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Cigi gets funding, still searching for new location Cigi gets support for market development By Shannon VanRaes CO-OPERATOR STAFF

h e C a n a d i a n International Grains Institute (Cigi) has received five years of funding for its core programs, but is still looking for cash to cover a planned relocation. Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz announced an investment of $15 million Oct. 27, which will support market development efforts and sales of Canadian field crops in gloSee CIGI on page 7 »

Swan River youth are taking full advantage of the community’s new skateboard park.

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SWAN Skateboarding RIVER into the future

One man’s passion brought a community together around a common goal By Meghan Mast CO-OPERATOR STAFF

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yle Machan raised a lot of eyebrows 10 years ago when he decided to open a skateboard shop in Swan

River. A 19-year-old kid still living with his parents who spent all his free time skateboarding didn’t seem a likely candidate for business success, especially selling skateboards in a remote agricultural serv-

ice centre with a declining population and a rising median age. What the skeptics could not foresee was how Machan’s passion would tap into an unrealized need for youth recreation in the community of 3,900. Within a few years, Swan River was overrun with skateboarders and community groups were rallying around a plan to build a new $400,000 skateboard park. He told the recent Take the Leap conference in Dauphin that his first year in

business was tough. He stocked mostly core skateboard brands, unknown outside skateboarding circles, and that year made only $18,000 in profit. But undaunted, he persisted, believing his shop would cultivate what he sensed was a growing interest in the sport. “For me there was nothing more fun than skateboarding,” he says. “Before I was married that was all I did. I woke up, See SWAN RIVER on page 6 »

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The Miss Milk Cow contest has been an October fixture since 2004 in the popular backpacker destination of Moc Chau some 200 km (120 miles) west of Hanoi, helping to promote dairy farming in Vietnam. Owners armed with hair dryers and Vaseline jelly primp the contestants for the beauty pageant, adorning their heads with a bright-red bow before the cows take centre stage in front of hundreds of camera-toting spectators. Some farmers use baths, massages and music to soothe their animals. Two contenders calved during the Oct. 15 event, earning their owners a special prize of two million dong ($100). “The contest is part of our life. I love it,” said Truong Thi Khanh, a former teacher who found his vocation as a dairy farmer and now owns 33 cows.

The Miss Milk Cow beauty contest in Vietnam selects cows with a solid torso, high legs and which provide the most milk. The annual event promotes dairy farming to fill a growing demand for milk products in the country. Photo: REUTERS/Kham The contesting cows are judged on the basis of a solid torso, great legs, gait and obedience as they take two rounds of the circular arena in a twohour finale. And, of course, the amount of milk they produce. The champion, a HolsteinFriesian known for its high yield, outshone 125 finalists from the region with its daily milk output of 42 kg (92 lbs.). The 2014 winner had it in her genes, being the offspring of a former Miss Milk Cow

titleholder. Contestant 1386, who weighed in at 830 kg, was crowned with a tiara and a cowsized sash that emphasized her status as champion breeder. Owner Bui Van Dinh, 61, took home a milking machine, a trophy and a cash prize of 55 million dong ($2,600). It was his first grand prize in nine attempts. “The cows feed us, so we need to praise them,” said Dinh, an engineer who turned to dairy farming two decades ago.

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“It sounded like somebody was doing sheet metal work. Then within a few seconds a security guard came running into the room and locked the door at the opposite end of the hall. Then we proceeded to get low and wait.” Sentries return to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier during a ceremony at the National War Memorial in Ottawa October 24, 2014. A Canadian soldier was shot at the National War Memorial on October 22, and the gunman was shot and killed in a nearby Parliament Building. PHOTO: REUTERS/BLAIR GABLE

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SeCan staff duck for cover near scene of parliamentary firefight What was thought to be construction noise turned out to be gunfire By Allan Dawson CO-OPERATOR STAFF

hat seed company executive Todd Hyra first thought was an annoying construction noise disrupting his meeting on Parliament Hill Oct. 22 turned out to be gunfire. “It sounded like somebody was doing sheet metal work,” Hyra, SeCan’s Winnipeg-based business manager for Western Canada, said in an interview Oct. 24. “Then within a few seconds a security guard came running into the room and locked the door at the opposite end of the hall. Then we proceeded to get low and wait.” Not long after they heard another deafening volley of bullets, which they later learned had been captured on video by a Globe and Mail reporter and widely broadcast to a stunned Canadian public. “We didn’t see anything, but were just down the hall,” said Hyra, who was with the rest of SeCan’s 16-member staff meeting with parliamentarians in the Conservative lounge adjacent to the floor of the House of Commons. They barricaded the door with chairs and tables, Hyra said. The most unnerving part came soon after the shooting stopped and they heard a commotion coming from the floor of the House of Commons. “We didn’t know what was going on, on the other side of those doors — the relatively light doors separating us from the House of Commons — and there was a lot of noise going on there and shouting and we didn’t know what was going to happen next,” he said.

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It was security guards herding reporters to safety. An hour after the first shots, and security officials had confirmed the gunman had been killed, the group started to relax a bit, Hyra said. But it was still unclear whether the gunman, later identified as Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, was alone. Zehaf-Bibeau, reportedly a radicalized convert to Islam, drug addict and petty criminal, stormed Parliament after gunning down Cpl. Nathan Cirillo as he stood guard at Canada’s War Memorial. Hyra, his colleagues and Bev Shipley, Conservative MP for Lambton-Kent-Middlesex, who had been showing them around Parliament, were “locked down” until 8 p.m. that evening — with only access to water, mints and caramels and no washrooms. “We had to make do. I’ll leave it at that.” Several times security officials frantic to protect MPs tried in vain to get Shipley to leave the group. “MP Shipley, he was amazing the entire day,” Hyra said. “He never left us. “He walked us to our hotel at the end of the day. Just a class act. I’m really impressed with him as an MP and a person.” The group followed events on their cellphones, Hyra said. And they were also able to text family to let them know they were safe. “Everybody was concerned but generally calm and composed through the whole ordeal,” Hyra said. “I don’t think we realized how close we were to danger at the start.” A secur ity guard asked if ever yone in the group knew each other to be sure none was an accomplice.

Before being bused off Parliament Hill, everyone was interviewed by the RCMP about what they saw and heard. They had to provide photo identification, their names, addresses and phone numbers. “The fresh air walking back after the buses dropped us off away from the restricted area felt good. It felt good just to walk and be out in the outdoors and look back and feel the fresh air.” Although confined for more than 10 hours, Hyra said others were worse off with some huddled under their desks that whole time. After getting to their hotel the group ordered a pizza, had a drink and reflected on what had happened. SeCan’s annual staff meeting is partly about team building. “We’ve done some events before and we’ve always enjoyed our meetings and time together, but this one, nobody will ever forget,” Hyra said. The day after their ordeal, SeCan employees continued their meeting, just as parliamentarians returned to work in a show of solidarity. “It’s unfortunate the lives that were lost and the changes it has made, but we are fortunate to have made it out safely. “Every time I have the opportunity I like to walk those halls (of Parliament). It’s a great privilege to do so and I hope that is not lost in all this. “Our hearts and thoughts go out to him (Cpl. Cirillo). Every time I see someone in uniform I have more respect that ever before.” allan@fbcpublishing.com

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Winning for real

anadian livestock producers won something to crow about but little else in the latest WTO ruling to support their claim that the U.S. mandatory country-of-origin labelling rules are unfair and discriminatory. The ruling was accompanied by the nowfamiliar volley of press releases from Canadian livestock and meat producers, and more sabre-rattling by federal politicians Laura Rance about the potential for applying punitive Editor tariffs on imported U.S. goods. But in reality, nothing has changed. Far from being cowed, news reports suggest the U.S. is contemplating yet another appeal, which would drag the whole affair into late 2015. Canada has been fighting this since 2008. Yes, there are U.S. advocates — especially meat processors — for the Canadian position. But COOL also has some politically powerful proponents — domestic cattle producers and consumer groups. Whichever way it turns, the U.S. government can’t win on this one, and likewise, it can’t lose. On the other hand, Canadian livestock producers can’t win, even when they win. The last time they “won” with a WTO ruling in their favour, the U.S. changed the rules, and made their impact on Canadian exporters even worse. How many more “wins” can we take? It appears the Canadian government will soon have the authority to impose $1 billion in tariffs on a long list of products we import from our bad-boy neighbour. Meats, cheeses, cherries, rice, spent fowl and prepared food containing them, wines, chocolate, maple syrup, bread, pasta, orange juice, ketchup and office furniture are on the rather lengthy list. It must be noted that there has been no indication that there is a mechanism or any commitment to flow the proceeds from these tariffs back to the Canadian producers suffering the harm. So it’s hard to see how this in any way makes up for the estimated $1 billion in losses they’ve suffered due to COOL. As well, it penalizes Canadian consumers as much as it hurts U.S. exporters of these goods — a point that hasn’t been lost on the consuming public. “So the Harper government will retaliate against U.S. protectionist labelling with tariffs — which ultimately will be paid for by Canadians. That will surely bring those damn Yankees to their knees!” writes Ab Dukacz of Mississauga in a recent letter to the Globe and Mail. He’s not the only one with opinions strong enough to put their name to a letter. “We should have the right to know where what we consume is produced… We all need to be able to make informed decisions about what we eat. We should follow the lead of the Americans so Canadians can make those decisions, too,” Geoff Williams of Stratford, Ont. also said in the Globe. Then there’s this one: “I am an American, breezing my way through northeastern Canada as a tourist. I happened to see your article about disliking the country-of-origin rules. I actually don’t like the taste of American beef; it is a product I used to enjoy but I find the heavily corn-fed beef tasteless. “Canadian beef still has flavour. Possibly the Canada-ascountry-of-origin designation could work as a banner of pride: I certainly buy Canadian bacon and Canadian maple syrup for their flavour,” offered Amy Davis, of Anaheim, California. Granted, these folks are among the ‘uninformed’ that industry types say shouldn’t be allowed to influence policy, but sometimes it’s the innocent observations that ring most true. In that light, we draw your attention to the recent $300-million payoff — oops, we mean compensation payment — the U.S. made to the Brazilian Cotton Institute in September to end a decade-old dispute over the detrimental effects of U.S. cotton subsidies. The Brazilians had successfully challenged the U.S. program at the WTO and had the right to impose $830 million in sanctions against U.S. products. But Brazil agreed to suspend the penalty if the U.S. made a one-time payment into an assistance fund for Brazilian cotton farmers. Both sides walked away from the table saying it was a “winwin” settlement. Faced with odds of the U.S. government dumping COOL ranging somewhere between slim and none, wouldn’t it be better to make like the Brazilians and cut a deal? Those funds could be streamed directly to producers, and because they are compensation for past harm, they should be trade neutral. Additionally, that pool of funds could be used to develop what knowledgeable industry observers have been promoting for a long time — a Canadian-branded beef program that moves what we sell beyond a generic commodity into the realm of value added. American consumers would still be able to see where their tasty beef is coming from, and we’re betting that would prove to be a good thing. Now that’s a win. laura@fbcpublishing.com

Till, till, till the soil? Rising salinity levels are linked to tillage practices Red River Basin Commission release

ere in the Red River basin, most fields in crop production are tilled one or more times each year, whether with cultivators, disks or deep tillers. The resulting fields look well cared for — good farming is often associated with well-tilled fields. In many places in the basin, however, farmers are noticing areas of fields not producing well in recent years. Could these two phenomena — tilling practices and plant growth problems — be connected? Turns out the answer is yes. Tilling is a primary way salts trapped in deeper layers of the basin’s soil rise to the surface. The resulting salt-ridden or saline topsoils cause decline — often dramatic — in crop production. How does tilling cause salts to rise? Well, salts tend to follow water in the soil — they go where the water goes. Tilling causes water to rise in the soil, and the salts rise with the water. Because tilling also dries out the layer(s) of soil it impacts, the salts that have followed the water upwards get stranded in upper layers. When the phenomenon gets repeated year after year, enough salts make their way up to root level and above to cause loss in the soil’s production capabilities. And this appears to be what is happening in the basin, where areas of saline soil in crop production fields are increasing with every year. In the North Dakota portion of the Red River basin alone, according to a 2007 mapping, an estimated two million acres have

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become, or have the potential for becoming, saline. Once the salts have risen, solutions do not come easily. The movement of salts in the soil can be a complex phenomenon, and, even with best efforts, producers continue to depend on tilling practices. As one researcher from North Dakota State University (NDSU) put it at a recent field demonstration on saline soils, “salinity wipes the easy button off the map.” Agencies are ramping up effor ts to respond to the growing problem of saline soils. For Canadian producers, Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development is a source of information for managing salinity. For U.S. producers, the Natural Resources Conservation Service offers information, together with technical and financial assistance through its Environmental Quality Incentives Program. Research on saline soils is also underway. Of particular interest is a long-term study undertaken by NDSU Extension that is applying various practices to saline-impacted soils under real farming conditions in order to keep economics in the equation while improving soil health. Soil health is also a priority for the Red River Basin Commission (RRBC). A newly established RRBC work group on Soil Conservation/Soil Health has begun tracking and reporting practices from around the basin that further soil health, with the goal of improving soil health in the basin by linking efforts and information. The RRBC is a grassroots organization that is chartered not-for-profit corporation under the provisions of Manitoba, North Dakota, Minnesota, and South Dakota law. http://redriverbasincommision.org.

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his ad from our Oct. 31, 1963 issue reminded that it was time to order your fuel oil for the winter. The Prairies had produced a good crop that year, and wheat board chief commissioner W.C. McNamara told the annual meeting of Manitoba Pool Elevators that it was now a sellers’ market for wheat, due to unexpected heavy buying by Russia and other Eastern European countries as well as China. A full-page ad from UGG president Mac Runciman called on farmers to make timely deliveries in order to do their part toward what was expected to be record exports. A fall version of the Royal Winter Fair was still held at the time. The front page of our Oct. 24 issue featured a photo of the champion lamb shown by Mr. A.J. Poole of Kemnay. D.A. Smith of Oak Lake won the awards for grain champion boar and reserve champion sow. Donnie Richardson of Brandon won awards for champion single steer, reserve champion single steer and champion pen of five steers. We reported that the Manitoba government had banned the use of the insecticides Aldrin and Dieldrin on cereals and hay land following their appearance in dairy products. Use on vegetables and horticultural crops could continue. However, later stories and an editorial in the Nov. 7 issue criticized the media’s “sensational” treatment of stories on pesticides and human health.

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Red Deer hog abuse fallout: Stepping up industry leadership The industry is recognizing that serious allegations need a clear response Meristem Land and Science

oobytrap journalism.’ ‘Gotcha campaigns.’ A ‘pile-on,’ ‘paint-all-with-one-brush,’ attack on the image of an industry. However, hidden video exposés by animal rights groups are characterized, for even the most cynical that should in no way minimize the serious issues raised. By now some of the surprise and shock value of these efforts is lost; agriculture has come to expect this type of revealing video effort to make news every six months or so. But it’s still always a big blow to the industry and a major source of frustration. For all the progress that has been made there are still examples of failures that give the industry a bad name.

Disturbing images

The latest example making news is the case of alleged animal abuse at the Western Hog Exchange facility in Red Deer, as shown in undercover video released by the Mercy for Animals organization. As various major media outlets have reported, the organization says it had an employee work undercover at the facility for 10 weeks, from May

29 to August 11. In that time, the worker witnessed and documented numerous instances of alleged animal abuse. The information has sparked firings at the facility and an internal review announced by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.

Speaking out on a tough issue

Agriculture has been criticized in the past for often standing still or responding defensively when these types of hidden videos are released. However, it’s also clear lessons are being learned and responses are improving. One key organization speaking out in the aftermath of Red Deer is Alberta Farm Animal Care (AFAC), which released a “statement on alleged animal abuse at Red Deer facility.” AFAC — founded by Alberta livestock producers — is the farm animal care organization that represents all major livestock producer organizations in Alberta. Its vision is that all farm animals in Alberta are respected, well cared for and experience a high state of welfare.

AFAC statement

The statement says AFAC is concerned about the allegations and supports efforts by Western Hog

Exchange and CFIA to address the matter and identify solutions to prevent future incidences. “AFAC believes all animals should be treated with respect and compassion according to responsible and humane animal care practices throughout their lifetimes,” says Dr. Angela Greter, acting executive director of AFAC. “When this principle is violated, clear and timely action must be taken to appropriately deal with the situation. This must include appropriate consequences for those directly involved in any abuse. Lessons from such incidents must also be embraced and turned into actions to support continual improvement efforts throughout livestock industries. “We cannot tolerate any failure to uphold the high standards of animal welfare that so many industry organizations and individual producers have worked hard to establish and continually improve.” Greter says AFAC encourages anyone witnessing or having evidence of animal abuse to notify the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) and provincial or federal authorities. Meristem is a Calgary-based communications firm that specializes in writing about western agriculture, food and land use. More articles at www.meristem.com.

Family farmers do more than feed the world A thriving agricultural economy is an important stepping stone out of conflict and into greater security By Tom Vilsack

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack posted this guest column on the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations blog in honour of World Food Day Oct. 16.

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he UN General Assembly has designated 2014 “International Year of Family Farming.” This is a strong signal that the international community recognizes the important contribution of family farmers to world food security. The headlines today can often seem bleak: worries of terrorism, global health, climate change, drought and hunger dominate the news cycle. These are extraordinarily complex and challenging issues that will impact and forever transform the lives of future generations. Solving them is not simply about military or economic might. While they are not always fully appreciated and recognized for their capacity to address these challenges, I believe the

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role that agriculture and family farmers can play is significant. At its simplest: addressing the core challenges of feeding the world and coping with climate change has implications that reach far beyond the borders of the United States. For many countries, a thriving agricultural economy is an important stepping stone out of conflict and into greater security. We have a global responsibility to work together, share information and lift each other up as we resolve these challenges. Contrary to what you may hear from some in Washington, climate change is a problem and we must take action. We have already begun an earnest global discussion about what agriculture can do to lessen its impact. Last month, the United States, along with several of its country partners at the United Nations, signed on to a Global Alliance for Climate Smart Agriculture — a co-ordinated, focused, and global effort on climate. The alliance will help us to better integrate and co-ordinate research, so that we as a world community can do a better job of understanding and appreciating what it will take

Coverage missed the point Shannon VanRaes reported on a recent seminar at the University of Manitoba, presented by Ryan Cardwell and based on research with Chad Lawley and Di Xiang. We were very happy with the turnout at the seminar and with the many questions and comments from members of the supply management community. Unfortunately, the article in the Co-operator missed the major point of the seminar and of our research article. We were also surprised by the comments made by Bruce Muirhead. Professor Muirhead did not attend the seminar, and his comments did

to improve agricultural resiliency and productivity. It will also take substantial increases in agricultural innovation and the productivity of family farmers — but they can’t do it alone. We must agree to band as a global, united front, to be able to adequately feed the world in the future. Today, 805 million people are already food insecure. We can and we must do more to build a better future for those people and for future generations. Some have estimated it will take as much innovation in agriculture in the next 40 years as in the preceding 10,000 years to be able to feed a growing population. For that, we’ll need expanded

agricultural research, which has implications on human health as well. Access to higher-quality foods, more nutritious foods, foods that will grow in drought or flood conditions is critically important to meeting nutrition needs — in terms of having both the right foods and enough of them, in the right places — and, as a consequence, improving global health outcomes. To address these challenges, we have U.S. Department of Agriculture researchers at work in locations across the country to develop new ideas and test innovations. Equally critical is that we aren’t keeping these revelations to ourselves — we’re making the data and information available to scientists all over the world in the hopes that they’ll be able to use the information to expand our understanding and increase our efficiency. Creating a more food-secure world, a healthier world, with greater security for all is not a panacea. While it may not solve every problem that dominates the headlines today, what it will do is create hope, security and new opportunity for many people around the world.

not address our research question, our methodology or our results. We examine the impact of a government policy, which increases the cost of dairy and poultry, on Canada’s poorest households relative to the richest households. We find that the higher prices imposed by supply management impose the equivalent of a 2.3 per cent income tax on Canada’s poorest households compared to just 0.5 per cent on the richest households. The higher prices that result from supply management impose additional costs of $466 per year on the poorest households with children (with an average annual income of $15,000). Canadian retail prices for many consumer goods are higher than comparable goods in the U.S. This is often the result of market forces, including

higher transportation costs. Canadian government policies contribute to these price differences in some cases. Our research examines the impact of a government policy that controls production, restricts imports and increases the prices that Canadian consumers pay for dairy and poultry products. To put our results in perspective, consider a government policy to impose a new tax on households that taxes the poorest consumers at a rate that is five times higher than the rate imposed on the richest consumers. Our research suggests that current supply management policies have similar effects. Ryan Cardwell Chad Lawley Department of Agribusiness and Agricultural Economics University of Manitoba

Contrary to what you may hear from some in Washington, climate change is a problem and we must take action.

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sat at that shop, and spent all night skateboarding with whoever wanted to skateboard. The next day the same thing. That didn’t make me a lot of money but it did get people excited (to skate).” Over time Machan started selling more recognizable brands and lifestyle products, at the urging of his wife. As skateboarding became more mainstream, his customer base grew too.

New park

After several years in business, as he gained the trust of people in Swan River and local interest in skateboarding grew, he decided it was time for a new park. The existing park was built in a tennis court near the school. The wood structures were starting to rot and fall apart. Kids had spilled into public areas, in front of businesses and hightraffic areas, because the temporary park couldn’t contain the swelling numbers. Machan organized a group called the Skateboard Union that would raise money to build the park. He invited adults to get on board and several parents joined. “I w a s o l d e n o u g h a n d respected enough as an adult, and not a kid anymore, that people could put some faith in me to lead it,” he said. The core group of people in the group had solid reputations in the community — a local credit union worker, a postmistress in the nearby community of Durban, and social worker Byron Fried. Fried’s son, in high school at the time, is an avid skateboarder. He was having trouble

Swan River youth help lay sod around the new skateboard park.

finding rails to ride so a couple of times a year he and some other kids would tour around the province — using the facilities in other small towns. They stopped in Dauphin, which had a park in their curling rink in the summer, drove to Ste. Rose, and even went as far as ‘The Forks’ in Winnipeg. “So we thought we’ve gotta get something going in our backyard if we can,” said Fried.

Building support

The group set to work applying for grants. Machan went to local service clubs asking for money. Support poured in. They got

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“One thing I’ll say about the park is that it was a real community effort.” BRYON FRIED

funding from the provincial government, different local organizations, individual residents, and from the town of Swan River itself. “One thing I’ll say about the park is that it was a real com-

Kyle Machan’s skateboarding passion proved infectious in Swan River.

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munity effort,” said Fried. “The town really did partner with us and was one of our main partners in the end.” The group raised close to $400,000 and managed to land a British Columbia-based landscape architect named Mark van der Zalm who had designed other well-known parks, including the Chuck Bailey youth park, the first covered outdoor park in Canada, to design the park. Van der Zalm’s grandmother lived in Swan River. Suspense built as the park began construction that winter. Bad weather, including several snowstorms, meant the workers had to set up a tent, covering any signs of progress. “ We re a l l y c o u l d n’t s e e much,” recalled Fried. “They kept the tent up for quite a long

time and then towards the end they took it down.” “The kids couldn’t wait to get out there.” Today the park is bustling and more than just skateboarders use the space. BMX bikers tear up and down the bowl. Parents bring their kids, teenagers come with their friends and even the nursery school sometimes brings tots to run up and down the ramps. Heather Nielsen, the chamber of commerce president for Swan River, credits Machan for its success. “He created his market. He got together a group of individuals to get a skateboard park started. He went against all the naysayers and today it’s one of the busiest places in town.” meghan.mast@fbcpublishing.com

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FNA says CWB rejects its purchase bid The company says it wasn’t given enough time to round up farmer investors Staff

armers of North America (FNA) issued a press release at press time Oct. 27 saying CWB management has rejected its bid to purchase the federally owned grain company. “The decision is disappointing because farmers have clearly told us in over 100 town hall meetings and thousands of one-on-one conversations that they want to acquire majority interest in the CWB, but most needed time after harvest to fully assess the opportunity. Unfortunately, the deadline for raising capital passed before har vest was completed, denying farmers adequate time,” the FNA release said. “The CWB’s behaviour is

puzzling,” said FNA president James Mann. “First, it rejects an offer by farmers that would have facilitated farmer delivery loyalty through deferred delivery commitments to ensure volume for financial sustainability. Then, when the dust settles after majority ownership acquisition by another company, potentially foreign, it will expect farmers to come back and deliver to the CWB anyway.” FNA says news repor ts quoting Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz had confirmed a tender ing process was underway. CWB officials had earlier confirmed privatization of the company was being expedited. FNA spokesperson Bob Friesen said CWB placed restrictions on what FNA

could communicate to farmers, which made it difficult for producers to make a decision on short notice. FNA wanted to acquire C W B t o b u i l d a f a r m e rmajority-owned grain company with farmer ownership as high as 90 per cent, depending on the strategic partner, it says in its release. “We are determined that farmers capitalize on opportunities provided by owning part of the value chain,” says Mr. Mann, “and FNA — as a farmers’ business alliance — is the only national organization with the ability to spend the time, energy and resources that have gone into this exercise.” FNA will continue consulting with farmers about their interest in the CWB and working with government,

despite being told it is not in the running, the release says. “If enough of us respond with sufficient dissatisfaction with the CWB position there is always a chance they will change their mind,” says Mann. “We call on Minister Ritz, within the spirit of ‘Farmers First’, to instruct CWB management to give farmers an equitable oppor tunity to acquire the CWB, allowing them to hit the ground running in building a farmerow n e d g r a i n c o m p a n y,” Mann said. The company says it plans to continue with its Genesis Grain and Fer tilizer Ltd. Partnership with or without CWB, developing a farmerowned grain company, coupled with fertilizer distribution facilities.

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bal markets through customer education and training. “Cigi is a key reason why Canadian grains account for close to half of Canada’s total agricultural exports, some $23 billion last year alone,” Ritz said, praising the institute’s ability to turn outreach and promotion into “real sales.” Once funded by the Canadian Wheat Board, the non-profit market development and technical analysis organization now relies of a mix of revenue, corporate contributions and government funding. The $15 million comes from Agriculture and AgriFood Canada’s AgriMarketing Program, which falls under Growing Forward 2. “What this funding will focus on is essentially the programs we have working with international customers, us going out to them and also them coming in to us, as well as some very technical exchanges,” said Cigi CEO, JoAnne Buth. “It’s not actually related to our facility renewal project.” The institute has considered moving to a new, larger location for some time and first discussed plans to do so in 2012 when the Saskatoon Economic Development Authority offered incentives to relocate to that city. Recent statements indicate Cigi is committed to remaining in downtown Winnipeg, but still needs to fund the move and find a location. “We’re looking at a variety of different options… we really have to take a close look at our programs and the possibility of expansion, we need to be able to expand, but we also need to keep lean and tight going into the next phase of this,” said Buth. She added that Cigi would be closer to a decision in six months time, and that talks with the province regarding possible funding through grain innovation hub initiative are continuing. “We’re trying to manoeuvre things into place and figure out what is it that the industry needs, what is it that farmers need and then beyond that, how do we make sure we have the best in technical equipment and the best facility,” said Buth. shannon.vanraes@fbcpublishing.com

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Some elections lively, others not so much Nine hundred municipal leaders have started new four-year terms By Lorraine Stevenson CO-OPERATOR STAFF

he head of the new council for the amalgamated Pembina Municipality had a simple explanation for why there was so much interest in local elections this year. “People are looking for change,” Glenn Shiskoski said. There were 16 candidates vying for six seats in the municipality. It was the amalgamation between the town of Manitou and RM of Pembina that captured attention and interest this go-round, said Shiskoski. “And we have a growing population of 30- to 40-year-olds within the municipality,” he said. “That next generation is stepping up and wanting to be involved,” he said. Pembina Municipality elections were held using an “at-large” system, where the total number of seats are assigned to top candidates among those seeking office, rather than a single-race ward system.

That left open the potential for all candidates to be elected either from town or surrounding former RM, but Pembina decided that wasn’t going to be an issue. “The previous two councils decided we were looking for the best people and at the end of the day it doesn’t matter if you’re coming from urban or rural,” Shiskowski said, adding that what Pembina has elected is a council well balanced between the two.

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Pembina’s lively elections were in contrast to places where there have been more acclamations than contests, or in some cases, no elections at all. Across Manitoba it was generally felt that amalgamation and the issues in local government it raised might spur more candidates to come forward for election. But elsewhere, interest in elections has been muted. Manitoba’s newly merged Two Borders Municipality, for example, made

up of the former RMs of Edward, Albert and Arthur, has left one of nine seats on its council vacant for lack of candidates, and held elections for just two councillors, plus its reeve. Edward councillor, Debbie McMechan has become the new reeve of Two Borders, winning that contest by just 10 votes over Albert’s incumbent and long-serving reeve, Tom Campbell. The precise number of acclamations versus contests province-wide was not available at press time. In 2010, 464 out of 1,151 candidates entered office without a contest. No official results were available at press time on the total number of acclamations in 2014 or how they compare against 2010 results. However, 11 entire councils have returned to office without contests. It also wasn’t clear what percentage of Manitoba’s newly elected local leaders are women. The three women serving on the AMM’s 18-member board of directors

“That next generation is stepping up and wanting to be involved.” GLENN SHISKOSKI

newly elected head of council of the amalgamated Pembina Municipality

all lost their seats in local elections, including Gladstone mayor, Eileen Clarke, Rossburn head of council, Shirley Kalyniuk and Snow Lake councillor, Angela Enright. Amalgamations have reduced Manitoba’s total municipalities to 137, eliminating approximately 200 of the 1,151 previous councillor, mayor and reeve positions. All election results are posted on www.manitobavotes.ca. lorraine@fbcpublishing.com

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U.S. set to continue COOL fight at WTO A third ruling backing Canada’s complaint will likely be appealed By Alex Binkley Co-operator contributor

which could be hit with 100 per cent duties. Canada’s first choice is for C o n g re s s t o i m m e d i a t e l y repeal the red meat requirements of the COOL legislation or revise the legislation in a manner that eliminates the need for U.S. cattle buyers to segregate imported from U.S.born livestock. Preugschas said the latest decision reads as “if the panel, after seeing how the U.S. ignored the previous findings, wanted to anticipate and cut off further attempts to game the system in the guise of corrective measures, which arguably were actually designed to exacerbate problems caused by segregation requirements in COOL and intensify damage to Canadian T:8.125” farmers and ranchers.”

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espite three straight rejections of its controversial country-of-origin labelling (COOL) program on imported beef and pork by the World Trade Organization, various reports suggest the United States isn’t prepared to concede defeat on the issue. It’s expected to appeal a Compliance Panel ruling that solidly endorsed two earlier WTO panel decisions that COOL violates international trade obligations by discriminating against imported products. It also said the current version of the mandatory program is actually worse than the original one. American media have cited unnamed government officials as saying the U.S. is considering an appeal. “We are disappointed that the compliance panels have found COOL continues to discriminate against Canadian and Mexican livestock,” a spokesman for the U.S. Trade Representative said in various reports. The U.S. appeal would go to the full WTO membership, which likely wouldn’t rule until next year. If it supports the earlier decisions, Canada and Mexico would have a green light to begin imposing retaliatory tariffs. Canadian cattle and hog producers are looking to the Harper government to live up to its promise to impose $1 billion a year in retaliatory tariffs on American imports. “Until COOL comes into compliance with the WTO, the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association will continue to insist that the government prepare to impose prohibitively high tariffs on key U.S. exports to Canada, including beef,” said CCA president Dave Solverson. The decision “leaves no shadow of a doubt that COOL is causing discrimination against live imports of cattle and hogs into the U.S. marketplace.” Jurgen Preugschas, a former chairman of the Canadian Pork Council, said the WTO ruling came out “convincingly against the U.S.” The latest decision goes further than the two previous WTO rebukes of COOL by ruling that the American program breaches a basic principle of the international trade rules which guarantee equivalent competitive opportunities cannot be negated by an individual country. Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz said the decision has made it clear that COOL “is a blatant breach of the U.S.’s international obligations as a member of the WTO.” He repeated calls for the U.S. to repeal the program, which Canada has been fighting since 2008 because it has cost farmers and processors $1 billion a year in lost sales and lower prices because of mandatory American rules on labels on meat packages identifying where the animal was born, raised and slaughtered remain.

One hundred and twelve members of Congress have written to U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack urging him to rescind the law. U.S. meat industr y and farm groups, backed by Canadian counterparts, have been unsuccessful in getting American courts to rule against COOL laws. Canada first complained to the WTO about COOL in 2009. In 2012, the trade body found it not to be in compliance with the U.S.’s international obligations. In early 2013, the U.S. announced changes that it said brought the program into compliance with the WTO. Canada and Mexico said the changes made the situation worse. In 2013, Canada released a long list of imported American food and consumer products,

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LIVESTOCK MARKETS Cattle Prices

Heifers

Alberta South $ 169.00 - 172.50 — 115.00 - 133.00 102.00 - 119.00 139.81 - 139.81 $ 220.00 - 233.00 230.00 - 244.00 244.00 - 260.00 256.00 - 275.00 273.00 - 302.00 305.00 - 339.00 $ 206.00 - 220.00 220.00 - 232.00 227.00 - 240.00 235.00 - 252.00 249.00 - 274.00 270.00 - 302.00

($/cwt) (1,000+ lbs.) (850+ lbs.)

(901+ lbs.) (801-900 lbs.) (701-800 lbs.) (601-700 lbs.) (501-600 lbs.) (401-500 lbs.) (901+ lbs.) (801-900 lbs.) (701-800 lbs.) (601-700 lbs.) (501-600 lbs.) (401-500 lbs.)

Futures (October 24, 2014) in U.S. Fed Cattle Close Change October 2014 169.05 3.80 December 2014 169.10 3.80 February 2015 168.85 4.75 April 2015 167.05 4.60 June 2015 156.23 2.22 August 2015 154.08 2.13

Feeder Cattle October 2014 November 2014 January 2015 March 2015 April 2015 May 2015

Cattle Slaughter Canada East West Manitoba U.S.

Week Ending October 18, 2014 52,265 9,779 42,486 N/A 565,000

Ontario $ 158.82 - 173.93 151.78 - 173.59 82.37 - 120.12 82.37 - 120.12 108.05 - 139.06 $ 221.28 - 245.74 218.80 - 250.13 201.30 - 258.80 225.28 - 294.01 238.10 - 318.51 260.07 - 344.73 $ 181.56 - 209.26 207.56 - 234.93 209.48 - 245.48 205.60 - 251.91 216.07 - 287.94 235.83 - 311.82

Close 240.23 236.70 230.98 228.93 229.03 229.18

Change 0.03 -0.45 -0.15 -0.72 -0.47 -0.32

Cattle Grades (Canada) Previous Year 50,448 10,487 39,961 N/A 620,000

Week Ending October 18, 2014 872 24,285 17,542 820 775 7,337 186

Prime AAA AA A B D E

Previous Year 536 20,929 16,161 841 940 10,391 171

Hog Prices Source: Manitoba Agriculture

(Friday to Thursday) ($/100 kg) E - Estimation MB. ($/hog) MB (All wts.) (Fri-Thurs.) MB (Index 100) (Fri-Thurs.) ON (Index 100) (Mon.-Thurs.) PQ (Index 100) (Mon.-Fri.)

Current Week 210.00 E 195.00 E 209.62 213.61

Futures (October 24, 2014) in U.S. Hogs December 2014 February 2015 April 2015 May 2015 June 2015

Last Week 218.42 204.66 222.88 226.67

Close 88.73 87.45 88.55 89.50 92.70

Last Year (Index 100) 177.64 165.59 171.34 171.79

Change -1.60 1.00 2.10 1.50 2.00

Other Market Prices Winnipeg (880 h wooled fats) — October 24 report not received — —

Chickens Minimum 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

Turkeys Minimum prices as of October 19, 2014 Broiler Turkeys (6.2 kg or under, live weight truck load average) Grade A .................................... $1.970 Undergrade .............................. $1.880 Hen Turkeys (between 6.2 and 8.5 kg liveweight truck load average) Grade A .................................... $1.950 Undergrade .............................. $1.850 Light Tom/Heavy Hen Turkeys (between 8.5 and 10.8 kg liveweight truck load average) Grade A .................................... $1.950 Undergrade .............................. $1.850 Tom Turkeys (10.8 and 13.3 kg, live weight truck load average) Grade A..................................... $1.900 Undergrade............................... $1.815 Prices are quoted f.o.b. farm.

Volumes up at auction yards as fall run arrives The WTO ruling on COOL may bode well for beef trade Dave Sims

“We may have opened up a three- or four-cent premium on the age-verified (cattle).”

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he fall run has definitely arrived for livestock producers in Manitoba. Around 16,000 animals made their way to stockyards during the week ended Oct. 24. Industry watchers say the high volume of cattle arriving at auction marts is normal for this time of year — but with it comes some transportation headaches. “ There’s so many tr ucks being used it’s hard to keep up,” said Robin Hill of Heartland Livestock at Virden. A shortage of cattle throughout North America is fuelling demand, he said, noting beef often has to travel considerable distances to reach the customer. “When you send cattle to Ontario it could take that truck five days to get back,” he noted. Truckers are having a hard time keeping up with the flow, he said, but the industry has been through it all before. “It’s just the timing; it will be like that for the next three weeks.” Prices for butcher cattle stayed ver y close to levels seen over the past two or three weeks, according to Hill. Age-verified butcher cows and bulls enjoyed a slightly stronger market too. “We may have opened up a three- or four-cent premium on the age-verified (cattle),” he said. Feeder cattle also continue to dazzle on the market, Hill said, noting 600-pound steers are enjoying huge margins, “90-plus cents higher” than year-ago levels. “So that’s $590 a head more, and that’s on a lower market,” he added. If any class has dropped, Hill said, it would be heavy cattle. Despite record prices, most Manitoba producers haven’t yet begun expanding their herds, according to Melinda German, general manager for Manitoba Beef Producers.

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“We usually see signs producers want to rebuild their herds in increased numbers when prices come up, but we haven’t seen that,” she said. Many producers are likely taking the opportunity to pay off debts or invest in their operations in other ways, she said, noting the past decade has been extremely taxing on growers. “It’s rough times for some growers who are trying to pay off debts right now and maybe want to put the money back into the farm,” she said. International trade could soon be on the upswing, she said, noting the World Trade Organization recently backed Canada’s challenge of U.S. country-of-origin labelling (COOL) laws. “The more we can trade internationally, the better for us,” she said. The ruling determined U.S. mandatory COOL rules discriminate against Canadian and Mexican beef and pork exporters. The U.S. has 30 days to appeal the ruling but analysts say Washington is running out of options. German said she believes the ruling will have some positive impacts for growers, however, she cautioned it may not raise prices all that much. “The market has come up to where it’s supposed to be. Will the change in COOL make a difference? Yes. Probably not huge, because now the market has seen that correction,” she said. Dave Sims writes for Commodity News Service Canada, a Winnipeg company specializing in grain and commodity market reporting.

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Sheep and Lambs $/cwt Ewes Choice Lambs (110+ lb.) (95 - 109 lb.) (80 - 94 lb.) (Under 80 lb.) (New crop)

$1 Cdn: $0.8918 U.S. $1 U.S: $1.1213 Cdn.

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(Friday to Thursday) October 24, 2014 Winnipeg Slaughter Cattle Steers — Heifers — D1, 2 Cows 110.00 - 120.00 D3 Cows 100.00 - 110.00 Bulls 145.00 - 155.00 Feeder Cattle (Price ranges for feeders refer to top-quality animals only) Steers (901+ lbs.) $ 215.00 - 232.00 (801-900 lbs.) 220.00 - 250.00 (701-800 lbs.) 230.00 - 262.00 (601-700 lbs.) 230.00 - 265.00 (501-600 lbs.) 245.00 - 315.00 (401-500 lbs.) 285.00 - 375.00 Heifers (901+ lbs.) 170.00 - 212.00 (801-900 lbs.) 200.00 - 234.00 (701-800 lbs.) 215.00 - 252.00 (601-700 lbs.) 217.00 - 248.00 (501-600 lbs.) 220.00 - 275.00 (401-500 lbs.) 230.00 - 330.00 Slaughter Cattle Grade A Steers Grade A Heifers D1, 2 Cows D3 Cows Bulls Steers

EXCHANGES: October 17, 2014

Toronto 90.44 - 121.18 154.12 - 205.00 205.79 - 220.15 200.60 - 222.42 162.93 - 255.33 —

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

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Winnipeg (370 h Fats) — — —

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The number of cattle placed in U.S. feedlots in September increased one per cent from a year ago, a government report showed Oct. 24. Analysts attributed the gain in part to continued profits by feedlots that allowed them to purchase

more young calves, or feeder cattle, to fatten. The U.S. Department of Agriculture report showed September placements at 2.007 million head. It was up one per cent from 1.988 million a year earlier. Feedlots competed for calves while trying to capitalize on high-priced slaughter cattle and low-cost corn, both of which significantly reduced input costs at feed yards. “The cow-calf sector is making a lot of money right now, so it had considerable incentive to move young calves,” said Doane Advisory

Services economist Dan Vaught. In September, Chicago Board of Trade corn futures averaged $3.39-5/8 per bushel, compared with $3.583/8 the month before. “Corn is very cheap and a lot of it is available right now, which makes it a very good time to put cattle on feed,” said University of Missouri economist Ron Plain. Feedlots are drawing from a smaller pool of cattle after years of drought in parts of the United States hurt crops, which reduced the herd to its lowest level in 63 years.

Toronto ($/cwt) 107.93 - 243.34 — 91.73 - 204.17

Horses Winnipeg ($/cwt) — —

Profitable U.S. feedlots buy more cattle in September

Toronto ($/cwt) 8.00 - 20.00 14.00 - 36.00

Looking for results? Check out the market reports from livestock auctions around the province. » PaGe 15

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GRAIN MARKETS Export and International Prices

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Canola’s path of least resistance may be sideways The Dreyfus crush plant fire may be bearish for now Terryn Shiells CNSC

ord on the street is that this winter will be a boring one for the Canadian canola market, with sideways trade expected for most of the season. Canola saw some pretty large price swings during the week ended Oct. 24, but finished slightly lower overall in most months. Those losses came despite large gains in Chicago soybean and soyoil futures during the week. Talk that Canadian canola supplies will likely be larger than first anticipated helped to keep pressure on the market. Harvest activities are nearing completion in Western Canada, with canola yields reported near average in many regions. Industry officials are predicting a crop of about 14.5 million tonnes, above the October Statistics Canada estimate of 14.1 million. If the crop is that big, supplies will still be tight next year, but the situation won’t be as dire as first expected. On a day-to-day basis, canola will likely continue to follow the Chicago soybean and soyoil futures, as well as Malaysian palm oil and European rapeseed markets. Fundamentals, such as how much supply there actually ends up being, how well crops move by rail over the winter and the amount of demand for canola, will also determine price movement. News of an explosion at the Louis Dreyfus canola-crushing plant near Yorkton, Sask. could be bearish in the short term. It wasn’t clear how much damage was done by the explosion, which occurred in one of the meal towers on Oct. 24, but if it’s enough to shut the facility temporarily, there will be more supplies available to other buyers of Canadian canola. The Yorkton plant has capacity to crush 850,000 tonnes of canola per year. Prior to the explosion, the pace of canola crushing across Canada was ahead of year-ago levels, which is positive for canola if the robust demand from domestic crushers continues. The Canadian Oilseed Processors Association said 149,136 tonnes of canola were crushed during the week ended Oct. 22, up almost five per cent from the week prior. For 2014-15, 1.63 million tonnes have been crushed so far, which compares with 1.38 million tonnes a year ago. Demand is also strong for soybeans in the U.S., which helped CBOT soybean futures

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move higher during the week. The U.S. Department of Agriculture pegged weekly export sales at 2.167 million tonnes last week, with another new sale of about 118,000 tonnes to China for 2014-15 delivery also announced. Corn futures also moved higher during the week, following along with the soybean advances. Worries about slow harvest progress in the U.S. Midwest were also pushing prices higher earlier in the week. The rallies in both corn and soybeans will likely be short lived, as harvest pressure in the U.S. and ongoing expectations of record-large production for both crops will start to weigh on markets. Forecasts show improving weather conditions for harvest in late October. Traders will also start shifting focus to South American crop prospects. So far, there have been some concerns about dry conditions hindering soybean planting in Brazil, but weather in the region seems to be improving. Chicago wheat futures followed the trend and also moved higher during the week, though Kansas City and Minneapolis futures were mixed. Kansas futures moved mostly lower as hard red winter wheat crops in the southern U.S. Plains saw good planting conditions and beneficial rainfall to help with establishment. Minneapolis futures were mostly higher, as harvest activities for U.S. and Canadian spring wheat crops wrapped up, taking some pressure off the market. The global supply situation remains large for wheat, so growing conditions and demand for U.S. wheat will be the main focus moving forward. Terryn Shiells writes for Commodity News Service Canada, a Winnipeg company specializing in grain and commodity market reporting.

All prices close of business October 23, 2014

Last Week

Week Ago

Year Ago

Chicago wheat (nearby future) ($US/tonne)

193.55

189.97

255.92

Minneapolis wheat (nearby future) ($US/tonne)

209.81

211.83

276.31

Chicago corn (nearby future) ($US/tonne)

141.63

138.67

173.32

Chicago oats (nearby future) ($US/tonne)

233.76

225.00

223.22

Chicago soybeans (nearby future) ($US/tonne)

367.44

357.98

481.25

Chicago soyoil ($US/tonne)

720.37

713.54

906.92

Coarse Grains

oilseeds

Winnipeg Futures ICE Futures Canada prices at close of business October 24, 2014 barley

Last Week

Week Ago

December 2014

137.00

119.00

March 2015

140.00

122.00

May 2015

140.00

122.00

Canola

Last Week

Week Ago

November 2014

411.00

410.50

January 2015

411.40

413.80

March 2015

414.00

419.50

Special Crops Report for October 27, 2014 — Bin run delivered plant Saskatchewan Spot Market

Lentils (Cdn. cents per pound)

Spot Market

Other ( Cdn. cents per pound unless otherwise specified)

Large Green 15/64

35.50 - 38.75

Canaryseed

Laird No. 1

33.00 - 38.75

Oil Sunflower Seed

Eston No. 2

27.00 - 32.00

Field Peas (Cdn. $ per bushel)

23.00 - 24.50 —

Desi Chickpeas

15.20 - 16.00

Beans (Cdn. cents per pound)

Green No. 1

8.80 - 9.00

Fababeans, large

—

Medium Yellow No. 1

6.40 - 6.50

Feed beans

—

Feed Peas (Cdn. $ per bushel)

No. 1 Navy/Pea Beans

24.00 - 24.00

Feed Pea (Rail)

No. 1 Great Northern

40.00 - 40.00

4.00 - 4.10

Mustardseed (Cdn. cents per pound)

No. 1 Cranberry Beans

39.00 - 39.00

Yellow No. 1

No. 1 Light Red Kidney

50.00 - 50.00

30.40 - 32.00

Brown No. 1

25.70 - 27.00

No. 1 Dark Red Kidney

58.00 - 58.00

Oriental No. 1

29.50 - 31.00

No. 1 Black Beans

28.00 - 28.00

No. 1 Pinto Beans

22.00 - 32.00

No. 1 Small Red

41.00 - 41.00

No. 1 Pink

41.00 - 41.00

Source: Stat Publishing SUNFLOWERS

Fargo, ND

Goodlands, KS

17.30

16.70

Ask

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Report for October 24, 2014 in US$ cwt NuSun (oilseed) Confection Source: National Sunflower Association

U.K. rapeseed production jumps 17 per cent Wheat area and yields recover from rain-soaked 2013 London / Reuters

U.K. rapeseed production is now almost all winter varieties. photo: thinkstock

.K. rapeseed production in 2014 rose 17 per cent to 2.50 million tonnes as favourable weather drove an increase in yields, Britain’s Farm Ministry said Oct. 16. “The overall oilseed rape yield has increased 25 per cent to 3.7 tonnes per hectare (66 bu./ac.) following favourable weather conditions in 2014,” the ministry said. The area planted with rapeseed fell by 5.8 per cent to 674,000 hectares but there was a shift towards higher-yielding winter-sown varieties. The winter rapeseed area climbed 6.3 per cent to 660,000 hectares while spring plantings fell by 85.2 per cent to just 14,000 hectares, the ministry said.

Wet weather in the autumn of 2012 prevented many farmers from planting winter rapeseed and led to a switch towards spring varieties. Conditions were more favourable for the planting of this year’s crop. The ministry also provided more details on its estimate for this year’s U.K. wheat crop of 16.62 million tonnes, issued last week. The crop was up 39 per cent from the previous season. The average wheat yield rose 17 per cent to 8.6 tonnes per hectare (127 bu./ac.) while the area climbed by 19.5 per cent to 1.93 million hectares. Wheat plantings had also fallen sharply for the 2013 harvest due to prolonged wet weather in the autumn of 2012 but rebounded this season while remaining slightly below the 1.99 million hectares sown for the 2012 crop.

The Manitoba Co-operator | October 30, 2014

LIVESTOCK h u s b a n d r y — t h e s c i e n c e , S K I L L O R ART O F F AR M IN G

Provinces facing rapid population growth want a bigger share of future broiler production quota allocations.

photo: thinkstock

Chicken industry struggles with allocation issue An old problem takes on new urgency as disgruntled provinces start pulling out of the system By Ron Friesen Co-operator contributor

recurring dispute over how production quota is allocated to provinces experiencing rapid population growth is once again haunting Canada’s broiler chicken industry. Negotiations to solve the issue of differential growth have repeatedly broken down and one province has left the national chicken system in protest. A solution appeared close several times this summer. But some provinces backed away at the last minute and although talks continue, there’s no resolution at hand. While provinces dicker over chicken allocations, the industry faces other more pressing matters such as biosecurity, animal welfare and a trade dispute with the United States over allegedly fraudulent imports of spent fowl. The mounting problems within Canada’s supply-managed chicken sector make solving the differential growth issue critical, producers admit. “We’re always looking at risks and scenarios. We evaluate them. Certainly, any risk is what gives the incentive to reach a deal,” said Wayne Hiltz, Manitoba Chicken Producers executive director. “We view the continuance

of the system as valuable and there’s risks out there that could threaten that. We want to manage around that accordingly.”

Allocation dispute

The current dispute revolves around Chicken Farmers of Canada’s inability to allocate production to reflect a province’s economic and population growth instead of just historical market share. The problem is as old as CFC itself and has threatened to split the broiler industry several times since the agency was founded in 1979. Over the years, CFC tried several ways of allocating production for each of its eight-week rolling production periods throughout the year. The agency began with a top-down formuladriven approach, then switched in the 1990s to a bottom-up allocation approach based on the volumes processors said they needed. A 2001 federal-provincial agreement was supposed to create peace. But periodic disputes have arisen since 2009 over differential growth and the system’s inflexibility in matching supply and demand in provinces with rapidly growing populations, mainly Alberta. The 2001 FPA actually allows for differential growth among provinces. But Hiltz said no one

has ever been able to define what differential growth really means, much less implement it. “There’s been various attempts in the last several years to define it and come up with a formula. At this point in time, that still hasn’t occurred. There’s been occasions where we’ve been close with nine provinces on side and we can’t get the 10th one on side,” said Hiltz. “I think everyone agrees a formulaic approach is the best approach, including Alberta. It’s just trying to find the formula.” CFC held a series of mediation sessions in late 2013 and early 2014 but they failed to produce a solution. Alberta withdrew from CFC on December 31, 2013 after complaining for years it couldn’t get differential growth even though the FPA provided for it. Alberta still maintained a service agreement with the national agency. Efforts to solve differential growth and bring Alberta back into the fold peaked this summer. A deal appeared near several times. But some provinces always reneged at the last minute. Mike Dungate, CFC executive director, declined to comment about the state of negotiations, citing confidentiality. “(He) is concerned that the contents of the discussions are sensitive and he doesn’t want to

jeopardize the progress being made,” a CFC spokesperson said in an email to the Co-operator. But well-placed sources said the latest proposal under consideration would see Ontario, Canada’s largest chicken-producing province, and Alberta get a larger share of projected future market growth at the expense of the other provinces. The plan would project future market growth for chicken over the next 10 years. A complicated formula would use a combination of existing market share (pro rata), population growth, economic expansion and other performance components to allocate future growth. If market expansion followed projections, Ontario and Alberta would receive more kilograms and other provinces would get fewer. No province would lose production; it just wouldn’t get as much future growth as it otherwise might. The nine remaining CFC member provinces thought they had a deal on July 8, but Ontario held back. Another agreement appeared close on September 9 but Nova Scotia, with only a small fraction of Canada’s chicken supply, inexplicably balked. Nova Scotia subsequently put forward a counter proposal, which was discussed in mid-October. The Canadian Chicken Poul-

“At the end of the day, we all signed an agreement in 2001 that said there would be differential growth based on comparative advantage and we’ve never implemented it.” Wayne Hiltz

Manitoba Chicken Producers

try and Egg Processors Council is watching the situation carefully because differential growth will influence its chicken supplies. Manitoba is said to have played a leading role in promoting the proposed new formula, even though the province could lose out on future market growth. Hiltz said some give and take is needed to get everyone on board and save the system. “Obviously we’d all like to have more and do better than the next guy. That’s a given. But at the same time we value the system. We think the system is stronger if Alberta is in it,” Hiltz said. “At the end of the day, we all signed an agreement in 2001 that said there would be differential growth based on comparative advantage and we’ve never implemented it.”

The Manitoba Co-operator | October 30, 2014

Livestock producers should beware of sweet clover toxicity Mould can convert the naturally occurring chemical coumarin into an anticoagulant NDSU release

mproperly curing hay made from certain sweet clover varieties such as white and yellow sweet clover can cause severe and often fatal hemorrhages in livestock s u c h a s c a t t l e, s h e e p a n d goats. “Unfortunately, proper harvesting can be difficult,” says Gerald Stokka, North Dakota State University Extension Service livestock stewardship specialist and veterinarian. “If cutting is delayed until full bloom, the large, high-moisture stems will take a longer time to dry than the leaves. This will increase leaf shatter and decrease quality. If baled in early maturity with increased moisture content, mould growth may develop.” The problem with sweet clover is that it contains a high level of a unique, natu ra l l y o c c u r r i n g c h e m i c a l known as coumarin. Mould causes coumarin to be converted to dicoumarol, which is a potent anticoagulant. Dicoumarol also interferes with the metabolism of vitamin K, which the body needs for blood coagulation. That is a concern to producers because sweet clover is used as livestock feed. It grows in many annual pastures and can become abundant in years following good rainfall in the fall. Cattle consuming affected feed likely will not exhibit symptoms until the disease becomes severe. At that point, inadequate blood coagulation causes the animals to become weak and experience an increased heart rate, anemia, bloody milk and black, tarlike manure. “Many of these symptoms may go unnoticed, and often extensive internal bruising is discovered after the animal has died,” Stokka says. “Dicoumarol also has been shown to cause reproductive disease in cattle.”

Newborns susceptible

Newborn calves are more susceptible to sweet clover disease than older animals because the calves usually are deficient in vitamin K and unable to protect themselves from the toxin. In mature animals, toxicity usually occurs after they’ve consumed 20 to 30 milligrams of dicoumarol per kilogram of hay for several weeks. Stokka recommends that producers remove sweet clover from their livestock’s diet at the first signs of toxicity.

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In severe cases, administering whole blood intravenously can resolve hemorrhages and anemia immediately. Administer ing injectable vitamin K1 also has been s h ow n t o b e a n e f f e c t i v e treatment strategy. The synthetic vitamin K3 is available in injectable and oral forms, allowing for easier treatment, but it has not been shown to be effective, Stokka says. Replacing or blending mouldy sweet clover with a high-quality forage will help avoid the effects of dicoumarol. Also, haylage or silage made from sweet clover is less likely to have coumarin convert to dicoumarol because anaerobic conditions necessar y for proper ensiling are not conducive to mould growth.

“ To b e s a f e , p r o d u c e r s should have their sweet clover hay tested to determine the dicoumarol content,” Stokka advises. Other methods of reducing the risk of sweet clover disease include: • Planting sweet clover varieties with low coumarin content; • Curing and dr ying sweet clover carefully before baling; • Avoiding feeding sweet clover forages in late gestation; • Blending all predominantly sweet clover forages suspected of contamination with other forages or feeding these forages for only a short time, such as five to seven days, to avoid the cumulative effects on the animals’ clotting mechanism.

The problem with sweet clover is that it contains a high level of a unique, naturally occurring chemical known as coumarin. photo: creative commons

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SHEEP & GOAT COLUMN

Former Cargill beef plant worker fined

A lively sale with strong deliveries But the volume of goats delivered was lower and so were the bids

REUTERS / A former worker at Cargill Ltd.’s High River, Alberta beef plant has been fined for tampering with waste water samples that were required by the province of Alberta, it said Oct. 22. Cargill was required by Alberta to study the plant’s waste water, and limit the amount of phosphorus discharged into a nearby lake. Phosphorus can deplete oxygen needed to support aquatic life. The worker tampered with three treated waste water samples in February and March, 2012 by injecting alum, a substance that made phosphorus content appear artificially low, according to a statement of agreed facts from Alberta’s provincial court. Cargill notified the government’s Environment Department of potential errors in its waste water report in April 2012. A court fined Cargill $80,000 earlier this year for failing to immediately report the incidents. The court also fined former Cargill employee Pushp Pal Singh $7,500, the province’s government said. Singh resigned from his job with Cargill in 2012. The government said there is no evidence of environmental harm from the incident. Cargill spokesman Mike Martin said Cargill does not condone the employee’s actions and has acted to bring the facility into compliance.

By Mark Elliot

October 1, 2014

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EWES

here were 998 sheep and goats delivered to the Oct. 15 sale at Winnipeg Livestock Auction. Quality ewes were in demand. A herd dispersal with good-quality stock attracted bids ranging from $0.61 to $0.79 per pound. Also, numerous 128-pound ewes brought a price range from $1.09 to $1.15 per pound. There was a good selection of quality rams. Prices ranged from $0.89 to $1.03 per pound. A 55-pound Suffolk-cross ram brought $71.50 ($0.55 per pound). A 245-pound Suffolk-cross ram brought $142.10 ($0.58 per pound). The buyers were looking for quality heavyweight lambs. Lambs ranged from 114 to 117 pounds and received a price range from $1.62 to $1.65 per pound. Market lamb prices ranged from $1.63 to $1.78 per pound. A group of 106-pound C l u n Fo r e s t - c r o s s l a m b s brought $1.80 per pound. There appeared to be slight price differences between the wool and hair lambs in the feeder lamb categor y. The hair lambs brought a price range from $1.20 to $1.55 per pound. The wool lambs brought a price range from $1.66 to $2.09 per pound. Two 80-pound lambs brought $2.24 per pound. Lightweight haired lambs of the 70-lb.-plus weight had a price range from $1.65 to $1.75 per pound. The wool lambs of this similar weight had a price range from $2.11 to $2.18 per pound.

$84 - $156.87

$81 - $144.15

$42 - $76.16

$52.80 - $75.40

110+

$189.54 - $189.75

$171.45

95 - 110

$141.55 - $190.80

$159.74 - $187.62

80 - 94

$151.06 - $179.20 $97.20 - $136.30

$154.38 - $171.90 $63.91 - $109.65

70 - 79

$116.90 - $164.58

$116.18 - $144.75

60 - 69

$83.79 - $141.75

$89.67 - $128.34

50 - 59

$85.40 - $114.75

$84.50 - $115.05

40 - 49

$43.00 - $73.13

$78.49 (47 lbs.)

33 / 37

$26.40 / $53.65

$38.85 (37 lbs.)

LAMBS (LBS.)

Under 80

The 60-pound-plus weight lambs pr ices ranged from $1.33 to $2.24 per pound. The uniformity of three groups of 63-pound Clun Forest-cross lambs was impressive and brought a price range from $2.22 to $2.25 per pound. The 50-plus weight lambs brought a price range from $1.20 to $1.75 per pound. Nine 51-pound Clun Forestcross lambs brought $2.25 per pound. The hair lambs appeared to dominate the 40-plus weight lambs at this sale. The price ra n g e d f ro m $ 1 t o $ 1 . 6 2 5 per pound for the lambs. An exception was the 47-pound lambs of the herd dispersal which brought $2.26 per pound. The 33-pound Katahdincross lamb brought $26.40 ($0.80 per pound). The group of 37-pound Cheviot-cross lambs brought $53.65 ($1.45 per pound). The selection for goats was lower. The prices were down

as well. The meat goat does ranged from $0.95 to $1.86 per pound. Dairy goat does prices were higher.

GOAT DOES MEAT DAIRY

/ lb.

ANIMAL WEIGHT

$1.04

105 lbs.

$0.99

108 lbs.

$0.86

83 lbs.

$0.82 / $0.87

85 lbs.

$1.04

105 lbs.

BUCKS MEAT

$1.15

190 lbs.

DAIRY

$1.21

120 lbs.

MEAT

$2.13

75 lbs.

DAIRY

$2.06

68 lbs.

$1.68

50 lbs.

$0.75

40 lbs.

$1.67

46 lbs.

KIDS - Under 80

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MEAT

$1.96

48 lbs.

$1.00 / $2.00

40 lbs.

$1.71

42 lbs.

$1.35

43 lbs.

$1.50

35 lbs.

$1.67

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LIVESTOCK AUCTION RESULTS Weight Category

Ashern

Gladstone

Grunthal

Heartland

Brandon

Virden

Killarney

Ste. Rose

Winnipeg

Feeder Steers

Oct-22

Oct-21

Oct-23

Oct-22

n/a

Oct-23

Oct-24

No. on offer

2,503

1,253

1,683*

2,818*

3,596*

n/a

1,946

2,080*

n/a

180.00-212.00

Over 1,000 lbs. 900-1,000

n/a

190.00-236.00

n/a

200.00-220.00

200.00-224.00

n/a

215.00-223.00

800-900

230.00-247.00

190.00-253.00

200.00-238.00

215.00-240.00

228.00-244.00

n/a

225.00-240.00 (247.00)

220.00-242.00

700-800

220.00-258.00

230.00-259.75

230.00-265.00

240.00-268.00

238.00-260.00 (263.00)

n/a

240.00-259.00 (265.00)

230.00-259.00

600-700

240.00-290.00

240.00-269.50

250.00-280.00

255.00-280.00

245.00-282.00 (286.00)

n/a

255.00-279.00 (287.00)

230.00-270.00

500-600

270.00-305.00

270.00-303.00

265.00-295.00

270.00-305.00

264.00-296.00

n/a

285.00-310.00 (315.00)

245.00-300.00

400-500

280.00-347.00

280.00-362.00

300.00-360.00

320.00-340.00

285.00-342.00

n/a

290.00-345.00 (382.00)

285.00-338.00

300-400

300.00-370.00

350.00-400.00

325.00-430.00

325.00-375.00

345.00-390.00

n/a

290.00-370.00 (380.00)

340.00-380.00

n/a

165.00-195.00

184.00-210.00

n/a

170.00-210.00

Feeder heifers 900-1,000 lbs. 800-900

n/a

200.00-225.00

185.00-230.00

200.00-225.00

210.00-233.00

n/a

200.00-223.00

700-800

190.00-239.00

200.00-236.00

215.00-240.00

218.00-238.00

219.00-240.00 (244.00)

n/a

210.00-235.00 (240.00)

212.00-245.00

600-700

210.00-266.00

210.00-249.50

225.00-265.00

230.00-247.00

228.00-249.00

n/a

230.00-250.00 (260.00)

217.00-256.00

500-600

220.00-271.00

240.00-290.00

245.00-290.00

255.00-273.00

237.00-262.00 (267.00)

n/a

245.00-265.00 (275.00)

220.00-263.00

400-500

270.00-316.00

270.00-311.00

265.00-315.00

285.00-312.00

270.00-313.00

n/a

250.00-300.00 (330.00)

230.00-305.00

300-400

280.00-340.00

280.00-326.00

300.00-375.00

315.00-335.00

288.00-350.00

n/a

255.00-285.00 (325.00)

250.00-337.00

203

n/a

142

140

n/a

375

Slaughter Market No. on offer D1-D2 Cows

110.00-123.00

100.00-131.00

n/a

118.00-128.00

113.00-125.00

n/a

118.00-127.00 (131.00)

120.00-128.00

D3-D5 Cows

108.00-114.00

n/a

100.00-118.00

n/a

103.00-113.00

n/a

105.00-114.00

100.00-110.00

Age Verified

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“ E V E R Y O N E T A L K S A B O U T T H E W E A T H E R , B U T N O O N E D O E S A N Y T H I N G A B O U T I T.” M a r k Tw a i n , 18 9 7

Above-average temperatures should continue Issued: Monday, October 27, 2014 · Covering: October 29 – November 5, 2014 Daniel Bezte Co-operator contributor

s usual for this time of the year, small changes in the way weather systems move can have a big impact on our weather. Last week’s forecast indicated an area of low pressure would develop to our west and bring nice mild conditions. Not surprisingly, this low now looks like it will take a more southerly route, bringing cooler weather into our region to start this forecast period. For those of you interested in trick-or-treaters this Friday, the current weather models call for dry weather as arctic high pressure builds in from the north. This arctic high will track through northern Ontario late this week and into the weekend, which means we’ll be on the western side of the high. This should bring us mostly sunny skies and cool weather, with highs only making it to about 5 C on most days and overnight lows dropping to about -5 C. Over the weekend the arctic high should slide to the southeast and this will put us into a warmer southerly flow.

Daytime highs should moderate toward the 10 C mark, but strong south winds will make it feel cooler. The weather models then forecast a strong area of low pressure developing to our southwest early next week. Confidence in this part of the forecast is not that high, but should it play out as expected, we should see plenty of clouds and showers to start next week, with a slow trend toward the showers changing to flurries, especially during overnight hours. Looking further ahead, the weather models are not showing any sign of a strong push of cold arctic air or any other strong areas of low pressure. That said, we need to remember that especially for this time of the year, things can change very quickly. Usual temperature range for this period: Highs, -1 to 10 C; lows, -11 to 0 C. Probability of precipitation falling as snow: 55 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 daniel@bezte.ca.

WEATHER MAP - WESTERN CANADA

This issue’s weather map shows the September temperature anomaly across the planet. Areas in red saw above-average temperatures while those in blue were below average. A large portion of the planet saw above-average temperatures. Northern Canada, along with the Great Lakes region extending into Quebec, saw cooler-than-average conditions, while western regions saw above-average conditions.

On pace for warmest year ever globally Very few spots on Earth reported cooler-than-average conditions last month By Daniel Bezte CO-OPERATOR CONTRIBUTOR

o far in 2014, we’ve seen some very cold weather last winter and early spring and an average summer — and so far this fall is turning out to be warmer than average. By the time 2014 is up, the year will likely come in slightly cooler than average. So, from our point of view, this next weather story might be a little tough to believe. We just have to remember that while the weather in one area might be cooler than average, when we look at the planet as a whole a much different picture emerges. This is exactly the case according to the U.S. National Oc e a n i c a n d At m o s p h e r i c A d m i n i s t r a t i o n’s ( N O A A ) National Climatic Data Center. It reported September 2014 w a s E a r t h’s w a r m e s t Se p tember ever recorded. This is the fourth month this year NOAA has reported as being the warmest ever, following this May, June and August. It also indicated the first nine months of 2014 tied with 1998 and 2010 as the warmest first three-quar ters of the year — and the period of October 2013 through to September 2014 was the warm-

It doesn’t look like we’ll see an early start to winter, but with what looks to be a more active weather pattern developing I won’t write that in stone.

est 12-month period recorded since records began in 1880. Global ocean temperatures in September were the warmest on record, with a value of 0.66 C above average. This temperature anomaly is the highest ever recorded. Land temperatures were a little cooler, with September 2014 coming in as the sixthwarmest September. Looking at satellite measurements of global temperatures in the lowest eight kilometres of the atmosphere, the University of Alabama-Huntsville reported a global temperature about 0 . 2 9 C a b ov e t h e 3 0 - y e a r average, which places September as the seventh warmest on record. The Northern Hemisphere was about 0.19 C above average, while the Southern Hemisphere was 0.4 C above average. The coldest place on Earth, compared to average, was around Nuna-

vut’s Prince Charles Island (2.73 C below average), while the warmest place was found i n t h e w e s t e r n A n t a rc t i c , along the eastern edge of the Ross Ice Shelf (5.35 C above average).

Record hot in Africa, South America

Looking around the globe for September you would find very few locations reported coolerthan-average conditions. Looking at NOAA’s map of global temperature anomalies for September you can see the vast majority of the planet is in different shades of red, indicating above-average temperatures. In fact, 31 countries and territories from every continent reported at least one location that had record warmth during the month. In South and Central America, Coro in Venezuela reported a temperature of 41.1 C on Sept. 29, 0.9 C short of

the all-time national record for that country. In Africa, the northern countries of Algeria and Tunisia had their warmest Septembers ever recorded. The hottest temperature in Africa occurred on Sept. 18 in Mitunzini, South Africa, when the temperature topped out at 41.6 C. In Asia, record heat hit parts of Mongolia and Siberia during the first week of September. Ulan Bator, Mongolia recorded its hottest September reading ever when the temperature peaked at 31.7 C on Sept. 3. Interestingly, by late September, cold weather, along with a snowstorm, hit the fareastern part of Siberia. Vladivostok ended up recording its coldest September reading on record along with its earliest snowfall on record. Farther south, Jakarta, Indonesia recorded its hottest-ever temperature record, with a reading of 37 C on Sept. 24. Continuing south into Australia, Perth recorded a temperature of 34.2 C on Sept. 20, its warmest September day ever. All in all, globally it has been a very warm year and if you were to extrapolate current global temperature trends out to the end of the year, 2014 could end up being the warmest calendar year on record. The question on a number of

people’s minds around here is: Are we going to see some of this global heat like we have over the last month, or are we going to slide back into the cold weather pattern we saw during the first half of this year? I know last week I indicated I really didn’t have a gut feeling about the weather for this upcoming winter but, well, that seems to have changed a little bit. After looking at global weather patterns so far this year and getting a lot of extra work done outside due to the warm, dry, late-October weather, it seems I’ve started to have that gut feeling develop. It’s not really a deviation from what I predicted last week and is only a gut feeling, but I think we will likely see warmer-thanaverage conditions this winter. It currently doesn’t look like we’ll see an early start to the winter, but with what looks to be a bit more of an active weather pattern developing I won’t write that one in stone. I still think we’ll see some really cold periods this winter, but the warmer weather should counteract the cold periods. Next week we’ll take a look back at October’s numbers locally and see just how warm October 2014 will turn out to be.

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CROPS FP Genetics unveils Certified Seed Profit Guarantee The company is confident its new wheats will outperform bin-run varieties By Allan Dawson co-operator staff

FP Genetics is confident that once farmers try using certified wheat seed, they’ll keep using it. photo: thinkstock

“We’ve developed a program that allows a grower to upgrade their wheat genetics at no risk to them.” Rod Merryweather

that is based on about 25 million acres of wheat grown annually. Given that, on average, wheat yields increase by 1.6 per cent a year, farmers should be buying new varieties at least every four years, he said. Here are the rules: 1. FP Genetics and the farmer agree on a field, which can be up to 640 acres and must be reasonably uniform. FP Genetics and the farmer then decide if the results will be tabulated by actual weight or the farmer’s combine grain yield monitor. Then the farmer and an FP Genetics territory manager sign an official guarantee document. 2. The farmer buys and seeds half

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the field with FP Genetics’ recommended variety (CDC Utmost, AC Muchmore or CDC Plentiful) and the other half with the farmer’s bin-run seed. Seeding on both sides must be done within 24 hours by the same equipment and at the same seeding rate of approximately 35 plants per square foot (usually about two bushels per acre). 3. Fertility and pest management must be the same on both sides of the field. 4. The harvested crop will be measured with an FP Genetics territory manager in attendance. If the recommendation of the FP Genetics retailer does not deliver higher yield and more profit, FP Genetics will pay the difference in profit realized. FP Genetics is also excited about some of its other new varieties of fall rye and flax. A limited supply of Brasetto, a new hybrid fall rye developed by German seed company KWS, “sold out in a matter of minutes,” this fall, Merryweather said. It yields 20 to 25 per cent more than conventional rye and has higher falling

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numbers, translating into better milling quality, he said. The higher seed price is more than offset by higher yield and quality, Merryweather said. “It passes that three- or fourto-one return on investment,” he said. “And that’s really what you need to have farmers really interested in it. I believe that’s why we’re getting so much interest in the product.” Brasetto is standing up well to fusarium, he added, probably because as a hybrid, maturity is more even. AAC Bravo is a new flax developed at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Morden Research Station. “The best thing about it is it has good maturity and it also has a large seed size, which is attractive for the specialty markets for toppings on bread and for the food markets,” Merryweather said. “It’s also attractive because a bigger kernel means higher oil content and that makes it attractive for the industrial market — the traditional markets in Europe.” allan@fbcpublishing.com

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P Genetics is so confident one of its new Canada Western Red Spring wheats is more profitable than older varieties grown from bin-run seed, it’s guaranteeing it. “We’ve developed a program that allows a grower to upgrade their wheat genetics at no risk to them,” FP Genetics CEO Rod Merryweather said in a news release Oct. 22. “The grower simply has to register with one of our shareholder seedsmen, seed any number of acres of our variety side by side with their current variety and use the same agronomic package. If our variety doesn’t net out more on the bottom line, we’ll pay the grower the difference.” Harvest, one of FP Genetics’ older CWRS varieties, is the most popular milling wheat seeded in Western Canada, making up 12 per cent of the area covered by crop insurance, or 1.5 million acres, according to data collected by the Canadian Grain Commission. But Harvest is 10 years old and higher-yielding varieties are available, Merryweather told reporters with Farm Business Communications Oct. 15. As part of its Certified Seed Profit Guarantee, FP Genetics has set up a calculator to compare certified and farm-saved seed costs. Bin-run seed is not free, Merryweather said, noting that it has a market value as grain, plus there are costs to transport it to be cleaned and treated. Meanwhile, new varieties have potentially higher yields, he said. For example, CDC Plentiful, one of FP Genetics’ new CWRS wheats, yields 10 per cent more than Harvest, is four to five days earlier maturing and is more disease resistant, Merryweather said. It’s also rated modestly resistant (MR) to fusarium head blight. Merryweather estimates some of FP Genetics’ new wheats will net farmers around $20 an acre more than an old variety. “At $20 an acre, if we could do this on every acre that’s another $500 million of profit in farmers’ hands,” he said, noting

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Monsanto and Brazil soy exporters face off Exporters want a fee for policing royalty payments, Monsanto threatens to block exports Sao Paulo / Reuters

ost soy-exporting firms in Brazil have still not agreed to collect royalties for seed giant Monsanto, threatening sales of up to a quarter of the country’s soy crop, industry association Abiove said Oct. 23. Abiove represents global grain merchants Bunge, ADM, Louis Dreyfus and Cargill as well as smaller Brazilian firms. A small local exporter told Reuters earlier this month it had agreed to police farmers’ royalty payments on Monsanto’s new Intacta RR2 Pro seeds in exchange for a fee, and Abiove told soy growers’ group Aprosoja in September that the monthslong dispute was close to being resolved. But a broader deal has stalled due to lingering legal concerns that Monsanto could halt shipments on cargoes that contain soy for which the company has

In Brazil, reusing seeds is more common and it is easier for farmers to skip out on Monsanto’s fees after buying the seeds the first season. photo: thinkstock

not received royalties, Abiove said, highlighting an increasingly tense relationship between global grain merchants and biotech firms. “The risks of possible future embarrassment to the soy

industry from Monsanto... may prevent crushing and trading firms from receiving that (Intacta) soy,” Abiove said in a statement. Trading firms have not had to oversee royalty payments in

the United States, the world’s No. 2 soy exporter after Brazil, because biotech company’s patents are protected by laws that do not allow farmers to reuse seeds year after year there. In Brazil, where genetically modified seeds have only been legal since 2005, reusing seeds is more common and it is easier for farmers to skip out on Monsanto’s fees after buying the seeds the first season. While some merchants have been collecting royalties on Monsanto’s first-generation Roundup Ready soy seeds in Brazil for a decade, that arrangement was deeply frustrating for merchants as it required them to accept additional work and liability for their shipments, without any compensation from Monsanto. The industry has been determined to avoid a similar situation with Intacta, which includes a gene to ward off pests and was

Here’s how KAP tackled the issues that affected you and your farm this year. SS E C C U S KAP SS E C SUC P KA

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$36-plus million in education tax relief As a result of KAP’s intense lobbying efforts, the Manitoba government created a rebate to return education taxes on farmland. This year, over $36 million has been put back in farmers’ pockets! KAP continues to lobby for school tax relief on farm buildings, and for limits on the program to be removed.

Railways ordered to move a million tonnes of grain per week KAP was instrumental in getting the trains moving last winter. As a result of KAP’s lobbying and publicity efforts, the federal government agreed the railways were not performing and ultimately passed legislation ordering them to haul a minimum of a million tonnes of grain per week. KAP will continue to lobby for rail service improvement during the review of the Canada Transportation Act.

Flexibility for manure and fertilizer application KAP successfully lobbied the provincial government to make the restriction on winter fertilizer and manure application flexible, based on whether the ground is frozen. This replaces the previous policy that solely relied on fixed dates every year, and will greatly improve farmers’ ability to get fall nutrients applied in a late-harvest year.

And the list goes on! You can ensure KAP’s work continues by renewing your membership for 2015. Watch for your renewal form in the mail, and return it with a single cheque of $210 to avoid check-offs and complicated calculations later on. Or go to kap.mb.ca.

first planted in South America last year. Farm groups believe between 15 and 25 per cent of Brazil’s current crop, which is now more than 10 per cent planted, was sown with Monsanto’s Intacta seeds. Monsanto did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Brazil’s Intacta saga is part of a global trade, copyright, environment and food safety debate about genetic modification in agriculture that is far from resolved. Early this year, China rejected 1.25 million tonnes of U.S. corn and byproducts containing the genetically modified strain MIR162 manufactured by Swiss firm Syngenta that China has not yet approved. Cargill last month sued Syngenta for marketing the seeds in the United States even though it lacked Beijing’s approval, estimating it suffered losses of more than $90 million.

Syngenta lawsuit against Bunge over GMO corn revived Syngenta is suing Bunge for refusing to accept its newest GM corn By Tom Polansek chicago / reuters

Federal Appeals Court has opened the door for Syngenta Seeds to revive a lawsuit it brought against Bunge North America in 2011 over the agribusiness company’s refusal of a type of genetically modified corn. An opinion in the case came Oct. 20 as Syngenta and its parent company, Swiss-based Syngenta AG, have become the target of lawsuits over the same variety of corn, Agrisure Viptera. A three-judge panel of the U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals ordered a district court to review whether Syngenta had standing to bring a claim of false advertising against Bunge in 2011 after Bunge began refusing to accept Viptera corn because it was not approved for imports by China. Syngenta sued Bunge over the decision, and a district court in 2012 ruled in Bunge’s favour. The Appeals Court sent Syngenta’s false-advertising claim back to the lower court for review, while affirming the lower court’s rulings in favour of Bunge on two other claims. Viptera corn has become controversial because China last year began rejecting boatloads of U.S. corn containing the trait, known as MIR162. Commodities trader Cargill Inc. and farmers have separately sued Syngenta, claiming they lost money from the trade disruptions. Bunge expects to prevail on the false-advertising claim in district court, spokeswoman Deb Seidel said, adding that latest opinion was a clarification of a ruling the Appeals Court made in August. Syngenta declined to comment.

The Manitoba Co-operator | October 30, 2014

U.S. farmers seen cutting fertilizer use as crop prices slide A late harvest and poor cash flow mean fewer applicators on U.S. fields this fall By Rod Nickel REUTERS

.S. farmers are cutting back on spreading fertilizer this autumn in response to a drop in crop prices to multi-year lows and a delayed harvest, dealers say, warning of a pullback that will be felt from grain markets to Canadian potash mines. Ten of 12 U.S. farm retail companies surveyed by Reuters say fertilizer sales this autumn are lower than they were last year. Reductions in fertilizer use of an estimated 10 to 50 per cent by volume could hit profits of producers such as PotashCorp of Saskatchewan and Mosaic Co. Lower fertilizer use in the world’s biggest corn-growing country could also point to smaller yields and reduced U.S. corn production in 2015, depending on weather and the size of the planted area. Some U.S. dealers say there is still time for fertilizer sales to recover to last year’s levels once farmers complete the harvest. But others fear a slump that could stretch into 2015 as low crop prices push purchases out of reach. “We’re having customer after customer telling us they’re having trouble with their banks,”

“We’re having customer after customer telling us they’re having trouble with their banks.” RANDY STEPHENS

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said Randy Stephens, president of Texas-based SureGrow Ag Products. He sees farmers cutting back by as much as 50 per cent on autumn fertilizer usage. Farmers also face dwindling credit availability based on projections that prices for next year’s crops will remain weak, he said. Chicago nearby corn futures earlier this month touched their lowest price since 2009 on expectations for the biggest harvest ever. Dealers said farmers are likely to cut back on all three major nutrients — potash, phosphate and nitrogen — but especially potash and phosphate, which are not typically applied every year. Joe Dillier, director of plant food at Growmark, a co-operative that spans 30 states, said

One banker sees farmers cutting fall fertilizer applications by as much as 50 per cent.

fertilizer orders have been “nonexistent.” But he expects a sales drop of only 10 per cent as highyielding crops strip the soil of nutrients. Farmers apply fertilizer from late October into early December, depending on the region, once the harvest is complete. The U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Oct. 14 that only 24 per cent of corn was harvested, compared with the normal pace of 43 per cent. While corn, wheat and soybean prices fall, wholesale prices for granular potash and granular urea in the U.S. Corn Belt were up seven and 13 per cent year over year as of Oct. 10, according to data posted by Mosaic.

“There’s going to be some cutbacks because (crop) prices are poor and inputs are too high,” said Ralph Price, agronomy manager at Meadowland Farmers Co-op in Lamberton, Minnesota, who expects orders to fall 20 per cent this fall. Not all dealers are so bearish. The reduction in sales is likely to be modest because farmers will have good cash flow after the harvest, said Bill Wolf, president of the plant nutrient group at Andersons Inc. Fertilizer producers have acknowledged the possibility of a demand drop-off, but emphasize that farmers risk smaller crops and profits by cutting back.

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“This was a gigantic crop produced in the U.S. With that, there was a lot of phosphate and potash taken out of the soil,” Mosaic chief executive Jim Prokopanko said in a Sept. 30 interview. “That has to be replenished.” Agrium Inc., which produces fertilizer and operates North America’s biggest farm retail network, expects a normal fall application season, depending on when harvest wraps up, spokesman Richard Downey said. Mosaic recently cut phosphate production due to rising costs, and Agrium warned its final two quarters of 2014 would miss profit expectations.

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Canadian growers dispute U.S. review of neonics The U.S. EPA found neonic insecticides provide little or no overall benefits to soybean producers By Alex Binkley CO-OPERATOR CONTRIBUTOR

anadian soybean growers are disputing claims by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that neonicotinoid insecticides make no difference in yields, says Barry Senft, CEO of Grain Farmers of Ontario. The growers reap a yield increase of up to four bushels an acre and much higherquality beans when they use the seed treatment, Senft said in an interview. “There has been so much emphasis on the use of neonics with corn that its importance to soybean growers gets overlooked.” Senft was approached by a number of growers at a recent GFO meeting who wanted to remind him that the seed

treatment benefits them as well. The EPA said in a recent report that neonics “provide little or no overall benefits to soybean production in most situations. Published data indicate that in most cases there is no difference in soybean yield when soybean seed was treated with neonics versus not receiving any insect control treatment.” Based on the finding, Sierra Club Canada urged Ontario Agriculture Minister Jeff Leal “to immediately ban the use of neonicotinoid pesticides on soybeans.” Leal has been working with Ontario growers and environment groups on an initiative to reduce neonic use in corn and soybean production in light of studies that link bee deaths to the insecticide.

“Governments have been hesitant to remove bee-killing pesticides from the market because of claims by Bayer and Syngenta echoed by farmers that taking them away would cost famers billions of dollars,” said John Bennett, Sierra’s national program director. GFO has been warning about severe financial losses without the insecticide for several years, based on the information supplied by its 28,000 grower members. The organization says that neonics replaced far more environmentally harmful insecticides that farmers don’t want return to using to protect their crops. Senft noted that neonics were approved for use in C a n a d a by t h e Pe s t i c i d e Management Regulator y Agency because, as is required,

they showed higher yields for corn and soybean crops. The farm group has tried to work with Ontario beekeepers for several years on ways to reduce bee deaths from the insecticide when the crops are planted in the spring. Farmers followed the PMRA’s “Best Management Practices during the 2014 planting season, which early indications show were successful in helping to lower the number of bee death incidents reported this spring,” Senft says. GFO has also supported research to reduce the amount of insecticide containing dust generated during planting. “We are supporting additional research into the responsible use of neonicotinoids which includes an analysis of the presence of soil pests in Ontario.”

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Students in rural communities create chemistry with BASF Kids’ Lab A hands-on chemistry program helps students learn about science and agriculture BASF release

BASF Canada and Earth Rangers are expanding BASF Kids’ Lab, a series of handson chemistry workshops developed by BASF for students in Grades 4 through 6, to rural schools across Western Canada. The program has already reached more than 1,200 Canadian students and is now expanding into additional communities in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba with a new agriculture-focused workshop. From October to December 2014, the program will engage more than 800 students at approximately 30 western Canadian schools, at no cost to the schools or participants. The 45-minute session, entitled “We Dig Soil,” will include an Earth as an apple demonstration to illustrate the amount of land available for agriculture, as well as a fun hands-on activity to illustrate how soil acts as a filter. Participants will also get to take home a BASF backpack including safety goggles, an apron and farming activity placemat. “Earth Rangers educates children about the importance of maintaining healthy environments where they live. Rural communities have a strong connection to agriculture, so delivering BASF Kids’ Lab to students in these communities provides an excellent opportunity to educate children about the science behind agriculture and the important role it plays in our natural world,” said Peter Kendall, executive director, Earth Rangers. Established at BASF’s global headquarters in Germany in 1997, Kids’ Lab invites children to explore the world of chemistry through safe and fun experiments that are designed to foster an interest in sciencerelated hobbies and, eventually, explore its career possibilities. Over the years, the program has been successfully delivered in more than 16 countries worldwide. “Since bringing the program to Canada, we’ve received very positive feedback from both students and educators,” said Ron Kehler, business director, BASF Canada. “We’re excited to expand it to children in rural communities this year with a special focus on agriculture.” This fall, BASF Kids’ Lab “We Dig Soil” experiment is coming to schools in the following communities: • Alberta: Lethbridge, Red Deer, Leduc; • Saskatchewan: Saskatoon, Regina, Swift Current, Moose Jaw; • Manitoba: Brandon, Portage la Prairie.

The Manitoba Co-operator | October 30, 2014

Mega harvest leaves U.S. farmers battling bugs in storage A record 14.5-billion-bushel corn crop may have to sit in the bin for a while By Mark Weinraub Reuters

ith record harvests depressing prices, U.S. farmers are holding tight to their corn and soybeans and binging on chemicals that protect stored grain from critters or even leaving corn standing in fields over winter to avoid storage charges. Still flush with cash after years of record income and with shipping rates near record highs, farmers have resources to store grain rather than sell into a down market. “The last several years we have not held on very long,” said Mike Brzon, who raises corn, soybeans and wheat on his farm in Courtland, Kansas. “This year we might be in a little different situation.” Knowing they could store their grain well into 2015, many farmers and grain elevators are pre-treating storage bins with insecticides capable of keeping grain bug free for 18 months. “We treat the bin before we ever put a kernel of grain in it,” said Kent Moore, a farmer from Iuka, Kansas. A record U.S. harvest of an estimated 14.5 billion bushels has corn trading recently around $3.50 a bushel, down 56 per cent from record highs set in August 2012. Soybeans have fallen more than $8 per bushel, to around $9.65, on a record harvest of 3.9 billion bushels. Paul Drache, regional manager at insecticide maker Central Life Sciences, said some are delaying the decision, planning to treat the grain later if need arises. “In an environment where the commodity prices are down, they will typically try to do a rescue rather than a preventive, because they don’t want to spend the money now,” Drache said. Central Life’s Centynal is applied to grain as it is being put in storage bins. Increased sales could be a boon for Central Garden & Pet Co., which owns Central Life, as well as Dow AgroSciences, which is part of Dow Chemical Companies and sells another leading insect regulator, ProFume. The applications of the pesticides are carefully calibrated to fall within government standards to keep the grain safe for human and animal use. With grain stored in bins and on the ground, elevators and farmers need to prioritize which will move out first once prices are right. Grain stored in sausage-shaped polyethylene bags in lengths of 100 yards (91 metres) will be the first to go. The bags are believed susceptible to insect invasions. “That is the first thing that gets shipped,” said Wes O’Bannon, chief operations officer at FarmWay Co-Op in Beloit, Kansas. Some farmers are leaving their corn standing in fields, hoping higher spring prices will make it worth harvesting. They risk seeing winter storms destroy its value. “Even though you are going to encounter some yield loss, it

still might not end up being a bad economic play at the end of the day,” said Tregg Cronin, a market analyst at Halo Commodities who also works on his family farm in Gettysburg, South Dakota. “You can store it in the field for free,” Cronin added.

“The last several years we have not held on very long. This year we might be in a little different situation.” Mike Brzon Kansas farmer

Some farmers are leaving their corn standing in fields, hoping higher spring prices will make it worth harvesting. photo: thinkstock

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GMO label foes spend big on campaigns in Oregon, Colorado Voters weigh in on issue in upcoming midterm elections By Carey Gillam Reuters

pponents of GMO f o o d l a b e l l i n g p ro posals on the ballot next month in Oregon and Colorado have contributed roughly $20 million for campaigning against the proposed laws, nearly triple the money raised by supporters of the initiatives, campaign finance reports show. Both measures would require labels on foods made with genetically engineered crops, which are common in the United States. Voters in Colorado and Oregon weigh in on the issue in midterm election voting on Nov. 6.

Similar mandatory labelling measures failed at the b a l l o t b ox i n C a l i f o r n i a in 2012 and in Washing ton state in 2013. Vermont passed a mandatory labell i n g l a w t h i s ye a r, b u t a group of grocery manufacturers has sued to block the law. Opponents who have contributed to defeat the measure include a long list of corporate powerhouses such as Monsanto Co., the leading developer of biotech crops. Ot h e r l a rg e c o n t r i b u t o r s include PepsiCo Inc., Kellogg Co. and Kraft Foods. Campaign finance reports filed Oct. 15 in Oregon show opponents have pooled about $10.7 million to try

to defeat the measure. That compares to more than $5.5 million from supporters of mandatory labelling. I n C o l o r a d o, m a n y o f the same labelling opponents have contributed more than $11.2 million, versus roughly $441,000 c o n t r i b u t e d by s u p p o r t ers of labelling, according to campaign reports filed this week. Among the supporters of GMO labelling is the ice-cream company Ben & Jerry’s, which is also one of the major financial backers of the effort. Other supporters include food safety a n d f a m i l y f a r m g ro u p s, organic food companies and individuals.

Oregon labelling supporters have raised more than $5.5 million compared to $10.7 million by opponents. photo: oregonrighttoknow.org

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A coalition of U.S. farmer and environmental groups filed a lawsuit on Oct. 22 seeking to overturn regulatory approval granted last week for a herbicide developed by Dow AgroSciences. The lawsuit argues that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) did not adequately analyze the impact of one of the new herbicide’s active ingredients, 2,4-D, before granting approval on Oct. 15 to Dow’s Enlist Duo herbicide. The Enlist system combines tolerance for corn and soybeans to both glyphosate and 2,4-D, and is designed to combat the growing resistance of weeds to glyphosate alone. The groups are asking the court to set aside the EPA’s approval. Widespread use of 2,4-D carries a range of risks to human health, animals, and the environment, the groups allege. They claim the EPA’s approval violated both the Endangered Species Act and the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act. “They did not do an adequate job,” said Andrew Kimbrell, an attorney with the Center for Food Safety, a plaintiff in the case. “This was a rubber stamp. They acted illegally in approving this.” The National Resource Defense Council filed a similar action on Oct. 16 against the EPA to block Enlist Duo, saying the new weed killer will be destructive to monarch butterfly populations and pose risks to humans. The Enlist crops were approved by the U.S. Department of Agriculture last month. The EPA has been inundated with calls for the agency to deny approval of Enlist Duo, including warnings from a group of physicians and scientists who said 2,4-D can be linked to health problems that include suppressed immune function and greater risk of Parkinson’s disease.

The Manitoba Co-operator | October 30, 2014

Farmers still get failing grade on safety implementation Protecting operators, their families and their employees should be the first priority on a farm By Alex Binkley Co-operator contributor

higher emphasis on farm safety is needed to reduce the number of deaths and injur ies on Canadian farms, the executive director of the Canadian Agriculture Safety Association says. “We need to convince farmers to embrace a safety culture that is part of their daily routine,” Marcel Hacault told the association’s 20th annual meeting. “The safety program has to be aimed at employees as well as the farmers and their family members.” On average 104 people die in accidents on Canadian farms annually, he added. Nearly half were the farmer or a family member. “While 85 per cent of farmers will say safety is important, only one in 10 do anything a b o u t i t ,” Ha c a u l t n o t e d . “We have to narrow that gap between intent and action. Farmers not only work on the farm but they and their families live there.” CASA already offers a program to help farmers develop safety plans for their operation. It also operates an injury s u r ve i l l a n c e p ro g ra m a n d an online service that allows farmers to report design and performance issues with agriculture machinery. If protecting themselves and their families isn’t incentive enough, 34 per cent of Canadian farms use paid labour, “which makes it all that more important to have safety plans,” he said, noting they must also be communicated to employees. CASA studied 1,975 farm fatalities between 1990 and 2008. Hacault said 70 per cent were caused by machine r y i n c l u d i n g 4 6 per cent who died in tractor rollovers. Run-overs and entanglements w e re n e x t . “ T h e f a t a l i t i e s show the lack of training on too many farms.” CASA is working on programs to bring attention to risks posed by abandoned pipelines, better signage for farm machinery moving on public roads and working with producer associations on lobbying governments on safety issues. “This year, we want to really engage farmers.” That won’t be easy because Agriculture Canada has slashed its support for CASA. It has lined up 25 corporate and association sponsors and is looking for more to make up for the loss of government support, he added. “ We are a long way from having a strong safety culture in farming,” said Henry Vissers, executive director of the Nova Scotia Federa-

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tion of Agriculture. “We have to convince farmers to think all the time about the safety risks they face. We’re not trying to scare people. We want to create awareness of the need to walk around a piece a machinery to make sure everything is safe before you get on it.” Dr. Will Pickett of Queen’s University said a Saskatchewan study found that older farmers and young kids are the most vulnerable. The study has followed producers in 78 of the province’s rural municipalities. “The study has determined that fatigue is the No. 1 farm safety hazard,” he said. “Long hours working combined with insufficient sleep or sleep d i s o rd e r l e a ve s t o o m a n y farmers at risk. And the long

hours affect child supervision because the parents often have to bring them into the workplace.” Fa r m e r s n e e d t o l e a r n fatigue management techniques to reduce their risk of injury and they have to get treatment for sleep disorders, he added. Government officials who want to determine suitable health and safety s t a n d a rd s f i n d i t h a rd t o access farms given the nature of the work. Farmers over the age of 75 are at risk because of hearing loss, asthma and the overall impacts of aging, he added. Obesity is also becoming a major health challenge for farmers because mechanization has replaced much of the physical work they used to do. He estimated that 70 per cent

“While 85 per cent of farmers will say safety is important, only one in 10 do anything about it. We have to narrow that gap between intent and action.” Marcel Hacault CASA

to 80 per cent of farmers face health risks due to being overweight. Dr. Ia n P i k e o f t h e B. C . Injury Research and Prevention Unit, said the agency has launched a program in the province to make people “have a talk with themselves” before engaging in a job or recreation that could be dangerous.

W h i l e t h e p r o g ra m i s n’t specifically aimed at agriculture, it could be easily adapted to remind farmers to make sure their equipment or animal handling facilities are safe. The program operates an active social media campaign to educate the public about “the need and how to be safe,” he said.

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Annual FCC food drive raises five million pounds nationally The annual event donates food and cash to rural food banks FCC release

arm Credit Canada (FCC) and a record number of partners, schools, volunteers and g e n e r o u s Ca n a d i a n s h a v e raised more than five million pounds of food for food banks nationwide through its 11th annual FCC Drive Away Hunger. “FCC Drive Away Hunger demonstrates our long-term commitment to the industry by bringing the agriculture community together to share the food it produces with those who need it most,” said Michael Hoffor t, FCC president and CEO. “We are grateful for the generous support of our customers and

Participants in the Farm Credit Canada’s Manitoba Drive Away Hunger campaign raised more than 197,600 pounds of food. Photos: Supplied

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espite the prolonged cold weather Manitoba endured last winter, bee mortality actually declined in the province. “We’re calling it a high normal,” said Rheal Lafreniere, Manitoba’s provincial apiarist. “When we take all the numbers that got reported to us, mortality came out to around 24 per cent.” Normal winterkill numbers fall between 15 and 25 per cent, he added, noting that in 201213 the average winter loss — including spring culls — was calculated at 46.4 per cent. “Twenty-four per cent is still high, so we’re not calling it a great year, but we’re not calling it a bad year either,” Lafreniere said. Losses are calculated using a mail-out survey. This year 63 beekeepers responded, representing just over 50 per cent of the province’s colonies. Apiarists also provide the top three causes they attribute bee mortality to, although Lafreniere notes that responses are anecdotal, adding there may be other causes of mortality not yet considered. Seventeen per cent of bee deaths were blamed on cold See BEES on page 7 »

Southwest Manitoba has traditionally been considered part of the semi-arid Palliser Triangle. Today Wade (l) and Ryan Flannery are among the area farmers whose fields are sprouting cattails, not crops. PHOTO: MEGHAN MAST

Southwestern Manitoba — semi-arid to semi-fluid Dedicated minimum- and zero-till farmers are now dragging out tillage equipment that’s been in store for years By Meghan Mast CO-OPERATOR STAFF/ NEAR PIPESTONE

hen Ryan and Wade Flannery began working on the drilling rigs to supplement grain farming, they did not imagine that several years later they would be working for oil companies year round. “We (initially) went to the drilling rigs for something to do for the winter and now it’s turned into a full-time deal,” said Wade. The Flannery brothers and many other

early explorer John Palliser declared as too dry to farm. He was wrong about that, but farming success in the area has historically depended on moisture-conserving practices, and farmers were among the first to develop minimum and zero till. These days, the tillage equipment is being pulled out of the weeds. Troy Mayes, a grain farmer from Pierson, said his fields are so wet the sandy clay loam swallows his equipment. In the spring he tried to harrow with a small four-wheel-drive tractor with triples.

The next morning he borrowed another neighbour’s tractor and managed to pull everything out. Later in the season he dug out his dad’s deep-tillage cultivator. “I haven’t used it since I was a kid,” he said. He added some new shovels, cylinders and hydraulic hoses and cultivated deeper than he ever had. “My dad thought we were going too deep but I thought if I was going to go over it, I’d sink it in good and get it aerated.” Mayes is reluctant to alter his farming

FCC’s Manitoba Drive Away Hunger campaign raised more than 197,600 pounds of food.

The Manitoba Co-operator | October 30, 2014

Co-operator barn series revival Do you know this barn?

f you do, a Manitoba historian wants to hear from you. In early 1981 the Co-operator worked with provincial Manitoba Historic Resources Branch staff to photograph and publish a series on rural buildings in Manitoba. Each week a photo and a story were published about why each of the buildings was rare or unusual. Now Gordon Goldsborough, webmaster and journal editor with the Manitoba Historical Society (MHS), is looking for Co-operator readers to help him find the GPS co-ordinates for these barns. He has looked for them during road trips in rural Manitoba, but because the site’s location details are scant, he has been unable to find them. He wants to include the buildings, with their GPS co-ordinates on a map of historic sites being prepared for the MHS. This photograph was taken by now-retired Co-operator editor Bob Hainstock who took the photo in the 1980s for the earlier project. Many of the photos were eventually included in Hainstock’s 1986 book Barns of Western Canada: An Illustrated Century. We are including the original “caption” that ran with his photo, hoping a reader can answer these questions:

1. Does the building still stand? 2. If so, where is it? 3. What are its GPS co-ordinates? 4. What other information can you provide on its state of preservation or other details about its history since the original story in the 1980s? Please send your responses to Gordon Goldsborough at: email: gordon@mhs.mb.ca Telephone: (204) 474-7469 Mail: 2021 Loudoun Rd. Winnipeg, Man. R3S 1A3

Situated atop a small knoll about one mile south of Broomhill, this barn gets a lot of attention from distant motorists. The main reason is its unusual silhouette created by double silos located at the south end of the barn. It is believed to be the only surviving barn with double silos in the province. Another reason is its like-new appearance, a result of regular attention to a 58-year-old exterior, as well as frequent paint jobs. Built in 1924 for the Iver brothers, Albert and Ephraim, of Chicago, the 128x36-foot barn was designed and equipped with the very latest farm conveniences. Unfortunately, the two American farmers could not make a go of their 10-quarter operation near Broomhill and they returned to Chicago shortly after the barn was built, leaving behind considerable debts for building materials and contractors. The farm changed hands several times before being purchased by Jim Gervin and family, who have made several improvements to the barn. The two silos, 14 feet in diameter and 36 feet high, continue to be used for grain storage. Built to Trim: 8.125” house cattle, horses and feed, the barn continues to be used for its original purpose.

Barn still standing On October 16, we ran a photo on page 35 of the Carpenter Housebarn (near Headingley). Gordon Goldborough has since learned that the building is still standing. The property is for sale.

Ukraine appeals to WTO over Russian ban Russia suspects the products may in fact come from the European Union

kraine has complained to the World Trade Organization ( WTO) about a decision by Russia to ban imports of fruit and vegetables from the country, the Agriculture Ministry said. The ban, which came in force on Oct. 22, was the latest trade barrier erected by Russia in a trade and sanctions war linked to international tensions over Ukraine. Russia said it was imposing the ban because there was a suspicion that the goods are from the European Union and were being imported through Ukraine to evade Russian measures against the EU. The Ukrainian ministry said Russia had violated international and bilateral agreements and did not submit any request to Kiev before it imposed the ban. It said Ukrainian losses could total $17 million by the end of this year. Ukraine exported 81,000 tonnes of vegetables and fruit to Russia in the first nine month of this year, with tomatoes, cucumber, apples, pears and apricots dominating the shipments.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | October 30, 2014

AUCTION DISTRICTS

MEF Announces Laying Hen Quota Draw For three laying hen quotas of 6,000 (six thousand) hens each.

AUCTION SALES U.S. Auctions

Parkland – North of Hwy 1; west of PR 242, following the west shore of Lake Manitoba and east shore of Lake Winnipegosis. Westman – South of Hwy 1; west of PR 242. Interlake – North of Hwy 1; east of PR 242, following the west shore of Lake Manitoba and east shore of Lake Winnipegosis. Red River – South ofHwy 1; east of PR 242.

The Pas

AUCTION SALES U.S. Auctions

Farm Retirement

Birch River

Swan River Minitonas Durban

Due to Manitoba Egg Farmers’ animal care policy, the laying hens will be required to be housed in a non-conventional setting. Free run, aviary, certified organic or furnished housing (nest box and perches) are acceptable.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11 | 10AM

Winnipegosis

Roblin

Dauphin

Grandview

Ashern

Gilbert Plains

Russell

Applications are only open to individuals or Hutterite Colonies residing in Manitoba; Partnerships and Corporations are not eligible. No individual and no Hutterite Colony shall be eligible to be selected if that individual or that Colony is or at any time was a registered egg producer or is/was a partner or a shareholder of an entity that is/was a registered egg producer.

Parkland

Birtle

Manitoba Egg Farmers 18 - 5 Scurfield Blvd. | Winnipeg, Manitoba | R3Y 1G3 Phone: (204) 488-4888 | Fax: (204) 488-3544

Langruth

Neepawa

Gladstone

Brandon

Carberry

Killarney

Pilot Mound Crystal City

Elm Creek

Sanford

Ste. Anne

Carman

Mariapolis

Lac du Bonnet

Beausejour

Winnipeg

Austin Treherne

Westman Boissevain

Stonewall Selkirk

Portage

Souris

Melita

Interlake

Erickson

Rapid City

Reston

Arborg

Lundar

Minnedosa

Waskada

Completed applications must be post-marked no later than Friday November 14, 2014 and must include the $210 application fee. Visit our website: Incomplete applications will not be accepted. www.eggs.mb.ca The new entrant draw will take place on Friday to download the application November 28, 2014 and will be conducted by an form and detailed instructions. independent third party auditor.

Riverton Eriksdale

McCreary

Gimli

Shoal Lake

Hamiota

Virden

St. Pierre

242

Morris Winkler Morden

Altona

Steinbach

Red River

ANNOUNCEMENTS THE CANADIAN WEED SCIENCE Society/Société canadienne de malherbologie (CWSS-SCM) Annual Meeting features a line-up of some of Canada’s most renowned weed management experts - from academics to agronomists, recent graduates and more. It is the premier weed biology event in Canada. For more information about the CWSS-SCM or to register for the Annual Meeting visit: www.weedscience.ca. Montreal, QC

ANTIQUES INVITATION TO SUBMIT A WRITTEN OPENING BID & BID BY PHONE AUCTION Please accept our invitation to submit your opening bid and become eligible to take part in this upcoming land auction. By completing an opening bid form you will be taking part in the phone bid auction of a parcel of land in the R.M. of Roblin.

LEGAL DESCRIPTION: NW24-2-13W

Please accept our invitation to submit your opening bid and become eligible to take part in this upcoming land auction. By completing an opening bid form you will be taking part in the phone bid auction of a parcel of land in the R.M. of Riverside.

LEGAL DESCRIPTION: SW3-4-18W & NW3-4-18W I would like to thank you in advance for your interest in either of these land auctions. Should you have any questions regarding this auction and or the process in which it will be conducted please feel free to contact me directly on my cell 1-204-724-2131 or e-mail scott.campbell@fraserauction.com. Bid forms and complete packages are available to print off of our website www.fraserauction.com or call my office 204-727-2001 to have a bid package mailed to you. Yours Truly, Scott Campbell – Fraser Auction Service Ltd.

COMPLETE BUSINESS CLOSEOUT FOR STAN’S IGA OF BRANDON, MB. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4TH, 11:00 AM

DIRECTIONS: Sale will be held at the Stan’s IGA location at 650 – 1st Street, Unit D, Brandon, MB. AUCTIONEERS NOTE: Stan’s IGA has been a long time fixture in the grocery business in the City of Brandon. The current location was built brand new just a few years ago and nearly all of the equipment was purchased new at that time. This is a very high quality grocery store close-out. All the equipment will be left hooked up for the sale so buyers can see it working. Disconnections will be done the day following the sale by licensed professionals so as items can be removed by purchasers. All items are to be removed from the sale site within one (1) week from the date of the sale. Viewing will be November 3rd 10am to 3pm and 9am to 11am sale day.

For more info contact Fraser Auction Service Ltd 204-727-2001 Not responsible for errors in description. Subject to additions and or deletions. Property owners and Fraser Auction Service not responsible for any accidents. GST & PST where applicable. TERMS: Cash or cheque. NOTE: cheques of $50,000 or more must be accompanied by bank letter of credit. Sale conducted by FRASER AUCTION SERVICE 1-800-483-5856 www.fraserauction.com

FRASER AUCTION SERVICE LTD. BRANDON, MANITOBA

Licensed and bonded. P.L. License #918093. Member of M.A.A., S.A.A., A.A.A., A.A.C. PHONE: (204) 727-2001 FAX: (204) 729-9912 www.fraserauction.com EMAIL: office@fraserauction.com Auctioneer: Scott Campbell

Announcement

AUCTIONEER’S NOTE: Equipment has been stored inside and is a wellmaintained, nice line of JD equipment. Major equipment begins selling at 11:00 AM. Live online bidding available on major equipment. Registration, terms, & details at SteffesGroup.com Location: 1037 200th St., Mahnomen, MN. From Mahnomen, MN, west 4 miles to the intersection of Hwy. 200 & County Rd. 8, then 2 miles north, 1/2 mile east, 1/4 mile south.

Fisher Branch

Ste. Rose du Lac

ANTIQUES Antique Equipment 12-FT MASSEY HARRIS SEEDER, always shedded; 1) Cockshut deep tiller, 12-ft. 2) two furrow plows on steel; 1) 3-pt inland hay rake. All in good condition, open to offers. Lyall Brown (204)728-9895, Brandon. 1966 3-TON (950) GMC truck, 6 cyl, 64,520-mi, wooden cancade box, tarp, hoist, 12V drill fill, always shedded, not used for 5 yrs, very good shape. Phone (204)748-1024. WINTER PROJECTS: IH W4; IH WD6; IH H; JD AR; JD R; JD 70 DSL; JD 730 RC DSL; 1929 JD D; Oliver 77 RC; MH 44 RC DSL; MH 55 DSL; Fordson Major; Caterpillar RD4. (204)745-7445.

AUCTION SALES AUCTION SALES Manitoba Auctions – Interlake MEYERS GUN AUCTION. 10:00A.M Nov. 8, 2014. Arden, MB. Over 40 Antique Winchesters, Colt Single Action .45 Artillery Model 1895, Ammo, Hunting Supplies & Much More. To Consign, call Bradley Meyers Auctioneer: (204)476-6262 www.meyersauctions.com

McSherry Auction Service Ltd

AUCTION SALE Estate & Moving

TRACTORS 2002 JD 9220, 2,810 hrs., S/NRW9220P001196 2008 JD 7930, MFWD, 1,850 hrs., S/NRW7930D008958 2003 JD 7520, MFWD, IVT, JD 741 self-leveling loader, 3,921 hrs., S/N7520D001145 1976 MF 1135, cab, heat, 2 hyd., 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, shows 3,590 hrs., S/N9B61402 Quick tach pallet forks for JD 741 loader Gambles Farmcrest 30, WF Co-op E3, Chrysler 6 cyl. flathead GPS EQUIPMENT JD Starfire SF2 globe, S/NPCGT02C236933 JD brown box display w/processor, SF2 card, S/NPCGV02D120048 WHEEL LOADER & ATTACHMENT 1970 AC 840 wheel loader, bolt-on cab, 4x4, diesel, 3 spd., dirt bucket, silage bucket, shows 3,387 hrs., S/N840-1261 Dirt bucket for AC 840 wheel loader

David & Heather Pederson 218.849.9339

Territory Manager - Manitoba East 204.781.2336 | bgoossen@rbauction.com

TRUCKS & PICKUP 1999 Freightliner FL112, C10 Cat, Eaton Super 10 spd., 2013 Reitan 21’ aluminum box, shows 353,580 miles 1998 IHC 8100 twin screw, IHC DT 530E engine, A/C, 2013 Loadline 20’ box, shows 60,630 miles, dash replaced at approx. 250,000 miles 1974 IHC Loadstar 1800 twin screw, V8, 5&3 spd., 20’ box, roll tarp 1999 Chevrolet 1500, LS, reg. cab, 8’ box, automatic, 4WD, 145,700 miles, 5,000 miles on New tires TRAILERS Elmers single pole header trailer, 30’ JD header trailer, 4-wheel Shop-built pull-type water trailer on truck frame, 8’4”x12’, 1,500 gal. poly tank Shop-built tandem axle bumper hitch flatbed trailer, 10’x14’ 2013 Fast 9613 pull-type sprayer, 100’ booms, 5-section shut-off ROW CROP EQUIPMENT HOPPER BIN & GRAIN HANDLING EQUIPMENT OTHER EQUIPMENT SHOP EQUIPMENT PARTS & FARM SUPPORT ITEMS

or Tadd Skaurud at Steffes Group, 701.729.3644 Steffes Group, Inc. 2000 Main Avenue East, West Fargo, ND 58078 Scott Steffes MN14-51 | 701.237.9173 | SteffesGroup.com

Sat., Nov. 1 @ 10:00 am Stonewall, MB - #12 Patterson Drive

Yard & Rec * Tools & Misc * Antique Furniture * Antiques * Collectibles * Household * 2 RING AUCTION! (204) 467-1858 or (204) 886-7027

www.mcsherryauction.com

TERMS: All items sold as is where is. Payment of cash or check must be made sale day before removal of items. Statements made auction day take precedence over all advertising. $35 documentation fee applies to all titled vehicles. Titles will be mailed. Canadian buyers need a bank letter of credit to facilitate border transfer.

FARMING

IS ENOUGH OF A GAMBLE...

McSherry Auction Service Ltd

Vintage Service Station Coca Cola Auction

Sat., Nov. 8 @ 10:00 am

Stonewall, MB - #12 Patterson Drive

OVER 150 SIGNS * Red Indian * BA * White Rose * North Star * Ford V8 * Chev * JD * Coca Cola * Orange Crush * Salada * Gas Pumps * Battery, Oil Racks * Oil Cans * Cash Register * Go to the Website for Listing & Pictures!! (204) 467-1858 or (204) 886-7027

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Call Toll-Free 1-800-782-0794 AUCTION SALES Manitoba Auctions – Interlake

AUCTION SALES Manitoba Auctions – Interlake

Jordan Clarke, Regional Sales Manager for Saskatchewan/Manitoba is pleased to announce the appointment of Brad Goossen as Territory Manager for Manitoba East and Steven Perrin as Territory Manager for Manitoba West. Whether it’s one piece or your entire farm operation, call Brad or Steven today for a free consultation!

Brad has been involved in the agriculture industry for over 20 years working with equipment, finance and seed before coming to Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers. Brad is looking forward to creating long lasting relationships with customers and providing them with the best possible service that only Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers can provide.

Brad Goossen

HARVEST EQUIPMENT 2005 JD 9660, STS, ContourMaster, GreenStar ready, 1,208 sep. hrs., 1,663 engine hrs., S/NH09660S712144 2009 JD 630F, aux. sensors for wheat, S/NH00630F731364 JD corn head, 12x22”, S/N468946 GRAIN CARTS & GRAVITY WAGONS Brent 620 grain cart Killbros 525 gravity wagon Demco gravity wagon, 275 bu. Little Giant gravity box, 200 bu. PLANTER 1999 JD 1730 vacuum planter, 12x22”, S/NH01730R680125 AIR SEEDER Bourgault 8800 air seeder, 28’ TILLAGE EQUIPMENT 2013 Fabwurx Mfg. 4536 land roller 1995 JD 980 field cultivator, 44-1/2’ JD 680 chisel plow, 35’ IHC 490 disc, 23’ IHC 700 plow, 7x16”, spring reset, hitch Melroe harrow, 45’ Cultivator, 12’, 3 pt. Cultivator, 8’, 3 pt.

Steven comes to Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers with years of experience in the agriculture industry working with implement dealerships, grain marketing, crop inputs and farm consulting. Steven is looking forward to creating long lasting relationships with customers and providing them with the best possible service that only Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers can provide.

Steven Perrin

Territory Manager - Manitoba West 204.573.0993 | sperrin@rbauction.com

The Manitoba Co-operator | October 30, 2014

AUCTION SALES U.S. Auctions

FARM ESTATE AUCTION

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2014 – 10:30 AM LOCATION: Crystal, North Dakota, USA- From Jct Hwys 66 & 18 (East of Crystal), 3 miles North on 18, 1 mile West & ½ mile North; or from Cavalier, North Dakota, USA- 8 1/2 miles South on 18, 1 mile West & 1 mile South AUCTIONEER’S NOTE: Please note a clean line of low hour, low mileage equipment used on a small acreage and kept indoors. Not many small items, so please be on time. IMPORTANT- LOAD OUT INFORMATION: Load out assistance auction day, Sunday, November 16 & until noon Monday, November 17 only! Please come prepared, all items must be removed by Saturday, November 22.

ONLINE BIDDING:

* A lloway 8R30 danish tine cultivator * United Farm Tools (Speedy) 8R30 front mount bean knife, ind spring stds- kept indoors * Jones 8R30 band sprayer * JD 400 20’ 3pt rotary hoe FARM TRUCKS & FARM PICKUP: * 1979 Chev C-70 tandem twin screw, 427 gas V-8, automatic trans, 20’ Knapheide steel box, hoist, plumbed for drill fill, 8 like new 9.00-20 rear tires, only 29663 miles showing, VIN#C47DE9V147643 * 1979 Chev C-60 single axle, 366 V-8, 4/2 trans, good 9.00-20 tires, 15’ Strong box, hoist, roll tarp, plumbed for drill fill, only 16929 miles showing, VIN#C16DA9V161862 * 1964 IHC 1600 single axle, gas V-8, 4/2, 14’ steel box & hoist, 80604 miles showing, VIN#0000SB438748E * 1950 GMC 1 1/2T truck, box & hoist, VIN#1968 * 1979 Dodge D-150 1/2T 4x4 pickup, V-8, auto trans, a/c, tilt, cruise, fuel service unit w/ 12V pump, 59952 miles showing, VIN#W24JE9S108170 OTHER EQUIPMENT: * Nearly new Farm King Buhler Y9600 96” 2 stage 3pt snow blower, 540 PTO, hyd spout- used very little, SN#040055

* L and Pride 55 8’ HD 3pt rear angle blade, hyd adj * Woods 10’ batwing rotary mower * IHC #80 3pt snow blower * Rotary V 3pt snow blower * Woods 5’ PT rotary mower * Winpower 25 KVA PTO generator on 2-wheel trailer * Easy Load 18’ twin hopper slide in drill fill, kept indoors * JD 2 btm 3pt plow w/ coulters * JD 3pt quick hitch * JD 2R 3pt sweet corn planter * Dry fertilizer spreader w/ hyd auger, wagon only * Water trailer, tandem axle w/ galvanized tank & hose * Misc cattle gates TOOLS & MISC: * Fuel service unit w/ 12V pump; Air assist bottle jack, floor jack, Porta powers; Yamaha tri-motor 3-wheel ATV; Oil, lubes, parts, bolts & other inventory; Grinder on stand, torch, welder, anvil; parts, hyd hoses, Rockford drill press; Ladders, Qty of hand tools, drop cords; Log chains, etc EQUIPMENT FOR SALVAGE: * A lloway planter bar; Lindsay harrow; Row crop cultivator; Band sprayer

DONALD L. DIETRICH ESTATE, Owner – Crystal, ND For more information, call 701-215-2058

“Decades of Knowledge - Steady Innovation - Top Results” AUCTIONEERS & CLERK: Main Resource Equipment Auctions, Dennis Biliske- Auctioneer, 2702 17th Ave S,

Grand Forks, ND 58201, ph 701-757-4015, fax 701-757-4016

Website: www.resourceauction.com | Email: info@resourceauction.com

TERMS: Cash, good check or wire transfer in US funds. All sales final. Statements made auction day take precedence over all advertising. Document fee on vehicle titles will apply & vehicle titles will be mailed to buyers.

2007 PETERBILT MODEL 387 C15-475 HP, 10-spd trans, 70-in high-rise sleeper, 950,750-miles, AS IS for $24,900 plus taxes, OBO. Norm Verboom (204)761-7797, Brandon. Looking for a hand around the farm? Place a help wanted ad in the classifieds. Call 1-800-782-0794.

Canadian buyers are always welcome, please furnish a letter of credit for registration. Some units require payment by wire transfer. Most units move easily across the border, feel free to ask in advance for document assistance if necessary.

BUILDINGS

Dallas & Stephanie Ehr (owners) Phone: 204-841-0845 Email: d.ehr@hotmail.com

GRAIN TRUCK 2008 VOLVO, 12-spd auto trans w/new 20-ft Berg’s grain box, telescopic hoist, remote chute/hoist. Michael’s tarp, safetied, $67,000 plus taxe. Norm Verboom (204)761-7797, Brandon.

BUILDING & RENOVATIONS

75 truckloads 29 gauge full hard 100,000PSI high tensile roofing & siding. 16 colours to choose from.

Ask about our blowout colours...65¢/ft.2

BUSINESS SERVICES BUSINESS SERVICES Crop Consulting

FARM CHEMICAL SEED COMPLAINTS

CONCRETE FLATWORK: Specializing in place & finish of concrete floors. Can accommodate any floor design. References available. Alexander, MB. 204-752-2069.

MURPHY SALVAGE New & used parts for tractors, combines, swathers, square & round balers, tillage, press drills & other misc machinery. MURPHY SALVAGE (204)858-2727 or toll free 1-877-858-2728.

Harvest Salvage Co. Ltd. 1-866-729-9876 5150 Richmond Ave. East BRANDON, MB. www.harvestsalvage.ca New, Used & Re-man. Parts

We also specialize in: Crop Insurance appeals; Chemical drift; Residual herbicide; Custom operator issues; Equipment malfunction; Yield comparisons, Plus Private Investigations of any nature. With our assistance the majority of our clients have received compensation previously denied. Back-Track Investigations investigates, documents your loss and assists in settling your claim. Licensed Agrologist on Staff. For more information Please call 1-866-882-4779

BUSINESS SERVICES Financial & Legal Imagine What You Could Do With $200/Acre Cash! Cash Upfront. Investing in good producers like you. Partner with us. www.inputcapital.com (844)715-7355

1-800-782-0794 Stretch your ADVERTISING DOLLAR!

FARM MACHINERY Machinery Miscellaneous

FARM MACHINERY Machinery Miscellaneous RICHARDTON 770 HI-DUMP, $21,000; 12-ft, $3000; Jiffy 14-ft, $4900; JD 3970 Harvester 3RN, $8900; NH 890, $2500; IH 791, $2500; Balers JD 535, $5000; JD 530, $3500; Corn Shredder attachment for JD Baler, $500; 10-ft Land-levellers, $2450; 12-ft, $2650; 12-ft w/ tilt, $3650; V-Ditchers, $1500 up; Scrapers 4-yd, $3900; 4.5-yd, $4500; 6-yd, $6000; Snowblowers JD 2-Auger 7-ft, $1500; 8-ft Single auger, $1000; (204)857-8403. USED FERTILIZER SPREADERS 4-9 Ton: 8T Willmar, $8000; 4T Tyler, $3500; 5T Dempster, $3000; 6T Willmar, $6500; Valmar 3255 Applicator, $3000. No Jet Applicator, $1500. (204)857-8403.

FARM MACHINERY Machinery Wanted 20-26-FT TANDEM DISC MEDIUM duty. Also Haybine. Phone (306)876-4707 WANTED: MINNEAPOLIS MOLINE MODEL 335 or 445 tractor, running or not. Phone:(204)866-3453.

HAYING & HARVESTING HAYING & HARVESTING Various

Rebuilt Concaves

Rebuild combine table augers Rebuild hydraulic cylinders Roller mills regrooved MFWD housings rebuilt Steel and aluminum welding Machine Shop Service Line boreing and welding

Penno’s Machining & Mfg. Ltd. Eden, MB 204-966-3221 Fax: 204-966-3248

Check out A & I online parts store www.pennosmachining.com

Tractors Combines Swathers

Combines

The Real Used FaRm PaRTs sUPeRsToRe Over 2700 Units for Salvage • TRACTORS • COMBINES • SWATHERS • DISCERS Call Joe, leN oR daRWIN (306) 946-2222 monday-Friday - 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

COMBINES Case/IH

WaTRoUs, sK. Fax: 306-946-2444

FYFE PARTS

1-800-667-9871 • Regina 1-800-667-3095 • Saskatoon 1-800-387-2768 • Winnipeg 1-800-222-6594 • Edmonton “For All Your Farm Parts”

NEW & USED TRACTOR PARTS NEW COMBINE PARTS Large Inventory of new and remanufactured parts

2008 CIH 8010 4WD combine.(it will drive as far as a track machine in mud), 30-ft flex draper, $200,000 OBO. Phone (204)871-0925

COMBINES Accessories 1998 994 HONEY BEE 30-ft draper header, UII pick-up reel, for & aft, w/TR, TX adapter, $15,000 OBO; 2005 94C NH 30-ft draper header, UII pickup reel, for & aft, w/TR, TX adapter. $27,500. Phone:(204)632-4390 or Cell:(204)797-4821. FLEX PLATFORMS: JD 922 poly pts; JD 925 Steel, poly pts, F/F augers, air reel units; JD 930 Steel pts, Poly pts, air reel units; JD 625 w/air reel; 011-JD 635 w/new air bar; JD 04-635, nice; 09-010 JD 635 Hydra flex. CIH 1020, both 25-30 ft. units; CIH 2020 Air reel, 30-ft; 05-CIH 30-ft; CIH 08 35-ft; 2-CIH 2020 35-ft, (2020 also fits NH late models) NH 973 30-ft, Cat 540 40-ft., Crary C-36 w/dual air fans. CORN HEADS: JD 843-893-608 C chopping head; NH 996-994, both 8 row; CIH 1083. Also have header trailers Arc Fab, 30-36-ft; Harvester Int. 38-ft & 42-ft, double beam; MD Stud King 42 Double Beam in stock. Call for pricing. All our pricing now after season pricing. Delivery available. Reimer Farm Equipment, Hwy#12 N, Steinbach, MB. www.reimerfarmequipment.com Gary Reimer: (204)326-7000. FOR SALE: NH 6 roll corn head, $500 OBO. Phone (204)362-2321.

STEINBACH, MB. Ph. 326-2443 Toll-Free 1-800-881-7727 Fax (204) 326-5878 Web site: farmparts.ca E-mail: roy@farmparts.ca

CASE 621 LOADER, 3-YD; 1996 Ford 7.3 Diesel, 5-spd, XL350 w/Haul-all compactor; 1980 Ford 8000 series gas tandem, 15-ft gravel box & hoist. (780)573-0292.

AFAB INDUSTRIES IS YOUR SUPERIOR post frame building company. For estimates and information call 1-888-816-AFAB(2322). Website: www.postframebuilding.com

GOODS USED TRACTOR PARTS: (204)564-2528 or 1-877-564-8734, Roblin, MB.

620 SCREEN MACHINE; Parallel Flow 245; 3, #3s; Aspirator; 6 legs. (604)491-3513, located in MB.

B-Gr. coloured......................70¢/ft.2

BUILDINGS

FARM MACHINERY Parts & Accessories

2350 IHC GRAVEL TRUCK, dsl, 15-ft box, good condition, asking $3,300; 1978 1850 IHC, DT466 motor, 15-ft gravel box, good condition, Asking: $4,500. 45-ft Morris deep tillage, has anhydrous tips, Asking $1,350. 2 tri-axle ocean container movers, extendable to 53-ft, Asking $1,650 each. Phone:(204)728-1861.

PRICE TO CLEAR!!

ST. LAZARE, MB. 1-800-510-3303

CURT’S GRAIN VAC SERVICES, parts & repair for all makes & models. Craik SK, (306)734-2228.

FARM MACHINERY Machinery Miscellaneous

BUILDING & RENOVATIONS Roofing

FOUILLARD STEEL SUPPLIES LTD.

FARM MACHINERY Grain Vacuums

WATROUS SALVAGE

Servicing all of Manitoba and SE Saskatchewan for all your shop, barns and building needs! Also specializing in new homes and renovations, insurance claims and restoration All work 100% guaranteed!

2004 JEEP 4X4 GRAND Cherokee trail edition, safetied, good condition. Call (204)747-2768 or cell (204)522-5954.

Also in stock low rib white 29 ga. ideal for archrib buildings BEAT THE PRICE INCREASES CALL NOW

FARM MACHINERY

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BUILDINGS

AUTO & TRANSPORT Trucks

Multi-coloured millends.........49¢/ft.

FOR SALE: 2009 D6T Caterpillar LGP 16-ft. 10-in. blade, 36-in. tracks, w/winch, very mint machine, $185,000; D50 Kamatsu w/bush canopy, ripper in the back, root-rake dozer & standard dozer blade, very mint shape, $22,500. Call:(204)871-0925.

CUSTOM BIN MOVING Book now! Fert Tanks. Hopper Bins/flat. Buy/Sell. Call Tim (204)362-7103 or E-mail Requests binmover50@gmail.com

* White (Renn Built) 18’ PT swather, metal batt reel, kept indoors * Westfield J208-31 8x31 auger w/ 7.5hp elec motor- like new * Westfield J207-31 7x31 auger w/ 5hp elec motor * Westfield W80 8x51 PTO auger (newer) * Westfield W80 8x51 PTO auger (older) GRAIN DRILLS & TILLAGE EQUIPMENT: * JD 9350 20’ (2-10) 6” press drills, dry fert, rubber press & markers- kept indoors, low acres * Summers (Herman) 30’ Superweeder, 3 rank danish tines, 4 bar harrows & spray kit * IHC 480 21’ tandem disk w/ fldg wings, 7” spacing * Wilrich 21’ field cultivator w/ fldg wings & 3 bar harrow * JD 100 18’ 3pt rigid shank chisel plow w/ 3 bar harrow * Lindsay 48’ hyd harrow, spring tine * Brady 18’ 3pt cultivator w/ harrow * JD 6’ 3pt chisel plow * Melroe 28’ multiweeder * Melroe 20’ 3pt multiweeder ROW CROP EQUIPMENT: * JD 71 unit 8R30 flex planter w/ markers, gauge wheels & fiberglass cans- kept indoors

AUTO & TRANSPORT

2008 KOMATSU HYD EXCAVATOR PC 308 zeroturn USLC-3 w/hyd quick attach clean up bucket, 13-ft. stick, A/C, plumbed for GPS, also has auxillary hyd for thumb, $65,000; JD 270 LC hyd excavator, quick attach, hyd thumb, 12-ft. stick, A/C, $55,000. Phone:(204)871-0925, MacGregor.

FARM MACHINERY Grain Bins

Please register in advance to bid live online by visiting www.resourceauction.com TRACTORS: * 1981 JD 4640 2WD, CAH, QR, 3pt w/ quick hitch, 1000 PTO, 3 hyd, front tank & weights, 20.8-38 tires & duals- 4 matched 90% rubber, only 5301 hrs showing, SN#21190 * 1973 JD 4030 2WD, sound guard cab, air, heat, QR, 3pt w/ quick hitch, 540/1000 PTO, 3 hyd, 14.9-38 rears, only 5732 hrs showing, includes JD 148 quick attach loader, SN#4870 * 1978 IHC Hydro 186, CAH, 3pt w/ quick hitch, 540/1000 PTO, 3 hyd, front weights, 16.9-38 rear tires 80%, hub duals 50%, only 3325 hrs showing, SN#10251 * Ford 801 Power Master gas utility tractor, 3pt, PTO, hyd, 13.6-28 rears, good rubber COMBINE & HEADS: * 1977 IHC 1460 Axial Flow combine, factory chopper, no rock trap, low hrs on rotor rebuild, only 3478 eng hrs, SN#1016 * Case IH 1020 20’ flex head, 3” cut, long & short dividers, manual F/A, includes 20’ shop made header trailer, SN#3737 * IHC 810 pkp platform SWATHERS & AUGERS: * Oliver 504 15’ SP swather, 4 cyl water cooled engine, kept indoors

CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT

DISCS VERSATILE #1800 36-FT, $25,000; Wishek 842 26-ft, $39,000; IH 25-ft #490, $7500; Bushog 25-ft, $7500; JD 330 22-ft, $9500; JD 15-ft DOT, $5000; Kewannee breaking discs 12 & 15-ft disc rippers DMI 5-shank, $8900; 7-shank, $10,900; Phoenix Harrow 35, 42 & 53-ft; Bat Wing mowers, John Deere 15-ft, $6000; Woods 15-ft, $6000; Woods HD 3180, $7500; JD 2018, $11,000; Bushwhacker 20-ft, $12,000; JD 709, $3000; JD 3-PH 6ft, $650; JD 5-ft Pull-type, $1000. (204)857-8403. FOR SALE: GRAIN VAC 1999 REM model 1026B, VGC, $7,900; 1971 GMC 6500 truck w/366 motor, 5x2 trans, 8-ft.x17-ft. grain box & hoist, tag axle w/hyd lift, 900x20 tires, roll up tarp, $3,500. Phone (204)256-1691.

HEADER TRAILERS & ACCESSORIES. Arc-Fab Industries. 204-355-9595 charles@arcfab.ca www.arcfab.ca

Tillage & Seeding TILLAGE & SEEDING Air Seeders 1996 36-FT. BOURGAULT AIR seeder, 8880 cultivator w/2155 tank, good condition, $25,000 OBO. (204)745-7445.

TILLAGE & SEEDING Tillage Equipment 1988 CASE IH 5600 deep tiller, 53-ft, heavy harrow mulchers, good condition, $15,500. Call: (204)534-8115. Killarney, MB.

TILLAGE & SEEDING Tillage Various 2012 20-FT SALFORD 5100 disc 3 bar harrows rolling baskets. Has only done 600-ac. Excellent condition. Phone:(204)673-2406. 2, 42-FT. CASE IH 7200 hoe drills, $3,000 each OBO; Case IH 36-ft. 6200 disc drill for parts, $700; 65-ft. Tourmaster diamond harrows, $1,500 OBO; JD 220 tandem disc good condition, $3,500 OBO; 21-ft. CCIL deep tiller, $1,500 OBO. (204)745-7445.

FARM MACHINERY Machinery Miscellaneous

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TracTors TRACTORS Case/IH

LIVESTOCK Cattle Auctions

LIVESTOCK Horses For Sale

GRUNTHAL LIVESTOCK AUCTION MART. LTD.

BLACK RUNNING QUARTER HORSE STUD. ‘Dakota’ Breeding, 18-mos old, not registered, $500. (204)649-2347.

08 STX 430 brand new 620-70-42 tires, delux cab, heated leather seat, $150,000. Phone (204)871-0925, McGregor.

Hwy #205, Grunthal • (204) 434-6519

1989 CIH 9150 4WD, 20.8X38 Duals, PS, PTO, 6,700-hrs, $39,500. Call (204)825-8121.

AGENT FOR T.E.A.M. MARKETING

TRACTORS John Deere 1997 9400 4WD, very good tires, 7,000-hrs, VGC, $95,000 OBO. (204)745-7445. FOR SALE: 1976 JD 8430 4WD tractor, 20.4x34 tires, c/w 12-ft. Degelman blade, VGC, asking $16,000 OBO. Phone (204)265-3365, Beausejour. FOR SALE: POLARIS RZR 800 side by side, low miles, mint; JD 2355- MFWD, 3pt, O.S. w/loader; JD 2550- 2WD, 3pt, w/loader; JD 2750- 2WD, O.S., 3pt, Hi/Low shift w/146 FEL; JD 2955- MFWD, 3pt, CAH, w/265 FEL; JD 4230- quad shift; JD 4240quad shift, 3pt; JD 4250- 2WD, 3pt, quad; JD 4250MFWD, 15spd; JD 4255- MFWD, 15spd, 3pt; JD 4440- (2)quad shifts, 3pt; JD 6420- MFWD, 3pt, 24spd, w/LHR, loader; JD 8650- 4WD, PTO, quad. All tractors can be sold with new or used loaders. Mitch’s Tractor Sales Ltd. St. Claude, MB. Cell:(204)750-2459. www.mitchstractorsales.com

GRUNTHAL, MB.

REGULAR CATTLE SALES every TUESDAY at 9 am Nov. 4th, 11th, 18th & 25th

We also have a line of Agri-blend all natural products for your livestock needs. (protein tubs, blocks, minerals, etc)

LIVESTOCK SERVICES & VET SUPPLIES

For on farm appraisal of livestock or for marketing information please call

WWW.GRUNTHALLIVESTOCK.COM

TRACTORS Various FOR SALE: 1962 MINNEAPOLIS Moline Jet Star tractor, 43-HP, 1 set hydraulics, good tires, runs good, comes w/JD 7-ft sickle mower, $1,650. (204)256-1691.

MB. Livestock Dealer #1111

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Holstein

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Simmental

HEAT & AIR CONDITIONING

6 YOUNG PB PAPERED Black Simm cows; Also young PB Simm Black bull purchased at Black Diamond sale. Also have hay. Phone evenings (204)425-3312

LIVESTOCK Cattle Various

BRED COW SALE Mon., Nov. 3, 2014 @ 10:30 a.m. Butcher & Feeder Cattle @ 9:00 a.m. 30 Crossbred Cows Bred Black 15 Cow Calf Pairs With 1 to 2 Month Calves

SHEEP, LAMB & GOAT SALE Wed., Nov. 5, 2014 @ 1:00 p.m Butcher Lambs Steady @ 165-185 (190) Feeder Lambs - 20 to 30 Higher @ 200-225 Kid Goats - Steady @ 190-235

SPECIAL ANGUS CALF SALE

Factory Direct Outlet SELLING FAST - BOOK NOW Don’t be disappointed!

DELUXE WOOD & WATER OUTDOOR FURNACES CSA APPROVED Now available North American wide at prices never seen before

4497

This is not a misprint!! FC30HD Unit plus accessories

Mastercard, Visa &Interac available Introductory Doorcrasher Special

You receive base pump, rad hose, insulation, fittings, rust inhibitor PLUS our FC30HD (can heat 1 building) WOOD WATER FURNACE Some claim this is “North America’s Hottest Deal!”

Friesen Built Inc. 1-204-388-6150 • Toll Free 1-855-897-7278

IRON & STEEL FREE STANDING CORRAL PANELS, Feeders & Alley ways, 30ft or order to size. Oil Field Pipe: 1.3, 1.6, 1.9, 1 7/8, 2-in, 2 3/8, 2 7/8, 3 1/2. Sucker Rod: 3/4, 7/8, 1. Casing Pipes: 4-9inch. Sold by the piece or semi load lots. For special pricing call Art (204)685-2628 or cell (204)856-3440.

LIVESTOCK LIVESTOCK Cattle – Black Angus MCS ANGUS WILL BE showing & selling 11 excellent bred heifers at Harvest Showdown Yorkton, SK Nov. 7th, 2014. Sired by Sandy Bar OT16X. Phone Mel (306)554-2934.

(In Conjunction With Regular Sale) Fri., Nov. 7, 2014 @ 9:00 a.m. We Have 6 to 8 Cow Buyers 7 to 8 Feeder Buyers - 4 to 8 Local Buyers And Over 1000 Sellers “Where Buyers & Sellers Meet” For more information call: 204-694-8328 or call Mike at 204-807-0747

www.winnipeglivestocksales.com Licence #1122

LIVESTOCK Cattle Wanted WANTED- ALL TYPES & classes of cattle: cows, calves, yearlings, heifers, steers. Phone: (204)873-2542 or Cell:(204)325-2598.

TIRED OF THE HIGH COST OF MARKETING YOUR CALVES?? 300-700 LBS. Steers & Heifers Rob: 528-3254, 724-3400 Ben: 721-3400 800-1000 LBS. Steers & Heifers Don: 528-3477, 729-7240

Contact: D.J. (Don) MacDonald Livestock Ltd. License #1110

FOR SALE: ELECTRIC GUITAR $99.95, amplifier $50, Mandolin $129.95, banjo $229, Violin set $125, student guitars from $69.95, 5 piece drum set & symbols $399.99, harmonicas $10-$185, lapsteel $229, electric acoustic guitar $175, ukulele $29.95, wireless mike $50, accordions $200-$1,250, 25W amp $129.95, Hildebrand Music & Accessories. Portage La Prairie Mall. Phone:(204)857-3172.

REAL ESTATE REAL ESTATE Houses & Lots RTM’S - READY FOR Fall delivery. Beautiful home: 3 bdrms, 2 1/2 baths; Master suite has walk-in closet & 4 piece bath, main floor laundry, kitchen w/corner pantry & 6-ft island; side entry 2 piece mud-room. Call for more info, Marvin Homes, Mitchell, MB:(204)326-1493 or (204)355-8484. www.marvinhomes.ca

REAL ESTATE Land For Rent

AGRICULTURAL CROWN LANDS are presently available for rent for hay or grazing. These lands are situated in the Rural Municipalities of:

ALONSA, ARMSTRONG, CAMERON, CLANWILLIAM, COLDWELL, DALY, DAUPHIN, ERIKSDALE, ETHELBERT, GLENELLA, GRAHAMDALE, LAC DU BONNET, LAKEVIEW, LANGFORD, LANSDOWNE, LAWRENCE, MCCREARY, MINIOTA, MOSSEY RIVER, MOUNTAIN SOUTH, NORTH NORFOLK, NORTHERN MANITOBA, OCHRE RIVER, PEMBINA, PINEY, PIPESTONE, ROSEDALE, ROSSBURN, SHELLMOUTH-BOULTON, SOUTH CYPRESS, STE. ROSE, STUARTBURN, SWAN RIVER, WALLACE, WESTBOURNE, WOODLANDS Closing date for applications for hay and/or grazing is November 14, 2014.

160-ACRES FOR SALE BY TENDER Sealed tenders to be received by 12:00pm Nov. 10th, 2014. NW 1/4 286-6W, RM of Dufferin. The North 80-acres is bare land, sandy soil. The South 80-acres has approx. 40 arable acres with the remainder in bush & yardsite. Yardsite has an older home & outbuildings. The Boyne River borders the south 80. Tenders may be made for individual 80 acre parcels or the entire 160-acs. $10,000 deposit cheque made out to RE/MAX Advantage to be included with tenders. All terms & conditions to be finalized in a formal offer to purchase. Buyer will be responsible for any GST. Contact Wayne Gies-brecht for more info, tender form, or to view. (204)745-8679, email remaxwayne@mymts.net FARMLAND FOR SALE BY Tender. Sealed tenders to be received by 12:00pm Nov. 10th, 2014. Highest or any tender not necessarily accepted. Some acs suitable for potatoes. Includes yard site w/upgraded house(1980); approx. 30,000-bu. Grain storage; plus a Zipperlock shed. All land is in one block in RM of Roland. NE14-5-5W 160-acs; NW 14-5-5W 80.5-acs; SE 14-5-5W 160-acs. Please mail tenders to: Box 144 Roland, MB R0G 1T0 Email: csutton@pmcnet.ca Call Chris for details: (204)343-2160(home) or (204)745-7493(cell) THE FOLLOWING PRIVATE LAND is being offered for sale: E1/2 14-21-11W, W1/2 10-21-12W, NW 03-2112W, SW 14-21-11W, N1/2 08-21-11W, NE 08-21-11W, S1/2 30-21-11W, SE 23-21-11W & SW 24-21-11W subject to Lot 3/4 Plan 2221. The following Crown Lands have been approved by Manitoba Agriculture, Food & Rural Development for transfer to the purchaser of the private lands list-ed, as these lands are part of the ranch unit held by Craig & Lorna Marr of Silver Ridge, MB: SW 13-21-11W West of PR No. 467, NW 30-2111W, NE 31-21-11W, SE 31-21-11W, SW 31-21-11W, SE 02-22-11W, NE 03-22-11W, NE 03-22-11W, SE 03-2211W East of road. If you wish to purchase the private land & apply for the unit transfer, contact the lessees: Craig & Lorna Marr, PO Box 30 Silver Ridge, MB R0H 1M0. If you wish to comment on or object to the eligibility of this unit transfer, write the director: MAFRD, Agricultural Crown Lands, PO Box1286, Minnedosa, MB R0J 1E0, or Fax:(204)867-6578.

FARMING

IS ENOUGH OF A GAMBLE...

Please contact your nearest Crown Lands District Office for more information or call 1-866-210-9589. A listing of Crown Lands District Offices can be found online at: www.gov.mb.ca/agriculture/ land/crown-land/agricultural-crown-landsdistrict-offices.html

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MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

34th Annual Female Sale Saturday, November 15th in Cypress River, MB

Catalog can be viewed online at: www.transconlivestock.com

www.penta.ca

LIVESTOCK DEALER LICENCE 2B Land and Cattle Company Ltd. Of Ashern, Manitoba.

Pembina Triangle Simmental Association

WANTED: 3-CYL PERKINS DIESEL engine from Massey 200 Crawler or tractor. Will Purchase complete machine; Also wanted 16.9x28, 16.9x24 or 17.5x24 tractor tires. Please call (204)878-9973.

• Sprayed foam insulation • Ideal for shops, barns or homes • Healthier, Quieter, More Energy Efficient®

The following dealer and agent have applied for a licence under the Livestock Dealers and Agents Licencing regulation, which comes under the Livestock and Livestock Products Act. (C.C.S.M. c. L170)

FOR SALE: 2 HAND milked cows. Phone (204)482-3735.

TRACTOR ALLIS CHALMERS CA. Comes w/3-PTH for a 2-sheer plow, rear cultivators, plus side cultivators, $2,000. Phone:(204)661-6840.

The Icynene Insulation System®

LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT

Sales Agent for

HIQUAL INDUSTRIES

TRACTORS New Holland

STEVE’S TRACTOR REBUILDER specializing in JD tractors in need of repair or burnt, or will buy for parts. JD parts available. Phone: 204-466-2927 or cell: 204-871-5170, Austin.

P. QUINTAINE & SON LTD. 728-7549 Licence No. 1123

NEW CONCEPT ROLLER MIXMILL, VGC. Brian McCarthy (306)435-3590 or cell (306)435-7527.

Harold Unrau (Manager) Cell 871 0250 Auction Mart (204) 434-6519

TRACTORS 2-Wheel Drive

WANTED: BUTCHER HOGS SOWS AND BOARS FOR EXPORT

Bred Cow Sale

Mon., Nov. 24th at 12 pm

Go public with an ad in the Manitoba Co-operator classifieds. Phone 1-800-782-0794.

1994 NH 9880 6,376-HRS, 400-HP, 7.10x38 Firestone tires 60% left, autosteer ready, very good maintenance, everything works, real clean, shedded, $67,000 OBO. (204)373-2502 cell (204)304-0270

LIVESTOCK Swine Wanted

Sat., Nov. 1st and 22nd at 10 am Sheep and Goat with Small Animals & Holstein Calves

REAL ESTATE Land For Sale

MUSICAL

Call Ken 204-794-8383 #45 Mountain View Rd. Winnipeg, MB

A complete listing of Agricultural Crown Lands available for rent can be found online at: www.clp.gov.mb.ca/leases_and_permits/ properties.html#agLeasePermit or at any Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development office, RM office or First Nation Band office.

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1-800-782-0794 AUCTION SALES U.S. Auctions

Trux-N-Parts Salvage Inc.

Farm Retirement WED., NOV. 12 | 11AM

AUCTIONEER’S NOTE: Most equipment was purchased new and always shedded with an excellent maintenance program in place. Major equipment begins selling at 11:30 AM. Live online bidding available on major equipment. Registration, terms & details at SteffesGroup.com Location: 603 12th St NE, Cooperstown, ND. From Cooperstown, ND, 6-1/2 miles west on ND Hwy. 200, 3 miles south on Co. Rd. 11; from Hannaford, ND 5-1/2 miles north on ND Hwy. 1, 4 miles west on Co. Rd. 22, 1 mile north. TRACTORS 2009 Case-IH 485, Quad Trac, deluxe cab, leather, 4 hyd., return flow, 1000 PTO, Pro 600 display, integrated auto steer, front & rear diff lock, safety cable pull, site glass, idlers, 2,538 hrs., S/N78F112132 1998 JD 7810, 2WD, deluxe cab, power quad, 3 hyd., power beyond, 3 pt., quick hitch, 540/1000 PTO, JD 725 quick tach loader, 73” bucket, 5,315 hrs., S/NRW7810H013651 1990 JD 4455, quad range, 3 hyd., 3 pt., quick hitch, 540/1000 PTO, 134 A/C conversion, 18.4-38 band duals, 9,753 hrs., S/NRW4455H006688 1968 IHC Farmall 856, open station, Standard, 2 hyd., 540/1000 PTO, shows 7,042 hrs., S/N11059 Farmall McCormick 400 wide front, gas, 1 hyd., PTO, TA, converted 12v, 14.9-38 rear tires, overhauled motor GPS EQUIPMENT JD 2600 display, SF1 activation, 681 hrs. HARVEST EQUIPMENT 2012 JD S670, premium cab, deluxe controls, PRWD, Contour-Master, integrated auto steer, high cap. unloading auger, fine cut chopper, TouchSet controls, HID lights, 520/85R42 press steel duals, 600/65R28 rear tires, 506 sep. hrs., 679 engine hrs. 1997 Case-IH 2188, axial flow, specialty rotor, AHH, RS, fore/aft,

HEGVIK

FARMS

2 spd. hydro, rock trap, chopper, reverser, long auger, converted shoe shake, 2,750 sep. hrs., 3,552 engine hrs., S/NJJC0193933 Ag Tracks ATI Track System, 36”, mounts for JD 9770 or JD S670 2010 JD 635 flex head, fore/aft, poly, AWS Extreme air bar, S/N736663 2003 JD 930 flex head, fore/aft, poly, full finger, S/N702052 1998 Case-IH 1015 pickup head, 397 Westward 8-belt pickup, S/N310245 1997 MacDon 3000 pull-type swather, 25’, bat reel, auto fold GRAIN CART 2011 J&M 1000 Storm grain cart, 1,000 bu., roll tarp, DigiStar scale AIR SEEDER 2008 JD 1890 air seeder, 42’, 7-1/2” & 15” spacing, full run monitor, 2008 JD 1910 tow behind commodity cart, 350 bu., variable rate, hyd. fill auger, cart S/NA01910H730787, air seeder S/NA01890C730448 TILLAGE EQUIPMENT 2014 Summers 2510DT heavy duty rock flex tandem disc, 38’, notched front & rear blades, Summers 104 heavy duty harrow, S/NM0073 2010 JD 2210 field cultivator, 64’, tandems across, full floating hitch, single pt. depth, JD 3-bar harrow IHC 800 high clearance plow, 14x18”

ROW CROP & BEAN EQUIP. (2) Alloway danish tine cultivators, 8x30”, tunnel shields Harriston hyd. rod weeder, 8 row SEMI TRACTORS & TRUCK 1999 Kenworth T2000, 3406E Cat, 475 hp., Eaton Fuller 13 spd., engine brake, air ride, air slide, twin aluminum fuel tank, 3:55 ratio, shows 842,181 mi. 2002 Volvo VNL, factory day cab, N14 Cummins, Meritor 10 spd., engine brake, air ride, air slide 5th, full poly fenders, twin aluminum fuel tanks, 586,012 actual miles 1974 Chevrolet C65 lift tag tandem, 427, 5&2 spd., 19’ Frontier box, hoist, roll tarp, double tip tops, double saddle tanks, shows 69,270 miles TRAILERS 2009 Timpte hopper bottom, 42’x96”x72”, ag hopper, roll tarp, air ride, double row lights 1999 Timpte hopper bottom, 42’x96”x78”, ag hopper, roll tarp Wemco HD36 tandem axle header trailer Vulcan single axle header trailer, 30’ Lorak square tube trailer, 28’ Shop-built tandem axle trailer, 24’ Pickup box trailer, 125 gal. tank & pump Laser trailer, 2-wheel GRAIN HANDLING EQUIP. 2003 Wheatheart auger, 71’x13” 1993 Westfield auger, 71’x10”

Mayrath auger, 51’x8”, 7-1/2 hp. Sheyenne/Westgo GS20 auger, 40’x10”, 10 hp., 1 phase electric Westfield J208-36 auger, 36’x8” Westfield loadout auger, 31’x8” Westfield auger, 31’x8”, 5 hp. Westfield auger, 31’x7”, 5 hp. Airmaster fan OTHER EQUIPMENT Degelman Super Picker II rotary rockpicker, 4-bat Toreq 11500 pull-type scraper, 11-5 yd., hyd. push-off, S/N115-3516 HyGrade grader, 14’, hyd. angle tilt 2009 JD HX15 pull-type mower 1975 Chevrolet Scottsdale 20, Summers sprayer, 60’ mid-mount booms JD snow bucket, 96” JD pallet forks JD rock bucket 1,000 gal. propane tank RECREATION ITEMS 1994 Honda 650XR dirt bike Polaris 500 ATV PARTS & FARM SUPPORT ITEMS Various tires & rims Adj. axle for JD 9770, spindles, hubs Rock box for JD Oil filters Pallet farm support items

Ron & Kay Hegvik, 701.789.0341

or Brad Olstad at Steffes Group, 701.237.9173

Steffes Group Inc., 2000 Main Avenue East, West Fargo, ND 58078 Brad Olstad ND319, Scott Steffes ND81| 701.237.9173 | SteffesGroup.com

Complete Registration, Terms, Details & Photos at SteffesGroup.com

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NOTICE OF TENDER FARMLAND FOR SALE (NEAR FANNYSTELLE) Separate sealed tenders for the Properties described below will be received at: The Law Offices of Smith Neufeld Jodoin LLP, 85 PTH 12 North, Steinbach, Manitoba R5G 1A7. Attention: Robert P. Smith. PROPERTIES FOR SALE IN THE RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF GREY (APPROX 3-MI WEST OF FANNYSTELLE) 1. The SE 1/4 of section 7-9-3 WPM EXC firstly out of the said SE 1/4: road plans 1050 MLTO (C DIV) & 1267 MLTO (C DIV) & secondly out of the said SE 1/4: railway right-of-way plan 591 MLTO (W DIV) being approx 157.39-acs (parcel 1) 2. The N 1/2 of the NE 1/4 of section 6-9-3 WPM being approx 80-acs (parcel 2) CONDITIONS OF TENDER: 1. Tenders must be received on or before 5:00pm by Wed., Nov. 19th, 2014. 2. Each tender must be accompanied by certified cheque in the amount of 5% of the tender price. 3. The above listed properties must be purchased as separate parcels. 4. A separate, unconditional tender must be submitted for each of parcels 1 & 2 above. 5. Highest or any tender need not necessarily be accepted. 6. Possession date shall be Jan. 1st, 2015. 7. Tender forms & further info avail at the address below. 8. The maker of any tender is relying entirely upon his/her personal inspection & knowledge of the property independent of any representation made by the vendor or agents of the vendor. TENDER FORMS: The Tender form is avail at the law office of Smith Neufeld Jodoin LLP. You may contact Debby at (204)346-7183 or email debby@snj.ca or fax (204)326-2154 to request tender forms. For further info you may contact Debby or your lawyer may contact Robert P. Smith at (204)346-5101 or bsmith@snj.ca

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PROPERTY FOR SALE (owned by the Bill Vandersluis Estate): SW º 35-6-4 WPM The property consists of 160-ac, of which approx. 150-ac are prime farmland. The balance consists of a yard site, which includes a 3-bdrm bungalow style residence w/full basement & 1 car attached & heated garage. The residence is connected to municipal water, w/installation paid in full. Also included is a machine shed (44 by 88-ft) constructed in 2013 & an insulated workshop. CONDITIONS OF TENDER: 1) Interested parties must rely on their own inspection & knowledge of the property. Any specific questions pertaining to the property or request for building inspection should be directed to Ed Vandersluis at (204)745-8950. 2) Tenders must be delivered to McCulloch Mooney Johnston LLP, at the address below, by 2:30 p.m., Nov. 20, 2014. Please mark on front of envelope “Tender”. 3) Tenders must be accompanied by a deposit cheque equal to 5% of the amount of the bid, payable to McCulloch Mooney Johnston LLP. Deposit cheques accompanying unacceptable bids will be returned. 4) The highest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE: 1) The bidder(s) whose tender is accepted will be required to complete an agreement covering the terms & conditions of the sale in a form satisfactory to the Owner. 2) Nursery evergreen trees are not included and will be removed by closing date. 3)Possession & closing date will be Dec. 18, 2014. 4) The successful bidder will be responsible for all realty taxes following December 31, 2014 (the adjustment date). 5) In addition to the deposit, the balance of the accepted tender must be paid on or before the date of closing, or evidence provided that the purchase funds will be available under conditions acceptable to the Vendor. If the balance of the purchase price is not paid by the closing date or under such acceptable conditions, the deposit paid shall be forfeited as liquidated damages & not as a penalty. McCulloch Mooney Johnston LLP P.O. Box 1670 114 Main Street S. Carman, MB R0G 0J0 Ph:(204)745-2546 Attention: Thomas R. Mooney

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FARM LAND FOR SALE BY TENDER IN THE RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF NORTH NORFOLK. SW 1/4 22-12-10 WPM EXC ELY 704-FT OF WLY 1879-FT OF SLY 715-FT. TENDERS MUST BE for the entirety of the land described above, and all buildings attached thereto. SEALED TENDERS TO PURCHASE the land will be received by: GREENBERG & GREENBERG Box 157 Portage La Prairie, MB R1N 3B2 until 4:30pm December 2, 2014. TERMS OF TENDER ARE AS FOLLOWS: 1. Each Tender shall be in writing and in a sealed envelope, plainly marked as to its contents and shall be submitted, with a certified cheque payable to GREENBERG & GREENBERG, IN TRUST, in an amount equal to 10% of the tender price. 2. If the Tender is accepted, the certified cheque shall become a nonrefundable deposit. If the Tenderer fails to complete the purchase of the property the Seller shall retain the deposit as liquidated damages. On December 3, 2014 unsuccessful Tenderers will have their certified cheques returned to them by regular mail. 3. The balance of the purchase price shall be paid by cash, certified cheque, or lawyer’s trust cheque and trust conditions on February 2, 2015 (the Closing Date). 4. Vacant possession will be provided on Closing Date. 5. The Buyers will pay the 2015 taxes. 6. The Vendors will pay all the property taxes and penalties relating to taxes accruing to December 31, 2014. 7. The Tenderer will pay the applicable Goods and Services Tax or provide an acceptable undertaking to self-assess. 8. Time is to be of the essence in submission of tender and closing of sale. 9. Highest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted. 10. The Purchasers rely entirely on their own knowledge and inspection of the property independent of any representations made by or on behalf of the owners. For further particulars and inspection contact: John A. Jones Greenberg & Greenberg Box 157 Portage la Prairie, MB R1N 3B2 Phone (204)857-6878

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TENDERS FOR SALE-BY TENDER BID. APPROXIMATELY 151.62-ACRES IN THE RM OF DUFFERIN. Offers to be received by: Taylor McCaffrey LLP (Attention: Alain L.J. Laurencelle) 9th Floor-400 St Mary Ave, Wpg MB R3C 4K5. Phone:(204)988-0304; Fax:(204)953-7188 or email al@tmlawyers.com The Estate of the Late Roland Aimé Henri Ricard is offering for sale: Approx. 136.62-acres of Arable Land: With 988-sq.ft bungalow with attached garage; 3,276-sq.ft machine shed/workshop; 672-sq.ft horse and bale shelter and shed lean-to; 2x 2,200bu steel bins (hopper bottom); 1x 4,000-bushel steel bin (hopper bottom). Approx. 15-acres of Slough/Bush, Title No: 1698659/4 (Morden) Legal Description: NE 1/4 33-7-7 WPM, Excepting FirstlyPublic Drain Plan 1603 MLTO, Secondly Public Drain Plan 2052 MLTO. Legal Offers to Purchase must be received by Taylor McCaffrey LLP before 5:00pm, Wednesday, November 19th, 2014. A deposit of 5% payable to Taylor Mc Caffrey LLP “in trust” must accompany every Offer, and will be returned if an Offer is not accepted. All Offers will be reviewed by the Executrix on November 25th, 2014 and the party whose Offer is accepted will be contacted within 2 business days; the highest Offer will not necessarily be accepted. The Purchaser shall be responsible for payment of any GST or shall self-assess for GST. Possession shall be within thirty (30) days after final acceptance of the Offer to Purchase. The Executrix reserves the right to not accept any submitted Offers. For viewing appointments, contact the Executrix Mariette Pinette at drmpinette@shaw.ca Alain L.J. Laurencelle, as Solicitor and Agent. FOR SALE BY TENDER: These items can be seen in Minnedosa: 12-ft x60-ft ATCO office trailer & central A/C unit; 2001 Ford F350 flat deck truck (needs transmission); 2001 Chevrolet one ton flat deck truck (needs electrical work) 1987 Lincoln Continental (easily saftied) 2010 utility trailer 50-in x7-ft (like new) Older fertilizer spreader (some parts missing) Older Valmar (has not been used for several years); 8-ftx10-ft insulated shed w/225-amp sub panel & various electrical panels - formerly servicing our bulk plant (can be seen at Brandon) 14-in 3 phase radial arm saw (can be seen at Erickson); 2-hp air compressor (can be seen at Wawanesa) Applicable taxes will be added to tender price. Highest or any tender not necessarily accepted. Tenders must be sent to Heritage Co-op, Box 1050, Minnedosa, MB R0J 1E0, ATTN. Lorne Zacharias, or by e-mail to l.zacharias@heritagecoop.ca and must be received by 4:00pm Wed., Nov 5th, 2014. For more information, please call (204)867-2295.

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FULL TIME YEAR ROUND farm labourer required to work alongside owners on grain & purebred cattle operation w/newer equipment. Must have valid driver’s license. Competitive wages determined by farm experience. McTavish Farms, Moosomin, SK. Contact Sean (306)435-9843 or Betty (306)435-4125, email resume to bbmct@rfnow.com SEEKING A F/T YEAR round employee on grain farm operation in the Neepawa, MB area. The successful applicant must have good organizational skills, be self motivated & team player. Applicant must have experience in welding for shop maintenance & a mechanical background. Must have valid Class 5 license. Class 1 license would also be an asset. Salary depending on experience. If interested please email resume to deborad@hotmail.ca or Fax to (204)966-3885. We can also be reached at (204)476-0601. SEEKING A F/T YEAR round employee on grain/cattle operation in the Neepawa, MB area. The successful applicant must have good organizational skills, be self motivated & team player. Must have valid Class 5 license. We are seeking a person w/machinery operating skills & cattle experience. Salary depending on experience. If interested please email resume to deborad@hotmail.ca or Fax to (204)966-3885. We can also be reached at (204)476-0601.

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CAREERS Help Wanted HELP WANTED: We are looking to hire a person to take responsibility for the feeding & care of our dairy cattle. The position requires the ability to work efficiently with a front end loader for feeding, bedding, & manure removal, close attention to detail, & reliability. Experience w/cattle an asset. If interested, please call (204)379-2640 or (204)745-7864. SEASONAL FARM WORKERS SOUGHT for asparagus & potato related duties. Position will be seasonal full time, 40+ hrs per week. Wage $10.70 per hour. Period of employment anticipated to be from April 15, 2015 until Sept 30, 2015. Job description includes cutting seed potatoes & all potato harvesting duties such as grading, picking dirt, etc. as well as working w/irrigation systems. Also, work includes cutting & packing of asparagus. Must be willing to work long hours and do repetitive tasks as well as bending & some heavy lifting. Applicants must be able to work in a variety of conditions in outdoor environment & must be able to work well with others. Education requirements not applicable; experience an asset. Location of work is MacGregor & area, MB. Please apply in writing to Northern Potato Co. Ltd., Box 33, Bagot, MB R0H 0E0.

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s director general of the International Food Policy Research Institute in Washington, D.C., Shenggen Fan has come a long way from his roots in rural China, where he shared a one-hectare farm with his parents and two brothers. The agricultural economist, honoured earlier this year by the World Food Program’s Hunger Hero Award for his commitment to fighting global hunger, identifies closely with the 84 per cent of the world’s 570 million farmers who survive on two hectares or less. He is well aware that small farmers produce 80 per cent of the food consumed in Asia and Africa. “However, that does not mean small is beautiful,” Fan told a panel discussion at this year’s Borlaug Dialogue on the resources, technology and policies needed to make family farming profitable and sustainable. “In many cases, small means hungry.” Fan considers himself fortunate that his family’s farm produced enough to feed themselves and others, but their meals often consisted only of rice. And as the brothers grew to adulthood, it became clear that when divided three ways, their small holding would be inadequate. So two brothers moved out, and the one brother who remained moved up by renting more land. For Fan, “move up or move out” should be the mantra for reducing hunger and improving the profitability and sustainability of small-scale farming. “There are small farmers who simply cannot be sustainable,” he said, noting many of them are farming on eroded land in remote regions, which makes providing services and market access difficult. “It is not fair to keep smallholders hungry and malnourished.” Most of the world’s farmers lack the amount of land they need to be viable, he said. In fact, in many countries, farmers lack clear rights to their land, which makes it difficult, if not impossible to

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properly manage what they do have or acquire more. Fan said securing land rights is critical to empowering smallholders, but so are policies and programs that help farmers manage risk, improve market access and diversify into more nutritionally valuable crops.

Switch to vegetables

“The first step for smallholders is to diversify production away from rice, wheat and maize into more nutritious vegetables,” he said. “When they have enough to eat, they can sell nutritious food to the market.” Fan said some countries are using subsidies to artificially promote the production of wheat and rice at the expense of more nutritious crops. Not only would land tenure assist them in scaling up their operations, it could help them link with foreign investors, rather than being vulnerable to displacement by so-called “land grabs,” he said. Faustine Wabwire, senior policy analyst for the Washington-based Bread for the World Institute, said agriculture in developing countries must undergo dra-

matic change if it is to appeal to the next generation, which is increasingly educated and has a taste for the comforts of urban life. “Most young people, especially if they have been to school — they see their parents labouring all their lives and still be poor,” she said. “There is a tendency for them to want to do agriculture, but it’s going to be agriculture that is mostly technology driven,” Wabwire said. “They are not attracted to agriculture with a hand hoe.”

Not so easy

But encouraging people to leave the land means having someplace better for them to go. Ajay Markanday, senior economist and FAO representative at the World Bank, agrees farmers have to be able to achieve a profitable scale, but he noted the traditional model of development in which a growing manufacturing sector draws people off the farm with well-paying factory jobs no longer exists like it did when agriculture was scaling up in North America. Economists have coined the expression “jobless growth” to describe the glo-

Small can be beautiful

Kanayo Nwanze, president of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), said investment in agriculture is an investment in jobs. He said for the foreseeable future, improving the productivity of small-scale farmers will be the best way to address both poverty and hunger. “For IFAD the answer is simple,” he said. “Invest in rural people; invest in smallholder farmers.” Nwanze stressed the goal of feeding the world is achievable with the right policies, programs and partnerships with the private sector aimed at increasing the productive capacity of small farmers. For example, between 1990 and 2013, China was able to reduce malnutrition from 23 per cent to 11 per cent and child stunting from 32 per cent to nine per cent. “As we strive for innovation, there is nothing wrong with thinking small,” he said. “Sometimes, the technology farmers need is not a new seed, it is a smartphone or tablet.” Such technology puts small-scale farmers on an equal footing with large operators because they can better access production information and extension support. laura@fbcpublishing.com

The power of small World food security happens one household at a time By Laura Rance Co-operator editor / Des Moines, Iowa

r . E m m a M u g e r w a Naluyima is a revelation to those who would write off small-scale farmers in developing countries as inefficient and incapable of feeding themselves, let alone the world. “Yes we can,” the Ugandan farmer, wife, mother of twoyear-old twins and practising veterinarian told a packed convention hall at the recent Borlaug Dialogue. It will happen “household by household,” she said. Naluyima is the polar oppo-

site to the stereotypical image of African agriculture as a woman with a hoe and a child on her back. While more than half of Uganda’s farmers live on less than $1 per day, Naluyima pulls in about $100,000 annually from the food she produces and markets from her one-acre farm. Naluyima, who received a standing ovation following her talk, presented a detailed outline of her farm enterprise, complete with a budget. She has divided her acre into four quarters, one of which contains See POWER on page 34 »

Participants in a small-farmers’ panel at the recent Borlaug Dialogue emphasized that extension and diversification are important tools to help improve the productivity of small-scale agriculture. Dadi Buta from Ethiopia (l to r), Birtkiuan Dagnachew from Ethiopia and Ellen Walsh-Rosmann from Iowa. Photo: Laura Rance

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her home. She has surrounded her house with five mango trees, jackfruit and pineapple for her family’s consumption and to sell. On another quarter she raises perennial crops, including 100 banana plants, which produce about eight bunches of bananas per week. Her family consumes one bunch, leaving seven bunches to sell, raising $336 per month. Her third quarter is devoted to livestock, including 10 cows, the milk from which brings in $4,800 per month, 30 sows, from which she sells pork, and 200 laying hens whose eggs contribute $336 weekly. Naluyima has no pasture, but her livestock has plenty of fresh homegrown fodder to eat. A hydroponic growth chamber produces as much highly nutritious sprouted legumes in 162 square feet as 25 acres of pasture. Her fourth quarter is devoted to a greenhouse operation, in which she raises high-value vegetables for six months of the year. She also raises tilapia and catfish in tanks — another cash crop

“Africa has all it takes to be a food basket of the world. We have all it takes to produce food, and yet we are going hungry.”

Dr. Emma Mugerwa Naluyima

worth $3,750 per month in addition to supplementing her family’s diet. The animal manure goes into an anaerobic biodigester to create electricity and a fertile slurry for her crops. The sludge from the fish tanks goes back on the land. “Every element is interrelated,” she said. “Africa has all it takes to be a food basket of the world,” she said. “We have all it takes to produce food, and yet we are going hungry.” Naluyima and her husband are starting a school to teach food production skills, convinced that teaching children from an early age how to grow food will not only help secure food security, it will inspire the next generation of agriculturalists, she said. People who have land, “are sitting on gold,” she said. “They just don’t know it.”

The power of extension

Naluyima may be exceptional, but she is far from unique. This year’s dialogue featured presentations from small-scale farmers who have made astounding productivity gains once they were connected with the right mix of resources, technology and policies. Dadi Buta, who farms six hectares in Ethiopia, is a beaming testament to the power of extension. The father of four was farming one hectare of land when he began to receive extension training through a local farmer training centre, operated by a coalition including the Ethiopian government, Oxfam, and the Sasakawa Africa Association. The focus is on training farmers to make their own best management choices for the resources on their farms. Buta participated in a panel

discussion on making small farmers more sustainable. He said training and extension support helped him diversify away from staple crops into crops and livestock, which augment his family’s nutrition and bring in cash crop revenue. His productivity has improved because he now uses composted manure as fertilizer. “Today I am a big producer and I give credit to all I learned,” Buta said, speaking through an interpreter. He is now involved with mentoring five farmers who work with him, further spreading the extension outreach. He has also started to invest in larger equipment.

Help for women

Birtukan Dagnachew, a 37-yearold farmer from northern Ethiopia, said the improved productivity of her farm allowed her to send her oldest son to university. “Before, we faced shortages and starvation because we weren’t getting what we needed from the land,” the widowed mother of four said through an interpreter. But she challenged those aiming to help small farmers, most of whom are women, to tailor policies and programs to their

needs. For example, she asked why when most small farmers are women, most of the extension advisers are men. Diversification is the key to survival for small farmers, whether they are in Africa or America, said Ellen Walsh-Rosman, whose 700-acre certified organic farm is small by Iowa standards. However, it supports three families spanning two generations. “We are diverse, not only in what we grow but in the way we are marketing,” she said. “Each enterprise is marketed two or three different ways.” The beef side of their operation is raised organically and is sold wholesale, direct to grocers and through off-farm sales. Their two-acre vegetable operation sells directly to consumers, as well as to grocers through a wholesaler. Their farm wouldn’t be viable without livestock, the manure from which feeds their soil’s corn crops, she said. But she said their biggest challenge is rural depopulation, which not only makes it hard to find reliable help, but also makes it hard to have community. laura@fbcpublishing.com

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copenhagen / reuters Denmark’s agriculture minister has called on the European Union to support pig farmers hurt by sanctions and Russia’s refusal to accept EU meat imports. Dan Jorgensen said Oct. 21 help was needed to fund storage of surplus meat, something the EU has already said it would provide for butter, skimmed milk powder and cheese producers. Pork accounts for five per cent of Denmark’s total exports and the country stands to lose four billion Danish crowns ($685 million), or 12.5 per cent, of its pork export revenues this year, the Danish Agriculture and Food Council has estimated. “I don’t want to be a part of dumping pork on the world’s poorest countries or just killing the animals. It is not a long-term solution as we would eventually need to increase the herds again,” Jorgensen told an agricultural conference in Jutland, a region home to most of Denmark’s farming. “Some pig farmers will probably be forced to close, if this crisis continues,” Klaus Kaiser, chief economist from the Danish Agriculture and Food Council said, but added that EU help to increase freezing and storage could help limit the impact. Russia imposed a ban on most European produce in retaliation for EU sanctions against its actions in Ukraine, where Moscow has been accused of fuelling a rebellion in the east.

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Misinformation a problem: Folta Food science can help farmers and food processors meet demands of specific demographics By Shannon VanRaes co-operator staff

oes science belong on your plate? Kevin Folta and Nancy Ames think so, as did their soldout audience at a Canola Connect event last week at the Richardson Centre for Functional Foods & Nutraceuticals. “Humans have been engineering plants for a long time, we have abilities to do some really good stuff — grow more food in the same space with fewer inputs,” said Folta, head of horticultural sciences at the University of Florida and a longtime advocate for transgenic technology, “what is commonly referred to as GMO technology.” Ames, a cereal research scientist with Agriculture and AgriFood Canada, focused on some of the technology that goes into processing food to ensure nutritional components maintain their integrity during processing and cooking. “Who would think there is so much science in oatmeal?” Ames said, relating the multiple steps needed to process oats, including heat treatments that kill potentially harmful bacteria and other agents. “But after they go through that process they are still an oat… in this case we like to think of processing making oats better,” she said. Science also helps food processors and farmers better meet the needs of specific consumers, whether it’s infants, teenagers on the go, or older consumers looking for specific tastes and textures, the researcher said. But it’s crops that make use of transgenic technology — generally referred to as genetically modified — that is the big hot-button issue with consumers today, Folta said, adding he believes many consumers fear this technology because they’ve been misinformed. Citing quasi-celebrities like Dr. Oz and The Food Babe, Folta said the public has been led away from science — science he said is safe and beneficial. “So who should be steering the progress for the next generation, should we be voting on whether science is true, or should consumers who are scared by fearmongering be telling us what we would be growing?” he asked. “Shouldn’t science and reason really be dictating public policy? “We live in a time when we really do have access to the best food in human history, the safest food, the most abundant food and rather than embracing it we’re allowing people to scare each other about it,” he added. Public opinion and opposition have held back several new technologies, he said, including Golden Rice, which is engineered to combat vitamin A deficiency. “It’s really an atrocity that we can’t use this kind of technology to help people,” Folta said. “We have a lot of solutions that are ready to go, but we have activists and scientific illiteracy that are really blocking those solutions.” Allergen-free peanuts are another example of a food that exists, but outside of the commercial realm. Apples that don’t brown when exposed to air are also a possibility. No one in the sold-out crowd disagreed with either Folta or Ames following the presentation,

which was hosted and promoted by the Manitoba Canola Growers. The presentation did not cover economic issues around biotechnology, such as ownership and intellectual property rights, but following his talk Folta commented that farmers are the ones who consume the technology and without their endorsement, it couldn’t exist. “The farmer is the consumer and the farmer is the one who has to be satisfied with that technology, so they service the farmer,” he said. “So this isn’t taking anything away from the farmer, it’s actually giving the farmer more options.” He added that it’s always a concern if too much power is sequestered in one set of hands, not just in agriculture. But he said that if regulations around transgenics were loosened more competition would arise. “That’s the way to do it, make it more hospitable for the little guy,” Folta said. shannon.vanraes@fbcpublishing.com

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Olympic curler inspires rural entrepreneurs to ‘Take the Leap’ The annual conference in Dauphin connects successful and budding entrepreneurs By Meghan Mast Co-operator Staff

n awed silence fell over the room, even quieting a gaggle of teenage girls, as Olympian gold medal curler Jennifer Jones took the stage to address the recent Take the Leap conference in Dauphin. “I want to talk to you about having a gold medal performance in life,” said the Olympic gold medal curler and corporate lawyer. “About appreciating and enjoying every moment in life. And about following dreams and following passions no matter what anybody says.” Jones was one of several speakers to address 150 people, packed into a conference room above the curling rink at the Parkland Recreation Complex, telling her story about what it takes to succeed. It was a fitting keynote for Take the Leap, which started in 2007 after a group of Parkland residents working in economic and community development identified the need to gather rural entrepreneurs together for learning and networking. This year people from across Manitoba registered for the sold-out conference; rural business owners sat around circular tables and several high school students from Gilbert Plains, participants in the youth entrepreneur contest, lined the back walls of the room. Jones spoke about how she overcame numerous obstacles on her way to the Sochi Olympics last year — from kidney stones at the 2005 Halifax Olympic trials to an unexpected pregnancy and a surgery on her knee ligaments without anesthesia or pain medication — while deflecting naysayers. One of her sponsors stuck with her through her surgery, but pulled their support once they learned she was pregnant. Her response? “You watch me. Just because I’m a mom does not mean I can’t be an Olympian.”

Passion

Jones and other speakers advised budding entrepreneurs to pursue their passion with the same unflappable faith in their abilities that allows children to dream about playing in the Stanley Cup. “As adults we lose that dream, that spark, that fire. “If you’re going to chase that dream, that passion you have to light that fire and believe the sky is the limit.” Andrea Gorda, a small business owner from Inglis, Manitoba, agrees. She’s hesitant to dish out advice, since she believes everyone’s experience and talents are different. But she encourages people to make that their strength.

“Just because I’m a mom does not mean I can’t be an Olympian.” Jennifer Jones

Jennifer Jones shared her story with rural entrepreneurs at Dauphin conference. photos: Meghan mast

“Find out what’s working for you, what you want to change and, even if it scares you, you have to do it. Obviously don’t take crazy financial risks without doing your homework. But do your homework and be willing to take a risk.” Gorda is a commercial and lifestyle photographer with a burgeoning side business. She started making handcrafted body-care items, as a new mom several years ago, initially for her family. She wanted to know what she was putting on her children. And she needed to find something, besides housework, that she could talk about with others. “People don’t want to talk about doing laundry,” she laughed. What started as a hobby has since evolved into a small business. She sells her products at various stores throughout Dauphin, Inglis, Russell, and Roblin. Her products will soon be available online.

Warrior

Lisa Dyck, who owns Cornell Crème, an ice-cream company, likens being an entrepreneur to being a warrior. “You wake up every day like you’re going into battle,” she said. “I don’t mean to be dramatic, but some days it feels that way. Every day you’ve got to get up to do this whether or not you’re feeling good.” She also initially made the product for her family and since they enjoyed it so much, she decided to expand. Some people were skeptical local ice cream could be successful with a big corporate ice-cream company so close by. But when the Lucerne

Andrea Gorda started her own body-care product business, as a new mom, she jokes, so she could have something to talk about besides laundry.

factory in Winnipeg closed and moved to Edmonton, she knew this was her opportunity. The rich, creamy ice cream flew off the shelves, and this year Dyck has been recognized for her achievements. Ciao! Winnipeg Magazine awarded her producer of the year and she won a Golden Carrot award. She attributes her success to the support of her family and group of friends. “I pull from that strength and rely on it. Then I can go out into the world and face the rest that I have to face in my day.” Jones echoed this in her talk later in the day. After a couple of tough losses at two consecutive Olympic trials the team made some difficult, very public decisions, including the choice to let

a teammate go. Jones stepped up to a leadership role on the team and felt they were missing the passion for curling they once had. So they invited Kaitlin Lawes, on to the team, who was in her early 20s. “She was so excited to see everything for the very first time and we saw everything new through her eyes.” The rink swept through the Sochi Olympics to win gold, becoming the first women’s curling team to go undefeated in an Olympic competition. Jones said they would never have achieved their goal if they had let others define them. “So many people told me that there was no way I could be a lawyer and a successful curler. But I think I’ve done that. I stand here as a mom, a gold medalist Olympian and a lawyer. And we did it.” She raised a clenched fist in the air. meghan.mast@fbcpublishing.com

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Little orange boxes Lorraine Stevenson CROSSROADS RECIPE SWAP

love the cute kids in bunny and pirate costumes who come to my door October 31. They remind me that, despite the silly spendfest Halloween has become, it’s still a celebration for children. Halloween now ranks second only to Christmas in sales, followed by back-to-school spending, according to the Retail Council of Canada. I miss a simpler Halloween. I also miss seeing the little UNICEF boxes trick-or-treaters used to carry. That was a fundraiser that began in Canada at the height of the baby boom — in 1955 — and continued for 50 years until it ended in 2005. During that time it raised $100 million for the child advocacy program. For many young Canadians, collecting those coins was their first experience of doing something for others less fortunate. UNICEF officials in 2005 decided to end their coin collection

Thai Pumpkin Soup The bigger pumpkins glinting on our doorsteps tomorrow night are usually best sent to the compost heap afterward. It’s the smaller varieties, with denser flesh and a higher sugar content, that are best for cooking and baking. Here’s a tasty soup that won’t take long to make and will use the cubed pulp of one small pumpkin. 1/4 c. butter 2 c. pumpkin pulp, cubed 1 chili pepper, whole 1 c. chicken or vegetable stock 1 c. coconut milk Salt and pepper to taste 1 lime, juice and zest 1 c. cooked shrimp 1 bunch green onions, thinly sliced

In a saucepan; cook pumpkin cubes and pepper in butter over low heat for five minutes. Add chicken stock and coconut milk; bring to a boil and cook for 10 to 15 minutes or until pumpkin is tender. Season to taste. Add lime juice, zest and shrimp. Adjust seasoning if necessary.

program, because amassing huge collections of loose change wasn’t a very efficient fundraiser. But October 31 is still National UNICEF Day and children are still encouraged to fundraise. What UNICEF did was shift its fundraising efforts online, and continues to encourage teachers to use its resources — found online at unicef.ca/ oct31— to organize school fundraisers. The rest of us waiting at our doors can keep contributing to this long-standing Canadian tradition too. This year, recognizing those little orange boxes have been missed, UNICEF is trying something new, and will be launching a two-day online campaign, a digital orange box if you will. I’ve become a little grumpy about Halloween’s creepy commercialism. But National UNICEF Day sheds a different light on the whole occasion. Think of what a few dollars diverted from all that costume and candy buying, donated instead to the child advocacy agency can do. UNICEF programs help build schools, stave off malnutrition, treat preventable diseases, and protect vulnerable children from exploitation. They make a child’s world a little less scary. The new website taking donations will be up on October 30 and 31. It is found at unicef.ca/orangebox. You can read more about UNICEF programs at www.unicef.ca.

Pumpkin Pecan Pancakes 1 c. milk 1/3 c. pumpkin purée 2 tbsp. butter, melted 1 egg 1 tbsp. flaxseed, crushed 1/4 c. pecans, crushed 1-1/4 c. flour 2 tbsp. sugar 2 tsp. baking powder 1/2 tsp. cinnamon 1/8 tsp. nutmeg Pinch cloves

Pumpkin Pie Fudge

In a large bowl; stir together milk, pumpkin, butter and egg. In another large bowl; mix all dry ingredients together. Add dry ingredients to liquid ingredients. In a hot large skillet with small amount of butter; pour batter into desired size of pancake. Cook approximately three minutes per side. Top with maple syrup. Serves 4. Source: Peak of the Market

Thanks to Co-operator reader Kathryn Baranovsky for sharing this yummy fudge recipe with us this week. This method is for those who don’t like using a candy thermometer. 1-1/2 c. granulated sugar 2/3 c. evaporated milk 1/2 c. mashed pumpkin (canned) 2 tbsp. butter or margarine 1-1/2 tsp. pumpkin pie spice (or make your own*) 1 pkg. (12 oz./340 g) vanilla-flavoured baking chips 2 c. miniature marshmallows (1/2 bag) 1-1/4 tsp. vanilla extract

Using butter or margarine, lightly grease sides and bottom of a medium saucepan.

Serves: 4

Place sugar, evaporated milk, pumpkin, butter and pumpkin pie spice in the saucepan.

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Stirring constantly over medium heat, bring the mixture to a boil and boil for 12 minutes.

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Remove from heat, add vanilla and stir in baking chips and marshmallows until melted. Pour into 8-inch square pan that has been lined with foil and greased (or use parchment paper). Chill until set. Cut into small squares to serve. Cover and store in refrigerator.

If you have a recipe or a column suggestion please write to: Manitoba Co-operator Recipe Swap, Box 1794 Carman, Manitoba R0G 0J0 or email Lorraine Stevenson at: lorraine@fbcpublishing.com

Makes about four to five dozen pieces.

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*To make your own pumpkin pie spice: 1 tsp. pumpkin pie spice = 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon, 1/4 tsp. ground ginger, 1/8 tsp. ground allspice, 1/8 tsp. ground nutmeg

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rady Jackson set his bottle of Bulldog Amber down on the arm of his Adirondack chair and shaded his eyes with his hand, looking out across the yard to where a flock of sheep grazed peacefully off in the distance. “This seems very strange,” he said. “What seems strange?” said his brother Randy, who occupied a chair next to him on the front lawn of the Jackson house. “Everything,” said Brady. “The weather for starters. Here it is, October 23rd and we’re sitting outside in our shirt sleeves having a beer. I mean what the heck?” “Are you complaining?” said Randy. “Because if you are, just shut up.” “Not complaining, just making an observation,” said Brady. “Good,” said Randy. “Let me remind you that summer didn’t start till early July so if it stays around for another few weeks we’re still just getting what the universe owes us.” “Since when does the universe owe us anything?” Brady’s wife Amanda spoke up from a short distance away where she and Jackie, Randy’s wife, were stretched out in the sunshine on a pair of beach loungers. “Since God created us,” said Randy with a laugh. He raised a fist and shook it at the sky. “We are the Masters of the Universe! Give us our summer, dang it!” “Hush darling!” said Jackie, putting a finger to her lips. “You’ll jinx it!” Randy lowered his fist. “I wouldn’t want to do that,” he said. “We love our summer.” Brady picked up his bottle and took a drink. “What’s really strange though,” he said, “is sitting here in Mom and Dad’s chairs in front of Mom and Dad’s house, as though we own the place.” There was a moment of silence. “We DO own the place,” said Randy. “We also own the chairs,” said Jackie. “And next summer Randy will give them a fresh coat of paint so they look brand new, and also so they match the colour of the house. Isn’t that right honey?” “I like them the way they are,” said Randy. “Rustic.”

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“Rustic,” said Jackie disdainfully. “The lazy man’s décor.” “Exactly,” said Randy contentedly. “We’ll let the house weather till it looks just like the chairs. Rustic décor all around.” “I bet you won’t,” said Amanda. “You’re right, we probably won’t,” said Randy. “We’ll paint everything up all nice and pastoral and whatnot and the neighbours will come from miles around to take pictures.” “Speaking of taking pictures,” said Brady, “is there a reason why you left that picture on the wall in our dining room?” Randy looked at Jackie who looked back at Randy. “Um… because it’s butt-ugly?” said Randy. “That’s what we figured,” said Amanda. “What we couldn’t figure is why you had it up in the first place.”

“We used it as a reminder,” said Jackie. “Whenever things would go wrong, that picture would remind us that no matter how bad things look, they could always look worse.” Brady nodded in understanding. “Good point,” he said. “For sure nothing in my life has ever looked worse than that picture.” “Feel free to get rid of it,” said Jackie. “We won’t be offended.” She paused. “Speaking of being offended, do you think Mom and Dad would be upset if we painted over the mahogany panelling in the family room? I know it’s beautiful and expensive but it’s just so… ’60s,” she concluded. “And so dark,” said Randy. “It’s like a funeral home in there.” “Mom and Dad won’t care,” said Brady. “Well, Mom might, just a little because it’s like memories of the past or whatever, but then she’ll be like, whatever, it’s your house now, if you want to ruin it by painting the woodwork, go ahead.” Jackie laughed out loud. “Oh my God!” she said, “That’s exactly what she’ll say!” “I never even noticed that panelling when we were kids,” said Randy. “And now I look at it and I think, yikes!” As he spoke he caught a glimpse of something moving from the corner of his eye. Glancing around he saw the front door open halfway and a tousled blonde head and a pair of bright blue eyes peek out from behind it. A moment later the eyes caught sight of the group on the front lawn. The door opened all the way and little Allison appeared on the porch carrying a stuffed toy cat in one hand. She clambered quickly down the steps and ran across the lawn in her stocking feet. Randy opened his arms and gathered his daughter up and she snuggled in against the coolness of the breeze. For a moment no one spoke. “Fifteen years ago,” said Brady, “that would have been Jennifer.” Randy smiled. “Everything changes,” he said. He looked up at the hazy autumn sky. “Even the seasons.”

Creating a Halloween landscape Add some seasonal touches to your outdoor autumn display and you’ll be all ready By Albert Parsons FREELANCE CONTRIBUTOR

ore and more people are adding seasonal décor, including at Halloween, to their outdoor landscapes. Although quite a lot of this entails the use of artificial decorations, I prefer to use natural materials from my own garden as much as possible. Our Prairie weather is inclement by the time Halloween rolls around, so the use of live flowers and foliage, as is done in milder parts of the U.S., is not practical. Inexpensive potted chrysanthemums — available at Thanksgiving — can continue to add colour if they are brought inside on cold nights, but by Halloween they would spend more time indoors than outside in any display. There are some quite attractive artificial wreaths, and these are used to adorn many front doors at this time of year. I like to set up autumn displays by mid- to late September — too early for Halloween — so I prefer Halloween items that can simply be added to my already-in-place autumn displays. I place baskets of pumpkins and gourds on our front deck — where our front entrance is — in the lead-up to Thanksgiving. These baskets continue to add colour and interest right up until Halloween (I throw a blanket over them on frosty nights which is almost every night by then). After Thanksgiving, I turn these autumn displays into Halloween-themed ones by adding Halloween touches, such as a ceramic black cat, a black witch’s hat, some large scary artificial spiders or some ghostly figures. A small scarecrow can be added to an autumn wreath to make it appropriate for the Halloween season. A large pumpkin can stand on its own and looks good sitting by itself on a step or ledge, while smaller pumpkins look best grouped together to add enough

visual impact. Placing several in a large basket makes a nice display. Closer to Halloween, some of these pumpkins can be dressed in Halloween attire and have scary faces carved into them. Including some white ones will add variety and give the display a unique look. Some people stack several pumpkins, one atop another, to create a topiary-like display. These pumpkins, as Halloween approaches, can be carved or decorated. Nothing says Halloween like a large orange pumpkin carved into a jack-o’-lantern and placed out front, with a flickering candle inside it to provide that eerie ambiance on this scary night. Quite elaborate autumn scenes, often incorporating corn sheaves, bunches of decorative corncobs tied together with raffia, or dried grasses and flowers arranged in old churns or nail kegs, will add great interest to the outdoor landscape during the fall season. Halloween touches can be added to such autumn displays — things like black silhouettes, white ghostly figures made of light white fabric, or maybe a homemade scarecrow — perhaps perched on a straw bale. Other garden decorations that can be incorporated into the Halloween décor are the scary faces fastened to trees that have become popular in the last few years. I particularly like the more natural-looking ones that appear as if the tree trunk has actually been carved. If you have such a face, you might like to move it to a location where it will become part of your Halloween décor. If the one you have is too “friendly” looking, perhaps you will buy another, scarier version, for Halloween. Decorating our outdoor spaces for special occasions not only enhances the outdoor landscape but it can be fun as well! Albet Parsons writes from Minnedosa, Manitoba

This autumn scene can easily be given a Halloween theme by adding a few seasonal objects and decorating the pumpkins. PHOTO: ALBERT PARSONS

The Manitoba Co-operator | October 30, 2014

COUNTRY CROSSROADS Be a Halloween snowperson By Dana Ramstedt FREELANCE CONTRIBUTOR SUPPLIES:

• Two white paper coveralls with hood • 60 inches x the width of your body x 4 inches thick of medium-density foam (foam couch cushions will do in a pinch) • Sharp, long knife or electric bread knife • Belt • Spray adhesive • Wide black felt pen • Black top hats • Orange poster board • 1/4-inch-wide elastic • Scissors • Black and white face paint • Black boots (cowboy boots optional) • Scarf • Broom • Dried corncob • Trick or Treat bag

Instructions:

Put on first pair of coveralls. With help of a friend, measure and cut foam with knife to fit across chest, below belt line and across your bottom to make a snowperson shape. Pull second coveralls on. Fit foam pieces over butt, belly and over chest. If needed use spray adhesive, in well-ventilated area, to fix foam in place. Zipper as you go. Belt waist. With wide felt pen make large coal spots down zipper line. Take off costume. Cut a two-inch strip of poster board. Glue around top hat for hat band. Add addi-

Ah yes, remember the ‘good old days?’ Wooden outdoor biffy known as ‘office’ in the Old West By Darrell Nesbitt FREELANCE CONTRIBUTOR

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tional decorations to hat as needed. Nose: Make an orange cone shape for nose carrot. Tape together. Draw lines around cone to look like carrot. Trim open end of carrot to fit close to face. Cut and fix elastic to hold carrot over your nose. Large orange pom-pom or clown nose will work, too. Corncob will act as corncob pipe or corny cigar. Face: Apply thin coat of face cream to make paint easier to remove. Paint face white but not where black will go for mouth and eye coal spots. Draw coal spots around eyes and along mouth line. Put costume on. Pull hood up. Put hat on. Throw scarf around neck. Step into boots. Grab broom or Trick or Treat bag. Will anyone know who you are? Our friends didn’t.

or the many of you who may have been deprived of the use of the outhouse in your lifetime, you really have no idea what you missed. “This specific outhouse photo, along with other pictures taken while visiting the Decker area — family farm country of Manitoba — will be shared at a local senior centre, so retired ex-Prairie members who live on the West Coast can revive memories of their youth,” said Stephen Gray of Vancouver, B.C. Gray is not your typical Prairie person; he comes from the east end of London, England, and daughter Alison was born in Abingdon near Oxford a few years before immigrating to Canada in 1979. She married Dale Murray and moved to Decker in 2000. Interested in the two-seater model, Gray asked, “Was it for companionship? To cover multiple emergencies? For warmth in the winter?” Or was there another explanation? Not knowing the exact answer, even though I had the pleasure (or non-pleasure) of sitting on the cold, wooden seat within a cobweb-filled wooden shanty, approximately three to four feet square by seven feet

high with no window, heat, or electric light, at my grandparents’ farm at Treherne, I went online and discovered some interesting facts. Due to the aroma of an outhouse, most were built between 50 and 150 feet from the house, often facing away. So that they didn’t have to experience the odour, many people left the door open while they were using it, and old-timers will admit that they had trouble breaking this habit with the invention of indoor bathrooms. Various reasons are given as to why some outhouses have two holes. No, these old, vintage structures weren’t usually doing double duty. Rather, most contained two holes of different sizes — one for adults and one for children. Some large families would have multiple holes for use at the same time though, as more than one hole meant no waiting. With all the work to be done on a farm, there was no time to waste on silly modern luxuries like privacy. Some kids appreciated company when they had to go to the outhouse after dark, and it never occurred to them that it should be a privacy issue. In cold weather, the extra person meant extra warmth, and luxury was a Styrofoam toilet seat in the winter.

Wooden outhouses were not pretty, but served the purpose. PHOTO: COURTESY

According to the website, www.vtgrandpa.com, the twoholer was designed so that the human waste would be distributed in the wooden box underneath the holes, and the job of sliding the heavy box of waste out for cleaning and spreading on the land was usually done once a year, in the spring. And with an outhouse, toilet paper was considered a luxury by most rural families, so newspaper or pages from old catalogues were more often used. Ah yes, remember the ‘good old days?’ Darrell Nesbitt writes from Shoal Lake, Manitoba

Get rid of old cutting boards Replacing them when necessary is a way to maintain food safety in the kitchen By Julie Garden-Robinson NDSU EXTENSION SERVICE

’d like to tell you about my “reappearing” cutting board. I bought a plastic cutting board when I was in college. It was a faithful, consistent cutting surface for many years. I brought it with me when I got married. However, I noticed that the years took a toll on my kitchen companion, and it became discoloured and developed some grooves that were hard to clean. Somewhat reluctantly, I put it in the garage to go out with the trash one day. When I was reaching for another cutting board a couple of days later, my hand grasped the old white one. At first I thought I had dreamed placing the cutting board in the garage. I took it to the garage to catch a trip to the trash. A couple of days later, I opened the cupboard and there was my well-worn cutting board again. I had a strong suspicion about what was going on. With the cutting board in hand, I walked over to my husband. “Why does the white cutting board keep getting put in the garage?” my husband asked before I could say anything. “I am trying to throw it away,” I said. I admit that I have a hard time discarding things, too. To appease my frugal husband, I took the cutting board to work and used it as an “example” in food safety workshops. “When your cutting board looks like this, throw it away,” I’d say. We had used the cutting board solely

for cutting up fruits and vegetables, so I wasn’t worried about cross-contamination. However, our kids were getting to the point of helping with meal preparation, so I didn’t want to risk having someone grab the old board to cut up meat for kabobs. Bacteria would be left behind in the grooves.

When your cutting board begins to wear – get rid of it. PHOTO: THINKSTOCK

Cleaning your cutting boards thoroughly and replacing them when necessary is a way to maintain food safety in your home. If you do not clean your cutting boards thoroughly, especially after cutting raw meat and poultry, you could put yourself, your family and friends at risk for foodborne illness, which can be life threatening for children, older adults and those with compromised immune systems. Raw meat and poultry and their juices often are contaminated with bacteria such as E. coli, salmonella and/or campylobacter. These bacteria can be left behind on a cutting board. Without

proper cleaning, you could contaminate the next food that you cut, such as your salad ingredients. Researchers have studied the safety and use of wood and plastic cutting boards with various recommendations. Sometimes, plastic was viewed as better, but chefs note that using plastic boards can dull knives more quickly. When plastic cutting boards have grooves, bacteria can remain ready to contaminate your next food. Cutting boards made of hardwood such as maple are less likely to dull knives. As long as the wood cutting boards are cleaned thoroughly right away, they are safe to use, according to other research. Regardless of the type you use, be sure to clean it after each use. After cutting foods, such as bread or fruit, simply wash in hot, soapy water, rinse and air-dry. If you have cut meat or poultry, clean the cutting board with hot, soapy water and a brush. Next, rinse with clear hot water and place in a sanitizing solution for a couple of minutes. You can make a sanitizing solution with 1 tablespoon unscented chlorine bleach in 1 gallon of water, or you can drench the cutting board with a bleach solution in a spray bottle (1 scant teaspoon of bleach per quart of water). Allow it to air-dry or use a clean paper towel to dry. Instead of washing cutting boards in a sink, you can clean non-porous-types such as most plastic ones in a dishwasher. Be sure you know the cleaning recommendation for the type that you own.

Try a colour-coding system for your cutting boards to reduce the risk of cross-contamination. You could use a red one for meat and a green one for produce, for example. Just be sure that everyone in the household knows and follows the system and cleans the cutting boards after use. Julie Garden-Robinson, PhD, R.D., L.R.D., is a North Dakota State University Extension Service food and nutrition specialist and professor in the department of health, nutrition and exercise sciences.

EDITOR’S NOTE Have a safe and happy Halloween from Country Crossroads If you have any stories, ideas, photos or a comment on what you’d like to see on these pages, send it to Country Crossroads, 1666 Dublin Ave., Winnipeg, Man. R3H 0H1, phone 1-800-782-0794, fax 204-944-5562, email susan@fbcpublishing.com. I’d love to hear from you. Please remember we can no longer return material, articles, poems or pictures. — Sue

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