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Farmers need sclerotinia test

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Fungal disease a major issue in 2016

Industry scrambles as India declines another extension to deal with fumigation

BY ROBERT ARNASON BRANDON BUREAU

Canola growers need a better decision-making tool for whether to spray a fungicide because the current system isn’t exactly high tech.

Farmers now walk into a canola crop and if they come out with damp pant legs, it indicates a need to spray for sclerotinia.

“The wet pants test doesn’t sound very scientific to me,” said Keith Gabert, Canola Council of Canada agronomist in Alberta.

Gabert said canola growers need something more sophisticated because sclerotinia, a fungal disease, was a major issue in 2016.

Historically, it’s been a problem in Manitoba, where frequent rains in June and July allow the disease to flourish. But last year it was problematic across the Prairies thanks to a summer of excessive rain.

“This (was) probably the highest year in 20 (years) for sclerotinia in Alberta, Manitoba and I would say parts of Saskatchewan as well,” said Gabert, who spoke at Ag Days in Brandon in January.

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Frank Vandenameele inspects for dockage on red lentils at Prairie Pulse in Vanscoy, Sask., Feb. 3. Exports of crops such as this one have been threatened by a demand from India that pulse crops be fumigated before entering the country. | WILLIAM DEKAY PHOTO unsettled by the uncertainty of what will happen after March 31. A letter distributed by the India Pulses and Grains Association sounds ominous.

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A policy shift in India is jeopardizing a $1 billion export market for Canadian pulses.

India’s plant quarantine directorate has announced it will not extend an exemption to its methyl bromide fumigation policy.

The policy calls for all shipments of agricultural commodities to be fumigated at the country of export.

The problem is that it is often too cold to properly fumigate in Canada. India has had an exemption in place for countries like Canada since 2004 allowing fumigation to occur upon arrival in India.

That exemption is going to expire March 31, which is causing anxiety for Canadian shippers and farmers.

“This is our biggest issue,” said Pulse Canada chief executive officer Gord Bacon.

“It is of great concern to farmers and to industry as well.”

Chuck Penner, analyst with LeftField Commodity Research, said it is a worrying development that could cause pulse prices to drop.

“It does have the potential to become serious,” he said.

He believes the uncertainty over what will happen after March 31 is why pulse exports have been so strong early in the 2016-17 marketing campaign.

Penner believes India is taking this action because it expects to have comfortable domestic supplies due to back-to-back good kharif and rabi crops.

India is the top buyer of Canadian peas and lentils by a long shot. It bought 1.29 million tonnes of Canadian peas worth $578 million and another 493,070 tonnes of lentils worth $460 million through the first 11 months of 2016.

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GENE EDITING

Catching up with the times Ag science companies want clearer regulations for biotechnology such as gene editing

BY ROBERT ARNASON BRANDON BUREAU

The federal government may need to update its regulations to deal with gene-edited crops, says a spokesperson for CropLife Canada.

Companies are developing new crop varieties using a technology called gene editing, in which biologists can precisely delete or add a gene to a plant’s DNA. However, leaders of crop science firms want to know that Canadian regulations are in place before they commit millions of dollars in research.

“If you are someone who wants to innovate … the clarity of how the regulatory system will react is critical to making that investment decision,” said Ian Affleck, executive director of plant biotechnology with CropLife Canada.

“It is very important that any government spends the time to modernize the regulatory systems to appropriately address the new technologies.”

Gene editing may be the most promising innovation in the world of crop science in the last decade. A gene editing technique known as CRISPR-Cas9 is generating buzz and an immense amount of agricultural media coverage. Scientists and companies think it could dramatically reduce the speed and cost of getting new crop varieties and traits to market.

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The U.S. government is adjusting regulations to deal with geneedited plants but the Canadian Food Inspection Agency says the system doesn’t need to be updated. | FILE PHOTO tial to improve a number of crops within our current research portfolio, which includes corn, cotton, soybeans, canola, wheat and fruits and vegetable crops,” said Camille Scott, who works in scientific communications with Monsanto.

In January, the U.S. Department of Agriculture released a regulatory proposal to deal with geneedited crops and other biotechnologies.

The department said new crop varieties created with gene editing may be treated the same as traditional techniques such as mutagenesis.

“It (the proposal) does speak to

the idea that new techniques, (which) result in products indistinguishable from conventional breeding, will not be regulated,” Affleck said.

The USDA also said there may be instances where genome editing poses more risk than traditional methods. In those cases, the technology may be subject to pre-market assessment.

The department’s recommendations are a proposal, so the final rules could be significantly different.

Nonetheless, the U.S. government is adjusting its systems to deal with gene-edited plants.

“The U.S. is one of many coun-

tries that have recognized the need to modernize their regulatory systems,” Affleck said.

“Unlike the U.S. and Australia, the Canadian government is not engaged in any policy consultation on these products (new plant science technologies).”

In response, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency confirmed that Canada isn’t working on its plant biotechnology regulations to accommodate gene editing.

The CFIA said in an email that it has a regulatory system that doesn’t need “to be updated” for the latest and greatest technologies.

“New plant breeding techniques (like CRISPR) are additional tools for plant breeders that complement existing methods ranging from conventional plant breeding to modern biotechnology,” the agency said.

“In Canada, the approach to regulatory oversight is based on the novelty of the product rather than the means of development…. When the breeding/ development process leads to a novel trait, mandatory pre-market assessment is triggered….

This would be the case for novel plant products derived from new breeding techniques such as CRISPR-Cas9.”

Affleck said this issue is larger than gene editing. He said Canada and most countries need to modernize the rules for established crop biotechnology because it’s been around for a generation. robert.arnason@producer.com

Fertilizer depot closures troubling

BY ED WHITE WINNIPEG BUREAU

When corporate mergers occur, farmers are often reassured that nothing really will change.

The assets are just changing hands, but services and competition will remain as good as before.

However, Keystone Agricultural Producers president Dan Mazier said he has been noticing that some fertilizer depots that changed hands are beginning to disappear, and he’s worried.

“Those sites are getting shut down,” he said during KAP’s annual meeting Jan. 26. “It not only takes away from competition, it takes away from infrastructure when we need to get the fertilizer on the field.”

Mazier raised the point to Shawn Hashmi of the Canadian Competition Bureau during a question and answer session.

“We would definitely want to know about that,” said Hashmi.

Multiple company takeovers and mergers have occurred in recent years, with Agrium in particular making many moves to take over fertilizer distribution assets.

Hashmi said takeovers and mergers are examined before being approved, and “consent agreements” have been imposed on buyers that require them to commit to continue operating some facilities.

The same has applied when companies are forced to sell some of the facilities to others in order to ensure competition continues.

Mazier said farmers are often in a rush when they need fertilizer, so having pick-up points too widely separated could harm their abilities to operate properly.

“Consider yourself notified,” said Mazier to Hashmi.

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PULSE EXPORT CRISIS LOOMS » CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 deplete its own ozone layer so that these countries can save their own ozone layer?” stated the letter.

The fumigation policy was put in place to eradicate stem and bulb nematodes in grain shipments. If the pest gets into the country, it could destroy India’s cherished onion and garlic crops.

Methyl bromide is the only fumigant that kills pests at all four stages of development, which are egg, larvae, pupae and adult.

Canada has submitted a data package to Indian authorities requesting India allow the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to issue phytosanitary certificates assuring cargoes meet India’s requirements rather than using fumigation.

The data package shows that between August 2013 and August 2014 the CFIA took more than 2,000 samples of pea shipments destined for India and none of them tested positive for ditylenchus dipsaci, which is the species of nematode on India’s plant quarantine orders.

A small portion of the samples did test positive for ditylenchus weischeri, which was first discovered in Canada in creeping thistle from Russia. India has the same creeping thistle, so the suspicion is that pest likely already exists in that country.

India has promised to quickly review and make a decision on Canada’s data package and its request to use phytosanitary certificates in place of fumigation.

“But that doesn’t tell me if ‘quickly’ is two days, two months or two years,” said Bacon.

“We need to know now.”

Pulse Canada has been working on the issue for months and continues to push India for an answer.

It takes 45 to 65 days for a vessel to travel from Canada to India, so anything shipped after Jan. 25 is potentially in jeopardy of being rejected.

One possibility is to divert bulk pea and lentil shipments to Singapore for fumigation, which has been done in the past. But that is a costly endeavour.

“The number that was cited when those vessels were being diverted is that costs start at $100,000 to do that,” said Bacon.

It would not be feasible to divert container ships for fumigation because the containers loaded with pulses would make up a small fraction of all the containers on the ship.

Penner said India still requires pulse imports and Canada is its top supplier, so it may have to rethink the policy change. “ The government in India doesn’t always think of all the implications when they introduce some of these things and then later on they may need to backtrack a little bit on it,” he said. sean.pratt@producer.com

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The upside to climate change Prairie farmers can play a vital role in feeding the world if temperatures rise, says a researcher

BY ED WHITE WINNIPEG BUREAU

Prairie farmers are going to have to adapt to climate change because they are going to face more of it than most of the rest of the world.

However, they should also look at the coming rise in temperatures as an opportunity to play a more vital role in feeding the world of 2050, says a University of Winnipeg climate researcher.

“There’s a very good argument that the Canadian Prairies will actually be an important generator of food for the world, more than it already is, because a lot of other areas are going to be experiencing extreme heat and other conditions,” said Ian Mauro, a

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geography professor who is part of the Prairie Climate Centre in Winnipeg.

“This stuff is risky, but we can be resilient.”

Mauro told farmers at Keystone Agricultural Producers’ annual meeting Jan. 25 that the Canadi-

an Prairies will see even more extreme temperature increases than the world average because they are located in the centre of a continent and not moderated by oceans. Instead of the 2C average increase in temperatures forecast for the planet, the Prairies will see 3.4 C, according to forecasting models.

That will have many impacts.

Beyond just the average increase, it will also produce many more days of scorching temperatures, Mauro said.

There are now only 10 to 11 days of higher than 30 C per year, but this could increase to 50 to 54 by 2050-80.

“We’re going to jump to almost two months of plus-30,” he said.

That will be bad for many crops

and cropping systems, but farmers need to learn to adapt so that they can take advantage of opportunities that might arise.

“Other varieties coming in, getting ahead of the curve, being ready for it,” is what farmers should focus on, Mauro said.

“There are opportunities here, and farmers here know how to maximize opportunities.”

However, whether farmers face problems or opportunities, they need to start thinking about how they are going to adapt because major changes are coming.

“We’re going to see more warming,” said Mauro.

“We will actually be hotter here (than elsewhere), faster.” ed.white@producer.com

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FUNGICIDES

BASF launches new fungicide to combat sclerotinia

BY ROBERT ARNASON BRANDON BUREAU

Timing is everything in life, which is why BASF may be feeling enthusiastic about its new product to control sclerotinia.

Last summer was one of the worst for sclerotinia in Western Canada, as hundreds of canola fields had severe symptoms of the fungal disease.

“Whether you were in Manitoba, Saskatchewan or Alberta, a grower would say something (last summer) like: ‘this disease is eating my

crop,’ ” said Keith Gabert, Canola Council of Canada agronomist in Alberta.

The disease pressure from 2016 is likely to spill over into future years because sclerotia bodies produced by infected plants can live in the soil for five years.

So, January at Ag Days was an opportune time for BASF to launch its new Cotegra fungicide.

The product isn’t a new chemistry.

It’s a combination of two active ingredients: boscalid, a Group 7 fungicide, and prothioconazole, a Group 3.

Paula Halabicki, technical service specialist with BASF in Manitoba, said Cotegra is registered in Canada for pulses, soybeans and dry beans, but the primary market is sclerotinia in canola.

Applying multiple chemistries and dual products with established herbicides have become normal in the weed control business, because many North American farmers are battling herbicide resistant weeds.

“I think there’s a trend towards combination products, or combinations of active ingredients (in

fungicides),” Halabicki said.

Gabert said some farmers use the same fungicide every year and on different crops.

The crop protection industry is watching for overuse and fungicide resistance, but the situation isn’t as severe as it is with herbicide-resistant weeds.

Still, two active ingredients are better than one.

“With combining chemistries you’re not going to, hopefully, build up that resistance,” said Justine Cornelson, canola council

agronomist for Manitoba.

Cornelson added that sclerotinia is the number one disease for Manitoba canola growers because it’s unpredictable and can cause 20 to 50 percent yield loss when conditions are right.

Plus, with wet springs and summer becoming the norm, it’s unlikely that sclerotinia will suddenly abate.

“It’s in a variety of crops,” Cornelson said. “So it just keeps on ramping up.” robert.arnason@producer.com

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SCLEROTINIA TEST NEEDED

A longer rotation between crops is usually an excellent tool to combat disease, but not with sclerotinia. Research suggests that the percentage of plants with sclerotinia doesn't change much, regardless if canola is grown back to back or once in four years.

But it looks like I will be able to do that in the near future.”

Combining such technology with a regional forecast model to “put growers on alert” would be a huge step forward from the wet pants test, Gabert added.

“I’m not sure how accurate we will get, but there is only room for improvement.”

Derksen said she is thinking about a collaboration with North Dakota to bring a similar forecast model to Manitoba. robert.arnason@producer.com FOR A RELATED STORY, SEE PAGE 65

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Percent of diseased plants by rotation frequency 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 1 in 5

“Those (risk) maps are only part of the solution,” he said. “On a regional basis, they’re relatively effective at predicting sclerotinia risk…. But on a field-by-field basis it’s really difficult to predict what your risk of sclerotinia is.”

Rainy weather and a dense crop canopy increases disease risk but sclerotinia can’t develop if spores aren’t present. To answer that question, InnoTech Alberta is developing a sensor to detect sclerotinia spores in a canola crop.

“If I have a tool that tells me … there are no spores, game over. I stop. No preventive application,” Gabert said. “I can’t do that today.

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On a regional basis, (risk maps are) relatively effective at predicting sclerotinia risk…. But on a field-by-field basis it’s really difficult to predict what your risk of sclerotinia is.

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In Manitoba, a provincial disease survey found that 90 percent of tested canola fields had sclerotinia stem rot. Holly Derksen, Manitoba Agriculture field crop pathologist, said 15 to 20 percent of canola plants in infected fields had symptoms of sclerotinia.

Canola yields were still decent in 2016 because many farmers applied a fungicide, sometimes twice, to control the disease.

Gabert is worried that the disease outbreak in 2016 will plague farmers in future growing seasons because the fungus overwinters in the soil for years.

“Sclerotinia will remain a really important issue for them to manage as they come back to those fields.”

However, producers need to know the risk of sclerotinia to manage the disease.

Growers could spray a preventive

application of fungicide, regardless of conditions, but that comes with costs.

If a spray isn’t warranted, the disease may develop resistance to fungicides more rapidly. Also, there are years when spraying doesn’t make economic sense.

“The biggest risk is that it’s not free.

It’s typically a $25 to $30 (per acre) investment in the crop,” Gabert said.

“You really don’t know if you’re going to get the two or three bushels back (in higher yields).”

Canola growers in North Dakota have a decision-making tool for sclerotinia. North Dakota State University produces a risk map for the state and provides a risk calculator for individual farmers. The risk calculator is based on weather, but also on whether sclerotinia was in the previous canola crop, the last time canola was seeded in the field and other factors.

Gabert said the North Dakota model is useful but has limitations.

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Low protein lowers price

Cattle price discovery needed to reduce risk

Short season types made production possible on the Prairies, but protein suffers

SOYBEAN CRUSHING PLANT IN MANITOBA? A 2015 feasibility study found that enough soybeans are grown in Manitoba and Saskatchewan to build a large-scale crushing plant in Western Canada.

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The volume may be there, but prairie soybeans might not have enough protein to support a potential plant. Manitoba soybeans typically have protein levels of 32 to 34 percent.

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Buyers of western Canadian soybeans are worried about protein.

A few customers have expressed concerns about beans from Manitoba and Saskatchewan because protein levels in shipments have been below standard.

Francois Labelle, executive director of the Manitoba Pulse & Soybean Growers Association, said the protein issue has come up at industry meetings this winter.

“It’s just starting to be talked about,” he said from his office in Carman, Man. “Some of the buyers overseas have commented on (protein).”

Soybeans grown in Manitoba typically have protein levels of 32 to 34 percent, compared to 35 to 36 percent for beans in the U.S. Midwest, said Dale Hyde of Delmar Commodities, which buys grains and oilseeds and operates a soy crushing plant near Roland, Man. Manitoba and Saskatchewan soybeans have less protein because of cooler weather and the varieties of beans grown on the Prairies.

“It’s just a reality that shorterdays-to-maturity soybeans will produce lower protein levels,” Hyde said.

“As you reduce the days to maturing on a soybean, you will have protein drag go along with that…. What is (the) protein drag?

I would say it’s two percent.”

Two percent doesn’t sound like much, but crushing plants need beans with a minimum amount of protein. Otherwise, they can’t make soybean meal that satisfies a feed standard.

When Manitoba only had 500,000 acres of soybeans, the lower protein soy could be blended with other beans.

However, the lower protein levels are more noticeable now that

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“I’ve heard if we crushed western Canada soybeans, it wouldn’t make the meal standard,” said Elroy Cober, an Agriculture Canada soybean breeder in Ottawa.

U.S. data shows that soybean protein content declines from south to north. The 2014 U.S. Soybean Quality Report found that average protein was 35.5 percent in Ohio, 34.8 percent in Wisconsin, 33.9 percent in Minnesota and 33.4 percent in North Dakota.

Manitoba soybean growers may get less for their soybeans because the early maturing varieties used may have reduced protein levels. | FILE PHOTO acreage is approaching two million in Manitoba and Saskatchewan.

Labelle said Manitoba isn’t the only soy-growing region with this challenge.

“I know this has been discussed in North Dakota. It’s been discussed in Iowa,” he said.

“Some of the crushers are starting to get concerned about lower protein down there…. It’s not just Manitoba.”

The U.S. soy industry may also be worried about protein, but there’s little doubt that longer maturing beans produce more protein.

“If you look within North America, there’s a north-south gradient.

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You go north and there is lower protein,” said Elroy Cober, an Agriculture Canada soybean breeder in Ontario.

“If you compare (soybeans from) North America to South America, North America has lower protein.”

Fewer days to maturity have an effect, but plant breeding priorities are also a factor.

Breeders and seed companies focus on yield potential because growers crave higher yields.

However, protein content typically goes down when yields go up.

Labelle said plant breeders could develop soybeans with higher amounts of protein that are suitable

for western Canadian conditions.

That may be true, but soybeans with more protein may have lower yields.

“It’s definitely a solvable problem,” Cober said. “The question is, can you afford to solve the problem? How much of a yield trade off is there to raise the protein?”

Buyers may be raising red flags but Manitoba soybean growers shouldn’t panic, Hyde said.

However, they may have to accept slightly lower prices compared to soybeans from warmer regions.

“I don’t think it’s a real big deal,” he said. “It just has to be assumed that when we export it we may have a what I’ll call a basis discount at the port position.”

So, a soybean grower in Brandon might receive less for his beans than a producer in Watertown, South Dakota. How much less is for the buyer to decide. robert.arnason@producer.com

YIELD, EXCELLENCE, ANYWHERE. LEADING MIDGE TOLERANT CWRS WITH LODGING RESISTANCE.

BY BARBARA DUCKWORTH CALGARY BUREAU

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Only about a quarter of U.S. fed cattle are sold on the cash market, resulting in a lack of price discovery and extreme market volatility.

“In 2015 we had the smallest number of cattle trading in the cash market,” said Randy Blach, chief executive officer of Cattlefax.

About 22 percent of cattle traded in the cash market in 2015. That improved slightly to 26 percent last year, but that was still low, he said at the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association convention in Nashville Feb. 1-4.

T h e c a s h ma rke t ha s b e e n replaced with other options such as contracts, grids or branded program agreements, but information from cash trade is needed to set value and have a functioning futures market.

“Price discovery is not free,” Blach said.“We will have to make some investment in price discovery in our industry if we are going to continue to have a viable pricing mechanism.”

As well, the markets have been wild, moving down 41 to 45 percent during the course of last year.

The markets have had a range of about 20 percent for highs and lows across the year since the 1970s.

“Is this the new normal?” he asked. “Are we going to have to adapt to more volatility as we look down the road.”

The NCBA has been meeting with the CME Group that owns the Chicago Merchantile Exchange to make cattle future contracts more responsive to current conditions so that producers have better price discovery and can better manage risk, said NCBA president-elect Craig Uden.

“Other commodity groups have the same price discovery problems, the same delivery problems,” he said.

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U.S. HERD EXPANSION

Growing meat supply threatens cattle prices EXPANSION MODE

Profits may start to fall as supply exceeds demand

Since bottoming out in 2014 the U.S. beef cow herd has been expanding, fuelled by strong prices, cheaper feed grain and generally good pastures. The increased cow herd will lead to more calves born that will ultimately increase the beef supply.

BY BARBARA DUCKWORTH CALGARY BUREAU

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The beef sector faces challenges from a growing U.S. herd, record meat supplies and labour shortages at packing plants just two years after enjoying strong profits from tight supplies of beef and competing meats Flat U.S. household incomes reduce the likelihood of Americans eating a lot more meat.

U.S. milk, poultry and pork production achieved record levels in 2016. Beef production is expected to hit records by 2018 or 2019.

“The U.S. had to absorb the largest one-year increase in protein supplies in our domestic market,” he said.

Per capita protein consumption of beef, pork and poultry was nearly 220 pounds.

“Every man, woman and children consumed nearly 10 lb. more of protein last year,” he said.

Beef is adding to the protein supply because the U.S. cattle herd has been in expansion mode for the last two years. Expansion was sparked by the good cattle prices of 2015, lower feed costs and generally good pasture conditions.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s January 2017 inventory report said the herd grew by two percent from the year before and is now at 93.6 million head.

Within that herd, the number of beef cows rose three percent to 31.2 million. They are producing more calves that will eventually produce more beef.

Those additional cattle are pres-

» CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS PAGE T h e C M E ha s ma d e s e v e ra l changes to reduce volatility.

Cattle industry representatives have also met with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

“We don’t have a broken contract. What I see is a contract that needs to be fixed,” said Ed Grieman of the Live Cattle Marketing Council.

“We are asking the CFTC not to fix anything but take a look at the contract and take a look at the volatility

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suring packers, which are struggling to hire enough workers. More plants included a Saturday shift to handle the larger numbers.

“We are concerned we may not have enough harvest capacity as we get into 2018 and 2019 based on the range of growth,” he said. “We didn’t expect it would become as big an issue in 2016 as it is.”

Total cattle slaughter was at 31.9 million head, up four percent from 2015. Of that, 25.5 million were from the fed cattle category.

Cattle are also heavier, which added more beef to a saturated market.

Retail beef prices have come down, but household incomes will grow by only one percent this year.

Consumers have limits on what they can buy.

“Put yourself in the shoes of the wage earners,” Blach said.

“We are back at the same levels

from an income standpoint where we were two decades ago.”

Higher interest rates are forecast.

“If the economy picks up, there will be interest rate hikes as we move through 2017,” he said.

The increases are forecast to be a quarter of a percent at a time.

Political uncertainty prevails.

The beef industr y relies on exports to take its excess production. No one knows what is going to happen with trade agreements or market access now that U.S. President Donald Trump has pulled out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal. No one is sure about his intentions regarding renewed NAFTA negotiations.

Restrictions on immigration could also affect access to workers at meat facilities at a time when the labour crunch is keenly felt, said Blach.

and help everybody understand how electronic marketing is changing everything that we have,” Grieman said.

The beef sector needs to adjust to new marketing realities, but everyone needs to know what cattle are worth to make better decisions, said Grieman.

“The key is (that) what happens in the fed cattle market trickles down hill,” he said.

“If we don’t have a robust fed cattle market and exchange and futures market, it is going to affect

our industry.”

MORE MEAT Rebounding beef cattle and hog herds are contributing to some of the largest ever protein consumption levels in the United States. Americans now consume almost 220 pounds of meat protein per person each year.

U.S. consumption of livestock and poultry (lb. per capita): 120 POULTRY 100 80 BEEF 60 40

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New cash exchange The Fed Cattle Exchange, which was established last year, attempts to address some of the information gaps.

Managed by Superior Livestock Auction, the exchange is a weekly live online auction offering fed cattle for cash.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture sanctions it, and transactions are posted with the mandatory

STX 80 & STX 100

price reporting system.

The exchange offers more information on the type of cattle being offered, and participation is growing, said Jordan Levi of Superior Auction.

The information seems to be helping with price transparency and factors affecting the market.

“You need to provide input for traders other than weights or the Choice-Select spread,” Levi said.

“You need to show traders what the cash market is doing.”

It costs $1 per head to consign to

the auction. Since it started 135,000 head have sold. Of the 720 lots offered to date, 528 lots sold.

There are about 800 viewers each week. Seventy percent of the top 10 feeders and five to six packers are participating weekly.

Only packers are allowed to buy, and delivery dates are negotiated.

Settlement is between the buyer and seller.

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DURUM ACRES DROP

Fusarium takes toll on durum

BY SEAN PRATT SASKATOON NEWSROOM

Agriculture Canada’s first forecast of 2017 seeded acres sees less d u r u m a n d l e nt i l s a n d m o re oilseeds and wheat. “It feels like this is the year where people that have pushed the rotations are going to be wanting to get those back in line,� said Greg Kostal, president of Kostal Ag Consulting.

Canola leads the way with a forecast of 21 million acres, up slightly from last year’s 20.37 million acres.

Kostal said there is unlikely to be big swings in canola because rotations have been pushed about as far as they can go.

Wheat will be the second largest crop at 17.79 million acres, up from 17.09 million acres last year.

The six percent increase in spring wheat area will more than offset a 12 percent decrease in winter wheat plantings.

Spring wheat will take land away

from durum, which is forecast to drop to 5.26 million acres from 6.19 million the previous year.

Kostal believes it will be a steeper decline, down to 4.5 million acres. “People are stating they have to get out of durum because of qualit y . T h e y ju s t c a n ’ t b re a k t h e fusarium cycle,� he said.

Agriculture Canada believes farmers will plant 6.18 million acres of barley, down slightly from the previous year.

Kostal has no quibble with that estimate. It just continues the decades-long trend of declining barley acres. “Higher-yielding mid-quality wheats are outstripping the economics of feed barley,� he said.

Soybeans are forecast to climb to 6.02 million acres from 5.47 million last year. Kostal thinks most of the increase will be in Ontario.

Lentil plantings are forecast to fall 1.5 percent to 5.56 million acres from 5.86 million acres, while peas

will drop slightly to 4.2 million acres.

Kostal has no problem with the pea number but he thinks the lentil area will be closer to five million acres because growers pushed rotations too far last year and root rot has become a big problem.

Carl Potts, executive director of Saskatchewan Pulse Growers, has seen forecasts calling for a 10 percent reduction in lentil plantings following a 46 percent increase last year and a 29 percent increase the year before. “As prices have come down off of those highs, we may lose some of those lentil acres in fringe lentil growing regions,� he said.

Potts concurred with Agriculture Canada’s forecast of a slight drop in pea area. “I would be quite surprised to see increases in either of those crops based on the market conditions we see right now,� he said.

Growers are expected to plant 3.03 million acres of oats, up from

Agriculture Canada forecasts a 15 percent drop in durum seeded area this spring. Last year farmers seeded the largest durum crop since 2000 but bad weather caused serious disease problems.

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2.83 million acres. “That’s just a function of price,� said Kostal, noting that there are new crop bids of $3 per bushel.

Agriculture Canada is forecasting 1.05 million acres of flax, up from 935,000 acres last year. Kostal thinks it will be closer to 1.25 mil-

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lion acres because prices are good.

He agreed with the mustard estimate of 395,369 acres, down from 525,000, but thought the canaryseed estimate of 271,816 acres, down from 260,000, was too low. sean.pratt@producer.com

OILSEEDS

Statistics Canada stocks report backs canola crop estimate MARKET WATCH

D’ARCE McMILLAN

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tatistics Canada’s Dec. 31 crop stocks report appears to reinforce its official canola crop production estimate issued in December of 18.4 million tonnes.

Arriving at the production number was complicated by the late harvest as producers were still taking off crop when StatCan called for the survey. Some canola will sit in fields until spring.

Some analysts believe the crop is closer to 19 million tonnes. Certainly the record pace of domestic crush and exports indicate that users are having no trouble getting canola from growers.

But the Dec. 31 stocks number issued last week gives us a way to test Statistics Canada’s production figure, which is used in Agriculture Canada’s supply and demand table.

That table pegged production at 18.4 million tonnes, the carry in at two million tonnes and imports at 100,000 tonnes for a total supply of 20.5 million tonnes.

The Dec. 31 stocks number was 12.16 million tonnes. Put another way, that is what remains of the total supply after the exports and crush to the end of December.

If you add the exports and crush to the Dec. 31 stocks, that implies what was the total supply.

And when you do the math you

get 20.29 million tonnes, and that is pretty close to total supply in the Agriculture Canada supply and demand figures.

It is still possible to argue that the Dec. 31 stocks number is not an accurate reflection of total stocks on that date. The survey asks about on farm grain in permanent and temporary storage but it might not reflect grain sitting unharvested in fields.

So the debate will continue but regardless, if the record pace of exports and domestic crush continues, canola stocks at the end of the crop year should not be a burden.

International marketplace Canada’s canola export sector will face stronger competition from Australia in coming months.

Australia’s government forecaster said the country harvested great crops this year.

Canola production rose 22 percent to 3.6 million tonnes, its third largest crop ever. About 80 percent of Australia’s canola exports go to the European Union where it is used mostly in the biofuel market, with the meal going to livestock feeders.

Europe had bad luck with its last two rapeseed crops. Production last year fell to 20 million tonnes, down from 22.2 million the year before and 24.6 million in 2014-15.

This forced it to increase its rapeseed imports by about a million tonnes.

Because of Europe’s reluctance to buy genetically modified crops, Canada is not its first choice for supply. Australia and Ukraine are key suppliers, but Canada does sell some there.

European countries imported

about 432,000 tonnes of Canadian canola in 2015-16, up from only 76,500 the year before.

This crop year, to the end of D e c e m b e r t h e y hav e b o u g ht 378,000 tonnes, up from 253,000 in

the same period last year.

Europe’s rapeseed crop is in winter dormancy but Strategie Grains has trimmed its 2017 production outlook by 500,000 tonnes because of extreme cold in eastern coun-

tries. But at 21.56 million tonnes it would still fall short of meeting domestic needs.

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Gov’t supports, private tools link to reduce risk

FED MARKET LOWER

BY ED WHITE WINNIPEG BUREAU

Government support for farm risk management programs is no less important today than in the 1930s, says a Quebec economist.

That’s because “the farm problem� endures and is unlikely to disappear.

However, contemporary and future farm risk management programs need to fit with the wealth of private tools that are now widely available. “Government intervention must come after other things, after good management, after utilization of risk management tools,� Catherine Brodeur, vice-president with Groupe AGECO, said in an interview during the Keystone Agricultural Producers annual meeting Jan. 25.

Brodeur told the meeting that even though almost a century has passed since the creation of farm support programs in the 1930s, farmers’ need for a government safety net hasn’t disappeared.

The chronically low prices, farmer losses and periods of overproduction during the Great Depression became known as part of “the farm problem,� and many of those features still exist.

Farmers face unique risks, including weather at home and around the globe. Often, they respond to low prices by trying to produce more, further worsening prices.

Interruptions to market access can also cause severe farm income swings.

As well, farming is a capital intensive business, yet generally performed by small family businesses.

Those were all true in the 1930s,

but they are also applicable now. “In agriculture there are market failures,� Brodeur said. “Free market (economics) cannot answer all the questions or resolve all the problems.�

The old methods of heavy government regulation still occur, such as supply management and heavy spending on bail-out programs when profits crash, but the private sector has also produced many forms of price and production insurance that fulfil vital roles.

Government risk management programs must incorporate privately available tools, Brodeur said. “They must really adapt and be complementary,� she said. “Government must be a partner to lowered risk.�

She said new risks leave farmers just as exposed as previous generations. They now face challenges to water supplies and high expectations for water management, are under scrutiny for pesticide use and are being pressured by their carbon emissions.

These risks need to be built into future risk management programs, and may need a government component due to the unique risks that farmers face. “You cannot say agriculture is an economic sector as any other,� said Brodeur. “Intervention is still relevant, but it’s sure that it has to be renewed (with fresh ideas and approaches.)�

Strong slaughter margins kept U.S. packers aggressively buying.

The U.S. national live price average for barrows and gilts was US$51.88 per cwt. Feb. 3, up from $49.46 Jan. 27.

U.S. hogs averaged $66.90 on a carcass basis Feb. 3, up from $63.98 Jan. 27.

The U.S. pork cutout was $84.46 per cwt. Feb. 3, up from $82.91 Jan. 27.

T h e e s t i m a t e d U. S. w e e k l y slaughter for the week to Feb. 3 was 2.327 million, down from 2.367 million the previous week.

Slaughter was 2.179 million last year at the same time.

In Canada, the Feb. 3 Signature Five price was C$159.05 per 100 kilograms, up from $157.06 the previous week.

On a per hundredweight basis the price was $72.14, up from $71.24 the previous week.

BISON STEADY The Canadian Bison Association said Grade A bulls in the desirable weight range sold at prices up to C$6.25-$6.40 per pound hot hanging weight.

U.S. buyers are offering US$4.60 with returns dependent on

to range $153-$156 for the rest of February.

COWS LOWER An increased volume of slaughter cows weighed down prices.

D1, D2 cows ranged $87-$100 to average $93.14 per cwt., down $2.11.

D3 cows ranged $70-$90 to average $82, down more than $3.

Dressed cows were lower, ranging $180-185 per cwt. delivered.

Butcher bulls were mostly steady to average $104.40 per cwt., down 46 cents. Weekly western Canadian non-fed slaughter to Jan. 28 rose 11 percent to 9,973 head.

Weekly exports to Jan. 21 fell to 3,841 head.

FEEDERS LOWER The Alberta feeder steer average fell $4.75 and heifers were $5.75 lower.

Calves lighter than 400 pounds saw improved interest from grazers and steer calf prices firmed modestly, but heifers fell $3.

All feeders heavier than 400 pounds were $5-$8 lower.

Feeders 400-700 lb. were generally $4-6 lower.

Feeders heavier than 700 lb. that will be placed against the doldrums of the summer market fell $6-$8.

Indices plummeted more than $7 with calves at $187.98 and feeders at $167.15.

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exchange rates, quality and export costs.

Grade A heifers sold up to C$6$6.20. U.S. buyers are offering US$4.40.

Animals outside the desirable buyer specifications may be discounted.

LAMBS STEADY TO STRONGER Beaver Hill Auction in Tofield, Alta., reported that 934 sheep and 29 goats sold Jan. 30.

Wool lambs lighter than 54 lb. were $230-$260 per cwt., 55-69 lb. were $229-$258, 70-85 lb. were $225-250, 86-105 lb. were $210$245 and 106 lb. and heavier were $181-$190.

Wool rams were $91-$115 per cwt. Cull ewes were $87-$130.

Hair lambs lighter than 54 lb. were $215-$250 per cwt., 55-69 lb. were $236-$248, 70-85 lb. were $225-$240, 86-105 lb. were $200$220 and 106 lb. and heavier were $178-$186.

Hair rams were $101-$160 per cwt. Cull ewes were $85-$104.

Ontario Stockyards Inc. reported that 706 sheep and lambs and 78 goats traded Jan. 30. New crop lambs sold steady.

Heavy lambs sold steady to stronger. Goats sold steady. All sheep sold higher on a light offering.

US BEEF STEADY The Choice cutout was steady at US $193 per cwt. and Select rose 88 cents to $190.62 Feb. 2.

U.S. cattle slaughter was up 2.8 percent. That, coupled with seasonally slow beef demand, is expected to pressure cutouts this week.

Weekly Canadian cutout values to Jan. 28 rose with AAA up $6.85 to cwt. and AA up $6.41. The AAA was fetching a $4.75 premium over Choice and AA was at a $2.50 premium to Select.

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 403-275-5110 or at www.canfax.ca.

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The weekly auction volume at 29,006 head was down 19 percent from the previous week but 24 percent larger than a year ago.

Weekly feeder exports to Jan. 21 were modest at 942 head.

Calf prices should stabilize soon as interest picks up for animals to put on grass and to market in the fourth quarter.

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Fed steers last week averaged $156.17 per hundredweight, down $2.15.

Western slaughter volume has increased as more cows and eastern Canadian fed cattle entered the mix.

Packers appear to have less urgency to buy cattle compared to a couple weeks ago.

Still, premiums were noted for nearby delivery. Cattle that could be delivered by the first half of February saw bids and sales of $262$264 delivered. Second half February delivery saw prices of $258$260 delivered.

Western Canadian fed slaughter volume totalled 27,230 head, down a little from the previous week. However, overall western slaughter, including non-fed, was 37,203, up four percent from the previous week.

Total western slaughter for the year so far is down five percent.

Steer and heifer carcass weights are lighter than last year, which means domestic beef production from fed cattle is down 10 percent.

Canadian fed exports to the United States usually pick up in February, but that is not likely this year. Alberta fed cattle prices have fetched a premium to the Nebraska market recently.

Also, Canadian AAA cut-out values are at a premium against the U.S. Choice cutout.

Live fed cattle prices are expected

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WHEAT RESEARCH

Promotion must accompany improved wheat varieties

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heat was once the backbone of western Canadian agriculture, but now many farmers consider it to be at best a rotation crop, cultivated to give a disease-fighting break from cashgenerating canola.

The Canadian wheat industry is challenged on all sides with low-cost competitors winning market share, diet crazes turning consumers away and inadequate research funding falling behind in providing disease resistance and yield growth.

The problems are not unique to Canada but are felt acutely because our climate restricts the cropping alternatives to wheat.

This is not to denigrate the researchers who laboured hard to make canola and pulses such successes.

The expansion of canola and pulses have kept western Canadian crop production competitive in world markets.

However, think how much more profitable and sustainable it would be if wheat was more resistant to disease and had greater yield potential and a better demand outlook.

This year alone, the lack of robust fusarium resistance has cost farmers hundreds of millions of dollars in lost revenue.

Luckily, after more than a decade of neglect, new attention is being applied to wheat’s research needs, globally and here at home.

On the global front, members of the G20, the association representing the world’s largest economies, launched the Wheat Initiative to bring together government and private resources to address a strategic agenda that will advance research around the world and share the information.

In Canada, Agriculture Canada, the National Research Council, the Saskatchewan government and the University of Saskatchewan are working together on a new initiative to learn more about wheat’s

genetic make-up to speed creation of new cultivars and figure out how it can resist disease and use water more efficiently, leading to lines that will have improved resistance to fusarium and rust and are drought tolerant.

This alliance has commercial partners, including Syngenta and KWS. Bayer has a new wheat breeding facility in Saskatchewan working on hybrid wheat, and a few years ago Dow opened a research centre focused on wheat in Ontario.

Monsanto in the United States has greatly expanded its wheat research effort.

This new wave of investment will likely start to address the yield lag and disease problems that make it less attractive than other major crops.

However, if this effort simply makes it easier for growers to produce more wheat more efficiently, then problems with oversupply will continue to hurt the profitability of cultivating it. Demand must grow to keep pace.

Corn and soybean yield increases produced better farm profits because the biofuel revolution and globally expanding livestock herds consumed the extra tonnage.

An American study we recently reported on showed that the best bet to increase wheat use lies in human consumption.

That means changing the narrative away from gluten and wheat belly and toward the nutritional qualities and high content of antioxidants found in whole grains.

Antioxidants are believed to halt cellular damage associated with diseases such as cancer, heart disease and diabetes.

That too will require money and effort, but it will be well spent if wheat can again become a cash generator for prairie farmers.

WHOLE WHEAT VS. WHOLE GRAIN

When they (Canadians) see whole wheat, they are misled into thinking they are buying a whole grain. If anybody is putting an effort towards healthier eating, they shouldn’t be misled.

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ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE

Agriculture highlighted as possible future growth leader CAPITAL LETTERS

KELSEY JOHNSON

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ttawa is being encouraged to tap into Canada’s farming and food sectors as it looks for ways to improve Canadian economic growth.

In its second report, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s economic advisory panel outlined how agriculture’s growth potential could be unleashed. Agriculture should be used by Ottawa as a pilot project for other growth industries starting this year, the panel recommended.

The advisory council is chaired by McKinsey’s global managing partner, Dominic Barton, who has repeatedly touted agriculture and,

in particular agrifood, as economic engines routinely undervalued by Ottawa. It reports directly to Finance Minister Bill Morneau and is considered in Ottawa circles to be key influencers on the Liberal’s economic policy direction.

The growth potential in this sector, Barton said during an October speech, is “no small potatoes” thanks to an ever hungry world whose population keeps expanding.

Protein demand from Asia is soaring, the council noted, while the world is seeking sustenance from “trusted” markets, a market Canada’s internationally recognized standards should be easily able to tap.

Canada’s agriculture industry employs more than 2.1 million people and accounts for 6.7 percent of the country’s national gross domestic product.

Now, Canada is the world’s fifth largest agricultural exporter, a ranking the advisory panel wants to see changed.

Canada has the potential to be second in the world, behind only the United States, the panel argued.

It would require Canada’s agricultural goods to account for eight per ent of global exports, up from its current 5.7 percent, by 2027.

The agri-food industry would require similar increases, the report found. Canada currently sits in 11th spot for global exports. The council wants the industry to improve to fifth place.

It won’t be easy.

Repeated underinvestment in the country’s food processing and transportation infrastructure have led to delays and bottlenecks along the value chain, the panel noted, while gaps in rural broadband internet and missing common analytics platforms are hampering the industry’s ability to tap into new technologies.

Then there’s Canada’s ongoing trade deficit, which the council found sits at US$3.2 billion. Market access is also being challenged by the fact Ottawa does not have pref-

erential trade agreements with three of Canada’s key agricultural markets: China, India and Japan.

Tapping into Canada’s agriculture industry’s growth potential will take 10 to 15 years to achieve.

The council suggests Ottawa create an agri-food growth council made up of 10 to 15 individuals from the private sector who would watch for challenges that are impeding sector growth. The council would report directly to the federal agriculture minister and be supported by a small secretariat.

Meanwhile, Agriculture Canada’s current suite of value chain roundtables would be altered to include “new sub-sector action teams focused on major agfood subsectors and oriented for high impact.”

They would be made up of folks from different backgrounds like health, environment and technology to provide broader perspectives.

An interdepartmental task force, chaired by the agriculture minister and backed by the prime minister’s

office, would help organize the structures between departments.

Ottawa hasn’t said yet whether it will move ahead with the council’s recommendations. If it does, it’s unlikely the status quo will remain.

Canada’s agriculture and agrifood industry, a sector that has sometimes earned a reputation for being slow to change, must be prepared for a new approach.

Big dreams can mean big changes, which can easily trigger conflict unless all parties involved are willing to be flexible.

Ottawa’s key economic advisers say the growth potential in Canada’s agriculture industry cannot be ignored any longer.

Ottawa is being asked to pay attention. Canadian farmers and processors are going to need to adjust to life in the spotlight, where praise and scrutiny often come hand in hand.

Kelsey Johnson is a reporter with iPolitics, www.ipolitics.ca.

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Rural Canada can’t afford trade giveaways

Lots of content in big ag sector

BY JAN SLOMP

EDITORIAL NOTEBOOK

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n the decades since the CanadaUnited States Free Trade Agreement and later the North American Free Trade Agreement were signed, Canadian agriculture has undergone a significant shift.

There was once a multitude of diverse local and regional economic drivers, but now we have a one-size-fits-all, export-driven, low-priced commodity production model.

Farm capital needs have skyrocketed as illustrated by the massive $90 billion farm debt. Off-farm investors control more and more of Canada’s farmland. Production — per farm, per acre and per worker — continues to go up. And that production became increasingly export and transport dependent as NAFTA-driven deregulation accelerated consolidation and transnational ownership of handling and processing facilities.

The once mighty farmer cooperative grain handlers and processors have been dismantled and absorbed into a handful of transnational corporations. Eighty percent of Vancouver’s terminal capacity used to be owned and operated by the three prairie pool elevator companies. Now, the private trade owns it all.

With the Canadian Wheat Board gone, there is no real economic participation by farmers beyond the farmgate, nor any referee to discipline the railroads.

Prairie farmers, who once ran most of Canada’s grain industry, no longer have a direct connection to customers and end-users.

Under NAFTA, Canada’s regula-

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M Canadian agricultural exports are still disadvantaged because of transportation costs, despite trade agreements, says the author. | ROBERT ARNASON PHOTO tor y system facilitated North American integration of pork and beef slaughter, processing and marketing at the expense of regional and local processors, marketers and the jobs they provided.

Despite trade agreements, Canadian exports are still disadvantaged due to transportation costs.

Apart from supply management sectors and a brief spike after 2009, overall inflation-adjusted net farm income is dismal.

Farm communities across Canada are suffering from chronic economic decline.

This was camouflaged by offfarm manufacturing jobs in Eastern Canada and resource sector jobs in Western Canada, but those jobs are no longer easy to get. The decline of Canada’s rural economy is not often discussed, but four decades of loss have diminished the quality of rural life.

The decline of rural Canada is stark and given little attention compared to the rural quality of life in other developed countries.

Canada’s growing dependence on food imports is another sobering fact. We can grow many of these products, but have lost our own market because trade agreements help integrated food companies operate across borders, depressing prices for producers while controlling the consumer price.

Trade agreements also reward overprocessing of foods by substituting basic ingredients with cheaper ones.

U.S. President Donald Trump vilifies Mexico for the loss of U.S. jobs, but he fails to mention the American companies that flocked to the Mexican maquiladoras to take advantage of low labour and environmental standards.

NAFTA has also caused a lot of

damage to the Canadian rural economy and U.S. President Donald Trump is likely to add more.

The last thing rural Canada needs is more give-aways to the U.S. in an attempt to persuade the Americans not to back out of the NAFTA deal.

It is time Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stopped trading away the livelihoods of Canadian farmers and started repairing the damage these deals have done.

The decline of the Canadian rural economy must be turned around if Trudeau wants to prevent the election of a Trump-like Canadian leader in three years.

We need an agenda for agriculture that makes rural quality of life and viable family farms the priority.

Jan Slomp is president of the National Farmers Union. He farms near Courtenay, B.C.

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ver ywhere you look, the grain sector of Western Canada is investing in new facilities and businesses. It’s a tremendous vote of confidence in the future.

New high-throughput terminals are up and running in many locations and others are under construction. Viterra and Parrish & Heimbecker are among the longstanding players to build additional facilities. New to the mix are G3 Canada and GrainsConnect.

G3 Canada, involving U.S. agribusiness Bunge and the Saudi Agricultural and Livestock Investment Co (SALIC), bought the Canadian Wheat Board a couple

years ago and has been announcing new investments ever since.

With its plan to invest half a billion dollars in a new Vancouver port facility, expect the company to continue building terminals in the countryside.

Another new player is Grains Connect Canada, a strategic joint venture between GrainCorp (originally from Australia and big in the malting business) and the ZenNoh Grain Corp. (a subsidiary of the Japanese agricultural co-operative Zen-Noh). GrainsConnect is building a terminal at Maymont, Sask., and is promising more sites in the next couple years.

Meanwhile, existing players such as Richardson and Viterra have made large investments in updated and expanded Vancouver port facilities. Expect to also see expansion in container stuffing capacity on the West Coast.

Players both big and small are investing in new fertilizer distribution facilities and/or buying existing facilities. Fertilizer demand from producers continues to grow but not as fast as the apparent

growth in facilities.

On top of this, on-farm storage capacity continues to rise.

Companies must believe there will be more than enough business to go around or they wouldn’t be spending the money.

T h e F re n c h c o m p a n y R o q uette garnered a lot of attention when it recently announced plans to build the world’s largest peaprocessing plant near Portage la Prairie, Man. The $400 million facility will concentrate on pea protein.

It’s surprising that the plant is being built in a region that doesn’t have a large acreage of peas, but the company no doubt took all factors, including government support, into account when choosing a location.

Pulse and specialty crop handling facilities continue to pop up across the West. Some of these will also involve aspects of secondary processing. It’s actually difficult to keep track of who is building what and where.

Farm equipment dealerships are also an expanding and ever-changing picture. In addition to owner-

ship changes, many new facilities have been built.

The equipment itself is also changing, especially tractors, where more makes and models are offered than ever before.

T h e re’s a l s o a t re m e n d o u s research investment from private companies working to develop new crop varieties, and it’s not just in canola. Hybrid wheat for Western Canada is now on the horizon.

Despite challenges from weather and disease, Western Canada is growing large crops, and there have been extraordinary profits for much of the last decade. No doubt some bumps will appear in the road ahead, but more companies than ever before are showing the confidence to make long-term investments.

It’s an exciting and dynamic industry. As farmers, we have the luxury of both buyers and sellers making investments to compete for our business.

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

eeting season, planning season, calving season, the legislative season, budget season, wedging in the warm-weather vacation season; call it what you will, many folks think of the growing season as being the busy one in farming country.

But that is a different kind of busy.

That is the getting things done season. Now, is the making money season.

It’s thinking season.

Planning what to produce, where to produce it and whom is going to do the work. Planning what to say about regulations and legislation.

Planning how to pay for it all.

For grains and oilseed growers, half of their inventory is on the move at this time of year, often the more profitable half.

After large farm events across the three prairie provinces, I can honestly say there are some awful smart folks in this business.

Since Jan. 1, more than 100 seminars and presentations have taken place between the various events and meetings.

Our journalists have reported on many of them. And it’s not over. The American meetings are yet to take place. And what happens in the U.S. happens to Canada. So we will be covering those as well, keeping farmers informed.

I am lucky when it comes to these meetings and presentations. I live and love agriculture. The job of reporting on it and learning about it might be a bit painful at this time of year if I didn’t.

Western Producer information customers, also know as farmers, during the past month have heard from their customers, from the United States, China, Europe, South Asia and Africa; their buyers and traders from Regina to London; and from people who represent their end-use consumers across the globe. Farmers have also heard from marketers and banksters of all sorts, folks who say they will make them rich and might make them poor.

Not many sectors gather together as an entire industry on a global basis over such a tight time period.

There is almost too much information. From time to time, I hear similar comments from you about The Western Producer and the online content at producer.com.

“There is too much. I can’t get through it all,” is a common refrain at our trade show booths and one we also hear sometimes over the phone. To me that means it is about the right amount.

It’s a big business.

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I read your front-page article entitled “Sask. Commodity groups denounce drainage bill” twice before I made a serious decision about the new bill.

Quite frankly, it is about time the government of this province took the bull by the horns regarding drainage.

Two incidents on our farm have been detrimental to our ability to use our farm for our crop production.

Incident number one, my father got a water reduction (ditch) permit for some of our land. We followed all the rules.

Since the 1950s ditching has been escalating and during that time period the government did nothing.

It is about time!

DELWYN J.J. JANSEN FARMER

We were told that there was to be no additional water put into that ditch system. That meant we could not dig the ditch lower to remove all the sloughs; only lower them. We could not ditch any additional sloughs.

Ten years later, water is added.

And by the way, not by our family.

Every spring since, part of the road is under water for a time, which had never been the case before.

Incident number two is regarding a second quarter. That quarter is half cropped and half grassland.

The grass is partial grazing and partial hay.

Since someone has ditched onto that quarter we have lost one-third of the crop producing land, plus we cannot access our hay nor grazing area.

In your article, Jeff Pylatuik states he will lose 20 to 25 percent production. We lost over half of the production area on that quarter. All from ditching. Someone else’s gain

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and our loss.

Since the 1950s ditching has been escalating and during that time period the government did nothing. It is about time!

When you ditch, yes, you gain, but keep in mind someone downstream will lose. I have lost long enough. Shut those unwanted and unpermitted ditches.

Better you lose a small amount than someone downstream losing it all.

Delwyn J. J. Jansen Humbolt, Sask.

CONSERVATIVE CHOICE To the Editor: President Donald Tr ump’s speech may have brought tears to many and caused some Canadians to be envious. But now it’s Canada’s turn.

With 14 Conservative Candidates vying for leadership in the next election, we hope the winner is as good as American leaders.

My preference for the next prime minister would be one who wants changes to our corrupt medicare, such as Maxime Bernier. Or someone who supports an arctic naval base; or someone who is antinational debt.

Also, someone against firearm confiscation and anti-immigration.

The House of Commons should not be run by left-wing socialists, They always ruin the country. We no longer have a social credit “watchdog” of 34 seats in Ottawa, so a good Conservative prime minister could make Canada great again.

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The Jan. 19 issue of The Western Producer provided coverage of a discussion on a non-refundable, mandatory levy on pulse crops. I can understand why the farmers are frustrated.

CN and CP Rail often exceed the suggested rail-cap on the price for moving grain, amounting to thousands of dollars. This is essentially the farmers’ money.

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WEATHER

El Nino starting soon, but not in time for seeding Seed while you can because regular rain will keep coming in the growing season, says market analyst

BY MICHAEL RAINE SASKATOON NEWSROOM

EDMONTON — About one-third of those in the room raised their hands when asked about still having crop in the field on the first day of February.

Most of the approximately 200 farmers indicated it was canola, but some sighed when asked about wheat and lifted their hands again.

That reality for many producers will be made harder or easier depending on the weather over the coming eight weeks.

Drew Lerner from Kansas City’s World Weather Inc. brought most of them good news.

He didn’t offer a lot of hope for producers from Manitoba and eastern Saskatchewan who made the trip to Edmonton for Farm Tech, but their crops were nearly all off the fields.

For almost everyone else, news of an impending El Nino came as a relief from an otherwise wet fall and potentially soggy seeding season.

“But I have to tell you, I am not as convinced as some that it will be here in time for seeding,” Lerner said.

More snow is likely on the way for producers with crop in the field along the eastern Rockies, but little precipitation will fall for the rest of Alberta and Saskatchewan between now and the end of the winter. Southern Manitoba might receive some more, adding insult to injury.

Warm conditions have mopped up much of the snow in many parts of the Prairies, but southeastern Saskatchewan and Manitoba finished the fall wet, and five to 12

Farmers in many parts of the Prairies could face a wet spring because of the snow that has already fallen this winter as well as what is still expected to fall. | FILE PHOTO centimetres of moisture remain in the heavy snow pack that lies across that region.

“It’s not going to turn out great,” Lerner said.

“There will likely be some flooding and could result in some delays, depending on how long the melt takes.”

Environment Canada doesn’t produce a snow cover map for Western Canada until late in the winter, but Lerner said Manitoba has plenty of it.

Most of the Prairies have seen 40 to 60 percent of normal snowfall this year, and the Peace River region has been record dry, which should help get the stranded crop harvested in

The good news is all the violent weather is happening to the south of you, and that is good for you.

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time for near normal seeding.

A very neutral El Nino–Southern Oscillation and a disintegrating La Nina will leave weather patterns stable and fairly quiet leading into the growing season.

The meteorologist puts a great

deal of stock in the 18-year weather cycles, at least when it comes to projecting what the coming year might deliver, and 1981 appears to have the most in common with 2017.

Weather patterns from 1999 are similar to today, but that year is discounted because it had a strong La Nina.

As well, 1963 has similarities, but the growing season would not have warmer conditions and all the associated energy and resulting moisture with which to contend.

“The good news is all the violent weather is happening to the south of you, and that is good for you,” he said.

The seeding season should be reasonably dry, but regular rain is likely across most of the Prairies as the summer progresses.

“You want to get that planting out of the way early if you can,” he said.

Should the El Nino become a stronger influence, it will mean drier and warmer conditions in the growing season, “which most of you are looking forward to,” said Lerner.

The years 1963 and 1981 were in the middle of the driest and wettest periods on the Prairies, while 1999 was eighth wettest because of the strong La Nina. mike.raine@producer.com

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CANOLA

Experts excited but puzzled by hairy midge discovery Gene sequencing showed significant differences from Swede midge A new species of midge has been found in Saskatchewan and Alberta.

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BY BARB GLEN LETHBRIDGE BUREAU

It’s bigger and it’s hairier than Swede midge, but there’s a lot more to be learned about a new species of midge recently identified in Saskatchewan and Alberta canola fields.

Researchers know the midge can damage canola flowers, but more study is planned to determine whether that damage is economically significant and whether the

insect can affect other parts of the plant.

Boyd Mori, a research scientist in insect ecology with Agriculture Canada in Saskatoon, was the first to confirm that the midges he saw in Saskatchewan fields were different from other species.

“There’s always been some kind of thoughts that the Swede midge we had in Saskatchewan seemed to be slightly different from the one in Ontario,” said Mori.

“It seemed slightly larger than the

one in Ontario, and it also had hairier wings, which was apparently a very noticeable characteristic compared to the one in Ontario.”

Last summer, Mori was working with pheremone traps and emergence cages in fields near Carrot River and Codette in northeastern Saskatchewan.

He captured numerous adult midges in the cages but none in the pheremone traps. After determining there was nothing wrong with the lures, he concluded this was a different midge species than the Swede midges previously found.

It’s probably going to be the only time in my career that this will happen, especially a new insect that’s on a crop.

They’re generally well studied and so it was pretty exciting to find it.

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“I was pretty excited by it,” he said.

“It’s probably going to be the only time in my career that this will happen, especially a new insect that’s on a crop. They’re generally well studied and so it was pretty exciting to find it.”

Mori sent samples of the midge to Rebecca Hallett and James Heal, two Swede midge researchers based at the University of Guelph.

They agreed the Saskatchewan midges were more robust and had slight differences in their antennae and genitalia.

Midge expert Bradley Sinclair of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency further confirmed the differences. A partial gene sequence that also showed significant differences sealed the deal.

Mori said Sinclair will likely be the one to name the new midge species after taxonomic work is done. For now, it is known the insect is within the genus contarinia, but its species remains to be named.

The insect was also found this summer by Alberta entomologist Scott Meers and insect research technologist Shelley Barkley in east-central Alberta fields.

Mori said researchers and entomologists will try this summer to determine the midge’s range and learn more about its life cycle.

“We want to see if it’s going to cause yield losses,” he said.

More information will also allow him to develop pheremone lures so the midges can be trapped and their numbers assessed. Mori said there is no need for alarm because more information is needed to see whether the midge poses a threat or is simply benign.

Swede midge hasn’t been a significant insect problem in canola for the last few years. Mori said even the most insect-savvy farmers will need a microscope to see differences between the new midge and Swede midge. barb.glen@producer.com

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CANADIAN FEDERATION OF AGRICULTURE

CFA top post attracts western interest

BY KAREN BRIERE REGINA BUREAU

Two western farm leaders are challenging the Ontario incumbent for the presidency of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture.

Humphrey Banack from Round Hill, Alta., and Nor m Hall of Wynyard, Sask., are r unning against Ron Bonnett, who has been unopposed as president since 2010.

But both say their decision to run has nothing to do with a west-versus-east split.

Hall, who recently did not seek re-election as president of the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan but stayed as vicepresident, said he decided two years ago to run when Bonnett had said it was his last term.

“When he changed his mind, I just felt that I had the abilities and the experience to take CFA to the next step, no matter who was running,” Hall said.

He said APAS made great strides with a strong executive team and he would like to see the same thing at CFA. “I would make sure there’s a very co-operative atmosphere, build coalitions,” he said.

Hall operates a 4,600-acre grain farm, plus additional acres in hay and pasture, agroforestry and environmental set-aside, with his brother. He has been involved in

When he changed his mind, I just felt that I had the abilities and the experience to take CFA to the next step, no matter who was running.

I’ve been the apprentice and now it’s time to get my ticket.

HUMPHREY BANACK FORMER ALBERTA FEDERATION OF AGRICULTURE PRESIDENT

I believe I can help play a role in making sure that Canada is defended as much as possible in some of that trade turmoil that’s taking place.

NORM HALL

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numerous organizations, including the Canadian Young Farmers’ Forum beginning in 1998. Five years later he joined APAS as a director and became president in 2011.

Banack, who also said he has been thinking of running for the past two years, initially joined his local pork association and then the former Wild Rose Agricultural Producers, which became the Alberta Federation of Agriculture.

He was president of the latter from 2008 to 2012 and has served as

CFA first vice-president for the last six years.

He said his 7,000-acre grain farm is in good hands as his son enters the family business.

“That gives me more time to focus on CFA than even five years ago,” Banack said. “I’ve been the apprentice and now it’s time to get my ticket.”

Bonnett, who first had a dairy farm, operates a 200-head beef operation at Bruce Mines, Ont. He rose through his local federation of agriculture to the Ontario Federa-

tion of Agriculture where he was vice-president and then president for four years.

He became second vice-president of CFA in 2007 and president three years later.

He said there are some things CFA has been working on that he’d like to see through to completion.

“We’ve done a lot of work on public trust and social licence,” he said. “We also see all of the stuff going on on the trade agenda right now.”

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“I believe I can help play a role in making sure that Canada is defended as much as possible in some of that trade turmoil that’s taking place,” he said, referring to contacts he has made over the years.

He said the turmoil is more intense than before mainly due to social media and the ability to easily spread misinformation.

He also noted the continued growth in the western general farm organizations that belong to CFA and CFA’s leadership on the grain transportation file in the West.

“I don’t think there’s any westeast thing that could be blended into any of this. I just think it’s an organization making sure that they have a discussion at election time about what are the priorities going forward,” Bonnett said.

One of the main domestic issues this year will be the signing this summer of the next federal-provincial-territorial agriculture policy framework, which all three candidates identify as a priority.

The election is planned for Feb. 22 at the organization’s annual general meeting in Ottawa. karen.briere@producer.com

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Lethbridge County head tax reaches court Litigants question legality of new farm tax bylaws

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Lawyers for Lethbridge County and a group of southern Alberta feedlot owners made their cases in Alberta Court of Queens Bench Feb. 3 to defend and dispute the validity of a county business tax and special tax levied in 2016.

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The money generated was earmarked for road and bridge maintenance.

Five feedlot owners filed suit against the county, and the case of Van Raay Paskal Farms et al v.

Lethbridge County proceeded last week before Justice R. A. Jerke.

A decision on the case is pending.

Lawyer Robert McCue argued for the feedlot owners that the county exceeded its jurisdiction by passing two bylaws allowing it to levy the business tax and special tax.

He questioned various aspects of the bylaws’ wording, including use of the word “stores” to refer to livestock and whether the county used 2016 funds, estimated at $2.6 million according to the county newsletter, to improve roads rather than maintain them as the bylaw indicated.

McCue also challenged the validity of the special tax on the basis of who benefits from the road maintenance undertaken. He said only a small percentage of revenues collected from the special tax in 2016 were used on haul roads in the county, so there is a “weak correlation” between the properties that were taxed and the properties that benefitted from the road work.

A special tax has to be levied every year, said McCue, and has to be applicable in that year. The county has said it plans to increase the tax to $4 per animal unit in 2017, with further increases possible in subsequent years.

Circumstances and council members might change in that time, the lawyer said.

“This is a classic general tax,” said McCue, and thus is the “antithesis” of how a special tax should be designed.

Lawyers for the county defended the validity of the business and special tax bylaws as they are now worded.

The outcome of the case is being watched by other Alberta municipalities because it will have implications for their own abilities to tax livestock producers and farmland.

Lethbridge County officials did not return calls by press time to comment.

Brian Walton, chief executive officer for the Alberta Cattle Feeders Association, which has objected to the tax and raised the matter with provincial government officials, said he was hopeful about the outcome.

Litigants in the case include Van Raay Paskal Farms, Grandview Cattle Feeders, John Schooten and Sons Feeders, Thompson Livestock and 6A Cattle Co. Lethbridge County is home to about 50 percent of confined cattle feeding operations in Canada and county officials have said in the past that additional funds are needed to keep the market access network functioning. That includes maintenance of about 2,900 kilometres of roads and 167 bridges.

The feedlot owner litigants have said they deem the new taxes to be illegal and unfair because they put undue burden them. barb.glen@producer.com

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UNDER ACHIEVER

CARBON REDUCTION

Saskatchewan ag groups form united front against carbon tax

BY KAREN BRIERE REGINA BUREAU

Twelve Saskatchewan organizations have written to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Environment Minister Catherine McKenna to oppose a federal carbon tax.

The organizations released the letter late last month, saying it indicates widespread opposition the tax faces across the province because of the negative effects they say it will have on the agricultural, business and construction economies.

The Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities organized the effort, and the signatories include: • Saskatchewan Farm Stewardship Association • Saskatchewan Heavy Construction Association • Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association • Sask Pork • Greater Saskatoon Chamber of Commerce • Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association • Western Equipment Dealers Association • Canadian Taxpayers Federation • Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan • Sask Milk • Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce The letter said the organizations support efforts to address climate change challenges but the best available policy tools must be used to do that.

It noted the province has set out options for carbon reduction in its white paper on climate change, while Ottawa has offered no proof that a tax reduces emissions.

“As such, the organizations under-

signed to this letter all agree that a national carbon tax will have a net cost rather than a net benefit to the Saskatchewan economy regardless of the measures the province of Saskatchewan puts in place to alleviate its impacts,” the organizations said.

“We believe that a carbon tax will increase costs for producers, firms and businesses resulting in carbon leakage, lost competitiveness and income.”

Agriculture minister Lyle Stewart, speaking at the recent Saskatchewan Beef Industry Conference, said the fight against the tax is big.

“No province in this country is as reliant on foreign trade as we are,” he said. “That’s what they don’t seem to get in Ottawa.”

He told cattle producers that the province would fight as long and hard as possible and is committed to standing firm against implementing a tax in Saskatchewan.

Swift Current rancher Brian Weedon commended the province for its stand against “carbon tax bullying.”

SARM director and SSGA vicepresident Bill Huber from Lipton encouraged everyone to get the word out. He said organizations have passed resolutions and issued news releases but not everyone attends meetings or follows policy discussions.

“They really don’t realize how devastating this is going to be after 2018. I think it will put a lot of small farms outs of business,” Huber said.

“I know I farmed for 45 years and there’s a lot of years my net revenue isn’t anywhere near $50,000 and that’s what it could cost an averagesized farm by the year 2021 or 2022.”

Stewart said the government is

looking to producers for help, and vice versa, in opposing the tax.

Both the SSGA and the Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association passed resolutions on carbon at their meetings during the conference.

The membership of both organizations agreed to lobby for research into and recognition of the carbon sequestration capability of grasslands and pay producers for storing that carbon.

The SSGA is also calling on Ottawa to reverse its decision to implement a tax until enough research has been done on how it will affect the competitiveness of the beef industry. karen.briere@producer.com

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BY SEAN PRATT SASKATOON NEWSROOM

Saskatchewan Pulse Growers says it is time for producers to consider ramping up chickpea production.

The heyday for chickpeas was 2001 when the province’s growers planted 1.1 million acres.

It was a disaster because farmers struggled during the growing season to fend off ascochyta blight and then faced plummeting prices following harvest due to overproduction.

Chickpea acres tailed off markedly in subsequent years and have never recovered. Farmers planted 160,000 acres last year, which is equal to the five-year average.

SaskPulse would like to see double the acres over the next few years because growers need more pulse options in their rotations.

Pea and lentil acres have exploded. Agriculture Canada is forecasting 4.2 million acres of peas and 5.6 million acres of lentils in 2017.

The intensification in rotations of those two pulse crops has led to the spread of root rot diseases. Aphan-

omyces is the most virulent type, and peas and lentils are highly susceptible to it. Chickpeas, on the other hand, are resistant.

“That’s why we’re interested in expanding the footprint of chickpea production,” said Carl Potts, executive director of SaskPulse.

Chickpeas have their own history of disease problems, but Potts said breeders have made significant advancements over the last decade in creating varieties that have good built-in disease tolerance.

The University of Saskatchewan’s Crop Development Centre has also developed a line of chickpeas that is naturally tolerant to imidazolinone-based herbicides, similar to the Clearfield trait in lentils.

Imi-tolerant chickpeas could be available to select seed growers as soon as next year.

The United States is now the largest market because of burgeoning demand for the product in snack foods and hummus.

“We’re not as reliant on markets that are so far away and markets that are very, very price sensitive,” said Potts. sean.pratt@producer.com

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BY ROBERT ARNASON BRANDON BUREAU

Ivan Buhr looked happy and seemed excited as he walked into Sleepy Owl Bread.

As a 1970s power ballad, All By Myself, played on the speakers at the Winnipeg bakery, Buhr looked carefully over the bread and pastries on display one afternoon in January.

Buhr made his selections in about a minute and then moved to the register to pay. While reaching for cash, Buhr was asked a question about bread.

Is there a difference between whole grain and whole wheat bread?

Buhr, a 30-something man, paused a few seconds before answering.

“My guess is that whole grain flour, they (millers) don don’tt have to pulverize it as much. The grains are actually whole,” he said.

“I would imagine it (whole grain) would have more roughage. It would be probably higher in fibre.”

It was a good guess, but not quite correct.

Health Canada’s website says whole wheat bread can be called whole wheat even though most of the germ and part of the bran are removed to make whole wheat flour.

Whole grain flour, on the other hand, is made from the entire kernel of wheat.

The Canadian regulations around whole wheat bread are not typical. In the United States, whole wheat and whole grain are the same thing.

“To the best of my knowledge…

Canada is the only country in the world that allows whole wheat flour to be missing key parts of its original ker- nel,” said Cynthia Harriman, director of food and nutrinutri tion strategies with th Oldways the Old

Whole Grains Council in the U.S. “The rest of the world has settled… on the idea that whole wheat flour must have all of its original components.”

The Canadian distinction between whole wheat and whole grain is something that deeply aggravates Rosie Schwartz, a dietitian in Toronto.

The former nutrition columnist with the National Post said Canadians who eat whole wheat bread aren’t getting important nutrients found in germ and bran.

Harriman agreed.

“Canada’s regulations allow up to five percent of the original kernel to be missing. Since wheat germ generally makes up about 2.5 percent of a wheat kernel, this means that often all of the healthy germ, and perhaps a bit of bran, too, could be missing.”

Health Canada, on its website,

makes it clear that whole grain is different from whole wheat.

“One hundred percent whole wheat bread may not be whole grain. However, it remains a nutritious choice that provides dietary fibre not found in white bread.”

Schwartz first learned about the Canadian rule in the late 2000s. Prior to that, she assumed that whole wheat was whole grain.

At the time, she conducted an informal poll of Canadian dietitians to see if they knew the difference.

“Everybody thought the same as I did,” she said, noting most thought there was no difference.

The regulation on whole wheat dates back to the 1960s, when dietitians thought bran was the healthy component in wheat. It made sense to remove the germ because it caused bread to go rancid more rapidly.

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When (Canadians) see whole wheat, they are misled into thinking they are buying a whole grain. If anybody is putting an effort towards healthier eating, they shouldn’t be misled.

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“All of the scientific research is based upon the whole grain,” Schwartz said. “The research saying the whole grain … is healthy cannot be extrapolated to the Canadian version of whole wheat.”

Canadian bakeries continue to make whole wheat bread that isn’t whole grain, but at the same time they promote the benefits of whole grains through organizations like the Healthy Grains Institute.

Schwartz said the situation is ridiculous.

“When they (Canadians) see whole wheat, they are misled into thinking they are buying a whole grain,” she said. “If anybody is putting an effort towards healthier eating, they shouldn’t be misled.”

Paul Hetherington, Baking Asso-

ciation of Canada president, takes issue with the word “misled.”

A percentage of Canadians may not understand the difference between whole wheat and whole grain but the baking industry isn’t trying to deceive the public.

“We do recognize it’s challenging (the distinction between whole grain and whole wheat),” he said.

“Consumers are at times (also) confused whether or not multigrains are whole grains.”

The baking industry has spent money on educating the public about whole grains and the difference between types of flours.

But why not eliminate the confusion by making whole wheat the same as whole grain?

Hetherington said such a decision comes with risks. There’s no guarantee that Canadians who like whole wheat will automatically switch to whole grain bread.

“There are people who will not eat a whole grain product,” he said,

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noting it is grittier and can be bitter.

“There are real consumer taste and textural issues associated with consumption of whole grain products.”

He said whole wheat bread fits in the middle between white and whole grain.

“The white product is good, the (whole) wheat is better and whole grain, from a total nutrition perspective, is best.”

Schwartz said she’s not counting on the baking industry to make whole wheat and whole grain the same thing. She first raised this issue about a decade ago and she’s convinced that people in Ottawa need to change the regulation so that Canada catches up to the rest of the world.

“I think it’s up to government,” she said. “If you’re saying ‘whole,’ that’s saying the entire wheat grain, isn’t it?” robert.arnason@producer.com

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My grandson has a habit of whining when he wants something and it drives me crazy.

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A whining child is annoying to most people, but sometimes certain parents can just tune out the noise and it doesn’t seem to bother them.

It obviously bothers you and you put a stop to it. A certain amount of whining is normal if a young child is tired or hungry, so you should first make sure that these basic needs are met.

If he is craving more attention, it may be that the parents are not providing enough.

The constantly whining child has learned this effective way to get attention from parents and other adults. He may want to have that toy or candy bar in the store or to get through the store lineup quicker.

Even if the parent gets angry, he is still getting the attention he craves because negative attention is just as good as positive.

The best solution is simply to ignore the whining. The child will soon begin to understand that the behaviour is no longer providing

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My grandchildren went through a whiny phase when they were toddlers and I deal with it by telling them I didn’t like whining and that they might get the candy bar or toy if they asked me in a normal voice.

It is important that your daughter and son-in-law deal with this as soon as possible because whining could persist even into teenage years. This could cause a problem for the child, not only with you and the parents, but with the child’s ability to make friends.

No one likes to be told that they are a bad parent, so be tactful in the way you bring up the subject with the child’s parents.

You could try opening the conversation in a non-threatening way, such as: “Have you noticed that your son never seems to whine when he is visiting me? Maybe it’s because he knows I don’t approve.”

Clare Rowson is a retired medical doctor in Belleville, Ont. Contact: health@producer.com.

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ON THE FARM

Cattle breeders seek quality over quantity ‘Good times or bad, you’re always going to sell good genetics,’ says Saskatchewan Simmental producers

BY WILLIAM DEKAY SASKATOON NEWSROOM

CRAIK, Sask. — It started as a farm wife’s dry sense of humour and has become a landmark along Saskatchewan’s Highway 11.

The Riskan Hope Farm sign on the hip roof barn reminds travellers of the precarious nature of agriculture.

Myrna Luther painted the letters in bold, white letters in 1946 to express how she felt about farming, said her son, Dave Luther.

“She said it fit agriculture. It’s the story of farming. You put the crop in and you hope for a good one,” he said.

Dave took over Riskan Hope Farm from his parents in the late 1980s and continues to operate it with his son, Vern, and daughterin-law, Barb.

The sign has become among one of the most photographed barns in Canada with photos and stories about it in magazines and newspapers across the country over the past 70 years.

It is often cited in tourism articles as a Saskatchewan heritage landmark.

Dave’s grandparents, Robert and Alice Luther, built the barn in 1919 with profits from the $7 per bushel sale of their flax crop. They built the barn for $600 and the house for $1,750.

“We typically don’t have any trouble giving people directions to where we live, or what part of the province we’re from. They tend to associate it with knowing where the barn’s at,” said Vern.

Barb had no idea about the barn’s fame when she started dating Vern on the internet in 2006. She grew up on a farm at Wadena, Sask., and never travelled between Craik and Aylesbury.

They married the following year and have three children: Jadyn, 8, Blake, 5, and Jordyn, 4.

“Jadyn’s middle name is Hope, named after the barn, but nobody’s Riskan,” Barb said.

Barb and Vern believe their famous barn’s words continue to ring true today.

“Farming’s all risk management.

That’s what any of them financial guys tell you. You try to have more hope with less risk,” Vern said.

“We still have risk. We can buy embryos and hope the calf is born alive,” Barb said.

Added Dave: “I think risk and hope is more relevant today with the price of fertilizers and machinery a guy has to put into agriculture.”

In 2010, the Luthers downsized their grain growing operation and gradually expanded into the Simmental purebred business.

With an eye on quality over quantity, they built their herd to about 100 head.

“I don’t believe you need to have 200 cows to make a living in this business and I don’t believe you need to farm 10,000 acres,” said Vern. “Our goal is to have 10 or 15 really super elite females and sell embryos. Quality sells. Good times

ABOVE: The Luther family includes Barb, left, Blake, Jordyn, Jadyn, Dave and Vern. | BELOW: Martin and Myrna Luther. | LUTHER FAMILY PHOTO

ON THE FARM

THE LUTHER FAMILY Craik, Sask.

These purebred cattle are worse than having a drug addiction because there’s always another bloodline, there’s always another great one that you’re striving to meet and beat. That’s what keeps me going.

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healthy balance on the farm.

“I don’t believe you need to sacrifice family time for agriculture so we spend lots of family time together,” said Vern.

Barb works from home as a scientific evaluation officer for the federal government’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency.

“Before any farmer can use a pesticide, it has to be registered through our building. I look at the value of a product, so whether it works or not and how it fits into the grand scheme of agriculture,” she said. “ (I analyze) data at how they propose these chemicals are going to work. I look at when they’ve sprayed it, what kind of efficacy comes out of it, and I translate that into what is being put on the label to make sure that makes sense.” william.dekay@producer.com

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or bad, you’re always going to sell good genetics.”

Minimizing risk is top of mind.

“We’re not going to expand.

We’re not out to do a bunch more acres.… We’re going to do more with what we have and be satisfied with that,” Vern said.

January and February are their busiest times with calving, but spring breeding is the most stressful.

“What cow do we breed to what bull and what semen do we buy out of what bulls,” he said.

“These purebred cattle are worse than having a drug addiction because there’s always another bloodline, there’s always another great one that you’re striving to meet and beat. That’s what keeps me going.”

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Things to know before you ‘say cheese’

BY SHERI HATHAWAY FREELANCE WRITER

Photography has come a long way since the stark portraits of days past. Learn how to get the most from your digital camera to capture memories of special places, people and events. | SHERI HATHAWAY PHOTO

Everyone likes to take pictures and share them but greater success with digital photos can be achieved with an understanding of resolution.

All digital photos have a resolution, measured in dots per inch (d.p.i.) or pixels per inch (p.p.i.).

Every digital photo is made up of little squares of colour called pixels or dots that can be seen if a photo is greatly enlarged.

A low resolution means fewer dots per inch in the photo.

You will also see resolution measured in dimensions similar to describing the square footage of a

house. When describing the size of a digital photo, it’s measured in pixels.

If the resolution is 1600 x 1200, then it is 1,600 pixels wide and 1,200 high, giving a total area of 1,920,000 pixels in the whole photo.

It won’t be enough for a clear picture on a 24 x 36 canvas for your wall but will suffice for an eight x 10 image.

If you want to create a large picture for framing, then set your camera at the highest resolution.

High resolution is also desired for printing in newspapers and magazines. A resolution of around 300 d.p.i. is the norm. Remember that these pictures will take up more space on the camera’s memory

card. Once you understand resolution, it will become second nature.

Low Resolution A low resolution is desirable for online websites, blogs, social networks and other internet destinations. If you’ve clicked on a website that took a long time to open, that may be because it contains a high resolution photo.

Facebook automatically resizes your photo to fit when you upload it. However, they recommend photos be no bigger than 100 KB, which remains a good size.

If it’s too big to upload, a pop-up message will cue you.

Reducing a high resolution photo Make a copy first. You may have to experiment a little so never alter originals. With the steps below, choose a lower d.p.i .and watch the results. Try uploading and if needed, lower the dpi more. A common resolution is 72 d.p.i. for online sites.

For a Mac, open photo in Preview.

In the top menu, click on the toolbox icon, then the box with two arrows (adjust size). Choose your size.

For a PC, open the picture in Paint.

You can make a copy by giving the open photo a new name under save as on the Home tab. Then return to the home tab to click resize.

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Cropping You can easily cut one person or object out of a photo. Again, make a copy of the original first but also, once you’ve indicated the cropping area, choose copy instead of cut, then paste into a new document.

Save with a recognizable name.

All photo programs allow cropping, including Paint.

Scanning photos You may have an old photo that you’d like to email or post online.

Similar to a camera, a scanner should be set to produce high detail for printing or low resolution for online purposes.

After clicking start scan, some models may ask you to choose image quality. Set it for high resolution. Be patient because the process can be slow.

Emailing a photo Some email programs automatically reduce resolution because it makes them easier to send, they won’t exceed the maximum message size and the recipient’s computer won’t be labouring to open it.

An app called Mail hooks up to any email account and allows you to choose small, medium, large and actual size to send the image.

Another option is Dropbox or a free online storage service. You set up an account, create a folder and drop your photos there.

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Plan an extravagant dinner with Valentine’s Day fondue 1 lb. leafy greens, such as 500 g spinach, bok choy or Napa cabbage, chopped into bite sized pieces 3/4 lb. boneless lamb, 750 g sliced paper-thin

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3 dried chilis, seeded and minced 3 cloves garlic, minced 1 tbsp. sugar 15 mL 1 tsp. sesame paste 5 mL 1 tsp. sesame oil 5 mL 1/2 c. soy sauce 125 mL 2 tbsp. black vinegar 30 mL star anise black vinegar reduction 1 c. black vinegar 250 mL 2 whole pods star anise

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ondues, popular in the 1970s, are making a comeback.

They are suitable for a casual party or a romantic dinner for two so offer a unique meal choice for Valentine’s Day. There are four kinds of fondues, including cheese, chocolate, hot oil and hot broth, and a variety of pot choices.

Both a cheese and chocolate fondue require a heavy pot for even heat distribution. A ceramic pot is often used but cast iron will also work.

Copper provides even heat distribution but it cannot handle the high temperature requirements of an oil or broth fondue.

Traditional pots use gel or canned fuel. Electric pots with thermostats to maintain temperatures are now available but they must be placed near an electrical outlet.

Another useful feature is a ring that fits on top of the pot to hold the forks in place.

This is especially useful with an oil or broth fondue because the meat and vegetables need time to cook. With colour-coded forks, guests can identify their own.

Extra forks are also handy.

TRADITIONAL CHEESE FONDUE Emmental and gruyere are the most commonly used cheeses in a classic fondue, but most cheeses low in moisture also work fine.

Cornstarch keeps the cheese and wine from separating.

1 clove garlic, halved crosswise 1 1/2 c. dry white wine 375 mL

Prepare raw vegetables, fruit, cubed bread and cooked meat cubes for a traditional cheese fondue. | SARAH GALVIN PHOTO 1 tbsp. cornstarch 15 mL 2 tsp. kirsch, optional 10 mL 7 oz. emmental cheese, 750 mL coarsely grated 7 oz. gruyere, coarsely, 750 mL grated Rub inside of a four-quart (4 L) heavy pot with cut sides of garlic and then discard garlic. Add wine to pot and bring to a simmer over moderate heat.

Stir cornstarch and kirsch in a cup. Water or wine can be substituted for kirsch.

Gradually add cheese to pot and cook, stirring constantly in a zigzag rather than circular motion to prevent cheese from balling up.

Stir until cheese is just melted and creamy. Do not let boil.

Stir cornstarch mixture again and add to fondue. Bring fondue to a simmer and cook, stirring, until thickened, five to eight minutes.

Transfer to fondue pot set over a flame. Keep an eye on the cheese and regulate the flame so it doesn’t boil.

Prepare a variety of items for dipping. Cubed rustic bread, roasted baby potatoes, raw vegetables and sliced pears or apples taste good with the cheese.

MONGOLIAN LAMB HOT POT It is easier to slice the lamb paperthin if it is partially frozen. Use a sharp knife. If you don’t have a fondue pot, an electric wok works just as well.

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Q:

My grandmother is 87 years old. She is not well and was admitted into a long-term care facility two weeks ago because our family was no longer able to give her the support she needed when she was alone in her own home.

We want the home to be as good as it can be for Granny but we are not certain what to do. Apart from a visit every now and then, we are lost. The employees in the facility seem capable of looking after her.

They feed her and bathe her and get her into some of their daily activities. What can we do?

A:

I would encourage you to work with the staff as much

Mince chili and garlic finely and place in a mortar. Mash with the heel of a cleaver or pestle. Add sugar and stir until dissolved. Add sesame paste, sesame oil, soy sauce and black vinegar, stirring between each addition.

STAR ANISE BLACK VINEGAR REDUCTION Place vinegar and star anise in a small saucepot and simmer over medium-low heat until reduced by half, about seven minutes. Remove star anise before serving.

Source: Adapted from Emeril Lagasse.

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Place the stock, ginger, garlic and green onions in a large pot. Bring to a boil. Reduce the heat, cover and simmer for 30 minutes. Soak noodles in warm water until softened. Drain and cut into bite-sized lengths.

Cut the greens into bite-sized pieces and lamb into paper-thin, bitesized slices. Arrange the noodles, lamb and vegetables on a large platter. Cover and chill until ready to cook. Reheat the broth to simmering.

Set a metal fondue pot with lighted fuel under it in the centre of

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a table. Pour the broth into the pot and adjust the heat so that the broth simmers gently. Guests can use chopsticks or fondue forks to cook the lamb and vegetable slices. Serve with sesame chili or star anise black vinegar dipping sauces, if desired.

After the meat and vegetables are eaten, add the noodles and any remaining greens to the broth to make the soup.

as you can to help them where they could best use some support.

They feed and bathe her and get her into some social activities but long-term care facilities have perennial staff shortages and may need all the help you give them.

Don’t be afraid to call out a few bingo numbers during an afternoon social event or occasionally help Granny settle down for the night.

I have no doubt that the longterm care facility in which she is living has agreements with the local pastoral care association to guide the residents through regular services.

You can take her beyond those few moments in pastoral care and share with her life’s everyday joys from birds to rainbows.

Those few moments of joy may open spiritual doors for Granny and help her as she prepares for her final days.

Jacklin Andrews is a family counsellor from Saskatchewan. Contact: jandrews@ producer.com.

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ALBERTA HORSE CONFERENCE

Horse’s death can be traumatic for owner CAUSE OF DEATHS

Preventing the animal from suffering is usually the number one concern

Mortality statistics on farms, ranches, stables or at other facilities is not well monitored.

The most recent numbers indicate cause of death varies: • 30% die of old age

BY BARBARA DUCKWORTH CALGARY BUREAU

SHERWOOD PARK, Alta. — For many people ending a horse’s life is like putting down the family pet.

Owners do not want the animals to suffer and once the deed is done, there is a grieving process that could last months, said Dr. Carolyn Stull, a specialist in animal welfare at the University of California, Davis’s school of veterinary medicine.

“Death of horses and quality of life decisions is probably more similar to the rituals we offer to companion animals,” she said at the Alberta horse conference held last month in Sherwood Park.

“How we treat their death depends on whether we consider them a companion animal or if we consider them livestock,” she said.

“Very few education programs include death and dying in their curriculum even though each horse will go through this process,” she said.

In the United States, most livestock goes to slaughter plants, but horse slaughter for food production is illegal. Despite that, 125,600 American horses were slaughtered for human consumption in 2015, with 40,000 shipped to Canada for processing, while the rest were sent to Mexico.

Yet most horses in the U.S. are still put down within the country and that means other options are needed if slaughter is not possible.

Stull said many people have a difficult time deciding when to euthanize. There are a number of variables that may come into play. The

• 15% suffered from colic • 15% were injured • 25% percent died of infection, cancer or respiratory disease • 7% percent suffered lameness • 5% percent of deaths were from unknown causes.

A horse owner should decide in advance the maximum amount of money they want to spend on treating ailments. | GETTY PHOTO horse may be old, sick, injured, in severe pain, dangerous or unwanted. It may have been caught up in a catastrophic event, such as a flood or fire, or it may have been neglected and starving.

It often comes down to an ethical decision and those faced with the choice usually want a painless and easy death for the horse, especially if it is suffering from an incurable or painful disease or injury.

Old age gradually compromises horses. Animals that have lost 20 percent of their body weight and are unable to reach food and water or struggle to stand are near death.

Many livestock industries have standard operating procedures to deal with the death of an animal on the farm. Horse owners and han-

If you are a stable manager, it might be a good idea to have all this (discussed) with your clients and have them fill out a form so you know their wishes and desires for their horse.

CAROLYN STULL ANIMAL WELFARE SPECIALIST

dlers must do the same, Stull said.

“Everyone on the staff knows when it is time. Education builds confidence in this,” she said.

There might be a brief written plan on what to do when the time comes and it needs to include an endpoint that spells out a limit on

the maximum amount of money that will be spent for treatment.

The plan should include the preferred euthanasia method and contain the veterinarian’s contact information.

“If you are a stable manager, it might be a good idea to have all this (discussed) with your clients and have them fill out a form so you know their wishes and desires for their horse,” she said.

Euthanasia methods vary and local regulations should be checked to see what is allowed.

A horse can be put down with a gunshot or captive bolt, although the person carrying out the task must be skilled because human safety is a consideration. The correct location in the head must be

found so death is instantaneous.

As an alternative, a veterinarian can administer barbiturates.

Carcass disposal is the next issue.

Rendering plants might reject a horse that received barbiturates or medications because they do not want these products in pet food.

Some local regulations do not allow burial, and composting is illegal in all areas. Cremation is expensive and there are a lot of ashes. Some landfills require special permits to accept dead animals.

She advises horse owners and stables find out about available carcass disposals methods that comply with local regulations. barbara.duckworth@producer.com

ALBERTA HORSE CONFERENCE

Cause of foot pain baffles experts

BY BARBARA DUCKWORTH CALGARY BUREAU

SHERWO OD PARK , Alta. — Lameness is the most reported health concern in horses, but it is difficult to diagnose and treat.

“Diagnosing lameness is the most difficult things vets do,” said Dr Mike Scott of the University of Calgary’s faculty of veterinary medicine and a practitioner at Moore Equine in Calgary.

He favours a holistic approach when making a diagnosis rather than just looking at the horse’s feet or legs.

“Poor performance issues are often affected by their systems like their cardiovascular system or neck and back,” he said at the Alberta Horse Conference held in Sherwood Park Jan. 13-15.

“You really need to look at the whole horse.”

Vets need good observational skills while the horse walks and trots. A full history is required from the owner because the horse cannot describe where it hurts.

There are objective ways to assess problems, and technology is ad-

vancing to provide more precise results beyond the veterinary examination, which can be subjective.

Many horses may display abnormal gaits, so a flexion test may be done. This involves bending the hock and stifle and holding the leg in a fixed position. They are then released and encouraged to trot to see if lameness is present.

MIKE SCOTT UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY

“Probably a fair portion of horses that may be able to do their jobs well will have an abnormal flexion test result,” he said.

Ultrasound, X-rays, bone scans, CTs and MRIs may provide more

objective gait analysis.

Digital radiography has advanced to the point where a veterinarian can do X-rays in the barn and look at images on the spot. However, X-rays can be expensive and do not show soft tissue well.

Portable ultrasound machines are available. This diagnostic tool can provide the best tool for looking at soft tissue but does not show fine detail.

Nuclear scintigraphy, also known as a bone scan, is a diagnostic tool used to localize bone fractures, joint inflammation, osteoarthritis and other injuries that may cause lameness. It is especially useful in areas that are difficult to reach on the neck, back and pelvis. It is very sensitive and can reveal multiple problems with the horse.

Bone scans are expensive, the images can look vague, but they can direct the vet to a trouble spot so treatment can be prescribed.

CT scans, more formally known as computed tomography, are possible. The horse is anesthetized before being placed in a doughnut shaped scanner. Standing systems are available, but they may not

Staff at the University of Saskatchewan’s Western College of Veterinary Medicine examine MRI images of a horse’s feet in this photo from 2013. | FILE PHOTO work well if the horse fidgets.

MRIs, or magnetic resonance imaging, are available in some areas.

Washington State University was the first to try it and found good images were possible. Blurred images can happen as the horse moves, so new software is in development to provide better pictures.

It is restricted to hock, knee or lower extremities.

Standing MRIs are possible at the University of Saskatchewan’s Western College of Veterinary Medicine in Saskatoon, but they are costly and the operator requires skill and

patience to get images from a horse over a couple hours.

An MRI study of the foot requires many sequences and images to show different perspectives of bones and soft tissue. The result could be 600 images that can be modelled into three-dimensional studies. Research has concluded that an MRI is the best diagnostic tool for foot pain, but it is expensive and results may be inconclusive.

For images of some of these technologies, visit www.hallmarq.net/ equine/horse-owners. barbara.duckworth@producer.com

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Grower angered by sliced grain bags Seven farmers have reported vandalism

BY ROBIN BOOKER SASKATOON NEWSROOM

A rash of grain bag slashings have occurred near Rouleau, Sask., this winter.

“There have been 13 bags of seven different farmers cut in the area,” said Trevor Bjarnarson, manager of Bean and Company Farm near Rouleau.

He said the most recent incident occurred last week with a grain bag containing durum that the farm was going to use for seed.

The farm moved a tractor and grain extractor to the site on the evening of Jan. 30, and farm workers discovered the damage when they returned to the site in the morning.

“They sliced up the one side, then they stopped there and jumped to the other side and sliced the rest of the bag the whole way,” Bjarnarson said.

“They sliced right around the end, and then they sliced at the very end where there is no tension on it at all where you put the boards together, so I know it’s vandalism.”

It will take an extra day to vacuum the grain because there is nothing for the grain extractor to pull on, he added.

Bjarnarson said he didn’t know who the vandals were, but he left a message for them on the Facebook group 306 Farmers.

“Whomever the people are that are cutting grain bags in (the) Rouleau, Sask., area, you better hope I don’t find you!!”

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CROP DAMAGE

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Riding snowmobiles and other off-highway vehicles on unharvested crops is not a good idea.

Neil Blue, Alberta Agriculture’s crop market analyst, says it can damage the crops as well as the vehicles.

“Because of poor conditions last fall, there are a lot of unharvested crops still in the fields,” Blue said in a Jan. 30 news release.

“It’s important that quad and snowmobile operators stay clear of these.”

Blue said vehicles can damage the crop, but the crop can also damage the vehicles and endanger the riders.

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Ranchers fear park grazing in jeopardy The government’s draft plan calls for a review of existing grazing and range management practices

BY BARB GLEN LETHBRIDGE BUREAU

Ranchers in southwestern Alberta say they want details on the future of grazing in the new Castle Provincial Park and Castle Wildland Provincial Park, an area where grazing leases have been held for a century in some cases.

The Alberta government finalized the boundaries of the two parks Jan. 20 at an announcement in Pincher Creek, Alta. Premier Rachel Notley said the parks, a combined area of 254,518 acres, will better protect the region where forestry, oil and gas, grazing and recreational pursuits have long been active.

Notley, along with Environment and Parks Minister Shannon Phillips, also announced a draft management plan for the region, which is open for a 60-day comment period ending March 20.

Brent Barbero, a rancher and member of the Pincher Creek Stockman’s Association, said the draft plan indicates grazing will continue in the park.

“We’re happy we’re still there but we’re a little concerned about what

A management plan to protect southwestern Alberta’s parks region is raising concern among ranchers with grazing leases. | ALBERTA GOV’T PHOTOS the future might hold,” he said a few days after the announcement.

Parts of the plan calling for greater protection of riparian areas and reduced conflict between cattle and recreational users will need to be articulated, he said.

Ranchers use some of the area now designated as park for sum-

mer grazing, and pay a lease fee for doing so. Members of the Pincher Creek group are allotted 3,109 animal unit months (AUMs) in the north end of the Castle forestry region. That will accommodate about 1,000 cow-calf pairs from June to October.

The Twin Butte group has per-

mits for 1,758 AUMs and independent holders have permits for another 1,058 AUMs. “It’s very important to us and to a lot of my friends and neighbours,” Barbero said.

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The area now designated as park has many streams and springs, as well as rivers, and it likely won’t be practical or even possible to fence them all off from cattle, if in fact that is the plan.

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“It will get so the cattle producers won’t be able to afford to be in there. It will be just too expensive.”

However, he and fellow association member Darryl Carlson said they were pleased that the draft plan acknowledges the role cattle play in protecting biodiversity and keeping grass under control so it doesn’t become a fire hazard.

“Cattle enhance that grass,” said McGlynn.

“If they don’t have cattle in there to control some of the grass, they’re going to get such a fuel load in the bottom of those trees that if a fire

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ever starts up there, it will be impossible to stop.”

Ranching benefits recognized

Protecting sensitive areas in the parks may require fencing, but the government has assured ranchers that ways to protect rivers and streams will be found that won’t cause an “undue burden.”

The 150-page draft plan’s section on grazing makes note of livestock’s role in range management including weed control and limiting forest encroachment.

It also says “existing grazing and range management practices will be reviewed and an updated grazing management strategy will be developed that incorporates protected areas values.”

In an e-mailed response to questions, Phillips’ department said the government “recognizes ranchers and off-highway vehicle users, many of whom have played important roles in conservation and stewardship.”

It said protection of sensitive areas may require fencing, offstream watering and range riding.

“Over time, we will work with ranchers to find sensible and fair ways to protect areas bordering on rivers and streams, without causing an undue burden.”

Consultations on the plan have

been underway for more than a year, the department added, and among those consulted were the Rocky Mountain Forest Range Association, the Pincher Creek Stockmen’s Association, the Twin Butte Stockman’s Association, the Alberta Grazing Lease Association, the Alberta Off-Highway Vehicle Association, the Alberta Snowmobile Association and the Alberta TrailNet Society.

Recreational off-highway vehicle users have been vocal in their objections to planned restrictions on motorized use.

Under the plan, illegal trails will be closed and off-highway vehicles will be “transitioned” out of the new Castle park area.

McGlynn and Barbero said the Castle region needs more protection from off-highway vehicle use because it has become excessive and in some cases damaging in recent years when users didn’t keep to designated trails.

The draft plan can be found at talkaep.alberta.ca/CastleManagementPlan. barb.glen@producer.com

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CAREER RECAPPED

Trader spent career peddling grain Richardson’s Terry James looks back at how the industry has changed after 44 years in the business

BY ED WHITE WINNIPEG BUREAU

W

hen Terry James was a young pup in the grain trading business, G eorge Richardson told him something he’s always kept in the front of his mind: “It’s your name.

It’s your reputation. It’s your word.

It’s your bond.”

Richardson, the patriarch of the family whose name is synonymous with Winnipeg’s grain trade, told him that trading was all about trust.

“It helps to have a company behind you, like Richardson, but it’s going to be your name, your bond, that’s going to be of value to you throughout your career.”

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on a trading career that has gone from the days of phone booths and yellow pages to those in which hundreds of thousands of tonnes of grain are traded by text.

He is leaving an industry that has gone from an eight-rail car shipment of oats being considered large to today’s multiple 134-car trains being dispatched to fill orders.

It’s been a massive revolution in technology, volume, efficiency and speed in the world grain trade, but one in which the keystone virtues of reputation and personal connection haven’t changed at all.

“Did you talk to them? On the phone?” is a question James sometimes has for young traders, who like texting but often seem scared to make a phone call to the trader on the other side of deals. When a deal stalls, nothing works better than making that human connection.

“Pick up the phone and phone the guy.”

James isn’t a farm boy. He was born in Thunder Bay, Ont., went to high school in Nelson, B.C., and attended the University of Saskatchewan for one year before switching to the University of British Columbia to study business. He wanted to be a trader.

He applied to Richardson Securities in 1972 after graduation, just “for practice” before doing interviews for the big banks and brokerage companies that he was actually interested in joining.

“That interview started me off on a 44 year career,” James said as he sat in a cafe beneath the Richardson Building, which dominates Winnipeg’s iconic Portage and Main intersection.

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» CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS PAGE He was convinced to try grain trading and spent a year learning about the grain trade in Richardson grain elevators, terminals, feed mills, merchandising offices and inspection centres before being sent east to Ontario.

“Earn your keep,” he was told, and he tried, as he built a Richardson presence in the southern Ontario grain economy.

He travelled town to town “obtaining” the yellow page listings for all the local grain elevators and merchants, which helped him build a formidable Rolodex when he got back to Toronto. In those days there were no centralized listings of dealers and no Google to find contacts.

James built up a base of contacts and the Richardson business in Ontario, buying and selling within Ontario and even beginning to export out of Ontario to Quebec and overseas.

He was lured to Winnipeg, the home of Richardson, not by that company but by rival Louis Dreyfus, with whom Richardson had many dealings.

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Terry James, left, helped serve a chili lunch with James Richardson & Son Ltd. vice-president Jim Richardson in this undated photo when he was vice-president of marketing with the company’s grain division. | RICHARDSON INTERNATIONAL PHOTO

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Fortuitously for the Canadian grain trade, that year saw the Soviet Union’s invasion of Afghanistan and the U.S. export ban on the Soviets. The move created a massive new market for Canadian grain, which James strove to feed by shipping Canadian grain there while importing U.S. grain to satisfy domestic Canadian demand.

I’m going to miss the people.

I’m going to miss the excitement.

TERRY JAMES GRAIN TRADER

He was once raided by the RCMP, which suspected he was illegally re-exporting U.S. grain to the Soviets, but “we were very careful.”

In 1987 he moved back to Richardson and became active in the western Canadian market, moving grain between various buyers and sellers, including oats to General Mills in the United States. He would buy oats from the Canadian Wheat Board and then ship it south to the U.S. “I had 99 percent market share,” said James.

Many things have changed since then: trains are getting larger, trading is getting faster and grain companies are becoming fewer.

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Richardson has also changed radically, going from the seventh or eighth largest grain company in Canada to its largest.

James has bought and sold mill i o n s o f t o n n e s o f g ra i n a n d shipped it all over the world, but he has no clue about the total tonnage he has marketed.

He said he and Richardson face few disputes and arbitrations, following a company culture of honourable dealings that he heard about 44 years ago from George Richardson.

“I treated that as gospel,” he said.

“You work it out. You stick by your deal.

Business partners from across the world travelled to Winnipeg in the summer for decades to visit James’ family cottage, where he, his wife, Mary, and his children would entertain them.

This included giving grain traders from congested parts of Asia a chance to fish and chop wood.

“The Japanese guys would line up to chop wood,” said James.

“They thought it was so much fun.”

He’s planning to go the other way now that he’s retired, heading overseas with Mary to enjoy the exotic locales to which he has sent millions of tonnes of grain but hasn’t always had time to enjoy.

However, he said he’s going to miss Portage and Main, where he saw his industry evolve so much.

“I’m going to miss the people. I’m going to miss the excitement.” ed.white@producer.com

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Domestic demand tends to be relatively steady from year to year, so the typical escape hatch for an abundance of corn and soybeans is the export market. Overseas buyers turn to countries looking to unload supply gluts, hoping for cheaper prices.

A year ago, U.S. soybean exports came in 246 million bushels higher than the government’s initial view, and corn exports were raised by 198 million bu. after farmers reaped bumper harvests of both crops.

So far, nearly half the U.S. soybean harvest and 15 percent of corn is expected to be sold on the export market this year, in line with 201516.

However, in addition to concern about trade under the Trump administration, U.S. expor ts should face stiff competition from Argentina and Brazil, huge suppliers where big crops have been forecast.

“Uncertainty is really the flavour of the month,” said Jon Marcus, a principal at brokerage Lakefront Futures and Options in Chicago.

“It is all going to depend on all

these political chess games. All these things have really spooked the market.”

This year, any cutback below the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s current forecast in exports could add pressure to an already bearish price environment.

Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures have fallen 3.3 percent and corn futures have dropped two percent since Trump withdrew the United States from the TransPacific Partnership trade deal and raised the prospect of re-negotiating NAFTA. A surge in exports generally follows huge U.S. harvests, and the shipments often cut final ending stocks below the forecasts issued by the government at the start of the year.

The U.S. Agriculture Department is already forecasting that a record 2.05 billion bu. of soybeans will be exported, along with 2.225 billion bu. of corn.

Before 2016, the average cut to soybean ending stocks was 32 percent in the five years that saw the biggest quarterly addition to supplies during harvest, with steppedup purchases from top importer China eating into the surplus. For corn, the average cut was 5.2 percent.

However, with big crops also on the horizon in South America, farmers in Argentina and Brazil expect overseas buyers to suck up their surpluses.

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Tomato processors seek changes to Ontario marketing board Growers argue proposed changes to provincial farm products marketing act could render marketing boards toothless

BY JEFFREY CARTER FOR THE WESTERN PRODUCER

LONDON, Ont. — Ontario’s marketing board for processing vegetables is under attack, according to its chair.

Francis Dobbelaar said Ontario Processing Vegetable Growers has rejected the latest proposal from the Ontario Farm Products Marketing Commission that would open t h e d o o r t o d i re c t c o n t ra c t s between processors and growers for tomatoes.

“Their definition of direct contracts is clearly an end-run around the board,” he said, speaking here at the Ontario Processing Vegetable Conference Jan. 30.

Contracts between growers and processors for most vegetables are now negotiated through a system known as final-offer arbitration. If an agreement cannot be reached through mutual consent, each party submits a final offer to an appointed arbitrator who chooses between the two.

It’s a process that encourages reasonable offers to be made in the first place, Dobbelaar said.

Last year, while growers were in the middle of harvest, the commission announced its intention to change the Ontario Farm Products Marketing Act. Growers worried that its marketing board powers would be lost completely.

Ontario’s agriculture minister, Jeff Leal, intervened, directing the commission not to implement any regulatory amendments until there’s a detailed economic analysis and consultations among all

Ontario processing growers delivered 500,000 tons of tomatoes to processors in the province last year.

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The economic analysis isn’t complete but the commission, growers and processors did meet in December.

Now the commission has proposed a three-year pilot project affecting only tomatoes, the largest volume processing crop in Ontario.

It would open the door to direct processor-grower contracts for up to 20 percent of contracted volumes greater than the past threeyear average.

Eric Allaer, a tomato grower near Wallaceburg, Ont., said the proposal is a good first step and feels direct processor-grower contracts could replace the current model entirely. He said about 25 percent of growers support some kind of change.

“To stay in business, I need him (my processor) and he needs me,” Allaer said.

“We already do it with processing peppers.”

Jim Clark, recently appointed as

the new chair of the commission, sees the proposal as a compromise and a way for the processing tomato industry to grow.

“The world is changing,” he said.

“I do see an opportunity here to land in a good spot that benefits all the parties involved.”

Kaal Evans, chair of the Ontario Processing Vegetable and Fruit Growers Association, agrees. “Our fear is for the long term. We’re looking for growth and we haven’t seen sustained growth,” he said.

Clark said there’s talk among tomato processors of cutting production by 75,000 to 100,000 tons this year.

Dobbelaar has heard the same thing. “Farm products is convinced the processors, especially Highbury-Canco in Leamington, Ont., will reduce grower numbers and acres,” he said.

Dobbelaar said the proposal to have direct contracts between growers and processors would undermine the transparency of the system. As it now stands, all growers delivering to a processor have the same price, terms and conditions. That would not necessarily be the case under the commission’s proposal.

The call for change comes at a time when there’s a glut of tomatoes on the North American market. In California, production is to be reduced from 13.2 million tons to 11.6 million tons to reduce inventory.

While processing tomato prices are soft, the Ontario industry does have the advantage of the relatively low Canadian dollar.

Ontario growers delivered close to 500,000 tons of tomatoes to O ntar io processors last year through 105 contracts, the third consecutive year of increased production but less than the 555,000 tons that were harvested in 2012.

In 2013, the industry was thrown into turmoil with the announced closure of the Heinz plant in Leamington. The plant was later purchased by Highbury Canco, an Ontario-based company.

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Plans for a livestock futures market debated in 1967 FROM THE ARCHIVES

W.J. Parker, left, president of Manitoba Pool Elevators and vice-president of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture, CFA president H.H. Hannam and CFA secretary Colin Groff shared a moment at the 1951 CFA convention. | FILE PHOTO

Manitoba.

J.G. Taggart, food controller and chair of the Canada Bacon Board, hinted that a new milk price structure to stabilize milk prices across the country could be in place by April 1.

Prices would be based on local conditions.

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50 YEARS: FEB. 9, 1967 The Western Producer takes a weekly look at some of the stories that made headlines in issues of the paper from 75, 50, 25 and 10 years ago.

75 YEARS AGO: FEB. 5, 1942 Prime Minister Mackenzie King told the 430 delegates who delivered a petition to Ottawa that he would give “renewed, earnest, helpful, and, I believe, fruitful consideration” to the problems of prairie agriculture.

The petition asking for improved federal agricultural policy contained 185,000 signatures from Saskatchewan and 6,248 from

Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and Russian President Boris Yeltsin.

It was close, but delegates to the Canadian Federation of Agriculture’s annual meeting voted 32-28 to oppose the Winnipeg Grain Exchange’s plans for a futures market for livestock.

The exchange had announced it intended to start such a market sometime in 1967, and debate at the CFA meeting was described as spirited.

25 YEARS AGO: FEB. 6, 1992

The average final Canadian Wheat Board payment for oats for the 1965-66 crop year was 24.8 cents a bushel and 32.8 cents a bu. for barley.

Producers delivered 49,626,630 bu. of oats and 88,920,104 bu. of barley.

American farm groups said a new world trade deal would be unacceptable if it didn’t reduce Canadian transportation subsidies and require more pricing information from the wheat board.

However, they also insisted that the deal should allow the United

10 YEARS AGO: FEB. 8, 2007

States to continue subsidizing grain exports on a “meaningful and untargeted basis.”

The new Russian republic committed itself to a multibillion-dollar deal that would see it buy at least 25 million tonnes of grain from Canada by 1997.

The deal was signed in Ottawa by

Ships waiting to load grain at the Port of Vancouver were backing up, and shippers said the situation was becoming unacceptable. Six boats sat at anchor Feb. 5, six were loading and 11 more were slated to arrive soon.

The problem was caused by slow delivery of rail cars from the Prairies.

Maple Leaf Foods gave itself 10 years to phase out the use of gestation stalls in its hog barns and move to open group housing. bruce.dyck@producer.com

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MAN’S BEST FRIEND

A friend in need is a friend indeed AGRICULTURE

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bite on the butt and an unplanned visit to a western Manitoba veterinary clinic was the price my miniature schnauzer, Asta, paid for yapping in the face of a mean, feral farmyard dog.

The vet’s bill was the price I paid for this unique risk faced by agricultural journalists and their assistants, but it also opened up for me another one of the quietly beautiful elements of farm life that most non-farmers never realize.

For unlike the aristocratic pedigrees and documented provenances of most pampered city dogs, quite a few farm dogs are “ j u s t-s h o w e d - u p - o n e - d a y ” canines.

Such was the case of the butt-biting dog at this farm, set in a rolling, partially wooded valley near the Saskatchewan border, which I was visiting to interview the farmer.

Asta came along, with the rest of my family, because we were turning this trip into weekend escape to rural Manitoba.

The farm neighboured a First Nation, and that community had a small population of semi-wild dogs, as some First Nations do.

This rough-looking dog had gotten pregnant, wandered off the reserve and showed up one day in the farmer’s yard, and the farmer being a soft-hearted fellow, let it hang around.

It found itself a little space in the corner of a shed and got ready to give birth, getting bigger and grouchier by the day.

Jumping out of the car when we got there, Asta sniffed around, found the pregnant bitch, yapped in its face, and earned his injury.

The expectant female was in no mood for that. Wrong day, wrong dog.

I don’t know what happened to the feral dog or whether it and its litter stayed on the farm.

But in the years before and since I’ve found that a healthy proportion of the dogs on the farms I have visited have just shown up one day on the road or in the yard and been informally adopted by the family.

Some, like this one, probably came from reserves. Others might have wandered out of other rural communities, looking perhaps for refuge from an unloving or abusive owner or maybe just feeling more suited to the pastoral life.

A common phenomenon for farmers living within 50 kilometres of cities is finding a lost-seeming, healthy-looking and spooked dog hanging around the entrance of a farm after being “dropped off” on a rural road by an urban dog-buyer who (probably) suddenly realized they didn’t actually want to care for the dog they had bought. These dogs never have a collar or any other markings.

Some farmers call municipal authorities and have abandoned dogs picked up to be dealt with.

If the dogs are aggressive and harass cattle or other livestock, they sometimes are shot.

But some are adopted by the farm, finding an accepting home if the farmer thinks he needs a dog, or if he thinks his present dog or dogs could handle a sibling, or if he just feels soft-hearted that day.

Farmers are softer-hearted than many realize.

Before Christmas, I spoke with a Winnipeg dog rescue organization that had rescued a semi-frozen puppy (some of its siblings had frozen to death) found on a reserve by a band member. They have often dealt with abandoned and feral dogs in the countryside.

They suggested farmers who find themselves hosting a canine refu-

gee check out local urban Facebook and internet groups to see if the dog somehow wandered out of the city or jumped out of a car and is simply lost rather than being abandoned. Facebook groups like “Lost Dog Winnipeg” are easy to find and exist for almost all sizable cities.

But they acknowledged many have been intentionally dumped, and there’s no easy answer for that.

Most municipalities have some procedure for dealing with lost dogs.

I’m interested in your story if you have lived a situation like this on your farm. Have you adopted a dog that “just showed up one day?”

There are a lot of sad dog stories out there, with people buying puppies at Christmas and abandoning

Send me an email and photos of your farm-rescued dog. I can be reached at ed.white@producer.com or on Facebook at facebook.com/edthej. them months later when the dogs grow too big or require more commitment than rash dog buyers realize is required.

Urban dog rescue organizations

and humane societies do what they can. But there are also some happy dog stories out there, and I’ve found a few on the farms I have visited.

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MONEY DIVVIED UP

Beef and dairy, forage variety research receive government funding

BY KAREN BRIERE REGINA BUREAU

The Saskatchewan and federal governments announced $3.5 million in beef and forage research funding late last month.

The amount is down considerably from last year, but provincial agriculture minister Lyle Stewart said the 2016 total was unusually high because of some unique projects.

The University of Saskatchewan will receive the lion’s share of the funding at $2.46 million, followed by the Western Beef Development Centre at $482,527.

Agriculture Canada, Prairie Diagnostic Services, Prairie Swine Centre and the Royal Saskatchewan Museum will also receive money.

Beef and dairy will receive $1.6 million, hogs will receive nearly

$900,000 and poultry and other species will receive nearly $300,000. Forage projects will receive $636,600.

The Agriculture Development Fund board selects the projects, and Stewart said the members always do a good job of choosing those that are relevant.

“There’s a project to research bovine respiratory disease, which is an expensive disease for the

industry,” Stewart said.

“There’s one to explore ergot in feed and particularly how that affects bull fertility.”

Forage research will include developing varieties that are better adapted to the northern Prairies.

Industry organizations are also contributing $280,000 to several projects.

The funders include the Western Grains Research Foundation, the

Saskatchewan Barley Development Commission, the Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association and SaskMilk.

SCA chair Ryan Beierbach said the organization is happy to do so.

“To me research is one of the top things that keeps us competitive with the nations that we compete with in the market,” he said. karen.briere@producer.com

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A horned owl sighted in early February near D’Arcy, Sask., blends in with the surroundings. |

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SERVICE OBLIGATIONS

Winter-from-hell rail service disputes still linger Federal Court of Appeal says Canadian Transportation Agency exceeded its legal jurisdiction in car rationing ruling

BY BRIAN CROSS SASKATOON NEWSROOM

Prairie farmers are probably all too happy to forget about the transportation crisis that slowed grain shipments to a crawl in the winter of 2013-14.

But for lawyers, judges and regulators, the fallout of the great grain derailment of 2013-14 is still being discussed and debated nearly three years later.

In a decision dated Jan. 12, 2017, the Federal Court of Appeal has ruled that the Canada Transportation Agency made “unreasonable errors of law” when it concluded that Canadian National Railway, in late 2013 and early 2014, breached its level of service obligations to Canada’s two largest grain-handling companies — Viterra Inc. and Richardson International Ltd. In a decision delivered by Justice Marc Nadon, the Federal Court of Appeal supported CN’s contention that rulings made by the Canada Transportation Agenc y were flawed and should overturned.

CTA’s original decision was made about two years ago In late 2014 and early 2015, roughly a year after grain transportation problems had reached their peak on the Prairies, the agency ruled that CN had failed to meet its service obligations to Viterra and Richardson.

CTA also ordered CN to take remedial measures to make up for an alleged shortfall in rail car deliveries. CN appealed that decision, arguing that the CTA acted outside of its jurisdiction.

“It is … my opinion, that in con-

cluding that CN had breached its level of service obligations … the agency (CTA) made unreasonable errors of law, which justify intervention on our part,” Nadon wrote in his decision.

“I would therefore allow the appeals, with costs, I would set aside the agency’s preliminary and final decisions, and, in the circumstances, I would send the matter back to

It is … my opinion, that in concluding that CN had breached its level of service obligations … the Agency (CTA) made unreasonable errors of law, which justify intervention on our part.

MARC NADON FEDERAL COURT OF APPEAL JUDGE

the agency for reconsideration.”

Canada’s 2013 grain crop was the largest on record with total harvested volumes estimated at nearly 76 million tonnes.

CN responded to the resulting surge in demand for freight service by implementing car rationing.

The rationing methodology assessed each shipper’s use of CN grain transportation services during a post-harvest peak period in the 2012-13 crop year, and used those figures to assign each shipper a percentage share of CN’s total available rail car supply.

The allocations were communicated to Viterra and Richardson in late 2013 and early 2014.

However, when extreme weath-

A court decision says Canadian National Railway can appeal the CTA’s ruling claiming it failed to meet service obligations. | FILE PHOTO er affected the railway’s ability to move cars, the actual number of cars provided by CN to the grain companies fell short of the percentage-based allocations calculated under CN’s rationing system.

In its submission to the appeals court, CN contended that the CTA lacked jurisdiction to determine whether the car allocations — and CN’s failure to honour them — constituted a breach of obligations.

It a l s o a r g u e d t hat t h e C TA exceeded its jurisdiction by prescribing how railways must design and implement car rationing policies, adding that the CTA confused CN’s car rationing methodology with its statutory obligations.

“In CN’s view, the agency was not mandated to ‘broadly legislate how all railway companies must move their traffic or conduct their operations,’ ” Justice Nadon wrote.

CN issued a brief statement in

response to the ruling.

“We strive to always meet our customers’ demands through various service options and offerings,” it wrote in a Jan. 27 email.

“But in times when capacity is restrained due to factors out of our control, we will use a fact-based methodology to allocate available capacity incorporating commercial agreements and our common carrier obligations in order to provide service.”

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AFTER BREXIT

Ireland braces for loss of markets, subsidies

BY BARBARA DUCKWORTH CALGARY BUREAU

CAMROSE, Alta. — As the United Kingdom prepares to leave the European Union, Ireland watches the process with trepidation.

Ireland is an exporting nation where half of its business is conducted with the U.K. As Brexit negotiations begin, Ireland will be one of 27 nations negotiating and it will not receive favoured status, said a senator from the Irish government.

“This is an unprecedented event and now no one is quite sure how it will play out,” said Paul Daly, who is an opposition agriculture spokesperson.

“We need to broaden our horizons because we are in a very precarious position,” he said in an interview while visiting the Canadian Bull Congress held in Camrose Jan. 27-28.

The European strategy is to make the process difficult, partly to discourage other members from following suit if Britain gets too good a deal.

While agriculture could struggle, other industries may take advantage of the new order because Ireland could be the last English speaking EU member and multinational companies are interested in establishing offices there because of that.

We need to explore foreign markets and we need to have our finger on the pulse of negotiations. They may not work out negatively. It is up to our government to be very forthright for us.

PAUL DALY IRISH AGRICULTURE OFFICIAL

“That will open up Dublin for financial services,” Daly said.

Agriculture has not received much consideration.

“Agriculture is our largest indigenous industry. Our government has serious concern for our agric u l t u re i n d u s t r y . W h a t I a m learning now is that agriculture is the poor relation in the U.K., so the English farmer is going to come pretty poorly out of this,” he said.

British farmers are worried about the future reduction in farm subsidy payments. Irish farmers are concerned because the U.K. puts more into the EU subsidy fund than it takes out and once they are gone there will be a considerable gap in that budget.

The first major casualty of the Brexit vote was the Irish mushroom industry.

About 80 percent of fresh mushroom production went to the U.K. Farmers had yearly contracts with fixed prices in pound sterling.

When the vote happened, the pound dropped 20 percent relative to the U.S. dollar and the Irish farmer received less because they were paid in euros.

Some farms and jobs were lost because of the income drop.

An open border now exists between Ireland and Northern Ire-

The beef sector accounts for 40 percent of Ireland’s gross agriculture output, with exports worth about $C5billion. | land and processors operate on both sides of the border.

No one knows how food export requirements might change if the U.K., and therefore Northern Ireland, pulls out of the EU and Ireland itself remains within the EU. The Irish agriculture industry needs a diversified export market portfolio.

“We need to explore foreign markets and we need to have our finger on the pulse of negotiations. They may not work out negatively,” he said. “It is up to our government to be very forthright for us.”

The beef sector is the largest in t h e I r i s h f a r m e c o n o my a n d accounts for 40 percent of Ireland’s gross agriculture output. Last year, beef production was 520,000 tonnes and 470,000 was exported.

Those exports were worth about C$5 billion.

Ireland has clearance to ship beef to Canada and the United States, although at this point the amount is low. Most of that beef goes into specialty markets, said Daly.

By the end of November, Ireland had shipped 1,659 tonnes to the U.S. Ireland slaughters 1.8 to 1.9 million head annually, said Gerry Smyth, who has been buying Canadian cattle, embryos and semen since the mid 1990s.

Besides a large beef sector, there has been a surge in dairy production.

The European dairy quota has been lifted and Irish farmers expanded their cow herds. Milk prices dropped but farmers took the approach that milk prices will recover.

“There is no real alternative. Beef has topped, corn and grain has topped, so dairy is the best alternative,” said Smyth.

Live cattle exports are also important.

“The live export is the biggest part of our industry,” Daly said.

“If we can’t export a large percentage of our stock, then we are overpopulated and the processors have a field day because there are too many cattle,” he said.

Most recently live exports of cattle younger than 12 months have gone to Turkey and negotiations are underway to ship cattle to Egypt. barbara.duckworth@producer.com

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AFTER BREXIT

Unknown impact of Brexit worries feed company in Northern Ireland If the U.K. pulls out of the EU, exporters could face customs inspection and duties

BY CHRIS MCCULLOUGH FREELANCE WRITER

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The divorce of the United Kingdom from the European Union could herald a period of reduced feed costs for Northern Ireland’s livestock farmers if trade negotiations work out in their favour.

Post Brexit, Northern Ireland will be the only part of the U.K. that physically borders the European Union (Ireland), which will present trading challenges between the two Irish jurisdictions.

For feed companies, however, Brexit brings a chance to import grains from countries outside the EU that will maintain tariff-free trading agreements with the U.K. But, for the feed companies based in Northern Ireland, Brexit may make exporting feed to the neighbouring Republic of Ireland costly, depending on the trading arrangements that are developed.

Thompsons Feeds is known as the largest multi-species feedmill in Europe and is based in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Chief executive officer Declan Billington said Brexit could ultimately give the industry access to genetically modified crops approved in the U.K., still to be approved by the European Commission.

“If I was to sum up Brexit in one word, it would be uncertainty.

Uncertainty in every aspect of our business,” Billington said.

“With 30 percent of Northern Ireland, production exported outside the U.K. and with EU tariffs on milk and beef products operating in the 50 percent range on exports to Europe, including the Republic of Ireland, exports become impossible without a trade agreement.

“However, the stumbling block of U.K. rejecting the European concept of free movement of people, makes free access to the single market of Europe unlikely.”

He said if the U.K. ultimately pulls out of the EU, border crossings will once again have a significant impact, with exporters forced to deal with customs inspection and duty payments.

“Governments on both sides of the border state their commitment to ensure this does not happen, but it is only one of many problems to be resolved in the divorce that is Brexit.”

Billington also said Northern Ireland faces losing access to benefits it now enjoys under Europe’s 53 trade agreements.

“For some of our local companies, losing access to these agreements poses a direct threat to their export businesses including milk

powder to West Africa and catering products to our world’s catering companies.

He said there may also be benefits, depending upon what deals the U.K. manages to strike on its own, such as the ability to buy cheaper feedgrains from North America, lower input costs and access to genetically modified crops approved by the U.K. but not in Europe.

If I was to sum up Brexit in one word, it would be uncertainty. Uncertainty in every aspect of our business.

DECLAN BILLINGTON THOMPSONS FEEDS

“However, given the 95 euros ($134) per tonne tariff on feed wheat and a price floor of 154 euros ($217) per tonne on (corn), our ability to trade feed and flour across the border into the Republic of Ireland will restrict the extent to which we can benefit from these opportunities in Northern Ireland.

“And to this uncertainty around future trade we need to add currency volatility.”

Despite the challenges, agri-food in Northern Ireland sees a way forward with a report issued by the Northern Ireland Food and Drink Association.

“However, the right policies and negotiating positions need to be deployed and the question is, will the U.K. government listen to Northern Ireland industry? The answer is, as with ever ything Brexit related, uncertain,” said Billington.

The agrifood sector is Northern Ireland’s biggest private sector employer and export earner with about 75 percent of the business, worth about $7.8 billion, being exported.

Around half of the output is consumed in Great Britain with the remaining quarter finding a home in the EU, principally the Republic of Ireland, and the wider world.

The all-Ireland nature of the feed and food trade means that a hard border between north and south would inflict massive damage on both parts of the island.

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NEWS AG NOTES POULTRY SUSTAINABILITY AWARD WINNER Farmcrest Foods near Salmon Arm, B.C., has been named winner of the 2016 Canadian Poultry Sustainability Award.

The family-owned company was started in 1999 by Richard Bell and his brother-in-law Alan Bird.

The operation includes a hatchery and poultry barns, feed mill, processing plant, rendering plant and an enclosed mechanical composting for bird mortality.

A crop production operation includes 200 acres of owned land and 400 acres of leased land farmed with potatoes, sunflowers and soybeans.

Farmcrest also has its own poultry retail store and employs 45 people.

It is located in an ecologically sensitive area, has an environmental farm plan and has used a certified

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More information about the company is at farmcrestfoods.ca.

ALBERTA CANOLA COMMISSION ELECTS DIRECTOR John Mayko of Mundare, Alta., was elected to represent region four for the Alberta Canola Producers Commission.

Mayko has worked in various roles in crop production at the Canola Council of Canada over his 23 year career.

About 2,000 eligible canola growers in the region were mailed a ballot last November to participate in a secret election for the position.

For more information, visit albertacanola.com.

PLANT EXTRACT FACILITY RECEIVES FUNDING Mazza Innovation in Delta, B.C., is receiving $1.1 million in federal funding to expand its plant extract production facility.

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Cauli Crumble by Big Mountain Foods in South Vancouver is one of 36 new projects receiving more than $2.3 million from the federal and B.C. governments.

The family-owned food processing business is receiving up to $49,250 to develop a meatfree alternative food that can be part of a plant-based diet.

Cauli Crumble is a vegetable ground product that consists of fresh cauliflower, sunflower seeds, fresh red peppers and Manitoba yellow split peas.

The meat-free alternative to soy and gluten can be used in different dishes like pasta, pizza, tacos, salads and casseroles.

Other projects and funding include: • $45,205 to Heilu for a pilot project to develop sustainable products from locally farmed insects • $38,400 to HOOH Organic Hop Co. Ltd. for a hop pelletizing project • $76,010 to Quejos Ancient Foods Inc. to develop a functional, vegetable-based dough • $50,525 to ZUUN Nutrition to pilot and demonstrate a meal replacement drink mix for people with diabetes

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Swedish FireKnife makes a solid bush-crafting tool OUTDOOR PURSUITS

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s a knife and outdoor enthusiast, I am constantly on the lookout for interesting, quality products that suit both passions.

The Swedish FireKnife is a collaboration between the companies Light My Fire and Mora in Sweden, which makes it an interesting item for me.

The blade is made from Sandvik 12C27 stainless steel. It is 3.75 inches long and 1/16 of an inch thick along the spine. The overall knife is 8.5 inches long and weighs slightly more than three ounces.

The knife features a modified “Scandi” blade grind with a taper near the tip along the belly. This kind of grind is excellent for bushcrafting and fire-making tasks, adequate for processing game, and simple to maintain.

The blade edge was shaving sharp out of the box.

Due to the relative thinness of the blade spine, it will flex side to side a little when woodworking.

Although I would not recommend batoning through thick wood with such a thin blade spine, the knife did test well when splitting off portions of average-sized wood logs often

found at campgrounds.

The blade spine is ground into a sharp right angle for scraping fire steel and wood shavings.

The handle is made from rubber.

With the fire steel in place, the handle felt comfortable in my large hands. The partial tang of the blade extends about half way into the handle.

A portion of the handle has been dedicated to a fire steel module.

The fire steel detaches from the handle with a twist.

The fire steel reliably sparks when scraped across the knife spine. It works for thousands of strikes in all altitude and weather conditions.

Striking sparks is a matter of placing the spine of the blade at a 45-degree angle and dragging it

along the fire steel with hard and slow pressure.

The sparks may be used to light tinder or an outdoor gas stove with care and a bit of practice.

Any carbon discoloration on the blade from scraping the fire steel is easy to wipe off.

The Swedish FireKnife comes with a simple plastic sheath. The sheath has a drainage hole, effective belt clip, and excellent knife retention. The knife comes in various colours. I chose bright orange because of its visibility.

The Swedish FireKnife is a great tool for the price.

Kim Quintin is a Saskatoon outdoor enthusiast and knife maker. He can be reached for column suggestions at kim. quintin@producer.com or 306-665-9687.

The Swedish FireKnife is good value at $40. |

BRIEFS WINTER GRAZING VIDEOS Managing risk in winter grazing systems is a new video series available at Alberta Agriculture and Forestry’s YouTube channel.

A collaboration of government, industry, education and 17 livestock producers created the series. It has 47 videos featuring Alberta cattle ranchers who share what they’ve learned in reducing risk in winter grazing practices such as swath, bale, straw/chaff bunch, corn grazing and stockpiled forages. The main topics addressed are fencing, feed quality, weather challenges, water accessibility, management practices, managing for animal type and wildlife issues.

For more information, visit foragebeef.ca or call the Alberta Ag-Info Centre at 310-Farm (3276).

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BANFF PORK SEMINAR

Move from gestation stalls no silver bullet Push for open housing opens door to other production issues

FIVE FREEDOMS DEFINING ANIMAL WELFARE • Freedom from hunger and thirst — ready access to fresh water and a diet to maintain full health and vigour

BY BARB GLEN LETHBRIDGE BUREAU

BANFF, Alta. — Thirty-five years ago, animal welfare considerations led to sows being housed in gestation stalls.

Sows received individual care, there was no fighting among them and more live piglets were produced compared to previous production methods.

Today, views on animal welfare have changed and hog producers have to comply with them, said Dr. Tom Parsons, a hog researcher and professor at the University of Pennsylvania.

However, loose sow housing isn’t the ultimate in sow welfare, he said after giving a talk at the Banff Pork Seminar Jan. 11. It’s part of the big picture.

“Where I’ve been critical of the animal welfare organizations is that I would say they’ve reduced the sow welfare issue to a single issue, which is whether or not she can turn around,” Parsons said.

“In reality, it’s much more complicated.”

Loose housing addresses only one of the five freedoms that generally define animal welfare: the

• Freedom from discomfort — providing an appropriate environment including shelter and a comfortable resting area • Freedom from pain, injury or disease –prevention or rapid diagnosis and treatment • Freedom to express normal behaviour — providing sufficient space, proper facilities and company of the animal’s own kind • Freedom from fear and distress — ensuring conditions and treatment that avoid mental suffering Source: Canadian Federation of Humane Societies

Gestation stalls were introduced in the 1970s to prevent fighting among sows and allow producers to provide individual care, but animal welfare organizations have pushed the industry toward open housing. | FILE PHOTO freedom to express normal behavior with enough space and company of its own kind.

Parsons said the hog industry has worked hard to address other welfare concerns to ensure continued demand for product.

However, those efforts don’t get

much attention.

“At some level, I think the animal welfare organizations just kind of wash their hands of all that and have left the industry to sort it out,” he said.

“I think we have done a great job, but we’re still not there all the way.”

The drive to stop using gestation stalls was promoted by people with animal welfare in mind, Parsons said.

“But really it was their ability to convince our customers, whether it’s the fast food restaurants or whether it’s the table service indus-

try or whether it’s the grocers, that they needed this change, and I think it’s safe to say that for many people who ultimately buy pork, it seemed to them that being out of a gestation stall made sense.” barb.glen@producer.com

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Start hog housing transition at ground level, says expert Floors should be a combination of slatted and solid, and areas should be draft-free

BY BARB GLEN LETHBRIDGE BUREAU

BANFF, Alta. — There are pitfalls when converting sow barns to open housing systems, and producers can learn from those who have already trodden the path.

Canadian sow barns that haven’t yet converted to open sow housing are mandated to do so by July 2024, as required in the code of practice for the care and handling of pigs. As well, any new barns built must use open sow housing.

Mark Fynn, manager of animal care programs with Manitoba Pork, said appropriate space and good flooring are key factors when making the transition.

Speaking to those at the Banff Pork Seminar Jan. 11, Fynn said areas of solid, bedded flooring in sow barns result in fewer non-productive cull animals. Fully slatted flooring is good for manure handling but also presents issues with footing.

Fynn recommended that 40 percent of the floor be slatted, ideally in the feed and water areas.

“We really want to encourage sows to dung where we want them to dung (over slatted areas).”

Solid floors encourage the sows to rest and discourage them from dunging in their sleeping areas, he added.

The latter areas should be free of drafts and have several partition walls for sows to lean against when resting.

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Fynn suggested pens be designed so sows can escape or avoid conflicts with other sows.

“There will be minor aggression in any system that we look at,” said Fynn, because sows must establish a hierarchy.

He recommended a stocking density that allows pigs to get away from aggressive pen mates and includes solid partitions at least

three feet high so pigs can hide if desired. Circular passageways and space between pen features are also advisable, he said.

He suggested new barns incorporate a 10-foot rule, which provides at least 10 feet of space between pen features such as feeders, waterers and partitions.

Mixing sows in open pens is best done just after breeding and estrus or after implantation and a positive pregnancy check, said Fynn.

There are pros and cons with parity and size segregation among sows, he added.

Segregation by size and age works well in competitive feeding systems, while a mixed parity group allows younger sows to learn the feeding system from the older ones.

When mixing sows, “try and remove the element of hungerrelated aggression,” Fynn advised.

Put groups together after morning feeding, and consider feeding again that day while the animals establish their hierarchy.

Adequate space is vital when mixing sows. The code of practice recommends 19 sq. feet per animal at m i n i mu m i n m i x e d p a r i t y groups. If related fighting doesn’t

Electronic feeders allow sows free access to feed. | end in one to three days, the troublesome sows may have to be removed.

Fynn urged producers to choose the right feeding system when moving to loose housing. Free access feeding stalls can be expensive and use up a lot of space. Electronic sow feeders (ESF) can work well in retrofitted barns but even better in new barns, he said.

ESF provides protected and precision feeding, and some styles offer free access so that sows decide when to eat.

The type of ESF chosen will determine the correct number of sows per feeder.

Fynn recommended leaving at least 10 feet of space around the

feeder entrance because of potential sow conflict.

“This isn’t where you want to cheap out on space,” he said.

Training gilts to use ESF is critical, he added.

And when treating a sick pig, he suggested giving the animal fence contact with the rest of the group.

Otherwise, it might be treated like a new pig upon return to the group and have to re-establish hierarchy.

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Open sow barns need good people in place Moving from pen gestation barns to open housing raises the bar in terms of skills needed by the ideal manager

BY BARB GLEN LETHBRIDGE BUREAU

BANFF, Alta. — Think like a pig.

And a single word for thinking like a pig, at least in an open sow barn setting, is stockmanship.

D r. To m Pa r s o n s w a s a h o g farmer before he became a veterinarian and professor in swine medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. He told those at the Banff Pork Seminar Jan. 11 that the success of open sow housing depends on the people looking after it.

“You can gain more benefits from a pen gestation barn by having better levels of stockmanship,” Parsons said in an interview after his talk.

“In part, the animals have a much larger behavioural repertoire when they’re in a pen, and so that gives you the opportunity to see problems sooner. If you’re trained and you’re successful or a good stockman, you can go ahead and take advantage of that additional information those animals are giving you.”

That’s not to say stockmanship in gestation stall barns is lacking, he added, but “as we transition into these new barns, it’s probably going to raise the bar in terms of what is needed to at least maximize the advantages with these systems.”

All sow barns in Canada must convert to open sow housing by 2024, as required by the code of practice for the care and handling of pigs.

All new barns must also use the loose system.

Good people can make anything work.

The best-designed barn cannot make up for poor or inadequate staff.

TOM PARSONS VETERINARIAN

It is a vastly different method of production, said Parsons, and takes the right kind of people to manage it.

“I think people that like animals and enjoy interacting with animals, maybe even just simply this notion of having empathy for animals, I think are all attributes that are going to be helpful,” he said.

“They may not necessarily be essential … but if those people have that inherent liking for animals, its just a much more rewarding job for them.”

Kevin Stuckey, sow division mana g e r f o r Oh i o - b a s e d C o o p e r Farms, said the ideal manager has strong people skills, problemsolving ability, some computer skills and a willingness to lead.

He doesn’t consider sow production experience to be a requirement.

The other skills are more important, said Stuckey, who oversees operations on several farms comprising 28,800 sows.

“It works,” said Stuckey about loose housing. “It’s just about how you manage it ... and it’s about the

people that you put in there.”

Parsons agreed with that assessment. He considers staff and managers to be more crucial than pen design when it comes to switching from a stall barn to loose housing.

“Good people can make anything work. The best-designed barn cannot make up for poor or inadequate staff,” he said.

“The pigs and machines (electronic swine feeders) do well together. It just seems to be the people that really provide the challenge.”

Parsons said he has helped about 75 farms in the United States and Canada make the transition, and they ranged in size from 100 sows to 10,000.

The people who worked in the stall barn may not be the right ones for an open barn, said Parsons, and managers need to be aware of that.

Once the right people are in place, they must be given adequate training. That is the biggest challenge in an electronic feeding system, according to a survey of those who switched, Parsons said. barb.glen@producer.com

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2016 EXISS STK24, 2- 7000 lb. axles, 16” WIDE SELECTIONS AT BEST PRICING. tires, 2 gates, 6’6” tall, full swing half slide Full lineup of Wilson, Sundowner, Norbert rear gate, 8 yr warranty, $25,900 + taxstock trailers to help you get your cattle to es. 306-359-7526, Regina, SK. DL913604. market. With 15 years of sales and service we will not be undersold! Bassano, AB., 1-800-641-4508. www.desertsales.ca 24’ GOOSENECK 3-8,000 lb. axles, $7890; NEW BERG’S 24’ end dump, w/Berg’s SigBumper pull tandem lowboys: 18’, 16,000 nature quality finish. Call for winter pricing lbs., $4750; 16’, 10,000 lbs., $3390; 16’, specials and 30 day trials, 204-325-5677, 7000 lbs., $2975, 8000 lb Skidsteer, $1990 Winkler, MB. Factory direct. 1-888-792-6283. www.monarchtrailers.com

SPECIAL PURCHASE OF new and nearnew 2014-2015 Crosstek XVs. Save up to $5000. Come in quickly!! 1-877-373-2662. www.subaruofsaskatoon.ca DL #914077.

GRASSLAND TRAILERS QUALITY PRODUCTS AT WHOLESALE PRICES. 20’ steel stock, starting at $13,550 up to 8’ width available; 25’ Duralite alum. at $25,250; Krogerman bale bed at $11,000.

Glen 306-640-8034, 306-266-2016, Wood Mountain, SK. or email gm93@sasktel.net 2014 LODE-KING SUPER B, aluminum grain trailer, new tarps, new rubber 22.5, $86,000. 306-677-7617, Hodgeville, SK.

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2016 BISON RANGER 8414RGBH, #H2006099. $72,900. Living quarters. Call 1-844-488-3142 or shop online 24/7 at: Allandale.com

BEHNKE DROP DECK semi style and pintle hitch sprayer trailers. Air ride, tandem and tridems. Contact SK: 306-398-8000; AB: 403-350-0336.

NORBERT 24’ GOOSENECK trailer, 2- 7000 lbs. axles, 2 hitches, good shape, $7750.

2017 NEVILLE BUILT ground load stock 403-597-2006, Sylvan Lake, AB. trailer, rubber floor, 3 gates, air ride, floor clean outs, $56,900 + taxes. Regina, SK. TRAILTECH, GVW 13,800 lbs., blue, used 306-359-7526. DL #913604. very little, wood deck 6.7’x18’, excellent condition. 306-493-7409, Delisle, SK.

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100 MISC. SEMI TRAILER FLATDECKS/ stepdecks, $2,500 to $30,000. 20 heavy lowbeds, $10,000 to $70,000. Tankers, end dumps. 306-222-2413, Saskatoon, SK. www.trailerguy.ca

CHECK OUT OUR inventory of quality used highway tractors. For more details call COMPONENTS FOR TRAILERS. Shipping 204-685-2222 or view information at daily across the prairies. Free freight. See www.titantrucksales.com “The Book 2013” page 195. DL Parts For Trailers, 1-877-529-2239, www.dlparts.ca TOPGUN TRAILER SALES “For those who demand the best.” PRECISION AND COURTNEY BERG, SIDE dump silage trailAGASSIZ TRAILERS (flatdecks, end ers, 2- 21' boxes on 48' sliding TA trailer, 10' dumps, enclosed cargo). 1-855-255-0199, RH and 9' LH walls, fastest and safest way Moose Jaw, SK. www.topguntrailersales.ca to haul silage. Haul 28 tonne and dump in 1/2 the time of an end dump. 2 units avail., $35,000 ea. 403-485-8198, Arrowwood, AB. Email: sdoberholtzer@hotmail.com

2015 DAKOTA ALUM. seed tender with SS conveyer system, self-contained w/remote controls, or can be run off truck wet kit, exc. cond., fresh MB safety. 45’Lx102”W, loaded trailer, air ride, alum. outside rims, 11R24.5, $107,000. Located at Kamsack, SK. Call 204-526-0748 or 204-526-0321.

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2015 GERMANIC 31’ tridem end dump, lift www.crohnsandcolitis.ca axles, $42,000; 2005 Trailtech 27’ 5th wheel trailer, 20,000 axles w/loading ramps and self contained 545 Ferrari crane unit, $17,000; 1980 Muv-All 48’ equipment trailer, winch, hyd. beavertail, 25 ton capacity, $24,000; 1998 Loadline 28’ end dump, tandem, spring ride, $22,000; 1998 Loadline 29’ end dump, tandem, air ride, $25,000. Can-Am Truck Export Ltd., www.titantrucksales.com to check out 1-800-938-3323, Delisle, SK. DL#910420. our inventory of quality used highway tractors! Or call: 204-685-2222 MacGregor MB ALL ALUMINUM TRAILERS: tridems and Super B Timpte grain trailers. Call Maxim 2010 TOYOTA TUNDRA, 4 door, longbox, Truck & Trailer, 1-888-986-2946 or see HD. New safety, clean, good cond, 245,000 kms., $11,000. 204-655-3458, Sifton, MB. www.Maximinc.Com

GROW SOYBEANS? If you grow 1000 acres earn a free new pickup truck every year and give last year’s away. Free report at www.profitfromthebean.com 2012 DODGE SLT 3500, diesel, approx.

107,000 kms, one owner, non-smoking, completely set up for equipment operator, c/w some tools, fuel tank and pump, booster cables, tool box, $36,000+GST. 403-844-7057, Alliance, AB. 2005 FORD F150, FX4, 4x4, Supercrew, shortbox, 4 dr., 5.4L engine, auto trans, fully loaded, middle consol, 250,000 kms, excellent, all highway kms, SK registered, $5600 OBO. 306-238-7969, Goodsoil, SK.

2006 DODGE POWER Ram 1500 SLT, 4x4, 4 dr., 180,000 kms, spray-in boxliner, tan, clean, well maintained, no accidents, $9500. 780-870-1680, Lloydminster, AB. CHECK OUT OUR inventory of quality used highway tractors. For more details call 204-685-2222 or view information at www.titantrucksales.com

1976 HEAVY 6500 GMC with 400 bu. box and roll tarp, new hoist, asking $12,000 OBO. 306-778-3749, Swift Current, SK. 1981 INTERNATIONAL TANDEM, 13 spd., 466 DT eng., 365,000 kms, complete new engine 6 yrs ago, 20’ B&H, remote tailgate and hoist, vg tires, great condition, $22,500. Call 306-630-9838, Brownlee, SK. 2007 MACK, 10 speed Eaton auto., new 20’ CIM B&H, fresh Sask. safeties. Call 306-270-6399, Saskatoon, SK. www.78truxsales.com DL #316542.

1998 KENWORTH T800, new grain box, Detroit engine, 60 Series, 10 spd. trans., 1990 IHC 2554 gravel truck, 466 dsl. 15’ $48,000. 204-325-5677, Winkler, MB. box, 13 spd, runs good, everything works, $18,900. Call Cam-Don Motors Ltd. 2002 IH 2600 w/IH 320 HP eng., 10 spd., 306-237-4212, Perdue, SK. 221,000 kms, new 20’ BH&T, exc. rubber, vg, $49,500; 2009 Mack CH613, MP8 Mack eng., 430 HP, 10 spd., AutoShift, 463,000 kms, exc. shape, new 20’ box, A/T/C, $73,500; 2009 IH Transtar 8600 w/Cummins eng. 10 spd., AutoShift, new 20’ BH&T, 742,000 kms, exc. tires, real good shape, $69,500; 2007 IH 9200, ISX C u m m i n s , 4 3 0 H P, Au t o S h i f t , a l u m . wheels, new 20’ BH&T, fully loaded, 1,000,000 kms, real nice, $67,500; 2009 Mack CH613, 430 HP Mack, 10 spd., AutoShift, new 20’ BH&T, alum. wheels, 1.4 2000 VOLVO WG64F, 14’ gravel box, Volvo million kms, has bearing roll done, nice VED12 345 HP, 10 spd, 18,500 frts, 46 shape, $69,500; 2007 Kenworth T600, rears, 4-way lock up, 495,000 kms, C13 Cat, 425 HP, 13 spd., AutoShift, new $19,900. Norm 204-761-7797 Brandon MB 20’ BH&T, alum. wheels, new paint, 1.0 million kms, exc. truck, $71,500; 1996 Midland 24’ tandem pup grain trailer, stiff pole, completely rebuilt, new paint and brakes, exc. shape, $18,500; 1985 Ford 2003 KENWORTH W900L, Cat C15, L9000, Cummins, 10 spd., 20’ BH&T that’s 475-550 HP, 18 spd. heavy 40 rears, 4:11 been totally rebuilt, new paint, exc. tires, ratio, high level VIT int. w/leather seats, $28,500; 1999 IH 4700 S/A w/17’ steel $59,000 OBO. 306-786-6600, Yorkton, SK. flatdeck, 230,000 kms, IH dsl., 10 spd., good tires, $19,500; 1998 Freightliner 2006 FREIGHTLINER tandem axle, daycab, tractor, C60 Detroit, 430 HP, 13 spd., al- Mercedez power, auto, nice clean safetied u m . w h e e l s , s l e e p e r, g o o d r u b b e r, tractor, $19,500. 780-983-0936, Clyde, AB. $17,500; 2005 IH 9200 tractor, ISX Cum- 2006 FREIGHTLINER, tandem axle daycab, mins, 430 HP, 13 spd., alum wheels, flat- auto trans, Mercedez engine, 900,000 top sleeper, good rubber, $22,500. All kms, beautiful clean truck, $17,500 OBO. trucks Sask safetied. Trades considered. Call 780-307-5235, Clyde, AB. All reasonable offers considered. Call Merv at 306-276-7518 res., 306-767-2616, cell, 2007 IHC 9900 daycab, 18 spd. Eaton Arborfield SK. DL #906768.

AutoShift, ISX 450 HP, 24.5 rubber, full l o c ke r s , we t k i t , 6 5 5 , 0 0 0 k m s , .

306-270-6399, Saskatoon, SK. DL#316542. www.78truxsales.com

2002 KENWORTH T800 w/new grain box, rebuilt engine and turbo with warranty. $68,000. 204-325-5677, Winkler, MB. 2004 PETERBILT 330, tandem axle, C&C, long WB, Cat dsl., 10 spd trans, AC, low miles, alum. wheels, $26,900, w/new B&H $48,900. K&L Equipment and Auto. Ph Ladimer, 306-795-7779 Ituna. DL#910885

2012 PETE 388, 70” sleeper, “Crate Drop In” ISX 565 HP at 750,000 kms, 18 spd., 12 fronts, 40 rears, 3.70, lots of chrome, $77,900. Norm 204-761-7797 Brandon MB

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

129,000 kms, 11R22.5 tires, c/w wet kit fo r o n ly $ 5 8 , 0 0 0 . N ew M B . s a fe t y.

204-743-2324, Cypress River, MB. CHECK OUT OUR inventory of quality used highway tractors. For more details call 204-685-2222 or view information at www.titantrucksales.com FORD L9000, 1986, S/A, 3406 Cat, 9 spd.

Fuller, newer 1200 rubber, 5th wheel with tow truck mounted deck and headache rack, runs well, $7500 OBO. 306-769-4132, Arborfield, SK.

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1999 DODGE 3500 w/bale deck, vg cond., well maintained, $12,500.; 2012 Dodge 5500 w/bale deck, 93,000 kms, $48,000. 403-701-1548, Strathmore.

CHECK OUT OUR inventory of quality used highway tractors. For more details call 204-685-2222 or view information at www.titantrucksales.com 2001 FL 80 FREIGHTLINER 2100 Vactor Jet Rodder. Phone 306-445-5602, North 2009 VOLVO VNL430, No DEF, Volvo D16, Battleford, SK. 535 HP, 18 spd., 4-way locks, 290,000 kms, mint condition, farmer owned. $69,000. Westlock, AB. 780-206-1234.

2007 WESTERN STAR 4900SA tri-drive, C15 Cat, 550 HP, 18 spd., full lockers, new 24’ CIM B&H. 306-270-6399, Saskatoon, SK. www.78truxsales.com DL #316542.

2016 Featherlite 53’ Semi Stock Trailer 8`6”W x 7’H x 53’L, Tandem axle, Centre gate.

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2016 RENN 17’ Pup Trailer, SL1700, Tri-Axle, Air Ride, 11R24.5 Tires.

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2016 RENN 33’ Tri-Axle End Dump, SL3300, Air Ride, 11R24.5 Tires, Available in White or Charcoal, Stk #TA21503/TA21516

AUTOSHIFT TRUCKS AVAILABLE: Boxed tandems and tractor units. Contact David 306-887-2094, 306-864-7055, Kinistino, SK. DL #327784. www.davidstrucks.com CHECK OUT OUR inventory of quality used highway tractors. For more details call 204-685-2222 or view information at www.titantrucksales.com REMOTE CONTROL ENDGATE AND hoist systems can save you time, energy and keep you safe this seeding season.

Give K r a m b l e I n d u s t r i e s a call at 306-933-2655, Saskatoon, SK. or visit us online at: www.kramble.net

FULLY LOADED 2009 GMC 3500 4x4 pickup and new DewEze bale handler. Phone Dave 403-627-2601, Pincher Creek, AB.

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

2010 PROSTAR 485, HD Cummins, 18 Photos. 306-843-2934, Wilkie SK spd., 46 rears/lockers, new 24.5 rear rubber, fresh safety, $49,900. Cam-Don Motors Ltd. 306-237-4212, Perdue, SK.

TANDEM AXLE GRAIN trucks in inventory.

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

2016 Featherlite 8542-704H4 Horse Slant Load, 7’ W x 7’ H x 21’8” L with 52” dressing room, 6.0K rubber torsion, Stk# TA21529

2016 RENN 33’ Hardox Side Dump, 2016 Featherlite 2 Horse Slant, SLSDGEN2, Air Ride, 9409-672H, 14’2” L x 6’7”W x 8’6”H, 11R24.5 Tire.

3.5k Torsion Sup. Stk # TA21523 Stk# TA21615

2012 IHC TRANSSTAR, low pro, Max 300 HP diesel Allison auto trans, single axle, loaded cab, 13’ Armstrong landscape dump, $39,900.; 2003 GMC C8500 tandem, automatic, with 15’ box, low miles, $34,900. K&L Equipment and Auto. Call Ladimer, 306-795-7779, Ituna DL#910885

2011 FORD EXPLORER XLT A/T/C, PW, PL, heated seats, like new rubber, 90,000 kms., $22,900. Phone Kevin at Cam-Don Motors, 306-237-4212, Perdue, SK.

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

2012 MACK PINNACLE CXU613, 34” flatTANDEM AXLE GRAVEL trucks in inventoSPECIAL PURCHASE OF new and nearry. New and used, large inventory across top sleeper, removable roof fairing, Mack new 2014-2015 Crosstek XVs. Save up to Western Canada at www.Maximinc.Com or MP8, 455 HP, Eaton 13 spd trans, safetied, $5000. Come in quickly!! 1-877-373-2662. $49,900. Norm 204-761-7797 Brandon MB call Maxim Truck & Trailer 1-888-986-2946 www.subaruofsaskatoon.ca DL #914077.

2013 Kenworth T300, with 18’ Van Body, Paccar Engine, 200 HP, 5 spd auto, 8,000 # F/A, 11,000 # R/A, 161,000 kms, TRC21667, $38,000

2012 Freightliner Cascadia, DD15, 560 HP, 6 spd auto, 12,500 # F/A, 46,000 # R/A, 1,515,000 kms, TR21590A, $34,000

2012 Western Star 4900 EX, DD15, 565 HP, 18 spd, 13,000# F/A, 46,000# R/A, Four Way Lockers, Good Rubber, 699,000 kms, Stk#TR21533A $79,000

(8) - 2012 Kenworth T-800, ISX, 450 HP, 18 spd, 12,500 # F/A, 40,000 # R/A, 687,000 - 955,000 kms, TRU21657-TRU21664 Call for pricing

2014 Volvo 730, D13, 500 HP, I-Shift, 13,200 # F/A, 46,000 # R/A, 655,000 kms, TRU21656 $96,000

2015 Peterbilt 389, Paccar Eng, 500 HP, 18 spd., 13,200 # F/A, 46,000 # R/A, 147,000 kms, TRC21614, $125,000

Please visit our website at: www.sterlingtruckandtrailer.ca Regina, SK 1-800-667-0466 Saskatoon, SK 1-888-242-7988 Lloydminster 1-844-875-2021

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

SPECIAL PURCHASE OF new and near new 2014-2015 Crosstek XVs. Save up to $5000. Come in quickly!! 1-877-373-2662. www.subaruofsaskatoon.ca DL #914077.

OPPERMANNS GRAIN HAULING. For all your grain hauling needs please call or text 587-377-2039, 403-373-9403, Red Deer, DECKS, DRY VANS, reefers and storage AB. chrisingooppermann@web.de trailers at: www.Maximinc.Com or call LARRY’S EQUIPMENT HAULING: Farm Maxim Truck & Trailer, 1-888-986-2946. machinery and construction equipment.

Serving Western Canada. 780-720-4304.

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

2007 KOMATSU PC200 LC-8 hyd. excavator w/QA cleanup bucket, 9’6� stick, aux. hyds., 12,582 hrs., new UC $60,000; Also all kinds of buckets, various shapes and sizes. 204-871-0925, MacGregor, MB. HYDRAULIC SCRAPERS: LEVER 60, 70, 80, and 435, 4 to 30 yd. available. Rebuilt for years of trouble-free service. Lever Holdings Inc. 306-682-3332 Muenster, SK. CAT HYDRAULIC PULL SCRAPERS: 463, 435, 80 and 70, all vg condition, new conversion. Also new and used scraper tires. Can deliver. 204-793-0098, Stony Mountain, MB.

STRAIGHT WALL BUILDING packages or built on site. For early booking call 1-800-667-4990 or visit our website: www.warmanhomecentre.com BEHLEN STEEL BUILDINGS, quonsets, convex and rigid frame straight walls, grain tanks, metal cladding, farm- commercial. Construction and concrete crews.

Guaranteed workmanship. Call your Saskatoon and Northwest Behlen Distributor, Janzen Steel Buildings, 306-242-7767, Osler, SK. WOOD POST BUILDING packages or built on site. For early booking call 1-800-667-4990 or visit our website: www.warmanhomecentre.com DIAMOND CANVAS SHELTERS, sizes ranging from 15’ wide to 120’ wide, any length. Call Bill 780-986-5548, Leduc, AB. www.starlinesales.com

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WANTED: 1967-1979 F100/F150 Ford, reg. cab, shortbox, would prefer in good cond. 780-918-6816, Edmonton, AB.

STRONG SINGLE HIVES or nucs for sale.

Call Andy, Steinbach, MB., 204-381-7993, 204-346-9701. andyloewen@hotmail.ca

2003 VOLVO G740B tandem drive, snow wing Volvo D10 (219-243 HP), 8400 direct drive powershift (8 fwd, 4 reverse), Articulated frame, 14’ moldboard, 12,056 hrs., $39,900. Norm 204-761-7797 Brandon MB

200 FRAMES OF BROOD/BEE cover, B.C. EQUIPMENT HAULING. Serving Western coast late March. Queen cells May/July in Canada and Northwest USA. Call Harvey at 1-877-824-3010 or cell 403-795-1872.

SK. Steve 306-862-1384, Love, SK. Vandenberg Hay Farms Ltd., Nobleford AB. Email: logistics@vandenberghay.ca

GARWOOD IND. 12 yard pull scraper, hyd. control, 9’ cut width, hydraulic unload assist, $16,900. 1-888-278-4905 or view www.combineworld.com

BUYING USED LEAFCUTTER bee nest foam, polyester or felt. Will take any condition.

Call 306-730-9895, Melville, SK.

KELLO DISC BLADES and bearings: 22� to 42� notched. Parts: oilbath and greaseable bearings to service all makes of heavy construction discs. Call: 1-888-500-2646, Red Deer, AB. www.kelloughs.com

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

2006 LINK-BELT 210 EXCAVATOR, $33,000 work order, 6000 hours, no thumb, $60,000. 780-307-5235, Clyde, AB. PIONEER 2436 Primary jaw crusher with vibratory feeder, dsl. or electric, $95,000 OBO. 204-372-6832, Broad Valley, MB.

WANTED: LEAFCUTTER BEES, loose sell or in foam blocks. Call Mike at 403-501-1565, NORTHWEST TUB GRINDING: Mobile Brooks, AB. truck mounted 1150 Haybuster tub grinder for your hay and straw grinding needs. Call for rates and bookings, Ron 306-883-7124, Email: rtoews63@gmail.com Leoville, SK. JIM’S TUB GRINDING, H-1100 Haybuster with 400 HP, serving Saskatchewan. Call 306-334-2232, 306-332-7332, Balcarres.

1x6x8 AND 1x8x8 2nd cut wind shelter boards, $385/1000 bf. One bundle covers 74’ of fence. $197.12. Ph. 306-469-7817, REGULATION DUGOUTS: 120x60x14’, Big River, SK. www.christiansenlumber.ca $2000; 160x60x14’, $2950; 180x60x14’, ROUGH LUMBER: 2x6, 2x8, 2x10, 1� $3450; 200x60x14’, $3950; Larger sizes boards, windbreak slabs, 4x4, 6x6, 8x8, all available. Travel incl. in Sask. Gov’t grants in stock. Custom sizes and log siding on available. 306-222-8054, Saskatoon, SK. order. Call V&R Sawing 306-232-5488, NEUFELD ENT. CORRAL CLEANING, Rosthern, SK. payloader, Bobcat with rubber tracks and vertical beater spreaders. Phone 306-220-5013, 306-467-5013, Hague, SK. TRUSSES: 35’ step hip trusses, 20 pcs., BRUSH MULCHING. The fast, effective 6/12, under tarp, paid $16,000 sacrifice way to clear land. Four season service, 1/2 price $7999 OBO; 1 set of 20’ mono competitive rates, 275 HP unit, also avail. s t e p s , 4 0 p c s . , 4 / 1 2 , $ 2 9 9 9 O B O. trackhoe with thumb, multiple bucket attachments. Bury rock and brush piles and 306-668-0199, Martensville, SK. fence line clearing. Borysiuk Contracting CONTINUOUS METAL ROOFING, no ex- Inc., www.bcisk.ca Prince Albert, SK., posed screws to leak or metal overlaps. 306-960-3804.

Ideal for lower slope roofs, rinks, churches, pig barns, commercial, arch rib build- MULCHING- TREES, BRUSH, Stumps. ing and residential roofing; also available Call today 306-933-2950. Visit us at: www.maverickconstruction.ca in Snap Lock. 306-435-8008, Wapella, SK. LOOKING FOR CUSTOM FARM WORK, seeding, spraying and combining. Call for pricing and to book spring acres. Call Mike 306-469-7741, Big River, SK. CUSTOM LIQUID MANURE hauling, 3 RESTAURANT FOR LEASE ready for imme- tanks available. Contact George in Hague, diate business. Experience will be an asset, SK. 306-227-5757. but not totally a must. For more info., please contact us at 306-893-2242 or 306-893-7161, Maidstone, SK. Email: maidstonehotel@hotmail.ca TOWING AND STORAGE COMPOUND in East Central, SK. Well maintained trucks.

Long term contracts. Monthly sales continue to grow. Only towing business within a 100 km radius. Call 306-590-8987.

1990 FIAT ALLIS FD 14E dozer, 24 pads, full guarded canopy with enclosed cab, 10.6 wide tilt blade, 350 hrs. on new UC warranty, $49,000. Can deliver. Call any time, 204-743-2324, Cypress River, MB. 2 MACK TANDEM trucks w/dump boxes, $7700 ea; IH 366 dsl., 34,000 kms and 16’ van body. Few other trucks in stock; 100’ ladder truck; 2 Cat scrapers 463, $23,000 for pair; New 24’ garbage box. Salvage of all types. Call Cambrian Equipment Sales Ltd., 494 Panet Road, Winnipeg, MB., 204-667-2867 fax 204-667-2932.

12’ 6-WAY MINI PULL DOZER; 16’ 6-Way Supreme pull dozer; 8’ to 14’ tilt land levelers. We fabricate various sizes and models of snow buckets. 403-312-4202, Linden, AB. www.reimcoindustries.com HEATERS- 16,000 to 215,000 BTU diesel or propane. Visit your nearest Flaman location or call 1-888-435-2626.

CASE 590 BACKHOE, 4x4, extendahoe; JD 772BH grader, w/snow wing; Gas or propane powerplant G25UHIS, 205 hrs.

306-238-4411, Goodsoil, SK.

CATERPILLAR 14D GRADER, 1964, good shape. Call for price 204-267-2292 or 204-226-3612, Oakville, MB. 1974 CAT D7F, 14’ angle dozer, 26� pads, 3306 eng., 60% UC, vg cond., $42,000 ROAD GRADERS CONVERTED to pull OBO. 204-467-2109, Stonewall, MB. behind large 4 WD tractors, 14’ and 16’ 2016 MSIB, 12x60 office skid shack, blade widths avail. 306-682-3367, CWK brand new, never used, $47,500. Call Ent. Humboldt, SK. www.cwenterprises.ca 780-307-5235, Clyde, AB. 2004 CAT D7R-XR Series II angle dozer, full canopy and ripper. 780-983-0936, 1979 CAT D8K, hyd. straight tilt dozer or angle available, winch, 90% UC remaining, Westlock, AB. $46,000. More items avail. Robert Harris, ATTACHMENTS PARTS COMPONENTS 204-642-9959, 204-470-5493, Gimli, MB. for construction equipment. Attachments View: www.Robertharrisequipment.com for dozers, excavators and wheel loaders.

Used, Re-built, Surplus, and New equip- 2 0 1 0 C AT 9 5 0 H W H E E L L O A D E R , ment parts and major components. Call 27,417 hrs., w/Cat quick coupler bucket, Western Heavy Equipment 306-981-3475, 3-3/4 cu. yards, 23.5x25 tires, F.O.B. $75,000. 204-795-9192, Plum Coulee, MB Prince Albert, SK.

CANADIAN MONUMENT COMPANY, expanding in Western Canada, seeking serious minded individuals, who want to earn better than average income and own their own business. Interested parties must be well respected in their community, have exceptional listening skills and be sympathetic to the sensitive nature of the business. This is not a multi-level marketing scheme, it is an individually owned distributorship. Serious inquiries only.

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23.5x25 tires, 2003 and 2004, $85,000 hrs., QA, wrist and dig buckets, hyd. each. 204-795-9192, Plum Coulee, MB. thumb, $62,500. Call 204-746-4131 or view website: www.equipmentpeople.com 2006 JD 3800 TELEHANDLER, 3900 hrs. new Michelin rubber. Call for attachments.

204-522-6333, Melita, MB. 2007 ELRUS 2442 jaw crusher, $152,000; DEBTS, BILLS AND charge accounts too SAMSUNG SE280 LG excavator, $31,900; high? Need to resolve prior to spring? Call HITACHI 450 excavator, $33,900; FORD us to develop a professional mediation F700 tow truck, fully equipped, $24,900; plan, resolution plan or restructuring plan. Pro Ag Sales, 306-441-2030, anytime.

North Battleford, SK. Call toll free 1-888-577-2020.

FARM/CORPORATE PROJECTS. Call A.L. D6 9U 1959, canopy, winch, angle blade, LANDMASTER DOZER: Professionally Management Group for all your borrowing about 400 hrs. on new rails, sprockets, Engineered & Manufactured. Lease to own. and lease requirements. 306-790-2020, corner bits and cutting edge, direct start Zero down. Semi-annual payments. Lease engine, good operating condition, $12,900 term up to 72 months. Call for details and Regina, SK. pricing. Sask - Neil 306-231-8300 or Alta.

OBO. 306-769-4132, Arborfield, SK. 1980 D8K CRAWLER, dirt till blade, bush Gord, 780-913-7353. landmaster.ca sweeps, good undercarriage, $38,000.

Phone 204-525-4521, Minitonas, MB. COMPRESSOR TRACTOR, Leroy, 4 cyl. www.waltersequipment.com eng., 2 cyl. compressor, in working cond., 2010 JD 624J wheel loader, 5000 hours, $2100. Call 306-630-9838, Brownlee, SK. excellent condition, QA. 780-983-0936, Westlock, AB. SKIDSTEER ATTACHMENTS: Buckets, rock buckets, grapples, weld-on plates, hyd. augers, brush cutters and more large stock.

Top quality equipment, quality welding and sales. Call Darcy at 306-731-3009, LONG LAKE TRUCKING, two units, custom 306-731-8195, Craven, SK. hay hauling. 306-567-7100, Imperial, SK. RECLAMATION CONTRACTORS: Bigham 2006 D61 PX-15, 2405 orig. hrs., 6-way EQUIPMENT TOWING/ HAULING. Rea- 3 and 4 leg mechanical trip 3 pt. hitch blade, 34� pads, near new UC, 155 HP, exc. sonable rates. Contact G H Wells Services Paratills in stock; parts for Bigham and Tye working cond., S/N #B41323, $68,000.

Can deliver. 204-743-2324, Cypress River. and Trucking, 306-741-9059, Morse, SK. Paratills. Call Kelloughs: 1-888-500-2646.

ANDRES TRUCKING. Hauling equipment, LOG GRAPPLE TO FIT Komatsu 500 size WANTED 580 D Case backhoe running or bins, livestock, towing. Canada/USA. Call loader. Danny Spence, 306-246-4632, not. Please call 306-327-7552 or email b.l.backhoe@sasktel.net Speers, SK. or text 306-736-3454, South East, SK.

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

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

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D errick - Cell cylinders; Over 70 sets of forklift forks; 52’ 306 -6 31-8550 scissor lift; 15- Running forklifts from 2 to w w w .z ip p e rloc k .c om 9 ton, 1988 Clark 668 grapple skidder; 1989 TJ 380B line skidder; IH 3964 feller buncher; Case 125B delimber; JD 190D ex- ARM RIVER POLE BUILDINGS, 40’x60’ to cavator; Sawmill and other bush equip.; 80’x300’, Sask. only. Call 306-731-2066, 1998 EX270 excavator; Over 50 genera- Lumsden, SK., metalarc@live.ca tors, 3 to 193 KW; Over 1000 new and used UC rollers; 2- 811 Bobcat backhoe attachments; New/used parts of all types; Hundreds of misc. attachments. Central Canada’s largest wreckers of construction equipment. 2 yards, over 50 acres. Call Cambrian Equipment Sales Ltd., Winnipeg, MB. Ph. 204-667-2867, fax 204-667-2932.

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USED, REBUILT or NEW engines. Specializing in Cummins, have all makes, large inventory of parts, re-powering is our specialty. 1-877-557-3797, Ponoka, AB. GREAT PRICES ON new, used and remanufactured engines, parts and accessories for diesel pickups. Large inventory, engines can be shipped or installed. Give us a call or check: www.thickettenginerebuilding.ca Hague, SK Thickett Engine Rebuilding. 204-532-2187, Russell, MB. (306) 225-2288 CAT C12, 355 HP, runs good, still in truck, www.zaksbuilding.com come and have a listen! $7500. Cam-Don Motors Ltd., 306-237-4212, Perdue, SK. 3406B, N14, SERIES 60, running engines and parts. Call Yellowhead Traders, 306-896-2882, Churchbridge, SK. WANTED DIESEL CORES: ISX and N14 Cummins, C15 Cats, Detroits Ddec 3, 4, DD15. Can-Am Truck 1-800-938-3323.

FOR ALL YOUR STRUCTURAL STEEL, 290 CUMMINS, 350 Detroit, 671 Detroit, roofing and siding needs, big or small. Call Series 60 cores. 306-539-4642, Regina, SK Fouillard Steel Supplies, St. Lazare, MB. 1-800-510-3303. Remember nobody sells roofing and siding cheaper!! Nobody.

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FARM AND INDUSTRIAL ELECTRICAL motor sales, service and parts. Also sale of, and repairs to, all makes and sizes of pumps and phase converters, etc. Tisdale Motor Rewinding 1984 Ltd., 306-873-2881, fax 306-873-4788, 1005A111th Ave., Tisdale, SK. tmr@sasktel.net Website: www.tismtrrewind.com

SPRINGWATER BUILDINGS: POLE, stud & steel buildings! Metal cladding, siding and more! We sell pole buildings up to 90' wide.

Please Call 306-948-3776, Ruthilda, SK., Visit on-line: www.springwatermfg.com

403-415-5502 Altamixconcrete.com CHIEF WESTLAND AND CARADON BIN extensions, sheets, stiffeners, etc. Now available. Call Bill, 780-986-5548, Leduc, AB. www.starlinesales.com

POLY GRAIN BINS, 40 to 150 bu. for grain cleaning, feed, fertilizer and left over treated seed. 306-258-4422, Vonda, SK. www.buffervalley.com NEW AWARD WINNING AERATION. GATCO Crossflow Aeration blows every other aeration away! Put cross flow aeration in your new bins today. Huge energy savings with half the HP in half the time.

Can be used as batch grain dryer. Runs without power 24/7/365. Can install in your new and existing grain bins. GATCO is also a Bin Sense Dealer. Offering install and programming teams. Call GATCO 306-778-3338, www.gatcomfg.com

POLE BARNS, WOODSTEEL packages, hog, chicken and dairy barns. Construction and concrete crews available. Mel or Scott, U-WELD HOPPER Cones, sizes from 12 MR Steel Construction, 306-978-0315, to 24. www.middlelakesteel.com Phone 306-367-4306 or 306-367-2408.

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3406 CAT 5000 hours SMOH. Please call Tony at 780-689-4395, Lac la Biche, AB.

INSULATED FARM SHOP packages or built on site, for early booking call 1-800-667-4990 or visit our website: www.warmanhomecentre.com AFAB INDUSTRIES POST frame buildings.

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Grain Bins • Fertilizer Bins • Handling Systems • Grain Monitoring Technology Lyle Muyres Humboldt SK 306-231-3026 lyle.muyres@corrgrain.ca John Thomas Red Deer AB 403-506-4742 john.thomas@corrgrain.ca Oscar Wiebe Maple Creek SK 306-661-8789 oscar.wiebe@corrgrain.ca Tom Gall Nampa AB 780-618-4620 tom.gall@corrgrain.ca

Todd Cole Moose Jaw SK 306-690-1923 todd.cole@corrgrain.ca Allen Capnerhurst Trochu AB 403-396-0242 allen.capnerhurst@corrgrain.ca Jordan Sanders Balgonie SK 306-539-8067 jordan.sanders@corrgrain.ca

Russ Jewitt Swift Current SK 306-741-3751 russ.jewitt@corrgrain.ca Chris Roche Regina SK 306-533-8499 chris.roche@corrgrain.ca Scott Leier Sedley SK 306-537-6241 scott.leier@corrgrain.ca

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BOOK NOW, TAKE DELIVERY, DON’T PAY UNTIL NOVEMBER, 2017. Top quality MERIDIAN bins. All prices include: skid, ladders to ground, manhole, set-up and delivery within set radius. Meridian Hopper combos: 3500 bushel, $10,450.

SPECIAL: 5000 bu., $13,990. We manufactor superior quality hoppers and steel floors for all makes and sizes. Know what you are investing in. Call and find out why our product quality and price well exceeds the competition. We also stock replacement lids for all makes and models of bins.

Leasing available. Hoffart Services Inc., 306-957-2033, Odessa, SK.

LIFETIME LID OPENERS. We are a stocking dealer for Boundary Trail Lifetime Lid Openers, 18” to 39”. Rosler Construction 2000 Inc., 306-933-0033, Saskatoon, SK.

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BIN MOVING, all sizes up to 19’ diameter, w/wo floors; Also move liquid fert. tanks.

306-629-3324, 306-741-9059, Morse, SK. 12,000 BU. SUPERIOR COMBO with triple skid. Set-up $28,940. Middle Lake Steel. 306-367-4306 or 306-367-2408.

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BROCK (BUTLER) GRAIN BIN PARTS and accessories available at Rosler Construction. 306-933-0033, Saskatoon, SK. 10,000 BU. HOPPER BINS- Winter booking prices in effect. We guarantee delivery and set up. Start planning for next year, see your nearest Flaman store or call 1-888-435-2626 for more information.

WESTEEL AND LODE-KING, grain/fertilizer hopper bins: Westeel approx. 2400 bu., triple skids w/twin air high output drying system, 5 HP Denouden fan, $9000 OBO; 4 Lode-King, approx 2000 bu, dbl skids, some w/air, $6000/ea. Good cond., $32,000 OBO takes all. 306-842-2775, 306-861-2450, Weyburn, SK. Email: cdcowie@sasktel.net

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FOR ALL YOUR grain storage, hopper cone and steel floor requirements contact: 2009 TERRAGATOR 8204, Cat, TerraShift, Kevin’s Custom Ag in Nipawin, SK. Toll Airmax Precision 2, twin bin, SmarTrax, 4530 hrs., $73,500; 2008 4 WD Ag-Chem free: 1-888-304-2837.

8244, airflow bed, 70’ booms, $69,500; 2006 8204 twin bin, 5600 hrs., $56,000.

CUSTOM BUILT HOPPER BOTTOMS for all USD prices. 406-466-5356, Choteau, MT. bins, large and small. Magnum Fabricating, View www.fertilizerequipment.net 3 0 6 - 6 6 2 - 2 1 9 8 , M a p l e C r e e k , S K . 20’ AND 40’ SEA CONTAINERS, for sale in Calgary, AB. Phone 403-226-1722, www.magnumfabricating.com 1-866-517-8335. www.magnatesteel.com TIM’S CUSTOM BIN MOVING and Hauling Inc. Up to 22’ diameter. 204-362-7103 binmover50@gmail.com

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KEHO/ GRAIN GUARD Aeration Sales and Service. R.J. Electric, Avonlea, SK. Call 306-868-2199 or cell 306-868-7738.

BUILD YOUR OWN conveyors, 6”, 7”, 8” and 10” end units available; Transfer conGRAIN BIN INSTALLATION. Large diame- veyors and bag conveyors or will custom ter bin setup, concrete, repairs. Quadra build. Call for prices. Master Industries Development Corp., 1-800-249-2708.

Inc. www.masterindustries.ca Phone 2011 4520 1-bin, 70’ booms, $145,000; 21-866-567-3101, Loreburn, SK. 2010 Case 4520’s, 70’ booms: 3-bin, 3100 hrs., $168,000; SPECIAL- 2010 Case NEW BATCO 2075 w/electric drive kit. 4520, 1-bin, 5100 hrs., $93,500; 2Retail $36,500. Blow-out Special, $28,500. 2007 Case 4520’s, 3-bin, 70’ booms, 3300 306-648-3622, Gravelbourg, SK. hrs., AutoSteer, $134,000 and $98,000; WINTER BOOKING 2006 Case 4510, AutoSteer, FlexAir 70’ NEW CONVEY-ALL DRIVE OVER belt booms, 7400 hrs., $77,000; 2005 Case PROGRAM conveyor w/electric drive 20 HP motor. 4520 w/70’ FlexAir, 4000 hrs., $78,000; ON NOW Retail $15,000. Special year end price, 2004 Case 4010, 80’ SPRAYER, 7000 hrs., $12,900. 306-222-6173, Saskatoon, SK. $58,000; 2- 2004 Loral AirMax 1000s, 70’ booms, immaculate, $76,000 and $93,000; BATCO CONVEYORS, new and used, 2006 2-bin AgChem, 70’ booms, $58,000; grain augers and SP kits. Delivery and 2002 KBH Semi tender, self-contained, Hopper Cones for all leasing available. 1-866-746-2666. $32,000; 2009 and 2012 Merritt semi belt makes of Bins tender, self contained, $32,000 and W e also stock $42,000; 2- 24 ton Wilmar tender beds, $17,500 ea; 2012 Wilmar Rangler 4560, *Westeel Rosco sheets, 780 hrs., $28,500; 2009 Rangler, 2400 hrs, ladders, stiffeners $23,500; 1974 10,000 gal. NH3 transport, *Remote lid openers $38,500; 18,000 gal. NH3 holding tank, $34,500. USD prices. 406-466-5356, Cho*Butler sheets teau, MT. www.fertilizerequipment.net

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2012 TENDER TRAILER: 30 MT ConveyAll trailer, tri-axle, 5 hoppers, self contained hyd. drive powered by Subaru gas motor 36 HP, exc. cond., field ready, $85,000. Bill 780-210-0800, Andrew, AB.

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

Kramble Industries at 306-933-2655, Saskatoon, SK. or www.kramble.net MERIDIAN GRAIN AUGERS available with self-propelled mover kits and bin sweeps. Call Kevin’s Custom Ag in Nipawin, SK. Toll free 1-888-304-2837.

2010 BRANDT 1370 HP swing auger, electric hopper mover w/remotes. Nice condition, $16,000. 306-697-7030, Grenfell, SK. bjloveridge@yourlink.ca

NEW 2016 BRANDT swing away augers, 13110HP+, 4 to choose from. 2 electric 2012 VALMAR 5500, scales, foam marker, and 1 hyd. swing away, 13,000 bu. per/hr. elec. 1/2 width disconnect, 550 tires. 3 augers, M13X110 HP, 1 auger, 10”x80’ $33,000 ea. Call any time, 204-743-2324, 604-854-0668, Abbotsford, BC. Cypress River, MB. FERTILIZER SPREADERS, 4-8 ton, 10 ton Willmar Tender. Call 204-857-8403, Port- 2016 FARM KING 13x85 Winter Clearance, 1 o n ly ! C a l l C a m - D o n M o t o r s L t d . , age La Prairie, MB. 306-237-4212, Perdue, SK. 2012 CONVEY-ALL TCHSS 1045 conveyor, 10”x45’, stainless steel w/Flave conveyor and skid mount wet kit, $19,800. www.combineworld.com 1-888-278-4905

BEAVER CONTAINER SYSTEMS, new and used sea containers, all sizes.

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MERIDIAN AUGERS IN STOCK: swings, truck loading, Meridian SP movers. Call Hoffart Services Inc., Odessa, SK., 306-957-2033.

SEA CANS FOR SALE, five 40' standard dry cargo containers/Sea Cans. good cond., $2,490. OBO. Please call 306-242-4322, 306-222-3310, Saskatoon, SK. Email: francis@decaindustries.com SHIPPING CONTAINERS FOR SALE. 20’53’, delivery/ rental/ storage available. For inventory and prices call: 306-262-2899, Saskatoon, SK. www.thecontainerguy.ca

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MAXQUIP NH3, LIKE new, reconditioned Maxquip system. Precision/VR tool, high/ low N rates, $9990. Ph. 306-530-4944, Regina, SK. emeraldseed@sasktel.net

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2005 PETERBILT STAHLY, Cummins, Allison auto., New Leader L3020 G4, monitor, New Leader controller, Starlink GPS 4145 hours, $78,000; 2004 Peterbilt, Cummins, Allison auto, 1800 gal stainless, 80’ boom, Raven controller, Raven AutoSteer, Raven section shutoff, 4270 hours $65,000. USD prices. 406-466-5356, Choteau, MT. www.fertilizerequipment.net

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AUGERS: NEW and USED: Wheatheart, Westfield, Westeel augers; Auger SP kits; Batco conveyors; Wheatheart post pounders. Good prices, leasing available. Call 1-866-746-2666.

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2007 7010 Case/IH, dual wheels, w/2016 header, $170,000. Call A.E. Chicoine Farm Equipment, 306-449-2255, Storthoaks, SK.

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2011 CLAAS LEXION 760, 700 sep. hrs., fully loaded, $265,000 CAD OBO; 2010 Lexion 590, fully loaded, 500 sep. hrs., $220,000 CAD OBO. All exc. cond., used only in small grains; 2000 Lexion 480, $27,000 CAD OBO. Delivery available. Call 218-779-1710.

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2014 MACDON D65, 40’, stabilizer wheels, AFX adapter, transport, single knife, Stk: 018789, $65,000. 1-888-576-5561, Swift Current, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca

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AERATION FANS, rockets ductwork, temp monitoring equipment and more. Visit 2013 CLAAS 3300 RC Quadrant 3x4 square your nearest Flaman store to see selection baler, approx. 7000 bales made, vg cond., 2001 9650 STS, 2349 sep. hrs., 3476 eng. $110,000. Can deliver. Call anytime hrs., 2500 acres on new concaves, duals, or call 1-888-435-2626.

204-743-2324, Cypress River, MB. Outback steering valve, in great condition, c/w PU header, $62,500. Also with 930 30’ 2000 HESSTON 856A baler, 11,000 bales, flex head, $75,000 for all. May separate.

540 PTO, bale kicker, gauge wheels, hyd. Call 306-630-9838, Brownlee, SK. PU, 14l-16.1 tires, $11,970. South Country Equipment, 306-721-5050, Regina, SK. JOHN DEERE 9500, premium condition, new concaves and rub bars recently, low hrs. Phone 403-823-1894, Drumheller, AB. 2010 MACDON M150, 35’, Outback steering, double knife drive, shifting table, new knife, extra lighting, hyd. mounted roller, 825 header hrs., 1101 eng. hrs., $87,500.

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WANTED: NICE R72 Gleaner w/Cummins Trefoil and smaller Clovers, $500 ea. OBO. engine. Call 701-340-5061, Minot, ND. Call 204-648-7856, Gilbert Plains, MB. cory2261@hotmail.com DUAL STAGE ROTARY SCREENERS and Kwik Kleen 5-7 tube. Call 204-857-8403, Portage la Prairie, MB. or visit online: www.zettlerfarmequipment.com

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CONVEYAIR GRAIN VACS, parts, accessories. Call Bill 780-986-5548, Leduc, AB. www.starlinesales.com

If we don’t have it in stock, we’ll custom make it for you! info@bagsupplies.ca www.bagsupplies.ca Tel: 1-519-271-5393 Fax: 1-519-271-2027 9’ GRAINSTOR BAGGER w/belt televeyor.

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2012 NH CR9090, 988 eng./656 thres. hrs, 523HP w/355 bu. tank, factory hopper ext., c/w NH 790CP PU, Deluxe straw chopper, NH chaff spreader, HID lights, long auger, Premium leather cab, Intellicruise/Optifan, Y&M, full factory guidance w/Intell IV/ 372/ Nav., 620/70R42 front duals, 600/ 65R28 floation rears, electric mirrors, shedded, field ready, excellent cond, $280,000.

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2000 CASE/IH 2388 w/1015 header, $65,000; 2004 2388 w/2015 PU header, $115,000; 2006 2388 w/2015 PU header, $130,000; 2009 7088 w/2016 PU header, 2010 NEW HOLLAND 94C, 36’, AFX adapt$180,000. A.E. Chicoine Farm Equipment, er, double knife, cross auger, Stk: 020673, 306-449-2255, Storthoaks, SK. $30,000. 1-800-219-8867, Swift Current, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca

BRANDT 8x50, BLUE, hyd. mover, winch, bin sweep, good cond. Ed 306-272-3848, 306-269-7745, Foam Lake, SK.

NEW MERIDIAN AUGERS: TL12-39 with 37 HP, EFI Vanguard eng., c/w mover, HD clutch, reversing gearbox and lights. Retail $24,200, cash price $19,500.

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2012 MANDAKO SWATH ROLLER, 10’ poly, axle mount, electric winch, excellent condition, $2980. 1-888-278-4905 or view www.combineworld.com

2006 9660 WTS, 914 PU, duals, 2300/ 1550 hrs. $132,500. A.E. Chicoine Farm Equipment 306-449-2255, Storthoaks, SK.

1992 JD 9600, 3800 sep. hrs., always shed- 2011 JD 615P, Header and pickup, nice ded, over $80,000 invested in past 5 yrs. belts, auger & floor 80%, overall very good Precision cylinder and beater, vg cond., cond. $19,800 2006 NEW HOLLAND HW365, available with 2010 Honeybee draper w/rotoshears, cut $33,000. 204-324-7382, 204-324-5434, 1-888-606-6362. www.combineworld.com Altona, MB. wendallandcarol@hotmail.com approx 4000 acres, vg cond; Also have 2355 NH disc head, air bag suspension on 1998 JD CTS MAXIMIZER II, 2330 sep. NEW MD PW8 16’ pickups for CNH and rear axle, Trimble GPS w/AutoSteer, 1850 hrs., Strawmaster PU, gone through thor- John Deere, trades wanted! $29,800. hrs, 225HP, good condition. 204-312-8077, oughly ever year, $38,000. 306-279-7757 1-888-278-4905. www.combineworld.com Morden, MB. harvey.friesen61@gmail.com ask for Ted. Yellow Creek, SK. PICKUP REEL PARTS WAREHOUSE: 2010 JOHN DEERE 9870 STS, 2794 sep.

MacDon, UII, JD, Hart Carter, CNH, AGCO. hrs., 20.8R42, Maurer eExt, was $176,900, We distribute parts for all PU reels. Call now $152,300! South Country Equipment, 1-888-278-4905. www.combineworld.com 306-842-4686, Weyburn, SK. 2005 CASE/IH WDX 1202 SP swather, 30', 2014 JOHN DEERE S670, 410 sep. hrs., 123 HP engine, 1900 hrs., cab susp., hyd. 520/85R42, AutoTrac, PowerGard warranfore/aft and tilt, Roto-Shears on each end ty to Sept./19, $372,470. South Country and Mandako mounted 10' swath roller Equipment, 306-721-5050, Regina, SK. used one season, very good cond., $52500 204-362-2449, 204-246-2388, Darlingford, 2010 9870, ProDrive, Harvest Smart, selflevel shoe, Rice dual tires, 615 PU, exc., MB. jimwilson@goinet.ca w/2010 635D draper header, $249,000.

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

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2013 VERSATILE SX275, 120’, AutoBoom, crop dividers, duals, 600 hrs., shedded, vg lease return, $175,000. Cam-Don Motors Ltd., 306-237-4212, Perdue, SK. 2015 JD R4045, 1117 hrs., 120’ boom, 20” nozzle spacing, AutoTrac, JDLink, float 800/55R46R1, $501,800. South Country Equipment, 306-721-5050, Regina, SK.

FLOATER TIRES: Factory rims and tires: John Deere 4045, 710/60R46, $19,500; 800/55R46, $23,500; JD 4038, Case 4420, 650/65R38 Michelin tires and rim, AGED INVENTORY SALE! New Artsway 3PT $13,500. Sprayer duals available. Call snowblowers made in Ontario, 72” manual 306-697-2856, Grenfell, SK. turner $2750; 78” hyd. turner, $3550; 96” hyd., $5400; 102” hyd., $6950; 108” hyd., $7200; 102 and 120” hyd. contractors, $7790 + $9100 faded paint. Limited quantities. One used 84” hyd., $2700; One used 102” single auger hyd., $4500. Cam-Don Motors Ltd., 306-237-4212, Perdue, SK. SCHULTE SNOWBLOWERS 84” - 117” 3 point hitch units available for front model units. Top quality Saskatchewan made.

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Call 403-580-0155, Medicine Hat, AB. 2008 CASE SRX 160, 120' booms, 4 sections, 3 way nozzle bodies, wind skirts, rinse tank, induction tank, foam marker, SP 655 monitor, 480/80R38 tires @ 85%. $25,000. 403-866-7277, Richmound, SK. dfan@telus.net NH SF115, 130’, 1200 Imperial gal. tank, 2 rinse tanks, wheel boom sprayer, $19,000 OBO. 306-327-7198 Kelvington SK

2014 JD 4730, 500 hrs., 100’ boom, Autotrac, JD link, floats 20.8x38, also narrow set, asking $285,000. Call 306-441-8466, Battleford, SK. MILLAR CONDOR 40, 100’ boom, 1000 gal. tank, 100 gal. rinse tank, AutoBoom, AutoSteer, AutoHeight, 2 sets of rear tires, crop dividers, 1600 hrs., new diff. and planetary, good condition. 306-769-8887, 306-276-7788, Arborfield, SK. 1995 ROGATOR 854, 4115 hrs., 90’ boom, 800 gal. poly tank, EZ-Boom and Steer, floats, 320/90R46, $39,200. South Country Equipment, 306-721-5050, Regina, SK. SPRAYTEST REMOTE BOOM CONTROL Use wireless remote to turn on individual boom sections for nozzle checks.

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www.spraytest.com 1998 SPRAY-COUPE 4640, new auto., 75’ booms, tall tires, one owner, Outback plumbed, 2600 hrs., $36,000. Financing available. Leduc, AB. larry-s@telus.net

2009 JD 1830 61’ 10” spacing, 3 1/2” packer wheels, Pattison liquid tow behind.

1910 430 bu Coneyor bag lift 2600 monitor dual wheels. Phone 306-445-5602, North Battleford, SK. 2004 40’ SEED HAWK, 357-12 on-board tank, quick pin depth control, Canola tank, new 28Lx26 deep lug tires, Raven NH3 AutoRate, almost new fertilizer knives, shedd e d f r o m n ew, $ 8 5 , 0 0 0 . P h o n e B i l l 780-926-9151, Lacrete, AB. 2010 MORRIS 8370, 3 tank, variable rate, TBT, 440 bu., $69,900. Cam-Don Motors Ltd., 306-237-4212, Perdue, SK.

1994 FLEXI-COIL 5000 57’, 12”, single shoot air pac, w/Flexi-Coil 2320 TBH cart, 28,250. South Country Equipment, 306-721-5050, Regina, SK. Call us for more info 1996 BOURGAULT 40’ 8800/3195, harrows 1-800-667-4515 and packers, $16,000. Call 306-563-8482, www.combineworld.com Rama, SK. 2012 SEEDMASTER 66-12 TXB, Raven 5010 CONCORD with 3400 tank, 50’ 10” Cruizer II, in-cab monitor, Matrix hyd. spacing, edge-on shank, 4” openers, full block, Pattison kit, $153,000. South CounAgtron Blockage, $35,000 OBO. Ogema, try Equipment, 306-721-5050, Regina, SK. SK. 306-459-7519, 306-459-7539.

MORRIS CONCEPT 2000 34’ air seeder, 1998 FLEXI-COIL 5000 air drill, 3.5" pack- c/w 10” spacing 1720 Flexi-Coil grain tank. ers, single shoot, $27,000. 306-476-2150, 403-580-0155, Medicine Hat, AB. 306-476-7553, Killdeer, SK. 2006 SEEDMASTER 66-12, double shoot/ BOURGAULT 5710 64’, 9.8” space, steel JD air pack, pneumatic packers, had a JD packers, MRB’s, 2005 Bourgault 6350 air 1910 cart on it, $100,650. South Country cart, DS, in-cab controls. Will separate. Equipment, 306-721-5050, Regina, SK. Best offer. 306-277-4503, Gronlid, SK. 2011 BOURGAULT 6700 air cart X20, 4tm, 42’ K-HART DISC DRILL, 2010, DS, 12” bag lift, $135,000 OBO. Weyburn, SK. spacing, $26,500. Phone 306-255-7777, 306-563-8482.

Colonsay, SK. CONSERVA PAK 3112 33’ w/Flexi-Coil 2011 CASE/IH 3430 Precision Air cart, 3 2320 TBT tank, 1 owner, shedded, $12,000 comp., 430 bu. (15,153 liters), TBH hitch w/o on metering system (last spring), type, dual fan, hyd. drive, fan and fan drive var. drive, meter drive 10" (25.4 cm) steel $35,000 OBO. 780-787-0367, Elk Point, AB flighting w/cupped dual 21.5Lx16.1 lug 2013 SEED HAWK 6012, TBH 600 air cart, wheels and tires, std. rear tracking width double shoot, $215,000. 306-831-9497, 120" (3.05 cm) centers, 30.5x32 lug wheels Tessier, SK. and tires, $50,000. 306-640-8112, WANTED CONCORD AIR DRILL or Concord 306-263-4600, 306-263-4640 Assiniboia SK parts drill. Please call 780-943-2191, HARMON 40' AIRSEEDER with Technotill Heinsberg, AB. openers, Triple-flex cultivator w/3100 tank, SALFORD 40’ 522, on 7-1/2” spacing, mid 9" spacing 300 bu. grain tank, 3 compartrow banders, liquid kit, new discs last year, ments. Tanks used for seed only. Agtron Salford 3505 air cart, 3 tank, 800x32 tires, blockage monitor and seed brakes. Comes dual fans, double shoot, $140,000 OBO. with Greendrop 1200 gallon fertilizer tank/ cart with Raven rate controller, $34,900 780-621-4656, Evansburg, AB. OBO. Call Len 306-947-4621, Hepburn, SK. 2003 BOURGAULT 5710 29’ air drill, DS, Stealth paired row openers, 9.8” spacing, 1998 JD 1820, 61’, 10” spacing, double 4300 tank, $60,000 OBO. 780-771-2155, shoot, with 1998 JD 1910 cart, $35,300.

780-404-1212, Wandering River, AB. South Country Equipment, 306-721-5050, 2010 SEEDMASTER 70-12 w/JD 1910 430 Regina, SK. bu. duals, conveyor, $129,000 OBO. Deliv- 2008 SEEDMASTER 64-12TXB, dual casery available 306-563-8482, Moose Jaw SK tors, castoring rear outer wing wheel, lift VW MFG. Carbide Drill Points and Open- kit, $92,600. South Country Equipment, ers for air drills. New super slim paired 306-721-5050, Regina, SK. row opener VW32RPR. Full orders qualify 2007 SEEDMASTER 80-14, w/2011 fo r n e a r ly F r e e , o r F R E E s h i p p i n g . Bourgault 6550 tank, Smart Hitch, double www.vwmfg.com Phone 403-528-3350. shoot, $191,000. Call South Country FLEXI-COIL 300B c/w Barton openers, 38’, Equipment, 306-721-5050, Regina, SK. 12” spacing, $8900. Cam-Don Motors Ltd., 2013 SEEDMASTER 74-12TXB, w/2014 JD 306-237-4212, Perdue, SK. 1910- 550 bu. cart, 8 run double shoot, 2008 BOURGAULT ST6550, TBH, DS, de- GreenStar, $232,050. South Country luxe auger, rebuilt w/WO’s, 2nd owner, Equipment, 306-721-5050, Regina, SK. $65,000; Also w/wo 2002 Flexi-Coil 5000 2010 SEEDMASTER 70-12TXB, w/2010 JD 53’, 9” spacing, 4” packers, DS Stealth, 1910-430 bu. cart, 750/65R26 large rear $20,000. Financing available. Leduc, AB. tires, 8-run DS, $191,000. South Country Email: larry-s@telus.net Equipment, 306-721-5050, Regina, SK. MOON HEAVY HAUL pulling air drills/ air seeders, packer bars, Alberta and Sask. 30 2006 SEEDMASTER 66-12ATD with 2006 years experience. Call Bob Davidson, JD 1910 430 bu. TBH Smart Hitch, JD towers, 8-run DS, $159,550 South Country Drumheller, AB. 403-823-0746.

Equipment, 306-721-5050, Regina, SK. 800 FLEXI-COIL 33’, DS, with 1720 tank, (last 800 made), 12” spacing, 550 lbs shanks, Poirier seed boots, low acres, tank shedded until this year. 306-745-7505 or 306-877-2014, Dubuc, SK. 3850 FLEXI COIL AIR cart, very good condition $30,000. 306-672-8102. Gull Lake, SK.

PACKER WHEELS: Many wheels available for Bourgault, SeedMaster and Seed Hawk air drills, $45. Phone 1-888-278-4905 or WINTER DISCOUNTS on new and used JD 1830, 2008, 50’, w/JD 1910 TBH air visit: www.combineworld.com rollers, all sizes. Leasing and delivery cart, 430 bu., 10” spacing, Pattison liquid 2010 NH P2060 Drill and P1050 Tank, 57' available. 403-580-6889, Bow Island, AB. fert., excellent. 306-493-7409, Delisle, SK. 10" spacing, 550 lb. shanks, 4" rubber pack4350 rotary harrow, teeth wore 2003 FLEXI-COIL 2340, TBH, very good ers, 3" Atom Jet paired row openers with PHILLIPS little, in great shape, $17,250. Call mech., $14,900. Cam-Don Motors Ltd., carbide tips and wings, DS dry, 430 bu. very tank, 3 comp., 8 run double shoot, dual 306-630-9838, Brownlee, SK. 306-237-4212, Perdue, SK. fans, variable rate drives, Trelleborg 1996 FLEXI-COIL 5000 with 2320 cart, 57’, 900x60/32 tires, c/w mounted loading/ D E G E L M A N 7 0 0 0 5 0 ’ h e av y h a r r ow, 9” spacing, good condition, $25,000 OBO. unloading Convey-All paddle conveyor, w/2055 Valmar applicator, good cond., $32,000. 780-872-3262, Lashburn, SK. 204-250-4796, Plumas, MB. $125,000. 204-362-2449 or 204-246-2388, 2016 DEMO 80’ DEGELMAN land roller, 2012 MORRIS CONTOUR II 61’ air drill, Darlingford, MB. jimwilson@goinet.ca 12” spacing, w/8650 XL air cart w/duals, 2010 MORRIS CONTOUR 48’, 12” spacing, Odessa Rockpicker Sales. 306-957-4403, var. rate, Eston special fertilizer Broadcast DS, new carbide sideband openers, Devloo Odessa, SK. kit, Bourgault tillage tool, 3/4” Eagle Beak rotary scrapers, Agtron all run blockage, 2002 DEGELMAN SM7000 heavy harrow, knives, $185,000. Ph Gerald 306-379-4530 TBT, 8300XL tank, 80 bu. 3rd tank, 50’ 5/8 tines, 22.5” long, vg cond, $27,500 or Nathan 306-831-9246, Fiske, SK. $128,000 OBO. 306-773-9057, Stewart OBO. 780-826-2992, Bonnyville, AB. 1998 FLEXI-COIL 57’ 5000 air drill and 320 Valley, SK. bu. tank, $20,000 OBO. Troy 306-296-7899 2009 NEW HOLLAND P2060, 70', DS, 12" or Jerome 306-296-7784, Frontier, SK. sp., Concord packers, factory disc closers, 70’ SEEDMASTER, M fold, 12” spacing, lift Alpine liquid, w/Devloo scrapers and P1060 kit, Smart hitch, c/w 2013 Flexi-Coil 580 430 bu. cart, $80,000. 306-693-2769 auger 10”, dual 650’s and Valmar 1665 ca- Moose Jaw, SK. Email: acorn@sasktel.net nola box. 306-648-7765 or 306-648-3216, 2005 FLEXI-COIL 5000, 57’, 10” spacing, Gravelbourg, SK. steel packers, double shoot, 3450 tank, 3 WANTED A Dual Shot Kit for a 64” 5710 air comp., mechanical drive cart, vg shape, drill. Call 306-277-4503 Gronlid, SK. $60,000 OBO. 403-317-4976, Burdett, AB. 2009 BOURGAULT 3310, 75’, w/6550 tank, 2011 MORRIS CONTOUR 61’, 12” space, 1 year on new tips and discs, very accurate DS, 6000 acres on Atom Jet openers, d r i l l a n d t a n k , $ 2 0 5 , 0 0 0 O B O. C a l l 5.5x8 semi pneumatic packers, new hoses, 306-867-7165, Loreburn, SK. 2013 Morris 8650XL TBT mech. drive, vg 2015 BOURGAULT 3320 XTC, 76’, side cond, $165,000. 306-421-3865 Estevan SK band, 10”, 6550 cart, $258,000 OBO. Will 2013 BOURGAULT 3320 XTC 66’, 10” separate units. 306-563-8482, Yorkton, SK space, MRB, DS, Bourgault updates done, blockage and X20 monitors c/w 6700 cart, 2013 JOHN DEERE Conserva Pak 4500AC, 2 fans, 4 metering tanks, conveyor, duals, 40', 12" with 430 bu, 1910 commodity cart, whole unit always shedded, exc. cond., exc. cond. 780-636-3768, Vilna, AB. $320,000. 780-872-3262, Lashburn, SK. JD 1820, DS, paired row with blockage, 2010 BOURGAULT 5710 54' w/6450 tank, 2011 JD 1910 cart, var. rate, 12” conveyor, less than 15,000 acres, DS w/MRB's, 10" 3 meters, extra hose and boots, $52,000 spacing, 3 tanks metering, deluxe auger, OBO. Call 306-746-4614, Raymore, SK. bag lift, 591 monitor, shedded, $135,000.

ISOBUS AIR 2013 SEEDMASTER 6012, seed brakes 306-421-5217, Benson, SK. and other options: Nova 560-8-D, load 2010 65’ 3310 BOURGAULT Paralink, 12” DRILL RATE & cells, 40 bu. rear tank, sect. control, flow spacing, mid row shank banding, double sensors, $224,000. 780-754-2361 Irma AB BLOCKAGE shoot, rear hitch, tandem axles, low acres, 1997 CONCORD 4812, DS dry with NH3, $145,000; 2002 49’ Morris Maxim air drill, Dutch openers, 2000 JD 1900 seed cart, 12” spacing, w/7240 Morris grain cart, MONITOR $52,000. A.E. Chicoine Farm Equipment, 270 bu, $25,000. 306-452-3233, Antler, SK 306-449-2255, Storthoaks, SK. 2015 MORRIS 9650 ICT sectional control air cart, seeded approx. 9000 ac., X30 2003 BOURGAULT 54’ 5710 air drill, Topcon monitor, Agtron blockage, very w/MRBs, Dickey John NH3 kit and set up good cond., $170,000 OBO. 306-276-7360, f o r d u a l s h o o t , $ 3 0 , 0 0 0 O B O . www.legendsensor.com 306-658-4240, 306-843-7549, Wilkie, SK. Nipawin, SK.

FOR SALE BY TENDER: 42’ Rite-Way land roller, S/N 051034. Tenders close Feb. 10, 2017. Submit tenders to McMahon Co-op, Box 6, McMahon, SK., S0N 1M0. Highest or any tender not necessarily accepted. Call Gordon 306-627-3434.

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JD 2625 DISC, width 30” 8 ‘, 26”x.250 disc blades, hyd. wing control, wing stabilizer wheels, rolling basket harrows, $59,000.

403-633-0573, Brooks, AB. COMPACTED SUBSOIL ISSUES? Avoid “band-aid” solutions. Since 1984. Call Rick 403-350-6088, anytime.

50 COMPLETE BARTON II openers, off Flexi-Coil 6000 drill. Call 306-677-2689, Swift Current, SK. IHC 6200 PRESS DRILL, 2 - 8’ steel press, new tires, always shedded, mint WANTED: 4W305; 4W220; 220 and D21. cond., $2000. 204-526-2424, Bruxelles MB 8070, 8050 or 8030 MFWD. 701-240-5737, Minot, ND. JD 7200 PLANTERS IN STOCK, 8 to 16 row, any planter makes available. Call Reimer Farm Equipment, Gary Reimer, 204-326-7000, Hwy #12, Steinbach, MB. 1981 WHITE 105 with 10’ Leon dozer DEGELMAN 45’ LAND ROLLER, $34,900; blade, fair cond., $9000. 306-561-7780, Flexi-Coil 30’ 6000 disc drill, $16,900 and Davidson, SK. 57’ 5000, $17,900; Wishek 38’ disc, $104,900. Pro Ag Sales, 306-441-2030, anytime. North Battleford, SK. 2009 JD 1790 CCS planter, 16/31 row, 30” or 15” row spacing, drawbar hitch, Yetter floating row cleaners, Ridgeland mud cleaning gauge wheels, Keaton seed firmers, In-furrow liquid fertilizer, Precision planting 20/20 monitor, E-sets, air force Auto-down force control. Corn, soybean and canola seed meters w/loading conveyor, $130,000. 306-697-7203, Grenfell, SK. WANTED: MORRIS SEED-RITE M1100, 33’ or 44’ with transport wheels. Call 306-842-6360, Griffin, SK. COMBINE WORLD is now wrecking seeding equipment! Bourgault 5350, Bourgault 2155, Flexi-Coil 3450, JD 1820.

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2008 IH 535 QT, 535 HP, 5204 hours, 16 speed p/s, weights, 30” tracks, nice cab.... $164,800 1-888-606-6362. www.combineworld.com 2013 140A FARMALL Case/IH w/loader, 1800 hrs., $82,000. A.E. Chicoine Farm Equipment, 306-449-2255, Storthoaks, SK.

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1984 IHC 5088, 130 HP, 8920 hrs., 20.8x38 radials, triple hyds., dual PTO, $17,500. 204-525-4521, Minitonas, MB. www.waltersequipment.com

1975 CASE/IH 1070, 2 WD, 8653 hrs, 105 HP eng., powershift and PTO totally rebuilt in Oct. 2015, c/w dual 3100 FEL w/grapple 2016 JOHN DEERE 2410, 63’ deep tillage plus 1991 8' Allied snowblower, good cond., cultivator, 12” spacing, 550 trips, JD 3 bar $15,000. 204-724-4659 Brandon, MB. harrows. 306-231-8060, Englefeld, SK. ridgemetal@hotmail.com

1992 37’ CASE/IH 5600 HD cultivator, w/Degelman mounted 4-row harrows, $25,000. A.E. Chicoine Farm Equipment, 306-449-2255, Storthoaks, SK.

2003 CASE/IH STX 425, 4WD 1320 hrs., Hi-Flow hyd. pump 54 GPM, 24 spd std trans, 4 hyd. outlets, Trimble hydraulic integrated AutoSteer, Trimble CFX 750 display, rear weights, 520/85R42 triples, exc. cond., always shedded. 204-242-2940, 2016 VERSATILE SD550 Ezee-On 15’ offset Manitou, MB. E-mail: wiebeg@xplornet.ca disc , 550 lbs./ft., HD bearing pkg., 26”x3/8” notched. Lease or finance OAC. Cam-Don Motors 306-237-4212 Perdue SK 2009 ST820 FLEXI-COIL 56’ chisel plow, 650 lbs. trips, 4-bar heavy harrows, BG Speed-Loc clips, rear hitch, good cond., $65,000. 204-539-2840, Swan River, MB.

2006 CASE STX450 HD 4WD, 3650 hrs., 530HP, 20.8x42 triples, full weight pkg., wired for JD GPS, exc. cond., $165,000 OBO. 780-853-0039 Mannville, AB.

BREAKING DISCS: KEWANEE, 14’ and WANTED: CASE 2096 FWA tractor in 12’; Rome 16’ and 9’; Wishek 14’ and 30’. good shape, with Cararro front end, with 2- DMI 7 shank rippers. 1-866-938-8537. or without FEL. Phone 306-257-3677.

2012 FARM KING 6650 tandem disc, 35.5', LIZARD CREEK REPAIR and Tractor. We HD bearings, 26" discs, used very little, buy 90 and 94 Series Case, 2 WD, FWA $51,900 OBO. 780-709-4090, Vermilion, AB. tractors for parts and rebuilding. Also have r e b u i l t t r a c t o r s a n d p a r t s fo r s a l e .

KELLO-BILT 8’ to 20’ offset discs w/24” 306-784-7841, Herbert, SK. to 36” notched blades; Kello-Bilt 24’ to 38’ tandem wing discs w/26” and 28” notched CASE/IH 9150, powershift, new tires 2 blades and oilbath bearings. Red Deer, AB. yrs. ago, 8250 hrs., return line, no PTO, $45,000 OBO. 780-608-9024, Tofield, AB. www.kelloughs.com Call: 1-888-500-2646.

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COMBINES 2016 Case IH 9240 - 620 Duals, Lux Cab, Lat Tilt w/Rocktrap, 372 Omni, Nav II Autosteer, 50 Ft Folding Unload, Magnacut Chopper, Air Comp, HID Lights, 456 Engine & 334 Rotor Hrs, Stk: 022940 ................................................................................ $499,000 (SC) 2016 Case IH 8240 - 520 Duals, Lat Tilt, Rocktrap, Ext Wear Rotor, Standard Chopper, Deluxe Cab, Leather Seat, Trailer Hitch, Pro 700, Accuguide Ready, Stk: 022147 ....................................................................................... $425,000 (SC) 2014 Case IH 7130 - 800 Singles, Deluxe Cab, Lateral Tilt, Extended Wear Rotor, Electric Folding Hopper Cover, Chopper, Yield & Moisture, 562 Engine & 409 Rotor Hours, Stk: 014705 ....................................................................................... $279,500 (SA) 2013 Case IH 7230 - 520 Duals, Ext Wear Infeed, Ext Wear Rotor, Lateral Tilt, Hopper Ext, Chopper, Deluxe Cab, HID Lights, Autoguidance, 1150 Engine & 850 Rotor Hours, Stk: 019635 ....................................................................................... $294,500 (SC) 2012 Case IH 7230 - 520 Duals, Lat Tilt, Ext Wear Rotor, Hyd Folding Cover, Std Chopper, HID Lights, Accuguide, Air Compressor, 1258 Engine & 986 Rotor Hours, Stk: 021503 ....................................................................................... $269,000 (PA) 2010 Case IH 8120 - 900 Singles, Leather Seat, Ext Wear Infeed, Fine Cut Chopper, HID Lights, Accuguide, Small Tube Rotor, 1345 Engine & 1000 Rotor Hours, Stk: 018938 ....................................................................................... $205,900 (SC) 2010 Case IH 7088 - 800 Singles, Lateral Tilt, AFX Rotor, Chopper, Yield & Moisture, Trailer Hitch, New radiator, 1200 Engine & 900 Rotor Hours, Stk: 017933 ......... $182,000 (SC) 2006 Case IH 8010 - 14’ CIH 2016 Pickup Header, 520 Duals, 600/65R28 Rear, Rocktrap, Pro 600 Monitor, Std Rotor, Maurer Topper, Fine Cut Chopper, Long Auger, Stk: 021412 .......................................................................................$155,500 (ME) 2014 John Deere S670 - 520 Duals, 28L Rear Tires, Autoguidance, Fine Cut Chopper, HID Lights, 615 Pickup Header, Stk: 022003 ............................................... $375,000 (SA) 2010 John Deere 9770STS - c/w JD 615 Pickup, Deluxe Cab, Bullet Rotor, Long Auger, Fine Cut Chopper, 2600 Monitor, Hopper Topper, Steer Ready, Stk: 022038 .......................................................................................$245,000 (ME) 2006 New Holland CX860 - c/w 76C Pickup, Duals, Redekop Chopper, Diff Lock, Small Grain Combine, Yield and Moisture, Stk: 021870 ...................................$134,900 (LL)

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2006 Bourgault 5710 - 40 Ft, 9.8” Spacing, Steel Packers, 6200 Cart, Single Fan, Splitter, Stk: 020500 ............................................................................. $60,000 (SC) 2010 Bourgault 3310 - 55 Ft, 12” Spacing, V-Style Packers, MRBs, 6550 Cart, 900 Tires, Bag Lift, 4 Tank Metering, Deluxe Auger, Stk: 021101 ............................ $216,000 (SC) 2012 Bourgault 3320 QDA - 66 Ft, 10 In Spacing, C/W L6550 Tank, Midrow Banders, NH3 Kit, Duals, CRA 591, Dual Fan, Deluxe Auger, Double Shoot Dry, Shedded, Stk: 023175 ....................................................................................... $295,000 (SA) 2007 Bourgault 5710 - 64 Ft, 9.8 In Spacing, Midrow Banders, 3.5” Steel Packers, 2001 Bourgault 5440 Tank, 3 Tank Metering, Auger, 491 Monitor, Stk: 016344 $110,000 (SA) 2010 Case IH ATX700 - 70 Ft, Rubber Packers, High Float Tires, Double Shoot, Dutch Openers, 3430 TBH Cart, 30.5/32 Duals, VR Cart, ISO Bus, No Monitor, Stk: 020407 ......................................................................................... $94,000 (SC) 2010 Case IH PH800 - 70 Ft, 10” Spacing, New Dutch Paired Row, Single Shoot, High Flotation Tires, CIH 3430 TBH Cart, VR Drive, Dual Fan, 20.8/38 Duals, 10” Auger, Stk: 012985 ........................................................................................$109,000 (LL) 2013 Seed Hawk 60-12 - 60 Ft, Twin Wing, Semi Pneumatic Packers, Double Shoot, Seed Hawk 800 TBH, Sectional Control, 10” Auger, Bag Lift, Viper SCT monitor, Stk: 017840 ....................................................................................... $335,000 (PA) 2009 Seed Hawk 66-12 - 66 Ft, 12” Spacing, Single Knife, Pneumatic Packers, 30.8 Rear Tires on Drill, 800 TBH Cart, Conveyor, Duals on Cart, VR Hyd Drive, Viper Pro Monitor, SCT, Upgraded Ladder, Stk: 021475 ............................................................ $205,000 (PA) 2009 Seed Hawk 72-12 - 72 Ft, 12 “ Spacing, Twin Wing Openers, Pneumatic Packers, 600 TBT Cart, 10 Inch Auger, VR Hyd Drive, Viper Pro Monitor, SCT, Upgraded Ladder System, Duals on Cart, Stk: 021477 .................................................... $205,000 (PA) 2015 Seed Hawk 84-12 - 84 Ft, 12” Spacing, Steel Seed & Fert Knives, 30.5L32 Singles, Clevis Hitch, Double Shoot, Intelligent Ag Blockage, 600 TBT Cart, SCT, Conveyor Kit, Extra Bean Roller, Stk: 021294 .................................................................... $390,000 (SA) 2004 SeedMaster 50-10 - 50 Ft, 10” Spacing, Duals Front And Back, Liquid Kit, Triple Shoot, Single Knife, No Cart, Stk: 019856 .............................................. $59,000 (PA) 2010 SeedMaster 72-12 - 72 Ft, 12” Spacing, JD 1910 Air Cart, 3 Tank Metering, Stk: 020958 ....................................................................................... $132,000 (SC)

2014 Case IH 3230 - 100 Ft, 520s & 380s, 800 Gal Poly Tank, Viper Pro, Raven Smartrax, Autoboom, Accuboom, AIM Command, HID Center Light, Fenders, 2 Front Crop Dividers, Stk: 021478 .......................................................................................$229,000 (ME) 2011 Case IH 3330 - 100 Ft, 380s & 650s, Deluxe Cab, Active Suspension, AIM Command, Pro 600 Monitor, Accuguide, Accuboom, Autoboom, HID Lights, Fenders, Stk: 021906 ....................................................................................... $225,000 (SA) 2011 Case IH 4420 - 120 Ft, 2 Sets Of Tires, Deluxe Cab, Pro 600, Aim Command, 262 Receiver, 2500 hours, Stk: 020293 ...................................................... $240,000 (SC) 2014 Case IH 4430 - 120 Ft, Luxury Cab, Active Susp, Pro 700 Monitor, Accuboom, Accuguide, AIM Command, 2 Sets of Tires, Stk: 021957 ........................ $385,000 (ES) 2015 Case IH 4440 - 120 Ft, Luxury Cab, Active Susp, 710 Floaters & 380/90R46, Pwr Mirrors, 3” Front Fill, SS Tank, Pro 700 Display, AIM PRO, Deluxe HID Lights, Accuguide, Accuboom, Autoboom, Fenders, Stk: 019629 ........................................ $480,000 (PA) 1998 Case IH SPX3185 - 90 Ft, 2 Sets Of Tires, Stk: 017817................ $79,000 (SA) 2010 John Deere 4830 - 100 Ft Booms, 1000 Gallon Tank, Autosteer, Swath Pro, Autoboom, 2 Sets Of Tires, Crop Dividers, Stk: 021520 ......................... $215,000 (SA) 2012 John Deere 4940 - 120 Ft, 1200 Gal, Boom Trac Pro 5 - Leveling, Chem Eductor, Fence Row Nozzles, Halogen Light Package, Sectional Control, GPS Receiver & Monitor, 1300 hours, Stk: 020967 .................................................................... $297,000 (SC) 1998 Willmar 6400 - 80 Ft, 600 Gal, Light Bar, Foam Marker, Rinse Tank, Triple Nozzle Bodies, Sectional control, Stk: 022241....................................................$29,900 (LL) 1999 Apache 790 - 90 Ft, 440 Raven Rate Control, Outback S3, UC4 Norac Boom Height Control, Stk: 021953............................................................................. $69,000 (PA) 2005 Terragator 8104 Floater - 70 Ft, Terra Shift Trans, Air Max 1000 w/Granny Bin, Smartrax Steering, Viper Pro, Electric Roll Tarp, 1000/50R25 Rear, New 48x31-20 Front, Stk: 022831 ....................................................................................... $149,000 (SA)

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2015 Case IH Magnum 280 - 480/70R34 Frt Duals & Weights, 710/70R42 Rear Duals & Weights, Luxury Cab, 360 LED Worklights, Powershift, 540/1000 PTO, 4 Remotes, Accuguide, Pro 700 Monitor, Stk: 019944 ............................................. $275,000 (SC)

2011 Bourgault 3310 - 55 Ft, Double Shoot, V-Packers, 6550 Tank, 4 Tank Metering, 591 Monitor, Double Shoot, Deluxe Auger, 900 Tires, Stk: 020803 ................ $191,000 (SC) 2009 Bourgault 3310 - 75 Ft, 12” Spacing, Paralink, 4.8” Semi-Pneum Press Whls, Double Shoot, S25 Hyd MRBs, Walking Castors, Barton Openers, Blockage, 6700 Cart, 3 Tank Meter, Conveyor, Bag Lift, 591 Monitor, Stk: 022282 ...................... $240,000 (ES)

2015 Case IH Steiger 420 - 520/85R46 Firestone Triples, Deluxe Cab, HID Lights, Pro 700 Monitor, Accuguide, 372 HP/XP Receiver, Hi-Cap Drawbar, 4 Remotes, High Capacity Hyd Pump, PTO, Stk: 019872 ............................................................... $379,000 (SC) 2014 Case IH Steiger 500 - Quadtrac, Luxury Cab, Power Mirrors, HID Lights, Single Beacon, Adj Wide Marker Lights, Electric Armrest Adjust, Accuguide, Pro 700 Monitor, 372 Receiver HP/XP, Stk: 020529 ............................................................... $470,000 (SA) 2015 Case IH Steiger 540 - Triples, Diff Lock, Hi-Cap Pump, Full Hyd GPS w/ Pro 700, 4 Remotes, Tow Cable, Front Weight Bracket, 284 Hours, Stk: 019374 ...... $384,500 (SC) 2014 Case IH Steiger 620 - Quadtrac, Lux Cab, HID Lights, Pro 700, Accuguide, High Cap Drawbar, 2 Hi Cap Hyd Pumps, 6 Remotes, PTO, 36” Tracks, Tow Cable, Front Bumper Weight, Stk: 023110 ........................................................................... $497,000 (SA) 2014 Case IH Steiger 600 - Quadtrac, Luxury Cab, Power Mirrors, HID Lights, Single Beacon, Adj Wide Marker Lights, Elect Armrest Adj, Accuguide, Pro 700 Monitor, 372 Receiver HP/XP, Stk: 020526 ...............................................................$490,000 (ME) 2013 John Deere 9560R - Triples & Full Wheel Weights, 15 Rear Suitcase Weights, JD Steering c/w Receiver & Monitor, Dual Hyd Pumps, 5 Remotes, Xenon Lights, Tow Cable, Stk: 020587 ....................................................................................... $400,000 (ES) 2012 John Deere 9560RT - 36” Tracks, High Flow Hyd Pump, PTO, 6 Remotes, Electric Mirrors, Full Weights, Hydraulic Hitch, HID Lights, Steer Ready, Stk: 020937 $396,500 (SA) 2014 New Holland T9.700 - Michelin 800/70R38 Duals, Full Weight Pkg, Luxury Cab, HID Lights, Twin Hyd Pumps, 6 Remotes, Autoguidance, Stk: 019952............ $459,000 (SC) 2015 Case IH Magnum 180 - 480/70R30 Frt Singles, 620/70R42 Rear Singles, Luxury Cab, HID Lights, Hi Flow Hyd, 4 Remotes, MMV Joystick, L785 Loader, 102” Bucket & Grapple, 540/1000 PTO, Stk: 019967.................................................. $210,000 (SC)

2011 Case IH Magnum 340 - 480/80R50 Rear Duals, 480/70R34 Front Duals, 335 HP, Tier 4A, Deluxe Cab, Cab Suspension, HID Lights, Beacon, Cat 4N/3 Hitch, 43” Lower Links, Hi Flow Hyd, 5 Remotes, 1000 PTO, Stk: 017948 ........................ $215,000 (PA)

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Tandem Axle Grain Truck, MaxxForce 13 engine (450/450) HP, Eaton Fuller Ultra Shift transmission (13 speed), Air brakes, 249285km, 12000 lbs front axle capacity, 40000 lbs rear axle capacity, 3-Way rear lockup, A/C. Brandon, MB

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Tandem Axle Grain Truck, Detroit Diesel engine (455/475) HP, Eaton Fuller D/O transmission (13 speed), Air brakes, 838546km, 12000 lbs front axle capacity, 40000 lbs rear axle capacity, 4-Way rear lockup, A/C. Regina, SK

Tandem Axle Grain Truck, N9 engine (330) HP, Allison (Auto) transmission (6 speed), Air brakes, 89km, 14000 lbs front axle capacity, 40000 lbs rear axle capacity, 4-Way rear lockup, A/C, 20 ft. Cancade grain body/tarp/electric controls. Brandon, MB

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Grain, Super B, Air suspension, Tridem axle, Aluminum rims, 15 king pin, Tarp: Rollover Red, Hoppers: Ag Hopper Red, Width: 102in, Length: 29ft. Brandon, MB

Grain, Hopper, Air suspension, Tandem axle, Aluminum rims, 20” king pin, Stainless Steel rear door, Tarp: Rollover Black, Hoppers: Ag Hopper Black w/Interior Access, 5 Steps steps, Width: 96in, Length: 40ft. Regina, SK

Grain, Super B, Air suspension, Tridem axle, Aluminum rims, 24” king pin, Tarp: Shurco Shur-loc Black, Hoppers: Split tub 24” clearance Black w/Interior Access, 5 Steps steps, Width: 102in, Length: 29ft, Lead Unit. Brandon, MB

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26,000

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36,000

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65,000

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32,000

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2013 KENWORTH T800

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75,000

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69,000

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2012 SUBARU LEGACY Auto, TP, CLOTH, White, 84,228KM, STK#S4225A .............. $18,995 2008 SUBARU OUTBACK Auto, XT, AWD, Leat, SR, HS, PP, Nav, DVD, Grey, 35,113KM, STK#U0901 ................ $14,995 2010 SUBARU OUTBACK Auto, SP, AWD, Auto, Cloth, HS, PP, SR, White, 56,217KM, STK#U01053 .............. $22,995 2010 SUBARU STI Manual, AWD, Silver, 36,002KM, STK#U01811 .............. $36,995 2014 SUBARU STI Manual, ST, awd, nav, Black, 27,432KM, STK#U02037 .............. $43,995 2008 SUBARU TRIBECA Auto, PREM, AWD, Leat, SR, HS, PP, Nav, DVD, Grey, 68,986KM, STK#U0898 ................ $17,995 2012 SUBARU TRIBECA Auto, LIMITED, AWD, Black, 60,021KM, STK#S3144A .............. $25,995 2010 SUBARU WRX Manual, LTD, AWD, Grey, 74,675KM, STK#S4127A ...$25,995

2012 SUBARU WRX Manual, AWD, Grey, 23,264KM, STK#U01620 .............. $34,995 2015 SUBARU WRX Auto, BASE, AWD, White, 30,963KM, STK#U02102 .............. $32,495 2014 SUBARU XV Auto, TP, AWD, Orange, 16,790KM, STK#U01827 .............. $24,995 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY Auto, LE, cloth, Gold, 153,883KM, STK#S4398A .............. $8,995 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA Auto, LE, Tan, 87,236KM, STK#S4387A ................................. $14,995 2013 TOYOTA MATRIX Auto, White, 20,875KM, STK#S3736B ................................. $19,995 2011 TOYOTA SIENNA Auto, Red, 75,873KM, STK#S4137A ................................. $19,995 2009 VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN Auto, FWD, Blue, 80,000KM, STK#S3330A ....................... $17,995

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2007 PONTIAC G6 Auto, GT , Auto, Cloth, SR, PP, Green, 61,462KM, STK#S2434A .............. $12,900 2012 RAM 1500 Auto, SLT, 4X4, White, 43,441KM, STK#U01834 ................................. $26,995 2014 RAM 1500 Auto, OUTDOORSMANS, 4X4, Blue, 38,013KM, STK#S3976A .............. $33,495 2010 SUBARU FORESTER Auto, AWD, White, 45,100KM, STK#U01876 ................................. $22,995 2011 SUBARU FORESTER Auto, TP, AWD, Silver, 25,282KM, STK#U01796 ................................. $24,495 2015 SUBARU FORESTER Auto, XT, AWD, White, 19,993KM, STK#S4381A ................................. $31,995 2008 SUBARU IMPREZA Auto, SPORT, AWD, Cloth, PP, HS , White, 60,187KM, STK#U0837 ................ $15,995 2013 SUBARU IMPREZA Auto, AWD, Grey,53,808 KM, STK#U01944 ................................... 18,995

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2010 John Deere 9870 STS

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SPRAYER 3P(BUPS × HBM &; TUFFS õ PBUT . . . . . . . . . . . . . $45,500 NOW $39,200 (R)

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ZERO TURN MOWERS 16 JD Z535R, 54HC deck, full warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$8,003 NOW $6,890 (R) 12 JD Z655 ZTrak, w/ 54HC deck. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,115 NOW $5,265 (R)

TRACTORS 07 Challenger MT765B Track, 3268 hrs, 20” tracks, 1000 pto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$172,900 NOW $148,875 (R)

04 JD 9520T, 4198 hrs, GreenStar 2630, 36” tracks . . . . . . . $159,900 NOW $137,675 (A) 14 JD 6125R Premium, MFWD, 1563 hrs, w/H340 loader . . $148,400 NOW $127,775 (R) 13 JD 6150M Std, MFWD,3605 hrs, 520/85R38, w/H360 loader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$137,300 NOW $118,225 (W) 10 JD 7330 Prem, MFWD, 5905 hrs, w/741 loader . . . . . . . . $122,400 NOW $105,400 (M) 11 JD 7230 Prem, MFWD, 333 1 hrs, w/741 loader. . . . . . . $120,400 NOW $103,665 (MM) 11 JD 7230, MFWD Premium, 4333 hrs, w/740 loader . . . . . . $113,000 NOW $97,300 (R)

HEADERS 14 JD 635FD Flex Draper, dual knife, poly tine reel. . . . . . . . . . $95,600 NOW $82,300 (R) 14 JD 640D Draper, split PU reel, hyd fore & aft . . . . . . . . . . . $75,400 NOW $64,920 (MJ) +% % %SBQFS EVBM [POF õ PBU QPMZ TLJE TIPFT . . . . . . . .$69,500 NOW $59,840 (W) 13 JD 640D Draper, split reel PU, fore & aft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $69,200 NOW $59,600 (MJ) +% % %SBQFS EVBM [POF õ PBU õ JQ PWFS SFFM LJU . . . . . . . . .$65,900 NOW $56,750 (R) +% % %SBQFS EVBM [POF õ PBU TLJE TIPFT . . . . . . . . . . . . .$60,000 NOW $51,660 (W) 10 JD 640D Draper, poly tine reel, skid shoes, spare knife . . . .$56,100 NOW $48,300 (R) +% % %SBQFS EVBM [POF õ PBU TLJE TIPFT transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $56,500 NOW $48,650 (MM) 10 JD 635D Draper, new knife sections, skid shoes . . . . . . . $55,900 NOW $48,130 (MM) +% % %SBQFS DSPTT BVHFS EVBM [POF õ PBU õ JQ PWFS LJU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $55,700 NOW $48,000 (R) +% % %SBQFS EVBM [POF õ PBU IZESBõ PBU poly & reels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$55,000 NOW $47,350 (RM) 10 MacDon D60 40’ Draper, fore & aft, skid shoes . . . . . . . . . $54,000 NOW $46,500 (A) 09 JD 635D Draper, slow spd transport sys . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$48,500 NOW $41,800 (MM) 09 JD 635D Draper, fore & aft, PU reel, gauge wheel trans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $48,300 NOW $41,600 (RM) 09 JD 630D Draper, single knife drive, skid shoes . . . . . . . . $39,500 NOW $34,000 (RM) 99 CIH 1042-30’ Rigid Draper, fore/aft, cross auger, transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$21,200 NOW $18,250 (S)

BALER 00 Hesston 856A, 11,000 bales, hyd pickup, 540 pto . . . . .$13,900 NOW $12,000 (MM)

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2013 JOHN DEERE 8235R, MFWD, 1300 hrs. IVT trans, excellent tires w/duals front and rear, 2630 monitor, JD GPS, JD Powergard warranty til April 2019. Very nice low hour unit, exccond, $225,000. Call, text or email for more info., 204-312-8077, Morden, MB. harvey.friesen61@gmail.com JD 4630, loader, cab; Case 2870, 4x4, Degelman dozer; Cockshutt 550 gas; 1991 GMC 17’ B&H. 306-238-4411, Goodsoil, SK

2008 IH Magnum 275 MFWD 3168 hrs, PTO, LH rev, powershift, weights, rear duals.....$118,800

2012 JOHN DEERE 9560R, 2916 hrs., 520/5R46, GreenStar, 5 hyd. outlets, Command View, $330,100. South Country Equipment, 306-721-5050, Regina, SK.

2007 JD 6430 FWA, premium, 1 owner, 1300 hrs., c/w all options incl. 3 PTH, 673 1-888-606-6362. www.combineworld.com self levelling loader with E/H quick attach, 2008 CASE/IH 535 quadtrac, 6 hyds., GPS, w/bucket and grapple, pallet forks and 30” track, 3475 hrs., nice cond., $225,000. bale spear, asking $90,000. 306-740-7911, Stockholm, SK. 780-853-7205, Vermilion, AB. 1996 C ASE 5240, 5300 hrs., can be equipped w/loader; 1999 MX120, 4400 hrs.; 1999 MX170, 4600 hrs. w/loader.

Call 204-522-6333, Melita, MB.

JD 8970, triple tires; JD 4650, FWD, 3 PTH, new engine; JD 4440, rebuilt engine; JD 4255, FWD. Ph 204-871-5170, Can deliver. Austin, MB.

2 0 0 4 J D 9 5 2 0 , 4 W D, 4 6 0 0 h r s . , 800/70R38 duals, 4 remotes, ActiveSeat, HID lights, nice clean tractor, $159,000.

STEIGER TRACTOR PARTS. New and 306-743-7622, Langenburg, SK. used, from radiator to drawpin, 1969 to 1999. Give us a call 1-800-982-1769 or JD 8440, PTO, 5800 orig. hrs., quad trans, premium condition. 403-823-1894, www.bigtractorparts.com Drumheller, AB. 2 0 1 4 JOHN DEERE 6125R Premium MFWD, 1563 hrs., with H340 loader. Was $148,400 - Now $127,775! South Country Equipment, 306-721-5050, Regina, SK.

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2012 JOHN DEERE 9510RT, 1661 hrs., GreenStar, JDLink, 36” tracks, AJ hitch, $337,450. South Country Equipment, 306-721-5050, Regina, SK.

JD 9300, 1997, 5996 hrs., 24 spd., triples, 4 hyds., wired for GPS, excellent. JD 8110, 2001, FWA, 4000 hrs, 1000 PTO, excellent. 306-493-7409, Delisle, SK. M I T C H ’ S T R A C TO R S A L E S LT D . , 204-750-2459 (cell), St. Claude, MB. Mitchstractorsales.com 2- JD 2130s, 3 PTH, 2 hyds, w/wo loader; JD 2950, 2WD, CAH, 3 PTH, 2 hyds; JD 2950, MFWD, 3 PTH, 2 hyds, w/loader; JD 2955, MFWD, 3 PTH, 2 hyds, w/loader; JD 3150, MFWD, 3 PTH, 2 hyds, w/loader; JD 3155, MFWD, 3 PTH, 2 hyds, w/loader; 2- JD 4050s, MFWD, 3 PTH, PS, w/o loaders; 2- JD 4450s, MFWD, 3 PTH, 15 spd, w/loader; J D 6 4 2 0 , M F W D, 3 P T H Au t o Q u a d , w/loader; JD 6430, MFWD, 3 PTH, Autoquad, w/loader; JD 7600, MFWD, 3 PTH, PowerQuad, w/loader; JD 7800, MFWD, 3 PTH, PowerQuad, w/loader.

2016 JD 6120M, MFWD, excellent tractor for great price, 514 hrs., 580/70R38 rear tires w/extra wide fenders, 480/70R24 front tires w/fenders, cab suspension 540/ 540E/1000 RPM PtO shiftable from within cab rotary beacon A/C, 3 remotes, TPH fender switches, hydraulic trailer brake system, excellent condition, $89,500 OBO. Please call 306-861-2500, Weyburn, SK. kruitenterprises@gmail.com

KUBOTA M105X, FWD, CAHR, powershift, FEL, 3rd function kit, brand new tires, 2400 hrs, $59,500. Kubota M9960, MFWD, CAHR, Kubota LA1353 FEL, 82” bucket, powertrain warranty until 2019, 24 spd., 3 PTH, $59,500. MF 1085 Kubota, 2 WD, cab, heater, Big Boss FEL, good, $12,500. Lamont Farm Centre Ltd., 2014 JOHN DEERE 7230R, 335 hrs, 1000 780-895-7338, Lamont, AB. PTO, H480 loader, 5700 Degelman blade, warranty, exc. 780-636-3768, Vilna, AB. 2000 JD 7710, 5130 hrs; 2006 JD 7720, 1983 MF 2805, 20.4x38 duals (good), good 4600 hrs; 2000 JD 7810, 5500 hrs; 1997 V8 motor, needs hyd. pump on RH exterior 7710, 5500 hrs. All MFWD and can be $4000 OBO. 306-735-2936 Whitewood, SK equipped w/loaders. 204-522-6333, Melita STEVE’S TRACTOR REBUILDER specializing in rebuilding JD tractors. Want Series 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 7000s to rebuild or for 1997 NH 9682, shedded, AutoSteer, good parts. pay top $$. Now selling JD parts. condition, 4857 hours, $86,000. Phone 403-823-1939, 403-772-2142, Morrin, AB. 204-466-2927, 204-871-5170, Austin, MB. WANTED: CASE 8630 w/orig. 30 Series engine. Call 701-340-5061, Minot, ND. JD 4230, new tires 18.5x38, $11,000; JD 4020, dual hyds, PTO, good tires, $7000.

Both 100 HP w/PS. 204-525-4521, Minitonas, MB. www.waltersequipment.com JOHN DEERE 8630, PTO, tires like new, excellent condition, $19,500. 306-861-4592, Fillmore, SK.

VERSATILE 375, 400, 435, 550 used; 450, 500 and 550DT new. Call KMK Sales Ltd. ODESSA ROCKPICKER SALES: New Degelman equipment, land rollers, Straw306-682-0738, Humboldt, SK. master, rockpickers, protill, dozer blades.

1984 VERSATILE 975, w/855 Cummins, 306-957-4403, 306-536-5097, Odessa, SK. new paint, new interior, new pins and bushings, 8000 hrs., very nice, hard to FLAX STRAW BUNCHER and land levelers. find! $34,500 CDN OBO. Delivery available. Building now! Place orders now and don’t delay! 306-957-4279, Odessa, SK. Call 218-779-1710.

WANTED: APPROX. 60 pcs Stealth side band reinforcement brackets, #BG101; Also want JD 1900 seed tank meter boxes GRATTON COULEE AGRI PARTS LTD. Your in good cond. 204-655-3458, Sifton, MB. #1 place to purchase late model combine RICHARDSON GRADER, good condition, and tractor parts. Used, new and rebuilt. $2100. Willing to trade on a small 2WD www.gcparts.com Toll free 888-327-6767. tractor (Case or JD). Call 306-460-9027, 306-463-3480. Flaxcombe, SK. JD 7720 COMBINE, Turbo, 2900 hrs., nice shape, $8900; Westfield 10x51 hydraulic auger, exc. cond., $8400; Bruns gravity grain wagon, 400 bu. capacity, c/w roll-up tarp and hyd. fill auger, $8600; Degelman 560 hyd. rock picker, no PTO required, good shape, $8900; Westfield 8x41 PTO grain auger, $1800; Trailtech triple axle 24’ trailer, bumper hitch c/w ramps and fenders, used only once, $9000. Call Doug, 780-920-3004, Edmonton, AB. area.

2013 LS P7040C, MFWD, 97 HP, 525 hrs., NEW FLEXI-COIL 2320 fill auger, orbit mowith LL 7101 FEL, 40 gear shuttle shift tor with 3/8” hole-in shaft, $325; New JD trans., PTO, 78" 3 PTH, QA bucket, like new hyd. multiplier valve, $400; Auger motors condition, $54,000 OBO. Call 780-482-5273 20HP-$1000 OBO., 22HP-$1100 OBO., Edmonton, AB. group.6@outlook.com 30HP-$2000 OBO. All electric start command with low hrs. Call 780-645-2691 or 780-645-0649, St. Paul, AB. CHECK OUT OUR inventory of quality used highway tractors. For more details call 204-685-2222 or view information at www.titantrucksales.com SUNFLOWER HARVEST SYSTEMS. Call for literature. 1-800-735-5848. Lucke Mfg., www.luckemanufacturing.com

BLOCKED AND SEASONED FIREWOOD: $180 per 160 ft.≥ cord; bags $80 (includes refundable deposit for bag). Bundles of 4’-5’ or 6.5’ also available. Vermette Wood SPRUCE FOR SALE!! Beautiful locally Preservers 1-800-667-0094, Spruce Home. grown trees. Plan ahead and renew your shelterbelt or landscape a new yardsite, get the year round protection you need.

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

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

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

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2010 CLAAS XERION, 2040 hrs., CVT 50 kms/hr., front hitch, 800R38, $187,000; 2012 MF 8690, 3500 hrs, CVT, 50 kms/hr., $125,000; 2014 Deere 8360R, 1960 hrs, IVT, 50 kms/hr, $190,000; 2014 Case 370 All s ize s , a n y con dition , a ls o p a rts CVT, 220 hrs., 50 kms/hr, front hitch, dis ce rs , Pre m ium Price p a id for 900/R42, $225,500; 2014 Fendt 718 Profi, 750 hrs., front hitch, 50 kms/hr., 710R42, 12Ft w ith 19 ” b la de s . $165,000; (3) 2016 Fendt 936’s, 400 hrs., SK Fa rm Boys - Hon e s t Prom p t loaded, call for price; 2015 Fendt 939, 1050 hrs., front PTO, $250,000; 2011 Se rvice : Fendt 939, 830 hrs., 65kms/hr., $237,000; Ca ll An ytim e 2011 Fendt 939, 3400 hrs., 65 kms/hr., 3 06 .9 46 .9 6 6 9 or 3 06 .9 46 .79 23 front PTO, $180,000; 2005 Fendt 930, 10,000 hrs., new 900 tires, $79,000. Many LOOKING FOR ORIGINAL PARTS for a more in stock! Phone 519-955-1331, B414 IH diesel tractor, (grill and lights), in www.rozendaalclinton.com good shape. Call 780-848-2854 after 6PM. WANTED: USED, BURNT, old or ugly tractors. Newer models too! Smith’s Tractor Wrecking, 1-888-676-4847.

12’ DEGELMAN 46/5700 4-Way dozer blade, QA, $15,000; HLA snow wing dozer blade, trip cutting edge, $17,000. Wandering River AB 780-771-2155, 780-404-1212 MF #36 DISCERS. Will pay top dollar 2009 JOHN DEERE 524K wheel loader. 3200 and pick from anywhere. Phone Mike hrs., hydraulic Q/A, 3rd valve emergency 306-723-4875, Cupar, SK. steering, good rubber, Heated seat, exc. cond., $110,000 OBO. 250-755-9359, Parksville, BC. lindealequip@shaw.ca 12’ DEGELMAN DOZER and frame, manual GUARANTEED PRESSURE TREATED fence angle, new cutting edge, fits most 2WD & 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 FWA, $5900. 306-948-7223, Biggar, SK. 306-763-4232, Prince Albert, SK. LANDMASTER DOZERS: YEAR END BLOWOUT PRICING, Professionally Engineered & Manufactured, 1 PD14 remaining, 1 PD18 remaining. For details & pricing - Neil 306-231-8300. landmaster.ca

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CRAIG SNOW WING, 12’, c/w frame, mounts and hydraulic block off a 1997 Champion 730A-VHP Series V grader, $4900. View at: www.combineworld.com 1-888-278-4905.

Generator Sets for your farm available with low monthly payments.

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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. NEW AND USED GENERATORS, Multiquip, Perkins, Cummins, Magnum, Honda, new cond., in stock. 250-554-6661, Kamloops, BC. Email: denis@bcdieselgenerators.com www.bcdieselgenerators.com E X - G OVE R N M E N T S TA N D - B Y U N I T S : 12V92 w/400 KW, 600 volts, 388 hrs, $25,000; 12V92 w/400 KW, 600 volts, 419 hrs, $25,000; 12V92 w/400 KW, 600 volts, 638 hrs, $25,000; 16V92 w/500 KW, 600 volts, 700 hrs, $25,000; 16V92 w/800 KW, 600 volts, 700 hrs, $30,000; KT450 Cummins w/250 KW, $15,000. Can-Am Truck Export Ltd, 1-800-938-3323, Delisle, SK.

WANTED: 8440 or 8450 JD with PTO. Must be in good shape. 204-843-2917, Amaranth, MB. 2013 JOHN DEERE 6140D, FWA, 630 hrs, cab, loader, 3PTH, $82,500. Call 780-877-2513, Ferintosh, AB.

BISON WANTED - Canadian Prairie Bison is looking to contract grain finished bison, as well as calves and yearlings for growing markets. Contact Roger Provencher at 306-468-2316, roger@cdnbison.com QUILL CREEK BISON is looking for finished, and all other types of bison. COD, paying market prices. “Producers working with Producers.” Delivery points in SK. and MB. Call 306-231-9110, Quill Lake, SK. 100 BRED BISON HEIFERS, excellent quality, ready to go. Call Doug at Quill Creek Bison, 306-231-9110, Quill Lake, SK. WANT TO PURCHASE cull bison bulls and cows, $5/lb. HHW. Finished beef steers and heifers for slaughter. We are also buying compromised cattle that can’t make a long trip. Oak Ridge Meats, McCreary, 204-835-2365, 204-476-0147.

70 YEARLING HEIFERS for sale. Approx 800-900 lbs. Call 306-728-4906 after 6PM. Melville, SK. THE PASKWAW BISON PRODUCERS COALITION is a registered Non-Profit Corporation dedicated to raising public awareness to the threat Malignant Catarrhal Fever (MCF) poses to the bison industry. For further info contact Robert Johnson pskwbpc@gmail.com NILSSON BROS INC. buying finished bison on the rail, also cull cows at Lacombe, AB. For winter delivery and beyond. Smaller groups welcome. Fair, competitive and assured payment. Contact Richard Bintner 306-873-3184.

WANTED: ALL KINDS of bison from yearlings to old bulls. Also cow/calf pairs. Ph Kevin at 306-429-2029, Glenavon, SK. NEW AD! 40 bred Plains heifers, bred to Plains bulls, $5200/ea. Call 306-944-4925, Plunkett, SK.

WANTED ALL CLASSES of bison: calves, yearlings, cows, bulls. Willing to purchase any amount. dreyelts1@rap.midco.net Call 605-391-4646.

BUYING: CULL COWS, herdsire bulls, yearlings and calves. Now dealer for Redmond Bison mineral. Call Elk Valley Ranches, 780-846-2980, Kitscoty, AB.

2012 9510R, 960 hrs, PS, 17’ 6-way blade, prem. cab, 9030 lb. cast, no PTO, ext. warranty, too many extras to list, $350,000.

780-808-3141, Lloydminster, AB.

WRECKING FOR PARTS: 4440 JD, complete OH eng., vg sheet metal and cab; 1135 Massey, c/w vg running engine and sheet metal. 1-877-564-8734, Roblin, MB.

NEBRASKA BISON BUYING all classes Calves, yearlings, adults, finished bison.

Call Randy Miller 402-430-7058 or email: RandyMiller@Miller95Enterprises.com

APPROX. 70- 2016 bison calves for sale.

Nice looking group. Offers. Call Marvin at 306-929-2775, Prince Albert, SK.

1993 FORD 846, 7792 hrs., 230 HP, 4 WD, 18.4R38 duals, PTO, 4 hyds., diff lock, cab, JD 168 FEL c/w 8’ bucket, excellent condi- 16’ PEELED RAILS, 2-3” $7.50 ea., 125 per AC, heat, 14 spd. std. trans., $46,000 OBO. tion, $6800. Call 204-476-6907, Manitoba. bundle; 3-4” $9.25 ea., 100 per bundle; Call 204-743-2324, Cypress River, MB. 4-5” $11 each, 75 per bundle. Vermette Wood Preservers, 1-800-667-0094, Spruce Home, SK info@vwpltd.com

JOHN DEERE 4755 2WD. very good shape, differential lock. 306-576-2171, or 360-560-7679. Wishart, SK. JOHN DEERE 6300 FWA, cab, 3PTH, 640 loader, $36,000. Phone 780-877-2513, Ferintosh, AB.

HARMONY NATURAL BISON buying finished up to $6.25/lb HHW; Culls up to $5.25/lb HHW; Feeders up to $4.75/lb LW. Call/text 306-736-3454, SE Sask.

ON OFFER: 35 - 2015 Plains females.

Kramer’s Bison Auction in North Battleford, SK. March 8th, 2017. Call 306-441-1408.

2011 HITACHI 270 CL-3 excavator Isuzu, 4 cyl. 147 HP dsl. eng., 5’ WBM bucket w/hyd. thumb, 32’’ tracks, 8692.5 hrs., AC, heater, 2 spd., exc. working cond., $ 1 2 5 , 0 0 0 . C a n d e l i ve r. ( Wa r r a n t y ) .

204-743-2324, Cypress River, MB.

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 2013 DEGELMAN 5700 blade, 12’, mounts from 26” to 120”. Ideal for elk, deer, bison, for JD 6150R; 2013 Degelman 5700 blade, sheep, swine, cattle, etc. Tom Jensen 1982 835 VERSATILE, 8837 hrs., Atom Jet hyds., air ride seat, extra lighting, 18.4x38 12’, mounts for NH T7.185, $9,500 ea. ph/fax: 306-426-2305, Smeaton, SK. 780-679-7795, Camrose, AB. duals, good condition, $21,500. Call 306-630-9838, Brownlee, SK. 2006 CAT D8T SU dozer, single shank ripVERSATILE 700 with Leon 12’ angle blade, per, cab air, 11,000 hours, work ready, SEASONED SPRUCE SLAB firewood, one big singles, approx. 6200 hrs., extra heater $150,000. 204-795-9192 Plum Coulee, MB cord bundles, $99, half cord bundles, $65. in cab for winter use, $9750; Vers. 825, Volume discounts. Call V&R Sawing, 18.4x38 duals, approx. 8200 hrs., good 306-232-5488, Rosthern, SK. running cond., $11,750. 403-597-2006, Sylvan Lake, AB. BOBCAT 943 SKIDSTEER, $14,900; NH SEASONED JACK PINE firewood: Available LX865 skidsteer, $12,900; McKee 7’ snow- in bulk bags or 4’ lengths, split. Also green blower, $1,000; Lorenz 8’ HD snowblower, o r d r y i n l o g l e n g t h s . C a n d e l i ve r. $1,500; Gehl 500 cu. ft., 4 auger feed cart, 306-277-4660 or 306-921-6939, Ridgedale $10,000; Eversman V-Ditcher $2,000, Ash- BLOCKED SEASONED JACK Pine firewood www.combineworld.com land 4.5, 6, and 8 yard scrapers, Phoenix and wood chips for sale. Lehner Wood Prerotary harrow 35’, 42’, and 53’; Knight 3 servers Ltd., 306-763-4232, Prince Albert, auger feed cart, $5,000. 1-866-938-8537.

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25 BISON HEIFERS, excellent condition, 750-800 lbs. Would make good breeding stock. Very quiet herd, $3250/ea. Call Ed 403-815-2052, 15 mins South of Calgary.

NORTHFORK- INDUSTRY LEADER for over 15 years, is looking for finished Bison, grain or grass fed. “If you have them, we want them.” Make your final call with Northfork for pricing! Guaranteed prompt payment! 514-643-4447, Winnipeg, MB. DRILL STEM: 200 3-1/2”, $45/ea; 400 2-7/8”, $32/ea; 400 2-3/8”, $33/ea; 300 1” rods. 306-768-8555, Carrot River, SK. NEW YELLOW JACKET STEEL PIPE, 2.375” O.D. x .125WT, .69¢/ft. and 4.500” x .125/.188WT. at $1.49’/$1.80’. Located in Camrose, AB. 306-955-3091 for info.

VARIOUS SIZES STRUCTURAL TUBING: 23/8, 2-7/8, 3-1/2 and other various sizes.

Full length and/or custom cut. All pricing per foot. Delivery or pickup. Good cond.

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Fe a turin g 25 0 Bla ck & R e d s WATER IN THE WRONG PLACE: Used pumping motors, PTO carts, 6” - 10” alum. pipe. 50 years experience. Call Dennis 403-308-1400, Taber, AB. WESTERN IRRIGATION: CADMAN Dealer.

Spring discounts. Full line of new and used equipment. 1 Cadman 4000S wide body big gun, like new; Also alum. pipe, pumps and motors. If we don’t have it, we will get it for you! Call 306-867-9461, 306-867-7037, Outlook, SK. BLUE WATER IRRIGATION DEV. LTD. Reinke pivots, lateral, minigators, pump and used mainline, new Bauer travelers dealer. 22 yrs. experience. 306-858-7351, Lucky Lake, SK. www.philsirrigation.ca

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BIG ISLAND LOWLINES Premier Breeder.

Selling custom designed packages. Name your price and we will put a package together for you. Fullblood/percentage Lowline, embryos, semen. Black/Red carrier.

Darrell 780-486-7553, Edmonton, AB.

COYOTE FLATS BULL Sale, Monday, March 6th 1:00 PM at the farm, Coaldale, AB. 45 two year old and 30 yearling Charolais bulls. Catalogue and videos online at: www.coyoteflats.ca. DLMS internet bidding.

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BURNETT ANGUS ANNUAL Bull Sale on Saturday, April 1, 2017, 2:00 PM, at the Ranch, Swift Current, SK. 60 Black Angus yearling bulls. Many low birthweight, short gestation, genetically bred for breeding heifers, performance, leptin and fertility tested. Guest consignors: Schwan Angus, Grant Scheirlinck, Greg Gillis. Contact; Bryce 306-773-7065, Wyatt 306-750-7822. wburnett@xplornet.ca STEWART CATTLE CO. & Guests Bull Sale: February 23rd, 2017, 1:30 PM, Neepawa Ag-Plex, Neepawa, MB. 50 Black Angus bulls; Simmental cross Angus bulls. Contact Brent Stewart 204-773-2356, 204-773-6392. View our catalogue online: www.stewartcattle.com Email: stewartcows@wificountry.ca

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22nd ANNUAL Cattleman’s Connection Bull Sale, March 3, 2017, 1:00 PM at Heartland Livestock, Brandon, MB. Selling 100 yearling Black Angus bulls. For catalog or more info call Derrick Pilatic, Brookmore Angus 204-841-5466, Barb Hart 204-476-2607; Barb Airey, Manager HBH Farms, 204-566-2134, Raymond Airey 204-734-3600, rbairey@hotmail.com.

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OLE FARMS 12th Annual Family Day Bull Sale. Selling 200 Black and Red Angus 2 yr. old bulls. 190 commercial bred heifers.

February 20, 2017, 1:00 PM, at the farm, Athabasca, AB. Visit: www.olefarms.com to view videos or ph 780-689-8324 for info YEARLING ANGUS BULLS. Canadian bloodlines. Top quality. Phone 306-877-2014, Dubuc, SK. BLACK ANGUS YEARLING and 2 year old bulls on moderate growing ration, performance info. available. Adrian or Brian and Elaine Edwards, Valleyhills Angus, Glaslyn, SK. call 306-441-0946, 306-342-4407. www.valleyhillsangus.com NORDAL LIMOUSIN And ANGUS Bull Sale, Thursday, Feb. 16th, 1:00 PM, Saskatoon Livestock Sales, Saskatoon, SK. Offering 2 year old polled, red, and black Limousin bulls. For more info. contact Rob Garner at 306-946-7946, Simpson, SK. Catalogue online at: nordallimousin.com EDIE CREEK ANGUS has 46 Meaty, Moderate, Maternal, Black & Red Angus 2 year old bulls for sale. March 11th, Ashern Auction Mart at 1:00 PM will be our 10th Annual Sale! Easy calving, easy fleshing, developed as 2 year olds to breed more cows for more years! Great temperaments, many suitable for heifers. 204-232-1620, www.ediecreekangus.com SELLING: BLACK ANGUS BULLS. Wayside Angus, Henry and Bernie Jungwirth, 306-256-3607, Cudworth, SK.

60 Red Polled Simmental 60 Black Polled Simmental 40 Coming 2 Year Olds 30 Registered Red Angus 12 Registered Black Angus Red & Black Simm/Angus Free Delivery, Semen Tested, Sight Unseen Buyer’s Program For more info: Lee 306-483-8067 Dave 306-483-8660 Jim 306-483-7986 Email: mrl@sasktel.net View Catalogue mrlranch.com

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SHADOW CREEK FARMS bull sale yearling and two year old bulls for sale on farm, we will deliver, contact Marsha for details.

Excellent bulls for heifers with average 70 lbs. bw. Spunky little calves that grow great. If you have not used Red Poll before, take a look: www.shadowcreek.farm 250-262-5638, 250-827-3293, Fort St. John, BC. marshascows@hotmail.com

THICK BUTT BULLS excellent disposition polled, DiannaRich Salers. Call 403-746-2919.

TWIN BRIDGE FARMS 6th Gelbvieh Bull Sale, Monday, March 13, 2017, 1:00 PM at the Silver Sage Community Corral, Brooks, AB. Selling 45 yearling Gelbvieh Bull. Red and black genetics on offer.

Guest Consignor Keriness Cattle Co. For info. contact: Ron and Carol Birch and Family, 403-792-2123 or 403-485-5518 or Don Savage Auctions 403-948-3520.

Catalogue at www.donsavageauctions.com Sale will be broadcast on Live Auctions.tv 2nd ANNUAL FLADELAND LIVESTOCK Bull Sale, Wednesday March 15, 2017, 1:30PM at Johnstone Auction Mart, Moose Jaw, SK. Selling 34 Red and Black yearling Gelbvieh bulls. Call Del 306-869-8123 or Clint 306-861-5654. View catalogue and videos at: www.fladelandlivestock.com

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2nd ANNUAL ON THE FARM Bid Off Bull Sale. Bidding starts Friday March 24, 1:00 PM CST. Closes Saturday, March 25, 2:00 CST, 2017, Neudorf, SK. 40 yearling and 2 yr old bulls. Details & updates available on our websites: www.bendershorthorns.com www.starpfarms.com Call Glen and Ryan Bender, Neudorf, SK. 306-728-8613 and 306-748-2876 or Rayleen 306-231-3933.

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GOOD QUALITY YEARLING and 2 year old Charolais bulls. Mostly AI sired. Semen tested. Some Red Factors. Will feed until RED ANGUS YEARLING and 2 year old breeding time. Contact Bar H Charolais, bulls on moderate growing ration, perfor- Grenfell, SK. Kevin Haylock, 306-697-2901 mance info. available. Adrian or Brian and or 306-697-2988.

Elaine Edwards, Valleyhills Angus, Glaslyn, SK. call 306-441-0946, 306-342-4407. ANNUAL HEJ CHAROLAIS and Guest Consignor Alkali Lake Angus Bull Sale, www.valleyhillsangus.com Friday, February 24, 1:00 PM, Innisfail ARM RIVER RED ANGUS has on offer Auction Mart. Offering 60 Red Factor, yearling and 2 year old bulls sired by Red Black and White bulls. All bulls vet Cockburn Patriot 12R, Red Golden Eagle checked, semen tested. For a catalogue or Yosemite 6A, NRA Dateline 109Y (Black more info contact the Rasmussens at Red gene carrier) Red 6 Mile Summit 467Z 403-227-2824 or T Bar C Cattle Co, and grandsons of Canadian World Angus 306-220-5006. To view catalogue online Forum Reserve Champion “Red Lazy MC visit www.buyagro.com Smash 41 N.” Arm River Red Angus bulls are selected from cows that calve unas- BECK McCOY BULL SALE, Wednesday, sisted. They are born easy with a will to February 22, 2017 at 2:00 PM, Beck Farms, live, the genetics to grow and the quality Milestone, SK. 92 Charolais and Hereto sell. Select your next herd sire from ford bulls on offer. Wade 306-436-7458 central Sask Red Angus bull supplier in our or Chad 306-436-7300. Catalogue online at: www.mccoycattle.com 31st year. 306-567-4702, Davidson, SK BRED HEIFERS due to calve in April, bred PUREBRED CHAR. HEIFERS bred to easy to easy calving Angus bulls, preg checked. calving, son of Ledger. Ken and Lorraine 306-287-3900, 306-287-8006, Englefeld, Qualman 306-492-4634, Dundurn, SK. SK. www.skinnerfarms.ca NEILSON CATTLE COMPANY Charolais SOUTH VIEW RANCH has Red and Black Bull Sale, Friday March 10, 1:00 PM at Angus 2 year old bulls. Ceylon, SK. Call the Ranch, hwy #47 south of Willowbrook, SK. Offering 30 coming 2 yr. old Charolais Shane 306-869-8074, Keith 306-454-2730. bulls. All semen tested and vet inspected.

OLE FARMS 12th Annual Family Day Bull For catalogue or more information contact Sale. Selling 200 Red and Black Angus 2 Mike 306-783-0331 or T Bar C Cattle Co. yr. old bulls. 190 commercial bred heifers. 306-220-5006. Watch and bid on-line at: February 20, 2017, 1:00 PM, at the farm, www.dlms.ca To view catalogue on-line Athabasca, AB. Visit: www.olefarms.com visit us at: www.buyagro.com PL#116061 to view videos or ph 780-689-8324 for info REGISTERED PB CHAROLAIS yearling and DOUBLE BAR D FARMS “Best of Both 2 yr. old bulls by private treaty. Semen Worlds” Bull & Select Female Sale, Tues. t e s t e d a n d g u a r a n t e e d . C a l l B r a d February 28th in Grenfell, SK. Join us for 204-537-2367, 204-523-0062, Belmont, lunch at noon; sales starts at 1:00 PM. Of- MB. www.clinecattlecompany.ca fering over 150+ bulls selected from one of the largest herds in Canada. For more POLLED PUREBRED CHAROLAIS heifers information contact Ken at 306-697-7204 s o m e r e d f a c t o r s , P l e a s e c a l l or T Bar C Cattle Co., 403-363-9973. View 306-435-7116. Rocanville, SK. catalogue at: www.doublebardfarms.com CREEK’S EDGE PUREBRED Charolais bulls or www.buyagro.com PL #116061. for sale off the farm. 60 yearlings and 6 SOUTH VIEW RANCH Red and Black two year olds. We welcome you to our bull Angus Bull Sale, Thursday April 13th. pen anytime. Also selling purebred CharoOffering 90+ Red and Black Angus year- lais replacement heifers. Please phone ling bulls. Performance data, semen test- Stephen 306-279-2033 or 306-279-7709, ed. Phone Shane 306-869-8074 or Keith Yellow Creek, SK. View all our bulls online www.creeksedgecharolais.ca 306-454-2730, Ceylon, SK.

BLACK ANGUS BULLS, two year olds, semen tested, guaranteed breeders. Delivery available. 306-287-3900, 306-287-8006, RED ANGUS BULLS, two year olds, seEnglefeld, SK. www.skinnerfarms.ca men tested, guaranteed breeders. Delivery available. 306-287-3900, 306-287-8006, SOUTH VIEW RANCH has Black and Red Englefeld, SK. www.skinnerfarms.ca Angus 2 year old bulls. Ceylon, SK. Call COMING 3 YR. old Red Angus herdsire, Shane 306-869-8074, Keith 306-454-2730. used on PB herd. Call Little de Ranch, BRED HEIFERS due to calve in April, bred 306-845-2406, Turtleford, SK. to easy calving Angus bulls, preg checked. NORDAL LIMOUSIN And ANGUS Bull Sale, 306-287-3900, 306-287-8006, Englefeld, Thursday, Feb. 16, 1:00 PM, Saskatoon SK. www.skinnerfarms.ca Livestock Sales, Saskatoon, SK. Offering 2 50 BLACK ANGUS heifers, Jan-Feb calvers, year old Red and Black Angus bulls. For some with calves at foot already; 50 April- m o r e i n fo . c o n t a c t R o b G a r n e r a t 306-946-7946, Simpson, SK. Catalogue May calvers. 306-322-7905, Archerwill, SK. online at: nordallimousin.com PUREBRED BLACK ANGUS long yearling MCTAVISH FARMS RED Angus & Charolais bulls, replacement heifers, AI service. Bull Sale with Charla Moore Farms, Tuesday, Meadow Ridge Enterprises, 306-373-9140 March 14th, 1:30 PM at the farm, or 306-270-6628, Saskatoon, SK. Moosomin, SK. 14 Red Angus yearlings; 41 Charolais yearlings; and 3 two year olds.

View videos and catalogue online at: ENGINEERED TO BREED MORE COWS & BUILT TO LAST www.mctavishfarms.ca Contact Jared 900 “Forage Developed” bulls sold to 85% repeat customers across Canada 306-435-9842 indicate versatility, virility & value!

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COMING 2 YR. old polled PB Charolais bulls, come red factor. Call Kings Polled Charolais, 306-435-7116, Rocanville, SK. CHAROLAIS BULLS, YEARLING and 2 year olds. Contact LVV Ranch, 780-582-2254, 17TH ANNUAL SASKATOON Gelbvieh Bull Forestburg, AB. and Female Sale, Saturday, March 18, 2017, Saskatoon Livestock Sales. Pre-sale viewing and customer appreciation Friday, March 17, 2017. Gelbvieh bulls add pounds at weaning, feed efficiency, and superior maternal strength. Selling 40 stout polled red and black yearling PB and balancer Gelbvieh bulls and select females.

Sale can be viewed online via DLMS. For more info. and catalo gue: Darcy 306-865-2929 or 306-865-7859, or Darrell 780-581-0077, www.gelbviehworld.com or sales consultant Kirk Hurlburt 306-222-8210. www.stonegatefarms.ca

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YEARLING & 2 YEAR old Charolais bulls, Creedence Charolais Ranch, Ervin Zayak, 780-741-3868, 780-853-0708 Derwent, AB REGISTERED CHAROLAIS BULLS, 2 year olds and yearlings. Polled, horned, some red. Quiet hand fed, hairy bulls. 40+ head available. Wilf at Cougar Hill Ranch 306-728-2800, 306-730-8722, Melville, SK MCTAVISH FARMS CHAROLAIS & Red Angus Bull Sale with Charla Moore Farms, Tuesday, March 14th, 1:30 PM, at the farm, Moosomin, SK. 41 Charolais yearlings and 3 two year olds; 14 Red Angus yearlings.

View videos and catalogue online at: www.mctavishfarms.ca Contact Jared 306-435-9842 POLLED PB YEARLING CHAROLAIS bulls, performance and semen tested. Will keep until April, $3000-$4000. Charrow Charolais, Bill 306-387-8011, 780-872-1966, Marshall, SK.

CARLRAMS RANCHING BULL SALE with Guests RNRFlicek Black Angus and Flicek Hereford Ranch. Thursday February 9th, 2017. 2:00 PM, please join us for lunch at 12:00, 5 miles North of Cut Knife, SK. on Hwy 674. On offer: (14) Black Angus bulls; (51) 2 year old horned Hereford bulls, (5) 2 year old polled Hereford bulls. For information contact Carlrams Ranching: Cal Ramsay,306-398-7343 or Carl Ramsay, 306-398-7879. RNRFlicek Black Angus: Rick Flicek, 306-823-7266.

Flicek Hereford Ranch: Randy Flicek 306-823-7091. View catalogue on-line at: www.carlramsranching.com

SQUARE D HEREFORDS: Herd bull prospects, 2 yr. old, fall born yearlings and spring yearling bulls. Quiet, performance tested. Delivery can be arranged. Hereford females bred Hereford, registration papers available. Jim Duke 306-538-4556, 306-736-7921, Langbank, SK. email: square.d@sasktel.net view our website: square-dpolledherefords.com BECK McCOY BULL SALE, Wednesday, February 22, 2017 at 2:00 PM, Beck Farms, Milestone, SK. 92 Charolais and Hereford bulls on offer. Wade 306-436-7458 or Chad 306-436-7300. Catalogue online at: www.mccoycattle.com

ASHWORTH FARM AND RANCH 14th Annual Bull Sale, Monday, March 6th, 1 PM at the farm. 8 miles South of Oungre, SK. Hwy. #35, 2-1/2 miles East. Offering 90 Red and Black Simmental bulls and Simm/Angus cross bulls. For catalogue or more information call Kelly Ashworth 306-456-2749, 306-861-2013 or Bouchard Livestock 403-946-4999. View catalogue on-line at: www.bouchardlivestock.com RANCHMEN'S SIMMENTAL BULL Sale, 60 Red/Black/Fullblood Bulls from Kuzio Farms, Sunset Simmentals, and Leewood Ranch. Also selling 200 + replacement Heifers. Catalogue can be found online @ Bohrsonmarketing.com. Bid online at DLMS.ca or view video at Cattlevids.ca.

Come before the sale for a pizza lunch @ 11:30am. Please contact for more info or a catalogue, Feb 27, 2017, 1:00 PM, NCL Vermillion, AB. 780-581-8328, Vermillion, AB. Leewoodranch@hotmail.com TOP QUALITY RED FACTOR yearling Simmental bulls. Good hair coats. Polled; also 1 Red Factor Simm/Angus cross 2 year old bull, polled. Call Green Spruce Simmental 306-467-4975, 306-467-7912, Duck Lake.

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Galloway hybrid vigor adds weight and thickness to their calves. Contact Russel Horvey at 403-749-2780, Delburne, AB. View: bigdealgalloways.com

RED AND BLACK Purebred and commercial Simmental replacement heifers. Bill or Virginia Peters, 306-237-9506, Perdue, SK.

RANCH READY HORNED Hereford Bull Sale, March 10th, 1:00 PM at the ranch, Simmie, SK. 15 two year old bulls, 30 yearling bulls, 6 purebred open heifers, 20 commercial open heifers. View catalogue and sale videos: www.braunranch.com Contact Craig Braun at 306-297-2132.

DAVIDSON GELBVIEH & LONESOME DOVE RANCH, 28th Annual Bull Sale, Saturday, March 4, 2017, 1:00 PM at their bull yards, Ponteix, SK. Complimentary lunch at 11:00 AM. Pre-sale viewing and hospitality, Friday, March 3rd. Selling 100+ PB yearling bulls, Red or Black. Performance and semen tested. Contact Vernon and Eileen 306-625-3755, Ross and Tara 306-625-3513, Ponteix, SK. View catalo g and video on our websites: w w w. l o n e s o m e d o v e r a n c h . c a o r www.davidsongelbvieh.com GELBVIEH BULLS. Reg. 2 yr old and yearling polled bulls from our 38 year breeding program. Reds and blacks. 780-672-9950, Camrose, AB. Email: gwinder@syban.net GELBVIEH STOCK EXCHANGE BULL SALE, March 7, 2017 at 1:00 PM, at the Medicine Hat Feeding Co., Medicine Hat, AB. On offer: Red and Black Purebred yearling bulls. For more information or for a catalogue call Don at Jen-Ty Gelbviehs, 403-378-4898 or cell 403-793-4549. View on-line: jentygelbviehs.com

ERIXON SIMMENTALS Bull & Female Sale Wednesday, March 1st, 2017, 1:00 PM, Saskatoon Livestock Sale. 40 PB red yearlings; 13 PB black yearlings; 2 PB black extra age; 8 PB replacement heifers. Contact Dave at 306-270-2893. Clavet, SK. View catalog online at: erixonsimmentals.com

15 HEREFORD COWS, bulls were out June 3rd. Phone 306-743-2400. Gerald, SK.

ROBB FARMS, HOEGL LIVESTOCK Bull Sale, Thursday, February 23, 2017, 1:00 P M M A S T, L l oy d m i n s t e r E x h i b i t i o n Grounds. On offer: 62 Red, Black, and Fullblood quality Simmental bulls. Also 5 Red Angus. Bulls semen tested, fully guaranteed and delivered. For catalogue or more info call Jay 780-205-0816 or Murray 306-821-1205. Catalogue at: www.buyagro.com On-line bidding available at: www.dlms.ca

FRESH AND SPRINGING heifers for sale.

Cows and quota needed. We buy all classes of slaughter cattle-beef and dairy. R&F Livestock Inc. Bryce Fisher, Warman, SK. Phone 306-239-2298, cell 306-221-2620.

SPRINGER LIMOUSIN has very quiet 2 yr old and yearling Purebred Limousin bulls.

Red or Black. Call Merv at 306-272-4817 or 306-272-0144, Foam Lake, SK. NORDAL LIMOUSIN And ANGUS Bull Sale, Thursday, Feb. 16th, 1:00 PM, Saskatoon Livestock Sales, Saskatoon, SK. Offering 2 year old polled, red, and black Limousin bulls. For more info. contact Rob Garner at 306-946-7946, Simpson, SK. Catalogue online at: nordallimousin.com

DIAMOND M RANCH, 6th Annual Bull Sale, February 12, 2017, 1:30 PM at the ranch, Estevan, SK. 55 two year old Red and Black Simmental and Simm/Angus bulls.

Jordan 306-421-1915, Estevan, SK. Video online at: www.dlms.ca 2 YR. OLD black bulls- yearling Red, Black and full-blood bulls. Moderate BW. Bill or Virginia Peters, 306-237-9506, Perdue, SK.

3RD ANNUAL JEANS AND GENETICS Simmental Bull Sale, Tuesday, February 14, 1 PM at the Ponoka Ag Events Centre in Ponoka, AB. Offering 68 Red, Black fullCIRCLE T LIMOUSIN purebred Red and blood and Fleckvieh Simmental bulls. For a Black performance tested bulls. Guaran- catalogue or more info., contact T Bar C teed, semen tested, by trade leading sires. Cattle Co, 306-220-5006. To view the catalogue online, visit: www.buyagro.com 306-634-8536, 306-634-4621, Estevan, SK

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R PLUS SIMMENTALS, 17th Annual Bull Sale, Sunday, March 5, 2017, 1:00 PM at the ranch, 5 miles SE of Estevan, SK. Watch for signs. Selling: 70 multi-generation red and black Simmental yearling bulls, bred for easy calving & performance.

Excellent bulls for commercial and purebred operations. Also selling 20 2 year old bulls. Call Marlin LeBlanc, 306-421-2470 or Rob Holowaychuk, 780-916-2628.

SUNNY VALLEY SIMMENTALS 27th Annual Bull and Female Sale, Wednesday, March 8, 2017, 1:00 PM at Saskatoon Livestock Sales, Saskatoon, SK. 45 red, black and fullblood beef bulls. Semen tested, delivered and fully guaranteed; 9 replacement females. For more information call Tyler 306-544-7633 View catalogue at: www.sunnyvalleysimmentals.com BLACK & BLACK BALDIE Simmental Bulls, good selection of yearlings 2 year olds. Excellent quality with good hair coats and disposition second to none! Semen tested.

Delivery available. Call Regan Schlacter 306-231-9758, Humboldt, SK. FULLBLOOD FLECKVIEH and Black PB yearling bulls, reasonable birthweights, $4000.

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BRED COW HERD REDUCTION, by half. SUNGOLD SPECIALTY MEATS. We want 150 head. Bred Charolais, to calve first your lambs. Have you got finished (fat) week of April. 306-432-4803, Lipton, SK. lambs or feeder lambs for sale? Call Rick at: 403-894-9449 or Cathy at: BRED HEIFERS: 65 excellent quality 1-800-363-6602 for terms and pricing. ranch raised Black and Red Angus. Moder- www.sungoldmeats.com ate framed females will make great cows.

Bred to top quality bulls. Call or leave SELLING LAMBS AND GOATS? Why message 780-855-2580, New Norway, AB. take one price from one buyer? Expose COMPLETE HERD DISPERSAL. 40 bred your lambs and goats to a competitive cows: 10 bred heifers, 10- 2nd calvers, 18- market. Beaver Hill Auctions, Tofield, AB. 5 yr. old and under, 2- 6 yr. olds. This is a Sales every Monday, trucks hauling from totally closed herd, only top producers SK, BC, AB. www.beaverhillauctions.com were kept. Also selling Black Angus herd- Call: 780-662-9384. sire. 306-961-6499, Prince Albert, SK. BLACK ANGUS HEIFERS for sale, bred to Black Angus bulls. Exposed July 1 - Sept 5, $2100. Call 306-476-2448, Rockglen, SK. WESTERN SHEEP

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YEARLING SPECKLE PARK bulls sired by RH Yager 99Y. 306-877-2014, Dubuc, SK.

WELSH BLACK- The Brood Cow Advantage.

Check www.canadianwelshblackcattle.com Canadian Welsh Black Soc. 403-442-4372.

CUSTOM CATTLE GRAZING on former PFRA community pastures in the Interlake.

Contact Terence Caumartin 204-278-3515.

CALVES WANTED. OWNER Operator will background calves till grass. Could pasture also. For details please call 306-360-7000, Guernsey, SK. jr_hein@hotmail.com BRED COWS, Simmental Red Angus cross, bred Simmental or Limousin, start calving March 27th. 306-266-4848, Fir Mountain.

75 SECOND AND THIRD Black and Red Angus young bred cows. Call 306-773-1049 or 306-741-6513, Swift Current, SK.

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Contact Darren Shaw 403-601-5165 Same Day Trade Payment. Farm Pickup.

Competitive Pricing.

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STOP WASTING GRAIN! Try our grain troughs: 30’ c/w skids, made of conveyor belting and pipe, $750 ea. 306-538-4685, 306-736-7146, Kennedy, SK. USED JIFFY SLIDE-IN round bale handler, in good condition. Phone 403-627-2601, Pincher Creek, AB. SVEN ROLLER MILLS. Built for over 40 years. PTO/elec. drive, 40 to 1000 bu./hr.

Example: 300 bu./hr. unit costs $1/hr. to run. Rolls peas and all grains. We regroove and repair all makes of mills. Call Apollo Machine 306-242-9884, 1-877-255-0187. www.apollomachineandproducts.com H I - H O G C AT T L E S Q U E E Z E . C a l l 306-773-1049 or 306-741-6513, Swift Current, SK.

STEEL VIEW MFG. Self-standing panels, windbreaks, silage/hay bunks, feeder panels, sucker rod fence posts. Custom orders. Call Shane 306-493-2300, Delisle, SASK. SHEEP DEV. BOARD sole dis- SK. www.steelviewmfg.com WILL CUSTOM GRAZE 150 cows at Miniota tributor of sheep ID tags in Sask., offers MB. Approximately May 10 - October 20. programs, marketing services and sheep/ Phone Don 403-501-1887. goat supplies. 306-933-5200, Saskatoon, WANTED: SOMEONE TO CUSTOM feed 150 SK. www.sksheep.com cows starting fall 2017 in Western MB or Eastern SK. Call Don 403-501-1887.

FOR SALE SIMMENTAL bulls. 30 yearling Red, Black or fullbloods. By private treaty. WANTED: RED OR BLACK Angus cross North Creek Simmentals 306-230-3123, younger cows, lease to own. References available. 306-542-2575, 306-542-7007, Borden, SK. saunders.b@sasktel.net Veregin, SK. PHEASANTDALE CATTLE COMPANY WANTED: CULL COWS and bulls. For book13th Annual Bull and Female Sale ings call Kelly at Drake Meat Processors, Thurs., March 2nd, 1:00 PM at the ranch, 306-363-2117 ext. 111, Drake, SK. 22 kms. east of Balcarres, SK. Offering 70 fullblood Simmental, Red and Black Purebred Simmental and Simm/Red Angus cross bulls, yearlings and extra age bulls, all polled. 8 open purebred heifers. View catalogue: www.bohrson.com For info. call HORSE AND TACK SALE, Heartland, Prince Lee Stilborn 306-335-7553, 306-335-2828.

Albert, SK., Friday, March 3, starting at DOUBLE BAR D FARMS “Best of Both 5:30 PM. Call 306-763-8463.

Worlds� Bull & Select Female Sale, Tues.

February 28th in Grenfell, SK. Join us for lunch at noon; sales starts at 1:00 PM. Offering over 150+ bulls selected from one of the largest herds in Canada. For more REGISTERED MARE 6 years old, halter information contact Ken at 306-697-7204 broke and some ground work done on her, or T Bar C Cattle Co., 403-363-9973. View $1,500 OBO 306-272-4296, Foam Lake, SK. catalogue at: www.doublebardfarms.com or www.buyagro.com PL #116061.

SOUTH DEVON AND POUNDMAKER (SD cross Angus) bulls. Yearling and 2 year olds. Semen tested. Ivomeced and vaccinated. British breed. Quiet, good growth. $2500-3500. 403-566-2467, Wardlow, AB. E-mail: dmrranching@gmail.com

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CATTLE SHELTER PACKAGES or built on site. For early booking call 1-800-667-4990 or visit our website: www.warmanhomecentre.com FROSTFREE NOSEPUMPS: Fully sustainable livestock watering. No power required to heat or pump. Prevents contamination. Grants available. 1-866-843-6744. www.frostfreenosepumps.com 2002 521DXT CASE payloader w/grapple fork. Call 306-773-1049 or 306-741-6513, Swift Current, SK.

WANTED: ELK BULLS, various ages.

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NEW LITTER OF PUPS: From great working parents, ready March 11th. 2 females, LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT: WINDBREAKS; 5 3 males. 1st shots and de-wormed, $400. pipe panels; Rod panels; Crowding tubs; 306-492-2447, 306-290-3339, Clavet, SK. Squeeze chutes; Adjustable alley way; 8-16' panels; and Portable sheds. Please give us a GREAT BERNESE PUPS, $600. Personal call and find out all we have to offer! property protection. 306-946-6644, SimpALBERTA ELK RANCHERS Production 306-728-3168, Melville, SK. son, SK. Pics on mountaindogkennels.com Sale 6th Annual. Friday, Feb. 17, 2017, 7:00 PM, Nisku Inn, Nisku, AB. Gateway Auction Services Ltd., ph. 1-866-304-4664.

WANTED: CERTIFIED ORGANIC cull cows REGISTERED BORDER COLLIE pups, Details go to: www.gwacountry.com and pre-conditioned feeder cattle. Phone Sire Scottish import, son of 2010 International Champion, top working stock.

BUYING ELK for local and international 204-522-0842, Pipestone MB. 780-941-3843, New Sarepta, AB. meat markets. Call us for competitive pricing and easy marketing. Phone Ian at HORSES FOR SALE: Teams: 2 black 204-848-2498 or 204-867-0085.

Clyde geldings, 16.3 HH, 4 years old, broke; 2 Belgian mares, 16.1 HH, 5 years old, broke; 2 black Percheron mares, 16.1 8- VERTEX 2-way radios, all in working HH, 3 & 8 years old; 2 Brabant cross Belcondition, $1000 for all. Call gian mares, 3 & 4 years old, broke; 1 black 306-630-9838, Brownlee, SK. and white spotted Draft mare, 5 years old, MANURE SPREADING BUSINESS equipbroke; 1 Bay Clyde cross, 9 years old, well b r o ke t o r i d e a n d d r i v e . p r i c e i s ment;1981 Cat 943;1985 Ford 8000;1995 $7000/team. Contact David Carson, McKee spreader; 1986 Ford 8000; 1986 McKee Spreader; 1979 Linden Tandem Axle 519-291-8252, Listowel, ON. Save More Calves, Trailer. $75,000. 780-913-3022, Mundare, TEAM OF BROWN and white Paints, 1/2 AB. jeffulan@telus.net Make More Money Gypsy, broke to ride and drive. Chestnut and Get More Sleep! gelding broke to ride and drive. Chestnut gelding broke to ride. Several bred mares.

Mares and geldings coming 2 and 3 yrs. PAYSEN LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT INC. Your NEW 306-435-3634, Moosomin, SK. From We manufacture an extensive line of cattle View a phone rt m S handling and feeding equipment including WANT THE ORGANIC ADVANTAGE? squeeze chutes, adj. width alleys, crowd- Contact an organic Agrologist at Pro-Cert ing tubs, calf tip tables, maternity pens, for information on organic farming: prosDRAFT HORSE EQUIPMENT. Show cart, 52" gates and panels, bale feeders, Bison wheels, new paint; Also show harness, equipment, Texas gates, steel water pects, transition, barriers, benefits, certifipatent leather collars, premium condition troughs, rodeo equipment and garbage in- cation and marketing. Call 306-382-1299, c/w boxes. Contact 204-567-3720 or cinerators. Distributors for El-Toro electric Saskatoon, SK. or info@pro-cert.org Top Mount 204-851-2411 Miniota, MB. branders and twine cutters. Our squeeze Mini PTZ Wireless Wireless PTZ HORSE COLLARS, all sizes, steel and alu- chutes and headgates are now avail. with a Cowcam Cowcam System minum horseshoes. We ship anywhere. neck extender. Ph 306-796-4508, email: WANTED: ORGANIC LENTILS, peas and ple@sasktel.net Web: www.paysen.com “Trusted Quality, Trusted Support, Trusted Service!� chickpeas. Stonehenge Organics, AssiniKeddie’s, 1-800-390-6924 or keddies.com 357 NH MIXMILL, hammer good on 2 boia, SK., 306-640-8600, 306-640-8437.

545 Assiniboine Ave., Brandon, MB R7A 0G3 1-866-289-8164 s i d e s , g o o d s h ap e . 3 0 6 - 9 4 4 - 4 3 2 5 , WANTED: ORGANIC, HEATED or FEED 306-231-8355, Bruno, SK. QUALITY FLAX and feed peas. Call: www. allenleigh.ca info@allenleigh.ca VANGUARD 380 SILAGE bale processor, 204-379-2451, St. Claude, MB. comes with 3 conveyers, bale loading SHEEP AND GOAT SALE, Heartland Live- aprons, rovibic cattle TMR mixer, deluxe stock, Prince Albert, Friday, March 3, control panel, exc. cond. very economical, 11:00 AM. Call 306-763-8463 to pre-book. very versatile. 306-487-7838 Steelman, SK

COW HERD DISPERSAL BRED HEIFERS | FOUR YEAR OLDS FIVE AND SIX YEAR OLDS | SEVEN TO NINE YEAR OLDS Ä‘ĆŤ +3/ĆŤ$ 2!ĆŤ !!*ĆŤ+*ĆŤ0$!ĆŤ +!0%/ĆŤ !(! 0ĆŤ ĆŤ .+#. )ĆŤ Ĩ (2!/ĆŤ!(%#% (!ĆŤ"+.ĆŤÄ€ĹŒĆŤ ĆŤ#1 . *0!!ĆŤ .+)ĆŤ +!0%/ÄŠ Ä‘ĆŤ ("ĆŤ 15ĆŤ 'ĆŤ+,0%+*/ Ä‘ĆŤ 1))!.ĆŤ, /01.!ĆŤ *ĆŤ !ĆŤ0. */"!..! ĆŤ0+ĆŤ*!3ĆŤ+3*!. Ä‘ĆŤ %*0!.ĆŤ !! %*#ĆŤ 2 %( (!ĆŤ Ä‘ĆŤ 5ĆŤ (2%*# đƍĂĀĀĀƍ .! ĆŤ0+ĆŤ ( 'ĆŤ %))!*0 (ĆŤ 1((/ĆŤÄĄÄĄÄƒÄ€Ä€ĆŤ ! ĆŤ +3ĆŤ .! ĆŤ0+ĆŤ $ .+( %/ĆŤ 1((/ĆŤ Ä‘ĆŤ .. *#!)!*0/ĆŤ *ĆŤ !ĆŤ) !ĆŤ"+.ĆŤ5! .ĆŤ.+1* ĆŤ ) * #!)!*0ĆŤ+"ĆŤ0$!ĆŤ$!. ĆŤ+.ĆŤ ĆŤ,+.0%+*ĆŤ+"ĆŤ%0 Ä‘ĆŤ !. ĆŤ 1((/ĆŤ * ĆŤ %.#%*ĆŤÄ‚ĆŤ5! .ĆŤ+( ĆŤ 1((/ĆŤ 2 %( (!ĆŤ Contact: Scott 403-857-9703 or Lyle 403-888-3973

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SUPER SAVER EAR muffs for calves. Warm Wind and moisture proof. Adjustable halters. Call 204-436-2535, Elm Creek, MB. GREG’S WELDING: Freestanding 30’ 5 bar panels, all 2-7/8� drill stem construction, $470; 24’x5.5’ panels, 2-7/8� pipe with 51� sucker rods, $350; 24’x6’ panels, 2-7/8� pipe with 6- 1� rods, $375; 30’ 2 or 3 bar windbreak panels c/w lumber. Gates and double hinges avail. on all panels. Belting troughs for grain or silage. Calf shelters.

Del. avail. 306-768-8555, Carrot River, SK.

FFS- FUCHS FARM SUPPLY is your partner in agriculture stocking mixer, cutter, feed wagons and bale shredders and industry leading Rol-Oyl cattle oilers.

306-762-2125, Vibank, SK. www.fuchs.ca FREESTANDING PANELS: 30’ windbreak panels; 6-bar 24’ and 30’ panels; 10’, 20’ and 30’ feed troughs; Bale shredder bunks; Silage bunks; Feeder panels; HD bale feeders; All metal 16’ and 24’ calf shelters. Will custom build. 306-424-2094, Kendal, SK.

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COWICHAN BAY, VANCOUVER Island, BC farm:14.5 acre hay farm w/cozy uniquely quiet brick home. 3 bdm, 2 bth, oak kitchen cabinets, granite propane f/p, sunroom.

Potential for visitors suite in basement. Sit on the deck and watch your horses grazing the cleared mountain view. 3-stall barn w/ shelter and tack room plus 3 solid built clean sheds. Only mins. to fishing and shopping. 30 mins. to Victoria, $980,000 +GST. MLS 416977. Sutton West Coast Realty, 250-715-6400. www.marvinwoodsold.com Email: mlwsold@shaw.ca

DWEIN TRASK REALTY INC. Quality homes in small towns currently available within 45 minutes of Saskatoon. Ideal for retirement, fixed income or seasonal living situations. Health services, shopping, schools and sport facilities are in these towns or very close commute. For more info. go to www.traskrealty.com or please call Dwein 306-221-1035, Amanda 306-221-5675 or Victoria 306-270-9740.

TIMBER FRAMES, LOG STRUCTURES and Vertical Log Cabins. Log home refinishing and chinking. Certified Log Builder with 38 years experience. Log & Timber Works, Delisle, SK., 306-717-5161, Email info@logandtimberworks.com Website at www.logandtimberworks.com

NW BC GOLD Lease- Cassiar. Ancient river bed, 1895 Chinese “hand mine” claim, approx. 105 acres and some equip. for sale or trade. Email: duckdodger@sasktel.net

DOUBLE RV LOT for sale, Yuma, AZ. With RV support building - washer/dryer, toilet, shower etc. 403-871-2441, 928-503-5344.

BUILD YOUR DREAM home on 7 acres in gorgeous Creston, BC, $249,000 OBO. Video and information can be found at www.propertyguys.com ID#198236

MULTI-USE PROPERTY, 18,470 sq. ft., 2 storey building on over 10 acres of prime scenic property in Moose Jaw, SK. adjacent to TransCanada Hwy. Short distance to new hospital. Comprises of offices, cafeteria, kitchen, meeting rooms, 18 bdrms with private baths and indoor pool.

Replacement value over $5,000,000. This property has a rare and valuable multipurpose CS coding allowing for the operation of a medical research or health care facility. Ideal for private MRI, private senior care, or rehabilitation business. Call D av e L o w, R e a l t y E x e c u t i v e s M J , 306-631-9201, davelow@sasktel.net

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. 1997 SRI REGENT, 16x76, 3 bdrm, 2 baths, excellent condition, $58,000. Call Doug, 780-920-3004, Edmonton, AB. area.

RT M S A N D S I T E b u i l t h o m e s . C a l l 1-866-933-9595, or go online for pictures and pricing at: www.warmanhomes.ca J&H HOMES: Western Canada’s most trusted RTM Home Builder since 1969.

View at www.jhhomes.com 306-652-5322

2013 CHARIOT EAGLE Park Model- Las Quintas Oasis, Yuma, AZ. 1 bdm, 1 bth, 400 sq. ft., fully furn. incl. shed and gazebo.

Move in ready, $47,000 USD. 928-305-7419

VEGAS TIMESHARE. INT’L exchanges, avail. 2 bdrm., full kitchen washer/dryer, LOG HOMES AND CABINS, sidings, pan- living/dining room. 306-453-2958, Carlyle. eling, decking. Fir and Hemlock flooring, timbers, special orders. Phone Rouck Bros., Lumby, BC. 1-800-960-3388. www.rouckbros.com

1975 HOUSE, 1500 sq. ft., 3 bdrm, 2 bath.

Cedar siding/shakes. Renovated in 2000 and 2015. To be moved by purchaser May 1.

Call Brad, 403-575-0698, Consort, AB.

178 ACRE RANCH, beautiful view of the Seven Sisters mountains, exc. land and water, house, barn, shop, hay shed and outbuildings, on Hwy #16 between Smithers and Terrace, $650,000. 250-849-8411.

5 PLUS ACRE FARM, frontage on Slocan River, fenced, 2,860 sq. home , guest cabin, barns, trees, gardens, rich soil, full sun, mountains, all services. $437,500.

250-304-4669. Castlegar, BC. SUBDIVIDABLE, TIMBER, WATER- Shuswap, 37.5 acres, $549.000. http://landquest.co m/detailmain.aspx?propid=16200 Call John, LandQuest Realty, 250-307-2100.

YUMA, AZ. HOME for sale: 3 bdrm, 2 baths, w/solar system, pool, att. garage FARMLAND FOR SALE in Mannning, AB. and RV garage, fully furnished. For more Some full sections. Call Evelyn Petkus, info. call 403-871-2441 or 928-503-5344.

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INVITATION TO TENDER FARMLAND. Farmland for sale by Tender near Strome, AB: NE 01-44-15 W4; NW 01-44-15 W4; NW 11-44-15 W4; NW 12-44-15 W4; SW 12-44-15 W4; SW 14-44-15 W4. Tenders close February 28th, 2017. To see complete Invitation To Tender go to: www.andreassenborth.com and click on Lorenz Tender. For further information please call Don Lorenz at 780-991-8603 or by e-mail: dlorenz@northwest-refrig.com HOMESITE AND FARMLAND FOR SALE

BY TENDER: Located in the County of St. Paul, Alberta. Tenders are invited for the sale of the following farmland and improvements: SE-20-56-08 W4 (156.97 titled acres); NW-21-56-08 W4 (159.00 titled acres); NE-21-56-08 W4 (137.98 titled acres); NW-16-56-08 W4 (136.21 titled acres); NE-16-56-08 W4 (135.20 titled acres); N1/2 of SE-31-55-08 W4 (75.42 titled acres); S1/2 of SE-31-55-08 W4 (80 acres); Portion of NE-21-56-08 W4. House (1919 sq. ft. on main plus 1909 sq. ft) on SE 20-56-04.

Main floor layout: Entry, kitchen, living room, Master BR + 2BR + BR/office, 2 full BR, laundry/garage entry, pantry.

Walkout basement c/w in-floor heat, rec room, 2 BR, 4 pc. bathroom, storage rooms, mechanical/laundry room. 3 vehicle finished garage w/in-floor heat and oversized doors. Parcel #1 - SE-20-56-08 W4 (Arable: 97.63/pasture: 56.34) includes house and 40x60’ shop w/concrete floors, 3 overhead doors (16’, 14’ and 12’) and metal roof. Grain and fertilizer storage consisting of (12) 5000 bu., (3) 3300 bu., (3) 2100 bu. and (1) 49 ton fertilizer bin and (1) 89 ton fertilizer bin. All hopper bottom (sold separately or as part of the package), steel buffalo corral. Garden shed not included in sale. Perimeter fenced.

Parcel #2 - NW 21-56-08 W4: (Arable: 104/pasture: 90.90). No buildings.

Fenced. Parcel #3 - NE-21-56-08 W4: (Arable: 96.22/pasture: 41.79). No buildings. Natural water source. 2 subdivisions existing. Parcel #4 - NW 16-56-08 W4: (Arable: 95.22/pasture: 40.99). No buildings. Water water source. 1 subdivision of 19.77 acres. Parcel #5 - NE 16-56-08 W4: (Arable: 80.00/pasture: 55.20). No buildings and consisting of 135.20 acres.

Parcel #6 - N 1/2 of SE -31-55-08 W4, (Arable: 51.94/pasture: 22.01/waste: 1.47). No buildings. There is a 3.76 acre subdivision removed from the east side of the parcel. Parcel #7 - S 1/2 of SE 31-55-08 W4: (Arable: 62.22/pasture: 17.78). No buildings. Fenced. Parcel #8 Part of NE 21-56-08 W4: 18.09 acres zoned for Country Residential use. Additional information and photos concerning the farmlands along with a recent buildings inspection report of the home complete with photos is available by contacting the undersigned below. Terms of Sale: Sealed tenders may be submitted on all of the Parcels, a combination of some of the parcels or each Parcel separately. Interested parties are advised to submit their bid on a Tender Form available room Robertson Moskal Sarsons. All tenders must be in w r i t i n g a c c o m p a n i e d by a c e r t i fi e d cheque/bank draft for 10% of the bid price, as a deposit, payable to: “Robertson Moskal Sarsons in trust” placed inside a sealed envelope marked on the outside “Henderson Tender File 66023.16095 CJS” and delivered to our office address below either in person, by courier or mail.

Bidders are reminded to include all of their contact information. Sealed tenders to purchase Parcel(s) shall be accepted by the undersigned until 5:00 PM (MST) on Tuesday February 28, 2017.

All tenders not accepted shall have their deposit returned by regular mail on March 7, 2017. Balance of cash to close to be paid no later than 35 days after receipt of notice of acceptance by the successful tenderer/bidder or else deposit is forfeited as liquidated damages. Buyer is responsible for 2017 property taxes and the Seller shall be responsible for all property taxes up to and including December 31, 2016.

Buyer shall pay GST or provide an undertaking to self-assess and indemnify the Seller. Time to be of the essence in all matters. The Buyer relies entirely on their knowledge and inspection of the property independent of any representations/warranties made by or on behalf of the Seller.

Vacant possession of the home and farmlands available on closing. The highest or any tender not necessarily accepted.

In the event your tender/bid is accepted, the successful bidder will be notified in writing on or before 14 days following the close of tenders. If the tender is accepted your deposit shall become a non-refundable deposit and should the bidder fail to complete the transaction the deposit shall be retained by the Seller as liquidated damages. Interested parties should make inquiries as they see fit.

Submit sealed tenders, inquiries and requests for inspection to: Robertson Moskal Sarsons, Barristers & Solicitors, A - 3801 - 51 Ave (PO Box 1680), Lloydminster SK/AB. S9V 1K6.

Email: csarsons@lloydlaw.ca Phone 780-875-7671, Fax 780-875-9485.

Attention Mr. Christopher J. Sarsons.

SADDLE HILLS, Alberta Farm for Lease The Saddle Hills farm consists of approximately 3678 acres of cropland as well as a home yard site with equipment and grain storage capacity. The farm is located north of Bonanza, AB. in Saddle Hills County. The area is well suited for canola, wheat and oats. Bonnefield plans to negotiate with excellent farmers to form long-term lease arrangements to ensure this land is maintained profitably and sustainably for the long term. For more information please contact: saddlehills@bonnefield.com

SALE OF LAND BY TENDER. Offers will be received by the undersigned until 12:00 noon, on the 27th day of Feb. 2017, for the purchase of the following lands located approx. 9 miles NE of Brooks, AB. at the intersection of #544 and One Tree Road for the purchase of the following deeded lands legally described as: The NE quarter of 12-20-14-W4, 160 acres more or less excepting thereout: Plan number hectares acres more or less Road 5669JK 0.745 1.84 Descriptive 9411530 1.06 2.62 Road 0510456 0.039 0.10. Excepting thereout all mines and minerals and the right to work the same. Subject to the reservations as contained in the existing title. The lands are seeded to hay and include 2 bins.

There is a 40’x80’ insulated heated shop and 2008 Zimmatic Pivot which are included in the Sale. The lands are subject 3 leases as follows: 2 Surface Leases in favour of Cenovus Energy Inc. and Surface Lease in Favour of Canadian Natural Resources Limited. The total annual surface lease rental is $12,650 per year. All Offers are to be accompanied by a deposit of 5% of the proposed purchase price, with the balance payable within 30 days of notice of acceptance of the Offer. All deposits and unaccepted offers will be returned immediately after opening bids. The 2017 taxes are to be paid by the Purchaser but will be adjusted at the time of the Sale along with Surface Lease rentals. All Lands are to be purchased as is. Alternate terms may be considered. Offers shall be for a minimum purchase of one quarter section.

The owner proposes a closing date of March 27, 2017. Additional particulars may be obtained by contacting Doug Jensen at 403-362-1943. The highest or any offer received will not necessarily be accepted.

Offer shall be marked as “Land Tender/ Matthew Lofgren” and forwarded to, or left with Stringam LLP, Brooks Office: 212 3rd Ave. West, Brooks, AB., T1R 0G1 or 35 7th St. SE, Medicine Hat, AB., T1A 1J2.

8700 ACRE FARM/RANCH: Want to enjoy the country life?! This 8700 acre farming ranch is half grazing land, and the other half is deeded. The land can also be split. The annual surface revenue is $33,000. The 3 bedroom farm house is older, but is still in good condition and there is an excellent water supply. Some of the outbuildings include a steel 40’x60’ cold storage shed, and a 32’x50’ concrete floor shop, which is insulated and heated.

MLS® ID# 1100535 HANNA. Real Estate Centre, 1-866-345-3414. View our listings: www.farmrealestate.com ONE QUARTER GRAINLAND for sale, East of Bindloss, AB. For more info. call 403-379-2521.

FARM AND RANCH land for sale. Henry Vos, 780-835-1992, Royal LePage Valley Realty. www.peaceriverfarmsandranches.com

576 QUARTER SECTIONS SOLD

QUARTER SECTION CULTIVATED land for sale between Holden and Bruce, AB. SW-3-49-15-W4. Hwy #14 and main CN railway divide land into 2 parcels of approx. 100 and 40 acres. Two titles, both with hwy access. $4500 surface and pipline revenue. Can be bought as a pkg. or separately. Contact 403-782-7374.

WANTED TO LEASE irrigated land to producer forages or buy standing irrigated pure Timothy or pure Alfalfa; Also looking to lease land or buy standing pure Timothy crops west of Hwy #2. Call Barry at: 403-507-8660, e-mail: info@barr-ag.com

PASTURELAND EAST CENTRAL AB. 2 sections, deeded native pasture in a block.

Approx. 75% open grazing. Newer 4-wire perimeter fence on the surrounding road allowance. $14,953.50/year surface lease revenue. Water well, power, and buried 2” water line to centre of each section. $1,800,000. Call Kirby Nanias O/B, Buffalo Realty Inc., 780-842-7653, Wainwright, AB. kirby@buffalo-realty.com

FOR SALE BY TENDER. Home quarter for sale. Offers are invited for the land (no minerals; no buildings except as stated below): C SE 28-11-10 W2, located in the RM of Fillmore #96 (159.62 acres) (1900 sq. ft. house, 16,800 bu. grain storage, cattle shelters, watering bowls, 2 sheds, 2 dugouts plus well water, house has chlorination iron filter RO water filtration and 120 acres cult.) For anyone wishing to view the property, an open house will be held on February 11, 2017 from 1:00 to 5:00 PM. An offer may be made for the above land.

An offer must be: in writing with a certified cheque (payable to the undersigned) for 5% of the offered price as a deposit; and placed in a sealed envelope marked “Land Tender” which reaches the undersigned by 10:00 AM CST Thursday, March 2, 2017. Balance of offered price is payable by cash or financing arrangements (satisfactory to the undersigned) when notice of intention to accept the offer is given.

Cheques of unsuccessful offerors will be returned. The highest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted. Offerors must rely on their own research of the property to determine acreage, condition and assessment. If you have any other questions regarding the sale of the land please call Claude at 306-722-7408. Donald G. Horner, Horner Law Office, 21- 5th Street N. E., Weyburn, SK. S4H 0Y9.

LOOKING FOR THREE or more sections of farmland to list. Have Buyers. Contact Earl Cooper 306-241-7751 or Reg Kotlar 306-221-1880 at Sutton Group Norland Realty Ltd., Saskatoon, SK. RM HAZEL DELL #335. 419 acres chemical free farmland all in one block. Private setting. Older mobile home, good water. Info phone 306-814-0014, Preeceville, SK. RM OF WINSLOW #319- For sale one quarter, NE-32-31-21-W3, 144 cult. acres.

Call Barry 306-382-8140, Saskatoon, SK.

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LAND AUCTION for Val Veroba, Kelly Fleck, Dallas Fleck & Sherry Moffat, on Thursday, March 23, 2017, Days Inn, Estevan, SK., 7:00 PM. Please join Mack Auction Company on March 23rd for your chance to own 12 quarter sections of prime farmland in RM of Browning #34.

Over $60,000 of Surface Lease Revenue being sold with the land located in the center of the Lampman/Steelman gas and oil fields! NW-19-04-06-W2; NE-19-0406-W2, $13,350 SLR; SW-19-04-06-W2, $3600 SLR; SE-19-04-06-W2, $10,000 SLR (Sub-divided yardsite does not sell); SE-29-04-06-W2, existing Surface Leases not incl. in sale (Sub-divided yardsite does not sell); SW-29-04-05-W2, $2725 SLR; SE-29-04-05-W2, $3050 SLR; NE-28-0405-W2, $5775 SLR; SE-28-04-05-W2, $7175 SLR; SE-18-04-05-W2, $8450 SLR (Sub-divided yardsite does not sell); SW-17-04-05-W2, $6650 SLR; SE-06-0405-W2. For sale bill and photos visit www.mackauctioncompany.com Join us on Facebook and Twitter. 306-421-2928 or 306-487-7815 Mack Auction Co. PL311962

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5,000 to 20,000 ACRES OF GOOD CROP PRODUCTION L AN D IN S AS K ATCHEW AN AN D AL BERTA

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2 QUARTERS FARMLAND, RM Spalding, E1/2-17-38-16-W2, for Sale by Tender.

Highest or any tender not necessarily acFARMLAND, FOR SALE BY TENDER: SE-08- cepted. Submit tenders to: Greg Harcourt, 22-16-W2, RM of Cupar #218. Closes Box 40, Quill Lake, SK. S0A 3E0 or email March 3, 2017. 7810 Century Dr., Regina, gpharcourt@gmail.com by Feb. 25, 2017.

SK., S4Y 1G2. ics04@accesscomm.ca For more info call 306-383-7119.

2 QUARTERS FARMLAND- RM of Eye Hill #382. For sale by tender. SW-13-39-28-W3 and SE-14-39-28-W3. Revenue from 5 oil wells. Highest or any tender not necessarily accepted. Send tenders by Feb. 25th to: D. Crich, 131 Adams Close, Red Deer, AB. T4R 3C7. 403-588-1343. crich.d@telus.net

4 QUARTERS, 15 miles SE of Raymore, SK. 2016 crop canola and barley. Grain storage. Call 306-746-7205.

LAND FOR SALE: RM of Wallace No. 243.

NW 14-27-01 W2. 160 acres (140 cult.), Assessed 43,340. Call 204-414-4129.

Farm Land for Lease - RM of Marquis East ½ Section 24-19-27 W2M GRAIN LAND TO RENT, 35 mile radius of Rouleau, SK. Call 306-776-2600 or email: kraussacres@sasktel.net RM #369, 160 acres: 130 farmland, 20 grassland, 10 yardsite. Incl. 3 bdrm house, 3 car garage, quonset and sheds.

306-872-4500, 306-874-7778, Spalding SK

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The University of Saskatchewan invites the submission of written offers for the lease of 320 acres located in the R.M. of Marquis #191, for the purpose of growing crops. Submit written offers for a three (3) year term, cash lease only, beginning with the 2017 crop year. Please include the following information in the offer: (1) Contact information and background of person/entity making offer; (2) Current and planned farming activities including stewardship of the land; (3) Proposed annual rental rate per SEEDED acre (due to water issues).

Written offers are to be submitted by hard-copy, facsimile or email with reference to “Request for Offer No. RFO 17-3726”. Offers to the attention of: Corporate Administration, University of Saskatchewan, E290-105 Administration Place, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5A2 Fax: (306) 966-8676 / Email: nicole.rozon@usask.ca Offers should be received by 2:00 p.m. Central Standard Time, February 22, 2017.

Questions regarding this RFO may be directed to Ms. Nicole Rozon at Phone # (306) 966-2460.

The University of Saskatchewan retains the right to decline to accept any or all offers. Acceptance of an offer by the University of Saskatchewan shall constitute a binding agreement between the person or entity making the offer and the University will require signing a lease.

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M E LV IL L E 141 acres -owned by R P SC Farm s Inc. D R A K E 316 acres -owned by John Bergen BA L CA R R E S 390 acres -owned by Bob M iddleton E A STE N D 475 acres -owned by Candice & Jonathan H anson E A STE N D 638 acres -owned by Tatyana & R on Stew art M E L FOR T 795 acres -owned by M arilyn M alm gren YOR K TON 1755 acres -owned by D onna Sharp & R obertCum m ing K IP L IN G 3175 acres -owned by W .C.H offm ann Farm s L td.

L E R OY 3560 acres -owned by Coville P roperties L td.

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FARM LAND FOR SALE OR RENT BY TENDER, RM of Kindersley (Brock). All of Section 4-28-20 W3rd, Assessment: SW $102,600, SE $103,100, NW $108,400 and NE $104,600. House and yardsite is on NE quarter. Closing date for Tenders is Feb. 25/ 17. Highest tender or any tender not necessarily accepted. Offers must exclude GST or any other levies which may be payable by the purchaser. Purchasers must rely on their own research and inspection of the property. 10% of Purchase price made payable to Sheppard & Millar in Trust. Must accompany tender which will be returned if tender not accepted. Vendor is willing to accept tenders on individual parcels or on block as a whole. Offers should clearly state land description and total offer. Reference file 17-6184. Forward Tender to: Sheppard & Millar, Barristers & Solicitors, 113- 1st Avenue East, Box 1510, Kindersley, SK., S0L 1S0. Attention Mark L. Millar.

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Kevin Jarrett (306) 441-4152 kevin.jarrett@HammondRealty.ca

HammondRealty.ca CASH RENT: 6 quarters in 1 block, RM Kingsley #124, Kipling/Whitewood area.

One quarter 7 miles from home residence may consider selling. 306-696-2957.

FOR SALE: 1 section of farmland in RM of Saltcoats, SK. Approx. 500 cultivated acres.

306-621-1026, bradbneal@hotmail.com

7 QUARTERS, RM OF HAZELWOOD, Kipling, SK. Opportunity! Close to Moose Mountain Prov. Park. Five oilwells on 2 quarters. Income from wind turbine. Additional lands leased for grazing. Gross inFARMLAND AUCTION: 2 quarter sections come over $33,000/year. $1,385,000. of farmland in the RM of Benson #35, SE MLS#595273. Paul Kutarna, Sutton Group 01-04-07 W2 and SW 01-04-07 W2. Don - Results Realty, 306-596-7081.

Biette land and farm equipment auction Monday April 17, 2017. Bienfait, SK. area. FARMLAND FOR RENT, 320 acres, RM Bratts Visit www.mackauctioncompany.com for Lake, NW-20-14-19 W2 and SE-02-15-20 sale bill and photos or join our FB page. W2. Accepting offers. Contact Jason Phone 306-421-2928 or 306-487-7815 306-551-7477, Regina, SK. MACK Auction Co. PL 311962.

RM ARM RIVER #252, NW-36-25-27-W2, SW-36-25-27-W2. Please submit tenders to Box 376, Imperial, SK. S0G 2J0. Highest tender not necessarily accepted.

M O R R IS L AW O F F ICE 140 B ro a d w a y S t W / B o x 172 9 F o rt Q u’ Ap p elle, S K S 0 G 1S 0 3 0 6 -3 3 2 -443 2 m o rris la w o ffic e@ s a s ktel.n et LAND FOR SALE BY TENDER for the Estate of Ron Colpitts, Pat Colpitts, Charlotte Colpitts Forish. RM of Moose Creek No. 33: NE-30-5-1-W2, land, 160 acres, 2016 assess. $83,100. SE-30-5-1-W2, land, yard, misc. buildings, and A-Frame residence, 155.940 acres, 2016 assess. $80,200.

Closing date for Tender is Feb. 25, 2017.

Highest or any tender not necessarily accepted. Tender must be unconditional and in writing.Tender will be on a cash basis of sale. Offers must exclude GST or any other levies which may be payable by the purchaser. Purchaser is responsible for 2017 RM taxes. Purchaser must rely upon their own research and inspection. Offers should clearly state land description and total offer per quarter. Vendor desires to sell above listed land as a block unit but is willing to accept tenders on individual quarters. Successful tender will be notified after the closing date and upon confirmation of acceptance of tender be required to submit a certified cheque of 10% of the purchase price to the Vendor’s Solicitor.

Forward Tender to: Executor for the Estate of Ron Colpitts (Gerald Stewart), Box 368, Oxbow, SK., S0C 2B0. Cell: 306-483-7829 terrador.farms@sasasktel.net

REAL ESTATE AUCTION, Ole Peteherych, 306-634-3540, Thursday, March 30, 2017, Days Inn, Estevan, SK., 7:00 PM. Join Mack Auction Company on Thursday, March 30 for your chance to own 6 quarter sections of fenced pasture land in the North Portal/Northgate SK. area. Lots 1 & 2 share a common water source and will be combined. This half section is located adjacent to the community pasture’s east corrals. RM Coalfields #4: 1. SW-22-0104-W2, pasture. 2. SE-22-01-04-W2, pasture. Abandoned farm yard with power service. Lots 3, 4, 5 & 6 will be combined.

These 4 quarters are crossfenced and share water sources, valleys and coulees.

RM Enniskillen #3: 3. SW-28-01-03-W2, pasture. 4. SE-28-01-03-W2, pasture. Seasonal access road and low level crossing.

5. NE-28-01-03-W2, pasture. Grid road access, also known as the Little Dipper Ranch Heritage Site. 6. NW-27-01-03-W2, pasture. Grid road access. Mack Auction Co. 306-421-2928, 306-487-7815. For sale bill and photos: mackauctioncompany.com Join us on Facebook & Twitter. PL311962.

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FARM/ RANCH LAND for sale. RM 73, 9 adjoining quarters of which 5 are currently Owner/Broker in hay but could be put back to grain. 4 Proud to Sell quarters grain land leased until 2018. 3 Saskatchewan’s Finest Farms more quarters available for rent. Home R M O F B L U C H E R 3 4 3 : 2 q u a r t e r s . quarter with modern yard may also be 22 DEEDED QUARTERS and 1 lease SW-29-35-01-W3M, NW-29-35-01-W3M, available for purchase. Evening calls only. quarter South of Consul. 18 quarters in (306) 481-5574 310 acres cult. 3 hopper bins totaling 306-642-3442, Assiniboia, SK. one block, 5 in another. 2778 Acres previ17,000 bus. Taking offers to February 28, greatplainsrealty.ca ously cultivated (SAMA) currently in tame 2017. Call Bob 306-717-1987.

SEVERAL QUALITY LAND packages for grass, balance is native. Land could be put 13 LOTS IN REGINA. Investment oppor- sale. Please check out our website at back into farming production. Plenty of water in spring filled dugouts, run-off dugtunity! 13 unserviced lots. Each lot is www.hciventures.ca Regina, SK. outs, and dams. Old dike system in place 25’x125’. Located directly west of Harbour could flood some land again. Call for aucWANTED: UP TO 250 quarters of grain Landing on Campbell St., $520,000.

MLS#582469. Paul Kutarna, Sutton Group land. Will consider most parts in SK. and tion details. MLS® ID#1100522 CONSUL 1-866-345-3414, Real Estate AB. For more info. phone 306-221-2208.

- Results Realty, 306-596-7081.

C e n t re . F o r a l l o u r l i s t i n g s v i s i t FARMLAND FOR SALE in RM of Kinistino, 6 quarters: NE 35-46-22 W2; NW 35-46-22 www.farmrealestate.com W2; NE 36-46-22 W2; NW 36;-46-22 W2; SE 36-46-22 W2; SW 36-46-22 W2. Taking FARMLAND NE SK(Clemenceau) 4 quarters offers until February 17, 2017. Contact: R.M. of Gravelbourg No. 104 plus 36 acre riverside parcel w/5 bdrm. 306-931-2058 or jim.heather@sasktel.net home. Featuring: bins on concrete with diSealed Tenders in writing are invited to purchase the following land: rect hit on railroad cars, 40 acres of mostly 4 LOTS LOCATED Downtown Lumsden.

SW of 13-10-4 W3rd Ext 0 (No Minerals) mature spruce timber, 2 farmyards- 1 bor- 17,250 sq. ft. parcel, Zoned C2. Developand NW of 12-10-4 W3rd Ext 0 (No Minerals) dering Etomami River and 50 miles of pro- ment opportunity, ex. banks, offices, multi vincial forest, excellent elk hunting and mixed, hotel, medical, etc., $379,900.

Grain bins located on the land should be treated independently of the land. other big game and goose. 580 acres cult. MLS#590709. Paul Kutarna, Sutton Group Full line of farm equipment and sawmill - Results Realty, 306-596-7081.

Tenders will be accepted until 3:00 PM, Tuesday, February 28, 2017 and also available Reg Hertz, 306-865-7469. received at the office of Burlingham Cuelenaere Legal Prof. Corp. 1043 PRESERVE GAME HUNTING/CATTLE 8th Street East, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7H 0S2, accompanied by a RANCH, 959 titled, 2297 Crown acres.

Opportunity to outfit and ranch. Almost deposit cheque of ten (10%) per cent of the bid price payable to Burlingham 3500 acres on titled/Crown land only Cuelenaere “In Trust”. minutes from Cold Lake, AB., just South of Pierceland, SK. A full section of titled land • The highest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted. fully game fenced. Crown land sustains a • Deposit cheques accompanying unaccepted bids will be returned. cattle ranch capable of 250 head. Executive Tom@saskfarmland.com • Confirmation of financing must accompany each bid. log home and secondary home and build® Buying • Selling • Full Service REALTOR ings and corrals for cattle handling opera• Balance of purchase price payable by March 31, 2017. tion. Coldwell Banker Rescom Realty PA • Those presenting a tender must rely on their own research to determine MLS. $3,900,000 OBO. 306-961-0094, acreage, condition and assessment.

Signatur Sign Si Signature ature 306-260-7838 Pierceland, SK. alanvogt@sasktel.net www.alanvogt.com

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www.farmboyrealty.com FARMLAND FOR SALE BY TENDER. RM of McCraney No. 282. Legal Description: NW-32-30-01-W3, ext. 0, SW-32-3001-W3, ext. 0. Conditions of Offer: 1. All offers to be submitted on or before 4:00 PM on February 28, 2017 to: Shirkey Law Office, Box 280, 127 Washington Ave., Davidson, SK., S0G 1A0. 2. Contact Shirkey Law Office at shirkey@sasktel.net or 306-567-2023 to obtain Bid Form. 3. Deposits of $5000 made payable to Shirkey Law Office. Cheques will be returned to unsuccessful bidders. Highest or any offer not necessarily accepted. 4. Persons submitting offers must rely on their own inspection of land and improvements as to condition and number of acres.

THREE QUARTER SECTIONS Pasture/Hunting, dugout on each quarter. RM Russell, NW 21/NE 20/SW 20-21-29. 204-773-3780

WANTED: PRIME BLOCKS of grainland, 2000 - 20,000 acre parcels, must be nearly all cultivated, can be irrigated and/or dryland, central or Peace districts. Contact Greg Jarvis, The Real Estate Company, 403-830-2020, Okotoks, AB. E-mail: gregjarvis@shaw.ca

52.8 ACRES, $255,000. Only 15 min. from Saskatoon. Rolling hills. Excellent potential for walk-out development w/gas, power, ph. and public water line. Ron Thompson, Royal LePage, Saskatoon 306-221-8112.

RM SLIDING HILLS, located in Mikado, SK. 1358 sq. ft. bungalow, on 10 acres.

Well lined trees. 49’x100’ steel quonset. $212,900. MLS#593526. Paul Kutarna, S u t t o n G r o u p - R e s u l t s R e a l t y, 306-596-7081.

DWEIN TRASK REALTY INC. Very good selection of acreage building sites currently available within 5 min. to 45 minutes of Saskatoon. Sizes range from 10 acres to 160 acres and most have reasonably close utilities. Resale acreages are available as well. Call Dwein 306-221-1035, Amanda 306-221-5675 or Victoria 306-270-9740.

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RM OF COTEAU: For sale by tender 3 quarters farm land. NE-17-26-8-W3, NW-17-26-8-W3, SE-20-26-8-W3. Written confidential bids are being accepted for the sale of all or any portion or any combination of parcels. Highest or any bids not necessarily accepted. Closing date for bids is February 28, 2017. Mail bids to: Land Tender, 11374 Clark Dr., North Battleford, SK. S9A 3P3. More info. call 306-445-5377 LOOKING FOR SUPERVISED pasture for the 2017 grazing season. Must have good fences and references. Call Westwood Land RM RUSSELL. 3400 acres. For more details & Cattle Ltd. 306-435-7313. Moosomin, SK. check out our website www.hciventures.ca Regina, SK. Realtors/Brokers welcome.

E X C E L L E N T L I V E S TO C K FA R M S : 1) 1732 deeded acres w/4425 acres of Crown land, fenced, small bungalow, very good buildings and metal corral system, can carry 350 cow/calf pairs. 2) Excellent horse ranch in Erickson, MB., Riding Arena and buildings in fantastic condition. 3) 640 acres mixed farm within 15 min. of Brandon. 4) 800 acre cattle farm, Rorketon, MB., 1500 sq.ft. home, heated shop. Jim McLachlan 204-724-7753, HomeLife Home Professional Realty Inc, Brandon, MB., www.homelifepro.com Visit us at AgDays!

1974 BOLER TRAILER, new radial tires, sleeps 4, furnace, always shedded and covered. 306-696-2957, Whitewood, SK. 2007 OKANAGAN ECLIPSE 28.5’ 5th wheel, bunk beds, big shower, winter pkg., low kms, Mumby hitch, $22,000. Financing avail. Leduc, AB. larry-s@telus.net

SELLING 143 ACRES: Touching Spence Lake, great hunting and fishing! $35,000 OBO. Call 204-628-3366.

FARM LAND FOR SALE BY TENDER in the Rural Municipality of North Norfolk. SE 1/4 of 34-12-09 WPM. Exc all mines and minerals as set forth in transfer 96001 PLTO. Tender must be for the entirety of the land described above, and all buildings attached thereto. Sealed tenders to purchase the land will be received by: Greenberg & Greenberg, Box 157, Portage la Prairie, MB. R1N 3B2 until 4:30 PM March 15, 2017. Terms of the Tender are as follows: 1) Each Tender shall be in writing and in a sealed envelope, plainly marked as to its contents and shall be submitted with a certified cheque payable to Greenberg & Greenberg, in trust, in an amount equal to 10% of the tender price. 2) If the tender is accepted, the certified cheque shall become a nonrefundable deposit. If the Tenderer fails to complete the purchase of the property the Seller shall retain the deposit as liquidated damages. On March 17, 2017 unsuccessful Tenderers will have their certified cheques returned to them by regular mail. 3) The balance of the purchase price shall be paid by cash, certified cheque, or lawyer’s trust cheque and trust conditions on April 14, 2017 (the Closing Date). 4) Vacant possession will be provided on Closing Date. 5) The Buyers will pay the 2017 taxes. 6) The Vendors will pay all the property taxes and penalties relating to taxes accruing to December 31, 2016. 7) The Tenderer will pay the applicable Good and Services. Tax or provide an acceptable undertaking to self-assess. 8) Time is to be of the essence in submission of tender and closing of sale. 9) Highest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted. 10) The Purchasers rely entirely on their own knowledge and inspection of the property independent of any representations made by or on behalf of the owners. For further particulars and inspection contact: John A. Jones, Greenberg & Greenberg, Box 157, Portage la Prairie, MB. R1N 3B2. Phone 204-857-6878

2016 CHALLENGER 37KT, #G0A07762, #1 Selling floor plan, $174,900. AMVIC Lic. Dlr. Call 1-844-488-3142 or shop online 24/7 at: Allandale.com

1993 GRAND TOURING Ski-Doo, front cover, stored inside, used very little by elderly couple. 306-696-2957, Whitewood, SK. PARTS FOR VINTAGE snowmobiles, 1990 and older. Call Don at 780-755-2258, Wainwright, AB. doncole@mcsnet.ca

SAWMILLS from only $4397 - Make Money and Save Money with your own bandmill. Cut lumber any dimension. In stock, ready to ship. Free info. and DVD: www.NorwoodSawmills.com/168 or call 1-800-566-6899 ext. 168.

WOOD-MIZER PORTABLE SAWMILLS, eight models, options and accessories.

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ELIAS SCALES MFG., several different ways to weigh bales and livestock; Platform scales for industrial use as well, nonMULCHING- TREES, BRUSH, Stumps. electric, no balances or cables (no weigh Call today 306-933-2950. Visit us at: like it). Shipping arranged. 306-445-2111, www.maverickconstruction.ca North Battleford, SK. www.eliasscales.com

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CERT. #1 CDC Copeland, CDC Metcalfe, DE DELL SEEDS INC. high yielding grain AAC Synergy, CDC Maverick, CDC Austen- corn, high yielding silage corn, proven in son. Ardell Seeds, 306-668-4415, Vanscoy. the prairies. The leaders in non-GMO technology. Prairie dealer. Beausejour, MB. CERTIFIED: CDC COPELAND and CDC Free delivery. Call 204-268-5224.

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REG. AND CERT. #1 Bethune flax, 98% germ., Triffied free. Sandercock Seed Farm, 306-334-2958, Balcarres, SK. CDC AMARILLO. Volume and CERTIFIED #1 CDC Sorrel, AAC Bravo. CERTIFIED cash discounts. Please text or call Jeff at Fenton Seeds, 306-873-5438, Tisdale, SK. Sopatyk Seed Farms, 306-227-7867, CDC GLAS FLAX, reg. and cert., top Aberdeen, SK. jeffsopatyk@me.com quality seed. Gregoire Seed Farms Ltd, CERTIFIED CDC Amarillo, CDC Limerick, North Battleford, SK., 306-441-7851, CDC Greenwater, CDC Mosaic. Phone 306-445-5516. gregfarms@sasktel.net Grant, Greenshields Seeds, 306-746-7336, CERT. GLAS, CDC Sorrel, CDC Bethune 306-524-4339, Semans, SK f l a x . Tr a w i n S e e d s , M e l f o r t , S K . , CERTIFIED ABARTH European variety, 306-752-4060. www.trawinseeds.ca better standability and disease package.

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AAC BRANDON, reg. and cert., top quality seed. Gregoire Seed Farms Ltd, North Battleford, SK., 306-441-7851, 306-445-5516. gregfarms@sasktel.net CERTIFIED #1 AAC Brandon HRS, high CERT. CARBERRY SPRING wheat, 0% FHB, germ., low fusarium gram. Seed Source, 99% germ., $12/bu. Pepneck Farms, call 306-323-4402, Archerwill, SK. David at 403-424-0096, Vauxhall, AB. EXCELLENT QUALITY CERTIFIED #1 david.pepneck@gmail.com Cardale, CDC Utmost, CDC Plentiful, CERT. CDC Utmost VB, CDC Plentiful. Muchmore, AAC Elie, AAC Connery, AAC MR fusarium resistance. AC Andrew, AC Brandon, Elgin ND. Frederick Seeds, E n c h a n t V B a n d A C c o n q u e r V B . 306-287-3977, Watson, SK. 306-843-2934, Wilkie, SK. www.herle.ca CERTIFIED AC CARBERRY and AC Shaw VB. Contact Ennis Seeds 306-429-2793, Glenavon, SK.

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LOOKING FOR OLD and new crop soybeans FOB Western Canada. Licence and bonded grain company. Call, email, text Now for competitive pricing at the farm! Market Place Commodities Ltd, accurate real time CERTIFIED ARDILL PEAS, 93% germ., no marketing. 403-394-1711, 403-315-3930. disease. Call Hickseeds 306-354-7998 info@marketplacecommodities.com (Barry), 306-229-9517 (Dale) Mossbank SK CERTIFIED: CDC AMARILLO, CDC Limerick, CDC Raeser, CDC Tetris, CDC Greenwater, CDC Dakota Dunn and common maples peas. Call/text: 306-441-6699, Paynton, SK

GREEN PEAS: CDC Raezer, CDC Limerick, CDC Greenwater, Fdn., Reg. and Cert. on all, top quality seed. Gregoire Seed Farms GLY SOYBEAN SEED, early, mid, and long Ltd, North Battleford, SK., 306-441-7851, season available. Top yield, bulk or bagged. Keep your own seeds with the 306-445-5516. gregfarms@sasktel.net convenience of Glyphosate! No contracts or TUA’s. Dealers wanted. Call/text Nate, 204-280-1202 or Norcan Seeds 204-372-6552, Fisher Branch, MB. NORCAN restores grain farm profitability.

Buy from Norcan and keep your own GlyNEW CERTIFIED CDC Calvi, CDC Bastia, phosphate 1 soybean seed. Norcan farmCDC Togo. Itchless. Very good condition. ers have reported yields over 60 bu./acre.

Call/text Nate, 204-280-1202 or Norcan 306-843-2934, Wilkie, SK. www.herle.ca Seeds 204-372-6552, Fisher Branch, MB. REG. AND CERT. CDC Calvi, great standability, excellent quality. Northland Seeds Inc., 306-324-4315, Margo, SK. CERTIFIED CDC CALVI. Phone Grant at Greenshields Seeds, 306-746-7336, 306-524-4339, Semans, SK CERT. CANTATE CANARY SEED. Highest yielding available variety. Hansen Seeds, 306-465-2525 or 306-861-5679, Yellow Grass, SK. jsh2@sasktel.net

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TOP QUALITY ALFALFA, variety of grasses and custom blends, farmer to farmer. Gary Waterhouse 306-874-5684, Naicam, SK. BUYING: ALFALFA SEED and all types of grass seed. Call Gary at Waterhouse Seeds, 306-874-5684, Naicam, SK. $28/ACRE, CATT CORN, open pollinated corn seed. Lower cost alternative for grazing and silage. 7-9’ tall leafy plants, 8-10” cobs, early maturing 2150 CHUs. Seed produced in MB. for over 10 yrs. High nutritional value and palatability. Delivery available. 204-723-2831, Check us out on facebook at: Catt Corn COMMON ALFALFA SEED, creep and taproot varieties, cleaned and bagged.

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ROUND ALFALFA/GRASS, and slough hay, hard core bales, no rain, $55 per bale. Call POLY TANKS: 15 to 10,000 gal.; Bladder 306-245-3756, Tyvan, SK. tanks from 220 to 88,000 gallon; Water liquid fertilizer; Fuel tanks, single and HAULING 45 TONNES OF HAY on each and wall; Truck and storage, gas or dsl. of 2 identical Super B units. 48 large round double Wilke Sales, 306-586-5711, Regina, SK. bales; or 78- 3x4 squares; or 120- 3x3 squares. Receive up to 10% volume dis2015 1st & 2nd cut, 2016 1st cut alfalfa/ count depending on volume. Ph/tx Hay grass round bales, price negotiable. Will Vern 204-729-7297, Brandon, MB. load. 204-265-3349, Beausejour, MB. LARGE QUANTITY OF HAY. 2016 hay, 80% ROUND HAY BALES, Cicer Milk Vetch/ alfalfa, 20% orchard grass bales, round 5x6 TARPCO, SHUR-LOK, MICHEL’S sales, b r o m e m i x , 2 0 1 6 $ 4 5 , 2 0 1 5 $ 4 0 . hard core, twine wrapped. Lot #1, 1st cut, service, installations, repairs. Canadian 306-742-5900 leave msg, Calder, SK. $110 ton. Lot #2, 2nd cut, $120 ton. company. We carry aeration socks. We carry grain bags. We now carry electric 190 BARLEY BALES, netwrapped, 2090 306-501-2469, Balgonie, SK. openers for grain trailer hoppers. lbs., $75 each or 30 or more for $70 each. GRASS HAY IN large squares, little to no chute 1-866-663-0000.

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306-736-2445, 306-577-7351, Kipling, SK. V-plow on loader available and hay transROUND WHEAT STRAW bales and green- port. Serving 3 Prairie Provinces. Please call TWO 20.8x38 T-RAIL duals w/rims, quick attach, $5000; 16.9R28 T-Rail duals and feed oat bales, all netwrapped. Phone/text 204-729-7297, Brandon, MB. rims, quick attach, $4500. 780-771-2155, 306-291-9395, Langham, SK. ROUND NETWRAPPED ALFALFA/BROME 780-404-1212, Wandering River, AB. MILK VETCH AND oat silage bales, 4x4, bales. No rain. Approx. 1500 lbs., 4¢/lb. individually wrapped, 3¢/lb. Feed tests Call 306-482-7492, Carnduff, SK. available; Green feed bales, 1650 lbs, $70/ ALFALFA BALES FOR SALE: 8x4x3 squares, MR. TIRE CORP. For all your semi and half ton tire needs call Mylo 306-921-6555 ton. Call 306-320-8234, Guernsey, SK feed tests available, $52/each. Call Serving all of Saskatchewan.

SHEDDED DAIRY AND FEEDER HAY, 306-728-2529, Yorkton, SK. 3x4x8 square bales; Greenfeed and straw. FINE CHOPPED ALFALFA silage bales, indi- TIRES TIRES TIRES! Radial, bias, new, Tests available. 403-633-8835, Tilley, AB. vidually wrapped, 1200 lbs., $55/bale, hay used. 20.8x42, 18.4x42, 20.8x38, 18.4x38, ROUND BALE PICKING and hauling, small analysis available, dairy quality. Hay bales, 20.8R34, 18.4x34, 900/60R32, 800/65R or large loads. Travel anywhere. Also hay 1400 lbs., 25% alfalfa, 75% Meadow 32, 24.5x32, 18.4x30, 23.1x30, 16.9x28, Brome, no rain, $63/bale. 306-963-7656, 28Lx26, 18.4x26, 19.5Lx24. Semis, skid for sale. 306-291-9658, Vanscoy, SK. Imperial, SK. steers. Best price and value guaranteed!

190+ GREENFEED ROUND bales, 2014, www.combineworld.com 1-888-278-4905 netwrapped, 1500 lbs. plus, no rain, $50 per bale. Call 204-851-2101, Virden, MB. SEMI TIRES. We stock a full line of tires for all your trucking needs. Drives starting NO RAIN HAY, 600 bales first and second at $285, trailers starting at $270. Full warcut Alfalfa Timothy; 400 bales Timothy ranty on all tires. Call 306-714-0121, grass; 1600 lb round bales; volume Shellbrook, SK. www.triplejayceetire.com discount. 204-742-3672, 403-288-7168, Ethelbert, MB. ejpcalgary@telus.net CHECK OUT OUR inventory of quality used CUSTOM BALE HAULING. Will haul large highway tractors. For more details call squares or round. Phone 306-567-7199, 204-685-2222 or view information at Kenaston, SK. www.titantrucksales.com ALFALFA BROME PUBESCENT 3x3x8 bales.

COMBINE WORLD can provide dual soluFeed analysis available. Swift Current, SK. tions for a multitude of agricultural equipCall 306-773-2503 or 306-741-9784. m e n t ! C a l l u s n o w fo r p r i c i n g a n d Promotes bigger crops and higher yields GOOD QUALITY HAY, no rain, 1250 lb. availability! 1-888-278-4905 Rejuvenates soil (breaks down trash) round bales. Can deliver. 306-463-8669, Provides an abundance of natural nutrients Kindersley, SK. RIMS FOR SALE! We are clearing out our No nozzle tip clogging ALFALFA 3x4 SQUARES, 2nd and 3rd cut; excess rims! Get all standard size combine Reduces insect infestation Feed tests avail; Triticale greenfeed bales. rims for 50% off our reg. price. Excludes Helps release polyphosphates 403-501-9307, 403-362-6682, Tilley, AB. duals and specialty size rims. Offer ends SEEKING DISTRIBUTORS May 30th, 2017. 1-888-278-4905 or view QUALITY HAY 1st, 2nd and 3rd cut dairy www.combineworld.com and beef hay, 3x4 square bales, shedded; Triticale greenfeed with delivery available. COVER CROPS. Do you want to be free of fertilizer bills and have cleaner fields? N 403-633-3777, 403-363-3318, Tilley, AB. Fixation P&K scavengers. Taproot short WHEAT STRAW IN SMALL SQUARE bales, and long season plants. Limited quantity. $2.50/bale. Phone 204-371-6404, Ste. Give me a call 204-851-2101, Virden, MB. C H E C K O U T O U R p a r t s s p e c i a l s at Anne, MB. www.Maximinc.Com/parts or call Maxim Truck & Trailer, 1-888-986-2946.

250 MIXED ALFALFA big round hay bales, no rain. Easy access. Boyle, AB. area. Call 780-525-2482 or 780-519-7544.

WANTED: WHEAT TO burn as fuel, in a boilCONVENTIONAL WHEAT STRAW round er up to 1000 bu. Fusarium or worse. Will bales and pea straw round bales. Ph/text pay for delivery to Regina, SK. Please call Troy 306-867-7719, Glenside, SK. 306-533-7793, ljengen@sasktel.net LARGE ROUND ALFALFA brome mixed hay. WANTED: HEATED CANOLA, Looking to buy V ietn a m /Ca m b o d ia /Tha ila n d Call 306-764-6372, Prince Albert, SK. heated or damaged canola. Call for pricing. ~ M ar 2017 HAY BALES ROUND mixed 5x5, hard 780-717-0007.

Ro m a n ia /Hu n ga ry ~ June 2017 core, no rain, net wrapped, horse quality, $80/bale. Near Regina, SK 306-539-6123 Icela n d & Green la n d ~ June 2017 ALFALFA CUBES, LIVESTOCK PELLETS, S w itzerla n d L a n d /Cru is e bedding and grass seed. Cubes: $250, TRI-AG MARKETING SOLUTIONS. Buy~ M ultiple Dates 500 kg tote; $12.70, 20 kg bag; Bulk ers of all classes of wheat, barley, oats, available. Bulk livestock pellets. Bedding and canola. Will buy tough and damp Ea s tern Ca n a d a /N ew fo u n d la n d shavings. Grass seed dealer. Delivery grain. Trucking available. Prompt payment. ~ June/July 2017 available. 780-201-2044, Bonnyville, AB. Can also provide full marketing strategies.

Call Matt 306-469-7660, Big River, SK. Email: info@tncfeedsandbrushing.com N o rthw es t Territo ries /Yu k o n / GOOD QUALITY HAY put up dry without rain. 200 big square bales, 3x4x8. Reasonably priced. 306-320-1041, Leroy, SK. 250 BIG SQUARE flax straw bales, ideal for animal shelters, wind shelters, etc .

306-320-1041, Leroy, SK.

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APPROX. 350 FIRST cut large round alfalfa WANTED: OFF-GRADE PULSES, oil seeds mixed bales, average weight 1400 lbs., and cereals. All organic cereals and spe- $50/bale. 780-352-8858, Bittern Lake, AB. cialty crops. Prairie Wide Grain, Saskatoon, THRESHED TIMOTHY HAY, 2015 and SK., 306-230-8101, 306-716-2297.

2016 crop, round bales, $25/bale loaded, in truck load lots. Good quality. Fisher Farms Ltd. Rod 204-638-2700, Doug 204-638-2706, Office 204-622-8800. rod@fisherseeds.com Dauphin, MB.

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ROUND ALFALFA/ALFALFA GRASS solid core greenfeed 5x6 JD hay bales for sale.

Call 306-237-4582, Perdue, SK. LARGE ROUND HAY bales for sale, 1st cut, good quality. 500 near Melville and 500 near Dubuc. Call 306-263-3232, Tyvan, SK. 1000 ROUND 5x6 BALES. Grass/legume grass, unthreshed barley and straw. Excellent to average quality. Priced accordingly.

Contact Ed 306-563-6261, Gorlitz, SK. 2016 HAY, 1ST and 2nd cut. Good quality, no rain. Will sell by the ton or by the bale.

Call Dave 306-270-2893, Clavet, SK. 190 - 2ND CUT ALFALFA bales. Baled with no rain. Feed analysis done. Can deliver.

306-567-7199, Kenaston, SK. 4X4 LARGE SQUARE bales, alfalfa/grass mix, $80/short ton, avg. 1800 lbs. Cereal, AB. Call Roger 403-664-1444, leave msg.

ORGANIC OAT STRAW BALES, 200 big round, $15 each. Phone 306-722-3225, Fillmore, SK. 400 BROME/ALFALFA 6x6 round hay bales, 4¢/lb., no rain. Contact 306-634-7920, 306-421-1753, Estevan, SK. LONG LAKE TRUCKING, two units, custom hay hauling. 306-567-7100, Imperial, SK.

TOP QUALITY GRASS HAY for sale, shedded, can deliver, 306-501-9204 ask for Paul. Belle Plain Colony, Belle Plain, SK. HAY FOR SALE OR trade for bred cows, or will custom feed cows. $55 a bale. Call Mitch 306-561-7576, Kenaston, SK.

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ICE SHACKS- INSULATED shacks now on for $2399. Accessories avail., rod holders, slush buckets, hole sleeves, catch covers, stoves and more. See your nearest Flaman location 1-888-435-2626.

SLEIGHS- ICE FISHING and trapping sleighs, starting at only $55. Call or visit your nearest Flaman location, 1-888-435-2626.

ICE SHACKS- NEW heated and insulated structural metal ECO shacks. Wood stove, extra storage, removable benches, 14”x66” floor opening. See your nearest Flaman location 1-888-435-2626.

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Henk: 403-795-1347 (cell) sales@vandenberghay.ca Harry: 403-382-1082 (cell) harry@vandenberghay.ca Phone: 1-403-824-3010 Fax: 1-403-824-3040

FLY-IN FISHING: HASKINS BAY on Florence Lake. 25 miles north of Flin Flon, MB. Picturesque, comfortable, affordable, light housekeeping, great Walleye fishing. Book your trip now! Call 306-220-6122. Email: haskinsbay@sasktel.net Visit us on-line: www.haskinsbay.com MIGRATORY & UPLAND Bird Allocation, unlimited allocation for migratory birds & upland birds for Zone 55. Bird hunting is the most lucrative of any of the hunts in the outfitting industry. A good operator could pay for these endorsements in a few short seasons. 3 day goose hunts are currently going for $2500.00 U.S. Serious inquiries only.$69,000, pinewoodmobile@gmail.com Lloydminster Sk.

PTO WATER PUMP, Bau-Man, sizes 6” to 16” w/capacities of 1,250 to 10,000 GPM. Lay flat water hose and accessories also available. 306-272-7225 or 306-272-4545, Foam Lake, SK. tymarkusson@sasktel.net www.highcapacitywaterpump.com

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MAGNUM FABRICATING LTD. For all your fuel tank needs ULC certified for Canada and USA and Transport Canada DOT certified fuel tanks. Your No. 1 fuel safe solution. 306-662-2198, Maple Creek, SK. www.magnumfabricating.com

SHAVINGS: Cattle Feedlot/horse/poultry b e d d i n g . B u l k p r i c i n g a n d d e l i ve r y available. Vermette Wood Preservers, Spruce Home, SK. 1-800-667-0094. Email info@vwpltd.com View www.vwpltd.com 200 ORGANIC ALFALFA big rnd. hard core bales, approx. 1600 lbs., no rain, taking offers. Can load. 306-276-2402, White Fox. ALFALFA ROUND BALES: 320 - 1st cut 2016, RFV 119; 90 - 1st cut 2015, RFV 120; 170 2nd cut 2016, RFV 110. Pick-up. Cost based on RFV/ton. Ph 306-371-7382, Asquith, SK.

35,000L SPLIT TANK, 28,000L diesel and 7,000L gas, c/w hoses, pumps and catwalk, double wrap environment tank, asking $35,000. 306-672-7502, 306-672-3516 Gull Lake, SK.

KORNUM WELL DRILLING, farm, cottage and acreage wells, test holes, well rehabilitation, witching. PVC/SS construction, expert workmanship and fair pricing. 50% government grant now available. Indian Head, SK., 306-541-7210 or 306-695-2061

WITH YOUR HELP A CURE WILL BE FOUND FOR CROHN’S DISEASE AND ULCERATIVE COLITIS

306-664-4420

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U-DRIVE TRACTOR TRAILER Training, 30 years experience. Day, 1 and 2 week upgrading programs for Class 1A, 3A and air brakes. One on one driving instructions.

306-786-6600, Yorkton, SK.

FEED MILL OPERATOR. Beef feedlot near Bethune, SK requires a permanent full-time employee to operate feedmill to maximum efficiency. Looking for self-motivated and detail orientated individual who also takes pride in his/her work. Must maintain quality controls, inventory records, and receive incoming products. Job requires physical EXPERIENCED LIVE-IN Care giver with 12 activity with lifting. High attention to detail, yrs exp., is looking to care for a senior basic computer skills, mechanically inclined, good communication skills and lady. Please call 306-551-7300. must maintain mill to CFIA regulations.

Wage dependent on experience. Benefit package available after 3 months probation.

Email resume to accounting@bpcattle.com or fax to 306-624-2389.

FARM LABOURER REQUIRED for livestock operation. Duties include: operating, maintaining seeding & harvesting equip. Smoke free enviro., $17/hr. Housing avail. Lyle Lumax, 204-525-2263, Swan River, MB. FARM LABOURER REQUIRED for mixed farm to operate machinery, cattle handling, and general farm duties. Driver’s license abstract may be required. Single or family accommodations including utilities.

Phone 403-575-0712 or fax resume to 403-577-2263, Consort, AB. GENERAL FARM WORKER. 3 positions for general farm work. Must have some basic farm knowledge, English, and a driver's license. Job is permanent upon experience starting April 2017. Hours are seasonal at 32-60/wk, starting at $18/hr. Location is 960002 Rge Rd 213, Manning, AB. Apply to Dechant Farms Ltd., Box 636, Manning, AB. T0H 2M0. Email dechantk2@gmail.com FEEDLOT PROCESSOR. BEEF feedlot near Bethune, SK. requires a permanent, fulltime processor with a strong background in beef cattle. Experience preferred and duties will include but are not limited to low stress cattle handling, processing, ship and receive cattle, accurate record keeping.

Candidates should have an exc. work ethic.

The ability to diagnose animal health and determine treatment if required. Skills in other aspects of a modern day feedlot operation (eg. equipment) are considered an asset. Wage dependent on experience.

Benefit package available after 3 months probation. Please send your resume to accouting@bpcattle.com or fax it to 306-624-2389.

PASTURE RIDER CONTRACT POSITION available at Masefield Grazing Ltd for the 2017 grazing season, May 1 to Nov. 15.

Applicant must supply own horses and have knowledge of herd health, handling and treatment of cattle from horseback and will also be responsible for other general pasture duties including fencing. The successful applicant will be supervised by the Pasture Manager and must possess a good work attitude. Wage will range from $22 to $25/hr. depending on experience.

Housing available. Employment may lead to future full-time management position.

Apply with references by March 1, to Masefield Grazing Ltd, Box 276, Val Marie, SK., S0N 2T0 or to Stan Day, Manager, Box 149, Val Marie, SK., S0N 2T0.

306-298-4417.

RIDER POSITION AVAILABLE on Pinhorn Grazing Reserve, May to Oct. Rider should be capable at riding, checking, recognizing sickness, roping, doctoring, some fencing.

Must provide own horses (3- 5). Should be willing to live in remote area. Contact Jon 403-868-2626, leave msg, Etzikom, AB. ALTHOUSE HONEY FARMS INC. 1/2 mile south Porcupine Plain, SK., 500 McAllister Avenue. 7 positions required for 2017 season, May to October. Wages $13-$18/hr. depending upon experience.

Job duties: assisting in spring hive inspection, unwrapping, and splitting, supering, building supers and honey frames, honey removal and extracting, fall feeding, applying mite control and wrapping hives for winter. No education required. WCB coverage. Phone Ron Althouse 306-278-7345, E-mail: althousehoney@sasktel.net

RANCH HAND WANTED in SW SK. Spring calving, feeding, herd health, operating/ maintaining equip, haying, fencing, general farm labor and an independent work attitude. Min. 2 yrs. experience, clean driver's LARGE COW/CALF RANCH in NE Sask. abstract. Serious applicants only. Resume seeks energetic Ranch Hand. Bunkhouse with references to Box 7, Eastend, SK. S0N accommodation provided. Email resume: 0T0. 2017jobapplicants@gmail.com knilson@sasktel.net Fax 306-428-2192.

FULL-TIME FARM Laborer positions on FULL-TIME FARM/RANCH EMPLOYEE 2 mixed farm. Wages $18-$20/hr. derequired to operate farm equipment, cattle large pending on experience. Individuals should handling and general farm work. Drivers have good ethic, positive attitude, license abstract available upon request. mechanical work skills, and be able to work with Single or family accommodations including others. Duties include: Operating and utilities. Call 306-662-7205, 306-669-2078. maintaining medium to large farm equipment. Must have previous farm experiPOSITION AVAILABLE, Cypress Hills, SK. ence. Furnished housing w/utilities avail. area. Background yearling grasser opera- for $500/mo. Non-smoking environment. tion and cow/calf. Modern facilities and Fax 306-264-3752 or call 306-264-7742. equipment. Good working environment. Paul Lacasse, Lacasse Farms, Box 207, KinClass 1 preferred. Wages negotiable de- caid, SK. S0H 2J0. pending on experience. Ph. 306-295-7473.

FULL-TIME FARM LABOURER HELP. Applicants should have previous farm experience and mechanical ability. Duties include operation of machinery, including tractors and other farm equip., as well as general farm laborer duties. $25/hour depending on experience. Must be able to cross US border. Location: Pierson, MB/Gainsborough, SK. Feland Bros. Farms, Greg Feland and Wade Feland, Box 284, Pierson, MB. R0M 1S0. 701-756-6954.

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FULL-TIME FARM HELP WANTED for general farm labor on a large, mixed farm.

Housing is available. For more info please call 780-745-2540, Paradise Valley, AB.

LOOKING FOR LEASE Operators to run to the US and back up, pulling hours step deck trailers, steady run. Call Danny 306-861-9362. Regina, SK. AZ DRIVERS NEEDED to haul freight to western Canada and cattle to Ontario & Quebec. No US loads. Settlement upon arrival. Head office located in Ontario. Willing to train qualified personnel. Must have clean abstract. Fax resume and abstract to 519-923-3108 or email: jaguar@bell.net

FULL-TIME FARM/ RANCH PB cattle positions. 1). Machinery operator, mechanic to operate all aspects of grain farm operation. Machine repair and maintenance experience a must. 2). Herdsman to mainly work w/PB Angus mother cows. Cow/calf background and grazing experience required. Above average horsemanship skills and management of all aspects of cattle operations is essential. Wages depending on experience. Both positions have the possibility of growing into more than hired hand positions. Stable, reliable and job history is required. On-site housing available. Ranch located in Cypress Hills.

Call 306-295-4050, Eastend, SK.

6 FULL-TIME AG Collector POSITIONS at Pedigree Poultry near Regina Beach, SK. Hiring starts April 2017. Duties include: Egg collection, packing and sorting, cleaning poultry equipment, manure removal and barn checks, $10.93/hr. No education or experience required. Must be able to lift 50 lbs. and have no allergies to dust or odor. Criminal Record (abstract). Please send resume fax: 306-731-2399, or email: DO YOU LIKE THE OUTDOORS AND CAMPagrologic@myaccess.ca Address: Box ING? Located at Mile 375 on the Alaska 619, Regina Beach, SK. S0G 4C0. highway in Northern B.C. Looking for a mature couple or single male or female FULL-TIME GRAIN AND Livestock Farm with own travel trailer to live in for the Manager position on a large grain and live- duration of the summer employment. You stock operation in the Eddystone, MB area. must be mature, self-motivated and can Competitive salary plus other incentives! work alone. Must be able and willing to do Call/text Steve 204-805-1197 or email: a multitude of tasks including cleaning, steve.manning@samc.ag housekeeping, depending on what is needed at any given time. Must be able to work RBL FARMS LTD is a modern family grain with tourists that come to our Lodge. Must farm in SW Sask. We are seeking a general be pleasant in nature and enjoy dealing farm worker to assist in the day-to-day with people from all different countries. operations. Duties will include operating 250-774-1005, www.tetsariver.com and maintaining grain farm equipment as well as other general farm tasks.Class 1 FULL TIME PERMENANT POSITION - Trucklicense and mechanical experience are er/ Farm Labourer. We are looking for an assets but not necessities. Require a valid experienced agricultural minded individual. drivers license. Competitive wage based on Person must have a great disposition, class experience. Please call 306-295-7925.

3 driver license with air brake ticket.

Mechanical ability is a must as is the ability WE ARE A mixed grain\chicken farm North to fence. Single or family accommodation is of Saskatoon,looking for a FT person. Du- part of the package. Please email resume ties would include anything from seeding, to: bob.seaman@valleyhaysales.com spraying, combining, and equipment maintenance to the daily chores and mainte- WANTED: UNDEREMPLOYED FARMERS nance involved with a chicken farm. Must to run vacuum trucks in Alberta. Flexible have, or be willing to get a 1A license. shift work. On call 24 hrs./day. Wages There would be long hours during seeding, between $350-$450/day. Must have Class spraying, and combining, and more 3 license, Class 1 an asset. Good opportuflexible in the winter. Wages will depend nity during ‘off season’. Send resumes to: on experience. Email resume and referenc- rigvacinc@digitalweb.net 780-632-1406 es to deruiter_dj@hotmail.com

PASTURE RIDER WANTED, Dundurn Grazing Association, Dundurn, SK., for the 2017 season. Must have own working horses and equipment. Accommodations provided. Any questions call Stan Logan 780-834-7327. Send resume with 2 references to: Dundurn Grazing Association, General Delivery, Dundurn, SK. S0K 1K0.

FARM HELP WANTED, April 15 to Nov. 30.

Would hopefully return next year.

Some experience in farm equipment operation, mechanical abilities, clean driver’s license, $15-18/hr., depending on experience. Extra training will be provided. Ph. 306-335-2777, fax resume and references to: 306-335-2773, Lemberg, SK.

PEN RIDER. BEEF feedlot near Bethune, SK. requires a permanent, full-time pen rider.

Previous work experience in the livestock industry and feedlot experience is preferred. Minimum 1 year of pen riding experience. Good horsemanship skills and the ability to work in all weather conditions.

Duties include ride and pull cattle for disease, treat and diagnose cattle as per feedlot protocol, help w/shipping, processing and other cattle duties. Must be able to work on own and w/others. Work environment is primarily outdoor based tending to livestock. May require occasional heavy equipment work. Wage dependent on experience. Benefit package available after 3 months probation. Please send resume to accounting@bpcattle.com or fax to 306-624-2389.

PERMANENT EMPLOYMENT on large grain farm and producer car loading business.

Duties include: farm machinery operation and maintenance in large, well equipped shop; loading of cars and cleaning grain in 2 modern grain elevators. 4 bdrm. country home available as part of wage package.

Non-smokers. Wages starting at $20 to $25/hr. Class 1A an asset but willing to train. Kincaid, SK. Phone us at: 306-264-7869, or fax: 306-264-5176, or email: gdmfarms@xplornet.com ASSISTANT RANCH MANAGER, full- time.

750 cow ranch in W. Sask seeking experienced person. Duties: Calving, feeding, haying, fencing, herd health, operating and maintaining machinery. Candidates must have proven track record and provide references. Compensation dependent on skills and experience. Call 403-934-7457, 403-510-6965.

TWO FULL-TIME GENERAL Farm Workers wanted on a mixed farm near Ponteix, SK. Duties: Operating and maintaining farm equipment and general farm labor tasks.

Should have: General mechanical skills, 1-2 years farm experience, be reliable, self motivated and understand long working hours during peak seasons. Wage $18/hr.

E-mail resume to: daveedna@xplornet.ca Ph. 306-588-2627, D&E Evans Farm Ltd, Box 698, Ponteix, SK. S0N 1Z0.

NOW ACCEPTING TENDERS for the Fairview Pasture Corporation - Pasture Rider position. Duties will include but are not limited to all aspects of care and supervision of 750 cow/calf pairs between May 1st and October 31st of each year. Submit

by February 28. Send tenders to: Box 623, Eston, SK, SOL 1A0. Contact 306-962-7481 or 306-219-8081 CODE CUSTOM FARMING Ltd., Ponoka AB. is looking for Agriculture Crop Harvesting Service Superviser, permanent, full-time.

Duties: Develop planning and work schedules and establish procedures; Coordinate and supervise the work of general farm workers and harvesting labourers; Provide agricultural crop services such as plowing, irrigating, cultivating, spraying or harvesting; Negotiate the terms of services to be provided; Hire and train workers; Maintain financial and operational records; Maintenance of machinery and equipment and small repairs; Have at least 3 years experience as supervisor agriculture custom work and post-secondary diploma. Wage $25 per hour. Phone 403-872-9147, Ponoka, AB. codecustomfarming@gmail.com 2 SEASONAL FARM MACHINERY operators required. Must be able to operate grain cart, tandem grain truck, FWA tractor w/rockpicker, 4WD tractor for harrowing.

Also manual labour for upkeep of leafcutter bees and general servicing of equipment. May 1 to October 31. $15-$18/hr.

101008187 SK Ltd., 303 Frontier Trail, Box 372, Wadena, SK., S0A 4J0. Fax: 306-338-3733, phone: 306-338-7561 or email: cfehr9860@hotail.com

WANTED: EXPERIENCED FARM HELP on grain farm near Regina, SK. Class 1 an asset. Wage up to $30/hr. depending on experience. Housing available. 306-550-8538 RANCH HAND MANAGER wanted for 300 cow/calf ranch near Horsefly, BC. This ranch is remote bordering Horsefly River, with a main salmon spawning creek year round running through the yard. Ranch has great handling facilities, a young Angus cow herd, no hay to put up. Applicants must be able to run feeding equipment, range ride, fence, herd health and grass management, be a self starter and work unsupervised. Prefer a mature couple (coworkers). Furnished house supplied.

Health benefits. Company pickup for work.

Needed immediately. References required and will be checked. Email resume to: nesbittbankllb@europe.com FULL-TIME FARM WORKER required on a 3500 acre grain farm near Edmonton, AB. Minimum 3 years previous farm experience and mechanical ability essential. Duties: operation and maintenance of farm equipment and other general farm labor. Class 1 preferred. Very competitive salary based on qualifications. Please email resume to: pmlarsen@xplornet.com FARM OPERATIONAL MANAGER required in Oyen, AB area. NW-6-32-1-W4. Mixed farm. Permanent full-time (40 hrs/ wk), $21/hr. Manager will co-ordinate and supervise all farm and cattle operations. Requirements: 2-3 yrs relevant experience.

Mechanical aptitude and knowledge of GPS. Valid driver’s license. On-site accommodations available. E-mail resume to: thestrankmans@gmail.com FARM WORKER MIXED farm near Calgary.

Assets: cow/calf experience, (300 cows), mechanics, Class 1, large equip. exp. for grain farm. Equipped shop, housing, $25 per hr., overtime pay. Fax resumes to 403-335-0086 or lscattleco@xplornet.com

CLAYTON AIR SERVICE LTD is seeking 5 Professional Turbine Ag Pilots for the 2017 Spray Season. Air Tractor 502B. Requirements: All 5 positions from May 5 thru to Oct. 5. Provincial pesticide licenses required. 1000 hours + aerial application experience preferred. Updated medical.

Strong ability to adapt to changing situations and maintain a positive attitude with customers, co-workers, and supervisors.

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Trump puts U.S. food, ag firms on edge over trade American companies that import and export products to Mexico fear the government will retaliate with tariffs CHICAGO (Reuters) — U.S. food producers and shippers are trying to speed up exports to Mexico and line up alternative markets as concerns rise that this lucrative business could be at risk if clashes over trade and immigration between U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration and Mexico City escalate.

Diplomatic relations have soured fast as the new U.S. administration floated a 20 percent tax on Mexican imports and a meeting between the presidents of the two countries was cancelled.

Trump has also pledged to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement with Mexico and Canada.

Mexico is one of the top three markets for U.S. farm production.

Some U.S. producers of corn, soybean meal and dried distillers grains, an ethanol byproduct, are trying to accelerate sales to Mexico because they are uncertain about the risk for new tariffs to disrupt trade, said Rafe Garcia, general manager for U.S. operations with shipper Primos & Cousins USA. “They don’t know what will happen in the next month or the next week,” Garcia said about producers. “They are trying to move everything as fast as they can.”

The company, which ships U.S. livestock feed to Mexico and imports Mexican products such as molasses, has already talked with U.S. producers about selling into other countries, such as Nicaragua, to reduce their dependence on Mexico, Garcia said.

Exports are critical for U.S. farmers as a global slump in prices for agricultural products pushes incomes to their lowest in years.

More than 130 trade associations and food companies, including Cargill Inc. and Tyson Foods Inc., recently touted the benefits of

states, which quite often turn out to be agricultural,” Baylis said.

Prominent Mexican politicians, including former President Felipe Calderon, have said the nation should consider ending purchases of U.S. corn if Trump applies new taxes on Mexican exports.

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Food producers say the agreement has quadrupled U.S. agricultural exports in the region during the past two decades.

Mexico is expected to import about four percent of the U.S. corn crop in 2016-17, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. It buys 7.8 percent of U.S. pork production, the U.S. Meat Export Federation said.

The agriculture community, which strongly supported Trump during the presidential election, has already voiced its concern that he has withdrawn the United States from the Trans-Pacific Partnership. It is also worried Mexico could use tariffs to strike back against Trump’s plans to rework NAFTA and build a wall to keep out illegal immigrants.

Malcolm DeKryger, president of Indiana pork company Belstra

Milling, said he was worried Mexico would impose tariffs on U.S. ham, which could cause Mexican buyers to turn to Brazil or Europe.

“They’re going to retaliate,” he said about Mexico.

“The place they can hit back as fast as they can to try to affect our pocket book is the food.”

Mexico could target sanctions on farm products, in particular, in

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“Look at where past trade retaliations have happened: it is amazingly pointed and usually pointed at crucial products from swing

Ingredion Inc., a U.S. company that produces high fructose corn syrup and other corn products, said its “geographic diversity balances country-specific headwinds.”

In 2009 and 2010, Mexico put tariffs on 99 American exports in retaliation when Washington blocked Mexican trucks from using U.S. highways. The strategy targeted products seen as important to specific U.S. regions, including Christmas trees, apples and frozen sweet corn, to maximize political pressure.

The dispute cost U.S. businesses more than $2 billion and cut exports to Mexico of affected agricultural commodities by 27 percent.

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The accidental soybean trial An error on Scott Day’s farm turned out to be a good thing

BY RON LYSENG WINNIPEG BUREAU

When a seeding mistake occurs in a precise and repeatable manner, why not make the best of it and turn it into an experiment.

That’s more or less what happened to Scott Day last summer on his farm near Deloraine, Man. Day was using his Seed Hawk on 10-inch spacings to seed soybean variety trials for the Minto Co-op.

The field had grown peas, lentils and beans in the past but never soybeans.

In mid-May he direct seeded into heavy wheat stubble that had been cut low. The soybean trials were set up to accommodate a plot harvester.

The co-op had planned to compare six varieties but not inoculants.

All the seed was supposed to have been treated with liquid inoculant before seeding.

However, before the drill took to the field, a manifold delivering granular inoculant to one quarter of the air seeder was accidentally shut off.

“Things were growing well, but after a few weeks that one plugged manifold became very noticeable,” Day said.

“You could see where the full inoculant treatment went on the soybeans. It looked great and the nodulation went right to the tips of the roots. With just the liquid seed treated inoculant, the only nodules were near the top of the taproot.”

Day said this occurred throughout his own field of BrettYoung Akras soybeans as well as in the trial plots where the seed was supposed to have been inoculated with liquid.

However, it appears that one of the competitor’s varieties was probably not treated with any inoculant in the trial plots. Photos show those roots are completely bare.

The strips where granular inoculant had not been applied was just a little wider than the plot combine, so Day asked the Westman Agricultural Diversification Organization crew to do a harvest trial on these strips.

They did four repetitions, but they weren’t randomized because the strips were in long straight lines the length of the field. The data in the accompanying chart makes it easy to spot the one variety that didn’t receive any inoculant.

The dramatic response to granular inoculant is also noticeable with all the varieties.

“Without granular inoculant, the yield average was 39.3 bushels, which for a novice soybean grower

The granular skip strips were slightly wider than the plot harvester, which allowed the mistake to become a useful experiment. | SCOTT DAY PHOTOS

ABOVE: The pale strip down the centre is the result of a manifold that was inadvertently turned off, thus depriving those rows of granular inoculant but creating an excellent comparison trial.

THE INOCULANT ADVANTAGE Without inoculant, soybean average yield in test trials was 39.3 bushels.

Once granular inoculant was added, yields jumped nearly 20 bu. to average out at 57.3 bu./acre.

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on their first field you would think it was pretty good, but add the granular stuff and it jumps almost 20 bu. to an average 57.3 bu. This is a part of the field where hog manure had been applied liberally years ago.”

The rest of the field was similar with the non-granular strips dropping 20 bu. Despite this, the Akras field averaged about 50 bu. across all acres, even with all the drown outs and some hail.

“Oh, what might have been if the inoculant had been applied to all acres,” said Day. “But then again, we wouldn’t have had this neat little experiment.” ron.lyseng@producer.com

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DISEASE WARNING

App helps assess sclerotinia risk, economics of spraying Information from weather monitoring centres, as well as data on past precipitation and disease events, will be used in the app

BY ROBIN BOOKER SASKATOON NEWSROOM

Calls for better sclerotinia stem rot forecasting tools for canola growers may soon be answered with the development of a new sclerotinia risk assessment app.

Lone Buchwaldt of Agriculture Canada is leading the app’s development and is collaborating with the Weather Innovation Network (WIN), the Canola Council of Canada, Sask Canola, extension staff and growers.

The app will work off the same metrics used by Sask Canola’s interactive sclerotinia stem rot checklist, which includes the number of years since last canola crop, disease incidence in the last host crop, crop density, rain in the last two weeks, weather forecast and the percent of sclerotia germination in a local sclerotia depot.

The app will access precipitation information from hundreds of WIN weather monitoring centres on the Prairies and 50 federal stations.

Local precipitation data will be automatically pulled into the app, while app users will enter the information for their specific fields in the other matrices.

“I have a contract with Weather Innovations Network, so I am paying them to supply a prototype in the spring of 2017,” Buchwaldt said. “That is phase one of the app development, where we have rainfall data from WIN weather stations.”

Information for the metric called “the percent of sclerotia germination in a local sclerotia depot” depends on 200 sclerotinia depots located in prairie fields.

“I invented the use of depots, where we have sclerotia inserted in the soil after they have been fertilized,” she said.

“Volunteers, whether in extension or growers, visit the field and record how many sclerotia have germinated.”

Buchwaldt originally developed this sclerotinia forecasting method with the use of depots in Denmark, and is now adapting the technique for the Prairies.

“Volunteers use their smartphones to access a server, where they submit their observations online,” she said.

“Everyday we visit the server and download the germination data and produce a map of the prairie provinces, which we put on the Sask Canola website.”

She is still looking for volunteers to manage depots; interested people should email her at lone.buchwaldt@agr.gc.ca.

A risk assessment calculator will be included in the first phase of the app, which has a 3D display that describes the relationship between canola yield, seed sale price and the cost of fungicide application. This enables growers to calculate the economics of the fungicide application.

It will allow growers to select a point that is specific to each field to help them quickly calculate field specific risk and whether there is an economic benefit to applying a fungicide at that risk level.

It will be offered to a select group of people this year and will hope-

fully be offered to the public free of charge in 2018.

The second phase of the app’s development will include an evaluation of the risk assessment thresholds in the sclerotinia stem rot checklist on which the app is based.

Three to five years of field-collected data will be used to look at the effect of rainfall on sclerotinia germination, and this statistical relationship will be used to reassess the threshold.

“The second phase, we need a research project where we have an in-depth survey on the canola in relation to crop rotation and sclerotinia pressure, and many

I hope this app will be unbiased advice, as opposed to now where the advice often comes from the people selling the fungicides, the fungicide reps or reps in general.

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other variables,” Buchwaldt said.

The importance of the disease history in fields will also be reassessed, and researchers will evaluate whether another risk assess-

ment point for different soil zones or soil types should be included.

On-farm harvest data will be used to compare fungicide-applied and non-fungicide applied areas within the same field to help the app’s development team better calculate the risk assessment threshold for spraying fungicides.

Buchwaldt said she wants to do an in-depth disease survey because the historical data of sclerotinia incidence in Saskatchewan is soft.

“When I went out in 2010, my survey was completely different than the public one, and I really don’t know what’s going on,” Buchwaldt said.

She said it’s important for grow-

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ers to understand that incidence and se verity are two different things, and that what matters is infection of the main stem of the canola plant rather than a side branch.

“The cutoff is 10 to 15 percent of plants, but it has to be the main stem that is infected. If every little side branch is counted as an infected plant, then our interpretation becomes confused.”

“I hope this app will be unbiased advice, as opposed to now where the advice often comes from the people selling the fungicides, the fungicide reps or reps in general.”

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Eye in the sky beginning to pry Drones keep getting bigger, louder and more capable

BY RON LYSENG WINNIPEG BUREAU

The history of agricultural aviation often lags a few steps behind military aviation as retired military craft find a second home in agriculture.

The same is true with unmanned aerial vehicle technology.

So it should come as no surprise that the latest drone to enter the agricultural field comes from Israel.

The Hermes 450 is capable of taking imagery of 50,000 acres per hour with a one-inch pixel size of the ground.

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â&#x20AC;˘ developer: Elbit Systems of Haifa, Israel â&#x20AC;˘ cost: US$2 million Each flight is designed to cover a footprint four miles by 40 miles.

The big drone is still governed by Federal Aviation Agency regulations that require all drones to operate only within line of sight of the pilot. As a result, the Hermes must be flown in formation with a manned chase aircraft, which partially negates its cost effectiveness.

To further complicate matters, there are only six FAA approved drone test sites in the United States, one of which happens to be near Hillsboro, North Dakota.

North Dakota State University tested the Hermes at a number of sites in 2016, logging 100,000 acres at altitudes of 4,000 feet, 6,000 feet and 8,000 feet.

NDSU agricultural engineer John Nowatzki said in an email that thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no comparison between operating a small drone and a large heavy drone like the Hermes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Hermes requires three people to operate from the ground control station,â&#x20AC;? Nowatzki said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our private sector partner for our project is Elbit. They own and operate the UAV.â&#x20AC;?

The Wankel rotary is notorious for high fuel consumption and noise, but Nowatzki said these have not proven to be significant factors.

NDSU has been using two roto-

John Nowatzki, right, watches as a Hermes 450 surveillance drone is fuelled up for a trip over North Dakota fields that may yield up to 50,000 acres of high resolution imagery for every hour of flight. | NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY PHOTO

copters and two small fixed wing drone to collect data on corn, soybeans and wheat. However, the copters fly for only 15 minutes and the fixed wing for only an hour. The Hermes can stay up from dawn to dusk if weather conditions are right. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Elbit successfully demonstrated data collection flights at various altitudes,â&#x20AC;? Nowatzki wrote. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Project personnel used small and large UAVs to collect multispectral, infrared, hyperspectral and thermal imagery. The large UAV was used to collect imagery of the entire flight corridor during designated periods in May, June, July and August. The large UAV collected a total of 4.18 TB of imagery. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The small UAVs were used to collect imagery up to an altitude of 400 feet. NDSU personnel collected ground data over selected fields within the large UAV flight corridor, including active optical sensor data and visual observations.â&#x20AC;?

Nowatzki said the imagery has been analyzed to conduct crop

stand counts, in-season nitrogen management in corn and wheat, identify iron deficiency in soybeans and quantify hail damage in corn.

The data collected with the large UAV at high altitudes up to 8,000 feet proved to be usable and valuable.

Project personnel will correlate NDVI values from imagery and ground sensors with actual yields when the yield data is available this winter. The total amount of imagery and derivate from the imagery is approximately 10 TB. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There is likely a great future for a large UAV such as the Hermes 45,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Issues that need further research include agronomic deliverables to farmers, timely image collection, transfer, processing and delivery to end users, the farmers.â&#x20AC;?

The Hermes is scheduled to fly fields in North Dakota this summer near Williston and Carrington. ron.lyseng@producer.com

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CANOLA

Reduced seeding rate can improve canola growers’ profit Determine the maximum plant per acre for the best return on investment

BY MICHAEL RAINE SASKATOON NEWSROOM

EDMONTON — Plant less, grow more and put the profits in farmers’ jeans.

Research points to improved returns for farmers who reduce canola seeding rates, to a point.

And many have, but only partially for the right reasons.

The long-term canola plant stand target has been seven to 10 plants per sq. foot, and the Canola Council of Canada continues to recommend it, even though seed prices have risen relative to canola price over the years.

However, like seed price, yield has also grown.

Murray Hartman of Alberta Agriculture feels that farmers should be basing their decisions to reduce or increase seeding rates based on productivity and margins rather than just the price of seed.

“I’ll bet 80 percent of growers couldn’t tell me what their average canola emergence was last year, or in any year,” he said last week at Farm Tech in Edmonton.

Emergence is key to plant stands, but what might not be well understood is how each farm is doing on emergence.

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Despite standard recommendations, a recent prairie weed survey found that producers seed four to six plants per sq. foot, and they are likely doing it by cutting seeding rates.

“I think it is largely due to producers making decisions (on seeding rates) by saying I will only pay $X for seed per acre and seeding accordingly,” he said.

“It’s time to rethink the target.”

A crop with two plants per sq. foot will perform as well as one with 10 in the right years, but the risk that a crop with two plants per sq. foot will underperform are significantly more expensive than the cost of seed.

Pooled data on the herbicide tolerant hybrids is showing that farmers’ risks of not growing a good crop start to climb significantly as the plant population drops below four plants.

“Weather becomes a bigger factor. Insects and other pests too,” Hartman said about smaller plant stands.

Canola’s plasticity means that it can build a good crop based on a few plants, but later-developing canopies often require additional

herbicide applications, which potentially adds risks for weed selection for herbicide tolerance.

“So every farmer needs to make a choice based on their own fields and experience,” he said.

There was a time when it would be difficult to over-spend on canola seed, but lower returns per acre and rising seed prices have narrowed return on investment.

Yields, while increasing well over the past decade, have somewhat plateaued for many growers, where moisture or growing season are limited.

“You can’t pay off the seed above about six to six and half pounds,”

said Hartman.

“Is the extra seed worth an extra spraying pass? In some cases it is.

Sometimes the spraying might be more economically feasible.”

Earlier maturity from higher plant counts can be an issue for producers who seed later or in short-season areas. In those cases, higher seeding rates and the resulting populations become an economic factor.

“Four to six plants adds a day (over seven to 10). Two might add a week and increase the risk of green seed,” Hartman said.

“Do you need more stubble to hold onto the crop in those high-

Murray Hartman of Alberta Agriculture tells producers they could be putting too much seed into the ground. | MICHAEL RAINE PHOTO wind prone areas? If you can save two pounds (of seed), that might mean $24 (per acre). It might be

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COOL talk heats up in U.S.

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BY BARBARA DUCKWORTH CALGARY BUREAU

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Whispers about a renewed country-of-origin labelling law on meat imported to the United States are making the rounds in Washington, D.C., and two western states.

The mandatory law, know as COOL, was repealed at the end of 2015 when the World Trade Organization declared it unfair to Canada and Mexico. The United States faced massive retaliatory tariffs if the law was not repealed.

“It is back in terms of discussions with other groups in agriculture but also in terms of NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) renegotiations,” said Colin Woodall, vice-president of government affairs for the U.S.-based National Cattlemen’s Beef Association.

“COOL is a little ghost that seems to sit on my shoulder,” he said during a special session at the NCBA convention held Feb. 1-4 in Nashville.

Woodall said rules for an audited voluntary label are available from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

They are a better fit for the beef industry, as opposed to a mandatory government requirement stating that labels must state where animals were born, raised and slaughtered.

“A mandatory, government-run program does not meet the needs of our industry. It does not allow us to provide the information to the consumer. That is why it failed,” he said.

Rumours circulated about the loss of COOL being responsible for an uptick in imports and a downturn in the cattle market. However, imports actually dropped in 2016 and the live price decline started at the end of 2014, said Woodall.

A member of the audience said American-grown beef should be labelled to distinguish it from imports.

“If you don’t believe in COOL, you are not a very good American,” he said.

South Dakota and Wyoming state legislatures have introduced bills calling for the labelling of all beef sold at retail.

South Dakota’s state senate Bill 135 said verified U.S. beef should be labelled. If the origin of the beef cannot be determined, the label would read countr y of origin unknown.

The Wyoming proposal HB 198 calls for every retailer and wholesaler to identify foreign beef with a label that clearly says “imported.”

American beef would be labelled as product of the United States of America. barbara.duckworth@producer.com.

Steamy steers feed on a cold day in a corral at the Earl Ranch southwest of High River, Alta. |

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DISEASE SOURCE

Cattle TB investigation nears end The CFIA says destroying cattle and calves from infected premises will eliminate further spread

BY BARB GLEN LETHBRIDGE BUREAU

The bovine tuberculosis discovery and investigation that became a nightmare for southeastern Alberta ranchers may be coming to a wakeful end.

Officials with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, which is in charge of the investigation and eradication of the disease, said Feb. 3 that no new cases have been found beyond the original six animals.

Now the agency will concentrate its efforts on the source herd from which all six cases came.

“Our evidence shows that there is low risk that the disease was further transmitted by the cattle that comingled with the cattle from the infected farming operation on the community pastures,” the CFIA said in a news release.

About 10,000 mature cattle and

most of the calves from 18 farming operations have been killed and tested. That will eliminate the risk of further spread, the CFIA said.

Trace-out of animals from the source herd will begin in fall because calving season has begun and testing could cause stress to pregnant cows and those that recently calved.

About 58 operations in Alberta and Saskatchewan remain under

58 OPERATIONS IN ALBERTA AND SASKATCHEWAN REMAIN UNDER QUARANTINE

quarantine and 16 have been released.

Alberta Beef Producers says the latter group comprises those with low risk, such as feedlot cattle and animals that had only fenceline contact with the source herd.

“I think the news that we can restrict the trace-in and trace-out activities to the initial infected premise where the confirmed positive resided is very positive,” said ABP beef production specialist Karen Smid.

The ABP emphasized that cattle from premises given conditional release from quarantine pose no risk.

“I think there’s a lot of fear out in the industry and among the infected producers that these cattle and the general area have a black cloud hanging over their heads,” said Smid. “But these are some of the safest cattle in the country. They’ve been scrutinized heavily.”

The CFIA said producers that owned cattle in the commingled herds released from quarantine can clean and disinfect their premises, although that may have to wait until it is warmer. Once the CFIA verifies disinfection, those producers can restock. The restocked cattle will then be tested at six and 18 months after entry to ensure they are disease-free.

The strain of TB identified in the Jenner, Alta., region is most closely identified with a strain in Mexico and has never been found in the province before.

The CFIA said it is unlikely to have come from wildlife, including the elk on Canadian Forces Base Suffield, which borders the Jenner region.

Smid said about 400 elk hunted on the base have been examined so far this year and none have shown signs of TB infection. barb.glen@producer.com

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AMERICAN CATTLE HERD

Packers can’t keep up to U.S. cattle herd expansion

BY BARBARA DUCKWORTH CALGARY BUREAU

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The U.S. cattle herd has grown to 93.6 million head, but in many regions that expansion actually replaces animals that were culled because of catastrophic drought.

“In the last three years we have expanded rather rapidly,” said Kevin Good, an analyst with Cattlefax who spoke at the recent National Cattlemen’s Beef Association convention in Nashville.

“We would suggest this year we will expand the beef cow herd by an additional 400,000 head. That number might be a little low.”

Mo s t o f t h e re s t o c k i n g h a s occurred in Texas, Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Nebraska and Colorado, where the drought was worst.

Slaughter numbers are up now that more cattle are available, and the result is near record tonnage of beef.

More Holsteins ended up on feed when the supply of beef cattle was tight. Twenty percent of the meat came from dairy breeds, but that is shrinking as more beef animals come on stream.

“When we had tight supplies of feeder cattle and calves, we dug into that calf supply on the dairy side to fill more feedlot bunks,” Good said.

The average finished steer has changed in size, becoming larger so that although the number of cattle slaughtered is smaller than it was more than a decade ago, beef production has not declined.

The United States slaughtered 23 million head in 2013, down from 30 million in 2000.

Carcasses are heavier, and the quality is higher. Seventy-five percent graded USDA Choice or Prime, although yield grades declined.

Carcass weights should come down a few pounds this year. Feedlots are making money, so they are shipping the cattle in a more timely fashion to remain current.

“We are seeing a lot of grids and formulas rewritten,” Good said.

“There is bigger discount on big carcasses, so that being a component, look for carcass weights to go down in the next couple years.”

Another challenge faces the packing sector. In the last decade, the total packing capacity dropped by 100,000 head per week in response to a smaller herd. Now more space is needed.

The average U.S. daily kill has increased to 93,500 from 92,000 last year and is expected to grow to 95,000 head by the second half of the year.

“With a 40 hour week, we can’t cover our supply of cattle,” he said.

More plants have opened on Saturdays to put more cattle through.

The extra meat has to find new consumers. Exports had lagged but recovered last year. The U.S. will be a net beef exporter by 2018 with one out of every three pounds of meat production exported.

Exports add more than $300 extra per head.

Live cattle prices should be respectable but nowhere close to the records paid a few years ago.

Fed cattle prices are expected to be $98 to $124 per hundredweight with an average of $110.

Steers in the 750 pound category

A severe drought in the United States forced producers to cull their herds earlier in the decade, which has now prompted a rapid expansion. | FILE PHOTO

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will be $120 to $140 per cwt. to average $130. Calves weighing 550 lb. should range from $135-$165 per cwt. and average $150. Utility cows will be $55-$75 per cwt. and average $65 per cwt.

Bred cows are usually worth about 1.5 times the steer calf value so should sell around $1, 240$1,360.

However, bids could be higher as expansion continues.

Cattlefax tracks break-evens for the sector to assess profitability.

There is a wide range in breakevens between high return and low return producers, said Randy Blach, chief executive officer of Cattlefax.

The average break-even across the industry is $140 per cwt. The low return producer may need $180 to break even while a high return operation needs $100 per cwt. barbara.duckworth@producer.com

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Electronic body condition scoring more economical

BY BARB GLEN LETHBRIDGE BUREAU

A team of University of Alberta students has concluded that a new electronic body condition scoring system can be beneficial and economical for dairy farmers.

Animal science students Heather Coates, Jesse Emery, Camila Hurtado and Cathryn Thompson undertook analysis of the DeLaval 3D automated scoring system and compared its cost to that of manual body condition scoring done by farm workers or veterinarians.

“We just looked at what this technology would cost and compared it to the cost of just the average farm worker body condition scoring the cows, as well as a professional, like a veterinarian, body condition scoring,” said Thompson.

“We looked at this cost over a 10-year period because that’s how long this technology is estimated to last right now.

“Over 10 years, its actually more cost effective to have this technology than to pay a professional or a farm worker to body condition score every two weeks.”

The system takes photos of dairy cows each time they pass a certain point where a camera is mounted. Using RFID technology and algorithms designed spe-

cifically for the breed involved, it assigns a body condition score to each animal.

By examining the data weekly, dair y operators can identify changes in cows’ body condition and take whatever steps are necessary.

It takes time to do it manually and we didn’t get the same scores as each other for every cow.

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The students said the technology is used in Europe and is making inroads in Eastern Canada but is relatively new to the West.

As part of the project, the students saw the system in operation on an Alberta dairy farm and also tried their hands at manually scoring cows at the U of A. “It takes time to do it manually and we didn’t get the same scores as each other for every cow,” they said. “The camera eliminates the subjectivity of it.”

The DeLaval system studied is the only one of its kind now available in Canada, the students said. barb.glen@producer.com

BANFF PORK SEMINAR

Checking that special box: important to admit to farm visit Customs question geared to protect Canadian farms and livestock

BY BARB GLEN LETHBRIDGE BUREAU

BANFF, Alta. — The statement and the yes/no box on the Canada Border Ser vices Agency form

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stares up at travellers entering or re-entering Canada: “I/we have visited a farm and will be going to a farm in Canada.”

If the answer is yes, check the box, says swine veterinarian Dr. Chris Byra, who manages the Canada West Swine Health Intelligence Network.

Lying could subject the livestock industry to disease issues with devastating consequences.

Byra said he knows that people think answering yes will delay their passage through customs or subject them to additional questioning. That attitude is a problem.

“Nobody feels really obligated there, and a lot of our foreign visitors similarly think they can get away with (it),” he said during a talk at the Banff Pork Seminar.

He thinks Canada should develop a more forceful message and possibly attach fines for lying about farm visits.

The incoming passenger forms for the United States and Australia are similar to Canada’s, and neither country lists fines for failure to answer the farm question truthfully.

Travellers to the United States are asked if they have “visited a farm/ ranch/pasture outside the United States.”

Australia’s incoming passenger card asks if travellers have “been in contact with farms, farm animals, wilderness areas or fresh-water streams/lakes etc., in the past 30 days.”

Canada’s customs form additionally asks about possessing any “meat, fish, seafood, eggs, dairy products, fruits, vegetables, seeds, nuts, plants, flowers, wood, animals birds, insects and any parts, products or byproducts of any of the foregoing.”

The U.S. and Australia have similar lists of goods that might be prohibited or restricted.

History shows livestock diseases can travel with people and on soil, feed and food.

A study by the consulting group

Serecon estimated that an outbreak of highly contagious footand-mouth disease in Canada, for example, could cost the country at least $58 billion.

Quentin Stevick, a former Pincher Creek, Alta., area rancher who has visited most cattle-producing countries in the world, said he is a stickler for answering yes to the farm question.

“I am very upset with people that lie and come back to Canada from other countries and lie about where they’ve been, the places they’ve been,” said Stevick.

“I think the penalties should be a lot higher because I know of people personally who have done that and they risk all of us.”

He agreed that people may think an affirmative answer will mean a longer wait in customs, but he said he welcomes the extra scrutiny.

“I personally have seen more diseases than probably most Canadian veterinarians,” he said about his observations in other countries.

Because of that, he never brings home the clothes he wears in foreign countries.

Dr. Reynold Bergen, science director for the Beef Cattle Research Council, said he answers the question truthfully but has been intrigued by the fact that an affirmative answer often doesn’t result in additional questions from border agency officials.

In an email, Bergen offered this advice to livestock producers who travel internationally: “Talk to your vet before you go. Tell them your plans and ask for advice; they may tell you what diseases to be concerned about and what to do about it.

“They may suggest avoiding some countries/regions, wearing plastic booties or packing old clothes and leaving them behind.

Maybe plan your farm visits near the start of the trip to give yourself more time for more showers, etc., before you return home.” barb.glen@producer.com

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Calf hutches, creep areas help prevent disease ANIMAL HEALTH

can easily be moved a few times a calving season, which automatically removes the contaminated bedding.

It’s good if they can be air dried. I would do a quick spray of virkon disinfectant, especially if you have had disease issues.

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any producers use calf hutches during calving season and for very good

reason.

They are especially important if calving early in inclement weather.

As well, the increasing size of our herds means young calves need to get away from the crowded stress.

Even producers who calve their herds in the summer will find it beneficial to use hutches for shade and severe rain storms.

Unless producers have lots of bush, hutches will be the only place where calves can totally get away into a dry and warmer environment.

There are a few design strategies that will help producers better use this tool and experience fewer issues with disease transmission.

Calf hutches should be put out as soon as the cows start calving.

Young calves will find them quickly, particularly in a storm.

I have seen a variety of sizes used on farms, everything from the very low-set ones that only calves can enter to one-third of a large openended pole shed with planks put across to permit only calves.

All of these designs have their place and are worth the effort to keep maintained.

Each type has their own advantages and disadvantages.

The very low ones are warmer and have less problems with drafts.

However, disease transmission can be greater because of poorer air movement and it is more difficult to spot sick calves back in the dark corners.

A good time to check is early in the morning at feeding time. All the calves should be out nursing; check them out if they are still inside.

Calves are harder to catch in these hutches because the whole fronts are open and you are working in a cramped space.

The higher hutches provide more accessibility to the calves, and their mothers can easily see them.

In the larger sheds, producers often creep a portion of the larger sheds so that cows can get close to the calves on two sides.

Check for protruding nails that could rip hides and holes in the wood or tin where legs could become entrapped.

Some producers use metal panels to close off the area and incorporate metal access areas that clip onto the panels. This means the area can easily be dismantled for cleaning, which is a highly important procedure, especially after calving season.

These controlled access areas can be closed off to allow producers to confine the calves and make it easier to catch and treat them.

Calves with scours should be pulled out and isolated if possible and any area of diarrhea cleaned up as best as possible.

The smaller portable hutches

The best biosecurity method is to clean the hutches after calving season and let them air dry and sun bake the entire year until next calving season. This should kill the most hardy bacteria or viruses.

Make sure any manure packs are scraped off because these can harbour infectious organisms for a long time.

Both fungi (ringworm) and protozoa (coccidiosis) are much more resistant, and physically removing through cleaning is the only sure way to combat them.

The hutches are good places to start creep feeding. Small amounts of feed should be used at first to keep it fresh.

Some producers use diatomaceous earth.

Creep feeding can also treat coccidiosis if it is a problem.

The feed mill in our area mixes Deccox in the creep feed, which is a great way to prevent and treat coccidiosis.

Treating this way is always a bit hit and miss because not all calves eat much creep feed, especially the very young ones. However, it is a start.

Calves are very inquisitive, so products such as the diatomaceous earth keep them occupied and prevent them from eating dirt or drinking stagnant water, which can be bad for their health.

Hutches will also reduce injuries such as broken legs and bruising by preventing them from being stepped on in crowded conditions.

They will also give calves a place of solitude, allow them to perform better, provide more resistance to disease and make it easier to observe and treat them for sickness.

Roy Lewis works as a technical services veterinarian part time with Merck Animal Health in Alberta.

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Phil Gallagher got right to the point at the Manitoba Beef Producers meeting in Brandon.

Less than 30 seconds into his speech, the executive chef for Earls apologized for the restaurant’s decision last year to buy its beef from an American supplier and sell steaks as “certified humane.”

“We hurt a lot of people. We hurt a lot of people’s feelings, and we hurt a lot of people who work hard every day to produce the food that we consume in Canada,” Gallagher said Feb. 3 at the MBP meeting.

“I learned a really hard lesson this year. Not only do I have to listen to my guests, I have to work harder with industry … when we decide to make a change of this magnitude that we’re in conversation and we’re doing the best thing for our partners (beef suppliers).”

Many of the ranchers in the room applauded Gallagher’s mea culpa, including Betty Green, who farms near Fisher Branch, Man. She said his words, plus the commitment to work with cattle producers, was meaningful.

“We’ve had these other retailers put out these claims … and never an apology,” she said.

“Never a full discussion to understand what they’re saying is problematic.”

Following his apology, Gallagher spent 15 minutes talking about the company’s decision in April to switch to an American supplier and how the company backed away from ”certified humane” beef following a ferocious public backlash.

Steak sales at Earls’ 67 restaurants had been falling, and company leaders were seeking a solution.

They decided to try beef raised without antibiotics or added hormones to measure customer response.

After some experimentation with price and serving size, they learned that many Earls customers preferred beef raised without antibiotics to Certified Angus when both were on the menu.

They couldn’t find a single company to supply all of the Earls restaurants with beef raised without antibiotics or growth promotants, so they went with a U.S. supplier.

That company, Creekstone Farms in Kansas, had become a Certified Humane ranch, which means a third party had certified its operations as humane.

The combination of buying beef from the U.S. and promoting its beef as “certified humane” was too much for cattle producers and many Canadians.

The backlash was immediate and

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AGI TSX AGCO Corp.

NY Buhler Ind. TSX Caterpillar Inc. NY CNH Industrial N.V.NY Deere and Co. NY

54.1 63.18 4.46 93.28 9.27 107.99

55.16 63.46 4.6 98.99 9.30 107.99

FARM INPUT SUPPLIERS NAME

Earls restaurant chain felt the heat from producers and consumers after the decision to promote its beef as “certified humane” and secure product from the U.S. instead of Canadian producers. | GETTY PHOTO

BERETTA FARMS WEBSITE

I learned a really hard lesson this year.

Not only do I have to listen to my guests, I have to work harder with industry …

PHIL GALLAGHER EARLS EXECUTIVE CHEF

fierce as Canadian producers lashed out at the idea of “certified humane” beef.

“We insulted them,” Gallagher said.

“We insulted them with the Certified Humane moniker of the third party (auditor). (It) implied they weren’t humane.”

The response was most intense in Alberta and Saskatchewan. Earls noticed the impact as the number of customers and sales dropped on the Prairies.

Of note, the response was different in other parts of Canada.

“In B.C. and Toronto, it registered in a far more positive way,” Gallagher said.

Earls’ other mistake was going with a U.S. buyer.

Gallagher said the company should have spoken to more Canadian ranchers before making such a decision.

“I think if we entered into conversations earlier we would have realized there could have been a different solution,” he said.

“We could have made contact with (Canadian) ranchers who were already doing that (no antibiotics or growth hormones).”

Earls is now working toward sourcing all of its beef from a Canadian supplier.

It is buying beef from Beretta Ranch in Ontario, which produces beef without antibiotics or added hormones. It has partner ranches across Canada, mostly on the Prairies.

Beretta is supplying Earls with enough beef for its restaurants in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta.

“We’re working hard with Beretta and (others) to get Canadian beef back into British Columbia and Ontario,” he said.

The company says its cattle are: • prohibited from receiving antibiotics of any kind • receive no added hormones or steroids • sustainable • humanely raised

“Our prediction is between July or August all of our Canadian stores will have Canadian beef back on the menu.”

Earls has moved forward since last April, and in-store sales on the Prairies have rebounded. However, its decision may become a case study in the food and restaurant trade.

In December, CBC business reporter Diane Buckner called Earls’ beefgate one of the worst business blunders of 2016.

Gallagher learned from the mistake, but he reminded cattle producers that expectations around beef and food are quickly evolving.

“The thing about the restaurant business is it moves fast,” he said.

“If you don’t react fast enough to things happening in the business, then somebody else will.” robert.arnason@producer.com

EXCH CLOSE LAST WK

Agrium TSX BASF OTC Bayer Ag OTC Dow Chemical NY Dupont NY BioSyent Inc. TSXV Monsanto NY Mosaic NY PotashCorp TSX Syngenta ADR

134.59 96.19 111.56 60.21 76.43 7.55 108.87 31.85 24.19 85.65

136.88 97.44 113.93 61.31 77.7 7.06 109.4 31.42 24.58 84.66

TRANSPORTATION NAME CN Rail CPR

EXCH CLOSE LAST WK TSX TSX

90.36 195.58

92.37 203.1

List courtesy of Ian Morrison, financial adviser with the Calgary office of Raymond James Ltd., member of the Canadian Investor Protection Fund. The listed equity prices included were obtained from Thomson Reuters.

The data listed in this list has been obtained from sources believed to be reliable, but accuracy cannot be guaranteed. Within the last 12 months, Raymond James Ltd. has undertaken an underwriting liability or has provided advice for a fee with respect to the securities of AGT Food. For more information, Morrison can be reached at 403-221-0396 or 1-877-264-0333.

Richardson expands retail SASKATOON NEWSROOM

Richardson Pioneer is buying Crop First Agro, an independent retail crop input centre in Grenfell, Sask. It sells seed and crop protection products and provides agronomic advice. Richardson plans to add a high-speed fertilizer blender to the site.

The acquisition adds to Richardson’s expanding prairie network of crop input centres.

The company is also building crop input centres in Saskatchewan in Pasqua, Elrose and Wakaw, which are expected to be fully operational by the end of this year.

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SELLING LAND

Add tools to your belt; capital gains reserves TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS

COLIN MILLER

Y

ou need to consider all available tax tools when selling land to a neighbour or family member.

These tools include the lifetime capital gains exemption, family farm roll-over rules, replacement property and capital gain reserves.

A capital gain reserve is a useful tool that producers sometimes overlook.

It allows you to defer taxes on capital gains over time and have the potential of increased tax savings.

A reserve can be used to reduce or avoid Old Age Security claw-back, take advantage of lower tax brackets and reduce or avoid potential alternative minimum tax.

You can claim a reserve when you receive proceeds for a sale over a longer period of time.

If you sell to an unrelated neighbour, you can spread out the taxable income up to five years if the payments are spread out over five years.

This could be increased to 10 years if you sell to one of your children or grandchildren.

Let’s consider the situation where John would like to buy a quarter section of land from his grandfather, Bob. They agree to a price of $500,000.

Bob bought this land for $10,000 in 1972, his current annual income is $25,000, which will continue into the future, he has used all of his lifetime capital gains exemption and he is currently collecting OAS. John cannot get financing at a bank, so he would like to convince Bob to allow him to buy the land over time with $50,000 payments per year over the next 10 years.

There would be tax consequences if John was able to pay his grandfather $500,000 in one lump sum payment. Bob would have a taxable capital gain of $245,000 and have to pay tax on that. Furthermore, all of Bob’s OAS for that year would be clawed back when he filed his taxes. Also, he would get reduced OAS payments the following tax year.

Compare this to Bob collecting payments over 10 years and claiming a reserve on this amount.

In this case, Bob would need to recognize only $24,500 as a taxable gain each year. The tax rate on which he would pay tax each year would be less than if he sold it all at once.

Furthermore, Bob would stay below the point of OAS claw-back ($74,789 in 2017).

This makes the sale over 10 years look much more appealing to Bob. Now let’s consider a scenario where Bob did not need any cash on the sale, but he wanted to retain some control and increase the cost base of the land to lower John’s tax burden in the future.

This would be the perfect sce-

nario to use a promissory note.

Bob and John could structure a promissory note that would be due 30 days after demand, so Bob could still use the reserve as described above and be able to call this note if needed. Bob would have to consider how to deal with this note on his death.

Consult with a tax professional when considering what tools to use to sell your land.

Riley Honess and Bailey Hughson of KPMG contributed to this article.

Colin Miller is a chartered accountant and partner with KPMG’s tax practice in Lethbridge. Contact: colinmiller@kpmg.ca.

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CATTLE & SHEEP Grade A

Alberta

Live Jan 21 - Jan 28

Previous Jan 20 - Jan 16

Year ago

Rail Jan 20 - Jan 26

Previous Jan 21 - Jan 28

156.00-157.25 134.66-153.63

158.00 139.80-156.31

177.21 170.57

258.50-262.50 250.00-252.00

264.00-265.50 250.00-252.00

Heifers Alta. n/a n/a Ont. 137.31-150.30 130.17-150.84 *Live f.o.b. feedlot, rail f.o.b. plant.

n/a 170.15

n/a 249.00-252.00

263.50-265.50 249.00-251.00 Canfax

Steers Alta.

Ont.

$200 $195 $190 n/a

$180 12/30 1/6

1/13 1/20 1/27

2/3

Feeder Cattle ($/cwt)

$190 $185 $180

2/3

Manitoba $195 $190 $185 $180

n/a n/a $175 12/30 1/6

n/a 1/13 1/20 1/27

2/3

Heifers 500-600 lb. (average $/cwt)

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

Cattle Slaughter Fed. inspections only Canada U.S. To date 2017 185,413 2,300,719 To date 2016 191,835 2,273,779 % Change 17/16 -3.3 +1.2

Man.

Alta.

B.C.

151-166 156-170 162-176 176-197 194-218 207-234

151-163 154-167 160-179 176-196 188-208 200-227

155-169 159-171 164-178 173-196 193-215 207-230

no sales 142-165 156-172 166-190 176-208 180-234

141-151 146-158 151-168 158-180 168-191 180-198

140-149 142-158 151-169 163-178 169-199 178-200

144-155 150-163 155-172 164-184 172-198 178-199

139-151 147-165 153-177 165-182 167-192 169-195 Canfax

$180 $175 $170

2/3

Saskatchewan

Canfax Steers Heifers Cows Bulls

Jan 28/17 920 828 744 1,043

$180 $175 $170 n/a

$160 12/30 1/6

1/13 1/20 1/27

2/3

Manitoba $180

YTD 17 918 823 725 1,027

$170 n/a n/a

$160 12/30 1/6

Slaughter cattle (35-65% choice) National Kansas Nebraska Nebraska (dressed)

Steers 118.95 119.00 118.56 188.00

YTD 16 937 851 763 1,058

Heifers 119.00 119.00 n/a 190.00

Feeders No. 1 (800-900 lb) Steers South Dakota 120.75-130.75 Billings 122.50-126.00 Dodge City 123.00-126.00

$175

$165

Jan 30/16 926 837 778 1,016

U.S. Cash cattle ($US/cwt)

$165

1/13 1/20 1/27

$145 $140

$130 12/29 1/9

Trend -2/-4 -3/-5 -3/-5 USDA

2/3

Cattle / Beef Trade

Canadian Beef Production million lb. YTD % change Fed 126.0 -10 Non-fed 30.9 +6 Total beef 156.9 -7 Canfax

Sltr. cattle to U.S. (head) Feeder C&C to U.S. (head) Total beef to U.S. (tonnes) Total beef, all nations (tonnes)

EXCHANGE RATE FEB. 6 $1 Cdn. = $0.7673 U.S. $1 U.S. = $1.3033 Cdn.

Sltr. cattle from U.S. (head) Feeder C&C from U.S. (head) Total beef from U.S. (tonnes) Total beef, all nations (tonnes)

Exports % from 2016 24,569 (1) -23.7 1,388 (1) -54.5 250,152 (3) +17.2 330,615 (3) +12.1 Imports % from 2016 n/a (2) n/a 24,210 (2) -24.9 9,434 (4) +3.9 13,933 (4) -24.4

(1) to Jan 21/17 (2) to Nov 30/16 (3) to Nov 30/16 (4) to Jan 28/17

Agriculture Canada

Close Feb 3 Live Cattle Feb 116.90 Apr 115.63 Jun 105.65 Aug 101.38 Oct 101.33 Feeder Cattle Mar 123.58 Apr 123.50 May 122.38 Aug 123.40 Sep 121.83

Close Trend Jan 27

Year ago

118.33 117.33 106.98 102.55 102.05

-1.43 -1.70 -1.33 -1.17 -0.72

136.05 134.40 124.05 120.63 121.10

127.45 126.75 125.13 125.83 124.33

-3.87 -3.25 -2.75 -2.43 -2.50

153.83 153.48 153.05 153.55 151.78

$300 $290 $280 12/29 1/9

Index 100 Hog Price Trends ($/ckg) Alberta $160 $150 $140 $130

Feb 2 US Choice (US$) 193.01 Jan 27 Cdn AAA (C$) 256.31

Milling Wheat (Mar) $245 $240 $235 $230 12/29 1/9

2/3

(Hams Marketing) Week ending Mar 04-Mar 11 Mar 18-Mar 25 Apr 01-Apr 08 Apr 15-Apr 22 Apr 29-May 06 May 13-May 20 May 27-Jun 03 Jun 10-Jun 17 Jun 24-Jul 01 Jul 08-Jul 15

Jan 26 Yr. ago 193.00 223.03 Jan 20 Yr. ago 249.46 299.22

Jan 30

Jan 16

Wool sheep 55-69 lb 2.29-2.58 2.34-2.48 70-85 lb 2.25-2.50 2.20-2.37 86-105 lb 2.10-2.45 1.90-2.15 > 106 lb 1.81-1.90 1.74-1.90 Beaver Hill Auction Services Ltd. Jan 30 Jan 23 New lambs 2.84-3.28 2.70-3.55 65-80 lb 2.50-3.02 2.80-3.26 80-95 lb 2.22-2.40 2.32-2.52 > 95 lb 2.14-2.30 2.13-2.20 > 110 lb 1.55-1.93 1.92-2.03 Feeder lambs 2.00-2.50 1.70-2.50 Sheep 1.15-1.30 1.10-1.30 Rams 1.20-1.40 1.15-1.45 Kids 75-160 75-160 Ontario Stockyards Inc. Shipping January Wool lambs <80 lb 1.95 Wool lambs 81-95 lb 1.85 Wool lambs 96-115 lb 1.85 Hair lambs <95 lb 1.80 Sask. Sheep Dev. Bd.

To Jan 28

Fed. inspections only Canada U.S. 1,641,100 9,171,370 1,702,755 9,297,674 -3.6 -1.4

To date 2017 To date 2016 % change 17/16

Agriculture Canada

Cash Prices

Canola (cash - Mar)

Feb 1 Jan 25 Year Ago No. 3 Oats Saskatoon ($/tonne) 171.09 178.11 136.25 Snflwr NuSun Enderlin ND (¢/lb) 15.50 15.50 16.95

$520.0 $505.0 $490.0

U.S. Grain Cash Prices ($US/bu.)

1/13 1/20 1/27

2/3

USDA

Canola (basis - Mar)

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

$-15 $-20 $-25 $-30 $-35 12/29 1/9

1/13 1/20 1/27

157.30 160.55

Alta. Index 100 Sask. Sig. 5

Feed Wheat (Lethbridge)

166.00 165.42

$180 $175 $170 $165 12/29 1/9

1/13 1/20 1/27

2/3

Flax (elevator bid- S’toon) $500 $495 $490 $485 $480 12/29 1/9

1/13 1/20 1/27

2/3

Barley (cash - Mar) $175 $170

Basis: $23

$165 $160 1/13 1/20 1/27

2/3

Chicago Nearby Futures ($US/100 bu.)

Corn (Mar) $380

$350 $340 12/29 1/9

1/16 1/23 1/30

2/6

*incl. wt. premiums

Soybeans (Mar) $1060 $1040

Export 50,255 (1) 369,692 (2) 1,136,096 (2)

Sltr. hogs to/fm U.S. (head) Total pork to/fm U.S. (tonnes) Total pork, all nations (tonnes)

$150 $140 2/3

(1) to Jan 21/17

(2) to Nov 30/16

% from 2016 -23.5 -9.1 +6.2

Import n/a 11,854 (3) 12,831 (3)

(3) to Jan 28/17

% from 2016 n/a -1.0 -5.6 Agriculture Canada

$170 $160 $150 $140 2/3

Feb Apr May Jun

Close Feb 3 70.33 70.25 74.50 78.40

Close Jan 27 66.90 68.30 73.93 77.10

Trend +3.43 +1.95 +0.57 +1.30

Year ago 64.80 70.30 76.43 80.43

Close Feb 3 77.88 77.63 67.33 62.53

Jul Aug Oct Dec

$1020 $1000 $980 12/29 1/9

1/16 1/23 1/30

2/6

Oats (Mar) $300

Chicago Hogs Lean ($US/cwt)

Manitoba

$280

Close Jan 27 77.35 77.20 66.98 63.05

Trend +0.53 +0.43 +0.35 -0.52

Year ago 80.15 79.33 68.93 64.40

$260

$220 12/29 1/9

1/16 1/23 1/30

2/6

Spring Wheat (Mar) $600

ELEVATOR SHIPMENTS

$580

Jan 29 230.6 451.3 125.8

Jan 22 322.0 441.7 73.8

YTD 7,225.0 11,707.7 4,202.8

Year Ago 6,957.5 11,657.4 4,155.6

Feb 6 Jan 30 Trend Wpg ICE Canola ($/tonne) Mar 516.80 510.90 +5.90 May 524.40 517.70 +6.70 Jul 527.60 521.10 +6.50 Nov 504.60 499.00 +5.60 Wpg ICE Milling Wheat ($/tonne) Mar 236.00 232.00 +4.00 May 239.00 236.00 +3.00 Jul 240.00 238.00 +2.00 Wpg ICE Durum Wheat ($/tonne) Mar 293.00 298.00 -5.00 May 295.00 301.00 -6.00 Wpg ICE Barley ($/tonne) Mar 135.00 135.00 0.00 May 137.00 137.00 0.00 Chicago Wheat ($US/bu.)

Mar 4.2250 4.1400 +0.0850 May 4.3550 4.2825 +0.0725 Jul 4.4875 4.4250 +0.0625 Sep 4.6375 4.5825 +0.0550 Chicago Oats ($US/bu.)

Mar 2.6125 2.4375 +0.1750 May 2.5125 2.3825 +0.1300 Jul 2.5000 2.3575 +0.1425 Chicago Soybeans ($US/bu.)

Mar 10.3600 10.2275 +0.1325 May 10.4625 10.3275 +0.1350 Jul 10.5500 10.4050 +0.1450 Aug 10.5275 10.3850 +0.1425 Chicago Soy Oil (¢US/lb.)

Mar 34.44 33.61 +0.83 May 34.74 33.90 +0.84 Jul 34.99 34.16 +0.83 Chicago Soy Meal ($US/short ton) May 332.8 334.4 -1.6 May 336.5 337.5 -1.0 Jul 339.2 339.5 -0.3 Chicago Corn ($US/bu.)

Mar 3.6375 3.5775 +0.0600 May 3.7125 3.6500 +0.0625 Jul 3.7825 3.7200 +0.0625 Sep 3.8500 3.7875 +0.0625 Minneapolis Wheat ($US/bu.)

Mar 5.5525 5.5125 +0.0400 May 5.5400 5.4950 +0.0450 Jul 5.5650 5.5250 +0.0400 Sep 5.5975 5.5500 +0.0475 Kansas City Wheat ($US/bu.)

Mar 4.3575 4.2575 +0.1000 May 4.4875 4.3825 +0.1050 Jul 4.6100 4.5025 +0.1075

Year ago 465.10 474.30 480.30 485.80 227.00 230.00 234.00 317.00 325.00 190.00 194.00 4.5850 4.6300 4.6825 4.7700 1.9900 2.0100 2.0875 8.6250 8.6650 8.7250 8.7450 30.75 30.99 31.23 264.5 266.2 268.8 3.6225 3.6700 3.7225 3.7750 4.8625 4.9200 5.0000 5.1025 4.4550 4.5550 4.6525

$240

Minneapolis Nearby Futures ($US/100bu.)

(000 tonnes) Alta.

Sask.

Man.

Grain Futures

$185

$360

Man. Index 100 Que. Index 100

Feb 3 5.03 4.59 6.25 2.88 2.22

2/3

$370

Hogs $/ckg

Hogs / Pork Trade

$160

1/13 1/20 1/27

2/6

Hog Slaughter

Maple Leaf Thunder Sig 5 Creek Pork Feb 3 Feb 3 150.35-150.35 142.89-146.48 150.93-151.40 144.58-149.71 151.57-152.85 153.16-153.98 157.30-158.08 154.89-155.17 160.07-160.23 152.99-159.11 163.86-169.20 166.89-167.19 170.54-173.94 169.81-170.12 172.13-175.76 171.62-176.70 179.28-179.56 175.25-176.94 176.42-177.90 172.40-175.42

$170

$130 12/30 1/6

1/16 1/23 1/30

Cash Prices

$460 12/29 1/9

Sheep ($/lb.) & Goats ($/head)

Fixed contract $/ckg

Saskatchewan Sig. 5

1/13 1/20 1/27

2/6

Canola and barley are basis par region. Feed wheat basis Lethbridge. Basis is best bid.

Due to wide reporting and collection methods, it is misleading to compare hog prices between provinces.

$130 12/30 1/6

1/16 1/23 1/30

Feb 3 Jan 27 Jan 06 69.00 69.00 69.00 Laird lentils, No. 1 (¢/lb) Laird lentils, Xtra 3 (¢/lb) 52.00 52.00 52.00 Richlea lentils, No. 1 (¢/lb) 60.00 60.00 60.00 Eston lentils, No. 1 (¢/lb) 66.00 66.00 66.00 Eston lentils, Xtra 3 (¢/lb) 51.00 51.00 50.00 Sm. Red lentils, No. 2 (¢/lb) 30.00 30.00 30.00 Sm. Red lentils, Xtra 3 (¢/lb) 27.00 27.00 28.00 Peas, green No. 1 ($/bu) 9.00 9.00 9.25 Peas, large. yellow No. 1 ($/bu) 9.00 9.00 9.00 Peas, sm. yellow No. 2 ($/bu) 9.00 9.00 9.00 Feed peas ($/bu) 6.85 6.85 6.85 Maple peas ($/bu) 15.50 15.50 15.00 Mustard, yellow, No. 1 (¢/lb) 29.00 29.00 31.00 Mustard, Oriental, No. 1 (¢/lb) 29.00 29.00 31.00 Mustard, Brown, No. 1 (¢/lb) 34.00 34.00 34.00 Canaryseed (¢/lb) 23.50 23.50 23.50 Desi chickpeas (¢/lb) 36.00 36.00 35.00 Kabuli, 8mm, No. 1 ($/mt) 1,234.60 1,234.60 1,433.00 Kabuli, 7mm, No. 1 ($/mt) 970.00 970.00 1,234.60 B-90 ckpeas, No. 1 ($/mt) 1,014.10 1,014.10 1,278.70

$475.0

Beef Cutout ($/cwt)

HOGS

1/13 1/20 1/27

2/6

Durum (Mar)

$155 12/29 1/9

$120 12/30 1/6

1/16 1/23 1/30

$250

Chicago Futures ($US/cwt)

Average Carcass Weight

$185

1/13 1/20 1/27

$150

$310

To Jan 28

Sask.

Alberta

n/a $165 12/30 1/6

Barley (Mar)

$320

$195

1/13 1/20 1/27

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.

$135

Saskatchewan

n/a $175 12/30 1/6

Pulse and Special Crops

ICE Futures Canada

Slaughter Cattle ($/cwt)

Steers 600-700 lb. (average $/cwt)

$185

GRAINS

$560 $540 $520 12/29 1/9

1/16 1/23 1/30

2/6

Canadian Exports & Crush To (1,000 MT) Jan 29 Wheat 149.3 Durum 113.3 Oats 22.7 Barley 8.3 Flax 29.9 Canola 275.5 Peas 71.0 Lentils 16.1 (1,000 MT) Feb 1 Canola crush 188.4

To Total Last Jan 22 to date year 145.6 6,706.5 8,343.3 32.5 2,021.9 2,334.0 28.5 682.6 541.6 9.8 466.9 526.3 6.7 180.0 186.0 238.7 5,289.8 4,778.0 2,017.0 1,635.1 0.2 578.1 541.8 Jan 25 To date Last year 185.6 4,702.0 4,110.0

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LAST WEEK’S WEATHER SUMMARY ENDING SUNDAY, FEB. 5 SASKATCHEWAN

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Temperature last week High Low

Assiniboia Broadview Eastend Estevan Kindersley Maple Creek Meadow Lake Melfort Nipawin North Battleford Prince Albert Regina Rockglen Saskatoon Swift Current Val Marie Yorkton Wynyard

4.4 1.8 2.2 3.2 1.8 7.1 2.0 2.9 2.1 1.6 2.8 3.2 4.0 1.9 5.6 4.9 2.1 4.2

-21.8 -25.6 -21.6 -23.9 -22.8 -17.4 -29.2 -25.0 -28.0 -26.2 -28.9 -23.4 -21.8 -24.8 -20.1 -21.6 -22.7 -21.4

Precipitation since Nov. 1 mm mm %

6.2 8.1 10.7 4.1 6.3 12.1 0.8 0.4 1.1 3.4 1.3 5.5 5.6 2.3 7.1 8.9 3.6 2.8

28.7 44.6 45.0 65.3 28.6 33.4 26.3 36.4 44.3 33.8 47.8 21.1 35.5 27.1 19.7 27.4 32.5 33.4

64 69 76 109 72 63 46 69 77 67 85 42 74 56 42 62 50 59

MANITOBA Temperature last week High Low

Brooks Calgary Cold Lake Coronation Edmonton Grande Prairie High Level Lethbridge Lloydminster Medicine Hat Milk River Peace River Pincher Creek Red Deer Stavely Vegreville

5.7 4.9 1.9 2.9 2.9 2.1 2.1 4.7 1.8 7.7 4.6 1.6 3.7 1.8 3.0 2.6

-18.2 -20.0 -24.9 -22.1 -32.5 -31.2 -32.1 -18.4 -23.5 -17.4 -17.4 -29.0 -19.5 -25.4 -20.2 -28.0

Precipitation since Nov. 1 mm mm %

12.8 11.1 1.4 3.2 2.1 3.9 0.2 9.6 3.2 12.9 6.7 2.5 27.4 6.5 10.8 2.5

37.2 41.0 28.6 21.5 38.9 59.0 21.0 24.6 23.3 32.4 37.9 33.7 78.9 41.9 50.2 23.2

101 109 50 50 66 74 28 53 43 74 68 46 96 83 93 46

Temperature last week High Low

Brandon Dauphin Gimli Melita Morden Portage la Prairie Swan River Winnipeg

2.4 4.2 -2.7 2.5 2.8 1.1 2.1 -2.0

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-23.6 -21.4 -26.7 -25.5 -20.3 -22.0 -25.0 -24.1

5.1 2.2 0.9 6.8 9.5 5.1 1.9 4.2

77.2 41.7 73.6 47.3 93.3 67.0 41.5 64.3

119 64 110 72 126 90 58 90

-23.4 -25.3 -14.4 -19.0 -18.4

24.8 6.7 9.8 8.2 0.2

114.6 76.9 71.2 74.0 105.2

85 92 80 62 64

BRITISH COLUMBIA Cranbrook Fort St. John Kamloops Kelowna Prince George

3.8 1.8 4.2 0.7 -0.1

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Precipitation since Nov. 1 mm mm %

76

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