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BY SHANNON VANRAESCo-operator staff

Untreated manure is good for the soil, anaerobic digesters are ineffective,

hogs will poison Lake Winnipeg, farm expansion has ignored Treaty Land Entitlements and immigration relies on the pork industry.

Those are just a sampling of the varied opinions heard by an all-party committee of the

Bill 24 to allow new hog barnsA diverse group of individuals and organizations spend two nights making the case for and against the hog industry

BY ALLAN DAWSONCo-operator staff / Oak Hammock Marsh

Purple fuel won’t be subject to Manitoba’s proposed carbon tax, but that exemption may

not be extended to heating for barns, greenhouses and grain dryers.

The plan calls for Manitoba to bring in a flat $25-a-tonne carbon tax coming next year, rather than the fed-eral government’s $10-a-tonne levy that would rise over time to $50 a tonne.

“We all know the farm sector is crit-ical to the province,” Premier Brian Pallister told reporters here Oct. 27 at the unveiling of his “Made-in-Manitoba Climate and Green Plan,” adding purple fuel was exempted because most farmers can’t pass the tax on.

But the climate and green plan, more than a year in the making fol-lowing extensive consultations, is “much, much, much more” than a carbon tax, Pallister stressed.

The plan says climate change is real — something Pallister himself has said repeatedly.

The plan’s goal is to — over the next five years — cut Manitoba’s carbon

emissions by between 2.4 million and 2.6 million tonnes, half of which will result from the carbon tax and the rest from measures such as a possi-ble increase of the biodiesel mandate to five per cent from two, encourag-ing energy conservation and divert-ing organic waste from landfills. (See sidebar for more plan details and what it means for farmers.)

“We haven’t quite got that (heat-ing and dryer fuel part) finalized,” Agriculture Minister Ralph Eichler told reporters. “That is part of the consultation process... in discussion with Manitoba Pork and Keystone Ag and other sectors.”

Agriculture emits 32 per cent of Manitoba’s carbon, second only to transportation at 39 per cent. But much of agriculture’s contribution comes from applying nitrogen fer-tilizer and livestock, which no other jurisdiction has levied a carbon tax on, partly because emissions vary and are hard to link to individual farmers.

The plan also says agriculture can help sequester carbon.

“Rural communities have been heard, especially farm communi-

Purple farm fuels exempted from Manitoba carbon taxThe government is emphasizing the newly released ‘Made-in-Manitoba Climate and Green Plan’ is much more than just a carbon tax and is seeking citizen feedback

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Purple fuel is exempt from Manitoba’s $25-a-tonne carbon plan that starts next year, but the province hasn’t decided if the exemption will apply to barn heating or grain dryer fuels. Premier Brian Pallister rolled out his Made-in-Manitoba Climate and Green Plan at Oak Hammock Marsh Oct. 27.

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It turns out the roots for farming run deeper than previously thought —

about 10,000 years deeper to be precise.

New research from the U.K.’s University of Warwick has shown ancient hunter-gatherers began to systemi-cally affect the evolution of crops as far back as 30,000 years ago.

Professor Robin Allaby has discovered that human c r o p g a t h e r i n g w a s s o extensive, as long ago as the last Ice Age, that it started to have an effect on the evolution of r ice, wheat and barley — tr iggering the process which turned these plants from wild to domesticated.

T h e re s e a rc h d e m o n -strates evidence of einkorn being affected up to 30,000 years ago, and rice has been shown to be affected more than 13,000 years ago.

F u r t h e r m o r e , e m m e r wheat is proved to have been affected 25,000 years ago in the Southern Levant — and barley in the same

geographical region over 21,000 years ago.

The researchers traced the timeline of crop evolution in these areas by analyzing the evolving gene frequencies of archeologically uncovered plant remains.

Wild plants contain a gene which enables them to spread or shatter their seeds widely. When a plant begins to be gathered on a large scale, human activity alters

its evolution, changing this gene and causing the plant to retain its seeds.

The researchers exam-i n e d c r o p re m a i n s a n d made calculations based on the level of non-shattering genes found, pinpointing the origins of the selective pressures leading to crop domestication much ear-lier, and in geological eras considered inhospitable to farming.

Early interventionHumans appear to have influenced crop plants far earlier than previously understood

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BY ALEXIS STOCKFORDCo-operator staff

Beef producers got a pro-vincial boost to their pro-motion and public trust

efforts during the last days of October.

Agriculture Minister Ralph Eichler proclaimed Beef Week Oct. 24, one day ahead of Ag Ex in Brandon, one of three major fairs run by the Provincial Exhibition of Manitoba and host to Manitoba’s largest all-breeds cattle show.

“We’re just encouraging more people to think about growing beef in Manitoba in light of our soils and ability to be able to adapt to our grasslands to take advantage of them,” Eichler said.

Last year, Eichler said he would like Manitoba’s beef herd to reclaim levels not seen since the BSE crisis in 2003 when the province boasted about 750,000 beef cattle. The herd would have to almost double to reach that goal, industry said last year.

“It’s exciting for us and it’s important for us to have these sorts of events where it draws attention to our industry and draws attention to our indus-try for the right reasons,” Brian Lemon, Manitoba Beef Producers (MBP) general man-ager said of the week. “Social media and the rest, it’s far too easy for people to get some mis-information, so it’s an oppor-tunity to draw attention to the good work that our industry does and the good work that our producers do and we cer-tainly appreciate the province and the minister of agriculture taking the time and drawing attention to our industry by signing the proclamation that this week is Beef Week.”

Beef Week has historically been tied to Ag Ex, the most cat-tle-focused event put on by the Provincial Exhibition. This year is no exception.

Over 700 commercial and purebred cattle arrived on the Keystone Centre grounds Oct. 25-28. This year’s AgEx also hosted the Canadian National Charolais Show, drawing partic-ipants from Ontario to Alberta.

“The Livestock Expo, or Ag Ex, is an important event for our industry,” Lemon said.

“While it’s focused mostly, I guess, more so on the purebred

breeds, those are the seedstock for the commercial herds. It is all part of the beef industry.”

Beef Week 2017 also lines up with the start of Manitoba Beef Producers district meet-ings. Members will meet at 14 locations across the province by mid-November.

MBP president Ben Fox also attended the proclamation signing Oct. 24. Fox pointed to producer-led environmental efforts, something the indus-try often faces backlash from the public on in terms of green-house gas emissions.

Fox, however, pointed to ongoing efforts on forage man-agement, carbon sequestra-tion, soil health and sustain-

able management. MBP has recently joined projects like the Manitoba Beef and Forage Initiatives, a research site exploring grazing systems and soil, among other environmen-tal studies.

“As has been well docu-mented, these properly main-tained pasture lands act as carbon stores, are critical for water management and flood mitigation and also provide vital habitats for many species of plants and animals,” he said. “Producers in our province take great pride in producing world-class beef, but they also take pride in the practices they use each and every day on the farm.”

The proclamation echoed a similar announcement by Brandon Mayor Rick Chrest Oct. 11. He also named Oct. 23-28 Beef Week.

“Agriculture is the bedrock of Brandon and area, and livestock production is an ever-impor-tant sector to our economy,” he said in an Oct. 11 release. “We are pleased to help showcase all of those who continue to make beef production such a growing and progressive industry.”

Manitoba Beef Producers has not launched a specific hashtag for the week, but Lemon urged the public to use their regular hashtag, #MBbeef, on social media.

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Province marks Beef Week Beef Week was proclaimed the same week Ag Ex brought in cattle from far and wide to Brandon

“We’re just encouraging more people to think about growing beef in Manitoba in light of our soils and ability to be able to adapt to our grasslands to take advantage of them.”

Ralph EichlERagriculture minister

Manitoba Beef Producers president Ben Fox (l to r) and Manitoba Agriculture Minister Ralph Eichler mark the proclamation of Beef Week 2017. Photo: Manitoba agriculture

A story published October 26, 2017 in the Manitoba Co-operator incorrectly stated the southeastern Manitoba company, Shepherd’s Dream, operates near Rosa. The business is located at Roseau River, Manitoba.

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Th e M a n i t o b a B e e f P r o d u c e r s h a s announced the recipients

of its annual $500 educational bursaries to members of the organization or their children.

The awards are made to indi-viduals attending university, college or other post-secondary training, including students pur-suing a trade.

Preference is given to those students pursuing a field of study related to agriculture, or those acquiring a skilled trade that would be of benefit to the rural economy.

Ben Fox, MBP president, said that policy fits in with the goal of growing the provincial beef herd.

“For that to occur we need to make sure that our rural com-munities have the skilled labour and professionals that our

industry, and others, require,” Fox said.

The students were asked to submit a 600-word essay on what the beef industry means to them, their family, community and Manitoba at large. Students were also asked to include the reasons they enjoy being involved in agriculture. The win-ning essays were published in the September issue of Cattle Country.

The six recipients of the MBP bursaries for 2017 are:• Naomi Best – Harding,

District 6;• Bethan Amy Lewis – Kirkella,

District 6;• Cassidy Gordon – Sonns,

District 6;• Allison Sorrell – Kenton,

District 6;• Connor English – Rivers,

District 6;• Kaitlyn Davey – Westbourne,

District 8.

Manitoba Beef Producers awards 2017 bursariesOne of the goals of the annual awards is to encourage students to study agriculture-related fields or trades

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Ag Days is reminding eli-gible organizations and individuals the applica-

tion deadline for its annual giv-ing program is drawing near.

Non-profit groups and A s s i n i b o i n e Co m m u n i t y College agribusiness students have until Nov. 15 to apply for the 2018 Manitoba Ag Days Gives Back community giving program and an annual schol-arship program.

Up to $27,000 is awarded each year, with recipients announced at the show in Brandon, which runs January 16-18.

The non-profit program was launched in 2015, to expand on Ag Days’ efforts to support the

industry through scholarships and support for the Agriculture In The Classroom initiatives.

“In 2015 the board expanded the program to include com-munity giving grants focused on community infrastructure upgrades, agriculture and her-itage initiatives and safety and emergency services in the rural communities,” said Kristen Phillips, Ag Days general manager.

Communities with plans to build playgrounds, renovate rec-reational facilities, and purchase new emergency equipment or with ongoing annual events such as an agriculture affair which needs financial support are encouraged to apply.

Further details are available online at www.agdays.com.

Ag Days charitable giving deadline nears

Guidance needed

You’d be hard pressed to think of a document that could be more innoc-uous and apolitical than Canada’s

Food Guide. The modest booklet has the distinction

of being the federal government’s second-most-requested document and is available in a dozen languages.

This staple of home economics classes and cooking schools should simply be a straightforward recitation of the best sci-ence available on human nutrition — what to eat, how much and how often and, of

course, those foods to avoid for one’s health’s sake. However, the process is a bit more complex and controver-

sial than that, and it sometimes features plenty of less whole-some ingredients, like undue influence. The federal government acknowledged as much, banning meetings with food industry lob-byists in the lead-up to development of the latest version.

However, that apparently didn’t stop the pressure — and from some unexpected sources.

A recent story in the Globe and Mail newspaper featured the headline “‘Secret’ memos reveal efforts to influence Canada’s Food Guide.”

The article outlined some of the interesting back-and-forth between Health Canada, which determines the guide, and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. We don’t think of AAFC as being a food industry lobbyist, but in reality it is mandated to: providing “... leadership in the growth and development of a competitive, innovative and sustainable Canadian agriculture and agri-food sector.”

In particular, the article highlighted a series of memos, some stamped “secret,” where AAFC staff tried to explain to their coun-terparts in Health some of the consequences, intended or other-wise, that accompanied some of their proposals.

“Messages that encourage a shift toward plant-based sources of protein would have negative implications for the meat and dairy industries,” one June 2017 memo reads. “Changes to the way in which foods are represented in the national food guide will have a significant influence on consumer demand for food.”

While many will be eager to paint these AAFC activities as a nefarious attempt to influence public policy for “big ag” that’s the most uncharitable interpretation possible. After all, this feedback comes specifically after AAFC was invited by Health Canada to sub-mit input.

Some will no doubt disagree with that input, but AAFC is simply doing its job.

A more trenchant criticism would be whether it should protect the interests of some farmers while undermining the interests of others, such as pulse producers who have struggled mightily to build domestic demand for their products.

It’s not the first time the two departments have clashed over the topic of the Food Guide.

The last time it was revamped, in 2007, the flashpoint was a pro-posed recommendation that Canadians “choose local or regional foods when available.”

Back then both AAFC and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency weighed in to remind Health Canada the focus of the Food Guide is about healthy eating, not environmental policy, and ultimately the “choose local” advice was dropped.

One thing that does seem to have changed with this most recent revision of the Food Guide is the amount of public scrutiny the process is garnering. Not only is the national newspaper of record writing front-page investigative articles on the process, plenty of interveners are lining up to have their say.

One of the sources quoted in the Globe article is Nick Saul, the president of the Community Food Centres Canada, who partici-pated in Health Canada’s public consultation process.

In his comments Saul suggested the AAFC involvement represented unwholesome lobbying of Health Canada, and called for the agency to resist, going on to add the issue was a “battle” and that his organiza-tion and others would “encourage” Health Canada to ignore it.

The truth is, there will be fierce differences of opinion from min-istries and departments around all aspects of government policy and every area of public life. That’s how the sausage we call democ-racy is made. While it might on occasion appear messy, it’s still bet-ter than all the other alternatives, to paraphrase Winston Churchill.

To suggest that one of the federal government departments with the most intimate knowledge of our country’s food system should remain silent on the sidelines is to do a disservice to the men and women working for both Health Canada and AAFC.

It implies that AAFC is captive of the food industry and incapable of formulating its own thoughts and policies. And it further implies Health Canada is so spineless that it will immediately roll over in the face of conflicting information or opposition.

In reality, it would appear the process is working. Health Canada has made proposals. AAFC has given its feedback on them, point-ing out how they’ll play out if they’re implemented, including the very real potential they’ll affect the income of farmers.

In the end, there’s a place for farmers’ welfare in this discussion, but Canada’s Food Guide should reflect the best available nutri-tional advice.

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Trade troublesBY ALAN GUEBERTFarm & Food

I f you wanted to renegotiate an aging but working trade treaty with two of your biggest, best customers, you’d think sweet talk and

calm persuasion might work better than boorish bombast and shrill demands.

Well, think again because the Trump admin-istration is now in charge and bombast and demands are standing protocols whether you’re dealing with a nuclear-fanged North Korean dic-tator or a mild-mannered Canadian dairy farmer.

Sure, you and I know there’s a difference between rogue nations with nuclear weapons and friendly neighbours with too much blue-berry yogurt. Team Trump, though, not so much.

For example, after Canada recently offered to open 3.25 per cent of its domestic dairy market to U.S. imports, the Trump administration coun-tered that it needed 10 times more access, or nearly one-third of the Canadian dairy market, dedicated to U.S. products.

Canadian negotiators, understandably, blanched at the demand. CBC/Radio Canada called the U.S. counterproposal “so far beyond the realm of what’s palatable... that it’s all but exploded earlier hopes of a quick, easy negotiation.”

The Americans suspected as much. “One non-U.S. official described the body language of American negotiators as: Kind of sheepish. They say, ‘We don’t have any flexibility on this,’” noted the CBC.

A second observer described it this way: “The (U.S.) negotiators are like lawyers who hate their clients.”

But the “sheepish” American negotiators have only one client, Mr. Art of the Deal him-self, President Donald J. Trump. He and his always open, always rambling Twitter stream compose the entire White House policy-making machinery.

The American press was equally baffled by the White House’s most recent take-no-prisoners approach in the ongoing North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) talks. Even the typically friendly editorial page of the Wall Street Journal threw some hard punches at the president’s NAFTA demands.

If the bullying was just a “negotiating tactic” in an effort “to settle for much less and claim victory,” the Journal noted, then fine. If it’s for real, however, then “Mr. Trump is playing a game of chicken he can’t win.”

In fact, “blowing up” NAFTA, “could be the worst economic mistake by a U.S. president since Richard Nixon trashed Bretton Woods,” — an international agreement that tied major currencies, including the dollar, to gold — “and imposed wage and price controls.” (Both were market sins so egregious that the Journal has neither forgotten nor forgiven either almost 50 years later.)

As badly as the recent round of talks began Oct. 15, they ended worse just two days later. Canada’s lead negotiator, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland, publicly chided U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer for American demands that would “severely disrupt supply chains,” weaken North American productivity, and “jeopardize thou-sands” — really millions — “of jobs in all three countries.”

Lighthizer, in turn, tried to make light of the tough hand he has been dealt as Trump’s bel-licose trade talker.

Now it looks like negotiations will continue into 2018, something no one wants. Even worse, the talks could collapse.

That’s when Mr. Trump will discover it won’t just be the neighbours hurting, according to the Journal: “... the biggest victims will be Mr. Trump’s voters.”

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

OPINION/EDITORIAL

OUR HISTORY: November 1999

F arm income, or the lack of it, dominated our pages in the fall of 1999. The November 4 issue reported on angry com-ments from a group of western farmers who had visited

Ottawa to ask for $1.3 billion in aid. They met with Prime Minister Jean Chrétien, Agriculture Minister Lyle Vanclief and other min-isters, and were reportedly told by Vanclief that farm income was not as bad as they claimed. Manitoba Premier Gary Doer and Saskatchewan Premier Roy Romanow also reacted angrily, with Romanow warning that refusing assistance was fuelling the flames of western alienation.

U.S. politicians apparently needed less convincing — on Oct. 22 President Bill Clinton signed a record $8.9-billion farm aid package, including $5.54 billion in direct cash aid to grain and cotton growers.

At a KAP general council meeting in Portage, there was discus-sion of addressing the low price problem by following the law of supply and demand, and president Ian Wishart floated an idea to pay farmers for setting aside farmland to reduce overproduction.

Livestock producers were also facing problems — a round of “citizen hearings” on the pork industry heard many criticisms from the general public, and producers attending Manitoba Cattle Producer Association local meetings heard that the organization’s coffers were being drained by its $400,000 share of the legal bills in fighting U.S. anti-dumping duties.

Gord GilmourEditor


Vol. 57, No. 14 Winnipeg, November 4, 1999 $1.50

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Federal inaction the source

Farm delegation frustratedConflicting farmincome figuresquestioned

By Ron Friesen

KAP president Don Dewar wasas blunt last week as he could havebeen.

“It’s time the prime ministerstood up and said, no, we’re notgoing to give you anything. Wedon’t need you. Roll up your side-walks and 50, 60 per cent of thefarmers can leave. We just need toknow the word.

“We don’t want him to say it butif that’s what they’re intending, they

have to appreciate that’s what’sgoing to happen… If that is the pic-ture that’s down the road withoutany support, they have to realize thesocial impact the lack of support isgoing to have.”

Dewar’s outburst came minutesafter stepping off a plane fromOttawa with a delegation that hadbeen sandbagged with conflictingstatistics on the extent of the farmincome crisis.

The all-party, all-industry delega-tion from Manitoba andSaskatchewan visited OttawaOctober 28 and 29 asking for $1.3million in emergency aid for cash-strapped Prairie farmers. They metwith Prime Minister Jean Chretien,Agriculture Minister Lyle Vanclief,

other cabinet ministers and partycaucuses.

What they got from Vanclief,armed with figures he did notrelease, was a claim that Prairiefarm income is not as bad as pro-ducers say.

An angry Manitoba Premier GaryDoer denounced Ottawa’s “phan-tom numbers” which federal offi-cials would not show them.

“The crisis in agriculture hasbeen managed in a way that dealswith doubletalk on numbers anddoesn’t deal with the substantivecrisis going on in the farms inManitoba and Saskatchewan,” Doertold reporters by phone fromOttawa.

Saskatchewan Premier RoyRomanow reacted even morestrongly. In an interview with theGlobe and Mail, the premier, along-time ally with Chretien onconstitutional issues, said the gov-ernment was fueling the flames ofwestern alienation.

“If you, in effect, tell the voices ofmoderation that we’re sending youback with no hope — no hope that thesystem of federation will work foryou in your time of need, then there’snot very much to hold on to.”

Doer and Romanow fired off aletter to Prime Minister JeanChretien last week demanding thegovernment publish the new farmincome projections it was using.They also urged Chretien to comeout west to see the seriousness ofthe farm crisis for himself.

Manitoba had been using incomeprojections in July from AgricultureCanada that the province’s 1999 netfarm income will fall to minus-$100million. Doer said Ottawa claimsrevised projections now showManitoba farmers netting around$200 million instead.

The federal claim came while theCanadian Wheat Board released itsown projections showing a four tofive per cent drop in the 1999–2000Pool Return Outlook for wheat.

Andy Baker, who accompaniedthe delegation as a NationalFarmers Union representative, saidhe didn’t need an argument overfigures to tell him the reality of thesituation.

For the record

Record rescue bill signedWashington (Reuter) — President

Bill Clinton signed into law a record$8.7 billion farm bailout October 22,the second rescue in two years forfarmers hit by floods, drought andunrelentingly low prices.

The aid package included $5.54billion in cash payments that willgo directly to grain and cottongrowers, possibly reaching theirmailboxes within two weeks ofsigning. The money would be a

substantial part of direct federalpayments to farmers that couldexceed $22 billion this year, thehighest ever.

This year’s corn and soybeancrops, now being harvested, wereforecast to fetch the lowest farm-gate prices since the agriculturalrecession of the mid-1980s. A glob-al grain glut and weak demand forU.S. exports have depressed prices.

The White House blamed thelandmark Freedom to Farm law,which deregulated farming in 1996,for compounding the problem byproviding scanty protection to farm-ers during the inevitable downturnsin prices. Freedom to Farm waswritten during flush times.

With commodity prices unlikelyto recover before late 2000, if then,there has been open talk inCongress and among farm groupsof yet another emergency aid billnext year. A $5.9 billion rescue wasapproved last October.

Even with a thorough review ofU.S. farm policy promised by theRepublican-controlled House agri-culture committee beginning inJanuary, any major change in thefarm program probably could not beeffected before next year’s cropswere planted. ❏ Please see DELEGATION on page 2

Similar concept to CRP in U.S.

KAP considers flexible set-aside programBy Allan Dawson

Brandon — If General Motorshas more cars than it can sell, itmakes fewer cars. If farmers havemore grain than they can sell, theygrow more to offset the lower pricecaused by overproduction, whichfurther depresses the price… and onit goes.

Last week, Keystone AgriculturalProducers (KAP) general counciljoined the ranks of farmers thatthink there’s something wrong withthat picture. They passed a resolu-tion to look into a government-funded “set-aside” program thatwould pay farmers, on a voluntarybasis, to take some land out of cropproduction (see also Farmers toexplore sabbbatical idea on page 3)

The proposal came from Portage

la Prairie-area farmer Ian Wishart,who laid out his idea with someapprehension. He was pleasantlysurprised by the positive reaction.

“In general I like the concept,”said Ron Rutherford, whofarms near Melita. “I’vebeen tossing somethinglike this around myself.I think the biggest prob-lem with commoditiesis that we (farmers) doproduce too much forthe market.”

Later in an interview,Wishart said he knowssome farmers, especially inhigh-production areas likethe Red River Valley, are opposedto a set-aside. But the programWishart envisions would be volun-tary. It would be similar to the

Conservation Reserve Program inthe United States, Wishart said, butwith more flexibility.

The goal would be to take a per-centage of Manitoba’s cultivated

land out of production eachyear. The province would

be divided up into dis-tricts and in each districtso much money wouldbe offered to farmers toset aside land. Onefarmer might put 40 percent of his acres in

while another might notoffer any. On the whole,perhaps 20 per cent of theland would be out of crop

production for a year. The averagereturn per acre on set-aside landmight be around $30, Wishart sug-gested. Actual figures would

depend on land productivity. At thatprice, it would cost up to $60 mil-lion a year to run the program inManitoba.

Set-aside land could be put intounharvested hay, new pasture to begrazed at reduced rates or chemicalsummerfallow. (Traditional sum-merfallow would not qualifybecause it’s harmful to the soil anddoesn’t help wildlife.)

Should there be a hay shortagedue to drought or other factors,farmers would be allowed to cuthay in the set-aside program. As aresult, the plan would help stabilizethe cattle industry, Wishart said.

“It’s generally considered tradeneutral,” he added. “It’s not coun-tervailable. The Americans and

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beef without scientific proof thatit’s a human health risk.

The main reason why Canadauses hormones in beef production isthat large feedlots are committed tothem because they’re the majorexporters, he said.

Canada and the United States aresanctioning selected products fromthe European Union in retaliationfor the E.U.’s ban on beef raisedwith growth hormones. The E.U.earlier this year lost a WTO chal-lenge to its hormone policy byCanada and the U.S. but refuses tolift the ban. Europe has banned theuse of hormonal growth promotersin food animals since 1988.

Much of the beef grown commer-cially in Canada is produced with theuse of hormone implants. But Wayne

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Plumas — Manitoba cattle pro-ducers are starting to wonder ifCanada shouldn’t stop opposingEurope’s ban on hormone-treatedbeef and start selling Europeans thekind of beef they want.

At a district meeting last week,members of the Manitoba CattleProducers Association suggestedCanada should produce more hormone-free beef instead of criti-cizing Europeans for their importban.

“If they want it, why not sellwhat they want?” asked Garry Hill,an MCPA director. “It’s worth atry.”

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In this Issue…Grains & Oilseeds . . . . . . . 16

Livestock & Forage . 14 & 15

Editorials . . . . . . . . . . . 4 & 5

Markets. . . . . . . . . . . 12 & 13

Gate to Plate . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Rural Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Mark the Calendar. . . . . . . . 8

Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Weather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Special FeaturesCitizen Hog Hearings . 17-19MCPA Meeting . . . . . . . . . 23KAP General Council . . . . 24

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COMMENT/FEEDBACK

USDA forecast puts soybeans in uncharted territory Acreage is up but production down in the latest USDA monthly crop production report

BY KAREN BRAUNReuters

Just when analysts thought they had figured out the pattern in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s U.S.

soybean forecasts, the agency’s latest estimate broke form and created even more uncertainty in the market.

In its monthly U.S. crop production report on Oct. 19, USDA increased har-vested area of the oilseed by 740,000 acres but lowered the yield by 0.4 bushel to 49.5 bushels per acre.

The area boost was somewhat expected by the trade, but the yield move was not. The average market guess was that USDA would increase yield to 50 bu./acre from 49.9 in September, but only one out of the 20 polled analysts placed yield at 49.5 bu./acre or below.

In any other scenario, this seemingly small move would not be as shocking or consequential. But in recent years, USDA’s soybean yield estimates have tended to build over time even when weather was less than perfect, leading many to believe the agency might be lowballing from the start.

The adjustments to U.S. soybean area and yield cancelled each other, and the production peg ended up the exact same as last month’s figure, an all-time high of 4.431 billion bushels. This meant that the only change to the bal-ance sheet was the 44-million-bushel cut in old-crop stocks, which the market already knew about from USDA’s Sept. 29 stocks report.

But a steady harvest volume must have felt like a smaller harvest volume to traders, as benchmark November CBOT soybean futures jumped nearly three

per cent the day of the report. Follow-through buying the following day broke the $10-a-bushel mark (all figures U.S. funds) for the first time since Aug. 1.

The yield reduction has left many market participants stumped as to where the estimates go from here, as USDA’s uncharacteristic move has cre-ated concern that the crop could get even smaller as more harvest results roll in.

USDA had not lowered soybean yield in its October report since 2011. Further, the agency had not reduced soybean yield in any report from August through November since 2013.

An October reduction may have been in store in 2013 considering sizable yield cuts in the two preceding months, but the agency did not release that month because of a government shutdown, leaving 2011 as the most recent October yield cut.

However, soybean yields and charac-teristics appeared to have changed in 2012, in which the soybean pod weights topped 2009’s record by five per cent. Ever since then, pod weights have only been higher.

Generally, higher pod weights can be justified with a slightly lower pod count, and vice versa, unless the weather is absolute perfection. But this criterion might not exactly fit the more recent years, as pod counts have been all over the board.

In 2013, the lowest soybean yield that USDA printed was 41.2 bu./acre in September. The November number came in at 43 bu./acre and the final at 44, which at the time tied 2009’s record. But USDA’s initial moves that year do not align with those of 2017, so this some-what eliminates 2013 as a comparable year in terms of the agency’s tendencies.

What all this suggests is that we truly might be in uncharted waters with 2017’s soybean harvest, as the past does not offer too many clues.

Some analysts wonder if USDA’s October soybean forecast was perhaps less meaningful than usual given that harvest pace is at a three-year low, thus reducing the amount of results the agency could use to comprise its yield estimate.

The fear is that if earlier-planted beans fared better than the later-planted ones, national yield could drop even further in November or January as those results are realized.

Earlier-planted crops are often at less risk because they can go through pollination and fill under less stressful weather conditions, but this cannot be generalized as the performance of early versus late varies both regionally and year by year.

Early-October harvest progress does not necessarily indicate the likely move-ment in USDA’s yield estimates going forward, but data since 2000 suggests that reductions after October took place when this pace was ahead of average, not behind.

Final January yield landed lower than the October peg three times (2000, 2003, 2010) and early-October harvest was ahead of average in those years. Final yield came in below USDA’s November number five times since 2000, and in four of those times the same harvest pace was quicker than normal.

However, the low amount of data points in this analysis is certainly limit-ing, or perhaps it just proves how rare it would be if final 2017 yield ends up lower than 49.5 bu./acre.

Despite the potentially shrinking U.S. soybean crop, domestic and global soy-

bean supplies are still comfortable, for now. But like the U.S. yield situation, analysts know that soybean carry-outs are highly subject to change throughout the marketing year, and this may con-tinue to support the uncertainty going forward.

USDA projects 2017-18 U.S. ending stocks at 430 million bushels, higher than the year-ago 2016-17 prediction of 395 million. Final 2016-17 carry-out came in lower than earlier ideas at 301 million bushels, and interestingly, USDA’s initial May 2016 figure for last year’s ending stocks of 305 million bush-els was the closest of any other estimate to the final.

Similar to the U.S. stocks, USDA has also had a tendency to reduce the global soybean carry-out estimates over time.

In the report, USDA placed global carry-out in 2017-18 at 96.05 million tonnes, which is the amount of soy-beans the world is predicted to have approximately one year from now. This would be an all-time high, narrowly top-ping last year’s 94.86 million.

However, USDA’s global trimming trend was massively violated in 2016-17 as carry-out has swelled nearly 40 per cent since the initial numbers were pub-lished, the result of substantially higher production volumes worldwide.

But last year’s U.S. carry-out slimmed down anyway, as much of the global supply has built in South America. When the local 2016-17 soybean mar-keting years end in March 2018 for Argentina and January 2018 for Brazil, the former will be holding a landslide record amount of soybeans and the lat-ter’s inventory will hit a six-year high.

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


BY SYLVAIN CHARLEBOISDalhousie University

Food inflation contin-ues to be an illusion in Canada. According to

Statistics Canada, food prices have dropped once again over the last month, by almost one per cent.

Food prices are below the gen-eral inflation rate, just as they have been for most of the year to date. The food distribution land-scape is much more competitive and cost-cutting measures are the priority for most players in the industry. But the restaurant indus-try is experiencing something very different. Prices are going up, way up.

Indeed, despite deflationary pressures, food service seems immune to what is happening with food prices in general. The cost of food purchased at restau-rants rose by 2.7 per cent over last year. That is almost double the rise in food prices at retail. While food purchased at restau-rants became 0.2 per cent more expensive in the last month, food prices in grocery stores dropped by 1.3 per cent in the same period. Menu prices are still moving up, while retailers are trying to figure

out how to remain competitive. These are good times for the res-taurant industry.

Essentially, this unique phe-nomenon can be explained by how consumers view and man-age their relationship with food these days. People eat out, eat on the go, or eat at their desks more often than ever before. Meals in the traditional sense are slowly disappearing in Canada. As a result, almost 30 per cent of our food expenditure is now devoted to the food-service industry. Last year, food-service sales were up by almost four per cent while food retail barely moved, with a rise of about 0.7 per cent. This is the main reason retailers are looking at omni-channelling their goods, to reach the consumer any way they possibly can. E-commerce, meal kits, ready-to-eat meals, food trucks — all are ways retail is trying to adapt and keep up with an increasingly transient consumer.

Convenience is trumping price now as a key decision factor for an increasing number of consum-ers. So food inflation data may be hiding the fact that Canadian con-sumers are in fact paying more for food, not less. They just seem to be spreading their food budget around more.

Americans reached the 50/50 mark just last year. Consumers in the U.S. are now spending equally at restaurants and at retail. At our current rate, Canadians could reach that benchmark by 2030, perhaps even earlier. For the food industry, and apart from what non-traditional grocers like Costco and Wal-Mart are doing, this represents a seismic shift compared to the last few decades. Retailers will need to remain com-petitive with aggressive pricing, new ways to engage consumers at the point of purchase or online, and most important, with new and different talent.

Most grocers, including Loblaws, Metro and Sobeys, have laid off workers to cut down on

costs. But to prepare for what is happening across the industry, grocers will need to think dif-ferently; in fact, they will need a paradigm shift in the way they think about food retailing. To get there, grocers will have to take on new people — human capital — who believe the grocery busi-ness should embrace new ways, new technologies, and new meth-ods in order to follow changing demand. This is what is happen-ing right now.

It’s no longer about setting up nice merchandising displays, a perfect pyramid of tomatoes or apples, or even making sure the aroma of the bakery section is strategically synchronized with the peak shopping times in the store. It’s about consumers find-ing time to shop for food amidst all the other daily tasks, and with their struggle to achieve a healthy work/life balance while still hav-ing high-quality options.

Catering to a new crop of demanding consumers is no easy task, especially in a context in which food deflation won’t go away. A stronger dollar has helped, particularly for consum-ers with an appetite for a healthy diet. In the last month, prices for fresh fruit have dropped by more than four per cent. Fresh veg-

etable prices dropped by a whop-ping seven per cent, in one single month this fall. These are spec-tacular decreases which we have not seen in at least three years in Canada. The meat and seafood sections are also experiencing continual decreases in recent months, but nothing to help a grocer’s top and/or bottom line.

In food service, we have seen some consolidation, but we also have seen new independent res-taurants and new chains emerg-ing with innovative approaches. We have seen grocers acquiring pharmacy chains, meal kit pro-viders, and specialty stores. We shouldn’t be surprised to see gro-cers search harder for inspiration from the food-service industry. Grocers will continue to find ways to follow consumers, and their money.

As for consumers, they seem willing to pay more when they eat out. But if you are looking for savings, don’t go to a restaurant. Eating at home has always helped people save. These days though, it’s become even cheaper.

Sylvain Charlebois is professor in food distribution and policy and dean of the faculty of management, Dalhousie University. He writes regularly about food and agriculture.

The pursuit of convenienceFood costs are falling but many Canadians are paying as much or more than ever

Statistics Canada reports food prices are decreasing, but Canadian consumers may in fact be spending more on food, despite deflationary pressures.

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ties, in the fact that there is an exemption to the carbon tax in that sector,” said Ian Mauro, an associate professor of geography at the University of Winnipeg and co-director of the Prairie Climate Centre. “I think initially that makes a lot of sense.

“Don’t penalize the people who ultimately support soci-ety and create the food that we all eat.

“But we all have to realize though that there are signifi-cant changes coming and this is a first step.”

Ma n i t o b a’s n e w c a r b o n tax wil l cost non-farmers an extra 5.2 and 6.7 cents a litre for gasoline and diesel, respectively.

It will add an extra 4.8 cents per cubic metre to the price of natural gas, which many city residents use to heat their homes.

Pallister wouldn’t say when in 2018 the carbon tax will be implemented. The date will likely be announced in the spring budget.

Local planIf Manitoba doesn’t have its own carbon price to provide a clear economic incentive to cut carbon emissions con-tributing to climate change, Ottawa will impose its own starting at $10 a tonne in 2018 and rising to $50 — twice as much as Manitoba’s — by 2022.

Manitoba’s plan is better because it will cost less, cut emissions by an extra 80,000 tonnes and let Manitobans decide how to spend the esti-mated $258 million in annual revenue the tax will raise, Pallister said.

A higher carbon tax to start should be more effective in encouraging people to reduce emissions, he said.

Pallister said his govern-ment will be accountable for reaching emission targets, which will be carried over into future years if they fall short.

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Ma n i t o b a’s c a r b o n t a x i s just $5 a tonne cheaper than Ottawa’s. The Manitoba plan will save citizens an average of $240 in total, or just $48 a year versus Ottawa’s plan.

Citizens have until Nov. 30 to comment on the climate and green plan at www.mani-tobaclimategreenplan.ca.

Options for the carbon tax revenue include returning it to low-income families, emission reduction projects and even offsetting rising hydro bills, Pallister said.

K e y s t o n e A g r i c u l t u r a l Producers (KAP) president Dan Mazier is pleased purple fuel won’t be taxed.

“I think that is a big win for the (farm) industry,” he said in an interview. “It’s an acknowl-edgment that agriculture is different and it needs to be exempt.”

To extend the exemption to barns and dryers, Mazier said farmers should call their mem-bers of the legislative assembly.

The plan points to grass-land preservation and restora-tion to store and reduce car-bon emissions — something the Manitoba Grassland and Forage Association (MGFA) supports.

“We are enthused with the Manitoba Climate and Green Plan, especially with poten-tial for forages and grasslands to be such proactive solutions within the plan going for-ward,” MGFA executive direc-tor Duncan Morrison said in an email. “We realize there’s work ahead and we’re ready to do what we can to help this Made-in-Manitoba plan take shape and activate for the bet-terment of our province.”

Koch unclearW h e t h e r Ma n i t o b a’s b i g -gest single carbon emitter, Brandon’s Koch Fertilizer, pays a carbon tax is uncertain. By 2019 Koch, along with seven of the province’s other biggest emitters, including mines and the Husky ethanol plant in Minnedosa, will have negoti-ated with the Manitoba gov-ernment emission caps based on industry standards.

If they exceed the limits they pay the carbon tax on the overage. If under they’ll get credits, which can be applied to future overages or sold.

Mazier is pleased the plan is finally available for KAP mem-bers to discuss.

A year ago KAP star ted developing its position on pricing carbon, tr iggering backlash from farmers who wanted KAP to oppose the tax.

KAP’s position called for a farm fuel exemption and pro-posed some of the carbon tax revenue be used to assist farmers to reduce emissions and protect the environment. The climate and green plan propose just that.

“I think our hard work and the bullets we were dodging last winter... it was probably the right decision (to develop a position)... but it’s still yet to be determined what the mem-bership decides,” Mazier said.

“I feel the province really

listened to what we had to say because we were at the table.

“There is that saying, ‘ if you’re not at the table, you are usually on the menu.’”

Unpopular at timesAt a public meeting in Altona this March 30, some farm-ers threatened to form a new right wing party to challenge Pallister if he pursued a car-bon tax.

Asked i f he thought the Progressive Conser vative’s base would be appeased by Manitoba’s carbon tax and green plan, Eichler said: “I certainly hope so.

“If Manitobans say no then we’ll get the Trudeau plan...

“We want the best results for Manitobans and if we can save some money doing it and manage the money our-selves… I think that’s pretty significant.”

The federal government is less impressed.

“The (carbon) price schedule has to be $50 by 2022, which is well beyond the price of $25 per tonne that Manitoba is proposing,” the Canadian Press quoted federal Environment Minister Catherine McKenna as saying last week.

Ottawa can impose a car-bon tax on provinces, but a legal opinion rendered for the Manitoba government con-cludes Manitoba can legally defend its own carbon tax, Pallister said, adding he hopes the matter doesn’t end up in court.

“I don’t think they’d win in court, but I would prefer that in the court of public opin-ion it be made clear to Ottawa that our better plan is the one supported by Manitobans,” he said.

T h e f e d e ra l c a r b o n t a x doesn’t credit Manitobans for their huge, ongoing invest-ment in hydro electric power, Pallister said.

Without hydro Manitoba’s current emissions would be 42 megatonnes a year — double the current level.

“ B e c a u s e M a n i t o b a i s already ‘clean’ with its hydro-electric power grid, it will require higher carbon prices to achieve equivalent emis-sions reductions compared to other provinces,” the plan says. “That would mean higher and higher carbon prices for fewer and fewer relative emis-sions reductions. That makes no sense.”

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NOMINATION OF DIRECTORS

Manitoba Wheat and Barley Growers Association (MWBGA) is seeking nominations to fill three seats on its Board of Directors

to begin four- year terms.

An in- person election will take place at MWBGA’s 2018 Annual General Meeting at the Victoria Inn Hotel & Convention Centre, Winnipeg,

Manitoba on February 15, 2018. For those unable to attend the AGM, an advance ballot option will be available.

Nominations shall be submitted to the office of the MWBGA in Carman, Manitoba on or after the 1st day of November and no later than

4:30 p.m. C.S.T. on the 30th day of November 2017.

Nominees must be members in good standing of the MWBGA to be eligible, and nomination forms must be signed by at least five (5) members

in good standing of the MWBGA.

To request a nomination form, contact the MWBGA office at 204-745- 6661.

For more information, visit the MWBGA website at www.mbwheatandbarley.ca.

(Estimated Cumulative Emission Reductions, 2018-22)

Source: Manitoba Agriculture, Made-in-Manitoba Climate and Green Plan

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NDP Government Inaction on Climate ChangeTheAuditor-GeneralexaminedthepreviousNDPgovernment’sclimatechangeplanandactions,stating:“DespitetheeffortsoftheDepartmentandgovernmentoverthepastdecade,therehasbeenlittlechangeinManitoba’sgreenhousegasemissions.”

TheAuditor-Generalfurtherconcluded:“Therewasnoregularprogressreportingonwhethertheclimatechangeprojectwasontime,onbudget,andgoingtoachieveitsstatedgoals.”

Infact,theAuditor-Generaldeterminedthat:“TheDepartmentwasawarebythefallof2009thattheinitiativesinits2008planwouldbeinsufficienttomeetthe2012targetenshrinedintheClimate Change and Emissions Reductions Act.”

Managing Climate Change, Report of the Auditor-General, 2017

Made-In-Manitoba – Better for the Environment and Better for the EconomyOur ‘Prairie Price’ costs less yet actually reduces more emissions than the federal plan. It does so by starting at a higher rate causing more emissions reductions at the outset that build up faster than the federal price does. By staying at $25 and not rising, it costs less to Manitoban families and businesses than the federal price over the five-year period. It makes sure Manitoba families and businesses are not subject to higher and higher carbon costs year after year. It gives Manitoba businesses more certainty and consistent costs for their own investment planning.

Our plan is better for the environment and better for the economy. It reduces more emissions than the federal plan, costs less to the economy, and lets Manitobans decide how they want their carbon tax revenue re-invested.

The following figure compares the estimated emissions reductions achieved under the Made-in-Manitoba plan compared to the federal carbon tax plan.

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The federal $50/tonne carbon pricing plan would actually result in 80,000 tonnes fewer emissions reduced by 2022, compared to the Made-in-Manitoba carbon pricing plan.

Our plan is better for Manitoba. Keep the carbon price lower by recognizing these early Hydro investments and use targeted actions to get even more emissions reductions from specific sectors. The sector emissions reductions set out in the next section will generate over 1 million more tonnes of cumulative carbon emissions reductions over the next five years, compared to the federal carbon tax.

When these two are put together, our Made-in-Manitoba plan will reduce carbon emissions by 2,460 kilotonnes – over twice as much as the federal carbon tax. The figure below shows this.

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BY ALLAN DAWSONCo-operator staff / Oak Hammock Marsh

Agriculture’s role in reduc-ing carbon emissions and protecting the environ-

ment looms large in the provincial government’s, Made-in-Manitoba Climate and Green Plan.

T h e w o rd “a g r i c u l t u re” appears 34 times in the 60-page document.

“Manitoba’s farmers are at the front lines of climate change and need to be at the forefront of solu-tions,” the plan says.

“The Manitoba government is committed to working with producers and consumers alike to identify and develop the solu-tions we need to make agriculture an integral part of our vision of a clean, green and climate-resilient province.”

One suggestion is to create the Manitoba Centre for Sustainable Agriculture to provide research and support to farmers in co-operation with industry, univer-sities, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs).

The plan not only proposes programs to assist farmers to reduce and store carbon emis-sions, but suggests policies that could increase crop demand.

I t s u g g e s t s i n c r e a s i n g Manitoba’s biodiesel mandate to five per cent from the current two. It estimates that would cut carbon emissions over the next five years by 360,000 to 431,000 tonnes. That would be the second-largest cut behind the 1.07-million-tonne reduction expected from the $25-a-tonne carbon tax.

Canola is an ideal feedstock for biodiesel production.

However, the plan doesn’t say the province will increase the biodiesel mandate. When asked to clarify, a government official said everything is on the table.

“But none of these measures will be enacted until after pre-senting the plan to Manitobans, receiving their feedback.”

The plan also suggests encour-aging the “voluntary” use of more ethanol. That would increase the demand for wheat and corn.

Agriculture produces 32 per cent of Manitoba’s carbon, second only to transportation.

“While agriculture is a signifi-cant source of greenhouse gas emissions, agricultural soils and biomass can also serve as effec-tive carbon sinks, helping to lock harmful carbon emissions in the ground and prevent carbon dioxide from entering the atmos-phere,” the plan says.

During a technical briefing a government official told report-ers it’s difficult for farmers to cut emissions quickly, but they can over time.

The following are some of the plan’s proposals for agriculture:• Implement an ecological goods

and services program based on the Alternate Land Use Services model to reduce flooding, improve water quality and nutri-ent management and enhance biodiversity to benefit society.

• Support on-farm practices that provide climate change adapta-tion and mitigation.

• Expand precision farming to improve fertilizer efficiency.

• Support natural fibres for biocomposites.

• Evaluate and address risks, vulnerabilities and opportuni-ties facing agricultural due to extreme weather events and climate change.

• Explore a carbon offset pro-gram for agriculture, wetlands and forests.

• Use a watershed approach through conservation districts to retain water and restore wet-lands to improve water qual-ity and mitigate floods and drought. This could be done through GRowing Outcomes for Watersheds (GROW ). It would be delivered in partner-

ship with landowners, NGOs and federal and municipal governments.

• Reduce the barriers to tile drainage, but also consider potential negative downstream and water-quality effects.

• Work with the Keystone Agriculture Producers, con-servation districts and others to implement the 4R fertilizer program (right time, amount, place and source).

• Map wells and aquifers.• Encourage wetland and grass-

land preservation and resto-ration, rotation grazing, cover crops and zero till.

The climate and green plan lists other ways Manitoba can cut emissions:• The creation of Efficiency

Manitoba, an agency to pro-mote cuts in electrical and nat-

ural gas consumption through “green” innovations.

• Diverting organic, methane-emitting waste, from landfills.

• Phasing out Manitoba’s last coal-fired generator ahead of schedule in 2018.

• A rebate to encourage retro-fitting heavy-duty diesel truck engines.

• Measures to manage goods containing ozone-depleting substances.

• Replace 100 city diesel buses with electric ones.

• Reduce the Manitoba govern-ment’s emissions.

• Conver t propane-heated homes in Churchill to electric.

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Agriculture major player in ‘Made-in-Manitoba Climate and Green Plan’Increasing the biodiesel mandate could cut up to 431,000 tonnes of carbon by 2022, second only to reductions expected from the $25-a-tonne carbon tax

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Climate and Green PlanHearing from Manitobans

Manitoba Sustainable Development 2017

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provincial legislature last week during two days of public hear-ing on Bill 24. Better known as the Red Tape Reduction and Government Efficiency Act, the omnibus bill covers legislation ranging from consumer pro-tection and labour relations, to residential tenancies and trans-portation of dangerous goods — but it was the proposed changes to hog production that garnered the most attention.

In many cases the issues being raised aren’t even covered by the proposed legislation, industry rep-resentatives told the committee.

“Manure does not get into riv-ers and lakes, in fact it is illegal for manure to leave a field, injecting manure also reduces greenhouse gases and significantly reduces odour,” George Matheson, Mani-toba Pork’s chairperson told com-mittee members. “By law, manure management plans with soil test results are filed annually with Manitoba Sustainable Develop-ment... these requirements will not change with these proposed amendments.”

Matheson was the first of about 60 registered presenters to speak to the Standing Committee on Legislative Affairs and addressed proposed changes to The Environ-ment Act. If passed, hog produc-ers will no longer have to install pricey anaerobic digesters in order to expand their operations, a cost so prohibitively high it effectively made new barn construction un-attainable, the MPC says.

In a press release issued this spring, the Manitoba government described Bill 24 as removing “general prohibitions from The Environment Act for the expan-sion of hog barns and manure storage facilities.”

It’s something that the Pork Council’s general manager called long overdue.

Speaking as a private citizen, Andrew Dickson did not mince words. He called the so-called hog

barn moratorium brought in un-der Gary Doer’s NDP government “cynical fabrications of utter non-sense” that sated political rather than environmental concerns.

He continued, adding that “the (Greg) Selinger government recog-nized that it had been left a rotting corpse and devised a convoluted way around the legislation,” but that the reduction of red tape was what hog producers really needed.

Michael Stainton of the Lake Winnipeg Foundation agreed that anaerobic digesters aren’t the an-swer to nutrient run-off, but also expressed concerns around the expansion of Manitoba’s hog in-dustry.

“Anaerobic digestion should not be the factor limiting the growth of Manitoba’s hog indus-try, however, we strongly believe that industry expansion should be limited by the availability of suitable land for manure spread-ing,” he said. “Currently hog pro-duction in Manitoba is very con-centrated... because high costs prohibit the long-distance trans-port of manure, manure spread-ing on these operations is also very concentrated.”

He noted 35 per cent of the province’s hog operations are lo-cated on one per cent of the prov-ince’s land.

“The moment we start spread-ing more manure than crops can use it’s no longer fertilizer, it’s a waste product to be disposed of and as such poses a risk to our water supply.”

If passed, Bill 24 would also de-crease the number of infrastruc-ture assessments that public and semi-public water suppliers are required to conduct. Currently, water system infrastructure must be tested every five years, but the Progressive Conservative govern-ment is seeking to change the test interval period to 10 years.

It’s a prospect that caused con-cern for Mike Sutherland who pre-sented to the committee on behalf of Peguis First Nation. He said a potential expansion of intensive livestock operations, coupled with a reduction in oversight, could spell disaster for his community.

“This bill is going to have a neg-ative effect,” Sutherland told the committee. “Peguis floods yearly, it’s at the basin in the north end... south of the basin is all farmland, with a fair share of hog barn op-erations, Peguis gets its drinking water from the groundwater.”

He added that since the hog-barn moratorium came into ef-fect, there has been a reduction in a number of health issues related to water quality in his community.

But as with many presenters, much of the information pre-sented was anecdotal, something Stainton said points to the root of the problem — a lack of scientific data.

“Without data, industry, govern-ment, regulators and concerned citizens cannot accurately quan-tify the current impact of Manito-ba’s hog industry on water quality,” he said. “We just don’t know.”

Bill 24 would also strike the win-ter manure application ban from the Environment Act, although winter application would contin-ue to be prohibited for all livestock operations in Manitoba under the Livestock Manure and Mortalities Management Regulation.

Several presenters, including Stainton, asked the committee to keep the ban on winter applica-tion enshrined in legislation.

“The Lake Winnipeg Founda-tion urges that Bill 24 be amended so as to not repeal Section 40.2 of the Manitoba Environment Act,” Stainton said, calling it the most important environmental pro-tection afforded Lake Winnipeg in the last two decades. “The ban on winter spreading of all manure should be maintained in legisla-tion, the highest form of protec-tion for Manitoba’s water.”

Finance Minister Cam Friesen responded to concerns about the proposed change by stressing that removing the provision from the

legislation was about eliminating “redundancy,” not weakening en-vironmental protections.

“Let me clarify one thing for you, our government has no plans to allow for a change in terms of winter manure spreading,” he told Stainton.

But opposition MLA James Al-lum pushed back against the as-sertion.

“What he fails to say is that if it stays in legislation, then he has to come before a committee like this and do proper consultation,” said the representative for Fort Garry-Riverview. “When it’s in regula-tion, any Wednesday morning at a cabinet meeting, with a stroke of a pen he can get rid of it.”

However, hog producers like Margaret Rempel urged the MLAs to see manure as a resource rather than a waste product.

“Livestock manure is a very valuable resource to me as a farm-er,” she said. “As a high-quality, or-ganic fertilizer it provides superior nutrition for growing crops, con-tributes significantly to the build-ing of healthy soils in the long term and of course is a local product and a renewable product.”

Lyanne Cypres spoke to the hog industry’s ability to build some-thing else all together — commu-nity. She came to Neepawa from the Philippines to work for Hy-Life Foods as a temporary foreign worker. Today, she is a Canadian citizen and said that Neepawa is no longer the “ghost town” it was when she arrived in 2009.

She told the committee she was speaking on behalf of the more than 1,000 immigrants who have come to the small town to work in the industry in the hope of a better life than the one they left behind.

They “had their lives and their family’s lives changed through the pork industry in Manitoba... we are grateful for this chance,” Cypres said. “We would like to see the pork industry flourish.”

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“The moment we start spreading more manure than crops can use it’s no longer fertilizer, it’s a waste product to be disposed of and as such poses a risk to our water supply.”

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BY LORRAINE STEVENSON Co-operator staff / Stonewall

Manitoba Beef Producers needs members to put some numbers to what

they say is the impact predators are having on the provincial beef herd.

They repeatedly hear about losses and producers now make impassioned pleas to have some-thing done about the pressure on herds, particularly from wolf attacks, general manager Brian Lemon told district meetings which began last week.

“It’s a very serious threat to livestock producers’ livelihoods. I don’t think there’s a bigger file on our board or issue that’s more important or that trumps predation,” he said at the District 9 meeting at Stonewall last week.

The problem is defining the scope of it.

Directors raise the issue at all board meetings, and MBP talks about it at every meeting they get with the provincial ministers of agriculture and sustainable development, Lemon said.

But then they’re asked the question they can’t answer.

“They’re asking us, ‘how big is the problem?” he said. “Our answer right now is, ‘we don’t really know.’”

Directors have gathered plenty of information through phone calls and conversations. “But it still ends up being fairly anec-dotal and not statistically valid. That’s the problem we have.”

They’ve tried to work with Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation (MASC) but their data isn’t capturing the full pic-ture either. MASC’s Wildlife Damage Compensation Program only compensates producers who can provide sufficient evi-dence of a predator kill.

What’s so frustrating for pro-ducers is being unable to make claims because wolf kills seldom leave carcasses. There’s no evi-dence to make the claim.

“It’s not until you go to collect your cows in the fall that you find out you’re missing a bunch,” he said.

The survey MBP is circulating at all district meetings this fall asks producers to provide infor-mation on herd size, numbers

of cattle lost to wolves, coyotes and other predators, to report maulings and injuries, and docu-ment numbers also lost to theft or hunters. There’s also a box to tick off if there are no cattle losses to report.

The aim is to gather the grass-roots data together so MBP can make a better case that the pro-vincial beef here is under pres-sure from predators, Lemon said.

There’s a lot of debate going on as to why predation from wolves is on the rise, but the general feel-ing is they’re going after cattle as moose and whitetail deer popu-lations decline.

Dealing with the issue is going to be a sensitive subject, however.

Beef producers don’t want to impair their reputation as man-agers of both Crown and private lands in ways that are beneficial for wildlife. Beef producers are widely recognized by conserva-tion groups and the public as the agricultural sector doing the most to support biodiversity. The dilemma will be finding a way to

make it understood that the wild-life their farm systems otherwise support is, at this point in time, creating a threat to people’s live-lihoods and it’s a problem that needs a solution,

“It’s going to be a delicate thing to talk about,” Lemon said.

That’s part of the task ahead for the Livestock Predation Working Group which will be looking at what other provinces are doing to deal with problem predators.

Beef producers currently call on professional trappers with the Manitoba Trappers Association (MTA) to remove problem preda-tors, but in actuality few are avail-able to go out anymore because pelt prices are so low.

“We need to inject some incen-tive into this whole program,” Lemon said.

For now, the main thing pro-ducers themselves can do is fill out the survey and give MBP the data it needs to quantify the problem and reinforce the seri-ousness of the situation.

“The more you can do to help us with that data the better off we’re going to be.”

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MBP seeks producer data on predation losses Beef operators are urged to fill out a survey and help assess the extent of the problem

Beef producers are being asked to fill out a survey on cattle losses during this fall’s district meetings. PHOTO: LORRAINE STEVENSON

“They’re asking us, ‘how big is the problem?’ Our answer right now is, ‘we don’t really know.’”

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Nov. 6-8: SPARK 2017 bio-industrial conference, Shaw Conference Centre, 9797 Jasper Ave., Edmonton. For more info or to register visit Spark2017.ca.

Nov. 8: Manitoba Pork Council fall producer meeting, 12 p.m., Heritage Centre, 100 Heritage Trail, Niverville. Lunch included. For more info or to register email [email protected] or call 204-237-7447.

Nov. 9: Manitoba Pork Council fall producer meeting, 1:30 p.m., Canad Inns, 2401 Saskatchewan Ave. W., Portage la Prairie. Supper included. For more info or to register email [email protected] or call 204-237-7447.

Nov. 14-15: Grain World confer-ence, RBC Convention Centre, 375 York Ave., Winnipeg. For more info call 204-805-1284.

Nov. 14-16: Canada’s National Hemp Convention, Ottawa Marriott Hotel, 100 Kent St., Ottawa. For more info visit www.hemptrade.ca.

Nov. 19-21: Manitoba Farm Women’s Conference, Victoria Inn, 3550 Victoria Ave., Brandon. For more info visit www. manito bafarmwomens conference.ca.

Nov. 23-25: National Farmers Union annual convention, Holiday Inn Ottawa East, 1199 Joseph Cyr St., Ottawa. For more info visit www.nfu.ca.

Nov. 29-30: Western Canada Cleantech Innovation Forum, RBC Convention Centre, 375 York Ave., Winnipeg. For more info visit meia.mb.ca/event/127 or call 204-783-7090.

Dec. 5-7: Western Canada Conference on Soil Health/Western Canadian Grazing Conference, Radisson Hotel Edmonton South, 4440 Gateway Blvd., Edmonton. For more info call 780-836-3354.

Dec. 14: Hog Days, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Manitoba Room and UCT Pavilion, Keystone Centre, 1175-18th St., Brandon. For more info visit www.hogdaysbrandon.ca.

Dec. 15: Fields on Wheels Conference, Four Points by Sheraton Winnipeg South, 2935 Pembina Hwy., Winnipeg. For more info visit ctrf.ca/?page_id=4668.

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Jan. 16-18: Manitoba Ag Days, Keystone Centre, 1175-18th St., Brandon. For more info visit www.AgDays.com.

Jan. 24-25: Keystone Agricultural Producers annual general meet-ing, Delta Winnipeg, 350 St. Mary Ave., Winnipeg. For more info call 204-697-1140 or visit kap.mb.ca/meeting.cfm.

Feb. 7: Ignite: FCC Young Farmer Summit, 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Victoria Inn, 1808 Wellington Ave., Winnipeg. For more info visit www.fcc-fac.ca/en/ag-knowledge/events/ignite.html.

Feb. 8-9: Manitoba Beef Producers annual general meet-ing, Victoria Inn, 3550 Victoria Ave., Brandon. For more info or to register visit www.mbbeef.ca/annual-meeting/.

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

March 2: Farm Credit Canada (FCC) Forum, 12:45-4:30 p.m., Keystone Centre, 1185-18th St., Brandon. For more info visit fcc-fac.ca/en/ag-knowledge/events/fcc-forum.html.

Please forward your agricultural events to [email protected] or call 204-944-5762.

By Ashley RoBinsonCNS Canada

Following concerns in September about seed-ing winter cereals in dry

conditions, acres are down but crops seeded in Western Canada are doing good heading into the winter.

“Very little moisture is required in the fall to get that seed to ger-minate and start growing, espe-cially if it’s been seeded shal-low,” said Amanda Swanson, a southern Saskatchewan winter wheat agronomist with Ducks Unlimited.

The final crop report from Manitoba Agriculture, released Oct. 16, said germination and stand establishment of winter cereal crops was good but seeded acres were down across the province.

In mid-September reports from southern Saskatchewan and Alberta said limited acres of winter cereals had been seeded due to dry conditions. A brief reprieve happened in the second half of September as rain fell.

“We always recommend guys to seed first and then usually the rains will come. Even if the rains don’t come and it doesn’t germinate in the fall it will germi-nate, come up in the springtime,” Swanson said.

If moisture doesn’t come until spring it doesn’t mean the crop won’t come up, Swanson said, adding it’ll just act more like a spring wheat than a winter wheat.

Last fall farmers in Western Canada seeded 535,000 acres of winter wheat, eventually harvest-ing 398,000 acres, according to Statistics Canada. Production in the three Prairie provinces

came in at 546,400 tonnes, which was well below the 1.02 million tonnes grown in the previous year.

Swanson has been speaking to producers across southern Saskatchewan and those who seeded winter cereals have said their crops are now at the two-leaf stage — ideal is the three-leaf stage.

“(The) seeding date didn’t really make a huge difference this year just with the conditions being so dry. The crop stages for the majority are at the same stage across the board regardless,” she said.

Swanson has heard from c o l l e a g u e s i n n o r t h e r n Saskatchewan though that the situation is different, with the area not having been as dry.

“There were a lot of unseeded acres in the north and guys had fields that they wanted to get

back into production and they were going to seed (them to) win-ter wheat,” she said.

Swanson is estimating while winter cereal acres seeded in southern Saskatchewan may be down, they could have increased in the north, balancing it all out.

In Manitoba, Jake Davidson, executive director of Winter Cereals Canada, is waiting for numbers from Statistics Canada on seeded acres to be released but from what he has heard he thinks crops are doing well.

“It just stayed warm so long for people. We had people (seeding on) chemfallow, stubble and their crops are up excellent,” he said.

Some directors with Winter Cereals Canada are based in western Manitoba and from what Davidson has heard from them he thinks winter cereal acres seeded north of the Trans-Canada Highway should be good.

Winter cereal acres down but looking goodA dry fall caused Prairie producers to hesitate before pulling out the seeding rig


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Cattle prices rose at Manitoba auction marts during the week ended Oct. 27, as futures prices on the Chicago Mercantile

Exchange helped push up sales.“Just about every day it’s been positive (on

the Chicago Mercantile Exchange) and that’s what is holding the market probably together on the feeder cattle,” said Robin Hill with Heartland Livestock Services at Virden.

About 17,200 head were sold at the province’s eight major auction marts during the week, up by over 3,500 head from the previous week, when 13,694 were sold.

Feeder cattle prices rose anywhere from $1 to $20. Steers (800-900 lbs.) sold from $165 to as high as $223 per hundredweight. For heifers (800-900 lbs.) prices were slightly lower, with some going for as low as $135 to as high as $190/cwt.

On the slaughter market, prices varied, with some auction marts seeing increases while others saw decreases. Prices for mature bulls ranged across the province from $75 to $125.50/cwt.

The CME live cattle futures market reached its highest level in nearly three months on Oct. 26. Packers bid US$111/cwt for slaughter-ready cattle in the U.S. Plains, versus US$116 for ask-ing prices.

In Canada, Hill said, this spells good news for cattle producers.

“If we ever see a big dive in (Chicago futures) on the feeders or the live fat cattle we could see a change in the feeder cattle fairly quickly,” he said.

In Virden this week Hill saw aggressive trade with a long front row of order buyers.

Cattle mostly were sold to western and eastern feedlots.

“There’s not much interest in the south because our cattle in Canada are worth as much or more than their cattle are with the exchange rate,” Hill said.

As well, prices are up from this time last year. According to Hill, producers at Virden are get-ting 45 to 50 cents a pound more.

Volume is up as well. With bills coming due at the end of October and start of November, Hill said this week usually marks one of the busiest runs of the year. He estimated the auction mart is within 120 head of what was sold last year at this time.

Hill expects the next week to be busy as well, with the run starting to slow slightly after that.

Heading forward, he said, “volume is going to be the biggest issue for the next four weeks… the availability of trucks to haul the cattle from the auction barns to their next destination, that’s always a factor this time of year.”

The sale week also corresponded with Manitoba’s official Beef Week, which recognizes the contribution about 6,500 beef producers make to the provincial economy.

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

Cattle Prices(Friday to Thursday) Winnipeg October 27, 2017

Slaughter CattleSteers —Heifers —D1, 2 Cows 80.00 - 85.00D3 Cows 68.00 - 80.00Bulls 92.00 - 98.00Feeder Cattle (Price ranges for feeders refer to top-quality animals only)Steers (901+ lbs.) 150.00 - 193.00

(801-900 lbs.) 185.00 - 207.00(701-800 lbs.) 190.00 - 218.00(601-700 lbs.) 195.00 - 232.00(501-600 lbs.) 212.00 - 244.00(401-500 lbs.) 220.00 - 286.00

Heifers (901+ lbs.) 142.00 - 174.00(801-900 lbs.) 162.00 - 190.00(701-800 lbs.) 170.00 - 195.00(601-700 lbs.) 185.00 - 200.00(501-600 lbs.) 195.00 - 227.00(401-500 lbs.) 200.00 - 233.00

Slaughter Cattle ($/cwt) alberta South OntarioGrade A Steers (1,000+ lbs.) $ — $ 124.39 - 140.19 Grade A Heifers (850+ lbs.) 143.25 - 143.25 116.34 - 136.42 D1, 2 Cows 82.00 - 97.00 55.57 - 78.43 D3 Cows 70.00 - 86.00 55.57 - 78.43 Bulls 100.09 - 100.09 83.52 - 105.51 Steers (901+ lbs.) $ 186.00 - 198.00 $ 178.17 - 210.67

(801-900 lbs.) 195.00 - 207.00 188.62 - 211.65 (701-800 lbs.) 207.00 - 221.00 175.60 - 223.36

(601-700 lbs.) 215.00 - 231.00 169.06 - 235.45 (501-600 lbs.) 223.00 - 244.00 177.38 - 247.93 (401-500 lbs.) 241.00 - 271.00 183.96 - 260.79

Heifers (901+ lbs.) $ 170.00 - 184.00 $ 147.07 - 180.61 (801-900 lbs.) 176.00 - 191.00 163.33 - 190.46 (701-800 lbs.) 182.00 - 196.00 162.67 - 193.47 (601-700 lbs.) 188.00 - 205.00 152.11 - 193.64 (501-600 lbs.) 196.00 - 216.00 156.09 - 218.16 (401-500 lbs.) 207.00 - 234.00 159.27 - 224.39

Futures (October, 27 2017) in U.S.

Fed Cattle Close Change Feeder Cattle Close ChangeOctober 2017 114.15 2.95 October 2017 155.43 2.28December 2017 120.70 4.55 November 2017 157.18 4.40February 2018 126.10 5.45 January 2018 156.10 4.90April 2018 125.63 4.43 March 2018 153.08 5.00June 2018 117.58 3.25 April 2018 153.00 5.35August 2018 114.55 3.02 May 2018 152.00 5.00

Cattle Slaughter Cattle grades (Canada)Week ending Oct 21st, 2017

Previous Year

Week ending Oct 21st, 2017

Previous Year

Canada 58,744 53,572 Prime 1,123 1,027East 12,526 12,796 AAA 30,913 29,729West 46,218 40,776 AA 14,695 13,885

Manitoba NA NA A 767 547

U.S. 632,000 602,000 B 1,330 1,071D 8,698 6,364E 507 304

Other Market Prices

Sheep and lambs

$/cwt Winnipeg Wooled Fats torontoSungold

Specialty MeatsEwes Choice — 119.34 - 150.02 —Lambs (110+ lb.) — 184.56 - 209.39

(95 - 109 lb.) Not Available 194.71 - 220.45

(80 - 94 lb.) This Week 196.97 - 219.53 (Under 80 lb.) — 130.08 - 266.75(New crop) — —

ChickensMinimum broiler prices as of April 13, 2010

Under 1.2 kg. ................................................$1.5130 1.2 - 1.65 kg ...................................................$1.3230 1.65 - 2.1 kg ...................................................$1.3830 2.1 - 2.6 kg ....................................................$1.3230

turkeysMinimum prices as of October 27, 2017

Broiler turkeys (6.2 kg or under, live weight truck load average)

Grade A ................................................$1.910Undergrade ....................................... $1.820

hen turkeys (between 6.2 and 8.5 kg liveweight truck load average)

Grade A .............................................. $1.890Undergrade ........................................$1.790

light tom/heavy hen turkeys(between 8.5 and 10.8 kg liveweight truck load average)

Grade A .............................................. $1.890Undergrade ........................................$1.790

tom turkeys (10.8 and 13.3 kg, live weight truck load average)

Grade A .................................................$1.885Undergrade ........................................ $1.800

Prices are quoted f.o.b. producers premise.

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

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

goatsWinnipeg toronto

( hd Fats) ($/cwt)

Kids 129.17 - 217.63 94.32 - 229.34

Billys 93.76 - 216.34 —

Mature — 110.28 - 215.26

horsesWinnipeg toronto

($/cwt) ($/cwt)

<1,000 lbs. — 11.71 - 24.87

1,000 lbs.+ — 40.00 - 80.00

hog Prices(Friday to Thursday) ($/100 kg) Source: Manitoba agriculture

E - Estimation

MB. ($/hog) Current Week Last Week Last Year (Index 100)MB (All wts.) (Fri-Thurs.) 174E 160.57 141.25

MB (Index 100) (Fri-Thurs.) 162E 149.95 131.81

ON (Index 100) (Mon.-Thurs.) 154.61 140.49 124.57

PQ (Index 100) (Mon.-Fri.) 152.89 140.03 127.53

Futures (October 27, 2017) in U.S.

hOgS Close Change

December 2017 65.05 0.80

February 2018 70.53 8.90

April 2018 74.40 1.98

May 2018 78.50 1.65

June 2018 81.43 1.22

Rising Chicago futures support Manitoba valuesAvailability of trucks may soon become a market issue

Cargill to buy natural feed maker

By Karl PlumeReuters

Cargill is buying a maker of natural animal feeds, another in a string of deals to capitalize on rising demand for higher-margin natural foods and antibiotic-free meat and dairy products.

The recent push by privately held Cargill, including the Oct. 24 deal for Iowa-based Diamond V, has centred on its animal nutrition and protein unit, with expansions in feed production and aquaculture and divestitures of its U.S. pork business and cattle feedlots.

Cargill and rivals like Archer Daniels Midland, Bunge and

Louis Dreyfus, known as the ABCD quartet of global grain trading companies, have moved to diversify amid a global grains glut that has weighed on margins and dragged profits.

“As populations grow, there’s growth in protein-based diets and feed is important to that,” Standard & Poor’s analyst Chris Johnson said. “They have a favourable long-term view of the feed industry as a result and have been investing there.”

Cargill did not disclose terms of the Diamond V deal, but said it was among the five largest acquisitions in the Minnesota-based company’s 152-year history.

Among those deals were a $1.5-billion (all figures U.S. funds) acquisition of Norwegian fish feed company

EWOS and a $1.2-billion deal in 2008 for starch manufac-turer Cerestar.

The acquisition of Diamond V, expected to close in January, is Cargill’s latest investment in its ani-mal nutrition and protein segment, which has posted higher profit in five straight quarters and is a major focus of the company’s long-term growth strategy.

“We anticipate that we will continue to invest in this space,” Chuck Warta, presi-dent of Cargill’s premix and nutrition business, said in an interview.

Cargill invested in feed addi-tive company Delacon in July, bought the animal feed busi-ness of U.S. farm co-operative Southern States in August and expanded feed milling in Thailand in September.

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ICE Futures Canada canola contracts climbed to their highest levels in more than two months during the week ended Oct. 27, as declines in

the Canadian dollar and gains in U.S. soyoil pro-vided double the support.

The currency was the biggest driver, falling below 78 U.S. cents for the first time since July. The drop in the loonie was tied to the Bank of Canada’s decision not to raise interest rates and its accom-panying statement, which took a bit of a softer stance on the possibility of future rate hikes.

As for soyoil, the gains there were tied to news that the U.S. was officially imposing anti-dumping duties on soyoil-based biodiesel from Argentina. Preliminary duties have already been in place since August, effectively shutting the South American fuel out of the U.S. and creating oppor-tunities for domestic biodiesel producers.

Even with canola posting solid gains during the week, the combination of the sinking loonie and rising soyoil still saw crush margins improve by about $10 per tonne, to $84 above the January contract.

Daily volumes were large in the canola market during the week, as participants were busy roll-ing out of the nearby November contract and into January ahead of the expiry of the front month.

Off the boardHowever, the active canola market was mirrored once again by the complete lack of trade in the milling wheat, durum and barley futures. ICE Futures Canada finally announced it was pulling the plug on those long-dormant contracts during the week, taking them off the board on Oct. 26.

Introduced in response to the end of the Canadian Wheat Board’s single desk in 2012, the milling wheat and durum futures never really caught on. Barley futures had been around in one form or another for the past century, but volumes dropped off since the futures market went elec-tronic in 2004, with the last actual open interest seen in 2016.

The chicken-and-egg argument as to why the grain futures never gained traction was that the markets needed liquidity in order to be viable, but nobody was willing to be the first to stick their neck

out and provide that liquidity, because there was no real open interest — a vicious cycle of inaction.

The relatively smaller acreage seeded to durum and barley in Western Canada may be the sim-plest and least conspiracy-prone explanation for why those futures failed. Those two commodities act more like special crops in many ways, with relatively few players in the durum market and with much of the barley trade taking place directly between growers and feedlots.

However, milling wheat is a different case and the lack of a Canadian futures market is detrimen-tal for farmers from a price discovery standpoint. Grain companies were already comfortable deal-ing with the Minneapolis spring wheat futures for their hedging needs, which meant a Canadian market always had an uphill battle in front of it. While it may be true that there’s only enough spring wheat grown in North America to support one futures contract, the fact that the contract is based in the U.S. can distort price signals from a Canadian perspective.

Post-single desk, the general practice for pric-ing hard red spring wheat in Western Canada has been to present a basis level relative to the Minneapolis futures. Due to the exchange rates, that basis often comes out as a positive number showing the difference between the U.S.-dollar futures and Canadian-dollar cash price. In a nor-mal market, a positive basis is a sign that the buyer really wants the product. However, when account-ing for exchange rates, the actual cash price often turns out to be below the futures.

The calculations to figure out the true market are not that hard, but the optics presented and the fudge-factor in calculating exchange rates cre-ate difficulties for the Canadian farmer that could have been at least somewhat rectified by a func-tioning domestic futures market.

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

U.S. biofuel trade fight benefits canola futuresICE Futures Canada pulls the plug on barley and wheat

BY ASHLEY ROBINSONCNS Canada

Hard red spring wheat bids in Western Canada rose for the week ending Oct. 27. A drop

in the Canadian dollar and gains in Minneapolis futures propped up prices.

Depending on the location, average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, 13.5 per cent) wheat prices were up $11-$13 per tonne across the Prairie provinces, according to price quotes from a cross-section of delivery points compiled by PDQ (Price and Data Quotes). Average prices ranged from about $232 per tonne in western Manitoba to as high as $256 in south-ern Alberta.

Quoted basis levels varied from loca-tion to location, but generally held

steady to range from about $5 to $29 per tonne above the futures when using the grain company methodol-ogy of quoting the basis as the differ-ence between U.S. dollar-denominated futures and Canadian dollar cash bids.

When accounting for currency exchange rates by adjusting Canadian prices to U.S. dollars, CWRS bids ranged from US$180 to US$199 per tonne, which was up on a U.S. dollar basis on the week. That would put the currency-adjusted basis levels at about US$28-$47 below the futures.

Looking at it the other way around, if the Minneapolis futures are con-verted to Canadian dollars, CWRS basis levels across Western Canada range from $36 to $60 below the futures.

Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) wheat bids ranged anywhere from $3 to $8 higher. Prices across the Prairies ranged from $168 per tonne in south-eastern Saskatchewan to $186 per tonne in southern Alberta.

Average durum prices rose $2-$5, with bids in southern Alberta,

Saskatchewan and western Manitoba coming in at about $261-$271 per tonne.

The December spring wheat con-tract in Minneapolis, off of which most CWRS contracts Canada are based off of, was quoted Oct. 27 at US$6.17, up 5.75 U.S. cents from the previous week.

Kansas City hard red winter wheat futures, traded in Chicago, are more closely linked to CPSR in Canada. The December K.C. wheat contract was quoted at US$4.2525 per bushel on Oct. 27, up 2.5 U.S. cents compared to the previous week.

The December Chicago Board of Trade soft wheat contract settled at US$4.2725 on Oct. 27, up 1.25 U.S. cents on the week.

The Canadian dollar settled Oct. 27 at US79.36 cents, down 1.68 U.S. cents on the week.

Wheat bids rise across Prairies as loonie dipsDecember spring wheat was up 5.75 U.S. cents on the week in Minneapolis

Average (CWRS) prices ranged from about $232 per tonne in western Manitoba to as high as $256 in southern Alberta.

Closing Futures Prices As of Thursday, October 26, 2017 ($/tonne)

Last Week Weekly Change

ICE canola 510.20 8.00

ICE milling wheat n/a n/a

ICE barley n/a n/a

Mpls. HRS wheat 226.71 2.11

Chicago SRW wheat 156.99 0.46

Kansas City HRW wheat 156.25 0.92

Corn 137.30 1.67

Oats 171.99 -2.92

Soybeans 358.35 -1.29

Soymeal 343.93 -5.51

Soyoil 768.22 14.99

Cash Prices WinnipegAs of Friday, October 27, 2017 ($/tonne)


Feed wheat n/a n/a

Feed barley 158.00 4.13

Rye n/a n/a

Flaxseed 477.53 11.02

Feed peas n/a n/a

Oats 193.23 0.65

Soybeans 386.55 1.47

Sunflower (NuSun) Fargo, ND ($U.S./CWT) 17.20 n/a

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

Port PricesAs of Friday, October 27, 2017 ($/tonne)


U.S. hard red winter 12% Houston 173.70 0.92

U.S. spring wheat 14% Portland n/a n/a

Canola Thunder Bay 529.20 17.00

Canola Vancouver 542.20 15.00

Manitoba Elevator PricesAverage quotes as of October 27, 2017 ($/tonne)

Future Basis Cash

E. Manitoba wheat 226.71 19.41 246.12

W. Manitoba wheat 226.71 5.74 232.45

E. Manitoba canola 510.20 -15.10 495.10

W. Manitoba canola 510.20 -22.10 488.10

Source: pdqinfo.ca

PHIL FRANz-WARkENtINCNSC

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If a cow is grazing, you don’t have to feed it.

It’s a deceptively simple statement, and the basis for many cattle producers look-ing at extended grazing to cut costs. Farmers have looked at bale grazing, forage stockpil-ing and swath grazing, among others; but another grazing system has caught the inter-est of some beef producers, standing corn.

More commonly a cash crop in Manitoba, researchers and farmers have honed in on corn for grazing, hoping to capital-ize on its high yield and energy content.

Bart Lardner, senior research scientist with the Western Beef Development Centre in Lanigan, Sask., is among those who would like to see more cows in the cornstalks during winter.

“ W h y w o u l d y o u g r a z e standing corn? Well, you’re doing two things,” he said during an Oct. 12 webinar on the subject, put on by the Beef Cattle Research Council. “ Yo u’re t r y i n g t o re d u c e the cow cost per day. We’re also trying to capture those manure nutrients.”

In a test of five corn varie-ties in 2011-12, Lardner found standing corn yielded an aver-age five tonnes of dry matter per acre, about double the dry matter from cereals, and graz-ing costs ran between 70 cents and $1.42 per head per day.

T h e W e s t e r n B e e f Development Centre est i-mates corn grazing is 26 per cent cheaper than moving cat-tle back into the lot and beats out bale grazing barley (a practice it estimates is eight per cent cheaper than drylot overwintering). Swath grazing barley, however, drew almost even with corn at 25 per cent cheaper than drylot.

In an industry where feed cost i s among the great-est expenses, those numbers appeal.

Energy, likewise, highlighted corn.

According to 2015 data o u t o f t h e Un i v e r s i t y o f Saskatchewan, total digest-ible nutrients in corn averaged 64.6 per cent over three years, compared to 60.6 per cent in swath grazed barley and 57.2 per cent in barley greenfeed.

Protein, however, fell short. Corn had the lowest protein of all three feeds at 8.2 per cent, compared to 11.2 per cent in grazed barley and 10.9 per cent in drylot feed.

Lardner’s corn variety trial echoed that trend. His plants averaged 7.4 per cent protein and 69.4 per cent total digest-ible nutrients.

“Protein is a little bit low on the corn, especially for a ges-tating beef cow coming into calving,” Lardner said.

Intercropping legumes may be an answer to that problem, he later told his online stu-dents. Otherwise, some protein supplements may be needed.

Good for the soilOverwintering systems in gen-eral have been a good news story for soil nutrition.

In a comparison of bale grazing, bale processing and applied manure, the Western Beef Development Centre found that overwintering cattle had a larger increase of nitro-gen in the first six inches of soil than either a 30-ton-per-acre manure application or 10 tons per acre of compost. The next year, cattle overwinter sites increased forage dry mat-ter yield by 270 per cent which compared to a 60 per cent increase on sites where nutri-ents were applied.

Lardner’s research suggests that grazing corn can, likewise, help recover nutrient-deficient land.

Growing corn is not without challenges, particularly in a province where not all farmers are familiar with the crop and the risk of early frost may make some beef producers balk.

It is a high-input crop, Larder warned, urging producers to seek out agronomists and seed reps to choose the right variety and management.

Lardner referred to the “milk-line,” the point where a corn plant moves starch into the kernels out from the cob’s core. The resulting colour change is easily seen when a cob is cut in half.

In grazed corn, that milkline should be halfway through the cob at freezing for the best nutrition, Lardner said. Variety should be chosen with that in mind.

“I strongly, strongly suggest if you’ve never grown corn, start small — five to 10 acres in year one,” Lardner said. “Get com-fortable with this. You have to get used to growing corn. You have to be comfortable with it. The cows have to be comfort-able with grazing it.”

Manitoba’s brutal winter adds in another wrinkle. Stalks alone will not provide enough wind relief in a climate where wind chills commonly dip below -30 C and windbreaks and a close water source will be a critical part of making the system work, Lardner said.

Adjusting cattle to cornFor cattle, a cornfield is often unexplored territory.

“Our cows certainly weren’t used to grazing corn when we first put them out there,” Lardner said. “In fact, what they did is they grazed all the

dead grass around the fence post and they avoided those cornstalks like you wouldn’t believe. About 24 hours later, one cow went over and took a bite and guess what? It tasted pretty good.”

Farmers may want to add round bales to help transition. Animals should be fenced in with the familiar feed and sev-eral rows of corn. The herd can then be weaned off hay.

Once catt le get a taste for corn, there is a different problem.

Cows will be drawn to the energy-rich cobs first, and most cobs in a paddock will be consumed after the first day, Lardner said. After that, cat-tle will aim for the husks and leaves and will not stoop to eating the stalk until last.

Ro t a t i o n a l g r a z i n g w i l l keep cattle from gorging on cobs, Lardner advised. After three days, cows should have stripped 90 per cent of edible material in a paddock and be ready to move.

“These guys are very selec-tive about what structure on the plant they’re going to con-sume,” he said. “They will go after cobs first. They will figure out that’s the ice cream part of the plant. If you give them 40 acres, if you give them 100 acres, they’re going to go out and eat cobs for two to three days. Then you’re going to wind up with issues.”

Too much cob can lower stomach pH, in some cases

below the 5.5 baseline for rumen acidosis, according to Lardner’s work.

The potentially fatal illness can cause animals to lose con-dition, go off feed and experi-ence diarrhea, higher breath-ing and heart rates, depression and lethargy.

That risk puts a higher pri-ority on transition. Animals s h o u l d b e a d a p t e d f o r a week to 10 days before being exposed to corn and cattle should be fed before going out to the field. Fibre supplements or limiting grazing at first may also lower the risk.

Brian Lemon, Manitoba Beef Producers general manager, said corn grazing is, “not very common, but growing,” in the province.

“It’s certainly something that offers an opportunity for our producers to not bring their animals back in but to graze them for a longer period of time,” he said. “Grazing stand-ing corn, obviously there’s a number of benefits, both in terms of economics — if you can graze your cattle, you’re not feeding them — but also environmentally. The grazing of the animals is just a more sustainable method of raising cattle. When you graze, you put the nutrients right back where they came out of and return them to the soil in a lot more of a closed loop. It’s something that we’re watching.”

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Standing corn an option for extended beef grazingAn extended grazing season may be cheaper with standing corn, but there are a few dos and don’ts to keep in mind

Standing corn may be a viable way for Manitoba producers to extend their grazing season, but there are a few things to watch for. Photo: Alexis stockford

“Why would you graze standing corn? Well, you’re doing two things. You’re trying to reduce the cow cost per day. We’re also trying to capture those manure nutrients.”

Dr. Bart LarDner



It’s time to start thinking like cattle when it comes to moving animals.

That’s the message Tom No f f s i n g e r h a d f o r c a t t l e producers during a string of low-stress catt le-handling workshops and talks near Brandon through the end of October. Three events were put on through Merck Animal Health, including a public talk Oct. 16 and field workshops hosted Oct. 19 and Oct. 27 at Manitoba Beef and Forage Initiatives (MBFI) north of Forrest.

Handlers should focus on leading, not driving cattle, Noffsinger said, a method he says is more aligned with cat-tle’s natural instincts and will therefore take less time and result in less frustration for both human and animal.

Understanding prey and predatory behaviour is part of that, he told attendees of the Oct. 16 talk. Approaching directly, speaking and stalking all fall under predator behav-iour, while a handler should also take proper distance from cattle, body position and posture, angles and speed of movements into account.

“Apply pressure to initiate a response; release pressure to reward a positive response,” his presentation stated.

The method is also based on the idea that cattle will return to where they came from if met with an obstacle and will half-turn around a handler, leading Noffsinger to advise a person be positioned in front of a corner if cattle need to turn.

I n l i n e w i t h h i s v i e w s on leading, Noffsinger is a believer in approaching cattle from the front.

Presenters at a l l events urged participants to make eye contact with a single ani-mal in the front of the herd and shift position until the animal’s head is pointed in the right direction. The han-dler then moves alongside the animal to encourage it to slip past and in the right direction.

“In order to create volun-tary cattle movement, what we do is go to the front of the group and satisfy their instinct to see what is guid-ing them,” Noffsinger said. “We just go so we’re availa-ble to their eyes and we cre-ate a relationship with the f r o n t i n f l u e n t i a l a n i m a l s and get them to volunteer to go, and then all we have to do is encourage the front of the herd to move and orderly cattle movement is a huge magnet. It’ll just bring all the cattle.”

The veterinarian was criti-cal of close-sided corridors, which do not allow an animal to see people alongside the enclosure, for similar reasons.

Likewise, attendees were instructed to look over the entire herd when entering a pen. If heads come up, relax pressure unti l the herd is relaxed. Moving against the flow of the herd will speed them moving past, while mov-ing parallel with animals will stop them short, producers were told.

“I hope that they respond to the smallest change — so as they approach cattle and the cattle aren’t doing any-thing, the minute the animals change, that they respond in a positive (way,)” Noffsinger said.

The events’ information was based on the work of Bud Williams, a well-known stockmanship expert through the ’90s and 2000s in North A m e r i c a . Wi l l i a m s d e v e l -oped his methods in the field from the mid-20th century onwards and helped spear-head the concept of low-stress cattle handling before his death in 2012.

N o f f s i n g e r c o m b i n e d Williams’ work with his own observations and testimony from Australian producers.

“The leading thing is very c o n f u s i n g ,” h e a d m i t t e d . “What the Australians do is they create a relationship with the front of the herd in such a way that when cattle go someplace, whether the han-dler is in front of them, beside them, out here, in their minds they’re being led.”

Canadian interestThe concept has picked up enough traction that produc-ers travelled from out of prov-ince to attend the evening meeting Oct. 16.

Henry McCarthy, a veteri-narian out of Wawota, Sask., brought three of his custom-ers to hear Noffsinger.

Mc Ca r t h y d e ve l o p e d a n interest in low-stress cattle

handling after hearing Bud Williams present in Regina.

“I don’t think it’s novel,” he said. “I think we’ve lost a lot of intergenerational transfer of knowledge because there’s less and less kids growing up and taking over the farms and operations, but we’ve also removed ourselves from being real hands on because we’re drawn away, because there’s f i n a n c i n g p r o g r a m s a n d there’s a lot more office work nowadays and stuff. You don’t just go out and feed the cattle and work with the cattle all day.”

T h e re h a s b e e n f u r t h e r interest in the technique in his region and they are con-sidering their own low-stress handling event, he added.

N o f f s i n g e r i n t r o d u c e d attendees to the “bud box,” a method of moving cat-tle through a chute or into a trailer that was later echoed

at the Merck Animal Health workshops.

The open chute or trailer door is in a closed pen door, adjacent and in the same end to the pen’s entry. Cattle are herded inside, while the handler closes the gate and moves to stand just past the chute or trailer opening.

The box is based on the assumption that an animal will return in the direction it just came from once hit-ting the dead end of the pen. When the animal turns, how-ever, the gate is closed and the only remaining opening is the chute or trailer door, while the stockman is posi-tioned in a way that encour-a g e s t h e a n i m a l t o t u r n around them and into the chute.

The system can be effective even with skittish animals, Noffsinger later said. If an animal balks, added pressure

(such as another stockman moving in front of the closed gate) can move the animal back into the dead end to try again.

T h e s y s t e m g o t p o s i -tive reviews when workshop attendees put it into practice days later at MBFI.

Noffsinger, however, urged producers to avoid building a bud box unless handlers are trained in leading, rather than driving.

“ You would teach them never to put cattle in that bud box if there wasn’t room for them in that alley,” he said. “You would teach them to never expect movement until they shut the gate, step over to the side and hesitate three to seven seconds to harness the energy of cattle coming back where they came from and you just guide the front in(to) the alley.”

Common mistakes include getting behind cattle in the bud box rather than guid-i n g t h e f r o n t , s o m e t h i n g Noffsinger says only fosters confusion.

The technique also calls for producers to run animals, particularly calves, through the chute without interfer-ence several t imes before locking in the headgate for vaccination or castration.

The practice is meant to familiarize calves with the chute and delay negative con-notations, Merck argues.

“It i s a n e w c o n c e p t I think,” said Penny Rooke, one of the participants at the MBFI-hosted event. “How to approach cattle with a carrot idea rather than a stick.

“Keeping everyone safe is really important and it’s been very informative about not only actually handling the cat-tle, but other products that are on the market to make life eas-ier on the farm,” she added.

The all-women workshop Oct. 19 branched out into vac-cination advice and equip-ment as well as handler safety. The remaining event is open to all producers.

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Workshops pitch less stress for cattle and farmerTalks and workshops cover the basics of low-stress cattle handling

Tom Noffsinger introduces the basics of low-stress cattle handling during a talk in Brandon Oct. 16. Photo: Alexis stockford

“In order to create voluntary cattle movement, what we do is go to the front of the group and satisfy their instinct to see what is guiding them.”

Tom NoffsiNger


LIVESTOCK AUCTION RESULTS

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

Weight Category Ashern Gladstone Grunthal Heartland Heartland Killarney Ste. Rose Winnipeg

Brandon Virden

Feeder Steers Oct. 25 Oct. 24 Oct. 24 Oct. 26 Oct. 25 Oct. 23 Oct. 26 Oct. 27

No. on offer 1,984 1,308* 1,381 3,106 3,802* 1,207* 2,762 1,050

Over 1,000 lbs. n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

900-1,000 n/a 185.59-188.50 n/a n/a 178.00-190.00 n/a n/a 165.00-182.00

800-900 195.00-220.00 178.00-199.00 165.00-194.00 205.00-223.00 108.00-214.00 (218.00) 200.00-210.00 (217.50) 195.00-209.00 185.00-205.00

700-800 200.00-241.75 172.00-217.25 170.00-206.00 210.00-228.00 208.00-225.00 (229.00) 210.00-225.00 (229.00) 205.00-218.00 190.00-215.00

600-700 208.00-241.00 139.50-225.00 180.00-220.00 218.00-233.00 218.00-231.00 (234.00) 210.00-228.00 (232.50) 215.00-235.00 210.00-232.00

500-600 225.00-273.00 145.75-241.25 220.00-247.00 225.00-250.00 227.00-245.00 (253.00) 220.00-241.00 (247.00) 230.00-252.00 220.00-250.00

400-500 225.00-273.00 128.00-280.00 250.00-272.00 240.00-265.00 238.00-268.00 240.00-269.00 (274.00) 240.00-272.00 230.00-285.00

300-400 235.00-283.00 220.00-290.00 320.00-360.00 260.00-299.00 260.00-298.00 255.00-287.00 n/a 300.00-355.00

Feeder heifers

900-1,000 lbs. n/a 147.50-161.50 125.00-150.00 n/a 162.00-177.00 n/a n/a n/a

800-900 180.00-190.00 166.00-170.00 135.00-175.00 170.00-183.00 173.00-186.00 n/a n/a 170.00-196.00

700-800 182.00-191.00 106.00-191.50 140.00-179.00 175.00-189.00 178.00-189.00 n/a 185.00-189.00 175.00-196.00

600-700 160.00-200.00 160.00-208.00 160.00-192.00 185.00-202.00 188.00-204.00 185.00-204.00 195.00-209.00 180.00-208.00

500-600 170.00-214.00 147.00-226.00 180.00-218.00 195.00-217.00 196.00-213.00 195.00-210.00 (219.00) 205.00-225.00 195.00-237.50

400-500 180.00-190.00 120.00-240.00 220.00-252.00 215.00-237.00 210.00-244.00 210.00-235.00 (244.00) 210.00-232.00 205.00-253.00

300-400 n/a 152.50-236.00 280.00-325.00 220.00-248.00 n/a n/a n/a 225.00-270.00

Slaughter Market

No. on offer 250 n/a 100 73 n/a n/a 68 110

D1-D2 Cows 80.00-89.00 69.50-75.00 60.00-80.00 80.00-88.00 83.00-90.00 80.00-86.00 75.00-86.00 n/a

D3-D5 Cows 76.00-81.00 58.00-65.00 60 70.00-80.00 77.00-83.00 n/a 70.00-76.00 n/a

Age Verified 90.00-92.00 78.00-82.00 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

Good Bulls 100.00-125.50 100.00-107.00 75.00-93.75 95.00-108.00 97.00-112.00 100.00-113.25 90.00-106.00 90.00-97.50

Butcher Steers n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

Butcher Heifers n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

Feeder Cows n/a n/a n/a n/a 85.00-95.00 n/a n/a 80.00-85.00

Fleshy Export Cows n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 75.00-81.00

Lean Export Cows n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 65.00-77.00

Heiferettes 111.00-160.50 n/a 105.00-131.00 n/a 100.00-125.00 n/a 85.00-101.00 n/a

* includes slaughter market

STAFF

It was an action-packed few days at the Keystone Centre in Brandon with Ag Ex and affiliated events attracting partici-pants from across Western Canada.

The activities included agriculture education events, the Charolais national breed show, an all-breed cattle show, horse shows and the Manitoba Finals Rodeo, just to mention the highlights.

Freelance photographer Sandy Black was in attendance and filed these images from the event.

Brandon hosts Ag Ex and affiliated eventsThe annual gathering has a strong livestock focus and attracts participants from across the West

Brent Stewart, of Russell’s Stewart Cattle Company, leaves the show ring with a red ribbon. By the end of the show the animal was awarded the reserve champion junior bull banner in the black Angus division. PHOTOS: SANDY BLACK

Holding on for all he’s worth, Calder Peterson of Glenworth, Sask. completes his eight seconds in the saddle bronc class.

Kati-Leigh Heapy and her grandpa, Harry Airey of Rivers were two of the 60 judges that participated in the Charolais Wheat King Jackpot bull show, part of the breed’s national show at Ag Ex.

Jennifer Getz, of Balgonie, Sask., captured the top honours this year as the ladies’ barrel racing champion.


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Manitoba dairy produc-ers will no longer have to ship milk across

provincial borders, thanks to an increased processing capacity at home.

The $100-million MDI dairy-processing plant is up and run-ning in Winnipeg’s South End, increasing Manitoba’s dairy-processing capacity by about 40 per cent. The 80,000-square-foot retrofitted egg-processing facility will now process 180 million litres of milk each year.

“It’s definitely going to improve things in Manitoba,” said David Wiens, Dairy Farmers of Manitoba chair. “We’ve been able to issue more quota in Manitoba now and increase our production.”

Over the last year and a bit, Wiens said dairy production in Manitoba has increased by 12 per cent in anticipation of the MDI plant opening. However, dealing with increased milk production in the lead-up to the plant’s opening was a challenge.

“We’ve been moving milk to Quebec or to Saskatoon, just try-ing to find a home for all of the milk,” Wiens said. “So yes, it was a challenge but we wanted to ramp up production in the province before the plant opened. And we

were glad to have co-operation from other provinces in order to receive the milk.”

As soon as the facility began accepting milk on October 5, milk shipments into Saskatchewan came to a halt. Once the plant is at top speed, milk currently being cascaded into Quebec will also be redirected to the Winnipeg facility, Wiens said.

“So in fact, what we’ll see now is more milk in Manitoba flow-ing towards this plant and even-tually there may be milk from parts of Saskatchewan ending up in Brandon at the dairy plant there, because of the way we cas-cade milk,” he said. “In the past we have also had to skim some of the components of the milk and we simply weren’t able to find a home for that, now all of that can be directed towards the plant.”

Being able to process all of the province’s milk at home will also help lower transportation costs for producers.

Owned and operated by Vitalus Nutrition and Gay Lea Foods, the Manitoba Dairy Ingredients (MDI) Holdings Corporation will produce a full range of high-value milk proteins, including MPC 85, MPI 90 and buttermilk powders, as well as butter.

Steve Dolson, an Ontario dairy farmer and chair of Gay Lea Foods Co-operative board of directors, described the plant as a “unique collaboration” defying geography

at the official plant opening last week.

“What this plant really rep-resents is how our industry can come together, can work together to creatively address shared con-cerns, capitalize on opportunities and jointly position ourselves and our industry for future growth,” he said. “This plant is many things to many people.”

The expansion of Gay Lea into Manitoba, also gives Manitoba dairy farmers the opportunity to join the Ontario-based co-oper-ative, which expanded even far-ther west in recent weeks with the purchase of Alberta Cheese Company.

“The new processing facil-ity also enables Gay Lea Foods, as Canada’s leading butter pro-ducer, to better service our valued retail and food-service customers, growing the Canadian food man-ufacturing sector across Canada,” added Gay Lea president and CEO, Michael Barrett.

Ralph Eichler, Manitoba’s min-ister of agriculture, was also on hand for the official opening,

noting that increased process-ing capacity in the province will support the sustainability of the dairy industry and draw in new entrants.

“What makes this day so excit-ing for Manitoba? Companies see Manitoba as a desirable place to make dairy-processing invest-ments in new innovative process-ing, utilizing a growing protein demand,” said Eichler.

F u r t h e r e x p a n s i o n o f Manitoba’s dairy-processing capacity is expected in the com-ing months and years, as existing plants ramp up production and small processors enter the market. But nothing on the scale of the MDI plant, Wiens said.

“We are still having to catch up,” he said, noting Manitoba was eight per cent under quota issue at one time. “We are working, not only as a province but as a west-ern milk pool to ensure that this happens, and of course Manitoba isn’t the only province, there is fur-ther development happening in other provinces too.”

Like a l l dair y far mers,

Manitoba’s producers are also working to fill a rapidly expand-ing demand for butterfat. Once considered unhealthy, natural fats have re-entered the Canadian diet, driving demand for high-fat cheese, cream, butter, yogurt and ice cream.

Currently, limited volumes of cream and butter are being imported under special permit from the U.S. and New Zealand to meet demand, Wiens said.

“Our commitment is to always supply the Canadian market with dairy products,” he said. “(Imports) are a very temporary thing, because as our processing is increased and also renewed, that’s going to have an impact on our ability to always supply the Canadian market.”

The Western Milk Pool has also agreed to eliminate the solids-not-fat to butter fat ratio require-ment by August 1 of next year to encourage greater butterfat production.

“Instead of trying to create this ratio... we’re simply saying, here are the values and it will send the signal that, you know what? We want a high butterfat and we can do it with less milk and still have the same revenue,” said Wiens. “It’s easy to understand, and it’s really a kind of direct response to what the demands are in the marketplace.”

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New dairy plant will churn out butter, other productsAs demand for butter fat continues to grow, Western Milk Pool to eliminate SNF/BF ratio

“It’s easy to understand, and it’s really a kind of direct response to what the demands are in the marketplace.”

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it’s looking more and more like winter is moving in early this year. last year, at this time, we

were looking at several weeks of warm record-breaking tempera-tures; this year, while not record-breaking cold, it looks to be much more like winter. last week’s fore-cast played out pretty close to what was expected, with the main difference being the temperatures running on the cooler side of the forecast.

to begin this forecast period we’ll deal with an area of low pres-sure diving southeastward out of alberta and curving to the north-east as it passes through north dakota on wednesday. its path will place us on the cold north-ern part of the system. how much snow we see will depend upon the exact track the system takes. Extreme southern regions have the best chance of seeing measur-able snow.

Cool high pressure is then fore-cast to move in during the second half of this week. Expect sunny to partly cloudy skies, with daytime highs struggling to make it to the 0 C mark and overnight lows in the -6 to -9 C range. winds look to be relatively light as the centre of

high pressure slides across central Manitoba.

attention then turns to an area of low pressure that is fore-cast to develop over Montana on saturday and move quickly off to the northeast on sunday and Monday. the current weather models show most of southern Manitoba staying in the warm sector of the low on sunday, resulting in most of the precipi-tation falling as rain. western and central regions will likely see more snow than rain, with pos-sible accumulations in the five- to 10-cm range. this system needs to be watched as a small change in the current forecast could result in the first widespread significant snows of the season.

Forecasted temperatures for the middle to end of next week depend on whether or not this sys-tem drops snow or rain. areas that see significant snow will remain on the cool side, with daytime highs expected to stay below 0 C and overnight lows of around -10 C.

usual temperature range for this period: highs, -2 to 10 C; lows, -11 to 1 C. Probability of precipita-tion falling as snow: 60 per cent.

Daniel Bezte is a teacher by profession with a BA (Hon.) in geography, specializing in climatology, from the U of W. He operates a computerized weather station near Birds Hill Park. Contact him with your questions and comments at [email protected].

This issue’s map shows the total amount of precipitation that has fallen across the Prairies as a percentage of average over the 30 days ending Oct. 26. Nearly all of agricultural Manitoba was dry during this period, with a large area receiving around 50 per cent of average. Farther west, most of Saskatchewan, along with eastern, southern and north-central Alberta, were wet, with some areas seeing more than double the average.

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BY DANIEL BEZTECo-operator contributor

we l l , y e t a n o t h e r month has come and gone and before we

know it, it will be 2018! october 2017 saw fairly mild temper-atures during the first three weeks of the month before winter decided to make an early visit. the way the long-range forecast is setting up, it doesn’t look like we’ll see a repeat of last year’s record-breaking november and early december. the question for this year is, will we see more of a good old-fashioned start to the winter? Maybe “good” is not the best term… unless you like cold and snowy weather.

before we look ahead to see what the different long-range forecasts are calling for during the first half of this winter, it is time to do our usual look back to see just how the weather numbers added up across Manitoba and the Prairies.

after a warm but wet start to october, temperatures kind of tanked during the last seven days of the month. Even with the cool/cold end to the

month, the warm weather ended up easily winning out when it came to averages. the warm spot across Manitoba was around winnipeg, which saw a mean monthly tem-perature for october that was nearly 2.5 C above the long-term average. dauphin came in second, with a mean monthly temperature that was about 1.5 C above aver-age. Finally, brandon was the coolest, with a mean monthly temperature that was only about 1 C above its long-term average.

along with the mild air came below-average amounts of pre-cipitation. both the winnipeg and dauphin regions reported around 20 mm of precipitation, around 10 to 15 mm below the long-term average. the brandon region was the dry spot, with only five mm of pre-cipitation reported, which puts

this region about 25 mm below its long-term average.

overall, october turned out to be a warm and dry month, despite the cold and kind of wet end to the month. looking back at the different forecasts that were made, it looks like my meagre attempt at forecasting was the only one that predicted things correctly; heck, you have to guess right once in a while!

An early turnnow on to the long-range fore-casts. First of all, just because i decided to discuss cold weather precipitation over the last couple of weeks does not mean it is my fault that the weather has done an early turn to cold and snowy. as i have always said, “if i was able to consistently forecast the long-range weather, i would be a very rich person.”

according to Environment

Canada, there is a slightly better than even chance for above-average temperatures along with above-average amounts of precipitation dur-ing november and december. this then transitions to near- to even slightly below-average temperatures and precipitation to begin the new year.

the Old Farmer’s Almanac calls for cooler-than-aver-age temperatures in both november and december, fol-lowed by much above-aver-age temperatures in January. it predicts precipitation to be near average in november and January and slightly above average in december. the Canadian Farmers’ Almanac looks to be calling for a cold and snowy november, as it mentions cold, stormy and snowy weather several times. december also looks to be snowy and cold, but it does mention the chance of rain early in the month, which means at least a warm start to the month.

the CFs (Climate Forecast system) model currently calls for well-below-average tem-peratures in november, near- to above-average temperature

in december, and then back to below-average temperatures in January. along with the cold start to the winter, it also calls for above-average precipita-tion that will then trend toward near average as we work our way toward January.

noaa (the u.s. national oceanic and atmospheric administration) calls for near-average temperatures during this period along with above-average amounts of precipi-tation. the weather network calls for below-average tem-peratures across Manitoba and saskatchewan, a long with near-average amounts of precipitation.

Finally, my forecast. with the current change in the weather pattern it looks more and more like we’ll see below-average temperatures to start the win-ter, along with above-average amounts of snow. i still think temperatures will then moder-ate to near average by January, but snowfall will continue to be above average.

next issue it’s time to take our annual look at what’s avail-able this year for your favourite weather enthusiast as we head toward the holiday season.

Warm, dry October, cold, wet November?Temperatures tanked during the last seven days of October

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Back to more typical weatherIssued: Monday, October 30, 2017 · Covering: November 1 – November 8, 2017

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Organic Alliance says crop insurance needs an update on organic productionOrganic growers argue that insurance excludes critical production practices, but change may come with some real logistical problems, according to MASC


Organic farmers in Manitoba hope a new working group will help solve long-standing

crop insurance issues.The body will have members from

both the Manitoba Organic Alliance (MOA) and Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation (MASC).

“There’s definite improvements that need to be made, so we want to know what the timeline on that is,” MOA president Kate Storey said. “Can we do those improvements now? Do we have to wait until there’s a certain number of organic acres?”

MASC introduced organic insur-ance in 2005 for wheat, oats and flax, three crops that had passed the 5,000-acre minimum acre-age needed for a crop to become insured.

Coverage is based on a produc-er’s 10-year history with that crop, although the corporation has added a five-year “fast track” for new organic producers. The streamlined option weighs each year by 20 per cent until probable yield is based totally on the individual.

The company sets coverage at 50 per cent of conventional yield to start (or in years without data), something Doug Wilcox, MASC manager of insurance program development, says is in line with provincial averages. Organic wheat averaged 45.3 per cent of conven-tional yield from 2005-16, according to MASC. Oats and flax were similar at 46.3 per cent and 47.1 per cent respectively.

Those three crops remain the only insurable organics, although other crops can be covered under conven-tional insurance.

Organic producers have pushed back against that requirement, arguing that conventional policies include an unrealistic weed man-agement expectation and the value of grain doesn’t reflect what they can get in the market.

However, organic insurance con-siders early-season weeds a “des-ignated peril” for reseeded acres and have more tolerance for fertility issues, MASC claim services man-ager David Van Deynze has said in the past.

Coming crops?The MOA hopes to add barley, rye and peas to the list of insurable crops, although MASC says none of those three approaches minimum acreage.

According to MASC’s Wilcox, 4,194 acres of organic barley were grown in 2012, dropping to 1,964 last year. Rye, meanwhile, dropped from 4,190 acres in 2012 to 2,991 in 2016. No data was collected on organic peas. Wilcox drew numbers from provincial estimates in 2012 and the Canada Organic Trade Association Annual Report in 2016.

Of Manitoba’s organic crops, only forage and pasture land approach the necessary acres, Wilcox added.

“We’ve been asked once or twice in the past to potentially insure those crops, but we’re worried about taking on a large acreage of organic crops when, with the core programs we have right now having high losses, we’re hoping to get those pro-grams organized and straightened out before we expand to forages or barley or hemp or whatever is recommended we go forward with next,” he said.

The company has paid out more than it has taken in premiums for its organic policies. From 2005-15, the company paid out $2.8 million, compared to $2.5 million collected. Because of that loss, MASC consid-ers an organic policy about three times riskier than conventional insurance.

The minimum acreage is not always a concrete rule, Wilcox said, and exceptions may be made for crops expected to expand.

One of those exceptions might be yellow peas.

The pea market in general is expected to rise in Manitoba with the Roquette pea protein plant in Portage la Prairie that’s currently under construction. Ground broke on the facility this summer and it is expected to start contracting peas next year.

Organic growers got similarly good news. In mid-September, sustain-able plant protein company Verdient Foods announced a new pulse-processing facility in Vanscoy, Sask. The facility is expected to take up to 160,000 tonnes of grain each year.

At the same time, Verdient Foods announced its partnership with the Saskatchewan Food Industry Development Centre, a four-year bid to develop more products using organic pulses.

Production disconnectThe MOA has also argued that insur-ance does not take green manure

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properly into account. The practice is commonly used to manage nutrients by terminat-ing plants before maturity and plowing them into the soil.

In some systems, organic producers may underseed a cash crop with a green manure legume to be terminated after harvest.

That underseeded legume remains small until the main crop is removed, Storey said, after which the secondary crop grows and is eventually plowed in. Storey noted, however, that a wet year may boost that underseeded crop to overtake the main crop, leading adjust-ers to invalidate a producer’s insurance.

“It’s become a weed,” she said. “So we need parameters around that.”

MASC, however, considers this intercropping. The corpo-ration has labelled intercrops too risky for insurance, some-thing that has also frustrated conventional farmers experi-menting with the practice.

Wilcox notes that intercrop acres are low, making MASC’s minimum acreage an issue. He also cited possible misman-agement and confusion over which crop is the primary crop to be insured.

“When it comes time to harvest, are there going to be management issues related to harvest that insurance shouldn’t pay for because one crop has matured much ear-lier than the other, for exam-ple, and then you get crop loss during harvest as a result of mismatching maturities?” he posed.

A “novel crops” insurance has been suggested to solve both the green manure issue and lack of covered crops. Wilcox’s team has designed a prototype program, although it has yet to be approved by MASC.

Price gapPayouts have been another sticking point for organic pro-ducers, who say that insurance does not recognize their pre-mium market price.

Currently, organic oats and wheat are paid out at 150 per cent of conventional crop price, while flax is valued at twice the conventional price.

According to Storey, those numbers should all be two times or more, if market prices were reflected. Saskatchewan, a province with 500,000 organic acres compared to Manitoba’s 100,000, offers a multiplier of 1.9, the MOA president said.

“It’s the same market,” she said. “So we need to actually work on improving that price and that will draw organic farmers into the program, because that’s what many of them look at when they make their decision whether to buy crop insurance or not or organic crop insurance or not. They look at the numbers and if they can see the numbers are not accurate, then they’re not going to participate and that hurts everybody, because then the program is not getting accu-

rate data, the farmers don’t have a program that works as well as it could. It’s in everybody’s interest to get a little accuracy in there.”

Wilcox acknowledged the gap, but said MASC is reluctant to increase payouts, given their current costs.

Solutions have already begun to float on the issue, including higher buy-in from producers to increase MASC’s pool and lower risk.

“One of the solutions that has been proposed in the past is that we use contract prices producers have been offered for the coming year, but we’ve had problems in that the tim-ing of when we can collect that information and incorporate it into our programs is too late,” Wilcox said. “We have to try and find some alternative approach or to get a better system to col-lect contract pricing for the coming year. Maybe in our dis-cussion with the working group, we can find those solutions.”

There has been no timeline announced for the working group so far.

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Manitoba Organic Alliance president Kate Storey speaks at the organization’s annual meeting Oct. 23. The organization announced a working group with Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation later in the meeting. Photo: Alexis stockford


Manitoba’s organic farm-ers now have an agron-omist to call their own

— even if it’s only for a year.The farmer organization the

Manitoba Organic Alliance has teamed up with the University of Manitoba and the provin-cial Agriculture Department to create a one-year term posi-tion for an organic agronomist and Katherine Stanley has been named to the position.

The researcher will split her time between research at the University of Manitoba and consultation with farmers and the Manitoba Organic Alliance. Farm visits are possible if the producer requests them, she said.

“My role is to really build the knowledge capacity and the production capacity with what is already existing in the prov-ince,” Stanley said. “There’s a lot of really well-educated, great farmers and it’s a matter of pull-ing all that together to make sure that information can get translated to all corners of the province.”

It is unclear how much time the new agronomist will spend on farm, something that both she and Manitoba Agriculture organic specialist Laura Telford says will depend largely on the program’s uptake.

Stanley added that she expects the role to adjust as both she and the organizations involved get a better idea of where need is greatest.

“I think that there are a lot of organic producers,” she said. “There’s also a lot of informa-tion on organic research and sometimes connecting those two and bridging that knowl-edge gap can be challenging.”

Stanley hopes to develop a more formalized communica-tion network within the indus-try during the year.

A product of the University of Manitoba’s natural systems pro-gram, Stanley has spent much

of the last two years working with Dr. Martin Entz on organic production systems.

“It’s always weeds and soil fertility,” she said of the main issues facing organic producers, issues she expects to run into in her new role.

“I have a background in organic weed managements and mechanical weed con-trol, so hopefully I can take the research capacity and work with farmers into their specific con-texts and their specific fields.”

K a t e S t o r e y, M a n i t o b a Organic Alliance president, said the position fills a long-empty gap.

Producers have been largely reliant on corporate agrono-mists until this point, she said. The alliance has been lobbying for a public organic agronomist for several years.

“Since organic production became a thing, all of the farm-ers, they want to know how to do this better so we can make more profit off our farms,” she said.

The alliance would like to maintain the position long term, although it is unclear if the needed resources will be in place.

This year’s term was sup-ported by Career Focus, a national program aimed at agri-cultural internships and work experience for recent graduates.

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Katherine Stanley (l) has been named as the Manitoba Organic Alliance’s first agronomist.

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Th e F r e n c h c o m p a n y R o q u e t t e m a y h a v e kicked off the pea party

when it announced a protein-processing facility at Portage la Prairie earlier this year — but it’s no longer the only guest.

In Se p t e m b e r Ac a d e m y Award-winning film director James Cameron announced he would be investing in a new multimillion-dollar pea-processing plant in Vanscoy, Sask. As well there is talk of a $100-million pea-processing facility to be built in Moose Jaw, Sask. and other possible pea-processing facilities in Alberta.

T h e n e w s h a s n’t u p s e t R o q u e t t e’s p l a n s a t a l l , however.

“We know that (the market) can absorb new capacities and we are satisfied that there are other investments, which have confirmed the market trend is robust,” said Pascal Leroy, vice-president of pea and new proteins business line with Roquette.

At the end of September, Roquette held a sod turn-ing for its $400-million pea-processing plant in Portage la Prairie, Man. The plant, which will employ 350 people dur-ing construction and 150 peo-ple when operating, will need 120,000 tonnes of peas a year. According to Leroy, the project is on track for a tentative opening mid-year 2019.

“At the end of the day what is quite important for Roquette is to be close to the customer, markets, to develop the right grade for all the applications that we serve,” he said.

The pulse protein market is expected to grow substantially as consumer eating habits shift. According to Leroy, the pea protein market is expected to grow by 15 per cent per year.

“Pea protein has value and can be eaten in a lot of meals like sport nutrition, meat (sub-stitutes) and so forth. And it addresses consumer concerns like non-GMO,” he said.

The French starch processor has been in the pea-process-ing business since 2005, when it opened its first plant north of the French capital of Paris. Since then the company has worked to refine its process for extracting pea protein.

“ We h a v e d e v e l o p e d a unique process to develop protein with good attribute in terms of nutrition properties and functionalities as well,” Leroy said.

With the expansion into North America Roquette is considering future growth opportunities within the pulse industry.

“You need time to be in a position to master a new crop... so for the time being we are quite happy to work on pea

and pea protein,” Leroy said. “Having said that, for sure we are as well looking for new proteins, but again we know Canada has a good potential for that.”

Low costsPulse industry groups say the recent spate of announce-ments is partly due to the region’s growing reputation as a pulse producer, but mainly the focus on peas boils down to the costs of doing business.

“It’s a combination of the tonnage available and then, what is the cost? And given that they’re producing protein isolate, it becomes, what’s the cost per tonne of protein iso-late?” said Gordon Bacon, CEO of Pulse Canada.

Yellow peas are currently trading at $8 per bushel (22 cents per pound), according to Prairie Ag Hotwire, compared to Richelea No. 1 lentils at 35 cents per pound, which are grown as well in the Prairies.

“When peas start out as a commodity form in a lower cost per tonne then they become a very interesting crop to fractionate because we as the pulse industry are going to compete with other proteins,” Bacon said.

R a c h e l K e h r i g , d i r e c -tor of communications for Saskatchewan Pulse Growers a g r e e s c o s t f a c t o r s s i g -nificantly into choices for processing facilities.

“If you’re looking to put peas into food products or other manufactured goods, which is what some of these plants will

be supplying is those ingre-dients, they’ve got to be cost competitive,” she said.

As well, Kehrig said there has been a lot of focus in the last decade on developing pulse ingredients especially peas.

“Work is being done on len-tils and other pulses as well and we expect to see some kind of drive in the ingredient utilization of those as we move into the future. Right now peas are kind of opening that door for everyone,” she said.

Bacon said as well, con-sumer interests dr ive the

processing industry. There has been an explosion of inter-est in plant-based proteins as people are looking for gluten- and soy-free products, due to allergies. As well, some com-panies are interested in GMO free and environmental sus-tainable products.

“You have companies that are looking for cost advan-tages relative to other sources of protein and you have peo-ple who are looking for novel ingredients,” Bacon said.

Bacon said there is oppor-tunity for other pulse process-ing. Fababeans have a higher protein content than yellow peas but currently fababean production is much less than peas.

“You’re not going to build a plant for something that doesn’t yet get produced in Western Canada. But I think for sure it’s the combination of price availability and then the functionality of the protein as well,” Bacon said.

Pea processing attracting wide interestThe Prairies has become a hotbed for ingredient manufacturing based on the crop

“At the end of the day what is quite important for Roquette is to be close to the customer, markets, to develop the right grade for all the applications that we serve.”

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When it comes to big data on the farm, the final destination is

sunny, but the road ahead is full of bumps.

That’s according to NDSU’s David Saxowsky, a professor of agriculture who’s written on the topic of data and its coming impact on agriculture.

Saxowsky imagines a time when farmers are so well informed about their land that they can tailor seeding rates and inputs not just according to field, but according to patches within the field.

Likewise, the farmer can pre-dict the impact of those vari-ations, not just on yield, but on profit by taking cost data into account. But at the same time he concedes the concepts remain exactly that — unreal-ized concepts.

“I don’t think we’ve figured out yet how to do that,” he said.

Despite that fact, Saxowsky remains optimistic and sees big data as one of the key trends that will affect the farm of the future.

Better technologyData management is not a new conversation in agriculture. By 1994, U.S. company Satshot had already released aerial mapping software, about the same period that the first farms integrating GPS in Canada began to appear.

That said, the conversation has picked up steam as technol-ogy improves, data-based agri-culture companies gain trac-tion and practical applications emerge.

Today’s farmers are using his-torical and current weather to predict disease and insect risk. Farmers can identify spots with too much or too little moisture, measure the effect of input level on production and track soil nutrients over time.

Most recently, Manitoba com-pany Farmers Edge announced that customers would be able to access daily satellite imaging, once an unheard of luxury, to measure the impact of farming practices, monitor crop stress and predict yield.

But despite this growth and the advent of the smartphone, which puts much of the nec-essary data in the farmer’s back pocket through a grow-ing number of available apps, there are still major challenges in the way of the average farmer embracing big data.

No connectionBroadband internet is a basic service, according to 2016’s rul-ing from the CRTC, but rural internet access is still a problem in many areas.

A study out of Brandon University in late 2016 found large gaps in internet serv-ice and slow speeds along the U.S.-Canada border, through the Riding Mountain area and widespread through the northern part of agricultural Manitoba.

“A huge amount of this information, this whole logic around ‘Ag 4.0’ or digital agri-culture evolution or whatever crazy exciting terms you want to put on it, it’s predicated on being able to get data on and off the farms and if a combine harvester or whatnot isn’t con-nected to the internet, it can’t do that,” said Evan Fraser, scientific director with the University of Guelph’s Food From Thought initiative.

The federal government announced $76.6 million in September 2016 to launch Food From Thought, tasking it with advancing the “digital revolu-tion” in agriculture and food production. That mandate extended into big data and how it could be used to reduce inputs, monitor watersheds, isolate better-performing crops in changing climate condi-tions, track food through the supply chain and monitor dis-ease threats in livestock, among other projects.

Fraser added that some companies have turned to Bluetooth, which does not need a constant signal, to link yield monitors with mobile devices, which then store the data and sync when the farmer returns to an area with internet.

Far mer’s Edge has a lso noticed the problem, accord-ing to its chief operating officer, Patrick Crampton. The com-pany has introduced off-line capability to help overcome the issue.

“We’ve developed our scout-ing app (so) you can down-load those images at home into your app on your phone and then go out into the field and not worry about connec-tivity,” Crampton said. “GPS works anywhere. You can go to the spot that you want to scout and investigate it.”

The company faced a similar problem in Brazil, one of five companies Farmers Edge oper-ates in, according to Crampton. There, the company adjusted its products to work off a mesh network, a system where each data node relays information to the rest of the nodes in the net-work. A similar system could be used in low-reception areas in North America, he said.

More accurateDifferent brands may also give back different data, Fraser said, raising the need for a more standardized system before true “big data,” can be used at more than just a farm level.

“A lot of the benefits that we imagine coming out of these technologies are only going to be realized if we can start pooling multiple farms’ worth of data,” he said. “The idea of identity preservation requires a whole lot of players — farm-ers, grain handlers, shippers, the whole value chain has to be agreeing to a common set of metrics and a common set of protocols.”

Farmers have been frustrated with inconsistent data over brands, Crampton said, adding that issue is among the com-pany’s priorities.

At the same time, researchers are concerned about data qual-ity should a growing number of farms begin to feed in.

Mike Duncan, a precision agriculture expert and Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) research chair holder at Niagara College, is among those con-cerned. In a 2016 interview with the Manitoba Co-operator, he pegged the need for robust data at the farm scale.

“How often is the average yield monitor calibrated, for example?” he posed at the time. “If you want really good data, it should be calibrated before you start every field. I doubt that will happen and I bet that most yield monitors aren’t even cali-brated once a season.”

Variety may also matter, according to Stephen Vajdik and Adam Gurr of Brandon’s Agritruth Research.

“Variety A may require a dif-ferent calibration value than Variety B,” Vajdik said. “We have examples of variety trials where we would have come to a dif-ferent conclusion simply based on whether we used the scale or yield monitor data.”

Poor data may result in poor

management decisions, partic-ularly if a trial is focused on a specific site rather than meas-uring the performance of one variety or another across a region, Vajdik added.

Saxowksy echoed Duncan’s concerns. Big data will require more information from more farms, but also over many years to properly map trends, he noted.

“Producers are telling me that, that they’re going to be concerned about the accu-racy of their data,” he said. “But, again, we’re going to, with experience, refine those prac-tices, improve those practices, improve the technologies. We’re just on the cutting edge.”

Finding meaningFarmers may face a steep learning curve as technology presents them with more and more information. As a result, packaging data has become a key role for the companies like Farmers Edge, that translate raw data into easier-to-under-stand insights and visuals.

Even so, the company has found the need for technicians to help customers sort through the services they’ve bought.

“Two years ago, the complaint on imagery was not enough imagery,” Crampton said. “I can guarantee you that the com-plaint going forward will start to be too much imagery and that’s where different approaches (fit) in terms of providing alerts to the growers, saying, ‘Hey, check out this field,’ instead of having to sift through layers and lay-ers of information. I think any grower looking to get started needs to look for a partner that has that sort of simplification.”

Data may also hit a wall when projects designed by experts or academia fail to live up to expectations once they hit the farmer’s field, something Fraser says he hopes to avoid by inte-grating farmers in development.

“History is littered with exam-ples of experts coming up with solutions to problems that

farmers don’t have, or the solu-tion doesn’t fit and whatnot,” Fraser said.

Regulation and ownershipAgriculture is one of many sec-tors to face the larger debate on data rights and ownership. Who owns the data? Who has rights to access it? Who has rights to share it?

The answers are still largely unclear and, at least accord-ing to Fraser, that uncertainty is putting up another barrier to farm data use.

“Many of the farmers that I’m talking to are, understand-ably, very suspicious about giving away the data that then becomes ‘monetarized’ and sold back to them,” he said. “I’m not necessarily saying that’s what happens, but there’s a per-ception that could happen, and that’s a very legitimate concern. Unless we get decent data shar-ing and data governance agree-ments sorted out, this will for-ever be a potential technology and never be real.”

Agritruth relates to both sides of the equation. Its name in research has grown over the last two years, driven by farm-ers looking for field-scale data and companies looking for third-party research. At the same time, Gurr and Vajdik are farmers.

Ownership has come up in conversation, Vajdik said, although Agritruth has avoided any major debates over unac-ceptable use so far.

“We have taken steps to pro-tect data with user agreements and terms of use,” he said. “Industry professionals will contact us if they want to use our data in their presentations, as I believe they understand the value of the data. If people are blatantly posting information that is meant to be private, then there are legal measures that can be taken, but that is a last-resort option and fortunately one we haven’t had to use.”

Little farm on the big databasePlenty of farmers would like to get their heads into the cloud. So what’s keeping them grounded?

“Two years ago, the complaint on imagery was not enough imagery. I can guarantee you that the complaint going forward will start to be too much imagery and that’s where different approaches (fit) in terms of providing alerts to the growers...”

Patrick cramPtonFarmers Edge chief operating officer

Agritruth’s Adam Gurr (l to r) and Stephen Vajdik hope to generate robust, field-scale data on everything from nutrient management to varieties and product testing. Photo: Alexis stockford

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All parties should be clear on what data is being col-lected, what it is to be used for and who has the right to share it when entering a business arrangement, he urged.

Going globalAnswers become even more blurred when data begins to travel across international borders.

Crampton said there have been times where a copy of Farmer’s Edge data had to be held within one of the five countries they operate in.

“ Wo r k i n g w i t h g l o b a l partners like Microsoft or Amazon, you understand how you need to store the data in certain areas and fol-low those regulations,” he said. “The biggest concern in my mind that we hear is, of course, around the whole data privacy issue, etc., and that’s where we pride our-selves in growers owning their data.”

He s a y s t h e c o m p a n y aggregates data to provide insights, but growers control permissions and how data is shared. There have also been instances where a customer has requested their data remain on a Canadian server.

“If it’s their agronomist that they want to have access to their data, their local retail partner... they give those per-missions and then we enable those partners to work with them,” he said.

Regulation has been slow, although Fraser says some protocols are emerging from industry and conversation is starting in government.

At the grassroots level, Ontar io’s soybean grow -ers have launched their own data management standards in a bid to access Japan’s lucrative edamame market.

Corporate gardensAt the same time, Fraser said large companies are devel-

oping in-house standardiza-tion, pointing to Monsanto’s purchase of digital agr i-culture company Climate Corporation in 2013.

“There’s a lot of exam-ples of this being what the computer sciences call a very fractured landscape,” he said. “My sense is that there’s so much interest in this from major corporate players — John Deere and Monsanto and Bayer and Syngenta and whatnot — all those players working on things within the confines of their, what you might call, rose garden. It’s like Apple users. Apple has this al l sorted out within Apple, but you don’t really have much interconnectivity between Apple and Google.”

Like most things around big data, it is still unclear what that will ultimately mean for farmers.

Both Saxowsky and Fraser are of the opinion that agri-culture has yet to real ly explore the type of changes that producers are l ikely to see in the next five to 10 years as ownership and data rights become more clear.

“Five years ago, we weren’t talking about this,” Fraser said. “This wasn’t even a conversat ion. Now we’re having the conversation. Five years from now, what will this conversation look l ike? What wi l l the data landscape look like? I think it’ll be very different. I think it will be more integrated than it currently is. It will be less farm specific and more generic.

“I guess the real question is will this go like Facebook or Google where there are these user agreements that we sign and our data imme-diately vanishes from own-ership of the individual and is then presented back to us with lots of advertising and the map to help us drive our tractors.”

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New technology brings many advantages to the farm, but can also result

in unintended hazards, both for farmers and animals.

This was stressed numerous times during presentations on technology at this year’s Canadian Agricultural Safety Association annual general meeting.

“There’s a lot of routine work on farms and a lot of incidents happen because of routine,” said Daan Stehouwer, a regional service manager with Lely North America.

“My approach in training, when I’m talking to technicians and also with farmers, is to explain why. We spend a lot of time in our trainings to explain the why of these things. Just putting a sticker somewhere that you can lose your finger doesn’t seem to be as effective as always training, and repeating that.”

New technology in agriculture is also bringing new hazards.

Catherine Trask, an associ-ate professor and ergonomist at the University of Saskatchewan, is currently working on a project with needleless injections in hog barns with the Canadian Centre for Health and Safety in Agriculture.

Because they use pressure to inject drugs through the ani-mal’s skin instead of a needle, the devices greatly reduce the risk of blood-borne pathogens being transmitted from animals to the person delivering the injection. But since needleless injectors can be used at a more rapid pace, there’s a greater risk of repetitive stress injuries, such as carpal tun-nel syndrome.

Occupational health and safety isn’t always on the radar when

new technologies are introduced, said Trask.

“We don’t always have good evidence and good information on the potential impacts of these technologies,” she said. “That can prevent folks from incorporating it into their decisions.”

While the drawbacks of using a needleless injector may quickly become apparent because of a sore wrist (or an aching back from bending over more often), the perils of other new technologies may not be.

Take, for example, the new combine. Auto steer means oper-ators can spend a lot more time in the cab and that comfy seat may disguise another risk.

“Whole body vibration is a risk factor for back disorder and back pain and so is extensive static sit-ting,” said Trask.

Pork producer Curtiss Littlejohn described himself as a poster child for what not to do in agriculture.

In his three decades of farming, he has suffered broken hands and concussions, and even fractured his ribs when falling off a sow, he said.

Many people don’t know how to look for hazards in their own barn, he said, pointing to dangers as diverse as automatic doors (which

can pinch animals or humans) and rusty edges.

“If you ever want to test how good your immune system is, go scratch yourself on a piece of rusty steel in a hog barn,” he said. “If it’s not pussing within three hours, either it’s not very dirty or you didn’t do a good job (of get-ting scratched).”

Stainless steel, plastics, and other materials that don’t cor-rode are not only safer but will last longer, said Littlejohn, who is also swine products manager with Canarm Ag Systems, a maker of agricultural livestock housing and ventilation equipment.

New technology isn’t just about machinery and devices, but also new management systems, which also introduce hazards to the workplace, said Littlejohn, a former chair of Ontario Pork.

For example, group housing requires workers to have a deep understanding of the behaviour of hogs.

“You end up with workers in a pen situation where they are not completely understanding what the animals’ thoughts are or what the animals’ behaviours are, so it’s another level of training that we need to bring into the workplace,” he said.

Bringing automation to barns can also result in unintended consequences, including hav-ing workers who have a good understanding of computers and technology, but less exposure to livestock and farm life, he said. As well, people designing equip-ment for farming activities don’t really understand what goes on at a farm, he said.

New technology is creating “an industrial revolution” on farms and producers need to be constantly thinking about the safety implica-tions that involves, said Trask.

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Technology can have unintended safety consequences on the farm, said Catherine Trask of the University of Saskatchewan. PHOTO: ALEXIS KIENLEN


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When Kansas farmer Tom Giessel drove over a deer carcass

and punctured a tire on his combine during harvest this fall, he did not have the time or cash to fix it. He borrowed his neighbour’s tractor to finish.

U.S. farmers are cutting costs any way they can to compete against cheaper pro-ducers in Argentina and Brazil. Four years of global oversup-ply have pushed down grain prices, reduced agricultural revenues and put more expen-sive producers under financial pressure.

In response, U.S. farmers have bought cheaper seeds, spent less on fertilizers and delayed equipment purchases as they seek to ride out the downturn. But more bumper harvest forecasts and rising energy prices herald another tough year for farmers in 2018.

“The logical thing to do is stop farming,” said Giessel, 64, who farms about 5,000 acres and has worked on the land all of his adult life.

Giessel has cut spending on what he can control — seeds, chemicals, fertilizer, rented land — and chewed through his farm’s savings. He stands to lose $93 an acre (all figures U.S. funds), or nearly $15,000, on one cornfield alone this year.

“My burn rate is a raging fire. And I am no different than anyone else out here,” Giessel said.

Some far mers have had to sell assets to keep afloat. O t h e r s h a v e g o n e i n t o bankruptcy.

U.S. farmers have taken another hit this year because of rising prices of labour, fuel and electricity. Those costs together account for about 14.5 per cent of total expenses and are largely out of farm-ers’ control. Interest expenses have also risen as banks have

tightened credit to the agricul-tural sector.

These items were expected to push overall costs up 1.3 per cent in 2017, which would mark the first year since 2014 that farmers have failed to reduce total costs.

Farmers cut $40.20 billion to bring total costs down to $350.49 billion between 2014 and 2016, according to the U.S. Agriculture Department’s Economic Research Service.

The downturn in spend-ing has hurt farm equipment manufacturers.

Sales in the agriculture divi-sion at Deere & Co. and CNH Industrial fell sharply during 2015 and 2016. Deere expects farm equipment sales in the United States and Canada to be down another five per cent this year, and CNH said in July that sales in North America were down.

Crop prices, yieldFalls in crop prices have out-paced the cuts farmers have made in spending.

Corn futures have dropped about 12 per cent during 2017 from 2014 averages while soy-bean prices are 17 per cent lower and wheat has tumbled 24 per cent.

Farmers are looking for big-ger yields through better seed and pesticide technology to improve their ability to com-pete with their counterparts in Latin America and else-where. But they are struggling to afford the expensive latest varieties as they tighten their belts.

Hardier seed breeds and rising yields have for years boosted U.S. farm productiv-ity. But they have also contrib-uted to the massive oversup-ply in global grains markets.

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purchases is one thing. But cuts to farm inputs – from reducing seeding rates to cut-ting back on fertilizer use – will eventually hurt productiv-ity, say farmers.

“ You f ind yoursel f in a catch-22,” said Jeff Fisher, who grows corn and soybeans on 1,600 acres in Illinois.

“You just hope the yield won’t be hit too bad next year.”

David Miller, who grows corn and soybeans on 500 acres in southern Iowa, saved about $8 per acre for beans and some $20 per acre for corn by using cheaper seeds.

The risk is that they will produce a smaller harvest. Adding to that concern: After a dry summer, he expects his poorest soybean field to yield around 20 bushels per acre, 65 per cent off the state average.

Even with the cuts, U.S. farmers are sti l l spending

more per acre than their com-petitors in Latin America.

In A rg e n t i n a , c o r n w a s expected to cost just under $200 per acre in the 2017-18 season, according to Ezequiel de Freijo, analyst at farm association Sociedad Rural’s Institute of Economic Studies, well below the around $310 per acre in the United States in 2016.

Soy farmers in the Latin American country are spend-ing around $115 an acre, com-pared to around $163 in the United States during 2016.

The lower costs have helped Latin American producers take market share from their com-petitors in the United States. Brazil and Argentina com-bined are expected to capture nearly 42 per cent of the glo-bal corn export market in the 2017-18 crop year, up from under 38 per cent in 2014-15.

During the same period, the United States saw its share of global corn exports drop to around 31 per cent of the mar-ket from 33.5 per cent.

Latin American farmers, like their counterparts in the north, are also searching for ways to cut costs to boost their margins and take more of the global market from competitors.

“We are cutting use of ferti-lizers, for example,” said José Fernandes, who farms nearly 1,000 acres of soy in Brazil’s key Mato Grosso production region.

“We have been ‘burning fat’ for a long time here on costs.”

U.S. farmers tighten belts to competeThey’re high-cost producers when compared to their competitors in Latin America

A combine harvests corn in a field near Minooka, Illinois. U.S. farmers have been tightening their belts for years, faced with lower-cost competitors. PHOTO: REUTERS/Jim YOUng

“The logical thing to do is stop farming. My burn rate is a raging fire. And I am no different than anyone else out here.”

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By Ashley RoBinsonCNS Canada

Manitoba’s sunflower harvest is in high gear and yield and quality

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“The quality of the sunflow-ers seems to be very good, the yields are reasonably good. I think they’re going to be a good solid average,” said Ben Friesen, senior market manager with Scoular Special Crops.

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According to Friesen, due to the dry weather, reports of mid-stock rot have been down from recent wet years.

The quality of confection sun-flowers has been good, according to Friesen. The actual seed size however, is a bit smaller due to the dry weather.

Oilseed sunflowers have had no quality issues and the bushel weights have been good as well, according to Friesen.

Prices for sunflowers have been fairly level with original confec-tion contracts from Scoular hav-ing been between 32 and 35 cents per pound. For oilseeds the contracts have been similar at between 22 and 24 cents per pound.

Manitoba farmers planted 65,000 acres of sunflowers in 2017, 5,000 less than the previous year, according to Statistics Canada. However, according to Friesen, in years previous to 2016 sunflower crops had been down as well.

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also not a large shortage,” Friesen said.

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The PotashCorp of Saskatch-ewan has reported smaller-than-expected quarterly prof-it and narrowed its full-year forecast, pressuring its stock.

The company, set to merge with rival Agrium to withstand a fertilizer slump, released its regular quarterly results Oct. 26.

Prices for potash have lev-elled off this year after hitting eight-year lows late last year due to low crop prices and ex-cessive production capacity.

The slump, which has ex-tended to nitrogen and phos-phate fertilizers, has led Pot-ashCorp to seek consolidation and idle capacity.

Potash said the all-stock merger with Agrium, val-ued at $25 billion (all figures U.S. funds) when it was an-nounced last year, was on track for completion by the end of the year, forming a new company called Nutrien.

New York-listed shares of Potash dipped 1.7 per cent to $19.34.

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“The bigger prize is the combination of the two busi-nesses,” Madden said. Nu-trien “is going to be bigger, and less volatile.”

India last month approved the merger, contingent on Potash divesting stakes in fer-tilizer companies ICL Israel Chemicals, SQM and Arab Potash Co. Plc.

Potash should resist using the proceeds for further ac-quisitions in an oversupplied market, Madden said.

PotashCorp’s sales volumes exceeded expectations, but the opening of new mines owned by K+S AG and Euro-Chem will add competition early next year, said BMO ana-lyst Joel Jackson.

The company’s third-quar-ter revenue rose 8.6 per cent to $1.23 billion, helped by higher sales volumes and average re-alized prices of potash.

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gates opened on the National Charolais Show and Sale.

Breeders from Ontario to Alberta arrived at Brandon’s Keystone Centre for the event, part of the Provincial Exhibition of Manitoba’s Ag Ex.

“A national show for us is huge,” Ag Ex cattle show com-m i t t e e c o - c h a i r Sh a n n o n Carvey said. “It gives us the opportunity to showcase our facility and our show to breed-ers from all across Canada, because a national show will draw breeders from all the provinces.

“Once they see what we have, we often get them back, which

is really important to our show to keep the numbers growing and keep getting bigger and bigger.”

Numbers are up from last year, according to exhibitors and organizers. In 2016, the Ontario Charolais Association reported just over 100 entries at the national show in Toronto. This year, entries easily broke the 100-head mark.

“It’s great to have so many Charolais cattle show up for a national event,” Andre Steppler, a Manitoba farmer and chair of the 2017 National Show Committee, said. “It’s one of the highest-entered shows that we have had in Manitoba for quite a few years and we’re excited to have people from southern Ontario all the way to Alberta.”

Steppler was one of several Manitobans in the winner’s cir-cle by the end of the two days, taking home the 2017 reserve champion senior heifer calf and reserve champion junior female titles.

The Miami farm adds that to their existing national record. In 2014, Steppler Farms walked away from the national show (also held in Brandon) with the reserve grand champion female title.

Bully for ManitobaIt was a Manitoba sweep for the bulls.

C2 Charolais out of La Riviere and Brookdale’s JMB Charolais beat out all comers for the Grand Champion Bull national title.

“To be honest, I don’t know if it’s quite set in yet,” Jeff Cavers of C2 Charolais said. “It’s unbe-lievable. We bought the bull to breed cows, and that’s what we did with him, and thought in the back of our minds all the time (that) we could bring him out to show him and everything that we had imagined has kind of played out in front of us. It’s a real surreal dream come true.”

Bred by JMB Charolais out of Brookdale, the animal had already claimed the 2016 Ag Ex championship and Charolais division at Agribition’s President’s Cup by the time Cavers pur-chased him in December 2016. JMB owners Judy Hart and Bert McDonald, however, have kept a stake in the bull.

Cavers says he expects the bull to be a “game changer” for his operation, with the animal’s first calves expected in January.

Ag Ex brings on the breeding stock with national Charolais showBrandon’s Ag Ex was host to the Canadian National Charolais Show and Sale

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Producers from Ontario to Alberta enter the ring in Brandon during the Canadian National Charolais Show and Sale, part of Ag Ex this year. PHOTOs: ALEXIs sTOCKFORD

“We go to our local little fairs, some of them, too, but it’s nice to get away farther and see other cattle. When you’re just in Ontario, you just see the Ontario cattle and it’s the same cattle, usually, all the time. It’s nice to come out here and see the western cattle.”

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C 2 C h a r o l a i s a n d J M B Charolais were joined by High Bluff Stock Farm out of Inglis, Man., who claimed reserve grand champion bull.

“The show was just top, top notch,” Cavers said. “There’s a group of young breeders in Manitoba that I’m quite hon-oured to be associated with. They’re out for the betterment of the breed and it’s quite evi-dent. The sale was an absolute success.”

Looking to youthSteppler Farms threw its weight behind the incoming Canadian Charolais Youth Association conference, coming to Brandon in July 2018. The farm provided the raffle heifer calf to support the event.

“It’s the first year our young daughter can participate in it, so Steppler Farms decided to donate a really good heifer, which won her split today, to be raffled off and raise money for the event,” Steppler said.

The fundraiser brought in about $18,000 for the youth conference and show, according to Steppler, which he says will go to renting facilities.

“It’ll take down their registra-tion fees and just allow more kids to come to the event,” he added.

The donation impressed Steppler’s fellow Manitoba breeders, with Cavers noting that it is “unbelievable the way these guys donate their money and time towards supporting the youth.”

Calling all breedersCraig and Jack Oattes of Cobden, Ont., are regular faces at Canada’s largest Charolais shows, often making the trip to Regina’s Agribition.

This year, Craig was among the most far-flung entries of the national show and sale, travel-ling 30 hours to attend from his farm an hour west of Ottawa.

“We go to our local little fairs, some of them, too, but it’s nice to get away farther and see other cattle,” he said. “When you’re just in Ontario, you just see the Ontario cattle and it’s the same cattle, usually, all the time. It’s nice to come out here and see the western cattle.”

The Ontario producer was well rewarded for his travel time. Oattes claimed national junior female champion, add-ing to the reserve grand cham-pion female title he won last year in Toronto.

For Shawn Airey of Rivers, Man., however, the national show was closer to home. The breeder sells most of his seed-stock regionally and Ag Ex, hosted about half an hour south of his operation, has historically been the largest show on his schedule.

T h e s e c o n d - g e n e r a t i o n breeder has raised Charolais since his father branched into the breed in 1971 and calves about 150 purebred animals today.

“I know I’ve been coming here for over 30 years and Dad came long before that,” the owner of HTA Charolais said.

“When times were tough, it went downhill,” he added. “We lost entries. People couldn’t afford to come. But now prices are getting better again. People are more excited and it’s just gone up and up for the last five years.”

The local breeder has taken local awards, including grand champion bull at previous Ag Ex events, in the past.

The national show was not new to Ag Ex, and Carvey says

the fair typically includes a national breed show each year. Last year, Hereford breeders from across Canada made their way to Brandon, while the facil-ity expects to host the national shorthorn show in 2018.

The cattle show in general had more entries in 2017, with over 800 commercial and purebred cattle shown over the four days.

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Shawn Airey of Rivers, Man., gets his animals ready for the ring as Ag Ex in Brandon geared up for the Canadian National Charolais Show and Sale.

Craig Oattes of Cobden, Ont., brushes down his purebred Charolais cattle after travelling 30 hours to attend the national show and sale in Brandon Oct. 26-27.

Miami-area producer Andre Steppler takes home a national title for reserve champion junior female Oct. 27 in Brandon.

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BY LORRAINE STEVENSON Co-operator staff / Dauphin

A young Manitoban who started cooking up mus-tard recipes at home and

three years later is selling it across Canada says a favourite quote helped muster her courage to start — and keep going.

“It’s ‘anything is possible if you’ve got enough nerve,” says Carly Minish-Wytinck. The quote is from J.K. Rowling.

“I mean, I make mustard for a living,” she told a rural entrepre-neur conference where she was keynote speaker October 23.

Originally from Minitonas, Minish-Wytinck is founder of Smak Dab Mustard, a family-owned business that created a line of culinary mustards now sold in 75 retail stores in Manitoba, used in 20 restaurants and sold to another 25 outlets across the country.

Her product has earned prizes at the Great Manitoba Food Fight and she was recently a Rising Star award from Food and Beverage Manitoba.

It might make being successful look effortless, but as she told the 9th annual Take the Leap confer-ence in October, it is anything but.

Originally from Minitonas, it was a love of food fostered by a family that cooked and ate together that made her decide to pursue Red Seal chef training while friends from high school headed to university to earn degrees as engineers and teach-ers, she said.

“It’s not easy going against the grain at a young age,” she said. “But it was natural to follow some-thing to be passionate about.”

She worked at Fusion Grill in Winnipeg after earning her chef’s credentials and it was there she started to see something miss-ing from Manitoba’s kitchens — locally made mustard — which she also knew made good food great.

That prompted her to cook up a batch — flavoured with ingre-dients such as beer, honey and maple syrup and give out as gifts to family and friends, who raved about it and urged her to try sell-ing it.

Minish-Wytinck mulled that over for a bit, but was keen to try, chose her catchy business name and eventually took a few dozen jars in 2014 to St. Norbert’s Farmers’ Market.

“I was incredibly nervous but told myself I had to go for it,” she told the Dauphin gathering. “I’ll never forget my first sale. And at the end of that first day we’d

sold almost half of what we brought. I was over the moon with excitement.”

Smak Dab Mustards are all made with local ingredients at the Swan River Food Processing Centre in a family-owned business.

Her key advice to conference-goers was to set doubt aside when you have a really good business idea.

She wouldn’t have built Smak Dab Mustard stirring pots of mus-tard at home and listening too much to uncertainty about going forward, she said. Instead, she made doubt work for her.

“Doubt makes you dive into the heart of your fears,” she said. “Doubt gives you opportunities to do things right.”

The theme of the 2017 Take the Leap conference was rallying your resources. Minish-Wytinck said its key to pull together a team to help start up on the right note.

Recognize early what you’re good at and like to do — and where other people can best help you, she said. As soon as she could she hired professionals to han-dle her accounting and help her with a website blog posts and photography.

Finding a mentor is critically important too, she said.

“Find someone you trust and

someone you can really learn from.”

T h e Sw a n R i v e r Fo o d Processing Centre, opened in 2012, is a smaller version of the Food Development Centre in Portage la Prairie.

She sought help from organi-zations such as Futurpreneur Canada, a national non-profit organization dedicated to grow-ing the economy one entrepre-neur at a time, and the Women’s Enterprise Centre of Manitoba.

Yet, it all boils down to willing-

ness to take the leap yourself, she said. What’s behind Smak Dab Mustard is always remind-ing herself why she’s doing this, she said.

“In my case it’s about relishing the excitement of turning good into great and wanting people to have a strengthened relationship with food,” she said. “I feel very strongly about supporting local food, and the local small-business community. It starts with support-ing and collaborating with each other.”

Take the Leap is sponsored in part by Manitoba Agriculture with the goal of fostering new and creative business ventures that support rural communities, cre-ate employment and meet local needs.

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Passion for food behind successful mustard product companyPush doubts aside, find resources to help and go for it, young entrepreneur tells attendees at the 9th annual Take the Leap conference

Smak Dab Mustard is a small-batch locally driven business producing craft gourmet mustards made from locally sourced ingredients. PHOTOs: sUPPLIED

BY LORRAINE STEVENSON Co-operator staff/Dauphin

Know your numbers. It’s key to survival.

That was a repeated message among speakers at last week’s Dauphin conference, from small farm owners to artisanal syrup makers to those operating long-standing car dealerships.

All stressed the importance of knowing costs of production and staying on top of financials to stay in the game.

Yet, business owners who don’t know what it’s costing them to be in business are all too common.

Taunya Woods Richardson, a successful Canadian business owner who has developed a methodology she calls ‘Nail the Numbers,’ said her key aim when she works with business own-ers is to help them become solid money managers.

That means thinking about healthier net profits, or, as the case may be, profitability, period.

Many small-business owners aren’t even paying themselves because they aren’t paying atten-tion to it, she said.

“In my experience with the businesses I’ve worked with, and with Industry Canada, the vast majority of small businesses are currently operating, if they’re lucky, at about a one or maybe three per cent net profit,” she said. That doesn’t leave much of anything for a salary.

By contrast, competing larger counterparts typically operate at a 20 to 40 per cent net profit which allows for their further expansion and investment, she said.

Woods Richardson tells busi-ness owners to start reversing the way they think about the money they’re trying to earn, and putting net profit as their end goal.

“Instead of saying, ‘here’s how much we earned and, how do we take care of all our expenses?’ and then asking, ‘what is our net profit?’ it’s about thinking the other way... what do you want net profit to be?”

Typically, where businesses lose money and ultimately fail is because they don’t budget to cover real operating expenses.

“Knowing cost of goods is understanding all of the materi-als and all of the labour that goes into one specific revenue stream and then setting the right price,” she said.

“That then allows them to understand what their sales goals are, and the quantity and the vol-ume that they need to produce.”

Woods Richardson, an expert in behavioural economics, has also helped business owners face their fiscal facts by better understand-ing their own personal habits with respect to money. All the technical talk about money management won’t help much unless business owners also understand how their own minds are wired, she said.

“You need to recognize your limiting behaviour and habits.”

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Put profitability first, conference speaker says

Carly Minish-Wytinck shared her story of building a successful food business during the 9th annual Take the Leap rural business conference in Dauphin October 23.

“I feel very strongly about supporting local food, and the local small-business community.”

Carly Minish-WytinCkfounder of Smak Dab Mustard

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Prairie fare

Do you recall your first experience with pizza?

The first time I tried pizza, at about age five, I was not sold on it. In fact, I couldn’t imagine why anyone wanted to eat it on a regular basis.

I was enticed by TV ads that said pizza made from the kit being advertised was “scrumptious.” I wasn’t exactly sure what that word meant, but I figured that meant it was pretty good.

Making a pizza at home supposedly was easier than going out for pizza. The nearest pizza restaurant was about an hour away from my home, so making a pizza at home definitely was easier than a two-hour round trip. I wasn’t a child during the time of cov-ered wagons or the Model T, by the way.

I asked my mom to buy a pizza kit and she agreed. I eagerly opened the pizza kit box at home. It contained a crust mix, a can of tomato sauce, an envelope of spices and a packet of Parmesan cheese.

We made it just as the package directed, and I helped mix the crust, which had a nice yeasty aroma. I spread the can of sauce on the crust. We didn’t add any “optional ingredients” such as mozzarella cheese or other toppings.

Imagine a pizza without stringy cheese, just a lot of tomato sauce on a soggy crust with a sprinkle of oregano, basil and Parmesan cheese. I ate a piece and didn’t ask for another pizza kit. However, later I changed my mind about pizza.

Now I live fairly close to several restau-rants that serve pizza. Plus, making per-sonalized homemade pizzas with a buffet of toppings is our family’s New Year’s Eve tradition. I always have plenty of mozza-rella cheese and lots of veggies and protein options, not just sauce and herbs.

We have many options to create our own pizzas at home, including pre-made crusts and freezer cases full of all sorts of pizzas.

Pizza sometimes is viewed as unhealthy or even as “junk food,” but well-chosen

toppings can make your pizza a healthful menu option. Pizza can vary greatly in the number of calories per slice, depending on the toppings chosen and type of crust, so ask if your favourite restaurant provides nutrition information online or at the store.

Try creating personalized pizzas with each of the food groups represented and a range of topping choices. Here are some steps to making a pizza at home:• Start with a whole grain crust. We are

advised to make half of our grain choices whole grains to get the benefits of fibre and a range of vitamins and minerals.

• Add a sauce. Tomato-based pizza sauce is an obvious choice, but we have many other options. Spread the crust lightly with hummus (seasoned chickpea dip), barbecue sauce, Alfredo sauce, Asian peanut sauce, salsa or pesto (made up of basil, olive oil and other ingredients) for a flavour change.

• Add some veggies, such as diced onion; sliced mushrooms; spinach leaves; diced red, yellow and green peppers; shred-

ded carrots; diced tomatoes; or artichoke hearts.

• Try some fruit on your pizza. Add some sweetness with thinly sliced apples or pears or chunks of pineapple.

• Add some protein, such as sliced grilled chicken, black or white beans, shredded pork, cooked and drained ground beef or Italian sausage, shrimp or your other favourites.

• Don’t forget the cheese. Besides mozza-rella and cheddar, consider adding some other flavourful cheeses, such as a little feta or Swiss cheese. You might want to sprinkle on some Parmesan, too.

• Be sure to bake pizza in a hot oven at 450 F or above. Go light on the sauce to avoid a soggy crust. Adjust your baking time, depending on the number of toppings. Consider baking your pizza on a grill to impart a smoky, grilled flavour.Here’s a pizza crust recipe from the North

Dakota Wheat Commission (http://www.ndwheat.com) ready to inspire your crea-tive choice of toppings.

BY JULIE GARDEN-ROBINSONNDSU Extension Service

Try creating your own pizza with a variety of toppings and ingredients from each of the food groups. PHOTO: PIXABAY

Whole wheat dough can make a healthy and delicious crust to build your pizza on.

PHOTO: CREATIVE COMMONS/VEGAN BAKING

Pizza partyDon’t feel guilty, well-chosen toppings can make your pizza a healthful menu option

On a floured surface, roll dough into a large rectangle for a thin-crust pizza or to fit a 12- or 14-inch pizza pan for a thicker crust. Place on a baking sheet or pizza pan sprinkled with corn-meal. Pinch edges to form a lip. Top with your favourite sauce, veggies, meat and cheese. Drizzle with olive oil. Bake in a preheated 450 F oven for about 15 minutes. The baking time will vary, depending on the thickness of the crust and the toppings.

Makes eight servings of crust. Each serving has 110 calories, 2.5 grams (g), 4 g protein, 18 g carbo-hydrate, 2 g fibre and 150 milligrams sodium.

Julie Garden-Robinson is a North Dakota State University Extension Service food and nutrition specialist and professor in the department of health, nutrition and exercise sciences.

Whole wheat pizza crust2 tsp. active dry yeast

3/4 c. warm water (105 to 115 F)

1 c. whole wheat flour

3/4 c. bread flour (For best results, use part bread flour and

part whole wheat flour.)

1/2 tsp. salt

1 tbsp. olive oil

In a medium bowl, dissolve yeast in water. Stir in both types of flour and salt. Add oil and mix. Turn out on a floured surface and knead about five minutes or until smooth and elastic. Place dough in a greased bowl, turning dough to coat the top. Cover and let rise in a warm place about one hour, until doubled in size. Punch down and let rest 10 minutes.

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Good morning Dad.” Jennifer Jackson ran her fingers through her tousled hair, as she sat down in the chair across the sunroom from

her father. Andrew folded up the section of news-paper he had been reading and let it fall to the floor beside his chair.

“And good morning to you,” he responded. “How did you sleep?”

“I slept well,” said Jennifer, “but somewhat briefly.” “I didn’t even hear you come in,” said Andrew.

“Must have been late.” “Just after two,” said Jennifer, yawning. “Mom

woke up and came and said hi before I went to bed.” “She’s not a heavy sleeper, your mom,” said

Andrew. “She wakes up sometimes from the sound of snow falling, I think.”

“I tripped over your boots in the entryway when I came in,” said Jennifer. “And I’m a lot louder than snow when I fall.”

“Thank you for not waking me up, anyway,” said Andrew. “You want some breakfast?”

“Not really hungry,” said Jennifer. “Is there coffee?” “A fresh pot in the kitchen,” said Andrew. “Help

yourself.” Jennifer got up and headed down the hallway.

When she returned a few minutes later carrying a steaming mug of black coffee, Andrew had picked up another section of the newspaper which he again folded up and put down.

“What’s new in the paper?” Jennifer wanted to know.

“The Jets lost in overtime two nights in a row,” said Andrew.

“Well I guess that’s better than losing not in over-time two nights in a row,” said Jennifer.

“Can’t argue that,” said Andrew. He paused to take a sip of his own coffee which had been perched somewhat precariously on the arm of his chair. “So tell me again, what is your plan for the day?”

“I’m going to the community centre to help Kendra decorate for her mom and dad’s 25th wed-ding anniversary,” said Jennifer. She looked at her father. “You haven’t forgotten about that have you? I mean Grant is your best friend after all.”

“Of course I haven’t forgotten,” said Andrew.

“When I say plan for the day I mean when are you heading over there and will you be back here later and all that sort of thing. You know, so I can plan my afternoon nap and whatnot.”

“I’ll probably leave in an hour and be back to change before the party around suppertime,” said Jennifer. “I will try not to interfere with your nap.”

“Good,” said Andrew. “Much appreciated.” There was a moment of silence. “Twenty-five

years,” said Jennifer. “That’s longer than I’ve been alive. It seems like a long time.”

“Not to me it doesn’t,” said Andrew. “What’s the secret to staying married for 25

years?” asked Jennifer. “How do people even do that?”

“I don’t know,” said Andrew. “Mostly out of spite I think.”

“Really?” said Jennifer. “Spite for whom?”

“For whomever,” said Andrew. “Every cou-ple, when they get married, have that one person. Maybe it’s Grandma or Uncle Joe or that cousin everybody hates. Whoever it is, that person takes it upon themselves to let the couple know that in his or her opinion, this match is one that should never be made, that the couple should not be together and that they will be lucky if their marriage lasts a week. And when that person walks away the couple looks at each other and knows that no matter how much they learn to detest each other they will never ever get a divorce, because they will never give that horrible person the satisfaction of saying, ‘see, I was right!’”

“Interesting,” said Jennifer. “But now I’m curi-ous. Who told you and Mom that you shouldn’t be together?”

“Your mom’s Uncle Joe,” said Andrew. “What a jerk.”

“I didn’t even know Mom had an Uncle Joe,” said Jennifer.

“Now you know why,” said Andrew. Jennifer was silent for a moment. “I wonder who’ll

do that for me?” she said. “Tell me I’m making a huge mistake when it’s too late for me to change it. Everybody I know is way too nice to do that.”

“Someone will surprise you,” said Andrew. “Someone always does. Heck if no one else does, I’ll do it myself.”

“You would do that for me?” said Jennifer, laughing.

“Of course I would,” said Andrew. “I’d do anything for you.” He paused. “By the way, that boyfriend of yours, what’s-his-name? Bit of a loser, don’t you think?”

“Dad,” said Jennifer. “I’m not marrying him any time soon.”

“Oh good,” said Andrew. “Because I actually really like him.”

“So do I,” said Jennifer. “I’d hate him though, for your sake,” said Andrew.

“If I had too.” “That’s sweet of you,” said Jennifer. “It’s good to

know I can count on you.” “Always,” said Andrew. “Always, and forever.”

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By AlBert PArsonsFreelance contributor

Late October/early November is the ideal time to plan on how you are going to protect vulnerable plants

from our severe winter. The first step has hopefully already been taken where you have chosen most of your plants that are hardy to your climate zone. Many garden-ers, however, like to try a few “challenging” plants so these will need extra attention at this time of year.

Another important step in protecting plants from winter damage has also hope-fully already taken place, and that is their placement in the garden. Tender plants — the most susceptible to winter dam-age — should have been planted in shel-tered spots, perhaps near a fence or to the south of a row of trees. Also, ensuring that plants are located where they are exposed to favourable conditions such as enough sun, results in healthy, vigorous plants that will come through the winter in much bet-ter shape than those under stress because they are exposed to less-than-optimum surroundings.

Newly planted evergreens are at risk of injury; winter winds will increase the rate of transpiration when the plants can-not replace the lost moisture because the root zone is frozen. Strong winter sun-shine can also have a desiccating effect on such plants. Erecting a burlap screen on the south and west sides will shade them from the sun, preventing desiccation and sunscald, while a sturdier barrier on the

north and west sides will protect the plants from harsh winter winds. All plants benefit from going into the winter with adequate water around their roots because wet soil holds more heat than dry soil. Not only evergreen trees and shrubs, but other trees and shrubs as well as perennials should be watered thoroughly before freeze-up.

Wrapping the lower trunks of vulnerable deciduous trees with burlap offers protec-tion from the sun and will prevent the bark from splitting. Winter sun can be damag-ing not only because it causes desiccation but also because the freeze-thaw cycle that sunny winter days produce is very dam-

aging to plants. Some people plant very tender plants against the south wall of the house, thinking this is the most sheltered spot in the garden. It might be, but the con-stant freeze-thaw cycle that is created in such a sheltered spot can do great damage to plants during the winter. Another reason to wrap the trunks of trees and shrubs — but with a more substantial material than burlap — is to offer protection from dam-age done by rabbits.

The best way to protect plants from winterkill due to low temperatures is to keep the soil temperature constant and to keep it as high as possible by having good snow cover. Erect snow fences and use branches to catch snow so that deep drifts cover plants during the whole winter. This works well if there is significant early snowfall, but often, an outburst of very cold weather occurs before there is significant snow cover. In this case, mulches will serve the same purpose. A thick layer of mulch of an organic material such as dry leaves will provide insulation around plants to moderate the changes in the temperature of the soil. Whether dry leaves, straw, or another material, it must be kept dry to retain its insulating ability. Therefore such mulches are often covered with a plastic or Styrofoam cover. I have had good luck fill-ing large plastic bags (originally held mat-tresses) with dry leaves and placing these bags on top of Oriental lilies.

Dry soil or peat moss can be mounded up over tender plants such as roses. A Styrofoam cone or some other material might be put on top of such a mulch to both keep it dry and to prevent winter

winds from blowing it away. If the soil is mounded, however, it will shed a certain amount of water and this process is only done after threat of rain has past — any precipitation we get afterwards will be in the form of snow. Flax straw works well as mulch because its high oil content enables it to shed water and it remains dry during the winter. Wire cages can be used to hold mulch in place and the cages can be used to hold a covering for the mulch.

Tender plants such as a hydrangea can be cut back and then have a large card-board box (bottom removed) placed over it. The box is next filled with dry leaves and the top closed and covered with plastic to make it waterproof. Perennial borders ben-efit from having a thick layer of organic mulch tucked in around the plants before freeze-up. I have a large basswood tree that supplies just such a mulch every year to a nearby flower border.

Never leave plants in containers as frost will enter the soil from all sides and the severe cold will kill them. Heel in ever-greens and perennials into the garden that you have had in containers for the summer and put mulch around them. Offer extra protection to plants located in raised beds or planters for the same reason. If you must leave a plant in its pot, bury the pot up to its rim in the ground and then cover the whole thing with a thick layer of mulch. All of this effort at winterizing your garden will be worth it when you see your plants emerge next spring none the worse for wear no matter how severe the winter.

Albert Parsons writes from Minnedosa, Manitoba

Protecting plants from winter damageYou’ll be glad you did when you see healthy plants come back in the spring

A mulch of dry leaves helps protect a perennial border. PHOTO: ALBERT PARSONS

COUNTRY CROSSROADS

In 1951, United Grain Growers constructed a 35,000-bushel wooden grain elevator at the Cawdor siding on the CNR Oakland Subdivision, near the Whitemud River in what is now the Municipality of WestLake-Gladstone. Grain volumes shipped from the elevator did not meet the company’s expectations so, in 1964, it was moved to Westbourne, the first time that a UGG elevator was moved intact rather than being demolished and rebuilt. Source: univerSity of Manitoba archiveS & Special collectionS

In the 1950s, there were over 700 grain elevators in Manitoba. Today, there are fewer than 200. You can help to preserve the legacy of these disappearing “Prairie sentinels.”

The Manitoba Historical Society (MHS) is gathering information about all elevators that ever stood in Manitoba, regardless of their present status. Collaborating with the Manitoba Co-operator it is supply-ing these images of a grain elevator each week in hopes readers will be able to tell the society more about it, or any other elevator they know of.

MHS Gordon Goldsborough webmaster and Journal editor has devel-oped a website to post your replies to a series of questions about eleva-tors. The MHS is interested in all grain elevators that have served the farm community.

Your contributions will help gather historical information such as present status of elevators, names of companies, owners and agents, rail lines, year elevators were built — and dates when they were torn down (if applicable).

There is room on the website to post personal recollections and stories related to grain elevators. The MHS presently also has only a partial list of all elevators that have been demolished. You can help by updating that list if you know of one not included on that list.

Your contributions are greatly appreciated and will help the MHS develop a comprehensive, searchable database to preserve the farm community's collective knowledge of what was once a vast network of grain elevators across Manitoba.

Please contribute to This Old Grain Elevator website at: http://www.mhs.mb.ca/elevators.

You will receive a response, by email or phone call, confirming that your submission was received.Goldsborough is interested in hearing all sorts of experiences about the elevators — funny, sad, or anything in between. Readers willing to share their stories can leave messages at 204-474-7469.

This Old Elevator


Hi there Reena, We have rediscovered a relative’s china-ware from the ’50s. The style is quite amaz-ing for that period of time. However, there is no mention as to whether or not it is dishwasher safe. I’m thinking it isn’t just because of its age and the lack of automatic home dishwashers at that time. So, the question is what is the difference between being dishwasher safe and not being dish-washer safe? What happens if we wash the dishes in the dishwasher? Would it matter if we turned off the heated dry cycle? Your comments would be appreciated. — David

Dear David,This is one of those long-standing debates where china owners differ. Some experts claim they can actually tell the difference between china washed in the dishwasher several times, versus hand-washed china. Hand washing is the safest method for cleaning china unless your dishwasher happens to offer a button specifically designed for fine china. Harsh detergents containing bleach along with high water temperature can play a big part in dam-aging china, specifically hand-painted china or weakened china containing small cracks. Dishes with gold accents may become damaged from high water temperature or water force. If you choose to place dishes in the dishwasher, select cold water, mild dishwasher detergent and air-dry.

Dear Reena,My mom is turning 72 this week and I am trying to make a home spa for her birthday. Can you give me an idea for a cheap home-made face mask treatment? — Vera

Dear Vera,Nice idea! Combine 1 tbsp. regular plain yogurt with 1 tsp. soft honey. Apply to face and leave for seven minutes. Pat and rinse with a clean, hot washcloth.

Dear Reena,We recently moved into a new home. When I unpacked my silk flower collection, I was horrified to see that they are completely squished and wrinkled. How can I remove the wrinkles? — Darnia

Dear Darnia,Soak the flowers upside down in a bucket of warm sudsy water for 15 minutes. Allow them to dry and reshape them when damp. Another option is to let the steam from a hot shower draw out the wrinkles or use a heat gun. However, a

heat gun is less effective and more time consuming.

Reader feedbackRe: Car windows and stove grease

Dear Reena,With regards to the car, the absolute best way to clean everything inside a car (and deodorize it at the same time) is to use coffee! Take the remaining coffee from your pot and two washcloths and go to town! You can literally clean everything with this, including door panels.

As for the grease on the floor around the stove, purchase a container of water-less GOJO and spread it out on the grease. Give it a couple of minutes, and then use a damp cloth to wipe it up! This also works fantastic for cleaning marks off walls,

fridges and everything else and makes your kitchen smell incredible. — Robert

Tips from readers• Here is a good idea for people with dogs.

When someone comes to the door, all dogs want to see who it is. Purchase a baby gate and mount it between the inside and outside door. When mount-ing the gate, make sure that the dog can’t squeeze underneath. Then you can open your door to see who is there and the dog cannot get out! — Submitted by Robert

• We head down south every winter and always shut off our water to avoid flood-ing messes. One additional step that we take before leaving is to plastic wrap our toilet. Doing this prevents unwanted pests from crawling up pipes and living in our home (the lid doesn’t always deter pests). Stay warm. — Miranda

• When I burned my hand with hot butter, I sliced a russet potato, placed the slices over the burn and wrapped my hand with a kitchen towel. The starch in the potato stopped most of the blistering and eased the pain. — Submitted by PatNote: Every user assumes all risks of injury

or damage resulting from the implementa-tion of any suggestions in this column. Test all products on an inconspicuous area first.

Reena Nerbas is a popular motivational presenter for large and small groups. Check out her website: reena.ca. Ask a question or share a tip at reena.ca.

Reena answers more questionsPlus, reader feedback and some tips from readers

reena nerbashousehold Solutions

A reader shares a tip for what to use for a car cleaner. photo: thinkStock

With regards to the car, the absolute best way to clean everything inside a car (and deodorize it at the same time) is to use coffee!


CLEANCLEAN FIELDS. CLEAN HARVEST.

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Monsanto Company is a member of Excellence Through Stewardship® (ETS). Monsanto products are commercialized in accordance with ETS Product Launch Stewardship Guidance, and in compliance with Monsanto’s Policy for Commercialization of Biotechnology-Derived Plant Products in Commodity Crops. These products have been approved for import into key export markets with functioning regulatory systems. Any crop or material produced from these products can only be exported to, or used, processed or sold in countries where all necessary regulatory approvals have been granted. It is a violation of national and international law to move material containing biotech traits across boundaries into nations where import is not permitted. Growers should talk to their grain handler or product purchaser to confirm their buying position for these products. Excellence Through Stewardship® is a registered trademark of Excellence Through Stewardship. ALWAYS READ AND FOLLOW PESTICIDE LABEL DIRECTIONS. Roundup Ready 2 Xtend® soybeans contain genes that confer tolerance to glyphosate and dicamba. Agricultural herbicides containing glyphosate will kill crops that are not tolerant to glyphosate, and those containing dicamba will kill crops that are not tolerant to dicamba. Contact your Monsanto dealer or call the Monsanto technical support line at 1-800-667-4944 for recommended Roundup Ready® Xtend Crop System weed control programs. DEKALB and Design®, DEKALB®, Real Farm Rewards™, Roundup Ready 2 Xtend® and Roundup Ready® are registered trademarks of Monsanto Technology LLC, Monsanto Canada Inc. licensee. ©2017 Monsanto Canada Inc.


REMEMBRANCE DAY

Our offi ces will be closed Monday November, 13th for

MULVEY “FLEA” MARKET. Osborne and Mulvey Ave. E. Winnipeg. Saturday’s, Sun-day’s, Holidays, 10AM-5PM. 40+ vendors. A/C. Debit, Visa, MC. Table or booth rental info call 204-478-1217, mulveymarket.ca

1947 CHAMPION, 5405 TT, 358.6 SMOH,good fabric, $26,500 OBO. 204-324-1300,Altona, MB. [email protected]

1966 CITABRIA 7ECA, 960 TT, AE, all AD’s done, new tow breaks installed, nice clean unit, $35,000. 204-322-5614, Warren, MB.

Call our toll-free number to take advantage of our Prepayment Bonus. Prepay for 3 weeks and we’ll run your ad 2 more weeks for free. That’s 5 weeks for the price of 3. Call 1-800-667-7770 today!

1976 GRUMMAN CHEETAH, 2655 SMOH, 555 hrs. on new Mill. cyl., basic VFR panel. Flies great, fast aircraft, $38,000. 204-322-5614, Warren, MB.

1946 PIPER J-3 A65, 3730 TT, 885 SMOH, new struts, XPDR, Intercom Com 11A, Federal 1500 skis, $32,000. 204-265-3542, Beausejour, MB.

1956 COCKSHUTT 50, 2 WD, gas, newbattery, #1534 tires, runs, good condition.Phone 306-693-1582, Moose Jaw, SK.

WANTED: COCKSHUTT TRACTORS, espe-cially 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. Guaran-teed repairs on mags and ignitors. Repairs. Parts. Sales. 204-326-6497. Box 21232, Steinbach, MB. R5G 1S5.

1937 JD D; 1939 Farmall M; 1950 Farmall H. $700 each; 1950 L, R, S and A Series trucks. Call 204-483-2717, Brandon, MB.

WANTED: JOHN DEERE 830, pup start, in decent running order. Call 306-726-4626, 306-726-7800, Southey, SK

DYNAMIC INJECTION SERVICE, fuel injec-tion repairs, injection pumps, injectors, nozzles and turbo chargers. 306-868-4849, 306-205-5624. Email: [email protected] Website: dynamicinjection.ca Avonlea, SK.

JIM’S CLASSIC CORNER - We buy or sell your classic/antique automobile or truck. Call 204-997-4636, Winnipeg, MB.

WANTED: 1920- 1940 old Ford car bodies and parts. Also wanted old gas pumps and signs. 306-651-1449, Saskatoon, SK.

PIAPOT LIONS 21st Annual GUN AND HOBBY SHOW with antique tables up-stairs, Sat., Nov. 25, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM and Sun., Nov. 26, 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM at the Maple Creek Armories. Admission $5. Lions food booth. Info call 306-558-4802.

WANTED: TRACTOR MANUALS, sales bro-chures, tractor catalogs. 306-373-8012, Saskatoon, SK.SELLING: I&T TRACTOR Shop Manual col-lection, 800 manuals, asking $11,500. 306-230-8833, Saskatoon, SK.

For more details see www.billklassen.com Morris Olafson Auction rep 204 325 2141

204-325-4433 cell 6230

BILL KLASSEN AUCTIONEERS

Winkler, MB • 1-204-325-4433

SELLING 316 ACRES ,IN TWO PARCELS LAND LOCATION : FROM ALTONA

MANITOBA , 2 NORTH ON HWY 30 , THEN 2 MILE EAST ON PR 201 , LAND IS LOCATED ON NORTH SIDE OF 201,

Winkler, MB • 1-204-325-4433Winkler, MB • 1-204-325-4433

SELLING 316 ACRES ,IN TWO PARCELS SELLING 316 ACRES ,IN TWO PARCELS

FARM LAND SELLING AT AUCTION

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8,2017 AT 10 AM

ALTONA SENIOR CENTRE , 39 , 1ST, STREET ,NW

McSherry Auction Service Ltd

Estate & Moving Auction

Estate & Moving Featuring

Restaurant Equip

Estate & Moving Featuring Good Tools & Tractor

Sat Nov 4th @ 10 AM

Sat Nov 11th @ 10 AM

Sat Nov 18th @ 10 AM

Stuart McSherry(204) 467-1858 or (204) 886-7027www.mcsherryauction.com

Call to Consign - Go to Web For Listings!

12 Patterson Dr. Stonewall, MB

AGRO WESTERN - AUCTION RESULTS Know Before You Go! The insights you need to heighten your farm equipment buying power. See our website for fast price info: www.agrowestern.comONLINE AUCTION: “Ready-Aim-Consign” Monthly Firearms Sale. Bids Close No-vember 30th. 203-60th Street East, Saskatoon; Call Derek 306-227-5940.PL #331787. McDougallAuction.com

CHECK OUT OUR parts specials at: www.Maximinc.Com/parts or call Maxim Truck & Trailer toll free 1-888-986-2946.

WRECKING SEMI-TRUCKS, lots of parts. Call Yellowhead Traders. 306-896-2882, Churchbridge, SK.

WANTED: TRUCK BOX for 2003-2007 Dodge 3/4 ton shortbox. 306-873-2208, 306-873-0077, Tisdale, SK.

Advertise your unwanted equipment in the Classifieds. Call our toll-free number and place your ad with our friendly staff, and don’t forget to ask about our prepayment bonus. Prepay for 3 weeks and get 2 weeks free! 1-800-667-7770.

TRUCK BONEYARD INC. Specializing in obsolete parts, all makes. Trucks bought for wrecking. 306-771-2295, Balgonie, SK.ONE OF SASK’s largest inventory of used heavy truck parts. 3 ton tandem diesel mo-tors and transmissions and differentials for all makes! Can-Am Truck Export Ltd., 1-800-938-3323.

TRUCK PARTS: 1/2 to 3 ton, new and used. We ship anywhere. Contact Phoenix Auto, 1-877-585-2300, Lucky Lake, SK.WRECKING VOLVO TRUCKS: Misc. axles and parts. Also tandem trailer suspension axles. Call 306-539-4642, Regina, SK.

WRECKING TRUCKS: All makes all models. Need parts? Call 306-821-0260 or email: [email protected] Wrecking Dodge, Chev, GMC, Ford and others. Lots of 4x4 stuff, 1/2 ton - 3 ton, buses etc. and some cars. We ship by bus, mail, Loomis, Purolator. Lloydminster, SK.

SASKATOON TRUCK PARTS CENTRE Ltd. North Corman Industrial Park.New and used parts available for 3 ton trucks all the way up to highway tractors, for every make and model, no part too big or small. Our shop specializes in custom rebuilt differentials/transmissions and clutch installations. Engines are available, both gas and diesel. Re-sale units are on the lot ready to go. We buy wrecks for parts, and sell for wrecks! For more info. call 306-668-5675 or 1-800-667-3023. www.saskatoontruckparts.ca DL #914394

SCHOOL BUSES: 20 to 66 passenger, 1998 to 2007, $2700 and up. 14 buses in stock! Call Phoenix Auto, Lucky Lake, SK. 1-877-585-2300. DL #320074.

2016 SUBARU IMPREZA consumer reports as best small call starting at $23,360! Call for best price!! 1-877-373-2662 or www.subaruofsaskatoon.ca DL #914077.

If you want to sell it fast, call 1-800-667-7770.

SPECIAL PURCHASE OF new and near-new 2014-2015 Crosstrek XVs. Save up to $5000. Come in quickly!! 1-877-373-2662. www.subaruofsaskatoon.ca DL #914077.

ALL ALUMINUM GRAIN TRAILERS: Tan-dems, tridems and Super B Timpte grain trailers. Call Maxim Truck & Trailer, 1-888-986-2946 or www.Maximinc.Com

NORMS SANDBLASTING & PAINT, 40 years body and paint experience. We do metal and fiberglass repairs and integral to daycab conversions. Sandblasting and paint to trailers, trucks and heavy equip. Endura primers and topcoats. A one stop shop. Norm 306-272-4407, Foam Lake SK.

2014 LODE-KING PRESTIGE Super B grain bulkers, lift axles, chrome rounded fen-ders, premium condition, $78,000 OBO. Call 306-874-7696, Quill Lake, SK.

PRAIRIE SANDBLASTING & PAINTING. Trailer overhauls and repairs, alum. slopes and trailer repairs, tarps, insurance claims, and trailer sales. Epoxy paint. Agriculture and commercial. Satisfaction guaranteed. 306-744-7930, Saltcoats, SK.

1990 WILSON ALUMINUM grain trailer, tandem axle, good rubber and tarp, $20,000. 306-289-4208, St. Benedict, SK.

2006 LODE KING PRESTIGE Super B grain trailer, air ride, 24.5 tires, SK safetied and ready to go, $42,000. Can-Am Truck Ex-port Ltd., 1-800-938-3323, Delisle, SK.

2005 LODE KING TRIDEM grain trailers, 48’, air ride, 3 hoppers, SK safetied, $40,000. Can-Am Truck Export Ltd., 1-800-938-3323, Delisle, SK.

NEW WILSON and CASTLETON tridems and Super B’s. 2014 Wilson Super B; 6 oth-er used Super B’s; 2005 Lode-King lead trailer; 2001 Castleton tridem 2 hopper Ron Brown Imp. call 306-493-9393, Deli-sle, SK., DL #905231. www.rbisk.ca

2007 WILSON 408 livestock cattle/hogtrailer, full rail, winter kit, full fold downdog house. Will have fresh safety, $57,900.Call for more details, 306-287-7553,Humboldt, SK. [email protected]

2016 WILSON 408 w/flat floor, full rail,winter kit, long back end, 197,000 kms,$105,000. 306-287-7553, Humboldt, [email protected]

2013 TRAVALONG 6x28 stock trailer, triple axle, aluminum, new rubber. 306-542-7007, Veregin, SK.

CALL GRASSLAND TRAILERS for your best deal on quality livestock trailers by Titan, Duralite (all aluminum riveted) and Circle D. Fall Special in stock- 25’ Duralite, $23,500; 20’ Titan smooth wall classic steel stock, $14,500. 306-640-803 cell, 306-266-2016, Wood Mountain, SK. Email [email protected]

24’ GOOSENECK 3-8,000 lb. axles, $7890; Bumper pull tandem lowboys: 18’, 16,000 lbs., $4750; 16’, 10,000 lbs., $3390; 16’, 7000 lbs., $2975, 8000 lb Skidsteer, $1990 Factory direct. 1-888-792-6283. www.monarchtrailers.com

2003 28' MANAC pup current safety, $7000OBO. Contact Shaun or Wade 306-653-8500or 306-290-8827, Saskatoon, SK. Email:[email protected]

2009 DOEPKER 53', 35 tonne RGN doubledrop tridem trailer, 2 position King Pinsetting, AR, rear susp. dump valve, loadguage, 60" sp., 255/75R22.5 alum. rims,10" swing outs, strap winches, D-rings ondeck, 10' neck, 25' deck, 13' tail, currentSask. safety, good cond., $42,000. Rouleau,SK., call 306-536-0548, 306-536-3484 or306-776-2349. Email: [email protected]

COMPONENTS FOR TRAILERS. Shipping daily across the prairies. Free freight. See “The Book 2013” page 195. DL Parts For Trailers, 1-877-529-2239, www.dlparts.ca

2007 MIDLAND END Dump Gravel Trailer, tarp, new cyl., nearly new tires, new MB safety, job ready, $36,000 can deliver. 204-743-2324, Cypress River, MB.

2016 KANE M675-1.8 trailer, good for si-lage, grain, manure, gravel, dirt, hyd. rear door w/grain hatch, silage extension sides, tractor wagon, $42,500. Call anytime 204-743-2324, Cypress River, MB.

ALL ALUMINUM TRAILERS: tridems and Super B Timpte grain trailers. Call Maxim Truck & Trailer, 1-888-986-2946 or see www.maximinc.com

PRECISION TRAILERS: Gooseneck and bumper hitch. You’ve seen the rest, now own the best. Hoffart Services, Odessa, SK. 306-957-2033 www.precisiontrailers.ca28’ V-NOSE ROYAL Cargo Enclosed Trailer, 2 floor tie downs, two wall tie downs on each wall, left front ramp door, rear barn door, 2x7000 lbs. axles, exc. rubber, would make a great sled trailer. $12,500+GST, PST paid. Bill, 306-726-7977. Southey, SK.

BIG TEX TRAILERS: Goosenecks, Bumper Tow, Mission Alum. Enclosed, CM Stock & Horse Trailers. Big Tex 20- 40’ Goosenecks, start at $9195. Free spare & 3 yr. warran-ty. Jason’s Agri-Motive 306-472-3159. www.jasonsagri-motive.ca

CM TRUCK BEDS. Starting at $2895. Call Jason’s Agri-Motive, 306-472-3159 or visit us at www.jasonsagri-motive.ca

130 MISC. SEMI TRAILERS, flatdecks, lowbeds, dump trailers, jeeps, tankers, etc. Check www.trailerguy.ca for pictures and prices. 306-222-2413, Saskatoon, SK.36’ TANDEM DUAL Gooseneck Trailer, $7500. Call/text Terry at 306-554-8220, Raymore, SK.

BEHNKE DROP DECK semi style and pintle hitch sprayer trailers. Air ride, tandem and tridems. Contact SK: 306-398-8000; AB: 403-350-0336.

3 TRIDEMS, 3 TANDEM stepdecks; tan-dem, tridem and Super B highboys; 28’ to 53’ van trailers. Tanker: tandem alum. 8000 gal.; 2012 Manac lowboy tridem, 10’ wide, beavertail and flip-up ramp; Single axle and tandem converters. Ron Brown Imp. 306-493-9393, Delisle, SK. DL #905231. www.rbisk.ca

KNIGHT SCISSOR NECK lowbed, 24.5 tires; Tridem belly dump. $22,000/ea. Call Danny Spence, 306-246-4632. Speers, SK.

WATER TRUCK AND TRAILER: IHC 2500truck, 855 Cummins, Fuller 13 spd., trailerhas (3) 1700 Imperial gal. water tanks. Newbrake pots, cams, bushings and slack adjus-tors. Brakes 80%. Tires good to fair,$10,000 OBO. Call 306-536-5475, Regina,SK. [email protected]

PRIVATE SALE: 2017 Dodge Ram Long-horn Ltd., loaded, only 946 kms. For more details call 780-862-8575, Tofield, AB.

NEW 8’ TRUCK cap, white in colour; New wheelchair; Scooter; Like new treadmill. 306-233-5241, Wakaw, SK.

2015 FORD F-150 XLT, supercab, 4x4, A/T/C, PW, PL, tow package, back-up camera, EcoBoost, balance of factory war-ranty, Sask. tax paid, $29,900. Cam-Don Motors Ltd., 306-237-4212, Perdue, SK.

2011 GMC 2500 HD Denali Duramax dsl., fully loaded, 140,000 kms, asking $43,000. Call 306-536-5831, Regina, SK.

2003 CHEV SILVERADO V6, reg. cab, 1/2 ton, longbox, 42,000 orig. kms, AC, cruise, mint cond. 306-525-8063, Regina, SK.

2011 GMC SIERRA 2500HD, crewcab, dsl.,4x4 w/DEF delete kit and FASS fuel filter/water separation system. Heated leatherseats, 88,522 kms, excellent cond., $43,000OBO. 306-539-1747, Balgonie/ Regina, [email protected]

2010 FORD F-350 Superduty Cabela’s Edi-tion, 6.4L Powerstroke, 4x4, 5-spd auto., leather, green exterior, v. clean, 196,000 kms., 204-572-1605, Dauphin, MB.

2015 DODGE RAM 3500, crew, Longhorn, 6.7L Dually, Aisin auto., 58,500 kms, $64,995. Hendry’s Chrysler 306-528-2171, Nokomis, SK. DL #907140.

2008 FORD F-150 4x4, crew cab, 5.4L V8, all power equip., rear camera, tow pkg., exc. cond., 182,000 kms., only $11,500 OBO. 639-998-8522, Saskatoon, SK.

1998 FREIGHTLINER, N14 Cummins, 18spd, Jakes cruise locks, 22.5 tires, 18' BH&T,new clutch, 475,000 kms, $40,000 OBO.306-849-4732, Sheho, SK. [email protected]

TANDEM AXLE GRAIN trucks in inventory. New and used, large inventory across Western Canada at www.Maximinc.Com or call Maxim Truck & Trailer 1-888-986-2946

ALLISON AUTOMATIC TRUCKS: Several trucks with auto. trans. available with C&C or grain or gravel box. Starting at $19,900; Call K&L Equipment, 306-795-7779, Itu-na, SK. DL #910885. [email protected]

CAB AND CHASSIS: 2010 Chev 3500 1 ton dually, will take 10’-12’ deck, 6L gas, 195,000 kms., fresh Sask. safety, $8900; 2010 Chev 3500 1 ton dually, 2WD, 6.6 L Duramax, 330,000 mi., $6900. Mechanic’s Special: 2001 Sterling L8500, will take 20’ box, C12 Cat eng., 13 spd. Eaton, 454,000 kms., needs motor work, $12,900 OBO. Call K&L Equipment, 306-795-7779, Itu-na, SK. DL #910885. [email protected]

AUTOSHIFT TRUCKS AVAILABLE: Boxed tandems and tractor units. Contact David 306-887-2094, 306-864-7055, Kinistino, SK. DL #327784. www.davidstrucks.com

2005 IH 4400, Allison auto., 19’ BH&T, low kms; 2008 IH 7600 tandem, ISX Cummins 10 spd., new 20’ BH&T; 2007 Peterbilt 330 S/A, Allison auto., new 16’ BH&T. Ron Brown Imp. 306-493-9393, DL #905231. www.rbisk.ca

RETIRING: KENWORTH T800 Cat eng., 18 spd., 20’ B&H roll tarp, Heavy Spec, SK. safetied $39,500.306-563-8765 Canora SK

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REMOTE CONTROL ENDGATE AND hoist systems can save you time, energy and keep you safe this seeding season. Give Kramble Industries a call at 306-933-2655, Saskatoon, SK. or visit us online at: www.kramble.net

2007 MACK, 10 speed Eaton auto., new 20’ CIM B&H, 940,000 kms., fresh Sask. safeties. Call 306-270-6399, Saskatoon, SK. www.78truxsales.com DL #316542.

TANDEM AXLE GRAVEL trucks in invento-ry. New and used, large inventory across Western Canada at www.Maximinc.Com or call Maxim Truck & Trailer 1-888-986-2946

2005 STERLING L9500 T/A dump truck Cat C15, 10 speed Eaton, 15’ gravel box, fresh Sask. safety, $39,800.1-800-667-4515, www.combineworld.com

2005 IH 4400 tandem, new motor, Allison auto., gravel box; 16’ IH 9200 Detroit, 10 spd., 16’ gravel box; 2013 Decap tridem belly dump; Used tridem end dump. Ron Brown Imp. 306-493-9393, Delisle, SK. DL 905231. www.rbisk.ca

ATTENTION GRAVEL HAULERS: Five (5) tandems in stock, 1998 - 2007; Tri-axle 18’ dump. Yellowhead Sales, 306-783-2899, Yorkton, SK.

1985 FREIGHTLINER FLC, Cat 3406B eng.,350 HC, 15 spd. trans., wet kit, safetied,$8950. 204-467-2452, Stony Mountain, MB.

2007 PETERBILT 379 Short Nose, C13 Cat,13 spd., 1.8 million kms, new tires, c/wsafety, exc. cond., $31,000. 204-324-3762,Altona, MB.

2008 STERLING A9500, daycab, 10 spd.AutoShift, 12 fronts, 40 rears, 3-way lock-ers, MBE4000 455 HP, deleted, tires 80%,Beacons, $39,000 OBO. Wade or Shaun306-653-8500, 306-290-8827, Saskatoon,SK. [email protected]

2004 IH 7600 tandem truck, 670,000 kms, 13 spd., 425/65R22.5 front (20,000 lbs.), 11R22.5 rear (46,000 lbs.), $55,000. 204-743-2324, Cypress River, MB.

SLEEPERS AND DAY CABS. New and used. Huge inventory across Western Canada at www.Maximinc.Com or call Maxim Truck & Trailer, 1-888-986-2946.

2012 VOLVO 630, mid-roof, Volvo D13 500 HP, I-Shift, 785,000 kms, $49,900. Call Norm at 204-761-7797, Brandon, MB.

2012 MACK PINNACLE CXU613 day-cab, Mack MP8-455HP, Eaton 13 spd., $39,900. Call Norm 204-761-7797, Brandon, MB.

2012 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA day cab, DD15-505 HP, 13 spd., 798,000 kms., $42,900. Norm 204-761-7797 Brandon MB

2013 VOLVO 730, mid-roof Volvo D13, 500 HP, 13 spd., 726,000 kms, $68,800. Norm at 204-761-7797, Brandon, MB.

2013 PETERBILT 389, 63” stand-up bunk, 455 Paccar, DEF deleted, 13 spd., 40 rears, 950,000 kms., $74,000. Call/text Terry at 306-554-8220, Raymore, SK.

SANDBLASTING AND PAINTING of heavy trucks, trailers and equipment. Please call for details. Can-Am Truck Export Ltd., 1-800-938-3323, Delisle, SK.

2007 FREIGHTLINER CENTURY Class, 500 HP, 60 series Detroit, 18 spd., 46 rears, 225” rubber, 550,000 kms., fresh safety, $27,900. Call Cam-Don Motors Ltd., 306-237-4212, Perdue, SK.

1995 FL106, 8.5 Detroit power, 13 spd., 24’ dock, good unit, fresh safety, $26,900. Call Cam-Don Motors Ltd., 306-237-4212, Perdue, SK.

2001 FL80 S/A tractor, 3126 Cat, Allison auto, 3000,000 kms., fresh safety, very good, $23,900. Cam-Don Motors Ltd., 306-237-4212, Perdue, SK.

2010 IHC PROSTAR new longblock 482 Cummins w/0 miles, new 24.5 rubber all around, new clutch, ready to go! Fresh safety, $64,900. Cam-Don Motors Ltd., 306-237-4212, Perdue, SK.

KENWORTHS: 2009 388 Pete, 46 diffs., 18 spd., lockers; 2003 Pete 379, 6NZ Cat, 18 spd., wet kit; 2013 IH 5900i, 18 spd., full lockers, 46 diffs., 400,000 kms.; 2009 T660, new pre-emission, 525 ISX, new 18 spd. and clutch, 46 diff., lockers; 2008 Freightliner Cascadia, daycab, Detroit 515, 18 spd., lockers; 2007 IH 9900i, 525 ISX, 18 spd., 3-way lockers; 2005 Mack CH613, 18 spd., lockers, wet kit, 450,000 kms; 2- 1996 FLD 120 Freightliners, 425 Cat’s, 430 Detroit’s, lockers. Ron Brown Implements, Delisle, SK., 306-493-9393. DL 905231. www.rbisk.ca

BAILIFF SEIZURE Auction, 2013 Western Star 4900 SF Constellation, 42” bunk, wet kit, extra nice. [email protected]

2006 WESTERN STAR 4900FA, 200,000 kms., 475 Cat., 18 spd., 46 rears, alum. front bumper, 42” flat top bunk, 11R24.5 tires on aluminum wheels, wet kit, asking $59,900. 306-825-5355, Lloydminster, SK., Dealer #328771. For more pictures go to: www.heavyoilfieldtrucks.com

DECKS, DRY VANS, reefers and storage trailers at: www.Maximinc.Com or call Maxim Truck & Trailer, 1-888-986-2946.

2016 SUBARU FORESTER name top pick for 2016. Starting from $29,360. Great se-lection to choose from!! 1-877-373-2662, www.subaruofsaskatoon.ca DL #914077.

SPECIAL PURCHASE OF new and near-new 2014-2015 Crosstrek XVs. Save up to $5000. Come in quickly!! 1-877-373-2662. www.subaruofsaskatoon.ca DL #914077.

2007 DODGE 3500 diesel, dually, 4x4, with deck, new tires, safetied, good farm truck, $15,000; 40’ gooseneck flatdeck trailer, dually, $8500. 1-866-938-8537, Portage la Prairie, MB.

SLEEPERS AND DAY CABS. New and used. Huge inventory across Western Canada at www.Maximinc.Com or call Maxim Truck & Trailer, 1-888-986-2946.

2008 IH 7600 tandem 24’ van body, power tailgate, 10 speed ISX; 2007 Freightliner auto. trans., 24’ flatdeck. Ron Brown Imp. 306-493-9393, Delisle, SK. DL #905231. www.rbisk.ca

SPECIAL PURCHASE OF new and near new 2014-2015 Crosstrek XVs. Save up to $5000. Come in quickly!! 1-877-373-2662. www.subaruofsaskatoon.ca DL #914077.

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1000 lbft Torque Allison 6-Spd 3000RDS Air seat, dual pass. seat cloth interior ACT, P.W P.L. 22” Alum Wheels Front Tires 315/80R22.5 Rear tires 11R22.5 Power-Heated Aerodynamic Mirrors,

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DECKS, DRY VANS, reefers and storage trailers at: www.Maximinc.Com or call Maxim Truck & Trailer, 1-888-986-2946.

A NEW BOOK: “A Contract for Ethan”. A short story for when your down and out or just looking for some good reading. 100 page tale of a busted up rancher and a hardscrabble gal from Kansas finding their way among the fat cats and high rollers during a time when more than 3 million head of cattle were moved from Texas to the rail head at Abilene Kansas. $6.75/print or $1.99/e-book, to order your copy visit: www.saltyoldman.com

ROUGH LUMBER: 2x6, 2x8, 2x10, 1” boards, windbreak slabs, 4x4, 6x6, 8x8, all in stock. Custom sizes and log siding on order. Call V&R Sawing 306-232-5488, Rosthern, SK.

#1 Gr. Coloured79¢/ft 2

#1 Gr. Galvalumettt75¢/ft 2

B-Gr. coloured 65¢/ft.2

Multi-coloured millends55¢/ft.2

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OVER 100 TRUCKLOADS OF COLOURED METAL ROOFING & SIDING!!

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CONTINUOUS METAL ROOFING, no ex-posed screws to leak or metal overlaps. Ideal for lower slope roofs, rinks, church-es, pig barns, commercial, arch rib build-ing and residential roofing; also available in Snap Lock. 306-435-8008, Wapella, SK.

CONCRETE FLATWORK: Specializing in place and finish of concrete floors. Can ac-commodate any floor design. References available. Alexander, MB. 204-752-2069.

DOUBLE TRUSS STORAGE buildings,30x40x20'. Only $5995! Edmonton, Calgary,Winnipeg. National shipping [email protected] 1-855-494-3637 or952-649-9943. www.unclewiener.com

DOUBLE TRUSS STORAGE buildings,30x40x20'. Only $5995! Edmonton, Calgary,Winnipeg. National shipping [email protected] 1-855-494-3637 or952-649-9943. www.unclewiener.com

SELLING DUE TO HEALTH: Industry lead-ing header loss shield. Price includes exist-ing inventory. Canadian and US patents good until 2032. Jig tables and templates. Current owner will train in the manufactur-ing and marketing processes. This is a per-fect diversification opportunity for a large family farm or a Hutterite colony. Call Bill at 306-726-7977, Southey, SK.LARGE INDUSTRIAL BUILDING in heart of Balken oil play for lease/sale; Kenosee Lake cabin and campground for sale, incl. carwash and laundry mat; Development lands around Regina/Saskatoon; Large building and property on Broadway Ave., Yorkton; 3 lots on South Service Road, Weyburn; Tempo/Tire shop #48 Wind-thorst; Hotel and Restaurant on #48. Brian Tiefenbach, 306-536-3269, Colliers Int. Regina, SK. www.collierscanada.comFOR SALE: RETREAD PLANT for medium truck tires. All necessary equipment to start up a tire retread plant: Buffer, cham-ber, builder, analyzer, mono rails and small supply of tread rubber and accessories. Contact Ken 306-242-6212, Saskatoon, SK.BUSINESS FOR SALE with great growth in consumer and pet industry. Priced at $120,000. In Saskatoon, SK. area, but can be run anywhere. Call Bert 306-664-2378.

FARMERS AND BUSINESS PERSONS need financial help? Go to: www.bobstocks.ca or phone 306-757-1997, 315 Victoria Ave., Regina, SK.

DEBTS, BILLS AND charge accounts too high? Need to resolve prior to spring? Call us to develop a professional mediation plan, resolution plan or restructuring plan. Call toll free 1-888-577-2020.FARM/CORPORATE PROJECTS. Call A.L. Management Group for all your borrowing and lease requirements. 306-790-2020, Regina, SK.

LIFE INSURANCE, Are you paying too much for your term policy? Call for a free quote. Perry Harris, Life Insurance Agent, 306-535-0811, Regina, SK.

CUSTOM FEEDING COWS: Taking 100-200cows Nov-Mar. Feed, minerals, salt, dailychecks incl. in flat daily rate. Will be grazingcorn, fed greenfeed/grass hay and sainfoin.306-229-1528, Arelee, SK.

LONG LAKE TRUCKING, two units, custom hay hauling. 306-567-7100, Imperial, SK.EQUIPMENT TOWING/ HAULING. Rea-sonable rates. Contact G H Wells Services and Trucking, 306-741-9059, Morse, SK.

COTEAU VALLEY ORGANICS: We do custom cleaning of conventional & organic seed. Phone 306-859-7447, Beechy, SK.

CUSTOM CATTLE WORK and hauling, cattlehauling, pasture gathers, bulls pulled, sort-ing and weaning, processing, treating.Anything cattle related, we can help whereyou need a hand. Serving west central SKand beyond. Located in the Biggar/Rose-town area. 306-920-0023, 306-948-8057,Biggar, SK. [email protected]

NEUFELD ENT. CORRAL CLEANING, payloader, Bobcat with rubber tracks and vertical beater spreaders. Phone 306-220-5013, 306-467-5013, Hague, SK.

BRUSH MULCHING. The fast, effective way to clear land. Four season service, competitive rates, 275 HP unit, also avail. trackhoe with thumb, multiple bucket at-tachments. Bury rock and brush piles and fence line clearing. Borysiuk Contracting Inc., www.bcisk.ca Prince Albert, SK., 306-960-3804.

MULCHING- TREES, BRUSH, Stumps. Call today 306-933-2950. Visit us at: www.maverickconstruction.ca

REGULATION DUGOUTS: 120x60x14’, $2000; 160x60x14’, $2950; 180x60x14’, $3450; 200x60x14’, $3950. Larger sizes avail. Travel incl. in SK. See us at on FB at saskdugouts. 306-222-8054, Saskatoon SK

1971 CAT 140 grader, runs excellent, rebuilttop end, controls have rebuilt dog clutches,new tires, all new fluids. Needs brakes.Great cond. for its age, $15,000. St. Denis,SK., 306-230-3355, [email protected]

ACCREDITED MACHINERY APPRAISAL, D.Thorvaldson AACI, ASA, P.Ag. Call for aquotation, 204-338-1454, Winnipeg, MB.www.thorvaldson.ca/machinery-equipment

4- 2006 JD 400D and 1- 2005 Cat 740 40 ton Art; Rock trucks; 3- 1996, 1997 and 1998 Cat 621F motor scrapers; Coming soon 1972 Cat; D6C LGP crawler. Many more items with prices. Robert Harris, 204-642-9959, 204-470-5493, Gimli, MB. Pics/info. at: robertharrisequipment.com

EXCAVATOR BUCKETS, various shapes and sizes for different excavators. Call 204-871-0925, MacGregor, MB.

2010 CAT D7R 2 LGP crawler tractor, Pack-ard winch, AC, cab, canopy, sweeps, A- dozer 16.6”, 36” pads, UC as new, 6282 hrs., very clean, $285,000; 2008 JD 850J WLT crawler dozer, c/w ROP’S, 12’ 6-way blade, SBG pads, 8700 hrs., $95,000. 204-871-0925, MacGregor, MB.

1980 D8K CRAWLER, dirt tilt blade, bush sweeps, good undercarriage, $38,000. 204-525-4521, Minitonas, MB. Website: www.waltersequipment.com

SKIDSTEER LOADERS: 2008 Case 440, Series 3, approx. 2400 hrs., $24,500; 2007 Case 420, approx. 1600 hrs., $20,500. 204-794-5979, Springfield, MB.

MOVE YOUR DIRT real cheap! Low prices! (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. Cam-brian Equipment Sales, Winnipeg, MB. (Ph) 204-667-2867 or (Fax) 204-667-2932.

HEAVY SNOW IS COMING! Be ready! JD, Champion, Galion graders. Work ready and snow equipped; 8’ Wolverine 3PTH snow blower; QA 8’ snow blower w/dsl. eng.; Snow blades, buckets, and attachments; Sicard 4WD truck w/Cummins eng.; Front and side plows; Parting out over 25 grad-ers; Parting out Bombardier SW48 track units; Trackless 4x4 dsl. w/blower; 1985 IH S1900 dsl. w/blade & 13’ B&H; (2) FWD 4x4 trucks w/snow blower, gas & dsl. en-gines; (3) Sicard 4x4 trucks w/v-plow and side wing, NH250 Cummins dsl.; (4) Osh-kosh 4x4 trucks w/snow plow & side wing, auto trans., dsl.; New replacement parts, big discounts! Central Canada’s largest wreckers of older construction equipment, Cambrian Equipment Sales, Winnipeg, MB. Call 204-667-2867, Fax 204-667-2932.

590 SUPER L Case backhoe, extend-a-hoe, 4x4, $35,000. Call 306-786-6510, Yorkton, SK.

821 B CASE PAYLOADER, 23.5x25 tires, 4 yard bucket, $36,000. Call 306-786-6510, Yorkton, SK.

ASHLAND XL2 17.5 yard scraper, new cond used very little, bought new, $70,000 OBO. 204-662-4474, 204-851-0211, Sinclair, MB

SKIDSTEER ATTACHMENTS: Buckets, rock buckets, grapples, weld-on plates, hyd. au-gers, brush cutters and more large stock. Top quality equipment, quality welding and sales. Call Darcy at 306-731-3009, 306-731-8195, Craven, SK.

1948 HD11 Allis Cat, 12’ dozer, in running condition. Call 306-868-4507, Avonlea, SK.

CAT D7E with bush protection, 13’ tilt and angle dozer, winch, new starter and bat-teries, runs well, $30,000 OBO. 306-629-3752, Morse, SK.

2006 JD 270C LC hyd. excavator, 10,464 hrs., 12’ stick, Q/C bucket, $69,800.1-800-667-4515, www.combineworld.com

ROAD GRADERS CONVERTED to pull behind large 4 WD tractors, 14’ and 16’ blade widths avail. 306-682-3367, CWK Ent. Humboldt, SK. www.cwenterprises.ca

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.

1980 D6D DOZER, wide pad, winch; 1993 D37 P6 6-way dozer, cab. 306-304-1959. Goodsoil, SK.

2006 KOBELCO SK290LC excavator, 5708 hrs., tracks and undercarriage 75%, digging bucket, nice condition, $59,800.1-800-667-4515, www.combineworld.com

2008 GENIE S45 Boom Lift, 4048 hrs., 45’ lift, Deutz diesel, 8” platform, 500 lb. capacity, $19,800. Call 1-800-667-4515 or visit: www.combineworld.com

1997 CAT D6M LGP DOZER, UC 80%, 28” pads, 3 shank hyd. ripper, ROPS with cage, 19,274 hrs., don’t let the hours scare you, very nice unit! $74,800. 1-800-667-4515, www.combineworld.com

1978 CHAMPION 740 motor grader, De-troit 6 cylinder, showing 2568 hours, 14’ moldboard, scarifier, cab, new rear tires,$16,900. Call 1-800-667-4515, or visit: www.combineworld.com

2013 WACKER NEUSON 750T Telescop-ic wheel loader, 164 hours, Deutz 60 HP turbo, 4 wheel steer, like new! $59,800. 1-800-667-4515, www.combineworld.com

1986 GRADALL G660C wheeled excava-tor, 7605 mi./4404 excavator hrs, GM 8.2L frt/4.7L rear engines, air brakes $14,900. 1-800-667-4515, www.combineworld.com

HYDRAULIC PULL SCRAPERS 10 to 25 yds., exc. cond.; Loader and scraper tires, custom conversions available. Looking for Cat cable scrapers. Quick Drain Sales Ltd., 306-231-7318, 306-682-4520 Muenster SK

BAILIFF SEIZURE AUCTION: 2010 Ditch Witch Hydro. Vac. FX60, only 3187 hrs. Saskatoon, SK. [email protected]

GREAT PRICES ON new, used and remanu-factured engines, parts and accessories for diesel pickups. Large inventory, engines can be shipped or installed. Give us a call or check: www.thickettenginerebuilding.ca Thickett Engine Rebuilding. 204-532-2187, Russell, MB.

3406B, N14, SERIES 60, running engines and parts. Call Yellowhead Traders, 306-896-2882, Churchbridge, SK.

WANTED DIESEL CORES: ISX and N14 Cummins, C15 Cats, Detroits Ddec 3, 4, DD15. Can-Am Truck 1-800-938-3323.

290 CUMMINS, 350 Detroit, 671 Detroit, Series 60 cores. 306-539-4642, Regina, SK


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A/C DIESEL 6 cyl. Turbo Motor, Model 2900, 130 HP, complete. Taking offers. 306-281-5865, 306-244-3753, Saskatoon.

FARM AND INDUSTRIAL ELECTRICAL motor sales, service and parts. Also sale of, and repairs to, all makes and sizes of pumps and phase converters, etc. Tisdale Motor Rewinding 1984 Ltd., 306-873-2881, fax 306-873-4788, 1005A- 111th Ave., Tisdale, SK. [email protected] Website: www.tismtrrewind.com

ELECTRICAL WIRE & CABLE: Underground,indoor, outdoor. Copper, aluminum. Motors,generators, transformers. Regina, SK.,306-421-0210, [email protected]

AFAB INDUSTRIES POST frame buildings. For the customer that prefers quality. 1-888-816-AFAB (2322), Rocanville, SK.

FALL SPECIAL: All post & stud frame farm buildings. Choose sliding doors, overhead doors or bi-fold doors. New-Tech Construction Ltd 306-220-2749, Hague, SK

POLE BARNS, WOODSTEEL packages, hog, chicken and dairy barns. Construction and concrete crews available. Mel or Scott, MR Steel Construction, 306-978-0315, Hague, SK.

BEHLEN STEEL BUILDINGS, quonsets, convex and rigid frame straight walls, grain tanks, metal cladding, farm- com- mercial. Construction and concrete crews. Guaranteed workmanship. Call your Saska- toon and Northwest Behlen Distributor, Janzen Steel Buildings, 306-242-7767, Osler, SK.

INSULATED FARM SHOP packages or built on site, for early booking call 1-800-667-4990 or visit our website: www.warmanhomecentre.com

WOOD POST BUILDING packages or built on site. For early booking call 1-800-667-4990 or visit our website: www.warmanhomecentre.com

STRAIGHT WALL BUILDING packages or built on site. For early booking call 1-800-667-4990 or visit our website: www.warmanhomecentre.com

TIM’S CUSTOM BIN MOVING and Haul-ing Inc. Up to 22’ diameter. 204-362-7103 [email protected]

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.

DISMANTLED WESTEEL BINS: 8000 bu.; 3850 bu.; 2-3250 bu.; 2- 1750 bu; 2- 9500 bu. Chief Westland. .50¢/bu. Located at Assiniboia, SK., call 306-642-8278.

BIN MOVING, all sizes up to 19’ diameter, w/wo floors; Also move liquid fert. tanks. 306-629-3324, 306-741-9059, Morse, SK.

2- 3300 BU., 2- 2000 bu., 3- 1650 bu. bins, $1/bu. Will sell separate. Floors fairly good. Gary 306-823-4493, Neilburg, SK.

BROCK (BUTLER) GRAIN BIN PARTS and accessories available at Rosler Con-struction. 306-933-0033, Saskatoon, SK.

LIFETIME LID OPENERS. We are a stock-ing dealer for Boundary Trail Lifetime Lid Openers, 18” to 39”. Rosler Construction 2000 Inc., 306-933-0033, Saskatoon, SK.

CONTAINERS FOR SALE OR RENT: All sizes. Now in stock: 53’ steel and insulated stainless steel. 306-861-1102 Radville, SK.

SHIPPING CONTAINERS FOR SALE. 20’- 53’, delivery/ rental/ storage available. For inventory and prices call: 306-262-2899, Saskatoon, SK. www.thecontainerguy.ca

20’ and 40’ SHIPPING CONTAINERS and storage trailers. Large Sask. inventory. Phone 1-800-843-3984 or 306-781-2600.

HORNOI LEASING NEW and used 20’ and 40’ sea cans for sale or rent. Call 306-757-2828, Regina, SK.

20’ TO 53’ CONTAINERS. New, used and modified. Available Winnipeg, MB; Regina and Saskatoon, SK. www.g-airservices.ca 306-933-0436.

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.

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, $34,500; RM55 Me- ridian, $36,500. Call 306-648-3622, Gravelbourg, SK.

2014 BATCO 15x120 under bin conveyor 30HP, 3 phase 600V motor, like new cond, $18,000. 306-472-7704, Woodrow, SK.

2008 WALINGA TRIDEM live bottom, 107,493 kms, alum., 12 comp., hydraulic control, very good condition, $54,900. 1-800-667-4515. www.combineworld.com

FERTILIZER STORAGE TANKS. 11,000 US gal., $6500 pick up at factory or $7000 free freight to farm. 1-800-383-2228 www.hold-onindustries.com 306-253-4343

FERTILIZER STORAGE TANKS- 5000 US gal., $3000; 6000 US gal., $3600. Pick up at factory. Ph 306-253-4343 while supplies last. www.hold-onindustries.com

MERIDIAN GRAIN AUGERS available with self-propelled mover kits and bin sweeps. Call Kevin’s Custom Ag in Nipaw- in, SK. Toll free 1-888-304-2837.

FALL SPECIALS: New SLMD 1295, SLMD 1272 and HD10-53. Used augers: 2013 Sa- kundiak SLMD 1272, loaded, $14,800; SLMD 10x66, loaded, $11,500; Farm King 10x70 S/A, $6900; HD 8x39 w/20 HP Koh- ler, $3900; Brandt 10x60 S/A, $2500. Also a dealer for Convey-All Conveyors. Leasing available! Call Dale at Mainway Farm Equipment, 306-567-3285, 306-567-7299, Davidson.www.mainwayfarmequipment.ca

MERIDIAN AUGERS IN STOCK: swings, truck loading, Meridian SP movers. Call Hoffart Services Inc., Odessa, SK., 306-957-2033.

MERIDIAN TRUCKLOADING AUGERS TL10-39, loaded, $17,450; HD10-46, loaded, $18,050; HD10-59, loaded, $19,500; TL12-39, loaded with 37 EFI engine, $19,500. 306-648-3622, Gravelbourg, SK.

USED AUGER: 2014 MERIDIAN HD853, loaded, in excellent condition, $10,995. 306-648-3622, Gravelbourg, SK.

NEVER CLIMB A BIN AGAIN! Full-bin Su-per Sensor, reliable hardwired with 2 year warranty; Magnetic Camera Pkg. - One man positioning of auger (even at night); Hopper Dropper - Unload your hopper bins without any mess; Wireless Magnetic LED Light - Position your swing auger at night from the comfort of your truck. Safety and convenience are the name of the game. www.brownlees.ca Brownlees Trucking Inc Unity, SK., 306-228-2971, 1-877-228-5598

REMOTE CONTROL SWING AUGER movers, trailer chute openers, endgate and hoist systems, wireless full bin alarms, swing belt movers, wireless TractorCams, motorized utility carts. All shipped directly to you. Safety, convenience, reliability. Kramble Industries at 306-933-2655, Saskatoon, SK. or www.kramble.net

GRAVITY WAGONS: New 400 bu, $7,400; 600 bu., $12,500; 750 bu., $18,250. Large selection of used gravity wagons, 250-750 bu. Used grain carts, 450 to 1110 bushel. View at: www.zettlerfarmequipment.com 1-866-938-8537, Portage la Prairie, MB.

DUAL STAGE ROTARY SCREENERS and Kwik Kleen 5-7 tube. Call 204-857-8403, Portage la Prairie, MB. or visit online: www.zettlerfarmequipment.com

GRAIN CLEANING EQUIPMENT: 54" Foreverairscreen machine w/lots of screens; 160Oliver Gravity, deck in vg cond.; Spirals forcleaning soybeans, 3 - 4 core spiral boxes.$19,000 OBO. [email protected], 204-362-0612, Winkler, MB.

ARROWCORP PEGASUS PG, unused, 14 RH gravity table c/w motors & hood; Premier grain, two high unit, direct drive; Deston- er, air flotation, model S-45. For information please call Lahora Brar 204-298-5737 or Aman 204-697-9441, Winnipeg, MB.

DUAL SCREEN ROTARY grain cleaners, great for pulse crops, best selection in Western Canada, 306-946-7923 Young, SK

DEMO COLOUR SORTER: Available Now: VistaSort 2 Chute Full Colour LED Sorter used as a demo machine only. Capacity up to 250-300 BPH based on wheat, $48,000 CAD in Saskatoon. VistaSort 5 Chute Full Colour LED Sorter used as demo machine only. Capacity up to 600 BPH based on wheat. $65,000 CAD in Saskatoon. Please call Chris at LMC. 800-667-6924, ext. 24, 306-222-6193, [email protected] www.lewismcarter.com Saskatoon, SK.

CUSTOM COLOR SORTING chickpeas to mustard. Cert. organic and conventional. 306-741-3177, Swift Current, SK.

WESTERN GRAIN DRYER, mfg. of new grain dryers w/advanced control systems. Updates for roof, tiers, auto moisture con- troller. Economic designed dryers avail. 1-888-288-6857, westerngraindryer.com

SUPERB GRAIN DRYERS: Grant Service Ltd. winter pricing has started. We have the largest single phase dryer- SQ28D, 30 HP, quiet fan, 576 bu., 12,000,000 BTU. Call 306-272-4195, Foam Lake, SK.

SUPER-B GRAIN DRYER, AS-600G, single phase, 5200 hrs., good condition, $18,000. 306-885-4545, 306-537-2563, Sedley, SK.

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ELEVATOR FOR SALE: Kenaston, SK. Built in 1966. Call Ken at 306-567-8240 or Ole at 306-221-8968.

FEED BLOWER SYSTEMS, Sales and Ser- vice. Piping, blower and airlock repairs. John Beukema 204-497-0029, Carman, MB

1-519-887-9910www.marcrestmfg.com

BALE SPEARS, high quality imported from Italy, 27” and 49”, free shipping, excellent pricing. Call now toll free 1-866-443-7444, Stonewall, MB.

BALE SPEAR ATTACHMENTS for all loaders and skidsteers, excellent pricing. Call now 1-866-443-7444.

NEW 14 BALE WAGONS: Morris & Farm- King in stock. Lease or financing available OAC. Phone Cam-Don Motors Ltd., 306-237-4212, Perdue, SK.

MF 9430, 30’ header, 30’ table, low hours, 2-speed, PU reel, c/w header trailer, $65,000. 306-563-8765, Canora, SK.

2014 MF 9740 Windrower, 30’ header, low hrs., GPS, roto-shears, PU reel, c/w header trailer, $115,000. 306-563-8765, Canora.

16’ CASE/IH 8380 hydraswing haybine, 1000 PTO, $3750 OBO. Call 306-395-2668 or 306-681-7610, Chaplin, SK.

2004 CIH AFX 8010, 2016 PU, RWA, new tires, 3000 engine/2000 sep. hrs., PRO 600 monitor, new sieves and grain pan, field ready, good condition, $90,000 OBO. 204-648-7136, Ashville, MB.

2013 CASE 8230, duals, ext. auger, fine cut chopper, 640 sep. hrs, $320,000. Take trade or financing. 306-563-8765, Canora

2007 CASE/IH 7010, dual wheels, w/2016 header, $170,000. Call A.E. Chicoine Farm Equipment, 306-449-2255, Storthoaks, SK.

AFTER HARVEST CLEARANCE: 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. C & H financing at 2% for 48 months. A.E. Chi- coine Farm Equipment, 306-449-2255, Storthoaks, SK.

PRICED TO SELL! Multiple Lexion 700 & 500 series combines available. All field ready in excellent condition, with available options. Delivery available. 218-779-1710.

LEXION 400 & 500 Salvage, wide & nar-row body, walker & rotary. Lots of parts! 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.

1995 NH TX66, PU header, many parts have been replaced. 306-726-4427, Southey, SK.

2016 JD S680 PRWD combine, 372 hrs., 580/85R42s with duals, high wear pkgs., chopper w/PowerCast tailboard, 26’ auger, PowerGard Warranty til September 2021, $295,000 USD. www.ms-diversified.com Call 320-848-2496 or 320-894-6560.

MULTIPLE 9870 & 9770 JD combines, field ready with very low hours (700-900 sep. hrs.), various options in excellent condition. Delivery available. Ph 218-779-1710.

2013 JD S 690 combine, loaded, AutoSteer ready, S/N #1H0S690STD0755260, exc. working condition. No header included. $295,000. To view combine: it is located in Kamsack, SK. Can deliver. Call any time, 204-743-2324, Cypress River, MB.

2008 JD 9870 STS, 1650 rotor hrs., 5 spd. feeder house, duals, loaded, $155,000. 306-552-4905, Eyebrow, SK.

1990 JD 9501 combine, great condition, $14,000. Call Albert 306-254-2179, 306-230-0154, Dalmeny, SK.

JD 9600, with PU table (brand new PU belts), $40,000; Also straight cut header available. 306-460-9027, Kindersley, SK.

2014 & 2016 MacDon FD75 headers, 40', JDadapter, dbl. knife, spare knife, cross auger,all options, exc. cond. 4- 2014, $72,000; 1-2016, $82,000. 306-533-4891, Gray, SK.

2010 NH (HONEYBEE) 88C 42’ flex drap-er, cross auger, vg cond., c/w factory transport, field ready, $27,500 Cdn OBO.; Also available late model Class/Lexion, MacDon & John Deere flex heads and flex drapers for various combines. Call 218-779-1710. Delivery available.

974 MACDON 36' flex draper JD 50 seriessingle point, lots of new parts, 873 adapter$15,000. 306-459-7604, Ogema, [email protected]

2012 MACDON FLEX draper header 45’, cross auger, split reel, JD hook up, slow spd. transport, very good condition, field ready, $72,000. Can deliver. Call any time 204-743-2324, Cypress River, MB.

WHITE MF 9230 30’ straight cut header, fits White 9700, 9720 and MF 8570, 8590, $3500 OBO. 204-794-5979, Springfield MB

2006 JD 936D, 36’, batt reel, single point hook-up, S/A, transp., no hopper cross auger, $24,500. 306-861-4592, Fillmore, SK.

2008 JD 635F 35’, hydra flex, PU reel, fore/aft, fits JD 60/70/S, $24,500. 306-861-4592, Fillmore, SK.

2005 & 2006 JD 635 HydraFlex, $11,000 each. Call 306-552-4905, Eyebrow, SK.

RECONDITIONED rigid and flex, most makes and sizes; also header transports. Ed Lorenz, 306-344-4811, Paradise Hill, SK www.straightcutheaders.com

SWATHMASTER AND RAKE-UP Belt Rollers available brand new! Save vs. OEM prices. Call us now! 1-800-667-4515, www.combineworld.com

HEADER TRAILERS & ACCESSORIES. Arc-Fab Industries. 204-355-9595 [email protected] www.arcfab.ca

“For All Your Farm Parts”www.fyfeparts.com

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Kello-Bilt IndustriesRed Deer, AB

403-347-9598Toll free:

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For all Kello-Bilt Models

PUMPS, PRESSURE WASHERS, Honda/Ko- shin pumps, 1-1/2” to 4”, Landa pressure washers, steam washers, parts washers. M&M Equip. Ltd. Parts & Service, Regina, SK. 306-543-8377, fax 306-543-2111.

TRACTORS, COMBINES, SWATHERS, ploughs, cultivators, tires and rims, hyd. cylinders, balers, older trucks, crawlers. 204-871-2708, 204-685-2124, Austin, MB.

G.S. TRACTOR SALVAGE, JD tractors only. Call 306-497-3535, Blaine Lake, SK.

SMITH’S TRACTOR WRECKING. Huge inventory new and used tractor parts. 1-888-676-4847.

COMB-TRAC SALVAGE. We sell new and used parts for most makes of tractors, combines, balers, mixmills and swathers. 306-997-2209, 1-877-318-2221, Borden, SK. We buy machinery.

LOEFFELHOLZ TRACTOR AND COMBINE Salvage, Cudworth, SK., 306-256-7107. We sell new, used and remanufactured parts for most farm tractors and combines.

AGRA PARTS PLUS, parting older trac-tors, tillage, seeding, haying, along w/other Ag equipment. 3 miles NW of Battle- ford, SK. off #16 Hwy. Ph: 306-445-6769.

TRIPLE B WRECKING, wrecking tractors, combines, cults., drills, swathers, mixmills. etc. We buy equipment. 306-246-4260, 306-441-0655, Richard, SK.

RETIRING: FULL LINE of potato equipment to do large or small potatoes, 32” row spacing; 2 row bunker harvesters; Live bottom trucks and trailers; Pilers and conveyors; Sizer; Lots of screens; Lots of spare parts. Very reasonable. Can supply financing. Delivery available. 306-445-5602, North Battleford, SK.

SANDBLAST PAINT AND Repair. We offersandblasting, painting and repairs to alltrailers ie: Flatdecks, horse trailers andfarm equipment. 306-472-5506, Lafleche,SK. [email protected] decaptrailer.com

2011 NH S1070, 120’, susp. boom, 1600 US gal. poly tank, AutoBoom, Autorate, triple nozzle bodies, rinse tank with Trim- ble 750 w/field IQ sect control, good tires, $31,000. 306-648-2768, Gravelbourg, SK.

2014 NH SP240F 120’, 1200 gal. SS tank, IntelliView IV , AccuBoom, AutoBoom, Stk 024111, $299,000. 1-888-905-7010, Lloydminster. www.redheadequipment.ca

2013 APACHE 1020, 470 hrs., 100’, 1000 gal. tank, duals AutoSteer, AutoBoom, Auto Section. One owner, retiring. $190,000 OBO. 306-591-1133, Pense, SK.

2007 JD 4930, 3202 hours, $155,000. Nelson Motors & Equipment, 1-888-508-4406, www.nelsonmotors.com




1997 WILLMAR 6400, 3092 hrs., $23,900. Nelson Motors & Equipment, 1-888-508-4406, www.nelsonmotors.com

2003 APACHE 859, 90’, 2600 hrs., $72,500. Nelson Motors & Equipment, 1-888-508-4406, www.nelsonmotors.com



2015 JD R4045, 728 hours, $444,900. Nelson Motors & Equipment, 1-888-508-4406, www.nelsonmotors.com

2015 JD R4045, 617 hours, $447,300. Nelson Motors & Equipment, 1-888-508-4406, www.nelsonmotors.com

1999 JD 4700, 3100 hrs, $97,000. Nelson Motors & Equipment, 1-888-508-4406, www.nelsonmotors.com



2012 JD 4830, 3676 hrs., 2630 screens, AutoSteer, Auto Shut-Off, float tires included, vg cond., $130,000 OBO; 2012 JD 4730, 1700 hrs., 2630 screen, AutoSteer, Auto Shut-Off, exc. condition, $160,000 OBO. Call 306-497-3322, Blaine Lake, SK.

2014 NH SP 240F-XP, 275 HP, 120’, 1600 stainless, fully loaded incl. AIM Command, both sets tires, $225,000. 306-948-7223.

JD 4710, 90’, 2630 monitor w/SwathPro, Norac auto boom height, spray test, chem eductor, traction control, 420 tires w/duals, new injectors, 3200 eng. hrs., $95,000. 306-625-7805, 306-625-7800, Ponteix, SK.

2010 JD 4830, 100’ booms, 1000 gal. tank, AutoSteer, Swath Pro, AutoBoom St: 021520, $215,000. 1-888-905-7010, Sas- katoon, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca

1998 CASE/IH SPX3185 90’, 2 sets tires Stk: 017817, $79,000. 1-888-905-7010, Saskatoon, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca

2015 CASE/IH 4440 120’, AIM, Auto-Boom, AccuBoom, Pro 700 Stk: 023153 $475,000. 1-888-905-7010, Swift Current, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca

2013 JD 4940 120’, BoomTrac, sect. con-trol, AutoSteer, 2630 monitor, Stk: 02415, $240,000. 1-888-905-7010, Prince Albert, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca

SKINNY TIRES: Four (4) High Clearance sprayer tires off Patriot 4- 12.4x42, $3800. Call 306-563-8765, Canora, SK.

FLOATER TIRES: Factory rims and tires: JD 4045, 710/60R46; 800/55R46; JD 4038, Case 4420, 650/65R38 Michelin tires and rims. Sprayer duals available. Phone 306-697-2856, Grenfell, SK.

2013 FLEXI-COIL 4350, TBT, dual shoot air tank, 2 fans, 3 metering tanks, extra meter roller, dual wheels, 30.5L32 inside tires w/HD rims, bolt-on 20.8R38 duals, cab cam tank cameras, 10” loading auger w/lift kit and ext. hopper, original hopper also avail., c/w monitors, bought Dec./13, used 2 yrs., approx. 8000 acres, shedded, $65,000 OBO. Call 204-734-8624, fax 204-525-2244, Swan River, MB.

2006 EZEE-ON 7550 40’, 10” spacing, single shoot, 5” rubber capped packers, 4” carbide tip openers with 3115 tank (2005), $25,000 OBO. 306-452-7004, Parkman, SK

2010 BOURGAULT 3310 65’, Paralink, 12” spacing, mid row shank banding, double shoot, rear hitch, tandem axles, low acres, $135,000. A.E. Chicoine Farm Equipment, 306-449-2255, Storthoaks, SK.

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. Chi- coine Farm Equipment Ltd., Storthoaks SK.

2011 SEED HAWK 50’, 12” sp., tool bar with 600 cart dual wheels auger and bag lift. $229,000; 1997 39’ Morris Magnum air drill, 10” spacing, Atom openers w/Morris 180 cart, $23,000. A.E. Chicoine Farm Equipment, 306-449-2255, Storthoaks, SK.

FLEXI-COIL 5000, 33’, 12” spacing, all re- capped steel packers, new front tires on drill, 3” Stealth openers, c/w Flexi-Coil 1720 TBH tank, new front tires on cart, cameras in tank, metering area good, $18,500 OBO. 306-726-7516, Earl Grey, SK

2014 MORRIS 41’ CII w/9450 TBT tank, 10” spacing, variable weight, $165,000 OBO. 306-796-7441, Central Butte, SK.

LATE 1990’s BOURGAULT 5710 53’, dual shoot, 10” space, steel packers w/Coul- ters, newer 1” openers c/w Bourgault 4350 tank, $37,000. 306-354-7444 Mossbank SK

2010 CASE/IH ATX700 70’, rubber pack-ers, high float tires, double shoot, Stk: 020407, $94,000. 1-888-905-7010, Swift Current, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca

2012 BOURGAULT 3320 QDA 66’, 10” sp., c/w L6550 tank, MRB, NH3 kit, duals Stk: 02317, $295,000. Call 1-888-905-7010, Saskatoon, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca

2006 BOURGAULT 5710 40’ 9.8” spacing, steel packers, 6200 Stk: 020500, Cart $60,000. www.redheadequipment.ca or 1-888-905-7010, Swift Current, SK.

2010 JOHN DEERE 1830 61’, 10” sp, DS dry, Poirier openers, Alpine liquid kit Stk: 023964, $67,500. 1-888-905-7010, Swift Current, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca

2010 CASE/IH ATX700 70’, rubber pack-ers, high float tires, double shoot, Stk: 020407, $94,000. 1-888-905-7010, Swift Current, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca

2009 SEED HAWK 66-12 66’, 12” sp., sin-gle knife, pneum. pkrs, 30.8 rear tires, Stk: 021475, $205,000. 888-905-7010, Prince Albert, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca

2013 SEED HAWK 60-12 60’, twin wing, semi pneumatic packers, DD, SH 800 TBH, Stk 017840, $335,000. Prince Albert, SK., 1-888-905-7010. redheadequipment.ca

2010 SEEDMASTER 72-12 72’, 12” space, JD 1910 air cart, 3-tank metering, Stk: 020958, $132,000. 1-888-905-7010, Swift Current, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca

2010 JOHN DEERE 1830 61’, 10” sp, DS dry, Poirier openers, Alpine liquid kit Stk: 023964, $67,500. 1-888-905-7010, Swift Current, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca


2012 BOURGAULT 3320 QDA 66’, 10” sp., c/w L6550 tank, MRB, NH3 kit, duals Stk: 02317, $295,000. Call 1-888-905-7010, Saskatoon, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca

2006 BOURGAULT 5710 40’ 9.8” spacing, steel packers, 6200 Stk: 020500, Cart $60,000. www.redheadequipment.ca or 1-888-905-7010, Swift Current, SK.

2013 SEED HAWK 60-12 60’, twin wing, semi pneumatic packers, DD, SH 800 TBH, Stk 017840, $335,000. Prince Albert, SK., 1-888-905-7010. redheadequipment.ca

2009 SEED HAWK 72-12 72’, 12” sp., twin wing, pneum. packers, 600 TBT cart, stk: 021477, $205,000. 888-905-7010, Prince Albert, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca

2015 SEED HAWK 84-12 84’ 12” spacing, steel seed and fertilizer knives, Stk: 022334, $352,000. 1-888-905-7010, Sas-katoon, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca

2009 SEED HAWK 66-12 66’, 12” sp., sin-gle knife, pneum. pkrs, 30.8 rear tires, Stk: 021475, $205,000. 888-905-7010, Prince Albert, SK. www.redheadequipment.ca

2009 SEEDMASTER, 4 product VR, 50', 12"8370XL 440 bu. Morris TBH, 1600 liq. cart,Raven monitor, $180,000. Lemberg, SK. Formore info, call Arne at 306-335-7494.

2016 AMITYWIRELESS blockage monitor32 sensor system. Dealer price, $9000,asking $4500 OBO. Call 306-961-5936,Saskatoon, SK. [email protected]

54’ 2008 BOURGAULT 5710, good shape, new points, c/w 2013 6550 tank, X30 monitor, $125,000 OBO. 306-567-7703 or 306-567-7184, Davidson, SK.

2017 MORRIS 70’ & 50’ heavy harrows, 9/16x28” tines. Lease and financing available. Call Cam-Don Motors Ltd., 306-237-4212, Perdue, SK.

IHC 310 DISCER, 3x12', good condition,$2000 OBO. 306-536-5475, Regina, [email protected]

2012 KELLO-BILT 225 TSW, 26" front andrear serrated blades. Oilbath bearings.Excellent cond.! 306-529-2871, Southey, SK

53' FRIGGSTAD CULTIVATOR, harrows,$8000. Phone 306-459-7604, Ogema, [email protected]

42’ BOURGAULT 9800 chisel plow, HD dou-ble spring, w/4-bar heavy harrow, $29,500 Cdn OBO. 218-779-1710 Delivery available

CASE/IH 4900 vibra chisel cult. 34’, w/3 bar CIH harrows, 10” spacing, field ready w/many new parts; Liquid fert. kit available; JD 115 8’ blade, 3 PTH, 2 hyd. angle adjusts. 204-386-2412, Plumas, MB.

BREAKING DISCS: KEWANEE, 15’ and 12’; Rome 12’ and 9’; Towner 18’-40” blades; Wishek 14’ , 18’, and 30’. DMI 5, and 7 shank rippers.; 1-866-938-8537.

2010 WISHEK 842-NT 26’ disc, 30” blades, excellent cond., $70,000. 306-748-2817, Killaly, SK.

FLEXI-COIL SYSTEM 95 40’ harrow packer bar, good cond., new tires 1500 ac. ago. 306-873-2208, 306-873-0077, Tisdale, SK.

2015 DEGELMAN PRO-TILL, 33’, notch discs front & back w/rubber rollers; 2012 Degelman 70’ Strawmaster, ext. wear tips, 3255 Valmar w/tarp, Valmar platform, only seeded 60 ac. canola. Odessa Rock-picker Sales, 306-957-4403, 306-536-5097

16’ MORRIS DOUBLE DISC, notched front blades, $5500. Call 306-395-2668 or 306-681-7610, Chaplin, SK.

JOHN DEERE MODEL 637 tandem disc, 35’, very good cond, $32,500. 306-643-2763, 306-648-7595, Gravelbourg, SK.

COMPLETE SHANK ASSEMBLIES; JD 1610, Morris Magnum, $135; JD 610, Morris Magnum II, $185. 306-946-7923, Young

CULTIVATORS: MAGNUM 743-47 with har-rows; Massey 128 36’. Call 306-493-9393, Delisle, SK.

31’ KRAUSE 4990 tandem disc, 1998 mod-el, disc scrapers, 19 1/4” front disc, 22 1/4” back disc, nice condition, $15,000, 306-297-7949, Shaunavon, SK.

ROME BREAKING DISC, extra heavy duty, 48” blades, 23” spacing, 9’ wide, hard to find, $35,000. 780-821-0767, LaCrete, AB.

CIH 970, 2 WD, 10,800 hrs., PS, good tires,good on fuel, AC, good cond., $4500. Mort-lach, SK., 306-631-0416, 306-355-2255.

CASE 2090, 4200 hrs., w/Case 70L loader, powershift, $15,500 OBO. 204-278-3317 late evenings, Inwood, MB.

2001 MX120 w/loader; 2000 MX135; and 2008 Maxim 140 w/loader. 204-522-6333, Melita, MB.

2012 CIH 500HD, 1915 hrs., 4 remotes, tow cable, luxuary cab, red leather heated seats, 16 spd. PS, 57 GPM hyd. pump, 710 tires, buddy seat, gd cond., $248,500 OBO. Ph/tx Brandon 306-577-5678, Carlyle, SK.

2013 140A FARMALL Case/IH w/loader, 1800 hrs., $82,000. A.E. Chicoine Farm Equipment, 306-449-2255, Storthoaks, SK.

2294 CASE FWA w/Allied 894 loader, needs powershift work, $15,000 OBO. Cha-plin, SK. 306-395-2668 or 306-681-7610.

LIZARD CREEK REPAIR and Tractor. We buy 90 and 94 Series Case, 2 WD, FWA tractors for parts and rebuilding. Also have rebuilt tractors and parts for sale. 306-784-7841, Herbert, SK.

QUAD TRAC UNDERCARRIAGE parts in stock. Bogies, idlers, bearing, seals, tracks... in stock, factory direct. 1-800-667-4515, www.combineworld.com

1998 CASE/IH 9370 QuadTrac, 9700 hrs., new tracks, PS. For sale or trade on tractor with tires. 780-821-0767 LaCrete, AB.

2008 JOHN DEERE 9530, 4WD, 2664hrs., Active seat, HID lights front and back,high flow hyds., 800 rubber, mint cond.Brand new engine at 2200 hrs. done by SCEMoose Jaw, $230,000. Caron, SK. Email:[email protected]

2014 JD 9460R, 4 WD, Pre DEF, 1087 hrs.,Premium cab, HID lighting package, 800metrics, 5 hyds., rear wheel weights, PTO.Tractor loaded as you could get at the time.Always shedded, exc. cond., $307,500 OBO.306-631-9210, 306-681-8444, Drinkwater,SK. [email protected]

2013 JD 9410R, 4WD, PS, 1480 hrs., 1000 PTO, high flow hyd. w/5 remotes, leather trim, premium HID lights, 620/70R42’s, $199,500 USD. www.ms-diversified.com Call 320-848-2496 or 320-894-6560.

STEVE’S TRACTOR REBUILDER special-izing in rebuilding JD tractors. Want Series 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 7000s to rebuild or for parts. pay top $$. Now selling JD parts. 204-466-2927, 204-871-5170, Austin, MB.

1975 7520 JOHN DEERE, 4wd, 7,228 hrs., new inside tires, PTO, nice condition. Call 204-867-5363, Minnedosa, MB.

2003 JD 6920 MFWD, 160 HP, front susp., IVT trans., 5700 hours, $47,500 OBO. 204-648-7129, Grandview, MB.

UTILITY TRACTOR: JD 6200, 2 WD, open station with loader. Call 204-522-6333, Melita, MB.

2000 JD 7710, 5130 hrs; 2000 JD 8310; 2001 JD 7810; 2008 JD 7830, 5200 hrs. All MFWD, can be equipped with loaders. 204-522-6333, Melita, MB.

2010 JD 9630, 530 HP, Michelin 800/70R38 tires, JD AutoSteer, $239,000. 306-563-8765, Canora, SK.

2015 JD 9620R, duals, PTO, 814 hrs., $510,000. Nelson Motors & Equipment, 1-888-508-4406, www.nelsonmotors.com


2014 JOHN DEERE 7290R MFWD, IVT, duals, 2070 hours, $272,500. Call Nelson Motors & Equipment, 1-888-508-4406, www.nelsonmotors.com

2013 JD 7200R MFWD, IVT, 3000 hrs., $177,900. Nelson Motors & Equipment, 1-888-508-4406, www.nelsonmotors.com


2010 JD 9430, duals, 2775 hrs., $258,000. Nelson Motors & Equipment, 1-888-508-4406, www.nelsonmotors.com


1995 JD 8100, MFWD, 840 loader, pow-ershift, new tires, 9043 hrs., exc. cond., $76,000. 306-472-7704, Woodrow, SK.

2007 9620 w/PTO, 4060 hrs., leather, 800 tires. 48 gal./min., dozer to sit avail., $189,000. 306-948-7223, Biggar, SK.

1980 JD 4440, duals, dual hyds., PTO, 9800 hrs., good cond., $21,000. Call/text Terry at 306-554-8220, Raymore, SK.

1983 JD 4450 MFWD w/Ezee-On FEL 2130 grapple, 15 spd. PS, 3 hyds, 7925 hrs showing, 14.9-26F, 20.8R32, duals avail. 306-283-4747, 306-291-9395 Langham SK

2008 JD 7230 Premium, MFWD, 3 PTH, 3 hyds, w/JD 741 FEL, bucket, grapple, 2677 hrs vg. 306-625-7277, Stewart Valley, SK.

2014 KUBOTA B2650, 4 WD, 145 hrs., AC,radio, 1 owner, well taken care of, no prob-lems. Has optional fully enclosed cab.Attachments included: FEL, snowblowerand lawnmower, $37,000. 306-230-3355,[email protected] St. Denis, SK.

2010 NH T8030, MFWD, PS, GPS, 4000 hrs., duals front & back, shedded. Call Ste-phen at 306-731-7235, Earl Grey, SK.

2009 NH T9060, PS, GPS, 800 metric tires, shedded, 3405 hrs., exc. condition. Call Stephen at 306-731-7235, Earl Grey, SK.

2003 TJ450 with PS, 4700 hrs., 900x42 Firestone’s, front weights, 103 GPM hyd. flow, $129,000. 306-948-7223, Biggar, SK.

3000 FORD GAS, 2700 hrs., c/w furrow plow and 3PTH blade, $7500 OBO. 204-278-3317 late evenings, Inwood, MB.

1992 FORD/VERSATILE 946, 400 HP, 20.8x42 duals, JD AutoSteer (valued at over $6000), very nice, $44,500 Cdn. OBO. Delivery available. Call 218-779-1710.

1980 875, 6000 hrs., 20.8x38 at 80%, 4 re-motes, local trade, $19,900. Call Cam-Don Motors Ltd., 306-237-4212, Perdue, SK.

2009 435, 800R38 Goodyear duals, 12 spd. synchro. trans., 4100 hrs., 2 Case drains, plumbed w/large hydraulics for drill, ser-viced at dealer annually, records available, $159,000. Call 306-821-2566, Watson, SK.

MULTIPLE HIGH HP track & 4WD tractors. Various options, various hours. All are in excellent condition and priced to sell!Delivery available. Call 218-779-1710.

2005 MCCORMICK MTX120 with Quicke loader, 3100 hours; 2006 MTX150. Call 204-522-6333, Melita, MB.

M5 DIESEL, good rubber, runs good, $2500; M5 diesel w/FEL, $3500. Chaplin, SK. Call 306-395-2668 or 306-681-7610.

2014 CHALLENGER MT765D, 620 hrs., 3502 HP, Trimble Autopilot, 18” tracks, PTO, 3 PTH, $229,800. 1-800-667-4515. www.combineworld.com

CCIL MANURE SPREADER, $600; Vermeer round baler; Two- 12’x36” culverts, cheap! 3- 16’x15” culverts; IHC side delivery rake w/steel wheels; 1000 gal. steel water tank. 204-825-8354, Pilot Mound, MB.

FEED MIX CARTS w/scales: Knight 280 bu., $5000; Gehl 500 bu.,$10,000; Kelly Ryan and Roorda feeder cart, $2000; JD 785 spreader, $11,000; New Idea 362 spreader, $6500. 1-866-938-8537, Portage

ODESSA ROCKPICKER SALES: New De-gelman equipment, land rollers, Straw-master, rockpickers, protill, dozer blades. 306-957-4403, 306-536-5097, Odessa, SK.

FLAX STRAW BUNCHER and land levelers. Building now. Place orders and don’t delay! 306-957-4279, Odessa, SK.

Go public with an ad in the Manitoba Co-operator classifieds. Phone 1-800-667-7770.

MF #36 DISCERS. Will pay top dollar and pick from anywhere. Phone Mike 306-723-4875, Cupar, SK.

WANTED: USED, BURNT, old or ugly trac-tors. Newer models too! Smith’s Tractor Wrecking, 1-888-676-4847.

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.

16’ PEELED RAILS, SPECIAL 2-3” $3 ea., 125/bundle; 3-4” $9.25 ea, 100/bundle. Vermette Wood Preservers, Spruce Home, SK., 1-800-667-0094. [email protected]

GUARANTEED PRESSURE TREATED fence posts, lumber slabs and rails. Call Lehner Wood Preservers Ltd., ask for Ron 306-763-4232, Prince Albert, SK.


BLOCKED AND SEASONED FIREWOOD: $180 per 160 ft.≥ cord; bags $80 (incl. re-fundable deposit for bag). Bundles of 4’-5’ or 6.5’ also avail. Vermette Wood Preserv-ers 1-800-667-0094, Spruce Home, SK.

BLOCKED SEASONED JACK Pine firewood and wood chips for sale. Lehner Wood Pre-servers Ltd., 306-763-4232, Prince Albert, SK. Will deliver. Self-unloading trailer.

1976 CASE 586 rough terrain forklift, 4 speed hydro, 6000 lb. 15’ lift, 4 cylinder diesel, 5760 hrs., nice condition, $7,980.1-800-667-4515. www.combineworld.com

AUTOMATIC BACKUP GENERATOR, Katolight105 KW auto. w/dsl. motor, c/w gen shedand 600 AMP transfer switch, 208 hrs., likenew cond., exc., $30,000. 204-326-0964,Steinbach, MB. [email protected]

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.

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DRILL STEM: 200 3-1/2”, $45/ea; 400 2-3/8”, $34/ea; 1000 2-7/8”, $36/ea. 306-768-8555, Carrot River, SK.

2 & 7/8” OILFIELD TUBING, cement and plastic lined, $25. Call 306-861-1280, Weyburn, SK.

USED PIPE AND SUCKER RODS: 2-3/8", 2-7/8", 3-1/2" used pipe, $36 ea; 7/8", 1"sucker rods, $12 each. 306-460-7966,306-460-4166, Kindersley, SK.

3 REINKE USED PIVOTS, 2008, 5100 hrs., all galvanized. For info call 306-858-7351, Lucky Lake, SK. www.philsirrigation.ca

SHAVINGS: BULK PRICING and delivery available. Vermette Wood Preservers, Spruce Home, SK.. 1-800-667-0094. Email [email protected] View www.vwpltd.com

SPRUCE FOR SALE!! Beautiful locally grown trees. Plan ahead and renew your shelterbelt or landscape a new yardsite, get the year round protection you need. We sell on farm near Didsbury, AB. or de-liver anywhere in Western Canada. 6 - 12’ spruce available. Now taking fall orders while supplies last. Phone 403-586-8733 or visit: www.didsburysprucefarms.com

BISON WANTED - Canadian Prairie Bison is looking to contract grain finished bison, as well as calves and yearlings for growing markets. Contact Roger Provencher at 306-468-2316, [email protected]

HARMONY NATURAL BISON buying feeder, finished and cull bison. Call or text 306-736-3454, SE Sask.

QUILL CREEK BISON is looking for fin-ished, and all other types of bison. COD, paying market prices. “Producers working with Producers.” Delivery points in SK. and MB. Call 306-231-9110, Quill Lake, SK.

WANTED ALL CLASSES of bison: calves, yearlings, cows, bulls. Willing to purchase any amount. [email protected] 605-391-4646.

NORTHFORK- INDUSTRY LEADER for over 15 years, is looking for finished Bison, grain or grass fed. “If you have them, we want them.” Make your final call with Northfork for pricing! Guaranteed prompt payment! 514-643-4447, Winnipeg, MB.

WANT TO PURCHASE cull bison bulls and cows, $5/lb. HHW. Finished beef steers and heifers for slaughter. We are also buy-ing compromised cattle that can’t make a long trip. Oak Ridge Meats, McCreary, 204-835-2365, 204-476-0147.

NILSSON BROS INC. buying finished bison on the rail, also cull cows at Lacombe, AB. For winter delivery and beyond. Smaller groups welcome. Fair, competitive and as-sured payment. Contact Richard Bintner 306-873-3184.

HAGMAN’S TRUCKING for all your bison transport. Local and long distance. Hu-mane and ease of loading/unloading. Can haul up to 50,000 lbs. to the USA. Call 306-773-5909, Swift Current, SK.

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Monday, Nov 13th & 27th, 12:00pmSheep and Goat with Small Animals & Holstein Calves

Saturday, Nov 4th, 10:00am Bred Cow Sale

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To consign cows, please call Tara at 204-385-2537 or 204-870-9524

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PUREBRED BLACK ANGUS bull, very quiet, 3 years old, easy calver, $3000 OBO; Also 9 Black Angus heifers, bred to calve April 2018; 3 pipe gates, 14’ w/hinges, $175/ea.; 1 manual head gate, $100. 204-886-2083, Teulon, MB.

SELLING: BLACK ANGUS BULLS. Wayside Angus, Henry and Bernie Jungwirth, 306-256-3607, Cudworth, SK.

BLACK ANGUS BULLS, two year olds, se-men tested, guaranteed breeders. Delivery available. 306-287-3900, 306-287-8006, Englefeld, SK. www.skinnerfarms.ca

20 FANCY HEIFERS, bred Black Angus, bull turned out June 20, polled in 45 d., preg. checked, $2000. 306-281-8224 Delisle, SK.

PUREBRED BLACK ANGUS long yearling bulls, replacement heifers, AI service. Meadow Ridge Enterprises, 306-373-9140 or 306-270-6628, Saskatoon, SK.

5th ANNUAL ANGUS Harvest Classic Sale, Nov. 12th, 2:00PM at Johnstone Auction Market, Moose Jaw, SK. Offering: 50 outstanding heifer calves, bred heifers, select cow/calf pairs & embryos. For more info. or a catalogue contact Glen Gabel 306-536-1927 or T Bar C Cattle Co. 306-220-5006. View the catalogue online at: www.buyagro.com Watch and bid live at: www.liveaucitons.tv (PL#116061)

RED ANGUS BULLS, two year olds, se-men tested, guaranteed breeders. Delivery available. 306-287-3900, 306-287-8006, Englefeld, SK. www.skinnerfarms.ca

PUREBRED COWS AND CALVES, will give up to three years to pay. Call Jack 204-526-2857, Holland, MB.

CATTLEMAN! JUST IN TIME for your fall breeding needs. We have an exc. selection of long yearling bulls. Both red and white, all polled, some suitable for heifers. Call Defoort Stock Farm, Cypress River, MB., 204-743-2109.

BIG GULLY FARM BULL SALE Thursday, Dec. 14th, 5:00 PM MST. 12 miles North of Maidstone, SK. Horned and Polled, long yearlings and bull calves. FREE wintering, delivery, BSE and carcass ultrasound. Vol-ume Discount of 5% on 2+ head. Repeat Buyer Discount of 2%. View videos, info. and catalogue at: www.biggullyfarm.com Lance Leachman: 306-903-7299 or email: [email protected] Online bidding at: www.LiveAuctions.tv

REGISTERED HIGHLAND BULL, $6000 OBO; 7 cow/calf pairs, $2500/pair; Other Highland bulls and heifers, $1500 each. 306-781-4429, Pilot Butte, SK.

BREED HOLSTEIN HEIFER, and some jer-seys for sale. Call 519-323-3074, Heifer Ville Holstein Inc., Holstein, Ont.

FRESH AND SPRINGING heifers for sale. Cows and quota needed. We buy all class-es of slaughter cattle-beef and dairy. R&F Livestock Inc. Bryce Fisher, Warman, SK. Phone 306-239-2298, cell 306-221-2620.

TWO PUREBRED RED Polled bull calves off the cow for sale. Call 306-675-4884, 306-795-7117, Kelliher, SK.

OFFERING FOR SALE 50 (of 65) purebred Salers females age 2, 3 and 4; 20 select PB bred heifers and 20 PB select replace-ment heifer calves. Reds or black, all polled. Reputation herd, developed since 1988, attention to temperament, fertility, conformation and performance. View SLS females on performance tab at website: www.salerscanada.com Ken and Wendy Sweetland, Lundar, MB., 204-762-5512.

20TH ANNUAL SHORTHORN ALLIANCE SALE, Thursday December 14th at 1:00 PM, Saskatoon Livestock Sales. On offer will be bull calves, heifer calves and bred females. Top genetics from Western Cana-dian Breeders. NEW this year will be Com-mercial open and bred heifers from some of Saskatchewan’s leading commercial breeders. For more info. contact Richard Moellenbeck 306-287-7904 or view cata-logue on line at www.saskshorthorn.com

PIZZEY SIMMENTAL Private Sale of com-plete herd. PB Simmental cows. 80 cows plus calves. Red, Black & Fleckvieh. Preg. checked and ready to go! Donna or Calvin 204-847-2055, Fox Warren, MB.

SIMMENTAL BLACK ANGUS cross 150 cow/calf pairs bred Black Angus. Phone Brandon at 204-402-0780, Brandon, MB.

PUREBRED REGISTERED TWO-YEAR-OLD polled Simmental bull. Ran with herd of 25 females. Reason to sell: Keeping his heif-ers as replacements. Paid $6500, asking $5000. 306-484-4621, Govan, SK.

JEWELS & DIAMONDS Simmental Pro-duction Sale, Friday November 17, 1:00 PM Ponoka Ag Events Center, Ponoka, AB. Selling Red PB, Fleckvieh, Fullblood, bred cows & heifers, open heifer calves, em-bryos, plus pens of commercial bred heif-ers. For catalogue or information, contact T Bar C Cattle Co., 306-220-5006. View the catalogue online at www.buyagro.com PL#116061.

CWA SPECKLE PARK SALE, Wednesday November 22 at 4:30 PM. Featuring fancy heifer calves, bred heifers, herd sire pros-pects, embryos & semen. For more info. or a catalogue, contact T Bar C Cattle Co. Ltd. at 306-220-5006. View the catalogue on-line at www.BuyAgro.com PL#116061.

COZY CAPS! Ear protection for newborn calves! 306-739-0020, Wawota, SK. Email [email protected]

29 RED ANGUS Simmental Cross Heifers, bred Red Angus, calving ease bull, due April 1st. 306-283-9276, Langham, SK.

21 BRED HEIFERS: 8 true F-1 RA cross Simm.; Also 13 straight bred Red Angus. Bred to proven calving ease bulls, with 68 & 72 lbs. birth weights. Heifers weigh 1000-1100 lbs. These are a great set of heifers. Call Harv Verishine 306-283-4666 or 306-281-5424, Langham, SK.

21 BRED HEIFERS, RWF, BWF, black. Bred Polled Hereford or Red Angus, very quiet. Erwin Lehmann306-232-4712 Rosthern SK

BRED HEIFERS, 100 Red Angus, bred Red Angus, start calving last week in March. Call 306-831-8803, Milden, SK.

BURNETT 4TH ANNUAL Bred Heifer Sale, Sunday December 3, 2017 at 2:30 PM at the Ranch, 12 miles south west of Swift Current, SK. Featuring 70 Heifers bred to Black Angus and Red Angus calving ease bulls; 10 purebred Black Angus; 30 com-mercial Black Angus; 17 F1 Black Angus cross Tarentaise; 10 Red Angus cross Hereford; 3 Black Angus cross Shorthorn. Pregnancy tested, sound and quiet. For more info: Wyatt 306-750-7822 or Bryce 306-773-7065, [email protected]

WANTED: RED OR BLACK Angus cross younger cows, lease to own. References available. 306-542-7007, Veregin, SK.

WANTED: CULL COWS and bulls. For book-ings call Kelly at Drake Meat Processors, 306-363-2117 ext. 111, Drake, SK.

QH/ARABIAN HORSES: 3 females, 1 male, ages 16 yrs and down, halter broke. Offers. For info. call 306-453-6037, Carlyle, SK.

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SET OF BRASS spotted work harness, lines, bridles and collars; Other horse related items. 306-845-2624, Spruce Lake, SK.

CANADIAN CO-OPERATIVE WOOLGrowers, buying wool. For nearest wool collection depot or livestock supplies cata-logue, 1-800-567-3693, www.wool.ca

11 WEEK OLD Mixed Pigs, some uncastrat-ed, $60/ea.; Butcher Sows, live pick-up, $200 OBO. 306-540-6216, Hazel Dell, SK.

PIGS VARIETY ETC. Butcher and Weaners, range fed, no hormones. 306-342-4662, Glaslyn, SK.

Advertise your unwanted equipment in the Classifieds. Call our toll-free number and place your ad with our friendly staff, and don’t forget to ask about our prepayment bo-nus. Prepay for 3 weeks and get 2 weeks free! 1-800-667-7770.

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NORTHFORK- INDUSTRY LEADER for over 15 years, is looking for Elk. “If you have them, we want them.” Make your fi-nal call with Northfork for pricing! Guaran-teed prompt payment! 514-643-4447, Winnipeg, MB.

HYDRAULIC ELK FENCE roller, capable of rolling 96” page wire, $1750 OBO. Ph/text 204-723-0234, Notre Dame, MB.

KELLN SOLAR SUMMER/WINTER WA-TERING System, provides water in remote areas, improves water quality, increases pasture productivity, extends dugout life. St. Claude/Portage, MB. 204-379-2763.

VARIOUS BALE PROCESSORS: Highline and Bale King. Call Willie 204-750-2384, St. Claude, MB. www.gmdurnofarms.com

SCHWARTZ SILAGE FEED WAGON, working scales, excellent condition, $12,000. 204-828-3483, 204-745-7168, Stephenfield, MB.

SVEN-APOLLO ROLLERMILLS, NEW and used, electric and PTO, all sizes, can deliver. Manitoba distributor direct. Call Randy 204-729-5162, Brandon, MB.

RENN 12’ 10 HP rollermill, large rolls, new style, vg cond., half price of new, $6500, can deliver; FarmKing PTO rollermill vg cond, $2950. 204-729-5162, Brandon, MB.

354 NEW HOLLAND mix mill, always shed-ded, Call 306-840-7533, Redvers, SK.

GREG’S WELDING: Freestanding 30’ 5 bar panels, all 2-7/8” drill stem construction, $470; 24’x5.5’ panels, 2-7/8” pipe w/5- 1” sucker rods, $340; 24’x6’ panels, 2-7/8” pipe with 6- 1” rods, $375; 30’ 2 or 3 bar windbreak panels c/w lumber. Gates and double hinges avail. on all panels. Belting troughs for grain or silage. Calf shelters. Del. avail. 306-768-8555, Carrot River, SK.

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 feed-ers; All metal 16’ and 24’ calf shelters. Will custom build. 306-424-2094, Kendal, SK.

NH 357 MIX MILL, always shedded, excel-lent working condition. Willmott Ranch, Pense, SK. Call 306-345-2046.

FFS- FUCHS FARM SUPPLY is your partner in agriculture. Stocking mixer, cutter, feed wagons and bale shredders. We are industry leaders in Rol-Oyl cattle oilers. 306-762-2125, Vibank, SK. www.fuchs.ca

PAYSEN LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT INC.We manufacture an extensive line of cattle handling and feeding equipment including squeeze chutes, adj. width alleys, crowd-ing tubs, calf tip tables, maternity pens, gates and panels, bale feeders, Bison equipment, Texas gates, steel water troughs, rodeo equipment and garbage in-cinerators. Distributors for El-Toro electric branders and twine cutters. Our squeeze chutes and headgates are now avail. with a neck extender. Ph 306-796-4508, email: [email protected] Web: www.paysen.com

NEW HOLLAND 358 mix mill, 1000 PTO, excellent condition, like new, $8700. 306-827-2180, Radisson, SK.

CATTLE SHELTER PACKAGES or built on site. For early booking call 1-800-667-4990 or visit our website: www.warmanhomecentre.com

STEEL VIEW MFG. Self-standing panels, windbreaks, silage/hay bunks, feeder pan-els, sucker rod fence posts. Custom or-ders. Call Shane 306-493-2300, Delisle, SK. www.steelviewmfg.com

SVEN ROLLER MILLS. Built for over 40 years. PTO/elec. drive, 40 to 1000 bu./hr. Example: 300 bu./hr. unit costs $1/hr. to run. Rolls peas and all grains. We regroove and repair all makes of mills. Call Apollo Machine 306-242-9884, 1-877-255-0187. www.apollomachineandproducts.com

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NOTREDAMEUSEDOIL &FILTERDEPOTTel: 204-248-2110

WANT THE ORGANIC ADVANTAGE? Contact an organic Agrologist at Pro-Cert for information on organic farming: pros-pects, transition, barriers, benefits, certifi-cation and marketing. Call 306-382-1299, Saskatoon, SK. or [email protected]

WANTED: ORGANIC LENTILS, peas and chickpeas. Stonehenge Organics, Assini-boia, SK., 306-640-8600, 306-640-8437.

AMBITIOUS RESPONSIBLE FARMERwith profession, never married, with out-standing moral background would like to meet intelligent responsible ambitious farm gal with a passion for country living. Serious relationship only. Reply to Box 2008 c/o MCO, Saskatoon, SK. S7K 2C4.

SINGLE MEN.. SINGLE LADIES.. Happy relationships. Candlelight Matchmakers can help you find each other! Recent wed-ding Sept 16. In person interviews/pho-tos, profiles, confidential, affordable, serv-ing MB, SK, NW. ON. 204-343-2475. Email [email protected]

ARE YOU SINGLE and would rather be 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-LOVE (5683), 204-257-LOVE (5683) www.camelotintroductions.com

PUREBRED BLUE HEELER PUPS, from good working parents, ready to go, have raised Blue Heelers for 45 years. 204-365-0066, Shoal Lake, MB.

10-WEEK-OLD AUSTRALIAN HERD Pups, $500/each, allowance for longer distance pickup. 204-827-2805, Glenboro, MB.

COLLIE AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERD cross 10 month female pup, $50. Call 306-532-4843, Wapella, SK.

COLLIE AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERD cross puppies, ready to go Nov. 10th, $50 each. Call 306-532-4843, Wapella, SK.

TRUE BLUE HEELERS last litter of 2017 is here! With 1st shots, de-wormed, $400. 306-492-2447, 306-290-3339, Clavet, SK.

IRISH WOLFHOUND & GREYHOUND’S for sale. Call 306-290-8806, Dundurn, SK.

BORDER COLLIE PUPS from working par-ents, ready to go Dec 6th, vet check & 1st shots, $500. 587-219-0562, Consort, AB.

SOOKE, BC.: 1 hour west of Victoria.4200 sq. ft., 4 bdrm., 3 bath, 1/2 acre, ocean view; Plus adjoining 1/3 acre C3 commercial with buildings. MLS® 378889 & MLS® 381189. Call 250-642-5172.

PREMIUM DEVELOPMENT LAND touching the city of Regina with 148 acres with commercial development potential. Ted Cawkwell, Remax Sas-katoon, 306-327-7661 for details.

WELL KEPT CONDO, 2 bdrm 1 bath, insuite laundry, balcony, 1 parking stall. Includes appliances, deep freeze, recently painted. Steps to bus stop. Wildwood Area, Saska-toon, SK. $153,900. Call 306-278-7629.

AFFORDABLE HOMES AND COTTAGES 1560 sq.ft. ready-to-move bungalows. 3 bdrm, 2 1/2 bath. Open concept plan with signature modern, rustic finishes. With or without covered porch. Optional dormers. $100,000 to $110,000. For photo tour, vis-it www.marvinhomes.ca Marvin Homes, Mitchell, MB., Phone: 204-326-1493, or Email: [email protected]

LOG SIDING, LOG cabin logs, Fir timbers, Fir flooring, Cedar. Special orders. Check out more info. at: rouckbros.comLumby, BC., 1-800-960-3388.

LIST YOUR PROPERTY to MLS for a flat feeCheck it out at: choicerealtysystems.ca or call 306-975-1206.

YELLOWHEAD MODULAR HOME SALES, Canadian built by Moduline. Elite price event on now: 960 sq. ft., 2 bdrm, 2 bath, $79,900; 1216 sq. ft., 3 bdrm, 2 bath, $89,900; 1520 sq. ft., 3 or 4 bdrm, 2 bath, $109,900. 306-496-7538, weekend calls. www.yellowheadmodularhomesales.ca

WWW.MEDALLION-HOMES.CA modular homes/lake houses/RTM’s. Visit our sales lot, or check online for stock, homes and all other plans. Factory direct orders built to your specs! Trade-ins welcome, buy and sell used homes. Hwy 2 South, Prince Al-bert, SK. Call 306-764-2121 or toll free 1-800-249-3969.

RTM OR SITE BUILT Custom Homes and Cottages. 40 years experience. Call or text 204-324-7179, Don Ginter Construction, Altona, MB.

AFFORDABLE HOMES AND COTTAGES 1560 sq.ft. ready-to-move bungalows. 3 bdrm, 2 1/2 bath. Open concept plan with signature modern, rustic finishes. With or without covered porch. Optional dormers. $100,000 to $110,000. For photo tour, vis-it www.marvinhomes.ca Marvin Homes, Mitchell, MB., Phone: 204-326-1493, or Email: [email protected]

RTMS AND SITE built homes. Call 1-866-933-9595, or go online for pictures and pricing at: www.warmanhomes.ca

J&H HOMES: Western Canada’s most trusted RTM Home Builder since 1969. View at www.jhhomes.com 306-652-5322

HOME HARDWARE RTM Homes and Cot-tages. Phone 1-800-663-3350 or go on-line for floor plans and specs at: www.northbattlefordhomehardware.com

VEGAS TIMESHARE: INT’L exchanges, 2 bdrm, 2 bath, full kitchen, laundry, fire-place, pools, selling due to health. 306-453-2958, Carlyle, SK.

2009 DELUXE PARK MODEL in gated 55+ park, Yuma, AZ. One owner, fully furnished w/extras, dishwasher, washer/dryer, gar-burator, RO, electric water softener, out-door furniture, screened room, car port, 10x12 shed on 40x61 landscaped lot, $59,900 Cdn. 403-329-9240.

5 ACRE FARM, fenced, 4 bdrm home, cab-in, barns, fruit trees, Slocan River front-age, $430,000. 250-304-4669, Castlegar.

6 QUARTERS LAND for sale east of NorthStar, AB. Bordered by Crown land and thePeace River. Potential for Conventional,Organic or Recreation property. 540 acresorganic status in 2017 plus 300 acresconventional farmed in 2017. The 6 quar-ters are in various stages of development.Contact seller for details and a bid package.Box 5610, c/o The Western Producer, Box2500, Saskatoon, SK. S7K 2C4.

QUALITY QUARTER SECTION of land lo-cated 4.5 miles south of Sperling, MB. on Prov. Rd. #336. Legal: SE 1/4-31-5-2. Ph Golden Plains Realty Ltd, 204-745-3677.

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1/4 SECTION NORTH of Halkirk, AB. Crop-land, grass and trees. Natural watercourse. 9 miles from Big Knife Prov. Park. In WMU 204 - one of the most desired big game hunting areas in AB. Phone 403-633-2421.

77.83 ACRES Pivot Irrigated Farmland, ID#1100592 Lethbridge: 77.83 acres of pivot irrigated land, 2 miles from city of Lethbridge limits on pavement. Soil is suitable for various types of crops, pres-ently in silage corn. 65 acres of permanent SMRID water applied with 2015 valley piv-ot, MLS®; 465 Acres of Prime Irrigated Land, ID#1100614, SE of Brooks: 426 acres of EID water rights, 3 pivots, under-ground mainlines and 3-phase power. Very productive, good soil, almost level, ideal for row crop production. EID grazing land adjacent to this property. Drainage of this land has been improved significantly. Home +/- 1200 sq. ft., plus a heated and insulated shop with concrete floor and overhead door, machine shed, grain stor-age and approx. $4600 annual surface lease income. Real Estate Centre, 1-866-345-3414. For all our listings visit: www.farmrealestate.com

115 CULTIVATED ACRES and remainder inhay and pasture near City of Humboldt inRM of Humboldt No. 370. SW 12-38-23 W2.Highest or any offer not necessarily accept-ed. Mail bids by November 30, 2017 to Box686, Humboldt, SK. S0K 2A0.

313 ACRE FARMLAND for sale by onlineauction on: http://www.bidwin.org QingZhang, Landmart Realty, 306-684-0136,Foam Lake, [email protected]://www.bidwin.org

LAND FOR RENT By Tender: SW-25-39-23-W3rd. 4 miles south and 4 miles east ofUnity, SK. Call 306-228-9434 for more info.

LAND FOR SALE By Tender, 472 acres in RMof Maple Bush No. 224: SW-2-23-4-W3 andS1/2-3-23-4-W3. Highest or any bid maynot be accepted. Bids may be submitted to:[email protected] (due by Nov. 22,2017). For details call 306-796-7317.

LAND FOR SALE by tender. Approx. 480acres, RM of Willner #253. N1/2 11-25-3-W3, SW 11-25-3-W3. Grass and pasture-land with dugout and some fencing.Tenders accepted until December 15, 2017.Highest or any tender not necessarilyaccepted. Submit written tenders to: Box134, Loreburn, SK. S0H 2S0

RM FOAM LAKE #276: NE-18-29-11-W2, 160 acres (145 cult.), along Hwy. #310. Mostly oats and barley grown on it. Sum-merfallow- 2017. Info. call 306-272-4704.

FARMLAND NE SK (Clemenceau) 4 qtrs plus 36 acre riverside parcel with 5 bdrm. home. Featuring: bins on concrete with di-rect hit on railroad cars, 40 acres of mostly mature spruce timber, 2 farmyards- 1 bor-dering Etomami River and 50 miles of pro-vincial forest, exc. elk hunting and other big game and goose. 580 acres wheat, mustard, barley and peas. Full line of farm and sawmill equipment also available. Will separate. Reg Hertz, 306-865-7469.

FOR SALE BY TENDER: Tenders are be-ing accepted on the following farmland: SE 03-41-20 W2, RM of Lake Lenore, No. 399. Approx. 145 cultivated acres.Forward your marked and sealed Tender, together with a certified cheque deposit of 5% of your bid to: Eisner Mahon For-syth, 101 MacLeod Ave. W, PO Box 2680, Melfort, SK., S0E 1A0, Atten-tion: Tender 2017-11. Deadline: November 15th, 2017, 5:00 PM. High-est or any offer not necessarily accepted. Offers not accepted will be returned week of November 20th, 2017.

FARM TO RENT close to Prince Albert Na-tional Park. Call 306-714-7997.

80 ACRES PROPOSED ACREAGE. 10 min. from Yorkton. Cult. land, pasture, orchard, exc. house, heated garage, outbuildings, water, small equip. and mineral rights. Asking $590,000. Also 240 additional acres available. For Info./pics ph 306-782-5861.

MACK AUCTION CO. presents a land and oil revenue auction for the Estate of Elizabeth Debusschere. Thursday Dec. 7, 2017 at the Stoughton Legion Hall, Stoughton, SK, 7:00 PM. Up for auction are 5 quarters of farm land and pasture in the heart of the oil patch near Stoughton, SK. 1) NE 26-08-08 W2, RM of Tecumseh No.65: 160 titled ac., approx. 110 cult. ac., FVA 77715, 2017 taxes $331.45, 2017 crop canola, 2 Westeel 1650 bu. bins on wood floors, surface lease revenue $23,250; 2) SE 26-08-08 W2, RM of Tecumseh No.65: 157 titled ac., approx. 120 cult. ac., FVA 77385, 2017 taxes $330.05, dugout, surface lease reve-nue $6750; 3) NW 06-09-06 W2, RM of Brock No.64: 160 titled ac., FVA 30420, 2017 taxes $171.26, pasture, partially fenced, surface lease revenue $6800; 4) NE 06-09-06 W2, RM of Brock No.64: 160 titled ac., FVA 54450, 2017 taxes $306.55, pasture, partially fenced; 5) SW 06-09-06 W2, RM of Brock No.64: 160 titled ac., FVA 34200, 2017 taxes $192.55, pasture, par-tially fenced, surface lease revenue $6400. 10% non-refundable down on sale day, balance due in 30 days. For sale bill & pics visit www.mackauctioncompany.comJoin us on Facebook and Twitter. 306-421-2928 or 306-487-7815. Mack Auction Company, PL#311962.

NEAR KRONAU SK, 1/2 hr. from Regina 80 acres w/character home and outbuildings; Near Pilot Butte 68 acres with yardsite; Near Pilot Butte 80 acres with yardsite. Brian Tiefenbach, 306-536-3269, Colliers Int. Regina, SK. www.collierscanada.com

TENDER: KINDERSLEY/EATONIA Farm Land For Rent - 2 section/8 quarter block. RM 261 Chesterfield: Section 29-27-25 & Section 32-27-25. Land locat-ed approx. 12 miles SW of Kindersley; 7 miles North of Eatonia. Rental tenders in-vited on the above land (preference given to tenders involving all lands); Tenders close at 5:00 PM November 30, 2017. Successful tender(s) to complete rental agreement with vendor/landlord by De-cember 14, 2017. Rent tenders to specify $/acre cash rent. Highest or any tender not necessarily accepted. 5 year term of-fered. Respondents must rely on their own research and inspection. For more info. contact Chris Selness at 306-539-1972. Tenders to be submitted to: Chris Selness /Topsoil Land Tender, 1925 Victoria Ave-nue, Regina, SK., S4P 0R3.

TAKING OFFERS ON section of land in RM 129: 33-14-19 W2. Looking to lease back. Phone 306-596-4231.

BY TENDER: RM of Three Lakes, No. 400. NE 14-42-22 W2, SE 14-42-22 W2. 316 acres, approx. 240 cultivated acres. Owner reserves the right to reject highest or any tenders. Deadline is November 30, 2017. Send tenders to: Leo Briens, 33 Hunting-ton Place, Saskatoon SK., S7H 4L7. For in-quiries, call 306-373-4371.

[email protected] Interest-ed in the value of your farmland and con-sidering selling? Up to date market evalua-tions done at your farm. Coldwell Banker Signature. Tom Neufeld 306-260-7838.

[email protected] For sale RM of Mariposa SW-7-36-20-W3, SE 7-36-20-W3. $355,000 MLS. Coldwell Banker Signature. Tom Neufeld 306-260-7838.

[email protected] Meadow Lake hunting land. Pines, heavy big game, trails. 160 acres. $84,500 MLS. Coldwell Banker Signature. Tom 306-260-7838.

[email protected] Kenaston, 958 acres. Individual 1/4’s available. Ten-ant available. $930,000 MLS. Coldwell Banker Signature. Tom 306-260-7838.

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DWEIN TASK REALTY INC. Langham SW, RM of Corman Park #344, E 1/2- 06-39-08-W3rd, flat, stonefree with very good access. Call Dwein 306-221-1035.

DWEIN TASK REALTY INC. Harris, SK. NW. RM of Marriott #317 NE 23-33-13-W3rd, 156 acres c/w 146 cult. 2017 FMV assessment 163,300. Good renters available. Ph Dwein 306-221-1035.

RM OF BLUCHER 343: 2 quarters. SW-29-35-01-W3M, NW-29-35-01-W3M, 310 acres cult. 3 hopper bins totaling 17,000 bus. Call Bob 306-717-1987.

RM OF FOAM LAKE #276 for sale SE-35-28-12-W2 160 acres (approx. 102 cultivated). Call 780-724-3735 for info.

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BY TENDER: The Sale of Lands by BKS Trucking Ltd., Shaun & Katie Bassett, Remerge Rehabilitation Inc., and Der-ek Kurpjuweit. The owners of farmlands will accept offers to purchase, as a block, the following deeded lands briefly de-scribed as SW 13-7-6 W3, SE 14-8-6 W3, NE 14-8-6 W3, SW 35-7-6 W3, NW 35-7-6 W3, NW 20-8-6 W3, NE 20-8-6 W3, NW 14-8-6 W3, SW 14-8-6 W3, NW 7-7-5 W3, SW 7-7-5 W3, SE 19-7-5 W3, SW 19-7-5 W3, SE 12-7-6 W3, SW 12-7-6 W3, NW 13-7-6 W3, NW 26-7-6 W3, NE 31-7-5 W3, SE 31-7-5 W3, NW 29-7-5 W3, and NW 13-8-6 W3 as well as certain bins all of which are located in the RM of Wood River No. 074 and detailed in the Tender Package. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all Tenders, and to waive for-malities as the interest of the Owner may require without stating reasons. The high-est or any Tender may not necessarily be accepted. The Owner shall not be liable for any costs, expenses, loss or damage in-curred, sustained or suffered by any bidder prior, or subsequent to, or by any reason of the acceptance or the non-acceptance by the Owner of any Tender. The bidders whose Tenders have not been accepted by the Owner will be notified within a rea-sonable time after Tender opening. The successful bidder shall pay a non-re-fundable deposit of 5% of the Tender price to Stringam LLP in trust by way of bank draft or solicitor’s trust cheque with the tender submission. The closing date shall be January 2, 2018, the balance of the tender price shall be due and payable on said closing date. The taxes shall be ad-justed at the closing date. The Owners shall retain all surface lease rentals up to and including the closing date without ad-justment and any subsequent payments will be provided to the Purchaser. Tenders shall be marked “BKS Trucking Tender” and delivered on or before 12:00 noon MDT on December 1, 2017 to: Stringam LLP, 35 7th Street SE, Medicine Hat, AB., T1A 1J2, Attention: Kipling B. Wiese. P: 403-488-8200. F: 403-488-8215. Email: [email protected] and/or [email protected]. Only tenders for the entire block of parcels for the above lands will be accepted. Separate tenders will be considered for the blocks of bins specified above. In the event that a suc-cessful tender is accepted on all parcels. Tenders which are submitted to Stringam LLP may be opened by the owners and ac-cepted by the owners prior to December 1, 2017 at the Owners’ option. The suc-cessful bidder will be notified as such time as stated below. If the owner shall not open or accept tenders prior to December 1, 2017, the owners will notify the suc-cessful bidder by email, phone, or fax when the tender has been accepted.

150 ACRES +/- OF CULTIVATED LANDSW of Saskatoon, SK. Land leased out for a 3 year term, until 2018. Previously land was seeded to Hard Red Spring Wheat and Soybeans. MLS®ID#1100502, Dinsmore. Real Estate Centre, 1-866-345-3414. For all our listings visit: www.farm-realestate.com

WANTED: 4000-4500 ac. (+/-) for young farmer, east of Luseland or Unity area. As-sess: $100,000. Call 780-625-6767.

IMMEDIATE POSSESSION in RM of ARM-STRONG. Cozy mid 1950’s farmhouse on 80 acres of fenced pasture and hayland. Asking $160,000 OBO. Call after 6:00 PM, 204-643-5697, Fraserwood, MB.

EQUINE FACILITY, KELWOOD PTH#5: 34 acres, 6 corrals w/waterers. Fenced & cross fenced, MLS® 1725242, $204,000; Also 2 bdrm. modern 2 bath bungalow nearby, MLS® 1700991. Call Liz Sumner, Gill-Schmall Agencies, 204-476-6362.

NOW IS THE TIME to list, give your farm the right exposure. Get your farm listed now for the early spring buying spree. Lo-cal and foreign buyers are looking for large and small grain and cattle operation, small holdings and just land. Call Harold 204-253-7373, Delta Real Estate. www.manitobafarms.ca

2 HALF SECTIONS pasture for sale in RM of St. Laurent. Treated posts, high tensile barbwire, crossed fenced, good water and some trees. For info. call 204-981-9378.

JOE AND NANCY JO MOLLER are offer-ing the following private land for sale: N1/2 of 10-16-13 W; SE 10-16-13 W; S1/2 of 11-16-13 W; SW 24-16-13 W; E1/2 of 26-16-13 W. The successful pur-chaser will be considered by Manitoba Ag-riculture for possible transfer of the Crown land forage lease associated with this ranch unit. This forage lease currently consists of the following: NE 11-17-13 W; SE 11-17-13 W. If you wish to purchase the private land contact the Lessees Joe and Nancy Jo Moller at Box 179, Plumas, MB R0J 1P0.If you wish to comment on or object to the eligibility of this Unit Trans-fer write the Director, Manitoba Agricul-ture, Agricultural Crown Lands, PO Box 1286, Minnedosa MB R0J 1E0; or Fax 204-867-6578.

HARVEY YOUNG, SR. of Roblin, MB is of-fering the following private land for sale: SE 25-29-28W; N 1/2 24-29-28W; SE 24-29-28W; S 1/2 23-29-28W; NE 23-29-28W; SE 26-29-28W. The successful purchaser will be considered by Manitoba Agriculture for possible transfer of the Crown land forage lease associated with this ranch unit. This forage lease consists of the following: SW 24-29-28W, N 1/2 26-29-28W. If you wish to purchase the private land, contact the lessee Harvey Young, Sr., Box 1678, Roblin, MB. R0L 1P0.If you wish to comment on or object to the eligibility of this Unit Transfer write the Director, Manitoba Agriculture, Agri-culture Crown Lands, PO Box 1286, Min-nedosa, MB. R0J 1E0 or fax 204-867-6578.

GARRY DIDYCHUK of Rorketon, MB. is offering the following private land for sale: NW 2-28-16 W; E 1/2 of 3-28-16 W; NW 10-28-16; NE 17-2B-15. The successful purchaser will be considered by Manitoba Agriculture for possible transfer of the Crown land forage lease associated with this ranch unit. This forage lease currently consists of the following: NE 10-28-16 W; SE 10-28-16 W; SW 11-28-16. If you wish to purchase the private land contact the Lessee Garry Didychuk, at Box 101, Rorke-ton, MB. ROL 1RO. If you wish to comment on or object to the eligibility of this Unit Transfer write the Director. Manitoba Agri-culture, Agricultural Crown Lands, PO Box 1286, Minnedosa, MB. ROJ 1E0: or Fax 204-867-6578.

FARMLAND FOR SALE: SE 1/4 1-13-16 WPM Municipality of North Cypress/Lang-ford. 160 acres (135 cult). Sealed, written offers will be received until Nov. 22, 2017, including a deposit of 5% by certified cheque or bank money order. Possession Jan. 15, 2018. Purchaser responsible for own legal fees, other applicable costs, GST and 2018 property taxes. Unsuccessful bids will be returned. Highest or any other offer not necessarily accepted. Charlie & Kathleen Swanson, 506-3590 Portage Ave, Winnipeg, MB. R3K 2J1. Ph 204-831-5354

EXCELLENT LIVESTOCK FARMS: 1) Horse ranch in Erickson, MB., Riding arena & buildings in fantastic cond. 2) Modern house & 160 acres of pasture, 15 mins. to Brandon. 3) 320 acre farm, Carnduff, SK. Jim McLachlan 204-724-7753, Re/Max Valleyview Realty Inc., Brandon, MB.

RM NORTH CYPRESS-LANGFORD 4.5 qtrsprime land in a complete block near Sidney,MB. 510 acres in crop. Avail. for 2018 cropyear. $1,200,000 OBO. Elesmerefarm.com

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AGRICULTURAL CROWN LANDS are presently available for rent for hay or grazing. These lands are situated in the Rural Municipalities (RM)s of:

ALONSA, ARGYLE, ARMSTRONG, DAUPHIN, ELLICE-ARCHIE,

EMERSON-FRANKLIN, ETHELBERT, FISHER, GLENELLA-LANSDOWNE,

GRAHAMDALE, KELSEY, LAKESHORE, MOSSEY RIVER, MOUNTAIN, NORTHERN

MANITOBA, RIDING MOUNTAIN WEST, ROBLIN, ROCKWOOD, ST. CLEMENTS,

ST. LAURENT, STE. ROSE, STUARTBURN, SWAN VALLEY WEST, TACHE, WEST

INTERLAKE, WESTLAKE-GLADSTONE

Closing date for applications for hay and/or grazing is November 17, 2017. Please contact your nearest Manitoba Agriculture Crown Lands District Office for more information or call Crown Lands and Property Agency at 1-866-210-9589. A listing of Manitoba Agriculture Crown Lands District Offices can be found online at: www.gov.mb.ca/agriculture/land/crown-land/agricultural-crown-lands-district-offices.htmlA complete listing of Agricultural Crown Lands available for rent can be found online at: http://www.clpamb.ca/leases_and_permits/LPproperties.aspx or at any Manitoba Agriculture, RM, or First Nation Band office.


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DWEIN TASK REALTY INC. Saska-toon/Conquest: Mint 1560 sq. ft. bunga-low on 10 acres. Absolutely all the bells and whistles! 40x60’ straight wall shed, c/w 16’ wall. Mature yard. MLS SK. 709771 $599,900; Saskatoon/Asquith: Nicely up-dated 1504 sq. ft. bungalow on 80 acres, 40x60’ dream shop and 32x100’ storage building. MLS SK 707238. $549,900. Call Dwein 306-221-1035.

PIG BARN: 200 acres in Palmarolle, Quebec,built in 2001, maternity 850 places.Includes: High health herd (PRRS nega-tive), quarantine, heated garage, shed,fixed generator, drag line manure spreadingsystem. $775,000. 819-333-8106.

4 WHEEL BOMBARDIER Rotex, 250 hrs, like new, $4000; Wanted: 14’ bumper hitch dump trailer. 306-304-1959, Goodsoil, SK.

2014 POLARIS RANGER Model 570 EPS, side-by-side, half windshield, canopy, powersteering, approx. 600 miles, like new cond. 306-625-7277, Stewart Valley, SK.

ICE FISHING HUT SALE. Reg. $2200, sale $1695. While supplies last. Call 306-253-4343, toll free 1-800-383-2228. www.hold-onindustries.com

APARTMENTS FOR RENT, Langham, SK. Quiet, well maintained, close to schools. 1 and 2 bedrooms starting at $650. Contact Blaise at 306-349-9351.

YUMA, ARIZONA- 38’ 5th wheel for rent. Includes utilities plus Arizona room on 2 acres of land across from Yuma Lakes RV Park. Available November 1, 2017. Rent $900/month US. Call 306-867-3748 or email: [email protected]

FOR RENT: CITRUS GARDENS, Mesa, AZ., dbl. wide mobile, 2 baths, 2 bdrms. Dec. Special price, $1400/US. 306-585-6382.

ELIZABETH MANOR B&B, Qualicum Beach, BC. Indoor pool, hot tub, billiards, gym. Ocean & golf views. Year round golf, winter rates and special discounts for long stays. Visit us at: www.elizabethmanor.net Call 250-594-6243. Great winter getaway!!

ATTENTION SNOWBIRDS: A warm winter and soft breezes await you in Osoyoos, BC this winter season. The Bella Villa Resort, right on the lake, offers a variety of rooms all equipped with full kitchens. Bella Villa Resort is close to shopping and restau-rants and a very short drive to other com-munities in the Okanagan. Make your res-ervations now by calling 1-888-495-6751. Monthly rates starting at $600.

DRIVE-ON AXLE SCALE, 10.5’x14.8’, asking $8500. 306-472-7704, Woodrow, SK.

TOP QUALITY CERT. #1 CDC Copeland, AC Metcalfe, Newdale. Frederick Seeds, 306-287-3977, Watson, SK.

CERT. CDC PRECISION & AAC SPITFIRE Exceptional yield potential and standability. Printz Family Seeds, Gravel-bourg, SK., 306-648-3511, 306-380-7769.

CERTIFIED TRANSCEND. Proven variety. Printz Family Seeds, Gravelbourg, SK., 306-648-3511, 306-380-7769.

CERTIFIED CDC ALLOY. Good disease package. Printz Family Seeds, Gravelbourg SK., 306-648-3511, 306-380-7769.

CERT. FDN, REG. Precision; CDC Alloy; AAC Spitfire; Transcend, all exc. germ., 0% fusarium. Fraser Farms 306-741-0475, Pambrun, SK. [email protected]

EXCELLENT QUALITY CERTIFIED #1 CS Camden, Summit, CDC Minstrel, CDC Ruf-fian, CDC Orrin. Frederick Seeds, 306-287-3977, Watson, SK.

EXCELLENT QUALITY CERTIFIED #1CDC Landmark VB, AAC Viewfield, AAC Brandon, AAC Cameron VB, AAC Elie, Car-dale and AC Andrew. Frederick Seeds, 306-287-3977, Watson, SK.

SELECT CDC GO seed, hand picked from breeder seed. Contact: mastinseed.com Call or text 403-994-2609, Olds, AB.

TOP QUALITY CERTIFIED alfalfa and grass seed. Call Gary or Janice Waterhouse 306-874-5684, Naicam, SK.

CERT. CDC IMPULSE, CDC Proclaim, CDC Maxim, CDC Redmoon, CDC Greenstar. 98% germ, 0% disease. Fraser Farms, Pam-brun, SK. 306-741-0475. [email protected]

CERT. CDC INCA; CDC Greenwater, exc. germ. and disease. Fraser Farms, Pam-brun, SK, 306-741-0475. [email protected]

BESCO GRAIN LTD. Buying all varieties of mustard. Also canary and some other spe-cialty crops. 204-745-3662, Brunkild, MB

Looking for off grade mustard, lentils or chickpeas. Custom color sorting of all types of crops. Ackerman Ag Services, 306-631-9577, Chamberlain, SK.

We know that farming is enough of a gam-ble so if you want to sell it fast place your ad in the Manitoba Co-operator classifieds. It’s a Sure Thing. Call our toll-free number today. We have friendly staff ready to help. 1-800-667-7770.

WANTED: BARRIE OR COLUMBUSwheat. Common or pedigreed. Contact John at 306-873-2808, Crooked River, SK.

TOP QUALITY ALFALFA, variety of grasses and custom blends, farmer to farmer. Gary Waterhouse 306-874-5684, Naicam, SK.

LARGE KABULI CHICKPEA seed, 94% germ. 0% disease. Fraser Farms, Pambrun, SK., 306-741-0475. [email protected]

WANTED HEATED CANOLA. No broker involved. Sell direct to crushing plant. Cash on delivery or pickup. 306-228-7306 or 306-228-7325, no texts. Unity, SK.

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LACKAWANNA PRODUCTS CORP. Buy-ers and sellers of all types of feed grain and grain by-products. Contact Bill Hajt or Christopher Lent at 306-862-2723. [email protected] [email protected]

NUVISION COMMODITIES is currently purchasing feed barley, wheat, peas and milling oats. 204-758-3401, St. Jean, MB.

4000 BU. of Oats; 10,000 bu. of Rye & 50 bales of pea straw. 306-283-4747, 306-220-0429, Langham, SK.

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WANTED: FEED GRAIN, barley, wheat, peas, green or damaged canola. Phone Gary 306-823-4493, Neilburg, 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.

WANTED: OFF-GRADE PULSES, oil seeds and cereals. All organic cereals and spe-cialty crops. Prairie Wide Grain, Saskatoon, SK., 306-230-8101, 306-716-2297.

ROUND ALFALFA/ALFALFA GRASS solid core greenfeed 5x6 JD hay bales for sale. Call 306-237-4582, Perdue, SK.

1ST & 2ND CUT alfalfa round bales, nicegreen pure alfalfa, $0.06¢/lb., Norquay,SK., 306-594-2362, [email protected]

200 HAY BALES from 2016, 100 from 2015.Tame hay, 5x5.5', avg. 1300 lbs., goodcond., tested. 204-223-9253, Sundown, MB.

ALFALFA HAY: 650 large rounds, 1350 lbs.avg.,1st cut, baled w/Vermeer 605N. Norain, netwrap, analysis available. $130/ton.Call 403-510-6965 Parkman, SK. area.

DAIRY QUALITY ALFALFA bales, 3x4 square,stored inside.1st cut 201 RFV. 2nd cut 183RFV. 3rd cut 193 RFV. Sold in semi loads.Delivery available. 204-746-4505, Morris,MB., [email protected]

FIRST AND SECOND CUT small square alfalfa bales, can deliver. 204-326-3109, Steinbach, MB.

HAY FOR SALE, Alfalfa/Timothy mix, large net wrapped bales, starting at .02/lbs; CO-OP 550 SP swather, 18’, diesel eng., taking offers. 204-642-7684, Gimli, MB.

1000 ROUND GRASS HAY bales, net-wrapped, avg. 1350 lbs., $30 to $40 per bale OBO. 204-642-2572, Riverton, MB.

LARGE ROUND BALES, 5x6’ alfalfa grass mix and alfalfa, 1st and 2nd cut. Feed test available. 204-749-2194, 204-526-0733, Rathwell, MB.

300 ALFALFA GRASS BALES, 1500 lbs., no rain. Ph 204-836-2434, Swan Lake, MB.

300 ROUND TAME HAY bales, 1200 lbs., no rain, $45 ea; 200 canary grass bales w/Alsike clover, 1200 lbs., no rain, $35 ea; 150- 2016 tame canary hay bales w/Alsike clover, $25 ea.; 150 wild hay bales, $25 ea.; Farmking 3 PTH 7’ snowblower, $1150 OBO. 204-767-2208, Silver Ridge, MB.

HAY AND ALFALFA round and large square bales for sale. Can deliver. Call 306-434-6038.

ROUND HAY BALES, first/second cut, ap-prox. 1550 lbs., grass/alfalfa, no rain, $60/bale. 204-539-2453, Swan River, MB.

TOP QUALITY HORSE HAY in small squares, $5; Also Alfalfa hay for sale, $5. 204-734-5139, Swan River, MB.

GOOD QUALITY ALFALFA/GRASS mix, round bales, netwrapped, no rain, approx. 1700 lbs. 306-482-7492, Carnduff, SK.

CUSTOM HAULING, Super B trailer with racks for hire, can haul up to 44 bales, 306-544-2598, 306-227-0744, Hanley, SK.

LONG LAKE TRUCKING, two units, custom hay hauling. 306-567-7100, Imperial, SK.

HAY BALES, small squares, grass and alfal-fa. 306-781-4988 or 306-537-4072, Pilot Butte, SK.

HORSE QUALITY HAY bales - small squares, grass or alfalfa. Call 306-290-8806, Dundurn, SK.

LARGE ROUND Oat straw bales net wrapped, $40; Large grass & weed bales for sheep or buffalo, $40. 306-283-4747, 306-220-0429, Langham, SK.

REASONABLY PRICED HAY in big squares. Variety of grades available, in-cluding greenfeed from newly established alfalfa stands and horse hay; 65 bales of 2015 crop at 10.2% protein. Can arrange for trucking. 306-320-1041, Leroy, SK.

ROUND BALE PICKING and hauling, small or large loads. Travel anywhere. Also hay for sale. 306-291-9658, Vanscoy, SK.

65 BARLEY BALES, net wrapped, 2090 lbs., $65 each. 306-397-2677 or 306-441-0677. Edam, SK.

SQUARE HAY BALES alfalfa/brome mixed, tarped, $3 to $5/each. Call 306-837-7418 or 306-837-7634, St. Walburg, SK.

GREEN FEED BALES: Last years crop, baled in spring (variance of 20-60% Oats). Good for tub grinding, asking $30/bale. Call Stewart 306-845-3305 or 306-845-7507, Turtleford, SK.

COVER CROPS. The season is over. Thank you for your business. Share your experi-ence, I share mine. Feel free to call 9 to 5, 204-851-2101, Virden, MB.

(2) NEW 25,000L Westeel fuel tanks, 3/4"high flow pump/meter, Arctic hose, LEDlight ladder system, $35,000. Contact Carl,306-421-4562, Oxbow, SK.

FERTILIZER STORAGE TANKS - 5000 US gal., $3000; 6000 US gal., $3600. Pick up at factory. Ph 306-253-4343 while supplies last. www.hold-onindustries.com

FERTILIZER STORAGE TANKS. 11,000 US gal., $6500 pick up at factory or $7000 free freight to farm. 1-800-383-2228 www.hold-onindustries.com 306-253-4343

POLY TANKS: 15 to 10,000 gal.; Bladder tanks from 220 to 88,000 gallon; Water and liquid fertilizer; Fuel tanks, single and double wall; Truck and storage, gas or dsl. Wilke Sales, 306-586-5711, Regina, SK.

TARPCO, SHUR-LOK, MICHEL’S sales, service, installations, repairs. Canadian company. We carry aeration socks and grain bags. Also electric chute openers for grain trailer hoppers. 1-866-663-0000.

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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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.

EXPERIENCED LIVE-IN Care giver with 12 yrs experience, is looking to care for a sen-ior lady. Please call 306-551-7300.

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 machin-ery & implements; Winter feeding of live-stock; Passion for farming, equipment & ranch life a must; Compensation commen-surates with skills and experience; Other farm duties as may be required. Submit CV/resume to: [email protected] Suitable candidates will be contacted.

FULL-TIME FARM LABOURER HELP. Applicants should have previous farm ex-perience and mechanical ability. Duties in-clude 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.

FULL-TIME DAIRY FARM employee. Musthave an good work ethic, be teachable,compliant and work well with others. Expe-rience with dairy cattle and machineryimportant. 306-850-8516, Delisle, SK.

FARM LABOURER WANTED near Goodeve, SK. Call 306-795-2710 or 306-795-5210.

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GENERAL FARMWORKER: Full-time posi-tion at Michaelsen Farms Ltd., 10,000 ac.farm in Lampman SK. Successful candidatehas: Driver's licence w/clean abstract;Farming apprenticeship or equivalenteducation; Experience operating JD & Caseequip. w/ability to program and operateJD's AMS technology. Duties include: Equip-ment & building maintenance; Seeding;Spraying; Swathing; Harvesting and tillage.Extended working hours during seeding,spraying and harvesting. English required.$18/hr. Box 291 Lampman, 306-487-7816,[email protected]

RIVER VALLEY SPECIALTY FARMS: Seeking seasonal workers for 2018. Posi-tion will be seasonal full-time, 40+ hrs/week. Wage $11.18/hour. Period of employment anticipated to be from April 2018 until August 2018. Duties include: Harvesting and packing of asparagus, planting and weeding of pumpkins, squash and onions as well as weeding of organic fields. Must be willing to work long hours and do repetitive tasks as well as bending and some heavy lifting. Applicants must be able to work in a variety of conditions in outdoor environments and must be able to work well with others. Education require-ments not applicable, experience an asset. Location of work is MacGregor and area, Manitoba. Please apply by e-mail to: [email protected] or in writing to: Box 33, Bagot, MB. R0H 0E0.FARM LABOURER REQUIRED for livestock operation. Duties include: operating, main-taining seeding & harvesting equip. Smoke free enviro., $17/hr. Housing avail. Lyle Lumax, 204-525-2263, Swan River, MB.

FULL-TIME RANCH HAND wanted for cow/calf operation and caring for Draft horses. Experience an asset but can also train. Beautiful Lumsden, SK. area. Call 306-731-2821 or 306-596-0507.

ALTHOUSE HONEY FARMS INC. 1/2 mile south Porcupine Plain, SK., 500 McAl-lister Avenue. 7 positions required for 2018 season, May to October. Wages $13-$18/hr. depending upon experience. Job duties: assisting in spring hive inspec-tion, unwrapping, and splitting, supering, building supers and honey frames, honey removal and extracting, fall feeding, apply-ing mite control and wrapping hives for winter. No education required. WCB cover-age. Phone Ron Althouse 306-278-7345, Email: [email protected]

PERMANENT FULL-TIME POSITION available on cow/calf grain farm, Tyvan, SK. Position focused towards the farming & equipment side of the operation. Oppor-tunity to advance and take on more re-sponsibility for the right, willing to learn, dedicated applicant. Must possess skills and knowledge of, but not limited to, maintaining, repairing & operating various farm and construction equipment, weld-ing, grain farming, feed production, facility maintenance and truck driving. 1A licence is a must or be willing to acquire. Sched-uled work days. Competitive wages. Bene-fit plan & on-site accommodations avail. Applications to Youngs Land & Cattle at [email protected] 306-263-3232.

BEEF CATTLE OPERATION in Central SK requires full-time year round help. Please send resume to [email protected] or 306-492-4833.

FULL-TIME YEAR ROUND MECHANIC/ FARMHAND required for grain farm. Must possess Class 1A. Apprenticeship available. Wages dependant upon experi-ence. Located 40 miles East of Saskatoon, SK. [email protected] Call 306-376-2021.PASTURE MANAGER: Now accepting Tend-ers for Smiley Grazing Corp Pasture Man-ager position. Duties will include, but not limited to all aspects of care and supervi-sion of 1000 cow/calf pairs between May 1st to October 31st of each year. Modern home on premises. Tenders will close No-vember 15th at Midnight. For more info., contact Wade Boisjoli at 306-460-9936, [email protected]; Or Jason Stimson at 306-628-8212, [email protected]

COUPLE OR FAMILY WANTED for cattle operation in Saskatchewan. Must have ex-perience in herd health, cattle nutrition and cattle handling. Knowledge in running haying equipment essential. Must be self-motivated, ambitious and able to work with little or no supervision in a smoke free environment. Accommodations sup-plied. 403-844-7818, [email protected]

CLAYTON AIR SERVICE LTD is seeking 2 Professional Turbine Helicopter Ag Pilots for the 2018 spray season flying a Jet Ranger, from June 1st - September 27th, completing aerial application on fields across Sask & occasionally other provinc-es. Requirements: Must be committed to entire season or make prior arrangements; Commercial helicopter licence; Provincial pesticide licence; Current aviation medi-cal; Endorsement on Jet Ranger consid-ered an asset and turbine experience pre-ferred. Turbine experienced pilots will be given preference based on hours of experi-ence, (500 hrs. Ag spraying required). If no suitable candidate is found training, mentorship and/or apprentice program will be considered for the right individual. Strong ability to adapt to changing situa-tions and maintain a positive attitude with customers, co-workers, and supervisors. Strong communication and problem solv-ing abilities, with quality service delivery as the utmost priority. Proficiency in Eng-lish reading and writing. Capable of oper-ating Satlock guidance systems or equiva-lent. Must be insurable. Accommodations and vehicle provided during employment. Wage $60/hr. 40 hrs./week. Bonuses based on performance. Workers compen-sation provided. Contact Clayton Rempel, Clayton Air Service Ltd., Box 87, Leask, SK. S0J 1M0. Phone 306-497-7401, Fax 306-466-9994. Please e-mail resume to: [email protected]

CLAYTON AIR SERVICE LTD. is seeking 4 Professional Turbine Ag Pilots for the 2018 spraying season, using Air Tractor 502B’s. Requirements: All 5 positions from May 16 through to Sept. 11, completing aerial ap-plication on Sask fields & occasionally oth-er provinces. Requirements: Must be com-mitted to entire season or make prior arrangements. Provincial pesticide licenses required. Current aviation medical. 1000+ hrs. aerial application experience pre-ferred. Training, mentorship and/or ap-prentice program will be considered for the right individual. Strong ability to adapt to changing situations and maintain a positive attitude with customers, co-work-ers, and supervisors. Strong communica-tion and problem solving abilities, with quality service delivery as the utmost pri-ority. Proficiency in English reading and writing. Capable of operating Satlock guid-ance systems or equivalent. Must be in-surable. Accommodations and vehicle pro-vided during employment. Wage $60/hr. 40 hrs./week. Bonuses based on perfor-mance. Workers compensation provided. Contact Clayton Rempel, Clayton Air Ser-vice Ltd., Box 87, Leask, SK. S0J 1M0. Phone 306-497-7401, Fax 306-466-9994. E-mail: [email protected]

FULL-TIME OILFIELD TRUCK DRIVERSShock Oilfield Inc. in Elk Point, AB. is hiringCoil Operators, Coil Swampers (prefer Class1, but must have Class 3), Pressure TruckDrivers, Flushby Operators and Swampers.We offer health care benefits, scheduledshifts and competitive wages. Email resumeto [email protected] or fax to:780-724-4924.

FULL-TIME HD TRUCK Technician/HD TruckApprentices. Northland Logistics Corp. ishiring the above positions. We offercompetitive wages, stability, comprehen-sive benefits and free on-site accommoda-tions. Please send your resume to:[email protected] northlandtank.ca

FULL-TIME HEAVY HAUL Class 1 truckdrivers. Northland Logistics Corp. located inDebolt and Grande Prairie, AB. is hiringexperienced lowbed and heavy haul truckdrivers. Experience with B-trains, equip-ment hauling, specialized oversize hauling,multi-wheel configurations. Winch andoilfield off road experience is an asset. Weoffer competitive wages, comprehensiveHealth Care benefits and free on-siteaccommodations for out of town workers.Send resumes to: [email protected] fax to 780-957-3338. northlandtank.ca

OWNER OPERATORSWANTED: DJ Knoll ishiring Owner Operators to run westernCanada/USA. 306-216-7417, 306-757-4722ext. 36807, https://my.hirehive.io/canada-cartage-system/jobs/30760/class-1-drivers-owner-operator-company-local-hwy

CLASS 1A DRIVERS to haul oil in Peace River, AB area $400/day, 7 days on, 7 off. Accommodation and crew car supplied out of Lloydminster. Call Ross 780-872-1849, or email [email protected]

FAVEL TRANSPORT is hiring Leased Opera-tors. Livestock, Bulk, Reefer. Call us at 306-692-8488, Moose Jaw, SK.

LOG TRUCK DRIVERS WANTED for win-ter run. Tractor/trailer experience a must. Will train for logs. Ph 780-836-2538. Send resume to: Albert Greschner Holdings Ltd., Box 447, Manning, AB. T0H 2M0

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