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Excitement building for Canada’s Agriculture Day Canadians are once again gearing up to celebrate their pride and passion for an industry that puts food on tables across this country and around the world every day. Canada’s Agriculture
Day will be held on Feb. 13 this year, marking the second annual celebration of the sector of the economy that employs one in eight Canadians – from farmers and their suppliers to food processors and retailers.
“It’s a time to showcase all of the amazing things happening in Canadian agriculture and help consumers see the connection to where their food comes from and the people who produce it,” said Candace
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aware of the wide range of career opportunities in agriculture,” Hill said. “It’s all about celebrating this dynamic and growing industry while engaging in fun, respectful and informative dialogue.” The key to successful Canada’s Agriculture Day starts with the participation of farmers, according to Crystal Mackay, president of the Canadian Centre for Food Integrity. Their most recent survey showed Canadians consider farmers among the most credible sources of information when it comes to making informed decisions about their food. “Farmers and the entire food system have a great story to tell which helps earn consumer trust and confidence in food,” Mackay said. “Consumers want to know more, and
Canada’s Agriculture Day is a great way to start the conversation in person and on social media.” Hill said to watch for events and activities happening in communities across Canada, including those sponsored by industry associations, businesses and Agriculture More Than Ever partners. Individuals can also participate by making a meal for your family with all Canadian foods, snapping a farm or food photo and sharing it on social media using hashtags like #CdnAgDay and #FarmLife, or by giving back to their community by volunteering at the local food bank or soup kitchen. For more ideas on how to celebrate Canada’s Agriculture Day or for a list of community events, visit AgDay.ca.
Saskatchewan breaks power use record over holiday cold snap Saskatchewan set a new power demand record during the extreme cold snap over the holidays. At 5:42 p.m. on Dec. 29, 2017, the total system load reached 3,792 megawatts (MW). The increase of 45 MW over the previous demand record is equivalent to the electricity required to power 45,000 homes. “We continue to see these records set every single year, sometimes multiple times in the same month, and there’s a good chance it will happen again before winter ends,” said SaskPower Vice-President of Transmission and Industrial Services Kory Hayko. “This is why we continue to invest roughly $1 billion every year to update and grow Saskatchewan’s electrical system. We need to make sure our growing province has the power it needs to thrive.”
The previous record of 3,747 MW was set on Jan. 12, 2017, and came after new records were hit twice already that month. Saskatchewan broke the summer record twice in July of 2017, and then again in August with a peak load of 3,470 MW. To meet growing power demand, SaskPower is expanding its generation capacity from approximately 4,500 MW now to 7,000 MW by 2030. We also plan to increase renewable electricity generation from 25 per cent today to as much as 50 per cent over that same time period. There are a number of ways to conserve power this time of year, including turning down the thermostat when no one is home, plugging in your car with a timer, and turning off your interior lights whenever possible.
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Five key trends to watch in 2018 While many farmers are planning their seeding for 2018, Farm Credit Canada’s (FCC) agriculture economists have five trends they want to plant in the minds of Canadian producers, food processors and retailers. “Agriculture is a dynamic sector that is interconnected with so many local and global economic trends,” said J.P. Gervais, chief agricultural economist for FCC. “Making sense of those top trends allows the agriculture and agri-food sectors to identify possible challenges and opportunities in 2018.”
He said significant investments in food processing that were announced in 2017 are expected to come online within the next two years. These investments support the approach outlined by the Advisory Council on Economic Growth, which called for targeted investments in Canada’s agriculture and food industry to support its global growth potential. “The ability to add value to farm products will continue to strengthen Canadian agriculture, as well as benefit the entire economy,” Gervais said.
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The investment climate for Canadian agriculture infrastructure is heating up as more food handling and processing facilities are expected to be built across the country to meet increasingly complex consumer preferences at home and abroad. “The economic environment for investment in Canadian food processing remains favourable, given low interest rates and strong demand for food, both domestically and globally,” Gervais said.
The theory that a strong balance sheet is a farmer’s best defense against changing economic and market conditions could be put to the test in 2018, according to Gervais. He said most Canadian producers have built strong balance sheets in recent years, thanks to a significant appreciation in farm incomes and asset values, particularly land, which represents almost 70 per cent of the value of total farm assets. Farmland values will
continue to increase in 2018, but lose a bit of steam due to moderate projections for income growth. The Canadian dollar is expected to hover just below the 80-cent mark this year, which will help support farm income, however, global production trends suggest it’s unlikely commodity prices will generally increase in 2018. “Most farm operations are in a good financial position to weather most significant economic changes,” Gervais said, adding that strong working capital – along with a sound risk management plan – can help producers through short-term economic and market disruptions. Global economy shines bright on Canada Trade negotiations and protectionism abroad can be cause for anxiety among Canadian producers, food processors and exporters, but the global economy is a source for optimism, according to Gervais. “The global economic environment will sustain strong demand for Canadian food products and commodities as the world
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cessors to supply them with unique products that can separate them from the competition. These trends are also changing the supplier-buyer relationship, as more consumers are buying locally grown food directly from producers.” Specialty foods are also growing in popularity, thanks in part to the convenience of online shopping, and there’s a growing number of consumers who choose brands that reflect their values. Fueling opportunities on the farm Ever since plow hors-
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es overtook combustion engines, Canadian farmers have mainly relied on fossil fuels to power their equipment and heat their barns. That’s not going to change much in 2018, even with the promotion of renewable energy. What might change, according to Gervais, is that a growing demand for biofuels could open more opportunities for agricultural commodities to be used in their production. “While the U.S. ethanol and biodiesel markets are expected to provide stability to the overall demand for corn and vegetable oil, new ethanol targets at home and abroad could create more opportunities for agricultural commodities,” he said. Meanwhile, abundant supplies of fossil fuels are expected to keep energy prices down on the farm, as well as limit inflationary pressures on farm fertilizers, which are produced using fossil fuels, such as natural gas, coal and oil. By sharing agriculture economic knowledge and forecasts, FCC provides solid insights and expertise to help those in the business of agriculture achieve their goals. For more agriculture economic insights or to read more on the top trends for 2018, visit the FCC Ag Economics blog at www. fcc.ca/AgEconomics. FCC is Canada’s leading agriculture lender, with a healthy loan portfolio of more than $33 billion. Our employees are dedicated to the future of Canadian agriculture and its role in feeding an ever-growing world. We provide flexible, competitively priced financing, management software, information and knowledge specifically designed for the agriculture and agrifood industry. Our profits are reinvested back into agriculture and the communities where our customers and employees live and work. Visit fcc.ca or follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn, and on Twitter @FCCagriculture.
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Cattle handling methods and facilities By Alicia Sopatyk, BSA, PAg
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Whether it’s vaccinating, processing or moving cattle from one quarter to another, handling cattle safely and efficiently requires proper facilities and methods. Cattle are natural prey animals and therefore have a strong fight or flight response. If they’re handled calmly, they’ll be more likely to go back to the feed bunk sooner resulting in better performance. First and foremost, your
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more, join us at the Saskatchewan Ranch Management Forum in Moose Jaw from February 9 to11, 2018, and hear Curt Pate speak about cattle handling facilities and stockmanship. This event boasts an informative agenda with topics ranging from nutrition and water quality to marketing, taxes and succession planning. For more information or to register for this event, contact the Agriculture Knowledge Centre at 1-866-457-2377. Facilities are the next part of the equation. There are many different manufacturers but the important point is to select a system that will work for you to ade-
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Sask Wheat welcomes new board of directors The Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission has formally installed its new board of directors. The new board was introduced at the Sask Wheat Annual General Meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 9. The first meeting of the new board took place Jan. 11 in Saskatoon, where the board chair and vice-chair were selected. Laura Reiter was selected by the board to serve as the board chair. Laura farms with her husband
and brother at Radisson. Laura is a producer and a trained agrologist who has spent time working in research and in the agriculture retail sector. Laura was first elected to the board in 2013 and was re-elected in 2015. She has also served as the Research Committee Chair for Sask Wheat for the past two years Scott Hepworth was selected to serve as vicechair of the board of directors. Scott is a fourth-gen-
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izing in agronomy. The board welcomed back Bill Gehl, who has served as the board chair of Sask Wheat since 2014. Bill farms north of Regina on a third-generation, multi-family farm, growing wheat, barley, flax, canola and pulses. The Board also welcomed back Ken Rosaasen, who is a former professor of Agricultural Economics at the University of Saskatchewan and has served as a Sask Wheat director since 2014. Ken farms with his family near Preeceville, growing conventional crops on 2000 acres. The final member of the board is Dan Danielson, a wheat, canola, lentil and canary seed farmer in the Tyner/Eston area. Dan was first elected to the board in 2013, re-elected
in 2015 and has served as vice-chair of the board and as chair of the Audit Committee. At the AGM, the board paid tribute to former directors Glenn Tait and Rod Flaman. Glenn and Rod were both elected in 2013, taking office in 2014. Both served on board committees as Sask Wheat representatives with other organizations. “I would like to thank both Glenn and Rod for the years of service they devoted to this organization,” said Reiter. “They were instrumental in building the foundation and strategic direction of Sask Wheat and both worked hard on behalf of Saskatchewan’s grain farmers. We appreciate everything they did for Sask Wheat and wish them the best.”
Sask Wheat commits $2.7 million to collaborative wheat research The Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission (Sask Wheat) has committed $2,684,204 million to support wheat research projects funded under the Saskatchewan Agriculture Development Fund (ADF) in 2017. Saskatchewan’s Minister of Agriculture, the Hon. Lyle Stewart, announced the funding of all crops-related ADF projects at CropSphere 2018 on Tuesday, Jan. 9. “The producer funding Sask Wheat has committed through the ADF process means Saskatchewan’s wheat producers will play a significant role in finding solutions to is-
sues such as fusarium head blight, other diseases and environmental stressors, issues that are impacting producers across the province,” says Bill Gehl, Sask Wheat Chair. “These projects will allow Sask Wheat to continue to achieve our mandate of maximizing returns on producer checkoff investments and building long-term, sustainable growth for the industry.” The total project investment towards the ADF projects co-funded by Sask Wheat, which includes leveraged funding and funds invested by the project proponents, is $11,081,552. Sask Wheat has committed nearly $6.1 million to
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Leko’s Conservation Corner
Coyote hunting - Setting out the rules Now that the winter is officially here with the arrival of cold weather and all this fluffy white stuff, we are seeing more people out hunting coyotes. It seems to be a pastime to travel the countryside looking for coyotes. It is not something that I am into personally, but many people really do enjoy hunting coyotes. Even though coyotes are one of our most valuable fur-bearing species, they are still considered a pest or nuisance, especially by livestock producers who would like to see their numbers kept in check. They have also been known to come into towns and cities and harvest the odd pet that is roaming around. This is one of the reasons to keep your cat inside and not let it roam at night. Coyotes do benefit our eco-system by preying on rodents and cleaning up many of the dead animal carcasses found in the wild. At one time, Saskatchewan had a bounty on coyotes and it is because of their impact on domestic livestock that any Saskatchewan resident can harvest them without a licence. So let’s look at some of the rules regarding the
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harvesting and shooting of coyotes in Saskatchewan. Some of them are pretty common sense but once again a good reminder to all those that like this pastime. • A licence is not required by a Saskatchewan resident to shoot or harvest or possess coyotes outside of any of the Northern Fur Conservation Blocks. A fur licence is required to sell the pelt of a coyote. • Those hunting coyotes without a valid fur licence may not sell the fur to any person including a licensed trapper. Licensed trappers may NOT purchase coyotes from any person not holding a Saskatchewan fur licence. • Coyotes can be shot with any caliber of firearm. Landowners or land occupants are permitted to
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use any legal means to kill any carnivore, including coyotes, to protect their property on lands they own or lease. However, this does not apply to the Swift Fox. • Leaving coyotes where they were shot is not considered a waste of game. If the land is posted, then hunters must have permission from the land owner to hunt coyotes. • If out hunting coyotes, you may NOT accompany a big game hunter unless
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livestock predation. Permits for free hanging neck snares are strictly controlled. Power snares use a large spring in conjunction with a wire snare and can only be used under a free permit. There are a number of conditions regarding power snares such as use of breakaway devices allowing accidentally captured deer to escape; notifying all occupants of any residence within on mile of power snares; and attaching the power snare to a solid anchor. • Poisons are unlawful to use on coyotes. Conservation officers who are trained may use approved poisons in severe livestock predation situations. There appears to be misunderstanding regarding coyotes in that many people feel that the current price for a coyote pelt makes this a good money making opportunity. I have gone out with a couple of local trappers who harvest coyotes for the fur, and this is not easy work. The effort that these trappers put into the care and management of these furs is incredible. They really know their craft and take it seriously.
If you are thinking that you are going to shoot a coyote with a .300 Win Mag and then get $100 for it…you are mistaken. If you are thinking of getting into trapping, I would advise you to try and get some training or mentoring from an experienced trapper. Not just anyone can safely operate a spring loaded neck snare. Anyone looking to start trapping must successfully pass a trappers exam which can be taken at any Ministry of Environment office. If you have any questions, the folks at the Saskatchewan Trappers Association are very knowledgeable and a great resource to new trappers. Until next time... don’t assume your firearm is safe... SEE that your firearm is safe. Editor’s note: Ministry of Environment conservation officer Lindsey Leko has spent more than 25 years as a conservation officer in Saskatchewan. For many years, Officer Leko contributed a column to local papers on a variety of issues related to hunting, fishing, and other resource-related issues. If you have questions, please contact lindsey.leko@gov.sk.ca.
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How birds survive Saskatchewan winters By Sarah Ludlow Winter on the prairies is long and cold, often lasting from November until March, and with temperatures falling to -20 °C or -30 °C, it’s a wonder that anything can survive here at all. However, a walk around any residential neighbourhood or out in the country will show it to be an active landscape. Of course, many species don’t try to brave the prairie winter and instead migrate hundreds or thousands of miles to warmer climates. The species that do stay have adapted differing strategies to survive the cold months. Black-capped chickadees (hereafter, chickadees) are among my favourite birds. Chickadees, found everywhere in Saskatchewan, are distributed across North America and are residents of wherever they’re found, which means they don’t migrate. I’ve always been amazed that chickadees are able to survive winter on the prairies, as they are such small birds, weighing only nine to 14 grams (roughly the same weight as a triple-A battery). So how do they do it? One of the key factors for any species to be able to survive an extreme drop in temperature is by staying warm. Bird feathers are among the best insulators in the natural world. Their insulating properties are due to their structure, which allows air to be trapped close to the bird’s body. On cold days, birds puff up their body feathers, trying to maximize this layer of warm air. The result of this feather fluffing in chickadees is adorable little puff balls adorning the tree branches. Good insulation is useless without a supply of food to consume, to generate heat. The primary food source available to birds in the winter (especially on the frigid prairies) are seeds and other plant matter, as temperatures are much too cold for insects to survive. Therefore, songbirds that rely on seeds are able survive the winter, while those feeding on a diet of insects migrate to warmer climates. A third factor impacting winter survival is predation. Chickadees form winter flocks for protective, as well as social, purposes. Being together in a flock means that there are more eyes on alert for danger. Also, the larger the group, the lower the odds that any one individual will become victim to predators. It would be reasonable to think that being in a group would allow members to cluster together for warmth (known as social thermoregulation to scientists). On some cold days, chickadees can be observed sitting close together, presumably for this purpose. Chickadees are amazing little birds with
feisty attitudes, and I enjoy watching them at my feeders over the winter. I’ve come to expect their boisterous “chicka-deedee” calls whenever I’m replenishing the feeder. This winter will mark my eighth year participating in the Project Feederwatch program, a citizen science project that includes documenting and reporting the different species and number of individuals visiting your feeder. Studies have found that black-capped chickadee winter survival is higher when supplemental food is provided, particularly when temperatures reach the frigid lows like those experienced on the Canadian prairies. This highlights another factor that influences winter survival: humans. In this case, it’s a comfort to know that I, and many others, are having a positive effect on blackcapped chickadees.
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Keeping intact nature is one way we help the chickadees survive the winter. The Nature Conservancy of Canada has conserved more than 150,000 acres (60,700 hectares) across Saskatchewan. Much of this is through the help of the Government of Canada’s Natural Areas Conservation program which provides a funding match. Chickadees are found in every corner of our province, and rely on these habitats for shelter and for those tasty seeds. Sarah Ludlow is the Conservation Science Coordinator - GIS for the Nature Conservancy of Canada in Saskatchewan.
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2011 Riteway 68’ heavy harrow, 24” average tine length good cond. .......................$34,500 2011 Riteway 78’ heavy harrow, excellent cond. .........................................................$34,500 2013 Degelman 7000, 84’, Valmar, 5/8” tines 24”............................................................$49,500 HAY EQUIPMENT 2007 5456A AGCO Hesston Baler, 6500 bales .........$21,500 2017 Bridgeview Bale King VR581 hay rake NEW .... $21,800 2016 Bridgeview Bale King 5100 bale processor NEW .................................................$22,000 SWATHERS 1998 Macdon 9300, 36’, 2600hrs ............................$36,500 1998 Hesston 8100, 25’ header, 14’ hay header...........................................................$28,500 1998 MF 220 30’, 2800hrs ........................................$24,500 COMBINES & HEADERS 0% 12 MONTHS 2012 Gleaner S77, 1100 sep hrs, smart cooling w/ pick up head...............................$225,000 2014 Gleaner S78, ONLY 205 SEP hours, loaded feeder house update ................................$335,000 2008 Honey Bee Sp36, mf adapter, pea auger, transport ................................................$34,500 MF5100 draper header, pick up reels, 30’, transport ............................................................$20,000 GRAIN HANDLING 2013 RENN 10’ grain bagger .................................... $18,500 2013 REM VRX grain vac, 180 hrs ............................. $16,500 2012 13x110 Brandt swing auger, hyd. mover, hyd. winch 1000 PTO ................................................$23,500 2012 10x60 Farm King swing auger, wireless mover like new........................................... $10,500 2012 13x70 Farm King, wireless mover, electric winch ............................................................$17,500 2017 Akron GTT4010 10’ bagger DEMO Unit ...........$26,800 2017 Demco 1050 grain cart, tarp, scale, hyd drive .................................................................. $60,000 2013 Grain max 6375 telescoping swing auger .......... SOLD
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