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‘THE SYSTEM IS BROKEN’ The number of reported property crime violations (rural and urban combined) increased from 2011 to 2016 in all prairie provinces:

Farmers say crime flourishes as citizens lose confidence in the justice system

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If you walk out of your house and see the window of the garage is smashed, do you report it to the police?

The answer may depend on where you live. If you live in a big city — probably. If you live on a farm in Western Canada — probably not.

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ride forces technical analysts to get back to the basics. 8

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» D’ARCE MCMILLAN: Export » CANOLA EXPORTS: China wants Canadian canola, but farmers aren’t selling.

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» WEATHER MARKET: The markets are focused on Argentina’s suffering soybean crop.

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problems should be used to boost pulse consumption. 8

» KELSEY JOHNSON: Justin

Trudeau’s troubled foreign visits complicate trade. 10

» KEVIN HURSH: Ottawa has

dropped the ball on grain transportation.

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FARM LIVING 17

MICHAEL RAINE: In an era of » RURAL CRIME: Frustration over rural crime » “alternative facts,” get your is in the spotlight.

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» ON THE FARM: The third generation finds a » ED WHITE: Farmers have place on their family’s Alberta farm.

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» BETTY ANN DEOBALD: How

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» COOL FORECAST: A new forecast calls for a cool spring and a chance of damp.

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‘Own-motion power’ amendment requested for transportation bill Saskatchewan Pulse Growers asks Senate ag committee to change bill to allow Canadian Transportation Agency to investigate rail service issues on its own, without a shipper complaint

ada’s competitiveness in end-use markets.”

SPG said Bill C-49 amendments that would give the CTA ownmotion powers would protect shippers from retaliation and allow the agency to identify solutions more quickly, using measures within its own regulatory toolbox.

“We encourage the Senate standing committee on transport and communications to amend Bill C-49,” Loessin said.

“We believe this is critical to fostering a more effective and higher functioning transportation system for farmers in Saskatchewan, and the entire grain supply chain.” brian.cross@producer.com

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Saskatchewan, according to data compiled by the Ag Transport Coalition.

ATC members account for 90 percent of all grain, pulses and oilseeds shipped by rail in Western Canada.

For the last four weeks, CN has provided less than 50 percent of rail car orders, including 34 percent in the week ending Feb. 10, the ATC said in its most recent rail performance report.

“The railway service issues experienced by the Canadian agriculture industry are systemic,” said SPG chair Corey Loessin.

“Delays and service disruptions continue to have a significant impact on farmers looking to move

their crop and on shippers who have little to no recourse to improve their service in a timely way.”

The last few months have been difficult for the prairie pulse industry.

In addition to an “inadequate level of service by Canadian railways,” pulse crop exports have also been limited by market access challenges, most notably an import tariff imposed by the government of India, Loessin said.

“Pulse crop exports are at less than 50 percent of normal levels during this period due to trade barriers in India, and the railways are still not able to deliver adequate service.… The lack of on-time service is further compromising Can-

BY ED WHITE WINNIPEG BUREAU

Prairie farmers don’t need to push their rotations to get to 26 million tonnes of production, a Canola Council of Canada staffer reminded farmers at CropConnect.

Reasonable rotations are a key part of the combination of factors that the council hopes will take Canada to its lofty production goal for 2025.

“We’ve surpassed our acreage goal,” said Justine Cornelsen.

“We can successfully grow canola one out of three or one out of four years with the acreage we have.”

While canola production has surged, so too have challenges to sustainable production. Good profits for canola have encouraged farmers to gamble with disaster, inspiring some to embrace the infamous canola-snow rotation in some areas.

With clubroot spreading, blackleg a lingering concern in areas with heavy rotations and the ever present pressure of pests, farmers need to ensure a holistic approach to crop management, Cornelsen said.

That includes more than just responsible rotations. Farmers can use everything from integrated pest management, hedgerow preservation, precision agriculture and informed pesticide use to produce a maximum yield while not creating yield-destroyers for future years.

“We need to be applying it as a whole system approach, an agroeco system,” said Cornelsen.

The national yield average was 34 bushels per acre when the canola council announced its 26 million tonne target in 2014. That has risen to about 41 bu. per acre last year.

BY BRIAN CROSS

An organization that represents Saskatchewan pea, lentil, soybean and chickpea producers wants Ottawa to amend Bill C-49, the Transportation Modernization Act, to ensure greater transparency and “foster a more effective and higher functioning transportation system for farmers in province.”

In a Feb. 21 news release, Saskatchewan Pulse Growers said Bill C-49 should be amended to provide the Canadian Transportation Agency with “own-motion powers,” a provision that would allow the agency to investigate rail service issues independently without receiving a complaint from a shipper.

Requiring a formalized complaint from a shipper is a costly and risky requirement, the SPG argued.

Shippers that express concerns over poor rail service may be subject to retaliation from railway companies and could face even poorer service as a result, the organization said.

SPG also wants Ottawa to include soybeans and chickpeas as eligible crops under the maximum revenue entitlement, or revenue cap.

The pulse group’s call for amendments comes as grain shippers across Western Canada grow increasing frustrated over what they consider inadequate rail service.

Since last August, Canadian National Railway has supplied on time only 66 percent of the hopper cars ordered by grain shippers in

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1 RURAL CRIME STATS » CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 In the Rural Municipality of Blaine Lake in north-central Saskatchewan, many landowners and farmers no longer report things like broken windows because they’ve lost faith in the police and the justice system, said Reeve William Chalmers.

“In the RM of Blaine Lake the thought process when things go missing or fuel goes missing … a lot of people have given up on reporting those crimes,” he said.

The RM has even stopped reporting some crimes on its own municipal property. Chalmers said there’s been a rash of vandals shooting and damaging municipal signs in the area, but there’s no point in reporting it to the police. “(But) each incident is a crime.”

In a world where mass shootings of children are now commonplace, damage to signs and broken windows in rural parts of Canada can seem like minor incidents, maybe even irrelevant.

But there’s another school of thought.

In the 1990s, the New York Police Department adopted a policing philosophy known as the Broken

Windows model, where officers arrested people for minor crimes such as avoiding subway fares.

In a 2015 article in the New York Post, former NYPD police Commissioner Bill Bratton said the idea behind Broken Windows was to stop low-level crime before it flourished and evolved into more serious crime. In his words, “unaddressed disorder encourages more disorder.”

Bratton and other policing experts claim that Broken Windows, or zero tolerance for minor crimes, was responsible for dramatically reducing rates of assault, robbery and other major crimes in New York during the 1990s and 2000s.

Sociologists and criminologists continue to debate the merits of Broken Windows. Bratton, though, remains convinced that it’s essential to policing. “(We) should never and must never retreat from enforcing the law,” Bratton wrote in the Post, adding the approach enhances overall quality of life.

B ro k e n Wi n d ow s may hav e caught on in major cities like New York, but aggressively pursuing criminals for minor crimes doesn’t seem to be a policing philosophy in

places like Blaine Lake.

Chalmers said RCMP officers, when they respond to a property crime on a farm, often say things that are the opposite of Broken Windows.

“They make a comment that, ‘gee, I h o p e y o u ’v e g o t i n s u ra n c e because we’re never going to find any of this stuff,’ before they even ask your name,” he said. “ That’s concerning that the RCMP feel there’s very little they can do to help the landowner.”

Mabel Hamilton, a rancher who runs Belvin Angus with her husband Gavin and their children near Innisfail, Alta., hasn’t lost confidence in the RCMP. She believes that RCMP officers do conduct thorough investigations of property crimes, but the justice system fails to prosecute the criminals.

Over the last few years her son’s house has been broken into twice and two vehicles have been stolen from the farm. As well, criminals have tried to steal fuel and break into machine shops.

The stolen vehicles had OnStar, a navigation system where it’s possible to turn off the vehicle’s engine from a central location.

“The woman who stole it, they (OnStar) shut the truck down and she was in it. That’s pretty clear that

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she was guilty,” Hamilton said.

However, when the case finally got to court, after more than a year of delays, the car thief got a six month sentence.

“Which will not be six months,” Hamilton said.

“They (RCMP) do their part … (but) to me the system is broken, and that’s what most of us in the rural communities feel.”

Hamilton isn’t the only rural resident who has lost faith in the justice system.

This January in an online discussion posted on Reddit Saskatchewan, numerous rural landowners raged against the lack of action on property crimes. One commenter mentioned a broken window: • “Car window was busted on my days off. Some meth head spotted my safety ticket wallet and figured it was a score. Was told to go through SGI (Sask auto insurance)

for the window and that nothing was going to be done other than a quick case note for records.”

• Another person on the site sympathized, adding that more police officers and more charges won’t solve the problem : “It would also be nice to have all these repeat offenders caught for thefts and break and enters get a serious punishment in court. It is a pain mentally to catch people with four-page-long criminal records and all they get is a piece of paper telling them to behave or a month in jail.”

Chalmers, who is critical of the RCMP, agreed that the court system deters and discourages effective policing.

“A lot of the criminals they’re catching are career criminals. They put them away and they (the police) say things should calm down for at least three months

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1. Danika Liebaert gets a lift up from Zadee Chapman.

The 11-year-old girls from the Sunshine Vaulter’s club in Battleford, Sask., were performing a pairs freestyle vaulting move during their super hero routine.

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2. Kelvin Hawreluik, driving a blue chuckwagon, gains on his brother, Clayton, as they race to the finish line at the mini chuckwagon event.

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3. Suzon Schaal circles the cow during a demonstration of cow horse fence work.

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4. Chris Epp rides hard and shoots even faster during a demonstration of mounted shooting. Competitors are timed on how fast they can shoot 10 balloons in a patterned course. Thiessen’s revolver is an 1873-style single action that fires blanks containing coarse grain black powder.

5. Seth Abrahamson slams on the breaks to make a turn down the fence during a demonstration of cow horse fence work.

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6. Bonnie Pana races past during the invitation-only barrel racing event. Some of the best barrel racers in Saskatchewan competed to showcase the sport for a $1,400 payout.

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7. Jesse Gaudry, 13, with the Park Valley Pony Club, jumps her horse, Rambo, during the Amy West Eventing demonstration.

4 because that’s what they got sentenced to. But in three and a half months you can expect much the same,” Chalmers said.

“We’ve got a broken system.

There’s no doubt about it.”

Canadians will inevitably be unhappy with the outcome of a particular criminal case or feel a verdict was unjust, said Dale Eisler, senior policy fellow with the Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy at the University of Regina, but that doesn’t mean Canada’s criminal court system is broken.

“Criticizing the judicial system, the courts system, I think is a dangerous road to go down,” he said.

“We have to assume that the c r i m i na l ju s t i c e s y s t e m a c t s responsibly.”

Eisler said the decision in this winter’s highly publicized case of

6 Saskatchewan farmer Gerald Stanley, who was found not guilty of second degree murder in the death of Colten Boushie, a young indigenous man, is an example of condemning the entire court system based on one case without all the information about that case.

“I can understand why people were upset by it … but how do you make the determination (about the verdict) if you weren’t there to hear all the evidence and (there) in the jury room to see how the evidence was discussed and weighed?” he said.

As for the Broken Windows model, Eisler said it might be appropriate for New York City but the RCMP in rural Canada doesn’t have the capacity and manpower to deal with every property crime.

More importantly, would arresting more people for minor crimes actu-

IN SASKATCHEWAN, INDIGENOUS PEOPLE ARE

33 times MORE LIKELY TO BE INCARCERATED THAN THE REST OF THE POPULATION.

ally accomplish anything? Instead, maybe society should dedicate more money and time to deal with the underlying causes of crime.

“Crime is a symptom of some other problem,” said Eisler. “What are the social issues that lead to criminal behaviour, how can you address them at an earlier stage?”

Bill Gehl, who farms near Regina, made a similar comment : yes, property crime is an issue in rural Saskatchewan, but farmers need to think about the bigger picture.

“Crime, to me, is usually an indication of poverty and drug abuse,” he said.

“If you go into areas where crime is bad, you’re going to see poverty and problems with addictions.”

Eisler, who last year wrote a policy paper on crime in Saskatchewan for the Johnson Shoyama school of public policy, said at some point politicians and community leaders need to have a real conversation about a difficult and unpleasant fact : indigenous people in Saskatchewan are 33 times more likely to be incarcerated than the rest of the population.

“To put that in perspective, in the U.S,. black men are six times more likely to be imprisoned than white men.” robert.arnason@producer.com

7 THE UPS AND DOWNS OF PROPERTY CRIME Statistics Canada tracks crime data and breaks it down into types of crime, such as property crime violations. Here are some of the statistics: • The number of property crimes in Alberta was basically the same in 2015-16: 217,481 in 2015 and 221,390 in 2016.

Taking into account an increasing population, the change was 0.04 percent.

• In the rural region near Melville, Sask., there were 325 property crime violations in 2010 and 544 in 2016.

• In Claresholm, Alta., south of Calgary, the story was much different. There, the number of property crimes jumped from 277 in 2015 to 375 in 2016. This was an increase of 27 percent, factoring in population changes.

The year-over-year increase could be dismissed as a random event, but property crime data from many rural areas of the Prairies suggest it isn’t random.

• Property crime rates spiked in parts of the Prairies in 2015 and 2016, particularly in Alberta, but longer-term data from 2001-16 tells a different story.

• In the area around Mayerthorpe, Alta., the number of property crimes increased every year from 2010 to 2016, going from 316 in 2010 to 613 in 2016.

• Around Carlyle, Sask., property crimes jumped from 358 in 2013 to 570 in 2016.

• In Nipawin, Sask., Killarney, Man. and other regions of Western Canada, the rate of rural property crime hasn’t changed significantly over the last 15 years. However, the actual number of property crimes is likely much higher than reported. A Statistics Canada document from 2013 estimated that only onethird of all crimes are reported.

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China wants canola; farmers not selling An exporter says the demand is there but growers are holding on to supplies as they hold out for $12 per bushel CANOLA EXPORTS SURGE

BY SEAN PRATT SASKATOON NEWSROOM

Canola exports have been humdrum but don’t blame lack of international interest, says an exporter.

“Right now, we’re not really able to meet all the demand that’s there,” said Jarrett Beatty, trading manager with Parrish and Heimbecker.

Bulk shipments through week 29 of the 2017-18 crop year are 5.78 million tonnes, which is nearly identical to the 5.76 million tonnes exported during the same period in the previous crop year.

The problem with that is there is about one million more tonnes of supply this year, according to Agriculture Canada.

It forecasts an 11.5 million tonne export program in 2017-18, which would be about 500,000 tonnes more than the previous year.

Beatty said there is enough demand to move that amount. He noted that two large soybean crush facilities in China have been converted into canola processing plants.

Those two plants have created an additional one million tonnes of demand from China. That combined with China’s shrinking domestic production of the crop is creating intense competition for imported canola.

“We don’t really have enough seed to supply everybody so that they could crush year-round at this point,” he said.

So, the demand is there but the available supply is not.

“You can only export when we can buy it from the growers and canola has been in fairly tight hands,” said Beatty.

Many growers are holding out for $12 per bushel canola.

“Whether or not they get into spring time and have to readjust their targets or we actually have an opportunity to hit those numbers I think will be the telling component,” he said.

Beatty suspects the crop is not as big as the record 21.3 million tonnes that Statistics Canada estimates, which is one reason why growers are keeping a tight grip on

Canada’s canola shipments to China have gone up exponentially and there is no end in sight with sales for the first five months of the 2017-18 crop year eclipsing the previous year’s pace by a wide margin.

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The other issue is poor rail service. If it does not improve, exports

will fall, carryout will rise and prices will drop.

Jon Driedger, senior market ana-

lyst with FarmLink Marketing Solutions, said canola is moving out of Canada at the same pace as last

year’s record program, so it’s not a complete disaster but he acknowledged there has been a slowdown.

After the first five months of the marketing campaign, exports were nearly 500,000 tonnes ahead of the previous year’s pace, according to Statistics Canada data. Now they are pretty much on par, according to Canadian Grain Commission data.

“It feels like a letdown,” said Driedger.

Beatty pointed out that the early season comparison is misleading because a dockage issue hampered Canada’s 2016-17 export program t o C h i n a i n t h e S e p t e m b e rthrough-December period.

Driedger said there has been recent improvement in basis levels and prices have been firming up a bit, which has led to some farmer sales.

But other growers are holding out to see if the dryness in the prairie region continues through spring, which could cause exporter concern about new crop and buying of old crop.

“A lot of what is left is maybe going to stay in relatively strong hands certainly if it stays dry,” he said. sean.pratt@producer.com

Oat outlook soft, but now might be time to price

BY ED WHITE WINNIPEG BUREAU

Oat growers just can’t seem to catch a break when it comes to selling their crops.

Sure, they have been growing great crops, but that’s led to heavy stocks and continual weak prices.

“It could be 24 months where we

struggle with averaging (cash prices of $2.75-$3.25 per bushel) in Manitoba,” Randy Strychar of oatinformation.com told the Manitoba Oat Growers Association.

“If you’re looking for $3.50 in Manitoba, I don’t think you’re going to see it.”

Western Canada’s oat acreage has been shifting westward from its

traditional Manitoba-eastern Saskatchewan base for years, under assault from crops such as soybeans and corn.

It ha s f a c e d p ro b l e m s w i t h demand as the horse feed market weakened but seen continual strength in the human food markets, especially with its health claim advantage and its inclusion

in the breakfast bars that have replaced cereal for many consumers.

Oats’ long-term market potential also looks good because Chinese consumers are gobbling up more of the crop, which is relatively new to its middle class. The country b u y s m o s t l y Au s t ra l i a n o at s because of issues between China

and Canada, but the long-term potential is great, Strychar said.

However, North American prices have been flat and uninspiring for growers, offering a relatively poor profitability outlook in recent springs.

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OATS A GOOD BET THIS SPRING

A LOOK AT WORLD OAT PRODUCTION

The oat futures market tends to follow a seasonal pattern of rising toward spring and then settling back. Recently the Chicago oat futures contract has shown rising lows. Analyst Randy Strychar said farmers’ best nearby chance to price new crop will probably be up to the end of March.

Global oat supplies are relatively low compared to previous decades. American producers harvested less than one million acres of oats in 2017. The European Union, Canada and Russia remain the largest producers.

Global oat production (million tonnes):

Oat futures, May 2018 contract ($U.S./bu.) $3.00 2.90 2.80 2.70 2.60 2.50 2.40 2.30 2.20 2.10 July ’17 Aug. ’17 Sept. ’17 Oct. ’17 Nov. ’17 Dec. ’17 Jan. ’18 Feb. ’18 Source: Barcharts.com | WP GRAPHIC

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“I don’t think you do.… I don’t think we can,” Strychar said.

“I think we’re going to end up with a downturn, and we’re going

to end up with some problems.”

For farmers committed to oats and considering when to lock in some prices, Strychar noted that the oat market tends to rise into early spring and then settle back.

“Your best opportunities are now probably prior to seeding, proba-

Weather moving markets more than inventory

EU Russia Canada Australia U.S. Brazil Chile China Argentina Ukraine Belarus Kazakstan All others TOTAL

’07-’08 ’08-’09 ’09-’10 8.69 9.00 8.64 5.38 5.84 5.40 4.62 4.27 2.91 1.50 1.16 1.16 1.31 1.31 1.32 0.24 0.24 0.25 0.38 0.34 0.38 0.64 0.53 0.58 0.47 0.29 0.18 0.54 0.94 0.73 0.58 0.61 0.55 0.23 0.14 0.20 0.94 0.97 1.01 25.54 25.64 23.33

’10-’11 7.50 3.22 2.45 1.13 1.19 0.38 0.56 0.53 0.66 0.46 0.44 0.13 1.00 19.65

’11-’12 7.93 5.33 3.16 1.26 0.73 0.35 0.45 0.60 0.35 0.51 0.45 0.26 0.94 22.31

’12-’13 7.91 4.03 2.83 1.12 0.89 0.36 0.68 0.60 0.50 0.63 0.42 0.20 0.95 21.12

’13-’14 8.38 4.93 3.91 1.26 0.94 0.38 0.61 0.58 0.45 0.47 0.35 0.31 0.94 23.49

’14-’15 7.83 5.27 2.98 1.20 1.02 0.35 0.42 0.60 0.53 0.61 0.52 0.23 0.95 22.50

’15-’16 7.50 4.53 3.43 1.31 1.30 0.78 0.53 0.60 0.55 0.50 0.49 0.24 0.97 22.74

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The latest outlook report from the United States Department of Agriculture failed to amaze, as most projections about acres and crops were already factored into the news.

However, the Feb. 23 report confirmed the market’s assumptions and left prices up to the weather.

And since Feb. 23, the weather has jumped in.

“No question that the markets are being driven by the drought conditions in Argentina. Last week was mostly dry in the main growing areas of the country with temperatures consistently reaching the 35 C to 40 C mark,” said Bruce Burnett of Glacier Media’s MarketsFarm, in his daily markets report Feb. 26, as the May canola contract in Winnipeg climbed to $520 per tonne from about $500 a month earlier.

“The soybean and corn crops in Argentina continue to get smaller as we get to the end of the critical month of February. The crop size is estimated at 54 million tonnes by USDA, but this figure will be substantially lower when the crop is harvested,” he said.

“The current MarketsFarm estimate of Argentine soybean production is 43 million tonnes.

Exports of raw soybeans from Argentina will likely drop from eight million tonnes to less than four,” he said.

That has been good for canola.

But Brazil’s strong soybean crop is likely to cool the hotter oilseeds markets over the coming weeks as that harvest rolls along, say analysts.

While most commodities have been along for the early spring ride, large stocks remain, according to the USDA’s report.

Soybeans will be found on about 90 million American acres, at or above the predicted acreage for

bly no later than the end of March,” said Strychar.

Chicago’s oat futures contract continues to suffer low volume and much volatility, but the trade and processors use it, so it’s still a functional pricing tool, Strychar said.

The contract makes up about 80 percent of the price that farmers see, with basis representing the rest.

Oats’ weakening hold on west-

ern Canadian acres has seen it sliding toward special crop status, with contracting playing a bigger role. Strychar expects that to continue.

However, he doesn’t expect to see the crop disappear from Manitoba, despite its losses in eastern Manitoba in recent years.

“We’re probably seeing the bottom of it,” said Strychar, predicting that demand growth and a need for

the specific characteristics of Manitoba oats will drive better returns for farmers.

Manitoba oats appear to produce better beta glucan and other healthy characteristics in the crop because of varieties and soil, so that should result at some point in incentives for eastern prairie growers to stick with the crop. ed.white@producer.com

corn this spring.

The USDA report suggested that despite having one of that nation’s smallest plantings of winter wheat in history at about 46.5 million acres, it might still grow more than last year.

But the markets weren’t necessarily buying it, as wheat too is holding on to some slight gains for the week.

The U.S. Drought Monitor report rates all of Oklahoma in drought conditions of moderate or worse, Texas is at 99 percent, Kansas at more than 70 per cent and Colorado is rated at 40 percent.

USDA estimates wheat production will be up, at 1.85 billion bushels, 90 million bu. more than last year.

It pegged the corn crop at about 14.4 billion bu., down about 200 million bu. from last season. However, reaching that level will require a 174 bu.-per-acre average.

American corn carryout inventories were down slightly from last year, according to the report, but remain at near record amounts.

Soybean ending stocks are the second highest on record, at 460 million bu. Some of the market’s optimism might be coming from the USDA’s prediction of another record sales year in 2018, 2.3 billion bu. mike.raine@producer.com

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Use export problem to boost domestic pulse consumption MARKET WATCH

D’ARCE McMILLAN

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MCMILLAN

ever let a crisis go to waste.

These words, or something close to them, have been attributed to many, from Machiavelli to Winston Churchill to John F. Kennedy.

The idea is that a crisis creates new opportunities that can make the future better.

A fire may destroy a manufacturing plant, but when rebuilding you can improve the design and install the latest equipment, and thereby reduce costs, as well as generate new abilities and products that can expand markets and profits.

Do you think a crisis in pulse exports could be the spark to get Canadians eating more lentils and peas? What would be the effect of 36 million of your fellow countrymen chowing down on lentil soup?

I’m thinking about this as Canada’s pulse exports are at a near standstill. India, our largest customer, has enjoyed a couple of massive harvests and has more than enough product to meet its

needs. To try to ensure that imported product does not undercut its own farmers, the Indian government imposed duties available to it under world trading rules.

Farmers in Canada, Australia and other countries that export pulses to India are not happy about the duties, but I expect Indian politicians are more interested in being seen to support their own struggling farmers than as supporters of the ideal of free trade.

It could be some long time before India is again buying pulses at the rate that it did in recent years.

I’ve written before that this crisis is happening at the same time that food processors in the developed world are showing increased interest in including pulse protein in a range of foods.

Pulse milling plants are being built in Western Canada to meet the need, and this new source of domestic demand will be most welcome.

Furthermore, the federal government has provided $150 million in “supercluster” funding over 10 years to the pulse sector.

The federal funding is designed to attract hundreds of millions more in spending by the industry and its supporters to develop markets, expand processing and improve seed varieties.

In the coming years this will likely help to greatly expand the demand for pulses, moving them from the limitations of being only a “whole

food” to be a plant protein ingredient in everything from meat substitutes to snack foods.

But in the meantime, could we expand domestic consumption in other ways?

Back when BSE closed markets and devastated the beef industry, Canadians stepped up to help.

Rather than turning away from domestic beef, Canada was the first country to support its producers and increase consumption by making beef eating a matter of patriotic pride.

Canadians couldn’t eat their way out of the BSE crisis, but the support from the Canadian public was treasured by the beef industry.

More recently, situations involving Canadian tomatoes in ketchup and beef in certain restaurant chains have also captured the public interest and put Canadian food in the spotlight.

So why couldn’t there be a movement to put pulse dishes on the menus of major restaurant chains?

They could ride a wave of patriotic support rippling across a large bowl of hearty lentil soup.

Canada is a dominant producer of pulses and is the world’s largest exporter of the food. Pulses should be as much a point of national pride as poutine, maple syrup or beer.

These technical analysis books and Canadian Securities Institute texts were recently taken out of storage as part of a refresher course on the chart patterns and market divergences that might be underlying the wild swings in the markets. | ED WHITE PHOTO

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ED WHITE

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he recent stock market selloff and panic gave a lot of traders and analysts a stiff slap in the face, forcing them to examine whether they saw signs of it coming.

It also gave seasoned traders and analysts a chance to step back and think about their core, foundational markets beliefs and to review the fundamentals of what they know.

I found myself in the basement, pulling mid-2000s technical analysis books and Canadian Securities Institute texts out of boxes so I could refresh myself on the chart patterns and market divergences that might be underlying the wild swings the markets were making. I follow lots of charts, but don’t often go back and review what I once spent a lot of time learning.

It made me wonder how the pros refresh themselves on the foundations of technical analysis. Tech analysis is a lot more demanding on practitioners than supply and demand analysis, and I asked a few technical analysts how they get back to the basics after months or years of being caught in the hurlyburly of the markets.

“It happens once or twice a year,” said Harold Davis of Prairie Crop Charts, which produces and comments upon price charts.

Something provokes memories of chart patterns seen in his foundational texts, and he pulls them off his bookshelf. For him, the Robert

D. Edwards/John Magee classic, Technical Analysis of Stock Trends and William Jiler’s and Martin Pring’s works offer core understandings that still apply decades after their first publication.

David Derwin of P.I. Financial told me that he goes back to Thomas Bulkowski’s Encyclopedia of Chart Patterns, which he used to build his knowledge when he was getting into technical analysis and needed something to clearly lay out the many varieties of chart analysis.

“Try to keep it simple and straightforward when you deal with the markets,” said Derwin.

Having a basic explanation of the chief technical analysis structures and approaches helps make sorting through complex and volatile markets less challenging.

“They work not every time, but over time,” Derwin noted.

One of the best testaments to a crucial foundational text came from DTN’s Darin Newsom. I had interviewed him for a story and he mentioned John J. Murphy’s Intermarket Technical Analysis as one of the books that he had used decades ago to train himself in technical analysis.

That spurred me to pop up the Amazon app and order a copy. I tweeted him about what I’d done, and he immediately tweeted back, from an airport, a photograph of his carry-on bag. What did it contain? A scuffed-up copy of Intermarket Technical Analysis.

The market’s structure today might seem shaky and wobbly, with a lot of noise, dust and confusion, but that makes this a perfect time to dig down and check out the foundations. If you learned this stuff once, it’s worth digging it out to see if it still supports your understanding. ed.white@producer.com

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CANFAX REPORT FED PRICES STEADY Prices for fed steers and heifers held steady last week. Western Canadian fed slaughter and production volumes were both up more than seven percent compared to last year. It’s a good news story from a price perspective because producers have been able to market more fed cattle at higher prices compared to last year.

The market has rallied 27 percent from 2017 second half lows of $131 per hundredweight to the January high of $167.50. Over the past five years, the average increase from second half lows to first half highs stands at 28 percent. January highs are rare and have occurred only twice over the past 20 years.

Even though the rally from low to high is in line with the five-year average, first half highs are likely not in the books yet for 2018 because fed cattle prices historically strengthen into the spring.

Given the magnitude by which the market has increased from October 2017 until now, the largest increase could be past. If this is the case, this year’s spring rally could be more moderate and less dramatic compared to 2015 and 2017.

Fed prices are expected to grind higher near term, and first-half highs in the low $170s are possible.

Since the beginning of the year,

cattle have been pulled ahead of schedule while cooler temperatures across the Prairies have also set cattle back.

Last week, producers indicated cattle need more days on feed before they are marketed. Light heifer trade was reported with weighted average prices fully steady with the previous week.

In its outlook, Canfax said Canadian fed cattle exports totalled 4,156 head, the fourth lowest weekly export volume over the past year, not including the week between Christmas and New Year’s. Negative processing margins will keep slaughter volumes at bay.

In the United States, major feeding states were at mostly US$128 per cwt., $2 lower than the previous week. Dressed sales in Iowa and Nebraska were steady to $2 lower.

For the first six weeks of this year, steer slaughter was up one percent compared to last year and heifer slaughter was up three percent.

17 was eight percent larger than the previous week at 9,054 head. Year to date western non-fed slaughter was three percent larger at 63,058 head.

Canadian non-fed exports to the U.S. for the week ending Feb. 10 totalled 2,129 head, and year to date was 44 percent smaller at 13,134.

Ample U.S. supplies will continue to discourage non- fed exports, and local demand is lacklustre.

FEEDERS ALSO STABLE Alberta feeder prices stabilized and traded mostly steady last week after grinding higher during the first two weeks of February. Light calves less than 500 pounds traded mixed on tight supplies. Calves from 500-700 lb. saw continued grass interest, and prices trended fully steady to $3 higher than the previous week.

Feeders from 700-900 lb. saw

prices continue generally steady while large feeders over 900 lb. saw prices ease seasonally $1-$2 lower.

Last week’s feeder index firmed modestly to $187.58. Weekly auction volumes were 34 percent larger than the previous week, totalling 32,871 head, but year to date are 22 percent smaller at 157,968 head.

Feeder exports to the U.S. for the week ending Feb. 10 rebounded to 3,051 head, and year to date were 73 percent larger, totalling 12,276 head. Feeding margins continue to deteriorate because Lethbridge barley for March delivery has climbed to around $230-$231 per tonne.

Auction volumes are expected to increase modestly from now through March. Calf prices should continue to track the historic seasonal trend, and prices should firm modestly higher. Grass interest will remain supportive, but increased feedgrain and bedding costs will limit price upside. Feeders over 700

lb. are expected to see prices ease seasonally lower through March.

U.S. CUTOUTS RISE In U.S. beef trade, Choice and Select cutouts were both up from the previous week. Choice traded at US $218.40 compared to $209.04 the previous week. Select traded at $212.06, up from $205.14 the previous week.

Canadian cut-out values for the week ending Feb. 10 moved lower with AAA and AA down C$4.53 per cwt. and $1.23 per cwt., respectively.

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.

COWS, BULLS STEADY Prices for D1 and D2 cows were steady with last week’s price, at C$88.38 per cwt. on light demand.

Slaughter bulls were up 18 cents to $100.07.

Western Canadian non-fed slaughter for the week ending Feb.

WP LIVESTOCK REPORT HOGS The U.S. national live price average for barrows and gilts was US$49.98 per hundredweight Feb. 23, down from $51.42 Feb. 16.

U.S. hogs averaged $62.63 on a carcass basis Feb. 23, down from $64.82 Feb. 16.

The U.S. pork cutout was $79.48 per cwt. Feb. 23, up from $76.99 Feb. 16.

T h e e s t i m a t e d U. S. w e e k l y slaughter to Feb. 24 was 2.373 million, down from 2.382 million the previous week.

Slaughter was 2.266 million last year at the same time.

In Canada, the Feb. 24 Signature Five price was C$154.98 per 100 kilograms, down from $160.98 the previous week.

The price was $70.30 on a per hundredweight basis, down from $73.02.

BISON STEADY The Canadian Bison Association said Grade A bulls in the desirable weight range sold at prices up to C$6 per pound hot hanging weight. U.S. buyers are offering US$4.75 or more with returns dependent on exchange

rates, quality and export costs.

Grade A heifers sold up to C$6.

U.S. buyers are offering US$4.50.

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Wool lambs lighter than 54 lb. were $235-260 per cwt., 55-69 lb. were $237-$255, 70-85 lb. were $220-$245, 86-105 lb. were $192$230 and 106 lb. and heavier were $165-$200.

Wool rams were $100-$125 per cwt. Cull ewes were $100-$136.

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Guns are not the answer when protecting property

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f there is one lesson from the tragic death of young Colten Boushie, it is this: introducing a gun into a volatile situation is a perilous mistake.

The events surrounding the 22-year-old indigenous man’s death after being shot

by Gerald Stanley on his farm in the Rural Municipality of Glenside in west-central Saskatchewan on Aug. 9, 2016, have been widely reported. Stanley was recently found not guilty of second-degree murder and manslaughter after convincing the jury that he did not intend to kill Boushie.

The terrifying ordeal on Feb. 18 of a farmer near Battleford, Sask., adds to the gravity of issue. After a 79-year-old farmer tapped on his window to gain the attention of an intruder on his deck, the introducer fired a bullet through the window, narrowly missing the man.

For the purposes of this editorial, we are discussing property crime, not an instance in which an intruder bursts into someone’s home and threatens its occupants.

Rural residents, including farmers, are becoming increasingly frustrated with property break-ins and thefts. Although statistics show that rural crime rates (per 100,000 people) are roughly constant, the actual number of property thefts are up, so farmers are seeing more crime. Expensive equipment — trucks, all-terrain vehicles, fuel and even GPS systems — are all targeted. Livestock is stolen, too.

But, as Stanley’s action showed, guns are not the answer. Whatever his actions, Colten Boushie should not have been killed.

There are innumerable studies on the usefulness of guns as security, but we will cite the reputable New England Journal of Medicine’s 1993 study: “Although firearms are often kept in homes for personal protection, this study shows that the practice is counterproductive. Our data indicate that keeping a gun in the home is independently associated with an increase in the risk of homicide in the home.”

To that we add comments from assist a n t R C M P c o m m i s s i o n e r Cu r t i s Zablocki about what happens when guns are used in dangerous situations: “We know that with that type of a response, that can often up the potential for violence in those types of situations.”

The frustration with property theft resulted in the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities passing a resolution last March that calls for expanded “rights and justification for an individual to defend or protect” himself, his family and his property.

To say it doesn’t suggest the use of guns for property protection would be a specious reading of the motion.

Some have even called for U.S.-style stand-your-ground laws.

Good grief, no. Nothing about the horrid gun environment in the United States is an example to Canada. We must find our own solutions.

Decades ago farms were smaller, neighbours were closer and there were more of them. Farmers looked after each other.

Current realities are different. Larger farms, with their requirement for large amounts of fuel and expensive equipment, are increasingly becoming targets. Very few farmers haven’t had something stolen.

Security, not confrontation, is the best response. Driveway alert systems, cameras, motion detector lights, even sirens are viable measures. Some can be adopted for grain bins and shop doors. Systems can be linked to smartphones for live viewing.

And farmers must be sure to lock away tempting items such as tools, batteries, fuel, trucks, and ATVs. Rural dwellers lament that it has come to this — their way of life is being affected.

It’s lamentable, yes, but much less lamentable than killing someone.

CRAIG’S VIEW

GREENHOUSES NOT INCLUDED IN ALBERTA’S FARM LABOUR EXEMPTIONS

It’s kind of funny (that) we have to convince the government that we’re agriculture. We’re agriculture in everything else but labour.

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PM’s foreign visit troubles complicate tricky trade efforts CAPITAL LETTERS

KELSEY JOHNSON

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rime Minister Justin Trudeau is probably wishing his first state visit to India had gone smoother.

The Liberal government is under fire after multiple media reports said Jaspal Atwal, the man convicted of the attempted murder of a moderate Indian politician, had been invited to an official function hosted by Canada’s high commissioner to India. Trudeau was scheduled to attend the event.

The invitation was later revoked, although not before the prime minister’s wife, Sophie Trudeau, was photographed with Atwal at an

event earlier in the week.

British Columbia MP Randeep Sarai has said he added Atwal’s name to the invite list. Sarai was one of 14 MPs who paid their own way to partake in the India state visit.

“That invitation should never have been issued in the first place,” Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale told MPs in question period Feb. 26, echoing remarks made by Trudeau during his trip.

The prime minister was not in the Ho u s e o f C o m m o n s Feb. 2 6 .

According to his public schedule, he was taking a personal day.

Conservative MPs called the trip “embarrassing.” NDP MPs questioned aloud what the “point” of the trip was. The prime minister and his family have also been heavily criticized for his decision to wear cultural dress for several days during the trip.

The Atwal affair comes as Canadian-Indian relations come under heightened public and political scrutiny. Several Indian officials

are uneasy about the Liberal government’s relationship with the Sikh separatist movement. Many Canadian Sikhs vote Liberal.

On the agriculture front, Canada and India have recently butted heads over fumigation rules for pulse shipments and New Delhi’s decision to impose stiff import tariffs of 30 to 50 percent on imports of chickpeas, split peas and lentils without warning.

Officials from both countries have agreed to work toward a fix on the fumigation issue by the end of 2018, India and Canada said in a joint statement Feb. 23. The statement did not bear any reference to the import tariffs, which do not violate India’s WTO commitments.

India and Canada have also agreed to continue working on facilitating Canadian access for Indian organic products. No timeline was specified.

Despite those agreements, the prime minister’s India visit is the latest in a series of international

trips that appear to have gone sideways on him.

One cannot forget the confusion that swirled around the prime minister’s trip to Vietnam last November, where he skipped a meeting with TPP-11 leaders.

The Liberals blamed a schedule miscommunication. Japanese officials were livid, threatening to sign the renamed trade agreement — the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans Pacific Partnership — with or without Canada.

Japan is one of this country’s most sought after markets for agricultural goods, particularly given ongoing uncertainty around Canada’s trade relationship with the United States and the future of the North American Free Trade Agreement.

Canadian officials were forced to launch into diplomatic damage control, including several visits with individuals at the Japanese embassy in Ottawa.

Nor can one forget the prime minister’s trip to China — one of

the fastest growing economies in the world — where the two countries failed to formally launch bilateral trade talks. Trudeau insisted after the four-day trip that substantial progress had been made.

Canadian agricultural exporters have flagged China as a key trading market going forward.

As well, tensions remain at the ongoing NAFTA renegotiations, which kicked off again in Mexico City Feb. 25.

Ottawa’s need to diversify Canadian trade markets is real — a challenge that is only made more difficult when state visits and other international trips don’t go as planned. Global trade in an increasingly protectionist world, a trend to which India is not immune, is no easy task at the best of times.

Sloppy diplomacy only makes the job harder.

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

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& OPEN FORUM

Meat is not the ‘new tobacco’

BY SYLVAIN CHARLEBOIS

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he idea of having to pay a sin tax for environmentally detrimental foods is gaining support. For some, eating meat is a sin, and therefore meat products should be taxed like alcohol and tobacco.

A new report published recently by a British group called Farm Animal Investment Risk and Return Initiative argues that a tax on meat is inevitable.

The meat industry, particularly beef producers, has been facing relentless criticism over the last decade. Rarely have we seen reports encouraging consumers to eat more meat.

For one thing, science-based findings linking climate change and meat have been accumulating.

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization has reported that livestock account for about 14.5 percent of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. Other surveys have suggested the sector may represent up to 18 percent.

Greenhouse gas emissions produced by the livestock industry will only increase as the middle class in India and China expand, and, as such, demand for animal protein is exploding.

And then there’s health.

In 2015, a World Health Organization report indicated that eating processed meat products, such as salami, sausages and other smoked deli meats, increases the risk of developing cancer.

Several meat-producing countries, including the United States, Brazil and Australia, ridiculed the report because processed meats were added to the same category as asbestos.

But several other governments

It’s sensationalist to argue that meat should be taxed like tobacco because tobacco is not essential to life and food is. | FILE PHOTO have discouraged their citizens from consuming an unreasonable amount of meat. That’s not a signal the meat industry needs.

The other major headwind the industry faces is related to the ethical treatment of animals. Some believe livestock production is unethical and that the industrial production of meat should be outlawed.

Food giants like Tyson Foods and Cargill are looking at beyond-meat solutions. Yet statistics show that demand for meat in Canada is stubbornly robust.

The average Canadian typically consumes about 87 kilograms of meat products in one year, which is just slightly lower than the amount from five years ago.

This year, beef consumption in

our country reached 25.4 kilograms per capita, and some expect demand for the product to increase to 25.5 kilograms next year. Surprising, perhaps, but beef prices have come down, making the product more attractive for the consumer on a budget.

Canadian consumers have largely stayed on the side of our livestock industry, but numbers are showing signs of a change in consumer habits.

Demand for pork is expected to fall to unprecedented levels in 2018, dropping 13 percent from its 2015 level. Demand for chicken, one of the cheapest types of animal protein, plateaued in 2016 and has since softened.

Animal protein still has market currency, but plant-based alterna-

tives to meat are increasingly attractive.

But little can be accomplished by taxing meat. Taxing food in general, any food product, is morally questionable. A retail tax on food is regressive and can potentially penalize the underprivileged who need affordable protein.

Some have floated the idea of taxing meat as a type of sin tax.

Some have argued that meat is the new tobacco. This sensationalist parallel is unwise, since tobacco is not essential to life and food is.

What’s more, many small businesses around the country have offered high-quality meat products to local markets. Many of them are family businesses. Taxing sausages and steaks would compromise the viability of many stores valued by communities across the country.

Meat has played a significant part in consumers’ lives in the West for centuries. Penalizing consumers for continuing a culinary tradition is unfair.

We should let the market evolve and allow consumers to make their own choices.

That said, the livestock industry must start listening to consumers to better appreciate their concerns.

Given that they are one of the most trusted groups in our economy, livestock producers are ideally positioned to renew their social contract with the public.

This is an edited version of an article originally published by The Conversation Canada. The full version is available at www.theconversation.com. Sylvain Charlebois is senior fellow with the Atlantic Institute for market studies and dean of the faculty of management and a professor in the faculty of agriculture at Dalhousie University.

Blame the PM for transportation, but not India HURSH ON AG

KEVIN HURSH

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he two biggest issues for the prairie grain sector right now are the dismal state of railway performance and the blockage of pulse crop sales to India. Blame for the rail issue rests squarely with the federal government. Not so regarding the situation with India.

Rail service has gone from subpar to disappointing to dismal, particularly on Canadian National Railway lines. For grain week 29, CN supplied only 17 percent of the hopper cars requested by shippers — an almost complete breakdown in service.

Canadian Pacific Railway’s num-

bers have also been dropping and are nothing to brag about, but at 66 percent, they’re in a different league. Combined, the two main railways provided only 38 percent of the cars requested.

Thank goodness for the weekly reports from the Ag Transport Coalition chronicling railway performance and the lack thereof.

Without these credible numbers, it would be difficult to quantify the magnitude of the problem.

While CN has by far the worst performance, it has by far the more active public relations campaign to explain how it’s doing the best it can under the circumstances.

We’ve heard the excuses before: cold weather means shorter trains; snow in the mountains ; more d e ma n d f o r m ov e m e nt t ha n expected; and it takes time to bring more locomotives into the system and even longer to hire and train more workers.

All of that doesn’t explain how hopper car movement has been less than 60 percent of demand for four consecutive weeks with the latest

two weeks being 34 and 17 percent.

The only slack the railways deserve is that the 2017 crop was certainly bigger than almost anyone expected. On the other hand, pulse crop sales have been dismal, so that has actually reduced the demand somewhat.

Why is the federal government to blame for the growing grain backlog? Because it has dithered and delayed Bill C-49, legislation that provides for reciprocal penalties, interswitching between railways and a clear definition of adequate and suitable railway service.

On top of that, it didn’t take the advice of farm groups and extend the interim legislation put in place during the last grain movement debacle in 2013-14. That bill allowed interswitching and also allowed the government to set prescribed grain movement targets.

Initially, there was only supposed to be a short gap between the ending of the interim legislation and the passage of Bill C-49. Instead, it’s been many months.

While Prime Minister Justin

Trudeau’s government can legitimately be blamed for allowing this mess, it isn’t fair to blame it for not getting Indian tariffs removed from Canadian pulse crops.

Trudeau’s trip to India has been widely criticized for many reasons, but it was naive to think the tariff issue could be solved with simply a prime ministerial visit. With millions of small and struggling farmers and an election in the offing, India will reopen unfettered trade only when it suits it to do so.

The Indian tariffs do not violate any trade rules, and we don’t have a free-trade deal with the country.

It’s reasonable to continue the work to end the fumigation rules that act as a non-tariff trade barrier and unfairly target Canada, and Trudeau’s trip appears to have generated some progress.

Love him or hate him, you can really blame the PM for only one of the two big problems.

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

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ust saying it don’t make it so. For those who like to read or hear what they want, rather than the truth about a situation, it must be a wonderful time to be alive.

World leaders, more than usual, can lie about anything they like.

Their aids can counter any reality monger’s assertions to the contrary by saying they are providing “alternative facts.”

As farmers, the war on facts and science is close to many of our hearts and wallets. The truth about food production, both its science and the business of being primary producers, is constantly being undermined by those who have ideological axes to grind.

Genetic modification is destroying foods’ nutritional values.

Glyphosate is causing a widespread cancer epidemic. Factory farms owned by multinational corporations produce most of our food. Government subsidies to wealthy farmers are destroying the abilities of the small family farm to compete. If only all farmers would convert to organic production there would greater yields, global food shortages would be averted, soil would be healthier and sustainability would grip the land — you get the idea.

All of these are non-science, but there are large swathes of the public that are willing to believe, even if only a little bit of the time, at least until they are challenged by a credible advocate or trusted source.

The Western Producer is a trusted source. Most people who are familiar with the publication know that it relies on professional journalists and, despite some limited speculation to the contrary, doesn’t get large multinational chemical and grain companies to approve its copy just because they advertise in its pages and on producer.com.

There is a real danger in listening only to those you agree with, reading what doesn’t challenge your assumptions and voting for those who tell you that, “whatever it is, it’s not your fault.’ ” The growth of talk radio was built on those ideals. The internet is now full of fake news, but the folks who sell it and the politicians and opinion leaders who exploit it proclaim it’s the professional media who are creating it.

It turns out, despite reporting the contrary, that Russian operatives did influence the American presidential election and that wheat is safe to eat. Where does your news come from? mike.raine@producer.com

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Pulse growers applaud fumigation agreement with India Canadian and Indian prime ministers reach a deal that will see countries resolve the issue by the end of the year

BY KAREN BRIERE REGINA BUREAU

The prospect of a resolution to India’s pulse fumigation requirements this calendar year is good news for Canadian pulse growers and exporters, says Pulse Canada chief executive officer Gordon Bacon.

An agreement reached last week during a meeting between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promises the two countries “will work closely together to finalize an arrangement within 2018 to enable the export of Canadian pulses to India free from

pests of quarantine importance, with mutually acceptable technological protocols,” said a statement released by both countries.

That would end a system of ongoing short-term exemptions from mandatory fumigation requirements that have been available to Canada since 2003.

The current exemption is in place until June 30.

“I think that what we have got in this prime ministers’ statement is what we are due, and that is a science-based approach to look at it,” Bacon said just hours after returning from India.

Canada has long argued that the nematode of concern to India is not

found in Canada and that the required fumigation product doesn’t work in the country’s cold weather. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency submitted documents more than a year ago outlining how Canada’s regulatory system could alleviate India’s concerns.

Bacon said industry had been told for some time that the way to resolve the issue was to raise it at the prime ministerial level because of the political importance of pulses in India.

Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay and International Trade Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne have also travelled to India

within the last year to raise the issue.

MacAulay said in an emailed statement that Canadian exporters still face trade issues in India, including a penalty of five times the normal inspection fee.

“We are actively working with senior Indian officials, including through a direct discussion on the issue between the PMs Trudeau and Modi, and remain in close contact with the Canadian pulse industry to resolve this issue and obtain a long-term solution,” he said.

Bacon said the Canadian industry didn’t expect that India would remove duties on imported peas,

India has a very clearly articulated agriculture policy to increase farm support, and when you know that Indian farmers are some of the poorest people in the world, it’s understandable why the Indian government is taking the approach that it is.

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chickpeas and lentils as a result of last week’s meetings.

Indian domestic policy has set the market support price at 38 cents a pound. Bacon said it can’t then have an open border for pulses to enter at 18 or 22 cents.

“India has a very clearly articulated agriculture policy to increase farm support, and when you know that Indian farmers are some of the poorest people in the world, it’s understandable why the Indian government is taking the approach that it is,” he said.

Saskatchewan Pulse Growers chair Corey Loessin said Canada was correct to focus on fumigation rather than tariffs because India has the right to apply them under WTO rules.

“I know farmers are frustrated with that,” he said.

“It’s just not a simple problem to solve from our end.”

The fumigation agreement, on the other hand, will alleviate at least one uncertainty in that marketplace, he said.

Some farmers have said Canada should look at retaliatory measures to combat the tariffs of 50 percent on peas, 44 percent on chickpeas and 33 percent on lentils. However, Bacon said international trade rules allow India to place tariffs up to 100 percent on chickpeas and lentils, making retaliation unfeasible.

He added that Pulse Canada is asking for transparency and predictability in trade with India.

Canada and other countries met at the India Pulse and Grain Association meeting prior to Trudeau’s visit and all agreed they need to know what is driving India’s decisions.

He said India’s domestic policies are sending negative messages to the market.

Yet, the country is far from selfsufficient in pulse production and while it might not require six to 6.5 million tonnes of imports, Bacon said, there is still a market of 3.5 to four million tonnes.

Loessin said it’s understandable that exporters would be nervous about dealing with fluctuating policies.

“That is an ongoing concern that we certainly have,” he said. karen.briere@producer.com

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End supply management, spark a boom: Mulroney Former prime minister says the move would create a boom for food processors and provide more affordable food for consumers

BY ED WHITE WINNIPEG BUREAU

Former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney is trying to convince Canadians to give up the supply management system.

He says it would create a “boom” for food processors and provide more affordable food for consumers, but can only be done if farmers in the system are offered compensation that makes them “very happy.”

He used a keynote speech at CropConnect held in Winnipeg Feb. 14-15 to call for “the careful, innovative and generous phase out of our highly restrictive supply management programs.”

The remarks were not off-thecuff, but part of a carefully written section of his speech, the core of which he repeated to reporters after the event.

Mulroney said Australia’s and New Zealand’s dairy processing and export sectors have boomed since their systems were liberalized, and the same could occur in Canada.

However, that would be possible “if and only if the other partners to our (trade) negotiations respond with major concessions that would constitute a significant advantage for the advancement of legitimate Canadian interests.”

Mulroney said Canada would need to see “equivalent actions” from trading partners in order to undergo the disruption and costs of unravelling the longstanding supply management system.

The former prime minister’s comments contrast with the official position of the Conservative party, of which he was one of its most prominent leaders. This position also goes against the status quo in Canadian politics, which has seen no significant challenge to the supply management system from any of the major political parties.

Stephen Harper’s Conservative government vigorously defended supply management in the face of an apparent clash with the party’s free market principles. Justin Trudeau’s current Liberal government has been similarly supportive.

The only direct challenges have come from small expansions of foreign milk product allowances reluctantly agreed to in the Comprehensive and Economic Trade Agreement between Canada and the European Union and in the proposed new Trans-Pacific Partnership. As well, recent milk protein isolates that entered Canada from the United States took advantage of a loophole in the supply management regulations.

That loophole has since been closed, but the situation provoked a dispute with U.S. President Donald Trump and made it an issue in current renegotiations for a new

North American Free Trade Agreement.

While Canadian politicians have generally supported the retention of the supply management system, Mulroney is not the only former politician to challenge it once being freed from partisan constraints.

Martha Hall Findlay, a former Ontario Liberal MP and two-time Liberal leadership candidate, attacked the supply management system and called for its abolition, a position she developed while work-

ing as a public policy researcher at the University of Calgary and defended in her second leadership bid. She is now head of the Canada West Foundation.

Mulroney appears to have been thinking about supply management for a while. He said he met the former Australian prime minister a few months ago and was challenged on Canada’s system by him. ed.white@producer.com

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Spitz says goodbye to southern Alberta Company that owns the sunflower seed brand has announced it will close the Bow Island plant in July

BY BARB GLEN LETHBRIDGE BUREAU

Pending July closure of the Spitz sunflower seed plant in Bow Island, announced Feb. 15 by plant owner PepsiCo Inc., came as a shock to its 53 employees and to town and county officials.

By Feb. 22, those officials were following leads to attract another business into the plant and perhaps retain jobs.

Steven Wikkerink, reeve of the County of Forty Mile, said he and Bow Island Mayor Gordon Reynolds have put out feelers to at least one other business that could use the facility to process a different crop.

“They’re kind of ready to move ahead with something and this probably becomes something that’s fairly attractive,” he said.

“If we could get somebody else back in there fairly quick, then PepsiCo doesn’t have to just mothball the place, and we could hopefully get a good percentage of the jobs back.”

Spitz, the sunflower seed brand ubiquitous at ballparks and known for its variety of flavours and resealable packages, was founded in Bow Island in 1982 by southern Alberta farmers Tom and Emmy Droog.

They grew the confectionary brand from initial marketing as birdseed.

The Droogs sold the business to

PepsiCo in 2008 in a multi-million dollar deal destined to expand Spitz from 5.4 million kilograms of product per year.

Expand it did. Now PepsiCo wants to grow further and will do so with an existing manufacturing partner in the United States.

“This was a business decision based on an extensive evaluation of the long-term viability of this site and its ability to meet our increasing volume requirements for the brand, which will continue to play an important role in our North American portfolio,” PepsiCo spokesperson Sheri Morgan said in an emailed statement.

“Bow Island is a 30-year-old manufacturing facility and

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requires significant modernization to maintain our North American product standards and support our long-term Spitz production needs.”

Wikkerink said the Bow Island Spitz plant underwent a major expansion to its shipping area last fall, which seemed to indicate long-term plans. So when the closure announcement came, it was a surprise.

Wikkerink said closure is unlikely to have a major impact on local farmers because most of the raw product came from Manitoba and North Dakota. He speculated that PepsiCo wanted to locate closer to the source of its raw product and economize on shipping.

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Bow Island plant, many producers tried the crop and some still grow sunflowers, but the growing season is slightly too short to guarantee good maturity.

“The other challenge that we had growing them here was, sunflowers have the same sclerotinia or mould disease in them that our dry beans in the area do, and so producers that have a fair amount of dry beans already in their rotation, it was really hard to fit the sunflowers in because of the same disease.

“Beans just seemed to be working a lot better so the majority of the guys in our area were opting to grow the beans that they could make work versus a sunflower crop that was always known to be a little bit iffy.”

Darcelle Graham, executive director of the National Sunflower Association of Canada, said PepsiCo sunflower contracts with Manitoba growers will be honored but the delivery point will change to a U.S. location.

She said the association hopes that the company continues to contract Manitoba acres.

“It might be something they’ll consider, just to mitigate weather concerns just in terms of being able to source the product,” said Graham.

“It’s unfortunate to see that they’re not going to remain in Canada but that’s a business decision and we just hope that they remain interested in contracting with Manitoba growers.”

Back in Alberta, Wikkerink said loss of the plant has implications for county taxation, particularly considering the tax base has shrunk in recent years. A federal protection order for sage grouse inhibited gas well activity in the county’s southeast and the downturn in the energy industry caused further reduction.

There are about 3,700 people in the County of Forty Mile and about 2,500 in the town of Bow Island.

“When you have a workforce of 53 people losing their jobs, that’s the real big hit.”

As for the Spitz brand, Morgan said the company is committed to it.

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Minister reassures Alta. producers over water licences One producer is not satisfied with response and is continuing his appeal of earlier decision to close his water licences

BY BARB GLEN LETHBRIDGE BUREAU

Confusion over the status of farmers’ and ranchers’ water licences in southern Alberta continues to simmer, prompting a response from the environment minister last week.

Alberta Environment is reviewing more than 1,000 water licences in the South Saskatchewan River watershed region, some of them long standing. The review raised fears about potential licence cancellation, which would jeopardize the future of some farm and ranch operations.

“First, I can tell you in no uncertain terms that not a single rancher in Alberta is going to be stripped of their water access,” Environment Minister Shannon Phillips said in a statement Feb. 23.

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“Department officials, in their work to address some legac y issues around modernizing water licences, incorrectly closed applications from a small number of producers who needed to provide some additional information in modernizing their licences. We are now working to correct this error.”

About 30 licences were closed, according to the department.

Phillips said she has directed her staff to meet with every rancher who has water licence issues and ensure they have access to the water they need for their operations.

Milk River area rancher Aaron

Brower is among those whose water licences were questioned and then closed. He met with department officials in Lethbridge in January but was unable to determine the reasons.

He then filed an appeal through the Alberta Environment Appeals Board, which is scheduled to be heard March 13.

Brower said Feb. 26 that the minister’s statement has not resolved the issue for him.

“On my end there’s been no resolution as of yet,” he said, and he has not withdrawn his appeal.

Brower said that since he went public with his situation, several other ranchers told him they also

received letters and are worried about their licence status and their options.

Some were from outside the Milk River region, Brower said, indicating the licence review is southern Alberta wide. Some of those letters were sent after his initial notice, which he received in December 2017.

Generally people have 30 days to appeal such decisions, according to lawyer Keith Wilson, who has extensive experience in water and property rights issues.

In her statement, Phillips made specific reference to the Milk River Basin, where dry conditions last year put a strain on that watershed

in particular.

“With regard to historic water issues in the Milk River Basin, there is no question that careful planning is needed,” said Phillips.

“We are not talking about legislation in any form. As government explores solutions, we will work in partnership with farmers, ranchers, municipalities, and all Albertans who rely on this source of water.”

Ranchers who received letters about closure of their water licence applications should call the minister’s office at 1-780-427-2391 for assistance, Phillips said. barb.glen@producer.com

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Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe has made good on his campaign commitment to reinstate the PST exemption on insurance premiums.

Effective Feb. 26, premiums for agriculture, life and health insurance will no longer be subject to the provincial sales tax. The move is retroactive to Aug. 1, 2017, when the tax was first applied.

Crop, livestock and hail insurance premiums are included in the change, as are individual and group life and health insurance premiums, and disability, accident and sickness premiums.

On the agriculture side alone, farmers can expect to save or be reimbursed thousands of dollars.

“Our government will help families and small businesses save money, invest and help our province grow,” Moe said in a news release.

Reinstating the exemption will cost about $65 million in this fiscal year and $120 million in 2018-19.

The premier said the costs will be accommodated within the threeyear plan to balance the budget.

The government will release more details by April 10 on how people who have already paid the premiums will be reimbursed.

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Urea prices rise as imports shrink Chinese exports plummet because of new environmental regulations on emissions

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China expor ted 4.7 million tonnes of the product in 2017, which is down 65 percent from the 13 million tonnes it shipped in 2015.

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“The removal of more than eight million metric tonnes of Chinese urea from the global marketplace has helped offset some of the recent increases in capacity elsewhere,” Bert Frost, CF’s senior vicepresident of sales, said during a conference call announcing the company’s fourth quarter 2017 results.

The company expects China’s net urea exports to drop even further in 2018 because of continued government enforcement of environmental regulations.

Anthony Will, CF’s chief executive officer, believes plants that have been shut down due to environmental regulations will not be brought back into production.

“The cost associated with the scrubbing and elimination of the emissions is so high, and given where the product is trading on a global basis, it just doesn’t make any sense,” he said.

Over the past couple of years 19 plants in China and one in Kuwait have been shut down and are e x p e c t e d t o b e p e r ma n e nt l y closed. Those plants have a combined production capacity of 7.22 million tonnes.

Another 10 Chinese plants with 3.21 million tonnes of capacity have been temporarily shut down.

Vastly reduced Chinese exports combined with increased imports into India and Brazil have created a firmer global nitrogen market in 2018 compared to last year.

North American prices have also been bolstered by reduced imports. Urea imports declined 37 percent and UAN imports fell 24 percent in the second half of 2017 compared to the previous year.

CF expects the usual third quarter price slump, but Will said urea barge prices at New Orleans will not be dropping back down to last year’s lows of $160 per tonne, where they were at for about four months. “(It is) our belief that the lows don’t get anywhere close to where they were last year,” said Will.

China’s environmental crackdown on coal manufacturing facilities is one of the main reasons why China’s urea plants have been shuttered. Coal is the energy source for many of the country’s fertilizer plants.

“There has definitely been some restrictions on the number of operating days, and the number of mines that have closed is an astronomical number,” said Will.

Coal prices are up 57 percent since 2016 because of the shrinking supply.

“That is a dramatic increase in terms of the cost structure there, and we really don’t see that turning around and going the other direction,” he said.

Will said other factors behind the reduction in China’s urea production include an unfavourable currency exchange rate and the e l i m i nat i o n o f s u b s i d i e s f o r chemical plants and on rail and electricity. sean.pratt@producer.com

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Frustrations over rural crime in the spotlight Legal experts describe the laws following controversial murder case in Sask. but answers don’t sit well with farmers

BY JEREMY SIMES EDMONTON BUREAU

LLOYDMINSTER — As their frustrations simmer, many farmers and ranchers continue to feel largely defenceless when confronted by crime on their properties.

The issue reached a boiling point in Lloydminster earlier this month during the Agri-Visions conference. Fresh in people’s minds was the trial involving Gerald Stanley, a farmer near Biggar, Sask., over the death of Colten Boushie, a young indigenous man.

Stanley was acquitted of second degree murder and manslaughter charges earlier this month (he still faces weapons related charges), but debate has since swirled over whether the verdict was fair. As well, questions have arisen over what producers can legally do when faced with people committing crimes on their land.

At the conference, those questions were answered by defence lawyer Don Smith and former Saskatchewan crown prosecutor Glen Jacques.

They said farmers shouldn’t throw the last punch if they are in a fight, point their gun at a thief or chase them down the highway if they drive away with valuable items. If they do, they could face charges of assault, uttering threats or dangerous driving.

If anything, even if it’s hard to do, the legal experts said it would be best if producers called the police and not confront the thieves. Self defence is only justifiable if producers are attacked and if they didn’t provoke the attack. If attacked, farmers can retaliate with force as long as it isn’t more force than necessary, and they can’t

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Those answers didn’t sit well with many people at the event.

“The frustration is just that you don’t feel safe in your home, you don’t feel safe in your yard, and you

don’t feel safe with property you’ve spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on,” said Laython Ford, who farms near Irma, Alta.

Ford said he’s had fuel stolen from his yard, and his neighbours have had their homes broken into.

“It feels like the people who come on to your property and steal things have more rights than you,” he said.

“They say that you can’t throw the last punch and that you could get charged with assault if you do that.

But if you’re in the middle of a

heated fight when someone tries to steal your truck that you paid $80,000 for, it’s going to take a lot to control the emotion of the human being to stop that.”

Ford isn’t the only one frustrated.

During the conference, dozens of producers raised their hands when asked if they’ve been confronted and are frustrated by crime on their properties.

While Jacques said he understands their frustration, he told producers that this is the way Canadian law works and that police officers are simply enforcing it.

“Everyone in Canada is subject to the laws, whether you’re a property owner or otherwise,” he said. “You need to act in accordance with those laws.”

Smith added, “The only thing that concerns me is that frustration leads to anger and that can lead to an over-reaction to a situation where too much force is being used. Even if you have no criminal records and have kids to support, all of that is irrelevant when it comes to being guilty or not guilty.”

Smith said more mental health supports are needed for convicted criminals, so that they can heal and not re-offend when they get out of jail.

“It’s not what everyone wants to hear, but they’re going to get out of jail eventually so we have to try and do something to get at the root of the problem,” he said.

Ford said more needs to be done, whether it’s longer sentences or more RCMP on the ground.

“We’re told we can only do so much,” he said. “It’s just such a super frustrating situation. It doesn’t feel like anyone is doing anything.” jeremy.simes@producer.com

Ottawa reviews police services in Sask. following trial

BY BRIAN CROSS SASKATOON NEWSROOM

The federal government is “carefully examining the availability of police services and resources” in rural Saskatchewan following the controversial acquittal of Biggararea farmer Gerald Stanley.

Stanley was holding a gun that shot and killed Colten Boushie, a 22-year-old aboriginal man, in August 2016.

He was acquitted on charges of second degree murder earlier this month.

Ralph Goodale, Canada’s federal minister of public safety and emergency preparedness, told reporters on Feb. 15 that Ottawa is looking at all aspects of rural policing in the province.

“As public safety minister, I’m deeply concerned whenever a por-

tion of our citizens don’t feel that they’re safe in their homes and their communities and don’t feel that they can rely on the criminal justice system,” said Goodale, the Liberal MP for Regina-Wascana.

“We’re carefully examining the availability of police services and resources, the issues of (police response) times … the issues of vacancies in certain detachments (and) the process of recruitment that will accelerate the rate at which new officers are brought on stream ….”

Goodale said RCMP assistant commissioner Curtis Zablocki is also reviewing the deployment of RCMP officers in parts of the province where rural crime is a prominent concern.

“Generally speaking … crime across the province is going down but there are certain regions where it’s not and obviously the assistant

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commissioner is focused on the appropriate deployments to deal with that.”

Boushie’s death and Stanley’s acquittal have polarized opinions in Saskatchewan and exposed a divide between different segments of society, most notably rural residents and First Nations communities.

In the wake of Stanley’s acquittal, some rural residents have publicly defended their right to use firearms to protect their families and property.

Others say Stanley’s acquittal points to serious flaws in the criminal justice system and have called on Ottawa to make meaningful reforms.

Boushie and a group of friends arrived in a car on Stanley’s farm on Aug. 9, 2016, after a day of drinking.

Witnesses in the car said initially the group was looking for help after the vehicle they were driving developed a flat tire.

Stanley’s defence successfully argued that the gun that killed Boushie went off accidentally during an altercation in Stanley’s farmyard.

Tensions in the province were heightened further on Feb. 15 when APTN, a First Nations news

service, reported that a private Facebook group used by police officers across Canada carried a comment suggesting that Boushie “got what he deserved.”

APTN News cited sources who claimed the individual responsible for the comment is a “serving member of the RCMP on the Prairies.”

When asked about the Facebook comment, Goodale said his staff has been in touch with the RCMP, adding that the matter is under investigation.

“Obviously this remark is absolutely appalling and unacceptable,” Goodale said.

“It contradicts everything the RCMP stands for … so it’s under very, very serious investigation to determine exactly what happened and who is responsible for it.” brian.cross@producer.com

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Feeder cattle are mainly Black Angus and Angus cross. The cattle arrive on site at a weight of about 950 pounds at approximately 16 months of age and leave about five months later at approximately 1,500 lb., going to Cargill Foods at High River, Alta. | MARIA JOHNSON PHOTOS

Third generation continues legacy on Alta. farm On the Farm: Farm’s growth and success attributed to good relationships within the family, which produces cattle and grows grain

BY MARIA JOHNSON

ON THE FARM

FREELANCE WRITER

LACOMBE, Alta. — Zuidhof Feeders sprawls over the rise of a hill in the rolling parkland of central Alberta. Its towering feed mill can be seen for miles. Pens of feeder cattle are squared off over the hillside. Hundreds of bales are stacked in rows nearby. Adjacent to the farm site, cattle dot the landscape.

The Zuidhofs run a 6,000 head feedlot, a 500 head cow-calf operation and a 3,500 acre grain farm.

They grow barley for silage as well as for cattle feed, but most of their feed barley is purchased. They plant canola, peas, and wheat for cash crops.

This diversified enterprise had humble beginnings. Martin Zuidhof, whose father started the feedlot in 1969 with 500 head, says his

ZUIDHOF FEEDERS Lacombe, Alta. parents came to Canada in 1949 for their honeymoon with plans to stay.

“They saw more of a future here.”

Martin remembers his father, Bill, as a young man. “He had a dream to farm but never had any money”.

But eventually, Bill and his brother found enough to rent a farm

north of Lacombe for five years.

Martin was born there in 1957.

Three years later a farm came up for sale south east of Lacombe, near where Martin and his wife, Annette, live today. Bill and his brother bought it, partnering until the late 1960s, when Bill bought their present location.

Martin and his older brother worked here with their dad, gradually expanding the feedlot and grain operation.

Eventually Martin and Annette took over. Bill passed away suddenly in 1998 and Hilda, Bill’s wife of 49 years, passed away in 2011.

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The Zuidhof family: Jeffrey, left, Martin, Annette, Victor, Allison and Ashely. Missing is daughter Jessica.

Farmers traditionally reluctant to take security too far AGRICULTURE

ED WHITE

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’ve lived in small towns where people don’t lock their front doors and they leave their car keys in the ignition — overnight.

I’ve visited dozens of farms where hundreds of thousands of dollars of equipment is sitting around, easy to steal.

I’ve almost never been to a western Canadian farm that has its farmyard’s access controlled by a gate or any obstacle. You can just drive in and walk up to the family home or into its business, as if you must be a law-abiding person. This

is often kilometres from the nearest neighbour with nobody to hear a scream.

I wonder if that will change. In the wake of the uproar over the Gerald Stanley verdict in Saskatchewan, can farmers afford to expose themselves to situations that could be imposed on them and go bad?

Living openly and honestly seems to me a crucial element of farm and rural culture. The people aren’t naive about crime and their own isolation and exposure to the nasty acts that their fellow human beings can perpetrate. Farmers can be some of the wariest and most cautious people you ever meet.

However, there’s an intentional innocence embraced in many parts of rural society that refuses to live in the sort of fear, anxiety and defensiveness that typifies many parts of urban society. They don’t want to act like they live in a city.

In one small prairie town in which I lived, most people left their

keys in their cars’ ignitions overnight. It wasn’t uncommon for a car to disappear, which the RCMP or somebody else would generally find within a day, abandoned after somebody took it as a quick way to get home from the bar. Some people thought it was crazy when I suggested people begin removing the keys and locking the doors.

“What if my wife needs the car and I have the keys?” one friend commented.

I’ve driven into dozens and dozens of farmyards and almost never been stopped by anything. I’ve been in the centre of the farm’s life within seconds. This is normal.

That definitely wasn’t the case at a few farms I visited and saw in 2003. These farms not only had locked gates at their entrances, but some had guards — guards who stayed overnight while some of the farmers drove to the nearby town where they lived with their families. Here there was such a threat of

not only theft but also armed raids for valuable inputs that many farmers felt it was too risky to live on the farm.

This wasn’t Western Canada. It was the frontier region of Mato Grosso in Brazil, and the generally petty theft problems up here aren’t likely to inspire a similar flight from the countryside.

However, can the culture of assumed innocence survive too many more situations like that faced by the Stanley family before some farmers start trying to avoid confrontations with thieves as much as they can by putting up gates and barriers, somehow making the farm something much more difficult to access?

Farmers and rural people I speak with seem to hate this idea. I’ve bounced it off a few in the past couple of years, and very few say they would be willing to block access to their yards, for all sorts of practical reasons.

It obviously wouldn’t deter serious criminals, many note. And if the farm is set up for multiple family members, hired hands, truck drivers, friends and neighbours to be able to visit when they need, a locked gate is obviously a problem.

However, I get the strong sense there’s something cultural behind the resistance to upping security on the farm, something that would make it seem somehow silly or cowardly to do.

However, many farmers have also noted the public hostility directed toward farmers during and after the Stanley trial, and that could begin to undermine farmers’ traditional desire to have their farms be an open, welcoming place.

I’d hate to see it happen. It’d make my life harder. But in some areas, maybe being so open and friendly with the world is just one degree of innocence too much. ed.white@producer.com

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Victor and Allison check a pen of last year’s heifer calves at their brother Jeffrey’s farm just a few minutes from where their parents live.

Allison checks a pasture waterer to ensure it’s not frozen.

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“I do the books and the banking; all the paper stuff.”

Annette feeds the crews at harvest and like farm wives everywhere, has a long list of other tasks as required.

Martin and Annette have five children. The four younger siblings are involved in the farm. Victor, 28, and Jeffrey, 21, each have their own quarter sections adjoining their parent’s land. Allison, 27, is married and raises cattle with her husband 20 minutes west at Bentley.

She’s an agrologist at Richardson Pioneer, just a few kilometres from her parent’s farm. Ashley, 25, is a registered nurse in Red Deer and lives in Blackfalds.

The eldest of the siblings, Jessica, 30, is a music teacher in Edmonton.

Martin said his dad never had beef cows.

“It’s the kids who got into that” as members of the East Lacombe Beef 4-H Club “The first legitimate bovine birth on our farm was Victor’s heifer,

around 2000.”

Each of the kids started 4-H with heifer projects, who in turn had calves and so on.

“It wasn’t long and they had 30 or 40 cows.”

Victor later bought another 30 head when he was enrolled in agricultural business at Olds College.

Jeffrey completed the same program more recently. The brothers manage the cow-calf operation.

Victor recalls the evolution of that.

“I saw lots of animals come and go in the feedlot but there were never any calves.”

His nine years in 4-H got him thinking about raising cattle from birth rather than from when they were half grown.

“I learned as I went”, he says, “and it gave me something that integrated into the business but was my own thing.”

There was never a question as to Victor’s career choice.

“I knew from the time I was five years old. People would ask what I wanted to be when I grew up. My answer was always the same: ‘I

want to be a farmer.’ ” Jeffrey feels the same.

“When we were younger, we always rode around with Dad. We were probably in the way but he never seemed to mind. Later, I saw Victor working in 4-H with the cattle. I just always wanted to do the same thing,” Jeffrey says.

Allison and Ashley have their own jobs and lives but have strong ties to the farm.

“Whether it’s during harvest or calving, times of the year when you can never have enough people, we can call the girls and they’ll be there at a moment’s notice,” Victor says.

Martin attributes the farm’s growth and success in part to the good relationships within the family.

“The kids get along really well. If you like and are enthused about what you do, it spreads”.

He marvels at the advancements in farming he’s seen.

“The efficiencies in raising cattle, the feed conversions, the genetics, the knowledge about weeds and crop disease. It’s amazing how things have changed. But also the

Victor, left, and Jeffrey in the feed mill at Zuidhof Feeders.

Approximately 85 percent of the feed barley is purchased and then rolled on site. financial part of it. The money required is so incredibly much these days. If we can partner together, it helps them grow and in

time we can step back.”

When asked how Bill would feel about the legacy he started, Martin says, “He’d be proud.”

A pioneer’s ingenuity: getting by during the Depression

BY JIM DUNCAN FREELANCE WRITER

Garnet Mclean and his wife moved to their homestead one mile north of Withrow in westcentral Alberta in 1909.

The homestead was 160 acres of poplar trees along with the occasional willow bush. It was all cleared by hand with an ax and a grub hoe during the next 30 years.

The family consisted of two boys and a girl, with the older boy joining the Canadian armed forces in 1941.

It was impressive how Mclean improvised while fixing the wheel on his seed drill. Note how he used an old mower wheel, shaped wood around it and wrapped it with wire.

Information for this article came from the Hoof Prints to Highways history book from Leslie Ville, Alta.

The Depression years of the 1930s forced farmers to be innovative while repairing their equipment, such as this wheel on Garnet Mclean’s seed drill. | JIM DUNCAN PHOTOS

Trees encroach on the house built by Garnet Mclean.

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Many Canadians fall victim to crimes of fraud, regardless of education, age or income.

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ing of Canadian laws and rights.

Students are also targeted by scammers with easy money and credit schemes.

Scammers use a variety of devious tactics to defraud unsuspecting victims, such as imitating well-known brands online and using deceptive claims to entice consumers through telemarketing, email or social media. Telephone scammers impersonating g ov e r n m e nt, ba n k i n g o r law enforcement officials can cause panic in the individual answering the phone.

Mobile phone scams can be particularly deceptive. A scammer may call but hang up before the call can be answered, resulting in a missed call showing on the phone.

There is the temptation to call to see who was phoning, and premium calling rates for the call will be charged.

Text message scams work in a similar way. Scammers send a text message that sounds like it is from a friend such as, “hi, I’m back!

When are you free to catch up?”

The number may not be recognized so out of curiosity a reply is sent and a premium rate is charged for the message, sometimes as much as $4 for each sent and/or received message.

Scams can also occur when making hotel reservations online. The booking website may look like a hotel or reward points site, but during the booking process you are transferred to another website that charges a fee for making the reservation. The fee may show up as taxes and fees on the booking.

Always calculate the tax amount before confirming a booking. If you suspect you have been bumped to a different booking site, delete all of your credit information and shut down your internet browser.

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vice, carefully check out the company, their services, warranty and product. Read all contract information before agreeing to it.

To verify the validity of a company, ask for the caller’s name, phone number, the name of the company or agency and the caller’s supervisor and phone number. Call these numbers to verify the company and ask the Better Business Bureau for references about the company.

Guard your personal information about your finances, bank accounts, credit cards, social insurance and driver’s license numbers. Never give this information unless you can prove that the business is legitimate. There should never be a need to give your social insurance number on the internet.

Always shred unwanted personal information, such as bank statements, credit card bills, unwanted receipts, cheques, pre-approved credit applications and old tax returns.

Also shred any mail that you receive that has your name, address and personal information on it. This includes unsolicited credit cards.

When something sounds too good to be true, it probably is.

Don’t be fooled by the promise of a valuable prize in return for a low-cost purchase or schemes with unlimited income potential.

As well, be extra cautious about phone calls, emails or mailings that offer international bonds or lottery tickets, a portion of a foreign dignitary’s bank account, free vacations or credit repair.

To protect yourself, check your credit report every year and report problems immediately.

Order a copy of your credit report f ro m b o t h E q u i f a x Ca na d a (www.equifax.com) and TransU n i o n Ca na d a ( w w w . t ra n sunion.ca). Each credit bureau may have different information about how you have used credit in the past. Ordering your own

credit report has no effect on your credit score.

• If a scam artist contacts you, or if you’ve been defrauded, report it. Your reports are vital to law enforcement agencies’ antifraud efforts. Call your local police or the Canadian AntiFraud Centre toll free at 888-4958501.

Fraud Protection Month The Canadian Competition Bureau is working to protect Canadians by cracking down on deceptive marketers and ensuring consumers have the information they need to make informed purchasing decisions. It has designated March as Fraud Protection Month as a way to increase awareness of potential scams. Each day during March, the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre will issue social media posts with information about a different scam.

Follow on Twitter at @canantifraud or like on Facebook at the Canadian Anti Fraud Centre.

The Little Black Book of Scams To increase consumer awareness of the many different kinds of fraud, the Competition Bureau has also produced the Little Black Book of Scams. It provides tips on how to protect yourself and debunks common myths that might allow fraudsters to gain your trust. The information in this booklet can help you recognize, reject and report fraud.

The booklet is available online at www.competitionbureau.gc.ca. To obtain alternative formats, such as regular print or braille, contact the Information Centre, Competition Bureau, 50 Victoria Street, Gatineau, Que. K1A 0C9. The booklet is also available by calling toll free at 800-348-5358 or TTY (for hearing impaired) at 866-694-8389.

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

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Medical help will be necessary for anger management problems

Treating hepatitis C HEALTH CLINIC

SPEAKING OF LIFE

CLARE ROWSON, MD JACKLIN ANDREWS, BA, MSW

Q:

I understand that people who had a blood transfusion in the past might be at risk of getting hepatitis C and they may not have any symptoms or feel ill?

I was given blood in 1992 following an accident. Should I get a blood test to see if I am infected?

I have been vaccinated against Hep A and Hep B but not Hep C.

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I think that I need some help controlling my anger. It is getting out of hand and has been so for quite some time.

I seem to be screaming and shouting a lot to just about everyone in my family. I have never hit or

physically hurt anyone but you know, as I do, that verbal abuse is just as damaging emotionally within its own right.

My first wife left because of my temper and my present wife is starting to look uneasy around me.

Even my kids are reacting to me and that is the part that really hurts.

I hate it when I see them avoiding me.

So, what can I do?

A:

I think that the starting point with you is with your family physician.

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After 1990, there is very little risk of you getting hepatitis C from blood or blood products assuming you were treated in Canada as since then, donated blood is tested. The existence of hepatitis C virus was not even proven until about 1985, although it was speculated to exist as early as 1970.

Even today, there is no vaccination available.

The current risk from having had a blood transfusion after screening was implemented is only about one in two million. You would be at higher risk for contracting the virus if you are an intravenous drug user, have had an organ transplant or are receiving dialysis. Sexual transmission is possible, although not common. Only about 15 percent of people have any symptoms of illness in the acute stage.

They may have a fever, loss of appetite and nausea, yellow skin (jaundice) and perhaps dark coloured urine, similar to sufferers of Hep A. Many people with chronic Hep C infection are unaware that they have it, as in most cases there are no obvious symptoms and even liver enzyme tests for hidden disease may not indicate any abnormality in up to 50 percent of cases.

After the initial infection, about 80 percent of individuals will go on to develop a chronic version of the hepatitis C. They could develop fatty liver leading to cirrhosis and maybe even liver cancer. The virus is also associated with diseases that do not involve the liver such as cryoglobulinemia, which is an inflammation of the blood vessels in cold temperatures sometimes leading to blood clots in the extremities.

It may also be related to autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, Sjogren’s syndrome, autoimmune thyroiditis and diabetes.

There may also be a link to pancreatic cancer.

Fortunately, there are now treatments that can result in a complete cure in most cases. Treatment is tailored to the individual depending on the sub-type of virus and the complications of the illness.

It generally involves more than one type of medication including an antiviral drug.

In your case, even though you are not at very high risk, I would suggest a visit to your doctor to get a blood test so that you can put your mind at rest.

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

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» CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS PAGE You and your doctor can look at medication that might help you while checking in with her consulting psychiatrist to make sure that the two of you have got it right.

Of course, I hope that you do not stop there. My guess is that you could benefit from a number of sessions with a counselling psychologist. Make sure that your psychologist is comfortable dealing with either anger management or something called emotional intelligence.

Until you get a moment to check in with your doctor and make appointments with a psychologist, I would like to share a few of my own thoughts with you.

The way that I see it, anger is not something that springs from nowhere. Neither is it necessarily something that we can blame on our parents. Most of us probably blame our parents for too many of our shortcomings. Maybe we can let them off the hook for a moment, and look within ourselves when we are talking about anger.

Deep within ourselves we might

find something called fear, building the foundation for all of our shared miseries.

When you are mad you don’t think about your fears and most of us would rather not admit to feeling afraid at the best of times. But our fears are real drivers within us and like that Marvel comic creature the Hulk, who becomes an unstoppable monster when his alter ego Bruce Banner is afraid, your anger is a camouflage to being scared.

You might best fix it by facing your fears.

A group of people called existen-

tialists tell us that all of us have three basic fears. These are the fear of social or personal rejection, the fear of failure and the fear of dying.

We cannot get rid of those fears.

They are normal and natural drives within all of us. Neither can we hide them, nor can we hide from them. The more that we try to avoid our fears, the more likely it is that we will end up withdrawing to the closet and hiding. Or we might, as in your case, get impatient with those whom we love and damage our interpersonal relationships. If you try admitting to your fears and

accepting that they too are part of that wonderful package woven through your neurological structure making you who you are, you might find yourself more relaxed around your family.

Wouldn’t you prefer to be giggling with your kids rather than bellowing at them and your wife every time they prove that to err is to be human?

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

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Alta. greenhouses miss out on farm labour exemption Government doesn’t consider greenhouses to be farms, which means they must pay overtime and statutory holidays

BY BARB GLEN LETHBRIDGE BUREAU

If you grow commercial vegetables, flowers or tree seedlings in a greenhouse, are you a farmer?

Alberta’s greenhouse growers say the answer is yes, so they should be subject to farm employment standards.

Alberta Labour says the answer is no, and the above noted greenhouse operations are subject to the labour standards of the province’s non-agricultural sectors.

The distinction matters because greenhouses face higher labour costs if they don’t fall under farm and ranch legislation.

Alberta’s new employment standards code came into effect Jan. 1. It included changes to overtime and holiday pay for most sectors and various exemptions for paid nonfamily employees on farms and ranches.

Greenhouses, nurseries and mushroom and sod farms were specifically listed as “not considered farms under the employment standards code.”

Albert Cramer, president of the Alberta Greenhouse Growers Association, said members had asked the government for a variance so they could be included under farm and ranch employment standards, but their request was not granted.

Now they have invited Alberta Labour Minister Christina Gray to tour southern Alberta greenhouses and give them another chance to make their case.

“We’re going to try to convince her that this is agriculture, growing vegetables under greenhouses, and right now we’re having a struggle,” Cramer said.

“It’s kind of funny (that) we have to convince the government that we’re agriculture. We’re agriculture in everything else but labour.”

New legislation will require greenhouses to pay employees for overtime and statutory holidays whether or not they work on those days. If they do work on those holidays, pay is at time and a half.

Under farm and ranch legislation, employers are not required to pay overtime to paid non-family workers.

Cramer said greenhouses don’t operate on the basis of eight-hour days. Certain times in the growing cycle are busier than others and require employees to work longer hours.

However, the requirement to pay overtime, plus at least one day’s pay for every statutory holiday, adds to costs that growers say they cannot recoup.

Cramer said Alberta Labour didn’t explain why it excluded greenhouses from farm and ranch labour rules.

“Greenhouses in Alberta were always a little bit distinct from other agriculture because of the flowers and tree seedlings,” Cramer said.

“They viewed them as not farm essentials. So vegetables, we were in that grey area.”

He added there was some opinion that greenhouse vegetable growers were not farmers because they grow crops under cover and can control the environment.

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But dairies, hog and chicken operations are also under cover in controlled conditions, so the AGGA did not accept that opinion.

Cramer said the extra labour costs imposed on Alberta greenhouse growers put the industry at a disadvantage to its main competitors in Ontario and British Columbia, where similar growers are considered to be agricultural.

The AGGA did a survey of employees late last year in which 86 percent said they’d prefer to work more hours rather than get overtime pay. That likely means they fear greenhouses will reduce their hours to avoid the need to pay overtime and potentially hire more foreign workers to compensate. barb.glen@producer.com

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BY ED WHITE WINNIPEG BUREAU

Playing for time and sticking to the free trade guns is what Canada appears to be doing.

That’s a good thing, say two prominent voices on CanadaUnited States trade, because surv i v i n g t h e D o n a l d J. T r u m p administration’s protectionist tendencies will take fortitude and commitment to preserve a trading relationship of incredible benefit to Canada.

“On this file, I think Canada has been handling things exactly correctly,” said David Frum, the prominent journalist and former Republican White House aide, in an address opening CropConnect in Winnipeg Feb. 14.

“Canada needs to play for time, avoid sudden moves, avoid being provoked.”

Former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney closed the sprawling farm show Feb. 15, urging Canadian farmers to appreciate what the North American Free Trade Agree-

ment does for them and to let other Canadians know how important Canada-U.S. trade is to them.

While Trump’s threats are serious, Mulroney seemed to feel they could be faced down with resolution and a diplomatic approach.

“We have reason to be concerned, but not alarmed,” said Mulroney.

While Mulroney is said to have a friendly relationship with Trump, who he knows socially, Mulroney strongly criticized the Trump a d m i n i s t r a t i o n ’s “ m i s t a k e n

We have reason to be concerned, but not alarmed.

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notion” that trade has hurt the U.S. economy, and that old-style manufacturing jobs could be brought back by erecting trade barriers.

He described this approach as

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Frum said much of Trump’s attitude is honestly felt, and is not just a belligerent negotiating style.

Trump doesn’t believe agreements can be win-win, or winwin-win in the case of NAFTA, Frum said.

“He lives in the world in which you are dominating or being dominated. You’re on top or underneath,” said Frum.

That’s not likely to change. But Frum said Trump’s attacks on trade are blunted by dozens of U.S. state governors, who realize that Canada is their top trading partner and vital to many local industries, and by the U.S. Senate, which is heavily weighted toward representatives of these trading states.

As well, he said Trump’s threats to tear up deals might not be brought to fruition. Trump “really hates” the U.S.-South Korea free trade agreement, but he hasn’t torn it up.

He killed U.S. involvement in the Trans-Pacific Partnership, but that was not law yet.

Frum is more worried about the radicalizing influence of Trump in two other areas.

He fears Trump’s disruptive nature could spur the Democratic Party to rush into populist politics like that seen now in the British Labour Party with Jeremy Corbyn.

That could set up an oscillation between extreme left and extreme right that could destabilize the U.S. and institutionalize protectionism.

He also fears that Trump’s belligerence will push Mexico’s populist left-wing party to power in this year’s presidential election, something that could see the Mexicans kill NAFTA before Trump has a chance to.

“NAFTA could end up being blown up by the Mexicans,” Frum said.

Mulroney meanwhile, clearly enjoyed his time talking to CropConnect, where hundreds of farmers benefitting from free trade gave him warm applause and no tough questions.

Charlie Mayer, the former Manitoba MP and federal agriculture minister who broke oats out from the Canadian Wheat Board’s control, sat nearby.

Mulroney waxed on about how much free-flowing trade had helped the agriculture sector, despite a barrage of claims in the 1988 election that it would make Canada a crippled dependence of the U.S. “We’re doing a trillion dollars a year of business. A trillion,” he marvelled in a later meeting with journalists. ed.white@producer.com

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Don’t bet against winter wheat just yet Experts insist that soil temperatures have not yet reached danger levels for the prairie crop WINNIPEG (CNS) — It’s too early to give up on this year’s winter wheat crop, despite the cold weather and scant snow cover.

Cereal crop experts say soil temperatures on the Prairies haven’t yet hit danger levels.

“I checked the soil temperatures (Feb. 13) across the Prairies and most of the soils are about -10 C and winter wheat at this stage can still handle that level of coldness … so I think in most areas, we are still OK,” said Ken Gross, a director with Winter Cereals Manitoba and an agrologist with Ducks Unlimited Canada.

Winter wheat can handle soil temperatures as cold as -16 C, he added.

Temperatures throughout the winter in Western Canada have dipped to between -30 C and -40 C numerous times, with most of the Prairies south of the Trans-Canada Highway having little or no snow cover.

“There’s a general lack of snow cover across the southern Prairies.

So, it sure would be nice to alleviate our concerns if we got a little bit of snow and hopefully warm up a little bit here too,” Gross said.

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Winter wheat’s vulnerability will gradually increase as winter progresses. | FILE PHOTO map from Agriculture Canada as of Jan. 31 shows a dismal picture.

Severe drought conditions exist in a pocket of southern Alberta and throughout south-central Saskatchewan, while the situa-

tion is dire around Regina and We y b u r n , w h e re t h e re a re extreme drought conditions. The news is better in Manitoba where only moderate drought conditions exist in the southwestern

area of the province.

Some parts of the Prairies have good snow cover, such as north of Winnipeg, where snow has blanketed fields for most of the winter.

“Up here in our area, we’ve had good snow cover for most of the year. So anyone who put winter wheat in I think is going to be OK so far,” said Doug Martin, interim executive director of Winter Cereals Manitoba, who farms near East Selkirk, Man. As winter progresses, winter wheat’s vulnerability will gradually increase.

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

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

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

Lack of moisture isn’t affecting only Canadian winter wheat crops.

The wheat outlook report released Feb. 12 by the United States Department of Agriculture said no significant precipitation has fallen in the last four months across the southern Plains, which has intensified drought conditions causing further deterioration of winter wheat.

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

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

This isn’t surprising to Gross.

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

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

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U.S. grain firms cope with co-op tax law Private companies forced to spend money setting up co-operatives now that federal tax legislation favours grain sales to co-ops CHICAGO, Ill. (Reuters) — U.S. agricultural merchants are scrambling to register themselves as co-operatives after a blunder in the country’s new tax law gave farmers a tax break for selling grain to co-ops rather than private firms.

Private crop handlers such as Archer Daniels Midland Co., Bunge Ltd., Cargill Inc. and Louis Dreyfus fear they will struggle to buy grain supplies when the next harvest season comes if the provision is not overturned.

Lawmakers have admitted they made a mistake by including the clause in last-minute changes to the bill.

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The new code has pushed the p r i v at e c o m p a n i e s t o s p e n d thousands of dollars to form coops or find alternative ways to get their hands on billions of bushels of U.S. corn and soybeans.

In Minnesota, private handler Minn-Kota Ag Products is among

the companies establishing a coop so farmers can supply grain to the company and still receive the tax benefit. The move, which involves legal filings and setting up a board, could cost up to $100,000, chief financial officer Dale Beyer said.

“It’s wasted money,” he said.

“It makes us inefficient but it’s what we have to do for this law.”

President Donald Trump signed into law in December the Republican tax overhaul that allows farmers a 20 percent deduction on payments for sales of crops to co-ops but not for sales to private or investor-owned grains handlers.

The provision is the latest chal-

lenge for American grain companies, which are also facing a supply glut that is making it tough to turn a profit on their core business of buying, processing and selling corn, soybeans and wheat.

Cargill is planning for ways to remain competitive under the tax provision, spokesperson April Nelson said, without providing details. As it stands, the rule “would create a proliferation of co-ops,” she said.

ADM is also working on options to offset the rule after suffering a minor commercial impact from it, the company’s chief executive officer said earlier this month.

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Some farmers and grain companies believe lawmakers will craft legislation to fix what they call the unfair advantage for cooperatives. Still, many say they cannot wait to make alternative plans.

In Minnesota, farmer Kirby Hettver said he will start committing grain he will harvest this autumn to a local co-op instead of to Cargill if the tax issue is not fixed by the time he starts planting crops in April.

“It’s just creating turmoil, and this uncertainty is just driving e v e r y b o d y c r a z y ,” s a i d B o b Zelenka, executive director of the Minnesota Grain and Feed Association.

The provision was introduced to compensate co-ops and their farmer owners when Congress eliminated a part of the tax code that had benefited them for more than a decade.

Republican U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch recently said he and other senators were working toward “a solution to this issue that does not choose winners and losers.”

Since the provision was approved, Chicago Board of Trade corn futures have climbed about five percent and soybean futures have gained about eight percent, prompting farmers to increase sales of crops they harvested last fall.

Citizens LLC, a privately held grain elevator in Michigan, has seen its share of those sales fall as farmers have booked more deals with co-ops because of the tax rule, said Angie Setzer, vice-president of grain.

Citizens is working on a deal in which its customers would technically sell crops to the company through a local co-op, she said.

The arrangement would allow the elevator’s customers to receive the tax benefit. However, Citizens would have to pay the co-op a fee for each bushel of grain under the deal.

“It is not an easy fix and it is not a clean one, so I hope we do not have to do it,” Setzer said.

U.S. ethanol producer Green Plains Inc., which buys about three percent of the nation’s annual corn harvest, recently obtained approval to operate a co-op in Indiana, Minnesota and Colorado, CEO Todd Becker said.

It is awaiting approval in other states.

Green Plains has not yet activated the co-op because Becker is holding out hope lawmakers w ill address the imbalance. However, the company could do so quickly if business suffers or it appears there will not be a legislative solution soon, he said.

“We can’t be at such a significant disadvantage to the co-operative down the street,” Becker said.

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Caywood Farms has been forced to cut back due to water shortages. Now it opens up the operation to 2,000 guests a year as part of an education and agritourism program. | BARBARA DUCKWORTH PHOTOS

Water scarcity sees cotton farm shift to tourism Arizona farmers have reduced cotton production to 120,000 acres from 650,000

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CASA GRANDE, Ariz. — When the Caywood family declares they are fair to middling, they may not be talking about a state of mind.

Fair to middling to ordinary are grades for cotton, which the family grows on its 250-acre farm at Casa Grande.

However, all that is changing as water becomes scarcer in the hot, dry state that once grew 650,000 acres of cotton. That has been cut back to about 120,000 acres.

The fourth-generation cotton farm, now run by Tommy and Sammie Caywood, started with 40 acres. The operation expanded to 250 acres of deeded property, as well as leased land.

This year most of the farm will be fallow, said Tommy’s daughter Nancy Caywood.

This county near Phoenix grows durum, alfalfa, cotton and cattle and depends on irrigation and deep wells because it receives only about seven inches of precipitation a year.

A dam was built on the nearby Gila River in 1928. The reservoir was built to hold 1.2 million acre feet of water but it has rarely been full.

“Right now, it has about 40,000 acre feet of water in it today. It got as low as 225,000 acre feet in 2012,” Nancy Caywood told a tour group from the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association.

“Every year we receive a water allotment from our water district and it will tell us how much water we have for the following year. This year it was one half of an acre foot.

A 500-pound bale of cotton can produce any of the following: ■ 1,200 pillowcases ■ 200 flat sheets, full size ■ 3,000 diapers ■ 800 men’s business shirts ■ 850 women’s blouses or shirts Source: Arizona Cotton Growers Association

We will only be able to support 70 acres of alfalfa on that and as far as cotton goes, we are only going to be able to put in about a quarter of an acre just for our tourists. The rest of our farm has to remain fallow,” she said.

Flow meters are placed on wells and water users are taxed.

Another water project was started from the Colorado River in 1982 and resulted in a 540-kilometre canal. Water has to be lifted as it crosses the desert.

“It makes water very expensive. It is pricing farmers out of the business,” she said.

Reservations, cities and farmers receive their allocations in that order.

In response to the water shortage and fewer amounts allocated to farms, the family moved toward agritourism and agriculture education.

Off-farm jobs are the norm. Caywood was a teacher, her son, Travis Hartman, is a paramedic and firefighter, and her husband, Al Robertson, is a retired pilot with Southwest Airlines.

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ABOVE: Cotton seeds can be used for livestock feed, cosmetics and industrial purposes such as fertilizer.

FAR LEFT: Al Robertson shows off the family’s cotton picker.

LEFT: Nancy Caywood has helped turn the family cotton business into an agritourism destination.

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“The way to make a living on the farm is to have a day job,” said Robertson, who spends his time acting as a tour guide on the farm.

Caywood earned her master’s degree in California and started a program called Farm Smart, which is designed to teach people about agriculture. When she left California, she brought the program to the family farm.

The farm receives about 2,000 visitors a year, who are shown how to produce cotton from seed to a mill-ready product. Each guest is charged $15 for the visit.

Cotton is planted in April when the soil is about 15 C. The fields are pre-irrigated and germination takes about two weeks.

They use genetically modified seeds to fight pink bollworm.

“We are required by the state of Arizona to use B.t. Roundup Ready cottonseed,” Caywood said.

A sack of seed costs $445 and covers about four acres of land.

Once the crop has started, it requires 1,200 millimetres of water throughout the summer.

In June, the plants bloom with purple flowers.

When the flowers fall off, a cotton boll about the size of a baby fingernail appears. It contains seeds and fibre.

The boll grows to about 2.5 centimetres in diameter and the weight of it forces the bolls to burst open.

Starting in late August and early September, the irrigation is turned off and as the plant dies back, they aerial spray a drying agent so the leaves shrivel and fall off and expose the cotton.

“We don’t want to pick leaves, so we want to give it plenty of time when it is time to pick cotton,” she said.

The plant is like a bush and the leaves around the bolls are razor sharp.

Arizona law states cotton has to be plowed down every year. Some places treat it as a perennial but the yields go down in subsequent years.

“Our yields in Arizona are some of the best in the country. On our farm, we average four bales an acre,” said Robertson.

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because the plants ripen from the top to the bottom.

The first pass takes off the higher level and a month later the lower canopy is removed. Depending on price, growers can also pick up the cotton from the ground, which is used for stuffing of mattresses or upholstery. This cotton is worth about 12 cents a pound.

The cotton is picked by machine and is packed into 15,000 lb. lots. It is held in a modular container that squeezes it into a dense bale.

The cotton is sent to a local gin, where the seed is removed and 500 lb. bales of mill-ready cotton are produced. The final product is called lint cotton.

The seeds are large and covered with a light fuzz. They can be used for oil, cosmetics and livestock feed.

The gin keeps the seeds and can sell them while the farmer gets back about a third of the crop.

“The rule of thumb is one-third is lint cotton and two-thirds is seed linters,” Robertson said.

Every lot is bar-coded and shows which farm and field it came from.

The cotton cannot be sold until it is graded for colour, fibre length, strength and other quality attributes. There are about 20 subsets of the grades, but fair is the best grade.

There are 25 shades of white that is graded using a colour chart. barbara.duckworth@producer.com

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Striving for discomfort: it’s time to get serious The federal finance minister’s economic adviser says a globally competitive agricultural sector must leave its comfort zone

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Wilf Keller of Ag-West Bio, left, stands with Dominic Barton of McKinsey and Company after Barton spoke at an Ag-West Bio sponsored forum in Saskatoon Feb. 16. | WILLIAM DEKAY PHOTO

Canada’s agriculture and agrifood supply chain will have to operate outside its comfort zone if it is serious about competing on a global level, says a prominent economist.

“You want to set an ambition that is not crazy, but it should be really stretched. It should be make you uncomfortable,” said Dominic Barton, chair of the Canadian Minister of Finance’s Advisory Council on Economic Growth, which has been asked to unleash inclusive growth across all trade sectors over the next 10 to 15 years.

“We don’t do that. We just kind of do our thing and if it (trade) grows, that’s good, but that’s not how you break through,” he said during a Feb. 16 presentation to industry and education leaders in Saskatoon, which was sponsored

by Ag-West Bio and Farm Credit Canada.

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This under-developed value chain means only half of agricultural output is processed.

Canada also lags other members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development in investment in machinery and equipment.

Other member countries are also outgrowing Canada on exports of direct-from-farm agricultural products as well as exports of processed food products.

Like every other sector, the agricultural industry is being transformed and going through big changes fuelled by innovation and high-efficiency.

“We’re concerned about the automation that’s going on. The need to rescale is going to be very important to be able to ensure that people have good jobs as we go ahead,” he said.

“Our estimate is about two million Canadian jobs will be displaced by technology in the next 10 to 15 years. I think that’s a low estimate. That’s a force. If we do not do something proactive on that, that’s not going to be good on medium household incomes.”

Barton said agriculture must embrace all technological disruptions because there’s no stopping it.

“I would be having my radar up full bore and knowing what could be changing here,” he said.

“I would want to really make sure I understand that. And then, how’s my operation going to have to change because of that?”

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ments making recommendations on economic growth opportunities for Canada, commonly referred to as the Barton Reports.

“He’s one of the few economic thinkers who sees where ag food can go and how significant it is and what the opportunities are,” said Wilf Keller, chief executive officer of Ag-West Bio. “He’s clearly outlined the challenges of what Canada can do with our immense base of land and know-how.”

Barton said agriculture and food is a vital sector and growth driver for Canada’s economy with skyhigh opportunities globally over the next 10 to 15 years.

“This is the future,” he said.

“You’re in the place that’s in the biggest tailwind that’s out there in the world.”

Helping fuel this is the increased potential for Canadian product that will see 2.4 billion new middle class consumers globally by 2030.

Long-term demand for food is strong.

As incomes grow, caloric intake, especially from milk and meat, will rise and agri-food will be a huge opportunity.

However, Barton challenges those with the desire to participate at a world level to question whether they are ambitious enough to ask the hard questions and do the work that is necessary.

“Do I think about my end consumers? Where are they going to be? Do I know them?” he said.

“Because the more you know about that, the more you may be able to innovate. If we get better, we can capture more of the value here than there because a lot of people capture the value from our produce elsewhere.…

“What I mean by that is because we don’t process it, we don’t think about the branding of it.”

Canadian “core strength” sectors

employment contributions GDP contribution 100,000 jobs, 2015 %, 2015

Agri-Food

2,100

6.7

Manufacturing

1,700

10.5

Education

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Energy and renewables 950

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Forestry

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Financial services

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“And that’s the one we’re actually the furthest. We’re relatively better on the commodities. We’re not so good on the value added,” he said.

“We’re inching, but just given how fast the world is moving, we just have to go faster. We’re behind.

We’re always behind it.”

What worked in the past is no longer a model or formula for success if the goal is to be a serious world contender.

“It’s partly because we could do well with that because of what’s needed, but there’s so many people doing even better now,” he said.

Added Keller : “Somehow we need to do better to translate that into economic action in the form of a couple of different things: particularly the growth of new companies in an environment that’s conducive to growth ; supporting entrepreneurship and training so that we really have a vibrant ecosystem, particularly on the Prairies.

After all, we have 85 percent of Canada’s arable land right here.”

Barton used the Netherlands as a case study, which is now one of the world’s top agri-food exporters.

Despite having only three percent of Canada’s arable land, the Netherlands produces the equivalent of 60 percent of Canada’s annual agricultural gross domestic product.

The small country’s agricultural success is driven by four key factors: • world-class efficiency in production • export-oriented culture • top educational and research institutions • government support However, the number one lesson Canada can learn from the country’s success is that the Netherlands had to think outside the box because it is constrained.

“They punch way above their weight. I mean,they’re just a tiny physical mass that is a top three ag player. Its disconnect between their size of endowment and what they do is something to see,” he said.

“Who would imagine that country would be a major producer of tomatoes. They’re literally growing them vertically. It’s obvious after the fact, but then when you think about the people building buildings of tomatoes — you kind of go, ‘I understand.’ ”

Canada’s vast richness in natural resources, agricultural lands and water remains one of its great endowments, but it has also been a limiting factor economically.

“Sometimes when you have so much you don’t have to innovate as much (because) you can do quite well, but this is a sector that’s changing very quickly,” he said.

Israel’s aquaculture industry is another example where the lack of resources such as water has created innovation.

“They can produce fish with much less water and feed than what we normally do,” he said.

“They have to because they don’t have water and they don’t have the protein for the fish, but they’ve had to figure it out because of those constraints.”

Square watermelons are also being grown for efficient packaging compared to their round cousins.

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you can actually pack them in a box,’ which is very consumer oriented,” he said.

“Sometimes it’s an advantage to not have anything because you’re forced to think out of the box, and that’s what they’ve done.”

However, Canada is a world leader in innovative ideas.

“We just don’t follow through,” he said.

“I think we can do both. Let’s be very ambitious about what we want to do. This should be the centre of the world in food and anything related to innovation. I don’t understand why it should be elsewhere.

“We’ve got the endowments, but let’s act as though it’s scarce or let’s act as though we have to do something extraordinary with it and then look out because then there’ll be a lot.” william.dekay@producer.com

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Proposed food labels concern sugar beet, dairy folks Health Canada is seeking public input on front-of-package information about sodium, sugar and saturated fats

BY BARB GLEN LETHBRIDGE BUREAU

The idea for a stop sign on food labels that warns people about sugar-containing products has itself been put to a stop, but Alberta Sugar Beet Growers remain concerned about Health Canada’s proposals for front-of-package labelling.

The federal agency has proposed four different formats to label foods that contain high levels of sodium, saturated fats and sugar, and it is accepting public feedback on those proposals until April 26.

Kevin Van Ham, an ASBG director and the organization’s liaison with

the Canadian Federation of Agriculture, said front-of-package labels have the potential to scare consumers away from sugar-containing products, which could in turn harm Alberta’s sugar beet industry by reducing demand.

“We’ve got away from the stop signs and yield signs now, but their proposals now are four different proposals,” he said about Health Canada plans.

“The worst one in my mind is an exclamation mark, and they’re red and black and they’re quite bold, and these would be required after 2022, according to Health Canada.”

Van Ham said food ingredient and nutrition labels are already

present on the back of food packages, and he thinks that’s where they belong.

“We want our consumers to have the information that they need in order to make informed decisions, but we feel that’s already on the back, so we don’t feel the need for (front-of-package symbols).”

Health Canada says food high in saturated fats, sugars and sodium can increase incidence of obesity, heart disease and high blood pressure. Mandatory labels on the front of food packages could better inform consumers and help improve nutritional quality of packaged food.

Some food would be exempt from

such labelling, such as whole and two percent milk and fruits and vegetables without added amounts of sugar, sodium or saturated fats.

Pre-packaged foods and those primarily intended for children ages one to four would require labels if they contain 15 percent of the recommended daily amounts of those three elements, according to Health Canada proposals.

“I know that Health Canada is worried about obesity levels in children in our country, and we are as well,” said Van Ham. “However, as we’ve said, in moderation, these products are a necessary part of our diet, and so we really are concerned about the

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Canadian dairy producers have also expressed concern over the proposed labels on the front of packages.

Though labels won’t be required on whole and two percent milk, Dairy Farmers of Canada said other dairy products could be stigmatized and suggest to consumers that they aren’t healthy.

DFC president Pierre Lampron said in a news release that farmers are concerned that labels may discourage consumption of dairy products despite their nutritional benefits.

“The intent of Health Canada’s Healthy Eating Strategy is to help consumers make informed healthier choices. The best way to do this is to drive them to the Nutrition Facts Table. What assurances can Health Canada give that this type of warning labelling will not simply deter consumers from the products themselves?” said Lampron.

Input on the label proposals and other Health Canada proposals can be given at www.canada.ca/ en/health-canada/programs/ consultation-front-of-packagenutrition-labelling-cgi.html. barb.glen@producer.com

Sunflowers remain steady WINNIPEG (CNS) — The Manitoba sunflower market is holding steady for the time being, with acres likely unchanged on the year.

Actual acreage in the spring will likely depend on snowfall between now and April.

“The market is moving sideways, with nothing dramatic at this stage to say if it’s moving up or down,” said Phil Van Bergen, assistant vice-president with Agri-Tel in Beausejour.

Van Bergen said sunflowers were in the “middle of the road” when it comes to rankings of predicted profitability, with farmers who typically grow the crop likely keeping a similar amount as last year in the rotation.

The latest estimates from Agriculture Canada forecast seeded Canadian sunflower area in 2018 at 64,000 acres, which would be unchanged from the previous year.

The bulk of Canada’s crop is grown in Manitoba.

Canada grew 58,000 tonnes of sunflowers in 2017-18 on very good yields, but a return to average yields would see production decline in 2018-19.

New crop prices are currently hovering around 23 cents per bushel for oilseed sunflowers, which is in line with spot prices.

“Where that goes from here is hard to say,” said Van Bergen.

The higher than normal yields in 2017 left more unspoken for sunflower seed in the marketplace than normal. Those uncontracted seeds are moving now, with producers looking to clear up bin space and move some supplies before road bans come into effect, said Van Bergen.

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Ontario renews partnership with University of Guelph

BY JOHN GREIG FREELANCE WRITER

The University of Guelph in Ontario is expected to receive up to $ 7 1 3 m i l l i o n f o r a g r i c u l t u re research over the next 10 years through a renewal of its agreement with the province’s agriculture ministry.

The new agreement has been updated to manage digital data and is aimed to leverage more funds from other levels of government and the private sector, said Malcolm Campbell, vice-president of research at the university.

The agreement between the Ontario ministry of agriculture and the University of Guelph solidifies long-term funding, creating possibilities for more local research and the ability to attract higher quality scientists.

T h e n e w d e a l w a s re c e n t l y announced by university officials and Jeff Leal, Ontario’s minister of

Ont., feds sign new ag program agreement

BY JOHN GREIG FREELANCE WRITER

The Canadian and Ontario governments have signed an agreement to provide $1.5 billion of Canadian Agricultural Partnership money.

Jeff Leal, Ontario’s agriculture minister, says the five-year program is expected to start April 3 and provide a seamless transition between the old federal-provincial agriculture partnership, Growing Forward 2, and the new Canadian Agricultural Partnership.

Leal announced the program at the Ontario ministry of agriculture building in Guelph on Feb. 13, Canada’s Agriculture Day. “The emphasis going forward over the next five years, of course, will be on innovation creating export opportunities,” says Leal.

One of the ways we think we can continue to build agriculture in Ontario is those value-added jobs.

By putting and emphasis on scaling up, we’ll have entities in Ontario who can compete with anyone in the world.”

Here are preliminary facts on how the program will roll out in Ontario. Workbooks will be available soon, says Leal.

The $1.5 billion will be paid 60 percent by the federal government and 40 percent by the province.

Of $1.5 billion, $1.1 billion has been set aside for business risk management funding and $417 million for strategic initiatives.

T h e O n t a r i o S o i l a n d C ro p Improvement Association will continue to deliver farmer-level programs. The Agricultural Adaptation Council will provide funding for agriculture organizations and partnerships, and the province’s ag ministry will provide funds for food processors. This follows the process for Growing Forward 2.

agriculture, at an event at the university’s agriculture laboratories.

“Ontario will be called on to meet the challenge of feeding the world.

That’s why our partnerships are so important,” says Leal. “they will help Ontario to grow our capacity to grow safe, high quality food.”

Leal also mentioned the need to continue to educate people to work in a growing agriculture sector. A University of Guelph study says that there are four jobs in agriculture for each graduate.

The Ontario agriculture ministry and the University of Guelph have had a research partnership for decades. The previous partnership

supported work in several key areas: • Dr. Bonnie Mallard and her high immune response selection, which is now available for dairy cattle through Semex.

• A natural formula, hexanal, to prolong the shelf life of fresh produce.

• Smartphone apps that help to identify pests in crops.

• Gryphon’s LAAIR (Leading to the Accelerated Adoption of Innovative Research), in which researchers pitch their ideas to a panel of industry experts and business managers. Winners receive funding to develop their research ideas.

University of Guelph President Dr. Franco Vaccarino, right, and Ontario Agriculture Minister Jeff Leal sign the new research partnership agreement while MPP Liz Sandals watches. | JOHN GREIG PHOTO

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It sounds simple enough: take a flat piece of steel, add heat and turn it into a horseshoe.

But as you watch a farrier make a horseshoe, one blow at a time, you soon realize it is a combination of practised skill and art.

O n Feb. 10, the Ag Arena in Barrhead, Alta., became one large blacksmith shop with coal- and propane-fired forges in operation for the 40 participants in the fourth annual Wildrose Blacksmithing Championships.

Competitors came from across the country to take part in this year’s event.

Organizer Kris Kremp said the number of competitors was up from last year, when about 30 participated. He said he is already looking ahead to 2019.

Kremp has been interested in blacksmithing from the time he was a boy on his father’s farm, and decided to make it a profession. He took the two-year blacksmithing course at Olds College and later taught the course there for two years.

He said he first organized the competition three years ago to “help promote excellence in the farrier industry.

“We’re a non-regulated trade and I did this to try to improve the quality of life and performance for the horses all over North America and try to raise the standard of our trade, and provide an opportunity for con-

tinuing education for the farrier.”

Kremp said he thought this year’s event went over well.

“The horses all stood really good (part of the competition was trimming and shoeing a horse’s hoof ), the competitors all did a really great job. Our judge, Randy Brassard (of Ontario), was just fantastic.

He was very thorough.”

Kremp said about 280 shoes were built during the event by the 40 competitors.

Sarah Vanderpol of Toronto was one of the female competitors.

She’s been a farrier for seven years, but this was her first year competing at the Wildrose event. She makes up part of the five-person Canadian Farrier’s team, which expects to compete in Lexington, Kentucky.

“I just love it,” she said.

Greg Toronchuk of Onoway and Jason Wrubleski of Cooking Lake have competed at the Wildrose event in Barrhead from its first year.

The pair work part of the competition individually and team up for the two-man event.

Toronchuk said he has been a farrier for about 11 years, and like Vanderpol, loves the work.

Wrubleski has been a farrier for 18 years, and said no matter how long he has been in the trade, he always learns when he comes to this event.

“If I didn’t learn, I wouldn’t come.”

The Canadian Championships are scheduled for March 24-25 in Chilliwack, B.C.

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Prominent cattle industry figure dies LETHBRIDGE BUREAU

John Vander Heyden, a wellknown figure in southern Alberta’s feedlot industry, died Feb. 12 at the age of 85.

Born in Gemert, Netherlands, Vander Heyden moved to Canada in 1957 and settled near Picture Butte, Alta. He and his wife raised six children while establishing and operating Vander Heyden Ranches Ltd. That initial operation remains in the family, now operated by John Vander Hayden Jr., who expanded the feedlot business to become Grandview Cattle Feeders Ltd. Described as a passionate supporter of the beef livestock industry, Vander Heyden was a delegate to the former Alberta Cattle Commission for more than 10 years.

At a local level, he was a founding member of the North County Interfaith Food Bank and a key fundraiser for the North County Recreation Complex in Picture Butte.

Vander Heyden was among those who received the International Patriot Award for his 1995 work to honour Canadian soldiers who helped liberate the Netherlands in the Second World War. He is survived by his wife, Mary, three sons, three daughters, 20 grandchildren and seven greatgrandchildren.

A funeral mass was scheduled for Feb. 16 in Lethbridge. Donations in Vander Heyden’s memory can be made to the North County Interfaith Food Bank, 326 Highway Avenue, Picture Butte, Alta., T0K 1V0.

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It is the first code ever developed in Canada for rabbits and is among many developed by the NFACC for other types of livestock.

The codes are designed to ensure farm animals are cared for using sound management and welfare practices that promote animal health and well-being.

The rabbit code was developed by a 12-member committee that included rabbit producers, animal welfare representatives, researchers, veterinarians and government personnel, the NFACC said in a news release.

Committee chair Maxime Tessier, a rabbit producer in Quebec, said

the code will support sustainability of the Canadian rabbit industry.

It has seven sections dealing with housing and equipment; feed and water; health management; reproductive management; husbandry; transport; and euthanasia.

The code can be found online at www.nfacc.ca/pdfs/codes/rabbit_code_of_practice.pdf.

It is focused “on rabbits raised for meat and consideration has also been given to rabbits kept for show, breeding and fibre,” the code states in its introduction.

As with other NFACC codes, the rabbit code has requirements and recommended practices for each of the listed categories and sections.

Agriculture Canada statistics from 2016 indicate there are 3,838 rabbit farms in Canada, which have 172,489 animals. Ontario and Quebec have the highest numbers but there are 845 rabbit farms in the prairie provinces.

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China takes hog farming to next level Country eyes artificial intelligence technology to increase herd health and reduce mortalities

BY CHRIS MCCULLOUGH FREELANCE WRITER

New technology that uses a combination of machine vision, voice recognition and temperature sensors is being used on hog farms in China in a bid to increase herd health and reduce mortalities.

Due to a bigger appetite for pork from China’s middle class, the country is stepping up efforts to increase its national pig herd using artificial intelligence.

China is already the world’s biggest consumer and producer of pigs. It is home to 700 million hogs, which account for half of the world’s total pig population.

However, it needs more.

Hog production in China has traditionally been carried out in backyards in small numbers. However, now there is a move to larger intensive pig production units using the latest technology and rearing techniques.

A new deal worth tens of millions of dollars has been signed between the Dekon Group, a pig farming corporation; Alibaba, China’s technology giant; and the Tequ Group, a pig feed manufacturer.

This united approach has the goal of developing and using an artificial intelligence-powered pig tracking system to replace the old method of electronic tags.

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China is looking to artificial intelligence to improve its hog herd. Here, farmer Shi Hongwei feeds his pigs in Xiaoxinzhuang village Hebei province earlier this year. | REUTERS/DOMINIQUE PATTON PHOTO monitor the pigs will be much easier and efficient than using the older wireless radio frequency identification tags, which took up a lot of time and money.

These tags were fitted to each individual pig and scanned separately to track their movements and behaviour. However, expand-

ing pig herd sizes make it too time consuming for farms to continue with this method.

“If you have ten million pigs to raise, you can barely count how many piglets were born on a daily basis when the due date comes,” said Zhang Haifeng, Tequ Group’s chief information officer.

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system will be able to count pigs and piglets, but more sophisticated systems are on the way, according to Alibaba.

The partners hope to eventually be able to read temperature levels generated by pigs via infrared sensors and combine this with records of how much each pig is moving each day.

The AI system will be able to use this raw data to estimate the health of individual animals.

There are also developments coming using connected voice recognition technology which can, for example, alert farmers when piglets are being crushed by their mothers by listening for young pigs squealing. Alibaba claims this system alone will lower the death rate for piglets by three percent annually.

Voice recognition will also be used to monitor the spread of disease by recording the sounds of pigs coughing.

This latest technology is already in trial use on some of China’s biggest pig farms, but time will tell whether it will be a feasible management tool for other pig farms in the country or indeed, if it will attract attention from global farms as well.

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Pig farmers in the United Kingdom have been warned not to feed kitchen scraps to their animals due to a risk of them catching African swine fever.

The disease is spreading across e a s t e r n a n d c e nt ra l Eu ro p e, prompting government veterinarians to voice concerns.

African swine fever has never been detected in the U.K., but if it were to reach there, the consequences for pig farmers would be devastating.

ASF is a highly contagious viral disease of pigs that can be spread through direct contact with infected pigs, feces or body fluids or indirect contact via fomites, such as equipment, vehicles or people who work on pig farms with ineffective biosecurity.

It can also be spread by pigs eating infected pork or other meat products and biological vectors, or ticks of the species Ornithodoros.

ASF-carrying ticks are not present in the U.K. European Union-wide animal byproduct legislation states that feeding farmed animals with catering waste or feed material containing or derived from catering waste is illegal and can result in prosecution.

Fruit and vegetable material that originated outside the kitchen and has never entered a kitchen and has not come into contact with material of animal origin can be fed.

Some commercial food waste can also be fed if it has undergone the

correct animal byproducts processing and meets the requirements of the Feed Hygiene Regulation.

However, Northern Ireland’s chief veterinarian has said farmers must keep in mind the potential consequences if ASF were to land in the U.K. “The introduction of African swine fever would have an enormous impact on our pig industry,” said chief veterinary officer Robert Huey. “No matter how many pigs you keep, you need to be aware of the potential consequences of feeding waste food to your animals.

Not only is it illegal, but you run the risk of spreading disease which could be fatal to your livestock.”

He said good biosecurity is also essential in minimizing disease risk.

The rules also apply to those who keep pigs as pets because some of the outbreaks of ASF in Europe have been attributed to wild boar or domestic pigs consuming contaminated pork or pork products.

Viruses such as foot-and-mouth disease could also be introduced to the U.K. through food products.

That includes food from vegetarian kitchens because there is still a risk of cross contamination from products of animal origin, such as milk.

The U.K. suffered the consequences of pigs being fed illegal waste food in the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in 2001.

That outbreak is thought to have originated from pigs being fed catering waste containing the virus, which came from outside the U.K. The outbreak resulted in the destruction of more than 10 million cattle and sheep.

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As part of World Wetland Day on Feb. 2, the Nature Conservancy of Canada announced it has bought 160 acres of wetland and forest habitat two kilometres north of Good Spirit Provincial Park in Saskatchewan.

The habitat on the property and in the surrounding area is important for waterfowl, black bear, elk and moose, as well as the natural vegetation that helps to support the biodiversity of the area.

NCC deemed this land a priority conservation site because of its proximity to the provincial park a n d b e c au s e o f t h e t h re at o f increasing habitat loss in the area.

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FeedCheck Soy was recently launched by Canadian Bio-Systems Inc. at the International Production and Processing Expo in Atlanta.

The new tool allows for fast, onsite analysis of soybean meal quality and is available for use across the soybean, feed and livestock industries.

The test kit uses an assay design that allows users to quickly assess their soybean meal samples for the presence of anti-nutritional factors such as trypsin inhibitors.

The test kit is available direct from CBS Inc. at canadianbio.com.

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COLD RIDE AG MANAGEMENT PROGRAM STARTS

Registration is open for the Agricultural Enterprise Management program at Lethbridge College starting in September.

As part of the school’s Faculty of Management, the new program will focus on business solutions relevant to the agricultural and agri-food sector.

The two-year diploma program will bring together economics, management and production to give students a strong foundation in the business of agriculture.

Students will also be able to continue into a bachelor of management degree program with an AEM major at the university.

More information is at lethbridgecollege.ca/aem.

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Alberta companies are invited to participate in a mission at the SIAL China trade show from May 11-25, which is Asia’s largest food innovation exhibition.

Additional visits to Sichuan province and Beijing will follow the show and allow companies to explore further opportunities.

Companies will have a chance to exhibit products and engage with international buyers in the food service, manufacturing, retail and hospitality sectors.

Last year, the show attracted 3,200 exhibitors from 67 countries and regions as well as 101,134 visitors.

This mission is being organized

by Alberta Agriculture in collaboration with the Canadian Food Exporters Association.

The application deadline is Feb. 28.

4-H CANADA TO HONOUR VOLUNTEERS

Norma Ansloos of the Springbank Rawhides 4-H Club in Alberta was chosen as the 2017 4-H Canada National Volunteer of the Year.

4-H Canada recently recognized its outstanding volunteer leaders during the 2018 4-H Canada Leadership Awards in Ottawa.

Provincial winners were Linda Bartsch of British Columbia, Tammy Rumpel of Saskatchewan., Heather Lea of Manitoba, Linda Debney of Ontario, Phyllis Danforth-Rouleau of Quebec, Helen MacDiarmid of New Brunswick, Edith Wood of Nova Scotia, Brenda Larsen of Prince Edward Island and Terri-Lynn Gillett of Newfoundland-Labrador.

For more information, visit 4-h-canada.ca/national-volunteer-leader-year-award.

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Tyson invests in smart-oven startup in move beyond meat market We’re a protein company now and with that comes a whole host of new spaces to look at and opportunities to consider, if you think about that in the framing for what we’re going to ultimately focus on.

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CHIC AG O, Ill. (Reuters) — Tyson Foods Inc., the country’s largest meat processor, has invested in Tovala, a start-up company that makes internet-connected steam ovens for ready-to-cook meals.

Tyson Ventures, its US$150 million venture capital arm, joined other investors in the deal raising funds for Chicago-based Tovala, which uses bar-code technology in

meal preparation. Tovala will use the money for marketing, product investment and expansion.

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

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and delivers ready-to-cook meals, and the customer scans a bar code with a smartphone to cook the meal.

Last month, Tyson said it invested in Memphis Meats, a startup that grows meat from animal cells.

Late last year, Tyson increased its stake from five percent in plantbased protein producer Beyond Meat, but did not say by how much.

The financial terms of the Tovala deal were not disclosed.

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

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LOOKING FOR: Massey Harris 202 or 203 tractor. Any condition. Call Scott Fourney 613-551-4555.

WANTED: THRESHING MACHINE in working condition. Phone 306-577-9041, Wawota, SK. WANTED: DOZER AND dozer assembly for 1950’s TD6 International. 306-463-7527, Kindersley, SK. WANTED: COCKSHUTT TRACTORS, especially 50, 570 Super and 20, running or not, equipment, brochures, manuals and memorabilia. We pick up at your farm. Jim Harkness, RR 4, Harriston, ON., N0G 1Z0, 519-338-3946, fax: 519-338-2756.

ADRIAN’S MAGNETO SERVICE. Guaranteed repairs on mags and ignitors. Repairs.

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WANTED: OLD DEUTZ TRACTOR, 65F4L514, 8005, 130-06 DX, 230, 250, 4.30.

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NEW TRACTOR PARTS. Specializing in engine rebuild kits and thousands of other parts. Savings! Service manuals and decals. Steiner Parts Dealer. Our 43rd year! www.diamondfarmtractorparts.com Call 1-800-481-1353.

RARE 1949 CHEVY pickup, deluxe cab, chrome pkg., corner windows, limited production run. 306-338-2750, Wadena, SK.

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ESTATE OF TED LONG Sat., Mar. 10 @ 10:00 AM, MAS Sales Centre, Blackfalds, AB. Selling 7000 long play Classic Country records, CD’s, VHS, Wilf Carter records, Gramophone, quantity of die cast farm tractors & farm implements, Tonka Trucks & construction toys, quantity of collector comics, Zane Gray & L’Mour books, Hesston belt buckle collection, Blue Mountain pottery, sports books and memorabilia, incl. signed jerseys, district history books, die cast pencil sharpeners, bells, antique dressers, various antique collectable’s, solid birch dining room table & chairs, household furniture, kitchen smalls and much more. See www.montgomeryauctions.com Call 1-800-371-6963, PL #195917 AGRO WESTERN - AUCTION RESULTS! Auction season is just around the corner.

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WANTED: 1967, ‘68, ‘69 Dodge half-ton, to complete restoration project, good tin, little rust. 306-795-7995, Ituna, SK.

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1984 CHEVROLET 1/2 TON, 26,000 miles, Arizona truck, very nice, $9000. Call Rick, 306-734-7721, Craik, SK.

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BORDER CITY COLLECTOR Show and Sale Lloydminster Stockade Convention Centre, SK-AB, Saturday March 10th, 9:00AM-5:00PM & Sunday, March 11, 10AM-4PM. Featuring: Antiques, farm toys, coins, dolls and much more! Contact Brad 780-846-2977 or Don 306-825-3584. www.bordercitycollectors.com

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WANTED: 1968 Dodge Coronet or Charger, in any condition. Call 306-536-6693, Sedley, SK.

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Internet Bidding 12:00 Noon Complete Listing & Details www.charltonauction.com Featuring: 2013 John Deere 9460 R Tractor; 800/70 R 38 Tires, JD Green Star 3, 5 Hydraulics 1853.3 hrs showing c/w Degelman 7900 18’ Blade; 2011 John Deere 9770 STS Bullet Rotor Combine; power shift, Starfire Receiver, Big Top Hopper extension, 3606 engine hrs. 2851 sep. hrs. showing. Sells with JD 615P Pickup Header; 2000 John Deere 9400 Tractor: 710/70R42 Duals, Auto Trac Harness, Suitcase Weights, 4 hydraulics; 3148 hrs. showing; 1998 John Deere 9400 Tractor; 520/85R42 Triples, 4 hydraulics; 11,331 hrs. Auto Trac Harness c/w Degelman 7900 18’ Blade; 2 John Deere 1814C Dirt Buggies in Tandem.

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D & S CUSTOM BLASTING, offering: Sand- WRECKING SEMI-TRUCKS, lots of parts. blasting, metal repair and painting services. Call Yellowhead Traders. 306-896-2882, Trailer repair. Tank coatings. Epoxy and Churchbridge, SK. enamel paint. Pick-up and delivery options.

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750 BU. J&M grain trailer, good strong trailer, $12,000 OBO. Call 306-726-3203, Raymore, SK.

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WRECKING TRUCKS: All makes all 2014 u r c h a s e d n e w, n e v e r u s e d . models. Need parts? Call 306-821-0260 P306-536-1699, Edenwold, SK. USED 2016 20’ Berg’s grain/silage box, or email: junkman.2010@hotmail.com w/hyd. silage gate, Michels tarp & decal, 2008 CONVEY-ALL CST-32, 4 comp, farmWrecking Dodge, Chev, GMC, Ford and er owned, 1 owner, exc. cond., air ride. 2001 FREIGHTLINER AUTO shift with 2015 $13,600. 204-325-5677, Winkler, MB. others. Lots of 4x4 stuff, 1/2 ton - 3 ton, semlerfarms.com 780-206-1234, Barrhead. buses etc. and some cars. We ship by bus, pup, both MB safetied Dec. '17. Truck has mail, Loomis, Purolator. Lloydminster, SK. electric tarp, remote lift and end gate, new brakes & drums (Fall 2016), all new tires BRAND NEW VINTAGE car and truck wind(May 2017), 830,312 miles. Cancade pup shields for 1960’s and newer vehicles. used little, approx. 2500 miles, manual Phone or text 306-921-7688. Melfort, SK. tarp, remote tail gate and lift, spring ride.

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MB. gartmore@mts.net New and used parts available for 3 ton 2008 DOEPKER SUPER B grain trailer, altrucks all the way up to highway tractors, ALLISON AUTOMATIC TRUCKS: Several for every make and model, no part too big um. rims, lifting axle, valid safety, road trucks with auto. trans. available with C&C or small. Our shop specializes in custom ready! Very good condition, $64,000. or grain or gravel box. Starting at $19,900; rebuilt differentials/transmissions and 204-743-2324, Cypress River, MB. Call K&L Equipment, 306-795-7779, Ituclutch installations. Engines are available, na, SK. DL #910885. ladimer@sasktel.net both gas and diesel. Re-sale units are on DELIVERY AVAILABLE ON ALL TRAILthe lot ready to go. We buy wrecks for ERS. Full line-up of Wilson Trailers also AUTOSHIFT TRUCKS AVAILABLE: Boxed parts, and sell for wrecks! For more info. NORMS SANDBLASTING & PAINT, 40 in BC! Call for more info on get- tandems and tractor units. Contact David call 306-668-5675 or 1-800-667-3023. years body and paint experience. We do 2012 DOEPKER SUPER B grain trailer, valid available ting a trailer delivered to you! With almost 306-887-2094, 306-864-7055, Kinistino, www.saskatoontruckparts.ca DL #914394 metal and fiberglass repairs and integral to safety, job ready, $69,500. 204-743-2324, 2 decades of Sales & Service, we will not SK. DL #327784. www.davidstrucks.com daycab conversions. Sandblasting and Cypress River, MB. be undersold! Call 1-888-641-4508, Bassa- NORTHERN TRUCK & EQUIPMENT is ONE OF SASK’s largest inventory of used paint to trailers, trucks and heavy equip. no, AB., www.desertsales.ca heavy truck parts. 3 ton tandem diesel mo- Endura primers and topcoats. A one stop now your connection to LOAD LINE grain, tors and transmissions and differentials for shop. Norm 306-272-4407, Foam Lake SK. 20’ DURALITE ALUMINUM tandem axle gravel boxes & trailers. 1-New 29’ end all makes! Can-Am Truck Export Ltd., dump tandem gravel trailer w/electric stock trailer, w/two gates, mint condition.

2002 DOEPKER TANDEM AXLE grain 1-800-938-3323. tarp, $49,500; 2011 Kenworth T660 306-277-4503, Gronlid, SK. trailer, new Michelin 24.5 tires, repainted w/550 HP Cummins, 18 spd., 3 way lockWRECKING VOLVO TRUCKS: Misc. axles & refurbished, new alum. slopes, Call Heners, alum. wheels, moose bar on front, and parts. Also tandem trailer suspension ry at 403-588-0958, Alix, AB. nice shape, $54,500. YEAR END GRAIN axles. Call 306-539-4642, Regina, SK. HOT DEAL! New 2018 Berg’s 45’ tri-axle, 24’ GOOSENECK 3-8,000 lb. axles, $7890; TRUCK CLEARANCE! 2007 Mack 400 HP, Bumper pull tandem lowboys: 18’, 16,000 Mack eng., AutoShift, A/T/C, new 20’ TRUCK BONEYARD INC. Specializing in air ride, 98”H, gauges, tarp, loaded, financlbs., $4750; 16’, 10,000 lbs., $3390; 16’, BH&T, new RR tires, 716,000 kms., exc obsolete parts, all makes. Trucks bought ing, $51,900. 306-563-8765, Canora, SK. 7000 lbs., $2975, 8000 lb Skidsteer, $1990 shape, was $67,500, Now $63,500; 2007 for wrecking. 306-771-2295, Balgonie, SK. PRAIRIE SANDBLASTING & PAINTING. F a c t o r y d i r e c t . 1 - 8 8 8 - 7 9 2 - 6 2 8 3 . IH 9200 ISX Cummins, 430 HP, AutoShift, Trailer overhauls and repairs, alum. slopes alum. wheels, new 20’ BH&T, fully loaded, www.monarchtrailers.com WRECKING LATE MODEL TRUCKS: 1/2, and trailer repairs, tarps, insurance claims, 1M kms., real nice shape, was $67,500, 3/4, 1 tons, 4x4’s, vans, SUV’s. Cummins, and trailer sales. Epoxy paint. Agriculture NEW BERG’S 30’ end dumps, Michels tarp, Now $63,500; 2009 Mack CH613, 430HP 1981 NEIL’S 61’ double drop flat deck, Chev and Ford diesel motors. Jasper Auto and commercial. Satisfaction guaranteed. air ride, QT100 frame, 22.5 steel wheels & snap-off neck, 36’ working deck, $7000; Mack, 10 spd., 3 pedal AutoShift, new 20’ Parts, 1-800-294-4784 or 1-800-294-0687. decal, $39,100. 204-325-5677 Winkler, MB 306-744-7930, Saltcoats, SK. 1998 Trailtech tandem 12’ sprayer trailer, BH&T, alum. wheels, 1.4M kms. has eng. bearing roll done, nice shape, w a s $8000. Call 780-221-3980, Leduc, AB. $69,500, Now $65,500; 2007 Kenworth 6 - 2006 53’ Reefer Trailers, good condi- T600, C13 Cat 425 HP, 13 spd., AutoShift, tion, $9500/each OBO; 2 converters, new 20’ BH&T, alum. wheels, new paint, $9000/each. 204-325-5264, Winkler MB 1.0M kms., excellent truck, was $71,500, Now $67,500; 1996 Midland 24’ tandem HI-BOY TRAILER, w/2-2500 gal. tanks, 3” grain pup, stiff pole, completely rebuilt, Banjo ball valves & hoses. Tires good, new paint, new brakes, excellent tries, $12,000 OBO. 306-834-7810, Dodsland, SK was $18,500, Now $16,500; 1999 IH 1995 DOEPKER 48’, 102”, tandem machin- 4700 S/A w/17’ steel flat deck, 230,000 PRINT | MOBILE | ONLINE CANADA’S AG-ONLY LISTINGS GIANT ery trailer, single drop, hyd. tail/flip, alum. kms., IH 7.3 diesel, 10 spd., good tires, outriggers, 12,000 lb. winch, good cond., was $19,500, Now $18,000; 2005 IH $30,000. A.E. Chicoine Farm Equipment, 9200 tractor, ISX 430 HP Cummins, 13 spd., alum. wheels, flat top sleeper, good 306-449-2255, Storthoaks, SK. rubber, was $22,500, Now $19,500. All 130 MISC. SEMI TRAILERS, flatdecks, trucks SK. safetied. Trades considered. Arlowbeds, dump trailers, jeeps, tankers, etc. borfield SK., Phone Merv at 306-276-7518 Check www.trailerguy.ca for pictures res., 306-767-2616 cell. DL #906768. and prices. 306-222-2413, Saskatoon, SK. REMOTE CONTROL ENDGATE AND BEHNKE DROP DECK semi style and hoist systems can save you time, energy Entertainment Crossword pintle hitch sprayer trailers. Air ride, and keep you safe this seeding season.

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2000 IHC 4900, cab chassis, S/A, 275 HP, 530 IHC 6 cyl auto, 132” back cab to center axle, fresh safety, $22,900. Cam-Don Motors Ltd., 306-237-4212, Perdue, SK. 2004 PETERBILT 379L flat top, Cat 525 heavy spec. 18 spd. full locker, 390 gears, air trac susp., new 24.5 rubber, wet kit, 580,000 kms. Really clean and mint, $110,000 OBO. 306-621-0487, Yorkton, SK. Jbuckfarming@gmail.com

2006 WESTERN STAR 4900, 500 series 60, 18 spd., 46 rears, new rear 24.5 rubber, fresh safety, 1.1M kms, $49,900. Cam-Don Motors Ltd., 306-237-4212, Perdue, SK. 2008 PETERBILT 386, yellow, daycab, 18 spd., 850,000 kms., 46k rears full locks, vg cond., $24,900. 780-206-1234, Barrhead.

2011 FREIGHTLINER DAY-CAB, Detroit DD15, 455 HP, 13 spd., 12 front, 40 rear, 175” WB, 715,800 kms., $44,900. DL# 1679. Norm 204-761-7797, Brandon, MB.

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2015 B&B, STEP deck trailer, two 3250 US gallon tanks, 3" pump electric start, Handler III 3" plumbing, 45' tandem, air ride, $42,500. Call 403-350-0336, Red Deer, AB.

2012 MACK CXU613 day-cab, Mack MP8, 455HP, Eaton 13 spd., $39,900. DL#1679.

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1994 WESTERN STAR 4964F Crane truck, 584,000 kms., T/A, Cat 3406, Eaton 18 spd., Ferrari 8300 Kg crane, fresh safety, $19,800. Call 1-800-667-4515 or visit: www.combineworld.com

2013 F-550 CREW CAB, V10, gas, 4x4, in showroom condition. Truck c/w 4500L transport compliant fuel tank w/35 gal./min. pump and hose reel, 400L DEF tank w/pump and hose reel. Also lots of 1995 VOLVO, 350,000 original kms., 9500 tool box storage and field lighting. Also 2015 FORD XLT CREW F350, 8’ box, Ruby hrs., wet kit, 370 HP, 13 spd., one owner, has JD Welderator with compressor.

Red metallic, 71,000 kms., Pristine cond., farmer owned, exc. cond., 780-206-1234.

306-231-8060, Englefeld, SK. $53,900+GST. 403-638-2028, Sundre, AB.

WIDOW MUST SELL: Navy blue 2013 Dodge Ram, 4x4, 4 door, 43,000 km, fender flares, box liner, excellent condition, $24,900 OBO. 306-698-2626, Wolseley, SK

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2015 DODGE RAM 3500, crew, Longhorn, 6.7L Dually, Aisin auto., 58,500 kms, $59,995. Hendry’s Chrysler 306-528-2171, Nokomis, SK. DL #907140.

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1975 DODGE 800, Nordic hoist, 52,000 GVW, 1200 front, 1000 rear, Lux box (18Lx4Hx8), 4x5 speed, asking $7500.

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2015 Western Star 4900 SB DD15 505, 18 Spd 12 & 40’s, 299,000 km $95,000 2011 Volvo 430 42” Flat Top Sleeper, D13 475 h.p., 15 spd, 12 & 40’s, Full Locking Differentials. $45,000 2013 Volvo 630 D16 550 h.p., 18 spd, 46,000 rears, Full Lockers, Moose Bumper

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2010 SUBURBAN, loaded, leather, DVD, seats 8, 172,000 kms, $22,500. Call 306-698-7787, Wolseley, SK.

WANTED: OLDER 1 ton truck w/hoist, duals & PS. Must be in reasonable condition.

Call Ernie 306-220-2191, Saskatoon, SK.

WESTMAN HONEY BEE Nucs containing all of the essential components of the interior of a beehive. Bee Outfitters Winnipeg, 866-783-2240 ext. 228, or Westman Honey Bee Producers in Brandon 204-728-9129, WestmanHoneyBeeProducers@gmail.com

LEAFCUTTER BEES: 0 parasites, 0 chalkbrood. Good L.C. Call Reg Greve at 306-528-4610, Lanigan, SK.

ROUGH LUMBER: 2x6, 2x8, 2x10, 1� boards, windbreak slabs, 4x4, 6x6, 8x8, in stock. Custom sizes & log siding on order.

V&R Sawing 306-232-5488, Rosthern, SK.

RECLAMATION CONTRACTORS: Bigham 4 leg mechanical trip 3 PTH Paratills LONG LAKE TRUCKING, two units, custom 3in and stock; Parts for Bigham & Tye paratills; hay hauling. 306-567-7100, Imperial, SK. 6 & 8 leg paratills available for farm use.

1-888-500-2646, Red Deer, AB. INTERNATIONAL CLOSED DOOR baler, JIM’S TUB GRINDING, H-1100 Haybuster model NA1450; 2 hydraulic pin presses; 1 with 400 HP, serving Saskatchewan. Call portable hydraulic track press; 3 Goodman battery locomotive carts w/hundreds of 306-334-2232, 306-332-7332, Balcarres. feet of track. Cambrian Equipment Sales, Winnipeg, MB. (Ph) 204-667-2867 or (Fax) 204-667-2932.

MULCHING- TREES, BRUSH, Stumps. 2 ONLY! Cat D6R LGP; And 1 only! D6H Call today 306-933-2950. Visit us at: LGP crawler tractors, $80,000/ea; 2005 JD www.maverickconstruction.ca 700J LGP crawler w/6-way dozer, EROPS, hrs., $82,500; 1998 Cat 963B LGP REGULATION DUGOUTS: 120x60x14’, 4000 loader, 2.5 cu. yd., EROPS, air, $2000; 160x60x14’, $2950; 180x60x14’, crawler heat, $32,500.

Harris, Gimli, MB. $3450; 200x60x14’, $3950. Larger sizes t o l l f r e e : 1 - 8Robert 77-614-4203, or cell: avail. Travel incl. in SK. See us on FB at 204-470-5493. For details & pics of all our saskdugouts. 306-222-8054, Saskatoon SK equipment: robertharrisequipment.com ACE ENTERPRISES - ACE gravel truck box gravel release is a liquid product called C6040, a melting agent that works wonders in releasing gravel that builds up at the front and sides of the truck box. Can be applied with a spray system that eliminates the need for climbing in and out of the truck box, $2.15/L, costs less than $1.50/trip. Ask about our asphalt truck box release. Call 1-844-291-6582, Saskatoon, SK., E-mail: jkelsey@sasktel.net Visit us online: www.aceenterprises.com 2008 G940 TANDEM drive articulated, VolBRUSH MULCHING. The fast, effective vo D7E eng., net 165 HP, HTE 1160, shutway to clear land. Four season service, tle auto shift trans. (11 fwd, 6 rvs), 14’ competitive rates, 275 HP unit, also avail. mold board, 5688 hrs., $74,800. DL#1679. trackhoe with thumb, multiple bucket at- Norm 204-761-7797, Brandon, MB. tachments. Bury rock and brush piles and fence line clearing. Borysiuk Contracting Inc., www.bcisk.ca Prince Albert, SK., 306-960-3804.

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Ideal for lower slope roofs, rinks, churches, pig barns, commercial, arch rib building and residential roofing; also available NEUFELD ENT. CORRAL CLEANING, payloader, Bobcat with rubber tracks and in Snap Lock. 306-435-8008, Wapella, SK. vertical beater spreaders. Phone 306-220-5013, 306-467-5013, Hague, SK. 3 PICTURE WINDOWS for sale, triple pane Low-E, 62� square with 2 casement windows for venting on top third. $850 each, stored inside. 306-375-2910, ext. 704 or 307, Kyle, SK.

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WELDING AND MACHINE SHOP: Owner wanting to retire after 38 years. Established clientele. Located in Maple Creek, SK, close to Cypress Hills Park. Serious inquiries only. Phone Dale at 306-662-2727, 306-662-7522, or 306-662-2398.

SELLING DUE TO HEALTH: Industry leading header loss shield. Price includes existing inventory. Canadian and US patents good until 2032. Jig tables and templates.

Current owner will train in the manufacturing and marketing processes. This is a perfect diversification opportunity for a large family farm or a Hutterite colony. Call Bill at 306-726-7977, Southey, SK. LOOKING FOR A Profitable Business?

Berg’s Hatchery in Russell, MB. hatches and distributes close to a million chicks a year. In business since 1953. Incl. land, buildings and equipment. Karen Goraluk, Salesperson, 204-773-6797, NorthStar Insurance & Real Estate. north-star.ca MLSŽ 1711944 FOR SALE BY OWNER: Turn key 28 room motel along with 4 rental houses with up to 20 rentable rooms. Available for immediate possession, located in the heart of large oilfield in SW Manitoba. Closest offer to $995,000 takes everything. Call/text 204-483-0228 or 204-741-0412.

MOBILE GRAIN/SEED CLEANING SERVICE, 400 - 600 bu/hr capacity cleaning cereals & pulses. Call Marc at MAC Seed Services to book your appointment. 306-716-2269, Saskatoon macseedservicesltd@gmail.com

HYDRAULIC PULL SCRAPERS 10 to 25 yds., exc. cond.; Loader and scraper tires, custom conversions available. Looking for Cat cable scrapers. Quick Drain Sales Ltd., 306-231-7318, 306-682-4520 Muenster SK

JCB 512-56 TELEHANDLER, 770 hours, lifts 12,000 lbs., extends to 56’, CAHR, AWD and AWS, $119,000 (cost $230,000+).

Call 403-938-3888, Calgary, AB. 2005 CAT 420 BACKHOE, 1310 original hrs., $58,000 OBO. Located near Medicine Hat, AB., 306-563-8482

SASKATCHEWAN OPPORTUNITIES: Restaurant in Assiniboia, successful operation; Large industrial building in the heart of Balken oil play for lease/sale; Kenosee Lake cabin& campground for sale, includes carwash and laundry mat; Development lands around Regina/Saskatoon; Large building and property on Broadway Ave., Yorkton; Sherwood Greenhouse, Regina; Hotel in Biggar; Former senior care home on 3.4 acres in Biggar. Brian Teifenbach, 2008 JD 850J WLT crawler dozer, c/w 306-536-3269, Colliers Int. Regina, SK., ROP’S, 12’ 6-way blade, SBG pads, 8700 hrs., $95,000. 204-871-0925, MacGregor, www.collierscanada.com MB.

PULL BEHIND GRADER, Richardson Hiboy, on rubber tires, has hydraulics, $1600 OBO. 306-460-9027, Flaxcombe, SK. CAT 463 PULL SCRAPER, hyd. machine, 21 yard capacity, very nice shape, $50,000.

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CAN-WORLD FINANCIAL. Needing a farm loan, for land, machinery, crop inputs for the season? We can finance it all! Good credit or bad credit. We also have great leasing programs, excellent competitive rates. Call 1-306-535-2512 or visit us online at: www.canworldfinance.com FARM/CORPORATE PROJECTS. Call A.L. Management Group for all your borrowing and lease requirements. 306-790-2020, Regina, SK.

2007 JOHN DEERE 710J backhoe, 4x4, new tires, ex-city, 6445 hrs., $47,500. Call 403-291-1010, Calgary, AB.

1997 CAT D6M LGP dozer, undercarriage 80%, 28� pads, 3 shank hyd. ripper, ROPS w/cage, 19,204 hrs., $69,800.

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(3) Cat 641 motor 28 yard scrapers; Cat 235 excavator w/digging bucket, not used in 5 yrs.; Cat D9-G hyd. dozer w/tow winch; (2) Cat 980B loaders w/bucket; Cat 977-K loader. Equipment of all types. New & used parts. 2 yards over 50 acres. Cambrian Equipment Sales, Winnipeg, MB. (Ph) 204-667-2867 or (Fax) 204-667-2932.

D6R LGP CRAWLER Tractor, 9000 hrs, 90% UC, angle dozer, winch, fully guarded, $110,000. Randy 780-983-0936, Westlock.

2007 CAT D6N LGP Dozer, new undercarriage, 34� pads, diff. steer, 6-way blade, 16,131 hrs., $89,800. 1-800-667-4515, www.combineworld.com

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N ew - Te c h C o n s t r u c t i o n L t d . P h o n e : 306-220-2749, Hague, SK. BEHLEN STEEL BUILDINGS, quonsets, Distributors Inc. convex and rigid frame straight walls, (Western Canada) grain tanks, metal cladding, farm- commercial. Construction and concrete crews.

403-680-0752 Guaranteed workmanship. Call your SaskaCASE 2870 w/Degelman dozer; Fassi hyd. toon and Northwest Behlen Distributor, a r m & 1 0 ’ 1 - t o n s t e e l d e c k . Janzen Steel Buildings, 306-242-7767, 306-304-1959, Meadow Lake, SK. Osler, SK. Superior Quality, And Pricing

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2006 KOMATSU D65 EX-15. Approx. 5950 org. hrs., 24� pads, straight tilt blade, 3 tooth ripper, excellent working cond., very good UC, $139.500. Bush canopy available.

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Call 204-743-2324, Cypress River, MB. KELLO/ ROME/ TOWNER/ KEWANEE PORTABLE TOILET SALES: Selling 5 disc blades and bearings: 22� to 36� IngerPeaks Technologies new portable toilets soll notched. Oilbath, regreaseable and and accessories. Phone 403-680-0752 for ball bearings to service all makes of construction and ag. discs. 1-888-500-2646, details. Visit on-line: 5peaksdistributors.ca Red Deer, AB. www.kelloughs.com 1978 CHAMPION 740 motor grader, Detroit 6 cyl., 2568 hrs. showing, 14’ moldboard, scarifier, cab, new rear tires, $16,900. Call 1-800-667-4515 or visit: WANTED DIESEL CORES: ISX and N14 www.combineworld.com Cummins, C15 Cats, Detroits Ddec 3, 4, 1999 JOHNSTON STREET Sweeper, DD15. Can-Am Truck 1-800-938-3323.

16,126 miles, 3037 hrs., Cummins 4 cyl., hyd. pump, $12,900. 1-800-667-4515, 3406B, N14, SERIES 60, running engines and parts. Call Yellowhead Traders, www.combineworld.com 306-896-2882, Churchbridge, SK. 2008 KOMATSU WA200 Loader, 10,000 hrs., 2 yard, QA, 17.5 tires, $48,000. USED, REBUILT or NEW engines. Specializing in Cummins, have all makes, large 403-291-1010, Calgary, AB. inventory of parts, re-powering is our spe1998 CAT D7R angle dozer ripper, 11,000 cialty. 1-877-557-3797, Ponoka, AB. hrs., $127,500. Call Randy 780-983-0936, GREAT PRICES ON new, used and remanuWestlock, AB. factured engines, parts and accessories for CAT D4 comes w/6 way hyd. dozer, draw diesel pickups. Large inventory, engines bar, full canopy, low hrs, one owner ma- can be shipped or installed. Give us a call or check: www.thickettenginerebuilding.ca chine, $19,000. 780-983-0936, Clyde, AB. Thickett Engine Rebuilding. 204-532-2187, WANTED: COMPLETE CAB or parts of a Russell, MB. cab for 2012 Case backhoe model 590SN, DIESEL ENGINES, OVERHAUL kits and 306-824-4711, Mayfair, SK. parts for most makes. Cat, CIH, Cummins, REDUCED TO CLEAR, partial listing only, Detroit, Mack. M&M Equipment Ltd., Parts much, much more!! 1990 Ford HWY trac- and Service phone: 306-543-8377, fax: tor with 50 T-winch, 3406 engine; 1985 306-543-2111, Regina, SK. Mack dump truck, 18’ box; 1985 Mack dump truck, 16’ box; 1985 IH S1900 12’ 290 CUMMINS, 350 Detroit, 671 Detroit, blade & 13’ box; 2-1986 Ford 9000 HWY Series 60 cores. 306-539-4642, Regina, SK tractor; 1986 GMC fuel tanker truck; 1986 GMC tandem dump truck; 2003 IH 4300 dump truck; 2006 GMC 1500 V6 ext. cab, only 40,000 miles; 2-FWD 4x4 trucks with snowblowers, gas & diesel engines; 3-Sic- FARM AND INDUSTRIAL ELECTRICAL ard 4x4 trucks with v-plow and side wing, motor sales, service and parts. Also sale NH 250 Cummins diesel; 4-Oshkosh 4x4 of, and repairs to, all makes and sizes of trucks with snow plows and side wing, pumps and phase converters, etc. Tisdale auto trans., diesel; Ford 800 truck, diesel, M o t o r R e w i n d i n g 1 9 8 4 L t d . , with box; IH deck truck, crew cab, DT466 306-873-2881, fax 306-873-4788, 1005Adiesel; Full tandem, 8 1/2x16 1/2 deck, 111th Ave., Tisdale, SK. tmr@sasktel.net large; Fassi crane, rear hyd. winch; Ford Website: www.tismtrrewind.com 8000 tandem, with near new 140 Hiab crane; 1995 Ford flat deck truck, gas; 1979 IH Cargo Star 1950B with 15’ van, DT466, only 34,000 kms; 2-100’ ladder trucks; 10fire engines; Parting out over 25 graders, C7 INDUSTRIAL CAT engine fits 950 loadnew and used parts, big discounts. 2 yards er, factory rebuild. Sold with warranty, over 50 acres of dismantled equipment. $21,885 exchange. On Track Company Inc. Cambrian Equipment Sales, 494 Panet at 780-672-6868, Camrose, AB. Road, Winnipeg, MB. Ph. 204-667-2867 or SPECIAL ENGINE PRICING, 2 yr. warranty fax: 204-667-2932 drop in units: 7.3 Ford DT466E. 230 IHC 5.9 Cummins 3126/C7. On Track EXCAVATOR BUCKETS, various shapes ISB and sizes for different excavators. Call Company Inc. 780-672-6868, Camrose, AB 204-871-0925, MacGregor, MB. ISX871 CUMMINS ENGINE, CPL 2733, 485 HP, good running,, sold with 90 day 2002 CASE 689G Telehandler, 9000 major castings warranty $15,985. On Track lbs., 40’ reach, Perkins diesel, 4WD, 4W Company Inc. 780-672-6868, Camrose, AB steer, 8115 hrs., runs well, $19,900.

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POLE BARNS, WOODSTEEL packages, 306-304-1959, Meadow Lake, SK hog, chicken and dairy barns. Construction 2013 JD 210K EP skip loader, 1336 hrs., and concrete crews available. Mel or Scott, 4WD, 70 HP, canopy, forks, 3 spd. power- MR Steel Construction, 306-978-0315, VOLVO G970 GRADER for sale: The RM of shift, c/w personnel carrier, $39,800. Hague, SK. Pense No.160 has for sale one 2012 Volvo 1-800-667-4515, www.combineworld.com G970 with 5345 hours, 14' Moldboard with WANTED: BIG BREAKING PLOUGH for D8 LH & RH extensions, 20.5R25 tires with Cat, must be in good shape, Please call front and rear fenders. Complete warranty 204-669-9626, Winnipeg, MB. checkup done at 5344 hrs. Harness and Dozer along with double beacon not includ- 2011 KOMATSU TC308 excavator, hyd. ed and will be removed prior to sale, excel- thumb, guarding, very clean, 5300 hrs., lent condition, $130,000. 306-345-2424, $140,000. Randy 780-983-0936, Camrose Pense, SK. rm160shop@sasktel.net

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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. 2015 JOHN DEERE 130G track hoe, w/quick attach bucket, hyd thumb, c/w 50� ditching bucket, excellent shape, 600 hrs. $122,250. Lawrence 204-856-9176 or Micheal shop, 204-871-6483, Austin, MB. SKIDSTEER ATTACHMENTS: Buckets, rock buckets, grapples, weld-on plates, hyd. augers, brush cutters and more large stock.

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FARM BUILDINGS Post Buildings - 6x6 laminated posts 4’ o.c., coloured 28 gauge metal on roof and walls, 4’ o.c. engineered trusses, all trims and fasteners included, taxes and delivery extra.

60x124x20’ - c/w 1-36� walk in door, 40x20 bifold door .................. $80,377.30 Dimensional Frame Buildings - 2x8 premium spruce studs 16� o.c., coloured 28 gauge metal on roof and walls, 4’ o.c. engineered trusses, all trims and fasteners included, taxes and delivery extra.

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3 - WESTEEL ROSCO GRAIN BINS, 3350 bu. $500/each; 2 - 3850 bu. $750/ea. All 1 9 ’ d i a m e t e r. A l l t o b e m o v e d .

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FOR ALL YOUR grain storage, hopper cone and steel floor requirements contact: Kevin’s Custom Ag in Nipawin, SK. Toll free: 1-888-304-2837.

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GRAIN BIN INSTALLATION. Large diameter bin setup, concrete, and repairs. Now booking Spring 2018. Quadra Development Corp., 1-800-249-2708.

BOOK NOW, TAKE DELIVERY, DON’T PAY UNTIL NOVEMBER, 2018. Top quality MERIDIAN bins. Price includes: skid, ladders to ground, manhole, set-up and delivery within set radius. Meridian Hopper Combo S P E C I A L : 5000 bu., $14,990. We manufacture superior quality hoppers and steel floors for all makes and sizes. Know what you are investing in. Call and find out why our product quality and price well exceeds the competition. We also stock replacement lids for all makes & models of bins. Leasing available. Hoffart Services Inc., 306-957-2033, Odessa, SK.

HOPPER BINS LEASE NOW WITH NO PAYMENTS UNTIL SEPTEMBER

Compare AS NOT all bins are created equal DARMANI

Specification Competition

52”

LID SIZE

33”

Std.

Level Alert

Optional

1/2”

Main Band

3/8”

40 deg.

CONE SLOPE

35 deg.

Std.

Galvanized

N/A

Std.

Manhole

Std.

5”x5”

Leg size

4”x4”

R&P

SLIDE GATE

Optional

Std.

Slide Handle

Optional

Std.

Slide brace

N/A

18”

Slide opening

12-14”

28”

Slide clear.

24”

Avail.

STEEL SKID

Avail.

4”x6”

Skid size

4”x4”

5 ROW

SKID AVAIL.

4 ROW

Avail.

Air option

Available

Avail.

SKYLIFT

N/A

SEMI-LOAD SALE

Bin + Cone + Air + Set-up *Prices below: Include all discounts available and FULL LOADS 8,900 bus. - $2.35/bushel 11,800 bus. - $2.30/bushel 15,240 bus. - $2.27/bushel 17,040 bus. - $2.16/bushel

BOOK NOW AS SET UP IS LIMITED Fans, Cables, Skid, Anchors, Delivery avail.

5 YEAR BIN WARRANTY ONE CALL DOES IT ALL FACTORY DIRECT SAVINGS

1-866-665-6677

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Ross Equip Ltd 1-800-661-7401 larry or alross@rossequip.ca CANADA’S AG-ONLY LISTINGS GIANT

BEAVER CONTAINER SYSTEMS, new and used sea containers, all sizes.

306-220-1278, Saskatoon and Regina, SK.

KEHO/ GRAIN GUARD/ OPI STORMAX. For sales and service east central SK. and MB., call Gerald Shymko, Calder, SK., 306-742-4445 or toll free 1-888-674-5346.

KEHO/ GRAIN GUARD Aeration Sales and Service. R.J. Electric, Avonlea, SK. Call 306-868-2199 or cell 306-868-7738.

NEW CROSS FLOW AERATION, up to 75% less electricity, up to 75% faster drying/cooling, up to 75% better for canola/corn/cereals. Runs very powerful 365 days/year without power. Call to find out why this is the only aeration for you! Gatco Mfg. 306-778-3338, Swift Current, SK.

FEED BLOWER SYSTEMS, Sales and Ser- PRICED TO SELL! Multiple Lexion 700 & vice. Piping, blower and airlock repairs. 500 series combines. All in excellent condition. 218-779-1710. Delivery available.

John Beukema 204-497-0029, Carman, MB CONVEYAIR GRAIN VACS, parts, accessories. Call Bill 780-986-5548, Leduc, AB. www.starlinesales.com WALINGA MODEL 510 Grain Vac, 1000 PTO, one owner, shedded, excellent condition, $7000. 780-984-0668, Calmar, AB. riverside4455@hotmail.com

BUILD YOUR OWN conveyors, 6”, 7”, 8” and 10” end units available; Transfer conveyors and bag conveyors or will custom build. Call for prices. Master Industries Inc. www.masterindustries.ca Phone 1-866-567-3101, Loreburn, SK. RM45 MERIDIAN, $35,000; RM55 Meridian, $36,500; 1645 TL Convey-All, $29,500. Call 306-648-3622, Gravelbourg.

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

USED FERTILIZER SPREADERS: 4-8T; New Loftness 8T; used Wilmar 16T tender. Call 1-866-938-8537, Portage, MB. 2010 TERRAGATOR 8204 air spreader, dual bin, 70’ spread, 3960 engine hours, 204-368-2353, 204-841-3014, Arden, MB. PATTISON 2150 LIQUID CADDY, John Blue double piston pump with 3” transfer pump, stored inside, good cond., $16,000.

306-436-4426, Milestone, SK.

MERIDIAN AUGERS IN STOCK: swings, truck loading, Meridian SP movers. Call Hoffart Services Inc., Odessa, SK., 306-957-2033.

MERIDIAN TRUCKLOADING AUGERS TL10-39, loaded, $18,300 HD10-46, loaded, $19,500; HD10-59, loaded, $20,425; TL12-39, loaded with 37 EFI engine, $20,370. 306-648-3622, Gravelbourg, SK.

2015 NEW LEADER DN345 Fertilizer Spreader, $115,800. Stk#83620. Moose J a w, S K . , w w w. s o u t h c o u n t r y. c a 306-692-2371

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18’ DIAMETER BIN

H. Duty 8 leg cone c/w 18” port Painted cone inside & out DBL 4”x6” skid - Setup included Air Screen & 3hp/5hp Fan (Optional)

H. Duty 10 leg cone c/w 24” port Painted cone inside & out DBL 4”x6” skid - Setup included Air Screen & 5hp Fan (Optional)

3513 Bu. $11,800 + delivery 4920 Bu. $14,780 + delivery STANDARD FEATURES INCLUDE: 4135 Bu. $12,800 + delivery UNSTIFFENED WALL 5999 Bu. $16,500 + delivery PANELS WALL & ROOF LADDERS SAFETY RING & SAFETY FILL MANWAY IN CONE SANDBLASTED HOPPER CONES

22’ DIAMETER BIN H. Duty 14 leg cone c/w 24” port Painted cone inside & out Setup included (Saskatoon Area) Triple 4”x6” skid (Optional) Air Screen & 10hp Fan (Optional)

7082 Bu. $20,580+ gst/delivery * NEW WINCH CONTROL LID OPENER* 9702 Bu. $24,150+ gst/delivery

UP TO 7 YEAR LEASE TERMS AVAILABLE

2006 LEXION 590R, 1850 sep. hrs., 2900 eng. hrs., 4x4, loaded, $89,500 CAD OBO. Delivery available. 218-779-1710.

(2) 2009 LEXION 585R Track Combines, 1700 sep./2400 eng. hrs., 4x4, loaded, always shedded, exc. condition, $149,000 CAD OBO. Delivery avail. 218-779-1710.

(4) 2012 760TT Terra Trac, 2000 sep. hrs., nice condition, $159,000 CAD OBO; Also, (4) 1200 40’ Max Flex headers.

218-779-1710. Delivery available.

2009 570R, like new, only 400 sep. hrs., 4x4, duals, excellent condition, $159,000 CAD OBO. 218-779-171. Delivery available.

2012 NH CR9090 Elevation, 1200 hrs., AutoSteer, 650R42 duals, European-built, MacDon/CNH pickups and headers avail, $198,000. Call 1-800-667-4515 or visit www.combineworld.com 2003 NH CR940, 2588 hrs., chopper, spreader, unload auger ext., 900/ 60R32 fronts, headers/PU’s available, $49,800.

1-800-667-4515, www.combineworld.com LIKE NEW CR9090, CR9080 and CR8090, all very low hours. Discounted prices, save $$$. Call 218-779-1710. Delivery available.

2014 JD S680, 832 hrs., was $386,370, now $367,100! Stk#86936. Weyburn, SK., 306-842-4686, www.southcountry.ca 2011 JD 9770 STS, 900 sep. hrs., duals, Michel’s electric topper cover, Sunnybrook concave’s, Redekopp chopper blades, Contour Master, shedded, Greenlight each year, 615 PU, loaded, excellent. First $228,000. 780-208-4808, Two Hills, AB.

HARVEY GJESDAL 5-IN-1 high capacity rotary seed cleaner, w/intake auger & extra screens, $9000. 780-338-2280, Berwyn AB CUSTOM COLOR SORTING chickpeas to mustard. Cert. organic and conventional.

306-741-3177, Swift Current, SK. GJESDAL 5 IN 1 Rotary Seed Cleaner, 2010 TERRAGATOR 8204 w/AirMax Preci- good cond, hardly used, 306-867-8456, sion 2 bed (2 bin), 4400 hrs., $93,500 306-867-7719, Glenside, SK. USD; 2014 Rogator 1300 New Leader G4, 3220 hrs., $137,000; 2012 AgChem Rogator 1300, 2000 hrs., 120’, $148,000. Call 406-576-3402 or 406-466-5356, Choteau, 2004 PHOENIX GRAIN Dryer, 12 tier high, MT. Visit: www.fertilizerequipment.net 24' long, c/w moisture controller, 2-60' legs, 1 conveyor, spouting & 3-way valve. $185,000. 780-618-7377, St. Isidore, AB.

TIRES, TIRES, TIRES, Radial, Bias, New, Used. 20.8x42, 18.4x42, 20.8x38, 18.4x38, 20.8R34, 18.4x34, 900/60R32, 800/65R32, 24.5x32, 18.4x30, 23.1x30, 16.9x28, 28Lx26, 18.4x26, 19.5Lx24, 16.5x16.1, 18.4x16.1, and more! Semis, skid steers. Best price & value guaranteed!

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CONT. FLOW BEHLEN M700, propane, single phase, good cond., Canola screens, $10,000. 306-690-8105, Moose Jaw, SK. 2012 CLAAS/LEXION 740, 400 sep./700 eng. hrs., 4x4, loaded, exc. cond, $215,000 CAD OBO. Delivery avail. 218-779-1710.

2014 BRANDT 1020XR Grain Cart, tarp, PTO drive, $47,500. Stk#92281. Emerald Park/Regina, SK. www.southcountry.ca 2012 JD 568 Round Baler, 1000 PTO, net 306-721-5050. wrap & twine, $48,200. Stk#83614. MontCALL US FOR PARTS ON ALL m a r t r e , S K . , w w w. s o u t h c o u n t r y. c a SPREADER/TENDER 306-424-2212.

MAKES & MODELS SPEAR ATTACHMENTS for all DUAL STAGE ROTARY SCREENERS and BALE and skidsteers, excellent pricing.

Kwik Kleen 5-7 tube. Call 204-857-8403, loaders Call now 1-866-443-7444.

Portage la Prairie, MB. or visit online: 2013 Highline 1400 bale mover, $22,000; www.zettlerfarmequipment.com 2011 Tubeline 5000 silage bale wrapper, CAN-WORLD FINANCIAL. Needing a $19,900. 306-768-7726, Carrot River, SK. | 1.800.667.8800 nuvisionind.com farm loan, for land, machinery, crop inputs for the season? We can finance it all! Good BALE SPEARS, high quality imported NH3 CONVERSION KIT/PUMP. Fits 66’ credit or bad credit. Special program for from Italy, 27” and 49”, free shipping, exBourgault air seeder, $13,000. Call Phil Grain Cleaning Equipment & Facilities. We c e l l e n t p r i c i n g . C a l l n o w t o l l f r e e Stewart, 780-813-0131, Vermilion, AB. also have great leasing programs, exc. 1-866-443-7444, Stonewall, MB. competitive rates. Call 1-306-535-2512 or JOHN DEERE ROUND BALER Sales, Seronline at: www.canworldfinance.com vice & Parts. Call Gerald at 204-385-2347 HART EMERSON UNIFLOW Model PK3 as- or 204-872-2347, Gladstone, MB. pirator, good cond.; Gustafson seed treater. 204-525-2480, Minitonas, MB.

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H. Duty 12 leg cone c/w 24” port Painted cone inside & out Double 4”x8” skid Setup included (Saskatoon Area) Air Screen & 7hp Fan (Optional)

2011 CASE/IH 8120, 2700 eng. hrs, 1900 sep., AutoSteer, farmer owned, $125,000 USD, 605-226-0695, Aberdeen, SD, USA. 2000 CIH 2388 w/1015 header, $55,000; 2004 2388 w/2015 PU header, $95,000; 2006 2388 w/2015 PU header, $110,000; 2002 2388 w/2015 PU header, $80,000; 2008 2588 w/2015 PU header, $135,000.

A.E. Chicoine Farm Equipment, 306-449-2255, Storthoaks, SK.

Free delivery in AB-SK-MB CSA, fully auto, to run 24/7 N/Gas or Propane, 277/480 3ph Customer Responsible for Pad, Gas & Power hookup “Twin it later for 2000 bu/hr”

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16’ DIAMETER BIN

19.5’ DIAMETER BIN

4 - 2017 DF 22 Driers in Stock at $280,000ea

FOR ALL YOUR

FOR ALL YOUR 2018 GRAIN & FERTILIZER STORAGE NEEDS CALL:

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BOOKING NORCAN SOYBEAN Common #1. Put the new big red in your shed, not the seed dealers! Buy a bigger Case/IH combine! Early discounts. Call Norcan Seeds, 204-372-6552, Fisher Branch, MB. 2004 CIH 2388 w/2015 PU header, AFX rotor, lateral tilt feeder house, HHC, chopper, rock trap, grain tank ext., roll tarp, DMC II moisture tester, exc. cond, vg tires $62,000 OBO. 306-861-4592, Fillmore, SK.

RECON 300/400. Cut drying time by 35-65%. One pass with the optional mounted tedder for fastest dry down.

Crush stems and move swaths to dry ground. Make quality hay dry faster!

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2009 CHALLENGER SP115C, 30’, Outback AutoSteer, UII PU reels, roto-shears, gauge wheels, 2364 hrs., $ 3 9 , 9 0 0 .

2014 JD S690, 753 hrs., duals, Contour1-800-667-4515, www.combineworld.com Master, 2630 monitor, ProDrive, premium 2010 JD A400, 1132 hrs., AutoSteer, 36’ c a b. J D / M a c D o n p i c k u p & h e a d e r s HB header, UII PU reels, new knife & available, $289,900. 1-800-667-4515, guards, $53,400. Call 1-800-667-4515 or www.combineworld.com visit www.combineworld.com 9600 JD COMBINE w/PU table, 30’ JD 9000 rigid header, batt reels, serious inquiries only. 306-460-9027, Flaxcombe, SK WESTERN GRAIN DRYER, mfg. of new 1996 JOHN DEERE 9600, SP, 4800 eng. hrs, grain dryers w/advanced control systems.

Updates for roof, tiers, auto moisture con- NEW AG SHIELD cross auger, fits Mac- optional with 960 36' MacDon draper headtroller. Economic designed dryers avail. D o n D 6 0 h e a d e r, $ 4 4 0 0 O B O. C a l l er, good condition, $28,000. 306-452-7705, 306-726-3203, Raymore, SK. Redvers, SK. countrygirl@sasktel.net 1-888-288-6857, westerngraindryer.com 2011 JD 9770 STS, 2129 eng./1673 sep. hrs., $208,100. Stk#121214. Mossbank, SK., 306-354-2411, www.southcountry.ca MULTIPLE S-SERIES, 60 Series, 70 Series, & Conventional Series JD combines, field ready, very low hours, various options in exc. cond., delivery avail. 218-779-1710. by the leader in grain bagging innovation.

2013 JD S690, 1407 eng., 977 sep. hrs., $368,900. Stk#121409. Montmartre, SK., 306-424-2212, www.southcountry.ca 2002 JD 9650, 5300 eng./3300 sep. hrs., walker, PRWD, c/w 914 PU, field ready, ® $53,000; 25' flex head w/air, like new, Manufacturing $15,000. 204-324-9300, Altona, MB. gpwiebe@sdnet.ca 2013 JD S680 SP, 814 sep. hrs., variable speed feeder house for corn head, lateral tilt feeder house, Y&M meters, power folding grain tank ext., 520/85 R42 duals, 28 R26 rears, AutoTrac ready (just need receiver), no DEF req'd, exc. cond. $320,000 OBO. 204-799-7417, 204-612-1734, Rosser, MB. J2_mull@hotmail.com 2003 JD 9750 STS, 2215 sep. hrs., yield/moisture, MacDon PU, ready to go, $72,000. 306-269-7801, Foam Lake, SK. GRAIN BAG 1994 JD 9600 with 3900 threshing hrs., Sunnybrook cylinder, MAV chopper, new tires 5 years ago, asking $37,500; JD 930 rigid header including transport, $5000.

Will sell both for $40,000. 306-989-4332, cell: 306-960-2160, Paddockwood, SK. 1990 JD 9500, 4140 sep. hrs., dual spd. cyl., chopper, chaff spreader, recent tires, all belts good, 912 PU. Taking offers. Call or text Wes at 306-587-7401, Cabri, SK. Farm Faster ® 2014 JD S690, 1132 hrs., was $409,000, now $388,550! Stk#86938. Emerald Park/Regina, SK., 306-842-4686, www.southcountry.ca

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POLY GRAIN BINS, 40 to 150 bu. for grain cleaning, feed, fertilizer and left over treated seed. Call 306-258-4422, Vonda, SK. www.buffervalley.com

FEBRUARY CLEARANCE: New SLMD 1272 and HD10-53. Used augers: 2013 Sakundiak SLMD 1272, loaded, $14,800; Farm King 10x70 S/A, $6900; HD 8x39 w/20 HP Kohler and mover $6950. Also a dealer for Convey-All Conveyors. Leasing available! Call Dale at Mainway Farm Equipment, 306-567-3285, 306-567-7299, 20’ AND 40’ SEA CONTAINERS, for sale Davidson www.mainwayfarmequipment.ca in Calgary, AB. Phone 403-226-1722, 1-866-517-8335. www.magnatesteel.com MICHEL’S THREE HOPPER alum. 8” auger system for Doepker trailer, used very little, 2004 24 ton WILLMAR on 3 axle trailer shedded. 306-372-7715, Luseland, SK. $37,500; 2009 24 ton, Willmar on 3 axle self-contained $43,500; 2004 KBH semi- NEVER CLIMB A BIN AGAIN! Full-bin Sutender, self contained, $32,500; 2009 and per Sensor, reliable hardwired with 2 year 2012 Merritt semi-belt tender, self con- warranty; Magnetic Camera Pkg. - One t a i n e d , $ 3 3 , 5 0 0 a n d $ 4 4 , 0 0 0 . C a l l man positioning of auger (even at night); 406-576-3402 or 406-466-5356, Choteau, Hopper Dropper - Unload your hopper bins without any mess; Wireless Magnetic LED MT. Visit: www.fertilizerequipment.net Light - Position your swing auger at night from the comfort of your truck. Safety and convenience are the name of the game. www.brownlees.ca Brownlees Trucking Inc Unity, SK., 306-228-2971, 1-877-228-5598 HORNOI LEASING NEW and used 20’ and MERIDIAN GRAIN AUGERS available 4 0 ’ s e a c a n s fo r s a l e o r r e n t . C a l l with self-propelled mover kits and bin 306-757-2828, Regina, SK. sweeps. Call Kevin’s Custom Ag in NipawSHIPPING CONTAINERS FOR SALE. 20’in, SK. Toll free 1-888-304-2837.

53’, delivery/ rental/ storage available. For inventory and prices call: 306-262-2899, Saskatoon, SK. www.thecontainerguy.ca 2011 4520 1-bin, 70’ booms, $143,000; 20’ TO 53’ CONTAINERS. New, used and 2 0 1 0 C a s e 3 5 2 0 , 3 - b i n , 2 6 7 0 h r s . , modified. Available Winnipeg, MB; Regina $115,000; SPECIAL: 2010 Case 4520, 1and Saskatoon, SK. www.g-airservices.ca bin, 70’ booms, 1920 hrs., AutoSteer, GRAIN HANDLING SYSTEM, 33,000 bu. w/ $138,000; 2006 Case 4510, AutoSteer, overhead rail car loading bin, 100' scale, 306-933-0436.

FlexAir 70’ booms, 7400 hrs., $77,000; grain dryer, warehouse and office, $99,500.

CONTAINERS FOR SALE OR RENT: All 2005 Case 4520 w/70’ FlexAir, 4000 hrs., MLS® L121191, henryvos1@gmail.com sizes. Now in stock: 53’ steel and insulated $78,000; 2010 International New Leader 780-835-1992, Grimshaw, AB. stainless steel. 306-861-1102 Radville, SK. G4, 3000 hrs., $88,000; 2004 Case 4010, 20’ and 40’ SHIPPING CONTAINERS 80’ SPRAYER, 7000 hrs., $58,000; 2002 and storage trailers. Large Sask. inventory. Loral AirMax 1000, 70’ boom, $63,000; 2009 AgChem 3 wheeler, 4000 hrs., G- 2012 BRENT 882 Grain Cart, 850 bu., Phone 1-800-843-3984 or 306-781-2600. force spinner bed, $88,000; 2013 Wilmar 1000 PTO, hydraulic spout, 500 bu./min., Wrangler 4565, loader, 1600 hrs., bucket v e r y g o o d c o n d i t i o n , $ 3 7 , 8 0 0 . and fork, $29,500; 18,000 gal. NH3 hold- 1-800-667-4515, www.combineworld.com ing tank, $34,500. All USD prices.

406-576-3402 or 406-466-5356, Choteau, GRAVITY WAGONS: New 400 bu, $7,400; MT. Visit: www.fertilizerequipment.net 600 bu., $12,500; 750 bu., $18,250. Large selection of used gravity wagons, 250-750 bu. Used grain carts, 450 to 1110 bushel.

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2010 JOHN DEERE 9870, 1568 eng, 1129 sep, 615 PU, 6.9m auger, fine cut chopper, Firestone tires, HD final drive, crop saver, Greenlight, exc. cond., $200,000 OBO. 306-231-7802 or 306-231-3944, Lake Lenore, SK. ajschem@yourlink.ca 2014 JD S670, 958 hrs., was $347,000, now $329,650! Stk#87615. Weyburn, SK., 306-842-4686, www.southcountry.ca 2011 JD 9770 STS, 615 PU, 850 sep. hrs., duals, Contour-Master, excellent condition, 306-493-7409, Delisle, SK.

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1978 JD 7700 TURBO COMBINE: Must be seen to be appreciated, one owner, always shedded, great shape. 4100 eng. hrs. All belts new in last 5 years, runs beautiful.

Standard transmission, rebuilt 100 hours ago, $9,000 Canadian. Athabasca, Alberta.

780-689-7381, bbahry@mcsnet.ca

70% OFF 42" outdated canvas. HCC and Universal Harvester reels to fit HoneyBee machines; Weasler and Walterschied driveshafts; Eaton hyd. motor, gear box 1:1 ratio, 1" spline output; various pulleys. All products reduced to sell. Call 306-296-2019, Frontier, SK. Email: parts@honeybee.ca

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FLEXI-COIL 67XL, 1200 gal., w/rinse tank, triple nozzles, autorate, windscreens, disc marker, $4800. 306-937-2890, Cando, SK.

2008 APACHE AS1010, Cummins eng., 2443 hrs., 1000 gal. poly tank, 100’ boom, Outback GPS w/AutoSteer, Raven controller, sec. boom w/sec. control, 6 speed electric shift, work light package, fender k i t , fe n c e r ow n o z z l e b o t h b o o m s , $86,400. 306-741-0387, Swift Current, SK. SPRAYTEST REMOTE BOOM CONTROL Use wireless remote to turn on individual boom sections for nozzle checks.

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We sell new, used and remanufactured FLOAT TIRES TO fit newer model JD high parts for most farm tractors and combines. clearance, 850/55R42, 2 yrs old, vg cond, $18,000. 306-741-7743, Swift Current, SK. SMITH’S TRACTOR WRECKING. Huge inventory new and used tractor parts. 2015 JD R4045, 1039 hrs., was $409,000, now $376,200! Stk#48012. Emerald Park/ 1-888-676-4847.

R e g i n a , S K . , w w w. s o u t h c o u n t r y. c a GOODS USED TRACTOR parts (always 306-721-5050 buying tractors). David or Curtis, Roblin, MB., 204-564-2528, 1-877-564-8734.

NEW HEADER TRANSPORTS 30’-42’: 30’ ESB 30 Arc Fab, $30,000; 36’ SB 36 w/dolly, $4950; 36’ Mankota 36’, lights, brakes, $5450; 42’ Harvest International 3842, brakes, lights, $7500. Reimer Farm Equipment, Hwy. #12 N, Steinbach, MB. Call Gary at 204-326-7000.

SWIFT FOX INDUSTRIES: Skid steer, tractor & excavator attachments for sale. Augers & bits, brush cutters, buckets, grapples, hay spears. North American built with warranty. Call/text Kevin 780-674-1568, MOBILE RUST & Corrosion Control Service.

A mobile service at your place of business, Vermilion & Mayerthorpe, AB. specially formulated products designed for the protection of vehicles and equipment JD FLEX PLATFORMS: 922 - 925 w/wo air; against corrosion. Please call 403-596-9081 630F - 635F w/wo air reel. CIH Flex Plator Email: shawnpurdy@profleetcare.com forms: 1020 25’ w/wo air reel - 30’ w/wo Online: www.profleetcare.com Penhold, AB air reel; 2020 30’ w/wo air reel - 35’; 3020 30’ - 35’. NH Flex: 973 25’ - 30’; 74C 30’ 35’; 740CF 30’ air reel. Agco Flex Platforms: 500 25’ - 30’; 800 25’ w/air reel 30’; 8000 25’ - 30’; 8200 35’. After season specials including free delivery in spring with deposit. We also have header transports starting at $3000 for new 30’ w/flex bar kit. Reimer Farm Equipment, #12 N, Steinbach, MB. Call Gary at 204-326-7000.

2003 NH/HB 94C 30’ rigid draper, PU reels, hyd. F/A transport, for CR/CX/AFX; other kits avail a b l e , $ 1 9 , 8 0 0 .

1-800-667-4515, www.combineworld.com

844 ROGATOR SPRAYER, recent 854 engine, Raven 460, 3 section flow contol, 100' booms, triple & end row nozzles, 20" spacing, 800 gal. poly tank w/3" fill, Satloc GPS, foam marker, 320/90R46 skinnies, 23.1/26 floaters, Tridekon air lift dividers, 200 HP, 4645 hrs., 4WD, $55,000 OBO. Please call 204-867-7117, Minnedosa, MB. Email: horner.ranch@gmail.com 2013 RG 1100, Viper Pro, height ctrl., AccuBoom, BCO, deluxe cab, HID lights, remote section ctrl., 2 sets of tires, 2160 hrs., $255,000. 403-994-7754, Olds, AB.

2014 MACDON FD75-40, 40’ flex draper, hyd. fore/aft., $77,900. Stk#82674. Emerald Park/Regina, SK., 306-721-5050, www.southcountry.ca

2014 CASE 4430, $270,000, 2035 engine hours, 120’ boom, AIM, Viper Pro, fan reverser, 2 sets of tires, dividers, loaded, exc. cond., 306-398-7677, Cutknife, SK.

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2010 MD FD70, 40’ flex draper, pea auger, DKD, transport, AHHC, tilt, very good condition, for CNH; JD, Lexion and Agco available, $59,800. Call 1-800-667-4515, www.combineworld.com 2013 MACDON FD75 35’ flex draper, transport, pea auger, AHHC, tilt. For JD, CNH, AGCO and Claas available, $69,900.

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1994 PATRIOT 150XL, 3438 hrs., 750 gal., 70’, JD 4.5L, decent affordable sprayer! $24,800. Call 1-800-667-4515 or visit www.combineworld.com 2013 CASE/IH 3330 high clearance sprayer. Has active suspension, sectional control, AutoBoom height, 100’ boom, 2 sets of tires, crop dividers, Outback S3, leather interior, 580 engine hours. Mint condition, bought new, always stored inside. Rented farm out. $255,000 OBO. 204-662-4474, or 204-851-0211, Antler SK.

2015 SCHULTE 2500 giant rock picker w/wide grate spacing, excellent condition.

306-231-8060, Englefeld, SK.

29’ MORRIS MAXIMUM II, 10� sp., midrow disc banders, DS, 3/4� knives, blockage, monitors, 7180 triple tank, nice and rare, $32,500. 403-627-8314, Pincher Creek, AB CANADA’S AG-ONLY LISTINGS GIANT 2012 BOURGAULT 6550 seed tank, 4 tanks, 3 meters, poly augers, $82,000.

306-472-7642, Lafleche, SK. 2010 SEED HAWK 60’ Toolbar, 12� sp., w/Seed Hawk 400 cart, 2 fans, seed & fertilizer distributing kit auger. Also NH kit & winch $175,000. 306-449-2255, A.E. Chicoine Farm Equipment Ltd., Storthoaks SK. CONCORD 56’, 12� spacing, Bourgault 3� paired row tips, duals on wings, scraper on each packer wheels, exc. cond., $14,500; 3400 Concord tank, $9500, or both for $22,000 OBO. 306-861-4592, Fillmore, SK. 2008 SEEDMASTER 8012, 2004 NH 430 tank, 3 compartments with 5 rollers, Raven NH3, $79,000 OBO. 306-272-7225, Foam Lake, SK. 2- 60’ EZEE-ON 7560 Air Drills, 400 bu. 4000 TBH tanks, var. rate ctrl, new in 2007, 2000 ac./year per drill, 3� steel packers, 8� spacing, 2� paired row openers, excellent for organic farming, $40,000 per drill OBO. Charles Cattle Co. Ltd., for answering service call 306-457-2935 or cell: 306-457-7529, Stoughton, SK. 2009 SEEDMASTER 60-12, 60’, 12� spacing, DS, new manifold, new hoses, vg cond., $68,000 or w/JD 1910 air tank, $115,000. 306-861-4592, Fillmore, SK. 2010 JD 1830, 61’ on 7.5� spacing, 3� rubber packers, 1930 tank, 430 bu., TBH, blockage sensors, $52,000. 204-648-7129, Grandview, MB. 2009 SEED HAWK 66’, 12� spacing, single knife, only 1 season on new knives, 600 bu. TBH tank, 30.8 rear tires, always shedded, field ready, $160,000. 780-812-4471, Bonnyville, AB. MOON HEAVY HAUL pulling air drills/ air seeders, packer bars, Alberta and Sask. 30 years experience. Call Bob Davidson, Drumheller, AB. 403-823-0746.

2013 JOHN DEERE 1830, 50’, 12.5� spacing, 4� paired row Atom Jet openers, double shoot, seed primary blockage monitors, floatation tires, steel packers, c/w 550 JD 1910 air cart, conveyor auger, hydraulic meters, duals on tank, $150,000.

204-851-5520, Cromer, MB.

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J O H N D E E R E F L E X P L AT F O R M S : 920F-925F-930F-630F-635F. Some with air systems. Reimer Farm Equipment, #12 N, Steinbach, MB. Call Gary at 204-326-7000.

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PARTING OUT OLDER tractors, combines, swathers, haying equipment, cultivators, ploughs, packers, drills, farm trucks, and front end loaders. Call/text 204-871-2708, or call 204-685-2124. Austin, MB.

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RECONDITIONED rigid and flex, most makes and sizes; also header transports.

Ed Lorenz, 306-344-4811, Paradise Hill, SK www.straightcutheaders.com

A G C O G L E A N E R - M F F L E X P L ATFORMS: 500 25’-30’; 800 25’-30’; 8200 30’-35’. Some with air systems. Gary Reimer, 204-326-7000, Reimer Farm Equipment, Hwy.#12 North, Steinbach, MB.

RICHARDSON 750 HIGH dump silage wag- SET OF FOUR 320/90R50 Michelin Agribib on, 1998, very good condition, $12,500; sprayer tires w/rims, fit Rogator 1084, 10 New Holland 900 forage harvester, 1996, bolt, $5000. 403-994-7754, Olds, AB. $4000. Call 306-845-2630, Turtleford, SK. FLOATER TIRES: Factory rims & tires: JD HEPSON EQUIPMENT INC. - 100% 4045, 710/60R46, $20,500; 800/55R46, Field Ready Harvesters. Brandon, MB. $22,500; JD 4038, Case 4420, 650/65R38 2016 Claas Jaguar 970, 775HP, 1600 hrs, Michelin tires and rims. Sprayer duals $395,000; 2014 Claas Jaguar 940, 516 HP, available. 306-697-2856, Grenfell, SK. 2300 hrs., $285,000; 2008 Claas Jaguar 900, 623 HP, 2700 hrs., $175,000; 2002 2006 SPRAY-AIR 3600-90TS Trident, 90’ booms, 4920L tank, 12.4R46 tires, COMB-TRAC SALVAGE. We sell new and Claas Jaguar 870, 442 HP, 3300 hrs., good tubes & booms, SCS 440 controller, $157,500.

Ph 204-727-1050 for details used parts for most makes of tractors, $9900. Call 1-800-667-4515 or visit: combines, balers, mixmills and swathers. www.combineworld.com 306-997-2209, 1-877-318-2221, Borden, SK. We buy machinery.

COMBINE WORLD INC. Friendly service, great prices & 1 year warranty. For all your new and used harvesting parts. And give us a try for your tillage, sprayer and tractor needs. We want to help you! Only 20 minutes east of Saskatoon, SK. 1-800-667-4515, www.combineworld.com

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2011 BOURGAULT 5810 & 2005 6450 tank, 62', 10" spacing, 3.5" packers. Variable rate liquid kit, low acres, exc. cond., $145,000 OBO. Call 306-529-2871, Southey, SK. 2000 BOURGAULT 8810, 32’ with 2135 air cart on row gang packers, harrows, FlexiCoil markers, knife openers, knock-on sweeps. 306-867-8477, Outlook, SK. WANTED: 40-50’ SEEDHAWK Air Drill.

With or without liquid. Call 306-230-7401, Saskatoon, SK. 2010 JD 1830 drill, 61’ 10� spacing, w/430 bu. 1910 grain cart, duals, double shoot, 1996 BOURGAULT 5710, 42', 3/4" carbide spikes, 3" packers and Haukass disc mark$69,000 OBO. 306-552-4905, Eyebrow, SK. ers. 1993 Bourgault 2155 air tank, always WANTED: 2000 OR NEWER Flexi-Coil 40’ shedded, very clean, very little rust, to 45’ air drill and TBT cart, 7� spacing. $35,000 OBO. Phone 204-734-0013 or Call 780-841-9594, La Crete, AB. 204-238-4258, Bowsman, MB. 2010 BOURGAULT 3310 65’, Paralink, 12� 2006 JD 1820, 61’, 12� space, single shoot, spacing, mid row shank banding, double steel packers, new hoses, all dual wheels, shoot, rear hitch, tandem axles, low acres, excellent cond., $19,500; JD 1900 air tank, $135,000. A.E. Chicoine Farm Equipment, single shoot, loading auger, excellent cond., $22,500 or $39,500 for both. Call 306-449-2255, Storthoaks, SK. 306-861-4592, Fillmore, SK. 2011 BOURGAULT 3310, 74’, 12� spacings, MRS, 6550 tank, X20 monitor, duals, bag FLEXI-COIL 1720 TBH air cart, good condilift, 2 fans, 1 high capacity fan, cameras, tion, stored inside, $6000. 306-436-4426, Capstan NH3 kit, sectional control, Milestone, SK. $165,000. 204-748-8156, Elkhorn, MB. 2000 FLEXI-COIL, 40’, 9.7� spacing, dou2012 JOHN DEERE 1830/1910, 10" spac- ble shoot, carbide tips, 3� rubber packers, ing, 430 bu. TBT cart, single shoot, s e t u p f o r T B H c a r t , $ 2 2 , 0 0 0 .

204-734-8125, Swan River, MB. $120,000 OBO. 780-806-9720, Czar, AB. 2007 JOHN DEERE 1820 45’ air seeder 2010 SEED HAWK, 40’, 12� spacing, liquid w/JD 1910 350 bu. air cart, 7� spacing, kit, w/340 bu. JD 1910 cart, $112,000 650 lb. trips, 2� carbide tips, 3� rubber OBO; Pattison 2100 gal. liquid fert. cart, packers, shedded, asking $52,000. Call $23,500. 306-698-7787, Wolseley, SK. 204-733-2324, Ste. Rose Du Lac, MB. FLEXI-COIL 5000, 33’, 9� spacing, DS, 3.5� 2015 K-HART 66’ GEN 2 Disc Drill with steel packers, 3� paired row openers, 1720 2013 Bourgault 6700 ST tank. 12� spacing, air tank with 7� auger, 306-836-4613, 8 seed towers and lines, mud scrapers, Simpson, SK. blockage monitors included, $260,000 2008 SEEDMASTER TXB 66-12, 66’, 12� OBO. Will sell drill & cart separately if requested.

306-774-3903, Pennant, SK. spacing, dual wheels, double shoot, all new manifold and new hoses, mint cond., 2004 EZEE-ON 7550, 60’, 10� spacing, 4� $78,000, or $125,000 with JD 1910 air packers, 4000 TBH tank, var. in cab rate tank. 306-861-4592, Fillmore, SK. control, 33,800 total acres seeded, exc. cond., 1 year on Atom Jet rate high rate FLEXI-COIL 2320 TBH air tank, double side band openers. Retiring, $40,000. shoot, excellent condition, $11,500 OBO. 306-424-7761, Montmartre, SK. 306-861-4592, Fillmore, SK. 2015 BOURGAULT 60’ 3320 QDA, Devloo 21’ EDWARDS hoe drill, Bourgault air tank, mud scrapers, DS, 5.4� semi-pneumatic eng. fan drive, liquid fert., 7.5� spacing, packers, 10� spacing, w/6550 TBH tank, 4 steel packers, $7500 OBO, 204-476-6907. tank metering, deluxe auger, shedded, exc.

33’ FLEXI-COIL, 550 shanks, 12� spacing, $245,000. 204-937-7184, Roblin, MB. DS, 1720 tank, Poirier boots, $2000 worth of extra new boots, shedded, low acres.

306-877-2014, 306-745-7505, Dubuc, SK. 40’ BOURGAULT 36-42 AIR SEEDER, 8�

2011 SEED HAWK 50’ toolbar, 12� spac- spacing, with 3225 tank, QA, on row packers, $13,000. 306-567-8614, Davidson, SK. ing, w/600 cart, dual wheels, auger and bag lift, $225,000; 2010 Seed Hawk 66’ BOURGAULT 40’, w/harrows, packers and toolbar, 12� spacing, w/400+ Seed Hawk app., 3225 tank, has 3rd tank, seed cart, 2 fans, seed and fertilizer kit, granular also NH kit, $175,000. A.E. Chicoine Farm field ready, $20,000. 306-937-2890 Cando.

Equipment, 306-449-2255, Storthoaks, SK. FLEXI-COIL 5000 51’, 9�, w/2320, 4� rubber packers, in-row liquid phos. $16,500 OBO. 306-690-8105, Moose Jaw, SK. 2001 JOHN DEERE 1820, 54’, 10� spacing, 3/4� Bourgault knives, 1900 340 bu. cart, $24,000 OBO. 306-291-9413 Aberdeen, SK

WANTED: FLEXI-COIL 40' system 75 packer bar, Email: jonmitch@westnet.com.au Regina, SK.

2009 SEEDMASTER 6912, expandable to 80’, 300 bu. on frame w/tracks; Bourgault 6550 tank, many extras, CTF ready.

780-206-1234, Barrhead, AB.

HEAVY DUTY WHEEL DOLLY. Change your sprayer tires in less than an hour! Over 250 units sold. Perfect tool for safely and quickly moving or changing large wheels and tires, $1499. Phone 403-892-3303, Carmangay, AB., www.hdwheeldolly.com DEGELMAN SIGNATURE 7200 rockpicker, completely redone. All new hard faced fingers, hydronic drive, new paint, tires 95%, field ready, in mint condition!! 2 to chose 2009 1286C Rogator parts, 830 hrs, C9 Cat from $24,500. Can deliver. 204-743-2324, engine w/radiator, hydros, wheel motors, Cypress River, MB. plenty of other parts. 403-994-7754, Olds.

2010 CIH 400 Air Drills and Seeder, was $87,300, now $72,500! Stk#45129.

Assiniboia, SK. www.southcountry.ca 306-642-3366.

NH3 CONVERSION KIT/PUMP. Fits 66’ Bourgault air seeder, $13,000. Call Phil Stewart, 780-813-0131, Vermilion, AB. MORRIS 7180 air tank, new meter body on fert. tank, good hoses & recent loading auger, $5000. 306-276-7788, 306-769-8887 Arborfield, SK. breavie@live.ca 2004 CASE/IH 5000 double disk air drill, 50’, 6� spacing, asking $28,000 USD. Bill 2008 BOURGAULT 6350, 2 fans, 3 TM, $46,000 OBO. Call 306-563-8482.

204-746-5126, Dufrost, MB.

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2015 JD 1910 TBT air cart. Has 650 duals, hydraulic variable rate, sectional control capability, 10” remote hydraulic auger with conveyor flip out. Only did 6000 acres, always shedded, new condition. Rented farm out. $98,000 OBO. Call 204-662-4474, or 204-851-0211, Antler, SK.

1999 CASE/IH MX220, MFWD, powershift, 3PTH, 540/1000 & big 1000 PTO, 4 hyds., duals, 8500 hrs., nice condition, $56,500.

204-324-7410, Ridgeville, MB.

2014 JD 8370R MFWD, 370+ HP, front axle/cab susp., 3PTH, PTO, IVT trans., diff lock, front/rear weights, excellent cond., $289,000. Call 1-800-667-4515 or visit www.combineworld.com 2004 CASE/IH STX 450, quad track, 7065 hrs., Cummins, 16 spd. PS, 4 hyd. outlets, 1988 JD 4650, PS, 3 hyds., Greenlighted, plus return line, 30” tracks, exc. cond. like new rubber, hard to find one better! $36,500. 403-504-9607, Medicine Hat, AB. $115,000. 306-861-4592, Fillmore, SK. LANDROLLERS IN STOCK. Don’t get caught without a roller this spring! Be the grower who rents to others, not the one who waits too long for a rental. All sizes available, 2016 DEGELMAN HEAVY harrow, 84', barely with or without leveling blade option. Orused. $47,500 OBO. 306-563-8765, Canora, der soon to avoid disappointment. Call now 888-907-9182, www.agshield.com SK. WANTED: SYSTEM 75 Flexi-Coil packer bar. NEW SEED BOOTS and fertilizer openers Please call 306-488-2109, Regina, SK. for SeedMaster drill. Plus various other parts. 306-547-7235, Sturgis, SK. jonmitch@westnet.com.au BOURGAULT 3195 TANK, w/monitor, loading auger, $5000. Call 306-937-2890, Cando, SK. 2007 JD 1790 Drawn Planters, $146,000. 60’ EXCEL LAND ROLLER w/5 plex rollers, Stk#85733. Emerald Park/Regina, SK., great for following the land contour. Like 306-721-5050, www.southcountry.ca new, $60,000. Arborfield SK 306-276-7788 JD 7300 PLANTER, MaxEmerge 2, 12 row, or 306-769-8887. Email: breavie@live.ca liquid kit, 2 PTH, seed box ext., corn & WANTED: USED K-HART air drill, with or bean discs, granular applicators, $12,500. without cart. Call Jim at 306-882-5101, Matt at 204-723-5002, Notre Dame, MB. D’arcy, SK. JOHN DEERE 7000 8-row corn planter, $4500. 306-768-7726, Carrot River, SK.

2016 CIH MAXXUM 115 MFWD, 692 hours, 115 HP, FEL, 540/1000 PTO, 3PH, excellent condition, $99,800.

1-800-667-4515, www.combineworld.com INTERNATIONAL 684 TRACTOR with IH front end and 3 PTH, good rubber, runs good, $6500. 306-640-7350, Flintoft, SK.

7 SERIES MORRIS, brand new HoneyBee dead rod, needs shovels, $3500. Willing to trade for smaller 7 series Morris cultivator.

M5 MM DIESEL TRACTOR, runs good and 306-460-9027, Flaxcombe, SK. has good rubber, $2500. 306-395-2668, or Cell: 306-681-7610, Chaplin, SK. 2014 DEGELMAN PRO-TILL 40’ Disc, NEW AND USED land rollers - all sizes.

D & H E q u i p m e n t , B o w I s l a n d , A B . $133,700. Stk#32829. Mossbank, SK., 306-354-2411, www.southcountry.ca 403-580-6889.

FORD TANDEM DISC 13’ wide, new front notched blades, plain back blades, 20” dia. blades front and back, nice shape, $4000 OBO. 204-669-9626, Winnipeg, MB.

2017 DEMO 80’ Degelman landroller; 42’ BOURGAULT 9800 chisel plow, HD dou- 1990 CASE/IH 9150, Outback AutoSteer & New 51’ Degelman landroller. Odessa ble spring, w/4-bar heavy harrow, $29,500 mapping, 8000 hrs., usually shedded, $48,500. 306-567-8614, Davidson, SK. R o c k p i c ke r S a l e s , 3 0 6 - 9 5 7 - 4 4 0 3 o r CAD OBO. 218-779-1710. Delivery avail.

306-536-5097, Odessa, SK. 26' 842T WISHEK disc, s/n 3970126, new 2015 CIH PUMA 185 MFWD, 1490 hrs., 2002 DEGELMAN SM 7000 Heavy Harrow, blades and bearings, new rims w/new 315/ 185 HP, CVT, 540/100 PTO, 3PTH, duals, 70’, $26,400. Stk#45817. Montmartre, 80R22.5 truck tires, $65,000. Stony Plain, f a c t o r y w a r r a n t y , $ 1 4 9 , 8 0 0 .

SK., 306-424-2212, www.southcountry.ca 1-800-667-4515, www.combineworld.com AB. 780-445-0979 or 780-914-3557.

2012 CIH 500HD, 1915 hrs., 4 remotes, tow cable, luxury cab, red leather heated seats, 16 spd. PS, 57 GPM hyd. pump, 710 tires, buddy seat, gd cond., $228,000 OBO. Ph/tx Brandon 306-577-5678, Carlyle, SK. WANTED: 970 OR 1070 CASE with powershift gone. Please call: 306-395-2668, or Cell: 306-681-7610, Chaplin, SK. 1989 CIH 9170, PS, AutoSteer, 8180 hrs., $45,000. Located near Minot, ND. Call 306-563-8482.

2001 MX120 w/loader; 2000 MX135; 2001 MX170 w/loader; and 2003 MX255, MFWD w/loader. 204-522-6333, Melita, MB. 1997 CASE/IH 9350, 310 HP, 5480 hrs., 4 remotes, tires at 50%, c/w AutoSteer, $67,000. 306-620-5407, Kamsack, SK. 2015 CASE 580 QT, 1029 hrs., full load, ext. warranty, PTO, eng. brake, $420,000 OBO. 403-575-5491, Coronation, AB.

STEIGER TRACTOR PARTS. New and used, from radiator to drawpin, 1969 to 1999. Give us a call 1-800-982-1769 or www.bigtractorparts.com

2014 CHALLENGER MT765D, 620 hrs., 350 HP, Trimble Autopilot, 18” tracks, PTO, 3PTH, $219,800. 1-800-667-4515, www.combineworld.com

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JOHN DEERE 4650, 160 HP, 5200 original hrs., 20.8x38 duals, insides near new, very clean solid tractor. Low hour value at $25,000. 204-729-5162, Brandon, MB.

2000 JD 7710, 5130 hrs.; 2000 JD 8310; 2001 JD 7810; 2009 JD 7830, 3900 hrs.; 2003 JD 7810, IVP trans. All MFWD, can be equipped with loaders. 204-522-6333, 2009 CIH L760 front end loader, FEL Melita, MB. quick attach, aux. hyds., 6050 lb. lift, very good cond. For Puma 115-155, $14,900. 1990 JD 8760, 300 HP, PTO, 3 PTH, 24 spd. trans., exc. cond., good rubber, 9500 1-800-667-4515, www.combineworld.com hrs., $52,000. 204-476-0107, Eden, MB. 2016 CASE/IH STX 420, 4WD, 710/R42 Firestones, full AutoSteer, PTO, high ca- 2011 JD 9430, 2342 hrs., 800 metric, pacity pump, 4 remotes, full LED light pkg. 24 spd., Active Seat, HID lights, weight and deluxe cab, field ready, 410 hrs., pkg., shedded, exc. cond., $220,000. Mari$350,000. 403-901-5390, Strathmore, AB. apolis, MB. 204-825-2782, 204-825-7495.

TRACK UNDERCARRIAGE PARTS for 2017 JD 6175R, H380 loader w/grapple, JD, CIH, and Challenger track machines in 85 hrs., IVT, Triple Link, $159,500 USD; stock. Bogeys, idlers, bearings, seals, 2016 JD 6155R, 640R loader w/grapple, tracks, factory direct. 1-800-667-4515, 348 hrs., IVT (50K), Triple Link, AutoTrac $144,500 USD. Call 320-848-2496 or www.combineworld.com 320-894-6560, www.ms-diversified.com

BREAKING DISCS: KEWANEE, 15’ and WANTED: OLD DEUTZ TRACTOR, 6512’; Rome 12’; Towner 16-18’; Wishek 18’ F4L514, 8005, 130-06 DX, 230, 250, 4.30. and 30’. 1-866-938-8537.

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2015 6140R MFWD, 150 HP, 1870 hrs, 20 spd, Quicke Q66 FEL with forks and bucket, 3PH, 540/1000 PTO, diff. lock, front axle susp., 50 KPH+, $149,000.

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2011 JD 9530 4WD, 1580 hrs., clean, one owner tractor since new, shedded, inn e r w h e e l we i g h t s , G P S r e a dy a n d 2003 JD 7420, MFWD, rear inner wheel available, 800 Firestone metrics, big hyd. weights, 3 remotes, 741 self-levelling pump, $245,000 OBO; 2009 9530 4WD loader w/grapple, IVT trans., 9550 hrs., tractor, inner weights, GPS ready, 800 $75,000. 204-648-7129, Grandview, MB. Michelin metrics, shedded, $195,000 OBO. Call Neil 306-231-8300, Humboldt, SK. 2014 JD 9560RT, tracks, 1000 PTO, $348,500. Stk#88011. Emerald Park/ 2011 JD 9430, 3000 hrs., 710x42 FireR e g i n a , S K . , w w w. s o u t h c o u n t r y. c a stones, 18 spd. PS, Active Seat, rubber 70%, exc. cond., $225,000 OBO. Charles 306-721-5050 Cattle Co. Ltd. For answering service call RETIRED - SELLING: JD 4650, 8650 hrs., 306-457-2935, 306-457-7529, Stoughton.

15 speed PS, 3 hyds., 1000 PTO, 20.8Rx38 rear duals, 14Lx16.1 front, tires are in very 2011 JD 9530T, 18 spd. PS, 36” tracks, 4 good condition, 8’ blade, $37,000 OBO. hyds. plus return line, front weights, end idler weights, AutoTrac ready, mint cond., 306-882-2358, Rosetown, SK. $175,000. 306-861-4592, Fillmore, SK. 2015 JD 6150M Row Crop Tractor, 1395 hrs., was $149,900, now $133,765! STEVE’S TRACTOR REBUILDER specialS t k # 8 8 1 1 7 . M o o s e J a w , S K . , izing in rebuilding JD tractors. Want Series 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 7000s to rebuild or for 306-692-2371, www.southcountry.ca parts. pay top $$. Now selling JD parts.

2000 JD 9400, 425 HP, 12 spd. powershift, 204-466-2927, 204-871-5170, Austin, MB. EZ-Steer 4 hyd. outlets, plus return line, new hyd. pump (48 GPM), 8 new tires, 2014 JOHN DEERE 4730, 110 hrs., 800 gal.

7 1 0 / 7 0 R 3 8 , m i n t c o n d . , $ 1 0 5 , 0 0 0 . tank, 100' booms, next to new condition, 306-861-4592, Fillmore, SK. $270,000. 403-704-3537, Ponoka, AB 2013 JD 9410R PS, 1480 hrs., 1000 PTO, 2015 JD 6125M Utility Tractor, cab, 1711 high-flow w/5 remotes, leather trim, pre- hrs., was $149,200, now $135,300! mium HID lights, 620/70R42’s w/duals, S t k # 8 8 1 2 0 . M o s s b a n k , S K . , $199,500 USD. www.ms-diversified.com 306-354-2411, www.southcountry.ca Call 320-848-2496 or 320-894-6560.

2009 JOHN DEERE 9430, 4WD, 425 HP, 24 2016 JD 9620R, 332 hrs., 800 metrics, spd., 4 hyds., 710/70R42 duals, 4300 hrs., hyd. suspension, weight pkg., 1000 PTO, original owner, nice condition, asking 5 8 g a l . p u m p , $ 3 1 9 , 5 0 0 U S D. C a l l $175,000. 306-725-4286, Bulyea, SK. 320-848-2496 or 320-894-6560, or visit REDUCED PRICE! 1983 JD 4450 MFWD www.ms-diversified.com w/Ezee-On FEL 2130 grapple, 15 spd. PS, 1993 JD 8870, 7305 hrs., 20.8x42 Fire- 3 hyds., 7925 hrs. showing, 14.9-26F, stone radials, LED lights all around, 12 20.8R38, duals available. 306-283-4747, speed, asking $65,000. 306-989-4332, 306-291-9395. Langham, SK. cell: 306-960-2160, Paddockwood, SK. 2005 JD 7220, IVT trans., 3 PTH, 741 2013 JD 9460R, 1200 hrs., PTO, big hyd. loader/grapple, $52,000; JD 7710, FWD, pump, 520x46 triples, fresh Greenlight, LHR, 3 PTH, JD 740 loader/grapple avail. $295,000 OBO. 204-242-2784 Manitou, MB 780-674-5516, 780-305-7152 Barrhead AB 1979 JD 4440 with 158 loader and joy- JOHN DEERE 7610, MFWD, c/w JD loadstick, 10,000 hrs., excellent tractor, er, 4000 hrs., mint cond., never been a $25,000. 306-233-7774, Cudworth, SK. chore tractor. 780-990-8412 Edmonton AB

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2017 JOHN DEERE 6120M with new 623R loader, 24/24 PowrQuad plus trans. 40 km/ h, 623R loader w/grapple bucket, 520/ 70R38 and 480/70R24 front tires, cab suspension, 3 remotes, 30 gal. PFC pump, rear 3 PTH w/fender control, 540/540E/ 1000 RPM, PTO w/fender switch, comes with 12 month powertrain warranty, $119,500. 403-638-1904, Sundre, AB.

SOLIDLOCK AND TREE ISLAND game wire and all accessories for installation. Heights from 26” to 120”. Ideal for elk, deer, bison, sheep, swine, cattle, etc. Tom Jensen ph/fax: 306-426-2305, Smeaton, SK.

FENDT 1050, 800 hrs., Variogrip, reverse drive; MF 8690, 2950 hrs., CVT 50k, new tires, $128,500; 2017 Claas 950, 150 hrs., PRINT | MOBILE | ONLINE 300 HD, loaded, $375,000; 2013 JD 8360R, 1300 hrs., IVT 50k, $233,500; 2011 Fendt 939, 1300 hrs., 65 km/h, UTILITY TRACTORS: John Deere 6200, 2 $235,000; 2016 Fendt 936, 500 hrs., loadWD, open station with loader; JD 5524, ed, call for price; 2014 Magnum 370 and MFWD w/loader; 5400 MFWD JD open 315, low hrs., $185,000; 2016 MF 8737, 900 hrs., loaded, $223,000. Please call station, 204-522-6333, Melita, MB. 519-955-1331, www.rozendaalclinton.com

16’ PEELED RAILS, 2-3” $4.50/ea., 125 per bundle; 3-4” $9.50/ea, 100 per bundle; 4-5” $11.50/ea, 75 per bundle. Vermette Wood Preservers, Spruce Home, SK., 1-800-667-0094, email: info@vwpltd.com website: www.vwpltd.com GUARANTEED PRESSURE TREATED fence posts, lumber slabs and rails. Call Lehner Wo o d P r e s e r ve r s L t d . , a s k fo r R o n 306-763-4232, Prince Albert, SK.

1983 MASSEY 4900, 23.1-34 duals in good shape, 100 hrs. on complete 903 motor (cost to rebuild eng. $18,000). New Turbo, starter & alternator. Low hrs. on rebuilt trans. and hyd. pump & fuel injection pump & nozzles, low hrs on front planetaries, good cab and paint. Clutch useable but sometimes slips under heavy loads, otherwise excellent tractor, asking $25,000.

306-937-2795, Battleford, SK.

1989 TW35 FWA, c/w Leon HD FEL, bucket, grapple, joystick. Call 780-847-2148, 780-872-2832, Tulliby Lake, AB.

2016 VERSATILE 450, duals, 134 hrs., like new; and 2012 Versatile 375, duals, 1809 hrs., premium unit. 780-632-3637, Vegreville, AB.

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Bags $90. Delivery available. Vermette Wood Preservers, Spruce Home, SK. 2015 JD 6150M Row Crop Tractor, 1395 1-800-667-0094, email: info@vwpltd.com hrs ., was $149,900, now $133,765! Website: www.vwpltd.com S t k # 8 8 1 1 7 . M o o s e J a w, S K . , 306-692-2371, www.southcountry.ca SEASONED SPRUCE SLAB firewood, one QUICKE 860 TL loader, bucket/grapple, off cord bundles, $99, half cord bundles, $65.

NH T7030; JD 640 loader, bucket/grapple, Volume discounts. Call V&R Sawing, off JD 6420; Allied 795 loader, off NH 306-232-5488, Rosthern, SK. 8360; Also other older loaders. Austin, MB. BLOCKED SEASONED JACK Pine firewood Call/text 204-871-2708 Call 204-685-2124 and wood chips for sale. Lehner Wood Pre12’ DEGELMAN 46/5700 4-way dozer servers Ltd., 306-763-4232, Prince Albert, blade, QA, $15,000; HLA snow wing dozer SK. Will deliver. Self-unloading trailer. blade, trip cutting edge, can be mounted on industrial loader, $15,000. Wandering River, AB. 780-771-2155 or 780-404-1212.

LEON 707 FRONT END LOADER, with 6’ bucket, $1750. Call 306-395-2668, or Cell: 306-681-7610, Chaplin, SK. WANTED: JD 540A line skidder, parts machine or good cond. Call 780-349-6262, or Cell: 780-868-3361, Westlock, AB.

1985 VERSATILE 856, 4 WD, 8725 hrs., 12 spd., PS, PTO, and 20.8/38 tires, 30%. Very well maintained, good condition. $30,000 OBO. Call 204-734-0013 or 204-238-4258, FOR POST-EMERGENCE WEED management- Harriston 60’ tine weeder, excellent Bowsman, MB. condition. 306-382-9024, Saskatoon, SK. 1991 FORD/VERSATILE 1156, 8900 hrs., 20.8x42 triples, 470 HP, $69,000 CAD FLAX STRAW BUNCHER and land levelers.

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Also, selling a Case 400 tractor with FEL. 306-957-4279, Odessa, SK. WANTED: 4020 JOHN DEERE, powershift 1979 UNIMOG 406 Case MB4-94, 1400 gas model. 403-823-1894, Drumheller, AB. hrs, 5600 mi, 20 spd. trans., disc brakes, front & rear 540-1000 PTO, high volume SUNFLOWER HARVEST SYSTEMS. Call hyds., c/w Schmidt VF3C snowblower for literature. 1-800-735-5848. Lucke Mfg., w/840 hrs. on OM352A turbo, 1600 www.luckemanufacturing.com tons/hr; Schmidt angled snowplow; ODESSA ROCKPICKER SALES: New DeSchmidt loader bucket; Case Extend-a- gelman equipment, land rollers, Strawhoe; and Case dozer blade. Will separate. master, rockpickers, protill, dozer blades.

Everything works great, $55,000 OBO 306-957-4403, 306-536-5097, Odessa, SK. complete. Call 204-748-2454, Virden, MB.

WANTED: IGNITION COIL (Prestolite) for P51 Pioneer chainsaw. Call 204-742-3738, Ethelbert, MB. WANTED: USED, BURNT, old or ugly tractors. Newer models too! Smith’s Tractor Wrecking, 1-888-676-4847.

2013 VARIOUS LS MTRON, MFWD, 550 hrs., FWA. This unit has all the bells and whistles except 3 PTH, exc. cond., 96 HP, w/loader, cab, only 550 hrs., replacement $80,000 +. Would look at cash offers/ possible trade or some financing, $55,000.

More info call Bill 780-482-5273 or call David at 780-349-5244, Edmonton, AB. Email: dwrhine41s@live.ca GRATTON COULEE AGRI PARTS LTD. Your #1 place to purchase late model combine and tractor parts. Used, new and rebuilt. www.gcparts.com Toll free 888-327-6767.

WANTED: MF #36 DISCERS. Will pay top dollar and pick from anywhere. Phone Mike 306-723-4875, Cupar, SK. WANTED: T810 VOLVO Tractor, in good running condition. 780-806-3439, 780-842-4088. Wainwright, AB. WANTED: 30’ BATT REEL, for Case 8230 PTO swather or a 1200 Hesston PTO swather. 403-485-1028, Champion, AB.

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MF 36 & 360 Discers All sizes, any condition, also parts discers, Premium Price paid for 12Ft with 19” blades.

SK Farm Boys - Honest Prompt Service: Call Anytime 306.946.9669 or 306.946.792 WANTED: JD 540A line skidder, parts machine or good cond; 4-5’ skid steer mount, hyd. drive, rototiller. Call 780-349-6262, or cell: 780-868-3361, Westlock, AB. WANTED: JD 9660 Combine; 8’ metal break; mobile excavator, 306-304-1959, Meadow Lake, SK.

2006 MCCORMICK MTX 150 and 2004 MTX 140 with loader. Both low hours. Call 204-522-6333, Melita, MB. MF 1085, CAB, 3PTH, MF loader, $7500; JD 4010, cab, Leon loader, $5500; INT 1086 w/aftermarket 3PTH, $6500. Austin, MB. Call/txt 204-871-2708, 204-685-2124.

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Various options, various hours. All are in WANTED: WHEEL TYPE root rake. Contact excellent condition and priced to sell! John Simpson 780-927-4535, Fort VermilDelivery available. Call 218-779-1710. ion, AB.

NEW AND USED GENERATORS: 500KW Caterpillar, Perkins, Cummins, Magnum In stock. Call 250-554-6661, Kamloops, BC. Email: denis@bcdieselgenerators.com www.bcdieselgenerators.com ROTARY PHASE CONVERTERS, run 220V 3 phase motors, on single phase.

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450KW MARATHON GENSET, 628 hrs., S60 dsl. engine - inframed, load tested.

Sold with warranty. $44,500. On Track Company Inc. 780-672-6868, Camrose, AB 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.

DRILL STEM FOR SALE: 2-3/8” & 2-7/8” available. 306-768-8555, Carrot River, SK. TUBING FROM 1-1/4” to 3-1/2”. Sucker rod 3/4”, 7/8” and 1”. Line pipe and Casing also available. Phone 1-800-661-7858 or 780-842-5705, Wainwright, AB.

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100 BLACK ANGUS bred heifers, Feb-Mar. calvers, some with calves at foot already.

306-322-7905, Archerwill, SK. BLACK ANGUS BULLS, call 587-991-9526, Sherwood Park, AB. Pedigree, performance & ration data at: www.hahnangus.com BLACK ANGUS BULLS on moderate growing ration, performance info available. Valleyhills Angus, Glaslyn, SK. Adrian or Brian and Elaine Edwards, 306-441-0946, 306-342-4407, www.valleyhillsangus.com 26TH ANNUAL COMMON SENSE Bull Sale presented by Everblack Angus Monday, March 26th, 2:00 PM, at the farm south of Vermilion, AB. Offering 75 two year old, 10 yearling bulls, as well as 15 open Angus heifers. For more info. or a catalogue contact T Bar C Cattle Co. 306-220-5006.

PL#116061. View the catalogue online at: www.buyagro.com BLACK ANGUS BULLS, two year olds, semen tested, guaranteed breeders. Delivery available. 306-287-3900, 306-287-8006, Englefeld, SK. www.skinnerfarms.ca

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POPLARS FOR SHELTERBELTS, 3-5’ high, no cotton. 3 varieties. Very inexpensive 10-12” Colorado spruce, Black Hills Spruce, Scots Pine, Siberian Larch. Select Seedling Nursery, 306-978-1940, Saskatoon, SK. www.selectseedlingnursery.com TREES: Shelterbelt, hedges and small fruit trees for acreages, farms, towns and developers. A great assortment of seedlings,: Spruce, pine, ash, maples, flowering crabs, lilacs, caraganas and more. Commercial varieties of Saskatoon berry seedlings. All 15-60 cm high. Select Seedling Nursery, 306-978-1940, Saskatoon, SK. www.selectseedlingnursery.com

2005 NEW HOLLAND TG210, 5600 hrs., Powershift, rear duals, $59,000.

204-921-0233, Rosenort, MB.

2013 NH TV6070, loader/bucket/grapple, 4100 hrs., very good condition, $100,500.

Please call 306-263-3232, Tyvan, SK. Email: youngslandc@gmail.com

BLUE WATER IRRIGATION DEV. LTD. Reinke pivots, lateral, minigators, pump and used mainline, new Bauer travelers dealer. 25 yrs. experience. 306-858-7351, Lucky Lake, SK. www.philsirrigation.ca WESTERN IRRIGATION: CADMAN Dealer.

We BUY and SELL traveling guns, pumps, pipes, etc.; EcoSmart water purification systems, no salt, no chemicals; Large supply of good used buyback centre pivots at low prices. 306-867-9461, 306-867-7037, Outlook, SK. derdallreg@hotmail.com

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1997 NEW HOLLAND 9682, 5150 hrs., 2007 CAT 938G, 2550 hrs., $115,000. Call $67,500. 780-352-4911 or 780-361-7910, 1-800-510-3303, St. Lazare, MB. Wetaskiwin, AB. 1998 NH 9682 4WD, 710 duals, mint condition, $75,000 OBO. 306-277-4503, Gronlid, SK.

2004 NH TJ375, 4 WD, 3980 hrs., deluxe cab, Goodyear 710/70R42 tires at 70%, 55GPM, 4 remotes, standard trans., HID lights, Outback AutoSteer w/STX monitor, always shedded, exc. cond., $152,000 OBO. 306-644-4703, Loreburn, SK.

10” RL ALUMINUM ML 3160’, 22 hydrant sections, elbows, tee, $6/ft; 8” aluminum ML, 800’, with hydrants, $5/ft; 20 HP Cornell pump w/Murphy & Siemens electrical, $3900. 250-378-4955, info@ranchland.ca T AND L 1/4 sec. center pivot, 8 towers, 100 HP Deutz/Berkley pump, good cond., $18,000. 306-424-7761, Montmartre, SK. PUMP MOTORS, propane & diesel, wheel moves, all sizes of alum. pipe. Call Dennis to discuss your needs! 403-308-1400, Taber, AB.

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KEEP JOBS IN CANADA. Elk Valley Ranches a Canadian Co. finishes bison in Canada. We are now buying cull cows, cull bulls, yearlings and calves. Paying top $$ with prompt payment. Kitscoty, AB, Frank at 780-846-2980. elkvalley@xplornet.com DOUBLE ‘F’ CATTLE CO. 9th Annual Bull www.elkvalleyranches.com Sale, March 29th, 2:00 PM at Northern NORTHFORK- INDUSTRY LEADER for Livestock Sales (Heartland Livestock), over 15 years, is looking for finished Bison, Prince Albert, SK. Selling 50 rugged Black grain or grass fed. “If you have them, we Angus bulls and an elite group of replacewant them.” Make your final call with ment heifers. Kelly Feige 306-747-2376, Northfork for pricing! Guaranteed prompt 306-747-7498. Catalogue online after Mar payment! 514-643-4447, Winnipeg, MB. 1. www.doublefcattle.com NILSSON BROS INC. buying finished bison DURALTA FARMS 13th Annual Angus on the rail, also cull cows at Lacombe, AB. Bull Sale, Friday March 16th, 1:30 PM at For spring delivery and beyond. Smaller the farm, Vegreville, AB. Selling 60 Red groups welcome. Fair, competitive and as- and Black Angus bulls. Wintering and desured payment. Contact Richard Bintner livery available. For a catalogue or more 306-873-3184. i n fo r m at i o n c o n t a c t D ave D u r i e at 780-208-4888 or T Bar C Cattle Co. at 25 - 2016 BISON HEIFERS, $3000 each. 306-220-5006. View catalogue online at P h o n e B i l l a t B i l l ’ s B i s o n C o r p . , www.buyagro.com PL#116061 780-895-7588 (evenings), Lamont, AB. VIDEOS: WWW.DKFANGUS.CA Select QUILL CREEK BISON is looking for fin- now. Get later. Great selection. Superior ished, and all other types of bison. COD, quality. DKF Red And Black Angus bulls paying market prices. “Producers working at DKF Ranch, anytime. Gladmar, SK. with Producers.” Delivery points in SK. and Scott Fettes 306-815-7023; Dwayne MB. Call 306-231-9110, Quill Lake, SK. 306-969-4506.

(11) 2015 CERTIFIED Bred Heifers. Nice group of heifers weighing 1150-1270 lbs.

Bred to Irish Creek & XY bison bulls. Delivery available. 204-773-6725, Binscarth, MB. QUILL CREEK BISON has 50 bred heifers for sale. Call Doug, 306-231-9110, Quill Lake, SK.

COW-BOYS Angus Bull & Female Sale Friday March 23rd, 1:00 PM, Virden, MB. Selling 80 Red & Black Angus bulls, as well as 15 Red & Black heifer calves. Presented

by Ramrod Cattle Co., Cor Vet Cattle Co. and Fraser Farms. Wintering & delivery available. For a catalogue or more info contact Tony Dekeyser 204-264-0270, Jeff Fraser 204-522-5964, Corey Jones 204-264-0444 or T Bar C Cattle Co. at SPRUCE FOR SALE!! Beautiful locally 306-220-5006. View the catalogue online grown trees. Plan ahead and renew your at www.buyagro.com. Watch and bid onshelterbelt or landscape a new yardsite, line at: www.dlms.ca (PL #116061) get the year round protection you need.

We sell on farm near Didsbury, AB. Also MAR MAC FARMS would like to personcan deliver in Western Canada. 6 - 12’ ally invite you to their annual Bull & Comspruce available. Now taking spring orders mercial Female sale, Wednesday March while supplies last. Phone 403-586-8733 7th, 2018 on the farm, Brandon, MB. Offering: Red Angus, Black Angus & Simmental or visit: www.didsburysprucefarms.com bulls (yearling and long yearlings) and Commercial bred & open females. Only the top 1/3 of our bull crop sells. Customer service is a top priority and we look forward to working with you! Bulls are semen tested, free delivery and ready to go to work. Call Mar Mac Farms 204-728-3058 BUYING FINISHED BISON. Call or text or view at: www.marmacfarms.net Harmony Natural Bison, 306-736-3454,SE Sask.

THE COMMERCIAL CATTLEMEN’S BISON WANTED - Canadian Prairie Bison is looking to contract grain finished bison, ONE STOP BULL SHOP as well as calves and yearlings for growing markets. Contact Roger Provencher at McMillen Ranching Ltd. 306-468-2316, roger@cdnbison.com 24th Annual Bull Sale APPROX. 46 CALVES for sale, a nice group.

Saturday, March 3rd, 2018 Available end of March. Contact Marvin 306-960-2759, Prince Albert, SK. At the Ranch, Carievale SK, 1:00 pm SEMEN TESTED 2-4 year old Plains breed180 Bulls Sell… ing bulls. Call MFL Bison Ranch Ltd. 80 Red Polled Simmental 403-747-2500, Alix, AB. 60 Black Polled Simmental WANTED: TWO BISON BULLS, Please call 403-586-2404, Olds, AB. 40 Registered Red & Black Angus Featuring 50 Age Advantage Coming BUYING BISON for processing. Call for 2 Year Olds options and prices, Ian 204-848-2498 or Free Delivery, Semen Tested, 204-867-0085.

Sight Unseen Buyer’s Program WANT TO PURCHASE cull bison bulls and cows, $5/lb. HHW. Finished beef steers For more info: and heifers for slaughter. We are also buyLee 306-483-8067 ing compromised cattle that can’t make a Dave 306-483-8660 long trip. Oak Ridge Meats, McCreary, Jim 306-483-7986 204-835-2365, 204-476-0147.

Email: mrl@sasktel.net 20 REALLY NICE 2017 Bison calves, ready View Catalogue mrlranch.com to go March. Call for pricing. Glengary BiOnline Bidding Available Sale Day son 403-836-5900, 403-948-9675, Airdrie

EDWARDS ANGUS HAS 10 calving ease, high maternal and performance bulls selling in the South Sask Angus and Simmental Bull Sale, Mar. 12, 2018, 1:00 PM, Johnstone Auction Mart, Moose Jaw, SK. View catalogue online at: buyagro.com Call 306-567-7456, lredwards@sasktel.net HOLLINGER LAND & CATTLE 6th Annual Bull & Female Sale, Tuesday March 20th, 1:00 PM at the ranch, Neudorf, SK. Offering 40 Black Angus yearling bulls, 10 purebred females and select pens of open commercial heifers. For more information or a catalogue, contact Chad at 306-331-0302 or T Bar C Cattle Co. at 306-220-5006. To view the catalogue online go to: www.buyagro.com. Watch and bid online at: www.dlms.ca (PL #116061).

21ST ANNUAL Triple A Angus Bull Sale, Saturday, March 31st, 1:00 PM, Johnstone Auction Mart, Moose Jaw, SK. On offer 80 Black and Red Angus yearling bulls. Performance tested. For a catalogue or more info. contact T Bar C Cattle Co. 306-220-5006. View the catalogue online at www.buyagro.com Sale day watch and bid online at: www.dlms.ca (PL #116061).

MANTEI FARMS ANGUS at the Alameda Bull Sale, March 24th, 1:00PM, Chopper K, Alameda, SK. 23 Angus bulls from Mantei Farms, Cecil 306-461-5501; 9 Charolais bulls from Philips Farms, Kurtiss 306-421-6416; 9 Simmentals from Tableland Cattle Co., Wade 306-421-7967 or Heather 306-471-9891. Catalogues on-line at: www.buyagro.com or blackharvest.ca 40 BLACK COWS: 20- 2nd & 3rd calvers, $2050; 10- 4th, 5th, 6th calvers, $1,800; 10 cows that are in good shape, $1,500. Most cows were exposed June 10th to black bulls. 306-476-2020, Rockglen, SK. JOHNSON LIVESTOCK ANNUAL Angus Bull Sale, Thursday March 15th, 1:00 PM at the ranch near Peebles, SK. Presenting 150 Black Angus bulls including extra age fall born and yearling bulls. Wintering and delivery available. For a catalogue or more information contact Andrew at 306-736-7393 or T Bar C Cattle Co. at 306-220-5006. To view catalogue online, visit us at www.buyagro.com and on the sale day, watch and bid at www.dlms.ca PUREBRED BLACK ANGUS long yearling bulls, replacement heifers, AI service.

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PALMER CHAROLAIS/NIELSON LAND AND CATTLE CO., Charolais and Black & Red Angus Bull and Heifer Sale, Monday, March 12, 2:00 PM, at the Palmer farm, Bladworth, SK. Offering 45 Black & Red Angus yearling bulls, 9 Black & Red PB Angus yearling heifers, 5 Black Baldy bred commercial heifers, and 60 two year old & yearling Charolais bulls, most polled, some red factor. Top quality cattle with great pedigrees that will work. Sale broadcast at www.dlms.ca . Please call Larry Nielson at 3 0 6 - 5 6 7 - 7 4 9 3 o r Ve l o n H e r b a c k at 306-567-7033. Catalogue and videos online at www.bylivestock.com SOUTH VIEW RANCH has Black and Red Angus coming 2-year-old bulls for sale.

Good selection. Call Shane 306-869-8074 or Keith 306-454-2730. Ceylon, SK.

HTA CHAROLAIS & GUEST Rammer Charolais Bull Sale, Wednesday, March 21, 1:00 PM. Beautiful Plains Ag Complex, Neepawa, MB. 58 yearling bulls, most are polled, some red factor with good dispositions. These are the best in performance 2 YEAR OLD & yearling bulls for sale, cow & genetics. Live Broadcast at www.dlms.ca heifer bulls available. Correct and growthy, Contact Shawn Airey 204-724-8823 or semen tested, ready to go. 780-853-3384, Matthew Ramsey 204-365-0976 Catalogue 780-853-2275, Vermilion, AB. & videos online at: www.htacharolais.com (10) 2 YEAR OLD BLACK ANGUS bulls, semen tested, guaranteed breeders. High quality. Reasonably priced. B/B Duncan, Cromer, MB. Please call 204-556-2342, 204-748-2911 or 204-851-0306.

RED ANGUS BULLS on moderate growing ration, performance info available. Valleyhills Angus, Glaslyn, SK. Adrian or Brian and Elaine Edwards, 306-441-0946, 306-342-4407, www.valleyhillsangus.com

TWO YEAR OLD Char. Bulls, sired by Silver Bullet and Roundup, calving ease and growth, exc. selection. Martens Charolais and Seed, 204-534-8370, Boissevain, MB. COMING YEAR OLD Charolais bulls for sale. Call LVV Ranch, Forestburg, AB. 780-582-2254.

10TH ANNUAL IMPACT Angus and Charolais Bull Sale, Saturday, March 24th, 1:30 PM at Saskatoon Livestock Sales. 50 Red & Black Angus yearling bulls.

For catalogue or more info. contact Randy Tetzlaff at 306-944-2734, Jason George at 306-567-7939 or T Bar C Cattle Co. at 306-220-5006. View the catalogue online at: www.buyagro.com (PL #116061).

LEGACY CHAROLAIS with guest Bob Charolais Bull Sale, Sunday March 4th at the farm, Botha, AB. 65 yearling bulls with free delivery in Western Canada.

Internet bidding available at: DLMS.ca For info call Troy & Dianna Walgenbach 403-742-4265 or Bob Burla 250-517-8521 View the catalogue and videos online at: bylivestock.com

ANDERSON CATTLE CO. Bull & Female Sale, Tuesday, March 27th, 1:00 PM, at the farm, Swan River, MB. Selling 60 two year old and yearling Red & Black Angus bulls, open heifers and cow/calf pairs.

For more info. or a catalogue contact the PRODUCER REPRINTS: Seen a photo Andersons at 204-734-2073 or T Bar C you want to own in your Producer? Order Cattle Co. 306-220-5006. View catalogue professional reproductions of photos or online: www.buyagro.com (PL#116061) whole newspaper pages for your own walls BRED HEIFERS due to calve in April, bred at reasonable prices. 1-800-667-6978 to easy calving Angus bulls, preg checked. or email us at photos@producer.com 306-287-3900, 306-287-8006, Englefeld, RED & BLACK Purebred yearling bulls, SK. www.skinnerfarms.ca Contact Troy at L - Dee Stock Farms, RED & BLACK Purebred yearling bulls, 306-867-7719, Glenside, SK. Contact Troy at L - Dee Stock Farms, BRED HEIFERS due to calve in April, bred 306-867-7719, Glenside, SK. to easy calving Angus bulls, preg checked.

306-287-3900, 306-287-8006, Englefeld, RED ANGUS BULLS, two year olds, semen tested, guaranteed breeders. Delivery SK. www.skinnerfarms.ca available. 306-287-3900, 306-287-8006, Englefeld, SK. www.skinnerfarms.ca SOUTH VIEW RANCH has Red and Black Angus coming 2-year-old bulls for sale.

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BLUE SKY CHAROLAIS offering: 2 year old bulls, semen tested. March 5th at 1:00 PM, Balog Auction Mart, Lethbridge, AB. We also have 40 yearling for sale at the ranch. Call John 306-672-6694 or Balog’s at 403-320-1980, www.balogauction.com MCTAVISH FARMS CHAROLAIS and Red Angus Bull Sale with Charla Moore Farms, Tuesday, March 13th, 1:30 PM at the farm, Moosomin, SK. 37 Charolais yearlings and 4 two year olds; 9 Red Angus yearlings and 3 two year olds. View videos and catalogue online at www.mctavishfarms.ca Call or text Jared at 306-435-9842

MCTAVISH FARMS RED ANGUS & Charolais Bull Sale with Charla Moore Farms, Tuesday, March 13th, 1:30 PM at the farm, Moosomin, SK. 9 Red Angus yearlings and 3 two year olds; 37 Charolais yearlings and BURNETT ANGUS 34TH Annual Bull Sale, 4 two year olds. View videos and cataSaturday, April 7, 2018, 2:00 PM, The logue online at www.mctavishfarms.ca Ranch, Swift Current, SK. 60 yearling bulls, Call or text Jared at 306-435-9842 many genetically developed for breeding heifers. Sires represented: Shipwheel Chinook, OCC Missing Link, Sooline Motive, Stevenson Rockmount, Bruiser, Optimum (Chisum son), Crowfoot Fred. Bryce 306-773-7065 or Wyatt 306-750-7822, wburnett@xplornet.ca

CRESCENT CREEK ANGUS 20th Annual Bull and Female Sale, Saturday, April 7th, 2018, 1:00 PM, Goodeve, SK. Selling 62 Black Angus yearling bulls and 35 top cut open replacement heifers. All bulls semen and performance tested. For video or catalogue visit: www.crescentcreekangus.com Call Wes 306-876-4420 or 306-728-8284.

ANDERSON CATTLE CO. Bull & Female Sale, Tuesday, March 27th, 1:00 PM, at the farm, Swan River, MB. Selling 60 two year old and yearling Black & Red Angus bulls, open heifers and cow/calf pairs.

For more info. or a catalogue contact the Andersons at 204-734-2073 or T Bar C Cattle Co. 306-220-5006. View catalogue online: www.buyagro.com (PL#116061) 10TH ANNUAL IMPACT Angus and Charolais Bull Sale, Saturday, March 24th, 1:30 PM at Saskatoon Livestock Sales. 50 Black & Red Angus yearling bulls.

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10TH ANNUAL TRIPLE J FARMS Black Angus Bull Sale: Wednesday, March 28th, 1:00 PM at the farm, Whitewood, SK. (12 miles south of Whitewood on Hwy#9).

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DIAMOND W 16TH ANNUAL BULL SALE, Tuesday, March 20th, 1:30 PM DST, Valley Livestock, Minitonas, MB. Offering: 22 Red & Black Angus two year olds and yearlings; 45 Charolais yearling and two year olds.

Many polled, some red factor. Sound and semen tested. Delivery available. For catalogues and info. contact Orland Walker 306-865-6539. Sale broadcast live on www.dlms.ca Catalogue available online at: www.bylivestock.com EXCELLENT QUALITY Red Angus Bulls: Calving ease bulls with 66-80 lb. BW’s; Performance bulls with 83-103 lb. BW’s; Also 1 exciting Red carrier black bull. Semen tested in April. Delivered free. $1500 deposit holds bulls. Call Elmer Wiebe, EKW Red Angus, 306-381-3691, Hague, SK. RED ANGUS BULLS: Pedigree, performance & ration data at: www.hahnangus.com. Call 587-991-9526. Sherwood Park, AB. 21ST ANNUAL Triple A Angus Bull Sale, Saturday, March 31st, 1:00 PM, Johnstone Auction Mart, Moose Jaw, SK. On offer 80 Red and Black Angus yearling bulls. Performance tested. For a catalogue or more info. contact T Bar C Cattle Co. 306-220-5006. View the catalogue online at www.buyagro.com Sale day watch and bid online at: www.dlms.ca (PL #116061).

REG. RED ANGUS bulls, calving ease, good weaning weights, no creep feed, quiet. Little de Ranch, 306-845-2406, Turtleford, SK HOWE RED ANGUS & Whitecap/Rosso Charolais 28th Annual Bull Sale. April 4th, 2018, 1:00PM at Howe farm, 8 miles South of Moose Jaw on #2 Hwy, 1.5 miles East on Baildon grid. Selling 45 yearling and 2 year old Red Angus; 50 two year old Charolais and 25 yearling Charolais. Contact Darwin 306-690-8916, Kelly 306-693-2163 or Mike 306-631-8779.

Catalogue online at: www.howefarm.ca DURALTA FARMS 13th Annual Angus Bull Sale, Friday March 16th, 1:30 PM at the farm, Vegreville, AB. Selling 60 Red and Black Angus bulls. Wintering and delivery available. For a catalogue or more i n fo r m at i o n c o n t a c t D ave D u r i e at 780-208-4888 or T Bar C Cattle Co. at 306-220-5006. View catalogue online at www.buyagro.com PL#116061 RED ANGUS PUREBRED 2 year old bulls.

Contact DBM Angus Farms, Holland, MB., Brian 204-526-0942, David 204-723-0288.

Online catalogue: www.dbmangusfarms.ca VIDEOS: WWW.DKFANGUS.CA Select now. Get later. Great selection. Superior quality. DKF Red And Black Angus bulls at DKF Ranch, anytime. Gladmar, SK. Scott Fettes 306-815-7023; Dwayne 306-969-4506.

COYOTE FLATS 3rd Annual Bull Sale, Monday, March 5th 1:00PM at the farm, Coaldale, AB. 45 two year olds & 35 yearling Charolais bulls plus 40 Simmental cross Angus heifers with Charcross calves at side. Catalogue and videos online at: www.coyoteflats.ca internet bidding at: DLMS.ca Call Mark Lohues 403-634-2989.

PHILIPS FARMS CHAROLAIS at the Alameda Bull Sale, March 24th, 1:00PM, Chopper K, Alameda, SK. 9 Charolais bulls from Philips Farms, Kurtiss 306-421-6416; 23 Angus bulls from Mantei Farms, Cecil 306-461-5501; 9 Simmentals from Tableland Cattle Co., Wade 306-421-7967 or Heather 306-471-9891. Catalogues on-line at: www.buyagro.com or blackharvest.ca TAN, WHITE & RED Charolais Bulls, yearlings and 2 year olds, Wheatheart Charolais, 306-882-6444, or cell 306-831-9369, Rosetown, SK. WHITECAP/ROSSO CHAROLAIS and Howe Red Angus 28th Annual Bull Sale. April 4th, 2018, 1:00PM at Howe farm, 8 miles South of Moose Jaw, on #2 Hwy, 1.5 miles East on Baildon grid. Selling 50 two year old Charolais and 25 yearling Charolais, plus 45 yearling and 2 year old Red Angus. Contact Darwin 306-690-8916, Kelly 306-693-2163 or Mike 306-631-8779. View catalogue and video at: www.howefarm.ca

DIAMOND W BULL SALE - 16th Annual Tuesday, March 20th, 1:30 PM DST, Valley Livestock, Minitonas, MB. Offering: 45 Charolais yearling and two year olds. Many polled, some red factor; 22 Red & Black Angus two year olds and yearlings. Sound and semen tested. Delivery available. For catalogues and info. contact Orland Walker 306-865-6539. Sale broadcast live on TEN OPEN REPLACEMENT Charolais heif- www.dlms.ca Catalogue available online ers. Wheatheart Charolais, 306-882-6444, at: www.bylivestock.com or cell 306-831-9369, Rosetown, SK. HORSESHOE E CHAROLAIS 20th AnnuPRAIRIE DISTINCTION CHAROLAIS Bull al Bull Sale, Saturday March 10th at 2:00 Sale: Tuesday, March 27th, Neepawa, MB PM. Johnstone Auction Mart, Moose Jaw, Ag Society. 19 two-year-olds and 48 year- SK. Selling 70 bulls, including 16 two year lings from 8 Manitoba breeders. Sale on- olds. For catalogue contact Layne or Paula line at www.dlms.ca View catalogue at Evans at 306-252-2246 or go online to: www.bylivestock.com, Call 306-536-4261. www.horseshoeecharolais.com ELDER CHAROLAIS 8th Annual Bull Sale. NEILSON CATTLE COMPANY Charolais Thursday, March 22nd, 1:30 PM, at the Bull Sale, Monday March 19th, 1:00 PM at farm, Coronach, SK. 40 Yearling bulls most the Ranch, Hwy #47 south of Willoware polled, some red factor. Top quality brook, SK. Offering 32 coming 2 year old bulls that will calve and then give you the Charolais bulls, all semen tested and vet performance you want. Ron 306-267-4986 inspected. For a catalogue or more info. or Mike 306-267-7730. View catalogue & contact Mike at 306-783-0331 or T Bar C videos online at www.eldercharolais.com Cattle Co. at 306-220-5006. Watch and bid REGISTERED PUREBRED CHAROLAIS online at: www.dlms.ca View catalogue bulls: 40+ yearling and 5 coming 2 year online at: www.buyagro.com (PL#116061) olds, for sale by private treaty. Belmont, MB. Brad 204-537-2367 or 204-523-0062 10TH ANNUAL IMPACT Angus and Charolais Bull Sale, Saturday, March www.clinecattlecompany.ca 24th, 1:30 PM at Saskatoon Livestock PLEASANT DAWN CHAROLAIS 16th An- Sales. Selling 40 yearling Charolais bulls. nual Bull Sale, Saturday, March 17th, 2:00 For a catalogue or more info. contact Mike PM, Heartland Livestock, Virden, MB. All at 306-241-1975 or T Bar C Cattle Co. at polled, some red factor. Offering 51 year- 306-220-5006. View the catalogue online lings bulls. Wintering, delivery and sight at: www.buyagro.com (PL #116061). unseen purchase program available. Bred for calving ease with growth, hair and PALMER CHAROLAIS/NIELSON LAND AND s o u n d n e s s . S a l e b r o a d c a s t l i ve o n CATTLE CO., Charolais and Black & Red w w w. D L M S. c a C o n t a c t Tr e n t H at c h Angus Bull and Heifer Sale, Monday, March 204-855-3078 or (cell) 204-721-3078. 12, 2:00 PM, at the Palmer farm, BladCatalogue & videos available online at: worth, SK. Offering 60 two year old and yearling Charolais bulls, most polled, some www.pleasantdawn.com red factor, 45 Black and Red Angus yearling bulls, 9 Black and Red PB Angus yearling heifers, 5 Black Baldy bred commercial heifers. Top quality cattle with great pedigrees that will work. Sale broadcast at www.dlms.ca . Please call Velon Herback, 306-567-7033 or Larry Nielson at 306-567-7493. Catalogue and videos online at www.bylivestock.com

Annual Charolais

Bull Sale

Friday, March 9th, 2018 2:00 P.M. on the Farm 55 BULLS

Subsidized Insurance, Boarding & Delivery Lunch Served.

2 Mi. E, 2 Mi. S & 1/2 Mi. E. of Vanscoy, Sask.

Cam Sparrow (306) 668-4218 View our catalogue online! www.cksparrowfarms.com POLLED PB YEARLING Charolais Bulls, performance and semen tested. Can keep until May, $3000-$4000. Charrow Charolais, Call Bill 306-387-8011, 780-872-1966, Marshall, SK. STEPPLER FARMS 7TH Annual Charolais Bull Sale, Sunday, March 11, 1:00 PM, Steppler Sale Barn, Miami, MB. 75 yearlings and 15 two year olds, sound, good haired and thick, most are polled. Sale broadcast at www.dlms.ca. For catalogue or info. contact Andre Steppler, cell 204-750-1951. View videos and catalogue online at: www.stepplerfarms.com JTA DIAMOND CHAROLAIS BULL SALE 12:00PM on the farm, Monday, April 2nd, 2018. 28 bulls, tan and whites; 6 two year olds and 22 yearlings. Start calving March 10th, actual average weaning weight Nov.10th, 838 lbs. No creep. Will keep until May 1st. Must be insured. For more info. call Jerome and Cindy Tremblay 306-394-4406, Courval, SK. COMING 2 YR. old polled PB Charolais bulls, some red factor. Call Kings Polled Charolais, 306-435-7116, Rocanville, SK. CREEK’S EDGE LAND & CATTLE CO. Bull Sale, Thursday, March 15, 1:30 PM at the farm, Yellow Creek, SK. 45 yearling and 10 two year old Charolais bulls that combine calving ease, performance, meat, have great dispositions and most are polled.

Sale broadcast at www.dlms.ca. For a catalogue or more info call Stephen Wielgosz 306-279-7709. View videos and catalogue online www.creeksedgecharolais.ca

9 PB CHAROLAIS Heifers, very quiet. Bred POLLED YEARLING BLONDE BULLS for to easy calving Ledger son. Due to start s a l e , E s t e v a n , S K . a r e a . P h o n e calving at beginning of March. Call Qualman Charolais 306-492-4634, Dundurn, SK 306-634-2174 or cell 306-421-6987.

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18TH ANNUAL SASKATOON Gelbvieh Bull and Female Sale, Saturday, March 17, 2018, Saskatoon Livestock Sales. Pre-sale viewing and customer appreciation Friday, March 16, 2018. Gelbvieh bulls add pounds at weaning, feed efficiency, and superior maternal strength. Selling 35 stout polled red and black yearling PB and balancer Gelbvieh bulls and select females.

Also new this year selling a select group of Angus bulls. Sale can be viewed online via DLMS. For more info. and catalogue: Darcy 306-865-2929 or 306-865-7859, or Darrell 780-581-0077, www.gelbviehworld.com or sales consultant Kirk Hurlburt 306-222-8210. www.stonegatefarms.ca SELIN’S GELBVIEH HAS polled yearling bulls, black’s and red’s. Call Wayne at 306-793-4568, Stockholm, SK. 3rd ANNUAL FLADELAND LIVESTOCK Bull Sale, Wednesday March 14, 2018, 1:30 PM, Johnston Auction Mart, Moose Jaw, SK. Selling 29 Red and Black yearling and long yearling Gelbvieh bulls. For more information call Del, 306-869-8123 or Clint, 306-861-5654. View catalogue online at: www.fladelandlivestock.com TWIN BRIDGE FARMS and Twin View Livestock 7th Gelbvieh Bull Sale, Monday, March 12th, 2018, 1:00 PM at the Silver Sage Community Corral in Brooks, AB. Selling 45 yearling Gelbvieh bulls. Red and black genetics on offer. Guest consignor Keriness Cattle Co. For information contact: Ron and Carol Birch 403-792-2123, Aaron Birch 403-485-5518, or Don Savage Auctions 403-948-3520. View catalogue online at www.donsavageauctions.com Sale will be broadcast on Live Auctions.TV

REGISTERED POLLED HEREFORD yearling bulls: Thick topped, big rumped, easy calving, lots of hair with good temperaments.

Priced at $3300. 50% down, balance when the bull leaves farm in spring 2018. Pick them early! V&G Polled Herefords, Garnet and Jordan Keller, 1 Mile north of Melville, SK. on Hwy #47. Phone 306-728-3657, 306-728-9057 or 306-728-0108. Email: garnetkeller@hotmail.com

32ND ANNUAL PRAIRIE Gold Limousin Bull Sale, has 40 performance and calving ease yearling and 2 year old bulls. Selling March 23 at Saskatoon Livestock Sales, Saskatoon, SK. View catalogue online at: buyagro.com More info 306-567-7456 or Email: lredwards@sasktel.net

BAR 3R LIMOUSIN

23RD ANNUAL BULL SALE Thursday, March 15, 2018 1:00 PM (MST)

at the Crossroads Center, Oyen, AB.

Selling 40 Red Black polled yearlings and 2 year olds.

Sight unseen purchasing available.

Boarding available. Free delivery.

View catalogue at: www.bohrson.com For info. contact Kevin Rea, 306-463-7950 or Ken Rea, 306-463-7454 Marengo, SK. GOOD SELECTION OF stout red and black Limousin bulls with good growth, dispositions, calving ease. Qually-T Limousin, Rose Valley, SK. Call 306-322-7563 or 306-322-7554.

RED POLL BULLS: Thank you to all our buyers - recent and former. Due to health issues, 2018 will be our last year offering bulls. A limited number of yearling and 2-year-olds are available. Larry and Linda Fleming 780-892-3447, Wabamun, AB.

2 YR. OLD SALERS Bulls, 18 Red and Black bulls, mostly polled. Excellent dispositions.

Bulls for cows and heifers. See Facebook, 403-872-1549, www.skywestsalers.com Red Deer County, AB. Please email: travisdepalme@outlook.com

BRAUN RANCH Horned Hereford Bull Sale.

March 9, 1:00PM at the ranch, Simmie, SK. 20 two year olds bulls, 30 yearling bulls, 5 purebred open heifers, 25 commercial open heifers. View catalogue and sale videos on-line at: www.braunranch.com Contact Craig Braun at 306-297-2132.

POLLED POLLED POLLED- Salers bulls for sale. Call Spruce Grove Salers, Yorkton, SK, 306-782-9554 or 306-621-1060.

POLLED PB THICK Butt Salers age advantage bulls, exc. disposition, tested, also replacement heifers. DynaRich Salers. Richard Andersen, 403-746-2919, Eckville, AB.

POLLED PB SHORTHORN BULLS: Red, white, & roans. Thick, beefy, & muscular, w/moderate birthweights. 4 bulls in Douglas Development Centre, as well as on the farm. Reasonably priced. Uphill Shorthorns, Hamiota, MB. 204-764-2663 (H), 204-365-7155 (C). rgray4@mymts.net SELLING FOR THE ESTATE of Harvey Blanchette. One 3 year old white bull, very sound and quiet. PB name is BMC11C, Sire BMV1274, Dam-uphill rose 6Z. 306-342-4918, Glaslyn, SK. POLLED HEREFORD BULLS, 2 year olds and yearlings, Holmes farm, Semans, SK., 11TH SUN COUNTRY SHORTHORN SALE, Tues. March 6th, 2018, Johnstone Auction 306-746-7170 or 306-524-2762 Mart, Moose Jaw, SK. Selling 38 yearling and 2 year old Shorthorn bulls and 18 replacement heifers. Horseshoe Creek Farms, Weyburn, SK., 306-861-5504; Anwender Cattle Company, Radville, SK., 306-442-209; Rocking L Cattle Company, Wawato, SK., 306-577-8840; Diamond Creek Cattle Company, Weyburn, SK., DAVIDSON GELBVIEH/ LONESOME 306-861-1422.

DOVE RANCH 29th Annual Bull Sale, Saturday, March 3, 2018, 1:00 PM at their bull yards, Ponteix, SK. Complimentary lunch at 11:00 AM. Pre-sale viewing and hospitality, Friday, March 2nd. Selling 100+ purebred Gelbvieh yearling bulls, Red or Black. Performance and semen SQUARE D BULLS FOR SALE: 2 year olds, tested. Vernon and Eileen 306-625-3755, fall & spring yearlings. Quiet, performance Ross and Tara 306-625-3513, Ponteix, SK. and semen tested. Delivery can be B i d d i n g i n p e r s o n o r o n - l i n e : arranged. Group of young females to calve www.dlms.com View catalog and video on in March. Please contact Jim Duke at our websites: www.davidsongelbvieh.com 306-538-4556, 306-736-7921, Langbank, SK. Email: square.d@sasktel.net Website: and www.lonesomedoveranch.ca square-dpolledherefords.com ANL POLLED Herefords Annual Bull Sale with guest Brooks Farms, Sunday March 18th, 2:00 PM at the farm in Steelman, SK. Selling a great selection of yearling and 2 GALLOWAY BULL SALE: March 5 to 8th. year old bulls live in our new sale facility!

Russel Horvey, 403-749-2780, Delburne Wintering & delivery available. For a catalogue or more information contact Karl at AB, View on-line at: bigdealgalloways.com 306-487-2670, Jeremy at 306-485-8003 or T Bar C Cattle Co. at 306-220-5006.

View the catalogue and videos online at: www.buyagro.com (PL#116061).

REGISTERED HEREFORD BULLS. Airriess Acres has a strong group of yearlings and two year olds for sale. All Bulls are thick topped, structurally sound, quiet and are bred for calving ease and performance.

Semen tested before delivered. For more info call: 306-338-3496, Wadena, SK. Email: airriessacres@hotmail.com

BENDER SHORTHORNS & STAR P FARMS Online Bull & Female Sale, March 23 & 24, Neudorf, SK. Phone 306-728-8613 or 306-231-3933, www.bendershorthorns.com E-mail: bendershorthorns@sasktel.net

BLACK 2 YEAR OLD’s; Also Red, Black and fullblood yearling bulls. Moderate birth weights, excellent temperaments. All bulls sold private treaty. Call Bill or Virginia Peters, 306-237-9506, Perdue, SK. 19TH ANNUAL KUNTZ-McINTOSH-SAJ Simmental Bull Sale on Tuesday March 13th, 1:00 PM CST, Lloydminster Exhibition Grounds. 65 yearling red, black fullblood, and full Fleckvieh Simmental bulls.

Wintering and delivery available. For info contact Trevor Kuntz at 306-441-1308, Blair McIntosh at 306-441-7755, Stuart Jamieson at 306-397-2706, or T Bar C Cattle Co. at 306-220-5006. Watch and bid online at www.dlms.ca and view the catalogue online at www.buyagro.com

FRESH AND SPRINGING heifers for sale.

Cows and quota needed. We buy all classes of slaughter cattle-beef and dairy. R&F TWIN VIEW LIVESTOCK 7th Annual Livestock Inc. Bryce Fisher, Warman, SK. Gelbvieh Joint Production Bull Sale, Phone 306-239-2298, cell 306-221-2620.

Tu e s d a y, M a r c h 1 2 t h , 1 : 0 0 P M , Brooks, AB. 40 purebred red & black Gelbvieh bulls. View our catalogue online at: www.twinviewlivestock.com 3 POLLED RED LIMOUSIN herdsires. 2, 3, & 4 year olds. Can be used on heifers and Call Aaron 403-485-5518. cows; 1 black 3 year old Simmental, J E N - T Y G E L B V I E H A N N UA L B U L L Phone 306-755-4203, Tramping Lake, SK. SALE, March 6th, 2018 at 1:00 PM, at the Medicine Hat Feeding Co., Medicine Hat, POLLED LIMOUSIN BULLS Yearling and 2 AB. On offer: Red and Black Purebred year- year old bulls for sale by Private Treaty. ling bulls. For more information or for a Harvey Tedford 306-634-8536 or Darryl BULL SALE: BLACK & Red Simmental bulls catalogue call 403-378-4898. View on-line: Tedford 306-634-4621, Estevan, SK. for the purebred/commercial breeder. hdtedford@sasktel.net circletlimousin.com March 14, 2018, 2:00 PM, Innisfail Auction jentygelbviehs.com Mart, 403-922-6748 or 403-669-8938, GELBVIEH BULLS Reg. 2 yr. old and year- SPRINGER LIMOUSIN has very quiet Innisfail, AB. www.ultralivestock.com ling polled bulls from our 39 year breeding yearling and 2 year old PB Limousin bulls. program. Reds and blacks. 780-672-9950, Red or Black. Call Merv at 306-272-4817 WANTED: SIMMENTAL RED ANGUS cross or 306-272-0144, Foam Lake, SK. bull. 306-283-9276, Langham, SK. Camrose, AB. gwinder21@gmail.com

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PHEASANTDALE CATTLE COMPANY 14th Annual Bull and Female Sale, Thursday March 1st, 1:00PM at the ranch, 22 kms east of Balcarres, SK. Offering 70 Red & Black PB and FB Simmental bulls, yearlings and extra age bulls, all polled. 10 open PB Simmental heifers. For more information call Lee Stilborn 306-335-7553, or 306-335-2828. View catalogue online at: www.bohrson.com Watch and bid online at: www.dlms.ca

LABATTE SIMMENTALS & MEADOW ACRES FARMS 38th Annual Bull & Female Sale, Friday, March 2, 2018 at 1:00 PM, Johnstone Auction Mart, Moose Jaw, SK., 4 miles west of Moose Jaw on TransCanada Highway. Offering: 100 Simmental beef bulls (50 Red Polled PB, 40 Black Polled PB, 6 Fullblood); 16 Red & Black open heifers. For catalogues and information, call Barry LaBatte at 306-815-7900 or 3 0 6 - 9 6 9 - 4 8 2 0 , D u s t i n F o r n w a l d at 306-487-7510, Blair Fornwald at 306-487-7662 or Scott Johnstone at 306-693-4715. View catalogue online at: www.johnstoneauction.ca PL#914447 PROUDLY WESTERN BULL SALE, Saturday March 17th, 1:00 PM at the Whitewood Auction Barn, Whitewood, SK. Selling 64 yearling, Red, Black & Simm-Angus bulls. Wintering and delivery available. For a catalogue or more info contact T Bar C Cattle Co. 306-220-5006. View catalogue online at: www.buyagro.com Watch and bid online at: www.dlms.ca (PL#116061).

IN PURSUIT OF PERFECTION Bull Sale March 8th, 2018 at 1:00PM, Spring Creek Ranch, Moosomin, SK. Selling 100 Red and Black Simmentals, Red and Black Angus & Simmental/Angus bulls. Volume & loyalty customer discounts. For more information or a catalogue contact Brian McCarthy 306-435-7527 or T Bar C Cattle Co. 306-220-5006. View the catalogue online at: www.buyagro.com Watch and bid online at: www.dlms.ca (PL#116061).

18TH ANNUAL R PLUS Simmentals Bull Sale, Sunday March 4, 2018 1:00PM at the farm near Estevan, SK. Offering 100 industry leading yearling and two year old bulls.

For more info. or a catalogue contact Marlin 306-421-2470 or T Bar C Cattle Co. 306-220-5006. View the catalogue online at: www.buyagro.com Watch and bid online at: www.dlms.ca (PL#116061).

DARK RED POLLED yearling Simmental bulls, off cross roads degree, good disposition, good hair coats, also 1 polled solid Red 2 year old, will guarantee breeders, down payment will hold till spring. Green Spruce Simmental, Call 306-467-4975 or 306-467-7912, Duck Lake, SK. CANADIAN CENTRAL SIMMENTAL & Angus Bull & Female Sale, Monday March 5th, 1:00PM at Winnipeg Livestock Sales, Winnipeg, MB. Offering 45 Simmental & Black Angus yearlings & two year old bulls, plus purebred & commercial heifers.

For a catalogue or more information contact T Bar C Cattle Co. 306-220-5006. View the catalogue online at: www.buyagro.com Watch and bid online at: www.dlms.ca (PL#116061).

POLLED BLACK SIMMENTAL herdsire for sale. Rising 3 year old, 94 lb. BW, Phone 306-755-4203, Tramping Lake, SK.

TCCO SIMMENTALS at the Alameda Bull Sale, March 24th, 1:00PM, Chopper K, Alameda, SK. 9 Simmentals from Tableland Cattle Co., Wade 306-421-7967 or Heather 306-471-9891; 9 Charolais bulls from Philips Farms, Kurtiss 306-421-6416; and 23 Angus bulls from Mantei Farms, Cecil 306-461-5501. Catalogues on-line at: www.buyagro.com or blackharvest.ca

WLB LIVESTOCK ANNUAL SIMMENTAL Beef Bull Sale, 2:00 PM March 20, 2018.

Free board to May 1. 5% 2nd bull discount.

Selling 55 Black & Red Simmental PB and yearling beef bulls at the farm,(6 miles N, 1 mile E, 1/2 mile N)from Douglas, MB. Bill & Nancy Biglieni at: 204-763-4697 or Cell: 204-729-7925. Catalogue and videos online at: www.wlblivestock.com

COMMON CERTIFIED ORGANIC Alfalfa (tap rooted), common cert. organic Red and common cert. organic Alsike Clover, 50 lb. bags. 306-382-1299, Saskatoon, SK. WANTED: ORGANIC LENTILS, peas and chickpeas. Stonehenge Organics, Assiniboia, SK., 306-640-8600, 306-640-8437.

LOOKING FOR: ORGANIC hay & grain.

Phone Sam, 204-326-9270, Steinbach, MB. ORGANIC CO2 FERTILIZER: CropPlus. A 100% natural, organic, mineral based, foliar applied fertilizer. It contains carbon dioxide, which is very beneficial in plant health. Apply with any sprayer. $10/acre.

Cory Wiebe 204-247-2142, Roblin, MB. CERTIFIED ORGANIC fall rye, buckwheat, canola and sweet clover seed for sale. Call 306-621-7310, Yorkton, SK.

SIMMENTAL BULLS FOR SALE by private treaty. Red, Black & Blaze face. Please contact for pedigree and performance data. A down payment will hold for spring delivery. Semen tested, guaranteed. Bulls are bred and fed to last. All bulls sell at the ranch. EDN Simmentals, Dean Neitz, Maple Creek, SK., Please call 306-662-3941 or 306-662-7036.

GYPSY VANER X TEAM, broke to drive and ride, 2 matched reg. Quarter Horse dun mares, several bred mares, stallions and geldings. 306-435-3634, Moosomin, SK.

HORSE COLLARS, all sizes, steel and aluminum horseshoes. We ship anywhere.

Keddie’s, 1-800-390-6924 or keddies.com

THE SOUTH SASK Simmental Annual Bull Sale, Monday March 12th, 1:00 PM, Johnstone Auction Mart, Moose Jaw, SK. Selling 70 Red, Black Simmental and Red & Black Angus bulls. Wintering and delivery available. For more information or a c a t a l o g u e c a l l T B a r C C a t t l e C o . C A N A D I A N C O - O P E R AT I V E W O O L 306-220-5006 (PL#116061). View cata- Growers, buying wool. For nearest wool collection depot or livestock supplies catalogue online at www.buyagro.com logue, 1-800-567-3693, www.wool.ca

ALBERTA TEXAS LONGHORN Association 780-387-4874, Leduc, AB. For more info. www.albertatexaslonghorn.com

NORTHFORK- INDUSTRY LEADER for over 15 years, is looking for Elk. “If you have them, we want them.� Make your final call with Northfork for pricing! Guaran100 PLUS OPEN replacement heifers, Red teed prompt payment! 514-643-4447, Angus/Simm. cross. Home raised, full Winnipeg, MB. herd health program, no implants, no brands. Contact Brian at: 306-432-0001 or I CAN ASSIST you in finding the best markets for all classes of elk livestock. Call for David at: 306-723-4727, Cupar, SK. options and prices. Ian 204-848-2498, 204-867-0085.

FOR SALE: Small closed young Elk herd, 10 bulls & 12 females. Call 306-839-7794, Pierceland, SK.

50 HOME BRED AND RAISED Sim/Angus bred heifers. Reds & Blacks, bred black.

Bulls were put out on June 1st. Heifers have been pregnancy checked and received Ivomec as well as first shot of S c o u r b o s , $ 2 4 0 0 O B O. C a l l o r t e x t 306-269-9059, Parkman, SK. 400 REPLACEMENT QUALITY heifers: 800 lbs. by mid-March, You pick. Can feed until grass time. Will finance feed and cattle until they go. Trucking available. No TBA implants/ balance growing rations/ complete vaccination program. Not asking a fortune for these heifers, just a premium over market. Phone Blaine 306-621-9751 or Steve 306-621-2522, Yorkton, SK.

CATTLEVACBOX VACCINE/MED COOLER and organizer, $375. Protect your vaccine, your livestock and your workers. Anyone who vaccinates any type of livestock needs a CATTLEVACBOX. 780-702-1206, Provost, AB. Email: cattlevacboxcanada@gmail.com Website: www.cattlevacboxcanada.ca

TRANSLOADING, WE HAVE capacity to transload third party grain onto rail cars at our Saskatoon facility. Conventional or organic, $20. Call 306-933-4644, Saskatoon, SK. bryce.kohle@grainmillers.com USED PORTABLE TOILETS, mostly poly John, some good, some not so good, $300 each, take choice. 403-680-0752.

TIRED OF -25? This is your exclusive invitation to Creston BC. Our mild winters are hard to beat, daily temp's usually above freezing, woke up to plus 9! Ready for a warmer winter? I would love to help you find your new home in our spectacular valley! Call me, Century 21 Veitch Realty.

250-435-3535, 250-428-9331, Creston BC, carlawielerc21@gmail.com

LOG SIDING, LOG cabin logs, Fir timbers, Fir flooring, Cedar. Special orders. Check o u t m o r e i n fo . at : ro u c k b ro s . c o m Lumby, BC., 1-800-960-3388.

LOG AND TIMBER HOMES, Saskatoon, SK. Visit www.backcountryloghomes.ca or LOOKING FOR A LADY who likes fishing, call 306-222-6558. camping and travelling. Must be a nonsmoker, slim, physically fit and between 60-70 years of age. Send photo and phone YELLOWHEAD MODULAR HOME SALES, number to: Box 4015, Melfort, SK. S0E 1A0 Canadian built by Moduline. Last chance at SENIOR LADY, would like to meet 70’ish elite pricing: 960 sq. ft., 2 bdrm, 2 bath, male companion, to talk, laugh, socialize $79,900; 1216 sq. ft., 3 bdrm, 2 bath, and travel with. No smoking, social drink- $91,900; 1520 sq. ft., 3 or 4 bdrm, 2 bath, ing, please reply with photo and phone $114,900. 306-496-7538, weekend calls. number. Box 5004, c/o Western Producer www.yellowheadmodularhomesales.ca Classifieds, Saskatoon, SK., S7K 2C4 SENIOR GENTLEMAN would like to meet 70’ish lady for companionship, who likes to travel, camp & enjoy the outdoors. Please reply with photo and phone number. Box WWW.MEDALLION-HOMES.CA modular 5004, c/o Western Producer Classifieds, homes/lake houses/RTM’s. Visit our sales lot, or check online for stock, homes and Box 2500, Saskatoon, SK S7K 2C4 all other plans. Factory direct orders built to your specs! Trade-ins welcome, buy and sell used homes. Hwy 2 South, Prince Albert, SK. Call 306-764-2121 or toll free ARE YOU SINGLE and would rather be 1-800-249-3969. in love? Camelot Introductions has been successfully matching people for over 23 years. In-person interviews by Intuitive Matchmaker in MB and SK. Call 306-978- RT M S A N D S I T E b u i l t h o m e s . C a l l L OVE ( 5 6 8 3 ) , 2 0 4 - 2 5 7 - L OVE ( 5 6 8 3 ) 1-866-933-9595, or go online for pictures and pricing at: www.warmanhomes.ca www.camelotintroductions.com HOME HARDWARE RTM Homes and Cottages. Phone 1-800-663-3350 or go onl i n e fo r f l o o r p l a n s a n d s p e c s at : www.northbattlefordhomehardware.com

WANTED: WILLOW STANDS (2-3m tall) to harvest. Will compensate land owner.

Yellow, sandbar, & diamond willows. 2-3 hrs. radius from Calgary. 403-437-9052, eileen.tannas@esrseeds.com

2002 WELLSITE 10’x30’ trailer, propane pig, AC, bdrm. w/bunk beds, Fresh CVIP, $38,800. Stk #UV1026. On Track Company Inc. 780-672-6868, Camrose, AB.

J&H HOMES: Save up to $10,000 on select RTM showhomes. Limited time offer!! View at: www.jhhomes.com 306-652-5322.

GREG’S WELDING: Freestanding 24’ & 30’ corral panels and windbreaks; Also grain and silage troughs; as well as calf shelters.

Call for pricing, 306-768-8555, delivery available. Carrot River, SK. FFS- FUCHS FARM SUPPLY are the Canadian dealer for Farm Aid, parts and mix wagons. 306-762-2125, Vibank, SK. www.fuchs.ca BIG BOY CATTLE FEEDER, 6’ diameter wheel, holds 100 bu., tow it behind tractor or truck, $5600. 306-734-7721, Craik, SK.

GREAT PYRENEES PUPS born to working parents. Vet checked, 2nd shots, ready to go now, $375/each. 403-308-4781, E-mail: heathernelsonfarm@gmail.com

RANCH FOR SALE by owner: 1374.3 acres in the south Cariboo region, Green Lake Meadows Ranch. Has adjacent 10,000+ acres, east Coulson unit for 100 Cow/Calf. $3,000,000. 250-456-7341, 250-456-7727, 70 Mile House, BC. searon@bcinternet.net

TWO PUREBRED STALLIONS w/beautiful NH 358 MIX MILL with PBF. Very hard to SUNNY VALLEY SIMMENTALS 28th markings. Born July 4 and Aug. 26, 2015, find! Still on first corner of hammers, extra screens, in very good condition, $8000.

Annual Bull & Female Sale March 7th, Info. call 306-267-5748, Coronach, SK. Call Randy at 204-729-5162, Brandon, MB. 2018, 1:00 PM Saskatoon Livestock Sales.

Saskatoon, SK. 45 Red/Black/Fullblood beef bulls and 10 heifers on offer. Semen tested & fully guaranteed. Free delivery, 5 YEAR OLD Black Team of Percheron CaSight unseen purchase program. View our nadian cross, 1900 lbs., 17.1 & 17.2 HH, catalogue and videos online at: match team. 306-862-5975, Codette, SK. www.sunnyvalleysimmentals.com 306-544-7633.

PRAIRIE PARTNERS BULL SALE. Red, Black, FB, Sim/Angus, Charolais bulls and a select group of open heifers. March 13, 2018, 1:00 PM, Killarney Auction Mart. Sale broadcast on DLMS.ca Visit the farms of Gordon Jones Simmentals & Silver Lake Farms prior to the sale for your chance to win a $500 bull purchase credit. Please call 100 BLACK ANGUS 3rd and 4th calvers; 204-535-2273 or 204-825-8012, Killarney, 250 Black & Red Angus 2nd calvers. Swift Current, SK. 306-773-1049, 306-741-6513.

MB. Online: www.bouchardlivestock.com

ASHWORTH FARM AND RANCH 15th Annual Bull Sale, Monday, March 5th, 1 PM at the farm. 8 miles South of Oungre, SK. Hwy. #35, 2-1/2 miles East. Offering 80 Red and Black Simmental bulls and Simm/Angus cross bulls. For catalogue or more information call Kelly Ashworth 306-456-2749, 306-861-2013 or Kyle at 306-861-9352. View catalogue on-line at: www.bouchardlivestock.com 14th ANNUAL Wheatland Cattle Co. Bull Sale, Thursday, March 22nd, 2:00 PM at the farm, Bienfait, SK. Offering Black & Red Simmental, SimmAngus and Angus Bulls. Also selling customer commercial heifers. For more information or a catalogue, contact Vernon at 306-634-7765 or T Bar C Cattle Co. at 306-220-5006. View the catalogue online at: www.buyagro.com (PL #116061).

CATTLE SHELTER PACKAGES or built on site. For early booking call FARMERS & RANCHERS: Plan to attend 1-800-667-4990 or visit our website: the Complete Dispersal of: Approx. 170 - www.warmanhomecentre.com 2nd calving Black and Red Angus Cows, Saturday, March 10th, 2018. For Rocky Wallach, along with Edie Creek Bull Sale, Ashern Auction Mart. Cows will sell right after the Bulls at approx.

2:30-3:00 PM. Cows are on a full health program. Bred to Black and Red Angus bulls. Bull turned out June 21 w/calving end of March. Heifer calves and cows can be viewed at the farm. Cows will be preg checked & treated with scour guard at the Auction Mart. For more information call: Rocky by ph/text 204-782-6546 or home, 2007 WORKSTAR 7400 IHC feed truck, 204-664-2013. Buddy at 204-768-0018 or 7780 hrs. on the truck, bought new (Oct. 2008) c/w new Cattelac 600 mixer, excelKirk Kiesman at 204-768-0019. Lic. #1128 lent condition, $100,000. 306-672-7502 or 306-672-3516, Gull Lake, SK.

ORGANIC PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION of MANITOBA COOPERATIVE (OPAM).

Non-profit members owned organic certification body. Certifying producers, processor & brokers in Western Canada since 1988. Miniota, MB. Contact: SVEN ROLLER MILLS. Built for over 40 204-567-3745, info@opam-mb.com years. PTO/elec. drive, 40 to 1000 bu./hr.

Example: 300 bu./hr. unit costs $1/hr. to WANT THE ORGANIC ADVANTAGE? run. Rolls peas and all grains. We regroove Contact an organic Agrologist at Pro-Cert and repair all makes of mills. Call Apollo for information on organic farming: prosMachine 306-242-9884, 1-877-255-0187. pects, transition, barriers, benefits, certification and marketing. Call 306-382-1299, www.apollomachineandproducts.com Saskatoon, SK. or info@pro-cert.org 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. SIM-ANGUS BRED HEIFERS & COWS. HIGHLINE 6800 BALE Pro, good condition, Horner Cattle Company offers top quality, $3500. 403-627-8314, Pincher Creek, AB. home raised, reds, blacks and baldies.

Heifers exposed in 2 groups to proven calv- WANTED: NEW HOLLAND manure spreading-ease Black Angus bulls, calving early er, approximately 250 bu. 780-985-2848, March to mid April or mid April to mid May. Calmar, AB. Cows bred to Angus and Simm bulls to STEEL VIEW MFG. Self-standing panels, calve mid May to early June. Cows, $1800- windbreaks, silage/hay bunks, feeder pan$2200. Heifers are $2400. Please call els, sucker rod fence posts. Custom or204-867-7117, 204-867-2087, Minnedosa, ders. Call Shane 306-493-2300, Delisle, MB. horner.ranch@gmail.com SK. www.steelviewmfg.com SIM/ANGUS COWS FOR SALE, bred Red & HORSE BRAND HJ, $400 OBO, Please call Black. Cows start calving March 10th. Re- 780-645-1167, St.Paul, AB. ceived Ivomec and Scourbos. Call or text 2005 HIGHLINE 7200 bale processor, for pricing, 306-269-9059, Parkman, SK. $6900. 306-423-5444, Domremy, SK. TOP 500 BRED COWS out of our 1000 cow herd for sale. These cows have been SUNDOG SOLAR WATER SYSTEMS, culled to look after themselves and bring portable winter/summer. Call Shadow home 500 to 550 lb. calves in October. Ranch, 306-354-7500, Mossbank, SK. They start calving in April but most calve FREESTANDING PANELS: 24’ corral panels; in May. There are 130 Charolais or Sim- 30’ windbreak panels w/wo boards; 24’ mental crosses and 370 Black or Red An- fenceline feeders; 24’ bunk feeders. gus crosses. $2200 for pick with discounts 306-441-9327, 306-386-2490, Cochin, SK for volume. Could feed till end of March at cost, can deliver. Please call Randy at (5) DOUBLE ROUND bale feeders, $550 each; Hi-Hog self-catch head gate and 204-483-0228 or 204-741-0412, Elgin, MB. neck extender, $1100; Hi-Hog calf squeeze chute, $600. 306-335-7875, Lemberg, SK.

PARK MODEL, 2015 Cavco turn-key ready fully furnished, lots of upgrades, washer and dryer, outdoor patio, shed, awning, BORDER COLLIE/BLUE HEELER puppy, gazebo. Located in LasQuintas Oasis RV retricolor, born Oct. 27, 2017, $250. Call Cody sort, Yuma, AZ. $39,900 USD. Rent paid until November 2018. Call 306-960-6316.

306-948-6944, Biggar, SK. PUREBRED BORDER COLLIE puppies, from good working parents, ready to go.

306-267-5748. Coronach, SK. REGISTERED BORDER COLLIE Pups Ready to go, vet checked, 1st shots, microchipped and dewormed. Out of working parents 5 ACRE FARM, fenced, 4 bedroom, home, used daily, $500. 306-843-7606, Wilkie, SK. cabin, barns, fruit trees, river frontage, $329,000. 403-304-9665 msg., Slocan, BC. daveycattle@outlook.com

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PAYSEN LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT INC. WANTED: CULL COWS and bulls. For book- We manufacture an extensive line of cattle ings call Kelly at Drake Meat Processors, handling and feeding equipment including squeeze chutes, adj. width alleys, crowd306-363-2117 ext. 111, Drake, SK. ing tubs, calf tip tables, maternity pens, gates and panels, bale feeders, Bison equipment, Texas gates, steel water troughs, rodeo equipment and garbage incinerators. Distributors for El-Toro electric branders and twine cutters. Our squeeze chutes and headgates are now avail. with a CANADA’S AG-ONLY LISTINGS GIANT neck extender. Ph 306-796-4508, email: ple@sasktel.net Web: www.paysen.com

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SUCCESSFUL MARKET GARDEN: 45 ac. w/ equipment, buildings & 2 houses. Farmers market, wholesale and retail business.

MLS® #L121179, $1.475M. Beaverlodge, AB., 780-835-1992, henryvos1@gmail.com

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GRAIN FARM FOR sale: 2862 +/- acres in a very nice block; mostly cultivated; only 60 kms. to Red Deer, AB. $16,000,000. John at Maxwell Capital Realty, 403-813-8006, johnthiessen.realtor@gmail.com www.jthiessen.ca

Phone: 306-782-7423 Fax: 306-786-6909 Email: info@potzus.com LAND WANTED: TO rent or purchase in RM 218 and RM 248. Will pay premium for the right land. Call 306-726-8090, Cupar, SK. Email: pjhart@sasktel.net

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5,000 to 20,000 ACRES

Dallas Pike South East, SK

(306) 500-1407 Dallas.Pike@HammondRealty.ca

HammondRealty.ca Saskatchewan’s Ag Real Estate Professionals ELK RANCH, TURN KEY OPERATION: Approx. 450 acres NE of Rimbey, AB. 380 acres are fenced & cross fenced with approx. 6 miles of 8’ wire, 7 waterers and 11 pens. Fully fenced hay yard. Certified status on the National CWD program since 2000. Full handling facility with hydraulic squeeze. Living quarters in handling facility, plus 2 walk-in freezers. 2 wells, 2 septic systems. 2 gravel pits (royalty revenue $30,000/year) 1 that can be subdivided. Gas well lease with $5200/year revenue, $1,950,000. Call Don 403-704-0492.

RM 96 FOR RENT: 5.5 quarters south of Creelman, SK., east 1/2 5-10-10-W2, SE-8-10-10-W2, parts of NE-8-10-10-W2, and south 1/2 of 7-10-10-W2. Can be rented altogether or different parcels.

306-861-4592 or submit offer to my Email: patrick.sask@gmail.com NE & SE 1/2 Section of 35-48-24 W3. Premium crop land with 8 surface lease rights that pay approx. $25,000/year. North west of Maidstone, SK. Taking bids until March 1, 2018. Reply to skdljw2018@gmail.com RM 193 Eyebrow, SK., 6 quarters for sale by tender: SE-18-21-02-W3, S W- 1 8 - 2 1 - 0 2 - W 3 , N E - 0 7 - 2 1 - 0 2 - W 3 , NW-07-21-02-W3, NW-26-21-02-W3, SW-26-21-02-W3, with yard, power, old house, barn and 3 grains bins. Will sell all together or in different parcels. Highest or any tender not necessarily accepted. Tenders close March 30, 2018. Send tenders to: farmlands.sask@gmail.com

w/Aggregate Potential In Saskatchewan

Call POTZUS LTD.

NEW! 1/2 SECTION of dry land south of Purple Springs, AB. ID#1100642: Come take a look at this highly productive 1/2 section of land containing 312.8 acres excluding the farmyard acreage. Included are approx. $7500 in surface lease revenue annually and 12 steel bins totaling approx.

50,000 bushels, some with aeration. Real Estate Centre, 1-866-345-3414. Visit: www.farmrealestate.com LARGE GRAZING LEASE and deeded quarters for sale, 6941 leased and 471.66 deeded. 1439 AUM, $26,250/yearly revenue. All offers submitted will be reviewed on April 9th, 2018 at 12 noon, $2,200,000.

780-614-0399, JL@cartierrealty.ca

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#VZJOH t 4FMMJOH t 'VMM 4FSWJDF REALTOR ® RM OF EMERALD: NW 13-30-14 W2 and SE 18-30-13 W2. Will sell individually.

NE 19-02-17-W2, RM of Lake Alma Tom Neufeld Coldwell Banker Signature, #8: 146 acres, home quarter, 3 bedroom tom@saskfarmland.com 306-260-7838. bungalow, 1242+/- sq. ft., partially finished basement, electric heat, central air, laminate flooring, vinyl siding, 4 appliances included, shallow well w/quality water, small barn, water bowl & cattle shed, pasture, SE 19-02-17-W2 RM of Lake Alma #8; 159 acres, FVA 75,400, 100 acres tame hay, balance pasture, NW 20-02-17-W2 RM of Lake Alma #8; Cell: 306-230-1588 141 acres, FVA 66,900, dugout, pasture.

SW 20-02-17-W2 RM of Lake Alma Office: 306-361-8926 #8; 160 acres, FVA 58,600, dugout, 100 acres tame hay, balance pasture. Maurice Fax: 306-665-1443 Ranch Land and Equipment Auction Wednesday April 18th, 2018. Lake Alma, justin.yin.ca@gmail.com SK. Visit www.mackauctioncompany.com for sale bill and photos and join us on FB. Info. 306-421-2928 or 306-487-7815, Mack Auction Co. PL 311962.

JUSTIN YIN

FARMLAND WANTED

RM 486 TOBIN LAKE SK., 3 quarters for FARMLAND s a l e b y t e n d e r : N W- 0 4 - 5 2 - 1 2 - W 2 , MARKETING NW-09-52-12-W2, NE-09-52-12-W2. Will sell altogether or in different parcels.

SPECIALIST 320 ACRES, 10 miles south of Lajord, Regi- Highest or any tender not necessarily ac- 8500 ACRE RANCH in RM of Reno, all cepted.

Tenders close March 30, 2018. na heavy clay. Call Don at 306-789-2907. grass, lots of water. $474 per acre.

Submit to: farmlands.sask@gmail.com 306-299-4445, www.ranch-for-sale-sk.ca UP TO 350 ac. of grain land near Hudson Bay, SK., $1000/ac. 50 ac. green spruce PREVIOUS DAIRY FARM located north of QUARTER SECTION IN RM of Bjorkdale, SK. timber w/sawmill, hydro & home on river- Saskatoon. 10 acres with a beautiful #426. SW 19-45-09 W2, 147 acres, approx. house. For more info, call 306-361-4619. bank, lots of snow and elk, 306-865-7469.

100 cultivated. Phone 306-864-7922.

FARMLAND WANTED NO FEES NO COMMISSIONS

PURCHASING: SINGLE TO LARGE BLOCKS OF LAND. PREMIUM PRICES PAID WITH QUICK PAYMENT. Many References Available A TOTAL OF

590 QUARTER SECTIONS SOLD

ACROSS SASKATCHEWAN!

RENT BACK AVAILABLE

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306-955-2266 Email: saskfarms@shaw.ca RM 402 WAKAW SK., 4 quarters for sale by tender: SE-14-42-01-W3, NE-11-42-01-W3, NW-12-42-01-W3 and SW-34-42-28-W2, w/yard, power, VG metal quonset 40’x60’ and 3 bins. Will sell altogether or in different parcels. Highest or any tender not necessarily accepted.

Tenders close March 30, 2018. Submit tenders to: farmlands.sask@gmail.com SW 1/4 of 25-27-27-W2, RM 252. Highest or any tender not necessarily accepted.

Send written tenders to: Box 459, Davidson, SK., S0G 1A0 or call 306-567-7792.

Tenders close March 15th, 2018.

FARMLAND FOR SALE

BY TENDER

FARMLAND FOR SALE OR RENT BY TENDER South-Central Sask., RM of Shamrock #134

S 1/2 10-23-13W2 & W 1/2 34-22-13W2

27 quarters of farmland, approx.

3,826 cultiv. acres, 4,211 titled acres. 2017 Asmt: $4,225,200.

Includes 208,900 bu. grain storage and 420 MT fert.

Tenders must be submitted by 2:00 pm, March 12, 2018.

For further info, contact Anderson & Company Attn: Neil Gibbings or Sheila Richardson Box 610, Swift Current, SK S9H 3W4 Phone: (306) 773-2891 Fax: (306) 778-3364 File Ref. 19157-004 srichardson@andlaw.ca.

FARM BOY REALTY

Call Guy at 1-306-434-8857

www.farmboyrealty.com IS IT TIME TO SELL THE FARM? YOUR FIRST STEP IS TO ESTABLISH IT’S ACTUAL VALUE AND START THE MARKETING PROCESS. CALL GUY AT 306-434-8857 AND GET A FARM BOY WORKING FOR YOU! 1745 ACRES RANCH LAND with wind opportunity. 1745 acres +/-, 1/2 hour South of Assiniboia close to St. Victor. (Big money Valley). All deeded land except for one quarter, which is Crownland lease.

1980 house approx. 1100 sq.ft., 40’x60’ steel quonset, 40’x50’ shop, concrete floor, not heated, 40’x60’ quonset/cattle shed.

All natural spring water on the property.

Mostly native grass/pasture. Another opportunity with this land is that 5 quarters are signed up with Suncor for possible future wind/solar power. ID#1100624: Assinboia, SK. Real Estate Centre, 1-866-345-3414. For all our listings visit: www.farmrealestate.com

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RM of Lipton #217 Closes March 23, 2018

For Tender Conditions Contact:

MORRIS LAW OFFICE 140 Broadway St. W P.O. Box 1729 Fort Qu’Appelle, SK S0G 1S0 306-332-4432 morrislawoffice@sasktel.net 3 QUARTERS of FARMLAND for sale in RM of Fillmore, SK: NE 28-12-10 W2 (160 acres of summer fallow); NW 27-12-10 W2 (160 acres stubble); NE 27-12-10 W2 (100 acres stubble + 40 acres of seeded grass).

Call 306-722-7439.

6 QUARTERS LAND for sale in RM of Shellbrook, SK. Includes home quarter with house, 2 car garage, machine shed, cattle sheds, barn, corrals, steel bins. 18 miles North of Shellbrook. Submit inquires to: Land Info, Box 338 Asquith, SK, before March 24, 2018. Or call 306-314-0212.

CAN-WORLD FINANCIAL. Needing a farm loan, for land, machinery, crop inputs for the season? We can finance it all! Good credit or bad credit. We also have great leasing programs, excellent competitive rates. Call 1-306-535-2512 or visit us online at: www.canworldfinance.com RM 256 DINSMORE, SK. 2 quarters for sale by tender: SE-05-25-12-W3, SW-05-25-12-W3. Will sell all together or in different parcels. Highest or any tender not necessarily accepted. Tenders close March 30th, 2018. Submit your tenders to: farmlands.sask@gmail.com LAND FOR SALE The Public Guardian and Trustee of Saskatchewan as Administrator for the Estate of Earl Lehman, will accept bids on the following land in the: RM of Canwood, NE 07-53-05 W3, ext 0. As described on Certificate of Title 150130123 - 124 cultivatable acres.

Property will be sold in “As Is” condition.

No minerals included in sale. Sealed bids, clearly marked “Earl Lehman Tender”, should be received in our office by 5:00 PM on March 26, 2018 accompanied by a deposit of 10% of the bid in the form of a money order or certified cheque to the address below. (Deposits will be refunded except for that of the successful bidder).

The highest or any bid is not necessarily accepted. For further information phone: Faye Mintzler 306-787-7920 or email: faye.mintzler@gov.sk.ca or ph: Rowena Collins-Huber 306-787-5761, or email: rowena.collins-huber@gov.sk.ca Public Guardian & Trustee of Saskatchewan, 100 - 1871 Smith Street, Regina, SK. S4P 4W4. Fax 306-787-5065.

TENDER: CRANE VALLEY farmland for rent. 10 quarters, approx. 1320 acres cultivated and 70 acres fenced pasture in the 24.9 ACRES, 10 MINS south of Saskatoon, RM of Excel. Land located roughly 5 miles 8 minutes north of Dundurn. $298,000. For west & 3 miles south of Crane Valley, SK. more information, call 306-249-1971.

Rental tenders invited in writing for the above land with preference given to tenders involving all lands. Tenders close 5:00PM March 9th Successful bidder to complete rental agreement with vendor/landlord by March 21st, 2018. Rent tenders to specify $/acre cash rent. HighP R A I R I E S R E A LT Y I N C . est or any bidder not necessarily accepted.

3-5 year term offered. Respondents must rely on their own research and inspection.

For more information contact Colleen or Rod at 306-937-7400. Submit tenders in writing to: Box 932, Battleford, SK. S0M 0E0. Land locations: NE 07-09-27, SE 07-09-27, NW 05-09-27, SE 08-09-27, SE 09-09-27, SE 16-09-27, NE 17-09-27, NE 05-09-27 and SE 05-09-27.

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GRAIN LAND TO RENT, 35 mile radius of Rouleau, SK. Call 306-776-2600 or email: kraussacres@sasktel.net 1/2 SECTION in the RM of Bratt’s Lake #129 for sale: South of Gray, SK. Land location is SW and NW 36-13-19 W2. Contact Sandy Krenning 780-672-9500.

1 QUARTER SECTION farmland in the RM of Mount Pleasant (SW-35-01-34-W1).

Macfarlane Land and Farm Equipment Auction, Wednesday April 25th, 2018. Glen Ewen, SK. For sale bill & photos visit: www.mackauctioncompany.com Join us on FB! 306-421-2928 or 306-487-7815.

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QUARTER SECTION #1: SW-04-18-11 W2, RM of Indian Head #156; FVA 219,000. 2017 crop - 140 acres (Green peas 65 acres & Nexera canola 75 acres).

2017 taxes $1078.02; Quarter Section #2: NW-04-18-11 W2, RM of Indian Head #156; FVA 248,800. 2017 crop - 160 A c r e s N e x e r a C a n o l a . 2 0 1 7 Ta x e s $1224.72. Briercrest Farms Farm Equipment Auction, Saturday April 14th, 2018, Sintaluta, SK. For sale bill & photos visit: www.mackauctioncompany.com Info at 306-421-2928 or 306-487-7815, Mack Auction Co. PL 311962. Join us on FB! CROPLAND FOR SALE - 3 quarters in the RM of Big Stick #141: S1/2 of 29-14-27 W3; NE 1/4 of 29-14-27 W3. Approx. 460 acres of newer land, broke in 1990 & 1991. c/w 7 gas wells. Call 306-662-8650.

GRAZING CORN CM440 conventional variety. Early maturity, whole plant is palatable making for easier cleanup in the spring, high quality forage during winter months. No planter required. Low seed cost. CanaMaize Seed Inc., call 1-877-262-4046 www.canamaize.com

AAC ELIE, CWRS, CERT. top quality seed, sister wheat to AAC Brandon. Very high yielder with high protein. Positive reviews from growers. All inquires welcome. Volume discounts. Gregoire Seed Farms Ltd, North Battleford, SK., cell 306-441-7851, 306-445-5516. gregfarms@sasktel.net CERTIFIED CARDALE, AAC Redwater, CDC Utmost VB, CDC Landmark VB, Pasteur.

CERT. & REG. CDC Precision; AAC Spitfire. Van Burck Seeds, 306-863-4377, Star High germ. & 0% F.G., Fast Seed Farm Ltd., City, SK. www.vanburckseeds.ca 306-463-3626, Kindersley, SK. SELECT CDC GO seed, hand picked from CERTIFIED TRANSCEND, very good breeder seed. Contact: mastinseed.com quality. Call 306-843-2934, Wilkie, SK. Call or text 403-994-2609, Olds, AB. www.herle.ca SY ROWYN CPSR, Cert. top quality seed, MAXIMIZE ON YIELD with CDC PRECI- high yielder with vg protein. All inquires SION, CDC ALLOY, AAC SPITFIRE. Prov- welcome. Volume discounts. Gregoire en variety - TRANSCEND. All exc. germ, Seed Farms Ltd., North Battleford, SK., cell 0% fus. gram. Printz Family Seeds, Gravel- 306-441-7851 or 306-445-5516. Email gregfarms@sasktel.net bourg SK, 306-648-3511, 306-380-7769.

CERT. FDN, REG. CDC Precision; CDC Al- AC VESPER VB, WASKADA. Fdn., reg., loy; AAC Spitfire; Transcend. Exc. germ., cert. #1. High yielders, good protein, ex0% fusarium. Fraser Farms 306-741-0475, cellent quality! Nakonechny Seeds, 306-932-4409, Ruthilda, SK. Pambrun, SK. foc@sasktel.net

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780-753-8650, Provost, AB. WANTED TO RENT pasture in AB or SK. For min. 40 or max. 150 pairs. Prefer supervised. 403-634-1642. gcaillia@telus.net PASTURE FOR RENT, 6 quarters, cross fenced, all new fence, for 120 yearlings or 60 pairs. 306-427-4923, Shell Lake, SK. MULCHING- TREES, BRUSH, Stumps.

Call today 306-933-2950. Visit us at: www.maverickconstruction.ca 1600 ACRES OF PASTURE available at Aylesbury, SK. 1000 acres seeded to oats, and 600 valley pasture with 1 1/2 miles of river. Creep feeders, fly control, and cattle care. Call Cliff at 306-734-2997.

RM 370 HUMBOLDT, SK.(NE of Bruno), for sale by tender: NE-18-39-24-W2 and PT of SE-18-39-24-W2, approx. 220 ac. Highest or any tender not necessarily accepted.

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CERT. #1 CDC Austenson. Nutrient densified for enhanced emergence and yield.

403-633-9999, www.fabianseedfarms.com CERTIFIED CDC Copeland, AC Metcalfe, AAC Synergy. Fraser Farms, Pambrun, SK, 306-741-0475, foc@sasktel.net

CDC COPELAND, Fdn., Reg., Cert. top quality seed. Widely accepted malt variety.

Inquiries welcome. Volume discounts.

Seed Farms Ltd, North Battleford, ACREAGE WITH FARM House: 4.92 Gregoire cell 306-441-7851 or 306-445-5516. acres, farm house with garages & grain bins SK., gregfarms@sasktel.net for sale on beautiful, well-maintained piece of land 9 miles from the US border in SE CERTIFIED #1 Metcalf(2R) & Legacy(6R).

Sask., $235,000. Call 701-741-3498, Fenton Seeds, 306-873-5438, Tisdale, SK. 306-685-2002, Gainsborough, SK. CERT. AC METCALFE, 99% germ., 96% vigSMILEY, SASK. 13 acres in townsite, sewer or, 0% smut, 0% fus., 49.4 kernel weight, a n d w at e r ava i l a b l e , n i c e p r o p e r t y. will be cleaning late Jan. $8.25/bu. Olynick Seeds, 306-338-8078, Quill Lake, SK. 306-838-0352.

4 1/2 QUARTERS- BIRTLE, MB: 706 total acres. Mixed farm. 3000 sq.ft. dwelling, 5 bdrm, 3 bath. 30x215 pole shed. 2nd yardsite, 2 - 32x55 pole sheds, 40x60 machine shed. Grain storage. Gravel pit. 2 we l l s . K a r e n G o r a l u k , S a l e s p e r s o n , 3.3 ACRES ON 2 titled lots along the beau204-773-6797, NorthStar Insurance & Real tiful Beaver River in Beauval, SK. House a n d nu m e r o u s o u t b u i l d i n g s , a s k i n g Estate, north-star.ca MLS#1729624 $360,000. Email: ranger9@sasktel.net LAND FOR SALE at Sandy Lake, MB. 5 306-288-7791 quarters of land on east side of Thomas Lake with approx. 500 ac. cultivatable, currently in seeded pasture, eligible for organic farming. Great potential for lakeside development or just having your own space. Willing to sell your pick of quarters or all 5 as a package. Please call/text 204-483-0228 or 204-741-0412.

4 WHEEL BOMBARDIER Rotex, 250 hrs, 276 CULT. AC., 2 1/2 miles N of the Trans like new, $4000; Wanted: 14’ bumper hitch Canada on Hwy 10, 1 mile of hwy front- dump trailer. 306-304-1959, Goodsoil, SK. age. Jim McLachlan, 204-724-7753, Re- 2008 KUBOTA 900 RTV, diesel, heated cab, Max Valley View Realty Inc., Brandon, MB. 4x4, power steering, hyd. dump box, low medium high trans., 2150 hrs., excellent FARM LAND FOR SALE, 4 quarters of prime condition. 780-545-5353, Bonnyville, AB. farmland, Carman, MB. area. SE-27-6-6W, SW-27-6-6W, NE-28-6-6W, and SW-33-6- 2013 KAWASAKI TERYX 750, 4x4, $6215.

6W. Shed and bins in yard on SE-27-6-6W. S t k # 1 2 1 9 2 9 . M o o s e J a w, S K . , Taking offers until March 31, 2018. 306-692-2371, www.southcountry.ca 204-781-2903 or 204-299-6853, Email: carolgend1@gmail.com

CERTIFIED CDC Copeland & AC Metcalf.

Call Trawin Seeds, 306-752-4060, Melfort, SK. www.trawinseeds.ca CERT. #1 Copeland: 94% germ., 95% vigor, 48.3 TKW, 100% Copeland. Sandercock Seed Farm, 306-334-2958, Balcarres, SK. CERTIFIED #1: CDC COPELAND, AC Metcalfe, CDC Polarstar, AAC Connect, CDC Fraser. Lung Seeds Ltd. 306-368-2414, Lake Lenore, SK. CERTIFIED #1: CDC Copeland, AAC Synergy, CDC Maverick, CDC Austenson, AC Ranger. Ardell Seeds Ltd., 306-668-4415, Vanscoy, SK. CERTIFIED CDC MAVERICK. Hickseeds 306-354-7998 (Barry) or 306-229-9517 (Dale), Mossbank, SK. CERTIFIED #1 CDC Austenson, Ennis Seeds, 306-429-2793, Glenavon, SK. Best pricing, Best option Best service

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3 QUARTERS w/YARDSITE: 477 acres in a • AAC Synergy Malt Barley block. Mixed farm, 300 arable acres. 1996 KODIAK 5TH WHEEL TRAILER, used • 15.0+ protein Hard Red Spring Wheat Fenced and cross fenced, 2 shallow wells., very little, $10,000 OBO. 780-986-3794, and 11.5 Protein Winter Wheat 40’x60’ machine shed, 34’x44’ pole shed, Leduc, AB. • Soybeans and Peas barn, corrals, hay fence. 24’x32’ bungalow, • Feed Wheat, Barley and Corn w/double attached garage. Located beside the Riding Mtn. National Park. Contact Farm Pick up Available Karen Goraluk-Salesperson, 204-773-6797.

1-800-258-7434 matt@seed-ex.com NorthStar Insurance & Real Estate. MLS ®1800563. www.north-star.ca AAC SYNERGY, Cert. top quality seed.

Very high yielder, gaining acceptance with FARM FOR SALE at Plumas, MB. 1/4 Sec. maltsters. Contracts available. Inquiries of flat corner to corner stone free land welcome. Gregoire Seed Farms Ltd, North incl. mature treed yard with livestock faBattleford, SK., cell 306-441-7851 or cilities, incl. 50x155 Biotech, 40x60 heated 306-445-5516. gregfarms@sasktel.net shop & modern 3 bedroom mobile home.

Land is suitable for corn, beans or cereal 2012 APLINE 3700RE, 2 A/C’s, fireplace, 3 TOP QUALITY CERT. #1 CDC Copeland, crops with 560 ac. adjoining available for tv’s, keyless entry, double fridge, lots of AC Metcalfe, Newdale. Frederick Seeds, long term lease. Only 50 min. from large storage, sleeps 4, very low use, no smoke, 306-287-3977, Watson, SK. supplies of vegetable & grain livestock pets or kids. Would look at heavy truck or feed products at Portage La Prairie, MB. farm tractors on trade. Call 306-237-7667, CERTIFIED CDC Austenson & Maverick feed barley. Trawin Seeds, 306-752-4060, Complete unit for $550,000. Call/text Perdue, SK. Melfort, SK. www.trawinseeds.ca 204-741-0412 or 204-483-0228.

2012 ZINGER 260BH, 1 slide, air condiRED RIVER/AUBIGNY FARM LAND FOR tioning, excellent condition, $19,500. CERTIFIED & REGISTERED: AC Metcalf.

B4 Seeds, 306-752-2564, 306-921-9424, SALE within EPM section N30-6-2/SE 14-6- 306-567-8614, Davidson, SK. 306-921-7924, Melfort, SK. 1/N-25-6-1. Acerage: Roll #252200 & 252250=160 & 77; Roll #220450=81; Roll CERTIFIED # 1, high germ: AC Metcalfe, #228850 & 228950=133 & 44. Submit CDC Copeland. Seed Source, Archerwill, offer for consideration before noon on SK., 306-323-4402.

March 9, 2018 to the Mona Jodoin Law 2008 BEARCAT, 570 fan cooled, 20x156” track, 800 miles, nice shape, $5000.

Call Corp. at 3549 Pembina Hwy, Winnipeg, MB. CERTIFIED #1 C O N L O N , R O S S E R , Will at 204-371-2062 gnayet@mymts.net Rick, 306-734-7721, Craik, SK. s m o o t h o n b a r l e y. K e r b e r S e e d s , 306-232-4474, Rosthern, SK. 2014 YAMAHA RS VENTURE, like new cond.

PASTURE, CULTIVATED LAND, 240 acres: NW 4-9-8-W, 160 ac. & NE 4-9-8-W, north Kept inside 566 kms, $9200. 306-773-9058, CERT. MAVERICK, COWBOY, Austenson, Copeland. Excellent germ, fusarium free.

80 ac.. Approx. 75 acres cultivated land and Stewart Valley, SK. tdwall@sasktel.net Call Don at 780-853-0971 or Eric at 165 acres bush. Submit tenders to: Marty 780-581-5234, Vermilion, AB. Gaudet, Box 33, Rathwell, MB, R0G 1S0.

Tenders must be received prior to March 4, CERTIFIED AC Metcalfe, AC Newdale, CDC 2018. $300,000 OBO. Call 204-751-0364.

Copeland, Legacy, CDC Austenson, CDC Maverick, CDC McGwire. Van Burck FOR SALE OR RENT: 238 acre farm on Seeds, Star City, SK 306-863-4377.

Drifting River. 200 workable ac., 100 yr. www.vanburckseeds.ca old shelter belt, w/older useable house, and 11 out buildings. New wiring to out SAWMILLS from only $4397 - Make buildings, new 200A panel in house, new Money and Save Money with your own b a s e b o a r d s , a n d v e r y g o o d w e l l . bandmill. Cut lumber any dimension. In 431-738-1888, Dauphin, MB. stock, ready to ship. Free info. and DVD: SILAGE & GRAZING Corn: Certified RR, LL, www.NorwoodSawmills.com/168 or call Enlist & also conventional varieties. Trialed 142 ACRES IN & overlooking beautiful 1-800-567-0404. on our farm. 306-744-2332, Saltcoats, SK. Assiniboine Valley- Binscarth, MB: Email: kevin@covercrops.ca Website: 3090 sq.ft. home. 2 car garage. 50x80 in- WOOD-MIZER PORTABLE SAWMILLS, www.friendlyacres.sk.ca sulated shop/in-floor heat, built in 2006. eight models, options and accessories.

MINIMIZE INPUT COSTS & maximize yield 400 amp, single phase power. 28x80 insu- 1-877-866-0667. www.woodmizer.ca potential. Grain & grazing/silage corn. The lated shop. 40x60 storage. Close to mines at Esterhazy. Karen Goraluk, Salesperson, D&L DOUBLE CUT ONE MAN SAWMILL, on leader’s in non-GMO technology. A more 204-773-6797, NorthStar Insurance & Real wheels, 32 HP, diesel, 16’ bed, VG cond., sustainable way of farming! Free delivery.

Call De Dell Seeds Inc. 204-268-5224. $20,000 OBO. 780-986-3794, Leduc, AB. Estate, north-star.ca MLS#1726260

NEW CERTIFIED CDC LANDMARK VB; AC Andrew soft white, very good quality.

306-843-2934, Wilkie, SK. www.herle.ca CERTIFIED MORGAN, RUFFIAN, HAYMAKER, Kerber Seeds, 306-232-4474, Ros- NEW WHEAT KING! Certified #1 AAC thern, SK. B r a n d o n , 9 8 % g e r m . N a ko n e c h n y EXCELLENT QUALITY CERTIFIED #1 CS Seeds, 306-932-4409, Ruthilda, SK. Camden, Summit, CDC Minstrel, CDC Ruf- AAC BRANDON CWRS, Cert. top quality fi a n , C D C O r r i n . F r e d e r i c k S e e d s , seed, very high yielder and protein. Highly 306-287-3977, Watson, SK. recommended by growers. All inquiries CERTIFIED CDC RUFFIAN. B4 Seeds, welcome. Volume discounts. Gregoire 3 0 6 - 7 5 2 - 2 5 6 4 , 3 0 6 - 9 2 1 - 9 4 2 4 , Seed Farms Ltd., North Battleford, SK., cell 306-441-7851, 306-445-5516 or email: 306-921-7924, Melfort, SK. gregfarms@sasktel.net CERTIFIED #1: C.S. Camden. Lung Seeds CERTIFIED #1 CDC Landmark VB, CDC Ltd. 306-368-2414, Lake Lenore, SK. Plentiful, Cardale, Elgin ND, Goodeve VB, CERTIFIED #1 CDC Ruffian, AC Leggett & Fenton Seeds, 306-873-5438, Tisdale, SK. CDC Orrin. Fenton Seeds, 306-873-5438, CERTIFIED # 1 AAC Jatharia VB wheat, Tisdale, SK. new. Midge tolerant. Shewchuk Seeds, CDC BOYER, CERTIFIED #1, 99% germ., 306-290-7816, Blaine Lake, SK. 306-493-7409, Delisle, SK. EXCELLENT QUALITY Cert. #1, CWRS: CERT. CDC RUFFIAN, CDC Minstrel, AC CDC Landmark VB, AAC Viewfield, AAC Morgan. Van Burck Seeds, Star City, SK Brandon, AAC Cameron VB, AAC Elie, Car306-863-4377. www.vanburckseeds.ca dale, CDC Utmost VB, AAC Connery & AAC CERTIFIED CDC HAYMAKER. Hickseeds Redberry. Frederick Seeds, 306-287-3977, 306-354-7998 (Barry) or 306-229-9517 Watson, SK. (Dale), Mossbank, SK. CERTIFIED #1: AAC Brandon, AAC CameREGISTERED/CERTIFIED #1: Summit ron VB & Carberry. Lung Seeds Ltd. Leggett, CDC Haymaker (Forage). Ardell 306-368-2414, Lake Lenore, SK. Seeds Ltd., 306-668-4415, Vanscoy, SK. CERTIFIED #1, high germ: CS Camden, CDC Ruffian, CDC Morrison. Seed Source, Archerwill, SK., 306-323-4402.

CERTIFIED Camden, Morgan, Baler and Haymaker. Trawin Seeds, 306-752-4060, TOP QUALITY CERTIFIED alfalfa and grass Melfort, SK. www.trawinseeds.ca seed. Call Gary or Janice Waterhouse 306-874-5684, Naicam, SK. #1 CERTIFIED CS Camden oats, 99% germ.

Available at Sunset Road Seeds, Richard, CERTIFIED #1 MULTI-LEAF and creeping SK, more info call Randy at 306-481-5252. root alfalfa seed variety, $2.75/lb., volume discounts, pre-inoculated (in 50 lb.

CERTIFIED AC MORGAN & Haymaker. Exc. bags). Delivery available. 204-642-2572, germ, fusarium free. Don: 780-853-0971 or Riverton, MB. Eric: 780-581-5234, Vermilion, AB. CERT. ALFALFA and GRASSES. Elie, MB. CDC NORSEMAN, CERTIFIED #1, 99% Free delivery. Dyck Forages & Grasses Ltd. germ., 306-493-7409, Delisle, SK. 1-888-204-1000 www.dyckseeds.com

NEW AAC DELIGHT, beardless spring. Nutrient densified for emergence & yield.

403-633-9999, www.fabianseedfarms.com CERT. SUNRAY TRITICALE. Nutrient densified for enhanced emergence and yield.

403-633-9999, www.fabianseedfarms.com CERT. BOBCAT BEARDLESS fall triticale, excellent for cover crop. Nutrient densified for enhanced emer gence and yield.

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CERTIFIED #1 AAC Brandon: 99% germ., 99% vigor, 38.58 TKW. Sandercock Seed Farm, 306-334-2958, Balcarres, SK. CERTIFIED AAC BRANDON, AC Elie, Carberry, Stettler & AC Andrew. All high germ, low to no fus. 306-441-6699, 306-441-6799, Paynton, SK. farmerdutton@gmail.com CERT. # 1, high germ: CDC Landmark VB, AAC Cameron VB, AAC Jatharia VB, CDC Utmost VB, AAC Brandon. Seed Source Archerwill, SK. 306-323-4402.

CERTIFIED AAC BRANDON, AAC Jatharia.

Call Grant, 306-746-7336, 306-524-4339, 306-746-8070, Semans, SK. AAC JATHARIA VB, certified #1, 99% germ., 306-493-7409, Delisle, SK. FDN, CERT & REG. CDC Landmark VB, CDC Utmost VB, CDC Plentiful, AAC Redberry, AAC Tenacious. B4 Seeds, 306-752-2564, 306-921-9424, 306-921-7924, Melfort, SK. CERTIFIED #1 CARBERRY, Ennis Seeds, 306-429-2793, Glenavon, SK.

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CERTIFIED #1 CDC Impala (small red) Clearfield. Fenton Seeds, 306-873-5438, Tisdale, SK. CERT. CDC GREENSTAR, CDC Impulse, CDC Proclaim, CDC Maxim, CDC Redmoon.

98% germ, 0% disease. Fraser Farms, Pambrun, SK. 306-741-0475. foc@sasktel.net CERT. CDC PROCLAIM CL Reds, high germ. & 0% disease. Fast Seed Farm Ltd., 306-463-3626, Kindersley, SK. CERTIFIED CDC MARBLE, dark speckled; Certified CDC 4371-4, red. Call Grant, Semans, SK. 306-746-7336, 306-524-4339, 306-746-8070.

CERT. CDC IMPULSE Clearfield red lentil, best in it’s class. 306-843-2934, Wilkie, SK. www.herle.ca CDC MARBLE, reg. #1, 99% germ., exc. quality! Limited supply. Nakonechny Seeds, 306-932-4409, Ruthilda,SK.

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CDC PROCLAIM CL, new Red. 100% g e r m . , 0 % a s c o c hy t a . N a ko n e c h n y Seeds, 306-932-4409, Ruthilda, SK. TOP YIELDING CANOLA from Canterra Seeds. Check out yields in the seed guide CERTIFIED CDC INCA, CDC Greenwater, and purchase from Lung Seeds Ltd. CDC Mosaic. Call Grant, 306-746-7336, 306-524-4339, 306-746-8070, Semans, SK 306-368-2414, Lake Lenore, SK. HYBRID AND OPEN-POLLINATED canola ABARTH, CDC SPECTRUM, AAC Carver varieties. Certified #1 Synergy (Polish), certified yellow peas, very good quality.

Dekalb & Rugby. Phone Fenton Seeds, 306-843-2934, Wilkie, SK. www.herle.ca 306-873-5438, Tisdale, SK. FDN. & CERT. CDC Spectrum; CDC Amarillo. High germ. & 0% disease. Fast Seed Farm Ltd., 306-463-3626, Kindersley, SK. CERTIFIED #1: CDC Glas & CDC Bethune. REGISTERED/CERTIFIED #1: AAC Ardill, Call Lung Seeds Ltd. 306-368-2414, Lake CDC Inca, CDC Spectrum, CDC Limerick (green), CDC Proclaim Lentil (red). Ardell Lenore, SK. Seeds Ltd., 306-668-4415, Vanscoy, SK. CERTIFIED #1 CDC Sorrel, AAC Bravo.

GREEN PEAS, yellow pea prices down, try Fenton Seeds, 306-873-5438, Tisdale, SK. new green pea varieties! CDC Limerick, CERTIFIED CDC SORREL. Van Burck CDC Greenwater & CDC Spruce. Select, Seeds, 306-863-4377, Star City, SK. Fdn., Reg. and Cert. Ask about CDC Forest.

Gregoire Seed Farms Ltd, North Battleford, www.vanburckseeds.ca SK., cell 306-441-7851 or 306-445-5516.

CERT. CDC Sanctuary, CDC Sorrel, CDC Be- gregfarms@sasktel.net thune, AAC Bravo. Fraser Farms, Pambrun, CERTIFIED #1 CDC Spectrum, CDC Acer SK, 306-741-0475, foc@sasktel.net (Maple), CDC Amarillo and CDC Meadow.

CERTIFIED # 1 CDC GLAS - The variety to Fenton Seeds, 306-873-5438, Tisdale, SK. grow! Top yield, excellent lodging resisAPHANOMYCES RESISTANCE Cert. CDC tance. 306-290-7816, Blaine Lake, SK. Blackstrap black bean, early maturity, CERTIFIED CDC GLAS. Nutrient densified high yield; Cert. & Reg. CDC Greenwater, for enhanced emer gence and yield. Cert. CDC Striker Peas. Martens Charolais 403-633-9999, www.fabianseedfarms.com and Seed, 204-534-8370, Boissevain, MB. CDC GLAS, Reg., Cert., top quality seed.

High yield, exc. standability, easy to harvest. Great reviews from customers. Inquiries welcome. Gregoire Seed Farms Ltd., North Battleford, SK., 306-441-7851 or 306-445-5516. gregfarms@sasktel.net CERT. #1 BETHUNE, 98% germ., 95% vigor. Sandercock Seed Farm, Balcarres SK., 306-334-2958.

Cert. CDC LANDMARK VB: high yielding, midge resistance, semi-dwarf, 99% germ., 0% disease. Printz Family Seeds, Gravelbourg, SK., 306-648-3511, 306-380-7769.

REG./CERT. AAC BRANDON. Nutrient densified for enhanced emergence and yield.

CERTIFIED GLAS and CDC Sorrel flax.

403-633-9999, www.fabianseedfarms.com Trawin Seeds, 306-752-4060, Melfort, SK. CERTIFIED CDC Landmark, AAC Cameron, www.trawinseeds.ca Jatharia, Brandon CWRS wheat. Contact Trawin Seeds, 306-752-4060, Melfort, SK. www.trawinseeds.ca EXCELLENT QUALITY CERTIFIED #1: AC Andrew, SY Rowyn, Faller, Penhold & A AC S a d a s h . C a l l F r e d e r i c k S e e d s , 306-287-3977, Watson, SK. REGISTERED/CERTIFIED #1: CDC Landmark, AAC Brandon, AAC Jatharia, Cardale, CDC Utmost. Ardell Seeds, 306-668-4415, Vanscoy, SK.

CERTIFIED CDC Blackstrap, earliest black bean, direct harvest, high yield, excellent disease pkg.; CDC Super Jet & CDC Jet also available. Martens Charolais & Seed, 204-534-8370, Boissevain, MB. CERT. NSC StarCity, NSC Leroy Soybeans.

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CERTIFIED AAC ARDILL yellow peas.

Call Hickseeds 306-354-7998 (Barry) or 306-229-9517 (Dale), Mossbank, SK. CERTIFIED #1: CDC Limerick. Lung Seeds Ltd. 306-368-2414, Lake Lenore, SK. CERTIFIED CDC AMARILLO. Van Burck Seeds, Star City, SK. 306-863-4377. www.vanburckseeds.ca CERTIFIED CDC INCA & CDC Greenwater, Exc. germ. & disease. Fraser Farms, Pambrun, SK, 306-741-0475. foc@sasktel.net CDC AMARILLO, CDC INCA, certified #1, excellent quality! N a ko n e c h n y Seeds, 306-932-4409, Ruthilda, SK.

CERTIFIED Snowbird fababeans & Amarillo Peas. Call Trawin Seeds, 306-752-4060, Melfort, SK. www.trawinseeds.ca

CERTIFIED #1: CDC Calvi & CDC Cibo.

CERTIFIED #1: SNOWBIRD. Call Lung Call Lung Seeds Ltd. 306-368-2414, Lake Seeds Ltd. 306-368-2414, Lake Lenore, SK. Lenore, SK.

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CERTIFIED CDC CALVI. Phone Grant at ITCHY VARIETY CANARY SEED, high G r e e n s h i e l d s S e e d s , 3 0 6 - 7 4 6 - 7 3 3 6 , germ, 30¢/lb. 306-335-2777, Lemberg, SK 306-524-4339, Semans, SK REG. & CERTIFIED CDC Calvi (itchless), h i g h y i e l d e r. F a s t S e e d F a r m L t d . , 306-463-3626, Kindersley, SK. C O V E R C R O P S . H I C K S E E D LT D. , Mossbank, SK. Now has on the floor for organic plowdown: Daikon radish (zero till); Hairy Vetch; Austrian Winter BESCO GRAIN LTD. Buying all varieties of peas; Buckwheat; Yellow Blossom sweet mustard. Also canary and some other spe- clover. Also, green feed blends available. cialty crops. 204-745-3662, Brunkild, MB For all your seed needs call Hickseed Ltd. Barry 306-354-7998 or Dale 306-229-9517

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CERTIFIED SOYBEAN SEED: Mahony R2, Foote R2, Barron R2X. SoyRhizo & Hibrix on seed. Primo GX2 granular. 306-744-2332, Saltcoats, SK. kevin@covercrops.ca www.friendlyacres.sk.ca COVER CROP SEED, Full selection of cover crops to fit your needs. Retails across the Prairies, 306-744-2332, Saltcoats, SK. kevin@covercrops.ca www.covercrops.ca

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Buyers of conventional and organic grades of lentils, peas, wheat, barley, oats, rye, canola, flax, and all off grade & damaged grains, oilseeds, pulses, etc.

VAN RAAY PASKAL Farms in Iron Springs area is looking for Feed Barley. Put more $$$ in your pocket and sell direct to us with no brokerage fee. Call 403-330-9147.

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TREATED OAT SEED for sale: Souris and Morgan, treated with Raxil Pro. Call Justin 306-469-0105, Big River, SK.

TOP QUALITY ALFALFA, variety of grasses and custom blends, farmer to farmer. Gary Waterhouse 306-874-5684, Naicam, SK. CANADA COMMON #1 multi-leaf and creeping root Alfalfa seed varieties, $2.25/lb. Volume discounts, pre-inoculated (in 50 lb. bags). Delivery available.

204-642-2572, Riverton, MB. COMMON #1 TIMOTHY, orchard grass, meadow brome and tall fescue. Delivery available. Call 204-642-2572, Riverton, MB

www.jglgrain.com Toll Free 1-877-907-1517 Saskatoon, SK 1-306-374-1517 Moose Jaw, SK 1-306-624-2378 Email info@jglgrain.com

ALFALFA: TAPROOT, COMMON #1, 3 variety blend, 96-98% germ. 25 kg bags or 1 0 0 0 k g m i n i b u l k s . C a l l R e g G r e ve 306-528-4610, Lanigan, SK. COMMON CERTIFIED ORGANIC Alfalfa (tap rooted), common cert. organic Red and common cert. organic Alsike Clover, 50 lb. bags. 306-382-1299, Saskatoon, SK.

WANTED: FEED BARLEY Buffalo Plains Cattle Company is looking to purchase barley. For pricing and delivery dates, call Kristen 306-624-2381, Bethune, SK.

ALFALFAS/ CLOVERS/ GRASSES, hay blends and pasture blends. Custom blends no charge. Free delivery. Dyck Forages & Grasses Ltd., Elie, MB, 1-888-204-1000.

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LACKAWANNA PRODUCTS CORP. Buyers and sellers of all types of feed grain and grain by-products. Contact Bill Hajt or C h r i s t o p h e r L e n t at 3 0 6 - 8 6 2 - 2 7 2 3 . clent@lpctrade.com bhajt@lpctrade.com

HAY BLENDS AND PASTURE BLENDS, no charge custom blends. Dyck Forages & NUVISION COMMODITIES is currently Grasses Ltd., Elie, MB. Free delivery. purchasing feed barley, wheat, peas and 1-888-204-1000, www.dyckseeds.com milling oats. 204-758-3401, St. Jean, MB.

LOOKING FOR OLD and new crop soybeans FOB Western Canada. Licence and bonded grain company. Call, email, text Now for competitive pricing at the farm! Market Place Commodities Ltd, accurate real time marketing. 403-394-1711, 403-315-3930. info@marketplacecommodities.com

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WANTED: FEED GRAIN, barley, wheat, peas, green or damaged canola. Phone Gary 306-823-4493, Neilburg, SK. WHY NOT KEEP MARKETING SIMPLE? You are selling feed grains. We are buying feed grains. Also buying chickpeas, lentils and golden flax. Fast payment, with prompt pickup, true price discovery. Call Jim Beusekom, Allen Pirness, David Lea, Vera Buziak or Matt Beusekom at Market Place Commodities Ltd., Lethbridge, AB. Phone 1-866-512-1711. Email info@marketplacecommodities.com or

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350 LARGE ROUND HAY BALES, approxi- LAND FOR SALE BY TENDER: Completed mately 1650-1700 lbs., good condition. tenders and a $10,000 deposit toward the Call 780-523-2650, High Prairie, AB. tender price for each property for which a tender is being submitted are invited to be LARGE ROUND BALES, hard core, 5x6, al- received up to 12:00 PM (noon) on March falfa/grass mix and alfalfa 1st and 2nd cut, 29, 2018 (the “deadline”) on the property no rain; also grass bales. 204-749-2194, described below, which tenders and de204-526-0733, Rathwell, MB. posits shall be received at: Greenberg & Greenberg, Box 158, 231 Saskatchewan 700 ROUND ALFALFA grass bales; 500 Ave. E, Portage la Prairie, Manitoba R1N l a r g e s q u a r e g r a s s h a y b a l e s . 0L7, Attention: John Jones. Property #1: Parcel A, Plan 1622 PLTO, in SW 1/4 204-729-7297, Brandon, MB. 12-11-3 WPM, Exc. Firstly: Parcel A, Plan 1669 PLTO; Secondly: Lot 1, Plan 35537 PLTO, subject to the reservations contained in the Crown Lands Act located in the RM of Cartier and consisting of 55.63 ALL TYPES OF HAY AND STRAW ac. Property #2: All that portion of the SW 1/4 12-11-3 WPM lying north of Road Plan We sell and truck all types 1332 PLTO Exc., all that portion lying to and quantities of hay and straw. the west of a line drawn parallel with the We also sell Balpaq baler twine, west limit of said quarter section through a point on the north limit distant Ely 850’ netwrap and Hay solution. from the NW corner. Subject to the reservations contained in the Crown Lands Act, Title No. 1549303/3, 1549274/3, 1549299/3, located in the RM of Cartier HAY FARMS LTD. and consisting of 37.29 ac. Property #3: Fast, Friendly, Reliable Service Lot 1, Plan 2391 PLTO, in SW 1/4 12-11-3 for Over 30 Years.

WPM, subject to the reservations contained in the Crown Lands Act as to the Ely www.vandenberghay.ca 90’, Title No. 1896904/3, which lot is in Elie, MB. Property #4: Lot 2, Plan 2391 Duane: 1-587-813-5556 PLTO, in SW 1/4 12-11-3 WPM, subject to Fax: 1-403-824-3040 the reservations contained in the Crown No Sunday Calls Please Lands Act as to the Ely 90’ Title No. 1896914/3 which lot is in Elie, MB. Conditions of tender: Financing must be pre-apBIG SQUARES: DAIRY, beef & horse quality, proved, tenders to be in the form prepared 5-9¢/lb., cheap freight. Deacons Corner, by Taylor McCaffrey LLP. To obtain tender MB. 204-270-0115, demplett@hotmail.com form or more info, contact Taylor McCaffrey LLP, 9th Floor, 400 St. Mary Avenue, SHEDDED 3RD CUT ALFALFA. Feed test Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3C 4K5, Attn: David a v a i l a b l e a n d d e l i v e r y a v a i l a b l e . C. King, 204-988-0420. Each tender must be accompanied by a certified cheque, 403-363-3318, Tilley, AB. payable to Taylor McCaffrey LLP (in trust), in amount of $10,000, for each proper1400 LB GRASS/ALFALFA bales, put up ty the for which a tender is being submitted. dry. 204-721-2629 please leave message, Deposits of tenders not accepted will be Brandon, MB. returned to the tenderers. Highest tender or any tender will not necessarily be accepted. Sales subject to reserve bids. The possession date and the due date of the balance of tender price shall be April 16, 2018. The maker of any tender relies entirely upon his/her/its personal inspection and knowledge of the land, independent of the representations made by the vendor or the solicitor and agent of the vendor. The land will be sold “as is” and the bidder is solely responsible to determine the value and condition of the land, land quality, POST SHAVINGS: Cattle feedlot, horse & land use, environmental condition and any poultry bedding. Bulk pricing and delivery other information pertaining to the land. available; Landscaping Mulch: Available Properties 1 & 2 noted above are being in 1 yard bulk bags for $45, delivery tendered together, not separately. available; Colored Landscaping Mulch: Available in 1 yard bulk bags for $115, delivery avail. Vermette Wood Preservers, Spruce Home, SK.. 1-800-667-0094. Email: 20.8x42 CLAMP-ON DUALS with rods and info@vwpltd.com Visit: www.vwpltd.com spacers, for triples, taken off 9370 Case $8000. Call A.E. Chicoine Farm WANTED: ALFALFA 3x3 and 3x4 bales. tractor, Will arrange for pickup at farm/field. Equipment, 306-449-2255, Storthoaks, SK. Phone Chris 204-746-0462, Brunkild, MB. MR. TIRE CORP. For all your tire needs, call Mylo at 306-921-6555 or Jeremy at 306-921-0068. Serving all Saskatchewan.

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ACE ENTERPRISES CLEAR OUT SALE: John Deere 4WD triple set, complete of 12 tires & wheel hubs, hub ext.; Used Goodyear tires, approx. 50% wear, $10,800.

New tires, $1800/ea. installed; 3 sets of dual wheels & tires for combines, carts & tractors, 520/85R38 Trelleborg, $5000; 6 new 18.4x26 wheels for MacDon swather, $450; 2 hub ext. 24” long for MacDon swather, $450. Will accept any reasonable offer. Call toll free 1-844-291-6582, Email: jkelsey@sasktel.net Saskatoon, SK.

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GOOD USED TRUCK TIRES: 700/8.25/ 900/1000/1100x20s; 11R22.5/11R24.5; WANTED: B90 CHICKPEA SEED, must be 9R17.5, matched sets available. Pricing good quality. 306-587-7014, Portreeve, SK. from $90. K&L Equipment and Auto. Ph Ladimer, 306-795-7779, Ituna, SK; Chris Email: delanoel@hotmail.com at 306-537-2027, Regina, SK.

SOLD! DAIRY QUALITY & beef hay: 500 round bales, approx. 1500 lbs. Feed test available. Faubert Farms, Marengo, SK. Call Murray 306-463-9691.

POLY TANKS: 15 to 10,000 gal.; Bladder from 220 to 88,000 gallon; Water ROUND ALFALFA/ALFALFA GRASS solid tanks liquid fertilizer; Fuel tanks, single and core greenfeed 5x6 JD hay bales for sale. and double wall; Truck and storage, gas or dsl.

Call 306-237-4582, Perdue, SK. Wilke Sales, 306-586-5711, Regina, SK. NEWLY ESTABLISHED ALFALFA stand, seeded at 12 lbs./acre in 2017. Now accepting limited confirmations for 2018.

306-320-1041, Leroy, SK. BALES: Grass hay 5x6 bales, maxed out; TARPCO, SHUR-LOK, MICHEL’S sales, Also Timothy straw. Can deliver loads of service, installations, repairs. Canadian 34 or you haul. 204-739-3132, Dallas, MB. company. We carry aeration socks and grain bags. Also electric chute openers for EXCELLENT BEEF ALFALFA, 18.5% protein, grain trailer hoppers. 1-866-663-0000.

20% orchard grass, square bales, inside.

Can deliver. 204-371-5744, Landmark, MB. MAKE SERIOUS HAY! Contact Nuhn Forage for all your forage preservation needs.

Featuring the #1 liquid and granular products/applicators on the market. For Serious Hay: 800-965-9127 www.juicehay.ca 200 ROUND ALFALFA/GRASS mixed bales, 1100 lbs. each, mostly net wrapped, about 50 are twined, 3 cents/lb. Please call 204-922-0227, Ste Rose du Lac, MB.

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PTO WATER PUMP, Bau-Man, sizes 6” to 16” w/capacities of 1,250 to 10,000 GPM. Lay flat water hose and accessories also available. 306-272-7225 or 306-272-4545, Foam Lake, SK. tymarkusson@sasktel.net www.highcapacitywaterpump.com

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 TIRE SHOP CLOSING! All in stock tires at Head, SK., 306-541-7210 or 306-695-2061 greatly reduced prices, 520/85R/38 Titan HT; 30.5L/32 Goodyear Dy.ii; 14.9R/28 Firestone ALL TR FWD; 14.9/26 Firestone SAT, FWD. All in new condition. Call for other sizes and prices, Paul 306-625-7691, Ponteix, SK. Email: rabt@sasktel.net CANADA’S AG-ONLY LISTINGS GIANT

2 USED RADIAL 18.4/38, $200 each; 2 R.580/80.42 Michelin, $250 each, recent take offs. 204-476-6907, Neepawa, MB.

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LONG LAKE TRUCKING, two units, custom hay hauling. 306-567-7100, Imperial, SK. Purchasing all feed grains, screenings and damaged grain 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 or call 204-856-3396.

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TIRED OF HAULING 20-40% of your soybean crop to market only to pay the soybean seed bill? There’s an alternative!

Brent Bourne 403-359-7550 Visit: www.profitfromthebean.com or Wade Moss 403-359-7551 phone 204-856-3396.

Gary Snedden 403-359-7552 GLYPHOSATE 1 SOYBEANS: Top yields, Will pick up around farmers delivered. Common #1. Keep your own schedules seed! Call Norcan Seeds, 204-372-6552, 204-739-3519. Fisher Branch, MB. WANTED: OFF-GRADE PULSES, oil seeds MARROWFAT PEA SEED (common) for and cereals. All organic cereals and spesale, 91% germ. Call or text for details. cialty crops. Prairie Wide Grain, Saskatoon, SK., 306-230-8101, 306-716-2297.

403-528-0085, Medicine Hat, AB.

HAY FOR SALE: Various grades, tests available. Call 403-633-8835. Tilley, AB. LARGE ROUND ALFALFA brome mixed hay.

Call 306-764-6372, Prince Albert, SK. LARGE QUANTITY ROUND Alfalfa bales, net wrapped, good quality, no rain. Also large round straw bales. Call/text Craig, 204-648-4711, Gilbert Plains, MB. NEW HAY FOR SALE; Round bale picking and hauling, small or large loads. Travel anywhere. 306-291-9658, Vanscoy, SK.

Dehy pellets are 10% max moisture, 17% min protein, 30% max crude fiber, 28% ADF, 42% NDF, 65% TDN, 1.75% calcium, 0.3% phosphorous

ALFALFA/ TIMOTHY/ BROME/ Crested wheat grass mix, small squares, shedded, $5/ea. Rounds $45/ea. Very minimal rain.

Phone late evenings, 780-942-4107, located NE Edmonton, AB. area.

HAY FOR SALE - DELIVERED! Also custom hauling. V-V Trucking Ltd., 306-631-8544, Moose Jaw, SK.

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Careers 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. RANCH/ FARM HAND Wanted. Job includes but not limited to: Calving cows; Herd health: Feeding; General ranch management; Feeding & caring for horses: And farming. Drivers license & references required. Call 403-760-1224 or email: horses@brewsteradventures.com

FARM BOSS WANTED at Stump Lake Ranch, Stump Lake, BC. Duties include: Seeding/Fertilizing/Irrigation/Harvesting crops for cattle & horse feed; Responsible for care & maintenance of all farm machinery & implements; Winter feeding of livestock; Passion for farming, equipment & ranch life a must; Compensation commensurates with skills and experience; Other farm duties as may be required. Submit CV/resume to: info@stumplake.com Suitable candidates will be contacted.

EMPLOYMENT FOR GRAIN farm in east central AB. Full time or seasonal. Very modern equipment. Experience operating large equip., Class 1A license an asset.

Very competitive wages. Housing available Fax resume to: 780-922-4036 or call 780-777-5227 for details. Irma, AB. NEW ZEALAND & AUSTRALIA farm work.

Dairy, sheep, crop, beef. 4-12 mths. International Rural Exchange, 306-489-4407

FULL-TIME FARM LABOURER HELP. Applicants should have previous farm experience and mechanical ability. Duties include operation of machinery, including tractors and other farm equipment, as well as general farm laborer duties. $25/hour depending on experience. Must be able to cross US border. Location: Pierson, MB. Feland Bros. Farms, Greg Feland and Wade Feland, Box 284, Pierson, MB. R0M 1S0.

701-756-6954.

ALTHOUSE HONEY FARMS INC. 1/2 mi south Porcupine Plain, SK., 500 McAllister Ave. 7 positions required for 2018 season, May-October. $13-$18/hr. depending on experience. Job duties: assisting in spring hive inspection, unwrapping & splitting, supering, building supers and honey frames, honey removal and extracting, fall feeding, applying mite control & wrapping hives for winter. No education required, but experience would be an asset. WCB coverage. Ph Ron Althouse 306-278-7345, LOOKING FOR PEOPLE interested in riding email: althousehoney@sasktel.net feedlot pens in Strathmore or Lethbridge, AB. area, w/above average horsemanship WANTED FULL TIME herdsman for a mediskills, willing to train. 2 positions available. um size purebred and commercial cattle Wages depending on qualifications. operation in central Saskatchewan. Wages 403-701-1548, Strathmore, AB. are negotiable dependent on experience.

Seeking a self-motivated, positive person, FARM MANAGER: PAGE Farms is seeking a who is physically capable and has experiFarm Manager for the 3000 ac. grain farm ence in all aspects of feeding, treating and SW of Winnipeg. Candidate must have exp. calving of cattle and able to operate in all aspects of grain farming, as well as machinery. Furnished housing is available. plan and execute for all areas of the farm Only those applicants with the passion & (inputs, supplies, marketing, relationship desire to work with livestock and live the building, employee mgmt., maintenance of farm/ranch lifestyle need to apply. Please equip., building & facilities, record keeping, email resume, including contact informabook keeping & more) in an efficient & cost tion to cattlemanfarms@gmail.com. effective manner. Must be mechanically inclined & have a class 1A license (or be 2 SEASONAL FARM Machinery Operators willing to obtain one). The position is required: Class 1 license is an asset. Applisalaried (will depend on experience) and cants should have farm experience and also includes housing, vehicle & cell phone. mechanical ability. Duties include general Great opportunity for a family, has a servicing of equipment and other farm supportive community & schooling nearby. labour duties. Living quarters are available.

To apply, forward resume with references & Call 780-837-0645. cover letter to pagefarm@mymts.net or mail to: PAGE Farms, Box 59, Starbuck, MB HELPER WANTED ON mixed farm. Steady R0G 2P0. Deadline: March 15, 2018. job for right person. Room and board avail.

403-631-2373, 403-994-0581, Olds, AB. CALVING HELP NEEDED IMMEDIATELY. Experience necessary. Call 780-678-7259, FARM LABOURER WANTED near Goodeve, Forestburg, AB. SK. Call 306-795-2710 or 306-795-5210.

FARM LABOURER WANTED: Must have valid 1A with driver’s abstract. Mechanical knowledge and experience with farm equipment an asset. Wage based on experience starting at $20-30/hr. Located in EXCITING CAREER OPPORTUNITY! SasWeyburn/Fillmore area, SK. 306-861-7317 katoon Co-op is inviting applications for FULL-TIME RANCH HAND wanted for the position of Fertilizer Facility Mancow/calf operation and caring for Draft ager at their Fertilizer Site in Hepburn, SK. horses. Involves all aspects of general Successful candidates must have extensive ranch duties. Experience with calving an agriculture experience with extensive knowledge of physical plant management asset. 306-731-2821, Lumsden, SK. and fertilizer handling protocols. PreferFARM LABOUR REQUIRED: FT, 1A license & ence will be given to applicants who posat least 2 years farm experience is neces- sess applicable post-secondary education. sary. Operation of all farm equipment, trac- Additional requirements include: 1) Strong tors, sprayer, combines, grain cart, semis organizational, interpersonal, communicaand augers. Equipment maintenance & tion & negotiation skills with a demonrepairs. Need someone who is able to work strated collaborative approach when workindependently, takes pride in their job, ing with Team Members, colleagues, strong work ethic, positive attitude & will- farmers and business partners. 2) Strong customer service-orientation, motivated, ingness to learn. Call 306-272-7038. and capable of serving and assisting cusFARM LABOURER REQUIRED with previous tomers in a positive, courteous and effiexperience in operation of large farm cient manner. 3) Minimum 2 years of equipment and cattle handling. Preference managerial/ administrative experience. given to those with Class 1 license. Wages Saskatoon Co-op offers a comprehensive negotiable. 4 bedroom house available. salary & benefits package as well as onEmail resume and references to: shopdon- going training, personal and professional k e y t o m @ g m a i l . c o m o r p h o n e development and excellent opportunities 306-421-3282, Estevan, SK. for advancement. Please Apply online at: www.saskatooncoop.ca under careers FARM LABOURER REQUIRED for livestock or submit a detailed resume in confidence operation. Duties include: operating, main- o n o r b e fo r e M a r c h 8 t h , 2 0 1 8 t o : taining seeding & harvesting equip. Smoke d.dale@sasktel.net or Saskatoon Co-op free enviro., $17/hr. Housing avail. Lyle A g r o S a s k at o o n , S K . S 7 T 0 J 1 . F a x : Lumax, 204-525-2263, Swan River, MB. 306-933-3857.

FULL-TIME FARM LABOURER required for mixed farm. Valid drivers license required. Housing avail. Provost, AB. Fax resume: 780-753-2962 or ph 780-753-2952 or email: p_murray@live.ca

FARM LABOURER: FT permanent position available on mixed farm. Applicant must be mechanically inclined and able to maintain and do minor repairs on farm machinery and trucks. Assets would be welding & fabricating abilities, and a 1A licence or willing to obtain a 1A. Accommodation available. 306-893-8107, 306-893-8105.

OPPORTUNITY FOR MOTIVATED, hard working person to manage/work on mixed farm. Cattle experience and machinery operation and maintenance are necessary.

Class 1, mechanical and welding skills an asset. Housing provided; wages dependant on experience. Position starts July 1st, 2018. 403-575-0214, Veteran, AB. E-mail: letfarm@netago.ca

FARM & RANCH HELP Wanted in southern Saskatchewan. Must have some experience and drivers licence is an asset.

306-537-2624.

AG MECHANICS NEEDED in SE Sask.

Performing advanced diagnostics, repairs and maintenance on agricultural & turf equipment. John Deere Ag experience preferred. Perm./Full-time. Submit resume & cover letter on company website as soon as possible: www.nelsonmotors.com

WANTED: Farm Equipment Operators, experience required. Full-time available for the right person. Class 1A not required but an asset. Competitive wages. For more information phone Mike, 306-469-7741 or Justin, 306-469-0105, Big River, SK.

LODGE MANAGER REQUIRED for a seasonal fly-in fishing lodge in north-eastern Manitoba. 50-bed, light housekeeping lodge with a staff of 10. Guests cook own meals, guide own boats. Management experience important. Mechanical, carpentry experience an asset. 20-week season, May - September.

Salary plus room and board provided. Family owned for over 50 years. Located in Atikaki Provincial Park. Hiring for all positions. Couples/friends resumes accepted together. Email: bigfish@saslodge.com or 25,000 HEAD FEEDLOT at Bethune, SK is visit www.saslodge.com looking for a Full-time Pen Checker. Send resume to michelle@bpcattle.com or fax 306-624-2389.

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Irish producer likes feed management system Dairy farmer says milk quality and herd health benefit from using the Keenan InTouch system to increase mix accuracy and efficiency

BY CHRIS MCCULLOUGH FREELANCE WRITER

A dairy farmer in Ireland reports good reviews for a feed management and support system that continually reviews and advises producers on their herd’s nutritional needs.

Seamus Byrne, 63, milks 190 pedigree Holstein cows at Ardcath in the Republic of Ireland with his wife, Mary.

He said he is realizing improved milk quality and herd fertility by using the Keenan InTouch technology.

The herd produces an average yield of 9,000 litres per cow per year.

In times when gross margins are tight, Byrne is one of the lucky farmers making a healthy profit from milking cows, a feat he credits to keeping a tight eye on the costs of production.

By selling some of his milk on fixed contracts and the rest at normal rates, Byrne receives 65 cents per litre on average and estimates his cost of production at 39 cents per litre.

Byrne said he has used the Keenan system for 20 years and in that time, has worked with only three Keenan diet feeders. His current one, just about two years old, is the Keenan 360 model with a capacity of 20 cubic metres.

This model is fitted with the InTouch technology that works as a management tool for farmers to increase mix accuracy and efficiency.

“At first I was a bit reluctant to use the technology but now I wouldn’t go back to the old method,” said Byrne. “All I have to do is use the remote control from the telehandler and the control unit on the wagon tells me what to load up. It really does all the work for you.”

With only 33 acres available nearby to use for grazing, Byrne keeps his cows housed most of the time, allowing them out for a few hours in the day, on a 21-day rotation, during the summer.

Three cuts of silage are harvested from 55 acres on another farm, as well as 36 acres of corn that Byrne grows.

His milk is currently sitting at four percent butterfat and 3.5 percent protein but that’s not where it was before starting to use the InTouch system.

By using the Keenan system, Byrne increased his protein content by 0.3 percent and his butterfat by the same margin.

“We were having trouble getting the butterfat over four percent,” said Byrne. “Having introduced the InTouch system and using Alltech minerals we saw the butterfat jump to 4.1 percent at its highest and the protein to 3.5 percent.”

Byrne operates a predominantly spring calving herd and also witnessed his herd fertility improve on the InTouch system. His cows are lasting five lactations with a 20 percent replacement rate.

“Our calving index fell from over 400 days down to 380 days and we have 60 percent of the cows holding

These cows are currently eating a ration containing third cut silage, straw, maize, a special blend and minerals.

Dairy farmer Seamus Byrne, 63, says he has had no trouble adjusting to the new InTouch technology. | CHRIS MCCULLOUGH PHOTOS

to the first service using AI (artificial insemination).”

Byrne feeds his dairy cows a ration containing 10 kilograms of brewers grains, 10 kg corn, 25 kg grass silage, 1.5 kg straw and 7 kg of a blend formulated for the specific needs of the herd.

The InTouch live system can

detect when there is a problem with rations and send an alert to the farmer and the InTouch office.

On one occasion, the butterfat content of Byrne’s herd dropped and the InTouch system picked up an inconsistency in the ration that Byrnewas mixing.

“It wasn’t long before I received a

Irish farmer Seamus Byrne is on his third Keenan diet feeder in 20 years as a Keenan customer.

phone call from the InTouch team asking me what was wrong with the mix,” Byrne said.

“In actual fact, I had run out of the normal straw I was using and had switched to (rapeseed) straw, which was lower feeding value. That is why the butterfat dropped and is another benefit of the system.”

Byrne uses one of the previous InTouch control boxes on his feeder wagon.

Farmers need to be shown the value in smart-farming tools

BY CHRIS MCCULLOUGH FREELANCE WRITER

Most farmers recognize the need for new farm technology, but understanding how to monetize it is another story.

The smart farming era is changing the industry via the use of digitally gathered data, robots, sensors, software and most importantly, network connectivity.

Yet on a wider perspective, smart farming still has a long way to go as it is currently rated 10th on the 10 most popular Internet of Things applications.

ROBERT WALKER KEENAN

That places it well behind firstplace smart-home systems, smartgrid systems in fourth place and

connected-car systems in sixth.

Still, Robert Walker, chief executive officer of feed technology company Keenan, is positive smart technology will become vital in future farming.

Keenan is introducing technology to optimize its InTouch feeding system, something the company hopes will revolutionize feeding efficiencies.

“Farmers are not scared of technology,” said Walker, “but they need to know which ones work and are worth investing in.”

He said farmers use the latest technology in their civilian lives so

why wouldn’t they use it in business?

“Smart technology is all about data capture and how that data can help drive efficiency on a farm or any business.

“The farmer owns that data and it is specific to his business. In terms of the monetary value of that data, the farmer needs to know how it can save him or her money.

“Also though, they need to know what exactly they are paying for in terms of new technology,” said Walker.

Many new agricultural software

applications are being introduced and many ask farmers to sign contracts with monthly payments to access the technology. It can be a confusing world with lots of marketing hype.

Walker expressed concerns that agriculture is not investing in itself when it comes to the smart farming sector. “ Those companies that are investing in agricultural technology are external to the industry.

They obviously see the potential smart farming has but the agricultural industry here is not investing in itself.”

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Fast times in the winter time Skijordue was held in DeWinton, Alta., Feb.10, in which people on skis and snowboards are pulled by a horse, dog or motor vehicle.

Photographer Mike Sturk was on hand to capture the action.

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: Riders on horseback pull one skier down the course and another skier for the return trip in the skijor relay.

Rylie Harvie pulls Jean Loius Frank over the skijor long jump.

Dana Kolubinski, left, and Jennifer Whyte hang on for dear life in the skijor lounge race.

Rylie Harvey pulls Jean Louis Frank through the skijor circuit race.

Dressed for the occasion, Mats Zoumer of Longview, Alta., takes in the skijor action.

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Monsanto loses bid to stop ban Syngenta settles corn Arkansas restricted use of dicamba from April to October after complaints from farmers last year that spray drift damaged neighbouring crops CHICAGO, Ill. (Reuters) — An Arkansas judge has dismissed a Monsanto lawsuit aiming to stop Arkansas from blocking the use of a controversial farm chemical the company makes, dealing a blow to its attempts to increase sales of genetically modified crops.

M o n s a n t o, w h i c h i s b e i n g acquired by Bayer AG, filed the lawsuit last year in a bid to halt the state’s ban on spraying of dicamba from April 16 to Oct. 31.

Growers across the U.S. farm belt said last summer that dicamba drifted away from where it was sprayed, damaging millions of acres of crops that could not tolerate the herbicides.

Monsanto said it was disappointed with the judge’s decision and would consider additional

legal action.

In the ruling, Pulaski County Circuit Court Judge Chris Piazza cited a recent Arkansas Supreme Court decision that the state cannot be made a defendant in court, according to the Arkansas Agriculture Department.

Dicamba, also sold by BASF and Dow DuPont, is meant to be used during the summer growing season on soybeans and cotton that Monsanto genetically modified to resist the chemical.

Monsanto is banking on the herbicide and its dicamba-resistant soybean varieties to dominate soybean production in the United States. The company says dicamba, which it sells under the name XtendiMax with VaporGrip, is safe when used properly.

The Arkansas ban hurts Mon-

santo’s ability to sell dicambatolerant seed in the state and has caused “irreparable harm” to the company, according to Monsanto’s lawsuit. The state also l i m i t e d u s e o f M o n s a n t o ’s dicamba herbicide in 2017 but allowed sales of products by other companies.

David Wildy, an Arkansas farmer who served on a state task force that recommended the ban, said he supported the recent court ruling. He said his soybeans suffered damage from the herbicide last year and that it threatens plants ranging from flowers to vegetables and peanuts when it drifts away from where it is sprayed.

“If we can’t keep products on target, then there’s not a place for them in agriculture,” Wildy said.

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lawsuit with ADM CHIC AG O, Ill. (Reuters) — Archer Daniels Midland has settled a lawsuit with Syngenta over the seed company’s launch of a genetically modified corn strain that roiled grain exports to China, according to regulatory documents filed in February.

ADM sued Syngenta four years ago for selling the corn variety Agrisure Viptera, or MIR 162, before it was approved for import by China.

China rejected U.S. corn cargoes that contained the unauthorized strain, which caused financial losses for ADM, according to the lawsuit.

China ultimately approved imports of Viptera in 2014.

ADM and Syngenta reached a confidential settlement over the matter in December, according to an annual report the grain handler filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Cargill and U.S. farmers also sued

Syngenta. Last year, Syngenta, now owned by ChemChina, agreed to settle farmers’ lawsuits for close to $1.5 billion.

The Cargill case is set for trial in September, according to Syngenta.

“Syngenta is continuing to defend against the claims of other exporters and continues to believe that American farmers should have access to the latest U.S.-approved technologies to help them increase their productivity and crop yield,” spokesperson Paul Minehart said in an email.

Growers also sued ADM over the matter, claiming the company was negligent in failing to screen for GM corn. China’s rejections of U.S. shipments caused corn prices to plummet, according to the farmers’ lawyers. ADM remains a defendant in court actions in Illinois, which the company has sought to dismiss, the SEC filing said.

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Study puts dollar value on U.S. dairy support United States is gradually moving more of its dairy programs toward risk management

BY JOHN GREIG FREELANCE WRITER

American dairy farmers continue to benefit from broad agriculture supports, a study shows.

Dairy Farmers of Canada has had Grey, Clark, Shih and Associates regularly study the effects of American policy on dairy farms in the United States.

The latest data were released at the recent Dairy Farmers of Canada Policy Conference in Ottawa.

It showed that American dairy farmers benefit from the equivalent of US$12.06 per hundredweight or C$35.02 per hectolitre (35.02 cents per litre). That’s close to 70 percent of what farmers are paid now for their milk.

Peter Clark, a long-time trade consultant and lawyer, said at the conference that the U.S. is gradually moving more of its programs toward risk management.

“The U.S. has become aware of the WTO (World Trade Organization) inconsistency of many of their programs,” said Clark. “They’re shifting from direct and countercyclical payments and other issues to various types of insurance programs.”

Clark’s 500-page report does not represent actual support funds paid to U.S. dairies, but it analyzes many programs and then allocates a certain amount of funds from

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those programs to the potential use by dairy farmers, The programs include: domestic support, export subsidies, conservation programs, crop and livestock gross margin, risk management programs, disaster relief assistance programs, loan programs, crop insurance, livestock support, renewable fuels incentives and subsidies, and irrigation programs.

Nick Thurler, a Dairy Farmers of Ontario board member from eastern Ontario said that he knows numerous dairy farmers across the border in New York.

“I know if I told them they got $12 per cwt. subsidy, I know what the answer would be,” he said.

Clark says he’s heard from people who say they know American farmers who get no direct subsidies, but he points out that the subsidies are mostly indirect and farmers in the

American dairy farmers benefit from the equivalent of US$12.06 per hundredweight or C35.02 cents per litre, which is close to 70 percent of what farmers are paid now for their milk. | FILE PHOTO western U.S. have much greater benefit due to irrigation. Clark says that alfalfa and forages are the biggest users of irrigation water, mostly to feed dairy cattle and hence the massive amount of money that goes into irrigation systems.

“We look at what is available” to dairy farmers, said Clark. That’s typical of trade evaluations done by other countries as well, he says.

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Clark’s study included the impact of nutrition programs in the U.S. on dairy products.

“Some argue it should be seen as welfare and we shouldn’t be allocating it in this analysis,” he says, but he includes it because the original program was created as a

way to deal with excess agriculture production.

Clark says that American Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer’s lawyers have reports that list 160 subsidies on Canadian steel.

“When it comes to trade, you have to be precise.”

B.C. researchers focus on vegetable seeds

BY SHELLEY TOMLINSON FREELANCE WRITER

The British Columbia Seed Trials project is working to assist the province’s vegetable seed business.

Variety trials and other seedrelated research is underway to help farmers identify crops and and varieties that have a strong potential for the seed industry in B.C., according to Alexandra Lyon, a postdoctoral fellow with the University of British Columbia. “ The reason we want to get involved with supporting the vegetable seed industry here is to create opportunities in local agriculture because we have a really good climate for growing a lot of vegetable seed crops.”

In 2016, trials included spinach, golden beets and a variety of kale.

This year, researchers expect to have carrots and leeks again. As well, they may be adding new crops, either peppers or cabbage.

“The reasoning that goes into selecting these crops for the most part is looking for crops that are good for seed production in B.C. So, Washington state, right across the border, is one of the centres for spinach production and the reason for that is in this part of the world where we have mild winters, it’s very good for growing seed crops where the crop has to stay in the ground for two years,” she said.

“Within those crops, we’re looking at a range of varieties and we’re looking at varieties that perform well and have characteristics that mainly direct-market growers are looking for in this region.”

According to Lyon, university

The study is looking for crops that are good for seed production in British Columbia. | FILE PHOTO researchers have had input from the public and farmers about the taste and appearance of the varieties that are being grown.

“Another outcome of this that I’m very happy about is we’ve had a core group of farmers who have been involved. We’re working with about 20 farms in the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island. We’ve, over a couple of years, built up a nice network of farmers who are interested in going forward with on farm research,” she said.

The project is a collaboration between several different groups including the Bauta Family Initiative on Canadian Seed Security, the University of B.C. farm and FarmFolk-CityFolk.

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Supply is tightening as demand rises WINNIPEG (CNS) — As supplies tighten, Lethbridge feedlot operators are looking for cheaper options when it comes to feed.

“Supply seems to be tight in general. There’s not a lot of offers on either corn or barley at the moment. And demand is higher than expected coming into March,” said Brandon Motz, sales manager a t C o r Ni n e C o m m o d i t i e s i n Lacombe, Alta.

Manitoba corn has been making its way onto feedlots lately, but according to Motz, logistics are coming into play, making corn from south of the border more attractive.

“A large of chunk of (corn) is coming from (the United States) simply because we can move in 100 cars at a time. It’s just logistically a little easier to manage,” he said.

Supply has been consistent from Manitoba but at smaller volumes than corn from the U.S. corn. As well, corn from the U.S. is cheaper due to the large stocks there.

However, corn prices across the board are on the upswing due to greater demand and more limited supplies. Manitoba corn recently rallied 20 cents, according to Motz.

Manitoba corn bids are sitting between C$4.40 to C$4.50 per bushel, picked up from the farm as of Feb. 14. U.S. corn has also seen an increase lately and is sitting at the US$2.32 to US$2.35 per bu. range for delivery to feedlot, said Motz.

“I would think anybody that’s gotten on the corn program is looking to reload with corn before the April, May, June cycle. If barley became fairly attractive versus corn, you could convince them to switch but coming in through March, the timeline’s getting fairly tight,” he said.

He added that the Alberta feed barley market is heating up as supplies of all feed types tighten. At CorNine, feed barley for pickup in central Alberta was at $4.40 to $4.60 per bu. on Feb. 14.

Meanwhile, feed oats were seeing little of the added feed demand.

Motz said lack of a strong supply makes feed oats less attractive to feedlots.

“There’s always interest, but once again a strong supply is always a factor…. I would say next to corn and barley, wheat is probably the next favourable commodity but once again price point becomes an issue,” he said.

Feed oats on Feb. 14 at CorNine were at $2.80 to $3 per bu. for farm pickup, but Motz said that isn’t a firm number, just an indication.

Feed wheat was sitting at the $5.50 to $5.60 per bu. range for pickup in central Alberta.

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More acres require grain bin upgrades

BY RON LYSENG WINNIPEG BUREAU

As expanding farmers buy or rent more land, their first priority is securing the necessary seeding rigs, sprayers and then harvest equipment. There’s no denying the logic of this chronology. Without field equipment, there is no crop.

However, the rush to address cropping requirements of those new acres means the grain-handling assets required to service them is often overlooked until the day that crop is staring you in the eye, says GSI grain-handling specialist Gary Woodruff.

He says it’s wrong to assume that the new operator will be able to just pick up and handle all the crop managed by the land’s previous owner. He says the previous owner may have had storage, handling and marketing options not available to the new owner.

“Whether you’re just adding a quarter or you’re talking major expansion, you may be approaching that point where simple augers and bins scattered around the countryside no longer serve your purpose,” says Woodruff.

“If you’re contemplating more acres, but the situation is that you’re just barely getting by at your current bin yard, then you should maybe start considering a leg system with a dump pit or at least VersaLoops.”

He says VersaLoop looks like an auger on the outside, but inside it’s

a chain loop with a delivery pipe and a return pipe just above. It uses UHMW paddles to gently pull the grain. There’s less grain damage than with a conventional auger. It moves grain up an incline of 60 degrees to load taller bins. The drive and all serviceable parts are located at the bottom, allowing easy access.

Woodr uff says he nor mally doesn’t see the need to move to a leg or VersaLoop or other engineered high-volume system until there’s more than 100,000 bushels of crop to handle. He says the volume threshold can be as high as 200,000 bushels on some prairie farms.

The real crunch, he says, comes at the first big harvest when there is no more space for rent at the elevator and the semis are wasting time hauling anywhere they can find room.

Then it turns to desperation time, when you start piling grain on the ground. And, to top off the worstcase scenario, that’s is inevitably when the rain comes. Farmers reach the decision point when they see how much money they’re losing in efficiency and in quality downgrades.

“The typical situation we see is where a guy has a couple 20,000-bushel bins, he’s added a 40,000-bu. bin a few years ago, and now he needs to add 60,000 bu.

And the size and layout is beyond what he can handle with a conventional big auger and swing-away auger. Now he has to do something.

Farmer Thurman Gaskill of Corwith, Iowa, left, expanded his grain system last year. He poses with Adam Abels from Ag Advantage Systems, which designed and built the expansion project. Gaskill said planning was essential. | GASKILL PHOTO “Once you get to eight or nine rings on your tank or a 40-foot eave, that’s beyond the height you can easily handle with an auger. And if you try, it’ll eat up a tremendous amount of power. You’ve gotten to

the point where you’re so big and you’re handling such a huge volume that you simply cannot do it the old way anymore.

“Your trucks are standing in line.

You’ve had to reduce your harvest

speed, and that’s a killer. At that point, it pretty well forces you to do something different.”

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Bin plans need to go in before the crop

BY RON LYSENG WINNIPEG BUREAU

Farmer Thurman Gaskill’s farm grain system expansion at Corwith, Iowa. | GASKILL PHOTO

Dave Wall’s phone starts ringing off the wall in August when farmers realize they’ll harvest more crop than their systems can handle and they want to add capacity and maybe a few upgrades at the same time.

Wall owns Wall Grain, one of the largest dealers of grain-handling and storage systems on the Prairies. He’s made a career of selling the concept of good planning ahead of selling steel. This explains why August and September are frustrating months for him.

“Even if I had all the components in our inventory, we could never get everything installed that farmers want installed that time of year.

It all comes down to a lack of planning,” he says.

“Farmers get it bassackwards so many times when it comes to planning their grain-handling systems.

I’m sorry to say it, but they do get it wrong very often. It’s frustrating for us because then we have to go in there and try fixing a grain-handling system that was not planned properly. We’re bottlenecked

before we even get through the gate.”

Wall says many growers invite him and his engineers to come out and make changes or additions to help an existing system. But they often have to go back to basic planning to rectify mistakes made 20 years ago.

He says one of the biggest challenges is working with a site that lacks three-phase power, and where it’s not going to be available in the near future. This forces the producer to invest in a genset or to start over at a new location.

“We were talking with farmers about all this stuff decades ago. You have to start with a site that has three-phase power, it’s high and dry and it’s on a hard-packed road so you can haul in and out all year round.

“If a farmer wants us to build a bin or two, somewhere, anywhere, sure we’ll do that. There’s value in that.

The next buyer or the next renter of that property will thank you for that and pay you for that. But as soon as you want more than two bins, then we say, ‘no, stop, you need a plan for five or 10 years down the road.

We don’t just go building a bunch

of bins anywhere.’ ” Wall says a well-planned site might be a considerable distance from the main farmyard, but it adds value to all the farmland around if it has three-phase power and good road access. History has shown that at retirement, these sites are easily rented and sold.

The other factor growers should consider is that each acre of land produces more crop today than it did 10 years ago and will likely see another big jump in volume in the next decade and beyond.

Although Wall is in the business of putting up steel and concrete, he is a big advocate of grain bags.

Grain bags ease the immediate pressure during panic situations.

“The grain bag is the best BandAid we’ve ever seen. When those things came along, I said, ‘hallelujah’. My salesmen hated me for that.

But I told them, ‘guys, we can’t build these legs and bins fast enough.’ We were so swamped that if we’d had 100 big bins in stock, we couldn’t build them. Grain bags gave us time and gave the farmer time to plan a proper system.” ron.lyseng@producer.com

PRODUCTION » CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS PAGE Dryer size sets hopper size Experts say wet grain should not sit in the hopper tank longer than one day. However, that’s exactly what happens if the hopper feeding your dryer is too large. Woodruff says farmers have a natural tendency in all equipment purchases to assume that a size too big is better than a size too small. While it may be true in other purchases, it’s not true when buying a wet hopper.

“The key thing to remember about sizing your dryer and wet tank is we’re just talking about grain in front of the dryer. A lot of guys will put in a big hopper tank, but that’s backwards. That hopper tank in front of the dryer needs to be small enough that it totally emp-

ties once every day.

“If you’ve got a dryer that does 10,000 bu. a day and you install a 30,000-bu. wet tank because you think that’ll give you some surge capacity, it’s not going to work.

Remember that on a hopper tank, the first grain in is the last grain out.

“If you’ve got a hopper tank that doesn’t drain empty every day, that first grain you put in never leaves that tank until everything is run through. Within a week, you’ll be going into that hopper on a rope with your pickaxe to chop grain out of there. That’s not something you want to do ever.”

As obvious as that scenario might seem when it’s explained, Woodruff says it’s one of the most common mistakes he sees when systems have not been designed by specialized grain-handling engineers.

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He says a rule of thumb when determining size is the wet tank should hold enough grain for eight to 12 hours of the dryer capacity. If your dryer handles 10,000 bu. a day, then you shouldn’t have more than a 5,000 bu. wet tank. That ratio will ensure that the dryer runs all night so you get good efficiency out of the unit, but also ensures that the wet tank is empty first thing in the morning.

If the wet tank isn’t empty first thing in the morning, Woodruff says the smartest thing farmers can do is go do something else. They shouldn’t add more grain until the wet tank is cleaned out.

He says he recommends a maximum ratio of 12 hours wet tank capacity. Average farm size is CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE

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Multiple bin sites

expanding so rapidly, as is dryer size. A hopper tank that holds 12 hours of wet grain today may hold only eight hours of grain a few years from now.

Woodruff says expanding farmers in the corn belt, where he does m o s t o f h i s w o rk , hav e g o n e through the same dilemma as Canadian prairie farmers when it

comes to dealing with their wide array of bins scattered further than the eye can see.

On the Prairies, those remote sites often don’t have three-phase.

The bins may be small but there’s lots of them, and they do hold

grain, so they do have value.

“This can be a serious problem if you don’t handle it well, because each one of those small bin locations has value. We went through that scenario about 20 years ago down here, and it actually worked out pretty well.

“Guys have taken those four or five smaller systems and specialized them. One site might be just for soybeans, so it’s equipped for soybeans. Another one or two might be for cereals.”

On the Canadian Prairies, where farmers typically have longer rotations, it might be possible to set up one bin site for canola, one for beans, one for pulse crops, one for corn and another for cereals. The remote bin yards will be set aside for crops that require less attention, and which may not need threephase power, says Woodruff. The remote bins might also be used for dried grain.

Although moving bins is also an option, Woodruff points out that it may be better to maintain all the remote bin sites in their original

location if the farm is spread out.

When harvest is tight, this can cut down on the length of truck trips, or it can allow the semis haul to the main site, while grain carts haul to the nearby bins.

Another option is to use remote sites to store grain that has already gone through the dryer. The semis haul tough grain to the main yard.

Instead of dead heading on the backhaul to the field, the semi brings dry grain to the remote sites, and it’s shipped to market from there. This plan is especially appealing if those remote bins lack power.

“All these various plans for multiple bin sites can be a nuisance.

There’s no doubt they require a higher level of management. But let’s face it, you can’t just always throw dollars at things. It would be nice to design and build a complete new storage and handling facility from scratch, on a fresh piece of ground. But very few people can afford to do it all at once.” ron.lyseng@producer.com

Wet seal technology for spray pumps

BY RON LYSENG WINNIPEG BUREAU

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BR AND ON — Wet seals, employed in aircraft and industry for decades, are finally finding their way into agricultural spray pumps built by Pentair Hypro.

The big benefit is in situations when the pump runs dry, Pentair fluid specialist Brian Henderson said during Manitoba Ag Days at the end of last month, where he debuted three new Hypro products.

“Once the pump runs dry enough times, the seal usually fails, and that can mean you’re sitting idle for a day or two in the middle of spraying season,” Henderson said.

He said some farmers get five to 10 years out of a seal before it needs replacing. Sometimes the plumbing in the sprayer contributes to seal failure. In other situations, when an operator changes chemicals, the trend is to purge the system better. That means the pumps run dry more often than they did previously.

“The other benefit of a wet seal is it helps prevent chemical bonding,” he said.

“Sometimes the two seal surfaces will stick together because of the chemical reaction. With a wet seal, those chemicals don’t contact the seal surfaces.

“The lubricant in the seal housing is similar to antifreeze. It’s a special formula we’ve developed to help lubricate the seal. You need to top it up once every 1,000 hours.”

The wet seal is available only on the 9306 and the 9303 pumps, which are the two most popular pumps. These two pumps have just undergone a total re-design, which now incorporates the new seals on every unit. The new design also has a more powerful hydraulic motor and bigger bearings for longer life.

He said it’s not possible to retrofit an older pump, but the new design fits the same footprint, so replacement is easy.

The wet seal technology adds about US$600 to the purchase price of a pump, which Henderson said is a small price to pay if it avoids even one day of downtime.

The new pumps sell for about $3,000. ron.lyseng@producer.com

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Farmers will need to look to the horizon for their precipitation this growing season, say forecasters. | MICHAEL RAINE PHOTOS

Cold with a chance of damp later: forecasters Weakening La Nina weakens forecasting, but keeps it cool

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An end to very dry or very wet conditions won’t necessarily put Canadian farmers into the pink this spring, unless they get it from wind-chill.

Prairie producers can look for relatively normal precipitation this spring and early summer, while the situation will remain damp in Eastern Canada, with slow drying.

Long-time agricultural weather forecasters Jim Block of DTN, and Bruce Burnett of Glacier MarketsFarm, put their experience to work and provided a Canadian springseason agricultural forecast this week.

The weakening La Nina will help deliver a cooler edge to the spring out West, with waves of frost-level cold coming through to the middle of May or slightly later. The cold will likely influence planting decisions for many prairie farmers, who might choose to hold back on early seeding of vulnerable crops such as canola, said Burnett. “Dryness in the West, especially in the western U.S., has been creeping up into the prairie provinces and is typical of a La Nina pattern,� said Block, chief meteorological officer at DTN. Block said the snowpack running from the American Midwest to Manitoba and western Ontario will hold the cold air around longer than normal.

He said the good news might come in March, in the form of snow throughout the month.

Burnett said that additional moisture could cause producers to reconsider cropping situations when it comes to small-seeded or special crops in areas where moisture has been at a premium.

However, he said in the northern grain belt and into the Peace River country, where moisture has not been as big an issue and where a larger-than-average snowpack could lead to excessive moisture,

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Bruce Burnett of Glacier MarketsFarm. the cooler weather and potential for more pre-seeding precipitation might not be as welcome.

In Eastern Canada, the moisture remains abundant, and Block feels that while it won’t turn dry or hot, the same unsettled, mild conditions that have been delivering rain in February will persist into spring. “They won’t see the same cold as in the West, but they won’t be getting great drying weather either,� said the DTN meteorologist.

Burnett said for row-crop producers anywhere in Canada, the issue is generally soil temperature at seeding, so the cooler spring conditions won’t be encouraging planting until the fields begin to warm.

For Ontario and Quebec farmers, there is a chance of getting into fields early, but only where it is dry or warm enough to get good crop establishment.

Block said the West might be slow to warm, even though it is exceptional dry in many areas, which normally lends itself to quicker warming. He said the large snowpacks across major parts of the

continent will likely keep temperatures cooler later than usual. “Near the U.S. border it will be slow to get wet and slow to warm up,� he said.

Burnett said the lack of a weather feature, such as a strong La Nina or El Nino, and with the slow-slide into a neutral phase between the two, means the reliability of seasonal weather forecasts can be compromised.

Block said one thing he can rule out is a return to hot and dry conditions. However, the likelihood of enough precipitation to replace lost soil reserves could also be seriously questioned, he said.

Forecasters say the main thing they expect to see for the growing season, once started, will be producers looking to the skies for timely rains to get the crop through to harvest.

The two forecasters plan to bring their joint experience to bear on the subject regularly throughout the growing season. mike.raine@producer.com

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How to buy Bunge? Bond investors say equity Archer Daniels Midland is expected to issue equity to finance a proposed Bunge takeover rather than take on debt CHIC AG O, Ill. (Reuters) — Archer Daniels Midland Co. would need to issue equity to help finance a proposed takeover of rival Bunge Ltd., according to investors and bond analysts, as a years-long slump in agricultural commodity prices makes a debt-only deal too risky.

Issuing equity would dilute the ownership of existing ADM shareholders in what would be the biggest grain industry deal on record.

However, it would put the company on a stronger financial footing — helping it preserve cheap

access to credit to fund its regular operations of buying, processing and selling corn, soybeans and wheat.

“Given the importance for capital market access, there would have to be some sort of equity component in this transaction,” said Bill Densmore, senior director of corporate ratings at Fitch Ratings.

ADM’s proposed acquisition of Bunge came to light earlier this winter, although neither side has confirmed that they are in talks.

The deal has an estimated price tag higher than $16 billion and

comes as years of bumper harvests keep crop prices low and make it difficult for grain merchants to turn a profit.

That downturn means creditors may keep ADM on a short leash if it did the deal. For example, Fitch would potentially give ADM a shorter window than its usual 18 to 24 months to reduce the ratio of its debt-to-earnings — or leverage — after a deal, something critical to maintaining its A long-term credit rating, Densmore said “We would have less confidence

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in those earnings going forward,” Densmore said.

Companies can be downgraded if leverage exceeds a certain ratio range for too long.

Like Fitch, S&P Global Ratings has assigned ADM an A longterm rating, indicating a corporate bond that is an attractive investment with a relatively low risk of default. ADM has a comparable long-term A2 rating from Moody’s Investors Service, which uses slightly different labels in its scale.

ADM relies on the good ratings for easy and cheap access to credit to buy crops from farmers, make improvements to processing plants and build new grain facilities. Merchants typically pay off short-term borrowings after processing the crops and selling them to users such as livestock producers.

Volumes are huge but margins are typically thin, which makes access to cheap capital essential.

Last year, ADM processed more than 57 million tonnes of corn and oilseeds and exported millions of tonnes more.

ADM did not respond to a request for comment, but chief financial officer Ray Young said on a Feb. 6 conference call that maintaining strong ratings is “paramount” to ADM. He suggested there were other ways of funding a deal than debt.

“We’ve got so many avenues in order to help raise capital,” he said.

Added Sam Halpert, a senior analyst for VanEck’s Natural Resources Equity strategy, which owns Bunge shares and previously owned stock in ADM: “They have to do an equity deal,” said.

To be sure, concerns about how ADM would finance a deal for

Bunge could dissipate if grain supplies tighten and earnings improve.

ADM, which has a market capitalization of about $23.8 billion, would also likely need to sell some of Bunge’s assets to win anti-trust approval from regulators due to an overlap of their businesses, particularly in the United States.

Cash from those sales would help pay down some of the debt, said John Rogers, senior vice-president at Moody’s. Those sales would be material, he added, but could come at a time when they may not fetch the highest prices.

Rogers said the estimated price for Bunge may be too high for ADM. “It just seems to be an awfully large price to pay given what you might get for some of these assets,” Rogers said.

“But never say never in this business.”

Bunge is rated BBB by Fitch and S&P and Baa2 by Moody’s, three notches below ADM’s ratings.

Last year, Fitch and Moody’s cut their outlooks for Bunge because of weak earnings and after the company issued $1 billion of debt to buy a controlling stake in a Malaysian palm oil company.

Bunge has declined to comment on ADM’s approach, which followed a wave of mergers among top seed and crop chemical companies. Bunge has a market cap of about $10.7 billion.

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Critical time for U.S. wheat as drought threatens Rainfall is needed either before the winter wheat crop’s dormancy period ends or shortly after to avoid significant yield losses

BY BRIAN CROSS SASKATOON NEWSROOM

Farmers in Kansas, Oklahoma, Colorado and Texas are hoping for relief from persistent drought conditions that threaten yields in many of the United States’ most productive winter wheat growing areas.

Sources at the U.S. Department of Agriculture say lack of rainfall since late October along with extremely low topsoil moisture conditions are heightening concerns about lost yield potential and abandonment of winter wheat acres in key states.

Depending on temperatures and location, the U.S. winter wheat crop normally breaks from dormancy in late February or early- to midMarch.

Rainfall is needed either before the dormancy period ends or shortly after to avoid significant yield losses, said Brad Rippey, a meteorologist with the USDA. Rippey said southern production areas will need rain in the next two to four weeks to avoid significant losses.

In general, more northerly growing areas are in better shape and may not require rain for four to six weeks.

“We do have grave concerns for the (winter wheat) crop across the southern half of the Great Plains and that area encompasses a significant portion of the U.S. winter wheat crop,” Rippey said.

“At this moment, we have approximately 45 percent of the winter wheat production area considered to be in drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.”

Kansas, Oklahoma, Colorado and Texas typically account for almost 40 percent of the red winter wheat produced in the United States each year.

The U.S. Drought Monitor provides weekly updates on drought conditions affecting major crops and key production areas.

In a recent weekly report, it said 100 percent of the winter wheat crop in Oklahoma is facing moderate, severe or extreme drought conditions, along with 99 percent in Texas, 72 percent in Kansas and 42 percent in Colorado.

Rippey said production concerns related to lack of moisture have been compounded in some areas by late establishment last fall and extreme temperature fluctuations over the past few months.

“We’ve had some very harsh temperature swings, ranging from subzero degrees Fahrenheit (-20 C or lower) and we’ve also seen temperatures up (to 20 C or higher).”

Although parts of the southern United States received moderate to

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We do have grave concerns for the (winter wheat) crop across the southern half of the Great Plains and that area encompasses a significant portion of the U.S. winter wheat crop.

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heavy rainfall in the seven-day period ending Feb. 13, extreme drought conditions expanded across northern Texas, the USDA said in a summary released Feb. 15.

Severe drought conditions also

expanded across central Texas and the drought situation remained largely unchanged in Oklahoma “with rain sorely needed as warmer weather begins to stimulate the growth of crops and vegetation.”

In northern Texas and much of western Oklahoma, little if any precipitation has fallen over the past 90 to 120 days.

At Amarillo, Texas, growers have gone without rain for more than 125 days, shattering the previous mark of 75 days in records dating back to 1892.

“The lack of rainfall is affecting winter wheat, pastures, pond levels, and stream flows,” the USDA summary said.

“Impacts will rapidly escalate if rain does not materialize soon.”

Romulo Lollato, a wheat and forage crop extension specialist at Kansas State University, said the next few weeks are critical.

Kansas typically accounts for more than 20 percent of U.S. winter wheat production.

“For now, while the crop is still dormant, I think we’re not really losing too much yield … yet,” Lollato said.

“But the next two to three weeks will be really crucial. Once it starts warming up in late February or early March, if we don’t get rain, I think we’ll see the crop go backwards really, really quickly because we really have no moisture in the

root zone.”

Lollato said the Kansas wheat crop got off to a slow start last fall, as planting efforts were delayed by rain in late September and early October.

Since then, however, much of the state has received little or no rainfall.

Delayed seeding last fall affected establishment, giving crops less time than normal to develop root systems and tillers before the onset of winter.

Lollato said many Kansas wheat producers are delaying fertilizer applications until they receive rainfall. brian.cross@producer.com

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The proposed check-off agreement would see $1.30 per head go to Alberta Beef Producers, 25 cents to the Alberta Cattle Feeders Association and 40 cents to a new beef industry development fund. The remaining five cents would rebate auction markets and processors that collect the money. | MIKE STURK PHOTO

ABP, feeders work on new checkoff Alberta Beef Producers and Alberta Cattle Feeders Association propose new agreement for sharing $2 per head levy

BY BARBARA DUCKWORTH CALGARY BUREAU

RED DEER — Alberta beef groups h o p e t o h av e a n e w f u n d i n g arrangement with a new level of co-operation in place by next year.

Alberta Beef Producers and the Alberta Cattle Feeders Association have proposed a New Era Beef Industry Agreement to split the $2 per head levy charged on every animal sold. However, some other industry players say they want more details.

The checkoff would be nonrefundable with $1.30 going to ABP, 40 cents to a new beef industry development fund and 25 cents to the cattle feeders. A five-cent refund would go to rebate auction markets and processors collecting the money.

The Western Stock Growers Association passed a resolution requesting a clear and detailed position on the proposal to bring back a non-refundable checkoff.

All levies collected by commodity groups became refundable under law about 10 years ago but recent provincial legislation reversed the rule, allowing producer groups to

decide.

Commodity group checkoffs pay for marketing, promotion and research.

Allowing individual producers to request a rebate made ABP more accountable in the way it handled its funds, said Bill Hanson of the stock growers. “ The reason we asked for a refundable checkoff was for effective use of dollars. It wasn’t that the people didn’t want to give money to the industry. Most people here would give more than what the checkoff is today if it was effectively used dollars,” he said.

The issue was debated during annual meetings at the Alberta Beef Industry Conference held in Red Deer Feb. 21-23.

Hanson argued primary producers are carrying the greatest load because the cattle feeders can adjust the price of calves to account for the levy.

“We are the ones paying it, so we should have a say in how it is spent,” he said.

Other members suggested the issue should go to a plebiscite. How the changes could be implemented are still under investigation.

Cattle feeder members also want

more information.

“There are a lot of details that have to be worked out. It sounds to me like we might be a bit premature,” said Rick Paskal of Picture Butte, Alta.

More work needs to be done but such an agreement could provide stable funding for beef groups at the provincial and national level, said Ryan Kasko, new chair of Alberta Cattle Feeders Association.

“We have had a tremendous change in the political climate provincially and federally. We have a lot more complex regulatory pressures that we are dealing with like labour, farm safety and carbon taxes. We need to make sure we have an industry that is well-represented and well-funded,” he said.

The industry development council would have three representatives each from ABP and ACFA and an independent member. Money would go for research, education, market development and other issues. The new approach would be reviewed in two years and then every five years.

Staffing, offices and organizational matters would be worked out to avoid duplication of services.

Cattle feeders would remain a separate organization and would retain its own membership fee. Its share of the check-off money could be directed to the development fund.

Alberta Beef would receive about the same amount of money at around $5 million and ACFA would get about $850,000, which is about what it collects in memberships now.

The development fund could have as much as $1.4 million a year.

Bob Lowe, past-chair of ABP, said the proposed new agreement offers a way to clear long-standing distrust between beef groups.

“There has been distrust between the two organizations for a long, long time. You are not going to put it together in one year. It is a 10-year plan and you have to start somewhere,” he said.

Besides determining how to divvy the check-off money, Alberta producers will start paying more in April because the national checkoff increased to $2.50 per animal sold from $1.

Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba start collecting it in April, while British Columbia starts in July.

The Atlantic provinces have been

collecting it for a year, while Ontario and Quebec are still working out a model to collect their portion, said Melinda German of the Canadian Beef Cattle Checkoff Agency.

The money pays for operations at Canada Beef Inc., Beef Cattle Research Council and a new entity, Issues Management.

Under the current model, Alberta submits $3.8 million or about half of the total amount of the national fund. The other provinces collect less than $1 million each.

Claw-backs remain a contentious issue, where provinces retain money for provincial research and marketing activities. The agency’s annual report said 19 percent of the national checkoff was held back by six provinces.

“Every province that takes back money has to tell us exactly how they are spending that money,” German said.

B.C., Alberta and Saskatchewan do not hold back money but Quebec, for example, takes back nearly all the funds, which support its veal sector. Manitoba holds back about six percent. barbara.duckworth@producer.com

Canadian beef quality audit shows little improvement Audit shows higher percentages of liver abscess, tag and injection lesions than what were found in 2010-11

BY BARB GLEN LETHBRIDGE BUREAU

The latest audit of Canadian beef quality reveals that abscessed livers, dirty hides and minor injection-site lesions are appearing more often in cattle, as well as a rising trend to over-fat animals.

Compared to the last audit, com-

pleted in 2010-11, those indicators showed no improvement and in several cases, were worse.

However, the audit also showed fewer horned cattle arriving at slaughter, which limits injury and costs to the processor. There were also fewer over-thin and over-fat animals among non-fed cattle and a reduction in major bruising.

The audit is carried out to measure progress on several key indicators of beef quality, said Canadian Cattlemen’s Association technical services director Mark Klassen.

Data was collected from processing plants in fall 2016, winter 2016 and spring 2017 from a minimum of 25,000 animals. That number represents about one percent of the annual Canadian slaughter, he said.

Overall, data showed the cost of quality defects is increasing and not all of it is due to increased carcass cut-out values, said Klassen in

a Feb. 14 webinar.

He suggested the results present “an opportunity to refocus on quality at the primary production level” as well as investments in research to improve some industry practices.

Klassen said he had no definitive explanation for the increase in abscessed livers among fed cattle.

It may be due to greater reliance on high-energy rations but more research is needed.

Some 68 percent of cattle livers are fit for human consumption but 22 percent are condemned and 10

percent are diverted to pet food.

The number of abscessed livers has risen in the previous two quality audits as well, said Klassen.

“Almost across the board, whether it’s fed or non-fed … overall the trend was clear and not positive. It’s clear that this is becoming more expensive for the Canadian industry.”

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Volatile beef market expected to continue A feedlot owner could be looking at a final selling price ranging from $2,200 to $3,000 per animal during the course of a year actually imported about 70,000 U.S. calves to fill feedlot pens.

I n a d d i t i o n , e x t re m e l y d r y weather conditions have held back growth in the major cattle areas of the Prairies, particularly for parts of Saskatchewan and southern Alberta.

The Canadian herd is around 3.8 million cows but the U.S. has added about 2.5 million cows in the last three years in a major expansion.

T h e U. S. g ro w t h m ay s l o w i f drought persists and cows are sold due to lack of feed and water.

Pa c k i n g c a p a c i t y h a s b e e n strong with about 67,000 head killed per week at federally inspected plants. Canadian fed

BY BARBARA DUCKWORTH CALGARY BUREAU

RED DEER — Major price volatility continues in the Canadian beef market.

Prices fluctuate day to day and that can affect the bottom line for cow-calf and feedlot operators, said Brian Perillat, senior analyst for Canfax.

“Even within a few months they can change a lot. Fed cattle prices can fluctuate $700 to $800 throughout the year,” he said at the Alberta Beef Industry Conference held in Red Deer Feb. 21-23.

Ultimately a feedlot owner buying calves and selling finished steers could be looking at a final price ranging from $2,200 to $3,000 per head during the course of a year.

Last year showed the biggest price swings and Perillat ventures 2018 could be similar.

Overall, prices will hold due to good demand from strong exports.

“Last year on the export market, we sold more and we got higher prices for it. That is where the opportunity lies and that is where things look fairly positive,” he said.

An unusual situation in recent times has been the strength in basis levels. Canada has been in a premium position against most American classes of cattle. However, the premium is starting to

tighten.

Cull cow prices remain at a premium to the United States when typically, Canada is discounted.

Cow prices have been at $10-$20 per hundredweight better than the U.S., but those prices have recently dipped.

There have been major profit swings for yearling steers but the feedlot sector was profitable in 2017 compared to the year before when there was plenty of red ink.

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2010, for example.

There is no performance penalty at the feedlot level for abscessed livers, but they are a loss to packing plants. Klassen calculated the loss per animal to be more than $20.

As for dirty hides, measured by the amount of dirt and manure, or tag, on animals arriving at slaughter, data showed it to be highly weather dependent but also rising in the case of non-fed animals and about the same in fed animals compared to the last audit.

Tag increases labour costs at the plant because lines must move slower. It can also damage equipment and has implications for risk of E. coli contamination.

On fed animals, about 85 percent had high levels of tag. About 57 percent of non-fed animals had high tag levels compared to 20 percent in 2010-11.

“The costs of tag over time and in particular from this audit to the last audit have increased,” said Klassen. “It’s not an insignificant cost we’re looking at, somewhere in the range of $10 per head.”

Obviously, producers can’t control the weather but better drainage in pens, more bedding and more frequent pen cleaning could help reduce tag levels, he added.

Regarding surface injection site lesions, the number of minor lesions on animals has increased in both fed and non-fed animals. The number of major lesions was also slightly higher.

Major lesions generally render the surrounding cuts unusable and minor ones also result in waste because they must be cut away from the carcass.

Though most surface lesions

Results of the 2016-17 Beef Carcass Quality Audit show discounts from liver abscesses and the presence of tag on carcasses continue to cost money for producers and processors.

cattle and cows are staying at home rather than heading south, keeping plants viable.

The newest plant, Harmony Beef near Calgary, has started operations but is only at about half of its daily capacity of 800 head.

Carcass weights hit record levels but are starting to moderate.

Much of the added weight was fat with low value. In 2016, the average weight was 915 pounds and last year was about 15 lb. lighter.

Most recently, the Alberta average carcass was 877 lb. but Ontario reported weights at 977 lb. barbara.duckworth@producer.com

The cow-calf sector has been profitable but there is little appetite for expansion so the herd inventory is about the same size as it was in the early 1990s. | MIKE STURK PHOTO through the year.

Fed cattle could be stronger this spring with prices in the $170s per cwt. but the market could be riskier going into late summer and could fall back to $130 per cwt.

The cow-calf sector has been profitable but there is little appetite for expansion so the herd inventory is about the same size as it was in the early 1990s.

“We are just keeping enough heifers to replace the culls,” he said.

This past year Canadians have

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were minor, said Klassen, their number has trended upward since 1999.

One in seven non-fed animals had a surface-injection-site lesion.

An upcoming producer survey is expected to explore possible reasons. Shoulder injection sites are the primary issue, said Klassen.

The audit also showed losses due to brands on hides. The number of branded cattle has been dropping since 1999 but took an uptick in 2016-17.

Klassen noted some lenders and insurers require brands on their clients’ cattle. However, more producers are branding cattle on the rib, which he said is the worst possible location because it has the most impact on hide value. The number of rib brands has almost doubled compared to the 2010 audit.

Klassen said brands cost an estimated $1.25 loss per animal.

The audit showed a reduction in major bruising on cattle, which was

good for both meat quality and animal welfare, Klassen noted. On fed cattle, bruising appeared most often on the chuck and loin. Nonfed animals tended to have a higher number of bruises.

“We did also see … greater numbers of major bruises and the round in this case was the most impacted, followed by the loin.”

Klassen said industry losses from bruising are increasing because of higher carcass values. And although bruising on non-fed animals was less than in the previous audit, it was still greater than in 1999.

Yield grade is trending downward because of the need to trim off external fat, said Klassen. Rib eyes are slowly getting bigger and fat depth is up 76 percent from the last audit.

“On average, we’re adding seven pounds per year” to carcasses, he said. barb.glen@producer.com

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Resistance to dewormers can be managed Parasite pressure may not be out of control, but producers could see lower reproduction rates and weaning weights STOMACH WORM LIFE CYCLE

BY BARBARA DUCKWORTH

WORM SPECIES IN CATTLE

CALGARY BUREAU

PHOENIX, Ariz. — The last new deworming product came out in 1998 and efficacy was nearly 100 percent.

That is not the case today as resistance to parasites is being reported around the world.

“We have currently no new molecules coming to the market,” said veterinarian Douglas Ensley with pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim.

“I see some resistance in every product we have on the market today,” he said at the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association convention held in Phoenix earlier this year.

He said most people may not see the effects of serious parasitism but they may notice lower reproduction rates and weaning weights in their cattle.

They probably do not know how well the current dewormer is working.

“Something you need to think about with your veterinarian is, what is happening in my herd,” he said.

The parasite cycle starts when a cow eats the larvae found in a dew drop on a blade of grass. It enters the cow’s system and becomes an adult that lays eggs.

When the brown stomach worm gets into the abomasum, it burrows

Worms mature in the digestive tract where adult worms lay eggs.

Immature worms migrate into the gut mucosa.

Eggs pass in feces.

Four species live in the abomasum: • barber pole worm (Haemonchus placei).

• brown stomach worms (Ostertagia ostertagi and O. bisonis) • threadworm (Trichostrongylus axei) First and second stage larvae live in manure pat.

Cattle ingest infective third stage larvae while grazing.

The infective third stage larvae develop in about one week and remain infective for weeks to months in manure pats or on vegetation, where larvae migrate following rainfall.

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into the stomach wall and its activity causes an irritation and affects digestion.

Intestinal worms can cause diarrhea and nutrients are not absorbed.

This situation can affect fertility because the cattle are not eating or growing well.

“The most impacted is the young

calf. He is growing and he needs to eat,” he said.

Replacement heifers as well as first- and second-calf cows are also affected. They are still growing, producing milk and getting pregnant again. They struggle if they are full of worms.

It is commonly said 80 percent of

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worms are in 20 percent of animals.

When people deworm, a number of things can go wrong.

People think they know their animals’ weight but a scale is needed to get an accurate number so the correct dosage is given.

Too many are under dosed so he recommends dosing to the heaviest animal in the herd.

“I would rather over dose than under dose. I want the maximum product to get to as many parasites as possible,” Ensley said.

Fecal egg counts should be considered to discern what parasites are present and assess how well a deworming treatment worked.

Fecal samples must be collected according to the product posttreatment and collected from the same animals that were dewormed.

“If I don’t get a 90 percent reduction, I start getting concerned,” he said.

A lower level of kill may indicate resistance to the product has occurred.

“We say we have resistance when it gets below 90 percent,” he said.

Fecal egg counts should be collected at the right time. If cows were treated with ivermectin or benzimadazole, producers should collect fecal samples 14 to 17 days after treatment. If using moxidectin, collect samples 21 to 28 days later.

Anthelmintic resistance commonly occurs through selection rather than mutation. Certain worms carry a resistance gene and when the dewormer is used they can survive. This trait among the survivors is passed on to the next generation of worms.

One way to get ahead of the resistant worms is the concept of refugia.

Ensley recommends deworming 90 percent of the herd and leaving 10 percent untreated.

If 100 percent are treated the worms released will be resistant.

However, the untreated cattle can shed susceptible types that can mate with the resistant pests and dilute the problem.

Adult animals shed a lot of parasite eggs on a pasture. Over time the parasites accumulate.

“I don’t have to treat every animal to have the impact on the parasite load in the pasture. I just have to

Six species live in the small intestine: • thread-necked worm (Nematodirus helvetianus) • four species of bankrupt worms (Cooperia spp.)

• cattle hookworms (Bunostomum phlebotomum) Four species live in the large intestine: • nodular worm (Oesophagostomum radiatum) • whipworm (Trichuris discolor) • large-mouthed boll worm (Chabertia ovina) • hairworm (Capillaria bovis) Source: Alberta Agriculture | WP GRAPHIC

HERE ARE A FEW ADDITIONAL TIPS • Get the veterinarian involved.

• Determine the parasite population in the herd.

• Choose a dewormer with great efficacy.

• Give the proper dose based on weight.

• If using a pour-on dewormer, it must be distributed evenly over the body because it is absorbed in the hair follicles.

• Periodically evaluate product efficacy.

• Deworm before breeding and calving.

WHY TREATMENTS FAIL • Wrong dose. Using a half dose can lead to resistance because only the most susceptible parasites are killed.

• Treating at the wrong time.

• Too many treatments.

• Inaccurate treatments.

• Product failure.

• Animal variance with more fat deposits, diet, sex and GI tract physiology.

deworm at the right time and cut back the cows’ egg passage and allow fewer eggs to be shed on pasture,” he said.

He suggests deworming bulls, cattle younger than three and mature cows.

“If the cow is thin and looks rough, go ahead and treat her,” he said. barbara.duckworth@producer.com

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Working with cows close to calving takes care ANIMAL HEALTH

ROY LEWIS, DVM

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roducers encounter many different reasons to handle cows in late pregnancy.

Some of these procedures are definitely needed, but one must always ask about the benefit gained versus the stress of running heavily pregnant cows through the chute.

Vitamins A and D and in some cases selenium were previously given if deficiencies were determined during pregnancy checking late in pregnancy. Nutritionists would tell us most of these needs were met using proper ration balancing and adequate levels of

micro and macro minerals.

Deficiencies can occur because of uptake of the minerals or competing elements. As a result, these nutritional boosts may be necessar y in some circumstances.

Scours vaccines are sometimes given close to calving, depending on the brand of scours vaccine that is used.

Veterinarians have seen instances where cows may go down after handling. We must remember that heavily pregnant cows are susceptible to metabolic problems. They are starting to pool lots of calcium in the udder with milk production and colostrum production and are also experiencing increased exertion.

The fetus is starting to grow rapidly in the last month of gestation, and there is further strain on the pregnant cow, such as increased pressure on the cow’s kidneys from filtering the calf’s blood and being immunosuppressed because cortisol is what initiates the calving process.

Processors struggle with meat definitions Rules wanted for governing ‘meat-like’ food

BY BARBARA DUCKWORTH CALGARY BUREAU

PHOENIX, Ariz. — The definition of meat derived from animals or plants is becoming a hot potato.

Groups in the United States want clarification on the definition and regulation of plant-based products and meat grown from an animal cell culture rather than livestock.

No products are yet on the market but a chicken type product could be released later this year.

“We care because it gives us guidance about one of the fundamental issues. Who is going to have jurisdiction over these products if and when they start entering commerce?” said Mark Dopp of the processors’ organization, North American Meat Institute.

Tofu burgers have been on the market for 20 years and are labelled as such, but groups like the meat institute want to know how these products might be regulated and identified for consumers.

Likely the label “clean meat” will not be permitted because it calls into question the integrity of other products.

“The technologies that yield these sort of plant-based products are getting better and better and now we see them being offered in restaurants and in the retail meat case,” he said at the recent National Cattlemen’s Beef Association convention in Phoenix.

The NCBA passed a resolution seeking protection for consumers and the beef industry from “fake meat and misleading labels.”

The U.S. Cattlemen’s Association also submitted a petition to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service asking for clarification about these products so consumers know the difference between beef derived from cattle and products created in a laboratory.

No one is sure who should oversee these products, said Dopp.

“It is highly unlikely if the animalbased proteins end up being regulated by (the Food and Dr ug Administration). Somebody has to change the definition of meat or those products will not be permitted to be called meat,” he said.

As a general rule, the federal meat inspection act gives primary jurisdiction to the USDA. The act defines meat as any part of the muscle of any cattle, sheep, swine, goat, which is skeletal or which is found in the tongue, diaphragm, heart or esophagus with or without fat and portions of bone.

“I have serious questions whether these lab-based products will satisfy this definition based on the source of the cells and how they are raised,” Dopp said.

The definition of a meat food product says it has more than one ingredient and one of the ingredients is meat. For example, a pepperoni pizza or a marinated pork loin is a meat food product.

“There is a fairly compelling argument to be made that the labcultured product, those animalbased protein products are within one of these definitions,” he said.

Dopp’s organization also wants assurances these products are manufactured under the same guidelines as other food products with standard operating procedures and a hazard analysis critical control point plan.

He also questioned what might happen with byproducts used to make pet food or leather.

“If this becomes viable on a commercial context, what are the ramifications for other industries using byproducts like leather, pharmaceuticals or pet food. It could have a negative impact,” he said. barbara.duckworth@producer.com

As a result, these heavily pregnant cows must be coddled.

Producers who run their cows through the chute so close to calving should pay attention to things such as bad feet, swollen udders with potential mastitis, weakness and low body condition score.

Make sure footing is extremely good, especially when handling heavily pregnant cows, because slipping and tripping are heightened.

It’s also a good time to practise low stress cattle handling —no prods or canes.

As well, remember that heavily pregnant cows become extremely wide and can get stuck in certain handling systems. There have been instances where we simply can’t process the cows because of their huge size. The worker loading the tub system must be aware of this and sort out extremely wide or low statured cows because some systems are narrower lower down.

If any cows seem weak or staggering, it may be wise to have a veterinarian treat them and check blood levels to see if any or a combination of the macro minerals calcium, phosphorus and magnesium are low.

Producers may want to have a couple bottles of calcium combination products on hand to give either intraperitoneally or under the skin, if indicated on the label.

Your veterinarian may give it intravenously and listen to the

heart because giving it too fast can cause heart arrhythmias and even death.

Downer cows must be kept bedded with good footing and feed and water. Your veterinarian will make sure there are no injuries and that the fetus is alive and doing well.

Good cow lifters are on the market if necessary. One in particular, called Upsi Daisy, lifts the cow from around the udder and has a sling/ harness for the front end. This causes no damage when cows are lifted.

Watch for other conditions that cause cows to lose condition close to calving. They can also be checked for potentially carrying twins, kidney infection, peritonitis and, in older cows, missing or poor teeth.

Cows that go downhill close to calving may either abort or give birth to premature calves.

Abortion is a bit of a protective mechanism, and you and your veterinarian may reach the dilemma of possibly inducing the cow to calve.

This has the potential of getting a live calf and taking some of the strain off the cow that would result from carrying a close to full term fetus.

It is very tricky to do because every day that goes by brings the cow closer to term but its condition could be deteriorating.

It is a difficult decision, but one that can be easier to make if we

have breeding dates and can check the viability of the fetus and the amount of good quality colostrum available to the cow.

A straight sticky mucous in the udder means the cow is too early, but a nice sticky yellow thick colostrum means it is close enough to natural calving to induce.

I use a combination of prostaglandins and dexamethasone.

Both are prescription drugs, and your veterinarian will have a combination that works well for them.

Calving should happen 30 to 36 hours after the shots, but it is not an easy decision to make. Too quick results in premature calves, and the retained placenta incidence goes up considerably. Elective caesarian sections are done in extreme cases where the cow’s condition is rapidly deteriorating.

Provide individual animal care where necessary this spring, and don’t hesitate to use pain killers/ anti-inflammatory drugs where necessary under the guidance of your veterinarian, especially with harder calvings or surgical procedures such as caesarian sections, prolapses or episiotomies.

You will benefit from quicker re c ov e r i e s a n d b e t t e r d o i n g patients.

Roy Lewis works as a technical services veterinarian part time with Merck Animal Health in Alberta.

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Figuring out how to best transition the farm from parents to children can be daunting, but an easy-to-understand plan can help families achieve their goals.

One such plan, laid out by succession expert Merle Good, comes with crucial steps and rules when the family is figuring out if they want to incorporate, establish a joint venture or set up a standard partnership.

Before they pick a business model, Good said the family must first define who will be responsible for what and how compensation will work. They can ask each other for advice, but one can’t take over another’s task. As well, family members must decide if they want to share production and marketing or keep those separate.

“You have to draw those lines in the sand,” Good said. “It’s important that if one person takes on the lead in one area that the others who aren’t leading take direction.”

Once that’s settled, the family should have a good idea on what business structure works best for them. Each one comes with pros and cons, depending on how the family wants to split operations.

As well, each structure has different taxation and liability rules.

Following that, Good said it’s crucial that parents agree they’ll receive farm equity, not a rate of return, when they retire. This allows the child to fully own the farm over time, he said, because the child or corporation will slowly buy back the shares from the parents.

Finally, when parents die, he said all of their equity in equipment and inventory must be transferred to the child who is farming.

“I look at that type of equity like a pension,” he explained. “When a husband dies, the wife gets 60 percent, and when they both die, income streams get cut off. So, operational equity that’s separate from the estate should be transferred to the child who is farming.”

As well, he has a few rules for when it comes to dealing with land.

While he said it can be divvied out however the family sees fit, non-farming children who get land must sign a lease agreement with the farming sibling so it can be farmed for a few years. If a non-farming child wants to sell, the farming child can buy it for 75 percent of its appraised value.

He said all of these terms can be worked out in writing when the family sits down to talk about transitioning.

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Sarah Hoffmann and her parents, Karen and Garry Weigum, are using a plan that will transition the farm to Hoffmann in the future. | PHOTO SUPPLIED BY SARAH HOFFMANN “It can be a simple thing,” Good said, explaining that the best time to start talking about a succession plan is when families want to incorporate or create a new business structure.

“I like to call it one agronomic mind. It’s OK if different incomes are coming in from the child and parent, but they have to operate the farm as one business.”

While it might sound easy on paper, Good said families can expect a few stumbling blocks, especially when it comes to figuring out responsibilities.

Sarah Hoffmann, a seed grower near Three Hills, Alta., knows what it’s like to experience some confusion when dividing roles with her parents.

She said when she and her dad, Garry Weigum, were determining responsibilities, they decided that Hoffmann would fill out the production report for crop insur-

ance. But because their communication wasn’t totally clear, the deadline to get it done was fast approaching and she had not yet completed it.

“He was happy to turn over some decision-making to me but there was confusion at times,” Hoffmann said. “Was I the boss or was he the boss? When you’re working with parents, there are multiple roles. They are your parent and you are their kid but, at the same time, you sort of have to put that aside when it comes to the business.”

Hoffmann and her dad eventually got through it, drawing clear lines as to who would be doing what. As well, her ownership of their company will grow as her parents’ shares return to her overtime.

“They could still out-vote me, but that’s not how we run things.

There’s a clear plan of how much

HOW TO TRANSITION THE FARM ■ Define who will be responsible for what and how compensation will work.

■ Choose your business structure: a corporation, a joint venture or a standard partnership.

■ Parents must agree to receive farm equity rather than a rate of turn.

■ When parents die, all of their equity mst be transferred to the child who is farming. value in the company belongs to them and how much belongs to me,” she said. “It’s quite defined, so that both of us feel comfortable and we’re not feeling like one is being taken advantage of.” jeremy.simes@producer.com

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97.86 236.40

95.64 232.91

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.

MOSAIC REVENUE UP 12 PERCENT (Reuters) — Mosaic has reported a 12 percent increase in net sales driven by higher potash and phosphates prices.

The company sold 2.5 million tonnes of diammonium phosphate in the fourth quarter at an average price of $348 per tonne, up from $317 per tonne a year earlier.

Its average potash selling price was $188 per tonne, up from $169 a year ago. The segment’s total sales volumes for the quarter were 2.2 million tonnes compared to two million tonnes last year.

The company reported a net loss of $431.1 million, or $1.23 per share, for the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, from a profit of $12 million, or three cents per share, a year ago.

Mosaic’s fourth-quarter earnings were hurt by a $458 million noncash charge related to changes in U.S. tax legislation.

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BOB TOSH, Bsc., PAg

T

he people and events in this column are based on real MNP clients.

Chuck Addison was chilling out at the cottage by Green Lake, Sask., celebrating with his two brothers, Randy and Max. He kidded them about their bickering and how, despite themselves, they could make a good go running the family farm.

After two years of talking, negotiating, debating and processing a considerable amount of paperwork, the three brothers had sorted out a plan for the future of their family farm. It hadn’t been easy; in fact, at times it was complicated.

But now it was resolved.

Growing up together on the farm, the brothers performed a wide range of duties to support their parents. But while Chuck had done his share of farm work, he never had any interest in spending his life in agriculture. Now he was working as an IT specialist at a major industrial firm.

Randy and Max, however, never aspired to do anything else. Growing up and during summer breaks when they went to college, they gradually took on more responsibility and learned about the operations from their parents, Angus and Mary.

Everyone assumed Randy and Max would eventually take over the farm, but as their parents inched toward retirement, they wondered if the bickering brothers could run the farm together. How would they pay their parents? What would happen to Chuck if he chose not to join them?

On the recommendation of a family friend, Angus and Mary engaged an MNP adviser to steer the family through the process.

The family discovered many factors were involved in transitioning beyond family dynamics. There were tax issues and estate planning considerations. There was the land the family owned and the farming business itself. Angus and Mary wondered how they would divide it up fairly between their sons and fund their retirement.

Brian, their adviser, helped reorganize the structure of ownership to reduce Angus and Mary’s tax burden. He also recommended Randy and Max lease the land rather than take over ownership, thereby creating an income stream for Angus and Mary during their retirement.

But Randy and Max also worried about how their partnership would work. What if they fought over small things like how much money to take out each year, or whether to repair or replace a piece of equipment?

What if one day, one brother wanted to retire earlier than the other?

“I feel like if we’re 50-50 partners, I’m going to have to ask Max permission to go to the bathroom,” Randy had confided to Chuck.

Brian suggested that rather than have the brothers own the farm jointly, they should each set up an incorporated business and then sign a joint venture agreement to

have their two companies operate the farm. The two companies would also gradually buy shares in the farming business from the boys’ parents.

The structure Brian proposed put in place a clear, written agreement to govern how the brothers would work together. It allowed each of them to remain in control of his own future and make decisions about his own finances without having to consult the other, and included a dispute-resolution process.

But what about Chuck? What was he entitled to? The family looked at different scenarios, including giving Chuck an opportunity to hold non-preferential shares in the farm, meaning he had a financial stake but no say in the running of the operation.

But Randy and Max wanted to be free and clear to run the farm.

Angus and Mary also considered leaving each of the three brothers an equal share in the land in their wills.

But that meant one day, Randy and Max would have to pay Chuck rent for the land they were farming.

Initially, Chuck was reluctant to consider any other scenario.

“I grew up here just like you guys,” he said. “Even if I don’t farm the land, this is still my home.”

Chuck was also aware that in the long run, the land could be worth more than the farming business.

In the end, the solution turned out to be at Green Lake where 25 years earlier, Angus and Mary had inherited a property and built a small cottage. Angus proposed that if Randy and Max wanted the farm,

Chuck could have the cottage. He could also receive a slightly larger share of the parents’ non-farming assets, like their RRSPs and savings.

After giving it some thought, and talking to his wife, Chuck accepted the proposal. Once the paperwork was completed, Chuck invited his brothers to join him at the cottage to celebrate.

“I guess we’ll have to pay you rent the next time we come up here,” Max joked.

“You guys are welcome here anytime,” said Chuck. He paused. “I will always charge you a reasonable price.”

Bob Tosh is a farm management consultant in MNP’s Farm Management Consulting group in Saskatoon. For more information, call 877-500-0778 or email Bob.Tosh@ mnp.ca.

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CATTLE & SHEEP Steers 600-700 lb. (average $/cwt) Alberta

Slaughter Cattle ($/cwt) Grade A

Live Feb 16-Feb 22

Previous Feb 9-Feb 15

Year ago

Rail Feb 16-Feb 22

Previous Feb 9-Feb 15

n/a 137.78-157.34

165.00 140.26-154.43

n/a 146.66

n/a 247.00-256.00

273.00-273.75 247.00-250.00

Heifers Alta. n/a 165.00 Ont. 141.23-154.41 135.14-152.25 *Live f.o.b. feedlot, rail f.o.b. plant.

163.94 141.89

275.50-275.75 246.00-255.00

273.00 246.00-249.00 Canfax

Steers Alta.

Ont.

$215 $210 $205 $200 $195 1/19 1/26

GRAINS

2/2

2/9

2/16 2/23

Feeder Cattle ($/cwt)

$220 $210 $200 2/9

2/16 2/23

Manitoba $230 $220 $210 $200 $190 1/19 1/26

2/2

2/9

2/16 2/23

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

Alta.

B.C.

168-175 174-185 185-204 203-224 224-246 244-267

163-177 168-183 182-202 205-226 220-250 232-264

170-180 176-186 186-202 204-225 224-245 240-265

217-241 218-243 198-220 184-197 179-183 169-184

161-168 167-180 179-196 193-209 202-223 209-227

155-170 162-177 173-195 190-210 200-227 no sales

161-168 169-183 179-196 196-213 204-226 218-233

no sales 171-187 177-193 191-208 180-216 no sales Canfax

$200 $195 2/9

2/16 2/23

Saskatchewan

Canfax Steers Heifers Cows Bulls

Feb 17/18 907 841 764 975

$200

Feb 18/17 907 819 751 1,051

YTD 18 910 834 743 962

YTD 17 915 824 731 1,033

U.S. Cash cattle ($US/cwt)

$195 $190 $185 2/2

2/9

2/16 2/23

Manitoba $220

Slaughter cattle (35-65% choice) National Kansas Nebraska Nebraska (dressed)

Steers 127.05 127.82 125.41 204.00

Heifers 127.72 128.00 n/a 204.00

Feeders No. 1 (800-900 lb) Steers South Dakota 134.50-155.50 Billings 142.50-148.50 Dodge City 146.00

$210 $200 $190 $180 1/19 1/26

Chicago Futures ($US/cwt)

Average Carcass Weight

$205

$180 1/19 1/26

Fed. inspections only Canada U.S. To date 2017 357,408 4,164,070 To date 2018 336,719 4,055,500 % Change 18/17 +6.1 +2.7

Man.

$210

2/2

2/2

$235 $230 $220 1/22 1/29

2/5

2/12 2/16 2/26

2/9

Trend -2/-4 steady/+3 n/a USDA

2/16 2/23

Cattle / Beef Trade

Canadian Beef Production million lb. YTD % change Fed 246.7 +7 Non-fed 58.3 +4 Total beef 305.0 +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. 26 $1 Cdn. = $0.7877 U.S. $1 U.S. = $1.2695 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)

$275

Feb 17

Sask.

Alberta

$190 1/19 1/26

$240

#1 Durum 13.0

$230

2/2

#1 CWRS 13.5

$225

Saskatchewan

$190 1/19 1/26

Cash Price for SE Sask PDQinfo.ca

Exports % from17/18 39,444 (1) -22.9 12,276 (1) +72.5 280,305 (3) +3.9 379,949 (3) +5.7 Imports % from17/18 n/a (2) n/a 138,339 (2) +346.0 16,337 (4) -6.5 25,089 (4) -7.8

(1) to Feb 10/18 (2) to Dec 31/17 (3) to Dec 31/17 (4) to Feb 17/18

Agriculture Canada

Close Feb 23 Live Cattle Feb 128.00 Apr 124.85 Jun 116.80 Aug 113.70 Oct 115.63 Feeder Cattle Mar 146.00 Apr 148.50 May 149.38 Aug 152.43 Sept 152.28

Close Trend Feb 16

Year ago

$270 $265 $260 $255 1/22 1/29

2/5

2/12 2/16 2/26

#2 Yellow peas $235 $230 $225

130.10 127.65 118.68 115.63 117.13

-2.10 -2.80 -1.88 -1.93 -1.50

123.75 114.95 104.85 100.33 100.65

149.73 152.40 152.83 155.35 155.10

-3.73 -3.90 -3.45 -2.92 -2.82

121.70 121.55 121.08 122.65 121.85

$220 $215 1/22 1/29

2/5

2/12 2/16 2/26

Feb 22 US Choice (US$) 218.40 Feb 9 Cdn AAA (C$) 252.36

Feb 15 209.04 Feb 2 256.89

Yr. ago 196.19 Yr. ago 256.64

Canola (cash -Mar) $510 $500

Feb 20

Feb 5

Wool sheep 55-69 lb 2.37-2.55 2.37-2.60 70-85 lb 2.20-2.45 2.25-2.45 86-105 lb 1.92-2.30 1.97-2.30 > 106 lb 1.65-2.00 1.79-1.90 Beaver Hill Auction Services Ltd. Feb 20 Feb 12 New lambs 2.80-3.15 2.70-3.36 65-80 lb 2.85-3.00 2.85-3.10 80-95 lb 2.30-2.75 2.30-2.72 > 95 lb 2.20-2.37 2.27-2.39 > 110 lb 1.69-1.90 1.99-2.11 Feeder lambs n/a 2.00-2.70 Sheep 1.20-1.40 1.20-1.40 Rams 1.30-1.65 1.30-1.65 Kids 90-170 90-170 Ontario Stockyards Inc. Shipping February Wool lambs <80 lb 2.15 Wool lambs 81-95 lb 1.85 Wool lambs 96-115 lb 1.60 Hair lambs <95 lb 1.80 Sask. Sheep Dev. Bd.

$470 1/19 1/26

Index 100 Hog Price Trends ($/ckg) Alberta $170 $165 $160 $155 $150 1/19 1/26

2/2

2/9

2/16 2/23

(Hams Marketing) Week ending Apr 07-Apr 14 Apr 21-Apr 28 May 05-May 12 May 19-May 26 Jun 02-Jun 09 Jun 16-Jun 23 Jun 30-Jul 07 Jul 14-Jul 21 Jul 28-Aug 04 Aug 11-Aug 18

2/9

2/16 2/23

Export 90,005 (1) 379,806 (2) 1,285,336 (2)

$170

Sltr. hogs to/fm U.S. (head) Total pork to/fm U.S. (tonnes) Total pork, all nations (tonnes)

$160 $155 $150 1/19 1/26

2/2

2/9

2/16 2/23

(1) to Feb 10/18

(2) to Dec 31/17

To date 2018 To date 2017 % change 18/17

Agriculture Canada

Hogs $/ckg 154.00 154.98

Alta. Index 100 Sask. Sig. 5

$-5 $-15 $-20 $-25 1/19 1/26

2/2

2/9

162.00 166.28

Grain Futures Feed Wheat (Lethbridge) $240

Feb 23

$235 $230 $225 $220 1/19 1/26

2/2

2/9

2/16 2/23

Flax (elevator bid- S’toon) $475 $470 $465 $460 $455 1/19 1/26

2/2

2/9

2/16 2/23

Barley (cash) $235 $230 $225

$175 $170 $165 2/2

2/9

2/16 2/23

Apr May Jun Jul

Close Feb 23 71.38 77.60 83.03 84.00

Close Feb 16 68.15 74.93 79.73 80.73

Trend +3.23 +2.67 +3.30 +3.27

Year ago 68.03 73.98 77.83 77.90

2/9

2/16 2/23

Chicago Nearby Futures ($US/100 bu.)

Corn (Mar) $380 $370 $350 $340 1/22 1/29

2/5

2/12 2/16 2/26

Soybeans (Mar) $1080

Import n/a 22,865 (3) 26,335 (3)

% from 17/18 n/a +7.2 +7.7 Agriculture Canada

Aug Oct Dec Feb

$1050 $1020 $990 $960 1/22 1/29

2/5

2/12 2/16 2/26

Oats (Mar)

Chicago Hogs Lean ($US/cwt)

$180

2/2

*incl. wt. premiums

% from 17/18 -15.0 -6.8 +3.1

Close Feb 23 83.68 71.05 64.93 68.30

Close Feb 16 80.83 68.85 62.80 66.23

Trend +2.85 +2.20 +2.13 +2.07

Year ago 77.70 66.98 62.10 64.90

$280 $275 $265 $260 1/22 1/29

2/12 2/16 2/26

$630

ELEVATOR SHIPMENTS

$620

Feb 11 220.3 306.4 107.2

YTD 7,619.3 12,159.8 5,109.7

Year Ago 8,050.0 12,909.0 4,498.8

Trend

Year ago

Wpg ICE Canola ($/tonne) Mar 517.00 503.10 May 521.90 508.20 Jul 527.00 513.70 Nov 514.20 506.90

+13.90 +13.70 +13.30 +7.30

512.00 514.40 517.70 495.20

Chicago Wheat ($US/bu.)

Mar 4.5950 4.5775 May 4.7275 4.7150 Jul 4.8750 4.8650 Sep 5.0400 5.0250

+0.0175 +0.0125 +0.0100 +0.0150

4.1875 4.3875 4.5325 4.6850

Chicago Oats ($US/bu.)

Mar 2.6250 2.6775 May 2.6750 2.7175 Jul 2.6675 2.7075

-0.0525 -0.0425 -0.0400

2.4950 2.4300 2.4175

Chicago Soybeans ($US/bu.)

Mar 10.3425 10.2150 May 10.4600 10.3250 Jul 10.5525 10.4225 Aug 10.5525 10.4325

+0.1275 +0.1350 +0.1300 +0.1200

10.1100 10.2200 10.3100 10.3050

+1.08 +1.13 +1.11

32.35 32.63 32.91

Chicago Soy Meal ($US/short ton) Mar 377.2 373.3 +3.9 May 380.3 376.0 +4.3 Jul 378.8 373.8 +5.0

331.1 335.6 338.8

Chicago Soy Oil (¢US/lb.)

Mar 32.62 31.54 May 32.86 31.73 Jul 33.03 31.92

Chicago Corn ($US/bu.)

Mar 3.6850 3.6750 May 3.7725 3.7500 Jul 3.8500 3.8275 Sep 3.9150 3.8950

+0.0100 +0.0225 +0.0225 +0.0200

3.6025 3.6825 3.7575 3.8200

Minneapolis Wheat ($US/bu.)

Mar 5.9600 6.0525 May 6.0975 6.1575 Jul 6.1975 6.2425 Sep 6.2675 6.3100

-0.0925 -0.0600 -0.0450 -0.0425

5.3500 5.4825 5.5400 5.6075

Kansas City Wheat ($US/bu.)

Mar 4.7775 4.7850 May 4.9350 4.9350 Jul 5.1175 5.1050 Sep 5.2950 5.2775

-0.0075 0.0000 +0.0125 +0.0175

4.4400 4.5700 4.6875 -

Canadian Exports & Crush 2/5

Spring Wheat (Mar) Feb 18 248.4 332.8 105.9

Feb 16

$270

Minneapolis Nearby Futures ($US/100bu.)

(000 tonnes) Alta.

Sask.

Man.

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

2/16 2/23

$360

Man. Index 100 Que. Index 100

(3) to Feb 17/18

Manitoba

$160 1/19 1/26

Fed. inspections only Canada U.S. 2,823,473 16,463,809 2,913,930 16,214,831 -3.1 +1.5

Hogs / Pork Trade

Saskatchewan Sig. 5 $165

To Feb 17

Feb 23 5.83 5.33 5.93 3.72 2.64

USDA

Canola is basis par region. Basis is best bid. Feed wheat and barley are priced at Lethbridge.

Hog Slaughter

Maple Leaf Thunder Sig 5 Creek Pork Feb 23 Feb 23 155.77-156.11 154.42-157.05 156.11-156.11 157.42-159.24 161.83-169.48 164.52-172.04 175.08-176.86 174.90-176.47 174.74-177.48 178.35-178.39 181.59-186.46 181.70-181.84 184.67-186.34 184.08-184.46 180.74-183.25 179.76-182.87 179.83-182.77 182.89-184.01 181.36-183.92 179.01-183.98

Feb 21 Feb 14 Year Ago No. 3 Oats Saskatoon ($/tonne) 166.03 166.72 174.53 Snflwr NuSun Enderlin ND (¢/lb) 17.40 17.15 15.30

U.S. Grain Cash Prices ($US/bu.)

2/2

Canola (basis - Mar)

$215 1/19 1/26

HOGS

Jan 19 34.00 29.71 23.83 26.67 27.00 24.50 20.25 17.72 15.33 8.10 6.75 6.54 6.22 17.30 40.00 32.60 45.33 20.21 26.67 40.58 30.58 34.50

$490

$-10

Sheep ($/lb.) & Goats ($/head)

Feb 16 32.57 28.88 20.50 27.33 26.29 23.83 20.75 17.44 15.33 8.05 6.75 5.98 6.52 17.30 36.33 30.75 44.00 20.04 26.67 29.79 19.58 23.50

Cash Prices

$480

Beef Cutout ($/cwt)

Fixed contract $/ckg

Feb 23 31.43 Laird lentils, No. 1 (¢/lb) Laird lentils, No. 2 (¢/lb) 28.56 Laird lentils, Xtra 3 (¢/lb) 21.83 Richlea lentils, No. 1 (¢/lb) 26.67 Eston lentils, No. 1 (¢/lb) 26.29 Eston lentils, No. 2 (¢/lb) 24.00 Eston lentils, Xtra 3 (¢/lb) 20.75 Sm. Red lentils, No. 2 (¢/lb) 17.47 Sm. Red lentils, Xtra 3 (¢/lb) 15.33 Peas, green No. 1 ($/bu) 8.20 Peas, medium. yellow No. 1 ($/bu) 6.63 Peas, sm. yellow No. 2 ($/bu) 6.47 Feed peas ($/bu) 6.52 Maple peas ($/bu) 16.90 Mustard, yellow, No. 1 (¢/lb) 33.50 Mustard, Oriental, No. 1 (¢/lb) 28.33 Mustard, Brown, No. 1 (¢/lb) 42.63 Canaryseed (¢/lb) 19.88 Desi chickpeas (¢/lb) 26.67 Kabuli, 8mm, No. 1 (¢/lb) 29.58 Kabuli, 7mm, No. 1 (¢/lb) 19.58 B-90 ckpeas, No. 1 (¢/lb) 23.50

Cash Prices

$220

Due to wide reporting and collection methods, it is misleading to compare hog prices between provinces.

Pulse and Special Crops Source: STAT Publishing, which solicits bids from AGT Inc., Canpulse Foods, CGF Brokerage, Maviga NA, Parrish and Heimbecker, Scoular Canada and Simpson Seeds. Prices for dressed product at plant.

$610 $600 $590 1/22 1/29

2/5

2/12 2/16 2/26

To (1,000 MT) Feb 18 Wheat 244.8 Durum 256.4 Oats 27.6 Barley 33.4 Flax 2.3 Canola 129.0 Peas 32.5 Lentils 0.4 (1,000 MT) Jan 31 Canola crush 184.4

To Total Last Feb 11 to date year 298.7 8,645.8 7,252.0 235.0 2,285.5 2,314.4 52.80 930.2 741.6 56.6 1,015.1 522.2 2.5 197.3 189.9 163.3 5,907.7 5,921.8 40.00 1,113.0 2,148.3 10.6 145.2 594.7 Jan 24 To date Last year 181.7 4,615.1 4,701.9

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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 Wynyard Yorkton

-3.2 -3.8 -5.8 -3.0 -2.4 0.9 -3.6 -5.2 -5.0 -2.0 -2.2 -3.3 -3.5 -2.0 -0.7 -2.7 -3.2 -4.4

-28.8 -29.8 -29.3 -28.6 -31.6 -29.9 -39.6 -33.4 -37.0 -33.3 -37.2 -31.4 -26.8 -31.3 -26.8 -34.3 -30.6 -28.6

Precipitation since Nov. 1 mm mm %

0.6 0.9 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.5 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.1 1.2 1.1 0.2 2.7 0.2 0.6 0.3 0.0

32.2 62 42.0 56 36.4 52 31.6 45 36.3 79 46.9 76 47.9 72 39.2 63 41.7 61 33.8 58 66.8 102 25.8 44 42.1 76 39.3 71 26.8 50 38.3 73 44.3 68 36.9 49

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

1.4 0.7 -3.1 -2.3 1.6 0.8 -1.6 0.7 -2.4 0.6 0.8 -0.2 -1.1 0.2 1.9 1.0

-28.9 -24.1 -32.6 -29.0 -25.1 -25.8 -36.1 -28.8 -29.8 -26.4 -27.3 -28.6 -28.1 -29.1 -27.6 -33.2

Precipitation since Nov. 1 mm mm %

1.5 0.7 1.3 0.4 0.6 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.0 1.6 1.7 0.2 0.5 0.3

57.7 68.6 77.0 35.5 44.9 145.0 55.7 48.6 21.5 68.8 68.7 75.8 130.7 39.3 74.0 41.8

129 150 117 71 66 157 63 87 35 134 102 89 129 65 114 72

Temperature last week High Low

Brandon Dauphin Gimli Melita Morden Portage la Prairie Swan River Winnipeg

-3.5 -1.4 -2.9 -2.2 -1.0 -2.0 -5.6 -3.4

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-30.5 -33.8 -30.5 -29.5 -21.3 -26.1 -32.3 -26.6

1.9 0.0 1.3 0.2 2.1 3.5 0.0 2.0

-26.8 -18.9 -21.1 -20.7 -29.5

1.4 5.9 10.0 2.5 3.2

48.1 42.0 28.6 22.8 34.8 50.2 38.5 24.1

63 56 36 30 40 58 45 29

BRITISH COLUMBIA Cranbrook Fort St. John Kamloops Kelowna Prince George

1.6 0.7 -0.6 1.6 0.5

All data provided by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s National Agroclimate Information Service: www.agr.gc.ca/drought.

Data has undergone only preliminary quality checking. Maps provided by WeatherTec Services Inc.: www.weathertec.mb.ca

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Precipitation since Nov. 1 mm mm %

177.0 113 183.6 188 118.3 120 102.4 76 151.5 81

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