and buy something that appeals to them. Of course, an alternative to the gift card is cash. This option is not thoughtless but rather an opportunity for those you love to choose their own indulgences.

Food treats: This can include a homemade treat that you want to share with others, or it can be a collection of pantry staples to make the

snack-filled holidays just a bit more tasty. It can be as simple as giving your favourite chocolates or a special beverage.

It can be an opportunity to share healthy alternatives that you have discovered over the past year. Spry Gum sweetened with all natural xylitol and Zevia carbonated beverages would be great stocking stuffers for those who are trying to be healthful in their eating habits.

Protein is a must when it comes to immunity. For the health conscious on your list fill a basket with some whey protein isolate (vanilla), chia seed and/ or flax seed and a recipe for a healthy smoothie that could incorporate all of these preventive ingredients.

For example: 1 /4 c. frozen strawberries 60 mL 1 / 4 c. frozen blueberries 60 mL 1 large ripe banana 2 c. orange juice 500 mL 2 tbsp. chia seeds or flax 30 mL seeds 2 tbsp. protein powder 25 mL 1 tbsp. olive oil or oil 15 mL of your choice Place the fruit and juice in a blender. Top with the powder and seeds. Cover and blend until fairly smooth. Note: flax seed and chia seed are available at local grocery stores or health food stores.

That captured moment: Photos of special times are fun to share, and can be a treasure when done up in a beautiful frame or printed in a calendar. Online ordering makes it a simple option, but photo printers are also available at many local stores.

The gift that keeps giving : A subscription to a magazine or newspaper is often something that people

A glass centrepiece filled with crystals and a candle are easy gifts to make. Scented bath salts are ideal for those who love to soak in the tub. | JODIE MIROSOVSKY PHOTO don’t buy themselves. It is a way to put your gratitude into their homes each time a new publication comes out. A favourite book to share is always welcome under the tree.

Notable on my shelves this year are The Carb Sensitivity Program by Dr. Natasha Turner and Ecoholic Body and Ecoholic Home, both by Adria Vasil.

Who has the time: Giving the gift of time can really make a difference.

Promissory notes or vouchers for child care, cleaning, snow removal, a shopping trip or lunch on the town are all great options.

From our home to yours : My daughter is 10 and loves projects to keep busy. She has made me a beautiful table centrepiece from inexpensive items.

A clear glass vase filled with sparkling artificial crystals and a battery operated candle is just what the holiday table needs. We see a little smile filled with accomplishment each

Happy Holidays!

GIFT GIVING TIPS Make a list to avoid impulse buying.

Remember to compare prices and realize that holiday sales can be a lot of marketing and not a lot of saving.

Ask about the refund policy and keep all receipts. Stores are not obligated to give refunds or to allow exchanges, so find out in advance.

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time the candle is switched on. She intended on making more to give to others as gifts.

We have also experimented with making bath salts for the soakers in our lives.

Simply mix one cup (250 mL) of epsom salts with 1/2 cup (125 mL) of baking soda and 10 drops of either lavender (relaxing), lime (refreshing), orange (awakening), lemon (detoxifying) or jasmine (soothing) essential oil. Just a few tablespoons in the warm bath and your troubles will drift away.

Apply the mixture directly to your feet or hands, scrub and rinse and you will be smooth and exfoliated.

You can also make healthy air freshener sprays out of the same oils.

Just mix water and 10 to 20 drops of oil in a clean spray bottle and mist away. Lime oil is a favourite at our house.

Jodie Mirosovsky is a home economist from Rosetown, Sask., and a member of Team Resources. Contact: team@producer.com.

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Santa’s big idea too big for the door

BY SHARON GROSE FREELANCE WRITER

Everyone has at least one Christmas that stands out. For our family, it was the year Santa brought a snowmobile.

Santa doesn’t usually bring big expensive gifts to our farm, but this year was different. The old Ski-Doo, a relic from my husband’s childhood, was on its last legs.

My husband was all for purchasing one big gift because it would certainly make things simpler on Christmas Eve. Just slide it through the front door and under the tree. What could be easier?

The kids still believed in Santa so the gift had to be moved in after everyone had gone to bed. After the usual rituals,a story, cookies and stockings, the kids headed off to bed.

My husband headed to the barn, where the tractor held the snowmobile in the bucket.

He couldn’t start the snowmobile for fear the kids would hear it so he drove the tractor up to the porch,

Andrew, left, Davin, Nicholas and Rebecca Grose pile onto the snowmobile under the Christmas tree. | SHARON GROSE PHOTO unloaded the snowmobile and pulled it by the skis up to the front door. That is when the trouble began.

The snowmobile would not fit through the door. He took the door off its hinges and removed the weather stripping but still it wouldn’t budge.

He started to pull layers off the snowmobile. First the hood came off, then the skis. He got out his measuring tape and found the snowmobile was finally skinny enough to slip through the door.

But now he had another problem.

He couldn’t move the machine. He had planned on pulling it in by the skis, but they were lying behind the snowmobile.

Off to the barn he went in search of something to help move the machine. He found a wood dolly with four wheels and somehow managed

to get the snowmobile loaded on the dolly.

It was well after 2 a.m. when he finally got the snowmobile in the house, but he still had to put it back together under the tree. So much for getting to bed early on Christmas Eve. But it was worth the effort. The look on the kids’ faces when they came down the stairs on Christmas morning and discovered a snowmobile under the tree was priceless.

Everyone wanted to take it for a test run, but to do that, we had to get it out the door.

While the kids marvelled at how Santa managed to get it down the chimney, my husband patiently began to take the snowmobile apart.

He had to do everything he had done the night before again. It was his first and last time organizing the Santa gift.

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Gourmet recipe | Carrot pudding, minus the flaming rum, was a tradition Upon further research, Mother learned that she should have heated the rum first before pouring it over the pudding.

She continued to make the carrot pudding for Christmas as long as my grandparents were alive and as long as we continued to gather as a family for Christmas, but she never again attempted to bring a flaming version to the table.

BY ROSALIE I. TENNISON FREELANCE WRITER

My family always gathered at my grandparents’ farm for Christmas dinner. Each family was responsible for a section of the meal.

My mother’s contribution was carrot pudding complete with the sauce.

Her pudding was made the oldfashioned way and I was sometimes called into service to grate the carrots. There was no food processor or electric grater in our kitchen.

My mother perhaps got the idea from her favourite TV chef, Graham Kerr,or maybe she was inspired by a magazine picture that channelled Norman Rockwell, but she decided one Christmas that she should bring the pudding to the table in flames.

My mother, a non-drinker, persuaded her brother to go to the liquor store and buy her some rum.

On Christmas day, she poured a thimbleful over the pudding that she had artfully displayed on her nicest, plate.

A wooden match, normally used to light the wood stove, was lit and touched to the pudding but nothing happened, or so it appeared.

Feeling that maybe the thimbleful was not enough, another thimbleful was poured over the pudding.

Finally, my cousin assured my mother that there was heat arising from the dessert but no flame was apparent.

After a few more thimblefuls of rum, further experimentation and

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Naomi Tennison, right, presents her carrot pudding for Christmas dinner, followed by niece Barbara (Glashan) Little, bearing matches. | ROSALIE TENNISON FAMILY PHOTO much agitation from the waiting table, the pudding was delivered with heat rising from it. One of my cousins was standing at the ready with a match in case further lighting be needed.

The reviews of that Christmas pudding were mixed. The youngest cousins, including me, thought it was the worst one ever as it tasted bitter to us.

But the adults seemed to enjoy it immensely, declaring it to be the best pudding ever served at my grandparents’ where alcoholic beverages were rarely served. My uncle, the rum procurer, declared it a waste of good booze to pour it over a cake.

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Couple teaches children to be partners in farm Fair wage for farm work | Earning money and making financial decisions has given children confidence and independence to eventually take over the farm

BY WILLIAM DEKAY SASKATOON NEWSROOM

HORNDEAN, Man. — Teaching responsibility in children and trusting them to make their own decisions are part of a proven model passed down through generations of Siemens.

Lavern and Darlene Siemens have a conventional operation near the heart of Manitoba’s Red River Valley,

where they grow sunflowers, flax, hemp, caraway, wheat, canola and soybeans on 2,000 acres of chernozem.

With Mennonite and farming backgrounds, the couple met through church and were married in 1988.

Their three children are Jordan, 21, Allison, 20, and Jeremy, 18.

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afterward and much of the farm’s responsibilities went to the children, particularly Lavern and his older brother, Glen.

“So we grew up a little faster than some people did,” he said.

Added Darlene: “Responsibility wise, you guys grew up fast.”

The farm was incorporated, while the land was owned and rented out

by Henry.

“All the (five) children had equal shares in the machinery of the corporation. Everybody got equal income off the land that we farmed,” said Lavern.

“I don’t want to brag but my dad is very forward thinking. He set it up so that his daughters could live off the land, would not have to take jobs in town and could stay home with their children,” he said.

Early in his marriage, Glen quit farming to become a pastor and Darlene and Lavern took over the operation. Over time, Lavern bought the machinery from his three sisters, who were by then married and on their own farms. He rented the land from his father on a co-op share to lessen his risk.

Lavern and Darlene are trying to give their children a work ethic while building their self-esteem and trust.

Lavern, left, and Darlene Siemens taught their three children, including son, Jordan, independence at an early age. | WILLIAM DEKAY PHOTO Three years back, each of the three children was given the opportunity to rent 50 acres of the family farm.

The children are each charged a custom rate per acre to use their farm’s land and machinery.

A contract between parents and each child keeps everything neat and tidy.

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“If they wanted a brand name shoe, go ahead and buy it because we’ve paid you, you have money and you figure it out yourself,” said Darlene.

At the end of each month, the children would hand in a timesheet of their hours of work on the farm, the date worked and the job completed.

“You could see the kids with their stopwatches. They were honest, an hour and six minutes. It wasn’t rounding off,” said Lavern.

“They were cheap. They weren’t buying expensive clothes because it was their money,” said Lavern.

Separating family chores from farm work was a simple matter.

“If they work in the house or in the garden, there’s no wages because that’s family. If they work on the farm, they get paid by the hour,” said Lavern.

Added Darlene: “They still do their vacuuming and their dusting and that kind of stuff for me and that’s not paid.”

Jordan recalled his first year growing canola on a crop share basis, with him getting a quarter share of gross income.

“I rented the equipment on a contract basis so I would hire him to operate the combine per hour and he

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would hire me back as a wage earner for the farm,” said Jordan.

Besides making a good profit that first year, Jordan said he learned a lot about the decisions that had to be made in growing a crop.

This past year, Jordan stepped it up by renting more land from his father with a new contract.

“Now I’ve switched to a cash crop because I wasn’t too worried about the risk anymore. I had enough resources and it was a little bit simpler. Plus I was paying them an awful lot in rent because the year was pretty good on a crop share basis.

“Instead of paying a quarter of the revenue, we had a contract for a certain dollar amount a year ahead of time,” he said.

Lavern said if the model for responsibility is going to work, it has to be competitive with real market conditions.

“He paid the going rate. You want to make it realistic numbers. Plus he can work on the farm all he wants and make a wage,” he said.

This is all good experience for when Jordan takes over the family farm with his brother. It is also a way for Lavern and Darlene to observe, listen and learn from their children.

“You can watch for drive and attitude and how they handle if it’s a good year or not. It’s great when you have a good year but they don’t come all the time,” said Darlene.

Jordan recognizes the wisdom passed down, first by his grandfather and then father.

“They’ve done a good job of giving up control in different aspects of our lives. They allow us to live very independently. They’ve given us opportunities that most other kids wouldn’t have, I didn’t realize other kids wouldn’t have,” he said.

“They’ve even involved us in capital decisions. If you’re going to buy a tractor, they’ll take us with them, we’ll talk about things together.

That’s given us a huge understanding of what we’ll be getting ourselves into. We are not walking into this blind,” he said.

Darlene said it’s about trust.

“If I don’t trust Jordan, then I can’t let him make a decision. If I do trust him, then I’m OK with whatever decision he makes. It goes both ways,” she said.

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COUNTRY KITCHEN

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o you want to assume the fetal position at the thought of entertaining family and friends? By the time Christmas Day arrives, I sometimes just want to hibernate. Life can be so busy and our to-do list never seems to let up.

Whether it is a large family gathering at Christmas, an intimate dinner party with close friends or drinks and appetizers with colleagues, entertaining can be overwhelming.

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Stop being a perfectionist: We are not all Martha Stewart with a team of minions at our disposal. The focus of your event is to connect with guests and have fun.

Define the feast: Consider that a five-course dinner party might be unrealistic and maybe appetizers, drinks or dessert and coffee or potluck are more feasible. Potluck suppers, pizza or toboggan parties are fun and they let you enjoy yourself.

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thing yourself. Many grocery stores and restaurants have excellent ready-made menu items. You could also buy dessert or bread from a bakery or farmers market. I have ordered meatballs, cabbage rolls and perogies from a local lady to be delivered just before Christmas. I also buy local preserves like jalapeno jelly and serve it over cream cheese and crackers for an easy appetizer.

Delegate: Most guests will offer to bring something. Say yes and be specific about what you would like. Even two or three guests bringing appetizers or a salad will lighten your load.

Self-serve bar: Set up a self-serve bar with wine, beer, non-alcoholic beverages and maybe one specialty drink, such as a martini. If you are having a lot of people, ask a close friend to act as the bartender.

Start the day before: Set the table, assemble serving bowls, and make room in the refrigerator. Desserts are an easy thing to make ahead.

Choose decorations and tableware that fit your lifestyle. If you collect crystal or antique china, you could use holiday gatherings to show off your treasures. I love to serve everything buffet style to make more room at the table.

Guest list: Don’t try to repay your social obligations all at once. Include a variety of people and a good mix of listeners and talkers.

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Enjoy and happy holidays.

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1/2 boneless, skinless 750 g turkey breast, about 1 1/2 lb 1 1/2 c. cornbread and 375 mL dried fruit dressing kitchen twine 1/4 tsp. smoked paprika 1 mL 1/4 tsp. black pepper 1 mL 1/4 tsp. marjoram 1 mL 1/4 tsp. thyme 1 mL 1/4 tsp. sage 1 mL 1 tbsp. cooking oil 15 mL plastic wrap Preheat oven to 350 °F (175 °C).

Place large piece of plastic wrap on countertop. Place turkey breast half on plastic and cover. Cover with additional plastic wrap. Using meat mallet, pound turkey to rectangle about 9-10 x 6 inches, about 1/4-inch thick.

Remove plastic wrap from top of turkey and spread dressing evenly

lengthwise over surface, almost to edge. Roll turkey lengthwise. With kitchen twine, tie roulade lengthwise once and in several places across turkey. Discard plastic wrap.

In small bowl, mix together spices.

Rub oil over all surfaces of roulade and rub spice blend evenly over roulade. Put roulade in shallow roasting pan and place in oven.

Roast for 45 to 60 minutes or until internal temperature measured with an instant-read thermometer reads 155 F (68 C).

Remove roulade from oven and let rest 15 minutes before carefully removing twine and slicing into 16 half-inch slices. Serve with porcini mushroom gravy, Yield: eight servings. Serving size: two slices (4 ounces).

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PORCINI MUSHROOM GRAVY While it sounds luxuriously rich, this gravy is light on calories and fat so you can enjoy all of the flavour with none of the guilt.

1/2 oz. dried porcini 15 g mushrooms 2 tbsp. warm water 30 mL 1 1/2 tbsp. cooking oil 7 mL 6 tbsp. white whole wheat 90 mL flour 2 c. fat-free, low-sodium chicken broth 500 mL 3/4 tsp. salt (optional) 4 mL 1 tsp. onion powder 5 mL 1/4 tsp. freshly ground black pepper or to taste 1 mL Soak mushrooms in warm water for five minutes.

In two quart saucepan, heat canola oil over medium heat. Whisk in flour until blended and continue stirring

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Preheat oven to 350 F (175 C). Place cornbread cubes in large bowl and set aside.

In small nonstick skillet, cook sausage over medium to high heat, crumbling and stirring until brown and cooked through. Drain well and set aside.

In large nonstick skillet, heat canola oil over medium heat. Stir in onions, celery and carrots; cook five minutes, stirring frequently. Add garlic and cook for one minute longer, but don’t allow garlic to brown.

Stir in sausage, apricots, plums, thyme, sage, marjoram and 1/4 cup (60 mL) broth. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer three minutes. Remove from heat; pour vegetable mixture over cornbread.

Add parsley and stir well. Season with salt and pepper. (Dressing may be prepared to this stage a day ahead and refrigerated, covered.)

Whisk together egg and remaining 3/4 cup (175 mL) broth and pour over cornbread mixture, tossing well.

Spray two quart (2.25 L) baking dish with l cooking spray (use larger baking dish if not reserving dressing for turkey roulade) and transfer all but 1 1/2 cups (375 mL) of dressing to baking dish.

Cover dish with foil and set aside.

After turkey roulade has been in oven 30 minutes, place covered baking dish of dressing in oven.

After 15 minutes (or when internal temperature of roulade, measured with instant-read thermometer, is 155 F),

remove roulade from oven and remove foil from baking dish with dressing.

Continue baking dressing for about 15 minutes or until top begins to brown.

Yield: Six cups (1.5 L); enough for turkey roulade and eight side dish servings. Serving size: 1/2 cup (125 mL).

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mushrooms and any soaking liquid.

Puree gravy in food processor or food mill. Return mixture to saucepan.

Heat just to a simmer.

Yield: Two cups (500 mL), eight servings. Serving size: 1/4 cup (60 mL).

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4 each dried apricots and pitted dried plums, coarsely chopped 3/4 tsp. dried sage 4 mL 1/4 tsp. dried marjoram 1 mL 1 c. fat-free, low-sodium 250 mL chicken broth 1/4 c. minced fresh parsley 60 mL 1/2 tsp. salt 2 mL 1/4 tsp. ground black pepper 1 mL canola oil cooking spray 1 egg, lightly beaten

until roux is lightly browned and develops nutty aroma.

Whisk in broth, optional salt and onion powder. Bring to a gentle boil until just thickened, stirring. Cook and stir for one minute. Remove from heat and season with pepper. Add softened

canola oil cooking spray omega-3-enriched pumpkin puree 300 mL maple syrup 125 mL cooking oil 30 mL pure vanilla extract 7 mL ground cinnamon 4 mL ground ginger 1 mL ground cloves 1 mL salt 1 mL low-fat milk, 375 mL heated until very hot Boiling water, 1.13 L about 1 quart ground nutmeg (garnish)

Preheat oven to 350 F. Adjust oven rack to centre position. Coat eight sixounce custard cups or ramekins with cooking spray and set them in 13 X 9-inch (33 x 22 cm) baking pan.

In large bowl, beat eggs slightly, add pumpkin purée, maple syrup, canola oil, vanilla, spices and salt. Beat with mixer until blended thoroughly.

Mix in hot milk until blended. There will be about four cups of liquid. Pour 1/2 cup (125 mL) flan mixture into each prepared ramekin.

Carefully pour boiling water into baking pan around ramekins. Water should come up to level of custard inside ramekins.

Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until set around the edges but still a little loose in centre. When centre of flan is just set, it will jiggle a little when shaken. Remove from oven and immediately remove ramekins from water bath; cool on wire rack until room temperature. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate.

Serve cold and garnish with ground

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PEST CONTROL | RODENT SOLUTION

FARM MANAGEMENT | CHARACTERISTICS OF SUCCESS

Research into human health Top 10 list identified for successful farms may solve rodent problem

Agricultural consultant says farms must consider each item on his list along with the other nine; not in isolation

Product creates infertile female mice | Company says the aim isn’t to eradicate a rodent population but to reduce it enough so it’s not a problem

BY BARB GLEN LETHBRIDGE BUREAU

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There’s a quiet, furtive menace nibbling away at crop and livestock production that few farmers admit is a serious problem.

“Nobody really wants to say, ‘I have mice in my poultry barn carrying salmonella.’ The same goes for farmers with swine dysentery and farmers with crop damage,” SenesTech chief executive officer Loretta Mayer said during the Agri Innovation Forum held in Winnipeg.

Mayer said in an interview that rodents damage crops, spread poison and carry disease into livestock facilities.

Her company produces non-lethal rodent control that is used from rice paddies and palm plantations in the Philippines to rangeland in Australia and the subway system in New York City.

The product is based on research that grew out of Mayer’s expertise in human female post-menopausal health.

While working as an academic

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medical researcher, Mayer found a way to create infertile female mice by chemically causing them to experience menopause.

She did this so that she would have living creatures for medical experiments to develop products to help human females, but the pest control potential soon became obvious.

Making mice and rats experience menopause stops their breeding and eliminates the spiraling population increase in most infestations.

“We accelerate that natural process of aging the gonad,” she said during her presentation to the conference.

Mayer said her company doesn’t aim to totally eliminate rodents.

Doing that would create the “rebound effect,” in which nearby rodents quickly move into an uninfested area containing food.

However, a few infertile rodents left in an area will defend their territory against other rodents but won’t increase their population.

SenesTech is already working with hog producers in North Carolina, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and large agricultural and pest control companies.

Mayer said farmers don’t often talk about rodent problems, but the animals’ ability to be a vector of disease worries many.

“I don’t care how many times you shower in and shower out of these facilities, it’s going to spoil your day when you find a rat that’s carrying swine dysentery,” said Mayer.

She attended the Nov. 19-20 conference to promote investment in her company, hoping to find investors in its equity and licensees to market its products around the world.

It’s the how as much as the what when it comes to running a successful farm business.

That’s what agricultural consultant Doug Stroh tells his MNP clients and that’s what he told participants at the Dec. 3 Farming Smarter conference.

He provided a list of the top 10 characteristics of a successful family business: • Clear sense of purpose and values.

• A policy of open and clear communication.

• Willingness to accept differences.

• Atmosphere that encourages personal growth and development.

• High level of trust.

• Clearly defined roles and responsibilities.

• Accountability.

• Balance between work and leisure.

• Mechanism for regular discussions.

• Outside perspectives.

Stroh said each item on the list has to be considered along with the other nine, rather than dealt with in isolation. If employed, they can improve family farm operations.

Working with family members can have its challenges.

Successful farms must manage a variety of issues. | FILE PHOTO “Don’t see it as a burden. See it as an opportunity.”

He recommended regular farm business meetings, which should go beyond talk at the breakfast or supper table.

Most meetings are unsuccessful because they lack drama or structure, he said.

Stroh said better preparation will address the lack of drama, which equates with conflict, debate and interaction. This will allow all participants the opportunity to contribute and limit interruptions.

As well, he said making sure that every meeting has a clear purpose that is known to all will address lack of structure. Meetings should have an agenda and a definite starting time and be limited to one hour.

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FARM SAFETY | NEW PROGRAM

Checklist makes farm safety easier Ottawa protects at-risk sage grouse

Alberta Agriculture initiative | Two workshops planned with employees this winter

BY MARY MACARTHUR CAMROSE BUREAU

Emergency order issued | Decree will restrict oil and gas activity in a 1,700 sq. kilometre area

BY BARB GLEN LETHBRIDGE BUREAU

The federal government has issued an emergency order to protect dwindling numbers of sage grouse in Alberta and Saskatchewan.

Estimates on remaining bird numbers vary, but there is thought to be fewer than 90 sage grouse left in Canada.

The emergency order, which was issued Dec. 4 and will take effect Feb. 18, applies rules to sage grouse habitat in southeastern Alberta and southwestern Saskatchewan.

It will prohibit new oil and gas development in an area of 1,700 sq. kilometres. As well, construction of new roads and fences will be banned, ground cover will have to be maintained and loud noises will be restricted during grouse mating season, which will require a temporary halt to oil production at some existing wells.

Studies have shown sage grouse avoid nesting near tall structures such as power poles, wind turbines, buildings and oil wells. They also avoid noise. However, their usual habitat is in a region with considerable oil and gas exploration and production activity.

The order applies only to public land and will not apply to private holdings.

“Our goal with this emergency order is to achieve the best protection for the sage grouse while minimizing impacts on landowners and agricul-

Special rules protecting habitat must be followed under Ottawa’s emergency order to save the sage grouse. | FILE PHOTO tural producers,” federal environment minister Leona Aglukkaq said when making the announcement.

The government signalled its intentions to take the measure in September after environmental groups launched a court case calling for enforcement of species at risk legislation.

Nature Canada executive director Ian Davidson said in a news release that this is the first time the federal government has issued an emergency order to protect an endangered species. However, he said the area subject to the order might not be enough to protect sage grouse.

Alberta has launched a plan to release birds captured in Montana. It has had limited results in the early stages, but the project continues.

Alberta Agriculture is developing a farm safety checklist to make farms a little safer as they become larger and hire employees who aren’t always familiar with farm equipment and livestock handling.

The need for a simple farm safety checklist spurred Theresa Payne of Gatez Farms Ltd. of Crossfield, Alta., to sign up for the Alberta FarmSafe Plan workshop.

Organizers of the Alberta FarmSafe Plan hope to use farmer input to refine an safety checklist that can be easily modified for each farm.

“It will provide an outline for farm owners and managers to help put a farm safety plan in place,” said Laurel Aitken, Alberta Agriculture’s farm

safety co-ordinator.

“It’s a step by step approach to get people on the farm trained.”

Producers will work through the farm safety template at two upcoming sessions to see if it is a simple, easy to use and effective tool to help new and existing employees identify hazards on the farm.

Payne is one of six full-time employees who work for Gatez Farms Ltd.’s operations in Crossfield and Spirit River, Alta. The combination of moving large equipment between the two farms and hiring temporary help for the busy seeding and harvest season means not all employees have the same farm safety skill level.

“We want to look for a straight forward program to help new employees through a farm safety program,” said Payne, who has been designated

the “farm safety girl” on the farm.

She said they want a checklist that helps new employees identify the hazards around welding, machinery and moving farm equipment.

The younger employees already seem to come with a better awareness of farm safety, she added. They automatically wear safety glasses and other safety equipment.

“In the past I was mocked for wearing ear protection,” she said.

Aitken said seven farmers from a wide range of industries have signed up for the workshops in January and February. Participants will provide feedback on how the various industries can use the plans.

“It will provide an outline for farm owners and managers to help put a farm safety plan in place. We want to make sure it is not overwhelming.”

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WTO TALKS | PROTECTIONS

WTO TALKS | TRADE DISAGREEMENT

Free trade will help solve food challenges, says NZ farm leader

Subsidies cause farm group discord

Countries should still be able to promote national production through subsidies, he added

BY BARRY WILSON OTTAWA BUREAU

BALI, Indonesia — New Zealand farm leader Bruce Wills says the first thing he does in the morning is check overnight currency fluctuations and their effect on his international selling price.

Excess water has been the biggest recurring problem on his farm over the past few years as weather patterns and climate change.

In the world of the future, food security will be a major issue in many poor countries.

All of these factors bolster his longheld view that free trade and antiprotectionism should be the model for the future of farming.

“The biggest issues facing us are food security, climate change and volatility,” the president of Federated Farmers of New Zealand told a world farmers forum Dec. 5.

“Climate change and food security will produce more pressure for free trade, for more trade not less.”

Wills, a board member of the World Farmers’ Organization, was in Bali with other organization leaders to issue a trade policy during last week’s WTO ministerial conference.

He seems an unlikely fit in the new international farm organization, whose guiding principles include a provision that despite supporting trade and reducing trade barriers, trade policy should not prohibit countries from creating programs that promote national production, including safety net subsidies and tariffs.

Wills argues that unsubsidized, trade-oriented agriculture is an answer to evolving world problems as a growing population requires more food and production in many parts of the world becomes unstable. However, he noted that his views also are rooted in history.

He comes from a 30-year New Zealand farm tradition of opposing protectionism and government support.

In 1984, Federated Farmers of New Zealand asked the government to end existing policies of heavy subsidization and protection.

“It was rough in the early going,” said Wills, who was a banker dealing with farmer clients at the time.

“Farmers walked away from the land. There were suicides.”

However, he said the result has been an efficient, prosperous farm

sector that exports 90 percent of what it produces and is attuned to signals of what the world market wants. The sheep herd is half what it was 30 years ago “because that’s what the market signals have told us.”

And despite upheaval in the beginning, “there’s not a farmer in New Zealand who would want to turn the clock back,” said Wills.

“We came from a highly protected, inefficient sector to one of the most efficient in the world, and we don’t think agriculture should be a special case.”

He now thinks the principles of the New Zealand farm policy revolution can help the world meet its food challenges.

“I believe we should produce food where it is most efficiently produced with the smallest environmental impact,” he said. “Reducing protectionist barriers will help move that food where it is most needed.”

Meanwhile, the New Zealand government has set a goal of doubling the value of farm production by 2025.

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With Australia as its leading player, the Cairns farm group has been focused almost exclusively and aggressively on the fight to end trade barriers and tariffs that impede agricultural trade.

The CFA supports high tariffs, at least when it comes to its supply management members. It promotes a “balanced” position of supporting exporters while defending the right of Canada’s sensitive dairy and poultry industries to protect themselves from cheaper imports.

This position usually makes the CFA the odd organization out when Cairns farmers issue another call to eliminate tariffs.

So it was in Bali last week when the group met during a World Trade Organization ministerial meeting to issue a statement calling for firm antiprotection action.

Its final communiqué called for international trade agreements to move toward “open and undistorted flow of food and agricultural commodities in accordance with supply and demand requirements.”

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“The CFA also believes this sentence goes beyond the trade principles and objective of the Cairns Group farm leaders.”

The Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance, which was invited to join as Canada’s second member because of its unequivocal opposition to protectionism, supported the communiqué in its entirety.

CFA president Ron Bonnett said he agreed with most of the Cairns call for reducing trade barriers and trade distorting subsidies, but the call for “open and undistorted flow of food and agriculture commodities” went too far.

He said his focus has been shifting from Cairns to the new World Farmers’ Organization, which was formed to replace the International Federation of Agricultural Producers.

He has been active on the executive of WFO and said it is much more active and has a much broader focus than the Cairns farmer group.

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WTO TALKS | PROTESTS

Subsidy reform proposals spark protests at WTO Threatens poor countries | Activists say limiting government subsidy amounts on food threatens world food security

BY BARRY WILSON OTTAWA BUREAU

BALI, Indonesia â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Thousands of student, farm and anti-World Trade Organization activists marched through the streets of Bali Dec. 3 as WTO talks opened with the possibility of a package of farm policy reforms.

Demonstrators chanted anti-WTO slogans, condemning proposed polic y changes as an attack on developing country farmers and the ability of poor countries to promote food security by subsidizing food prices.

While he rejected the arguments, new WTO director general Roberto Azevedo seemed almost pleased that demonstrators were on the streets of this tropical tourist city. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Demonstrations against the WTO

is welcome news,â&#x20AC;? he told a news conference. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It means we are relevant.â&#x20AC;?

WTO officials fretted in the buildup to the conference that lack of any progress in WTO talks during the past 12 years had marginalized the credibility of the trade organization in the public mind.

Speculation that this meeting could agree to a modest set of farm and food policy rules, the so-called Bali package, brought demonstrators from India, Indonesia, other southeast Asian countries and at least one activist from Quebec.

In a city already filled with police and army presence to guard the WTO event from any potential attacks, several thousand more police were deployed to confine the demonstrators.

At the core of protester arguments was a proposal that developing

Protesters, consisting of women from the Philippines and Indonesia from the International Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Alliance and Gabriela organization, shout slogans at the gate of the ninth World Trade Organization ministerial conference on the Indonesian resort island of Bali. | REUTERS/EDGAR SU PHOTO countries be limited in the amount of money they can pay to subsidize food and farmers in pursuit of food security.

The subsidies could be challenged at the WTO if levels exceeded an established limit based on the domestic economy. The proposal is that countries near or above the limit would have four years grace to

reduce subsidies before challenges could be launched.

Protesters said it is an affront to poor countries to thwart their food security goals. Some denounced WTO as a front for rich developed countries and an enemy of developing world farmers and the hungry.

India has called the proposal unacceptable.

Azevedo said the protesters have it wrong. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There is nothing we are doing that will leave any farmers in the developing world worse off,â&#x20AC;? he said.

Proposals in the Bali package would commit to eliminating export subsidies by rich countries, expand the volume of imports allowed into many developed countries, often

from developing countries, and give developing countries a â&#x20AC;&#x153;peace clauseâ&#x20AC;? period of grace to reform their systems.

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WTO TALKS | FARM POLITICS

World farm group makes trade debut at WTO Canadians key in forming | World Farmers’ Organization calls on trade negotiators to find a way to end the stalemate

BY BARRY WILSON OTTAWA BUREAU

BALI, Indonesia — The World Farmers’ Organization made its World Trade Organization debut last week with a call for negotiators to forge a deal.

The statement from the new kid on the international farm lobby block came late in the four-day WTO ministerial conference as ministers huddled in private meetings to try to find a way out of a stalemate that was threatening to derail any prospect of a deal.

The one-page statement was likely not required reading for the negotiators.

Still, it marked another milestone for the two-year-old organization, founded in 2011 in the wake of the collapse of the 66-year-old International Federation of Agricultural Producers.

Canada, through the Canadian Federation of Agriculture, was a key player in creating the WFO, and CFA president Ron Bonnett is on the board of directors.

He said the organization has already forged connections with international organizations and has sent representatives to global talks on climate change and water. With a new trade policy unveiled at the WTO talks, it added another connection.

“We’re fairly new and pleased at what we have done in a short time,” said Bonnett.

“Without IFAP, there was an urgency to create a new international farmers’ voice because other groups, particularly environmental organizations, were making policies on what is good for farmers without ever having been on a farm.”

WFO has a budget of close to $1 million contributed by its 50 members and spends some of it holding meetings around the world from Rome and Japan to South Africa and Indonesia.

“It is important that we have a presence in various countries,” Bonnett said.

“We don’t want it to be a North thing or a South thing but an organization that can speak for farmers everywhere.”

Members come from every continent with Russia the latest to join.

Although IFAP had 79 members, “we have a broader coverage of farmers than it had,” said Bonnett.

Its trade policy reflects what New Zealand farm leader and board member Bruce Wills, an unabashed free trader, called a compromise that took into account a range of views from farmers in different circumstances in countries ranging from developed and developing to least developed.

“We have to recognize that different farmers have different circumstances and different ideas on how to move forward,” he said.

“In New Zealand, we oppose protection and believe in free trade, but that isn’t the case for everyone.”

The WFO trade policy, which was developed over the past year, shows an embrace of positions that are usually considered contradictory.

It calls for increased trade and a reduction of protectionism while also embracing the right of countries to take what measures are deemed

RON BONNETT CANADIAN FEDERATION OF AGRICULTURE

necessary to promote their food systems and food sovereignty.

“All countries must have the right to

define their own domestic agricultural policy in order to ensure that the major concerns of their citizens are met,” it says.

“Trade rules should also permit domestic policy measures which promote stability of supplies such as safety nets, orderly marketing and supply management.”

Bonnett said the key is that farmers must be consulted before international policies are developed that affect them.

That was also IFAP’s mission before it collapsed.

Canadian Jack Wilkinson, who was IFAP president for six years, argued after his last term that the international farm voice is vital.

“I think IFAP had gained a position as the go-to farm organization when groups like the World Bank, the United Nations, IMF (International Monetary Fund) and FAO (United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization) were discussing food policy and wanted a farmer view,” he said after the demise.

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BEES | DISEASE

Plant compounds tested on honeybee parasite Nosema ceranae organism | The disease affects the bees’ ability to digest food and reduces honey production

BY JEFFREY CARTER FREELANCE WRITER

NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. — Plantderived compounds are showing promise in the treatment of a relatively new parasitic organism affecting honeybees across Canada: nosema ceranae.

University of Guelph graduate student Dan Borges said the compounds showing the greatest efficacy are made from broccoli, oregano and citrus fruit.

“Our challenge has been to identify

things that work, get the dose right and find ways to get the bees to eat it,” Borges told the Ontario Beekeepers’ Association’s annual meeting Nov. 21.

Nosema ceranae was identified in Eastern Canada in 2008 but has likely been affecting hives much longer, said Brian Lacey of the association’s technology transfer team.

DNA testing is required for identification because it is indistinguishable from the better known parasitic organism, nosema apis, when examined under the microscope.

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Nosema ceranae has long been associated with the eastern honey-

bee but at some point began infecting the western honeybee, which dominates the beekeeping industry.

Caged bee tests were conducted with the three compounds and several other treatments. Fumagillin-B, a commercial product, was used for comparative purposes.

Unfortunately, Lacey said Ontario research has shown that fumagillinB is not effective in controlling nosema ceranae.

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has dissipated from the hives.

A second summer treatment might be effective, but concern over honey contamination prevents it from being used.

Medhat Nasr, Alberta’s provincial apiarist said fumagillin-B is working in Western Canada, likely because of climatic differences. The recommendation is for spring and fall treatment combined with monitoring of spore levels to ensure control.

Lacey said nosema ceranae is not associated with winter mortality in Ontario, which is commonly associated with varroa mites.

“By the wintertime, it’s not infecting new bees and the hive is getting healthier,” he said.

The opposite is true in Western Canada. Nasr said winterkill losses can reach 30 to 40 percent without fall treatment for nosema.

There is a relationship between the disease and bees’ ability to defecate outside the hives in winter, he added.

There are often times during Ontario winters when temperatures rise to the point that the bees can go outside. That’s less likely to happen in Western Canada, especially when bees are over-wintered indoors at a constant low temperature.

“Nosema ceranae is becoming common in Western Canada,” Nasr said.

“We don’t really have a specific survey, but we know at least 50 percent of our colonies are infected with nosema ceranae and we have been able to control it.”

Nasr advises beekeepers to closely monitor their hives and make treatment adjustments as needed.

“There is still a lot of conflicting evidence, and there are still a lot of questions,” he said.

Nosema ceranae and nosema apis are spread by spores that can survive up to a year in the feces of bees.

Spear-like appendages pierce cells once the spores are ingested, and the organism multiplies.

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Lacey said a field study in Ontario led by Ernesto Guzman of the University of Guelph over the past two years determined that more than 80 percent of colony nosema infections were of the ceranae type.

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NEONICOTINOIDS | INSECTS, BIRDS

LEAFCUTTER BEES | VIRUS RESEARCH

Link between bird decline, insecticides examined

Experts see viruses not usually found in leafcutter bees

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NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. — Neonicotinoid seed insecticides are not considered to be a big problem for beekeepers in Western Canada, but there’s evidence they are affecting prairie pothole ecosystems.

Christy Morrissey, a researcher with the University of Saskatchewan, has been collecting data over the past two years for a project supported by the Pest Management Regulatory Agency. Her work shows that the seed treatments may affect insects and the birds that feed on them.

“The bee issue is definitely the canary in the coal mine … but the problem is potentially much bigger than the bees; the problem is loss of diversity, worldwide really,” she said.

Morrissey said neonicotinoids could affect birds two ways: • Direct toxicity, when birds are exposed to an insecticide through direct contact.

Pierre Mineau of Carleton University in Ottawa has shown that neonicotinoids do present this type of risk to birds.

“The amount of insecticide adhering to the average corn seed can result in acute intoxications in birds with all three registered products — imidacloprid, clothianidin and thiamethoxam,” he wrote in a report earlier this year for the American Bird Conservancy. “With imidacloprid, a single seed may prove lethal for an average-sized bird.”

• Less food available to insect-eating birds when neonicotinoids reduce the insect population.

The study was conducted in North America’s pothole region, an area of shallow wetlands and rich agricultural soil stretching across Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba and into the United States.

There were two parts to the study: • More than 100 wetlands at five locations in Saskatchewan were tested for neonicotinoids and other chemicals. It was found that neonicotinoid levels tended to spike in the summer to the point at which water quality guidelines were exceeded.

• Bird populations were evaluated at four sites that were similar in terms of wetland area. Three of the sites were surround by cropland and the fourth by grassland where the insecticides had not been used.

The grassland location was used as a reference site. Researchers conducted bird counts, feeding observations and measurements of both adults and their young.

“There is a suggestion that where neonics are higher, you get poorer body conditions in both the adults and nestling birds.”

Morrissey said neonicotinoids’ share of the insecticide market have increased from less than two percent in 1990 to 25 percent by 2008. The number is likely even higher today, she added.

“The neonicotinoids are being used on a scale that is unprecedented. They’re being use prophylactically to defend against pests.”

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Three viruses have been found in Alberta leafcutter bee populations, but it isn’t known whether they are harmful.

Shelley Hoover, a bee researcher with Alberta Agriculture in Lethbridge, sampled adult leafcutter bees in southern Alberta fields this year.

“We’ve identified three different viruses on these leafcutter bees.”

She said they are still working to identify two of the viruses they found in all the samples collected. Hoover said they are closely related to viruses found on honeybees and have been detected in leafcutter bees before.

But the third, found in slightly less

than half of the samples, is sac brood virus. She thinks it may be the first time it has been found on leafcutters.

It is more typically found in honeybees, where it infects and kills larva.

“We don’t know what effect it has on the (leafcutter) bees, and I only sampled adult bees, so we don’t even know if it’s replicating on the bees or if they’ve just picked it up.”

Hoover said little research has been done on viruses in leafcutter bees.

Most prevailing knowledge about bee viruses pertains to honeybees.

“Just because it’s in honeybees doesn’t mean that it can’t infect other bees, either naturally or because of proximity to honeybees,” he said.

“It may be that some of these viruses are either naturally present

Leafcutters are more efficient pollinators for alfalfa than the more popular honeybee. | USDA PHOTO in the other bees or can jump hosts to these other bees from the honeybees, and vice versa.”

Hoover said there are few solutions if the viruses prove harmful to leafcutters. Controlling the vector is the main preventive measure, which includes controlling mites that can carry the viruses.

Hoover was a guest speaker at the

Dec. 3 Farming Smarter conference, where she emphasized the importance of bees to food production.

Leafcutter bees are among a host of important crop pollinators, including honeybees, bumblebees, butterflies and birds. “(However), leafcutter bees are to honeybees as a giraffe is to a goat,” said Hoover.

They have many similarities but also marked differences.

There are 7,000 honeybee keepers in Canada. Alberta has 40 percent of the nation’s honeybees.

Hoover attributed bee losses to winter kill, inadequate nutrition, poor genetics, parasites, diseases, pesticides and fungicides. Varroa mites are public enemy number one.

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ENVIRONMENT | PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN

Farmer worries about losing public relations battle Lake Friendly label one solution | Program would help Manitoba farmers assure consumers they care for the environment

BY ROBERT ARNASON BRANDON BUREAU

Dan Mazier wasn’t looking for trouble when he walked into a downtown Brandon coffee shop this fall.

When the Brandon-area farmer ordered coffee, the server asked about the Lake Friendly button on his jacket.

Mazier, who is vice-president of Keystone Agricultural Producers, explained it is a program for all Manitoba residents, including farmers, who want to protect and preserve the water quality of Lake Winnipeg.

“Oh. Farmers. They put pesticides in the rivers and they contaminate our environment, so they wouldn’t want to be (part of) that,” Mazier said, recalling the waitresses’ comment.

“That just blew me away. I didn’t even tell her that I farm.”

Mazier said he was tempted to throw hot, brown liquid at the server in the heat of the moment, but after calming down, he realized such comments show that farmers are in a public relations battle for the hearts and minds of urban residents.

“We’re inundated with statements

like that … and we have nothing (to) demonstrate how we’re doing the right things.”

With that in mind, KAP is collaborating with Lake Friendly leaders to establish a certification system for agriculture. Producers who adhere to practices that protect Manitoba’s streams, rivers and lakes can erect a sign on their farm. As well, agricultural products from their farms could receive a Lake Friendly label.

At the very least, the program allows producers to say agriculture is part of the solution and it might change the

urban narrative, Mazier said.

“If you look at how commercial farming is portrayed … organic is good and commercial is bad,” he said.

“Farmers, the majority of them, want to do the right thing and want to be given the tools (to do the right thing).”

Massive algal blooms began forming on Lake Winnipeg in the mid2000s, and the green water that crashed onto the lake’s beaches provoked media reports of a dying lake and public fury. In response, the provincial government imposed strict restrictions on hog barn development

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and fertilizer application, pointing a finger of blame at agriculture.

KAP president Doug Chorney said the lake crisis and the government response scarred agriculture’s reputation.

“I think a lot of damage has been done to our social license,” he said.

“That’s our whole impetus for our desire to go for the Lake Friendly alliance.”

Colleen Sklar, executive director of Lake Friendly, said the organization is still developing a designation-certification program for farmers who adopt practices that preserve water quality.

“We’re getting a little bit closer, but what we’re really looking for right now is partners,” she said from her office in Clandeboye, Man. “We’ve been in talks with different groups: the pork producers, we’ve been in talks with Agrium and a whole bunch of organizations like that.”

In the short run, Sklar said she is focused on building the Lake Friendly brand. Consumers won’t seek out products with a Lake Friendly label or understand how farmers are making a difference if they aren’t aware of the brand.

“We’re in the process of trying to develop a full-scale marketing campaign,” she said.

“If we can get the funding for it, we will be (launching) it this summer….

We’re trying to do (this) methodically and do it right the first time.”

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SYDNEY, Australia (Reuters) — A bumper Australian wheat crop will help feed increased demand from China, traders said in early December after the government’s forecaster unexpectedly raised its estimate of the upcoming harvest to the third biggest on record.

Chinese demand for Australian wheat has resurfaced after a poor domestic crop, leading to forecasts that the world’s biggest wheat producer could import up to 7.5 million tonnes globally in 2013-14.

The Australian Bureau of Agriculture and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) expects wheat production to be 26.2 million tonnes in 201314, up seven percent from its previous estimate in September, citing good rain across the country’s southwest.

The increase was driven by a 31 percent jump in the expected harvest for the largest grain producing state Western Australia, which outweighed a lower forecast in eastern states.

“We see continued demand from China and expect to see increased flow of wheat,” said Tom Puddy, head of marketing at CBH Group, the state’s largest seller of wheat.

China had bought more than two million tonnes of Australian wheat by September, an official China thinktank said, although traders estimate sales of three to four million tonnes.

Official figures are not released for Australian wheat sales to China.

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FARM FORUM | RUSSIAN AGRICULTURE

Russian agriculture crippled by inefficiencies An unmotivated labour force is one of the biggest obstacles to increasing production, says a Russian agronomist

BY SEAN PRATT SASKATOON NEWSROOM

Canadian farmers shouldn’t spend too much time fretting about Russia when doing their long-term planning, says an agronomist familiar with agriculture in that country.

“Don’t be afraid of Russia,” said Tobias Schenk of Black Earth Farming Ltd., which farms 600,000 acres of the country’s best farmland.

“We have potential. We will become more professional. But it will take a while.”

Delegates attending Agri-Trend’s 2013 Farm Forum Event groaned with envy when Schenk showed them a picture of the rich black soil in the Voronezh oblast where he farms.

He told them incredible potential is contained in that soil, but it won’t be realized for a long time because of financial constraints, a lack of crop inputs, malfunctioning equipment and labour issues.

The company Schenk works for is a good case in point. Black Earth Farming was established in 2005 and rapidly became one of the largest owners of prime Russian farmland.

It had access to all the investor capital it required before the global economic meltdown of 2008.

“If we needed 10 tractors, we just had to make a phone call to the Moscow office,” said Schenk.

Those days are long gone. Shares that once sold for $70 US each are

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now worth $6.20, and $448 million of investor capital has evaporated. The company wants to convert more acres into corn and soybeans, but it can’t afford the required storage and drying capacity.

Schenk said most farmers in Russia face similar financial constraints.

Their credit load was 34 percent higher than their income in 2012, and he believes it will be closer to 40 percent this year. As a result, they are unable to service their debt.

“I don’t know what the government will do about this,” he said.

“I estimate they just will kick the can down the road and extend (more) credit for the farmers.”

He said the financial constraints create other problems.

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“Over the whole of Russia, not even half of all the fields get fertilized each year.”

Part of the problem is that fertilizer is sold in 800 kilogram bags, which require specialized handling equipment.

As well, farmers tend to broadcast fertilizer rather than placing it in the furrow, which is less effective.

“There is big room for improvement in fertilizer in Russia,” he said.

The herbicide market is plagued by counterfeit products and poor quality generics. As well, growers tend to use much more water than they should when applying herbicides.

Equipment breakdowns are a big problem because spare parts are hard to find and can take three weeks to arrive from North America. Farmers don’t have much experience repairing machines. “ The Russian tractor drivers, they’re used to fixing tractors with a sledge hammer and a pry bar, and of course western equipment is sometimes a little bit more touchy.”

Most farms don’t have heated shops, which makes it difficult to fix equipment during the winter.

“Buying is one thing, but maintaining good equipment and to keep it running is really a challenge in Russia,” he said.

The biggest obstacle confronting Russian agriculture is its inefficient and unmotivated labour force. Most farms still take a Soviet-era approach

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Few family farms produce talented and enthusiastic workers, and it is difficult to recruit and keep talented young workers because many rural areas lack schools, doctors and other essential services.

“It really makes it hard to find young people who are passionate about the profession,” said Schenk.

Workers earn about $10,000 per year, and the farms pay their income taxes, which is 32 percent of their take home pay. Schenk figures the labour cost is similar to a Canadian farm because it takes at least two Russian workers to do the job of one Canadian worker.

He said there is no long-term planning on Russian farms because they are solely focused on next year’s profits.

The Russian government has established a goal of producing 100 percent of the country’s grain needs and 80 percent of its pork requirements by 2020, but Schenk said that could be difficult to achieve.

Russia had to reduce its import tariffs and domestic subsidies when it joined the World Trade Organization. Direct subsidies have decreased by 30 percent to $4.6 billion a year, which is about $2 billion less than Canada spends on its farmers.

Schenk said Russia will have good weather years that allow it to be a major player in export markets, but it will be a long time before the country is a consistent and reliable exporter like Canada and the U.S.

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INTERNATIONAL POLITICS | AMERICAN FARM PROGRAM

U.S. farm bill wording sparks overproduction fears Canadian and U.S. farmers concerned | Bill proposes that government relink price-based payments to planted acreage

BY SEAN PRATT SASKATOON NEWSROOM

U.S. and Canadian farmers worry that the House of Representatives version of the U.S. farm bill would encourage overproduction of certain crops and distort grain markets.

U.S. corn, soybean and canola growers have sent a letter to the chairs of the House and Senate agriculture committees voicing displeasure with the House version of the bill.

“For the last two years we have consistently opposed recoupling pay-

ments to planted acres under a pricebased program,” said the three commodity groups.

“A similar program during the 1980s caused major planting distortions when market prices fell below target prices.”

They are pushing for a revenuebased program that would fill in some of the gaps of crop insurance.

The groups said they would be willing to accept a combination of revenue- and price-based programs but only if both were based on a rolling average of planted acres during the

previous five years.

“If agreement cannot be reached on this or some other approach that avoids tying payments to current-year planted acres, we would reluctantly oppose a new farm bill and support an extension of the 2008 farm bill,” said the groups in their letter.

Rick White, general manager of the Canadian Canola Growers Association (CCGA), shares the U.S. commodity groups’ anxiety over the recoupling idea.

“If the U.S. puts in a program that puts in a price signal that’s not reflec-

tive of the international market, we’re worried that the U.S. will either overproduce corn and/or overproduce soybeans,” he said.

“With soybean overproduction, of course, that impacts canola prices significantly.”

Paul Bertels, vice-president of production at the National Corn Growers Association, said there are two competing farm bill philosophies in Washington.

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The House version of the bill, favoured by minor crops such as rice and peanuts, calls for a price-based program that is tied to current-year acreage.

Farm programs haven’t kicked in since grain prices started to climb around 2007 because the target price for most crops is well below the market price.

However, the target prices proposed in the House version of the farm bill are a lot closer to today’s market prices. For instance, the target price for corn would be $3.70 per bushel, up from $2.63 in the current 2008 farm bill.

If corn prices fell another 50 cents a bu., they would be at a level where the proposed target price might start looking attractive.

“If I’m guaranteed that target price on whatever acreage I plant, I’ll just plant more,” said Bertels.

“That’s why we’re opposed to this because then you start distorting planted acres.”

White said the World Trade Organization has clear rules on domestic support, and recoupling payments would likely be viewed as an amber box or trade-distorting program.

“As soon as they start to influence production or prices internally, that distorts trade and that is a challengeable offence under the WTO,” he said.

It’s why the CCGA hopes for a successful conclusion of the Doha Round of WTO negotiations because bilateral trade agreements don’t address these types of domestic support concerns.

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FRANKFURT, Germany (Reuters) — Swiss drug maker Novartis is ready to sell its animal health subsidiary and has opened its books to companies interested in the business, said sources familiar with the matter.

The deal could be worth more than $4.1 billion, they said.

Bayer is seeking to bolster its position as a diversified life sciences company, while Novartis chief executive officer Joe Jimenez and chair Joerg Reinhardt have said the company is considering options for noncore assets that lack the scale to become world leaders.

Suitors, including Bayer and Boehringer of Germany and Eli Lilly of the United States are conducting due diligence assessments of the business, the financial sources said.

Bayer is interested in expanding its animal health business, CEO Marijn Dekkers said, although he declined to comment on whether it was looking at the Novartis assets.

Combining Bayer’s veterinary drug sales of $1.7 billion with Novartis’ $1.1 billion would lift the German company from fifth place to third or fourth in the global animal health market, where former Pfizer subsidiary Zoetis leads the way.

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FARM POLITICS | NATIONAL FARMERS UNION

NFU warns Ottawa of policy consequences New president speaks out | Farm group says the same thing that happened with grain handling will happen to the seed trade

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Federal agriculture minister Gerry Ritz must think through his decisions beforehand or farmers will continue to deal with the consequences, says the new president of the National Farmers Union.

Jan Slomp said the NFU predicted chaos in grain movement when the government removed the stick that CWB had previously wielded over the railways.

“We warned the minister he needs to come with solutions if he takes the railway authority away from the board. This is clearly a calamity as a result. It was predictable,” said Slomp, who farms near Rimbey, Alta.

“If you have a narrow highway with lots of activity, you benefit from a director over that highway in charge of all traffic. Now you have multiple players with their own plans and ideas. Efficiencies are way harder to obtain.”

He said grain farmers are suffering from an inability to move grain now that the railways don’t make it a priority to haul from the Prairies to the ports.

“The railroads have no interest in increasing a lot more capacity,” he said.

Slomp said more problems will be created for farmers if Ritz ratifies the UPOV ’91 plant breeders’ rights protocol by Aug. 1 without more consultation and a plan to deal with the fallout.

Ritz recently signalled he intends to sign the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants, which allows plant breeders a better return on their investment and encourages more plant development.

Slomp said the government isn’t likely to return single desk selling to the Canadian wheat market, but he wants it to look carefully at what will happen to farmers if Canada ratifies UPOV ’91.

“Let’s, for Pete’s sake, have a broad consultation on the implications and ask organizations like the NFU for input before you make the decision,” he said.

“We need to prevent this kind of ideological decision making without proper research and without proper consultation. If we don’t want to revisit the problems in the past, let’s prevent them in the future.”

The NFU is concerned that UPOV ’91 will force farmers to pay royalties when they sell their grain as well as royalties when they buy the seed.

H o w e v e r, f a r m e r s w o u l d b e charged at one point or the other, not both. But there are concerns farmers will be forced to pay on several generations of saved seed.

NFU past-president Terry Boehm said UPOV ’91 would affect farmers’ ability to save, exchange and sell seed.

“UPOV ’91 gives plant breeders the right to collect royalties anywhere in the grain system. Seed companies will have the tools to extract more money out of farmers.”

Ritz said ratifying UPOV ’91 will encourage more plant breeding that benefits farmers, but Boehm said farmers would be forced to buy new,

more expensive varieties as public varieties disappear.

“We don’t believe in putting power in the hands of multinationals,” Boehm said.

Slomp said he wants Ritz to have more discussion about the issue before signing the seed treaty.

“We have to be way more careful and listen to the people who have knowledge of what UPOV ’91 really means before we make decisions,” he said.

“We will be active on this file and demand a better process.”

Slomp said commercial farmers aren’t the only ones concerned about UPOV ’91. A growing number of NFU members are smaller farmers involved in community shared agriculture projects, who worry that a new seed treaty would limit their access to new vegetable seed varieties.

Slomp, who was elected at the organization’s convention in Ottawa Nov. 27-30, said the NFU’s mandate hasn’t changed, but it has evolved to represent its members, including a growing number of small-scale farmers and younger farmers.

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“It is actually very exciting coming back from the convention. Our membership is picking up and enthusiasm is growing,” he said.

“We still have 4,000-acre crop pro-

ducers on the Prairies,” he said.

“We always have quite a voice for them, but we really have to balance all forms of food production across the country.”

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WTO MEETING | FOOD SECURITY

India stands firm on rice stockpiling program

BY BARRY WILSON OTTAWA BUREAU

India’s trade minister Anand Sharma, right, walks to a meeting at the ninth World Trade Organization ministerial conference in Bali, Indonesia, Dec. 7. | REUTERS/EDGAR SU PHOTO

BALI, Indonesia — The issue seemed simple when Indian trade minister Anand Sharma sat before hundreds of journalists Dec. 5 to denounce a World Trade Organization proposal on food security rules.

“The right to food security is not negotiable,” Sharma said.

“This is a fundamental issue and we will never compromise. This is not a matter that can be traded away.”

Representatives of non-governmental organizations, who see WTO as a benefit to developed countries and not the poor, applauded.

Earlier, Sharma had told other delegates to the WTO ministerial meeting that India’s right to stockpile food for distribution to the poor “cannot be compromised for minor gains of the developed countries.”

It sounded like a classic battle between rich countries and the poor, but other countries and WTO officials insisted it was no such thing.

Developing as well as developed countries have concerns about the Indian program of stockpiling food for security purposes.

Such programs are legal under WTO rules and not in dispute.

The issue, they said, was that India uses a form of farmer subsidy to do it,

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which is in danger of exceeding its farm subsidy limit under rules established 20 years ago. If it does, India could face challenges at the WTO unless it changes the way the program works.

The proposal on the table at Bali was to give potential offenders a four-year “peace clause” of immunity from WTO challenges to give them time for changes.

“We have not come here as petitioners to beg for a peace clause,” Sharma fumed.

However, he eventually accepted a proposal that sets as a target a four-year transition to a “permanent solution” without the threat of challenge before the WTO. The deal implies that the immunity from challenge will continue until the work is done if a permanent solution is not in place in four years.

It was the most contentious issue at play throughout the WTO ministerial meeting last week, identified early as the most likely deal breaker.

Like most contentious issues at the WTO, it is both simple and complex, political and technical with many sides.

At the core of the dispute is India’s food security law that guarantees 700 million poor citizens low-cost grain taken from a public stockholding that is built and replenished with rice bought from farmers at a higher-thanmarket price.

Sharma said purchases for the stockholding program have never exceeded 30 percent of the crop. The rest goes on the domestic or world market and has no effect on trade.

The program serves two purposes: subsidizing food for most of India’s 1.25 billion people and injecting cash into the subsistence farm economy.

However, under rules adopted by the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade in Geneva in 1994, the Indian expenditure on stockpiled grain above market rates counts against its farm subsidy limit.

The benchmark that is used to calculate the impact of subsidy is a “reference price” based on 1986-88 levels and has not been updated since.

Prices are vastly higher than they were a quarter century ago, which means the Indian “administered price” is measured against a low historic price and recorded as a higher subsidy potion of the crop value than it really is, pushing the country toward the limit.

Sharma said the base numbers for production values should be updated from the 1980s to make subsidy limits more relevant to current prices. He did not win any explicit commitment on that, although it will be part of “permanent solution” discussions.

Critics supporting the proposal argued that all countries live by the same rules and reference margin. It has nothing to do with limiting developing countries’ ability to pursue food security through stockpiles, they said.

The problem is that India is incorporating farm subsidy into the program and must abide by the rules it agreed to in 1994 until they are changed.

As well, they argued that the program could become trade distorting if some of the subsidized grain leaks into international trade or farmers receiving higher prices for a portion of their production can afford to sell some of the remainder of their crop at lower prices into commercial markets.

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WTO MEETINGS | PUSH FOR PROGRESS

Fear of failure loomed throughout meetings Two-party trade deals may shove WTO aside

BY BARRY WILSON OTTAWA BUREAU

BALI, Indonesia — World Trade Organization officials elevated the stakes to apoplectic proportions last week as they fretted through four days when it seemed possible that even a modest deal would fail.

It wasn’t just that proposals to deal with tariff rate quota administration, export subsidy rules, border impediments to trade and food security rules would be lost.

It was that the very future of the WTO as a credible trade rules negotiating forum would be eroded or perhaps even destroyed.

The conference began with WTO information director Keith Rockwell warning that failure to reach a limited agreement — the first in 12 years of bargaining — “would leave us in the cold for years to come.”

Then WTO director general Roberto Azevedo opened the four-day ministerial meeting Dec. 3 with a dire prediction for the fallout if the talks failed.

“I think it will be a tragedy to the institution and many economies around the world,” he told a news conference.

“At stake is the future of the WTO. A weakened WTO would lead to the law of the jungle.”

European Union trade commissioner Karl de Gucht added to the gloom.

“The storm clouds of failure are right above us,” he said.

“If that happens we will feel the after-effects for years to come.”

He suggested some of the trade rule policing functions of the WTO could be affected even though they were not part of the negotiation.

“I fear this will spell the end game for the dispute settlement system,” he told reporters.

Is the W TO, created in 1995 to replace the 47-year-old General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, really so fragile that another failed attempt to close a deal could scuttle it?

In the hothouse atmosphere of WTO negotiations, the dire warnings were in part a pressure tactic aimed at persuading potential dissidents to fall in line for the greater good.

However, supporters of the WTO, including farm leaders, insist the threat of irrelevance is real. WTO now has competition.

WTO and its predecessor GATT produced only two deals during more than a quarter century of negotiations: a 1993 comprehensive agreement in Geneva and a 2001 agreement in Doha to launch a new negotiating round.

Delegates sit outside the plenary room as they wait for the conclusion and closing ceremony of the ninth World Trade Organization ministerial conference on the Indonesian resort island of Bali. | REUTERS/EDGAR SU PHOTO Me a n w h i l e, m a n y c o u n t r i e s including Canada have been putting more effort and resources into negotiating bilateral and regional deals that often produce results, even though they do not create global rules and standards or deal with trade-distorting subsidies as a WTO deal could.

“With the lack of results for many years, I think the WTO has fallen off the radar screen and if there is no deal here, I think it would severely weaken the credibility of the WTO as a negotiating forum,” said Canadian

Federation of Agriculture president Ron Bonnett.

John Masswohl, director of government and international relations for the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association, who was in Bali as part of a Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance delegation, said the lack of agreement could freeze WTO negotiations for at least five years as countries put their emphasis on smaller and more achievable deals.

Bruce Wills, president of the Federation Farmers of New Zealand, told a news conference that no deal last

week “would simply shove WTO to the sidelines.”

Only Indian trade minister Anand Sharma shrugged off the possibility of a seriously wounded WTO if a deal was not reached. Until the end, he was threatening to scuttle an agreement over opposition to a proposal to discipline India’s use of subsidized rice to build a public food stockpile to feed the poor.

“It is not going to collapse,” he said before finally agreeing to a compromise text. “The WTO survives. The heavens do not fall if there is no deal.”

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GMO | SELLING THE PUBLIC

China tries to convince skeptical public on GM Ease consumer fears | Chinese assured that GM corn won’t reduce sperm count BEIJING, China (Reuters) — China’s state media are working overtime to persuade the public that genetically modified food is safe.

The campaign could be seen as an attempt to soften up the population for a policy switch to allow the sale of such food to ensure the country’s 1.35 billion people have enough to eat.

China’s urban population has increased to 700 million from less than 200 million in the past 30 years, driving up demand for meat and staples such as rice that scientists say only genetic modification can satisfy.

Imported GM soybeans are already used as feed for animals, but winning acceptance for the more widespread use of GM crops may be a hard sell in a country frequently in the grip of food scares, such as those over baby milk powder and chemicals in chickens earlier this year.

GM food faces opposition even at the top levels of Chinese bureaucracy, with a senior national security official likening it to opium.

However, state media is taking up the fight.

Communist Party mouthpiece the People’s Daily recently rejected rumours that eating GM food could alter human DNA, and news agency Xinhua ran an investigation debunking tales that GM corn consumption had reduced sperm counts.

Zhang Qifa, known as China’s “father of GM rice,” recently criticized the agriculture ministry for refusing to approve strains that have cost hundreds of millions of dollars in research over the past decade.

Beijing granted safety certificates for its first GM rice in 2009 but has so far refused to authorize commercial production until the public is on side.

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THE MAKEUP OF CHINA • Ethnic groups: Han Chinese make up 91.5 percent. Zhuang, Manchu, Hui, Miao, , Yi, Mongol, Tibetan, Buyi, Dong, Yao, Korean, and other nationalities make up 8.5 percent, according to the 2000 census.

• Total area: 9.6 million sq. kilometres. Canada has 9.98 million sq. km.

• Population: 1.35 billion (July 2013)

A Chinese child stands next to inflatable corn cobs in this file photo that carry the slogan, “we do not want GMO in Guangzhou.” Chinese authorities have started a marketing campaign to counter such messages. |

Demographic makeup • 0-14 years: 17.2 percent (male 125 million/female 107 million) • 15-24 years: 15.4 percent (male 110 million/female 98 million) • 25-54 years: 46.7 percent (male 322 million/female 308 million) • 55-64 years: 11.3 percent (male 77 million /female 75 million) • 65 years and over: 9.4 percent (male 61 million /female 66 million) • Urban population: 50.6 percent of total population in 2011.

• Literacy rate, as defined by those aged 15 and older who can read: 95.1 percent; 97.5 percent of males and 92.7 percent of females.

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resistant B.t. rice will expire next year, meaning researchers must reapply, which could take years.

“Right now, China’s GMO rice production has ground to a halt,” Zhang said. “I personally think we have missed opportunities to develop.”

GMO commercialization isn’t a matter for the public and should begin without delay, he added.

Huang Dafang, a researcher with the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences’ Biotechnology Research Institute, was unimpressed with the media campaign.

“We have not seen any signs of progress, only the continuation of the debate.”

Scientists have been at pains to show that GMOs are already part of the food chain. China is the world’s

top importer of GM soybeans for feed and also imports GM corn.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has forecast that China’s rice imports would reach a record high 3.4 million tonnes in 2013-14, and researchers say the country is facing a growing food gap that can only be properly addressed through the use of genetic modification.

However, while policy-makers have expressed optimism about GM crops and scientists have long urged the government to allow new strains of GM rice, Beijing will not move until it is sure the risks are minimal and that, crucially, the public is behind it.

The debate hasn’t been entirely one-way, with influential researchers still urging caution, especially when it comes to staples such as

rice and wheat.

“Many have said there are no risks to GMO food, but the risks may not even be discovered in three or five years but actually over three to five generations,” said Jiang Changyun, research director at the Industrial Development Research Institute, w h o w a nt s t h e g ov e r n m e nt t o improve food labelling so people can decide themselves whether to eat GM food.

The debate has moved into the realms of national security, with Pang Guangqian, deputy secretarygeneral of the National Security Policy Committee, likening GM food in August to a new kind of opium being forced upon China by western companies.

Writing in Global Times, a tabloid

backed by the People’s Daily, Peng said companies were dumping GM products on China.

Wang Xiaoyu, an official at the Heilongjiang Soybean Association, said GM soy oil eaten in southern parts of the country was linked to high cancer rates.

However, another worry, he conceded, was that imports of cheap GM soy had led to a fall in local production because many planters were unable to compete.

Huang complained that the scientific debate had been hijacked.

“GMO is a scientific matter and should not be debated at the social level,” he said. “If China’s Three Gorges dam and nuclear power were decided by public debate, neither would have been established.”

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GM | U.S. EXPORTS

China’s GM corn discovery sends stir through markets BEIJING, China (Reuters) — China is likely to reject more U.S. corn shipments after they were found to contain a genetically modified variety not approved by Beijing, traders said.

It has sparked fears that other cargoes could be turned away, with some traders and buyers warning that uncertainty over the discovery could prompt a sharp decline in new Chinese orders for U.S. corn.

“We are completely lost and have no idea how to deal with the situation,” said one executive with a major animal feed mill.

“Not all corn cargoes were blocked for entry, but it is a messy situation.”

An initial U.S. corn cargo was rejected in mid-November because of the discovery of the same variety, Syngenta’s Agrisure Viptera, at a time when U.S. corn exports to China have been soaring as Beijing grapples with record-high domestic corn prices and rising demand for food.

Traders have said that the variety, also known as MIR 162, is set to be approved by China soon. It is already shipped to destinations such as top corn importer Japan, South Korea and the European Union.

Slowing Chinese demand would drag further on global prices, which have dropped 40 percent this year on expectations of a bumper U.S. harvest.

One cargo of 60,000 tonnes in the southern province of Fujian was found to be tainted with MIR 162, traders said.

The same GM strain was found in another 49 containers, equivalent to 1,225 tonnes, at the port of Shenzhen, they said. It was Shenzhen’s quarantine authority that last month rejected one cargo of the grain from the United States containing MIR 162.

“Since this is the same GMO in the latest discovery, the shipments may have to be blocked for entry,” said one trader.

Buyers said that they were unlikely to place new orders while shipments were in danger of being rejected.

“The latest discovery is bad news for some buyers ... and will slow

A farmer dries corn cobs in a field near the village of Zhuliang in Shandong province. China, the world’s second-largest corn consumer, has rejected American corn shipments after unapproved GM varieties were found. | REUTERS/CHINA DAILY PHOTO imports,” said Li Qiang, chief analyst with Shanghai JC Intelligence Co. Ltd. Some U.S. exporters have already been in talks with Chinese buyers over possible delays in existing orders in the wake of the first GMO discovery, the China National Grain and Oils Information Center said in a report.

The official think-tank earlier estimated that China’s corn imports in December would be 1.75 million tonnes.

China is expected to import a record seven million tonnes of corn in 2013-

14, up from 5.23 million tonnes the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

The U.S. supplied nearly 94 percent of China’s corn imports in the first 10 months of this year.

China already allows imports of 25 GM corn varieties and is considering adding other commonly cultivated kinds to the list, including Agrisure Viptera, which has been pending approval for 18 months.

Traders said the variety, which is designed to offer enhanced protection against crop-damaging insects and widely grown in the U.S., was

expected to get the green light later this year or next year.

A bulk corn shipment from Argentina was cleared for import earlier this year despite it containing traces of MIR 162.

The latest possible rejection comes as Beijing gets into full swing stockpiling its domestic corn harvest in the major growing provinces in the northeast, aiming to shore up domestic prices and help farmers.

Beijing is offering subsidies to feed mills when buying domestic corn because of tight storage capacity.

Domestic demand has been weaken-

ing, while the country, the world’s second largest corn consumer, is expected to harvest a record crop this year.

Government stockpiles are expected to double to 60 million tonnes in 2013-14, nearly 30 percent of the country’s annual consumption.

China turned into a net corn importer in 2011 as domestic production failed to meet rising demand driven by more meat consumption as the country urbanizes.

The U.S. historically is the world’s top supplier of corn, exporting 10 to 20 percent of its harvest annually.

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CATTLE | DNA TEST

Rancher confident genomic testing will reap rewards down the road Some skeptical | Beef researcher says cattle producers are slow to adopt genomics

BY BARBARA DUCKWORTH CALGARY BUREAU

REGINA â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Sean McGrath had what he thought was a pretty good bull a few years ago.

He was going to collect and market semen until a DNA test revealed the bull was not what the pedigree said it was. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you sold me a bull, that son of a bitch will not be down the chute, off the back of your trailer, unless I have

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hair in an envelope, end of discussion,â&#x20AC;? he told a genomics conference held in Regina during Canadian Western Agribition Nov. 12.

DNA samples are collected from hair for every animal on McGrathâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Round Rock Ranching southeast of Vermilion, Alta., even though it is a commercial cow-calf operation.

He has an extensive artificial insemination program to ensure every cow is bred as soon as possible. He also sells a lot of Simmental-Angus cross replacement heifers, which are all sire verified. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Every replacement female we bring into our cow herd gets DNAed

Dairy, hog and poultry producers are buying into the benefits of genomics for breeding but the beef sector is slow to get on side. | FILE PHOTO at the lab and they all get parentage verified,â&#x20AC;? he said.

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bulls are doing the best job and throwing calves that produce high quality beef.

He has started a grass fed beef program and wants to use DNA information to correlate beef quality back to the parents. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Parentage has been a huge benefit for us,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our old strategy was if they look good, they are good.â&#x20AC;?

For McGrath, genomics testing makes it easier to sort cattle and find those that make him the most money. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I can spend money on all kinds of things, but the flip side is how do you market that back and get value out of it,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;All my neighbours think I am insane. I think it pays now and it will pay in the future.â&#x20AC;?

Genomics has not won over many in the beef industry, but scientists promise that predictions will be more accurate and more practical on the farm as more work is done.

The Angus, Charolais, Gelbvieh, Hereford, Red Angus and Simmental breed associations are developing genetic information and releasing customized data.

Producer skepticism needs to change, said John Basarab, a beef research scientist with Alberta Agriculture and Livestock Gentec. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It will pay big dividends, just like investing in computer technologies did 20 to 30 years ago,â&#x20AC;? he said in an interview. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It will occur because it is occurring in dairy and pigs and poultry. The beef industry needs to get on side very rapidly or they will be left behind. There are innovative, very, very smart managers and owners of beef cattle throughout the world that are using this technology and adopting it right now. Those that donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t adapt will often get left behind. They just wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be able to compete.â&#x20AC;?

Some breeds could lose out, but the beef industry is diverse because cows have to survive on marginal land and challenging climates. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Because of those environmental differences, the fact that these cows have to exist out in these different environments, we have much more room for different breeds and breed complementarity than in the dairy or the swine or poultry industry,â&#x20AC;? he said.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a challenge to gather good information on crossbreds, but Basarab said that should change. Cattle in feedlots can be better sorted for growth, marbling potential and other economically valuable traits. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Crossbreeding is what our industry is about. The purebreds produce the foundation stock but the actual beef industry is all about the production of red meat,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We went through that in 1970 and essentially the North American system went from a purebred system to a crossbreeding system because we got a 25 to 35 percent improvement in the production efficiency. We canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t give that up.â&#x20AC;?

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CATTLE RESEARCH | FEED EFFICIENCY

Simmental initiative gathers genetics to improve breed

BY BARBARA DUCKWORTH CALGARY BUREAU

REGINA — Sorting cattle that can convert five pounds of feed into a pound of beef from those that need twice the amount of feed is among the goals of a genetics research project.

The Canadian Simmental Association has almost completed a $3.5 million initiative to genetically detect the most fertile, most feed efficient and best meat animals.

The work started in 2011, and the plan is to genotype the most influential Sim-mental sires to fit that piece of the puzzle into breeding programs.

As well, Livestock Gentec and the

University of Alberta are working with Beefbooster Inc. and Deseret Ranches of Alberta to analyze cattle.

The two groups already had extensive phenotypic performance records that could be tied into the array of information derived from DNA. “As our genetic tools get better, that accuracy will improve even higher so at weaning we could have calves that will make good feeding cattle and we shouldn’t keep them as young breeding bulls, and these females are going to make really good cows because they have high fertility and high feed efficiency,” said beef researcher John Basarab, who works with Livestock Gentec.

The Simmental initiative included

genotyping as well as practical work such as meat quality research.

“At the end of the day we are a food product,” said Sandy Russell, who has been working with the Simmental association.

Part of the research included rib dissection by collecting samples at packing plants, she told a genomics conference held during Canadian Western Agribition .

Researchers measured total weight and assessed lean weight, subcutaneous fat, seam fat, bone and body fat. It is hoped that more detailed genetic information will allow producers to separate good performers from poor ones. The industry also wants to build custom made genetic

panels that more closely align with what the breed can do.

“We knew there are breed variations. We knew some of the commercial panels were not working for our breed,” Russell said.

Breeders have not been completely in the dark because they have had predictions from expected progeny differences, which uses traits to produce a statistic to estimate how a bull’s offspring may turn out.

One of the problems is that many people do not understand the final numbers, said Kajal Devani, director of breed development for the Canadian Angus Association.

EPDs are calculated using phenotypic information such as birth, wean-

ing and yearling weight. It is a prediction of genetic merit that includes the performance of the parents and the offspring. The pedigrees need to be correct because the EPD numbers are irrelevant if there is a mistake.

Genomics have helped verify parentage because at times pedigrees are incorrect, she said.

Another challenge is that beef producers lag behind other meat producing groups.

“We hav e ma de a signif ica nt amount of difference based on these tools and unfortunately the competition has made better use of these tools and has made stronger strides in production efficiencies that are incomparable to us,” she said.

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AG NOTES ANGUS ASSOCIATION OFFERS SUMMER INTERNSHIPS The Jan. 5 application deadline looms for three summer internships with the Canadian Angus Association in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Ontario.

The full-time, 16 week jobs focus on marketing the female beef project to existing 4-H members, promoting the 4-H beef project, increasing the number of junior Angus members, general industry promotion and exposure to association services.

The internship, which is open to college, university and technical students, will provide training and experience in association work.

Compensation will be $12 to $15 per hour, with salary to be negotiated.

Applicants should be majoring in agriculture or marketing. Seedstock background is also preferred but not

required. Interested undergraduate students,18 years old with a driver’s licence and their own vehicle, should send their résumé and cover letter to Cassie Dorran, the association’s director of marketing and branding.

2013 CANADIAN JERSEY COW OF THE YEAR RJF Remake Becky has been named Jersey Canada’s 2013 cow of the year.

It is owned and bred by Robert Jarrell of Corbyville, Ont. Becky holds one silver and two platinum awards for production.

It was the recipient of the Jersey Canada Hall of Fame Trophy in 2012 for highest composite breed class average, and in 2012 was named the all-time Canadian mature cow class leader for milk, fat and protein.

Becky has 28 progeny, including 25 daughters and three sons. Its

daughters hold five silver and two platinum awards for production.

It has produced 120 viable embryos in the past six years and has calved naturally three times. Becky has increased in production and classification with each lactation.

HEMP FIRM HIRES SALES MANAGER Danny Scodeller has been named the western Canadian regional sales manager for Manitoba Harvest Hemp Foods.

Scodeller will help expand western Canadian sales of the company’s raw shelled hemp seeds, hemp protein powders and hemp oil.

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CEREALS CANADA ANNOUNCES INAUGURAL BOARD Cereals Canada recently confirmed its inaugural board of directors.

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SHEEP FEDERATION ELECTS CHAIR Phil Kolodychuk of Bluesky, Alta., was recently elected board chair of the Canadian Sheep Federation.

Kolodychuk, along with his wife and children, have raised lambs for 12 years.

He said he wants to focus federation efforts on initiatives that will directly benefit producers such as traceability, the Farm Safe Food Practices Program, scrapie eradication and access to medications.

New to the executive committee are Rob Scott from Ontario as vice-chair, Cathy Gallivan from New Brunswick as secretary and Barbara Johnstone Grimmer from British Columbia as treasurer.

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AGRI INNOVATION FORUM | PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY

Better photosynthesis key to boosting yields Genetic enhancement | Benson Hill Biosystems aims to make plant stronger before it has to deal with environmental issues

BY ED WHITE WINNIPEG BUREAU

Crop yields could be boosted 50 to 300 percent just by getting better photosynthesis, says a leading developer of biotech crop improvements.

“Photosynthesis today is actually a grossly inefficient process,” said Matthew Crisp, chief executive officer of Benson Hill Biosystems Inc. “The most elite cultivars don’t have more than four percent efficiency.”

Crisp, whose company is developing ways to crank up the photosyn-

thetic output of plants with metabolic engineering, thinks the next generation of biotech gains in crops will come from multiple genetic enhancements improving the overall systemic strength of plants.

Crisp told the Agri Innovation Forum in Winnipeg Nov. 19-20 that the first wave of biotech crops mostly used “silver bullet-based” improvements that allowed crops to get much closer to their “intrinsic yields” than they would have been able to achieve without them.

That includes both herbicide toler-

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ance and insect resistance, which allow crops to avoid some of the biggest yield killers in the field.

However, Crisp said the developments his company wants to achieve are aimed at increasing yield poten-

tial before environmental factors affect the crop.

Major gains are only possible with “creating genetic diversity that would otherwise never occur in nature.”

Crisp said the present trajectory of yield improvements will not meet the projected need to double crop yields within the next 35 years.

“We know that the rate of innovation today to accomplish this is not sufficient,” said Crisp.

“We need to accelerate innovation in this space.”

The Agri Innovation Forum was a

Dragon’s Den-like event at which small, cutting edge biotech and start-up companies with supposedly revolutionary products presented themselves to a hall full of venture capitalists, investors and funding agencies.

Crisp said his company doesn’t follow the “throw it against the wall and see if it sticks” approach of much current primary research.

Instead, it uses an “informed discovery pipeline” that rigorously identifies likely avenues of success and follows them.

New pig code expected by spring

BY BARB GLEN LETHBRIDGE BUREAU

The new pig code of practice, which has proven controversial particularly as it relates to use of gestation stalls for sows, is expected to be ready this spring.

Committee members in charge of developing the code met in late November to consider the 4,700 comments submitted during the public input period.

Committee chair Florian Possberg said in a Dec. 2 news release that “great strides” had been made toward final agreement on the code.

However, specific details on what changes had been made to the draft, if any, will not be publicly released until the final version is published.

Codes of practice are designed to establish national guidelines for the care and handling of farm animals.

The draft code for pigs included a proposed regulation that gestation stalls for sows would be eliminated by 2024. Many pig producers objected to that proposal because it would mean expensive renovations to existing barns with no guarantee of higher prices or payments to producers for making those changes.

“At the end of the day, we cannot and will not carry the freight on this one,” Alberta Pork chair Frank Novak said at the group’s November meeting.

“It needs to be a market issue, and if the retailer wants it and consumers want it, come tell us, pay us and we’ll do it. We can do it better than anyone else, but we can’t do it out of the goodness of our heart.”

Response to the proposed pig code of practice was far higher than for any of the other codes developed or in the process of being developed through the National Farm Animal Care Council.

The final version of the pig code was initially scheduled for release this month but has now been postponed until spring. The process began in October 2010.

The committee developing the code includes hog producers, veterinarians, scientists, animal welfare groups and government officials.

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1979 FORD THUNDERBIRD, 78,000 org. kms., 351 motor, power windows, A/C, cruise control, this is an original car in excellent condition; 1990 Lincoln Towncar, 112,000 miles, all options, in showroom condition. Call 306-795-3349 or 306-795-7349 cell, Ituna, SK. 1966 METEOR CONVERTIBLE, 390 auto., $4200 OBO. Call 403-548-0525, Medicine Hat, AB. 1977 VOLVO 245 wagon. Additional 240’s for parts. Offers? 306-946-3656, Yellow Grass, SK. WANTED: 1958 PONTIAC or Chev 2 door hardtop in restorable condition. Call 204-223-0923, Winnipeg, MB.

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New and used parts available for 3 ton highway tractors including custom built tandem converters and wet kits. All truck makes/models bought and sold. Shop service available. Specializing in repair and custom rebuilding for transmissions and differentials. Now offering driveshaft repair and assembly from passenger vehicles to heavy trucks. For more info call 306-668-5675 or 1-877-362-9465. 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. ONE OF SASK’s largest inventory of used heavy truck parts. 3 ton tandem diesel motors and transmissions and differentials for all makes! Can Am Truck Export Ltd., 1-800-938-3323.

NEW WILSON SUPER Bs, tridem and tandem; 2012 Doepker Super B, alum. rims; 2008 Lode-King alum. open end Super B, alum. rims, air ride, also 2009 w/lift axles; 1995 Castleton tridem, air ride; Tandem and S/A converter, drop hitch, certified; 17’ A-train pup, very clean. 306-356-4550, Dodsland SK. DL #905231. www.rbisk.ca

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SOUTHSIDE AUTO WRECKERS located Weyburn, SK., 306-842-2641. Used car parts, light truck to semi-truck parts. We buy scrap iron and non-ferrous metals.

SLEEPERS AND DAYCABS. New and used.

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

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SCHOOL BUSES: 1986 to 1999, 20-66 pass., $1600 and up. Phoenix Auto, Lucky Lake, SK., 1-877-585-2300. DL #320074.

2013 CANCADE ROUND tub end dump gravel trailer, air ride, 16,000 kms, 11R24.5 on outside alum. rims, new MB. s a f e t y , $ 4 9 , 0 0 0 . C a n d e l i v e r.

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Pics and prices at www.trailerguy.ca 306-222-2413, Aberdeen/Saskatoon, SK. TOPGUN TRAILER SALES “For those who demand the best.” PRECISION AND AGASSIZ TRAILERS (flatdecks, end dumps, enclosed cargo). 1-855-255-0199, Moose Jaw, SK. www.topguntrailersales.ca

DROP DECK semi style and pintle hitch sprayer trailers. Air ride, tandem and tridems. Contact SK: 306-398-8000; AB: 403-350-0336.

1991 JC TRAILERS, double drop lowbed, w/hyd. removable gooseneck. Tandem axle spring ride, 28’ in the well. Flip over front ramps, 80% LowPro 22.5 rubber, w/2 new mounted spares, 9 swingouts and 10 lashing rings per side, recent AB safety, nice straight trailer, $20,500. Email pictures available. 403-638-3934, ask for Jeff, Sundre, AB. 2000 WILSON MUV-ALL 8-1/2’ hyd. folding tail double drop tandem equipment trailer, $33,000. Golden West Trailer. Call 1-877-999-7402.

TRIDEMS: 2005 Doepker 3 hopper FWD, $37,980; 2009 Doepker 3 hopper FWD, PRECISION TRAILERS: Gooseneck and $1980; 2010 Wilson 3 hopper rear, bumper hitch. You’ve seen the rest, now $39,900 1-877-999-7402 Golden West Tr. own the best. Hoffart Services, 2006 MUVALL MACHINERY trailer, 53’ tri306-957-2033, www.precisiontrailer.com axle, hyd. beavertail and winch, aluminum pullouts to 14’, $60,000. 780-305-3547, Neerlandia, AB.

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204-743-2324, Cypress River, MB.

Delta Cooperative Association Ltd. Unity, SK

1998 OLDS 88LS, 66,000 orig. kms, loaded, white, cloth, like new, $6000. Ph. 306-922-8155, Prince Albert, SK.

GOOD TRAILERS, REASONABLY priced.

Tandem axle, gooseneck, 8-1/2x24’, Beavertail and ramps, 14,000 GVW, $6900; or triple axle, $7900. All trailers custom built from 2000 to 20,000 lbs., DOT approved.

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Warner Ind: Moose Jaw 306-693-7253, Current 306-773-3030 and Regina 2000 LODE KING Super B grain trailers, Swift closed end, excellent, air ride, 22.5 tires at 306-359-1930. www.warnerindustries.ca 50%, tarps vg., flat fenders, very little rust, NEW STOCK: 3 - 2014 45’ Neville tri-axle paint vg., farm used, lower mileage, air ride, 78” sides, 3 hopper, side chutes, $41,000. Lloyd Sproule, 403-627-2764 or $44,000. 306-563-8765, Canora, SK. 403-627-7363, Pincher Creek, AB. SANDBLAST AND PAINT your grain trail1997 DOPEKER SUPER B grain trailers, ers, boxes, flatdecks and more. We use inclosed end, 24.5 tires, spring ride, $25,000 dustrial undercoat and paint. Can zinc coat Call 306-424-2690 eves. Montmartre, SK. for added rust protection. Quality workmanship guaranteed. Prairie Sandblasting and Painting, 306-744-7930, Saltcoats, SK. 2009 DOEPKER SUPER B hopper bottom, NORMS SANDBLASTING & PAINT, 40 24.5 rubber, light package, $49,000. years body and paint experience. We do 780-876-2667, 780-933-2585, Debolt, AB. 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 ANYBODY INTERESTED IN rebuilding an shop. Norm 306-272-4407, Foam Lake SK. 18’ stock trailer? I could use a hand! For 1993 DOEPKER SUPER B’s well main- more info. call 306-342-4433, Glaslyn, SK. tained, $20,000 firm. 306-287-8062, 1995 TRAVALONG 20’ with rubber mats, 306-287-3977, Watson, SK. little rust, $5000. Can email pics.

2- 2007 PRESTIGE LODE-KING Super B’s. 306-266-4211, Wood Mountain, SK., One with new: paint, half round fenders, tarps, tires, safetied, $55,000; 2nd has flat YEAR END PRICING: On all in stock stock fenders, air ride, pup has some rust, safe- trailers, 20’ and 24’, steel and aluminum.

Starting at $10,500. Assiniboia, SK. Call tied, $38,000. 403-952-0098, Burdett, AB. Glen 306-640-8034, gm93@sasktel.net ALL ALUMINUM TANDEMS, tridems and Super B Timpte grain trailers. Call Maxim WILSON ALUMINUM STOCK trailer, like Truck & Trailer, 1-888-986-2946 or see: new cond., just over 8’ wide, 32’ floor, 8’ on the neck. Winter kit and decking to haul www.Maximinc.Com smaller livestock, $27,000. 780-812-8733, CHECK OUT OUR inventory of quality used Ardmore, AB. highway tractors, view information at 2008 SOUTHLAND MINI 14’ gooseneck www.titantrucksales.com trailer, divider and floor mats, good cond.

2010 WILSON SUPER B alum., Michel’s Ph. Clarke 306-931-3824, Saskatoon, SK. elec. tarp, white, 22.5 rubber, $79,000.

WWW.DESERTSALES.CA Trailers/Bins 306-287-8062, 306-287-3977, Watson, SK. Westeel hopper bottom bins. Serving AB, 1997 DOEPKER SUPER B grain bulkers, BC and SK. Wilson, Norbert, gooseneck, 24.5 tires, air gauges, vg tarps, new paint, stock and ground loads. Horse / stock, $26,000. 306-224-4515, Windthorst, SK. cargo / flatdeck, dump, oilfield, all in stock. 1-888-641-4508, Bassano, AB. Southern Industrial is THREE SOUTHLAND 16’ bumper pull stock trailers, good shape, $5000 to $6500 OBO. the proud supplier 403-548-0525, Medicine Hat, AB. and service shop for Neville Built trailers.

2007 WILSON cattle/hog trailer, $52,000; 2007 MERRITT cattle/hog trailer, $52,000.

403-625-4658, Claresholm, AB.

1997 ADVANCE CRUDE production trailer.

Triaxle alum. tanker, 22.5 rubber, approx.

50%. Dayton wheel, spring ride, safety current to Apr/2014. 306-460-9465, Eatonia.

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2008 CANCADE Dakota tandem, $28,900; 2010 Wilson 2 hopper tandem, $37,000; 2010 Wilson 3 hopper tridem, $42,900.

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2011 DOEPKER RGN machinery trailer, 53’ tri-axle, c/w alum. pullouts, rear strobes, and pullout lights, side winches, alum rims $63,000. 780-305-3547, Neerlandia, AB.

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53’ AND 48’ tridem and tandem stepdecks; Two 48’ tandem 10’ wide, beavertail, flip ramps, air ride, low kms; 1991 Trail King machinery trailer, hyd. tail; 53’, 48’, 28’ tridem and tandem highboys, all steel and combos. SUPER B HIGHBOYS; A-train tanker will separate water or fert.; Tandem and S/A converter with drop hitch; 53’-28’ van trailers; B-train salvage trailers; Tandem lowboy, 9’ wide; High clearance sprayer trailer w/tanks and chem handlers. 306-356-4550, www.rbisk.ca DL # 905231.

SET OF 8” AUGERS for a Doepker 3 hopper, $2800. Golden West Trailer. Call 1-877-999-7402.

2010 DIAMOND C 35’ tridem dual flatdeck, 3- 10,000 lb. oilbath axles, 9’ hyd. tail, SS wheel covers, always shedded, $17,250. plus GST. 306-463-4598, Kindersley, SK.

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888-792-6283. www.monarchtrailers.com TWO 2009 WILSON Quadaxle 53’ PSDCL402, extra lights and roof hatches, $ 5 4 , 0 0 0 . G o l d e n We s t Tr a i l e r. C a l l 1-877-999-7402.

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Truck & Trailer, 1-888-986-2946. www.flaman.com/trailers NEW PRODUCT!! BEHNKE 53’ air ride s p r a y e r t r a i l e r o n l y $ 4 2 , 5 0 0 . C a l l 2014 WILSON FOREMAN 30’ stock trailer 1-888-435-2626 or visit your local Flaman 3x700 lb. axles, $29,999 plus GST. Ray’s Tr a i l e r S a l e s . C a l l C o r y o r D o n , location. www.flaman.com for more info.

780-672-4596, Camrose, AB. 2000 MERRITT 53’ cattle triaxle, $23,000.

2012 WILSON stepdeck w/front axle slidGolden West Trailer. Call 1-877-999-7402. er, sliding winches & tie plates, wide load 2009 WILSON 24’ gooseneck, $16,800. telescoping lights, 2 toolboxes, $36,980.

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2006 CHEV SILVERADO 1T crewcab, 4x4, 6.6L Duramax, loaded, white 258,812 kms, stk# D1807B, $18,995 1-800-667-0490 DL #907173. www.watrousmainline.com 2005 GMC SIERRA SLE, ext. cab, 2500 HD Duramax 4x4, 151,250 kms, white, $17,500. 306-272-4620, Foam Lake, SK. 2005 and 2003 ADVANCE TC406 alum. tankers, 34,000 litres, air ride VIPK, safetied, $38,500. 306-752-4909, Melfort, SK.

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CHECK OUT OUR inventory of quality used highway tractors, view information at www.titantrucksales.com 2014 RAM 1500 quad cab SXT, 4x4, standard Hemi, APAS member price $25,179.

Call 1-888-350-1594, or view online: www.dodgecityauto.com DL #911673.

2014 RAM 1500 QC Sport 4X4, APAS member price $33,776.

Call 1-888-350-1594, or view online: www.dodgecityauto.com DL #911673.

2013 RAM 3500 HD crew cab, dually 4x4, 850’ lb torque, APAS member price $53,854. Call 1-888-350-1594, or online: www.dodgecityauto.com DL #911673.

2013 RAM 2500 Laramie crew cab, 4x4, MDS Hemi, APAS member price $53,777.

Call 1-888-350-1594, or view online: www.dodgecityauto.com DL #911673.

2013 RAM 2500 HD crew cab Ltd, 6.7 Cummins turbo dsl, APAS member price $53,237. Call 1-888-350-1594, or online: www.dodgecityauto.com DL #911673.

2013 RAM 2500 HD crew cab, 4x4, Power wagon, APAS member price $44,497. Call 1-888-350-1594, or view online: www.dodgecityauto.com DL #911673.

2013 DODGE RAM 2500 HD crew cab, Cummins diesel, APAS member price $54,993. Call 1-888-350-1594, or online: www.dodgecityauto.com DL #911673.

2011 CHEV SILVERADO LTZ, ext. cab, 4x4, 5.3L V8, loaded, green, 27,243 kms, E1199A, $30,995.

1-800-667-0490. DL #907173. www.watrousmainline.com 2010 GMC SIERRA SLT ext. cab, 4x4, loaded, leather, red, 97,288 kms, E1196A, $24,995. 1-800-667-0490. DL #907173 www.watrousmainline.com

Trucks, Trailers, Truck Bodies, “The right choice, is AUTOMATIC!”

2005 CHEV SILVERADO 2500 4x4, 4r, Duramax dsl, fully loaded, only 234,000 kms.

Drives awesome. 2 year powertrain warranty. $14,999. Resource Auto, Regina, SK. DL #317129, Glenn: 306-522-7771.

Specializing in top quality, affordablypriced, work-ready trucks with boxes or as tractors, mostly 10-speed Autoshift or Ultrashift transmissions. Most trucks are from large American fleets: very little rust, strictly maintained, and all highway miles.

Also a dealer for Cancade, truck bodies and trailers.

Grain Trucks, Silage Trucks, Bale Trucks, Highway Tractors

2008 AUTOSHIFT PETERBILT, 13 spd., S/N 1XPHDU9X58D762113, Cat C-13, 12 and 40 axles, 630,000 miles c/w new 20’ Cancade, Nordic scissor hoist, roll tarp, offers. Call Bob at: 780-679-7680, New Sask Safety, Ferintosh, AB. ATTENTION FARMERS: Very large selection of tandem grain trucks, AutoShifts and standards, Cancade and Neu Star boxes. Call Yellowhead Sales 306-783-2899, Yorkton, SK. DL #916328.

AUTOSHIFT TRUCKS AVAILABLE: Boxed tandems and tractor units. Contact David 306-887-2094, 306-864-7055, Kinistino, SK. DL #327784. www.davidstrucks.com

Hwy. 3, Seven Persons, AB (Medicine Hat, AB)

PH. 403-977-1624 2004 FORD F350 ext. cab, 4x4, 6.0 diesel, Truck runs and drives great. Two year powertrain warranty, full load. Only 274,000 kms, body fair condition, was $7999. Now on sale for $5999. Resource Auto, 401 Albert St. Glenn at 306-522-7771, Regina, SK. DL #317129.

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2004 CHEV SILVERADO crewcab, 4x4, 5.3L V8, loaded, silver, 93,545 kms, stk#B1937B, $14,995. 1-800-667-0490.

DL #907173. www.watrousmainline.com 2001 DODGE RAM SLT 3/4T ext. cab, 4x4, 5.9L Cummins, loaded, black, 320,955 kms 2001 STERLING, CUMMINS ISM, S/N stk# C1648C, $14,995. 1-800-667-0490 2FWYHMCB51AH32942, 330 HP, Eaton 10 spd., 12,000 front, 20,000 rears, 953,000 DL #907173. www.watrousmainline.com kms, c/w new 20’ Berg box, Nordic front hoist, tarp. Safety expires Oct. 2014. Offers. Bob 780-679-7680 Ferintosh, AB. 2004 FORD F-350, diesel, 6 spd., 4x4, 11’ flatdeck, 5th wheel trailer hitch, safetied, great farm truck, $8000. 1-866-938-8537.

2006 HONDA RIDGELINE 4x4, dark green, Stk# SK-S2590A, 93,000 kms, $16,995.

DL #914077. Call 1-866-980-0260 or www.subaruofsaskatoon.ca

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COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL MFG. for grain box pkgs., decks, gravel boxes, HD combination grain and silage boxes, pup trailers, frame alterations, custom paint, complete service. Visit our plant at Humboldt, SK or call 306-682-2505 for prices.

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

Give Brehon Agrisystems a call at 3 0 6 - 9 3 3 - 2 6 5 5 o r v i s i t u s o n l i n e at www.brehonag.com Saskatoon, SK. WANTED CHEV ONE ton truck with steel B&H, from 1967 to 1985. Call 306-243-4242, Macrorie, SK.

1978 MACK R600, 296,000 original kms, 300+, 6 spd., Mack 38’s, 15’ Arne’s, pup plumbed. Needs tires. $15,900 plus GST. 306-731-7186, Craven, SK., or email d.d.mcmillan@sasktel.net

2007 DODGE 2500 crewcab, 4x4, 5.7 HEMI eng., auto. trans., PW, 269,000 kms, $11,900. Phoenix Auto, Lucky Lake, SK., 1-877-585-2300, DL #320074.

2007 FORD F150 Lariat, 4x4, leather, red, 5.4L 90,347 kms, Stock #SK-U0460, $26,495. Call 1-866-980-0260. DL #914077. www.subaruofsaskatoon.ca 2007 GMC EXT. cab, 6.0L, auto., new air bags and compressor, new 10 ply tires, 2010 GMC SIERRA 2500 Duramax diesel, never winter driven, 58,000 kms, $23,500. crewcab 4x4, loaded, 240,000 kms, 2 year Ph. 780-842-8517, Chauvin, AB. powertrain warranty. Sale price $24,999. 2009 GM SIERRA ext. cab 4x4, 54,000 Ph 306-522-7771, Resource Auto Sales, kms, $16,500. Phone: 250-782-8233 leave Regina, SK. DL #317129. m s g . , D aw s o n C r e e k , B C . o r e m a i l : 2010 DODGE RAM SLT 3/4T crewcab 4x4, old_rifleman@yahoo.ca Cummins diesel, loaded, pewter, 218,933 CHECK OUT OUR inventory of quality used kms, D1815A, $29,995. 1-800-667-0490. highway tractors, view information at DL #907173. www.watrousmainline.com www.titantrucksales.com 2010 CHEV SILVERADO LT, ext. cab, 4x4, 5.3L V8, loaded, silver, 47,295 kms, NEW INTERNATIONAL TERRASTAR 3 ton E1167A, $23,995. 1-800-667-0490. DL 4x4 at: www.Maximinc.Com or call Maxim Truck & Trailer, 1-888-986-2946. #907173. www.watrousmainline.com 2010 CHEV SILVERADO 3/4 ton, crewcab, 4x4, 6.6L Duramax, loaded, white, 73,638 kms, D1594A, $40,995. 1-800-667-0490.

DL #907173. www.watrousmainline.com 2009 NISSAN TITAN, 5.6L, silver, 40,409 EU TA R M kms, SK-U0721, $24,995. DL #914077.

Call 1-888-240-2415 or visit our website: www.subaruofsaskatoon.ca 2008 GMC SIERRA SLT 3/4 ton crewcab, 4x4, 6.6L Duramax, loaded, leather, 96,831 kms, M6745, $35,995. 1-800-667-0490.

DL #907173. www.watrousmainline.com 2008 GMC SIERRA 1500 SLT, AC, CC, CD, leather, black, auto., 73,249 kms, Stk# SK-U0705, $28,995. 1-888-240-2415 or www.subaruofsaskatoon.ca DL #914077.

2008 CHEV SILVERADO LTZ 3/4T, crew cab, 4x4, 6.0L V8, loaded, 154,766 kms, N euStar M anufacturing stk#D1686B, $24,995. 1-800-667-0490.

1470 W illson Place DL #907173. www.watrousmainline.com W innipeg,M anitoba 2008 CHEV SILVERADO LT, ext. cab, 4x4, 1-204-478-7827 5.3L V8, loaded, red, 95,689 kms, stk# E1228A, $19,995. 1-800-667-0490. DL 1968 FARGO 700, 361 motor, 5&2 trans#907173. www.watrousmainline.com mission, 18’ box and hoist, asking $5000.

2007 DODGE RAM ST Quad Cab, 4x4, 5.7L 306-845-2404, Livelong, SK. Hemi, white, 123,494 kms, D1813B, 1976 FORD F-700 4 tonne w/drill fill, re$14,995. 1-800-667-0490. DL #907173. cent work, v.g. truck. Can email pics, www.watrousmainline.com $8000. 306-266-4211, Wood Mountain, SK 2007 GMC 1500 4x4, ext. cab, shortbox, 1987 FORD F700, 16x8.5’ B&H, seed tank, power locks, 201,000 kms, $6500. Phone: vg 370 gas engine, vg radial tires, 5 spd.

306-961-7553, Prince Albert, SK. $8900. Phoenix Auto, Lucky Lake, SK. 2006 GMC SIERRA crewcab, 4x4, 5.3L V8, 1-877-585-2300, DL #320074. loaded, grey, 181,940 kms, D1783B, 2001 FREIGHTLINER FL80, 300 HP, 9 $14,995. 1-800-667-0490. DL #907173. spd. trans., new 16’ ultracell BH&T packwww.watrousmainline.com age, exc. cond., no rust, only $37,500. Call 2006 FORD F350 V8, white, 224,555 kms, for details, 306-946-8522, Saskatoon, SK. SK-U01140A, $18,995. Call for details 1-888-240-2415 or visit our website: www.subaruofsaskatoon.ca DL #914077.

2006 FORD F-350 King Ranch 1T Dually, 4.4, 6.0L dsl., loaded, 140,842 kms, stk# D1814A, $25,995.

1-800-667-0490.

DL #907173. www.watrousmainline.com 2006 FORD F-350 ext. cab 4x4, loaded, white, 274,419 kms, D1614A, $12,995.

1-800-667-0490. DL #907173. View: www.watrousmainline.com 2001 FREIGHTLINER FL80, Cat 3126, 9 2006 CHEV SILVERADO LT 3/4T, ext. cab, speed, cruise, interaxle lockup, exhaust 4x4, 6.6L Duramax, loaded, 204,818 kms, brake, new tires, 2008 CBI 20’ silage/grain D1811A, $20,995.

1-800-667-0490. DL box, Michel’s tarp, $52,500. 306-227-4882, Vanscoy, SK. #907173. www.watrousmainline.com

BERG’S GRAIN BODIES: When value and durability matter, ph. Berg’s Prep and Paint for details 204-325-5677, Winkler, MB.

2002 9100 International truck, Eaton auto. trans. w/clutch, 475 HP Cummins engine, 3-Way lockers, new safety, new 20’ Berg’s grain box, remote chute/hoist. Call Henry for price at 204-324-7593, Altona, MB. 2004 FREIGHTLINER M2 tandem, Cat dsl., Allison auto, new 20’ CIM box pkg, w/ tarp, safetied, no rust California truck, only $59,500. 306-946-8522, Saskatoon SK 2004 IHC 4400 new body style, 466 Allison auto, C&C, will take 20’ box, low low miles, $39,900; 2001 IHC 4900, 466 Allison auto, 18’ BH&T, 130,000 miles, $44,900; 2003 IHC 8100, C&C, 370 HP Cummins, 6 spd. Allison auto, will fit 18-20’ box, $29,900. K&L Equipment, Regina/Ituna, SK. DL #910885.

306-795-7779, 306-537-2027 or email: ladimer@sasktel.net 2005 FREIGHTLINER, 300 HP Cat, 10 spd., A/T/C, low miles, new 20’ BH and elec. tarp. Trades considered, financing avail.

Pro-Ag Equipment, North Battleford, SK. Bob 306-445-2500.

2005 IH 9200 AutoShift and 2007 T800 KW, elec. tarp, pintle hitch, 13 spd. UltraShift, Cat C15, new 20’ BH&T; 1976 GMC 6500, 366, 5&2, 16’ wood box.

306-356-4550, Dodsland, SK. DL #905231 www.rbisk.ca 2006 CHEV TANDEM, 300 HP, auto., new 20’ box, $54,900. Phone 306-948-7223, Biggar, SK. 2006 INTERNATIONAL 9200 Eagle, 12 s p d . , A u t o S h i f t , 435 HP Cummins, 20’x64” Cancade box, electric tarp, aluminum rims, nice, clean, well maintained, $62,500. Call 306-429-2704, Glenavon, SK.

2006 KENWORTH T800, AUTOSHIFT, 10 spd., new B&H, ISM Cummins, very clean.

Also trucks available with ISX Cummins and no box. 204-673-2382, Melita, MB. DL #4525.

2007 FREIGHTLINER $87,999. Warner Ind., Moose Jaw 306-693-7253, Swift Current 306-773-3030, Regina 306-359-1930 www.warnerindustries.ca DL #913604.

2007 FREIGHTLINER COLUMBIA, Det., 13 spd. Eaton Ultrashift. 2006 IHC 9200 Eagle, ISX Cummins, 12 spd. Meritor auto.

Both with new 20’x65” CIM B&H, fresh SK. safeties. 306-270-6399, Saskatoon, SK. www.78truxsales.com DL 316542.

2012 KENWORTH 470, tandem axle w/350 Cummins motor, 5000 kms, Allison 6 spd. trans., loaded with Courtenay Berg B&H. 306-382-1200, Saskatoon, SK. 2014 FREIGHTLINER, $128,000. Warner Ind: Moose Jaw 306-693-7253, Swift Current 306-773-3030, DL #913604. Regina 306-359-1930. www.warnerindustries.com

2006 and 2007 IHC 9200, both have new 16’ Cancade gravel box and tarp. Phone Yellowhead Sales 306-783-2899, Yorkton, SK. DL #916328.

TANDEM AXLE Gravel trucks in inventory.

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

1989 R688ST MACK, 350 eng, Eaton 8LL trans, 22.5 tires- 60%, wet kit, AC, no safety, $8000 OBO. 204-648-7136 Ashville, MB

2004 FREIGHTLINER COLUMBIA, 42” flat-top sleeper, 500 Detroit, 18 spd., 46 rears, w/3-way locks, fresh Sask. safety, 2 line wet kit, $32,000. 306-547-7680, or 306-325-2021 Okla, SK. DL#304675.

2004 KENWORTH T800, 475 Cat, 18 spd., 46 rears, full lockers, 48” mid-rise sleeper, sunroof, alum. headache rack, Beacons, new turbo, after cooler, air to air rad, and radiator, Sask. safetied, $38,000.

306-768-7004, Carrot River, SK. 2005 KENWORTH W900B tractor, 530 Cummins, 18 spd., 46 rears, 4-way locks, new bearing roll, oil pump and clutch, Beacons, headache rack and chain hangers, 60% rubber, new AB. safety, $51,000. Call Jeff 403-638-3934, Sundre, AB.

LARGE BAILIFF SEIZURE with a number of Hino trucks. All to be sold by online auction. See: www.saskwestfinancial.com for bidding instructions.

SLEEPERS AND DAYCABS. New and used.

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

2005 PETERBUILT 379L, 63” bunk, C-15, 1,245,000 kms., 24.5 rubber, 13 spd. trans., good cond.; 2007 Peterbuilt 378 daycab, heavy spec. truck, C-15, 411,000 kms., full lockers, wet kit, 14,000 front, 46 rears, 22.5 rubber, 18 spd. trans., good condition. Call 204-638-1068, Sifton, MB. 2007 IHC 9200 Eagle, C13 Cat, 625,000 kms. 2006 IHC 9200 daycab, ISX Cummins, 650,000 kms. Both w/13 spd. Eaton UltraShifts and fresh SK safeties. Phone 306-270-6399, www.78truxsales.com at Saskatoon, SK. DL 316542.

2007 INT. 9900 day cab, 654,150 kms, 46 rears, 18 spd, 11x24.5 tires, 226 WB, Cat twin turbo 500 HP, wet kit, scale pads on 5th wheel. Fresh safety, $47,500. Shellbrook. Tom 306-747-3292, 780-713-5967.

2007 KENWORTH 900L ISX, 565 HP, 18 spd., S40s, 4-Way locks, 3.90 ratio, 24.5 rubber, aluminum rims, 62” bunk, 1.1M kms. 306-961-8094, Spruce Home, SK. 2007 WESTERN STAR, daycab, 550 Cat, 18 spd., 720,000 kms, 46 rears, wet kit. Call 780-990-8412, Edmonton, AB.

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2008 FREIGHTLINER FLD120SD, 42” flat-top sleeper, 515 Detroit, 18 spd., super 40 rears w/4-way locks, 686,000 kms., $36,500; 2007 Freightliner FLD120SD, 42” flat-top sleeper, 515 Detroit, 18 spd., super 40 rears w/4-way locks, $32,000.

306-547-7680, or 306-325-2021 Okla, SK. DL#304675.

2009 PETERBILT 386, Stk#779461, 485 HP ISX, 12/40, 18 trans., 244 WB, 70UU sleeper. DL#328722, 306-657-2937, Saskatoon, SK peterbilt.cervusequipment.com 2009 PETERBILT 389, #790329, 550 HP ISX, 12/SS40, 18B trans, 244 WB, 48UU sleeper. DL#328722, 306-657-2937, Saskatoon, SK peterbilt.cervusequipment.com 2009 PETERBILT 389, $74,999. Warner Ind: Moose Jaw 306-693-7253, Swift Current 306-773-3030, DL #913604. Regina 306-359-1930. www.warnerindustries.ca 2009 PETERBILT 389, Stk.#106488, 550 HP ISX, 12/SS40, 18 trans, 244 WB, 63UU sleeper. DL#328722, 306-657-2937 Saskatoon, SK peterbilt.cervusequipment.com 2009 WESTERN STAR 4900SA, #AF8680, 515 HP S60, 12/46, 18 trans, 235 WB, 42F sleeper. DL#328722, 306-657-2937 Saskatoon, SK peterbilt.cervusequipment.com 2009 WESTERN STAR Low-max. Warner Ind. Moose Jaw 306-693-7253, Swift Current 306-773-3030 Regina 306-359-1930.

DL #913604. www.warnerindustries.ca 2010 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA. Warner Ind.: Moose Jaw 306-693-7253, Swift Current 306-773-3030. DL #913604. Regina 306-359-1930. www.warnerindustries.ca 2010 INT. PROSTAR, $93,500. Warners Ind., Moose Jaw 306-693-7253, Swift Current 306-773-3030. DL #913604. Regina 306-359-1930. www.warnerindustries.ca 2010 PETERBILT 388, Stk#101873, 550 ISX, 12/46, 18B trans., 244 WB, sleeper 63UU. DL#328722, 306-657-2937, Saskatoon, SK, peterbilt.cervusequipment.com

1995 PETERBILT 379, 435-470 Cat eng., 3406E. 13 speed, tandem, air ride. 24.5 rubber, wet kit, gravel or grain box ready, $31,700 OBO. 204-937-0644, Roblin, MB. 1998 INT. EAGLE 60 Series, 470 Detroit, 13 spd., HD rear tow hitch, new tires and fenders, roo bar, complete eng. OH and trans., runs well, orig. paint, $23,500 OBO. 306-338-8231 306-327-4550Kelvington SK

2011 PROSTAR IHC 500 HP Maxxforge 15 engine, 18 spd. trans., 46,000 rears, 236 WB, 3-way lockers, only 137,000 kms, Webasco engine and bunk heater, alum. rims, Michelin tires at 90%, full rear 1998 PETERBUILT 379, double bunk, flat 11R22.5 rack w/doors, moose bumper, 73” top, 60 series, 15 spd., 40 rears, safetied Cain bunk, gear ratio 3.73 GVW 52,000, to Jan. 31. 306-727-2134, Sintaluta, SK. $94,000. 204-743-2324, Cypress River, MB

2- 2010 HEAVY Spec Mack trucks, 485 HP, 18 spd, full lockups, 220 wheelbase, newer all around tires, eng. preheat, safetied.

680,000 kms $53,000, 2nd truck inspected the same, 730,000 kms, $49,000.

204-746-5575, Morris MB.

2011 WESTERN STAR, small sleeper, 18 spd. trans., 46 rears, 400,000 kms, Detroit 15, 550 HP, new safety, exc. cond. Call 780-871-4743, Lloydminster, AB. 2012 and 2011, 389, ISX Cummins, 18 spd., 46 diffs, Peterbilts; 2008, 2- 2007, 2005, T800 KWs, 500 Cat, 18 spd., 46 diffs, 4-way locks w/Roobar bumpers; 378 and 379 Pete, 4- 2006s, 2005, 2004, 2003, Cat, 18 spd., 4-way locks, all w/Roobar bumpers; 2006 T800 KW daycab, Cat, 18 spd; 2007 T800 KW, Cat C15, 13 spd. UltraShift; 2003 Freightliner Classic, Cat, 18 spd, new rubber; 1999 9300 IH, dual stacks, dual breathers, 60 Detroit, 13 spd.

306-356-4550, Dodsland, SK. DL #905231 www.rbisk.ca

2000 IH 8100, daycab, tandem, 370 HP Cummins, 10 spd., air ride, premium, no 2014 FREIGHTLINER CC12264, Warner rust truck, only $24,500. Call for details, Ind: Moose Jaw 306-693-7253, Swift Current 306-773-3030, Regina 306-359-1930 306-946-8522, Saskatoon, SK. DL #913604. www.warnerindustries.ca 2000 IH 8100, tandem, air ride, A/C, low 3- INT. 8600’s, S/A, 10 spd., Cat and Cumm i l e s , M I I C u m m i n s , 1 0 s p d . , o n ly m i n s p owe r. C a l l Ye l l ow h e a d S a l e s $22,500. Call for details, 306-946-8522, 306-783-2899, Yorkton, SK. DL #916328.

Saskatoon, SK. 2000 IHC 9200, C12 Cat, 430 HP, 10 spd. CHECK OUT OUR inventory of quality used AutoShift w/clutch petal, 3-way locks, highway tractors, view information at 51” flattop sleeper, 60% rubber, new rear www.titantrucksales.com brakes, cold AC, new AB safety, $15,000. COMING SPRING 2014: The Industry’s Email pics avail. 403-638-3934, Sundre AB strongest/ lightest alum. Super B trailer.

Pre-Order today, get the best advantage!

2001 KENWORTH 900B, C15 Cat 6NZ, DL #913604, www.warnerindustries.ca 500 HP, 13 double over trans., 390 Eaton, 404 rear ends, 24.5 Michelin tires, alum. HEAVY DUTY 2007 MAC daycab, 500 HP, wheels, 72” double bunk, $35,000 plus 14/46 axles, 18 spd., 460,000 kms, 4-way GST. 403-332-1449, Fort MacLeod, AB. lockers, $44,000. 306-563-8765 Canora SK

Western Star Bale Truck · 2005 Western Star, 460 HP Mercedes, Allison auto, 4 way lockers, air ride suspension or 306-740-7771 Located at Medicine Hat, AB

WANTED: TANDEM POTABLE WATER TRUCK. Call 780-835-0452, Worsley, AB. 1999 IHC 4900 w/21’ rollback deck, 6 plus trans, AC, 212,000 miles, great farm truck for hauling machinery, bales, etc. $29,900. 306-280-2400, Saskatoon, SK. 2013 MITSUBISHI FUSO Canter FG. Warner Ind: Moose Jaw 306-693-7253, Swift Current 306-773-3030 DL#913604 Regina 306-359-1930. www.warnerindustries.ca

1989 INT S-1900, Allison auto, 502 Harsh, rebuilt, painted, good condition. Contact Wayne 306-297-2095, 306-297-7996 cell, Shaunavon, SK.

1988 FORD 350 Dually XLT, ext. cab, 7.3 dsl., 5 spd. std., c/w welding deck and Lincoln Ranger welder, 170,000 kms, vg shape, $9000. 306-747-2862, Holbein, SK. SPECIALTY TRUCKS AVAILABLE: Fire/ emergency trucks, garbage, bucket, deck and dump trucks. See us at our new location on Cory Rd., Saskatoon, SK. Summer of 2013. 306-668-2020. DL #90871 CHECK OUT OUR inventory of quality used highway tractors, view information at www.titantrucksales.com 24’ FLATDECK off 2006, steel deck, w/ sliding winches, $3950. K&L Equipment Regina, SK. DL# 910885, 306-795-7779, 306-537-2027. Email ladimer@sasktel.net 1981 INTERNATIONAL DIESEL single axle livestock truck w/aluminum livestock body, 400,000 kms,. $9000. 780-305-3547 Neerlandia, AB.

1993 INTERNATIONAL w/Wilmar fertilizer tender, 3406 cat eng., 15 spd, $18,000 OBO. 403-894-0435, Lethbridge, AB. X-GOVERNMENT AND fleet trucks, single axle, Detroit dsl., power pumper truck, extra cab, telesquirter, auto train, $17,500; 1997 Ford F450 4x4 pumper truck from British helicopter base at Suffield, 7.3 dsl. eng., auto, low kms; X-SaskPower digger and bucket trucks, service trucks, tandem axle picker trucks; F450 Haul-All, side load/end dump, 7.3 dsl. eng., auto; 2006 Freightliner M2 w/Mercedes dsl. eng., $34,500. 306-668-2020, Saskatoon, SK. www.northtownmotors.com DL #908171.

1988 CHEV ONE ton bale truck w/hydra deck, new: motor, clutch, carb., radiator, and tires, $7,500. 780-656-4187, Smoky Lake, AB., or zenko@mcsnet.ca

2004 HONDA CR-V AWD, new studded winter tires, leather, heated seats, power everything, A/T/C, sunroof, command start, only 153,000 kms, Mostly highway, $13,000. 306-497-2710, Blaine Lake, SK. 2005 JEEP GRAND Cherokee, very clean unit, lady driven, new tires and windshield.

Open to offers. 780-755-2789 after 6 PM, Edgerton, AB. 2012 DODGE JOURNEY RT AWD, loaded, $21,999. Call Hoss, 1-800-667-4414 or visit: www.thoens.com DL #909250.

2014 DODGE JOURNEY SE, #1 selling cross over, sale price $20,690. Call 1-888-350-1594, or view online at: www.dodgecityauto.com DL #911673.

2014 JEEP COMPASS 4x4, Stk #P3017, sale price $27,997 or $159/bi-weekly. Call 1-888-350-1594, or view online at: www.dodgecityauto.com DL #911673.

2014 JEEP GRAD CHEROKEE, Limited Edition 4x4, APAS member price $43,665.

Call 1-888-350-1594, or view online at: www.dodgecityauto.com DL #911673.

2000 FREIGHTLINER FL80 with 24’ flatdeck, 300 HP diesel 9 spd., safetied, vg cond., no rust, $19,500; 1999 GMC 6500 w/20’ deck, Allison auto., AC, 175,000 miles, A1, only $16,500. Call for details, 306-946-8522, Saskatoon, SK.

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CAN-AM TRUCK EXPORT LTD., Delisle, SK, 1-800-938-3323. 1982 JD 644D wheel loader, 6800 hrs., nice machine, $32,000; 2002 KW T300, 3126 Cat, 6 spd., hyd. brakes, 26â&#x20AC;&#x2122; reefer van, $16,000; 2006 IHC 7600, DT 466, Allison auto, 76,000 miles, C&C, $40,000; 2007 Western Star, 60 Series Detroit, 18 spd., Super 40â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, 4-way locks, 850,000 kms, $45,000; 2009 Volvo, VN630, D16, 535 HP, 13 spd., 40 rears, 589,000 kms, $40,000; Cat V110 forklift, propane, good cond., 11,000 lbs., $10,000; 2005 GMC W4500 diesel, auto, cube van w/power lift gate, hyd. brakes, $14,000; 1988 Fruehauf, spring susp., highboy curtain, $7,500; 1993 T600 KW N14- 13&40â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, W19 grain box, $28,000; 2006 auto car front loader garbage truck, $65,000; Front mount snowplow unit, $2500; Gravel boxes 13â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, 14â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, 15â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, $2500-$4500; Two sander units, $2000-$3000; Single Axle dolly converters, A Model $1800; 1998 Manac highboy trailer 53â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, air ride, tandem, $9,000; Gen sets available. Financing available, OAC. www.can-amtruck.com DL #910420.

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1999 DODGE CARAVAN FWD, 3.0L V6, loaded, green, 283,000 kms, stk# D1817A, $1,995. 1-800-667-0490. DL #907173. www.watrousmainline.com 2008 PONTIAC MONTANA SV6 EXT, 3.9L V6, loaded, red, 175,637 kms, E1032a $8,995. 1-800-667-0490. DL #907173. www.watrousmainline.com

BENITO FOODS FOR sale: This well established business is the only grocery store in the community. Call Bill or Darlene 204-539-2583, Benito, MB. CAFE/BAKERY OPPORTUNITY- Bashaw, AB. Two storey main street commercial property. Main floor completely renovated in 2011 with full kitchen, bathroom and sitting area. Includes all equipment (list available). $139,000. Call 403-740-6160, Bashaw, AB or johnrossbolduc@yahoo.ca THRIVING ABATTOIR and catering business on 15 acres near Strasbourg, SK. Included with the fully equipped shop are: 1628 sq. ft. home, a hip roof barn and outbuildings. Couple looking to retire. Find out more at: leaningmaplemeats.com or call 306-725-4018.

SMALL MANUFACTURING SHOP and residence. 40 yrs of operation with established product line. Owner retiring. Turnkey operation. 306-445-5562, Delmas, SK. WELL ESTABLISHED 3456 sq. ft. Autobody Repair business located in the heart of potash country in East Central SK. Excellent Clientele, large area to draw from with unlimited potential. 72x146â&#x20AC;&#x2122; lot with adjacent 80x146â&#x20AC;&#x2122; lot, next to Yellowhead Hwy at major intersection. 306-621-7722, 306-399-7723, Churchbridge, SK.

MANUFACTURING BUSINESS FOR SALE. Welding, light fabricating. Rare opportunity! Unique patented product. Mainly Ag. Peak sales Sept.-Mar. Owned 29 yrs., room for growth. Relocatable. North American markets. $195,000, plus inventory. 50x70â&#x20AC;&#x2122; shop on 157x370â&#x20AC;&#x2122; lot, $295,000. Can be turnkey operation or addition to existing business. Must sell! 306-446-4462, North Battleford, SK. glelias@hotmail.com 2009 PONTIAC MONTANA, 3.9L V6, load- WELCOME TO SUNNY Okanagan. Estabed, 7 passenger, burgundy, 89,279 kms, lished doggie day care, kennel and professtk# E1029A, $9,995. 1-800-667-0490. sional training facility.Contact Jim, Realtor RLP Kelowna, BC., 250-300-3079.

DL #907173, www.watrousmainline.com 2011 DODGE Grand Caravan SXT, 3.6L V6, BOWSMAN HOTEL, PRICED below proloaded, rr heat and AC, red, 61,686 kms, fessionally appraised value. Call Mac stk# E1098B, $17,995. 1-800-667-0490 204-238-4949 for info. Bowsman, MB. DL #907173. www.watrousmainline.com MEAT PROCESSING PLANT - Abattoir.

2012 DODGE GRAND Caravan, $15,999. 11,600 sq ft building (2007) located on 7.3 Call Hoss, 1-800-667-4414. Or visit: industrial acres in Vegreville, AB. Business is showing positive growth with excellent www.thoens.com DL #909250. returns. Please do not approach business directly. Craig Stenersen, 780-233-9939, Realty Executives Devonshire (the park), craig@working4u.ca TURNKEY BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY! New state of the art, 8-bay carwash for sale in thriving Saskatchewan community.

HONEY RANCH! Turnkey honey operation Located on 1.5 acres with great location comes fully equipped with everything re- on highway. Great customer base! Selling quired for beekeeping and 2 residences. due to health concerns. Serious inquiries Sellers willing to train. Val Marie, SK. only please! Call 306-232-4767.

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EGGERMAN CELL HARVESTER; Mennie conditioner; Block bang table with exhaust fan; Solid bottom plastic incubation trays.

Phone 306-767-2227, Arborfield, SK. or email wrigleyfarms@hotmail.com WANTING TO PURCHASE Leafcutter bees.

Will consider all live count and parasite numbers, but will pay a premium over market price for good quality bees. Phone: 306-287-7800, Watson, SK., or email to: percyeggerman@hotmail.com or email to: jordoneggerman@hotmail.com WILL DO STYROBLOCK cocoon harvesting; Wanted: plastic shelters. Call Maurice Wildeman 306-365-4395, 306-365-7802, Lanigan, SK.

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CUSTOM BALE HAULING have 2 trucks and NEED A LOAN? Own farmland? Bank says t r a i l e r s , 3 4 b a l e s p e r t r a i l e r. C a l l n o ? I f y e s t o a b o v e t h r e e , c a l l 306-567-7100, Imperial, SK. 1-866-405-1228, Calgary, AB. CUSTOM BALE HAULING, 34 bales per FARM/CORPORATE PROJECTS. Call A.L. trailer. Contact Troy at 306-867-7719, Management Group for all your borrowing Glenside, SK. and lease requirements. 306-790-2020, Regina, 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.

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Log siding, cove siding, lap siding, shiplap, 1â&#x20AC;? and 2â&#x20AC;? tongue and groove. V&R Sawing, 180+ TOY TRACTORS. All makes, models, 306-232-5488, Rosthern, SK. sizes, boxes. Moving. 306-821-4245, Unity, JETCO ENT. INC. Experienced equipment SK. For pics: mort1951@hotmail.com hauling. Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Call 780-888-1122, Lougheed, AB. CONTINUOUS METAL ROOFING, no exposed screws to leak or metal overlaps.

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FENCE LINE, BRUSH mulching and clearing shelter belts and scrub land. Call Jonah at 306-232-4244, Rosthern, SK. NORTHERN BRUSH MULCHING. Attention farmers and land owners! Tired of having to drive equipment around unwanted bush? Want to save time, money and increase acres? Clearing it with my Gt 135 HP mulcher is the fast and effective way to be rid of nuisance bush. Can also clear fence lines, stumps and commercial property at affordable rates. 306-467-2422, or ramsrus12@gmail.com Duck Lake, SK.

2005 BOBCAT S185G skidsteer, CAH, bucket, keyless ignition, 4000 hours, $18,900. 306-764-2325, 1-888-708-3739, www.glenmor.cc or glenmor@sasktel.net HYDRAULIC PULL SCRAPERS, 6 to 40 yards: Caterpillar, AC/LaPlante, LeTourneau, Kokudo, etc. PT and direct mount avail., tires also avail.; PT motor grader, $14,900; 2010 53â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Stepdeck, $24,995; New Agricart grain cart, 1050 bu., c/w tarp, $27,500. 204-822-3797, Morden, MB. CAT 930 RUBBER wheel loader, $25,000.

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Conterra manufactures over 150 attachments. Call 1-877-947-2882, view online PARTIAL LISTING ONLY, hundreds of othat www.conterraindustries.com er items. Large selection of snow moving equipment, blowers and attachments: 2002 Volvo G-740 w/wing, 11,500 hrs.; (4) Champion 740 graders w/wings; (4) 4WD Sicard snowblowers; several Vplows for trucks and graders; (7) truck s n ow p l ow b l a d e s ; ( 4 ) 4 W D h o l d e r s w/snowblowers and blades; (3) 4WD trackless w/snowblowers and blades; (5) 8â&#x20AC;&#x2122; snowblowers w/motor, loader mount; (4) new Cub Cadet snowblowers, 54â&#x20AC;? wide; (5) 3 PTH snowblowers from 5â&#x20AC;&#x2122; to 8â&#x20AC;&#x2122; wide. Over 25 2WD and 4WD loaders, 2006 VOLVO EC 210 BLC excavator, 5100 up to 9 yard. Over 1400 new and used hrs., 72â&#x20AC;? hyd. twister bucket included, vg construction tires. Parting out over 20 moUC, 51,000 lbs, hyd. quick coupler access., tor graders. New and used parts, clearance 6 cyl. Volvo turbo, $79,000. Can deliver. prices. Large stock of skidsteer attachCall 204-743-2324, Cypress River, MB. ments, buckets, blades and pallet forks.

JOHN DEERE CRAWLER, 750C c/w 6-way Over 500 hyd. cylinders, new and used. dozer, cab, sweeps, ripper, nice clean Over 90 sets of pallet forks 3â&#x20AC;&#x2122; to 8â&#x20AC;&#x2122; long.

Over 50 Gensets from 3 to 193 Kw. Huncrawler. 780-983-0936, Westlock, AB. dreds of machines parted out. Over 50 HYDRAULIC EXCAVATORS: 2008 Hitachi years in business, 2 yards. Over 50 acres ZX350 LC-3. 587-991-6605, Edmonton, full of older construction equipment. Call Cambrian Equipment Sales Ltd. AB. 204-667-2867, fax: 204-667-2932.

ROAD GRADERS CONVERTED to pull behind large 4 WD tractors, 14â&#x20AC;&#x2122; and 16â&#x20AC;&#x2122; 2012 JCB LOADER backhoe, as new, 400 blade widths available. CWK Enterprises, hrs., c/w pallet forks. 780-983-0936, 306-682-3367, 306-231-8358, Humboldt, Westlock, AB. SK., www.cwenterprises.ca 2010 CASE 621E loader, 3000 hrs., 2.5 yd.

2006 CAT 320 EXCAVATOR, QA, clean out bucket w/grapple and ride control. bucket, very clean, 10,000 hrs., $65,000. 306-744-7744, Saltcoats, SK. 204-871-0925, MacGregor, MB. CAT 60, 70, 80 and 463â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s available. Also REGULATION DUGOUTS: 120x60x14â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Allis Chalmers direct mount scrapers. Call $1900; 160x60x14â&#x20AC;&#x2122; $2700; 180x60x14â&#x20AC;&#x2122; 306-338-7114, Clair, SK. $3100; 200x60x14â&#x20AC;&#x2122; $3500. Saskatoon, SK, 1979 VOLVO 4200 wheel loader, new cenPhone: 306-222-8054. ter bushings, glass, alt. and starter, c/w bucket (new edge), forks and blade, $11,000 OBO. 306-425-7776, La Ronge SK MULCHING - TREES, BRUSH, stumps, caraganas, etc. 12 years of enviro friendly mulching. Call today! 306-933-2950. Visit: www.maverickconstruction.ca CUSTOM SEEDING/ BALING/ SWATHING. Also parting 567 baler; Some hay for sale.

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SAND DRYING PLANT. 7 cu. yd. insulated feed hopper; 5â&#x20AC;&#x2122; dia. x24â&#x20AC;&#x2122; drum dryer/ 4 to 12 million BTU burner on nat. gas; two 20â&#x20AC;?x32â&#x20AC;&#x2122; conveyors; one 5â&#x20AC;&#x2122;x14â&#x20AC;&#x2122; - 2-1/2 deck screening plant; 45 TM drive-under outload bin; 240 TM dry bulk storage hopper bin; 55â&#x20AC;&#x2122; bucket elevator; switch gear and electrical panel with 10 switches; 1982 Drott 50E track excavator. All equipment operating and in good condition.

306-945-2270, Waldheim, SK. 2006 HITACHI ZX270, LC-3, hydraulic excavator, c/w hyd. thumb, multi function aux. hydraulics, WB quick attach, 2 buckMASTER STONE MASONRY. Custom ets, catwalks, ROPS, proheat, positive air fireplaces and stone masonry. Specialize in shutdown, 6720 hrs., AC. 587-991-6605, fieldstone and restorations. Willing to Edmonton, AB. travel for work in rural areas. WETT Certified Inspections. Call 306-280-1845, Saskatoon, SK. E-mail: adam_kent@live.com NEUFELD ENT. CORRAL CLEANING, payloader, Bobcat with rubber tracks and vertical beater spreaders. Phone ur Changes yo 306-220-5013, 306-467-5013, Hague, SK. to Forklift in ow BRUSH MULCHING. The fast, effective a snow pl way to clear land. Four season service, !

IN MINUTES competitive rates, 375 HP unit, also avail. trackhoe w/thumb, multiple bucket attachments. Bury rock and brush piles and fence line clearing. Borysiuk Contracting, www.borysiukcontracting.ca Prince Albert, SK., 306-960-3804. t a set of chains this 3000 cap Forklif

ATTACHMENTS: Skidsteer, Pallet forks, buckets, grapples, hay spears. Conquest Equipment, 306-483-2500, Oxbow, SK. CAT 463 PULL scrapers, 3 to choose from, $10,000 each. Phone 204-795-9192, Plum Coulee, MB. 2005 CASE CX210 excavator, 6800 hrs.

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EQUIPMENT RENTALS: loaders, dozers, Battleford, SK www.eliasscales.com excavators, compactors, etc. Conquest Equipment, 306-483-2500, Oxbow, SK. RECLAMATION CONTRACTORS: Bigham 3 and 4 leg mechanical trip 3 pt. hitch Paratills in stock; parts for Bigham and Tye Paratills. Call Kelloughâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s: 1-888-500-2646.

CAT D7F CRAWLER tractor, c/w cab, sweeps, angle dozer and ripper. X-County, vg cond. 780-983-0936, Westlock, AB.

1981 D7G CAT c/w enclosed cab, twin tilt angle blade, UC 90%, rebuilt trans., final drives, about 500 hrs. on rebuilt eng., canopy, job ready, $85,000. Warranty. Can deliver. 204-743-2324, Cypress River, MB. PARTS AND MAJOR COMPONENTS for excavators, wheel loaders and dozers. New factory OEM, surplus, rebuilt, or good used construction parts and components. Assorted attachments also available. Call Western Heavy Equipment, 306-981-3475, Prince Albert, SK. PARTING OUT: FIAT Allis 16B, DP and A, good inventory. Call 306-873-5675 or 306-873-7506, Tisdale, SK. 2004 BOBCAT 325 Excavator, ROPS, dsl, 24â&#x20AC;? Q/A bucket, 4600 hours, $23,995. For info call 306-764-2325 or 1-888-708-3739, www.glenmor.cc or glenmor@sasktel.net

EXCAVATORS: Year end clearance pricing. JD 270D, JD 240D, Cat 320. Conquest Equipment, 306-483-2500, Oxbow, SK. BOBCAT MT52 WALK behind loader, dsl, comes with bucket, 935 hours, $12,995.

Call 306-764-2325 or 1-888-708-3739, www.glenmor.cc or glenmor@sasktel.net SINGLE SHANK 4 barrel ripper, fits D8Hâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s or D8Kâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, w/attachment to fit D8Nâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, exc. cond. Gerald 204-773-0380, Russell, MB. CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT PARTS, Call Barger Parts for UC parts and OEM or after market, Fiat-Allis, Terex, Cat, JD, Komatsu, etc. 780-438-6700, Edmonton, AB. CHAMPION 730 MOTOR grader, original paint, very good, clean, excellent running machine. 780-983-0936, Westlock, AB. CATERPILLAR D8K C/W SWEEPS, guarding, ripper, angle tilt dozer, very good condition. Westlock, AB. Call 780-983-0936.

SKIDSTEER ATTACHMENTS: rock buckets, dirt buckets, grapples and more top quality. Also have truck decks in stock.

Quality Welding and Sales 306-731-3009 or 306-731-8195, Craven, SK. HYDRAULIC SCRAPERS: LEVER 60, 70, 80, and 435, 4 - 20 yd. available, rebuilt for years of trouble-free service. Lever Holdings Inc., 306-682-3332, Muenster SK

2004 BOBCAT 325 excavator, ROPS, dsl, 24â&#x20AC;? Q/A bucket, 1550 hours, $22,900. For info call 306-764-2325 or 1-888-708-3739, www.glenmor.cc or glenmor@sasktel.net ROME PLOW AND KELLO DISC blades and bearings; 24â&#x20AC;? to 36â&#x20AC;? notched disc blades. 1-888-500-2646, Red Deer, AB. www.kelloughs.com 150 KW DIESEL generator, 480 volts, $8000; Twin disc hydraulic torque converter, $2500; Carco 80 winch powershift, free ATTACHMENTS: SKIDSTEER: pallet forks spool, $5000; Ripper to fit 740 Champion buckets, augers, hay spears. Conquest grader, $3500. 306-861-6555,Weyburn, SK Equipment, 306-483-2500, Oxbow, SK. HYDRAULIC PULL SCRAPERS 10 to 25 G R AV E L S C R E E N E R - c o nve y o r b e l t , yds., exc. cond.; Loader and scraper tires, 16â&#x20AC;?x30â&#x20AC;&#x2122;L, screener 28â&#x20AC;?x8â&#x20AC;&#x2122;L. 306-654-4802, custom conversions available. Looking for Prudâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Homme, SK. Cat cable scrapers. Quick Drain Sales Ltd., SKIDDER CHAINS, sizes range from 306-231-7318, 306-682-4520 Muenster SK 30.5x32 to 35.5x32, 5/8â&#x20AC;?, 3/4â&#x20AC;?, 1â&#x20AC;? chains.

2004 JCB 520 Loadall telehandler, cab Call Jim at Barger Parts, 780-438-6700, w/heat, max. lift cap. 4400 lbs. and max. Edmonton, AB. lift height 16.4â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, 76 HP, 2600 hrs, $38,995. JD 772D, 2005, AWD, 16â&#x20AC;&#x2122; MB, 17.5 tires, Call 1-888-708-3739 or www.glenmor.cc 8700 hrs., X-County, $122,000; Cat 14H, CLIFFâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S USED CRAWLER PARTS. Some 2004, 8700 hrs. 403-291-1010 Calgary, AB o l d e r C at s , I H a n d A l l i s C h a l m e r s . HITACHI EX200 LC track hoe, new UC, 780-755-2295, Edgerton, AB. new top rollers, good running condition, TWO HITACHI HYDRAULIC excavators: $33,500. 403-804-4506, Aldersyde, AB. 2008 350 c/w hyd. thumb; 2005 270 c/w CRUSHER PARTS, Call BARGER PARTS hyd. thumb. 780-983-0936, Westlock, AB. for all your crusher wear parts and repair WANTED: D7E, 17A CAT or Allis HD16 in parts. Contact Peter Gerrard or Jim Wilson fair working condition. Call 306-547-2836, at 780-438-6700, Edmonton, AB. All brands new or after market.

Hazel Dell, SK. 2011 C ATERPILLAR WHEEL LOADER, IT-38-H, low hour machine, EROPS, AC, ride control, Q/C, 20.5/R 25 tires, c/w 3.5 yd. bucket, exc. cond., $165,000 OBO. Can deliver. 204-743-2324, Cypress River, MB.

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ENGINES: 353, 453, 471, 8.2L Detroit, 4BT Cummins, 3208 Cat. Call Western Diesel 1-800-667-1164.

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R-8x41, cash price $12,250; R-8x51, cash $12,750; R-10x41, cash $13,240. Call 306-648-3321, Gravelbourg, SK.

1995 TERRA-GATOR 1844 floater, 60â&#x20AC;&#x2122; boom, micro-bin, second owner, vg cond., $40,000. Call 780-853-7205, Vermilion,AB.

AUGERS: NEW and USED: Wheatheart, Westfield, Westeel, Sakundiak augers; Auger SP kits; Batco conveyors; Wheatheart post pounders. Good prices, leasing available. Call 1-866-746-2666.

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LOOKING FOR a floater or tender? Call me first. 33 years experience. Loral parts, new and used. Call 403-650-7967, Calgary, AB. REBATES ON SAKUNDIAK augers up to $1750 off: 8x39, $13,00; 10x39, $14,400; HORNOI LEASING NEW and used 20â&#x20AC;&#x2122; and TWO 30 TON steel liquid fertilizer tanks, 8â&#x20AC;?x53â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, $14,900; 10â&#x20AC;?x53â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, $16,250. Rebates no leaks, 2 valves, good cond., $800 each incl. in price. All w/mowers, engs., clutch4 0 â&#x20AC;&#x2122; s e a c a n s fo r s a l e o r r e n t . C a l l OBO. Randy 403-533-2240, Rockyford, AB. es, lights. 306-648-3321, Gravelbourg, SK. 306-757-2828, Regina, SK. CONTAINERS FOR SALE OR RENT: All sizes available. Also, tilt deck services.

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KEHO/ GRAIN GUARD/ OPI STORMAX. For sales and service east central SK. and MB., call Gerald Shymko, Calder, SK., 306-742-4445 or toll free 1-888-674-5346.

BATCO CONVEYORS, new and used, grain augers and SP kits. Delivery and leasing available. 1-866-746-2666.

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SAKUNDIAK GRAIN AUGERS available with self-propelled mover kits and bin sweeps. Contact Kevin’s Custom Ag in Nipawin, SK. Toll free 1-888-304-2837.

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Heenan Agri Ltd, Call Dale 306-539-8590, Regina, SK. N E W 4 0 0 B U. G R AV I T Y WAG O N S , $7,100; 600 bu., $12,000. Large selection used gravity wagons, 250-750 bu. Used grain carts, 450-1050 bu. 1-866-938-8537. www.zettlerfarmequipment.com

DELTA COLOUR SORTER, set up for ergot removal, 15 to 25 tons per hr. used 2 yrs. Installed in 26’ insulated van on levelling jacks w/surge bin, Atlas Copco air compressor and all necessary wiring. Call Lars at 306-937-2575, Battleford, SK.

REPLACEMENT FLIGHTING FOR augers, seed cleaning plants, grain cleaners, combine bubble-up augers.

Rosetown Flighting Supply 1-866-882-2243, Rosetown, SK www.flightingsupply.com

TURNKEY GRAIN CLEANING BUSINESS F450 truck, cleaner, 90+ customers and growing, training. No leveling/ quick setup. Quick/ complete clean-out. Average per hour: Wheat/Oats 400, Barley 300, Flax 225. All screens, feed and discharge augers, generator, scale. Large area with consistent customers. Price reduced from last year. Phone 306-698-2686, Wolseley, SK. Email: rlmoss@xplornet.ca

LAST ONE! Can-Seed Equipment Ltd. has one last Buhler Sortex Demo machine available at a great price.

Our Z+1VL is a full colour optical sorter with 1 year warranty for $65,000.

Call Can-Seed Equipment Ltd. at 1-800-644-8397 for details on this great deal, or information on any other model.

BRUNS 400 BU. gravity grain cart, like new condition, $4800 OBO. 306-755-2084, Tramping Lake, SK. KILLBROS 1175, 750+ bushel, hyd. spout.

Brand new. $29,900 OBO. 306-563-8482, 306-782-2586, Winkler, MB.

RIGHT DISCHARGE 8500 HIGHLINE bale shredder, big tires, $17,000 OBO. Hardisty, AB. 780-888-2245, 780-888-1217 (cell) BALE SPEAR ATTACHMENTS for all loaders and skidsteers, excellent pricing.

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BALE SPEARS, high quality imported from Italy, 27” and 49”, free shipping, excellent pricing. Call now toll free 1-866-443-7444, Stonewall, MB.

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2013 MACDON A-85, 16’ disc mower conditioner. Year end programs on now! CamDon Motors Ltd. 306-237-4212, Perdue, SK

KIPP KELLY 300 gravity table, 7-1/2 HP MERIDIAN GRAIN AUGERS: SP kits and motor, $4500; 22 SG Uniflo less aspirator clutches, Kohler, B&S engines, gas and plus extra roll, great for parts $1500. Macdiesel. Call Brian ‘ T h e A u g e r G u y ’ Donald, MB. 204-274-2727, 204-856-9617.

SEED PLANT FOR Sale. Used only two 204-724-6197, Souris, MB. years, easily moved. Call for details: 204-242-2940, Manitou, MB.

2010 RENN 1214 bag unloader, equipped fo r 1 0 ’ o r 1 2 ’ b a g s , $ 3 5 , 0 0 0 . C a l l 780-853-7205, Vermilion, AB.

950 JIFFY BALE shredder, $7000 OBO. Phone 306-342-4447 or 306-441-1410, Glaslyn, SK.

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SELLER MOTIVATED: Satake 5 CHUTE color sorter, purchased from Flamans, mtd in 5 ton Freightliner truck, c/w genset and compressor. 403-652-5643, High River, AB

USED SEED CLEANERS: Clipper 668 air screen, 400 BPH, $38,000; Carter 32 Uniflow, 300 BPH, reconditioned w/brand new cylinders, $28,500; LMC Marc 300 gravity, 200 BPH, $25,000; LMC model 401 gravity, 100 BPH, $5,000; LMC model 641 gravity, 200 BPH, $14,000; Carter 6 roll grader, $3000; Superior T4B indent, 300 BPH, $3500; Northland trommel dockage cleaner, $2200; Crippen J-254 bean polisher system, $35,000; Clipper SX5868D, 300 BPH, $15,000. Call 1-800-667-6924 or 306-222-6173, LMC Canada, Saskatoon, SK. www.lewismcarter.com

2002 JD 567 round baler, 1000 PTO, Mega Wide/ MegaTooth PU, hyd. PU, chain lube, variable core, twine wrap, always shedded, vg cond. Call 780-208-3344, Innisfree, AB

MASSEY FERGUSON 9740, 2012. 1 of 5 available. Call for details 306-864-2200, Kinistino, SK. 2008 MF 9435 25’ swather, 445 hours, PU reel, Roto-Shears. Phone 204-723-0277 or 204-248-2372, Notre Dame, MB.

CARTER DAY 24” aspirator, recent rebuild at Flaman’s. Cyclone and 5 HP 240V single VERSATILE 4700, 418 header, MacDon PU phase motor available also. 306-530-8433, reel, shedded, well maintained, $10,000.

Lumsden, SK. Ph/text 780-349-0903, Westlock, AB. DUAL SCREEN ROTARY grain cleaners, great for pulse crops, best selection in Western Canada. Phone 306-259-4923 or 306-946-7923, Young, SK.

SUKUP GRAIN DRYERS: 1 or 3 phase, liquid propane or nat. gas, canola screens.

Early order discount pricing now in effect. 2007 JD 4895, 1000 engine hours, 36’ H o n e y B e e h e a d e r, p i c k u p r e e l s .

For info call: 204-998-9915, Altamont, MB. DUAL STAGE ROTARY SCREENERS and 306-782-1756, 306-621-7168, Yorkton, SK Kwik Kleen 5-7 tube. Portage la Prairie, www.zettlerfarmequipment.com or call 2002 PRAIRIE STAR 4952, (MacDon) as 204-857-8403. new loaded, 540/65R24 drive tires, 2 spd. hydro., c/w 25’ 972 header, hyd. fore/aft, CUSTOM COLOR SORTING chickpeas to dual knife drive, double swath, 85 hours, mustard. Cert organic and conventional. orig. owner. Also c/w 675 12’ snowblower.

306-741-3177, Swift Current, SK. Asking $95,000. 250-262-9091, Taylor, BC. VARIOUS EQUIPMENT: (1) Clipper 49B; 2011 MACDON M150, 35’, 380 eng. hrs, (2) blanket cleaners; (6) Simon Day model 3 1 7 h e a d e r h r s , s i n g l e k n i fe d r i ve , D bucket elevators; (4) Indoor hoppers; $125,000 780-933-2585, 780-876-2667, 2 0 0 3 BA L Z E R 1 2 5 0 g r a i n c a r t , S t k (3) Phase motors and control switches, inDebolt, AB. #36496, tri-axle, $41,900. Call Green Iron trinsically safe. 204-851-5520, Cromer, MB GSI GRAIN DRYERS. Ph. Glenmor, Prince Equipment, 701-883-5271, Lamoure, ND. PHOENIX M4 ROTARY mobile grain clean- Albert, SK., 1-888-708-3739. For all your 2- 2013 JD W150 MacDon, 35’ and 30’ KILLBROS 1950, 2008, with scale and er, 1700 hrs., comes with extra screens. grain drying needs! www.glenmor.cc We double knife, $136,000 ea OBO. Located Central MB. 306-563-8482, 306-782-2586.

204-867-7225, Minnedosa, MB. tarp. Call 306-864-2200, Kinistino, SK. are the GT grain dryer parts distributor.

NEW SUPERB GRAIN DRYERS and Moridge 2010 CHALLENGER SP 115C 30’ swather, dryer parts in stock. 306-272-4195, Foam PU reel, excellent shape, $66,000 OBO. 780-877-2513, Ferintosh, AB. Lake, SK. 2011 GSI 1116 dryer, used for 2 seasons, 2012 MACDON M155, 1013 engine hrs., c/w watch dog. Call 204-379-2765 or 600-65R28 drive tires, HID aux. lighting, hyd. center link, c/w MacDon 35’ D60 email grouire@inetlink.ca St. Claude, MB. header w/new canvas, slow spd. transport package. 306-861-1046, Weyburn, SK. SELLING GRAIN LEGS, distributors, conveyors and truck scales. Also other elevators parts. 403-634-8540, Grassy Lake, AB. 2000 HIGHLINE 7000 bale processor, not used since 2008, $6000. Call Gary Hauber, 306-233-7872, Cudworth, SK. OPI TEMPERATURE and moisture cables accurately monitor grain in the bin. Integris system monitors from your computer.

Start $265/bin. Flamans 1-888-435-2626.

CONEYAIR GRAIN VACS, parts, accessories. Call Bill 780-986-5548, Leduc, AB. www.starlinesales.com GRAIN VACS: REM 552, $3000; REM 2500 HD, $9500; Brandt 4000, $7000; Brandt 4500, $7500; Weigh wagon with digital scale, $3500. 1-866-938-8537.

2007 JD 9760, 1480 sep. hrs., 0 hrs. on new eng. w/2 yr. warranty, over $30,000 Greenlight, deluxe cab, long unload auger, 710/70x38 duals, Maurer big top, Contour-Master, AutoSteer ready, $150,000 OBO. Also w/wo 2008 JD 615 PU header, $20,000 OBO. 306-948-6059, Biggar, SK. JD 8820 TITAN II, better than average condition, $13,000. Trade for oats, canola or D7 Cat or Komatsu Cat. 204-655-3458, 204-648-7215, Sifton, MB. 2012 JD S680, 20.8x42 front, 28Lx26 rear, 4WD, 2630 screen, 655/450 hrs, powertrain warranty to Sept./15, $279,000 US. Call 715-377-2940, Baldwin, Wisconsin.

1987 JD TITAN II, 4750 eng. hrs., 255 HP, 2 spd. cyl, chopper, air foil chaffer, high inertia cyl, 914 PU, 925 straight cut hdr., Alfalfa seed sieve, new rub bars and concave’s (200 hrs. ago). Lots of recent work, $22,000 firm. 403-362-0594, Brooks, AB. 2008 JD 9870, 702 sep hrs, 615 PU, duals, Y&M, Greenstar, elec. tarp, shedded, vg $189,000. 306-273-4311, Stornoway, SK. 2010 9770 STS JD, w/1615 PU header, 20.8x42 duals, large rear tires, $275,000.

Call A.E. Chicoine Farm Equipment Ltd., 306-449-2255, Storthoaks, SK. 2002 JD 9650 STS, c/w 914 PU, 3081 sep hrs., ($36,000 in replacement threshing parts in past 700 hrs.), 4673 eng. hrs, (w/$23,400 w/o to show eng. replacement 1441 hrs. ago). Higher hrs. showing but in great condition, asking $75,000.

Call Dave 780-926-0119, LaCrete, AB. 2008 JD 9770 STS, 1100 sep. hrs, w/615 and 963D PU headers, c/w new feeder chain, gone through shop, field ready, mint, always shedded, $230,000. Three Hills, AB. 403-443-2162 or 403-443-9495.

TWO JD 7721 COMBINES, $5000 each. or will trade for any feed grains or cattle.

Both field ready. Yorkton, SK. Phone Blaine 306-621-9751 or 306-782-6022.

CASE/IH COMBINES and other makes and models. 5 years interest free on most units. Call the combine superstore. Trades welcome, delivery can be arranged. Call Gord 403-308-1135, Lethbridge, AB. 1999 2388, 3900 hrs., Victory PU, new belts, $39,000; 1998 2388, 2900 hrs., SOLD FARM: 2011 9670 STS, 831 engine, SwathMaster, $49,000. 306-370-8010, 688 sep. hrs., Contour-Master, powercast www.ironmandan.ca Saskatoon, SK. tailboard, AWS mounted blower, Halogen light pkg., non-smoker, very well maintained. CMI yearly with Western Sales.

Asking $203,000. Doug 306-378-7821 Brad 306-378-7815, Birsay, SK. 1996 JD 8300, 5965 hrs., MFWD, PS, 3 PT, 1000, 4 SCV, $75,000. Equipment Wholesalers, 1-888-489-3173, Sioux Falls, SD, or: www.equipmentwholesalers.net 2007 JD 9660 WTS Walker, 615 PU, Y&M, AutoHeight, Redekop chopper, Auto Track ready, 2196/1518 hrs., 930 draper (will sell separate), reconditioned, mint, $120,000. 306-697-3417, Grenfell, SK. 2- 2010 CASE/IH 8120 w/634 sep. hrs, 2006 JD 9760 STS, 1800 sep. and 2300 c/w 2016 Swathmaster, PU headers, exc. eng. hrs, Greenlighted yearly, new injeccond., always shedded, $218,000. Located tors, concave, feeder house, yield and in Kamsack, SK. can deliver. 204-526-0321 moisture, Touchset, vg cond. $145,000.

2005 CASE/IH 2388, 1600 hrs., w/PU Call Jon 306-230-2736, Assiniboia, SK. REDUCED PRICE: 1998 JD 9610 combine, mint cond. 403-308-2297, Lethbridge, AB. 914 PU, real nice shape, low hrs. Call 2012 CASE/IH 9120, 455 threshing hrs., 306-654-7772, Saskatoon, SK. full auto-guidance, 520 duals, Pro700 M a g n a C u t c h o p p e r, 3 0 1 6 h e a d e r, JD MODEL 9500 combine, good cond., $ 2 9 , 0 0 0 ; Tr a d e fo r o at s o r c a n o l a . $305,000. 204-523-6651, Killarney, MB. 204-655-3458, 204-648-7215, Sifton, MB. CASE 8120, 2010, 900/75R32 front, 600/65R28 rear, 1111 hrs. Call for details 2009 JD 9670 STS, 545 hrs., premium cab, 20.8x38 w/duals, variable speed LL 306-864-2200, Kinistino, SK. feeder house, $169,500. or with JD factory 2008 CASE/IH 8010, 1630 hrs., w/PU 2 spd. 4WD included, $179,500 US. Call great cond. 403-308-2297, Lethbridge, AB. 320-848-2496, 320-894-6560, Fairfax, MN. CASE 9120, 2012, 16’ Case PU, 191 hrs. www.ms-diversified.com Call for details 306-864-2200, Kinistino, SK 2010 JD 9770 STS, 774 sep. hrs., c/w JD 615P PU header w/only 100 THREE 2007 CIH 2588’s. 2050 eng. hrs., 2012 on header, Contour-Master high 1370 sep. hrs. All identical premium hours variable spd. feeder house, high units w/duals, AutoSteer, field tracker, torque cap lift cyl., 22’ high cap unload auger, rear weights, factory toppers, choppers, wide spread fine cut chopper, 800/70R38, extended wear chrome pkg., shedded, ask- small and large grain concave’s, always ing $155,000/ea. Alanna Farms Ltd., shedded, exc. cond., $235,000. Call Jordan 403-823-9976, Drumheller, AB. anytime 403-627-9300, Pincher Creek, AB. 2009 9770 STS, 940 sep. hrs., c/w PW7 MacDon PU, 22.5’ unload auger, Sunny2011 NH CR9090E, 482 threshing hrs, brook concaves, 800/70R38 tires, original shedded, loaded, 0 hrs. on NH Triple In- owner, shedded, mint, $225,000 OBO. Call 780-203-7957, Leduc, AB. spection. Call 780-210-3799, Myrnam, AB.

2003 CX 840, 1950 eng./1500 threshing hours, Rake-Up, very good shape, $95,000 OBO. 403-652-7980, High River, AB. 1986 MF 860 NBSP, 2500 hrs., new bars NH CX8090, 2009, w/NH header, 698 hrs. and concaves, c/w Victory Super 8 PU, 30’ 9030 rigid header, batt. reels and trans., Call for details 306-864-2200, Kinistino, SK good shape. 306-463-3449, Flaxcombe, SK M F 9 5 6 0 , 2 0 1 2 , 7 5 0 / 6 5 R 2 6 R 1 W, D20.8R42 R1. 1 of 2 available. Call for GLEANER R66, 2009, w/4200 header, 752 more details 306-864-2200, Kinistino, SK. hrs. Call for more details 306-864-2200, MF 8680 CONVENTIONAL, new SunnyKinistino, SK. brook cylinder, new concave, Redekop GLEANER R65, 2003 - 2005, 1755 hrs. chopper, chaff spreader, stored inside. Call and up. 1 of 3 available. Call for details for details and price 403-330-0968, Leth306-864-2200, Kinistino, SK. bridge, AB. Email: jarokosky@hotmail.com GLEANER A86, 2011 w/4200 header, 520/85R42 duals, 350 bu. powerfold hopper. Call 306-864-2200, Kinistino, Sk.

6600 DIESEL, 3300 hrs., good tin, 222 straight cut header, PU header, chopper, $6750; 6600 gas, 1600 hrs., good tin, 12’ PU header, spreaders, air foil sieve, great cond, $2750. 306-640-6363, Assiniboia SK 2 JD 7720, turbo w/212 pickups, fine cut choppers, one w/hydro, $12,000; $9,000; Headers: JD 920F, $7000; JD 922F, $9,000. All clean, well maintained, shedded. Ph/text 780-349-0903, Westlock, AB. 2008 JD 9630T, 2800 hrs., 36” tracks, PS, 4 SCV, $190,000. Equipment Wholesalers, 1-888-489-3173, Sioux Falls, SD. or visit: www.equipmentwholesalers.net 2004 JD 7920, 4433 hrs., IVT, MFWD, 3 SCVS, 746 loader, $110,000. Equipment Wholesalers, 1-888-489-3173, Sioux Falls, SD. or: www.equipmentwholesalers.net 1997 JD 9400, 5404 hrs., 24 spd., diff lock, 4 SCV, $74,900 Equipment Wholesalers, 1-888-489-3173, Sioux Falls, SD. or visit: www.equipmentwholesalers.net 2001 9650 WALKER with PU head, Y&M Contour-Master, 2800 sep. hrs., $69,000; 1994 9400 w/PU, 2700 sep. hrs., 24,900.

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2005 CHALLENGER 670, 1346 hrs., RWA, NEW 30’ AWS air reel, Case/IH 20 series PU header, duals, lateral tilt, $44,000. fan mount and 10/20 series header spent 166 hrs. ago, great shape, $140,000. mount, $8000. 306-463-8711 Marengo, SK Call 780-205-6789, Dewberry, AB. 2011 MACDON PW7 PU head, JD 60/70 hookup, under 1000 acres, like new $19,500. 306-230-2736, Assiniboia, SK. 3- 2005 HONEYBEES, 36’, w/transports, gauge wheels, 1 piece PU reels, pea augers, includes adapters for 2388 Case; JD 635F, HydraFlex, 35’ w/PU reel. Gull Lake, SK. Call 306-622-2069 or 306-671-7908.

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MEDICINE HAT TRACTOR Salvage Inc. Specializing in new, used, and rebuilt agricultural and construction parts. Buying ag and construction equipment for dismantling. Call today 1-877-527-7278, www.mhtractor.ca Medicine Hat, AB. TRIPLE B WRECKING, wrecking tractors, combines, cults., drills, swathers, mixmills. etc. We buy equipment. 306-246-4260, 306-441-0655, Richard, SK. NEW SALVAGE TRACTORS, Volvo 810, 650; IH 885; MF 165, S90; JD 7800; Ford 7600, 3600, Super Major; County; Nuffield. www.britishtractorwreckers 306-228-3011 Unity, SK.

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YOUNG’S EQUIPMENT INC. For all your silage equipment needs call Kevin or Ron toll free 1-800-803-8346, Regina, SK. NH FR9080 forage harvester, c/w 8 row corn head, 15’ pickup head, 900 hrs.

403-394-4401, Lethbridge, AB.

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SCHULTE 1020 FRONT mount heavy duty snowblower, will fit 100 to 140 HP tractor, built for oil rigs, exc. working cond., was mounted on a Case/IH 7120 tractor. Always shedded, $17,000. Can be viewed in Kamsack, SK. Can deliver. 204-743-2324.

JD FRONT MOUNT 59” snowblower, fits JD 3120 to 3720, and most JD compact utility tractors, used 4 hours, $4500 OBO. 306-243-4811, Outlook, SK.

DEUTZ TRACTOR SALVAGE: Used parts for Deutz and Agco. Uncle Abes Tractor, 519-338-5769, fax 338-3963, Harriston ON COMB-TRAC SALVAGE. We sell new and used parts for most makes of tractors, combines, balers, mixmills and swathers.

Phone 306-997-2209, 1-877-318-2221, SCHULTE AND FARM KING snowblowers, Borden, SK. www.comb-tracsalvage.com In stock at Flaman. Call today to book yours 1-888-435-2626. www.flaman.com We buy machinery.

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‘08 40’ MacDon FD70 w/ transport, dbl knife drive, new coarse cut knife sections, new adapter canvas, overall 8.5/10 condition. Incl: choice of adapters JD STS, CNH... $56,800.00 w/ warranty.

Trades welcome. 1-800-667-4515. www.combineworld.com

Combine World 1-800-667-4515, www. combineworld.com; 20 minutes E. of Saskatoon, SK on Highway #16. Used Ag & Industrial equipment, new, used & rebuilt parts, & premium quality tires at unbeatable prices! 1 yr. warranty on all parts. Canada’s largest inventory of late model combines & swathers. Exceptional service.

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

SMITH’S TRACTOR WRECKING. Huge inventory new and used tractor parts.

1-888-676-4847.

SCHULTE SDX840 SNOWBLOWER 8’, exc. condition. 306-273-4248, 306-621-4428.

Stornoway, SK. 3PT SNOWBLOWERS: AGRO Trend, made in Ontario. All oil bath gearboxes, 54”, 60”, 72”, 78”, 84”, 90”, 96”, 102”, 108”, 120”. In stock, limited quantities. Cam-Don Motors Ltd. Call 306-237-4212, Perdue, SK. F O R S A L E : V s n o w p l o w. P h o n e 306-845-2665, Turtleford, SK. SCHULTE RDX110 SNOWBLOWER excellent condition. Heenan Agri Ltd. Call Dale 306-539-8590, Regina, SK. SCHULTE 8’ FRONT mount snowblower, model 800, fits Case 2294 or 7110, 1000 RPM or 540 RPM, good condition, $8500.

306-272-7878, 306-593-7644, Margo, SK.

G.S. TRACTOR SALVAGE, JD tractors only. 306-497-3535, Blaine Lake, SK.

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BRANDT SB4000, 90’, 1600 gal., Norac HT w/accumulators, shedded, $22,000 OBO. 306-725-7820, Strasbourg, SK. 2010 CASE/IH 160 Precision 90’ wheeled sprayer, hyd. unfold, 1350 Imp. gal. tank, autorate, touch screen monitor, induction tank, foam marker, rinse tank, dual nozzles, low acres. Mint condition. Call 780-208-3344, Innisfree, AB. 2006 TOP AIR TA2400 suspended boom sprayer, 120’ booms, duals. 306-981-5489, Prince Albert, SK. 100’ AG SHIELD, 1200 gal. tank, 100 gal. wash-out tank, $15,000 OBO. 204-851-5520, Cromer, MB.

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2006 JD 4920, 120’, loaded, exc., hi-flow, GOODS USED TRACTOR parts (always eductor, Trac control, Raven powerglide, buying tractors) David or Curtis, Roblin, ultra-glide, 5-Ways, 380s, 15” spacing, MB., 204-564-2528, 1-877-564-8734. $139,500. 204-242-4074, Manitou, MB. LOEFFELHOLZ TRACTOR AND COMBINE Salvage, Cudworth, SK., 306-256-7107.

We sell new, used and remanufactured parts for most farm tractors and combines.

gallantsales.com Large inventory of new and used potato equip. Dealer for Tristeel Mfg. wash line equip. Dealer for Logan Equipment. Call Dave 204-254-8126, MB.

1995 50’ Melroe 218 Spra Coupe High clearance sprayer, only one previous owner, 528 hrs., always shedded. Excellent condition... $11,800.00. 1-800-667-4515, www.combineworld.com 2005 PREDATOR 2010, 103’ conventional and AirBoom, 1000 gal tank, 3-way nozzle bodies, AutoBoom shut-off, GPS EZ-Steer 500, crop dividers, 2 sets tires, 1800 hrs, $110,000. 780-307-5023, Neerlandia, AB. 2005 ROGATOR 1074, 1080 gal. tank, 110’ booms, Raven Viper, SmartTrax, AutoBoom, Tridekon crop dividers, air lift, 2 sets of tires, 2980 hrs., $132,000 OBO. 306-743-7622, Langenburg, SK. 2008 MILLER A75, full load, 103’ Spray-Air boom, hypro nozzles, 1000 gal. tank, crop dividers, AutoSteer, AutoBoom, AccuBoom, $145,000 OBO. Call 780-674-7944, Barrhead AB

2005 SPRA-COUPE 4650, 767 hrs, 400 gal. tank, 80’ boom, Outback GPS, mapping, AutoSteer, $77,500. 780-753-0266, Provost, AB. 2010 JD 4730, 530 hrs., SS tank, 100’ boom, 2 sets tires, 5 sets nozzles, spray test, crop dividers, SFI and swath Pro. Farmer owned since new. Always shedded!

Phone 780-384-2240, Sedgewick, AB. 2009 JD 4830, 1000 gal., $209,000; 2009 CIH SRX160, 120’, 1600 gallon, $39,900; 2010 CIH 3230, $225,000; 2000 RoGator 1254, 1200 gallon, $89,900; Brandt 4000, 100’, 1600 gallon, $29,900; 2013 CIH 4430, loaded, $375,000; BG 1450, 100’, 1200 gallon, $5,900; 2004 RoGator 1064, 1000 gal., $117,500; BG 850, 112’, $4,900.

Call Hergott Farm Equipment 306-682-2592, Humboldt, SK. SCHULTE 8’ ROTARY snowplow, front mount, $2750. Call Rob 306-759-2689, 1999 APACHE 790, 2600 hrs., all new tires, new solution pump, new hyd. pump, EZBrownlee, SK. Steer GPS, always shedded, excellent conV PLOW, NICE condition. 780-724-3669, dition, $70,000. Phone 306-642-5632 or Elk Point, AB. 306-536-9811 (cell), Assiniboia, SK.

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JD 4830, 2009, 100, JD AutoSteer, mapping, sectional control. Call for details 306-864-2200, Kinistino, SK.

2011 NH SP275F high clearance sprayer 1400 gal. tank, 120â&#x20AC;&#x2122; boom, UltraGlide boom height, AccuBoom sectional control, ViperPro monitor, 2 sets of tires, 500 eng. hrs., very nice, just going to a smaller one. $270,000 OBO. 780-645-9630, Glendon AB VERSATILE SX275, 2010, 120â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, fence row, 380/90R46 tires, two 520/85R42, Phoenix 300, Envisio Pro, Switch Pro, Ultraglide.

Call 306-864-2200, Kinistino, SK. S.C. 4655, 2008, 80â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, Halogen flood kit, duals for rear, Outback AutoSteer, sectional control. Call 306-864-2200, Kinistino, SK.

BOURGAULT PARA-LINK AIR drills, large selection of good late model units.

Other makes and models avail. Will deliver. Gord 403-308-1135, Lethbridge, AB. 2008 JD 1820, 61â&#x20AC;&#x2122; 12â&#x20AC;? spacing, DS, Atom 2009 BOURGAULT 55â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Paralink drill, c/w Jet side band openers, w/JD 1910 cart, MRBâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, excellent condition. 306-666-2153 $129,9800. 1-866-659-5866, Estevan, SK. or 306-662-7471, Fox Valley, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca 2004 BOURGAULT 5710, 63â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, 12â&#x20AC;? spacing, 2005 JD 1820, 61â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, double shoot, 10â&#x20AC;? 491 monitor, MRBâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, 3/4â&#x20AC;? openers, steel 2010 40â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Case Precision disk air spacing, 320 tank w/singles, $79,000. packers, $99,500. 1-800-667-9761, Saskadrill w/ matching 3430 tank & liquid 1-800-219-8867, Swift Current, SK. toon, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca fertilizer kit. Field ready w/ warranty. www.redheadequipment.ca 70â&#x20AC;&#x2122; FLEXI-COIL 7500, DS dry c/w 3450 Trades welcome, transportation available. $138,800.00. 1-800-667-4515, WANTED: ATOM-JET C-shank single shoot TBT tank $55,000; 5300 Bourgault air cart www.combineworld.com openers (cb15) or 3/4â&#x20AC;? Bourgault knock- TBH $28,000. 306-247-4818, Scott, SK. on openers. 306-629-3811, Ernfold, SK. 2004 MORRIS MAX II, 60â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, 70â&#x20AC;? spacing, 2010 CIH ATX700, 60â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, 10â&#x20AC;? spacing, A D X 3 4 3 0 t a n k , D S , s i d e b a n d e r s , 1998 MORRIS MAXIM 49â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, 10â&#x20AC;? spacing, 1 SS, 3 1/2â&#x20AC;? sp, c/w 8370 TBT, $105,000. $199,900. 1-800-219-8867, Swift Current, yr. old 3â&#x20AC;? openers, 4â&#x20AC;? V-packers, SS, NH3 306-934-1546, Saskatoon, 306-773-7281, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca kit on coulters, Edge-On shanks $25,000 Swift Current, SK. www.fulllineag.com OBO. 306-768-7740, Carrot River, SK.

BG 2155H, $2900; BG 2195H, $8500; BG 54â&#x20AC;&#x2122; 5710 w/5350, $85,000; BG 5710 74â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, $95,900; BG poly packers, $6900; CIH PH800 60â&#x20AC;&#x2122; w/3430 TBT, $189,000; BG 65â&#x20AC;&#x2122; 3310 w/6700ST, $329,000; BG 4350, PDM auger, $27,500; BG 5710 64â&#x20AC;&#x2122; w/5440, $110,000; 2013 BG 3320 76â&#x20AC;&#x2122; w/6700ST, loaded, $415,000. Call Hergott Farm Equipment 306-682-2592, Humboldt, SK.

2009 NH (FLEXI-COIL), 51â&#x20AC;&#x2122; w/430 bu.

TBH, DS, 4â&#x20AC;? rubber, vg, $104,000. Moose Jaw, SK. 306-563-8482, 306-782-2586.

2003 BOURGAULT 5710, 47â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, NH3, 5350, $75,000 OBO. Located near North Dakota border. Call 306-563-8482, 306-782-2586.

2003 BOURGAULT 5710, 54â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, 9.8â&#x20AC;? spacing, SS, 3.5â&#x20AC;? steel packers, 5350 tank, DS, $107,500. 1-800-219-8867, Swift Current, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca

HAGIE STS16 2012, 120â&#x20AC;&#x2122; boom, 380/90R54, 520 floater, Norac height, sectional control. Contact 306-864-2200, Kinistino, SK. WANTED: USED MELROE spra-coupe, Model 210, 216, or 220. Must be in good cond. Greg 403-545-2382, Bow Island, AB. BARTâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S TRANSPORT INC. Specializing in towing air drills, Saskatchewan only.

Phone 306-441-4316, North Battleford, SK.

â&#x20AC;&#x2122;97 AG Shield P/T sprayer, 1,250 gallon tank, 100â&#x20AC;&#x2122; boom. $8,800. Trades welcome.

Financing available. 1-800-667-4515. www.combineworld.com 2012 JD 4940, 530 hrs., 120â&#x20AC;&#x2122; SS, radar, $269,000. Equipment Wholesalers 1-888-489-3173, Sioux Falls, ND, or visit: www.equipmentwholesalers.net DROP DECK semi style and pintle hitch sprayer trailers. Air ride, tandem and tridems. Contact SK: 306-398-8000; AB: 403-350-0336.

TRIDEKON CROP SAVER, crop dividers.

Reduce trampling losses by 80% to 90%.

Call Great West Agro, 306-398-8000, Cut Knife, SK. TRIDEKON CROP SAVER, crop dividers.

Reduce trampling losses by 80% to 90%.

Call Great West Agro, 306-398-8000, Cut Knife, SK.

2008 BOURGAULT 5710, 59â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, MRBâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new tips, 12â&#x20AC;? spacing, c/w 6450 tank, singles, $179,000. 1-800-219-8867, Swift Current, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca

2002 FLEXI-COIL 3450 TBH, 10â&#x20AC;? auger w/air seeder hopper, very good cond., tow 2010 CASE/IH PH800, c/w TBT 3430 air 8800 BOURGAULT 40â&#x20AC;&#x2122; air drill, poly hitch, $37,000. 780-221-3980, Leduc, AB. tank, 70â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, double shoot dry, var. rate, like packers, harrows, 8â&#x20AC;? space, 3225 TBH cart, 2004 BOURGAULT 8810, 40â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, 10â&#x20AC;? spacing, new, no acres, $159,900. 306-749-7731, $32,000. Call 204-825-8121, Morden, MB. NH3 on MRBâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, steel packers, SS, 5350, Birch Hills, SK. fhagmann@sasktel.net 36â&#x20AC;&#x2122; JD 730 double disc with 1900 TBT $50,000. 1-866-659-5866, Estevan, SK. 2012 MORRIS CONTOUR 2, 51â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, 12â&#x20AC;? cart, $34,000; JD 787 TBT cart, $12,500. www.redheadequipment.ca spacing, double shoot, 7300 TBT tank, only Can deliver. 204-856-6119, 204-685-2896, 40â&#x20AC;&#x2122; BOURGAULT 5710, 1997, 10â&#x20AC;? space, 4500 acres on unit, $189,000. Dave MacGregor, MB. 3.5â&#x20AC;? steel packers, like new 3/4â&#x20AC;? openers, 306-258-2234, Vonda, SK. 66â&#x20AC;&#x2122; SEEDMASTER, 2008, slim fold, tire in MRB II installed 2011, $38,000 OBO. 2000 FLEXI-COIL 7500, 50â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, DS, 10â&#x20AC;? spactire, lift hitch, smart hitch, dual caster on 306-678-4917, 306-774-6645, Hazlet, SK. ing, 3.5â&#x20AC;? steel packers, 3450 TBH tank, 3â&#x20AC;? wings and main frame, big floatation tire 2007 JOHN DEERE 1830, 57â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, 10â&#x20AC;? spacing, tips, $64,500. 1-800-219-8867, Swift Curon main frame, tips are at 50%, with TBH SS, 3â&#x20AC;? stealth, all run block monitors, 3â&#x20AC;? rent, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca 430 JD cart. Cart has duals, conveyor, rear rubber packers w/2007 JD 1910, 430 bu., hitch. Call Martin at 780-220-8144, Legal, conveyor auger, $60,000 OBO. Milestone, 2000 BOURGAULT 5710 47â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, MRBâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s (need some work) Raven Auto-Rate controller for AB. or email for pics: at cyrmr@telus.net SK. Call 306-436-7727 or 306-436-4438.

NH3, 5350 tank w/bag lift, $65,000. GlenFLEXICOIL 5000 AIR drill 1720 TBH tank, 2010 65â&#x20AC;&#x2122; 3310 Bourgault paralink 12â&#x20AC;? spac- bush, SK. 306-342-4251 or 306-342-7781. single shoot, $25,000 OBO. 306-582-4911, ing, mid row shank banding, DS, rear MORRIS MAXIM, 39â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, 10â&#x20AC;? spacing, double Glenbain, SK. hitch, $157,000. A.E. Chicoine Farm Equip- shoot, with 7240 TBT, $49,500. Call RJ Sales & Service, 306-338-2541, Wadena, BOURGAULT 5710, 64â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, 9.8â&#x20AC;? spacing, single ment Ltd., 306-449-2255, Storthoaks, SK. shoot, 3â&#x20AC;? rubber packers, w/2003 5350 2001 BOURGAULT 5350 air tank, TBH, 2 SK. or www.rjsales.ca for more info. tank, 3 comp., double fans, hitch for liquid meters, CRA, DS, rice tires, 491 monitor 2011 BOURGAULT 3310, 65â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, 12â&#x20AC;? spacing, cart, $55,000. 306-243-4242, Macrorie, SK w/wiring harness, shedded, $40,000. Call 6 4 5 0 t a n k , w / d u a l s , $ 2 7 9 , 0 0 0 .

1-800-219-8867, Swift Current, SK. 2004 MORRIS MAXIM II, 49â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, 10â&#x20AC;? spacing, 306-452-7827, Redvers, SK. single shoot, 7240 TBT tank, $55,000. 2008 SEEDMASTER TOOLBAR, 64â&#x20AC;&#x2122; on 12â&#x20AC;? www.redheadequipment.ca Phone 1-800-667-9761, Saskatoon, SK. spacing, c/w Flexi-Coil 3450 var. rate cart, www.redheadequipment.ca brand new fert. knives, asking $150,000.

2010 BOURGAULT 3310, 55â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, 12â&#x20AC;? spacing, 306-421-1086, 306-634-9330, Macoun SK 4.8â&#x20AC;? pneumatic packer, S25 MRBâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, c/w 6550, $279,000. 1-866-659-5866, Estevan, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca MORRIS MAXIM II, 49â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, 10â&#x20AC;? spacing, DS, w/7300 TBT, 3rd tank, $64,000. Call RJ Sales & Service, 306-338-2541, Wadena, SK. or www.rjsales.ca for more info.

MOON HEAVY HAUL pulling air drills/ air seeders, packer bars, Alberta and Sask. 30 years experience. Call Bob Davidson, Drumheller, AB. 403-823-0746.

2008 88â&#x20AC;&#x2122; SEEDMASTER, Comes w/wo Agtron 260 all seed run blockage monitor.

DS and smart hitch, 1â&#x20AC;&#x2122; spacing. All seedmaster updates done. Updated front castors (new style). Cables updated to 2x2 tubing. Shedded past 2 yrs. Paint and drill 2009 NH SD 550, 60â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, 10â&#x20AC;? spacing, 3.5â&#x20AC;? in exc. cond., c/w 2008 JD 1910 430 bu. 3 MORRIS MAXIM II, 55â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, 10â&#x20AC;? spacing, steel packers, DS, SC430 tank, $109,500. tank TBH air cart, and 1900 series 270 bu. w/7300 TBT, 3rd tank, NH3 Coulters, 1-800-219-8867, Swift Current, SK. TBT air cart, asking $190,000 OBO. Text or call 306-861-5436, Francis, SK. $79,900. Call for info: RJ Sales & Service, www.redheadequipment.ca 306-338-2541, www.rjsales.ca Wadena SK 1998 BOURGAULT 5710, 64â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, 9.8â&#x20AC;?, MRB, 2012 BOURGAULT 3320, 68â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, 12â&#x20AC;? spacing, 2002 MORRIS NEVERPIN 34â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, 10â&#x20AC;? spac- c/w 4350, double fans, 3 tank metering, 4 tank metering, X20 cameras, blockage ing, NH3 mid row banders, w/rear hitch, $54,000. 306-370-8010, Saskatoon, SK. monitor, $329,000. 1-800-219-8867, Swift vg cond., w/wo 6180 TBT tank, w/320 gal.

Current, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca liquid tank and kit, $21,000 drill, $30,000 1997 FLEXI-COIL 5000, 51â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, steel packers recapped, 2320 tank, 10â&#x20AC;? spacing, blockcomplete. 780-518-7645, Sexsmith, AB. age, $44,900. 1-800-667-9761, Saskatoon, 1992 FLEXI-COIL 5000, 45â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, 9â&#x20AC;? spacing, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca DS w/stealth openers sideband, 4â&#x20AC;? capped rubber packers, $39,500. 1-866-659-5866, 2005 NH SD440, 33â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Dutch openers w/SC 230 DS, var. rate, new price $62,500.

Estevan, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca Call Greg 306-883-2568, Spiritwood, SK. 2006 K-HART DRILL and 2006 ADX 3430 PREMIUM 57â&#x20AC;&#x2122; 5000 Flexi-Coil, c/w tank (Flexi-Coil), 60â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, 10â&#x20AC;? spacing. New and MORRIS MAXIM II, 2002, 34â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, 10â&#x20AC;? spac- 3850 TBT manual rate and 3450 TBH var. rebuilt parts, some new tires for drill also ing, liquid kit, w/7180 TBT cart, $42,000. cart. 12â&#x20AC;? spacing w/paired row, 550lb trip, included, $100,000 OBO. 306-463-9229 or Call RJ Sales & Service, 306-338-2541, 6 rollers, 3.5â&#x20AC;? steel packers. New bearings 306-460-7426, Eatonia, SK. Wadena, SK. or www.rjsales.ca for info. on packers, new clutches on carts. Seed 170 acre/fill. Complete set up, for $100,000 OBO. 306-634-9980, Estevan, SK 1999 FLEXI-COIL 6000 air drill, 30â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, 2340 Flexi-Coil TBH w/3rd tank, variable rate, single or double shoot, 10â&#x20AC;? spacing, near n e w d i s c s , s e m i h o p p e r, $ 3 2 , 0 0 0 .

306-587-2764, 306-587-7729, Cabri, SK.

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DEMONSTRATOR 2013, MORRIS C2, 71â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, 12â&#x20AC;? spacing, DS, 8650 TBT mech. Huge Fall Savings! Cam-Don Motors Ltd. Perdue, SK. 306-237-4212.

40â&#x20AC;&#x2122; JD 737 DRILL, c/w individual shank or gang packers, JD 787 230 bu. air cart, plumbed for liquid nitrogen and Alpine phosphate w/1400 gal Bandit caddy, Atom Jet boots, nice unit and condition, $47,000. 306-531-8575, 306-771-2819, Edenwold, SK. wc.farm@hotmail.com 2006 FLEXI-COIL 5000, 33â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, Stealth knives, less than 7000 acres, $45,000; 2011 3850 TBT var. rate cart, 3000 acres, $57,000; 2013 4350 TBT, less than 1000 acres, $67,000; 2013 5000, 51â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, less than 1000 acres, $115,000. 780-385-5704, Viking, AB 2012 MORRIS 8370XL TBT, 3rd tank, 10â&#x20AC;? auger, 2009 61â&#x20AC;&#x2122; contour drill, 12â&#x20AC;? spacing, dual shoot, dual front casters, blockage monitors, 5â&#x20AC;? pneumatic packer, exc. cond., $175,000 OBO. 306-723-4799, Cupar, SK. 56â&#x20AC;&#x2122; CONSERVA PAK w/tank, spring pressure, good condition, $95,000 OBO. Call 306-478-2451, Kincaid, SK. 2009 JD 1870, 56â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, 12â&#x20AC;? spacing, full blockage, single castors, 1910 TBH cart, conveyor, $199,900. 1-866-659-5866, Estevan, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca

2010 MORRIS Contour 61â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, DS, 12â&#x20AC;? sp, 5.5 packers, c/w 8370XL TBT, $260,000.

306-934-1546, Saskatoon, 306-773-7281, Swift Current, SK. www.fulllineag.com 2011 BOURGAULT 3310, 75â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, 12â&#x20AC;? spacing, DS, 6550 tank, X20 map link, MRB 25, $298,000. 1-800-219-8867, Swift Current, 2010 BOURGAULT 5710, 74â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, 9.8â&#x20AC;? spacing, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca 3.5 steel packers, Dutch paired row knives, with 6700 air tank, done 14,000 acres, WANTED: 5-1/2â&#x20AC;? RUBBER packers for shedded, $225,000. Millhouse Farms Inc., Flexi-Coil 5000, 9â&#x20AC;? spacing. Will trade 306-398-4079, Cut Knife, SK. 4-1/2â&#x20AC;? steel. 403-793-1705, Brooks, AB. 1998 BOURGAULT 5710, 54â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, 9.8â&#x20AC;? spacing, 2-2012 SEED HAWKS, 80-12 w/sectional 2 1/4â&#x20AC;? steel packers, 2002 5440 tank, control, conveyor, blockage, 800 bu. triple $89,900. 1-800-219-8867, Swift Current, tank, shedded, low acres, $335,000 each. SK. www.redheadequipment.ca Call 306-483-7829, Oxbow, SK. 2011 BOURGAULT 3310, 75â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, 10â&#x20AC;? spacing, 2002 CONSERVA PAK 35â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, 9â&#x20AC;? spacing, no MRBâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, c/w 6700 tank, duals, 4 tank w/2002 JD 1900 TBH 270 bu. VR cart., meter, $305,000. 1-800-219-8867, Swift one owner, exc. cond., low acres, $74,500 Current, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca OBO. 403-854-2177, Hanna, AB. 2010 K-HART DRILL 66â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, 10â&#x20AC;? spacing, Ag2004 JD 1820, 60â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, 430 bu. 1910 w/MRB Tron blockage, c/w 2012 Flexi-Coil 4350 N H 3 , v e r y g o o d , $ 7 5 , 0 0 0 O B O . TBH mech. tank, SS, w/duals, $195,000.

306-563-8482, 306-782-2586, Yorkton, SK 306-463-8711, Marengo, SK. 2008 SEEDMASTER, 80â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, 12â&#x20AC;? spacing, 2005 BOURGAULT 6550 w/10â&#x20AC;? deluxe w/double air shoot plus liquid kit, w/2011 auger, 4 tank metering, 2 fans, 491 moniBourgault 6550, 4 tank metering, upgrad- tor, 900 singles w/54â&#x20AC;&#x2122; 5710, 9.8â&#x20AC;? spacing, ed Zynx monitor, $230,000 OBO. Located series 25 MRBâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, DS dry, 3.5â&#x20AC;? steel packers, near Regina, SK. Trent 306-540-5275 or $137,000. 306-843-2811, Wilkie, SK. Tyler 306-533-8834.

2008 SEED HAWK 60-12, TBT, JD 1910, FLEXI-COIL 5000, 45â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, 3â&#x20AC;? rubber, double TBT 270BUH, 2000 gal. TBH liquid, no shoot, 2320, $35,000 OBO. 306-563-8482, quick pin, $185,000. 1-800-667-9761, Sas306-782-2586, Weyburn, SK. katoon, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca

2009 DEGELMAN LR8080 landroller, 80â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, new condition, used only 6000 acres, $55,000. 306-533-4891, Gray, SK. 2008 DEGELMAN 7000, 82â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, full hyd., 5/8 tines, $34,000 OBO. Call 306-563-8482, 306-782-2586, Yorkton, SK.

2008 BOURGAULT 84â&#x20AC;&#x2122; heavy harrow, 9/16 tines, very good shape, $34,000 2006 SEED HAWK, 51â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, 9â&#x20AC;? spacing, big rub- OBO. Call 306-524-4567, Raymore, SK. ber, with frame for NH3 tanks, c/w 2008 Flexi-Coil 3850 TBT, always shedded, 3 compartments, 4 meter rollers, low acres, $147,500 Photos available 780-608-5697, 780-372-2356, Bashaw, AB. 2007 72â&#x20AC;&#x2122; SEEDMASTER, 12â&#x20AC;? spacing, semipneumatic tires on shank w/Bourgault 6700 ST cart, dual wheels, conveyor, $230,000. A.E. Chicoine Farm Equip. Ltd. 306-449-2255, Storthoaks, SK.

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2012 SEEDMASTER 32â&#x20AC;&#x2122; 140 bu. seed tank 1600 gallon fert. tank fully loaded with sectional control/variable rate. Low acres.

Reason for selling going to a bigger drill. $150,000. 780-645-9630, Glendon, AB. 2011 CHI (FLEX-COIL) 46â&#x20AC;&#x2122; w/430 bu. 12â&#x20AC;? spacing, DS, $119,000; 2003 Flexi-Coil 58â&#x20AC;&#x2122; w/350 bu, 12â&#x20AC;? spacing, 4â&#x20AC;? rubber, DS, $59,000; 2002 Flexi-Coil 39â&#x20AC;&#x2122; w/230 bu., 12â&#x20AC;? spacing, DS, 5.5â&#x20AC;? rubber, $57,000; 1996 Concord 4010 w/240 bu. 10â&#x20AC;? space, single shoot, Flexi-Coil 33â&#x20AC;&#x2122; w/230 bu. TBT and TBH, 12â&#x20AC;? spacing DS, 4â&#x20AC;? rubber, $47,000. Drills located in Southern SK. 306-563-8482, 306-782-2586.

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(306) 228-1800 www.dseriescanola.ca 2009 BOURGAULT 7200, 84â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, 25â&#x20AC;? tines, full hyd., vg., $38,000 OBO. 306-563-8482 or 306-782-2586, Carman, MB.

2 0 1 1 B O U R G A U LT 3 3 1 0 P H D, S t k # PB2965, DS, MRB IIâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, rear duals, couple walking casters, rear drop hitch, $355,000 Cash. 1-888-462-3816, www.farmworld.ca FLEXI-COIL 820 air seeder, 35â&#x20AC;&#x2122; with 1720 tank. Low acres, well kept, $33,000. Call Rob at 306-381-5622, Kyle, SK.

2001 BOURGAULT 60â&#x20AC;&#x2122; heavy harrow, all hyd. adjustments, lots of tine length left, good cond., $21,000. Ph. 780-878-1550, Camrose, AB.

DEGELMAN 80â&#x20AC;&#x2122; LANDROLLER, $54,500; 2010 Degelman 82â&#x20AC;&#x2122; heavy harrow, Valmar, $ 4 8 , 5 0 0 ; B r a n d t 7 0 â&#x20AC;&#x2122; h e av y h a r r ow, 2011 BOURGAULT 6700 full load, X20, $24,900. Call Hergott Farm Equipment $165,000 OBO. Trades? 306-563-8482, 306-682-2592, Humboldt, SK. 306-782-2586, Rama, SK. 2013 BOURGAULT 7200, 84â&#x20AC;&#x2122; heavy harBOURGAULT AIR SEEDER 36â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, fixed hitch, row, loaded, like new, $48,000. Millhouse 2 1 5 5 e n g i n e d r i v e , $ 1 5 , 0 0 0 O B O . Farms Inc. 306-398-4079, Cut Knife, SK. 306-563-8482, 306-782-2586, Rama, SK. DEGELMAN 45â&#x20AC;&#x2122; LANDROLLER, like new, 2001 BOURGAULT 8810 32â&#x20AC;&#x2122; air seeder, $23,000. 306-224-4515, Windthorst, SK. 2135 TBH tank, always shedded, very good BOOKING SPECIALS FOR all makes of condition. 306-338-2085, Kuroki, SK. harrow tines: mounted, standard drawbars 2011 BOURGAULT 9400 60â&#x20AC;&#x2122; deep tillage and heavy harrows. Ex: 9/16x26â&#x20AC;? straight, cultivator, heavy trips with Bourgault air 100 or more, $21.95/ea. 3/8x15â&#x20AC;? bent, p a c k , r e a r h i t c h a n d Po i r i e r b o o t s , (Rite-Way, Morris, Herman) 100 or more, $88,000. A.E. Chicoine Farm Equipment $8.60/ea. Special ends Dec. 31, 2013.

Ltd. 306-449-2255, Storthoaks, SK. March 2014 delivery. Fouillard Implement 2011 60â&#x20AC;&#x2122; BOURGAULT DS air pack, 6â&#x20AC;? pri- Ltd., St. Lazare, MB., 204-683-2221. mary manifold, $10,000. A.E. Chicoine FREE... Order your HIGH QUALITY SumFarm Equipment Ltd. 306-449-2255, Stor- mers mounted harrow attachments and thoaks, SK. get free freight. Contact: 403-545-2580, 1995 BOURGAULT 3195 Stk# HR3113B; Bow Island, AB. machinerydave@yahoo.ca trailing mechanical drive, single fan, RTH, www.summers.com $ 1 3 , 3 0 0 . C a l l 1 - 8 8 8 - 4 4 6 - 9 5 7 2 o r 2009 DEGELMAN 82â&#x20AC;&#x2122; harrows with Valmar, www.farmworld.ca 5/8â&#x20AC;? tine, 26â&#x20AC;? length, new hoses, great 1999 BOURGAULT 5710 Stk# B21677D, shape, $48,000. 306-533-4891, Gray, SK. 54â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, 9.8â&#x20AC;? spacing, 3â&#x20AC;? carbide tips, MRBS, u p d at e d w i d e p i vo t , $ 3 8 , 5 0 0 C a s h .

1-888-442-6084 or www.farmworld.ca FLEXI-COIL 1720 seed cart, 18.4x26 rears, BOURGAULT 4350 CART, $29,000. Rama, 16.5x16.1 fronts, Phone 306-622-2069 or SK. Call 306-563-8482 or 306-782-2586.

306-671-7908, Gull Lake, SK. area.

1999 BOURGAULT 8810, 50â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, 10â&#x20AC;? spacing, 56 SEED HAWK packer wheels, $10 each. poly packers, liquid side band openers, Will sell some or all. 306-485-7486, Alida, c/w JD 787 TBT cart, vg cond., $55,000. SK. 306-675-4458, 306-675-4566, Leross, SK. 42â&#x20AC;&#x2122; IH 7200 hoe drills, new shovels, facto2012 Bourgault 3320QDA Stk# B21999A, ry transport, good shape. 306-463-3449, single shoot, rear duals, liquid knife, liquid Flaxcombe, SK. VR kit, Edge-on frnt knife holder, $198,000 Cash. 1-888-442-6084, www.farmworld.ca CASE/IH 3580 TBH tank, 2013, dual shoot, Deluxe auger c/w remote, 3 tank var. rate, Ultrasonic bin level sensors, air velocity meter, rear folding ladder, 3 2003 BOURGAULT 7200 heavy harrow 60â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, c o a r s e r o l l e r s , 1 e x t r a fi n e r o l l e r, hyd. angle, $26,000 OBO. 306-563-8482, 800/65R32 front tires, 650/75R32 rear duals. Gord 403-308-1135, Lethbridge, AB. 306-782-2586, Rama, SK. WELD-ON HEAT treated harrow teeth, DIAMOND TIP SCRAPERS for JD 1895 3/8â&#x20AC;?, 7/16â&#x20AC;?, 1/2â&#x20AC;?, 9/16â&#x20AC;?, 5/8â&#x20AC;? diameters. air seeder, used 1 season. Half price of G.B. Mfg. Ltd., 306-273-4235, Yorkton, SK. new OBO. 204-782-0259, Starbuck, MB.

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FLEXI-COIL 820 CULTIVATOR, 37.5’, 9” spacing, 4 bar harrows, single shoot air, c/w 1330 Flexi-Coil tank, double shoot, 5843 acres; CONCORD 32’ air drill, 12” spacing, c/w 300 bus. Concord tank, w/rice tires. 306-233-5722, Wakaw, SK.

BOURGAULT 5350, 2000, 2 tank meter, NH3 line, RTH, brand new 3rd tank meter and rear rice tires. Contact 306-864-2200, Kinistino, SK. KELLO-BILT DISC PARTS: Blades and bearings. Parts to fit most makes and models. 1-888-500-2646, Red Deer, AB. www.kelloughs.com 2002 EZEE-ON 3650 tandem disc, 32’, nice shape, asking $25,000. Call 306-842-3525, Weyburn, SK. BOURGAULT 5710, 1998, 9.8” space, 3.5” steel packers, 330 lb. trips, 3/4” carbide knives. Call 306-864-2200, Kinistino, SK. MORRIS CONCEPT 2000 DEEP TILLER. New, arrived late. 0 acres. 42’, 12” spacing, 755LH auto. trips, 4 bar harrow. Less than new price. 204-825-4465, Crystal City, MB. 2011 EZEE-ON 8700 LTF, 42’, heavy disc, in good shape, asking $80,000.

306-457-7128, Stoughton, SK. 2010 SUNFLOWER 35’ DISC, like new, $36,000 OBO. 306-524-4567, Raymore, SK BOURGAULT 9200 42’ chisel plow, harrows, $21,000. Call 204-825-8121, Morden, MB. CIH 5500 37’ Deep Tillage w/harrows, 2” spikes, trade for 30’, $5000. Contact 306-229-8638, 306-383-2546, leave message, Rose Valley, SK. HD KUHN ROTOSPIKE TILLER, 3 PTH, crumbler, 9’.6”W, l000 PTO, 2 spd gearbox, $6,000 OBO. 204-648-7136, Ashville, MB. 24’ KELLO-BILT DISCER, $18,000 OBO. 780-888-2245, or 780-888-1217, Hardisty, AB. BOURGAULT 9400 60’, Dickey John cold flow, banding knives, mounted harrows, $55,000. 780-876-2667, 780-933-2585, Debolt, AB. 33’ INT. 5600 positive depth control with 4 b a r B o u r ga u l t h a r r ow s , g o o d c o n d .

306-338-2085, Kuroki, SK. KELLO-BILT 8’ to 20’ offset discs w/24” to 36” notched blades; Kello-Bilt 24’ to 38’ tandem wing discs w/26” and 28” notched blades and oil bath bearings. Red Deer, AB. www.kelloughs.com 1-888-500-2646.

BOURGAULT 5810, 2011, 62’, 9.8” spacing, 3.5” steel packers, mudscrapers, 3/4” carbide knife, Pattison liquid kit. Call 306-864-2200, Kinistino, SK. 2011 WISHEK DISC, 842 LNT, 38’, less than 2000 acres, 5/8” mtd. heavy harrows, 30” disc, like new cond. 306-698-2749, Wolseley, SK.

COMPLETE SHANK ASSEMBLIES: JD 1610, $135; JD 610, black, $180; JD 1600, $90; Morris 7-series, $135. 306-946-7923, 306-946-4923, Young, SK. BOOK YOUR RITEWAY landroller for spring delivery. Be ready for seeding. Call Flaman today- 1-888-435-2626. www.flaman.com NEW RITEWAY 55’ heavy harrow, hyd. tine, $37,500. For more info. call RJ Sales & Service, 306-338-2541, Wadena, SK. or www.rjsales.ca N E W D E G E L M A N 7 2 0 0 r o c k p i c ke r, $27,500. For more information call RJ Sales & Service, 306-338-2541, Wadena, SK. or www.rjsales.ca WANTED USED TECHNOTILL packers with carbide and packer plate in good cond. Ph. 204-776-5554, Minto, MB. 2010 SALFORD 570RTS vertical tillage, 24’, harrows, rolling baskets w/1200 lb weight kit, like new cond., $34,000. Carrot River, SK. 306-768-2151, 306-768-7399.

SALFORD 50’ RTS, 2011, new bearings and disks, $88,000. For more information call RJ Sales & Service, 306-338-2541, Wadena, SK. or www.rjsales.ca SALFORD 40’ RTS, 2011, $69,500. For more information call RJ Sales & Service, 306-338-2541, Wadena, SK. or www.rjsales.ca

1994 AGCO ALLIS 9690, 20.8x42 duals, FWA, 5300 hrs., exc. cond. $34,000. Morinville, AB. 780-961-3512, 780-619-4427.

1997 AGCOSTAR 8360, 360 HP, 2925 hrs., 20.8x42 duals, N14 Cummins, 100 hrs. on new hyd. (131 litre/min.) pump, 5 remotes, Trimble AutoSteer, $75,900 or steer calves. 306-948-2810, Biggar, SK. 2008 AGCO LT95, c/w FL45 FEL, joystick g r ap p l e , F WA , 9 5 H P, $ 6 9 , 0 0 0 . C a l l 306-934-1546, Saskatoon, 306-773-7281, Swift Current, SK. www.fulllineag.com 2006 AGCO RT135 FWD w/ 1080 loader, CVT transmission, front axle and cab suspension, 3140 hours, $70,500 OBO. 780-603-7833, Vegreville, AB.

1984 CASE 2294 w/2100 Ezee-On loader and bale fork, powershift redone (part of $7000 plus WO), about 12,000 hrs., asking $17,000. 306-845-2404, Livelong, SK. 1993 CIH 9270, powershift, 6633 hrs., Atom Jet hyd. kit, 20.8x42 duals, always shedded, $59,000. 204-548-2891 or 204-648-3226, Gilbert Plains, MB. CASE/IH STEIGER built, 4 WD/Quads; Plus other makes and models. Call the Tractor Man! Trades welcome. We deliver.

Gord 403-308-1135, Lethbridge, AB.

2004 STX 500, 4520 hrs., 800-38 tires, very good shape, $142,500. Located at Viscount, SK. Call 403-312-5113.

WANTED: CASE/IH 2294 FWA. Also older Case and JD tractors in need of repair.

306-395-2668, 306-681-7610, Chaplin, SK. WANTED: BLADE 14’-16’ to fit Case/IH 9280. Phone 403-373-9403, or 403-373-4403, Penhold, AB. 1992 CASE/IH 9250 L10 Cummins, 300 HP, 12 spd. powershift, 1000 PTO, 4 hyd., remotes, 6775 hrs. 403-684-3446 or 403-652-8205, Blackie, AB. 2012 500 QUAD, luxury suspended cab, 1000 PTO, diff. locks, 30” tracks, twin pumps, 6 hyds., elec. mirrors, AutoSteer, equipped w/Pro700, 495 hrs., exc. cond., $350,000. 780-618-5538, Grimshaw, AB.

JD 7810 MFD, 3 PTH, c/w 740 loader, $60,000. 780-990-8412, Edmonton, AB. 1968 JD 4020, synchromesh trans., c/w JD #48 loader and Groening 3 PTH (new in 2012), excellent auger tractor. Loader frame has never been welded on, well maintained. 780-385-0373, Viking, AB.

2011 NH T9050, 1,215 hrs, 485 HP, 4 WD, powershift, IntelliVeiw II Plus, HID’s, full IntelliSteer Omnistar unlocked, $238,000.

1-888-442-6084 or www.farmworld.ca 2009 N/H BOOMER 8N R4 tires, CV trans., 50 HP, 10 hrs., c/w loader, $27,000, w/o loader $22,000. Ph. 250-710-1755, email darylforbes@shaw.ca Westlock, AB.

1990 JD 8100, FWA, 20.8x42 duals, 6000 hrs., mint, $63,900. Phone 306-948-7223, 2012 T9.670, Stk# HN3227A, 450 hrs., 670 HP, 4 WD, diff. lock, 6 hyd. outlets, Biggar, SK. high cap. drawbar, lux cab, $345,000.

MITCH’S TRACTOR SALES LTD. For 1-888-442-3816 or www.farmworld.ca Sale: JD 2130, 3 PTH, re-built eng. w/146 loader, painted; JD 2750 MFWD, 3 PTH, 245 FEL, painted; JD 2950 MFWD, 3 PTH, w/265 FEL, painted; JD 4250 MFWD, powershift w/o FEL; JD 4440 quad, factory duals; JD 4450 2WD, 3 PTH, 15 spd; JD 4640 2 WD, 3 PTH, 3 hyds, quad shift; JD 7610 MFWD, 3 PTH, PQ w/LHR, 2 hyds w/740 2008 CIH PUMA 165, 3355 hrs., PS, 3 PT, loader, grapple, 5000 hrs; 8 front weights 3 SCV, loader, $84,900. Equipment Whole- w/bracket. All tractors can be sold with salers, 1-888-489-3173, Sioux Falls, ND or new or used loaders. Call 204-750-2459, visit: www.equipmentwholesalers.net mitchstractorsales.com at St. Claude, MB. CASE 2594, 3600 hrs., 24 spd., IHC 684 2013 JD 9560 RT TRAC, 660 hrs, idler c/w FEL, 3 PTH, 2400 hrs., 403-394-4401, weights, AJ hitch, 5 hyds, 78 GPM, PTO, Lethbridge, AB. HID lighting, warranty to 2018, mint cond. ’09 NH T7040 180HP FWA tractor 3PTH & PTO w/ FEL & grapple, 2002 STX 450 quad, power shift, PTO, $360,000. 306-526-8888, Regina, SK. 7500 hrs., $125,000. 306-831-8963, 2013 8360R, ILS, IVT, front duals, Fire- 2,600 hrs. Excellent condition w/ warranty! $109,800. Trades welcome.

Rosetown, SK. stone tires, 390 hrs., one owner, $249,500 Financing 1-800-667-4515. available.

U.S. 715-377-2940, Baldwin, Wisconsin. www.combineworld.com WANTED: 1026, 1456 or 826 IH tractors any condition. Call 701-240-5737, Minot, 2003 JD 9420 4WD, 2147 hrs, AutoTrac 2012 T9.560, Stk# PN2993A, 440 hrs., North Dakota. ready, 24 spd., 20.8R42 Firestone triples, 500 HP, 4 WD, 16 spd trans, 6 hyd outlets, CASE/IH 4240, 104 HP, 2200 hrs., 3 PTH, 8 2 1 0 l b s . c a s t , t ow c a b l e p a c k a g e , luxury cab, cold weather start, $347,500.

LPTO, big hyd. pump, heavy duty 15’ steel $185,000. Call Dwayne Murray at DBM Ltd 1-888-462-3816 or www.farmworld.ca flail mower, plus front hyd. PTO pump, 1-800-805-0495, Melita, MB. $15,000. 204-871-0925, MacGregor, MB. STEVE’S TRACTOR REBUILDER looking 2002 STX 375, Firestone triples, power- for JD tractors to rebuild, Series 20s, 30s, shift, PTO, AutoSteer, shedded, 3100 hrs., 40s or 50s, or for parts. Will pay top dollar. 1979 FORD FW60 Stk# C22221, 5,405 $150,000. Rosetown, SK. 306-831-8808.

Now selling JD parts. 204-466-2927, hrs., 335 HP, 4 WD, new starter, 20 spd, duals, $25,500. 1-888-442-6084 or 1984 CASE/IH 4894, 7100 hrs., asking 204-871-5170, Austin, MB. www.farmworld.ca $25,000. 306-287-4243 or 306-287-7573, JD 1994 8770, 300 HP, 5250 hrs., 4 hyd.

Watson, SK. remotes, 24 spd, excellent cond., asking 1989 FORD 876, 5100 hrs., rubber- 40%, always shedded, very good condition.

430 QUAD TRACK, 2007, 2700 hrs, PTO, $62,000. 306-344-4568, St. Walberg, SK. 306-338-2085, Kuroki, SK. 30” track, exc. cond., $196,000. Lanigan, 2007 JD 7520, IVT trans., 741 loader, deSK. 306-365-7659. tachable grapple fork, FWD, 3 PTH, 4400 1993 STEIGER 9270, 3400 original hrs., hrs. Call 780-853-7205, Vermilion, AB. new rubber, standard, Case Up-time, mint 1983 JD 4250, 2WD, 11,660 hrs., 3PTH, 15 shape. Call 306-744-8113, Saltcoats, SK. spd. PS, 600-65R38 Michelin’s, vg. cond., 2010 CIH 485, 800 duals, PTO, $269,000; $26,000. 204-534-2346, Boissevain, MB. 2010 CIH 435 Quad, PTO, $269,000; 2011 1996 JD 8970, mint cond., 4960 hrs., alCIH 450, 800 duals, $263,000; 2009 CIH ways shedded; 2004 JD 9420, mint cond., 535 Quad, 36” tracks, $283,900; 2012 JD 3150 hrs. showing, weight pkg., shedded, 9460R, PTO, $289,000; NH Boomer 3045 both are Greenstar GPS ready, bought w/FEL, $31,900; CIH Magnum 210, 3PTH, new, orig. owner. 306-229-7149, Osler, SK $139,000; CIH Magnum 235, low hrs, Ford 9880 4WD Tractor $165,000; 2003 JD 9520, PS, $169,000; WANTED: JD 8870 TRACTOR or JD 1993 7,886 hrs., $48,800.00 as is, 1986 CIH 4494, $23,900; 2012 CIH 550Q, 9200 4WD tractor, must be in good cond. 400HP, or $59,800 with duals + 8 new radial PTO, $359,000. Call Hergott Farm Equip- Greg at 403-545-2382, Bow Island, AB. tires. Sold w/ warranty. 1-800-667-4515, ment 306-682-2592, Humboldt, SK. 2011 JD 8335R, 885 hrs., MFWD, PS, 4 www.combineworld.com 2011 485 HD Steiger, power shift, PTO, SCV, $219,000. Equipment Wholesalers, 800 duals, high flow hydraulics, 1100 hrs., 1-888-489-3173, Sioux Falls, SD. or visit: $229,000. 306-948-7223, Biggar, SK. www.equipmentwholesalers.net FOR SALE: JD 6030, nice, $16,000 or trade for grain or D6 or D7 Cat or Komatsu Cat. 1980 CATERPILLAR D7G Crawler trac- 204-655-3458, 204-648-7215, Sifton, MB. tor. Eng. recently overhauled, UC redone 2 1996 JD 7800, 2 WD, 4900 hrs., c/w duyrs. ago, tracks redone, showing 4965 hrs., als, always shedded, vg cond., $49,000 all bills of service avail. Reason for selling: OBO. For info 306-468-2070, Canwood, SK Upgrading, $65,000. Call Gilbert for more info., 204-745-8029, Somerset, MB. LOOKING FOR: JD 30, 40, 50 Series tracin good cond. with mechanical issues.

2011 CAT 875C, 1395 hrs., 10-13, 4WD, tor PS, 36” tracks, 5 SCV, $285,000. Equip- Call 306-621-7170, Yorkton, SK. ment Wholesalers, 1-888-489-3173, Sioux 2013 JD 9510R, 710/70R42 Firestone Falls, SD, www.equipmentwholesalers.net 2001 TR99 Combine w/ $50,000 work tires, 5 remotes, 425 hrs., one owner, JD order, 2711 engine hrs...$69,800. Financing CHALLENGER MT865C, 2013, loaded. financing available, $269,500 US. Call available. Trades welcome. 1-800-667-4515.

715-377-2940, Baldwin, Wisconsin.

Call 306-864-2200, Kinistino, SK. www.combineworld.com 2005 CAT 865, 4920 hrs., PS, 30” tracks, 3 2010 JD 9530, 1500 hrs., fully equipped FORD NH 1998, 9682, 20.8x42 tires, 4700 with Greenstar and display.

Full weights, SCV, $134,000. Equipment Wholesalers, hrs., excellent tractor, $85,000. Battleford, 1-888-489-3173, Sioux Falls, SD or visit: 800 rubber, great shape. Asking $232,500. SK. Dave: 306-445-7573, 306-481-4740.

Call 306-421-2308, Torquay, SK. www.equipmentwholesalers.net JD 7810; JD 7710; JD 7410. All MFWD and low hours, can be equipped with loaders. Call 204-522-6333, Melita, MB. 1982 VERSATILE 1150, 8 spd., 5 remotes, JD 3140 w/sound guard cab, AC, Quad range, dual hyds., 540/1000 PTO, $15,000 1997 JD 9200, 4 WD, 12 spd., 4 SCV, diff 20.8x42 Firestone triples. Asking $65,000. lock, 20.8x42 duals, EZ-Steer 500 Auto- 306-742-5912, Churchbridge, SK. OBO. 306-743-7622, Langenburg, SK. Steer, 4128 hrs., good shape, $98,500. VERSATILE 450, 2012, 800 duals, 4 elec1995 8870 JD, 8900 hrs., quad shift, PTO, Phone 780-632-8838, Mundare, AB. tric hyd., powershift, PTO. Call for details 20.8x42 duals, w/14’ Degelman 2-way dozer, with Outback AutoSteer, $84,000. 1997 JD 9400, 4WD, 7265 hrs., 24 spd., 306-864-2200, Kinistino, SK. Lanigan, SK. 306-365-7659. weight package, new 710 tires, $105,000; 1981 835 VERSATILE, 7100 hrs., asking AutoSteer, activated 1800 $20,000. 306-287-4243 or 306-287-7573, 2 0 0 8 J D 9 5 3 0 , 4 W D, 2368 hours, Universal display, SF1 receiver, $8000; Watson, SK. 800/70Rx38 Firestone duals, kept inside, Greenstart 16’ Degelman dozer blade fits 9000 seGreenstar ready, instructional seat, vg ries JD 4WD, hyd. angle, snow extensions, cond., warranty until 2015, $218,500. Kin- used in farmyard for snow only, $17,000. dersley, SK. 306-463-3023, 306-463-8774.

Call 306-421-1110, Torquay, SK. MF 2675, LIKE new tires; MF 1505, $2500; JD 7400, 7410, 7700, 4640 FWD’s; Loaders MF 255, 3 PTH; Versatile 800 Series II, in stock. Will trade for JD tractors that 8420T, 2005, 3325 hrs., 24” tracks, GPS $8500. 403-394-4401, Lethbridge, AB. ready, 4 remotes, powershift, vg cond. need work. 204-871-5170, Austin, MB. 780-954-2005,780-283-2005,Westlock, AB GRATTON COULEE AGRI PARTS LTD. Your 1993 JD 4760, MFWD, PS, triple hyds., #1 place to purchase late model combine never used in winter, shedded, 4241 hrs., WANTED: JD 4650, 4850 or 4855 with and tractor parts. Used, new and rebuilt. powershift and MFD. Call 204-655-3458 Call 306-669-4501, Schuler, AB. www.gcparts.com Toll free 888-327-6767. or 204-648-7215, Sifton, MB. 2006 JD 7520 Stk# HN3108A, 5,801 hrs., MCCORMICK MC120, w/cab and loader, 150 HP, 2 WD, 3 PT hitch, powershift 1982 JD 4440, quad range, 9137 hrs., axle 630 hrs., $84,900. Call RJ Sales & Service, trans., 3 hyd. outlets, air seats, $75,000. duals. Call 306-544-2621, 306-544-7720, 3 0 6 - 3 3 8 - 2 5 4 1 , W a d e n a , S K . o r Hanley, SK. 1-888-446-9572 or www.farmworld.ca www.rjsales.ca for more information.

2012 JD 9410R, 1300 hrs., 18 spd., power 2007 JD 7630, 2386 hrs., MFWD, IVT, MCCORMICK MTX125, 4000 hours, with shift w/efficiency manager, 710x70R42 loader, 3 PT, $118,000. Equipment Whole- loader and grapple, $65,000. Call RJ Sales tires, PTO, warranty. 306-752-3777, or salers, 1-888-489-3173, Sioux Falls, SD. or & Service, 306-338-2541, Wadena, SK. or visit: www.equipmentwholesalers.net 306-921-6697, Melfort, SK. www.rjsales.ca for more information.

1998 JD 9200, 4 WD, 12 spd., 4 remotes, 1997 JD 9300, 7000 eng. hrs., radar, diff. 2012 KIOTI CK30 w/loader 30 HP, HST, 20.8x42 duals, 4170 hrs., always shedded, locks, 12 spd., 4 SCV’s, w/16’ Degleman $19,999 plus GST cash in lieu price. Ray’s $92,000. 306-628-7406, Prelate, SK. 6900 dozer, 710R38 duals, GPS ready, Tr a i l e r S a l e s . C a l l C o r y o r D o n , $99,000 OBO. 204-851-5520, Cromer, MB. 780-672-4596, Camrose, AB. 2002 JD 9220, 2537 hrs., 24 spd., HID lighting, 620 duals, Active seat, AutoSteer, $125,500. 306-843-7255, 306-843-7613, Wilkie, SK. WANTED: MF 135 tractor radiator, hood 1989 JD 8760, 8500 eng. hrs., 2000 hrs. and grill assembly. Phone 204-776-5554, DOZER BLADE, SHOP built, 11’ w/extenon new eng., radar, diff. locks, 24 spd., 4 Minto, MB. sion to 13’, 2WD or FWA tractor, 43” high, SCV’s, 20.8x38 Michelin duals, GPS ready, $4300. Call: 306-460-4507, Madison, SK. 2007 MF 1540, FWA, hydro, 40 HP, 3 PTH, $55,000 OBO. 204-851-5520, Cromer, MB. c/w loader, $24,900. Call 306-934-1546, 2013 LS P7040CPS 97 HP, w/loader, WANTED: JD MODEL 4230, 4240, 4430, Saskatoon, SK. or 306-773-7281, Swift FWA, 3rd function, $58,750 plus GST. 4440, in nice shape w/poor or no motor. Current, SK. www.fulllineag.com Ray’s Trailer Sales. Call Cory or Don, 204-655-3458, 204-648-7215, Sifton, MB. 780-672-4596, Camrose, AB. 2007 MF 1533, 33 HP, hydro, 3 PTH, FEL, 1976 JD 4430 quad, 3 hyds., 85% rubber, 375 hrs, $23,900. Contact 306-934-1546, WANTED: USED CASE L655 self-levelling excellent. Call 306-744-8113, Yorkton, SK. Saskatoon, SK. or 306-773-7281, Swift loader, to fit MX120. Call 780-967-3634, Onoway, AB. 2007 7420 Stk# HN3300A, 6,000 hrs, 135 Current, SK. www.fulllineag.com HP, MFWD, 3 hyd. 3 PTH, dual PTO, c/w LEON 9’ DOZER, excellent condition, ad741 JD loader, bucket, grapple, $69,000. justable pole, $1650. Call 306-272-7321, 1-888-446-9572 or www.farmworld.ca Foam Lake, SK. NH T9050, 2008, duals, AutoSteer, diff.

1998 JD 9400, only 1742 hrs., 12 spd, l o c k , t ow c a b l e , t o u c h s c r e e n . C a l l 8’ AND 9’ LEON dozer blades, $1600/ea.

20.8R42 Firestone triples, cast weights, 306-864-2200, Kinistino, SK. Call 306-962-3821, Eston, SK. one owner, shedded, one of a kind! $165,000. Call Dwayne Murray at DBM Ltd NH 9682, 1996, 24.5x32 duals. Call LEON 12’ DOZER, 4-way, off of Case 7120, 1-800-805-0495, Melita, MB. $2500. 403-394-4401, Lethbridge, AB. 306-864-2200, Kinistino, SK.

DEGELMAN 10’ BLADE, manual angle, mounts, JD 30-50 series 2WD, $4000; JD 265 loader, bucket, joystick, $6500; Leon loader 707, bucket, 4020 mounts, $2750.

Call 780-679-7795, Camrose, AB. 12’ LEON 6-WAY blade with snow guard, mounted on 1982 Case/IH 4490, 18.4x34 duals- 80% inside, weak powershift, $10,000. 306-424-2271, Montmartre, SK. LOADERS FOR SALE/RENT: 2004 JD 544J, 2007 Cat 950H, 2009 Case 821.

Conquest Equip., 306-483-2500, Oxbow SK 2012 JD 624K wheel loader, 3.5 yd bucket, one set of tire chains, 60” pallet forks, 16’ Degelman icebreaker blade- 8’ center with 4’ folding wings, only 28 hours, $234,000.

403-548-0525, Medicine Hat, AB. 2004 DEGELMAN 6600, 14’, fits 9000 Series JD 4 WD. Manual angle, low use, $13,000 OBO. Rama, SK. 306-563-8482, 306-782-2586.

JD 46A FEL with bucket and grapple, c/w 3 valve hydraulic control, $2250. Call 306-375-7761, Kyle, SK. 80 H HOUGH loader, 500 hrs on IHC motor 5 yd., good tires, couple small leaks, ready to work, $15,000. 306-539-7886, Craik, SK

FRONT WEIGHTS FOR JD 4450-55, with mounts, $1000. Call 306-463-3449, Flaxcombe, SK. GRAHAM 10’ CULTIVATOR, $100; 20’ shop made field roller, $200; Wheatheart 8” hyd. binsweep, $400; 3- 500 gal. fuel tanks w/stands. 500 gal. galvanized water tank.

1200 gal. poly tank. Offers?

306-946-3656, Yellow Grass, SK. ALLIED M795 FEL; Bobco stock trailer 6x18’; Henke silage wagon. 306-334-2204 or 306-332-7761, Balcarres, SK. FARM MACHINERY for sale. The following equipment is being sold as the farmer has retired. JD 9100 tractor, 1997; JD 4555 tractor, 1990; JD 7721 combine, 1983; JD 1820 air drill, 2001; JD 1900 (340 bu.) air cart, 2000; MacDon Premier 1900 swather w/finger reel, 2000; NH SF 110 sprayer w/Norac height control, 2004; Morris Magnum II cultivator, 40’, 2005; CCIL 204 cultivator, 31’; Int. 310 discers, 36’; JD discers, 24’; Rite-way harrow packer drawbar, 60’; Brandt 7” grain auger w/Wheatheart move, 50’; Wheatheart 8” grain auger w/Wheatheart mover, 51’; Chev 3 ton truck w/strong box, 1983; Int. 2 ton truck w/wooden box, 1965. The equipment is located near Dinsmore, SK. Please call Cliff at 306-383-8664, 306-846-2175 or email cab@sasktel.net for information.

ODESSA ROCKPICKER SALES: New DeBIO-AG EXHAUST COOLER complete for gelman equipment, land rollers, Straw500 HP tractor. Asking $5000 OBO. master, rockpickers, rock rakes, dozer blades. Phone 306-957-4403, cell 306-742-5912, Churchbridge, SK. 306-536-5097, Odessa, SK. PTO ASSEMBLY FOR Sakundiak auger, brand new, $500; MF 35 mixmill, $350; 21’ Co-op disc, $500; 1976 GMC 1 ton flatdeck (5) JD 63 5 Fle x He a d e rs C a t53 5 Fle x w/hoist $600. 306-567-3128 Bladworth SK ESTATE SALE: 10x70 Brandt auger, $5500; 8x46 Wheatheart auger w/mover, $7900; High Trux sprayer, $39,000; MacDon 25’ PT swather, $3000; IHC 786 MFWD, rare, $10,000. 306-563-8482, 306-782-2586, Maple Creek, SK.

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SUNFLOWER HARVEST SYSTEMS. Call for literature. 1-800-735-5848. Lucke Mfg., www.luckemanufacturing.com AGCO FINANCE LLC will offer the following repossessed equipment for sale to the highest bidder for cash, plus applicable sales tax. Equipment: MF 2170 baler, S/N: M21700BHB04399; MF 7485 tractor, S/N: S 0 7 5 0 2 2 ; M F 9 7 5 l o a d e r, S / N : UR7211892; MF 1839 square baler, S/N: M18390HBS3244. Date of sale: Friday, Dec. 20, 2013. Time of Sale: 11:00 AM. Place of sale: Full Line Ag, Site 412, Box 257, RR 4, Saskatoon, SK. Equipment can be inspected at place of sale. The equipment will be sold as is, without warranty.

We reserve the right to bid. For further info please contact Darcy Deck 306-229-0807 cell, Reference number 1241941 and 1188176.

204-9 8 1-429 1 WANTED: NH BALE WAGON 1037, 1033, 1036, 1032, JD 7810 tractor, MFWD, FEL, 3 PTH. 403-394-4401, Lethbridge, AB. WANTED: M11-33 or M11-44 Seed-Rites with transport wheels. 306-842-6360, Weyburn, SK. WANTED: BOOMS to mount on suspended boom sprayer and also double shoot Dutch or AtomJet openers to fit Morris Maxim air drill. 306-245-3407, Francis, SK.

WANTED: MF #36 DISCERS, all sizes, prompt pick-up. Phone 306-259-4923, 306-946-9669, 306-946-7923, Young, SK. DEGLEMAN LAND ROLLER, 51’, excellent LOOKING FOR: NH3 Cultivator, Bourgault s h ap e . H e e n a n A g r i L t d . , C a l l D a l e or John Deere, 50’ to 60’. 780-954-2005, 306-539-8590, Regina, SK. 780-283-2005, Westlock, AB.

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Valley City, ND TRACTORS ‘07 JD 9620,4276 hrs, 800/38 duals, PS, weights, auto steer ready, premier lights, ag tracto ..................... $162,500 ‘09 Challenger MT765C, 2720 hrs, 3 pt, PTO, 18” belts, weights .... $172,500 ‘06 Challenger MT855B , 13,500 hrs, ag tractor, hyd drawbar, auto steer, weights, 36” belts ................. $115,000 ‘01 CIH STX440 Quad, 9633 hrs, PTO, ag tractor .............................. $125,000 ‘06 CIH Steiger 430 HD, 8540 hrs, 620/70R42 duals, 4 valves, diff locks, ag tractor............................... $120,000 ‘04 CIH STX275, 2980 hrs, PTO, duals ..................................... $105,500 ‘03 CIH MX255, 5920 hrs, MFWD, PS w/creeper, deluxe cab ......... $80,000 ‘94 Ford Versatile 9880, 6500 hrs, 750/65R38 duals, weights, 4 valves .................................. $68,500 ‘96 JD 7600, 12,600 hrs, PQ, 740 loader ..................................... $49,500 ‘96 CAT CH65D, 6580 hrs, 3pt, PTO ......................................... $70,000

‘90 Trail Ing, A/R, 48’x102”, spread axle, ............................. $18,500 ‘84 Freuhauf, 3 cmpt, spring ride .......................................... $26,000 (3) 24FA XL Specialized Flip Axles , A/R ......................................... $12,500 ‘11 Muv-All 5050MDG , 50’x96”, spread axle, 27.5’ well, aluminum outriggers .....................................CALL

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‘06 Deere 544J Wheel Loader, 12,200 hrs, A/C, RC, 20.5x25, aux hyd, bucket & forks ........................ $82,500 ‘05 Deere 544J, NEW MOTOR w/ WARRANTY, hyd QC, A/C, 3rd valve, 20.5R25 tires ........................... $65,000 ‘01 Deere 1812C Scraper,.... $32,000 ‘00 Deere 624H Wheel Loader , 8500 hrs, quick coupler, 3rd valve .... $62,500 ‘97 Cat 928G Wheel Loader, 15,168 hrs, A/C, cab, bucket, RC, 20.5x25 tires ........................... $55,000 Terex 72-31B Wheel Loader, 2592 hrs . . .............................. $26,500 ‘04 Deere 240 II Skid Loader , 756 hrs .................................... $14,250 TRAILERS ‘13 CIH 1250 Planter, 12R30”, ‘13 Haul Step Deck, spring ride, beavertail ................................ $24,500 liquid fert ............................... $135,000 ‘14 Force MFG Liquid Feed Carts ‘09 XL70RGN, 48’, A/R, 20’ well, DOT ........................................ $43,500 several sizes avail - .......................CALL ‘08 Load King 553 SS, HARVEST EQUIPMENT 55 ton, tri axle ........................ $59,500 ‘12 JD 612C Stalkmaster, ‘08 Load King 503/554 SS SF, 50 ton ...................................... $54,500 12row 30” ............................... $94,500 07 NH CR90 60, 1036/794 hrs, ‘07 Eager Beaver, 35 ton, hyd detach .............................. $39,500 4WD ...................................... $142,500 ‘07 JD 635F, full finger auger, ‘05 XL60, A/R, 30’ well, alum outriggers ................................ $53,000 finger reel ............................... $21,000 ‘05 JD 635F , full finger auger, ‘05 Trail King RGN, 53’, A/R, 30’ well, DOT ....... $35,000 ‘04 Fontaine , Air ride, finger reel ................................ $17,000 hyd detach, tri axle ............... . $45,500 08 JD 612C, 12row30”, knife rolls, hyd deck plates .............................. $49,900 ‘01 Trail-Eze Implement Trailer, hyd ‘95 JD 1293, 12row30”, tail, hyd winch, outriggers, tri axle ..................................... $27,500 knife rolls................................ $32,000 ‘95 JD 893, 8row30”,man deck ‘00 Dynaweld 50 Ton , tri axle, w/4th flip .......................................... $49,500 plates ..................................... $21,000 ‘00 Trail-Eze DHT70, spread axle, hyd ‘97 CIH 1020, 25’ flex, tail winch, outriggers . ............. $32,000 finger reel................................ $8,500 ‘01 Brent 1084, tarp, rear ‘99 XL Drop Deck, A/R, 48’x102” ................................. $18,500 camera ................................. $34,500 Valkota 717 , no tarp, (2) ‘94 Talbert, A/R, tandem, 24’ well, mech ............................... $29,000 no scale ............................... $10,000 ‘04 Talbert, A/R, tandem, 29’ well, mech ...................................... $27,500

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WANTED: 4 0R 6 way dozer blade to fit a 9130 Case 4 WD. Phone 306-736-7573, Kipling, SK.

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WANTED: NH 8700 or Case 2096 FWA tractor in good condition. 204-742-3692, 204-648-7281, Ethelbert, MB. WANTED: USED, BURNT, old or ugly tractors. Newer models too! Smith’s Tractor Wrecking, 1-888-676-4847.

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BISON WANTED - Canadian Prairie Bison is looking to contract grain finished bison for growing markets. Roger Provencher at 306-468-2316. roger@cdnbison.com TATONKA RANCH SELLING 75 top end yearling heifers, excellent quality, $2500 per head. 250-263-3152, Fort St. John, BC. 50 PURE WOOD/ Wood Cross bison, avg. price $2000/head. Contact Dr. Marshall Patterson, 306-475-2232, Moose Jaw, SK.

WANTED: Older and newer tractors, in running condition or for parts. Goods Used Tractor Parts, 1-877-564-8734.

WANTED: COMPLETE REAR weight set for NH 80, 82 and 84 series 4WD tractor or Buhler Versatile 23 and 24 series 4WD tractor. Call 403-485-1463. Vulcan, AB.

150 HEAD 2011 bred heifers. Contact Bruce 403-651-7972, Youngstown, AB.

WANTED: T4 IH Crawler or TD6 Call or text 204-346-4499, Landmark, MB.

GUARANTEED PRESSURE TREATED fence posts, lumber slabs and rails. Call Lehner Wo o d P r e s e r ve r s L t d . , a s k fo r R o n 306-763-4232, Prince Albert, SK. MULCHING - TREES, BRUSH, Stumps.

Call today 306-933-2950. Visit us at: www.maverickconstruction.ca SOLIDLOCK AND TREE ISLAND game wire and all accessories for installation. Heights from 26” to 120”. Ideal for elk, deer, bison, sheep, swine, cattle, etc. Tom Jensen ph/fax 306-426-2305, Smeaton, SK.

Available at: BLAZE KING WOODBURNING stove with chimney, energy efficient. Call Stornoway, SK., 306-273-4248, 306-621-4428.

Saskatoon Cooperative Association Ltd.

WWW.NOUTILITYBILLS.COM - Indoor coal, grain, multi-fuel, gas, oil, pellet and propane fired boilers, fireplaces, furnaces and stoves. Outdoor EPA and conventional wood boilers, coal / multi-fuel boilers.

Chimney, heat exchangers, parts, piping, pumps, etc. Athabasca, AB, 780-628-4835.

WHOLE HOUSE INSTANT on demand water heater, approved for Canada, only $575, 4.3 GPM, propane or natural gas.

R e p l a c e y o u r h o t w a t e r t a n k , SASKOTA NATURAL is looking for fin780-952-4884, Edmonton, AB. Visit our ished bison. Cash on delivery. Paying marwebsite: www.shop.firepitfundamentals.ca ket prices. “Producers working with Producers.” Call 306-231-9110, Quill Lake, SK NORTHFORK- INDUSTRY LEADER for over 15 years, is looking for finished Bison, WANTED PAYING CASH for old Newhouse grain or grass fed. “If you have them, we traps. All sizes, Please call 306-425-5443, want them.” Make your final call with Northfork for pricing! Guaranteed prompt Air Ronge, SK. payment! 514-643-4447, Winnipeg, MB. FOUR MATURE TROPHY BISON BULLS, 2013 Bison calves. Call Bob at 780-836-2689 for more info, Manning, AB. LOOKING TO BUY 2013 calves. Also, would H EAVY DU TY buy other ages. Phone Kevin at 306-429-2029, Glenavon, SK. 80 2011 WOOD cross bison heifers. Exposed to Wood cross bison bulls purC OM P LETE W ITH : chased at 2012 MGM Grand Genetics Sale.

Chim n ey, F ro n tDo o r $2500. Derrick 306-441-5209, Meota, SK. & Ven tin g. W ire m es h 2012 BISON HEIFERS and bulls: quiet flo o r a p p ro x. 2 ft group of 9 animals; Also 8 exposed mature fro m the b o tto m . cows and one 3.5 year old bull. Call S ep a ra te d o o r a t 306-961-3603, Prince Albert, SK. b o tto m fo r ea s y a s h ELK VALLEY RANCHES, buying all ages rem o va l. Ho o ks fo r of feeder bison. Call Frank 780-846-2980, ea s y u n lo a d in g.

Kitscoty, AB. or elkvalley@xplornet.com W ILL LAST Ap p ro x. 5-6 ftta ll.

COMPLETE HERD DISPERSAL of 120 bison A LIF ET W eight: a p p ro x.

IM E cows. Preg tested for Dec. 2013 shipping.

1600 lb s ea ch.

Contact Paul 780-777-2326, Athabasca, AB Ava ila b le in Ca m ro s e AB a n d S a s ka to o n S K BISON CALVES FOR sale, mixed; also bred C a ll: (306) 95 5 -3091 o r e m a il: cows for sale. Clairside Bison, a w pipe @ s a s kte l.n e tfo r e xce lle n tprice s 306-383-4094, Clair, SK. FURTHER SAVINGS IF PURCHASING 2 OR M ORE WANTED TO PURCHASE cull bison bulls and cows for slaughter. Oak Ridge Meats 204-835-2365 204-476-0147 McCreary MB

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BIRCH FIREWOOD, Sold in bags of approx. 1/2 cord, split and seasoned, $200; Pine also avail. in same quantity, $100.

306-763-1943, Prince Albert, SK. F I R E W O O D : C u t a n d s p l i t , d e l i ve r y available. 306-862-7831, 306-862-3086, Nipawin, SK. BLOCKED AND SPLIT seasoned Spruce firewood. Call V&R Sawing, 306-232-5488, Rosthern, SK. BLOCKED SEASONED JACK Pine firewood and wood chips for sale. Lehner Wood Preservers Ltd., 306-763-4232, Prince Albert, SK. Will deliver. Self-unloading trailer.

BEV’S FISH & SEAFOOD LTD., buy direct, fresh fish: Pickerel, Northern Pike, Whitefish and Lake Trout. Seafood also available. Phone toll free 1-877-434-7477, 306-763-8277, Prince Albert, SK.

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NEED TO MOVE water or irrigate? 6”-10” alum. pipe, pump units. Taber, AB. Dennis at: 403-308-1400, dfpickerell@shaw.ca RAIN MAKER IRRIGATION Zimmatic by Lindsay pivots/Greenfield mini pivots, KLine towable irrigation, spare parts/accessories, new and used equipment. 33 years in business. www.rainmaker-irrigation.com Call 306-867-9606, Outlook, SK. ’00 LULL 644D34 TELEHANDLER, 6,000 lbs., 34’ reach, w/ cab, well maintained, good shape. $29,800. Trades welcome, financing available.

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60” KUBOTA FRONT mount PTO snowblower, fits all B Series Kuobta tractors to 35 HP, $2500. 306-463-9020, Dodsland, SK. 2014 BAD BOY mowers. Pre-order yours now for 2013 pricing on 2014 mowers.

Rays’ Trailer Sales. Call Cory or Don, 780-672-4596, Camrose, AB.

DISPERSALS, BRED HEIFERS and more Saturday, Dec. 21st, 1:00 PM at Johnstone Auction Mart, Moose Jaw, SK. Howe, Bligh, Girard, Lambert Farms, Knox, June Rose bred heifers. Bochek, Mills, Ripa dispersals. 400+ all together. 306-693-4715 Pics and details www.johnstoneauction.ca PL #914447.

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ALAMEDA AUCTION MART is having a Bred Cow and Heifer Sale Thurs. Dec. 19th, 1:00PM. On offer: 140 Bred Heifers consigned by Reg Faber. 62 Black/BBF bred Black Angus; 40 Red/RBF bred Red Angus; 35 Tan/Char cross bred Red Angus and 13 second calver Black heifers bred Black Angus. Due to start calving March 15th. For more information call 306-489-2221 or 306-489-4414 (Reg), Alameda, SK.

BRED HEIFERS: 200 Red Angus heifers.

Start calving April 1st. $1450 to $1550.

306-629-7841, 306-784-7480, Morse, SK. 17 REGISTERED RED Angus open heifers, excellent brood cow prospects. Call Little de Ranch, 306-845-2406, Turtleford, SK.

7 HEREFORD YEARLING heifers bred Hereford. Top quality and bloodlines, $1500 ea.

Ph. George Lees 306-455-2612, Arcola, SK 5 TOP QUALITY Hereford heifers, bred Hereford, start calving April 1st. Phone 306-922-7037, Prince Albert, SK.

FOR SALE AT Bow Slope Auction, Brooks, AB. Saturday, Dec. 14th, complete dispersal of 125 head of 3 to 7 yr. old Reputation Hereford cows. Quiet, 1 Iron, home raised cows, w/great feet and udders. Bred Red BRED HEIFERS FOR Feb. and Mar. calving, Angus and Hereford, bulls out June 23rd AI bred to Brylor Toast, Redemption and to Aug. 23rd. Irwin Ranch, 403-378-4893.

Son of Red Man. These are all top quality heifers. Pasqua Red Angus 306-768-2966, Carrot River, SK. FRESH AND SPRINGING heifers for sale.

RED AND BLACK Angus cross Simmental Cows and quota needed. We buy all classbred heifers. Red bred to Red Angus. Black es of slaughter cattle-beef and dairy. R&F bred to Black Angus. Due Mar. 15, preg. Livestock Inc. Bryce Fisher, Warman, SK. tested, vaccines, Ivomec and ready to go, Phone 306-239-2298, cell 306-221-2620. $1500-1600. 403-559-7104, Olds, AB. 6 REG. BRED Holstein heifers, due Jan. 15 RED ANGUS Simmental cross heifers, $2000 each; 5 breeding age reg. Holstein bred Red Angus, start calving end of Jan., TOTAL DISPERSAL of top quality, quiet, $1450/ea. 204-683-2267, 204-773-6397, bulls, $2500 each; 68 KG dairy quota, $35000/KG. 306-697-3417, Grenfell, SK. young Black and BBF cows, bred to black bulls, to start calving April 1st, 2014 for 60 St. Lazare, MB. days. Call Ernie or Marlene 403-644-3720, RED ANGUS BULLS, two year olds, seStrathmore, AB. men tested, guaranteed breeders, delivery ISLAND LOWLINES Premier Breeder.

GLENNIE BROS. OFFERING a strong group available. 306-287-3900, 306-287-8006, BIG Selling custom designed packages. Name of 18 Reg. bred heifers, AI’d to Krugerrand Englefeld, SK. skinnerfarmsangus.com your and we will put a package to410H, and Cedar Ridge. Preg checked to PUREBRED RED ANGUS cows and bred getherprice for you. Fullblood/percentage Lowcalve from March 15 to April 30. Cattle lo- heifers. Performance tested, A1 pedigrees, line, embryos, semen. Black/Red carrier. cated in Carnduff, SK. Call Wes for more 23 years of breeding and selection. Calving Darrell 780-486-7553, Edmonton, AB. info. 403-862-7578.

April/May. Deer Range Farms, Stewart Valley, SK. 306-773-7964, 306-773-9872.

BRED HEIFERS, PB Black Angus, calving April/May, papers available. Call Everblack 30 PUREBRED RED Angus bred heifers Angus, Ernest Gibson, Vermilion, AB. for sale. RSL Red Angus, Battleford, SK. CANADIAN MAINE-ANJOU ASSOCIATION. Power, performance and profit. For info on 780-853-2422.

306-937-2880 or 306-441-5010 anytime.

Maine-Anjou genetics. Call 403-291-7077, BLACK ANGUS BULLS, two year olds, se- YOUR CHOICE FROM 140 Red Angus cross Calgary, AB., or www.maine-anjou.ca men tested, guaranteed breeders, delivery bred Charolais, March 20-April calvers. available. 306-287-3900, 306-287-8006, Plus 2 fall calvers (3 yr. and 5 yr. old). Call OPEN REPLACEMENT HEIFERS, Maine and Maine cross. Vaccinated and Ivomec. Call Englefeld, SK. skinnerfarmsangus.com Ron 306-739-2863, Wawota, SK. Donaro Farm, Melfort, SK., 306-752-3808 100 COMMERCIAL BLACK Angus heifers DISPERSAL SALE: 3 and 4 yr. old Red and or 306-921-7175, mspratt@sasktel.net bred Black Angus. Exposed June 28 to Black Angus cross Simmental cows, bred Sept. 23, ultrasound Sept. 23, Ivomec and to Charolais bulls, due Mar. 15, full herd Pfizer Gold vaccine program, $1500. each. h e a l t h p r o g r a m , $ 1 5 0 0 - $ 1 6 0 0 . C a l l Also, 200 commercial Black Angus cows, 403-559-7104, Olds, AB. REGISTERED PB Red or Black Salers heifexposed July 10 for 90 days, Pfizer Gold BRED HEIFERS: Bred to easy calving Angus ers, bred Salers. Elderberry Farm Salers, vaccine prog. 306-631-5454, Tugaske, SK. bulls. Start calving April 1st. 306-287-3900 Parkside, SK. 306-747-3302.

REGISTERED BLACK ANGUS bred heif- or 306-287-8006, Engelfeld, SK. ers, due to calve end of February. 18 head, $1600/ea. Angus Acres 780-336-6435, SHORTHORNS FOR ALL the right reasons.

Kinsella, AB. out why and who at website LANOIE BROS. CHAROLAIS Cowherd Check Secretary Dispersal, Wednesday, December 18, www.saskshorthorns.com 0$-(67,& &$77/( &2 306-577-4664, Carlyle, SK. Johnstone Auction Mart, Moose Jaw, SK. 180 purebred cows and heifers, many PUREBRED SHORTHORN FEMALES for ANGUS & SIMMENTAL polled, white and red factor, from 20 years sale, heifers and cows. Reds, Roans and DISPERSAL SALE breeding. call Gerald 306-642-4093, or Whites. Call 306-442-2090, Radville, SK. DECEMBER 21, 2013 1 PM of Roger 306-642-4005. Catalogue online at: www.bylivestock.com Innisfail Auction Mart, Innisfail, Alberta COMPLETE DISPERSAL: Reg. females, many polled and red factor, bull out June 50 SIMM/RED ANGUS cross bred heifers 1, ultra-sound, preg tested; 2 yr. old and Bred to proven low BW Red Angus bulls yearling bulls. Over 40 yrs. of continuous out June 5th. Premium quality. Stewart breeding. Call 306-882-3163, Crossman Valley, SK. 306-773-7964, 306-773-9872.

Charolais, Rosetown, SK. SIMMENTAL AND SIM./Angus cross bred REG. CHAROLAIS BULLS, 2 year olds and heifers. Bred Sim./Black Angus cross bull, yearlings, polled and horned, some red, out for one month. Also open PB Sim. and quiet, hand fed. 40 plus bulls available at Sim/Angus cross heifers. Curtis Mattson, the ranch. Call Wilf, Cougar Hill Ranch, 306-944-4220, Meacham, SK. 306-728-2800, 306-730-8722, Melville, SK

40 Heavy Weight Bull Calves 6 Herd Bulls, 100 Mature Angus Cows 15 Second Calving Angus Heifers 20 Angus Bred Heifers 50 Black & Red Simmental Cows 2 Simmental Herd Bulls DOUGLAS J. HENDERSON 403-782-3888 & ASSOCIATES LTD. Jim Henderson - 403-741-7378 View sale catalogue at:

SANCTUARY LANDSCAPE CONSULTATION Services. Shelterbelt design, yard/acreage tree planning, 35 years experience. Phone 306-695-2019, Indian Head, SK.

DIESEL GENSET SALES AND SERVICE, 12 to 300 KW, lots of units in stock, used and new, Perkins, John Deere, Deutz. We also build custom gensets. We currently have special pricing on new John Deere units. Call for pricing 204-792-7471.

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.

50 REG. COWS, Canadian bloodlines. Call 5 HEREFORD COWS bred Hereford. Three Belmoral Angus 306-877-2014, Dubuc, SK. 3rd calvers, two 2nd calvers, $1200/ea.

306-274-4823, 306-274-2242, Lestock, SK.

2 YEAR OLD and yearling Red Angus Bulls, calving ease, semen tested. Little de Ranch, 306-845-2406, Turtleford, SK.

50 PUREBRED CHAROLAIS cows, white and red factor; also yearling and 2 yr. old Charolais bulls. Creedence Charolais Ranch, Ervin Zayak, Derwent, AB. 780-741-3868 or cell, 780-853-0708.

18 PB CHAROLAIS heifers all bred calving ease polled Charolais. Preg checked, Ivomeced, Scour Bos 9 shot. Layne and Paula Evans, 306-252-2246, Kenaston, SK.

CO M P LETE H ER D D ISP ER SAL 40 OLDER COWS bred Angus/Shorthorn; 30 2nd/3rd calvers bred Dexter; 25 heifers bred Dexter; Dexter bull and heifer calves.

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www.majesticcattle.com HERD REDUCTION: 25 One Iron commercial Black Angus cows; 25 Reg. Black Angus cows, start calving mid March. Preg checked, Ivomec, vaccinated, asking $1400; 20 Reg. Black Angus 2 yr. old bulls.

Come pick them, we will winter till April, semen test. Kindersley, SK. For more info call: 306-460-8520 or 306-460-7620.

JOHNSTON/FERTILE VALLEY “Opening The Vault” Black Angus Bred Heifer Sale, Saturday December 14th, 12:00 Noon, CST at Saskatoon Livestock Sales. 115 daughters of the best AI bulls in the industry including: Final Answer, Pioneer, Hoover Dam, Bismark and our outcross sire Glanworth 57U. Most are AI bred to top calving ease bulls, including: Brilliance, Special Focus and Excitement. This is the complete crop of bred yearling heifers with none held back. In the past they have produced many of the high selling bulls in our spring bull sale. For generations these cattle have been selected for easy fleshing and low management traits with top production.

Dennis and David Johnston, 306-856-4726 or T Bar C Cattle Co. 306-933-4200. Call fo r c a t a l o g u e o r v i e w o n - l i n e a t : www.buyagro.com

DAVIDSON GELBVIEH/ LONESOME DOVE RANCH 25th Anniversary Bull Sale Saturday March 1, 2014 at Our Bull Yards (heated facility), Ponteix, SK. Dinner at 11:00 AM, Sale at 1:00 PM. Selling 85+ stout, semen and performance tested, easy fleshing purebred bulls both Red and Black. View the bull sale video at our websites or for online bidding access, register 2 days prior to the sale at www.DLMS.ca Presale viewing all day Friday, Feb. 28th.

Call us anytime for catalogue or further info Davidson Gelbvieh Vernon and Eileen Davidson 306-625-3755, 306-625-7863, 306-625-7864 www.davidsongelbvieh.com or email davidsongelbvieh@sasktel.net Lonesome Dove Ranch Ross and Tara Dav40 BRED BLACK Angus cows for sale, due idson and Family, phone 306-625-3513, to calve Feb. 7th. Mostly 3, 4 and 5 yr. 306-625-7045, 306-625-7345. Website: www.davidsonlonesomedoveranch.com olds. Call 204-734-0165, Minitonas, MB. lonesomedoveranch@sasktel.net BRED HEIFERS: Bred to easy calving Angus bulls. Start calving April 1st. 306-287-3900 PRAIRIE GELBVIEH ALLIANCE 13th Annual female sale, Dec. 14th, 2 PM, Temple or 306-287-8006, Engelfeld, SK. Gardens Mineral Spa, Moose Jaw, SK. View REGISTERED OPEN HEIFERS born in catalogue online at www.primecutpub.com 2013, sired by Sandy Bar OT 16X and MCS or call Kurt 306-222-8210 or Chad at Pioneer 55X. Call Mel at MCS Angus, 306-436-2086 or Ian at 306-456-2555.

306-554-2934, Wynyard, SK. REG. AND COMMERCIAL Gelbvieh cows, PUREBRED BLACK ANGUS long yearling vet checked, safe in calf. Chad at McCoy bulls, replacement heifers, AI service. Cattle Co., Milestone, SK. 306-436-2086.

Meadow Ridge Enterprises, 306-373-9140 PUREBRED GELBVIEH HERD dispersal. Will or 306-270-6628, Saskatoon, SK. sell whole herd or packages. All dark red in SELLING: BLACK ANGUS bulls. Wayside color. Due to start calving Feb. 18th, 2014.

Angus, Henry and Bernie Jungwirth, Hanna, AB. 403-854-2474 for more info.

For pics: www.whiskeycreekranches.com 306-256-3607, Cudworth, SK.

O fferin g 280 hea d,herd bu lls, m a tu re cow s,bred heifers, bu ll ca lves a n d heifer ca lves.

C atalog can b e v iew ed on-line at: w w w .tra n scon livestock.com Ja y G ood 403-556-5563 or Bru ce R ob in son 204-764-241 3 or 204-365-7379.

5 REGISTERED PUREBRED Red Simmental bred heifers for sale, bred to easy calving bulls, $2500. More reg. cows available.

780-712-2096, 780-693-2124, Peers, AB. 80 SIMMENTAL X HEIFERS. Bred to low birthweight Red Angus bulls, start calving March 1st. Call or text Draper Bros. at: 306-452-7197, 306-577-7869, Wawota, SK REG. FULLBLOOD COWS and bred hiefers, calving late Dec. to Apr. Will preg. check, home raised. 204-720-3103 Wawanesa MB 20 YOUNG RED AND BLACK Registered Simmental cows, to calve Jan/Feb. Pairs also available. For info. and pricing call 306-736-7877, Windthorst, SK. GJR SIMMENTALS COMPLETE HERD Dispersal, Wed., December 18, 1:30 PM, Saskatoon Livestock Sales, Saskatoon, SK. Terms and wintering available. For more info. or a catalogue contact Ross at 306-859-4540 or T Bar C Cattle Co at 306-220-5006. PL #116061 View the catalogue online at www.buyagro.com

SPECKLE PARK AND Polled Hereford yearling and two year old bulls, low BW, high performance, semen tested, delivered.

Johner Stock Farm, David: 306-893-2714, or Justin: 306-893-2667, Maidstone, SK.

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2009 CADILLAC ESCALADE ESV AWD 6.2L V8, Loaded, Heated Seats, DVD, 7-Passenger, Silver, 121,767 km ....................................................................................................... $36,995 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA TRD SPORT DOUBLE CAB 4X4 4.0L V6, Loaded, Heated Seats, Leather, Silver, 94,489 km ............................................................................................. $27,995 2009 CHEV TRAVERSE LTZ AWD 3.6L V6, Loaded, DVD, Navigation, Brown, 137,032 km ............................................................................................................................... $25,995 2009 CHEV AVALANCHE LT 4X4 Loaded, White, 120,400 km ..................................... $21,995 2009 CHEV TRAVERSE LTZ AWD 3.4L V6, Loaded, Navigation, 7-Passenger, Leather, Cyber Grey, 142,500 km ................................................................................................................. $20,995 2009 CHEV TRAVERSE LS FWD 3.6L V6, Loaded, Dk Cherry, 139,300 km .................. $13,995 2008 CADILLAC ESCALADE ESV AWD 6.2L V8, Loaded, Heated Seats, Sunroof, Gold, 106,275 km ............................................................................................................................... $34,995 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE CXL AWD 3.6L V6, Loaded, Heated Seats, Dual Sunroof, 8-Passenger, Leather, White, 117,183 km .......................................................................................... $25,995 2008 GMC ENVOY SLE 4X4 4.2L 6-Cyl, Loaded, Dk Grey, 151,100 km ........................ $14,995 2008 FORD RANGER XLT EXT CAB 2WD w/Tonneau Cover, Black, 104,338 km.......... $13,995 2008 ACADIA SLE FWD Loaded, White, 149,800 km................................................... $13,995 2007 ACURA MDXSH AWD 3.7L V6, Loaded, Heated Seats, Navigation, Sunroof, 5-Passenger, Leather, Black, 82,021Miles .......................................................................................... $22,995 2007 GMC CANYON SLE EXT CAB 4X4 3.5L, 5-Cyl, Loaded, Black, 116,521 km ........ $14,995 2007 GMC ENVOY SLE 4X4 4.2L 6-Cyl, Loaded, Charcoal, 139,474 km ...................... $14,995 2007 MAZDA CX7 GRAND TOURING GT AWD 2.3L 4-Cyl, Turbo, Loaded, Leather, Orange, 139,526 km ................................................................................................................. $13,995 2007 BUICK RAINER CXL AWD 4.2L 6-Cyl, Loaded, 5 Passenger, Leather, Gold,136,585 km ............................................................................................................................... $13,995 2006 PONTIAC TORRENT AWD 3.4L V6, Loaded, Leather, Charcoal, 145,413 km ........ $12,995 2006 CHEV TRAILBLAZER 4X4 4.2L 6-Cyl, Loaded, Sunroof, Grey, 99,071 km............ $11,995 2006 DODGE DURANO SLT AWD Avenger pkg, 7-Passenger, 5.7L Hemi, Loaded, Blue, 137,185 km. ................................................................................................................................ $9,995 2005 NISSAN X-TRAIL SE Loaded, Heated Seats, Sunroof, Gold, 120,678 km ............. $10,995

24 HOUR ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE

2011 GMC SIERRA SLE CREW CAB 4X4 5.3L V8, Loaded, Black, 89,373 km............. $24,995 2011 GMC SIERRA CREW CAB NEVADA EDITION 4.8L V8, Loaded, White, 54,130 km ............................................................................................................................... $22,995 2011 CHEV SILVERADO EXT CAB 4X4 4.8L V8, Loaded, Dk Blue, 74,781 km............. $20,995 2011 GMC SIERRA CREW CAB 2WD 4.8L V8, Loaded, White, 73,725 km .................. $19,995 2010 GMC SIERRA SLT CREW CAB 4X4 Loaded, Leather, Dk Blue, 73,232 km .......... $27,995 2010 GMC SIERRA SLT EXT CAB 4X4 Loaded, Leather, Red,97,288 km .................... $24,995 2010 FORD F150 XLT CREW CAB 4X4 Loaded, CD,White, 119,362 km ..................... $22,995 2010 CHEV CHEYENNE EXT CAB 4X4 4.8L V8, Loaded, White, 79,594 km................. $19,995 2009 CHEV SILVERADO LTZ 5.3L V8, Loaded, Leather, Silver, 127,315 km .................. $21,995 2009 CHEV SILVERADO CREW CAB 4X4 5.3L V8, Loaded, Silver, 137,500 km ........... $21,995 2008 CHEV SILVERADO LTZ 3/4 TON CREW CAB 4X4 6.0L V8, Loaded, Heated Seats, Sunroof, Leather, Black, 154,766 km ............................................................................. $24,995 2008 CHEV SILVERADO CREW CAB 4X4 5.3L V8, Loaded, CD, Ebony Cloth, Black, 106,100 km ............................................................................................................................... $19,995 2008 GMC SIERRA SLE EXT CAB 2WD 4.8L V8, Loaded, Brown, 73,059 km.............. $17,995 2007 TOYOTA TUNDRA LTD DOUBLE CAB 4X4 4.7L V8, Loaded, Heated Seats, Leather, Dk Blue, 129,920 km......................................................................................................... $21,995 2007 CHEV SILVERADO CREW CAB 4X4 5.3L V8, Loaded, Blue Granite, 112,000 km ............................................................................................................................... $19,995 2007 DODGE RAM ST QUAD CAB 4X4 5.7L Hemi, White, 123,494 km....................... $14,995 2006 FORD F350 KING RANCH 1 TON CREW CAB 4X4 DUALLY 6.0L Diesel, Loaded, Power Heated Seats, DVD, Sunroof, Leather, Dk Blue, 140,842 km ............................................ $25,995 2006 GMC SIERRA CREW CAB 4X4 5.3L V8, Loaded, Black,136,843 km ................... $18,995 2006 GMC SIERRA SLE CREW CAB 4X4 5.3L V8, Loaded, Burgundy,151,800 km...... $15,995 2006 CHEV SILVERADO EXT CAB 4X4 5.3L V8, Loaded, Silver, 150,475 km .............. $14,995 2005 CHEV 1/2 TON EXT CAB 4X4 5.3L V8, Pewter,144,386 km ............................... $12,995 2005 CHEV SILVERADO LS CREW CAB 4X4 5.3L V8, Loaded, Grey, 123,730 km ....... $12,995

60 IN STOCK – USED EXT. CABS & CREW CABS

USED 1/2 TONS

2014 GMC SIERRA SLE CREW CAB 4X4 5.3L V8, Loaded, Black, 2,101 km............... $39,995 2013 GMC SIERRA SLE 1 TON CREW CAB 4X4 L/BOX 6.0L V8, Loaded, White, 16,546 km ............................................................................................................................... $39,995 2012 FORD F150 XLT SUPER CAB 4X4 5.0L V8, Loaded, Dk Grey, 34,161 km ........... $26,995 2011 CHEV SILVERADO LTZ CREW CAB 4X4 5.3L V8, Loaded, Leather, White, 61,292 km ............................................................................................................................... $29,995 2011 GMC SIERRA SLT CREW CAB 4X4 Loaded, Leather, Blue, 109,393 km ............. $28,995 2011 CHEV SILVERADO LTCREW CAB 4X4 5.3L V8, Loaded, Ext Warranty to 80,000 km, Diamond, White, 49,180 km .......................................................................................... $28,995

2010 CHEV SILVERADO 4.3L V6, White, 73,105 km .................................................... $12,995 2007 CHEV SILVERADO 4.8L V8, Loaded, Brown,144,570 km .................................... .$10,995 2007 CHEV SILVERADO 4.3L V6, Red, 81,420 miles ..................................................... $9,995

USED 3/4 TON S& 4X4S 2012 GMC SIERRA 4X4 5.3L V8, Loaded, Red,51,251 km .......................................... $26,995 2011 CHEV SILVERADO LT 4X4 4.8L V8, Loaded, Silver, 117,777 km ......................... $22,995 2009 GMC SIERRA SLE 3/4 TON 4X4 6.6L D/Max, Loaded, Black, 77,251 km ........... $29,995

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Water Line Tanks

Fertilizer Tanks

10 Year limited warranty 8,400 Imperial gallons - 10,080 U.S. Gallons Reg. $742800

Sale $5600 Made in Canada

270 US GAL. 225 IMP. GAL.

Reg.

Reg. 2200

Sale

$

265

Reg.

$

575

$

Sale

375

Tanks will fit through standard door and are food grade safe with a 10 year limited warranty

1500 US GAL. 1260 IMP. GAL.

• 6’ 8” in height from front to back - Plenty of seating area • 8’ Long - Reflective decals located all around • Three vents - Built in tow hooks and tie downs • Tinted window front and back - Molded runners for easy movement • Lockable heavy duty door- Large built in shelf • 5 fishing holes Optional spring loaded hitch

00

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Large Deluxe Ice Hut

$

$

360 US GAL. 300 IMP. GAL.

Reg.

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625

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2014 CHEV & GMC 1500 CREWCABS 50-2014 1500 CREW CAB Starting at stock #E1108 ..................$32,995 10-2014 CREW GMC DOUBLE CABS Starting............................$34,995

2013 & 2014 3500 H.D. 4WD REG. CAB + CHASSIS 2013 GMC SIERRA 3500 H.D. 2WD, REG. CAB + CHASSIS 6.0L V-8, Auto, A-C-T, 161.5” W.B., 84.9” CA, Dual Rear Wheels MSRP $41,415........................................................SALE PRICE $31,995 2014 CHEV SILVERADO W/T3500 REG CAB 4WD C+C 6.0L V8, Auto, A-C-T, CD, 13,200 GVW 161.5” W.B., 84.9” CA, Dual Wheels, White MSRP $45,865..................................................................SALE PRICE $38,995

USED VANS & SUBURBANS 2009 PONTIAC MONTANA SV6 EXT 3.9L V6, Loaded, 7-Passenger, Cranberry Red, 169,115 km ...........................................................$8,995 2008 PONTIAC MONTANA SV6 EXT 3.9L V6, Loaded, Red, 175,637 km .................................................................................................$8,995 2006 PONTIAC MONTANA EXT 3.5L V6, Loaded, Red, 206,400 km .................................................................................................$5,995 2005 PONTIAC MONTANA EXT 3.4L V6, Loaded, DVD, 7-Passenger, 194,973 km ...................................................................................$6,995 2003 DODGE CARAVAN SXT Loaded, Silver, 129,485 km .............$5,995 2000 FORD WINDSTAR SE 3.8L V6, Loaded, 7-Passenger, Leather, Green, 229,211 km ...................................................................................$2,995 1999 DODGE CARAVAN FWD 3.0L V6, Loaded, Green, 283,000 km .................................................................................................$1,995

2006 CHEV SUBURBAN 4X4 5.3L V8, Loaded, Heated Seats, DVD, Sunroof, Leather, Black, 200,184 km .............................................$12,995 2006 DODGE DAKOTA SLT CREW CAB 4X4 4.7L V8, Loaded, Red, 233,670 km .................................................................................$11,995 2006 BUICK RENDEZVOUS FWD Loaded, White, 214,939 km.......$7,995 2005 CHEV AVALANCHE LS 4X4 5.3L V8, Loaded, Blue/Green, 194,300 km .................................................................................................$9,995 2004 JEEP TJ SPORT HARDTOP 5-Speed Manual Trans, Roof Rack, Winch, Red, 121,468 km ..............................................................$12,995 2004 GMC YUKON XL SLT 4 DR 4X4 5.3L V8, Loaded, Heated Seats, Leather, Red, 226,742 km ............................................................$10,995 2003 CHEV AVALANCHE 4X4 5.3L V8, Loaded, Silver, 166,438 km ...............................................................................................$10,995 2002 OLDS BRAVADA 3.6L V6, Loaded, Sunroof, Leather, Sandstone, 153,383 km ...................................................................................$8,995 2001 GMC YUKON SLT 4X4 5.3L V8, Loaded, Power Heated Seats, 5-Passenger, Leather, Pewter, 186,679 km ......................................$9,995 2001 DODGE DAKOTA CREW CAB 2WD 4.7L V8, Loaded, Blue, 188,474 km .................................................................................................$6,995 2001 CHEV S10 EXT CAB 4X4 LS 4.3L V6, A-C-T, CD, Black, 137,668 km .................................................................................................$7,995 2001 GMC YUKON SLT 4 DR 4X4 5.3L V8, Loaded, Sunroof, Leather, Black, 328,511 km .........................................................................$7,995

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2014 KENWORTH T370 TANDEM 350 H.P. Paccar (Cummins) Diesel, Allison Auto, Loaded, 8.5’x20’x65” CIM Ultracel Box, Hoist, Electric Tarp, Remote Hoist and Endgate, Red, MSRP $162,374 ...SALE PRICE $144,995

2008 BUICK ENCLAVE CXL AWD 3.6L V6, Loaded, 7-Pass, Leather, White, 184,452 km .................................................................................$17,995 2006 CHEV AVALANCHE 4X4 Loaded, Heated Seats, Sunroof, Leather, Black, 163,412 km .......................................................................$15,995

2009 GMC C8500 Cancade Aluminum Box, Electric Roll Top, Pintle Hitch, White, 38,029 km .........................................................................$94,995

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2006 GMC C8500 3126 Cat Diesel, 300 H.P., Allison Auto, Roll Tarp, Remote End Gate & Hoist, Maroon Box, White 49,899 km ...............$79,995 2006 GMC C8500 3116 Cat 300 hp, 6-Speed Allison, Loaded, Red, 69,073 km ...............................................................................................$79,995 2005 VOLVO TANDEM with Grain Boxes Arriving Soon .................$56,995 1979 INTERNATIONAL 404 Engine, 5&2T ransmission, 16’ Steel Box, Roll Tarp, Brown, 105,237 km..............................................................$12,995 1971 INTERNATIONAL LOADSTAR 1600 304 V8 Gas, 5&2 Transmission, 8’x15’x41’ Wood Box, Orange/White, 39,577 Miles ..........................$8,995

60 IN STOCK — USED EXT. CABS & CREW CABS 2010 DODGE RAM SLT3/4 TON CREW CAB 4X4 Cummins Diesel, Loaded, Pewter, 218,933 km.........................................................$29,995 2009 DODGE RAM 3/4 TON CREW CAB 4X4 6.7L Cummins Diesel, Loaded, Leather, Blue, 193,841 km............................................$26,995 2009 CHEV SILVERADO LT CREW CAB 4X4 5.3L V8, Loaded, Red, 179,190 km .................................................................................$17,995 2009 GMC 1/2 TON EXT CAB 4X4 SL 5.3L A-C-T, Power Locks, Grey, 205,566 km .................................................................................$11,995 2008 CHEV SILVERADO LTZ 3/4 TON CREW CAB 4X4 6.6L D/Max, Loaded, Heated Seats, Sunroof, Leather, DK Cherry, 166,061 km.....$30,995 2008 DODGE RAM SLT SPORT QUAD CAB 4X4 5.7L Hemi, Loaded, White, 184,400 km .......................................................................$16,995 2007 GMC 3/4 TON CREW CAB 4X4 SLT D/Max, Loaded, Sunroof, Leather, Pewter, 180,720 km.........................................................$25,995 2007 GMC SIERRA SL CREW CAB 4X4 4.8L V8, White, 214,651 km ...............................................................................................$10,995 2006 CHEV SILVERADO 1 TON CREW CAB 4X4 6.6L D/Max, Loaded, White, 258,812 km .......................................................................$18,995 2006 GMC SIERRA SLE 3/4 TON CREW CAB 4X4 6.6L D/Max Loaded, Silver, 279,098 km .......................................................................$18,995 2006 DODGE RAM SLT 3/4 TON CREW CAB 4X4 5.9L Diesel, Loaded, Silver, 319,280 km .......................................................................$16,995

PRICES HAVE BEEN SLASHED

2006 GMC SIERRA EXT CAB 4X4 5.3L V8, Loaded, Stealth Grey,186,700 km ...............................................................................................$14,995 2006 GMC SIERRA CREW CAB 4X4 5.3L V8, Loaded, Grey, 181,940 km ...............................................................................................$14,995 2006 FORD F350 EXT CAB 4X4 Loaded, White, 274,419 km .....$12,995 2006 CHEV SILVERADO LT CREW CAB 4X4 6.0L V8, Loaded, Pewter, 239,714 km .................................................................................$11,995 2006 DODGE RAM SLT REG CAB 2WD S/BOX 5.7L V8, Loaded, Red, 191,857 km ...................................................................................$9,995 2005 FORD F350 CREW CAB 4X4 6.0L Diesel, Loaded, Leather, Sunroof, Copper/Tan ,188,610 km ..............................................................$17,995 2005 CHEV SILVERADO EXT CAB 4X4 Loaded, Blue, 241,138 km ...............................................................................................$16,995 2005 CHEV SILVERADO LS 3/4 TON EXT CAB 4X4 6.0L V8, Loaded, Red, 239,054 km ...........................................................................$6,995 2004 CHEV SILVERADO CREW CAB 4X4 5.3L V8, Loaded, Silver, 93,545 km ...............................................................................................$14,995 2004 CHEV SILVERADO LT 3/4 TON CREW CAB 4X4 6.6L D/Max, Loaded, Heated Seats, Leather, White 314,010 km .........................$12,995 2004 GMC SIERRA CREW CAB 2WD 5.3L V8, Loaded, Silver, 210,189 km .................................................................................................$8,995 2004 FORD F150 XLT EXT CAB 2WD 4.6L V8, Loaded, Pewter, 131,997 km .................................................................................................$8,995 2003 FORD F150 LARIAT CREW CAB 4X4 5.4L, V8, Loaded, Sunroof, Leather, Pewter, 176,683 km.........................................................$10,995 2002 DODGE RAM SLT CREW CAB 2WD 4.7L V8, Loaded, White, 184,459 km. ..................................................................................$8,995 2001 DODGE RAM SLT 3/4 TON EXT CAB 4X4 5.9L Cummins, Loaded, Black, 320,955 km .......................................................................$14,995 1995 CHEV 1/2 TON EXT CAB 2WD 5.7L V8, Black, 197,482 km .$3,995 USED 1 TONS 1989 GMC SIERRA SL 1 TON FLAT DECK 454 Gas, 4-Speed Manual, White, 180,850 km .........................................................................$7,995

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1999 JD 9610, 4942 hrs, LL, Dlx, Chopper

$

$

102,000

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35,000

2000 JD 9750STS, 2196 Hrs, CM, FXSPDFH, 2WD

119,900

2012 JD S670, 400 Hrs, CM, Sgls, Auto Trac

$

62,000

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$

59,000

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51,900

HEADS

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259,000

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134,000

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110,000

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$

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$

68,000

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$

84,900

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219,000

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2011 JD 8335R, 885 Hrs, MFWD, PS, 4 SCV

$

$

$

15,900

2005 CAT 865, 4920 Hrs, PS, 30” tracks, 3 SCV

$

118,000

2004 JD 7920, 4433 Hrs, IVT, MFWD, 3 SCVS, 746 Ldr

$

$

74,900

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119,000

285,000

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B/W

$209 B/W

2012 LEXUS RX350

2006 FORD FREESTAR SPORT

2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU LT

FORD F350 CREW CAB LARIAT

2012 TOYOTA SIENNA

Loaded! Luxurious Soft leather & maple throughout

Loaded! Quads, rear heat, A/C, Exceptional

Loaded! Alloys, pwr seat, premium sound

Leather, htd seats, climate, tow pkg, boards

LOADED! Modular seats, rear climate.

LOW

$48,995 PRICE $39,993

$9,650

WOW

$

GREAT

GREAT

5,888

$15,575 VALUE $13,799

$21,575 VALUE $16,333

$149 B/W

$229 B/W

GREAT

$29,770 PRICE $25,989

DIESEL

$219 B/W

430 HP LOADED DUALLY

$349 B/W

2010 FORD FUSION SE

2007 RAM 3500 LARAMIE

2010 FORD ESCAPE LIMITED

CHEV AVALANCHE LT 4X4

2010 CADILLAC ESCALADE AWD

Loaded! Fresh trade! PST PAID!

4X4, Tow pkg, chrome pkg, leather seats

200HP V6, Leather, sun-roof, alloys, fog lamps

Sun-roof, Locking box covers, leather

Loaded! 22”wheels, Bose audio, rear DVD, NAV

LOW

$24,500 ONLY $19,910

$28,500 ONLY $23,999

LOW

$15,890 PRICE $12,888

$33,890 PRICE $24,920

$239 B/W

$149 B/W

CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY

2011 CHEV SILVERADO CREW CAB 4X4

Stow & Go Quads, Wheelchair lift accessible

LOADED! $6500 in EXTRAS! Awesome

$19,500 ONLY $14,910

$30,550 PRICE $27,812

SALE

- GREAT SELECTION - 550+ UNITS - WARRANTY AVAILABLE ON ALL UNITS - OPEN EXTENDED HOURS - WE DELIVER ANYWHERE! - ALL UNITS GUARANTEED - ALL TYPES OF TRADES WELCOME - PLAY AREA FOR THE KIDS - STARBUCKS CUSTOMER LOUNGE - EASY ON-SITE FINANCE - INSTANT APPROVALS - FRIENDLY STAFF TO SERVE YOU

SALE

$48,995 PRICE $41,777

$129 B/W

4x4

2011 VW JETTA COMFORTLINE

2010 GRAND CHEROKEE

Air, cruise, tilt, pwr windows & locks, alloys

LOADED! Go anywhere 4x4! Great SUV

LOW $ $25,955 PRICE 21,988

LOW

$19,950 PRICE $15,977

AWD

4x4

$219 B/W

$279 B/W

WOW

$179 B/W

229

$

$189 B/W

B/W

2012 FORD F150 LARIAT 4X4

2011 FORD F350 SUPER DUTY

2010 SUBARU OUTBACK AWD

2011 NISSAN MURANO S

2006 CADILLAC SRX AWD

Loaded with Luxury!Heated leather, Extras!

LOADED! Chrome package, Box liner, tow

LOADED! Local Trade, CVT auto, #1 Safety

LOADED! AWD, CVT sport shift, pwr seat.

LOADED! Panoramic roof, bose sound, 3rd row

PST PAID TRADE

$28,500 ONLY $23,999

$27,500 ONLY $21,995

4 4x

$219 B/W

WOW

$30,250

WOW

$

26,995

119B/W

$

$129 B/W

99

$

SALE $ 17,668

$22,840 PRICE

B/W

$159 B/W

AWD 2013 FORD TAURUS SEL AWD Loaded! As New! Sync., heated Leather

2006 RAM 1500 CREW CAB

2011 CHEV IMPALA LT

2011 RANGER SUPER CAB SPORT

2007 HYUNDAI SANTA FE

5.7L Hemi, 2 tone, box cover, many extras

Loaded! Alloys, all power options, spoiler

Color-keyed bumpers & grill, alloys, rear seats

Great Features! Great SUV Value!

LOW $30,890 PRICE $26,888

$18,995

XTR

$249 B/W

4X4

ECOBOOST

WOW $ ONLY 14,999

$14,885

WOW

$

11,902

SALE $18,950 PRICE $15,668

$

9,995

4x4

$229 B/W

4x4

LOW

$11,520 PRICE

DIESEL

4x4

2013 FORD F150 SUPER CREW

2013 FORD EXPLORER XLT

2006 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE

2011 NISSAN TITAN CREW CAB

RAM 2500 LARIAT CREW 4X4

LOADED w/extras! chrome pkg, Sync, as new

Loaded! Sync Bluetooth, 7 passenger, rear heat

Loaded, Boards, locking box covers & more

Loaded! 5.6L V8, 317 HP, Off-road package

LOADED! VERY LOW KMS! Garage Stored

LEASE FOR LESS

LOW $34,470 PRICE $29,912

LOW $18,425 PRICE $12,888

$29,500 ONLY

$

24,910

LOW $ $38,955 PRICE 32,444

KIM DEGRUCHY

PHILLIP GAMPI

GREG KING

BRAD REEVES

PAYTON REMPEL

RANDY MCMILLAN

(306)525-6700 4th Ave. 1-888-763-6700 www.autogallery.com

Prices include any trade worth $2500 or cash equivalent. DL#917632

Do na ld St

Ross Ave. AUTO GALLERY

Ring Road

609 WINNIPEG ST REGINA, SASK

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609 Winnipeg St.

JOSH JORS

Broad St.

OPEN ROAD

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Dodge

City Auto

WE WON’T BE UNDERSOLD

OUR PRICES INCLUDE FREIGHT 2014 RAM 1500 QUAD CAB SXT 4X4 SAVE $12,725

2013 RAM 2500 HD CREW CAB 4X4

APAS Member Price

Was $40,115

SALE PRICE

$25,179*

$27,390

$28,890

,SPMHE] 'EWL

$157 Bi-Weekly

Was $61,750

SALE PRICE

2013 DODGE DART

$17,690

SALE PRICE

,SPMHE] 'EWL

$17,190

$49 Weekly

2014 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN

Stock #P6517

$19,995*

SALE $20,690 PRICE $119 Bi-Weekly

2013 DODGE RAM 2500 HD CREW CAB SAVE $14,612 Stock #N9053

CUMMINS DIESEL. 4X4, APAS Member Price LARAMIE, LOADED. NO CHARGE DIESEL.

$54,993*

WAS $72,610

$58,998

SALE PRICE

,SPMHE] 'EWL

$57,998

$337 Bi-Weekly

2013 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SAVE $10,597 Stock #N6705

STOW-N-GO, REAR HEAT AND AIR.

WAS $35,240

APAS Member Price

$44,497*

$47,996

SALE $25,682 PRICE $148 Bi-Weekly

,SPMHE] 'EWL

$329 Bi-Weekly

$31,462*

PRICE

Stock #N1437

$31,462

$179 Bi-Weekly

2014 JEEP COMPASS 4X4

Was $65,605

SALE PRICE

SAVE $3,800 Stock #P3017

$25,702*

WAS $31,755

$28,997

SALE PRICE

,SPMHE] 'EWL

$27,997

$159 Bi-Weekly

2013 RAM 2500 HD CREW CAB LIMITED

$47,922*

$52,777

SAVE $13,738 Stock #N9045

$53,237*

WAS $70,580

SALE PRICE

$57,842

,SPMHE] 'EWL

$56,842

$324 Bi-Weekly

2014 JEEP WRANGLER SAHARA

SAVE $14,245 Stock #N9305

$301 Bi-Weekly

850 FT. LB. APAS Member Price TORQUE. NO CHARGE DIESEL.

$53,854*

WAS $71,380

$58,135

,SPMHE] 'EWL

SAVE $2,632 Stock #P5105

$31,978*

WAS $39,630

$37,998

SALE PRICE

,SPMHE] 'EWL

$36,998

$212 Bi-Weekly

$57,135

SALE PRICE

$329 Bi-Weekly

2014 RAM 1500 QC SPORT 4X4

APAS Member Price

SAVE $12,937 Stock #P7326

$33,776*

WAS $50,935

SALE

$38,998 PRICE

,SPMHE] 'EWL

$37,998

$217 Bi-Weekly

2014 DODGE JOURNEY SE BLUE TOOTH Stock #P6213

APAS Member Price

#1 SELLING CROSS OVER.

$19,995*

SALE PRICE

$20,690

$119 Bi-Weekly

2014 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE

APAS Member Price

UNLIMITED, 4X4, LEATHER, NAV, LOADED.

,SPMHE] 'EWL

2013 RAM 3500 HD CREW CAB DUALLY 4X4

APAS Member Price

6.7 CUMMINS TURBO DIESEL.

$53,777

APAS Member Price

APAS Member Price

APAS Member Price

$24,998*

$48,996

APAS Member Price JUST ARRIVED! SPECIAL EDITION LEATHER LOADED. WAS $36,470 SALE

APAS Member Price

#1 SELLING VAN IN CANADA.

DARE TO WAS $29,790 COMPARE!

SAVE $5,008

Stock #N9023

Stock #N9037

2013 CHRYSLER 200 S

THE MOST TECHNOLOGICALLY ADVANCED IN ITS CLASS.

DARE TO 59 MPG COMPARE!

SAVE $12,934 POWER WAGON

Stock #P7004

2013 RAM 2500 LARAMIE CREW CAB 4X4 MDS HEMI

SAVE $12,254

STANDARD HEMI ENGINE

Stock #N1699

OVER 200 NEW DODGE TRUCKS TO CHOOSE FROM!!

APAS Member Price

LIMITED EDITION 4X4.

SAVE $2,730 Stock #P6053

$43,665*

WAS $53,225

$50,995

SALE PRICE

,SPMHE] 'EWL

FOR ALL APAS MEMBERS: RULES ARE AS FOLLOWS: Get huge cash discounts on all vehicles. For all farmer or business owners that live in a SK RM, have a GST#, and are an APAS member.

$50,495

$291 Bi-Weekly

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PRE-OWNED EQUIPMENT COMBINES Case 9120 ’12, 16’ Case pu, 191 hrs ................................... $349,000 Case 8120 ’10, 900/75R32 frt, 600/65R28 rear, 1111 hrs............................................................................. $279,000 A86 ‘11, w/4200 hdr, 520/85R42 duals ............................... $329,000 R66 ‘10, 900 metric, 16.9x26 rear, 679 hrs. ................................ CALL R66 ’09, w/4200 hdr, 752 hrs .............................................. $199,000 3 - R65 ‘05 & ‘03, 1755 hrs & up......................... Starting @ $79,900 2 – R62 ’98, 2045 hrs & up.................................. Starting @ $57,500 S77 ‘12, approx 500 hrs ...................................................... $339,000 S67 ‘12, w/4200 hdr, 900/60R32, 18.4x26 rear ................... $299,000 MF 9560 ‘13, 750/65R26, 520/85R42 duals ........................ $449,000 2 - MF 9560 ’12, 750/65R26 R1W, D20.8R42 R1................. $399,000 MF 9795 ’10, elec adj sieve, hyd reel fore/aft, 446 hrs ......... $329,000 NH CR9070 ‘09, 690 hrs., call ............................................. $249,000

SWATHERS

5 – MF 9740 ’12, call......................................... Starting @ $129,000 2 – MF 9430 ’11 & ’10, call ................................. Starting @ $89,900 MF 220 ’98, call .................................................................... $32,900 MF 200 ’95, 26’, UII reel, DSA, 2083 hrs................................ $29,500 Prairie Star 4600 ’97, 25” ...................................................... $5,900

STRAIGHT CUT HEADERS

Agco 400, 25’, pu reel ............................................................ $9,900 HB SP36 ‘00, Hart Carter pu reel, pea auger.......................... $24,900 HB SP30 ‘01 .......................................................................... $27,900 JD 936D ‘06 .......................................................................... $34,900

SPRAYERS

Bourgault Centurion III 850 ’94, 100’ ................................... $6,900 Hagie STS16 ‘12, 120’, 380/90R54, 520 floater .................. $399,000 JD 4830 ’09, 100’, JD auto steer.......................................... $219,000 SpraCoupe 4655 ‘08, 80’, duals for rear, Outback a.s., Sec ctrl ................................................................................. $79,500 Vers SX275 ‘10, 120’, call ................................................... $199,000

TRACTORS

Challenger MT865C ‘13, loaded ........................................ $439,000 Challenger 965C, ‘12, 500/85R46, R1W, 900 diff lock ........ $319,900

Case IH 9270 ‘93 w/14’ Leon blade, P.S, 24.5-32 duals, 6648 hrs............................................................................... $64,900 Case IH 8940 ‘98, FWA, P.S. 20.8R42 rear duals, 7684 hrs .... $49,900 Case 930 ‘69, factory cab & 2 remotes .................................... $4,995 Fendt 820 ‘09, 877 hrs ....................................................... $179,900 JD 4440, ‘82, w/ldr, 11,765 hrs ............................................. $29,900 NH T9050 ‘08, 800 duals, autosteer, diff lock, tow cable, touch screen....................................................................... $219,000 NH 9882 ‘98, 5484 hrs ........................................................ $109,000 NH 9882 ‘97, 20 .8R42 triples, Radar & Perf mon, 5063 hrs $119,000 NH 9682 ‘96, 24.5x32 duals .................................................. $89,000 NH 9880 ‘94, 30 .5-32 duals, 12 speed, 4 remotes, 6771 hrs $89,900 Versatile 450 ‘12, 800 duals, P.S., pto, 187 hrs ................... $299,000 Versatile 875 ‘81, 20.8/38 duals, Atom jet hydraulics ........... $32,900

Bourgault 6550 ST ‘11.

Call for details.

$

139,900

Bourgault 3320 XTC ‘12, 60’.

$

289,000

HAY EQUIPMENT

Case IH 8465 ‘98, 5x6, auto.................................................. $15,000 Case IH 625 hay header, 16’ ............................................... $15,900

TILLAGE

Bourgault 7950 ’12, call ..................................................... $289,000 Bourgault 6700 ’09, 4 tk mtrg, X20 mon-seed rate ctrl ...... $149,900 2 - Bourgault 6550 ‘12 & ‘11, call .................... Starting @ $139,000 Bourgault 6350 ’09, call ....................................................... $69,900 Bourgault 5350 ’00, 2 tank meter, NH3 line, RTH, brand new 3rd tank meter & rear rice tires...................................... $45,900 Bourgault 3225 ’97, call ....................................................... $19,900 Flexi-Coil 3450 ’97, load/unload ........................................... $34,900 Flexi-Coil 1610 Plus, load/unload, tow hitch......................... $11,900 2 - Bourgault 3320 ‘12, call.............................. Starting @ $289,000 3 – Bourgault 3310 ’09, call ............................. Starting @ $149,500 Bourgault 5810 ‘11, 62’. 9.8” space, 3.5” steel ................. $109,000 3 – Bourgault 5710 ’05, ’98 & ’97, call .............. Starting @ $44,900 Bourgault FH536-40, call ..................................................... $19,900 Bourgault 7200 ’10, 84’, 21.5x16L tires ............................... $44,900 Bourgault 7200 ’08, 84’, 16.5-16.1 tires .............................. $39,900 Morris 7300.......................................................................... $29,900 Morris Maxim II ................................................................... $19,900 Riteway Junior Jumbo harrow ’09, 72’ .............................. $29,900 IHC 490 ’82, 32’ .................................................................... $27,900

Challenger 965C ‘12, 500/85R46, 900 diff lock.

$

319,900

NH T9050

‘08, 800 duals, Autosteer, diff. lock, tow cable, touch screen.

$

219,000

MF 9795

Gleaner S77

‘10, elec adj sieve, hyd reel fore/aft, 446 hrs.

$

329,000

‘12, approx 500 hrs.

$

339,000

CALL US BEFORE YOU BUY Greg Shabaga

Randy Porter

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Farren Huxted

H (306) 864-3364 C (306) 864-7776

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H (306) 752-3792 C (306) 864-7688

For a complete listing visit our website

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Paul Hickerson

Product Specialist, Sprayers H (306) 864-2669 C (306) 864-7000

(306) 864-2200 Kinistino, SK

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2008 REITNOUER

2002 ASPEN TRAILER

Step Deck Tandem Axle Trailer Stock #L-6605

Single Drop Tridem Lowboy Stock # L-6604

44 Km Wheel Loader 1800 Hrs.

2008 INTERNATIONAL MXT

2001 JOHN DEERE 330LC

2004 FREIGHTLINER FL60 Diesel Hp Mercedes diesel engine, FL60 Stock# L-6727

2012 JOHN DEERE

engine, 13 spd, 240â&#x20AC;? WB, c/w 1500PK Palfinger Folding Picker, 20,000lb winch.

Stock# L-6718

ONLY 50,000 KM

2005 CAT D5G

2008 TIFFIN ALLEGRO

W/ Amco Veba Picker & Deck Stock #L-6688

Motorhome 40â&#x20AC;&#x2122; 4 Slides only 20,000 Miles

2008 GENIE

2004 ALFA SEE YA GOLD

Diesel, 2 Door, Standard Stock# L-6802

2 Slides.

42,000 miles 400 HP Engine.

2006 GENIE GT-2666

2012 GMC DENALI

Truss boom, low hrs

Fully loaded

2008 INTERNATIONAL FLAT DECK TRUCK Stock# L-982

2002 INTERNATIONAL 4300 lift Moore crane 7.6L Diesel engine Stock #L-6943

ONLY KM 00 39,0

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PRE-OWNED EQUIPMENT

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;13 TerraGator TG8400................................................................... $357,500 â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;12 Rogator 1300, 1300 gal, 100â&#x20AC;&#x2122; boom, GPS loaded, 2 sets of tires, sharp shooter, 1 of 2, 446 hrs .............................................................. $375,000 â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;12 Rogator RG1100, 1100 gal, 100â&#x20AC;&#x2122; boom, GPS, fully loaded, Viper Pro, 2 sets of tires, 750 hrs .................................................................. $315,000 â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;12 RG900, 100â&#x20AC;&#x2122; boom, 900 gal, 450 hrs, viper pro, Smartrax, AccuBoom, AutoBoom, 2 sets of tires ........................................................... $285,000 â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;09 Rogator 1286C, 120â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, 1200 gal, viper pro,loaded, GPS, 1121 hrs, 2 sets of tires ....................................................................................... $289,000 â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;09 Rogator 1286C, 1200 gal tank, 100â&#x20AC;&#x2122; boom, GPS, loaded, 2 sets of tires........................................................................................... $285,000 â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;08 Rogator 1074SS, 1000 gal, 100â&#x20AC;&#x2122; boom, 2650 hrs, viper pro, Smartrax, AccuBoom, AutoBoom, two sets of tires ..................................... $187,000 â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;08 Rogator 874 SS, 800 gal, 90â&#x20AC;&#x2122; boom, S3, E-Drive, automatic, AutoBoom, 2 sets of tires, 990 hrs .................................................................. $185,000 â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;05 Rogator 1064, 1000 gal, 100â&#x20AC;&#x2122; boom, S3 outback c/w E-drive, automatic, 1450 hrs, 2 sets of tires, foam marker ....................................... $165,000 â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;05 Rogator 1074, 90â&#x20AC;&#x2122; boom, 1000 gal, E-Drive, S3, Automate, AutoBoom, 2 sets of tires, 2500 hrs ................................................................ $145,000 â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;05 Rogator 1074, 100â&#x20AC;&#x2122; boom, 1000 gal, E-Drive, Automatic, Outback GPS, AutoBoom, 3100 hrs, 2 sets of Tires .......................................... $145,000 â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;04 Rogator 864, 800 gal, SS tank, 100â&#x20AC;&#x2122; 1300 boom, 2800 hrs, S3 mapping, E-Drivex, Automate, Sec. Control, AutoBoom, 3 sets of tires ...... $155,000

330 HP Corian engine and countertops, sits on a Tile Floors. freightliner Very chassis, 41â&#x20AC;&#x2122; clean unit.

Motorhome, Stock#LTriple slides, 6636A

2006 FREIGHTLINER COLUMBIA

306â&#x20AC;˘934â&#x20AC;˘1546 - Saskatoon, SK 306â&#x20AC;˘773â&#x20AC;˘7281 - Swift Current, SK

SPRAYERS

2003 GULF STREAM ATRIUM 8410

GTH844 Telehandler

6 way blade, winch, pro-heat, mulcher hydraulics

Gravel Crusher Gravel Stock#Crusher L-5197A Stock# L-5197A

Crewcab, 4x4, 209,609km, Silver with Leather $23,900 Stock #C-2740

2007 GMC C5500

c/w 36â&#x20AC;?

Digging Bucket & 72â&#x20AC;?

Churchblade Stock #L-5838

Very clean unit only 80,000 Km Stock #L-6889

DRUM 2002 EENER SCR

2006 KENWORTH T800 2006 DODGE LARAMIE Std. , M11 350 3500 Cummins dsl Diesel,

AIR DRILLS

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;03 Flexi-Coil 3450, tow between cart, DS, variable rate .................. $45,000 â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;11 Morris Contour 61â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, DS, 12â&#x20AC;? sp, 5.5 packers, c/w 8370XL tow between, 3 tank air cart ............................................................................... $260,000 â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;04 Morris Max II, 60â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, 70â&#x20AC;? spacing, single shoot, 3 1/2â&#x20AC;? sp, c/w 8370 tow between cart ............................................................................. $105,000 â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;03 Morris Max II, 49â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, 7.5â&#x20AC;? sp, single shoot, edge on shank, dutch openers, 3.5â&#x20AC;? packers c/w 7240 tow behind tank ...................................... $59,000 â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;10 Morris Contour 71â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, SS, 12â&#x20AC;? sp, 5.5â&#x20AC;? packers c/w 8370XL tow behind w/ third tank VRT, NH3 kit, side band openers ................................. $269,000 â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;12 Morris Contour 40â&#x20AC;&#x2122; DS, 12â&#x20AC;? sp, 5.5â&#x20AC;? packers paired row c/w 8370XL tow behind w/third tank ................................................................... $169,000

SWATHERS â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;98 MF 220, c/w 26â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Draper DS, UII PU reel, MF 220 16â&#x20AC;&#x2122; hay header, Fits MF 220, 220 Series II and 220XL ....................................................... $35,000 â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;12 MF WR9740 c/w 30â&#x20AC;&#x2122; headers UII pick up reel, DSA, low hrs, 1 of 2 ........................................................................................... $140,000

TRACTORS

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;08 Agco LT95, c/w FL45 frt end loader, joystick grapple, FWA, 95hp $69,000 â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;07 MF 1540, FWA, hydro, 40hp, 3pth c/w ldr .................................. $24,900 â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;07 MF 1533, 33hp, hydro, 3pth, frt end ldr, 375 hrs ........................ $23,900 â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;92 MF 3690 FWA, 170hp ................................................................ $37,000

4WD TRACTORS IN STOCK NOW!!

USED COMBINES

MT 875C Challenger, 585hp track 36â&#x20AC;? extreme, poly mid wheels, hyd. swing draw bar, 1 of 2 MT 865C Challenger, 525hp track 36â&#x20AC;? extreme, poly mid wheels, hyd. swing draw bar, PTO, 1 of 6 MT 855 Challenger, 475hp track 36â&#x20AC;? extreme, hyd. swing drawbar, PTO, 1 of 2 MT 955C, 475hp, 4WD, powershift, PTO, diff lock, 5 hyd, remotes, dual, 800/70R38, 1 of 2 MT 945C, 440hp, 4WD, powershift, PTO, diff lock, 5 hyd, remotes, dual, 800/70R38 375 Vers, powershift, 710 duals, PTO ............................................. $189,000

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;11 MF 9895, 139 hrs, chopper/spreader pu header....................... $385,000 â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;10 MF 9895, chopper/spreader pu header .................................... $289,000 â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;09 MF 9895 c/w PU hdr, chopper, spreader, 555 hrs ..................... $299,000 â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;11 MF 9795, 360 hrs, c/w 4200 PU header, chopper/ spreader, duals ......................................................................................... $267,000 â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;10 MF 9795, 775 hrs, c/w 4200 PU header, chopper/spreader, 900 rubber, powerfold hopper ...................................................................... $255,000 â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;06 MF 9790, 726 hrs, chopper/spreader ....................................... $195,000 â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;05 MF 9690, 1582 hrs, c/w 4220 PU header, chopper/spreader .... $134,000 â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;03 MF 9690, 2000 hrs, c/w 4000 PU header, chopper/spreader .... $100,000 â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;01 MF 8780 XP, chopper/spreader, 1280 hrs ................................... $99,000 â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;97 MF 8780, chopper/spreader pu header ...................................... $65,000 â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;08 Gleaner R75, 1077 hrs, pu header............................................ $225,000 â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;06 Gleaner R65, 1546 hrs, pu header............................................ $149,000 â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;06 Gleaner R65, pu header ........................................................... $149,000 â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;05 Gleaner R65, 1058 hrs, pu header............................................ $115,000 â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;05 Gleaner R65, 1748 hrs, pu header............................................ $115,000 â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;03 Gleaner R75 c/w 1800 sp p.u. header chopper, spreader ......... $145,000 â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;98 Gleaner R62 .............................................................................. $89,000 â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;11 A86 Gleanerâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;04 Challenger 670, 750 hrs, chopper/spreader c/w PU header ....................................................................................... $129,000

HEADERS â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;09 MF 7200, st. cut hdr, 35â&#x20AC;&#x2122; ............................................................ $29,000 2 -â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;07 MF 8200 flex hdr, 35â&#x20AC;&#x2122; (1 of 2) ................................................ $33,000 MF 220 16â&#x20AC;&#x2122; hay header, fits MF 220, 220 Series II, 220 XL ............... $17,500 â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;11 Dyna-Flex 36â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Flex, c/w pea auger ............................................. $69,000 â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;10 Agco 5100 draper, 36â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, absolutely mint ...................................... $45,000 â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;05 Honey Bee SP30 c/w pea auger, PU reel, fits Gleaner ................. $39,000 â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;03 Honey Bee SP30 draper, 30â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, fits MF8570 or MF8780 ................ $35,500 â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;96 MacDon 960, 36â&#x20AC;&#x2122; draper fits R-65.............................................. $24,500 MF 8200, 30â&#x20AC;&#x2122; w/UII PU header, 1 of 3 ............................................... $28,000

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2012 PETERBILT 386

204-685-2222 2007 WESTERN STAR 4900SA

515 hp Detroit, 13 sp, 12/40, 22.5” alloy wheels, 358 gears, 232 WB, 892,837 KM.

2005 IH 9400I

475 HP Cat C15, 13 sp, 12/40, 22.5” alloy wheels, 224” WB, 72” midrise bunk, 3:73 gears, 1,394,203 KM.

39,000

22,000

$

2008 PETERBILT 388

450 HP Cummins ISX, 13 sp, 12 front 40 rear, 3-way diff. locks, 355 gears, 22.5” alloy wheels, 244” WB, 63” mid-rise bunk, 1,005,456 KM.

39,000

$

$

2009 KENWORTH T800

79,000

$

2010 PETERBILT 388

550 HP Cummins ISX, 18 sp, 12 front super 40 rear, 3-way diff. locks, 410 gears, 22.5” alloy wheels, 244” WB, 63” midrise bunk, 739,252 KM.

475 HP Cat C15, 13 sp, 14.6 front super 40 rear, 370 gears, 22.5” alloy wheels, 260” WB, air trac suspension, engine warranty till July 2015, 1,647,845 KM.

45,000

27,000

$

2010 PETERBILT 388

475 HP Cummins ISX, 13 sp, 12/40, 22.5” alloy wheels, 244” WB, 3:73 gears, 72” midrise bunk, 1,409,137 KM.

19,000

$

37,000

$

2006 WESTERN STAR 4900

465 HP D12, 18 sp Autoshift, 14.6 front 46 rear, 430 gears, 240” WB, 927,814 KM.

65,000

59,000

475 HP Cummins ISX, 18 sp, 12/40, 22.5” alloy wheels, 244” WB, 3:70 gears, 72” midrise bunk, 1,370,760 KM.

$

$

$

2007 IH 9900I

2006 VOLVO 630

2005 IH 9900I

525 HP Cummins ISX, 18 sp, 12 front super 40 rear, 4-way diff. locks, 196” WB, 410 gears, 22.5” alloy wheels, 866,438 KM.

www.titantrucksales.com 2003 PETERBILT 379L

450 HP Cummins ISX, 13 sp, 12/40, 22.5” alloy wheels, 206” WB, 3-way diff. locks, 3:90 gears, wet kit, 168,566 KM.

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450 HP Mercedes, 10 sp Eaton Autoshift, 12/40, 22.5 alloy wheels, new 20” Cancade grain box, remote gate and hoist, 1,045,311 KM.

65,000

$

2005 FREIGHTLINER COLUMBIA

550 HP Cummins ISX, 18 sp, 12 front super 40 rear, 3-way diff. locks, 410 gears, 22.5” alloy wheels, 244” WB, 63” midrise bunk, 806,334 KM. New engine in 2012 with warranty till March 2014.

450 HP Mercedes, 13 sp, 12/40, 22.5” alloy wheels, 3:90 gears, 244” WB, 1,184,389 KM.

72,000

18,000

$

$

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S/A Payment

$

7,718 + GST

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$

7,662 + GST

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$

17,479 + GST

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$

3,783 + GST

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$

4,665 + GST

2012 NEW HOLLAND T7.170

2013 NEW HOLLAND LM5020

2013 NEW HOLLAND T9.505

2013 NEW HOLLAND L220

2013 HONEY BEE SP36

AutoCommand CVT, suspended front axle, 125 HP, 30 mph road speed, 20.8R38 tires, electronic joystick loader ready, PTO engage on rear fender, suspended cab

85 HP, 71” total width, 3750 lb lift cap. to full height, 5500 lb max cap., 1750 lift cap. at full reach, 19’ max lift height, aux hyd. on boom, air cond., bucket and pallet forks incl in price

Powershift, 800’s, diff lock, 57 gpm pump, HID lights, full Omnistar Intellisteer, demo use 187 hrs

12 spd mech controls, enclosed cab and heater, suspension seat, high flow package, 78” low profile bucket w/bolt on cutting edge

16’ cross auger, hyd header tilt, F/A, CR or CaseIH adapter, transport, UII reel

$

347,500

$

75,000

2012 NEW HOLLAND T9.560

2006 JOHN DEERE 7520

440 HRS, 500 16 SPEED PS TRANSMISSION, 6 HYDRAULIC OUTLETS, LUXURY CAB, ELECTRIC MIRRORS, COLD WEATHER START

5801 HRS, 150 3 POINT HITCH, POWER SHIFT TRANSMISSION, 3 HYDRAULIC OUTLETS, AIR SEAT

$

25,500

$

17,600

1979 FORD FW60

2005 FLEXI-COIL SF115

5405 HRS, 335 NEW STARTER, 5405 HRS, HEAT, AIR, 4 REM, 20 SPD, DUALS

120’ WHEEL BOOM, SINGLE NOZZLE BODIES, END BOOM NOZZLES, AUTOFOLD, RINSE TANK, 1250 GAL

$

6,000

$

36,000

TRACTORS

SEEDING & TILLAGE

2012 NEW HOLLAND T9.670

2008 BOURGAULT 6450

450 HRS, 670 DIFF LOCK, 6 HYD OUTLETS, HIGH CAP DRAW BAR, LUX CAB, MEGA FLOW HYD, MONITOR $ DISPLAY..........................................

3 TANK METERING, STD AUGER WITH LISFELD HOPPER, NH3 LINE, CTM, SINGLE $ FAN, 900 SINGLES ................................

2011 NEW HOLLAND T9050

TRAILING, SINGLE FAN, CTM $ & CRA, RICE TIRES, R.T.H ......................

345,000

1215 HRS, 485 POWERSHIFT / 800 FIRESTONE TIRES, INTELLIVIEW PLUS II WITH OMNISTAR $ UNLOCKED, HID LIGHTING...............

238,000

2011 NEW HOLLAND T9050

FLEXI-COIL 5000

238,000

6000 HRS, 135 3 HYD, POWER GUARD, 3 PT HITCH, DUAL PTO, CAST REAR WHEELS, C/W 741 JD $ LOADER, BUCKET & GRAPPLE ...............

69,000

1996 NEW HOLLAND 9882

5900 HRS, 425 TIRES 710/70R38 INNER & DUALS, PERFORMANCE MONITOR, $ 12 SPD TRANS ................................

103,000

2 TANK, 300 BU, 23.1X26 REAR RICE LUG, 16.5X16.1 LUG FRONT, 6 RUN, IN CAB RATE ADJUST, $33,000 CASH

$

13,300

$

54,000

W/HYD TINE ADJUSTMENT, $ 16.5X16.1 CART TIRES..........................

1999 BRANDT QF2000

195,000 10,000

96,900

1995 BOURGAULT 3195

2003 MORRIS MAXIM II

2012 MORRIS 8370

TRAILING, MECH DRIVE, SINGLE FAN, REAR TOW HITCH

49’, 10 SPACING, LIQUID KIT, 4 STEEL PACKERS, SINGLE SHOOT, C/W 7300 MORRIS TANK

VR TBH TANK, TOPCON EAGLE MONITOR, 3RD TANK, SINGLE 17 FAN, TOW BEHIND, FIELD HITCH

$

24,500 19,500

1995 FLEXI-COIL 5000

39,000

C/W FL SC380 TANK, MIDROW, SINGLE SHOOT, 3 RUB PACK, NH3, $ VARIABLE RATE .....................................

56,000

MISCELLANEOUS

1500 GAL, 90’ BOOM, WINDSCREENS, SINGLE NOZZLE BODIES, WIND CONES, $ FOAM MARKER .....................................

$

55,000

57’, 12 SPACING WITH MID ROW SHANKS, 4 OPENERS/PACKERS, DICKIE JOHN NH3, $ LEAD 3450 TANK ..................................

SPRAYERS 1200 GAL POLY, 100’ TRUSS BOOM, 1 INLINE FILTERS, FENCE ROW NOZZLES, $ FOAM MARKER ...............................

2001 JOHN DEERE 1900

32’ AIR KIT W/ 2130 $ TANK S/N 5030 .....................................

2007 JOHN DEERE 7420

2010 MILLER CONDOR G75

FLEXI-COIL S82

BOURGAULT 8800 2001 FLEXI-COIL S85

5,900

2005 JOHN DEERE TRAIL BUCK 650

2008 HLA 3000 96 HYD ANGLING SNOW BLADE, $ WITH FLIP UP END PLATES..........................

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2005 SUZUKI KINGQUAD 700

SCHULTE BX-62 3PTH SNOWBLOWERS

4100 HRS, GREEN, WINCH, WINDSHIELD, NEW RUBBER @ 3300 KMS

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25,000

1998 BOURGAULT 5710

1996 BOURGAULT 5710

DOUBLE SHOOT AIR KIT, REAR TOW HITCH, 9.8 SPACING, TANK HAS DUAL FAN, 591 MONITOR, $95,000 IS CASH

54’, SERIES 20 MRBS, RAVEN NH3 KIT, 3/4 CHROME TIPS, 3 RUBBER PACKERS

$

125,500

198,000

$

2010 BOURGAULT 3310 PHD

2012 BOURGAULT 3320QDA

55’, 12 SPACING, DBL WALK CAST, DUAL REAR TIRES, LIQUID KIT, SINGLE SHOOT AIR KIT

SINGLE SHOOT, REAR DUALS, LIQUID KNIFE, LIQUID VR KIT, EDGE ON FRONT KNIFE HOLDER

$

38,500

1999 BOURGAULT 5710 54’, 9.8 SPACING, 3 CARBIDE TIPS, MRBS, UPDATED WIDE PIVOT, $38,500 IS CASH, 330 TRIPS

$

50,000

355,000

$

2011 BOURGAULT 3310 PHD DOUBLE SHOOT, MRB IIS, REAR DUALS, DOUBLE WALKING CASTERS, REAR DROP HITCH

$

56,000

1998 MORRIS MAXIM

2004 MORRIS MAXIM II

60’ DRILL, CARBIDE TIPS, REAR TOW HITCH, SS AIR KIT, COMES WITH MORRIS 6300 TBH CART, $50,000 CASH

60’, 10 SPACING, ATOM JET OPENERS 4, PACKERS, LIQUID KIT, DRILL ONLY

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$

4,950

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$

95,000

94,000

2005 BOURGAULT 6350

1215 HRS, 485 PWR SHIFT, INTELLIVIEW II PLUS, HID LIGHTS, FULL INTELLISTEER, $ OMNISTAR UNLOCKED ....................

$

Brent................. 306-232-7810 Aaron ................ 306-960-7429

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‘13 BOURGAULT Capstan Njet NH3 MRB, 66’ 3320 & 3” Openers, Dual Castors, ‘12 6550 TBH Variable Rate,

OUR INNOVATION

Deluxe Auger, Bag Lift, Dual Fans, 650 Duals.

387,800

$ ELIMINATE OVERLAPS t SAVE ON INPUT COSTS t GET BETTER YIELDS

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‘10 SEED HAWK 7212 Dual Castors, 30.5L32 & 600 SCT Rear, Seed Hawk 600 Tow Between, Sectional Control, Dbl Sht Dry, Dual Fan, Bag Lift, Duals.

320,500

320,500

$

‘10 BOURGAULT 65’ Dickey John NH3 MRB, 3310 & ‘12 6550 TBH 3” Openers, Dual Castors, Variable Rate, Deluxe Auger, Bag Lift, Dual Fans, 650 Duals.

285,000

$

4350 Variable Rate, 10” Auger, Dual Fans.

Variable Rate, Deluxe Auger, Bag Lift, Dual Fans, 650 Duals.

$

Auger, Bag Lift,Dual Fans, 650 Duals.

‘10 BOURGAULT 65’ Front Dual Castors, 3” 3310 & FC 4350 TBT Openers, Flexi-Coil

‘11 BOURGAULT 65’ Capstan Njet NH3 MRB, 3310 & ‘12 6550 TBH 3” Openers, Dual Castors,

143,800

$

‘13 BOURGAULT Capstan Njet NH3 MRB,3” 66’ 3320 & Openers, Dual Castors, ‘12 6550 TBH Variable Rate,Deluxe

TRACTORS ‘12 NH T9.450 .........$235,000 ‘11 CIH 600 Quad ....$349,900 ‘09 NH 9060 ............$235,000 ‘05 CIH STX450 .......$167,400

‘06 SEED HAWK 53’ Dual Fan, Auger, Double 5310 & 397 ONBOARD Shoot.

TANK

‘12 SEED HAWK 65’ 30.5 Duals on Cart, 6510 & 600 TBT Double Shoot.

75

294,200

$

Capstan Njet NH3,

‘06 SEED HAWK 6010 2 OnBoard NH3 Tanks, & ‘10 6550 TBH Dual Castors, Variable

$

‘01 SEED HAWK 60’ Variable Rate, Raven NH3 6010 & BOURGAULT Kit. 5350 TBH

Rate, Deluxe Auger, Bag Lift, Dual Fans, 650 Duals.

199,900

97,700

188,400

$

$

$

‘07 CIH 430 Quad ....$225,000 ’85 Steiger KR1225 ...$31,500

COMBINES ’12 JD S680, JD Pickup Loaded....................$346,800 ‘11 CIH 9120, Swathmaster PU ...........................$280,600 ‘12 NH CR7090, Only 233 Sep.Hrs ...................$220,500 ’11 CIH 8120, Swathmaster PU ...........................$260,300 ’11 CIH 7088’s, Swathmaster PU ..................From $198,000 CIH 8010’s, c/w Swathmaster PU ...................From $99,300 ‘10 CIH 9120, SwathMaster Pickup ....................$261,700 ’99 MF 8780, Swathmaster PU .............................$64,500

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128,000

2014 FREIGHTLINER CC12264 - CORONADO SD

600 hp/1850 torque Detroit DD16 engine, 18 spd, 13,300 lb front axle, 46,000 lb rear axle, 4 way lockers, 236” wheelbase, 1/2 fenders, 24.5 tires, aluminum rims, dual 120 gallon polished fuel tanks, Bluetooth/ Sirius radio, ultra-leather seats .........................

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2009 PETERBILT 386

2010 FREIGHTLINER CA12564DC - CASCADIA

Detroit diesel engine, 530 hp, 18 spd transmission, 12,000 front axles, 46,000 rear axles, 3.91 differential, aluminum front and rear wheels, immaculate clean and well kept $ interior! ......................................................

69,999

C13 Caterpillar engine 430 hp, $ 827,257 km; Safety Certified .....................

2009 INTERNATIONAL PROSTAR

69,900

ISX Cummins engine 500 HP; $ 1,637,436 km, 10 spd.; Safety Certified ....

2008 KENWORTH W900

32,000

2007 FREIGHTLINER FLD12084ST CLASSIC Mercedes 460 HP engine, 15 spd. trans., $ 12,000 and 40,000 rear axles ....................

2007 FREIGHTLINER CLASSIC

35,999

Mercedes 450HP engine, 13 spd. trans., 12,000 and 40,000 axles, $ 784,000 km................................................

39,999

2006 INTERNATIONAL 7400

Maxforce International engine 475 hp; $ 120,397 km; Safety Certified .....................

ISX Cummins engine 480 hp; 1,182,202 km; 13 spd; 12,000 lb front axle weight; 40,000 lb $ rear axle weight; Safety Certified ..............

63” mid roof sleeper; C-15 Caterpillar engine 475 hp; 797,691 km; $ 18 spd; Safety Certified .............................

2007 FREIGHTLINER CL12064S - COLUMBIA GRAIN TRUCK 120

2005 INTERNATIONAL 9400 GRAIN TRUCK

Detroit engine 500 hp; 642,099 km; $ Safety Certified ..........................................

2010 INTERNATIONAL PROSTAR 2009 PETERBILT 389

93,500 74,999

69,500 87,999

DT 466 International engine 300 hp, $ 129,376 km; Safety ...................................

36,800

Cummins ISX engine, 425 hp, 12 spd Meritor autoshift, 3.90 ratios brand $ new Cancade grain box .............................

75,900

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Through the expansion of maize cultivation in the past few years in particular, the plough has regained its importance as a primary cultivator. The reduction of plant diseases, mechanical pest control due to increasing chemical resistance, and the fight against new pests, are among the most important tasks facing a plough today. Recent research has shown that loosening and aerating the root zone, with a plough, can improve the formation of rape roots, for example, thus laying the foundation for high and guaranteed yields.

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Sales and Service

Highway 5 East, Wadena, SK

(1991 Ltd.) AIRDRILLS

Morris Contour II - 71’, (2013) w/8650 TBT cart, demo .............................................. CALL Morris Contour II - 51’, (2013) w/7300 cart . CALL Morris Contour I - 71’, (2010) double shoot, w/8370 TBT ............................................ CALL Morris Contour I - 61’, (2008) dbl shoot, w/8370 VR TBH tank ............................... CALL Morris Maxim II - 55’, 10” sp, w/7300 TBT, 3rd tank, NH3 coulters ...................................... $79,900 Morris Maxim II - 49’, 10” sp, DS, w/7300 TBT w/3rd tank ......................................... $64,000 Morris Maxim II, (2002) 34’, 10” sp, liquid kit,w/7180 tow between cart ............. $42,000 Morris Maxim I, 49’, 10” sp, liquid kit, 7300 tank............................................... CALL Flexicoil 5000 33’dbl shoot, 2320 tow between cart........................................... CALL Seedmaster (New 2013) TXB - 50’, 12” SP . CALL Seedmaster (New 2013) CTSXG - 550, 50’, 550 cu on board tank, loaded ...................... $249,000 Seedmaster (2004) TXB - 44’, 12” spacing, DS, dry ............................................... $65,000 Morris Maxim II 60’ 10” sp, single shoot w/7300 tank........................................................ CALL Seed Hawk 6010 (2008) 60’ 10” sp, liquid kit, w/2010 CIH 3430, 430 bus tank ...... $195,000 JD 1820 - 52’, 10” sp, SS, 3” Rbr, w/JD 1910 340 bus VR tank ............... $70,000

AUGERS

NEW Farm King 1684 auger ................... $27,300

NEW SALFORD RTS VERTICAL TILLAGE • 50 FT RTS SHD 1-2100 • 41 FT RTS SHD 1-2100 • 41 FT RTS HD DEMO

CALL CALL $88,000

NEW Farm King 1385 auger ................... $21,500 NEW Farm King 1370 auger ................... $17,500 Farm King 1370, 70’ auger .......................... $8,900 Farm King 1385, 85’ auger .................... $12,500

306-338-2541

C2 CONTOUR

Independent Opener Drill

2013 Morris Contour C2,

61’ w/8370 XL TBT

$CALL

MISCELLANEOUS

Salford 50’ RTS (2011), new brgs and disks . $88,000 Salford 40’ RTS (2011) ........................... $69,500 NEW Degelman 7200 rock picker ........... $27,500 NEW Degelman 82’ heavy harrow ............... CALL NEW Degelman 70’ heavy harrow ............... CALL NEW Riteway 55’ heavy harrow, hyd tine $37,500 Riteway 90’ heavy harrow, hyd tine ............. CALL Riteway 78’ heavy harrow, hyd tine, Demo ................................................ $47,500 NEW Kello-bilt 225, 16’, w/26” discs ........... CALL Morris 70’ heavy harrow ........................ $22,500 Bourgault 8810, 40’, w/3225 tank.......... $40,000 Bourgault 8800, 28’, harrows, packers, w/2115 tank ...................................... $22,500

USED TRACTORS

McCormick MC120, w/cab & loader, 630 hrs .............................................. $84,900 McCormick MTX125 4000 hrs, w/loader & grapple........................................... $65,000 McCormick MTX110, w/loader, 4850 hrs ..... $59,000 McCormick CX105, 2250 hrs, w/loader & grapple........................................... $42,000

YEAR END CLEARANCE $5000 DOWN

BALANCE DUE MARCH 1ST 2014 Morris Maxim 49’ Air Drill........................$20,000 Flexi-Coil 7500 60’ Air Drill ......................$20,000 Harmon 4480 44’ AD, DS, w/3100 air cart$25,000 Ezee-On 36’ FH cultivator, 8” sp, mtd pkrs, w/4000 TBT cart (240 bu) & liquid cart$25,000

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THE C2 CONTOUR SHEDS TRASH LIKE NEVER BEFORE The next generation C2 Contour let you cut through trash and makes opener adjustments easier. The independent opener features parallel linkage for ultra-precise seed and fertilizer placement. Adjustable packing pressure lets you pull through damp spots. Opener spacing options are 10” and 12”.

At the heart of the C2 Contour’s improved ability to shed trash is the design of the single shank. The reclined 12-degree angle moves trash up and off the shank faster. The distance from the ground level to the catch point has been increased to 21 inches on the C2 Contour, greatly reducing the potential for straw bunching.

Sales and Service (1991 Ltd.) Wadena, SK

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ALBERTA TEXAS LONGHORN Association 780-387-4874, Leduc, AB. For more info. www.albertatexaslonghorn.com CORRIENTE BRED COWS and calves: $700 for bred cow, $650 for fresh calves. Some ready for this winter roping. Dundurn, SK. Phone 306-221-0734 or 306-492-4751.

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w w w .rka n im a lsu pplies.co m 75 YOUNG COW/CALF pairs, with September and on calves, mostly Angus influence.

204-937-7688, Roblin, MB. 100 RED AND BLACK young cows. 65 are 2nd and 3rd calvers, bred Black Angus.

Due March/Apr. Can supply feed or feed to Jan 15th. 204-352-4313 eves., Plumas, MB

20 RED AND 20 Black heifers, had 1 calf, o f fe r s ; A l s o 5 0 b l a c k c o w s . P h o n e 306-283-4747, Langham, SK.

WANTED: YOUNG BRED Red or Blue Roan commercial cows. 306-734-2970, Chamberlain, SK. 20 BRED HEIFERS by Red Angus bull out of Hereford cows, bred to easy calving Red Angus bulls, June 26- August 13th. Call Eric 306-662-3972, Maple Creek, SK. BRED HEIFERS: 20 Red and 73 Black Angus and Angus cross, full health program, bred to proven easy calving bulls, exposed 60 days max. starting June 14. Choice $1500 or all $1450. St. Lazare, MB. 204-683-2208 or 306-434-6980 (cell), Email: zi23@mynetset.ca

60 MIXED BRED cows. You pick for $1300 each; take all for $1175 each. Spiritwood, SK. 306-883-2468, or cell 780-891-7334.

SUPER BRED HEIFERS 100 black angus heifers.Bu lls in M a y 1 s t pu lle d M a y 30th. . . . . $170000 Bre d to e a s y ca lvin g b la ck a n gu s b u lls .

150 Red Angus heifers.Bu lls in Ju n e 1 5th pu lle d Au gu s t 1 5th. . . . . . . $160000 Bre d to e a s y ca lvin g re d a n gu s b u lls 40 BBF heifers.Bu lls in Ju n e 1 5th pu lle d Au gu s t 1 5th . . . . . . . . . . . . . $170000 Bre d to e a s y ca lvin g b la ck a n gu s b u lls 250 black angus heifers.Bu lls in Ju n e 1 5th pu lle d Au gu s t 1 5th . . . . . . $160000 Bre d to e a s y ca lvin g b la ck a n gu s b u lls All h eifers o n full H ea lth p ro gra m F o r m o re in fo rm a tio n o n th es e s up rem e fem a le s Ca ll S teve a t 40 3 -3 8 1-3 70 0 o r c ell 40 3 -3 8 2 -9 9 9 8 2 0 0 YO U N G A N G U S b r e d c o w s .

306-773-1049, Swift Current, SK. FOR SALE AT Bow Slope Auction, Brooks, AB. Saturday, Dec. 14th. Complete dispersal of 125 head of 3 to 7 yr. old Reputation Hereford cows. Quiet, 1 Iron, home raised cows, w/great feet and udders. Bred Red Angus and Hereford, bulls out June 23rd to Aug. 23rd. Irwin Ranch, 403-378-4893.

COMPLETE HERD DISPERSAL. 243 Commercial cows, 80% Black and reds, 20% Charolais cross. Bred to Black Jones bulls.

Turned out June 27, $1200 ea. Will sell in smaller groups. 306-329-4382, Asquith, SK 50 BRED COWS, good shape, $1000 each.

Start calving end of March. 306-283-4747, 306-220-0429, Langham, SK. 80 REPUTATION RANCH raised Black Angus cross heifers, bred easy calving Black A n g u s , d u e Ap r i l 1 0 t h , $ 1 6 0 0 . C a l l 403-285-4080 evenings, Calgary, AB. HOME RAISED BRED Red Angus and Tan heifers bred Red Angus June 20. Complete herd health $1600 each you pick. Call 306-478-2618, 306-640-7344 Mankota, SK 7 HEREFORD YEARLING heifers bred Hereford. Top quality and bloodlines, $1500 ea.

Ph. George Lees 306-455-2612, Arcola, SK BLACK, RED AND BALDIE Angus bred h e i fe r s fo r s a l e , g o o d q u a l i t y. C a l l 306-466-4428, Leask, SK. 17 BRED HEIFERS, Simmental cross, bred Black Angus, start calving mid March, preg checked, 1150 lb. average, $1600/ea. Call 306-427-4922, Shell Lake, SK. 15 HEAD LIMO cross Angus cows, bred Charolais, 4-7 years old, start calving Mar., $1400 OBO. 306-497-2900, Hafford, SK. 4 RED BLAZED FACED and 7 tan/TWF bred heifers, (1200 lbs.), calving in Feb. Contact Brian 780-608-7360, Heisler, AB. WALKEDEN FARMS COMPLETE Herd Dispersal on Friday, Dec. 13th at 11:00 AM at the Weyburn Livestock Exchange Bred Cow Sale. Selling 110 Red/RWF cows and 50 tan Char./Red Angus cows. Cows were exposed in separate fields to PB Charolais, Red Simmental and Red Angus bulls from June 1- Sept. 1. Also selling 25 Simm./Red Angus heifers exposed to Red Angus bull May 20- July 1, Black Simm. until Aug. 15. Most cows under 6 yrs. of age and influenced by bulls from Ashworth Simmentals, Merit and Beck Charolais, Fettes and Ippilito Red Angus and Soderglen Max bloodlines. For viewing and info.

Gerald 306-861-6849, Glenn 306-861-7782, Jeff 306-897-8117, Kyle 306-861-4606, Tribune, SK. 30 FANCY BLACK home raised, 1 iron bred heifers, start calving Apr. 4th. Bulls out 40 days. Vaccinated w/Express 3, ScourGuard and Ivomeced. Short grass Black Angus heifer bulls used. Your pick out of 50 head, $1650 ea. 306-662-5081, Maple Creek, SK. 140 BRED COWS mostly Black’s and Red’s, calving April-May, all shots done, 2nd calvers to 6th. $1150 pick, $1100 takes all.

Yorkton, SK. Call Steven 306-621-2522 or Blaine 306-621-9751 .

HERD DISPERSAL: 35 commercial cows, Charolais/Angus/Limousin bred to Angus or Hereford Bull, $1400 choice or $1250 for all. Call 306-963-2731, Imperial, SK. 40 BRED HEIFERS, red and black Simmental cross, bred for Feb. and March calving.

Pheasantdale Cattle Co., Balcarres, SK. 306-335-7553 or 306-335-2828.

TOP QUALITY BRED heifers, home raised off Hereford/Red Angus cross cows.

Sired by Red Simmental bulls, bred to easy calving Red Angus bulls. Bulls out June 20th. Call Don Lees 306-455-2615 or cell 306-577-9068. Arcola, SK.

200 QUALITY RANCH raised Red and Black Angus heifers, bred to the same bull out May 20th. You pick $1450, gate, $1400.

403-308-4200, Arrowwood, AB.

GOOD QUALITY BRED HEIFERS. Red Angus, Red Angus cross Hereford and Red Angus cross Simmental. Bred Red Angus.

Ferguson Stock Farm Ltd., 306-895-4825, Paynton, SK.

COMPLETE HERD DISPERSAL: 100 bred Simmental cross cows, calving Feb. 24 to Ap r i l 1 5 , 2 0 1 4 , $ 1 5 0 0 e a c h . P h o n e 306-344-4891, Paradise Hill, SK.

WWW.ELLIOTTCUTTINGHORSES.COM 35 plus years of training, showing, sales, clinics, lessons. Clifford and Sandra Elliott, Paynton, SK. Phone 306-895-2107.

FOR SALE: 50 Angus Cross cows, bred An- TRIM BOSS: The Power Hoof Trimmer. gus, calve April and May. 306-845-2624, Take the work out of hoof trimming. Trim wall, sole and flare on saddle horses, Spruce Lake, SK. drafts and minis. Call 780-898-3752, Alder 250 GOOD BLACK Angus Bred Heifers. Flats, AB. www.trimboss.ca All one herd, home raised, preg. checked, calving in May and Ivomeced, $1400. Call Bernard 306-984-7272, Spiritwood, SK. Email for photos: tetrb@hotmail.com PARADE GRANITE TEAM harness, good for 1600 to 2200 lb. horses, $1000; Also single harness with brass spots, $400. Oak Point, MB., 204-633-1579, 204-799-7648.

WILL CUSTOM FEED 50 to 60 young bred METAL CARTS- 1” tubing, seats 2, motorcows. Lots of feed, shelter and good water. cycle wheels or skis and detachable shafts, May calve out if they are Apr/May calvers. $550. 306-561-7823, Davidson, SK. 306-647-2118, 306-620-8343 Theodore SK THE LIVERY STABLE, for harness sales and C U S TO M C AT T L E F E E D I N G , back- repairs. Call 306-283-4580, 306-262-4580, grounding, finishing; also bred cattle. Hwy #16 Borden Bridge, SK. 403-631-2373, 403-994-0581, Olds, AB. FOR SALE: SANTA CLAUS CUTTERS, bobWANTED: CULL COWS for slaughter. For sleighs, buggies, miniature buggies or bookings call Kelly at Drake Meat Proces- wagons, all new or completely rebuilt. Call sors, 306-363-2117, ext. 111, Drake, SK. 306-483-7964, Frobisher, SK.

BRED COWS. 125 Young Charolais and Angus cross, bred to Charolais bulls, June 1 to July 31. Quiet herd, $1350. Rosetown, SK. 306-831-7332 or 306-882-3239.

7 BRED SIMMENTAL/ Red Angus cross 17TH ANNUAL ALL-BEEF PEN SHOW heifers, bred Black Angus, good quality, December 20th and 21st at the Medicine Hat Exhibition and Stampede Cypress Cen$1525 each. 306-728-5146, Melville, SK. tre. Commercial and Purebred Classes, 4-H 60 SHORTHORN/ HORNED Hereford cross plus a Ca$h added UFA Steer Jackpot. Enheifers, due to calve April 25th. Bred to ter on-line at www.mhstampede.com or low birthweight Shorthorn bulls, price re- 403-527-1234. duced, open to offers. Call Wes Lehmann 306-232-7725, or Murray 306-232-7131, Rosthern, SK. 70 BLACK ANGUS cross bred heifers. Bred to easy calving Black and Red Angus. Calving April 1. Home raised, $1500. Call Ian 306-246-4544, Richard, SK. 80 SIMMENTAL and Simmental Red Angus cross, start calving Mar. 1, bred Simmental or Red Angus, will keep until after harvest.

Call 306-762-4723, Odessa, SK.

SUNGOLD SPECIALTY MEATS. We want your lambs. Have you got finished (fat) lambs or feeder lambs for sale? Call Dwayne at: 403-894-4388 or Cathy at: 1-800-363-6602 for terms and pricing. www.sungoldmeats.com 280 RAMBOUILLET EWES, 180 under three years, $225 each; 300 grass fed market lambs, born April, $120 each.

250-457-9399, Clinton, BC. 70 PUREBRED ROMANOV ewes, 2.7% MAMMOTH DONKEYS, $500 each. Yearling lambing, 2-4 yrs. old, asking $240/ea GooJacks and Jennys. Call 204-434-6132, deve, SK. 306-728-9535, 306-876-4989.

Steinbach, MB. QUALITY HAMPSHIRE AND Dorset rams from proven flock, most scrapie resistant.

Heeroma’s 306-823-4526, Neilburg, SK. BRED MARES, 1 and 2 year old phillies, geldings and weanlings. 306-355-2399, Parkbeg, SK. www.doubledminatures.com

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BRANDT BALE PROCESSOR w/grain tank, big square bale kit, big tires, new belt, good shape, c/w 3 way control so you only n e e d t wo hy d r a u l i c s , $ 1 2 , 0 0 0 O B O. 306-587-7755, Abbey, SK.

WINTER WATERING: FREEZE proof, motion eye, 24”/36” drain back bowl. Call toll free 1-888-731-8882, Lumsden, SK. Or visit: www.kellnsolar.com USED JIFFY SLIDE-IN round bale handler, in good condition. Phone 403-627-2601, Pincher Creek, AB.

2010 SUPREME 900 mixer wagon, big f l o t at i o n t i r e s , L / R h a n d c o nveyo r, $47,000 OBO. 780-305-6931, Barrhead, AB 2009 HIGHLINE BALE Pro 8100 w/fine cut chopper, right hand discharge, HD 1000 SHEEP DEVELOPMENT BOARD offers RPM power shaft, excellent condition, extension, marketing services and a full $16,000; Also, complete calving camera w/2 wireless cameras, cables and 24 BRED COWS, mostly black, March calv- 15 PAINT PONIES, great colors, 12 to 14 l i n e o f s h e e p a n d g o a t s u p p l i e s . package controller, used two seasons, $2750.

HH. Call 306-752-3712, Melfort, SK. 306-933-5200, Saskatoon, SK. ing. Call 306-862-3525, Codette, SK. 306-456-2596, 306-861-6849, Tribune, SK HERD DISPERSAL: 75 bred cows, reds, FREESTANDING WINDBREAK PANELS, up blacks and tans, bred Charolais, start calvto 30’ (2-3/8” oilfield pipe); Square bale ing March 1. 306-429-2711, Glenavon, SK SELL OUT: 11 spotted draft mares, two feeders, any size; Can build other things. stallions. All are black/white, 16.2-18 HH, Elkhorn, MB. 204-851-6423, leave msg.

COMPLETE HERD DISPERSAL: Selling 1700-2200 lbs. Ph. Kevin at 306-429-2029, BUYING WILD BOAR pigs/swine for 20 at Heartland Livestock, Virden, MB. Sat. Glenavon, SK. years, all sizes. 1-877-226-1395. Highest 2007 KUHN KNIGHT 3130 silage mixer, Dec. 14th, 12 Noon. 110 young productive Hay Max, power chute, scale, mint, Simmental cross cows, 80 are 6 years or PERCHERON/ FRIESIAN COLTS, and one $$$. www.canadianheritagemeats.com $18,000. Call 306-697-3417, Grenfell, SK. younger. Reds, Red Brocklefaced and a few Morgan Friesian filly. For more info. call Blacks. Home raised. Exposed to Red 306-554-3416, Wynyard, SK. HIGHLINE BALE PROCESSOR 8000, exc.

Simm. bulls May 30-Aug 15th. Herd health cond., right hand discharge, hyd. apron, consists of Bov-Shield Gold FP5, Scour BRED MARES, Some old type. Yearlings, BUYING: PIGS/SWINE, raised outside, all big tires, 1000 PTO, $9500 OBO. Call gourd 4KC, pre calving. 35 bred heifers ex- colts, some cross, 4 gray geldings broke to sizes. Highest $$$. 1-877-226-1395. 306-654-7657, Prudhomme, SK. www.canadianheritagemeats.com posed to calving ease Red Angus bulls May drive, teams. 306-387-6572, Marshall, SK. FOR SALE: SLIDE IN 40 bushel hopper 30-Aug 15th. For info. call 306-538-4623.

FOUR 3 YEAR old black Percheron geld- BERKSHIRE BOARS AND Gilts; Also Tam- fe e d e r fo r p e l l e t s o r g r a i n . P h o n e 15 BLACK ANGUS/ Simmental cross bred ings, well matched. Broke to drive. Choice- sworth. Delivery avail at cost. Troy Collin- 403-627-2601, Pincher Creek, AB. gridge, 204-828-3317, 204-750-2759, heifers for sale, $1500. 306-427-4682 or land, SK. 306-428-2849, 306-276-7884.

PORTABLE PANELS 30’ freestanding 3204-750-1493, St. Claude, MB. cell: 306-883-8485, Shell Lake, SK. bar windbreak frames, 5-bar, 4-bar panels HERD DISPERSAL: Approx. 75 head, w/wo double hinge gates and more. On Hereford/Simm. cross, Red Angus/Simm REG. QUARTERHORSES, BROKE, unbroke farm welding. Oxbow, SK., 306-485-8559, cross. Full herd health program, preg and started. New and used hand made 306-483-2199. checked, Ivomec’d. Bred to top Charolais saddles, custom holsters, scabbards, and SOLD CATTLE: HAYBUSTER bale shredder, and Red Angus bulls, less than 60 day ex- tack. 306-228-2804, Unity, SK. 19 WEEK OLD Pullets, white or brown. 2 metal 1500 bu. self-feeders, Leon 425 posure. Red Angus bulls with heifers June 1st; Charolais and Red Angus bulls with 3 YR. OLD gelding from Mia Colonel Roost- Booking for early June pickup. Hutch’s manure spreader, 2 NH 357 and 358 mixmills, etc. 306-753-2842, 306-753-8069, cows June 14th. Eight 1st calvers and er (Galio Del Cielo) and Docs Gypsy Tivio Poultry, 306-435-3530, Moosomin, SK. Macklin, SK. eight 2nd calvers, $1500 OBO. Cows 3rd to (Docs Leo San), 5 mos. training by Tyler mature, $1300 OBO. Prefer to sell com- Darroch. Anyone can ride. Great potential FREE STANDING CORRAL panels and plete package. 403-742-4623 or cell: for cattle penning, working cow, etc., windbreak frame for cattle, horse, bison 403-740-2604, Stettler, AB. $4500 OBO. Call Ted at, 306-371-1570, and sheep. Large variety of length, height and bar spacings. Sample price: 21’x6 bar, 30 PUREBRED RED Angus bred heifers Asquith, SK, or tbgoodnough@gmail.com NORTHFORK- INDUSTRY LEADER for 5’HLW, $199; 21’x5 bar, 5’H, very sturdy, for sale. RSL Red Angus, Battleford, SK. 18 YEAR OLD black mare purebred QH. over 15 years, is looking for Elk. “If you $239; 24’x5 bar, 5’H, med. duty, $239; 306-937-2880 or 306-441-5010 anytime.

Great for kids, $3000 saddle included. Call have them, we want them.” Make your fi- 21’x7 bar, 6’H bison, $299; 30’ windbreak nal call with Northfork for pricing! Guaran- frames $399 less boards; New mount to BRED HEIFERS: 31 Tan and 27 Red, bred 587-281-5186, Wainwright, AB. teed prompt payment! 514-643-4447, post continuous corral panels, 24’x5 bar, to easy calving polled Hereford bulls, exWinnipeg, MB. posed July 1st for 2 cycles, preg. checked, $169. Haysaver horse feeders, feed $1750/your pick or $1650/gate run. Call ATTENTION ELK PRODUCERS: If you troughs, bunk feeder panels and RB feedMARES IN FOAL to Alberta sires, well have elk to supply to market give AWAPCO ers. Call Jack Taylor 1-866-500-2276.

Curtis 306-228-3689, Unity, SK. broke to drive, $800/each. 306-561-7823, a call today. No marketing fees. Non-mem- www.affordablebarns.com 200 SIMMENTAL RED ANGUS CROSS Davidson, SK. bers welcome. info@wapitiriver.com or FROSTFREE NOSEPUMPS: Energy free or Simmental heifers, excellent quality.

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Bred Red or Black Angus, all one iron catsolution to livestock watering. No power tle. 3J Simmental Farms, 306-325-4622, required to heat or pump. Prevents conor cell 306-327-8005, Lintlaw, SK. tamination. Grants avail. 1-866-843-6744.

BRED MARES, COLTS and 2 year old philBRED HEIFERS, black and black white face, lies for sale. Priced from $500-$1500. Call CATCH THE HABIT, eat Sask. rabbit. For www.frostfreenosepumps.com and Red Angus cross heifers, bred Black 306-549-4910, Hafford, SK. sale: oven ready meat, breeding stock, and JIFFY BALE SHREDDER, good condition, Angus. 306-493-2969, Delisle, SK. $6000. 780-305-3547, Neerlandia, AB. QH MARE TEAM, well broke, bay, 7 and 12 furs, colored and white. Call Joy at 306-744-2508, Saltcoats, SK. 8 BRED HEIFERS, 22 young cows, Red An- years, $2500. 306-877-2014, Dubuc, SK. 354 NEW HOLLAND MIXMILL, good condigus and Hereford, bred Red Angus bulls tion. Call: 306-488-2103, Holdfast, SK. COLT STARTING FOR the ranch or arena.

June 1 to August 1. T BAR K Ranch, WawoQ u a l i t y. E x p e r i e n c e . R e s u l t s . ta, SK. 306-739-2944, 306-577-9861.

306-861-9244, Weyburn, SK. TOP QUALITY Red Angus/Simmental cross heifers bred Red Angus; Black Angus/Black WILL BREAK HORSES to drive. Call or text BERLINIC HYD. BUFFALO squeeze, steel Simmental cross heifers bred Black Angus; 306-814-0014, Preeceville, SK. alleyway, three compartment, for buffalo.

Red Angus/Red Simmental cross 3 year 780-307-4832, Neerlandia, AB. olds bred Red Simmental. Call Oberle Farms Ltd., Kelly at 306-297-9366 or Ralph 306-297-7979, Shaunavon, SK. DISPERSAL: Sell or lease 30 good hardy range cows. Easy calving, Char. cross, Angus cross. Bulls in June 20th. $1200 ea. takes all, $1400 you pick. 306-850-0774, 306-759-2309, Eyebrow, SK.

45 ANGUS CROSS bred heifers, $1550/ea.

80 bred Angus cross pairs, $2400/ea.

306-335-7875, Lemberg, SK.

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70 HOME GROWN top quality bred heifers.

40+ Red Angus cross and Hereford. 26 Blacks. Bred to calving ease Black Angus bulls. Preg. checked, mid March calving start. Also 14 bred cows. Up-to-date on vaccinations and Ivomeced. From well established herd. Winston, Aaron, or Meggan Hougham call 306-344-4913, Frenchman Butte, SK. magnumranching@gmail.com SELLING 10 BRED heifers, Red Angus cross; 30 cross bred cows bred Red Angus.

Bulls out July 17. $1500 each. Phone early evenings, 306-236-3862, Dorintosh, SK. 60 BLACK ANGUS/SIMMENTAL bred heifers, some white faces, bred to reg.

Black Angus bulls, July 1 - Sept 30. Choice $1550, take all $1500. 306-842-5055 or 306-861-0753, Weyburn, SK. HICKORY CORNER FARMS is offering 40 Red/RWF home raised bred heifers for sale, bred to Jones Black Angus bulls for 42 days, April 1st calving, full herd health.

Ph. Tyler at 306-799-2006, Briercrest, SK.

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FREESTANDING PANELS: 30’ windbreak panels; 6-bar 24’ and 30’ panels; 10’, 20’ and 30’ feed troughs; Bale shredder bunks; Silage bunks; Feeder panels; HD bale feeders; All metal 16’ and 24’ calf shelters. Will custom build. 306-424-2094, Kendal, SK. 1999 JD 135 mixer wagon, good shape, c/w scale. 780-741-2380, Derwent AB. 5800 GAL. LIVESTOCK trough systems, FDA/Food grade approved polyethylene.

306-253-4343 or 1-800-383-2228. While supplies last. www.hold-onindustries.com

NH 358 MIX mill, PBF, $9000; HayBuster 2620 bale shredder, $9000; 40 bu. hyd. drive trailer type grain feeder, $650. All shedded in exc. condition. 306-645-4223, Rocanville, SK.

AQUA THERM A pasture proven trough.

Winter water problems? Solved! No electricity required. 3 sizes - 100, 200 and 525 ga l l o n . Ke l l n S o l a r, L u m s d e n , S K .

1-888-731-8882, www.kellnsolar.com GREG’S WELDING: Free standing corral panels, windbreak panels, calf shelters, belting troughs, etc. Many different styles to choose from. Call for pricing, delivery available. 306-768-8555, Carrot River, SK. ARROW FARMQUIP LIVESTOCK handling solutions: Portable windbreaks. Custom built panels and gates. 1-866-354-7655, Mossbank, SK. SILVER STREAM SHELTERS. Super Fall Fabric Building Sale. 30x72 single black steel, $4700; 30x70 double truss P/R, $6995; 38x100 double truss P/R, $11,900; 42x100 double truss P/R, $14,250; 12-1/2 oz. tarp, 15 year warranty. Trucks running w e s t w e e k l y, d e l i v e r y a v a i l a b l e .

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FOR SALE: ROLLER mill, 5 HP electric motor. Phone 306-845-2665, Turtleford, SK. MODEL 8000 HIGHLINE bale shredder w/feed chopper. Phone 306-744-7744, Saltcoats, SK. 6600 HIGHLINE BALE shredder, upgraded to 6800 w/new PTO, good shape, $5000.

Pictures available. Phone 306-463-3132, 306-460-7837, Kindersley, SK. STEEL VIEW MFG: 30’ portable wind breaks, HD self-standing panels, silage/ hay bunks, feeder panels. Quality portable p a n e l s at a f fo r d a b l e p r i c e s . S h a n e 306-493-2300, Delisle, SK. CUSTOM BUILT panels, windbreaks, round bale feeders and easy roll wire rollers. Call 306-984-7861, Mistatim, SK. NH 355 MIXMILL, good condition, shedded, $1500. 306-228-3184, Unity, SK.

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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 and rodeo equipment. Distributors for Cancrete concrete waterers, El-Toro electric branders and twine cutters. Our squeeze chutes and headgates are now available with a neck extender. Phone 306-796-4508, email: ple@sasktel.net website: www.paysen.com

MORAND INDUSTRIES Builders of Quality Livestock Equipment, Made with Your Safety in Mind!

1-800-582-4037 www.morandindustries.com HIGHLINE 8100 SHREDDER, c/w 30 bu. grain tank and chopper. 306-642-4015, Assiniboia, SK. 250 JIFFY BUNK feeder with scale, 1000 PTO, good shape, $6500. 780-853-2275, Vermilion, AB. 2005 COMFORT CHUTE H Series, Accu Trim hydraulic stand up hoof trimming chute, great shape with extras. For more info. call 306-280-7362, Warman, SK.

WELL ESTABLISHED 3456 sq. ft. Autobody Repair business located in the heart of potash country in East Central SK. Excellent Clientele, large area to draw from with unlimited potential. 72x146’ lot with adjacent 80x146’ lot, next to Yellowhead Hwy at major intersection. 306-621-7722, 306-399-7723, Churchbridge, SK.

CEDAR LOG HOMES AND CABINS, sidings, paneling, decking. Fir and Hemlock flooring, timbers, special orders. Rouck Bros., Lumby, BC. www.rouckbros.com 1-800-960-3388.

LAC DES ISLES- 5 acre treed lake lot, $295,000. 2 acre lot, $125,000 near boat launch. Adjacent to Meadow Lake Prov.

Park area. $10,000 down, remainder due Jan 1. 306-373-4808, loiselh@msn.com

FORMALLY THE MOSSBANK Noodle Factory, 7500 sq. ft. commercial building with adjoining Atco trailer office. Three phase power, large water supply, boiler, large lot WARMAN HOMES RTM homes ready to included, Mossbank, SK. 306-476-2501. go! Mt. Robson, 1443 sq. ft. was $161,715. Sale price $155,943. Call SWM, 71, WIDOWER, non-smoker, social 1-866-933-9595, www.warmanhomes.ca drinker, seeks 55-65 female company for dancing, travel, church and life on a 1600 WARMAN HOMES. LOTS for sale in Langacre NW AB. grain farm. Please send photo ham, SK. or Warman Legends or Southand letter to: Box 5591, c/o The Western lands. www.warmanhomes.ca to view or Producer, Saskatoon, SK. S7K 2C4. call 1-866-933-9595.

GWM RANCH HAND 54, non-smoker, seeks WARMAN HOMES RTM homes ready to same in East Central, AB. Please reply to: go! Mt. Vanier, 1680 sq. ft. was $222,083.

Box 2004, c/o The Western Producer, Sale price $215,363. Call 1-866-933-9595 Saskatoon, SK. S7K 2C4. or go to www.warmanhomes.ca MALE SEEKING FEMALE to travel and work LOG HOMES, builders of quality handtogether. I am 66 years old, non-drinker, crafted log and timber frame homes. Call non-smoker, Christian, semi-retired from Jeff at 306-493-2448, Saskatoon, SK. farming living in West Central, SK. Please www.backcountryloghomes.ca reply to: Box 5594, c/o The Western Producer, Saskatoon, SK. S7K 2C4.

WARMAN HOMES RTM homes ready to go! Mt. Blanchard, 1296 sq. ft. was $191,285. Sale price $175,000. Call 1-866-933-9595, www.warmanhomes.ca

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SINGLE? WINTER IS the perfect time to fall in love and hibernate with someone!

Meet the Matchmaker! In-person interviews December 10 and 11th in Regina and Saskatoon. 19 years successful matchmaking. Call to book your appointment: Camelot Introductions, 204-888-1529 www.camelotintroductions.com

QUALITY BACHELORS and Bachelorettes wanted. Ladies free. Don’t be lonely for MOCCASINS/ MUKLUKS, many colours Christmas! Call Cheryl at 1-877-247-4399. and styles. AJ Shoe Renue, Confederation Mall 306-683-0835, Saskatoon, SK.

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TO BE MOVED: 1963 bungalow with 2 car attached garage, 1300 sq. ft., main floor fully renovated, 2/3 hardwood floor. Selling with stove, fridge, furnace, water treatment system, hot water heater and sewage pump, asking $80,000. Call 306-338-7114, Clair, SK.

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PRO-CERT ORGANIC CERTIFICATION. Canadian family owned. No Royalties! Ph. 306-382-1299 or visit www.pro-cert.org

BUYING ORGANIC WHEAT- Nutrasun Foods is buying Organic Wheat for our flour mill in Regina, SK. Ph. 306-751-2040.

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GOT GRAIN FOR SALE? All organic wheat, feed barley, feed oats, brown flax and spelt. Call Growers International to- REGISTERED GERMAN SHEPHERD pups, working bloodlines, hip guaranteed, tatday, 306-652-4529, Saskatoon, SK. tooed, dewormed, shots, black, grey, black MOBILE SEED CLEANING. All we do is and tans, ready Nov. 20th. 306-236-4678, organic. Call 306-698-7723, Kipling, SK. Meadow Lake, SK. M&M ORGANIC MARKETING is buying REG. COONHOUND PUPS, black and tan, 1 milling oats and the following feed grains: male, 1 female, 7 mos. old, all shots, $300 wheat, flax, oats, peas, soy beans, lentils, each. 780-795-2140, Niton Junction, AB. barley. 204-379-2451, St. Claude, MB. WANTED: BUYING ORGANIC GRAINS. FOB farm or delivered, Loreburn, SK. Call YOUR DOG FOLLOWS you down the road?

F.W. Cobs Company ph. 1-888-531-4888.

Simple device. Send $5 to: Ross Hingston, BEST COOKING PULSES accepting samples Box 217, Landis, SK. S0K 2K0 of organic and conventional green/yellow GOLDEN RETRIEVER PUPS, ready to go. peas for 2013/2014 crop year. Matt Phone Ed 306-272-3848, leave message if 306-586-7111, Rowatt, SK not in. Foam Lake, SK.

BUILT GREEN www.viceroy.com

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MEDALLION HOMES 1-800-249-3969 Immediate delivery: New 16’ and 20’ modular homes; Also used 14’ and 16’ homes. Now available: Lake homes.

Medallion Homes, 306-764-2121, Prince Albert, SK.

5 QUARTERS OF FARMLAND, fenced, South of Sunset House, AB. Contact 780-524-2578.

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A GREAT INVESTMENT Recreational Quarter West of Red Deer. Log home, 2 year-round cabins, log shop, large pole barn and corrals, Clearwater River frontage, 2 creeks with fish. Surface leases, large gravel deposit; Large grain and ranch property west of Edmonton. Exclusive.

Other ranches and pasture properties. I specialize in agricultural properties. Don J a r r e t t , R e a l t y E xe c u t i ve s L e a d i n g , 780-991-1180, Spruce Grove, AB. 3800 + 14,000 ACRES: Cattle, bison and elk operations, fenced and cross fenced, BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS. Mobile home in Wabumun Lake, west of Edmonton, AB. 55+ retirement park for sale. 1983 double 780-915-1735, roperrealtyltd@aol.com wide w/garage, 2 bedrooms, 2 bath, fully ALBERTA LAND FOR SALE ID#100164 furnished, large lot, Unit 195, $48,900 Tilley: Irrigated quarter section, great plus $6200 park share. Call toll free property for investing, 154.04 acres with 1-800-667-6881. Or check out website: 144 acres EID water rights, surface revewww.palmresacamobilehomepark nue. #2008- Coaldale: State of the Art SMART SPACIOUS STYLISH! Clearing out 150 cow dairy, 275 acres irrigation, 135 our Moduline 2013 models. Best value of cows, 126 kg TPQ, 120 heifers, 2 Lely fully the year. Delivered within 300 kms of automated computer milkers, 3700 sq. ft.

Lethbridge, AB. Call us at 1-855-380-2266, home, city water, mobile home. #2045Picture Butte: Modern 180 cow dairy, www.craigshomesales.com approx. 320 acres irrigated land, 2 farm TO BE MOVED: 2005 SRI mobile home, yards w/buildings and homes, 130 milking 20’x76’, 1520 sq.ft. Excellent condition, and dry cows, 120 dairy heifers, 144.5 kg open concept, many extras including A/C. TPQ. #2056- Picture Butte: 100 cow Deck and 5 appliances included, $89,000. dairy operation, c/w support buildings, 2 403-330-0949, 403-687-2755, Granum, AB homes and 160 acres of pivot irrigated land. 110 cows milking and dry; 94 head from calves to spring heifers; 100 kg TPQ. ID#100157 SE Brooks: Crop farm with ON THE GREENS COTTONWOOD, AZ. approx. 300 acres, irrigated land with #1 Gated 55 plus manufactured home golf soil. Home, grain bins, corrals, barn, course community located in the heart of fenced and cross fenced, six surface leases Verde Valley just 20 mins south of Sedona, w i t h ove r $ 2 0 , 0 0 0 a n nu a l r e ve nu e .

1 hr from Phoenix, Prescott and Flagstaff. ID#100116- Taber: Approx. 320 acres All homes come complete with garage, irrigated crop farm, extensive set of buildcovered deck and landscaping. Land lease ings, feedlot, two homes, surface revenue. fees include $1 million clubhouse, large in- #2013- Fort Macleod: Great views of door lap pool, hot tub and complete gym. the Rocky Mountains! 964 acres, irrigated Also includes water, sewer, trash pickup hay and crop farm on the Belly River west and reduced golf fees. For information call of Lethbridge. Hay storage, shop, 2 homes, 1-800-871-8187 or 928-634-7003. feedlot, feed mill, river front. Real Estate C e n t re , w w w. f a r m re a l e s t a t e . c o m 1-866-345-3414.

AGRICULTURAL LAND FOR SALE, 2880 acres on Hwy. #23, beautiful mountain view, lots of water (3 artesian wells and large creek). Private sale, brokers welcome. Call Don 403-558-2345, Brant, AB. suzannedepaoli@yahoo.com

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LAKE HAVASU CITY, AZ. REAL ESTATE! Inexpensive warm winter homes. Dave Chambers, 928-846-1443, Re/Max Prestige Properties, findlakehavasuhomes.com LOT WITH VIEWS of the ocean, good road, septic, impressive rock retainer wall, close to international airport. Ready for a home, San Agustinillo, Oaxaca, Mexico, $55,000 firm. 780-864-0042, Spirit River, AB. or E-mail: fleetham@abnorth.com TIMESHARE VACATION for sale, Las Vegas 2 bedroom w/full kitchen. Selling due to health. 306-453-2958, Carlyle, SK.

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20 MINUTES EAST OF REGINA, 24 acres at service road exit off #1 Hwy., commerWANTED CERTIFIED ORGANIC grass fed cial development potential, $975,000. MLS slaughter beef. Peter Lundgard, Nature’s #467266. Shirley MacFarlane, Realtor®, Way Farm, 780-338-2934, Grimshaw, AB. Exit Realty Fusion, 306-536-9127, Regina, SK. View at: www.shirleymacfarlane.com 55 CERTIFIED ORGANIC bred cows. Mainly Angus, some Welshblack and Redpoll. WARMAN HOMES CUSTOM built commerTo calve May/June, $1300. 306-563-5938, cial buildings, to your plan or ours. Call Canora, SK. 1-866-933-9595 or www.warmanhomes.ca

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ESTABLISHED YOUNG FARMER LOOKING for grainland to purchase or rent in RM 345, 346, 315 in Vanscoy/Delisle, area.

Box 5593, c/o The Western Producer, Saskatoon, SK S7K 2C4 RM OF SPIRITWOOD: Rare find!! 13 deeded quarters, and option to lease 2 more.

Family home is situated on the shores of Larson Lake. All fenced, and cross fenced, 3 hay fields. Land borders section of wildlife land, package hosts approx. equal amounts of tame, and native grass. $1,400,000. Call Shawna Schira-Kroeker, RE/MAX of the Battlefords, 306-441-1625 or 306-446-8800. MLS®480983.

DELISLE FARM: 1/2 section land, large modern home, two machine sheds, other buildings. 15,000 bu. grain storage optional. Paved road close to town. Possible yard subdivision. 306-493-7786, Delisle, SK. LOOKING FOR A cash rent bid for parcel of grainland: Hillsdale RM in SK., SW and NW-16-45-23-W3rd. Assess. amt. 159,600.

780-871-1821, Lloydminster, AB. RM: 185 800 acres farm land SW of Melville, SK. John or Joel Cave, Edge Realty Ltd. 306-773-7379, www.farmsask.com.

RM 184: Approx. 160 acres farm land.

Phone 306-773-7379. John or Joel Cave, Edge Realty Ltd., www.farmsask.com RM 139: 6720 acre ranch, good set of buildings. Call 306-773-7379, John Cave, Edge Realty Ltd. www.farmsask.com

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RANCH FOR SALE in Northern Alberta, 160 acres, great area to raise cattle, horses or sheep. 1600 sq. ft. house, 40x60 heated shop, misc. other outbuildings.

500,000 gal. dugout/water system, new 100’ deep well, drilled in 2008, feeds corral and house. 780-672-0337, High Level, AB. OWN SOME GREAT pasture in the southern foothills, west of Turner Valley. Kananaskis Forestry permit for sale. Capacity, 60 pairs and 2 bulls, June 15 to Oct. 15, annually. Lots of water, grass and beautiful c o u n t r y t o r i d e t h r o u g h , $1 6 0 , 0 0 0 .

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Strong work ethic and exceptional customer service.

Database of qualified buyers-both investors and local buyers.

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Features 371 cult. acres, 2013 assessment ARLENE BOISJOLI would like to wish her $171,200. Tenders close 5:00 PM Friday, clients and their families a very Merry Dec. 6, 2013. MLS. Call 306-948-5052, for Christmas and a Happy New Year. Please more info: http://RM309.TimHammond.ca give Arlene a call if you are interested in current land prices and current marketing options to sell or buy land. Royal LePage Wheat Country Realty, Kindersley, SK., phone 306-463-4910, royal3@sasktel.net O ver25,000 acres forsale 3 QUARTERS OF HAYLAND/PASTURE FOR RENT in RM of Weyburn #67. Call throu ghou tS ask.

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2 sets of corrals, power, well, older house.

There is a good supply of pasture water.

306-530-8035 M a n y Referen ces Ava ila b le The RM road runs through the centre of em ail the property with pasture on each side and h a rry@ sh eppa rdrea lty.ca very easy to move cattle. Also an amazing big game hunting area. For info on this EXCL Listing 188, call Lloyd Ledinski. I am in need of grain land in most of my trading TENDERS WILL RECEIVED BY the underCen tra l...........................19 1 1⁄4’s a r e a s . R e / M a x o f t h e B at t l e fo r d s , signed until 12:01 PM, Feb. 1, 2014 for the S o u th...............................70 1⁄4’s 306-446-8800 or 306-441-0512, North purchase of W-1/2-9-25-19-3, containing Battleford, SK. S o u th Ea s t.......................31 1⁄4’s approx. 320 cult. acres. Subject to existing S o u th W es t......................6 5 1⁄4’s GRAINLAND FOR RENT in RM of El Capo title exceptions. Located 2 miles South of #154. 188 cultivated acres on 208 acres. Hwy. #44 at Richlea turnoff. Possession N o rth..................................6 1⁄4’s Contact Robin Liu, 306-690-6786, Grenfell, and closing April 30, 2014. All tenders N o rth W es t.......................12 1⁄4’s SK. or robingliu@hotmail.com For details shall be accompanied by a certified cheque payable to the undersigned in amount of visit: www.JustinYin.com Ea s t..................................51 1⁄4’s 10% of the price tendered. Cheques of unDWEIN TRASK REALTY INC. RM of Rudy successful tenders returned promptly. #284, all of Sec-36-30-06-W3, West of Highest or any tender not necessarily acHanley, SK. Approx. 590 acres cult., C.I. cepted. S. J. Lerner, 24 Bluebell Court, soil, Class L and M, FMV 255,000. Level Medicine Hat. AB. T1B 2L2. and stone-free with renter available, FARMLAND FOR SALE: RM of Lajord. $785,900. Call Dwein today 306-221-1035.

NE-27-13-18-2 ext 0, NW-27-13-18-2 ext 0. January, 2014 possession. Canola stubble, no storage, well farmed. $700,000 OBO. Contact 306-536-6611, Regina, SK. Em a il: 1 QUARTER GRAINLAND FOR RENT in RM of Wallace #243. Contact Robin Liu, RM 45: APPROX. 4160 acre ranch. 2 yard s a s kfa rm s @ s h a w .ca 306-690-6786 or robingliu@hotmail.com sites. Full set of buildings. 306-773-7379, Yorkton, SK. View at: www.JustinYin.com John or Joel Cave, Edge Realty Ltd., Swift 5 QUARTERS OF HAYLAND/PASTURE Current, SK. www.farmsask.com FOR RENT in RM of Hazel Dell #335.

GRAINLAND SW24-03-09-W2nd in RM of Contact Robin Liu, cell 306-690-6786, Q u ick Clo su re – N o Co m m issio n Estevan. Seven miles west of Estevan, off Preeceville, SK. or robingliu@hotmail.com Hwy. #39, $200,000. 306-634-7949.

For details visit: www.JustinYin.com

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FOR SALE OR Rent by Tender: RM of Monet: N-1/2-17-25-17; RM of Snipe Lake: E-1/2-11-25-18; RM of Lacadena: NW-35-24-18. Total assessment 616,600.

850 cultivated acres. Yardsite with quonset and power located on NE-17-25-17.

Highest or any bid not necessarily accepted. Closing date: Jan. 17, 2014. Tenders to be sent to: Rosetown Accounting Services, Box 1718, Rosetown, SK. S0L 2V0. For more info. 306-652-1828, 306-882-2227, Elrose, SK. email: sjagow@bourgault.com or: ras2003@sasktel.net

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WANTED: LAND TO RENT in RM 261 Chesterfield or neighboring areas. Contact Francis Family Farms, Ryan 403-391-1728, Bill 306-463-9103 or Chris 403-597-0366, Mantario, SK. E-mail: ryan.francisfamilyfarms@outlook.com RM THREE LAKES #400: 295 cult. acres.

NW-35-40-24-W2 assess (72,900) and NW 23-40-24-W2, assessment (68,700). Well maintained farmland. Asking $320,000.

Call Kelly at 306-220-2750, Saskatoon, SK. or email kjfarms@baudoux.ca CASH RENT: RM of Scott #98, 1240 acres.

RM of Lajord #128, 480 acres. Call 306-464-2135 for info. Lang, SK. FARM/RANCH/RECREATION, buying or selling. Call Tom Neufeld 306-260-7838, Coldwell Banker ResCom Realty.

TIM HAMMOND REALTY Johnston Farm located by Grenfell, RM #155. 1829 acres cultivated and 635 acres hay as per SAMA. Great livestock operation, corral system, 34x60 barn, excellent water supply. Yard includes 1356 sq. ft. home (1945), 4 beds, 2 baths, asking $3,495,000. MLS#478193.

Call G u y S h e p h e rd , 306-434-8857, http://Johnston.FarmsofCanada.com RM OF FILLMORE #96. 640 acres: SW-9-10-12-W2nd, NE-9-10-12-W2nd, NE-16-10-12-W2nd, SW-23-10-12-W2nd.

All four quarters sell together. Call evenings 306-722-3525 or text 306-891-8757, Weyburn, SK. LAND FOR SALE BY TENDER. 8 quarters in RM of Happyland. All workable farmland NE of Mendham, SK: NW-13-21-27-W3rd, SW-13-21-27-W3rd, NE-14-21-27-W3rd, SE-14-21-27-W3rd, SW-24-21-27-W3rd, NW-23-21-27-W3rd, NE-23-21-27-W3rd, SE-23-21-27-W3rd. Highest or any bid not necessarily accepted. Mail bids before January 15, 2014 to: Box 310, Fox Valley, SK. S0N 0V0 or phone 306-666-3042.

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* Home quarter will not include approx 10 acre yard site to be subdivided; 72,000 bushel bin yard (mostly hoppers) included along with 1997 GSI 112 Propane grain dryer.

Purchase or rent tenders invited on any or all of the above land parcels; tenders close at 5:00 P.M. January 21, 2014; sales to close April 1, 2014; purchase tenders to include certified cheque for 5% of offer; offers subject to financing will not be considered. Successful tenders to complete definitive purchase/sale agreement and/or rental agreement.

Highest or any tender not necessarily accepted.

Rent tenders to specify $/acre cash rent or % crop share; rental agreement to be finalized with chosen tender(s); 3, 5 or 10 year rental contracts considered.

All acreages approximate, bidders must rely on their own research and inspection.

For more information contact Ryan Anderson at (306) 752-4205 or (306) 921-8413.

Tenders to be submitted to: “Land Tender” Eisner Mahon Forsyth Attn. Mike Mahon Box 2680, Melfort, Sask. S0E 1A0.

FOR SALE BY TENDER: Legal Description: SE-29-06-29-W2; SE-28-06-29-W2; SW-28-06-29-W2 and SW29-06-29-W2; SW-32-06-29-W2; Written tenders for the purchase of the above noted land will be accepted up until 4 PM on Tuesday the 31st day of December 2013, subject to the following conditions: 1) Highest or any bid not necessarily accepted, and the right is reserved to reject any or all bids; 2) Bids are to be for all land together as one block and not individually; 3) A certified cheque for five percent (5%) payable to Joanna Croissant, of the amount of the bid must be submitted with the written tender for the bid to be considered; 4) Unsuccessful bidders will have their certified cheques returned uncashed; 5) Balance of purchase price payable by February 1st, 2014. 6) The successful bidder will be responsible for GST reporting. 7) Seller is responsible for property taxes to December 31st, 2013. Buildings included and sold ‘as is’ and ‘where is’ (grain bins). Joanna Croissant PO Box 1905, Moose Jaw, SK. S6H 7N6. Email: joanna61094@hotmail.com or call: 306-630-8841.

RM OF SPIRITWOOD: 3 deeded quarters, 2 lease quarters plus an additional 155 acres of lease land available. 269 cultivated acres seeded into an Alfalfa/brome/timothy mixture, except 50 acres. Package borders the provincial forest, also opportunity for some logging off the deeded land. $275,000. Call Shawna Schira-Kroeker, RE/MAX of the Battlefords, 306-441-1625 or 306-446-8800. MLS®465675.

F IV E G R EAT S AS K ATC H EW AN P R O P ER TIES

L a m p m a n W es t - 7,500 excellent cultiva ted a cres for s a le, plus $95,000 a nnua l s urfa ce lea s e.

RICHARDSON 289.47 acres - owned by Mel & Carolann Buehler STEWART VALLEY 793 acres - owned by Michael Redmond CHAPLIN 1103 acres - owned by Vera Miller KENASTON 795 acres - owned by Verna Zwarich REGINA 160 acres - owned by Donna Whitta KINDERSLEY 2992 acres + superior yard with 29 petroleum surface leases - owned by Andrew & Danielle Rennie, Black Top Farms Ltd. & Grandor Investments Inc. ELROSE 3318 acres - owned by Iain Cailean Farms Ltd. C/O Bradford & Douglas MacDonald

M oos e Ja w S K . - excellent gra in fa rm 60 km S outhea s t of M oos e Ja w . This 2,560 a cre property is lis ted a t a grea t price of 3 tim es the a s s es s ed va lue, genera ting a 15% RO I. G ood hom e, s hop, 110,000 s teel bins bus hel ca pa city. $3,250,000.

E s tev a n , S K . - 4,500 a cres E a s t of E s teva n for s a le. L a rge ra nch w ith oil a nd gra vel revenue. $53,000 a nnua l s urfa ce lea s e revenue.

Rock G len S K . - L a rge ra nch/pa s ture for s a le w ith a bea utiful hom e a nd ya rd . 7,991 tota l a cres , 750 cow /ca lf yea r round s elf-s ufficient ca rrying ca pa city. N um erous ‘out’ build ings from Q uons ets to hea ted s hop, m a chine s hop, a nd ba rns . Field m a chinery a nd lives tock not includ ed , but a va ila ble.

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S w ift C u rren t, S K . - E xcellent 2,240 cultiva ted a cres S E of S w ift C urrent.

Reg in a - W AN TE D : 2,000-5,000 a cres crop la nd w ithin 30 m inutes of Regina .

Alb erta /S K . - W AN TE D : 5,000 -15,000 a cres cropla nd .

Sa s ka tch e w a n ’s Fa rm & Ra n ch Sp e cia lis ts ™ 173 Regis tered S a les s o fa r this yea r.

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RM MCCRANEY/LOST RIVER 6202 acres ..MLS#459945 ..$4,550,000 RM ST. PETER 300 acres ................................MLS#475294 .$1,470,000 RM ST. PETER/SPALDING 627 acres ..........MLS#475302 ..$1,155,000 RM OF PONASS LAKE #367 993 acres ........MLS#481081 ..... $998,000 HUDSON BAY 1436 acres ..............................MLS#470573 ..... $599,000 SOLD BARRIER VALLEY 319 acres ..........................MLS#454105 ..... $299,000 RM Paddockwood 472 acres ........................MLS# 480063 .... $299,000 D SOL HAZEL DELL 308 acres ...................................MLS#463971 ..... $220,000 SOLD RM Paddockwood 315 acre ..........................

SOLD MLS# 480058 ... $199,500 RM Buckland/Garden River 320 acres........ MLS#480053 .... $190,000 PREECEVILLE 152 acres ........................MLS#470141 ..... $180,000 PREECEVILLE 319 acres ........................MLS#470144 ..... $160,000 BARRIER VALLEY 160 acres .................MLS#454681 ..... $150,000 RM OF PREECEVILLE 334 cult.Sacres OLD....MLS#482018 ..... $139,000 PREECEVILLE 159 acres ......................MLS#451628 .... $119,000 RM Paddockwood 161 acres 480135 ...... $99,000 LD SO..........MLS# D RM Paddockwood 146 acres 480060 ...... $89,900 OL..........MLS# S BARRIER VALLEY 146 acres .............MLS#454111 ....... $89,000 RM HAZEL DELL 159 acres...............MLS#480728 $85,000 SOLD 480724.......

RM HAZEL DELL 160 acres ...... $65,000 LD SO..............MLS#

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RM OF REFORD: 327 acres: 80 verified to have gravel, possibly more; 188 acres cultivated w/60 planted to wheat, remaining cultivated acres seeded to tame grass, balance is partly fenced native pasture. 2300 sq. ft. bungalow built 1985. MLS®470122.

Call Wally Lorenz, Re/Max of the Battlefords, 306-446-8800, North Battleford, SK. www.remaxbattlefords.com

CROPLAND FOR SALE. E-1/2-31-26-28-W2nd, 320 cult. acres. QUARTER SECTION LAND for rent, Baildon RM 131, SW16-15-26-W2nd, 8 mi. South Phone Russ 306-567-4384, Davidson, SK. of Moose Jaw, Hwy #2, 306-789-6214.

WANTED: GRAIN LAND TO RENT, 25 m i l e r a d i u s o f R o u l e a u , S K . C a l l TIM HAMMOND REALTY For Sale by Tender: RM 442, Manitou Lake, SK., 306-776-2600 or kraussacres@sasktel.net W-1/2-18-44-27-W3, features 230 grass RM #19 LAND for sale by tender: 13 acres and 80 bush/slough acres, 2013 asquarters of cultivated land in one block. sessment $104,500, fenced and crossCall Donna at Anderson & Company Law fenced with three dugouts. Includes transOffice for details 306-773-2891. fer of crown lease 16,212 to qualifying 144 CULT. ACRES on two titles 5 west of buyers. Lease land includes 1549.6 grazing Lumsden, overlooking Qu’Appelle Valley. acres in a block with 300 AUMs, lease ex20 minutes from Regina, SK. 9000 bu. pires Dec. 31, 2028. Tenders close 5:00 PM CST Friday, Dec. 13, 2013. Exclusive. steel storage, $3100/acre. 306-536-5055.

Call 306-948-5052 for more details: GRAINLAND FOR RENT in RM of Cana http://Bosch.TimHammond.ca #214. 141 cultivated acres on 161 acres.

Contact Robin Liu, 306-690-6786, Melville, MINERAL RIGHTS. We will purchase and SK. or robingliu@hotmail.com For details o r l e a s e y o u r m i n e r a l r i g h t s .

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LEG A L D ES CRIPTIO N N E-28-35-10-W 2nd, a pprox. 116 cu ltiv a ted a cres S W -28-35-10-W 2nd, a pprox. 150 cu ltiv a ted a cres N W -29-35-10-W 2nd, a pprox. 150 cu ltiv a ted a cres N W -27-35-10-W 2nd, a pprox. 114 cu ltiv a ted a cres S W -29-35-10-W 2nd, a pprox. 130 cu ltiv a ted a cres S E-34-35-10-W 2nd, a pprox. 14 8 cu ltiv a ted a cres S W -34-35-10-W 2nd, a pprox. 14 0 cu ltiv a ted a cres N E-20-35-10-W 2nd, a pprox. 14 0 cu ltiv a ted a cres N E-02-36-10-W 2nd, a pprox. 150 cu ltiv a ted a cres S E-11-36-10-W 2nd, a pprox. 150 cu ltiv a ted a cres

k. S W -32-35-10-W 2nd*, a pprox. 130 cu ltiv a ted a cres *Bu ildings inclu ded: 1700 squ a re footresidentia l hou se (constru cted in 1985). N o cha ttels in hou se inclu ded.

Tw o gra in bins (1650 bu shel steel fla tbottom bin-cem entfloor a nd 1350 bu shel steel fla tbottom bin-cem entfloor)Rem a ining gra in bins notinclu ded in the sa le a nd w ill be rem ov ed by the Vendor. Ba rn (a pprox. 26’x28’), Q u onset(gra v el floor, a pprox.

50’x84 ’), Deta ched 2 ca rga ra ge (24 ’x26’).

• C an be sold individually or as one parcelor any com bination ofparcels.

• B idders m ust rely on their ow n research as to value ofeach parcel.

• Subm it tenders w ith certified cheque for 10% ofprice to M arquette Law O ffice, B ox 699, W adena, Saskatchew an S0A 4J0 .

• Successfulbidders w illhave 20 days to com plete financing.

• H ighest or any offer not necessarily accepted.

• V endor to retain possession ofthe yard site situated on the SW -32-35-10-W 2nd untilSeptem ber 1, 2014.

TEN D ERS CLO S E JA N UA RY 7TH, 2014 AT N O O N

C a ll M ichelle G . M a rqu ette for a ny fu rther deta ils or inqu iries a t 306-338-2554 a nd to a rra nge view ing ofthe ya rd site.

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FARM CHEMICAL/ SEED COMPLAINTS We also specialize in: Crop insurance appeals; Chemical drift; Residual herbicide; Custom operator issues; Equipment malfunction. Qualified Agrologist on staff. Call Back-Track Investigations for assistance regarding compensation, 1-866-882-4779.

RM OF SPIRITWOOD: 8 deeded quarters, 1 leased quarter available all in close proximity to each other. Fully fenced, water on every quarter, old yard site, all cultivated acres except 90 acres are seeded into a brome/alfalfa/crested wheat mixture. $720,000. Call Shawna Schira-Kroeker, RE/MAX of the Battlefords, 306-441-1625 or 306-446-8800. MLS®482897.

FOR RENT BY tender in RM Wheatl a n d s # 1 6 3 : Package 1) Section 7-17-1-W3 and NE-12-17-2-W3, approx.

770 cultivated acres, includes 27,000 bu storage. Package 2) SE-32-16-1-W3, SW-33-16-1-W3 and W1/2-28-16-1-W3, approx. 610 cultivated acres, includes 17,000 bu storage. All tenders mailed to: Kevin Pavier, 1251 Albert St., Moose Jaw, SK. S6H 2Y5. No later than Jan. 15, 2014.

Highest or any tender not necessarily accepted. Inquiries call 306-631-1429.

CANWOOD- SHELLBROOK: Young farmer looking to rent land for 2014 crop year.

Will pay competitive prices. Call Alex at 306-716-5220.

RM 276 AND 277: 4850 cultivated acres for sale in one block. Average soil class-G. For details contact Don 306-775-2049.

HCI Ventures Ltd. Regina, SK.

THE FOLLOWING LAND will be offered for sale by tender, under the direction of the selling officer, Curtis J. Onishenko, Barrister and Solicitor, McKercher Law Office.

Bids close December 20th, 12:00 Noon.

SE-31-39-5-W3 and NE-31-39-5-W3 Please contact: valmart2@shaw.ca for full list of details. Pictures available on request RM 126: Approx 640 acres pasture, full set of buildings. John or Joel Cave. Edge Realty Ltd. 306-773-7379, Swift Current, SK. www.farmsask.com

L OOK IN G F OR L AN D w /Aggrega te Potentia l In Sa ska tchew a n

Ca ll PO TZU S LTD. Phone: 306-782-74 23 Fa x: 306-786-6909 Em a il: info@ potzu s.com

3 QUARTERS GRAINLAND FOR RENT in RM of Colonsay #342. Call Robin Liu, 306-690-6786, or robingliu@hotmail.com Colonsay, SK. View at: www.JustinYin.com RM 282, 360 acres, Section 10-28-29-W2.

Yard, water, power. Highest or any tender not necessarily accepted. Written tenders

by Dec. 17 to: Steve Gust, Box 815, Davidson, SK. S0G 1A0. Call 306-567-7327.

C R O P L A N D : N - 1 / 2 a n d S W- 1 / 4 o f 27-12-16W in the RM North Cypress. Rick Taylor 204-867-7551 HomeLife Home Professional Realty Inc., Brandon, MB. rtaylor@homelife.com www.homelifepro.com

Licen s ed & bon d ed 1- 800- 2 58- 7434 ro ger@ seed - ex.co m

best price/best delivery/best payment

REGISTERED CERTIFIED MEREDITH, germ 99%, vigour 96%; Certified Copeland, high germ and vigour. Redman Seed Farm, 306-324-4235, 306-272-7878, Margo, SK. CERTIFIED AC METCALFE and CDC Meredith barley, excellent germ and disease.

306-741-0475, Pambrun, SK. FOUNDATION, REGISTERED and/or Certified: CDC Copeland; AC Metcalfe, CDC Meredith, CDC Kindersley, Legacy. Berscheid Bros Seeds, Lake Lenore, SK. 306-368-2602.

CERTIFIED #1 AC Newdale (2R), Legacy (6R). Call Fenton Seed Farm Ltd., Tisdale, SK. 306-873-5438.

2009 DISCOVERY 40X Class A dsl. pusher, 40’ long, 350 HP Cummins diesel engine, 3 slide-outs, sleep number queen island bed, solar panels, satellite system. Stk# 2951.

HANLEY/ KENASTON, SK. PASTURE, $139,900. Call 1-866-346-3148 or shop Dwein Trask Realty Inc. E-1/2-36-30-29 online 24/7 at: allandale.com W2 and W-1/2-31-30-28 W2. Full section very good pasture with “community pasture”, quality fencing and lots of water for stock. Not over used, $399,900. 1/2 mile RM OF BATTLE River: 2 quarters within west is E-1/2-35-30-29-W2 w/same pasthe town of Battleford limits. Unlimited de- ture, water and fence, $199,900. Prefer to velopment potential, beautiful rolling hills. sell in package. Call Dwein 306-221-1035.

For more information on MLS ®474403 call Dorothy Lehman, Re/Max of the Bat- DELISLE/ DONOVAN, SK. PASTURE, D w e i n Tr a s k R e a l t y I n c . tlefords, 306-446-8800 or 306-441-7782.

SE-30-32-07-W3 and NW-30-32-07-W3.

QUARTER SW-34-35-32-W1. 16 miles NE 320 acres good pasture with smooth high 2008 DUTCH STAR 4304 Class A diesel of Norquay, SK. 115 cult., 45 for- tensile electric fencing, catch corral, water pusher, 43’ long, 4 slides, beautiful cabiest/creek, assess. $59,900. 306-781-4988, well and access agreement to neighbor’s netry, rear bath and bedroom, washer and power. Located between O’malley Rd and dryer, island king bed, mint! Stk# 4416 306-537-3772 cell, Pilot Butte, SK. Donovan, $229,900. Dwein 306-221-1035 $182,500. Call 1-866-346-3148 or shop online 24/7 at: allandale.com MULCHING - TREES, BRUSH, Stumps.

Call today 306-933-2950. Visit us at: www.maverickconstruction.ca RM OF MCCRANEY pasture quarter. Dwein Trask Realty Inc. SW-24-30-02-W3, 159 acres fenced with hi tensile hotwire. Seeded grass, dugout and sloughs with bush, good access, $109,900. Call Dwein at 306-221-1035, Saskatoon, SK. RM LEASK #464: 4499 acres all but one quarter in a block. Has approx. 3164 acres tame hay cultivated pasture mix. Mainly fenced with 3 and 4 wire fencing and treated post. 36x51 straight wall shop, with attached 20x36 ranch hand living quarters, heated with nat. gas in-floor heat. Power, sewer system and good well.

With talk of community pasture closing and higher beef prices, this may be the p r o p e r t y fo r yo u . Wat e r i s l o c at e d throughout the pasture and mainly stone free. Good bluffs of bush for shelter. MLS ®468365. For viewing call Lloyd Ledinski, Re/Max of the Battlefords, and take control of your own pasture needs. North Battleford, SK 306-446-8800, 306-441-0512.

4 QUARTER FARMLAND for rent in RM of Golden West No.95. Land details visit: www.JustinYin.com Robin Liu, Saskatoon: robingliu@hotmail.com or 306-690-6786.

FOR SALE BY TENDER RM of 321.

SW-29-33-25-W3, oil well revenue.

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SW-36-33-26-W3 with yardsite. Highest of any offer not necessarily accepted. Tenders close January 15, 2014. Mail to: Land Tenders, Box 215, Maple Creek, SK. S0N 1N0. More info. call 306-661-8682, or email to: bgzinger@hotmail.com

2014 TUSCANY 42WX Class A diesel pushWANTED TO PURCHASE FARMLAND er, 43’.2” long, 450 HP ISL Cummins turbo with lots of oil wells and battery sites on diesel engine, 3 slide-outs, full hi-gloss porcelain tile throughout. Stk# 6426. property. 780-499-2367, Edmonton, AB. $264,000 CND. Call 1-866-346-3148 or shop online 24/7 at: allandale.com SHELL LAKE, SK. Approx. 114 acres adjoining No. 3 Hwy. less than a quarter mile north of Jct. No. 12 and No. 3 Hwys. This 1440 sq. ft. family home with full basement was built in 1978, has a large shop and other buildings, excellent well, and is in a great community to live in. Enjoy the 12 lakes within 15 miles, some with fair to good fishing. You can enjoy the lake sports plus great big game hunting in the area as well as great quading and snowmobiling throughout. MLS® 479374. For viewing or further info call Lloyd Ledinski, Re/Max of t h e B a t t l e f o r d s , 3 0 6 - 4 4 6 - 8 8 0 0 o r 2006 DAMON INTRUDER Workhorse chas306-441-0512, North Battleford, SK. sis, 43,452 kms, 3 slides. Home theatre, 2 SASKATOON ACREAGE WEST of the city, TVs. Spare tire w/jack. 50 amp cable. Fully no buildings, services nearby, leave mes- serviced. Has everything the high end models have except the high price. sage at: 306-384-4512, Saskatoon, SK. $53,000. 306-244-5882, Saskatoon, SK. 8.97 ACRES, 10 kms West of Sylvan Lake, AB. Small well kept home, all services, 2 wells, fenced, excellent access. Has lots of potential, asking $465,000. 403-505-2645, Sylvan Lake, AB.

TIM HAMMOND REALTY Kleiman land located by Hirsch, RM #4. 2426 cultivated 20 ACRE YARD next to 40 hunting Crownacres of excellent grain land. 139,500 bu. land quarters. House, barn with hayloft. grain storage. Yard includes 2 houses, Good water. 204-858-2555, Hartney, MB. 50x30 steel storage shed, various other buildings, asking $3,550,000. MLS #478547. Guy Shepherd, 306-434-8857, http://Kleiman.FarmsofCanada.com

LAKE MANITOBA RANCH: This ranch listing consists of 3 parts: 320 deeded acres with yardsite and cattle handling facilities; 2057 acres Crown leases of pasture/hayland; and 1/2 mile of developable lakefront property with road and hydro access. Key Dyck, Broker, Mountain View Realty, Dauphin, MB., 204-638-0057.

CORN SEED THUNDER SEED has grazing and silage corn varieties for SK. TH2146, TH8781, TH3378, TH3382, TH4574RR for grain (2075 CHU). Call Thunder Seeds at 888-274-9243 or 306-744-2332 for local retails. www.thunderseed.ca Saltcoats, SK

CERTIFIED #1 CDC Verona Durum. Contact Shawn Fraser at 306-741-0475, Pambrun, SK. E-mail: foc@sasktel.net FOUNDATION, REGISTERED, CERTIFIED, AC Transcend Durum. Ace Crop Care Ltd., VANCOUVER ISLAND WINTER escape, 1 306-831-8963, Rosetown, SK. bdrm, fully equipped Hammond Bay Artful CERT. STRONGFIELD, AAC Current, Suite. Ideal private location, weekly or CDC Verona durum. Order early for max monthly rates. Phone: 250-667-2455 or discounts. Visa/MC. www.llseeds.ca email: artfulsuite@gmail.com for info and 306-530-8433, Lumsden, SK. photo pkg. 250-667-2455, Nanaimo, B.C. CERT. CDC VERONA Durum. Call Trevor Anderson, Frontier, SK, 306-296-2104 or 306-296-7434.

2010 WOODMIZER LT40 hyd. bandsaw sawmill, can be seen working, c/w sharpener and tooth setter, $18,000 OBO. CERTIFIED AC LEGGETT and CDC Baler.

Sorgard Seeds, Churchbridge, SK. Call Phone 403-638-6536, Caroline, AB. 306-896-2236. Visa and M/C accepted.

WOOD-MIZER PORTABLE SAWMILLS, eight models, options and accessories.

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SAWMILLS from only $4897 - Make Money and Save Money with your own bandmill. Cut lumber any dimension. In stock, ready to ship. Free info. and DVD: www.NorwoodSawmills.com/168 or call 1-800-566-6899 ext. 168.

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Mervin, SK

9-1/2’ GILBERT TRAIL leveller/groomer. $2500; Leon 707 FEL, $3200. Call 306-960-3000, St. Louis, SK.

(306) 845-2642 www.dseriescanola.ca FOR SALE: On the shores of Lake Manitoba, 2.5 miles lake frontage, 369 deeded acres plus 1500 acres Crown land. 3 bdrm. bungalow, outbuildings, cattle handling facilities and machinery. Turnkey operation, start farming tomorrow! Ph 204-449-2383.

MIXED FARM FOR SALE- retiring, The Pas, MB. Clean, well maintained, all in one piece, no rocks. 1470 deeded acres, 900 cultivated; 2640 acres long term Crown rental, 500 cult. acres. 2 houses- 5 bdrm. house, wheelchair accessible and 1 bdrm. house. Heated shop, machine shed, hay shed, pole barn, Hi-Hog chute system, 40,000+ bu. grain storage, large 30,000 sq. ft. insulated tinned barn, machinery and cattle available. Call 204-623-5029.

PARTS FOR VINTAGE snowmobiles, 1990 and older. Call Don at 780-755-2258, 2008 TERRY TRAVEL trailer. Ideal for year Wainwright, AB. doncole@telus.net round living, 33’, front kitchen, rear bed- PARTING OUT Polaris snowmobiles, 1985 room, walk through bathroom, heated un- to 2005. Edfield Motors Ltd., phone: derbelly, A/C, 2 slides, extreme insulation, 306-272-3832, Foam Lake, SK. $22,900. 250-378-3950, Aspen Grove, BC. TOY BOX II large ice fishing shacks, 80”Hx97”L. While supplies last!!! Call 306-253-4343 or 1-800-383-2228. www.hold-onindustries.com 2009 FOREST RIVER Charleston Model 410FS motorhome, 425 HP, 5 slides, loaded, full warranty until Jan. 2018, 16,000 miles, $300,000+ new, asking $149,000.

306-921-8003, 306-752-3653, Melfort, SK.

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CERTIFIED CDC ORRIN. Berscheid Bros.

Seeds, 306-368-2602, Lake Lenore, SK. FOUNDATION, CERTIFIED Leggett, Souris.

Ardell Seeds, Vanscoy, SK, 306-668-4415.

FDN, REG. AND CERTIFIED #1 CDC Orrin, Leggett. Fenton Seed Farm Ltd., Tisdale, SK. 306-873-5438.

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Ca ll yo u rlo ca l S e e d G ro w e rRe ta ile r: S O R G A R D S EED S C hurchbridge,SK.....306-896-2236 A C E C R O P C A R E L TD .

Rosetow n,SK.............306-831-8963 PA L M IER S EED FA R M S Lafleche,SK................306-472-3722 M cC A R TH Y S EED FA R M L TD .

C orning,SK..................306-224-4848 R O L O FA R M S L TD .

Regina,SK.....................306-543-5052

NEW 2014 CROSSROADS 5th wheel, 28’, 3 slides, now only $34,500. Several other 2014 TUSCANY 36MQ Class A dsl. pusher models in stock. 1-800-735-5846 Minot, 37’.9” long, 360 HP ISB, Cummins turbo dsl. eng., 4 slide-outs, king bed, fireplace, North Dakota. www.swensonrv.com lar ge over-size shower. Stk# 8418.

2010 CROSSROADS SEVILLE 35’ 5th wheel $192,000 CND. Call 1-866-346-3148 or trailer, fully loaded. A home away from shop online 24/7 at: allandale.com home. Asking $30,900. 306-716-2115, Wadena, SK. Serious inquiries only please.

Warrington AgroDynamic Ltd.

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FOUNDATION, REGISTERED, CERTIFIED, AC Muchmore, AC Shaw VB. Ace Crop Care Ltd., 306-831-8963, Rosetown, SK. FOUNDATION, REGISTERED and/or Certified: AC Vesper VB, AC Unity VB; CDC Utmost VB, Certified Andrew and Sadash.

Berscheid Bros Seeds, Lake Lenore, SK. 306-368-2602.

2014 PALAZZO 33.2 Class A diesel pusher 34’.8” long, 300 HP Cummins ISB dsl. eng., ARGO’S: 2011 8 wheel, tracks, winch, 2 slide-outs, dream booth dinette, sidecanopy, 169 kms, $17,500; 2009 8 wheel, aisle bathroom with oversized shower Stk# 7962, $149,900. 1-866-346-3148 or winch, 600 kms, $9500. 306-563-8765. shop online 24/7 at: allandale.com NEW 2013 POLARIS Sportsman 500 ATV’s, with 2500 lb. winch installed, $5999. plus taxes while inventory lasts. Call Corey at Montgomery & Son Sales, 306-672-3395 or 306-672-3617, Gull Lake, SK.

MECHANICS SPECIALS: early 90s Arctic Cats, EXT 700 and Bearcat 340 w/sled covers, c/w two place tilt trailer, $1500 OBO. Call 306-963-7904, Imperial, SK.

V e ry high yie ld ing w hite m illing o a t w ith cro w n ru st re sista nce .

1-877-791-1045 ELIAS SCALES MFG., several different ways to weigh bales and livestock; Platform scales for industrial use as well, nonelectric, no balances or cables (no weigh like it). Shipping arranged. 306-445-2111, North Battleford, SK. www.eliasscales.com NORAC 8x14 LIVESTOCK scale, certified, l i ke n e w, s h e d d e d , $ 1 1 , 5 0 0 . C a l l 306-744-8113, Yorkton, SK. 70’ ELEVATOR SCALE, 6 load cells, asking $10,000. 306-726-7938, Southey, SK.

2013 HISUN R700XI UTV 2WD/4WD, windsheild, roof, doors, EPS $10,599 plus GST. Ray’s Trailer Sales. Call Cory or Don, 780-672-4596, Camrose, AB.

FOR SALE BY TENDER: 5 quarters all adjoining, RM of Reford, 4 quarters in a block 35-29-23-W2nd, NW-26-29-23-W2nd, 700 cultivated to tame pasture and hayland, balance is natural pasture. Lots of water and corrals. Written offers to: Box 283, Imperial, SK. S0G 2J0. Closing date Dec. 15th, 2013. Highest or best offer not necessarily accepted.

SASK. LAND FOR SALE UP FOR BIDS. Dinsmore, SK, 8 quarters of prime Sask.

Land in the RM of Milden. Call for a complete bidding package. ID #1100169.

Best View In The Maple Creek Area. 25 acres on a hill beside the highway on the way to the Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park. Bare land perfect for new construction, 2 wells, power and telephone in place, good water. MLS® Grain Farm Close To Estevan. Large home, second yard, hip roof barn, shop, quonset, prime land, approx. 3178 acres, organic status. #2064 MLS®. Ranch Near Mankota.

4481 total acres w/1598 deeded and 2883 acres lease land ideal for summer grazing or wintering cattle. Ravines, streams, and great access. MLS® (Offer Pending) #2050. www.farmrealestate .com Real Estate Centre 1-866-345-3414.

“PIVOT IRRIGATION”: APPROX. 218 acres of grain land. Phone 306-773-7379, John or Joel Cave, Edge Realty Ltd., Swift Current, SK. www.farmsask.com

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RM PRINCE ALBERT #461, 719 acres, 13 miles South of Prince Albert. 1129 sq. ft. bungalow, 66x50x14 steel building, 60x42 steel quonset, 30x28x10 garage.

Owner retiring. Also available full line of modern equipment and grain storage for negotiation. Phone Jeff Kwochka, Realty Executives, 306-280-6408, Saskatoon, SK.

RM 49: APPROX. 640 acres irrigation and dry land with buildings. 306-773-7379, John Cave, Edge Realty Ltd, Swift Current, SK. www.farmsask.com FARMLAND FOR SALE BY TENDER, RM#351 of Progress: NE-12-35-25-W3, (HQ), soil class F, assess. 60,200, taxes $715; SE-12-35-25-W3, soil class F, assess 61,000, taxes $723; NW-11-35-25-W3, soil class F, assess. 56,400, taxes $667; SW-11-35-25-W3, soil class G, assess.

60,100, taxes $712; SE-11-35-25-W3, soil class G, assess. 55,300, taxes $655. Conditions of offers: 1.) All offers to be submitted to Edge Realty Ltd. on or before 3:00 PM, Friday January 10, 2013, Box 1324, Kindersley, SK S0L 1S0 2.) Deposit cheque for 3% of the offered amount must accompany the offer. Cheques to be m a d e p ay a b l e t o E d g e R e a l t y L t d . (cheques will be returned to unsuccessful bidders) 3.) Offers acceptable on any or all parcels 4.) Highest or any offer not necessarily accepted 5.) Persons submitting offers must rely on their own research, inspection of the land, and improvements as to condition and number of acres 6.) Mineral rights not included 7.) No offers will be considered which are subject to financing. 8.) NE-12-35-25-W3, home quarter, includes 1300 sq. ft. bungalow built in 1973, single detached garage, slant wall shed w/cement floor and power, one 3300 bu. steel bin and two 1250 bu. bins all on steel floors. Offer can be made with or without yardsite 9.) NW-11-35-25-W3 has one 3300 bu. hopper bin and two 3300 bu. hopper bins on steel floors 10.) Please forward all bids and enquiries to: Brad Edgerton, Edge Realty Ltd., Box 1324, Kindersley, SK. S0L 1S0.

THIS 160 ACRE parcel in the RM of Dufferin is just a short distance from K & S Potash Mine. It has a two storey five bdrm home, outbuilding, grain bins, large double attached garage, hot water heat, gas, well water, some updates. Close to Moose Jaw and Regina. Call Brenda, Realty Executives MJ 306-630-5700, Moose Jaw, SK

FARMLAND FOR SALE in the RM of Gilbert Plains, MB. SE19-27-22, SW19-27-22, NE19-27-22, NW19-27-22, NE20-27-22.

4 6 0 a c r e s c u l t i vat e d . Te n a c r e s o n NW19-27-22 with mobile home, workshop and 11,000 bu. grain storage, can be subdivided. Contact Lawrence 204-648-4544.

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CERTIFIED #1 UNITY, Waskada, Lillian.

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306-290-7816, or 306-497-2800.

CHIN RIDGE SEEDS, Taber, AB

PASTEUR GP WHEAT HIGH GERMINATION FOUNDATION, REGISTERED AND CERTIFIED SEED 1-800-563-7333, WWW.CHINRIDGE.COM

FDN., REG., CERT. CDC Utmost VB, AC Shaw VB, AC Vesper VB, AC Carberry, Cardale, Conquer VB (CPS red). Ardell Seeds, FDN., REG., CERT., CDC Austenson, CDC Vanscoy, SK, 306-668-4415.

Cowboy, AC Ranger. Ph. Ardell Seeds, FDN, REG. AND CERTIFIED #1 Vesper VB, Vanscoy, SK, 306-668-4415.

Goodeve VB, CDC Utmost VB. Fenton Seed CERTIFIED MEREDITH, NEWDALE, Met- Farm Ltd., Tisdale, SK. 306-873-5438. calfe, Copeland, Legacy, McGuire, Cowboy, Austenson. Van Burck Seeds, Star City, M&M SEEDS LTD. has Certified No. 1 AC SK., 306-863-4733.

Goodeve VB, CDC Utmost VB and AC Shaw B. Cash and volume discounts.

CERTIFIED AC MEREDITH, AC Metcalfe, V FABULOUS VIEW APARTMENT in False CDC Copeland malt barley. Conlon, 306-258-2219, St. Denis, SK. Creek, Vancouver, BC. Bright, cozy, com- Sundre feed barley. Order early for max CERTIFIED UNITY WASKADA and Carberry fo r t a b l y f u r n i s h e d , J a n u a r y - A p r i l , discounts. Visa/MC. www.llseeds.ca wheat, excellent germ and disease. Pam$1650/mo. Call 604-732-0072 for info. brun, SK. 306-741-0475, foc@sasktel.net 306-530-8433, Lumsden, SK

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CERTIFIED CDC DAZIL., CDC Impower, CERT. CARBERRY, CONQUER VB, Glenn, Ace Crop Care Ltd., 306-831-8963, RoseInfinity, CDC Utmost and Vesper VB. Sortown, SK. ga r d S e e d s , C h u r c h b r i d g e , S K . C a l l TOP QUALITY CERTIFIED alfalfa and grass 306-896-2236. Visa and M/C accepted. seed. Call Gary or Janice Waterhouse 306-874-5684, Naicam, SK. REGISTERED AND CERTIFIED #1 CDC Meadow. Fenton Seed Farm Ltd., Tisdale, V e ry high yie ld ing, SK. 306-873-5438. se m i-d w a rfCW RS ,sho rt stro ng stra w .

FOUNDATION, REGISTERED and/or Certified CDC Meadow, CDC Saffron, CDC StrikCa ll yo u r lo ca l S e e d G ro w e r Re ta ile r: er; CDC Raezer peas. Berscheid Bros Seeds, Lake Lenore, SK. 306-368-2602.

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REG., CERT. CDC MEADOW, CDC Treasure, Rosetow n,SK................306-831-8963 CDC Limerick (new green). Ardell Seeds, Vanscoy, SK, 306-668-4415.

L A K ES ID E S EED S W ynyard,SK..................306-554-2078 FDN, REG, CERT, CDC Hornet, CDC Patrick M cC A R TH Y S EED FA R M L TD . (green), CDC Limerick (green). Ace Crop C orning,SK...................306-224-4848 Care Ltd. 306-831-8963, Rosetown, SK.

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LARGE QUANTITY OF Certified harvest wheat, wholesale pricing, selling in truck load lots only; Also, Certified Newdale 2row malt barley. Phone 204-683-2316, Inland Seed Corp., Binscarth, MB. CERTIFIED SHAW-AC DOMAIN MTW, AC Unity-Waskada MTW, AC Andrew high yielding wheat. Order early for max discounts. Visa/MC. www.llseeds.ca 306-530-8433, Lumsden, SK.

CERT. CDC PATRICK, CDC MEADOW. Order early for max discounts. Visa/MC Prem ium s Paid www.llseeds.ca 306-530-8433Lumsden SK M&M SEEDS LTD. Has Certified No. 1 Contact: CDC Treasure and Meadow. Cash and vols teves @ p a c ific c o a s tc a n o la .c o m ume discounts. 306-258-2219 St.Denis, SK Â S teve S ta rr 50 9 -3 49 -8 46 2 NEW CERTIFIED CDC Saffron, high germ.

W arden, W A and vigor. Volume discounts. Fast Seed Farm, 306-463-3626, Kindersley, SK. HYBRID AND OPEN-POLLINATED Canola CERTIFIED MEADOW, 40-10 and Leroy sivarieties at great prices. Cert. #1 Synergy lage peas. Van Burck Seeds, Star City, (Polish). Call Fenton Seeds, Tisdale, SK. SK., 306-863-4377.

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CERTIFIED CDC MEADOW and CDC Tucker. Sorgard Seeds, Churchbridge, SK. Call 306-896-2236. Visa and M/C accepted CERTIFIED PRAIRIE SAPPHIRE. Sorgard Seeds, Churchbridge, SK. 306-896-2236.

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TOP QUALITY ALFALFA, variety of grasses and custom blends, farmer to farmer. Gary Waterhouse 306-874-5684, Naicam, SK.

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FDN, REG. AND Certified #1 Reconstituted CDC Sorrel, Fdn and Reg. AAC Bravo. Call Fenton Seeds, Tisdale, SK. 306-873-5438.

REG., CERTIFIED RECONSTITUTED CDC Sorrel (2014) flax. Order early for max. discounts. Visa/MC. www.llseeds.ca 306-530-8433, Lumsden, SK.

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M eadow Lake,SK.......306-236-6811 M cC A R TH Y S EED FA R M L TD .

C orning,SK..................306-224-4848 R O L O FA R M S L TD .

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CDC ORION kabuli chickpea, registered.

Sean Miller, Avonlea, SK., 306-868-7822.

CERT. CDC IMPOWER CL large green; New CDC Scarlet reds. High germ. Fast Seed Farm, 306-463-3626, Kindersley, SK.

GrainEx International Ltd. LENTILS, CANARY AND CHICK PEAS. Call GrainEx International Ltd. for current pricing at 306-885-2288, Sedley SK. Visit us on our website at: www.grainex.net CERTIFIED CDC DAZIL, CDC Maxim, CDC Impower, and CDC Greenland lentils. Pambrun, SK. 306-741-0475, foc@sasktel.net

1-306-771-4987 BESCO GRAIN LTD. Buyer of all varieties of mustard. Call for competitive pricing.

Call 204-736-3570, Brunkild, MB.

XPELLER PRESSING. Offgrade oilseeds needed! Lethbridge crusher looking for offgrade canola, flax, camelina and canola or flax screenings. Prompt payment. Phone: Darcy at: 403-894-4394, Lethbridge, AB. or email: xpellerpressing@gmail.com

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REGISTERED CDC GO Hard Red Spring wheat. Trevor Anderson, 306-296-2104 or 306-296-7434, Frontier, SK CERTIFIED TAURUS. Van Burck Seeds, w w w .m illiga n biofu e ls .c om Star City, SK., 306-863-4733.

CERTIFIED UTMOST, CARBERRY, Cardale, Splendor, Pasteur. Van Burck Seeds, BUYING BROWN FLAX farm pickup. Call BUYING CANARY SEED, farm pickup.

Star City, SK., 306-863-4733.

1-877-752-4115, Naber Specialty Grains Call 1-877-752-4115, Naber Specialty Grains Ltd. Email: nsgl@sasktel.net Ltd. Email: nsgl@sasktel.net YELLOW PEAS $8.50/bu. and soft white CERTIFIED PRAIRIE SAPPHIRE and Rewheat, $6.50/bu. Cleaned seed. Call Rick constituted CDC Bethune flax. Pambrun, at 306-237-9540, Perdue, SK. SK. 306-741-0475, foc@sasktel.net BUYING YELLOW AND GREEN PEAS, all FOUNDATION, REGISTERED and/or Certigrades, farm pickup. Naber Specialty fied CDC Sorrel reconstituted flax. BersGrains Ltd., 1-877-752-4115, Melfort, SK. Located in Dafoe, SK. cheid Bros Seeds, Lake Lenore, SK. email: nsgl@sasktel.net 306-368-2602.

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SOLID CORE ROUND alfalfa, alfalfa grass, green feed, grass and straw. Delivered.

Call 306-237-4582, Perdue, SK. 500 ORGANIC GOOD quality heavy hard core grass hay round bales, .03¢ per lb.

Call 306-768-3174, Carrot River, SK. 1500 LB. BROME/ALFALFA hay bales, $55 a bale at Weyburn and Halbrite, SK. Ph. 306-842-7082 or 306-861-7092.

LARGE ROUND ALFALFA brome mixed hay.

Call 306-764-6372, Prince Albert, SK. WANTED: 300 BALES of hay or straw. Call: 306-845-2624, Spruce Lake, SK. 75 ROUND ALFALFA bales, first cut, asking $50/bale. Call 204-723-0186, ask for Dan. Trehern, MB. ALFALFA AND NATIVE grass large round 5â&#x20AC;&#x2122;x5.5â&#x20AC;&#x2122; bales. Feed test avail. upon request, $40/bale. 204-747-2317, Deloraine, MB.

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FLAX STRAW 3x4 square bales. Delivery available. 403-793-1705, Brooks, AB. LARGE SQUARE DURUM/STRAW bales, 3x4, $16/each. Delivery available. Call 306-631-8854, Moose Jaw, SK.

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CUSTOM BALE HAULING with 2 trucks and t r a i l e r s , 3 4 b a l e s p e r t r a i l e r. C a l l 306-567-7100, Imperial, SK.

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1500 ALFALFA/ TIMOTHY 50/50 hard core large round bales, no rain, $50 OBO. Can load. 306-821-2566, Norquay SK

WA N T E D : A L FA L FA / G R A S S lar ge round bales. We are interested in all qualities of hay delivered to the ranch. Call WANTED: FEED/ OFF-GRADE Pulses and 306-638-3051, Bethune, SK. tough, heated green oilseeds and also cereals. Prairie Wide Grain, Saskatoon, 600 GOOD QUALITY round bales. Call 306-492-4741, Dundurn, SK. SK., 306-230-8101, 306-716-2297.

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RM #369, FIRST cut alfalfa, no rain, 1500 lb. bales, net wrapped, 123 RFV. Call: TARPCO, SHUR-LOK, MICHEL’S sales, 306-682-1704, Humboldt, SK. service, installations, repairs. Canadian company. We carry aeration socks. We BALE SCALES, CRADLE, 3 PTH or skid now carry electric chute openers for grain steer; truck mounted bale movers; cattle trailer hoppers. 1-866-663-0000. scales and hopper feeders. 306-445-2111, www.eliasscales.com North Battleford, SK. SHUR-LOK TRUCK TARPS and replacement 2500 ROUND WHEAT/STRAW BALES, tarps for all makes of trucks. Alan, net wrapped for sale. Ph: 780-878-4655, 306-723-4967, 306-726-7808, Cupar, SK. Ferintosh, AB. GOOD QUALITY HAY, AB, big rounds.

Call for delivery prices. Phone: 403-758-3041, Magrath, AB.

FOUR USED SPRAYER tires, 380/85 R46 WHEAT STRAW BIG round bales for sale, Goodyear radials, 6600 lb. rating. Three 2008 yr, one 2012 yr. $3250 for all four. $23 each. Call 306-375-7761, Kyle, SK. Phone Cliff 306-228-7680, Unity, SK.

CRAMER LIVESTOCK NUTRITION, backgrounder pellets, cow maintenance pellets, feedlot supplements and cattle minerals.

Available in bulk, across southern SK. Doug 306-520-3553, Tony 306-520-4277, Jenn 306-741-5577. cramerlivestock.com

LIQUID HUMIC ACID. Add Humika or PlantXL to existing fertility program to protect your liquid phosphorus (ie. Alpine/10-34-0) or nitrogen fertilizer investment from tie-up and allow your fertilizer to work more efficiently. Promote the growth of larger healthier root systems.

Improve your soils health. Increase your crops yield. Ph. 519-749-5488, Bright, ON. E-mail: mosburgerfarms@hotmail.com

WANTED LARGE YELLOW peas and Triticale. Call Norbert at Saskcan Parent 204-737-3002, St. Joseph, MB.

DOWNSIZING: JENOME HORIZON Memory Craft 7700 QCP sewing machine. Like new, used only a few times, $1700 plus shipping. 306-865-3922, Hudson Bay, SK. BABY LOCK, 8 thread Evolution serger, Extra Ordin air threading, down sizing, b r a n d n ew, a s k i n g $ 1 8 0 0 fi r m p l u s shipping. 306-865-3922, Hudson Bay, SK.

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1- 800- 661- 432 6 w w w .selectho lid a ys.co m CANADA - CUBA FARM TOURS. Feb. 3rd to 17th. All inclusive. Deductible. 7 nights 5 star, 7 nights country hotels, 3 days Varadero, 8 day farm tour, 3 days Havana. Max 26. Farmers and family members only. $3200/person, 2 sharing, plus air. Early bird discount. Wendy Holm P.Ag, wendy@wendyholm.com 604-947-2893, www.wendyholm.com

COMBINE DUAL KITS IN STOCK, JD 94009600/10/CTS/CTSII kit w/o tires starts from $9,850; JD STS dual kit w/ new 20.8x38 tires, $15,046; CIH 1680-2588 kit w/ new 20.838 tires, $13,900. Trade in your singles for duals. Financing available. 1-800-667-4515. www.combineworld.com

ONE STOP SERVICES, an employment and immigration company, is looking for 10 Construction trades helpers and labourers for MOCON. Full-time job for 2 years starting at $17/hr. No formal education required, to work in out-of-town camps, have some experience in sand and gravel industry, show attention to detail and direction, physically fit, good English, own transportation. 306-649-2552, Saskatoon, NEW SRS CRISAFULLI PTO water pumps. SK. Email resume to: annie@onestopltd.ca Available in 8”, 12”, 16” and 24”, PTO, elec. or engine driven available. These pumps can move up to 18,000 GPM. We have 16” PTO 15,000 GPM in stock, ready to deliver. MATURE RELIABLE WOMAN will care for For more information call your SK dealer your house, pets, children, seniors and T.J. Markusson Agro Ltd. Foam Lake, SK. other related duties. Ph. 403-548-1705, 306-272-4545 or 306-272-7225 See Medicine Hat, AB. www.crisafullipumps.com EXPERIENCED LIVE-IN CAREGIVER available to work for elderly lady in Sask area. Call 306-551-7300.

CLAMP ON DUALS 20.8 x 38 Titans in very good cond’n, adapts to 30.5x32 inside rims, w/ adapters & hardware. $5,250.

Trades welcome. Financing available.

1-800-667-4515. www.combineworld.com

ECOSMARTE/ADVANCED PURE WATER. Guarantee 99% pure, no salts, chemicals, or chlorine. 306-867-9461. Fall discounts.

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POLY TANKS: 15 to 10,000 gallons; Bladder tanks from 220 to 88,000 gal; Water and liquid fertilizer; Fuel tanks, single and double wall; Truck and storage, gas or dsl.

Wilke Sales, 306-586-5711, Regina, SK. TURTLE TANKS, 225-480 US gallons ava i l a b l e , s t a r t i n g at $ 2 3 0 . C a l l 306-253-4343 or 1-800-383-2228. While supplies last. www.hold-onindustries.com LOW PROFILE LIQUID fert. comp. tanks 100-2500 US gal., $175-$2250. While supplies last. 306-253-4343, 1-800-383-2228, www.hold-onindustries.com

GENERAL FARM LABOURER for our 4000 acre contemporary grain farm with current equipment. We are looking for a self-motivated exp. Farm Labourer.

Experience in all farm activities including driving trucks, tractors, and using farm equipment an asset. Other duties would be: machinery and building maintenance, yard and farm work. Must be able to work with limited supervision. Would be willing to train. Valid drivers license is required.

Position can be full-time or seasonal, negotiable. 8 hrs. a day unless dictated by the season or weather. Some weekend work is required. Wages $17-21/hr. depending on experience and ability. Please contact Stan or Donna Yaskiw, Birtle, MB. 204-796-1400, 204-842-5252.

RANCH HAND POSITION, heart of the Neutral Hills, North of Consort, AB. Large cow/calf operation, some experience, ONE STOP SERVICES, an employment and drivers required, Class 1 an asset, housing immigration company, is looking for 6 provided. Call 780-385-1880, Killam, AB. Loader operators for MOCON. Full-time, 2 NEW 20.8-38 12 PLY $866; 16.9-30 12 ply, years at $21.50/hr. High school grad with FULL-TIME RANCH HAND. Duties include $595; 18.4-38 12 ply, $789; 24.5- 32 14 on the job training, some experience in feeding, exercising horses, cleaning barns, ply, $1,749; 14.9-24 12 ply, $486; 16.9-28 gravel industry, operating heavy equip- checking bison cow/calf herd, maintaining 12 ply, $558. Factory direct. More sizes AG-VENTURE TOURS to South America, ment, camp work, physically fit, good Eng- fences. Must have experience riding horses available, new and used. 1-800-667-4515, Kenya, Romania/Hungry, partially tax delish, own transportation. Fax resume to: and operating farm equipment. Wages: www.combineworld.com d u c t i b l e . r w t h o m a s @ s t a r t . c a P h : 306-649-2553 or annie@onestopltd.ca $18/hour, 40 hr week. Ph. Kent and Laura 519-633-2390. www.rwthomastours.com Martensville, SK. McAllister, 780-846-2652, Kitscoty, AB. TWO 16.9RX30 FIRESTONE tractor tires, 60%, $600/ea or $1000 for the pair.

ONE STOP SERVICES, an employment and LARGE CATTLE/GRAIN OPERATION re403-854-2177, Hanna, AB. immigration company, is looking for a quires full-time employee with farm expeWelder for MOCON. Full-time, 2 years at rience. Good wages and housing available. $24/hr. High school grad with industry Fax resume w/references: 780-376-0000, course, 2 years welding experience, some www.rawesranches.com Strome, AB. gravel crushing experience a plus, camp work, physically fit, good English, own HELPER WANTED ON mixed farm. Steady transportation. Fax resume 306-649-2553 job for right person. Room and board avail. or annie@onestopltd.ca. Martensville, SK. 403-631-2373, 403-994-0581, Olds, AB.

OUTFITTING LICENSE for sale. 25 Whitetail deer tags, 15 black bear. Loon Lake, SK./ farm fringe area. Call 306-837-2295.

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U-DRIVE TRACTOR TRAILER Training, 25 years experience. Day, 1 and 2 week upgrading programs for Class 1A, 3A and air brakes. One on one driving instructions.

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NEW MODERN C0636A 14” swing, 40” centers, geared head lathe, c/w: 220V single phase, 1.5” spindle bore, D1-4 Cam-lock, 3-jaw and 4-jaw chucks, steady rest, follow rest, coolant system, taper attachment, QC tool post, tool set, floor stand. Calgary, AB. 1-800-456-0964, www.moderntool.com

ALL CANADIAN GRAIN, INC. Lafleche, SK. is seeking a full-time equipment operator in South West Sask. Duties include organizing and performing maintenance tasks, hauling inventory, and all tasks relevant to seeding, spraying, and harvest operations.

The successful candidate will be a self-motivated team player capable of working independently. A valid drivers license is required, a class 1A license is an asset.

Training will be provided along with medical benefits and holiday time. Starting wage $20/hr. Fax references and resume to 306-472-5581.

McMILLEN RANCHING LTD., a large purebred livestock operation and grain farm, is seeking honest, reliable persons to join our team. Experience with livestock, operating machinery and 1A license an asset.

Full-time year round positions available or part-time. Excellent wages, modern equipment, housing provided. Send resume by fax 306-928-2027, email mrl@sasktel.net or call Lee at 306-483-8067, Carievale, SK. SEEKING FULL-TIME EMPLOYEE for grain/seed farm in Govan, SK. to start immediately. Must be able to operate all type of equipment and work independently. 1A preferred. Competitive salary depending on experience. Relocation allowance. Contact Kevin or Candace at 306-484-4555 or e-mail yauckseedfarm@sasktel.net

BEEKEEPER HELPERS full-time and seasonal. Must have no bee sting allergies, valid driver’s license, physically fit. Email resume and references: janeil@sasktel.net Ph/fax Neil 306-967-2841, Eatonia, SK.

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AG RETAIL IN search of high clearance operator to run new JD 4730 sprayer for 2014 season. Previous experience a plus, and Class 3 license required. Call 780-307-3392 for details, Westlock, AB. MODERN 400 COW dairy, east of Lacombe, AB. is looking to fill 1 full-time position.

Applicants must have a passion for excellence with dairy cattle and be self-motivated. Experience preferred. Wages $17$21/hr. Housing available. Fax resume to 403-784-2911. Ph 403-396-4696, Tees AB PERMANENT EMPLOYMENT Opportunity on large family owned grain farm with large modern equipment. Duties include all aspects of farming. Experience and Class 1A an asset or willing to obtain. Separate yard with house, company vehicle, benefits and competitive salary. Families welcome. Call 306-293-2714 or fax 306-293-2715, kaliciakfarms@sasktel.net Bracken, SK. ASSISTANT MANAGER FOR purebred beef and grain operation. Experience handling livestock and operating farm equipment.

Wages negotiable depending on qualifications. Room and board available. Fax or email resume to: 306-538-2193, Langbank, SK, square.d@sasktel.net

WANTED FULL-TIME LABOURER able to run farm equipment on cattle and grain farm. Duties include but not limited to: cattle help, herd health, calving, seeding, harvesting, haying, and general farm operations and maintenance. Driver’s license required. Wages $25/hour. Send resume with references and driver’s abstract to HIRING FULL-TIME POSITION for an ex- 403-552-2359, Altario, AB. or email to perienced individual on a cow/calf opera- clarkconstruction@telus.net tion near Elk Point, Alberta. Duties include: assisting in calving, feeding and handling WANTED FARM HELP/ MECHANIC, fullcattle. Seeding, haying, and harvesting time, for trucking business. Wages based also included in duties. Mechanical know- on experience. Must have ability to operledge, Class 1 license, welding also an as- ate and maintain large equipment. Must set. Equipment is modern and well main- be able to work independently. Class IA litained. Family size lodging with fenced cense preferred. Housing available. yard, basic utilities and appliances incl. in Fax/email resume with 3 references to: wage package. 5 minutes from town with 306-256-7054, flotnm@baudoux.ca or call schools and amenities. Fax resume and 306-256-7170, Cudworth, SK. driver’s license to: 780-724-3202 or email: HELP WANTED ON mixed farm: Some altafarmgirl@hotmail.com 780-724-2090. cattle experience an asset. New shop for anyone mechanically inclined. Driver’s liPOSITION AVAILABLE, Cypress Hills, SK. cence a must, 1A an asset. Must be willing area. Background yearling grasser opera- to do manual labour and operate and tion and cow/calf. Modern facilities and maintain equipment. Paynton, SK. Send equipment. Good working environment. resume to: buggfarms@hotmail.com Class 1 preferred. Wages negotiable de- Ph/fax 306-895-4601. pending on experience. Call 306-295-7473 FULL-TIME FOREMAN POSITION on HELP WANTED: Seeking confident, year- 10,000 acre grain farm in Lampman, SK. r o u n d i n d i v i d u a l t o wo r k w i t h 4 0 0 Must be willing to work long hrs during cow/calf plus yearlings. Ranch located 60 seeding, spraying and harvesting seasons. miles south of Lethbridge, AB. Duties in- Successful applicant should have: Class 1A clude all aspects of ranching. Wages de- license w/clean abstract; Farm managepending on experience. Send resume to: ment education including basic Agronomy; jralthen@gmail.com.

Experience operating modern JD equipment w/ability to program and operate LADY RANCH HAND for hire. Calving, John Deere’s AMS technology. Other dutreating, sorting, feeding, haying, hauling ties include: Hiring, training and managing grain, fencing, breaking colts, gardening, farm employees; Maintenance of all farm cooking, canning, cleaning. Reliable, equipment; All crop spraying operations physically fit. References will be provided. and Coordinating swathing and harvest Buckskinanni@gmail.com Looking for operations, 25$/hr. Phone Ole Michaelsen work in SW SK. Cypress Hills, SK. at 306-487-7816 or fax: 306-487-2770.

THOROUGHBRED BREEDING OPERATION FULL-TIME FARM LABOURER HELP. on small ranch requires person w/horse Applicants should have previous farm exand equipment experience. A semi retired perience and mechanical ability. Duties couple would be ideal. Accommodation incl. operation of machinery, including incl. 604-961-8224, 604-888-0280, Prince- tractors, truck driving and other farm ton, BC., theandersons@uniserve.com equipment, as well as general farm laborer duties. $12-$18/hr. depending on experiRANCH SUPERVISOR WANTED: 1500 head e n c e . C o n t a c t W a d e F e l a n d a t cow/calf operation looking for a full-time 701-263-1300, Antler, North Dakota. ranch supervisor. Needs to have extensive knowledge of feeding, calving and general WANTED: FARM LABOURERS able to ranch duties. Competitive salary. Please run farm equipment on cattle/grain farm.

F u l l - t i m e wo r k ava i l a b l e . C a l l M i ke call 306-469-7974, Big River, SK. 306-469-7741, Big River, SK. FULL-TIME FARM LABOURER required for mixed farm. Valid drivers license re- BEEKEEPER’S HELPERS (5), for the 2014 quired. Housing avail. Provost, AB. Fax re- season May to Oct, $12-$15/hr depending on experience. Contact Ron Althouse, sume: 780-753-2962 or ph 780-753-2952.

306-278-2747, Porcupine Plain, SK.

STAUBER DRILLING INC. Water well drilling and servicing, Geotechnical, EnviG O O D U S E D T R U C K T I R E S : 8.25/ ronmental, Geothermal. Professional ser900/1000/1100x20s; 11R22.5/11R24.5; vice since 1959. Call the experts at 9R17.5. Matched sets available. Pricing 1-800-919-9211 info@stauberdrilling.com from $90. K&L Equipment and Auto.

DAIRY WORKER REQUIRED for 120 cow Phone Ladimer at: 306-795-7779, Ituna, KORNUM WELL DRILLING, farm, cottage barn. Wages negotiable. Rental accomm. and acreage wells, test holes, well rehabili- available. Call 306-771-4318, Balgonie, SK. SK., or Chris at: 306-537-2027, Regina, SK. tation, witching. PVC/SS construction, exSCRAPER AND LOADER TIRES available. pert workmanship and fair pricing. 50% All sizes. Quick Drain Sales, Muenster, SK. government grant now available. Indian Head, SK., 306-541-7210 or 306-695-2061 Ph: 306-682-4520, 306-231-7318.

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FAMILY RUN GRAIN farm in Lipton, SK area, is hiring for a full-time position.

Wanted, an experienced individual with 1A license and farming background. Must be able to work with large, modern equipment. Housing available. Wage based on experience. Start date: April 2014. Call 306-675-5703 or email tltlutz@sasktel.net

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PASTURE MANAGER CONTRACT commencing April 1 to Oct. 31, 2014. Rannach Community Pasture, Two Hills, AB. 2500 cow/calf pair operation. Call Darrell 780-657-2740 or Dale 780-603-8711.

FULL-TIME PERMANENT position available on farm/ranch in Cypress Hills, SK. Cattle experience and Class 1 would be beneficial, machinery and basic mechanical experience a must. Stable job record, reliability, work history, resume and references required, housing available. Possible land or cattle partnership. Call 306-295-4050, Eastend, SK. AARTS ACRES, 2500 sow barn near Solsgirth, MB is seeking experienced Breeding and Farrowing Technicians. The successful applicant must possess necessary skills, an aptitude for the care and handling of animals, good communication skills and ability to work as part of a highly productive team. Fax resume to: 204-842-3273. or call 204-842-3231 for application form.

FARM JOBS/ EMPLOYEES, Agemploy can help with both. Tony 403-732-4295, email: tonykarenk@hotmail.com Western Canada.

TWO FARM LABOURERS required for grain farm from mid April to mid Nov 2014.

Must be able to operate and maintain large farm equipment. Previous experience required. Class 1 license an asset. Some evenings and weekends required. Competitive salary depending on experience.

Fax resume to 780-753-2045 or email menfarms@xplornet.com Provost, AB.

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FARM MANAGER/ LABOURER for our 4000 acre contemporary grain farm with current equipment. We are looking for a self-motivated experienced person to run our farm. Experienced in all farm activities including seeding, spraying, harvesting, etc., as required. Mechanical aptitude and welding skills considered assets.

Applicant should have good communication skills and be able to manage one or more employees. Valid driver’s license is required. Nine hour days, except variations dictated by season, and weather, or job timeliness. Weekends off except when the farm work dictates otherwise. Position can be full-time or seasonal, negotiable. Wages $20-$30/hr. We would consider, for the right employee, help in getting started farming or a co-farming arrangement.

Please contact Stan or Donna Yaskiw, Birtle, MB. 204-796-1400 or 204-842-5252.

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FULL-TIME AND SEASONAL people to assist in operating a large modern grain farm. Preference given to experience as a Mechanic’s helper and Class 1 driver’s license an asset. Wages based on experience, range $12-20/hr. but not limited to. Housing available. Apply to Galvin Farms Ltd, 204-748-8332, Virden, MB., john@galvinfarms.com

10 PERMANENT FULL-TIME Positions available at County Fresh Farm Greenhouses in Cypress County, AB. Job includes daily picking and pruning of vegetable plants, heavy lifting in a hot and humid environment, $9.95/hr., 10 hr. days, 7 days/wk. countyfreshfarms@hotmail.com

BURNT OUT CREEK Ranch requires 2 ranch/feedlot workers. Positions available March 1 to November 30, 2014. Positions may become permanent. Duties include: any and all aspects of farm/ranch work.

Long hours in season, drivers license required. Wages start at $14.60/hr. depending on experience. Ranch located 25 miles East of Tisdale, SK. Call 306-873-5016.

CAMPGROUND STAFF NEEDED for April 15, 2014. Best suits couples for general campground duties. For info please email info@dicksonleisuregrounds.com or call 403-227-2941, Red Deer, AB.

KEJA FARMS IS looking for individual or family interested in relocating to work on large South Sask farm with small fabricating business. You will be operating red and blue new line of equipment w/ a big new shop to work in. We have brand new housing on-site for year round employees. Wages will vary upon experiece.

Call Jason 306-642-3315, Assiniboia, SK.

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GENERAL FARM LABOURER for mixed farm, experience not necessary but an asset, will be operating machinery, caring for livestock, repairing buildings, seeding and harvest. Accommodations available, min.

30 hrs/week, wage negotiable depending SIMPSON RANCHING HAS a full-time on experience. South Cara Farms Ltd., Box Ranch Hand position available for versa157, T0B 3S0, Provost, AB. tile and self-motivated individual. Start date flexible, help required by Feb. 2014 SEMI-RETIRED COUPLE REQUIRED to calving season. Experience with cattle, work on small farm, south east of Calgary. horses and equipment operation/mainteExperience with cattle, horses and machin- nance is required. Proof of valid driver’s liery necessary. Accommodations supplied. cense is required. Accommodations provided. Performance bonus available.

403-236-7703, Rockyview, AB. Please include three references on resume. Cochrane, AB. Fax: 403-932-4342, PERMANENT POSITION on large mixed email: heidi@simpsonranching.ca or call farm. Starting wage $16/hr. Individual 403-473-4571 for more info. should have good work ethic, positive attitude, mechanical skills and be able to work HELP WANTED: FARM family seeking fullwell with others. Duties include: working time permanent employee for feedlot/ cattle, operating and maintaining farm cow-calf operation West of Olds, AB. Must equipment. Furnished housing available, have agriculture background. Class 3 and non smoker preferred. Kincaid, SK. Fax: mechanical abilities also assets. Accom306-264-3752, or phone: 306-264-7742. modation available on site. 403-559-7104.

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Fu ll-Tim e Po sitio n , $15 to $20 per ho u r.Ben efits,(a fter6 m o n th perio d ).

Plea se Fo rw a rd Resu m es to M a rc a t G ra tto n Co u lee Agri Pa rts Ltd ., B o x 4 1,Irm a ,AB T0B 2H 0 o r S en d Fa x to 780-75 4 -2333.

AGRIPARTS L TD. Is a pro gre s s ive , e xpa n d in g a gric u ltu ra l s a lva ge pa rts c o m pa n y s pe c ia lizin g in la te m o d e l tra c to r a n d c o m b in e pa rts a n d lo c a te d a tIrm a , Alb e rta .

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7 PERMANENT FULL-TIME Positions available at Tri-Ventures Greenhouses in Redcliff, AB. Job includes daily picking and pruning of vegetable plants, heavy lifting n a h o t a n d h u m i d e nv i r o n m e n t , COPELAND SEEDS LTD., ROSETOWN, i$9.95/hr., 10 hr. days, 7 days a week.

SK. is looking for a Mill Operator, a Email rickwag@telus.net General Labourer and a person with a 1A driver’s license. All full-time positions 6 PERMANENT FULL-TIME Positions with benefits packages. Our facility is 20 available at Rolling Acres Greenhouses in minutes south of Rosetown. For more info Medicine Hat, AB. Job includes daily pickcontact Bob at 306-378-2286. Send re- ing and pruning of vegetable plants, heavy sume to: copeland.seeds@sasktel.net or lifting in a hot and humid environment, fax 306-378-2366. $9.95/hr., 10 hr. days, 7 days a week.

Email acramer@canopycanada.net

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WE ARE CURRENTLY looking for Commercial Transport Technicians to work in our busy truck shop in Fort St. John. A well rounded understanding of Class 8 truck repair, welding/fabrication experience and above average computer skills would be considered assets for these positions.

Journey Red Seal certification (4th year apprentice may be considered). The Inland Group is an industry leading group of heavy truck and equipment dealerships in business since 1949 with over 1,000 employees at 23 locations in North America.

We offer competitive wages and an attractive benefits package. Only applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

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5 EXCAVATOR OPERATORS, $20-25/hour depending on experience. Full-time seasonal, April to Dec. 2014. 2 years experience with Pipeline, Water and Sewer, trackhoe or trade certificate is required.

Clear drivers abstract. Apply with resume to: Rite Choice Construction Ltd., 104-502 Cope Way, Saskatoon, SK. S7T 0G3 or email: janlind@sasktel.net or fax: 306-937-1737.

LARGE MIXED FARM near Chauvin, AB. with newer equipment, looking for fulltime farm workers. Must have proof of valid drivers license. Housing is available.

Email resume: schopferfarms@gmail.com or call 780-842-8330 for more info.

GARDEN LABOURER WANTED for 2014 season, May to October, $10/hr. Hudson Bay, SK. E-mail Keith: km.neu@sasktel.net GC JENSEN ACRES INC. seeking multiple general farm workers to assist with seeding and harvest operations near Milden, SK. Duties include: operating machinery, maintenance, yardwork. Minimum hours 8AM - 5PM, Mon. - Friday, April - Oct. Starting $15/hr. plus accomm. Must be able to work well and communicate with others. Farm experience an asset. Call 306-935-4523, fax resume: 306-935-2201, Box 10, Milden, SK. S0L 2L0.

FOUR PIPELAYERS - Drainage Systems, $16.-$23/hour, depending on experience.

Full-time seasonal, April to December 2014. Pipelaying (water and sewer) drainage and construction experience is an asset. Send resume Rite Choice Construction Ltd., 104-502 Cope Way, Saskatoon, SK. S7T 0G3 or email: janlind@sasktel.net or fax 306-937-1737.

A S S I S TA N T F O R E M A N AND H e a v y Equipment Operator Positions with the RM of Victory, NO 226. Road building experience and mechanical aptitude are preferred. Equipment: Scrapers, graders, dozer. Must have valid driver’s license.

Apply to: RM of Victory, NO 226 Box 100 Beechy, SK. S0L 0C0. Fax: 306-859-2271, E-mail: rm226@sasktel.net

Lloydminster, AB Requires 5 Service Rig Derrick Hands @ $29.50/hr – 40 hrs/wk and 12 Service Rig Floor Hands @ $27.00/hr – 40 hrs/wk, for work in the Lloydminster area.

Please fax resume to 780-871-6908 or email: royalwel@telus.net

ASSISTANT PARTS MANAGER wanted for multi-store New Holland dealer. Journeyman preferred, but experience will also be considered. Benefits, RRSP package, moving allowance, and signing bonus. $22 t o $ 2 8 p e r h o u r. E m a i l r e s u m e t o parts.triag@telus.net Wainwright, AB.

LOCATION GENERAL Manager provides leading edge, high quality service and support for crop inputs for the Mundare, AB. farming area. They have single site responsibility and expected to lead the location team to deliver the budgeted results for the location. Ensures the location’s facilities and equipment is kept in peak operating function at all times and proactively seeks out infrastructure efficiencies.

Responsible for inventory control processes and procedures ensuring the real time inventory calculations are available and correct for fertilizer and crop protection product inventory. Proven ability to lead a team including delegation and follow up with staff. Proven self-starter with an entrepreneurial spirit and desire to succeed.

Experience in completing and managing a financial budget to the level of net income, including sales/gross profit, operational expenditure and capital expenditure. Email resume to: humanresources@agsiag.com

2- COMMERCIAL PILOTS needed for the 2014 summer season, May to Sept. 15.

Applicant requires a minimum 2000 hrs.

Turbine Time and/or 1500 hrs. Air Tractor Turbine Time and a minimum of 300 hrs.

Forestry Protection. Position offers top pay package to the dedicated individual, commission base position w/base salary at $1500/week. Applicant must have a clean flight record. Send resume outlining all aerial application experience and references, if available, to skyag2@hotmail.com We will only accept resumes or questions by email. Please do not apply unless all criteria can be met. Lafleche, SK. 2 ROOF PAINTERS NEEDED. Full-time seasonal, starting April 1, 2014, $18-$22/ hour depending on experience. Minimum 3 yrs experience with spray painting and sandblasting. Duties: sandblasting, sanding, painting, coating. Apply to: Superior Spray Foam, 12843, 53rd Street, Edmonton, AB. T5A 4J6 or fax 306-934-6460 or email brad@superiorsprayfoam.ca

OIL & GAS OPPORTUNITY We are currently looking to fill the following position:

Side Boom Operators Site Energy Services Ltd. offers competitive salary packages, benefits, and an incredible work environment with career advancement opportunities.

If you are interested in applying for this opportunity, please apply on our website www.siteenergy.com

FIELD TEST EN GIN EER - SEED ER S SA SK ATO O N ,SK .

This position aid s Finite Elem ent Analysis and Eng ineering d esig n in m eeting G lobalProd uct D evelopm ent and Current Prod uct M anag em ent g oals. Ability to analyze and trouble shoot issues w ith CN H seed ing equipm ent and ability to fix.

Report on issues found and w ork w ith Eng ineering to solve issues. This is accom plished by operating CN H and com petitors equipm ent as w ell as d irect supervising of cooperators/farm ers.

The qualified can didate w ill have: • B achelor’s d eg ree in Eng ineering (A g ricultural,Electricalor M echanical preferred ) • H and s on seed ing experience • M inim um one year ofrelevant eng ineering ,technicalor farm ing experience, w ould consid er internships as appropriate experience • D em onstrated analyticalability,m echanicalaptitud e and g ood interpersonal sk ills.

M ust be w illing to travelup to 4 0 % of the tim e.

P lease send resum es to - k ris.cald w ell@ cnh.com

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DIDSBURY SPRUCE FARMS: Seeking two full-time permanent farm supervisors.

Near Disbury, AB. Must have experience in agriculture and horticulture. Must be able to operate and service equipment. Capable of supervising and working well with others. Required to have experience in tree care tree harvesting and landscaping. Will be required to perform all general farm duties. Wages $13.50/hr. For inquiries contact Brett at: 403-586-8733, fax: 403-335-4423, RR #2, Site 11, Box 2, D i d s b u r y, A B . T 0 M 0 W 0 . e m a i l : brett@didsbury sprucefarms.com

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Sum m it Liability Solutions Inc. is seeking 2 highly m otivated individuals to be part of our Drilling W aste M anagem ent Division as Environm entalFIELD Technologists for our Lloydm inster Division.

You w ill be supported and trained by the entire Sum m it organization w hich consists of a dynam ic Team of technicaladm inistrators,business developm ent professionals, an in house IT departm ent and m any other highly experienced, skilled and educated Professionals. You w ill report directly to the R egional M anager, D rilling W aste M anagem ent, Lloydm inster,AB .

Environm ental Technologists are responsible for: LW D field support, sam pling w aste,m anagem ent field support,rig support/audits/checklists, daily updates from the field and Safety adherence.

The successfulapplicantw illpossess the follow ing:Ability to undertake a variety of project-related tasks including: drilling fluid sam pling, testing and disposalcoordination,excellent com m unication skills to assist w ith the ability to represent Sum m it during discussions w ith Landow ners, Agents ofR egulators and representative ofSum m it’s custom ers.A farm ing background is a strong asset.

C andidates m ust be prepared to w ork in a m ultidisciplinary project team environm ent.

Due to the volum e ofapplications,only candidates selected foran interview will be contacted.

Please send your resum e to:Careers@ Sum m itLS.ca

Closing date:January 1 oruntil 2 suitable candidates are found.

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2 CARPENTERS NEEDED. Full-time year round, $20-24. per hour depending on experience. 4 years experience constructing, fitting, repairing and installing structures made of wood. Apply to: Citylife Investment Corp., 50-710 Cynthia St., Saskatoon, SK. S7L 6A2 or fax 306-934-6460 or email dave@citylifecorp.com 3 BASE FOREMEN NEEDED. Full-time year round work, $25-29. per hour plus benefits. Minimum 3 years experience with all aspects of road construction. Apply at Prairie Paving, 805 48th St E., Saskatoon, SK. S7K 0X5 or fax 306-343-0416 or email marc@prairiepaving.ca

SASKATOON HOTSHOT TRANSPORTER is hiring power units w/wo stepdecks 3/4 and 1 tons, for RV and Freight hauling throughout Canada and the U.S. Year round work, lots of miles and home time, fuel subsidies, benefits, excellent earnings.

306-653-8675, Saskatoon, SK. Website HEAVY DUTY MECHANIC, experienced in www.saskatoonhotshot.com hydraulics, diesel engines, prime movers, tracked vehicles, as well as spray equipment. This is an opportunity for field and TRUCKING COMPANIES NEEDED- Grain shop work. Please send resume by email hauling into AB from SK. Please ph Market to: acemail@acevegetation.com or by fax: Place Commodities Ltd., 403-394-1711, 780-955-9426 or send by mail to: ACE, matthew@marketplacecommodities.com 2001- 8 St. Nisku, AB. T9E 7Z1.

AUTOMOTIVE MECHANIC WANTED located in Carnduff, SK. Journeyman, second or third year apprentice. Offer competitive wages. For info call Lee 306-482-3827, or email resume to goertzfarms@sasktel.net

LONG HAUL SEMI Drivers and Owner Operators required to haul RVs and general freight. Drivers paid 40¢/running mile and pick/drop/border. Owner Operators paid 85% of gross revenue. Benefits, company fuel cards and subsidized insurance. Must have valid passport and ability to cross border. Call Jeremy at 1-800-867-6233, Saskatoon, SK. www.roadexservices.com

RWB RANCH IS LOOKING for full-time Class 1 Drivers and Lease Operators to haul livestock and hogs to and from SK, MB, AB, BC and USA. Year-round work. Experience required, paying top wages, new equipment, benefits and safety bonuses.

403-625-4658, Claresholm, AB. CLASS 1A HD Tow Truck Driver required for Lloydminster, AB, area. Permanent fulltime position. Will train. Abstract required.

John 780-846-0002 or fax 780-846-0005.

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CLASS 1 AND 3 Vac/Water/Tractor Trailer Operators. 3 to 5 years driving experience in remote conditions. Knowledge of the safe operation of vacuum and/or water truck and auxiliary equipment (pump, agitator, TPC, etc.). Safety Training: H2S, First Aid, TDG, WHMIS, PST/CSTS, Confined Space (training can be provided).

Please email/fax current resume, driver’s a b s t r a c t a n d s a fe t y c e r t i fi c at e s t o ops@movac.ca or 403-201-3684, Calgary, WANT: LIVE-IN HOUSEKEEPING or Lac La Biche, Ft. McMurray, AB. Long term CAREGIVER job. Phone 306-463-2705, positions with camp coming available.

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STAMPEDE | CONSTRUCTION

Horse friendly facility gets thumbs up

BY BARB GLEN LETHBRIDGE BUREAU

A pack of six wolves travels along the Bow Valley Parkway east of Lake Louise in western Alberta. | MIKE STURK PHOTO

BAYER CROP SCIENCE | INSECTICIDE

Seed agent reduces dust concerns Neonicotinoid use | New product replaces talc and graphite used to seed corn

BY ROBERT ARNASON BRANDON BUREAU

Bayer CropScience says a new seed fluency agent designed to reduce the amount of insecticide-laden dust emitted from corn planters will be available for growers next year.

The product is a replacement for talc and graphite, which seed companies have used for years to help irregularly shaped corn flow through planters.

The new agent is needed because widespread bee deaths in Ontario and the U.S. Midwest have been linked to insecticide contaminated dust from corn planters during spring seeding.

Almost all of the corn seed in North America is coated with a class of insecticides called neonicotinoids, which protect the corn from insects and soil-borne pests.

Research suggests neonicotinoids are toxic to bee colonies, and this

year the federal Pest Management Regulatory Agency concluded the insecticide was responsible for killing bees at hundreds of bee yards in Ontario in 2012 and 2013.

Consequently, the PMRA announced in September that “the use of neonicotinoid treated corn and soybean seed are not sustainable.”

In the same document, PMRA scientists recommended the use of safer seed flow lubricants to reduce dust emissions from planters and the likelihood of bee kills.

Bayer said laboratory tests show the new agent, which is a polyethylene wax substrate, reduces planter dust by 90 percent.

It posted a video on its website in November featuring positive testimonials from North American farmers who used the new fluency agent in field trials this year.

The video also said the new lubricant reduced the amount of insecti-

cides in the dust by 60 percent.

A Bayer spokesperson said the amount of active ingredient in the dust wasn’t reduced by 90 percent because only a portion of dust contains insecticides.

“When compared to the amount of total dust that is generated during corn seed planting, there is a much smaller fraction of dust containing active ingredient because of the binders that are used in the seed treatment application,” she said.

“Total dust is measured by physically weighing the dust as it is emitted by the vacuum meter, including organic seed-related dust and planter lubricant-related dust. This is independent of any potential seed treatment-related dust, where the amount of active ingredient is determined using chemical analysis.”

The Ontario Beekeepers’ Association (OBA) and a coalition of other groups, including the Sierra Club, have said a new fluency agent for

corn and soybean seed will not protect bees from neonicotinoids.

Tibor Szabo, a beekeeper from Moffat, Ont., and OBA vice president, said he’s tired of the focus on dust at seeding time. Instead, he wants more research on the systemic environmental risks associated with neonicotinoids.

“Has anyone ever actually traced all of the neonics found on dead bees, stored pollen and water sources to the dust at planting time? Is there any real evidence to support this assumption?” he said in an email. “Since 80 to 90 percent of active ingredients do not enter the target crop and that (neonics) are persistent and water soluble, it seems to me that this source is more likely at the core of a number of bee losses…. This selective concentration on one aspect (dust)… serves only to limit discussion and the development of appropriate science-based policy and responsive programs.”

FERTILIZERS | PRODUCER PROTOCOL

Alta. growers to qualify for greenhouse gas credits under 4R program

BY ROBERT ARNASON BRANDON BUREAU

Alberta growers who satisfy fertilizer application protocols will qualify for greenhouse gas offset credits next year.

Clyde Graham, Canadian Fertilizer Institute vice-president of strategy and alliances, said farmers who follow 4R practices — right source, right time, right place and the right rate — can substantially mitigate nitrous oxide emissions from their land.

“Generally, if a farmer improves their best management practices

when it comes to fertilizer use, our very conservative estimate is they can reduce their N2O (nitrous oxide) emissions by 15 to 25 percent,” Graham said in a statement.

The institute’s Farming 4R Land program, a sustainability initiative that encourages growers to adopt beneficial management practices around fertilizer, is now entering Phase 2.

The Climate Change and Emissions Management Corp., an Alberta nonprofit, has committed $252,500 to the second phase, in which the program will help implement Alber-

ta’s Nitrous Oxide Emission Reduction Protocol (NERP) to allow farmers to qualify for carbon credits within the Alberta Offset System.

The first phase of the project focused mostly on education, providing farmers with information about NERP. A CFI commissioned study indicated growers who adopted 4R practices under NERP improved net returns by $9 to $87 per acre.

“For a small farm, that might amount to $4,000 a year, “ Graham said.

“For a very large enterprise, it could

be hundreds of thousands of dollars per year in improved net revenue.”

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s website notes that nitrous oxide represents about five percent of American greenhouse gas emissions.

The application of nitrogen fertilizer to U.S. soil is the major source of nitrous oxide emissions, representing 70 percent of total emissions.

The CFI project has set a goal to have “enough acreage qualified … to support offset transactions equal to 25,000 tonnes (carbon dioxide equivalent) by the end of 2014.”

The doors haven’t opened yet at the Agrium Western Event Centre on the Calgary Stampede grounds, but four horse-centred groups have already booked 2014 events in the new venue.

The Arabian Horse Association’s regional championships will be held there July 21-26, the Team Roping Canada finals will run Sept. 26-28, the Canadian Team Cattle Penning Association national finals are scheduled Oct. 9-14 and Royal West, a new equestrian show produced by Rocky Mountain Show Jumping, will run Oct. 23-Nov. 1.

The 150,000 sq. foot centre, which cost $61.5 million, is one of the largest capital projects in the Stampede’s 101-year history. Its competitor friendly and horse friendly designs are key attributes cited by those who have booked events.

“It’s going to be a pretty fancy facility and a good large arena,” said Ken Hillard of the Canadian Team Cattle Penning Association.

“It’s going to be great because there aren’t any other facilities that are large enough to handle us, when we get anywhere from 800 to 1,200 teams. We are limited anywhere else.”

The team penning finals used to be held in the old Stampede Corral, but its use required removal of the ice in the arena and installation of dirt and other infrastructure.

Costs associated with that forced the event to move three years ago to the Claresholm Agriplex in Claresholm, Alta. Hillard praised that venue and those associated with it, but size limited event growth.

The Agrium centre will have 400 stalls compared to 232 in Claresholm. A fully indoor venue also has advantages in unpredictable fall weather.

“You can saddle your horse inside, just ride 88 feet, I think it is, and you’re into the new facilities there, where you can warm your horse up and you’ll be able to watch penning from your horse when you’re getting ready to ride.”

The large warm-up arena and 250 by 125 foot show arena are also attractions for Art Gallais of Team Roping Canada, which has held its finals in Olds, Alta., since 2004.

Gallais said a larger arena and viewing area are advantages.

“The last two years we’ve had between 1,300 and 1,500 teams at our finals, so it has grown. When we started we were at about 800,” said Gallais.

Rent will be higher in Calgary, but it might attract additional sponsors and increase income from stall fees and other avenues, he added.

Royal West is a new venture that will include show jumping as well as barrel racing, heavy horse shows and terrier racing.

Bonni Clark of Stampede corporate communications said Royal West organizer John Anderson had been considering such a show for years but lacked an appropriate venue.

The Arabian event, which involves up to 500 horses, is expected to draw higher participation for its various events because of southern Alberta’s attractions in addition to the show.

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Breeders focus too much on milk production: researcher Cattle chromosomes | Study of Angus and Holstein breeds shows that lack of genetic diversity could lower bulls’ fertility

BY MARGARET EVANS FREELANCE WRITER

LINDELL BEACH, B.C. — Recent research has found that the Y chromosome of bulls contains more active genes than the Y chromosome of other mammals, such as primates.

This discovery may help biologists more fully understand the evolution of cattle and other species and help breeders and farmers more effectively maintain genetic diversity and increase their livestock’s fertility.

Wansheng Liu, associate professor of animal genomics at Pennsylvania State University, said there has been too much genetic selection for milk yield in the dairy industry at the expense of fertility.

“In the past 60 years, we have put too much attention on the milk side,” said Liu, whose study was published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

“There is a negative association.

You have a group of genes involved with reproduction at the same time as milk production.”

Consistently selecting for milk

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production may eventually lower bulls’ fertility, said Liu, who stressed the need for the industry to pay more attention to the problem to protect the future breeding potential of cattle.

Male reproduction is concentrated

on the mammalian Y chromosome (MSY), which contains clusters of genes for that specific function.

The Y chromosome sequence is available for the human, chimpanz e e a n d ma c a q u e, b u t l i t t l e i s known about the transcriptome, or genetic makeup, of the MSY in other mammals Liu’s study looked at the MSY in cattle by direct testis cDNA selection and RNA sequence approaches.

Liu’s team studied Angus and Holstein bulls at ages of three days, three weeks, three months, six months, seven to eight months, two

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As the cattle aged, the researchers analyzed the expression of the Y-linked genes and the complementary DNA from the bulls’ testis.

Complementary DNA is a form of DNA synthesized from a messenger RNA. According to a news release from Penn State, the team identified 1,274 genes in the male-specific region on the bovine Y chromosome, which take part in coding proteins. The number compares to the 31 to 78 genes associated in the Y chromosome of the chimpanzee and macaque.

They also found that the genes in the bovine Y chromosome were much more “transcr iptionally active.”

Transcription is the means by which cells read and regulate the genetic instruction in their genes.

The team also identified 375 novel noncoding gene families on the bovine Y chromosome, which are mostly expressed in different stages of the testis.

“Y-linked genes have a number of functions, such as male sex determination, maleness and spermatogenesis,” Liu said.

“Our recent data show that very limited numbers of Y-lineages (paternal lineages) are present in today’s Holstein population that may have a significant impact on the male reproduction or even the survival of this breed. So, there is a need to keep more Y-lineages in the breed by using more sires to enhance the genetic diversity.”

The problem, as Liu sees it, is that cattle breeders have little knowledge of the role the Y chromosome plays in fertility and reproduction.

As a result, they may base their bull selection on physical characteristics, size, and meat-milk yield, all to the detriment of protecting vibrant, diversified male fertility. That genetic inheritance is passed exclusively through the male line.

“In today’s dairy breeds such as Holsteins, they have a very limited genetic pool because of the negative effects of the accumulation of inbreeding and the loss of genetic diversity,” said Liu. “Also, the fertility traits are genetically negative-related to milk production. Extensive selection for milk production and the heavy use of top sires in AI may lead to the decline of fertility.”

The discovery of the 1,274 transcriptionally active genes and 375 noncoding RNAs challenges the traditional notion that the MSY is gene poor and inactive.

Liu hopes that understanding genetic diversity will help producers improve their herds through outbreeding for male fertility.

He said the lineage of most of the bulls in current Holstein herds can be traced back to just a few bulls over a couple of hundred years.

“The bovine genome sequence was published in 2009,” he said.

“As that genome sequence was from a female, the findings of the bovine Y chromosome study is a significant contribution to the completion of the bovine — male and female — genome project.”

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Animal abuse, beef recall suit settled in U.S.

Organic standard update called overdue Two-year review | Ottawa kicks in $297,000 to help the Organic Federation of Canada pay for the review

BY SEAN PRATT SASKATOON NEWSROOM

(Reuters) — Several California companies and individuals tied to the largest beef recall in U.S. history have settled charges of animal cruelty and the slaughtering of sick cattle for food, including beef supplied to a national school lunch program.

The settlements end a federal fraud lawsuit begun in February 2008 by the Humane Society of the United States, which obtained a video that appeared to show inhumane cattle treatment and improper inspections of sick cattle at a plant in Chino, Calif., run by Westland Meat Co. and Hallmark Meat Co. Under the settlements, Westland agreed to enter a $155.68 million consent judgment, which its lawyer said is unlikely to be collected because the company is defunct, while its owner, Steve Mendell, agreed to pay $240,000.

The government also said M&M Management LLC, Cattleman’s Choice Inc., the estate of Cattleman’s late owner, Aaron “Arnie” Magidow, and Magidow’s widow, JoAnn, will pay $2.45 million. JoAnn Magidow was not accused of wrongdoing.

Two other defendants, Donald Hallmark Sr. and Donald Hallmark Jr., settled in October 2012 for $304,130.

According to the lawsuit, Westland/Hallmark treated cattle inhumanely and falsely represented that it processed meat only from ambulatory cattle, when it also used “downer” cattle that can walk only with help. Such cattle are considered a greater risk to spread illness.

Mark Troy, a partner at the law firm Crowell & Moring representing Westland, Mendell and M&M, said federal meat inspectors “had been on site 100 percent of the time and inspected every single cow,” but the government blamed Westland because workers had been caught on the video mistreating cows.

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Canada’s organic standard is getting a long overdue overhaul.

The federal government is providing the Organic Federation of Canada with $297,000 to kick-start a twoyear review of the standard.

Federation president Ted Zettel said the review needs to address hundreds of outstanding issues to get the national standard up-to-date.

“Like it or not, a sound regulatory environment is really crucial to doing business,” he said. “Zettel said a robust and transparent national stan-

dard is imperative for maintaining a Canadian organic food and beverage market worth $3 billion in 2012 and exports worth $458 million.

Canadian G eneral Standards Board (CGSB) rules state that the Canadian Organic Standards must be reviewed every five years. The current standard was published in 2006, so it is two years overdue for a review.

The government pays for a maximum of 75 percent of the $379,000 required for the process, which means $82,000 has to come from the organic industry.

“We’re engaging with everybody we can think of to raise that money.”

Less than half of the required amount has been raised so far.

The review is expected to take two years and will include three meetings of the CGSB’s technical committee.

On the agenda will be 187 cases that people involved in the organic industry have brought before the Standards Interpretation Committee because of a lack of clarity in the existing standard.

The committee recommended to the CGSB that a wording change in the standard was necessary in 48 of those cases.

Zettel said most of the cases involve different interpretations of a clause by

two or more certification bodies, which causes farmers to lodge complaints about an unlevel playing field.

For example, the existing standard prohibits an apiary from being located within three kilometres of prohibited substances such as pesticides.

The idea was to keep organic honey production away from conventional agriculture. However, what about a nearby homeowner who sprays a flower bed with Roundup?

“The ideal is that you have clear standards and that everybody plays by the same rules,” said Zettel.

The revised standard is expected to be published in August 2015.

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MORE WHEAT AGRONOMY Agronomist Thom Weir takes at look at the role fertility and fertilization timing plays in building yield and protein. The value of protein is variable depending on the market. Yield always pays off for the farmer. | Page 93

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Bigger wheat yields in every farm’s future Geza Racz advised planning for fertility and yield. | MICHAEL RAINE

Improved agronomy | How to increase yields for the world’s wheat crops SASKATOON NEWSROOM

Good science and a little water go a long way toward understanding wheat yields.

“It seems like it should be a mystery, how this little seed can know when it is the right time to launch into producing a great big plant, and with nothing more than what is packed into that little, tiny package and some water, get to be a seedling, inches high,” said Markus Braaten, an agronomist from Kalispell, Montana, who heads agronomy extension work for Agri-Trend in the United States.

“But it’s not. It’s science. Every seed has all of the necessary nutrients to do it, or it should have.”

Braaten, who provides agronomy services to a mix of irrigated and dryland grain production covering 50,000 acres, said plants’ main concern is getting to reproduction.

“Our job as farmers is to maximize that system. We could spend a lot of time talking about the role of boron in a plant, but we need to fix all the big stuff first,” he told Agritrend’s 2 0 1 3 Fa r m Fo r u m Ev e n t i n Saskatoon last week.

“When we think of yield potential, target yield, we have to think of what is economically possible, versus what is theoretical. Two hundred and thirtytwo bushels spring wheat in New Zealand is the world record. We might not be talking a goal that high, but 100 bu. per acre is not out of reach.”

Numbers of spikes per acre, florets per plant and kernels per spikelet deliver yield, and agronomists calculate that higher yields from spring wheat are possible, as long as the necessary supports are in place to deliver plant health at the right times and to the right numbers of plants per acre.

Braaten said the bigger problems holding back yields relate more to ideal plant populations and fertility as it pertains to the major nutrients.

Montana farmers planting winter wheat earlier this fall saw variations in seed populations of 10,000 to 18,000 seeds per pound.

“When you are measuring your seeding rate in bushels per acre, you aren’t doing the one thing that matters the most: figuring out how many plants you will have in the field (by flowering time),” he said.

For example, wheat with a seed size

that yields 10,000 seeds per lb. and seeded at a rate of 131 lb. per acre will result in 30 seeds per sq. foot. A 12,000 count per lb. will reach that same goal at 109 lb., while 16,000 seeds will take only 82 lb. At 18,000 seeds per lb., the same 30 seeds per sq. foot will be reached with just 73 lb. of wheat seed.

While the larger seeds tend to produce healthier young plants that will do better, seedling survival can also be influenced by seed treatment and careful planting regimes.

“You need to plan for the ideal number of plants to produce your target yield. Spring wheat is going to be higher than winter wheat when it comes to an ideal plant population,” Braaten said.

“More plants equals more photosynthesis. We often short our potential by not getting our plant populations high enough. Percent germination, seed size and mortality all play into growing big wheat yields. Seed based on a target plant population — if you seed a bushel and a half per acre, how many plants is that? If you don’t know, spend the time to figure that out.”

Once the number of plants is known, a fertility plan can be established with reasonable expectations of reaching a yield goal, provided the crop receives the necessary moisture.

He said 25 to 30 plants per foot are ideal in dryland production and 30 to 35 for irrigation systems.

Braaten said an ideal wheat crop on the U.S. Plains and western Canada requires 135 frost free days, timely rain in May, June and mid-July, soil pH near 6.5, no days hotter than 29 C, no days hotter than 26 C with a strong wind, few weeds and phosphorus soil tests of at least 22 parts per million and potassium of 250 p.p.m.

“OK, we won’t get all of those, so we had better manage what we can,” he said.

Manitoba agronomist Geza Racz said projecting what a crop needs for its major nutrients is critical to maximizing yields.

“Planning for nitrogen removal by the crop you want to grow gives you an idea of what you will need to provide to reach that targeted yield,” he said.

Braaten said the 2013 season was a good example of nitrogen use.

“You haul the same amount of nitrogen to the elevator in the winter.

When you have higher protein in

Markus Braaten said wheat plant populations are critical to yields.

Projecting what a crop needs for its major nutrients is critical to maximizing yields. | FILE PHOTO

YIELD LOSS AS A PERCENTAGE DUE TO LOW SOIL PH Soil pH >> Corn YIELD LOSS

BY MICHAEL RAINE

PHOTOS

4.7 pH 66%

5.0 pH 27%

5.7 pH 17%

6.8 pH none

Soybean

35%

21%

20%

none

Wheat

32%

24%

11%

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your seed, you haul it in fewer loads.

This year, producers had higher yields and found they had lower protein,” he said.

“Overall, we get paid by the pound, with a bonus for protein.”

Research at the U.S. Department of Agriculture has shown that the amount of calcium, magnesium, potassium, phosphorus, iron, copper, zinc and selenium contained in harvested American wheat between 1963 and 2003 fell by 10 to 20 percent

in most cases. The amount of selenium fell by 50 percent.

“So farmers and breeders have been focusing mainly on wheat yields, not what is inside the grain,” he said.

When it comes to wheat seeking nutrients in the soil, he said the crop only uses two percent of the dirt in any given year.

“So think about where you are locating your immobile nutrients.

The phosphorus, copper, iron, man-

ganese and zinc: they have to be where that wheat plant will find them,” he said.

Corn research in the U.S. is starting to focus on banding immobile nutrients in the seed row, but the strategy could also work for wheat and canola crops, say researchers at the University of Illinois.

“As we start to get to higher yields in wheat, we are going to need to examine new ways to deliver nutrients.

There will need to be some banding and strategies such as seed placed ESN to deliver N when the plant needs it, without damaging plant populations,” he said.

“I expect that in my lifetime we will have average wheat yields of 200 bushels per acre. We will need to find ways to deliver 400 to 500 lb. of nitrogen to that crop. There will need to be some strategies for getting balanced nutrition in place.”

Soil types are tougher to control.

For most producers it is a matter of living with what they have.

“Low pH will limit what is available in terms of yield potential, but knowing the fields and knowing where to invest and where not to will create the overall profitability needed to farm the better land well,” he said.

“A pH drop from 6.8 to five will cut yields by a quarter. So knowing what you are working with is critical to successfully managing the crop,” said Braaten.

He said the crop will need to access 23 inches of moisture to reach the 100 bu. average yield.

“It is easier in irrigation, but wheat is a very good scavenger and will go very deep into the soil’s profile to find what it needs,” he said.

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Trouble looms with shorter canola rotation, warns expert Risk of disease, herbicide resistance | The canola industry must take action before future production is threatened, says researcher

BY DAN YATES SASKATOON NEWSROOM

An Agriculture Canada researcher issued a cautionary message last week to an audience of canola industry members.

Neil Harker said the two-year canola rotation that dominates the Prairies comes with inherent risks that threaten future production of the crop: increased levels of disease and pests and the breakdown of variety resistance.

“I think we’re at a point where we shouldn’t just say more and more is better,” Harker said.

“We’ve had record production.

Perhaps we should look for some opportunity to go elsewhere. The canola industry needs to act decisively soon.”

Canola acres in Western Canada have grown dramatically, from 12 million acres in 2000 to 20 million in recent years, putting as many as onethird of prairie acres into canola production.

“How do we promote biodiversity in a cropping system that has essentially two components?” Canola Council of Canada agronomist Greg Sekulic told the Saskatoon meeting.

“If you ever want to see a sea of eyes go blank, stand in front of a group of farmers and tell them that the only way to do that is to have a four year rotation.”

Growers have found that a two-year crop rotation of canola and wheat is the most profitable, although research has found better canola performance in a three-year rotation that includes peas.

“We can’t fault producers for taking advantage of a good climate to recover costs they lost in a bad year,” Harker said in an interview.

“You can take advantage of that for a few years, but eventually if you keep that same tactic, you’ll have problems, and it won’t be economic anymore.”

The shorter rotation increases the chances for the buildup and spread of diseases, such as blackleg and clubroot, and herbicide resistant weeds. Western Canada has already seen the spread of glyphosate resistant kochia.

Sekulic said the industry has taken steps to reduce chemical use, primarily insecticides, to maintain populations of beneficial insects and honeybees. Economic thresholds are being adhered to “quite well,” he added.

He also said researchers have found that altering herbicide applications so that they leave some weed populations can reduce root maggot damage with minimal economic loss. “(That’s) one reason to potentially not apply that second application of herbicide and pushing off some potential resistance while at the same time getting a whole lot less root maggot damage,” said Sekulic.

Harker said Roundup Ready corn, soybeans and cotton have been con-

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Short canola rotations are providing short-term profits but could lead to long-term disease issues. | FILE PHOTO tinually cropped in the southern United States with consequences.

A survey earlier this year found that almost half of U.S. farmers have reported glyphosate resistant weeds.

In Arkansas, cotton acres have fallen by almost two-thirds since 2005, and other states have seen similar drops.

It’s partly due to the economics of

the crop but also because of multiple weed resistance that has decreased the utility of glyphosate.

“I think the more we repeat something over and over and over again, the more that Mother Nature finds a way around it, whether we’re putting pressure on a specific group of weeds or insects or diseases,” said Harker.

Adding copper can prevent lodging, increase yields

BY KRISTEN MCEWEN SASKATOON NEWSROOM

Lodging in this year’s crop could have been caused by a lack of copper in the soil.

Agri-Trend agronomist Ieuan Evans told last week’s 2013 Farm Forum Event in Saskatoon that using copper on soil can prevent crops from lodging and increase yields.

Copper is a micronutrient that is essential to forming lignin, which contributes to stem strength in cereals, canola and peas. Two copper based enzymes must be present in crop stems to produce lignin.

Lodging that wasn’t caused by strong winds or storms might have been the result of a copper deficiency in the soil.

Evans said copper is just as important to crops as potash, potassium and manganese.

“Potash is important, but it does not form lignin,” Evans said. “It does not form the strength of the plant.”

He said manganese causes copper enzymes to become more mobile and potassium is important for enzymes to move in crops. However, deficiencies in either nutrient can lead to a lack of copper enzymes.

Evans said land in areas such as North Dakota and Alberta is 60 percent copper sufficient. Twenty percent of land can be perpetually copper deficient if it is sandy or peat soil and another 20 percent could be copper deficient if the soil is wet, preventing crop roots from reaching subsoil.

“Sometimes when you have good land, you don’t need any (extra nutrients) because good land has all the nutrients and micronutrients you need,” Evans said. “But we’ve been farming for years, and remember we live on the Prairies … and we get nine to 10 months a year of refrigeration.

Things don’t break down.”

IEUAN EVANS AGRONOMIST

As a result, Evans said soil can remain fertile for a long period of time. It is a biological mass in which bacteria and fungi are breaking down crop residue from the previous year, he added. A high amount of organic matter can use up nutrients such as nitrogen and copper if the land is deficient in the nutrient.

Cereals such as wheat and barley fight bacteria and fungi in the soil for nutrients.

“When you pile up manure on a field, all you have is almost like a peat soil and peat soils tie up copper,” Evans said.

“They sequester it. Copper and peat don’t get on well together.”

Evans recommended planting canola, peas, beans, soybeans, oats or alfalfa in manure-fertilized fields instead of wheat and barley.

Copper can also increase yields.

For example, he said farmers in Alberta and Manitoba produced 30 to 40 bushels per acre of lodged sample wheat last year on organic sandy loam soil. After applying $10,000 worth of copper to quarter sections at five pounds of copper per acre, producers this year yielded 75 bu. per acre of No. 1 and No. 2 wheat that matured early without lodging.

“Micronutrients are every bit as essential as macro(nutrients) if they’re deficient,” he said. “If they’re not deficient, don’t worry. Do a soil test, put an acre (of copper) in, put two acres in.”

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PRECISION AGRICULTURE | PLANNING

Mapping potential profits using satellite data GIS mapping | Data from soils and yield mapping can be used to determine if it is economically beneficial to fix problems

BY MICHAEL RAINE SASKATOON NEWSROOM

Field mapping has turned from telling tales about soil quality, topography, salinity and yield to proclaiming profitability.

Precision field maps, with their multi-coloured measurements, are well known to most farmers, despite only being used by a minority of growers.

Kevin Pattison’s field maps have taken on the colours of money. The Alberta precision agronomist is putting a new analysis system through its early paces with farmers and agronomists that are partnered with Agritrend.

Provided the farmers have collected and entered enough data, or have a good idea of their cost of production numbers, Agritrend can now map their managed fields based on financial returns.

The Agridata system allows farmers to track all of their operational costs inside the company’s Field Manager software. When combined with the yield and other mapped data and a projected or actual price for the commodity, the software will plot the profitability of every pixel in the map.

“You can see the potential profit, or loss per acre. And you can decide whether it is worth fixing and if you are making the right crop choices,” he said.

Producers can simulate cost/benefit effects based on the known information about the fields, creating a better educated guess about how a particular investment in fertilizer or fungicide might pay off or whether adding gypsum or lime to a field will truly pay.

It would also help them determine if the poor yielding area should be left to under-perform and the same

Agronomist Kevin Pattison told producers at the Farm Forum in Saskatoon that they can map more than yields and soil. | invested dollars would pay off better on already more productive land.

Yield maps are critical to the process and “can still be a bit of challenge for some growers running several combines in the same fields,” but with a little time or the assistance of a precision agriculture specialist that data can be smoothed out to create accurate picture.

Once a map is made, with anomalous highs and lows cut out, a visual check of the known data can be done by the farmer though viewing a histogram graphic.

That set of bar graphs shows off the

number of bushels produced from each zone within the field.

“Eighty percent of the yield in most fields comes from the top performing zones. If the histogram tells you something that seems odd, there is likely a problem with the data. You need to take a closer look and fix the data,” he said.

So far the company has five of its agronomists working with the new profitability mapping software and Pattison said they will activate trials for customers.

The profitability maps show at a glance the areas of the field where the

most money is made per acre and where the money pits exist.

“Profits are made buy building margins on those acres. With this you can see them,” he said.

“We haven’t taken it to a full release yet. We haven’t figured out what the charge will be yet, but there will be an extra fee for the service,” he said during the Agritrend Farm Forum in Saskatoon last week.

Ryan Goodwin an agronomist with South Country Equipment in Regina said this type of map solution is one more reason for producers to start collecting yield data from

MICHAEL RAINE PHOTO

their combines.

“The equipment is capable of collecting the data. The files are large and will need to be managed at some point, but there is the opportunity for greater profitability if you have the information captured,” he said.

A show of hands amongst farmers attending the seminar indicated that more than 60 percent had the ability to collect site specific yield data, but less than 20 percent were capturing it.

About 10 percent indicated that they were actually using the data in their farm management regime.

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WHEAT RESEARCH | PROTEIN

Discern nitrogen requirements to maximize yield, protein

THOM WEIR

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major hamburger chain once p o p u l a r i z e d t h e s ay i n g : “where’s the beef?”

This fall, I have heard a similar refrain from farmers. They are asking: “where’s the protein?”

There have been few disappointments with this year’s harvest, but protein levels may be one.

Higher protein wheat almost became a liability last year. Premiums all but disappeared and the specs for a lot of wheat that was being sought was below 13 percent.

Many people thought that growing protein in the post CWB monopoly era was going to be of much less importance than it had once been.

This belief has been shown to have been a market reaction to the drought in the United States.

This year, the market is once again asking for high protein wheat and offering premiums for it.

Thus the cry of “where’s the protein” from producers and grain buyers when wheat is delivered to the elevator.

Now is a good time to review protein and the factors that result in high and low protein wheat.

Many factors go into determining wheat’s yield and the protein content: soil type, soil nitrogen distribution, soil moisture at seeding, growing season moisture, application of phosphate and sulphur fertilizers, variety and organic matter.

NITROGEN: YIELD VS. PROTEIN

PROTEIN FACTS

Wheat needs significant nitrogen levels to create healthy plants and deliver protein to the seed. Yield is set early in the season and is related in part to the supply of nutrients. Protein levels in the seed are a result of healthy plants being able to access nitrogen and other nutrients at the appropriate time.

• CWRS wheat protein is directly proportional to available nitrogen during the growing season.

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Nitrogen taken up by the plant after yield is set goes to increasing protein

Any factor that increases yields usually lowers protein content because a fixed supply of nitrogen is diluted over a larger amount of crop.

The first demand of the wheat plant on nitrogen is for yield. Once yield requirements for nitrogen are satisfied, the surplus nitrogen is converted to extra protein.

If we could predict moisture availability, we could use models developed by Geza Racz at the University of Manitoba to predict the amount of nitrogen required to achieve a specified protein content for wheat.

Unfortunately, we cannot predict growing season weather and moisture.

However, moisture supply is least variable in the Prairies’ black soils. As a result, we can more reliably predict the effect of extra nitrogen on protein content in areas of higher rainfall such as Manitoba than in lower rainfall regions such as southwestern Saskatchewan.

The results that were achieved in studies I was involved in follow a predictable path: • Protein increased from 12.5 to 16.1 percent with the addition of nitrogen. Nitrogen maximized yield when applied before seeding and maximized protein when top dressed at flowering time.

• Seventy percent of the plant’s nitrogen requirements are taken up when only 30 percent of plant growth has occurred.

• The largest portion of the nitrogen is taken up by the plant early in the growing season. This nitrogen is later trans-located to the seed portion of the plant as it matures.

Potential yield is set by the late tillering stage and is determined by available moisture and nutrient supply up to that point in time.

• Nitrogen taken up after the yield has been set will generally contribute only to protein. Conversely, the early season nitrogen taken up by the crop will be distributed over

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fewer bushels if a large amount of nitrogen is consumed by the crop early in the growing season followed by an environmental stress that reduces yields. This will result in high protein concentration, which has often been the case in Saskatchewan’s brown soil zone, well known for its production of high protein wheat.

Nitrogen lacking According to Racz’s research, unless wheat’s protein content is in the range of 13.2 to 13.5 percent, chances are not enough nitrogen is being applied to maximize yields based on available moisture. Protein content cannot be effectively raised until crop yield nears its maximum potential.

Organic matter and its mineralization also play an important role in protein.

Mineralized nitrogen from organic

matter moves into the soil throughout the season, which means some of it will transfer after the optimum yield has been set. As a result, this nitrogen will go towards protein.

There can be a significant effect on protein if enough nitrogen is mineralized. Estimates have been made that, under normal precipitation, 10 pounds of nitrogen are mineralized for every percent of organic matter in the soil.

For example, soil with five percent organic matter will produce 50 lb. of nitrogen through mineralization in an average year. Unlike fertilizer nitrogen, almost all of this nitrogen is available to the crop and would be equal to 75 to 100 lb. of fertilizer nitrogen.

An annual application of 90 to 110 lb. of nitrogen in the black soil zone for 10 to 12 years in a continuous notill program may increase organic matter mineralization enough to

• Increasing the nitrogen rate higher than what is needed for maximum yield will continue to increase protein content.

• Top-dress nitrogen applied during flowering may increase protein if rainfall occurs shortly after application.

• A soil test, along with a sound fertility program, is the first step in achieving maximum yields and protein premiums.

• Long term no-till and aggressive fertilizer applications will improve mineralization of nitrogen from organic matter and lead to higher protein levels.

• A protein level of 13.5 percent in hard red spring wheat indicates that nitrogen levels and moisture availability were in balance.

Levels higher or lower than 13.5 percent indicate nitrogen levels were higher or lower than the level of available moisture. ensure good protein levels in wheat w h e n f e r t i l i z e d t o re a s o na b l e levels.

Adjacent fields that have had lower nitrogen applications or where the soil has been continually tilled may not attain similar protein levels when fertilized at similar levels.

There have been stories of increasing protein by adding sulphur to wheat. This has been duplicated in research trials but occurs only where sulfur is deficient in the soil.

Adding sulfur to fields that already had sufficient levels did not increase protein.

Thom Weir is an agronomist with Farmer’s Edge. He can be reached by emailing thom. weir@farmersedge.ca.

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COUNTRY-OF-ORIGIN LABELLING | POLITICAL UPHEAVAL

COOL ineffective, costly on both sides of border,

BY BARBARA DUCKWORTH CALGARY BUREAU

Hopes that the U.S. farm bill will quash country-of-origin labelling could be dashed as a fractious Congress and White House wage war over unrelated issues.

The most recent version of COOL went into effect Nov. 23. It is stricter than the version that Canada and Mexico challenged at the World Trade Organization last year, making it a bigger headache for Canadian and Mexican livestock producers, who stand to lose more than $1 billion a year in trade.

Urban politicians argue that the

legislation protects consumers’ right to know where their food comes from, but the chief lobbyist for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association said most people do not know it exists.

“Our consumers don’t care,” Colin Woodall told the November Canfax forum held in Calgary.

Private branded products might carry the country-of-origin label, but few actually notice or seek it out.

Surveys have found people are drawn to the price and appearance of meat, whether it is beef, pork or chicken.

“There is all this trouble over this cruddy little label,” he said.

If nothing else changes, we as the U.S. industry expect retaliation to take place in the fall of 2014. We think it will be absolutely devastating to us … It has put us in a trade war with our two most valuable trading partners.

COLIN WOODALL, NATIONAL CATTLEMEN’S BEEF ASSOCIATION LOBBYIST

Woodall said defending consumers’ right to know is not a sound argument because it does not apply to food service, restaurant or further processing, so half the meat is exempt.

Meanwhile, Congress is hashing through a new farm bill worth $500

billion. A major road block between Democrats and the Tea Party influenced Republicans is how much to cut from the food stamp program.

The Democrats want to cut $4 billion while the Republicans are pushing for up to $40 billion.

The farm bill could die and changes to COOL lost if they can’t agree on cuts to the program.

In addition, 2014 is an important mid-term election year, in which one-third of the Senate could be replaced. As a result, not much business will be done in the coming year.

Consequently, COOL will end up before the WTO next year as Canada and Mexico protest the latest version.

“We will lose again,” said Woodall.

Canada’s next move is retaliatory duties on a long list of American products ranging from livestock to office furniture.

“If nothing else changes, we as the U.S. industry expect retaliation to

2013 Canadian Western Agribition G

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BLACK ANGUS GRAND CHAMPION AND RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION FEMALE 1st ........................................................Miller WIlson Angus, Bashaw, AB 2nd ............................................................ Remitall Farms Inc., Olds, AB GRAND CHAMPION AND RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION BULL 1st ........................................................... Hamilton Farms, Cochrane, AB Additional Owner: Dave and Lynn Longshore 2nd ............................................................ Come As U R, Storthoaks, SK

RED ANGUS

GRAND CHAMPION AND RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION FEMALE 1st ................................................................BAR-E-L Angus, Stettler, AB 2nd. .............................................. Six Mile Ranch Ltd., Fir Mountain, SK GRAND CHAMPION AND RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION BULL 1st ........................................................... Redrich Farms, Forestburg, AB 2nd. ......................................................Rainbow Red Angus, Cherhill, AB

CHAROLAIS GRAND CHAMPION AND RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION FEMALE 1st ..................................................................Oattes Cattle, Cobden, ON 2nd ....................................................Rollin Acres Charolais, Mulmur, ON Additional Owner: Gold-Bar Livestock GRAND CHAMPION AND RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION BULL 1st ........................................................McLeod Livestock, Cochrane, AB Additional Owner: Silver Spur Land & Cattle 2nd ................................................................Hicks Charolais, Arthur, ON

GELBVIEH

GRAND CHAMPION AND RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION FEMALE 1st .......................................................... Davidson Gelbvieh, Ponteix, SK 2nd ......................................................Fladeland Livestock, Gladmar, SK Additional Owner: Delbert & Tammy Wyatt GRAND CHAMPION AND RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION BULL 1st ....................................................................V & V Farms, Redcliff, AB 2nd ......................................................Fladeland Livestock, Gladmar, SK

HORNED HEREFORD

GRAND CHAMPION AND RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION FEMALE 1st ........................................................... Big Gully Farm, Maidstone, SK 2nd ..............................................Mission Ridge Herefords, Raymore, SK GRAND CHAMPION AND RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION BULL 1st ........................................................... Big Gully Farm, Maidstone, SK Additional Owner: White Cattle Company 2nd ................................................... Triple A Herefords, Moose Jaw, SK

POLLED HEREFORD

GRAND CHAMPION AND RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION FEMALE 1st .......................Medonte Highlands Polled Herefords, Mississauga, ON Additional Owner: Double J Polled Herefords 2nd ........................................................ Cayley Cattle Co., Princeton, BC Additional Owner: Shar-Lo Farms GRAND CHAMPION AND RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION BULL 1st .......................................... Double J Polled Herefords, Maidstone, SK 2nd ......................................... Haroldsons Polled Herefords, Wawota, SK Additional Owner: Beck Powell

LIMOUSIN

FIRST LADY CLASSIC

GRAND CHAMPION AND RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION FEMALE 1st ................................................. Pinnacle View Limousin, Quesnel, BC 2nd .....................................................Payne Livestock, Lloydminster, SK GRAND CHAMPION AND RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION BULL 1st ......................................................Payne Livestock, Lloydminster, SK 2nd ..........................................................Anchor B Limousin, Hanley, SK

1st .....................................................Michelson Land & Cattle, Ituna, SK Additional Owner: Mainstream Genetics 2nd .....................................................Wheatland Cattle Co., Bienfait, SK

LOWLINE

GRAND CHAMPION AND RESERVE GRAND FIRST LADY 1st ........................................................Miller Wilson Angus, Bashaw, AB 2nd ..................................................Justamere Farms, Lloydminster, SK Additional Owner: Tyra Fox Additional Owner: Justamere Farms

GRAND CHAMPION AND RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION FEMALE 1st ......................................................High Point Lowlines, Victoria, BC 2nd ......................................Idaho Lowline Cattle Company, Hayden, ID GRAND CHAMPION AND RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION BULL 1st ............................................... Tunk Mountain Ranch, Riverside, WA 2nd .....................................................High Point Lowlines, Victoria, BC

MAINE ANJOU

GRAND CHAMPION AND RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION FEMALE 1st ......................................................... Fairland Cattle Co., Penhold, AB 2nd .............................................................Gutzke Maines, Weyburn, SK GRAND CHAMPION AND RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION BULL 1st ......................................................... Fairland Cattle Co., Penhold, AB 2nd .............................................Lightning Strike Cattle Co., Grenfell, SK

SHORTHORN GRAND CHAMPION AND RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION FEMALE 1st ...................................................... Anwender Cattle Co., Radville, SK 2nd ........................................... Leahy Stock Farm, Douro - Dummer, ON GRAND CHAMPION AND RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION BULL 1st .........................................................Buba, Jordan, Spruce Grove, AB Additional Owner: Andie Hadway 2nd ..................................................... Anwender Cattle Co., Radville, SK

SIMMENTAL GRAND CHAMPION AND RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION FEMALE 1st ......................................................Wheatland Cattle Co., Bienfait, SK 2nd .......................................................... Mader Ranches, Carstairs, AB Additional Owner: 5 Corner Cattle GRAND CHAMPION AND RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION BULL 1st ............................................................. Come As U R, Storthoaks, SK 2nd ...................................................... Tableland Cattle Co., Estevan, SK Additional Owner: KBR Kattle Ko.

SPECKLE PARK GRAND CHAMPION & RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION FEMALE 1st ......................................................... Goodfellow, Jason, Neilburg, SK Additional Owner: Can-Am Alliance 2nd ........................................................ Goodfellow, Jason, Neilburg, SK GRAND CHAMPION AND RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION BULL 1st ......................................................... Goodfellow, Jason, Neilburg, SK Additional Owner: Gerald & Karen Watchel Additional Owner: John & Dale Herbert 2nd ............................................................. River Hill Farm, Neilburg, SK

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FIRST LADY CLASSIC FUTURITY

RBC BEEF SUPREME

SUPREME CHAMPION FEMALE 1st ....................................................... McConathy, Keaton, Angleton, TX SUPREME CHAMPION BULL 1st ........................................................... Redrich Farms, Forestburg, AB

JUNIOR BEEF EXTREME

EXTREME CHAMPION AND RESERVE EXTREME CHAMPION 1st ...........................................................Jaelayne Wilson, Bashaw, AB 2nd .......................................................Cody-Ray Lafrentz, Bienfait, SK

YOUTH SHOWMANSHIP

JUNIOR SHOWMAN - 9 TO 12 YEARS 1st ................................................................. Blair, Baxter, McLean, SK INTERMEDIATE SHOWMAN - 13-15 YEARS 1st .......................................................... Dolliver, Kathryne, Stettler, AB SENIOR SHOWMAN - 16-21 YEARS 1st ...................................................................Ross, Nicki, Innisfail, AB

TEAM GROOMING

SENIOR TEAM 1st ......................................................Cymri 4-H Beef Club, Midale, SK INTERMEDIATE TEAM 1st ........................................ Black Gold Simmentals, Lloydminster, SK JUNIOR TEAM 1st ........................................................... DKF Red Angus, Gladmar, SK

CANADIAN NATIONAL 4-H AND YOUTH JUDGING COMPETITION

Grand Aggregate ......Becky Domolewski representing Lakeland College

COMMERCIAL CATTLE

GRAND CHAMPION AND RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION PEN OF FEEDER STEERS 1st ................................................. Gerrard, Gord & Sandy, Southey, SK 2nd ......................................... Friesen, Darryl & Maria, Carrot River, SK GRAND CHAMPION AND RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION PEN OF OPEN REPLACEMENT HEIFERS 1st ................................................... Gerrard, Gord & Sandy, Southey, SK 2nd .............................................................. Sentes Farms, Raymore, SK GRAND CHAMPION AND RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION PEN OF BRED REPLACEMENT HEIFERS 1st .........................................................Westman Farms, Vermilion, AB 2nd ............................................ Blairswest Land and Cattle, Drake, SK

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says NCBA take place in the fall of 2014. We think it will be absolutely devastating to us,” he said.

“We are costing ourselves to have this government run program… It has put us in a trade war with our two most valuable trading partners.”

Mexico has not indicated it will issue tariffs in retaliation.

The issue is also going back to court Jan. 9 to appeal a decision that rejected an injunction against the law. A consortium of the NCBA, American Meat Association and Canadian livestock groups are funding the case.

Woodall said a proposed compromise to label meat as product of North America is not a good one.

Canada may implement retaliatory duties | WTO set to consider revised COOL in 2014

It would still be a mandatory government run program and does not offer marketing advantages.

“We don’t want a North American label. We want to kill it,” he said.

From the Canadian side, feedlot owner Rick Paskal voiced the frustrations of those who have worked with this law since 2008.

Weather disasters and the BSE trade embargo hit the Canadian industry hard in the last 10 years, he told Woodall. COOL has created another disaster.

“Last week, a 700 pound feeder steer sold for $150 to $175 less in Canada than what it sold for in North Dakota,” he said.

“How do I as a feedlot operator compete against that? We can’t compete, and our ability to do business in a NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) and WTO environment that we have is impossible.

My interpretation is that the Americans have no respect for NAFTA or the WTO, and there is little that I or we can do.”

He said the NCBA and other groups did a poor job opposing COOL from the beginning, showing little respect for the livestock industries outside U.S. boundaries.

“It is not only a business in the United States, it is a business in Canada, too,” he said.

Phone app links rural Sask. with local gov’t, weather info SASKATOON NEWSROOM

A new smartphone app has been designed to help rural residents in Saskatchewan communicate with their local municipal government offices.

The myRM smartphone application is designed to help provide contact to municipal government offices, as well as local weather conditions, weather warnings, highway conditions, emergency information, maps of rural municipalities and regional news.

Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan developed the app with Weather Innovations Consulting, which also operates

WeatherFarm.

The app includes information for the 85 APAS member rural municipalities in Saskatchewan. It’s free to iPhone users and soon will be available to Android phone users.

The myRM.ca online network (http://myRM.ca) was launched by APAS in 2012 to provide APAS member rural municipalities with detailed local weather and forecasts, municipal news and agricultural events.

Partial funding has been provided

by Agriculture Canada through the Canadian Agricultural Adaptation Program (CAAP). In Saskatchewan, the program is delivered by the Agriculture Council of Saskatchewan.

rand And Reserve Grand Champions

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HEIFER ALLEY

GRAND CHAMPION AND RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION PEN OF FIVE OPEN REPLACEMENT HEIFERS 1st ................................................Blairswest Land and Cattle, Drake, SK 2nd ............................................................. Glendar Angus, Mankota, SK GRAND CHAMPION AND RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION COW/CALF PAIR 1st .................... Lakeland College Student Managed Farm, Vermilion, AB 2nd ............................. Pheasantdale Cattle Company Ltd., Balcarres, SK

BULL PEN ALLEY GRAND CHAMPION AND RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION PEN OF ANGUS BULLS 1st ............................................................. Remitall Farms Inc., Olds, AB 2nd ....................Bryces Bar B Ranch Ltd. & W. Shaun Bryce, Arcola, SK GRAND CHAMPION AND RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION PEN OF SIMMENTAL BULLS 1st ....................................................McIntosh Livestock, Maymont, SK 2nd ...........................................................Flying F Ranch, Weyburn, SK GRAND CHAMPION INTERBREED BULLS 1st ...............................................Horseshoe E Charolais, Kenaston, SK SUPREME CHAMPION PEN OF BULLS 1st ....................................................McIntosh Livestock, Maymont, SK

PROSPECT STEER & HEIFER

GRAND CHAMPION AND RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION PROSPECT STEER 1st ...............................................................Chalack, Riley, Carstairs, AB 2nd ............................. Lucky Springs Farms, Rocky Mountain House, AB GRAND CHAMPION AND RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION PROSPECT HEIFER 1st ............................................................ Koyle Farms, Iona Station, ON 2nd ......................................................... McIntosh Ranch, Eriksdale, MB

SSBA SHEEP SHOW ANY OTHER BREED

GRAND CHAMPION AND RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION EWE 1st ........................................................ Braebank Stock Farm, Pilger, SK 2nd ........................................................The Govan Ranch, Englefeld, SK GRAND CHAMPION AND RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION RAM 1st ........................................................ Braebank Stock Farm, Pilger, SK 2nd ........................................................The Govan Ranch, Englefeld, SK

CANADIAN ARCOTT

GRAND CHAMPION AND RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION EWE 1st ...............................................................Knapp, Tamara, Southey, SK 2nd ....................................................... Braebank Stock Farm, Pilger, SK GRAND CHAMPION AND RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION RAM 1st ........................................................ Braebank Stock Farm, Pilger, SK 2nd ....................................................... Braebank Stock Farm, Pilger, SK

DORPER

GRAND CHAMPION AND RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION EWE 1st ....................................................... Double Bar D Farms, Grenfell, SK 2nd ........................................ Brodziak, Janet & Mike, Regina Beach, SK GRAND CHAMPION AND RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION RAM 1st ......................................... Brodziak, Janet & Mike, Regina Beach, SK 2nd ..................................................................Circle K Farms, Silton, SK

DORSET

GRAND CHAMPION AND RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION PEN OF COMMERCIAL EWES 1st .................................................................Trowell, Lois, Saltcoats, SK 2nd ......................................Westwood Suffolks and Texels, Elkhorn, MB GRAND CHAMPION AND RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION PEN OF PB EWES 1st ..........................................................Prairie Rose Dorsets, Drake, SK

HAMPSHIRE

GRAND CHAMPION AND RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION EWE 1st ............................................................Mish Katahdins, Glenavon, SK 2nd ............................................................Triple C Ranch, Arborfield, SK GRAND CHAMPION AND RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION RAM 1st ............................................................Mish Katahdins, Glenavon, SK 2nd ...........................................................Mish Katahdins, Glenavon, SK

GRAND CHAMPION AND RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION EWE 1st ..........................................................Prairie Rose Dorsets, Drake, SK 2nd ...........................................................McDermit Ranch, Southey, SK GRAND CHAMPION AND RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION RAM 1st ............................................................McDermit Ranch, Southey, SK 2nd .........................................................Prairie Rose Dorsets, Drake, SK

GRAND CHAMPION AND RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION EWE 1st ...................................................................Wiens, Clinton, Drake, SK 2nd ..................................................................Wiens, Clinton, Drake, SK GRAND CHAMPION AND RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION RAM 1st ...................................................................Wiens, Clinton, Drake, SK 2nd ..................................................................Wiens, Clinton, Drake, SK

NORTH COUNTRY CHEVIOT GRAND CHAMPION AND RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION EWE 1st ........................................................ Braebank Stock Farm, Pilger, SK 2nd .........................................MacDougall, Courtney & Peter, Regina, SK GRAND CHAMPION AND RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION RAM 1st .......................................................John & Sarah Lewis, Kirkella, MB 2nd .........................................MacDougall, Courtney & Peter, Regina, SK

SUFFOLK GRAND CHAMPION AND RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION EWE 1st ..........................................................Furze Farms Ltd., Maryfield, SK 2nd ............................................... MacDougall, Kim & Diane, Regina, SK GRAND CHAMPION AND RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION RAM 1st .................................................................Trowell, Lois, Saltcoats, SK 2nd ......................................Westwood Suffolks and Texels, Elkhorn, MB

MARKET LAMBS GRAND CHAMPION AND RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION MARKET LAMB 1st ..........................................................Prairie Rose Dorsets, Drake, SK 2nd ................................................Johnson, Wade & Laurel, Grenfell, SK

COMMERCIAL & PUREBRED PENS

GRAND CHAMPION AND RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION SINGLE COMMERCIAL EWE 1st ..........................................................Furze Farms Ltd., Maryfield, SK 2nd .........................................................Furze Farms Ltd., Maryfield, SK

KATAHDIN SHEEP SHOW

BOER GOATS

GRAND CHAMPION AND RESERVE GRAND PUREBRED DOE 1st .....................................................................Venture 2, Steelman, SK 2nd ....................................................................Venture 2, Steelman, SK GRAND CHAMPION AND RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION PUREBRED BUCK 1st ..........................................................Calico Creek Goats, Yorkton, SK 2nd ............................................................... Beatles Boers, Southey, SK GRAND CHAMPION AND RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION PERCENTAGE DOE 1st ....................................................... Calico Creek Goats, Yorkton, SKK 2nd .........................................................Calico Creek Goats, Yorkton, SK

BISON

GRAND CHAMPION BULL 1st ...................................................... Bison Spirit Ranch, Oak Lake, MB 2nd ..................................................... Silver Creek Bison, Binscarth, MB GRAND CHAMPION HEIFER 1st ............................................Silver Creek Bison Ranch, Binscarth, MB 2nd ...........................................Silver Creek Bison Ranch, Binscarth, MB

HORSE PULLS

HEAVYWEIGHT ...................Doc & Duke – Ron Sebastian, Lumsden, SK MIDDLE WEIGHT .Red & Simon – Randy Dodge & Stan Grad, Airdrie, AB LIGHT WEIGHT ..................... Buster & Pete – Ryan Ewen, Lumsden, SK

RANCH HORSE

1st .............................................Dolly D Day - Lana Wutzke, Vanscoy, SK 2nd ..................................... Dualin Little Lena- Dave Fiddler, Admiral, SK

STOCK DOG

1st ................................................... Jill - Corey Perry, Drayton Valley, AB 2nd ........................................................ Taff - Peter Gonnet, Outlook, SK

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WEATHER | CATTLE FEEDING

Blizzard locks food under crusty snow Winter swath grazing | Producer planned to keep cattle out on pasture until spring but must now switch to Plan B

BY MARY MACARTHUR CAMROSE BUREAU

The recent southern Alberta blizzard didn’t just block roads and delay flights. It also buried five months of swaths that Ian Murray planned to feed his cow-calf pairs this winter.

The blizzard whipped the snow bare in some parts of the field and left drifts a metre and a half deep in others. More concerning is that the wind froze the snow solid.

“It’s crusted over and it’s hard. I’m realizing I’m just as screwed as I thought I was,” Murray said soon after returning from inspecting the field.

The 100 acres of oats, barley, peas and volunteer canola swaths were the best he’s had in the seven years he has practiced winter swath grazing on his farm near Acme.

“It should have been an absolute salad bar.”

The 150 pairs normally graze on the swaths until the end of February when the calves are weaned. The cows return to the swaths until the end of April, just before May calving.

The cattle are now in the corrals eating hay stockpiled for calving.

Murray may wean the calves when the cold snap ends and adjust his feeding plans. Before abandoning

Swath grazing can be cost effective but producers need to ensure cattle find enough food. | the swaths, he might send the cattle back out when the weather warms and see how they fare.

Murray said winter swath grazing is

usually a cost effective way to feed cattle. A late March snowfall crusted over the swaths last year, but only a few were left to graze and he let the

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cows pick through what was left.

“I’ve never had a situation like this, this early in winter before,” said Murray, who raises cattle through a

Natural Beef program.

“It’s definitely changing the game. I don’t want to go back to hauling the cows hay every day,” he said.

“It’s a fabulous way to winter pairs, but it has its challenges and you need a back-up plan.”

Murray doubts a chinook will melt the snow because of Acme’s more easterly location.

“It’s possible, but unlikely. It’s turning into a situation where April can’t come fast enough.”

Barry Yaremcio, a beef specialist with Alberta Agriculture, said producers take a 50-50 chance that bad weather will force them to adjust their swath grazing plans.

“The snow is either too deep or too hard,” said Yaremcio.

Farmers who swath graze need a Plan B and possibly a Plan C if the weather turns nasty, he added.

Yaremcio said farmers may need to break the crust off the end of swaths with a tractor blade to expose the feed.

He warned that feed quality will not be the same in the spring as it is under the snow. Farmers should calculate a 10 to 15 percent drop in protein and a 10 percent drop in energy levels.

“It’s never as good in the spring after the melt.”

SHEEP | MEAT GRADING

Federal funds to help lamb sector develop grading system

BY KAREN BRIERE REGINA BUREAU

Ottawa has contributed $1.4 million to help the Canadian Lamb Producers Cooperative develop electronic meat grading.

Chief executive officer Terry Ackerman said electronic grading is used extensively in the pork industry, and lamb producers want the same capability.

“What we are looking for is credible, consistent grading,” he said.

“Right now, it’s done with a ruler.

There’s got to be a better way.”

Michelle Rempel, minister of state for Western Economic Diversification, announced the federal grant in Regina Dec. 6.

Viewtrak Technologies of Edmonton will develop the system, which Ackerman said will be able to grade 1,200 lamb carcasses per hour.

The average slaughter in Canada is 500 to 600 per day.

The co-operative would place the systems in contracted plants in Alberta and Ontario, where most sheep are slaughtered.

Ackerman said the industry wants to be able to grade carcasses within a

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split second as they move along the production line.

“Right now, lambs are sold by weight. We need a system to tell us what is the lean meat yield of that carcass and eliminate the guesswork.”

The Agriculture Canada research centre in Lacombe, Alta., will develop an algorithm for the system, in which 500 lamb carcasses will be cut into tiny pieces and analyzed for 15 factors, including fat thickness, meat yield and colour.

It’s hoped that the work will eventually produce a computer indexing and grading protocol and real-time

access to information for producers.

As a result, processors will be able to pay premiums for quality carcasses. Producers will also receive feedback about how their management and genetics are working.

Ackerman said receiving proper information from the grading system will help improve quality.

“We don’t buy pretty,” he said. “We buy meat.”

The co-operative expects to buy its first lambs next September. More than 200 producers in seven provinces have signed up to join, and the co-op hopes 650 will eventually join.

Canada imports the equivalent of one million lambs per year to meet demand. Imports were up 20 percent this year — twice the amount of lamb production in Saskatchewan.

“Talk about an opportunity.”

He said the co-op will pay Ontario prices, which earlier this month were $40 to $50 per lamb higher than western prices.

“We’re moving quickly, and we’ve got plants lined up to do our valueadded products,” he said.

However, it’s critical that producers and the co-op know how much meat is coming off carcasses.

Seminar times are 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

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Monday, January 6 – Vita Tuesday, January 7 – Arborg Wednesday, January 8 – Ste. Rose Thursday, January 9 – Pipestone Friday, January 10 – Holland

Topics and speakers include: Brian Perillat, Canfax – Beef Market Forecast and Update Dr. Wayne Tomlinson, MAFRD – Ask the Vet Session New Forage and Beef Price Insurance – MAFRD and MASC

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DISEASE RESEARCH | TICK RESISTANCE

Experts find genetic link to tick’s pesticide resistance ALL ABOUT ANAPLASMOSIS

Researchers examine how ticks develop resistance to help producers choose control methods

• Anaplasmosis affects domestic and wild ruminants, including cattle, sheep, goats and deer.

Dog tick

BY BARBARA DUCKWORTH CALGARY BUREAU

A genetic link to cattle ticks’ resistance to pesticide has been discovered at the University of Glasgow.

For the last 10 years, scientists have been looking for a genetic link expressing resistance to commonly used treatments against a form of tick that causes anemia, reduced growth and potential deaths.

The cost of tick-borne diseases is estimated to be $8 billion a year, said a university news release. Resistance to the insecticide amitraz is found in 20 percent of Australian tick populations and 50 percent of Mexican ticks.

Resistance problems have not been reported in Western Canada.

Tim Lysyk, an entomologist with Agriculture Canada who studies ticks, said producers need to watch for three species in particular because they can cause serious disease such as paralysis, anemia and anaplasmosis.

The Rocky Mountain wood tick occurs on the Prairies and interior British Columbia.

“Numbers of that tick in the prairie region are not high enough to warrant treatment, but in the interior of

Rocky Mountain tick British Columbia it is a serious problem because of its ability to cause paralysis and possibly death,” Lysyk said.

It is estimated that this tick, also known as the dermacentor andersoni, might cost B.C. cattle producers $2.5 million a year, with the number of cattle at risk ranging from 30,000 to 100,000.

The moose tick, or winter tick, and the American dog tick can spread anaplasmosis, a reportable blood disease in Canada.

People can contract Rocky Mountain spotted fever disease, tularemia and Colorado tick fever. All are rare conditions. However, these species do not spread Lyme disease.

The American dog tick seems to be expanding its range but is more common in western Saskatchewan and Manitoba.

The moose tick covers a wide range of territory and occasionally affects cattle. In the wild, thousands can attack a single moose. An infected

Moose or Winter tick animal will rub against trees in an attempt to remove the ticks, subsequently taking off a lot of hair and earning the nickname ghost moose.

Larvae attack the moose or elk in the fall and stay on the animal for the winter. Adults occur from January to the end of March or April. They feed heavily and cause emaciation or death.

“Moose can get populated so heavily with them, you can get dead moose in bad tick years,” he said.

People living in brushy areas may start to see these adult ticks around December or January.

“From January to April you might see winter ticks, but you will only see them right on the cows because it is a one host tick with a different life cycle from the others,” Lysyk said.

“There is very dodgy evidence that the winter wood tick is actually a vector of anaplasmosis.”

The Rocky Mountain wood tick and

American dog tick are linked to spreading anaplasmosis.

“Ticks are very efficient at filtering the organism out of the blood. They can pick it up at any time in the infection of an animal,” he said.

The ticks become active once the snow is gone and the temperature is around 5 C. They appear on the grass and try to latch onto a host.

The Rocky Mountain tick could appear as early as February in the chinook belt, but in other parts of the Prairies they are active in spring with a peak in May. They seem to be gone by the middle of July.

The mountain regions may have a shorter tick season.

Lysyk has been studying tick movement with funding from the Alberta Livestock and Meat Agency and the Beef Cattle Research Council. Tick larvae have six legs while adults are eight legged.

Recently published research shows that male ticks will move to other hosts, probably in search of mates or meals. They can pick up anaplasmosis from one cow, move to another,

• The disease-causing microorganism infects and reproduces in the tick. The tick then transmits the micro-organism to other susceptible animals.

• There have been few outbreaks of anaplasmosis in Canada. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency reported six cases in 2011: five in Manitoba and one in Quebec. A case under investigation in Ontario was reported in August.

• There have also been outbreaks associated with D. andersoni in southern Saskatchewan in 1983 and 2008. Manitoba cases from 2008-2010 were likely from a different species.

Source: Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Agriculture Canada

reattach, start feeding and spread disease.

“In cold weather, when cattle bunch together, that actually helps facilitate movement,” he said.

However, it is unusual for ticks to move pathogens around.

They normally feed only once per life stage.

The larvae pick up the pathogen in a rodent, carry it in the next life stage and pass on the disease.

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PREGNANCY DETECTION | TESTS

Beef industry partnership emerging

Pregnancy loss isn’t linked with palpations

Strawman Initiative | Producers and processors hope to share information

BY BARBARA DUCKWORTH CALGARY BUREAU

The first tentative steps in a shy courtship among those who produce, sell and eat beef has emerged in a year-long process known as the Strawman Initiative.

Led by Kim McConnell of AdFarm in Calgary and southern Albertan beef producers John Kolk and David Andrews, the concept is an industrywide invitation to share information among all sectors to give consumers a high-quality product and encourage them to buy Canadian beef.

Industry members agreed during meetings in Toronto and Calgary that they must learn to trust each other, share information and speak with one voice on critical issues.

A plan of attack with 10 major points was released at the meetings.

“The world of beef is changing and it is changing big time,” said McConnell at the Nov. 25 meeting in Calgary, which 180 people attended.

This change is influenced by a shrinking supply of available cattle, shifting consumer demands and new initiatives such as a free trade agreement with the European Union and retailers and restaurants seeking beef produced to their specifications.

The controversy over A & W deciding to sell antibiotic, hormone free beef might not have blindsided the industry earlier this fall if better rela-

tionships had been established with food service and retailers. Information would have been available to the company to connect it with those are producing those kinds of cattle rather than forcing it to turn to Australia and the United States, said McConnell.

Following a beef summit last year, industry leaders formed four committees to strategize about developing a single path for the industry that leads to a profitable, world class food business.

“This is an industry that prides itself on making decisions based on no information,” said committee member Jennifer Stewart-Smith of Beefbooster Inc. Andrews said producers often buy breeding stock based on good looks, while fat cattle are sold on a system of averages.

“Sourcing cattle on information gives the industry more opportunities to realize the profit potential of the cattle,” he said.

The Canadian Cattlemen’s Association’s Beef Information Exchange system (BIXs) could be used as a central database to collect information from the ranch to the processor.

Information on at least two million calves would be required to make it useful. However, it was agreed producers need incentives to enter data because they will not likely use the system without the promise of a payoff.

Retailers should also provide more information. They do not have to release proprietary data, but discussions about consumer trends would be useful to confirm whether buyers are getting what they want.

To gauge opinions, the meetings used electronic voting on a series of questions about how to improve information flow, measure successes and assess whether there is support to find money for organizations such as Canada Beef Inc., the industry’s promotional arm.

Canada Beef Inc. has a promotional role, but it is underfunded with most of its money coming from a national $1 levy per animal sold.

The electronic vote showed that industry representatives at the meeting want packers to pay a levy to Canada Beef. The national checkoff should also increase, but the vote was split on how much it should rise.

More than 80 percent of the group wanted more information flow, but less than 70 percent agreed BIXs is the way to go. Most preferred a voluntary program to collect data rather than a mandatory requirement.

No one wants another commodity organization, but a council of beef leaders was proposed to act as a facilitator. Such a council would not have decision-making powers.

A final report is expected by the end of the year. For more information, visit www.strawmanbeef.ca.

ANIMAL HEALTH

JAMIE ROTHENBURGER, DVM

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ccurate pregnancy detection in beef cattle is an important way to direct management decisions such as culling.

Rectal palpation and ultrasound are used in most situations.

New blood tests are being developed for pregnancy detection in cattle, but they remain expensive and face a delay between sample collection and the results.

A major advantage of rectal palpation for pregnancy detection is that it is fast and the results are immediately available.

Rapid, accurate pregnancy detection with minimal risk is ideal, no matter what technique is used.

Heard Systems from Australia is developing a handheld device to detect pregnancy in cattle.

It is placed on the skin of the cow’s flank and uses sensors to detect fetal heart sounds and electrical signals. This data is then analyzed using computer software to filter

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out the background noise.

The technology is touted as being non-invasive, user friendly and less stressful, but it is still in the development stages.

Of course, when products such as this one become commercially available, they will open the floor for debate on which procedures are considered to fall under the scope of practicing veterinary medicine.

A major drawback of rectal palpation for pregnancy detection is the physical risk to veterinarians and livestock handlers.

The technique requires specialized skills, physical stamina, practice and appropriate handling facilities.

In fact, an Australian study found that 37 percent of major injuries sustained by cattle veterinarians occurred during pregnancy detection or other obstetrical procedures.

Rectal palpation is commonly used in early pregnancy to detect the amniotic sac, which is the fluid that bathes the fetus in the uterus. Palpation of the amniotic sac must be done carefully to avoid rupturing the sac or directly damaging the embr yo, which are both possible with inexperienced practitioners or repeated palpations.

Previous studies have found increased risk of atresia coli in fetuses that were palpated.

This is a fatal congenital anomaly in which the colon fails to form properly.

There have been conflicting results on how rectal palpation for pregnancy detection affects fetal loss.

In a University of Minnesota study, dairy cows were inseminated and checked for pregnancy 29 days later using ultrasound. Cows were then randomly assigned to one of two groups.

The control group of cows was not rectally palpated for pregnancy detection, while a single veterinarian palpated the other group between 34 and 43 days of gestation. All cows were then given ultrasounds at days 45, 60 and 90 to determine if there was pregnancy loss.

Researchers found that there was no difference in pregnancy loss between the cows that were palpated and those that were not.

They concluded that a single rectal palpation by an experienced veterinarian did not result in pregnancy loss.

A real strength of this study was the use of a control group, which was not palpated during the same time period.

The bottom line is that cows and heifers that are palpated in the fall but fail to deliver calves come spring might be losing their fetuses for other reasons: genetic abnormalities, environmental factors such as nutritional deficiencies or toxins, and infectious causes such as bovine viral diarrhea. Given the surge of interest in alternative techniques, pregnancy detection by palpation may quickly become a thing of the past.

Dr. Jamie Rothenburger is a veterinary pathology resident at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan.

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RANCHING | PASTURE

Native grasslands offer benefits, few financial rewards Producer profits | Programs that would pay for ecological benefits already offered by grasslands could benefit beef sector

BY DAN YATES SASKATOON NEWSROOM

Native grasslands offer a multitude of environmental benefits, such as housing wildlife, filtering water and mitigating greenhouse gas emissions.

Paying ranchers for those services could boost their bottom lines more than the traditional gains in beef production, says Edward Bork, a rangeland ecology and management researcher with the University of Alberta.

He used better sanfoin and alfalfa forages and improved cattle production efficiency as an example. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Those increases are usually five percent, three percent, two percent.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not going to transform that net profitability line. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not going to jump it up by the extent that we need that all of our negative margins disappear across the board,â&#x20AC;? said Bork. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the same thing with niche markets. Some people are trying to capture added value by going and marketing grass finished or natural beef.â&#x20AC;Ś Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a limit in terms of what people will pay or how many people will pay a premium for that.â&#x20AC;?

Bork presented an overview of the native grasslandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s carbon storage advantages compared to tame forages and cultivated crops during a Society for Range Management workshop held in Saskatoon last week.

The Alberta Livestock and Meat Agency, which is interested in â&#x20AC;&#x153;specific mechanisms for ranchers to capitalize on ecosystem services,â&#x20AC;? has funded the research.

Bork said the beef sectorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s interest in carbon storage signals a shift in the industry. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s being driven by the corporate interest (in environmental standards) and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s being driven by the fact that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re moving, I believe, into the post-BSE era. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re now looking at, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;how do we strategically change opportunities in the future,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;One of those opportunities, if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to make the individual

cow-calf producer more successful, is to reward them for all of the secondary social benefits and environmental benefits that they have been providing for a long time but never rewarded for.â&#x20AC;?

Other workshop presenters agreed, calling for a new government policy that rewards ecological goods and services. â&#x20AC;&#x153;How can we reward managers for doing the right thing?â&#x20AC;Ś Make it easy to do the right thing and hard to do the wrong thing,â&#x20AC;? said Chris Nykoluk, a consultant working w ith the Ranchers for Stewardship Alliance, which is interested in quantifying the

non-market value of forages, including erosion control, carbon sequestration and pollination.

Nykoluk surveyed research papers and calculated an average indirect benefit of grasslands at $300 per acre.

The alliance commissioned a separate report identifying and reviewing options for â&#x20AC;&#x153;payment for ecosystem services.â&#x20AC;? It identified a number of international examples, including a Swedish program that promoted wildlife biodiversity by compensating reindeer herders for offspring produced by species at risk on their land.

Bork highlighted wildlife as an overlooked beneficiary of grass-

lands, but said carbon storage may have a higher profile for the cattle industry in Alberta because of its Climate Change and Emissions Management Fund.

The provinceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s large greenhouse gas producers are presented with options that include reducing emissions, investing in facility improvements or paying a penalty of $15 a tonne after emitting 100,000 tonnes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Groups are positioning themselves to figure out, how do we capitalize on that revenue and use it to promote stewardship and environmental sustainability for the industry,â&#x20AC;? said Bork.

SWINE | FEED

Zinc additive approved

BY BARB GLEN LETHBRIDGE BUREAU

A Calgary-based livestock feed manufacturer has received approval to distribute a new zinc additive for hogs, poultry, sheep and cattle.

Canadian Bio-Systems (CBS) obtained registration approval last week for BioZinc 20X, a nutritional supplement designed to slowly release zinc into an animalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s system.

The product is made in the United States by Agranco Corp. but will be distributed Canada-wide by CBS. Initial focus will be on the productâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s application to swine diets, said CBS technical services director Rob Patterson. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The main purpose is to increase the digestibility and absorption of zinc so you get the full effect with lower doses,â&#x20AC;? he said.

High levels of zinc oxide are put into swine feeds to control E. coli infection and improve nutrition and animal performance. However, it is not easily absorbed in the gut and some is inevitably excreted, where it enters the environment.

BioZinc 20X has a soy-based coating that hides the taste of zinc and allows it to release slowly within the animalsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; gut. â&#x20AC;&#x153;With our product, you can use a low level of our BioZinc and get the same effect as a high level of zinc oxide,â&#x20AC;? said Patterson.

The dry product is applied to feed and given to piglets in the 35 to 45 days after weaning.

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For the week, the Toronto Stock Exchange composite fell 0.9 percent, the Dow fell 0.4 percent, the S&P 500 was steady and the Nasdaq rose 0.1 percent. So far for the year, the TSX composite was up 6.8 percent, the Dow was up 22.3 percent, the S&P rose 26.6 percent and the Nasdaq shot up 34.5 percent.

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Combining art and chemistry | Herschel Hills founder eager to share her love of cheese

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Canadian economy SASKATOON NEWSROOM

Canada’s economy created more jobs than expected in November, but the unemployment rate stayed at 6.9 percent.

Most of the jobs were part time, and while the jobless rate has improved by .3 percentage points this year, the gains are mostly because of reduced participation rate.

The Canadian economy grew at 2.7 percent in the third quarter.

U.S. unemployment fell to seven percent from 7.3 in October with an uptick in higher wage jobs.

BY KRISTEN MCEWEN SASKATOON NEWSROOM

One of Sharon McDaniel’s immediate goals for her cheese company is to find a processing space of her own.

Mc D a n i e l s t a r t e d He r s c h e l Hills-Saskatoon’s Artisan Cheese House in 2009 because she wanted to produce food that makes people happy.

She also wanted a way to artistically express her scientific knowledge of food production.

Like many beginning food producers in the province, McDaniel uses the Saskatchewan Food Industry Development Centre’s facilities on the University of Saskatchewan campus in Saskatoon.

She makes her cheese in one room and tests samples in the lab next door. Her milk comes from the university’s dairy herd.

However, making artisan cheese is not a fast process because it must be aged. As well, it must be monitored regularly.

The centre allows McDaniel to process her cheese any time during business hours, but access after hours is usually limited.

“The food centre has been very liberal because cheese needs to be tended to at all hours and every day,” McDaniel said. “And there are long weekends when this place is locked up. So they’ve allowed me to come in and tend the cheese. That in itself, I don’t think that’s happened here (at this facility) before.”

What McDaniel needs for her twoweek production cycle is a place of her own.

During that cycle, McDaniel and employee Tina Thorsteinson separate curds from whey, pasteurize milk, fill empty vats with milk, add cultures and rennet and preserve aging cheese with salt. They make 80 kilograms of cheese every two weeks.

McDaniel produces cheese varieties such as camembert, feta, gorgonzola, fromage frais, halloumi, gouda and delaronde blue.

Herschel Hills is named after Herschel, a hamlet northeast of Rosetown, Sask. The scenery surprised her when she first encountered the small community.

“It’s a beautiful place,” she said.

“I was surprised because I’m not from Saskatchewan and when I saw those hills in Herschel, I fell in love with them. That’s about it.”

McDaniel has a bachelor of science education degree in food science and nutrition, which gave her a passion for how food is made. She would often taste new foods at a restaurant and try to recreate them at home.

“I tried it with cheese, that’s all,”

MORE ABOUT CHEESE • From 2005-10 average per capita cheese consumption grew to 12.66 kg from 12.04.

• Non-cheddar cheese domestic use grew to 21,577 kg in 2012 from 18,422 in 2002.

McDaniel said. “I used to travel a lot. I would see artisan cheese makers everywhere. We didn’t have any here.”

McDaniel first tried making mascarpone, an Italian soft cheese famously known as the main ingredient in the dessert tiramisu. Her at-home experiment was a success, and she continued making cheese.

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ABOVE: Sharon McDaniel preserves fromage frais with salt in the Saskatchewan Food Industry Development Centre.

McDaniel produces European cheeses and sells them at two Saskatoon stores and at the farmers market.

LEFT: Hershel Hills employee Tina Thorsteinson separates cheese curds from whey. | KRISTEN MCEWEN PHOTOS

AGFINANCE Eventually she began taking her product to Saskatoon’s farmers market.

“There’s a lot of chemistry and there’s a lot of artwork to this. It’s a creative outlet.… It uses my science background and it allows me to have an artistic venue.”

She took cheese courses with three masters: Kathy Bliss in Scotland, Peter Dickson in Vermont and Neville McNaughton in Oregon.

McDaniel has also taken advanced cheese making courses and courses on affinage, which is the aging of cheese. She went to Italy two years ago to attend a conference about the slow food movement, which promotes production of local food and traditional processes.

“It was a group of people that got together from all over the world and they brought their food for people to try,” she said.

“It was an absolutely massive conference and cheese was a very big part of it. And so small food movement happens all over the world.”

It’s part science, part art. And you really do have to have both if you’re going to be a cheese maker.

TINA THORSTEINSON HERSHEL HILLS EMPLOYEE

McDaniel decided to join the slow food movement in Saskatoon.

Two grants from the provincial government’s Saskatchewan Agri-Value Initiative helped her move the business into the food centre.

McDaniel occasionally receives help from her two daughters, though she recently hired Thorsteinson to help her through the 12-hour processing days.

“It’s part science, part art,” Thorsteinson said. “And you really do have to have both if you’re going to be a cheese maker.”

McDaniel soon discovered that the guidelines for making cheese in Saskatchewan are not clear. It wasn’t even

certain which regulating body was in charge.

“This is still new in Saskatchewan,” Thorsteinson said. “(Sharon is) a trail blazer but in provinces like Qu e b e c , t h e y ’v e b e e n ma k i n g cheese and selling it for decades. It’s very clearly defined to sell cheese to the public.… Safety is very important, we’re all for food safety. We just need to know who we’re supposed to talk to. What policies and processes do we need to have in place?

So (Sharon) has a background in this already.”

McDaniel sells her product at the Saskatoon Farmers Market as well as two retail locations and four restaurants in the city.

Herschel Hills can be found on Twitter and Facebook with a cheese of the week featured every Friday.

“After a cheese has had some time to age, we open it and it’s available for sale,” McDaniel said.

“I like to highlight our successes. I will mention a cheese every week so people know there’s something new when people come down to the mar-

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ket and ask for it.”

She hopes to create cheese with an identifiable Saskatchewan terroir, a term that describes how the environment effects the outcome of

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the product.

“Herschel Hills will hopefully be a household name here in Saskatchewan,” she said. “That’s about all I can promise; all I can wish for.”

FARM MANAGEMENT | BRAVE NEW WORLD

All businesses, including farms, urged to embrace software THE BOTTOM LINE

GLENN CHEATER

I

t’s hardly shocking that an electrical engineer who plans to “change how cities eat” by building rooftop greenhouses around the world has a radically different view of agriculture.

What’s surprising is Mohamed Hage’s prediction that all commercial farms will one day join him in making data and technology management Job No. 1.

“We couldn’t be doing what we’re doing without software,” says the founder and chief executive officer of Lufa Farms.

“Any business today is really a software business: you can’t escape it.”

Lufa has two greenhouses built over mixed-use commercial buildings in Montreal that produce nearly 1,000 tonnes of 40 types of pesticidefree vegetables and herbs in computer-controlled “micro-zones.” Produce is delivered to customers within 12 hours of picking.

“From Day 1, we’ve had a no-exception policy that we will never put a Lufa item in a basket that hasn’t been harvested that day,” says the 31-yearold Montrealer.

Customers can customize their baskets by going online and swapping, for example, one variety of tomato with another of the 22 types Lufa grows. Basket prices start at $30.

Customers also choose their pickup location online from a list of more than 170 spots in Montreal, including restaurants, gyms, yoga studios, and florists.

Software automatically handles ordering, customization, payment, delivery date and pick-up location.

Lufa works with area farms that produce items it doesn’t grow, and all of that, from sourcing to paying those farmers, needs to be precisely coordinated.

Delivery routes must be customized every day, and to avoid disappointing customers, the company needs a really good handle on what to plant this week so they’ll have the right amount of every single item when orders come in weeks later.

Hage was fascinated by hydroponi c s a s a t e e na g e r a n d i n i t i a l l y dreamed of ways to use it on the small farms of his uncles and cousins in his native Lebanon.

However, he then realized that combining advances in greenhouse technology and e-commerce with a “close-to-market strategy” might just make rooftop greenhouses feasible.

“Seven years ago, I had this a-ha moment: what if you brought all of these advancements in technology together and started growing on rooftops with no pesticides, polyculture, capturing and re-circulating water and selling the food to the people who live in the building? That was the original plan.”

Hage, who has also founded a successful email marketing firm, says the greenhouses are profitable, although Lufa will have to build many more before investors see a return on their sizable outlay for research and development and start-up costs.

Two are planned for next year, and a major expansion may not be far off.

“Hopefully by 2015 or 2016, we’ll have brought down costs and we can start building farms in multiple locations,” says Hage.

“Ultimately, we see this technology being used in cities around the world. The sky is the limit.”

Lufa is both different and a sign of what lies ahead for all farms.

Precision farming pioneers already know it’s not about having variable rate equipment, satellite imaging and yield monitors.

The key is finding the best software, learning how to use it, adjusting management to make the best use of the information and then doing it all again as software and technology play their endless game of leapfrog.

And just wait until yield monitoring drones and robots arrive.

However, Lufa is proof that the right software enables operators to juggle

a hundred balls at once and opens up opportunities to find efficiencies and improvements in everything from crop planning and production to marketing and shipping.

It’s a daunting new world. Life was simpler when the most important

equipment on the farm was in the shed rather than in cyberspace.

Hage is sympathetic, but says there’s no turning back.

“It’s not a walk in the park because there are a lot of tools out there and not all of them are helpful,” he says.

“But you have to embrace it.”

Archived columns from this series can be found at www.fcc-fac.ca/learning. Farm Credit Canada enables business management skill development through resources such as this column, and information and learning events available across Canada.

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CATTLE & SHEEP Steers 600-700 lb. (average $/cwt) Alberta

GRAINS Slaughter Cattle ($/cwt)

Grade A

Live Nov. 29-Dec. 5

Previous Nov. 22-28

Year ago

Rail Nov. 29-Dec. 5

Previous Nov. 22-28

127.50 105.52-132.86 n/a 105.00-113.00

126.50 106.58-133.11 n/a 106.00-113.25

118.60 114.19 n/a 102.88

211.00-212.75 210.00-215.00 n/a n/a

209.50-210.75 210.00-313.00 n/a n/a

126.75 116.07-131.25 n/a 104.00-111.50

n/a 120.56-130.30 n/a 105.00-111.50

118.20 113.79 n/a 101.25

211.00-211.75 209.00-214.00 n/a n/a

209.50-211.00 209.00-212.00 n/a n/a

$160

Steers Alta.

Ont. Sask.

Man. Heifers Alta.

Ont. Sask.

Man.

$155

*Live f.o.b. feedlot, rail f.o.b. plant.

$165 $160 $155 $150 $145 11/4 11/8 11/18 11/25 12/2 12/9

Saskatchewan $165

$150

Feeder Cattle ($/cwt)

$145 11/4 11/8 11/18 11/25 12/2 12/9

Manitoba $165 $160 $155 $150 $145 11/4 11/8 11/18 11/25 12/2 12/9

Heifers 500-600 lb. (average $/cwt) Alberta $155

Canfax

Steers 900-1000 800-900 700-800 600-700 500-600 400-500 Heifers 800-900 700-800 600-700 500-600 400-500 300-400

Man.

Alta.

B.C.

126-141 131-149 140-157 146-164 153-175 163-192

125-141 130-150 138-159 145-166 150-176 165-192

133-145 138-152 142-156 145-164 154-174 168-189

no sales 127-145 133-151 135-156 144-170 153-183

120-135 121-138 127-145 132-154 136-162 140-166

120-135 122-140 128-146 132-153 139-165 140-170

125-137 127-139 130-144 134-153 141-162 152-172

113-135 120-141 122-145 125-146 128-153 130-165 Canfax

$150 $145

Average Carcass Weight

$140 $135 11/4 11/8 11/18 11/25 12/2 12/9

Canfax

Steers Heifers Cows Bulls

Saskatchewan $150 $145

Nov. 30/13 867 799 660 844

$140

Dec. 1/12 882 824 661 844

YTD 13 876 815 675 891

YTD 12 879 821 678 1026

$130 11/4 11/8 11/18 11/25 12/2 12/9

Manitoba $150 $145 $140 $135 $130 11/4 11/8 11/18 11/25 12/2 12/9

Slaughter cattle (35-65% choice) National Kansas Nebraska Nebraska (dressed)

Steers 131.94 131.92 131.48 208.28

Heifers 131.81 131.99 131.00 208.00

Feeders No. 1 (800-900 lb) Steers South Dakota 152.50-166.75 Billings 150.50 Dodge City 163.25-165

Trend n/a steady steady/+2 USDA

Basis Cattle / Beef Trade

Cash Futures Alta-Neb Sask-Neb Ont-Neb

-14.12 n/a -21.05

-14.06 n/a -19.75

Canadian Beef Production million lb. YTD % change Fed 1698.1 -4 Non-fed 281.4 +6 Total beef 1979.4 -3

Exports % from 2012 690,262 (1) +15.8 273,282 (1) +112.6 165,046 (3) -6.2 233,427 (3) -2.5 Imports % from 2012 n/a (2) n/a 52,781 (2) +13.2 160,080 (4) -0.6 203,826 (4) -2.1

Sltr. cattle to U.S. (head) Feeder C&C to U.S. (head) Total beef to U.S. (tonnes) Total beef, all nations (tonnes) Sltr. cattle from U.S. (head) Feeder C&C from U.S. (head) Total beef from U.S. (tonnes) Total beef, all nations (tonnes)

(1) to Nov. 23/13 (2) to Oct. 31/13 (3) to Oct. 31/13 (4) to Nov. 30/13

Canfax

To Nov. 30 Fed. inspections only Canada U.S. To date 2013 2,404,458 29,510,672 To date 2012 2,444,565 29,947,340 % Change 13/12 -1.6 -1.5

Agriculture Canada

Close Dec. 6 Live Cattle Dec 131.43 Feb 132.85 Apr 133.70 Jun 128.45 Aug 126.85 Feeder Cattle Jan 164.48 Mar 164.68 Apr 165.45 May 166.25 Aug 167.08

133.48 134.25 134.98 128.93 127.40

-2.05 -1.40 -1.28 -0.48 -0.55

125.88 130.40 134.48 130.65 130.25

165.48 165.68 166.40 167.18 167.80

-1.00 -1.00 -0.95 -0.93 -0.72

148.78 151.15 152.40 153.90 157.73

Est. Beef Wholesale ($/cwt)

Canfax

Sheep ($/lb.) & Goats ($/head) Nov. 29 Base rail (index 100) 2.40 Range 0.15-0.24 Feeder lambs 1.10-1.30 Sheep (live) 0.15

Previous 2.40 0.15-0.20 1.10-1.30 0.15 SunGold Meats

Dec. 2 1.70-2.41 1.70-2.00 1.70-1.88 1.65-1.79 1.20-1.45 1.10-1.70 0.75-0.85 0.75-0.95 60-100

New lambs 65-80 lb 80-95 lb > 95 lb > 110 lb Feeder lambs Sheep Rams Kids

1.70-2.30 1.65-1.90 1.60-1.76 1.60-1.75 1.25-1.60 1.10-1.70 0.75-0.85 0.75-0.90 60-100

Ontario Stockyards Inc.

Dec. 9 1.15-1.18 1.20 1.07 1.00 0.25-0.35

Wool lambs >80 lb Wool lambs <80 lb Hair lambs >95 Hair lambs <95 Fed sheep

HOGS Index 100 Hog Price Trends ($/ckg) Alberta $165 $160 $155 $150 $145 11/4 11/8 11/18 11/25 12/2 12/9

Fixed contract $/ckg

Dec 29-Jan 11 Jan 12-Jan 25 Jan 26-Feb 08 Feb 09-Feb 22 Feb 23-Mar 08 Mar 09-Mar 22 Mar 23-Apr 05 Apr 06-Apr 19 Apr 20-May 03 May 04-May 17 May 18-May 31

$165 $155 $150 $145 11/4 11/8 11/18 11/25 12/2 12/9

Sltr. hogs to/fm U.S. (head) Total pork to/fm U.S. (tonnes) Total pork, all nations (tonnes) (1) to Nov. 23/13

(2) to Oct. 31/13

$170 $165 $155 $150 11/4 11/8 11/18 11/25 12/2 12/9

To date 2013 To date 2012 % change 13/12

Fed. inspections only U.S. 101,938,585 103,117,396 -1.1 Agriculture Canada

Export 749,273 (1) 299,871 (2) 979,722 (2)

Dec Feb Apr May

Close Dec. 6 81.68 89.00 92.05 98.20

Close Nov. 29 85.68 90.58 93.90 98.45

155.50 156.02

Man. Que.

156.36 159.84 *incl. wt. premiums

-4.00 -1.58 -1.85 -0.25

Year ago 82.30 83.48 88.48 97.30

% from 2012 -6.3 +13.3 -0.7

Import n/a 190,954 (3) 200,875 (3)

% from 2012 n/a -2.2 -2.1 Agriculture Canada

Jun Jul Aug Oct

EXCHANGE RATE: DEC. 9 $1 Cdn. = $0.9394 U.S. $1 U.S. = $1.0645 Cdn.

Durum (Dec.) $255 $250 $245 $235 11/4 11/8 11/18 11/25 12/2 12/9

Milling Wheat (Dec.) $230 $220

$190 11/4 11/8 11/18 11/25 12/2 12/9

Close Dec. 6 99.70 98.10 96.03 82.53

Canola (cash - Jan.) $470 $460

Trend -0.73 -0.83 -0.12 +0.43

Year ago 98.20 98.10 96.90 86.33

Laird lentils, No. 1 (¢/lb) Laird lentils, Xtra 3 (¢/lb) Richlea lentils, No. 1 (¢/lb) Eston lentils, No. 1 (¢/lb) Eston lentils, Xtra 3 (¢/lb) Sm. Red lentils, No. 2 (¢/lb) Sm. Red lentils, Xtra 3 (¢/lb) Peas, green No. 1 ($/bu) Peas, green 10% bleach ($/bu) Peas, med. yellow No. 1 ($/bu) Peas, sm. yellow No. 2 ($/bu) Maple peas ($/bu) Feed peas ($/bu) Mustard, yellow, No. 1 (¢/lb) Mustard, brown, No. 1 (¢/lb) Mustard, Oriental, No. 1 (¢/lb) Canaryseed (¢/lb) Desi chickpeas (¢/lb) Kabuli, 8mm, No. 1 (¢/lb) Kabuli, 7mm, No. 1 (¢/lb) B-90 ckpeas, No. 1 (¢/lb)

Dec. 9 19.50-22.00 15.00-15.75 17.25-19.50 17.00-18.00 13.00-15.00 18.25-20.00 14.50-16.00 10.80-12.50 9.80-10.00 6.05-6.85 5.95-6.20 11.50-14.50 5.00-5.50 37.75-38.75 35.75-37.75 27.30-28.75 23.00-23.75 20.90-22.00 22.00-24.00 15.00-19.00 19.00-22.00

Avg. Dec. 2 20.59 20.97 15.38 15.65 18.54 18.92 17.43 17.29 13.50 12.92 19.39 19.39 15.38 15.38 11.26 12.06 9.96 11.46 6.27 6.55 6.11 6.46 13.46 13.42 5.15 5.15 38.25 38.25 36.42 36.42 28.03 28.03 23.25 23.25 21.63 21.63 23.50 23.50 18.00 18.00 20.00 20.00

Cash Prices Dec. 4 Nov. 27 Year Ago No. 3 Oats Saskatoon ($/tonne) 159.07 160.51 196.91 Snflwr NuSun Enderlin ND (¢/lb) 19.85 19.75 22.65

$450 $440 $430 11/1 11/7 11/15 11/22 11/29 12/6

Canola (basis - Jan.) $-20 $-25 $-30 $-40 11/1 11/7 11/15 11/22 11/29 12/6

Feed Wheat (Lethbridge) $220 $210 $200 $190 $180 11/1 11/7 11/15 11/22 11/29 12/6

Flax (elevator bid- S’toon) $540 $535 $530 $525 $520 11/1 11/7 11/15 11/22 11/29 12/6

Barley (cash - Dec.) $195 $190

Basis: $31

$185 $180 $175 11/1 11/7 11/15 11/22 11/29 12/6

Canola and barley are basis par region. Feed wheat basis Lethbridge. Basis is best bid.

Corn (Dec.) $440 $430 $420 $410 $400 11/4 11/8 11/18 11/25 12/2 12/9

$1400 $1360 $1320 $1280

Oats (Dec.) $400 $380 $360 $340 $320 11/4 11/8 11/18 11/25 12/2 12/9

Close Nov. 29 100.43 98.93 96.15 82.10

Source: STAT Publishing, which solicits bids from Maviga N.A., Legumex Walker, CGF Brokerage, Parrish & Heimbecker, Simpson Seeds and Alliance Grain Traders. Prices paid for dressed product at plant.

Cash Prices

$1240 11/4 11/8 11/18 11/25 12/2 12/9

(3) to Nov. 30/13

Trend

$145 11/4 11/8 11/18 11/25 12/2 12/9

Soybeans (Jan.)

Index 100 hogs $/ckg

Chicago Hogs Lean ($US/cwt)

Manitoba $160

Canada 18,451,111 18,781,679 -1.8

Hogs / Pork Trade

Saskatchewan $160

To Nov. 30

Alta.

Sask.

$150

Chicago Nearby Futures ($US/100 bu.)

Hog Slaughter

Maple Leaf Hams Mktg.

Dec. 6 Dec. 6 157.14-160.08 156.12-159.06 162.52-164.48 161.50-163.46 166.44-167.42 165.42-166.40 167.42-167.42 166.40-166.40 167.71-168.69 167.71-168.69 169.18-170.16 169.18-170.15 166.73-168.98 166.73-169.07 169.96-172.41 170.05-172.50 175.36-182.07 175.44-182.17 182.56-186.49 182.66-186.59 185.02-189.92 185.12-190.02

$155

$-35

n/a

Pulse and Special Crops

$160

$200

Close Trend Year Nov. 29 ago

Sask. Sheep Dev. Bd.

Due to wide reporting and collection methods, it is misleading to compare hog prices between provinces.

$165

$210

Chicago Futures ($US/cwt)

This wk Last wk Yr. ago Montreal 225-226 225-226

U.S. Cash cattle ($US/cwt)

$135

Barley (Dec.)

$240

Cattle Slaughter

Sask.

ICE Futures Canada

Minneapolis Nearby Futures ($US/100bu.)

Spring Wheat (Dec.) $740 $720 $700 $680 $660 11/4 11/8 11/18 11/25 12/2 12/9

U.S. Grain Cash Prices ($US/bu.)

Dec. 6 6.55 5.95 6.98 4.56 3.12

USDA

No. 1 DNS (14%) Montana elevator No. 1 DNS (13%) Montana elevator No. 1 Durum (13%) Montana elevator No. 1 Malt Barley Montana elevator No. 2 Feed Barley Montana elevator

Grain Futures Dec. 9 Dec. 2 Trend Wpg ICE Canola ($/tonne) Jan 466.30 487.30 -21.00 Mar 476.30 497.20 -20.90 May 485.20 505.70 -20.50 Jul 492.80 512.00 -19.20 Wpg ICE Milling Wheat ($/tonne) Dec 202.00 211.00 -9.00 Mar 214.00 222.00 -8.00 May 227.00 234.00 -7.00 Wpg ICE Durum Wheat ($/tonne) Dec 245.00 247.00 -2.00 Mar 251.00 253.00 -2.00 Wpg ICE Barley ($/tonne) Dec 152.00 152.00 0.00 Mar 154.00 154.00 0.00 Chicago Wheat ($US/bu.)

Dec 6.3900 6.4975 -0.1075 Mar 6.5050 6.6175 -0.1125 May 6.5550 6.6650 -0.1100 Jul 6.5300 6.6350 -0.1050 Chicago Oats ($US/bu.)

Dec 3.7175 3.5950 +0.1225 Mar 3.3225 3.2450 +0.0775 May 3.1950 3.1500 +0.0450 Chicago Soybeans ($US/bu.)

Jan 13.4375 13.2125 +0.2250 Mar 13.2675 13.0600 +0.2075 May 13.1175 12.8750 +0.2425 Jul 12.9975 12.7875 +0.2100 Chicago Soy Oil (¢US/lb.)

Dec 40.05 40.34 -0.29 Jan 40.22 40.60 -0.38 Mar 40.61 41.00 -0.39 Chicago Soy Meal ($US/short ton) Dec 461.6 447.0 +14.6 Jan 438.7 428.8 +9.9 Mar 428.5 418.0 +10.5 Chicago Corn ($US/bu.)

Dec 4.2850 4.1650 +0.1200 Mar 4.3800 4.2450 +0.1350 May 4.4650 4.3300 +0.1350 Jul 4.5350 4.4000 +0.1350 Minneapolis Wheat ($US/bu.)

Dec 6.6800 6.8125 -0.1325 Mar 6.7675 7.0250 -0.2575 May 6.8675 7.0900 -0.2225 Jul 6.9475 7.1550 -0.2075 Kansas City Wheat ($US/bu.)

Dec 7.0350 7.0500 -0.0150 Mar 6.9600 7.0575 -0.0975 May 6.9700 7.0450 -0.0750

Year ago 598.10 595.20 593.60 588.90 286.00 298.50 301.50 312.00 316.00 245.00 248.00 8.3275 8.4875 8.6025 8.6675 3.7400 3.8900 3.9225 14.7475 14.7550 14.6275 14.5150 50.83 51.15 51.64 452.4 444.9 440.0 7.2675 7.3000 7.3225 7.3100 9.1050 9.2700 9.3700 9.4375 8.9000 9.0325 9.1325

Canadian Exports & Crush To (1,000 MT) Dec. 1 Wheat 235.66 Durum 71.5 Oats 18.62 Barley 2.72 Flax 4.54 Canola 81.19 Peas 17.45 Lentils 4.97 (1,000 MT) Dec. 4 Canola crush 148.1

To Nov. 24 166.74 74.58 29.3 15.57 25.44 179.69 0 0 Nov. 27 140.0

Total Last to date year 5502.06 4346.8 1491.16 1669.7 376.65 472.0 350.38 651.7 85.02 59.9 2546.4 2829.8 767.31 690.4 140.11 n/a to date Last year 2257.9 2469.8

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-3.2 -3.2 -4.6 -5.3 -4.1 -1.8 -12.4 -3.2 -5.6 -1.0 0.3 -11.1 2.9 -5.8 -4.6 -4.1

-42.2 -30.1 -35.1 -38.3 -37.7 -38.3 -38.4 -36.5 -33.5 -36.3 -39.1 -35.2 -37.9 -38.9 -29.6 -38.4

Precipitation last week since Nov. 1 mm mm %

10.9 15.2 6.9 3.3 10.2 13.4 2.3 8.6 0.9 12.7 11.8 7.8 22.2 20.1 15.7 4.9

22.8 47.6 51.1 18.6 59.3 86.0 18.1 20.1 9.8 27.0 24.8 37.9 43.0 85.9 31.3 23.4

155 311 211 128 280 277 54 112 45 156 118 124 116 467 138 118

Temperature last week High Low

Brandon Dauphin Gimli Melita Morden Portage La Prairie Swan River Winnipeg

-7.3 -6.5 -6.4 -5.4 -6.1 -6.7 -6.0 -5.8

Precipitation last week since Nov. 1 mm mm %

-29.7 -25.9 -29.4 -30.5 -27.4 -28.7 -27.3 -29.1

10.3 4.6 5.1 2.9 6.6 3.6 2.9 2.3

25.6 14.6 23.5 18.9 18.0 18.2 15.8 16.7

98 56 76 69 54 53 50 52

-31.2 -33.1 -20.6 -18.3 -25.7

18.8 8.5 1.8 0.0 1.2

64.1 80.1 38.3 57.9 53.3

110 225 109 125 80

BRITISH COLUMBIA Cranbrook Fort St. John Kamloops Kelowna Prince George

0.8 -11.7 2.3 2.7 -9.0

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