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here are two pressi n g i s s u e s t h e We s t’s new provincial wheat and barley organizations need to address soon, a Manitoba consultant working for the Manitoba Wheat and Barley Growers Association (MWBGA) says. One is prepare for the July 17, 2017 end of the temporary western Canadian wheat and barley checkoff for funding

With corn and sunflowers still in the fields and flurries beginning to dance in the air, harvest is now into its fourth month in Manitoba. The growing season has been complicated, to say the least. But for most farmers, at least it’s over. PHOTO: JEANNETTE GREAVES

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We’re No. 1 in pedigreed seed acres Manitoba has far fewer crop acres than Saskatchewan and Alberta, but the growing demand for soybeans has pushed Manitoba’s pedigreed acreage to the top By Allan Dawson CO-OPERATOR STAFF

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t’s unlikely Manitoba Seed Growers Association (MSGA) members will be doing a happy dance or celebrating like kids winning a hockey championship, but Manitoba is No. 1 — and for the second year in a row. Manitoba had more inspected acres of pedigreed seed than any other province in 2014 and 2013 — thanks mainly to soybeans. The figures, as of Oct. 31, were presented to the Interprovincial Seed Growers meeting in Winnipeg Nov. 7.

“It’s very exciting,” MSGA president Eric McLean said Nov. 8 in an interview from his farm near Oak River. “Because soybeans expanded and wheat and barley acres contracted in Saskatchewan and Alberta, coupled with some bad weather that afflicted southeast Saskatchewan or different areas of Alberta, we have happened to get ahead.” Manitoba had 311,190 acres of inspected pedigreed seed in 2014, compared to 279,331 in Alberta and 276,310 in Saskatchewan. Last year, Manitoba’s pedi-

greed acreage was slightly higher at 330,648, beating Saskatchewan for top spot by less than a section — just 608 acres. What makes the feat stand out is that Manitoba has around 12 million acres of cropland compared with around 38 million in Saskatchewan and 34 million in Alberta. In 2014, pedigreed seed acres accounted for almost three per cent of Manitoba’s crop production versus Saskatchewan’s 0.73 and Alberta’s 1.2 per cent. At 123,061 acres, pedigreed soybeans made up the most

seed acres in Manitoba this year, accounting for 40 per cent. Wheat was second with 97,359 acres, representing 31 per cent of Manitoba’s seed acres. Ryegrass and alfalfa were third and fourth at 14,815 and 13,089 acres — double the pedigreed barley acres. Manitoba’s pedigreed wheat acres exceeded Alberta’s at 68,003, but were lower than Saskatchewan’s 114,616. Manitoba grew no pedigreed hybrid canola in 2014. Most of it is produced in southern Alberta on irrigated land. This See No. 1 SEEDS on page 6 »

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global research effort has finally resolved a major biosecurity issue: four of the world’s most destructive agricultural pests are actually one and the same. For 20 years, some of the world’s most damaging pest fruit flies have been almost impossible to distinguish from each other. The ability to identify pests is central to quarantine, trade, pest management and basic research. In 2009, a co-ordinated research effort got underway to definitively answer this question by resolving the differences, if any, between five of the most destructive fruit flies: the Oriental fruit fly, the Philippine fruit fly, the Invasive fruit fly, the Carambola fruit fly, and the Asian Papaya fruit fly. These species cause incalculable damage to horticultural industries and food security across Asia, Africa, the Pacific and parts of South America. The Philippine fruit fly was formally recognized as the same species as the Asian Papaya fruit fly in 2013. The latest study goes further, conclusively demonstrating that they are also the same biological species as the Oriental

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What is now known as the Oriental fruit fly previously had four different names.

and Invasive fruit flies. These four species have now been combined under the single name: Bactrocera dorsalis, the Oriental fruit fly. The closely related Carambola fruit fly remains distinct. “More than 40 researchers from 20 countries examined evidence across a range of disciplines, using morphological, molecular, cytogenetic, behavioural and chemoecological data to present a compelling case for this taxonomic change,” said Tony Clarke, chair of Fruit Fly Biology and Management from the Plant Bi o s e c u r i t y Co o p e ra t i v e Research Centre (PBCRC) and the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) “This outcome has major

implications for global plant biosecurity, especially for developing countries in Africa and Asia,” he said. The Oriental fruit fly has caused crop losses exceeding 80 per cent in Africa and is considered a billion-dollar threat to Australia producers. “Globally, accepting these four pests as a single species will lead to improved international co-operation in pest management, more effective quarantine measures, reduced barriers to international trade, the wider application of established post-harvest treatments, improved fundamental research and, most importantly, enhanced food security for some of the world’s poorest nations,” said Clarke.

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Co-operator reporter takes Farming 101 from a three-year-old expert Brayden Decosse, three, teaches a fledgling Co-operator reporter a thing or two about farming By Meghan Mast CO-OPERATOR STAFF / CARTWRIGHT

he skies are overcast when I drive up the Decosse family’s long gravel driveway on a Monday morning. I park in front of the house and step out to meet the resident farming expert I’ve been hearing so much about. Brayden Decosse has farmed all his life, spent long hours in the combine during harvest, and today carved some time out of his busy schedule to tour me around, teaching me some of farming’s basics. Brayden is only three years old. But he loves farming and he already has a pretty good understanding what it takes to run a successful family operation — making money, pitching in and staying safe. I reach down and shake his hand. His mom, Anne, pregnant with her second child, smiles and welcomes me. I crouch down to explain to Brayden why I’m here. “I just started working as a writer, writing about farms. And I was hoping that you could teach me some things because I know that you know quite a bit.” As Co-operator readers may already know, I didn’t grow up around farming. A couple of months after starting my new job, I wrote threshermen were “shovelling hay” when really they were “pitching sheaves.” I have a lot to learn. So it only made sense to track down someone who could share knowledge from the ground up. The Decosse family runs a cattle and grain operation near Cartwright. They follow a holistic management plan with Black Angus and Hereford-cross cattle. Brayden smirks and speaks slowly into my microphone. He points to a machine that he says his family uses to “scrape the fields.” When I ask him why they do this, his answer is simple, “For money.” Right. I make a mental note. Drainage prevents excess water from drowning out the crop. He soon changes the subject. “I like the cows,” he says. The black ones are his favourite. “But best of all I like baby calves,” he starts humming to himself as he trundles towards the gate. We go inside but, before long, he realizes the calves are elsewhere and turns around. He runs ahead of us, past his dad Mitch, and up the hill to a gated pen near where we started. “I won,” he shouts, arms up in the air triumphantly. He doesn’t lord this over us long because he’s spotted “Pudding,” a bottle calf he named. His dad finds a pail and, with Brayden’s help, turns the crank on the hopper bottom bin. Grain falls into the container with a tap, tap, tap. Brayden reaches for the pail, helping his dad carry it past the gate to the calves. “Are you sure you’re carrying any of that pail?” his dad asks with a smile.

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“Yaaaaa,” says Brayden, his little legs working to keep up. “C’mon,” he looks over his shoulder to us. The two pour the grain into the feeding trough as the calves trot over. Brayden watches, standing in front of the trough, before he realizes he’s in the way. He helps out around the farm when he can and watches when he can’t. In the fall, he still has to watch as his dad and grandpa move the cattle home, but he goes with them to check the cattle during calving. “There’s a combine in the shed that he’d probably love to tell you all about,” Anne says. Combining is Brayden’s favourite time of year. This year he talked about it months ahead of harvest. His mom says he gets angry if he has to go to bed before his dad is finished in the fields. The family uses radios around the house to communicate with whoever is combining. So Brayden is always hearing what’s going on in the field. We all walk over to the equipment shed. Brayden runs ahead and carefully climbs the steps of the big yellow combine. His first priority is to show me the horn. His legs dangle from the seat as he reaches over to press a button at the end of the turning signal. “Beeeeeeeeeep,” the high-pitched honk echoes through the shed. I sit next to him and his mom stands in the doorway. She gathers up the paleblue and yellow fleece Tweetybird blanket he curled up with for naps when he was riding in the combine during harvest. Sometimes he watched YouTube videos on the iPad or listened to his favourite children’s songs on a CD.

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“What can you tell me about a combine?” I ask him. “It has a pickup header,” he says. When I ask what this is, he replies, “It picks up in the fields.” He goes on to explain, with some help from his mom, that the pickup header scoops the swathed crop into the combine, which separates the grain from the straw. Brayden grows serious as he talks about the auger sitting unplugged in the yard. “It rips off arms,” he tells me. Living on a farm means learning the hard facts about safety at an early age. His mom asks him what goes out the back of the combine. “What? What is it?” he whispers. “Gaaaain?” “Straw,” she reminds him. Right. That straw is bound up for bedding for the animals in the winter. Brayden slides off the seat and moves past me to the ladder. His dad stands underneath holding out his arms just in case he falls. “But I won’t,” says Brayden. “I know,” says his dad. Brayden takes us over to the bale wrapper and says they use this to make silage. I ask him how it makes silage and

he responds by pointing his finger and moving his arm in a circular motion. The machine wraps bales in plastic so that they can retain moisture and ferment — adding nutritional value. We start walking back to the house. On the way, we stop by the grain dryer that Brayden calls the air dryer. “It’s for drying grain.” I ask him why they need to dry the grain and he answers, “Because it’s wet.” I reply, “Oh yes. And you don’t want the grain to be wet, right?” “No.” “How come?” “Because we can’t combine if it’s wet.” Brayden stretches his arms up to his mom. “Let’s go to the house. Carry me, Mom,” he says and she scoops him up as we walk back to the house. He has to get ready for preschool this afternoon. “Thank you for taking me around, Brayden,” I say to him. He peers out from his mom’s shoulder. “Thanks for teaching me. I learned a lot.” He nods and smiles, rubbing his eyes. I reach my hand up and we shake again. meghan.mast@fbcpublishing.com

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OPINION/EDITORIAL

A great big mess

ritics of the Canadian Wheat Board used to routinely point to published price quotes for U.S. Dark Northern Spring (DNS) wheat from the Pacific Northwest (PNW) and assume that was a benchmark price for all wheat sold in the world. If the board got less, it must have screwed up, said the critics. In fact the DNS price tends to be at a premium for several reasons, not least of John Morriss which was that it was a price for Japan, Editorial Director which pays a premium for high-quality spring wheat. It also used to pay a premium for Canadian CWRS over DNS. Apparently not anymore. Again, not all spring wheat trades at the PNW price. But why is Canadian CWRS being offered at almost $70 under DNS? On Oct. 24, CWRS 13.5 per cent f.o.b. Vancouver was quoted at $331.26. On the same day DNS 13.5 per cent f.o.b. Portland was quoted at $399.73. Though the price spread is not as dramatic, the numbers from last week’s Iraq grain board tender for 50,000 tonnes of hard wheat are even more disturbing. Here are the “ciffo” (landed in Iraq) offers: (the Canadian one was for 100,000 tonnes; apparently the seller was eager). • Canada: $323.40; • Australia: $331.22; • Russia: $336.50; • U.S.: $352.70. That’s right, Canadian wheat is being offered at $13 under Russian wheat, and almost $30 under the U.S. We already knew the system was in a mess, but these numbers emphasize that it’s not just a mess — it’s a great big mess. What’s to be done? Let’s start by emphasizing to supporters of the old wheat board that it’s never coming back, so let’s forget about fighting that battle. By the same token, opponents of the old board need to acknowledge the problems arising from ending its monopoly. That may or may not have been a good idea, but it’s now apparent that doing it so abruptly has had major implications for co-ordination of the system. Having the biggest player in place for 77 years and then eliminating it overnight was akin to putting a stick of dynamite under the system and hoping that all the parts would fall back in the right place. They didn’t. The theory behind ending the monopoly was that it would create competition for the farmers’ grain — that is, the companies would sharpen their pencils and lower their handling costs, therefore leading to a higher price on the driveway. There are a couple of things wrong with that theory. One is that it’s clear that competition is working all right — the companies are now so eager to compete with each other that they’re even undercutting Russian wheat. But even if they weren’t, there’s another problem. The companies only need to sharpen their pencils and compete on the driveway if there is unrestricted access to the marketplace, which means the railways supplying every car requested and delivering it on time. It seems the only time we have that happy situation is when there is the unhappy one of a small crop. Otherwise, competition works — the farmers compete with each other to deliver, which means the companies can lower their price. Currently, that means a nice margin for the grain companies (although it would be even nicer if they sold at Russian prices) because the railways can only charge as much as the legislated revenue cap allows. The solution, say some, is to get rid of the revenue cap — if farmers paid more to the railways, they’d supply more cars. That would be like the U.S. system, where grain companies currently have to bid premiums of up to $6,000 a car. So even if you really believe that the railways would supply more cars, what we’re really talking about is keeping the basis the same, but giving more to the railways and less to the grain company. There are disturbing rumblings that the federal government thinks that’s part of the U.S. system that we should copy. Unfortunately, it hasn’t seen fit to put in place any of the other framework that makes the open-market system work. Unlike in the U.S., there is no mandatory reporting of export sales. There is no routine collection and reporting of export quotes, local cash market prices, prices received at country elevators or vessels arriving in port. An open-market system only works properly if all the players have equal access to information. So far, the grain companies and railways hold all the cards, though if we look at export sales prices, it doesn’t look like the companies are playing them particularly well. What’s needed now is not an argument on the merits or otherwise of the old wheat board, but concerted pressure on the federal government to establish a regulatory framework for the open market to work properly. Right now, it sure doesn’t. john.morriss@fbcpublishing.com

Questions about a privatized CWB The following is an excerpt from a submitted commentary following CWB’s rejection of the Farmers of North America’s proposal By Bob Friesen

hile there has been a lot of media speculation on the elements of the CWB privatization process, farmers need to consider what a privatized CWB looks like: By rejecting the farmer bid the CWB basically told farmers to take a hike, yet when some company is successful in acquiring majority ownership of the CWB, it will expect farmers to deliver to it anyway. What part of this is hard for it to understand? Privatization, as it currently stands, will largely leave farmers out of the equation. A farmer-majority-owned company would build delivery volume through farmer loyalty to create financial sustainability, both for the company and for the farmers. The CWB started a Producer Equity Plan to represent farmer ownership. After reading the public disclosure document on the plan, judge for yourself how much confidence you have that it will create a meaningful level of farmer ownership. How much farmer ownership has been achieved over the last two years and how much farmer ownership will be allowed and honoured by the new majority owner, and for how long? A major existing grain company, or any other buyer for that matter, acquires majority ownership of the CWB, assumes ownership of the assets and keeps its own purchase money to build out the company. How will this address the excessive margins companies were making over the last year by discounting the price to farmers and how will it transform grain-han-

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dling and -marketing margins from pure costs to farmers, into revenue for farmers? The assets that the CWB has (elevators, building, people, mission terminal, hopper cars, etc.) that would have allowed farmers to hit the ground running to build a farmer-majorityowned globally competitive grain company now become the property of some other company. How will this change the industry landscape to benefit farmers? A company that is successful in acquiring majority ownership of the CWB will also assume ownership of the CWB hopper cars. It is well understood by many grain market specialists that whoever controls the car fleet, controls the entire system. Should that control be in the hands of farmers or in the hands of another company that could either sell the fleet or use the cars in some other North American market? Farmers are not interested in the CWB for nostalgic or ideological reasons. They recognize that the acquisition of the CWB is a great commercial opportunity, especially given the unique transaction terms. It is their opportunity to own, and accrue benefits from, the value chain. Farmers envision it to be run by industry experts to optimum industry standards, independent of government, with no expectations of government assistance or involvement in the future. They certainly recognize that to accrue benefits from the value chain, farmers have to own part of that value chain. In the grain industry, without farmers in an ownership position, new ownership will change NOTHING. Think of it this way, wouldn’t you have rather been the grain company this past year? Bob Friesen is CEO of Farmers of North America Strategic Agriculture Institute (FNA-STAG), the policy arm of Farmers of North America.

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his advertisement in our Nov. 13, 1996 issue invited Manitoba Pool Elevators members to attend the annual meeting of their local elevator to receive an update on its performance for the last crop year. Speaking to the annual meeting of MPE delegates the previous week, wheat board chief commissioner Esmond Jarvis said final payments were doubtful due to low prices resulting from the U.S.-EU trade war. Following the meeting, delegates wrote Prime Minister Brian Mulroney asking for a comprehensive policy to provide stability in the industry. MPE delegates also expressed concern about priority given to shippers of canola by producer cars. The Grain Transportation Authority’s policy was to allocate only 93 per cent of the cars needed to the company making the sale. It had to buy the rest from producer car shippers, who were said to be collecting a $28-per-tonne premium over the market price. Also reported on the front page that week was that the U.S. Justice Department had allowed John Deere to proceed with purchase of Winnipeg’s Versatile Farm Equipment. The department said that while the move was anti-competitive, Versatile would fail if the purchase didn’t go ahead. Ontario corn producers had won a countervail case against U.S. corn, and imports were to be subject to a duty of $1.05 per bushel.

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COMMENT/FEEDBACK

Youth engaged in world food security issues A Manitoba high school student outlines what he learned from attending the recent World Food Prize Global Youth Institute Conference in Des Moines By Carson Rodgers

ttending the World Food Prize Global Youth Institute Conference in Des Moines, Iowa, October 15-18, 2014 was an amazing opportunity. Through loads of very informative and thought-provoking information, the intense three days were an eye-opener to me about the world food production situation. This was the first time Canadian youth had participated in the event. This opportunity was presented to me by my teacher, Ms. Tait, through Agriculture in the Classroom. I filled out an application and wrote a 300-word essay on why I was qualified to attend the conference, which included my agricultural background and volunteer activities. I was then interviewed and chosen to go. My next task was to write a 2,500word research paper from topics suggested by the Global Youth Institute Organization. My topic was East Coast Fever affecting cattle in Tanzania, Africa. ECF is a tick-borne disease ravaging Tanzania and surrounding countries. It is killing more cattle daily. East Coast Fever is crippling the Tanzanian government, taking away money from a government that greatly needs it. Added stress is placed on farmers by not allowing them to supply their families with proper nutrition, water and schooling. When it holds back the people, it

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holds back the country and that is why I believe we need to promote the vaccination of cattle in Tanzania. The Global Youth Institute mission statement is to create a community of international learners committed to investigating and seeking solutions to problems of global consequences. This organization along with The World Food Prize and The Borlaug Dialogue International Symposium hosted the conference I attended. The following paragraphs will outline what I learned and experienced at the conference.

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Agriculture education is crucial for helping Africa feed itself. Soils, depleted in nutrients, produce lower yields each crop cycle. Solutions are also needed in water management — more is wasted than used. One of these involves drip irrigation, where pipes under the ground bring water to the roots of the plant. Food waste is also a concern that results from a lack of infrastructure, for

example, roads and refrigeration vehicles. Produce either spoils from lack of cooling or rough roads damage crops. One example we saw was that of a healthy smallholder farm in Africa that consisted of a home quarter, crop quarter, livestock quarter and a greenhouse/fruit quarter, all primarily run by women. The president of Sierra Leone, by way of video chat, updated us on the Ebola crisis and the importance of young people in agriculture. Most smallholder farms are run by elderly women, as AIDS has depleted the male population. A highlight was to witness Dr. Sanjaya Rajaram receive his World Food Prize Award for his development of over 400 varieties of wheat. What an amazing contribution to agriculture worldwide. We packed meals for African countries and learned that American aid is different from Canada’s. They send food, whereas we give money so that food can be bought from the local farmers, which helps their economy. Another interest-

ing fact, learned during the Oxfam Hungry Banquet, was that the world’s middle class differs from ours, in that Canadians’ income is much higher. In conclusion I would say that, we as Canadians need to be more proactive in addressing the concerns of the food crisis in developing countries. Events such as these are a fantastic step in opening the dialogue for increased awareness and opportunities for action. As a result of my involvement, I hope to spread the word that ALL need to be involved to feed nine billon people by 2050. On a personal note I would like to thank the following people: Kim Tait for the nomination, helping with my paper and attending the conference with me, Karen Hill through Agriculture in the Classroom and also attending, Leanne Sprung, Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, for all the arrangements, Clayton Robins, Manitoba 4-H Council, for reviewing my essay and my mom for all the editing of my work. This opportunity was provided by Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, Agriculture in the Classroom – MB and Manitoba Canola Growers Association and I hope that Manitoba high school students will continue to participate in this incredible experience. Carson Rodgers is 17-year-old high school student living in MacGregor. He was one of two Manitoba youth to attend the event.

A political prescription is needed to treat obesity Incentives beyond educational messages are needed to curb rising rates in many countries In an editorial in the Oct. 27 issue of the Canadian Medical Association Journal, Drs. John Fletcher and Kirsten Patrick argue that voluntary measures to curb obesity have failed and that government should consider taxation to curb consumption of high-calorie, nutrientpoor foods. This is an excerpt from the full editorial, available at www.cmaj.ca/content/ early/2014/10/27/cmaj.141306.

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ur current approach to obesity relies on the assumption that people have choices, often fail to make the right ones, and should be educated and helped to make better choices. This view is simplistic and clearly absurd, given the continued rise in the prevalence of obesity in countries that have been

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tackling the problem for decades. Are millions of people really choosing to be overweight? People are not as free to choose as we would like to believe. Neurobiological desires for sweet and high-fat foods gave humans a survival advantage in a world where food was scarce and every calorie counted. Where food is inexpensive and easily available, biological processes related to eating can mirror addiction and will lead to our destruction. We need to change our approach. We need incentives beyond educational messages. Strategies that include individual interventions, school-based nutrition and activity interventions, incentives for active commuting and changes to the built environment should continue; however, we also need robust ways to restrict portion sizes and reduce the sale of sugar-sweetened beverages and other high-calorie, nutrient-poor food prod-

Government cuts to farm tax rebates The NDP government has found yet another way to tax Manitoba’s farm families. The evidence for this claim comes from information received through a freedom of information request. In 2013, the NDP government made significant changes to the Farmland School Tax Rebate (FSTR) program introducing caps on the amount farm families may claim. The net result of these changes is $5.47 million less in FSTR

ucts. Our government needs to consider taxation as a tool to combat the consumption of these addictive foods and beverages, just as it regulates the sale of alcohol and tobacco products for the purposes of population health. To increase sales, food manufacturers deliberately exploit our appetites, desires and addictions with aggressive marketing and by manipulating foods. This is normal corporate behaviour where the goal is to maximize profits. Government can counteract these tactics through the tried-andtested approaches of taxation and regulation that have been applied with success to reduce smoking rates. It is time to apply this same thinking to the food delivery systems that are making us fat. Our government needs to act to restrict the sale of high-calorie and nutrient-poor food products or reduce the incentive to buy them through increasing their prices via taxation.

rebates. The NDP accomplished this by making 5,169 members of Manitoba farm families ineligible. This means $5.5 million has been taken from rural communities to feed the NDP government waste. Manitoba farm families play an important role in growing food for families all around the world; they should not have to feed NDP government waste and mismanagement. Farm families are paying more and getting less under this NDP government. Blaine Pedersen Midland MLA and PC Agriculture Critic

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research and market development, said Brent VanKoughnet. The other is figuring out the farmer’s role in variety development depending on what happens with publicly and privately funded research. “Assessing the producer’s role in this thing is kind of tricky business,” he said during a panel discussion at the Interprovincial Seed Growers meeting in Winnipeg Nov. 5. Farmers should even consider owning their own crop variety development company, he said. “I don’t think that’s the first place people’s minds go, but one of the scenarios is if it’s needed to preserve the capability of being competitive internationally would we have the stomach for it and would we have a plan for it?” Given the complexity farmers should prepare now so they have a plan ready in case it’s needed, VanKoughnet said. The temporar y checkoff doesn’t end for more than two years, but there’s lots to do to prepare for a change that could see the Manitoba association’s wheat checkoff go to $1 a tonne from the current 52 cents. “Producers better understand it. They better believe in it. They better see the benefits of it,” VanKoughnet said. “We have a lot of work to do to make sure that that happens seamlessly. You can’t say it’s two years away. A strategy needs to be in place six months from now so that two years from now it happens the way we all want it to. That one can

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Manitoba Seed Growers’ Association president Eric McLean says it’s time for crop insurance to offer growers higher coverage for pedigreed soybean production. PHOTO: ALLAN DAWSON

Co-operation among the new provincial wheat and barley organizations was a major theme during a panel discussion at the Interprovincial Seed Growers meeting last week in Winnipeg. Brent VanKoughnet (l to r), spoke for the Manitoba Wheat and Barley Growers Association, Garson Law, represented the Alberta Barley Commission and Cam Goff spoke for the Saskatchewan Barley Development Commission. Bill Gehl of the Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission spoke via telephone. PHOTO: ALLAN DAWSON

sneak up on us really fast if we don’t have our eye on the ball.” Ending the temporary checkoff has implications for the Western Grains Research Foundation ( WGRF), which gets part of it to fund research on farmers’ behalf. “It really will be up to the commissions and associations on how they want to move forward,” WGRF executive director Garth Patterson said when asked if the WGRF would consider becoming a “for profit” plant-breeding company. “We’ll respect any decision they’ll make as to whether they

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want to use us or our expertise or if they’ll want to approach it in a different way. We’ve committed to working with them.” However, no matter what happens with checkoff funding, the WGRF will continue to have its $110-million endowment fund and the interest it earns to invest in agricultural research, he added. The WGRF has a lot of valuable experience, but the new provincial organizations will want to decide how the money their farmers contribute is spent, VanKoughnet said in an interview.

“It is a new governance world so it’s going to be done differently than it has been done before,” he told the meeting. “But we have some lesson about how we do that. “We’re going to need to e s t a b l i s h i n t e r p r ov i n c i a l mechanisms to identify common priorities and joint funding initiatives for public programs, or even the extreme of some sort of joint ownership in a plant-breeding company, if we have to go down that road.” allan@fbcpublishing.com

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year Alberta had 52,923 acres of pedigreed hybrid canola; Saskatchewan had 16. Mc L e a n d o e s n’t e x p e c t Manitoba to stay at the top of the heap, given Saskatchewan and Alberta’s land base. But he also sees continued growth until Manitoba’s commercial soybean plantings level off and until Saskatchewan seed growers fill Saskatchewan’s demand. “Eventually Saskatchewan will produce its own soybean seed, but in the meantime we will fill the need until the security blanket is there for them to do it themselves,” he said. McLean said he sold soybean seed to farmers in his local area, but the surplus went to eastern Saskatchewan. “When they dabble, they dabble with sections, (of land),” McLean said. “There were a lot of soybeans we shipped to Estevan, Weyburn for guys to play with this year.” At 123,061 acres of pedigreed soybean seed, Manitoba was second only to Ontario at 129,258. McLean expects next year Manitoba will surpass Ontario. Manitoba farmers have crop insurance for soybean, but given that soybeans are Manitoba’s biggest pedigreed crop, the MSGA is hoping the Manitoba government will introduce higher crop insurance coverage, McLean said. A number of other pedigreed seed crops have higher coverage reflecting their higher market value. The Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation (MASC) is ready, but it’s a matter of budget priorities, said Craig Thomson, M A S C ’s v i c e - p re s i d e n t o f insurance. “If everything falls into place and it is a high priority for the government and for us we’re ready with the design of the program,” Thomson said. “Again we’ll be looking at it for the upcoming year (2015). But there are no guarantees. We looked at it in 2013 and 2014 as well and had higher priorities for limited budget dollars.” Some of those priorities included a revamped forage insurance program and allowing farmers to buy higher Excessive Moisture Insurance. While farmers pay for those programs, the provincial and federal governments also subsidize them. The MSGA hopes crop insurance could transfer some of the funds used to underwrite pedigreed crops declining in acreage to soybeans, McLean said. “We’re happy to hear that there is progress being made,” he said. “We want to work with them (MASC) to continue to help foster that relationship. At the end of the day though, it’s an inequity.” allan@fbcpublishing.com

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Poor weather leads to poor quality Soybean and lentil yields are up this year, but don’t expect that prices will follow suit By Shannon VanRaes co-operator staff with files from Commodity News Service

he quality of Canadian wheat may be down this year, but that doesn’t mean demand will drop. Speaking at a recent Cereals Nor th Amer ica conference in Winnipeg, CWB crop and weather specialist Bruce Bu r n e t t s a i d t h i s s e a s o n’s crop got off on the wrong foot from day one, following a late thaw. “The roots of our quality problem stretch back all the way into the spring,” he said. “Certainly in Western Canada we had a wide range of conditions, but... it’s important to realize we do have a lowerquality crop this year, caused by the weather conditions through this growing season.” Heavy rains just prior to harvest proved to be the final blow. “If you look at our harvest conditions, most of the crop began to mature in the last week in August… then we had a n o t h e r u n f o r t u n a t e h a ppenstance — something that didn’t happen the past two years — and that was some heavy rains across the southern growing areas,” he said. About half of all Canada Western Red Spring wheat will fall into the top two grades he said, adding that protein levels will still meet the demands of most buyers. The 2014-15 Canadian d u r u m ( C WA D ) c r o p h a s the worst quality on record, Burnett said. Only four per cent of the Canadian crop is grading as No. 1, with another 19 per cent at No. 2. The bulk of the crop is rated between No. 3 and No. 5, with 37 per cent No. 3, 25 per cent No. 4 and 14 per cent No. 5, Burnett said. But, protein levels for the crop are looking better than last year. The CWB specialist pointed out that Algeria just inked an agreement for a large shipment of mid-quality Canadian d u r u m . Bu r n e t t p re d i c t e d that some international buyers of high-quality durum will start to accept lower-quality products because they’re not willing to pay the large premiums. And, it’s already starting to happen. Recently, it was announced that Algeria, that is normally a purchaser of No. 2-quality CWAD, bought some No. 3 CWAD, Burnett added. Anyone who does have high-quality durum can also anticipate to be paid a premium, he said. Demand for feed grain also remains high on the Prairies, said Burnett. While not expected to be small by any account, this year’s crop won’t be as large as the one in 2013. While most yields were good, nearly two million fewer acres were planted, in part due to weather conditions, Burnett added. Still, there are a couple of exceptions. “The only crops that are going to produce a little bit more this year are soybeans — because we’re changing our cropping patterns in parts of

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WHAT’S UP Please forward your agricultural events to daveb@fbcpublishing. com or call 204-944-5762. Nov. 12-14: Canadian Seed Trade Association semi-annual meeting, Hilton Montreal Bonaventure, 900 Rue de la Gaucheterie W., Montreal. For more info call 613829-9527 or visit cdnseed.org. Nov. 13: Manitoba Beef Producers District 1 meeting and director election, 6 p.m., Legion Club, 115 Cavers St. N., Deloraine. For more info visit www.mbbeef.ca. Nov. 14: Manitoba Beef Producers District 5 meeting and director election, 6 p.m., Memorial Hall, 224 Second Ave., Carberry. For more info visit www.mbbeef.ca. Nov. 16-18: Manitoba Farm Women’s Conference, Keystone Centre/Canad Inns, 1175-18th St., Brandon. For more info visit mani tobafarmwomensconference.ca.

A Simmental heifer owned by High Bluff Stock Farm in Inglis won the Little Lady Classic at the recent Livestock Expo in Brandon. There were nearly 600 entries at the three-day event Nov. 6 to 8, which featured breed shows and auctions for Angus, Hereford, Limousin, Charolais, Simmental, Gelbvieh as well as mixed breed cattle. Photo: Meghan Mast

Your KAP district meeting: it All stArts here KAP action starts at the district level – so come out to your district meeting and talk about the issues that concern you. District 1 – Pierson – Thursday, November 20, 7:00 p.m. (Pierson Hall) District 2 – Holland – Monday, December 8, 7:30 p.m. (Friendship Centre) District 3 – Carman – Thursday, December 4, 7:30 p.m. (Carman Legion) District 4 – Steinbach – Monday, November 24, 1:30 p.m. (Superstore) District 5 – Garson – Monday, November 24, 7:30 p.m. (Garson Hall) District 6 – Portage – Thursday, December 4, 1:30 p.m. (Fair Board Office) District 7 – Pipestone – Thursday, November 20, 1:30 p.m. (Pipestone Hall) District 8 – Birtle – Tuesday, December 9, 1:30 p.m. (Community Hall) District 9 – Neepawa – Tuesday, December 9, 7:30 p.m. (Vivian Motor Hotel) District 10 – Arborg – Monday, November 17, 7:00 p.m. (Curling Club) District 11 – Dauphin – Monday, December 1, 7:30 p.m. (St. Viator’s Church) District 12 – Swan River – Monday, December 1, 1:00 p.m. (Westwood Inn)

Nov. 17: Manitoba Beef Producers District 8 meeting, 6 p.m., Royal Canadian Legion, 425 Brown Ave., Neepawa. For more info visit www.mbbeef.ca. Nov. 17-19: Canadian Forage and Grassland Association conference and AGM, Chateau Bromont, 90 rue Stanstead, Bromont, Que. For more info email c_arbuckle@canadianfga.ca or call 204-254-4192. Nov. 18: Manitoba Beef Producers District 9 meeting and director election, 6 p.m., Teulon Hall, 14 Main St., Teulon. For more info visit www.mbbeef.ca. Nov. 19-21: Agricultural Excellence Conference: Seeding Transition to Harvest Change, Fort Garry Hotel, 222 Broadway, Winnipeg. For more info visit www.fmc-gac.com. Nov. 20: Canadian Association of Farm Advisors “Current and Connected” conference, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Heritage Centre, 100 Heritage Trail, Niverville. For more info call Liz Robertson at 1-877474-2871 or visit cafanet.com/ Conferences.aspx. Nov. 23-25: Canadian Bison Association annual convention, Delta Regina, 1919 Saskatchewan Dr., Regina. For more info visit www.canadianbison.ca. Dec. 3: University of Manitoba Transport Institute’s Fields on Wheels Agribusiness Conference, Delta Winnipeg, 350 St. Mary Ave., Winnipeg. For more info visit http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/ management/ti/. Dec. 9-10: Forage and Livestock Symposium, Canad Inns, 2401 Saskatchewan Ave. W., Portage la Prairie. For more info visit mfga.net. Dec. 11: Farm Credit Canada (FCC) Ag Outlook 2015, 1:15 to 4:30 p.m., North Centennial Room, Victoria Inn, 1808 Wellington Ave., Winnipeg. For more info visit www.fcc-fac.ca. 2015

Your district meeting is also an opportunity to meet with the KAP management team, as well as with others in your district.

For more information, call the KAP office at 204-697-1140.

Jan. 11-12: Manitoba Forage Seed Association annual conference, Victoria Inn, 1808 Wellington Ave., Winnipeg. For more info call Heather at 204-376-3309 or email hmcbey@forageseed.net. Jan. 20-22: Manitoba Ag Days, Keystone Centre, 1175-18th St., Brandon. For more info visit www. agdays.com or call 204-866-4400. Feb. 25-26: Manitoba Young Farmers Conference, Victoria Inn, 3550 Victoria Ave., Brandon. For more info visit www.gov.mb.ca/ agriculture/business-and-econom ics/events-and-deadlines/youngfarmers-conference.html or call 204-266-2930 or 204-697-1140.

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Radio for change

Farm Radio International broadcasts information relevant to farmers throughout Africa By Meghan Mast

“Radio is another platform where voices of farmers can be heard by policy-makers.”

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aphet Emmanuel was 10 years old when his father introduced him to radio. This was the best way to learn English, assured his father. So every evening the young Tanzanian man would sit next to the small black radio listening to the one English program. “BBC World Ser vice,” he deepened his voice to sound l i k e a b r o a d c a s t e r. E a c h night he listened carefully, mimicking the words of the announcer. These nightly practice sessions came in handy because today he works as a count r y p r o g ra m m a n a g e r f o r Farm Radio International — a Canadian-based non-profit organization that works in partnership with around more than 400 radio broadcasters throughout Africa. He speaks mostly Swahili on air, but speaking English has allowed him to travel and share the stories of Farm Radio International. “In Africa we have a shortage of extension experts, especially in rural areas,” he said in a recent interview. “So this is where we think radio comes in so handy because you can use what extension experts you have on air and deliver the same messages that would be done by so many other experts.” Farm Radio International,

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Japhet Emmanuel (r) holds a LifePlayer radio,which is used by community listening groups in Africa. It’s both solar and crank powered, can record broadcasts to be played later and be used to charge a mobile phone. Photo: supplied

which was formed in 1979 by the late CBC broadcaster George Atkins, creates programming for farmers throughout the 38 African countries it serves, tailoring content for each area depending on the agro-ecological zone.

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Programs, covering everything from crop production, to nutrition, farm safety, HIV/AIDS, and biosecurity, reach a huge number of farmers. Though they don’t know the total number of farmers yet that they reach, according to Emmanuel, they know at least

2.2 million farmers in Uganda, Ethiopia, Tanzania and Malawi alone listen to Farm Radio. To illustrate the impact of the programming he tells the story of a cassava farmer in one of the villages in the southern part of Tanzania. Her husband was largely absent and she was raising five children while trying to make enough money to feed, clothe and send them to school. “There were so many challenges she was facing,” said Emmanuel. She struggled to get decent B:10.25” yields from her cassava plants, T:10.25” which were growing slowly and

often attacked by diseases. She often couldn’t bring in as much money as she needed to provide for her family. So she contacted the broadcaster from her area, saying she was looking for a more resilient, productive cassava variety. The local broadcaster, a Farm Radio partner, connected her with a research institute that provided her with betterquality cuttings. “Ra d i o re m a i n s a re l i a ble, cheap way to give information,” said Emmanuel. “It creates dialogue and brings governments to the equation. Radio is another platform where voices of farmers can be heard by policy-makers.”

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Of course radio can only communicate information one way. So Farm Radio started a phone service that cultivates information provided by farmers. Farmers are encouraged to register their cellphone numbers and respond to a list of

questions so broadcasters can analyze the information and change their programming accordingly. Farmers can use this number to communicate what they heard that benefited them and what they would like to hear more about. “Different challenges are faced in each area,” he said. “We design programs around relevant issues.” Farm Radio also hosts a number that farmers can call to learn up-to-date details on the weather along with information on how this affects their farming practices. Being able to communicate and receive input from farmers is a great way to find stories, said Emmanuel. When he later visited the farm of the woman from the village in southern Tanzania he found that life had improved substantially for her. She had brought the cassava cuttings home and once the new cuttings produced strong cassava plants and good yields for her, she started selling cuttings from her plants to the other farmers. “I asked her what she does with that extra money and she said, ‘Japhet, I have five kids. I need to buy clothes, I need to buy food, I need to send them to school,’” he said. “That’s the kind of story that moves me when I meet these farmers.” meghan.mast@fbcpublishing.com

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LIVESTOCK MARKETS Cattle Prices

Heifers

Alberta South $ 170.50 - 176.00 — 117.00 - 135.00 100.00 - 120.00 138.07 $ 220.00 - 234.00 232.00 - 245.00 240.00 - 256.00 253.00 - 273.00 268.00 - 297.00 300.00 - 333.00 $ 208.00 - 221.00 219.00 - 233.00 225.00 - 236.00 232.00 - 249.00 247.00 - 269.00 269.00 - 300.00

($/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 (November 6, 2014) in U.S. Fed Cattle Close Change December 2014 165.35 -1.97 February 2015 166.55 -0.92 April 2015 165.85 -0.32 June 2015 156.42 0.82 August 2015 154.02 1.00 October 2015 155.25 0.70

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

Cattle Slaughter Canada East West Manitoba U.S.

Ontario $ 144.97 - 178.40 153.50 - 177.65 82.36 - 118.69 82.36 - 118.69 111.22 - 132.99 $ 203.25 - 247.79 213.00 - 249.33 218.62 - 263.12 220.98 - 290.71 244.47 - 309.17 250.96 - 323.80 $ 172.54 - 208.10 201.61 - 229.03 214.05 - 243.88 213.37 - 260.33 218.37 - 273.56 219.18 - 288.74

Close 236.52 230.57 228.30 228.55 228.37 228.85

Change 2.30 2.10 2.20 2.43 2.40 1.83

Cattle Grades (Canada)

Week Ending November 1, 2014 54,998 12,755 42,243 N/A 553,000

Previous Year 55,904 12,949 42,955 N/A 623,000

Prime AAA AA A B D E

Week Ending November 1, 2014 1,020 27,860 15,841 696 754 8,005 178

Previous Year 604 23,707 18,128 927 1,089 10,846 161

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 190.00 E 176.00 E 182.82 187.25

Futures (November 6, 2014) in U.S. Hogs December 2014 February 2015 April 2015 May 2015 June 2015

Last Week 199.25 185.06 190.59 201.05

Close 87.65 87.00 88.90 90.25 93.90

Last Year (Index 100) 173.63 160.96 163.92 168.38

Change 0.45 0.05 0.85 0.25 0.95

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

$1 Cdn: $0.8803 U.S. $1 U.S: $1.1360 Cdn.

COLUMN

(Friday to Thursday) November 7, 2014 Winnipeg Slaughter Cattle Steers — Heifers — D1, 2 Cows 117.00 - 126.50 D3 Cows 107.00 - 114.00 Bulls 142.00 - 152.00 Feeder Cattle (Price ranges for feeders refer to top-quality animals only) Steers (901+ lbs.) $ 185.00 - 221.00 (801-900 lbs.) 210.00 - 232.00 (701-800 lbs.) 222.00 - 257.00 (601-700 lbs.) 245.00 - 283.00 (501-600 lbs.) 265.00 - 309.00 (401-500 lbs.) 285.00 - 335.00 Heifers (901+ lbs.) 180.00 - 210.00 (801-900 lbs.) 190.00 - 225.00 (701-800 lbs.) 203.00 - 237.00 (601-700 lbs.) 220.00 - 252.00 (501-600 lbs.) 230.00 - 270.00 (401-500 lbs.) 245.00 - 308.00 Slaughter Cattle Grade A Steers Grade A Heifers D1, 2 Cows D3 Cows Bulls Steers

EXCHANGES: November 7, 2014

Winnipeg (1,145 head wooled fats) 60.00 - 80.00 140.00 - 165.00 160.00 - 185.00 170.00 - 190.00 170.00 - 200.00 —

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 November 16, 2014 Broiler Turkeys (6.2 kg or under, live weight truck load average) Grade A .................................... $1.950 Undergrade .............................. $1.860 Hen Turkeys (between 6.2 and 8.5 kg liveweight truck load average) Grade A .................................... $1.940 Undergrade .............................. $1.840 Light Tom/Heavy Hen Turkeys (between 8.5 and 10.8 kg liveweight truck load average) Grade A .................................... $1.940 Undergrade .............................. $1.840 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.

Toronto 84.83 - 113.13 166.15 - 185.23 188.10 -199.81 184.31 - 204.63 171.90 - 242.50 —

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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

Man. cattle values plateau at near-record levels Volumes seen remaining high for a few more weeks Dave Sims CNSC

t appears prices may finally have hit the ceiling at Manitoba auction yards for the week ended Nov. 7. Values are still near record levels for most categories but haven’t appreciated noticeably in the last two weeks. “I think it started to level off a little bit, dropped a bit from three weeks ago. Other than that, it’s the same old, same old,” said Dave Nickel of Gladstone Auction Mart. Feeder steers (500-600 pounds) are still in the $300-per-hundredweight (cwt) range while good bulls are still receiving top bids of $140/cwt. Volumes were slightly lower than last week but still in excess of 15,000 head. “Volumes are high, about what we would expect this time of year,” said Nickel. He believes numbers will stay up for the next few weeks before starting to taper off in December. Another industry watcher said he felt the season was about two weeks behind. Some ranchers have cited transportation problems, saying trucks are had to find. Nickel, however, hasn’t noticed that. “It’s been not too bad as far as trucks go,” he said. Feed supplies have become a source of worry for some producers now that the cold weather has arrived, but Nickel said

“… for cows, it seems to me there will be just enough feed; there won’t be any oversupply, that’s for sure.” dave nickel

he’s confident there will be enough to get through the season. “Actually for feeders, I think it will be all right, but for cows, it seems to me there will be just enough feed; there won’t be any oversupply, that’s for sure,” he said. Demand is still strong, with heavy interest from all directions. “The East is still buying,” said Nickel. Packer margins, however, are said to be weak in the U.S., according to various reports. The weakness of the Canadian dollar has been cited by many ranchers as one of the reasons behind the continued surge in sales. As well, the completion of trade deals to parts of Asia is expected to aid sales going forward, as the deals are expected to open up new markets for parts of the carcass that haven’t been traditionally used. Dave Sims writes for Commodity News Service Canada, a Winnipeg company specializing in grain and commodity market reporting.

briefs

Australia, China set to sign live cattle export deal The potential trade could be worth $1 billion a year By Lincoln Feast and James Regan sydney / reuters

Australia will export up to one million head of cattle a year to China, worth around A$1 billion ($856 million), to help meet a growing appetite for red meat, Australian officials said Nov. 7 citing a longa wa ite d de al s et to b e signed shortly. Au s t r a l i a A g r i c u l t u re Minister Barnaby Joyce said negotiations to

finally reach an agree ment after a decade of onagain-off-again discussions were “progressing well” and close to being announced jointly by the two countries. T h e l a t e s t t a l k s ov e r shipping live cattle from Australia to China r e s u m e d i n Fe b r u a r y. Australia’s trade minister is currently in China where the cattle deal is expected to get a final sign-off. “It’s a m i l l i o n c a t t l e, worth A$1 billion. The ink is not dry on the contract though. It’s a great breakthrough,” Australian cabinet minister Christopher P y n e t o l d A u s t r a l i a’s Channel Nine television network on Friday. China is Australia’s largest trading partner, with two-way trade of around

$150 billion in 2013. The two countries are in the final stages of reaching a free trade agreement (FTA) that Prime Minister Tony Abbott wants signed by the end of the year. Agriculture Minister Joyce said talks over live cattle exports were being conducted outside those for an FTA and at this late stage were focused on technical aspects of breaking into the Chinese market, such as biosecurity requirements. The presence of bluetongue disease, a virus spread by a tiny fly, in some Australian cattle has held up live export talks. While the disease typically has little effect on cattle, it would pose a threat to China’s 140-million-strong sheep flock, the world’s largest.

Goats Kids Billys Mature

Winnipeg (160 h Fats) 200.00 - 230.00 110.00 - 135.00 —

Toronto ($/cwt) 108.81 - 250.00 — 91.51 - 232.87

Horses <1,000 lbs. 1,000 lbs.+

Winnipeg ($/cwt) — —

Toronto ($/cwt) 19.00 - 36.00 4.00 - 29.27

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GRAIN MARKETS Export and International Prices

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Canola futures show users seeking deliveries now Speculative money is also swirling in grain markets Phil Franz-Warkentin CNSC

CE Futures Canada’s canola contracts saw some choppy activity during the week ended Nov. 7, but moved lower overall after briefly testing their strongest levels since August. Of par ticular interest in the canola futures during the week is the fact that the market has moved to an inverse situation, in which every contract from November 2014 through November 2015 is now trading at a premium to the following contract. For the majority of the time, the futures market operates with a “cost of carry” built in, where each subsequent contract is priced higher than the one before it. In that situation, the market is basically telling farmers it will pay them extra if they store the grain, or carry it over until a later date, rather than deliver now. However, the current situation in canola is sending the exact opposite message. With January canola trading above the March contract, as an example, the market is saying end-users want to ensure deliveries now rather than in the spring. Exporters and domestic crushers both have sales on the books and want to keep canola flowing through the winter, but the concern is that producers will shut their bins in hopes of seeing better prices down the road. That pull from end-users could keep canola well supported going forward, but any strength should also be seen as relative to the U.S. soy market. Tight supplies caused soymeal to move higher during the week, but soyoil and soybeans themselves were both down. The U.S. soybean har vest is nearing

completion, and the record crop there is likely to work as an anchor on canola as well. In addition, South America’s moisture situation has shown some improvement recently, as farmers in Brazil and Argentina plant their next crop. Looking at the grain markets, corn and wheat were both down during the week. While Midwestern harvest pressure and the record crop prospects accounted for some of the losses in corn, the bigger drop came in wheat.

Outside markets weigh in

U.S. winter wheat crops in the Southern Plains are entering dormancy with considerably better moisture reserves than they were a year ago, when the region was still dealing with drought. In addition, U.S. wheat remains expensive in the global market, causing the U.S. to miss out on export opportunities. Speculative money has also been moving around in grains and oilseeds, with activity in the outside equity and energy markets potentially swinging the agricultural commodities one way or the other as well. Both crude oil and the U.S. dollar are especially important indicators. Crude oil fell to its lowest levels in three years during the week, and could be headed lower still, according to some analysts. The U.S. dollar, meanwhile, has strengthened recently, which could cut into some export demand. The U.S. currency hit record highs relative to the Russian ruble during the week and was at its best levels in seven years relative to the Japanese yen. Canada’s currency also lost ground compared to the U.S. dollar, which is supportive for domestic grain prices but may not bode well for the economy on the whole. Phil Franz-Warkentin writes for Commodity News Service Canada, a Winnipeg company specializing in grain and commodity market reporting.

For three-times-daily market reports from Commodity News Service Canada, visit “Today in Markets” at www.manitobacooperator.ca.

All prices close of business November 6, 2014

Last Week

Week Ago

Year Ago

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

191.16

196.95

245.27

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

203.56

212.29

268.32

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

146.15

147.24

168.59

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

217.71

219.49

214.14

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

377.73

378.37

470.42

Chicago soyoil ($US/tonne)

717.29

756.54

911.33

Coarse Grains

oilseeds

Winnipeg Futures ICE Futures Canada prices at close of business November 7, 2014 barley

Last Week

Week Ago

December 2014

154.00

140.00

March 2015

158.00

143.00

May 2015

158.00

143.00

Canola

Last Week

Week Ago

November 2014

451.10

452.90

January 2015

435.10

439.00

March 2015

432.50

439.80

Special Crops Report for November 10, 2014 — Bin run delivered plant Saskatchewan Spot Market

Spot Market

Lentils (Cdn. cents per pound)

Other ( Cdn. cents per pound unless otherwise specified)

Large Green 15/64

Canaryseed

35.50 - 40.00

Laird No. 1

33.00 - 38.75

Oil Sunflower Seed

Eston No. 2

23.00 - 26.00

Desi Chickpeas

Field Peas (Cdn. $ per bushel)

23.00 - 25.00 — 15.20 - 16.00

Beans (Cdn. cents per pound)

Green No. 1

9.30 - 9.50

Fababeans, large

—

Medium Yellow No. 1

6.65 - 6.75

Feed beans

—

Feed Peas (Cdn. $ per bushel) Feed Pea (Rail)

4.00 - 4.10

Mustardseed (Cdn. cents per pound)

No. 1 Navy/Pea Beans

24.00 - 24.00

No. 1 Great Northern

41.00 - 41.00

No. 1 Cranberry Beans

40.00 - 40.00

Yellow No. 1

30.40 - 32.00

No. 1 Light Red Kidney

50.00 - 50.00

Brown No. 1

25.70 - 27.00

No. 1 Dark Red Kidney

56.00 - 56.00

Oriental No. 1

29.50 - 31.00

Source: Stat Publishing SUNFLOWERS

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

Fargo, ND

Goodlands, KS

17.50

Ask

—

Report for November 7, 2014 in US$ cwt NuSun (oilseed) Confection Source: National Sunflower Association

USDA trims bin-busting U.S. corn crop, raises soybeans again The fourth round of 2014 crop estimates mostly reflected fine tuning of earlier predictions By Ros Krasny washington / reuters

he 2014 U.S. corn crop, while still a record, will be slightly below recent market expectations according to gover nment data released Nov. 10, giving a small boost to beatendown corn prices, while soybean production continues to rise. The U.S. Department of Agriculture trimmed its corn crop estimate to 14.407 billion bushels from 14.475 billion in October, and lowered ending stocks to 2.008 billion bushels from 2.081 billion. Traders had leaned toward higher estimates. “It was surprising to see the revision lower in corn production. The trade solidly felt an increase was due,” said Rich Nelson, chief strategist at Allendale Inc.

USDA’s fourth round of 2014 crop estimates mostly reflected fine tuning, though, with a hearty dose of harvested data to inform the agency’s estimates. USDA estimated the U.S. soybean crop at a record 3.958 billion bushels, up less than one per cent from October and a hair below trade forecasts averaging 3.967 billion. The crop is inching closer to the once unthought-of four billionbushel mark. Projected 2014-15 U.S. soybean ending stocks were steady on the month at 450 million bushels. USDA raised its export and crush forecasts by a combined 30 million bushels to absorb the larger crop, a potential boon to major grain processors and exporters. U.S. corn yields will be a record 173.4 bushels per acre, with 22 states expected to post new

yield marks. Nov. 1 yield data shows the highest number of ears on record for the 10 primary growing states, USDA said. Soybeans were also in great shape. Compared with final results for 2013, pod counts are up in eight of the 11 published states, USDA said. Fifteen states are heading toward record-high soybean yields, including No. 1 producer Illinois. Forecast U.S. wheat carry-out was lowered by 10 million bushels, to 644 million, as a notable cut in stocks of hard red spring wheat more than offset higher stocks of hard red winter wheat. USDA resurveyed some states’ wheat crops and lowered the 2014-15 U.S. wheat crop by nine million bushels. “Carry-out stocks are high for all three commodities. Overall, it is neutral for wheat and soybeans,” said Terry Reilly of Futures International.

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Levy increase well received Flooding is a major issue for Manitoba beef producers, but it’s only one of the many issues facing them today By Shannon VanRaes co-operator staff/Grunthal

t’s been nearly five months since the Manitoba Beef Producers levy went up to $3 a head, and producers have been gathering at district meetings to hear where that money has been going. Speaking to District 4 producers at the Grunthal Auct i o n Ma r t , M B P ’s g e n e ra l manager Melinda G er man explained that the increased levy — which went up by $1 in July — isn’t a reflection of increased cost so much as it is of a smaller herd. The smaller the herd, the fewer head to collect from, German said. “What we’re seeing is, as beef cattle inventories have dropped in Manitoba and Canada, that was affecting our ability to do a lot of the programming we needed to do on behalf of the industry,” she said. “So the increase was voted on at last year’s AGM and passed... just because we’ve seen that contraction of the Canadian beef herd and we continue to face challenges, every day there is something new that needs to be addressed.” In Manitoba, those challenges include everything from

“And the public more and more doesn’t understand what we do.” Heinz Reimer talks to producers at the Grunthal Auction Mart.

Melinda German

Photos: Shannon VanRaes

flooding, to hay shortages and transportation issues. “This is probably our biggest activity in this last year, dealing with excess moisture and flooding in Manitoba, I’ve heard it termed that Manitoba is the bathtub drain of North America and that’s actually kind of horrifying,” German said. “But it does seem to be true.” Manitoba Beef Producers president, Heinz Reimer, said

that ideally Manitoba’s herd would expand, but noted it had been about 20 years since the provincial levy had last been raised. “About 98 per cent were in favour of it, they realize that our herd has shrunk in the province and our monies have gone down,” he said. “The producers understand that in order for associations like this to be strong they need to have funds to do that.”

He added that an increasing amount of money is now going to research as well. “We’ve been asked to do more and more research, and just trying to provide service to our producers, and of course that takes additional money,” Reimer said. That research is heading in a slightly new direction these days however, as more focus is put on the consumer’s perception of the beef industry. “We’ve seen a lot of changes

in terms of how we work with our animals,” said German. “And the public more and more doesn’t understand what we do.” Increasing public awareness about livestock production, promoting beef and explaining changes in the upcoming code of practice, which includes how animals are dehorned and castrated, will be supported with levy funds. But it’s not all about challenges, German added. There are also opportunities, particularly around new trade deals such as the one Canada just inked with South Korea and the Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement with Europe. Reimer is optimistic that Manitoba’s herd will again expand, providing more opportunities, but he noted it won’t happen overnight. “They always say that for one bad year, you need three good years to make it up, so in that case we need 30 more years of good prices,” he said. “So we’re not going to see an increase right away. But I do think if the prices continue to be strong over the next number of years, we’re going to start seeing some increases going forward.” shannon.vanraes@fbcpublishing.com

More cow-calf producers expected to buy price insurance Producers still have some questions about the new livestock price insurance program, but uptake is expected to continue By Shannon VanRaes co-operator staff/Grunthal

Beef producers fill the bleacher at the Grunthal Auction Mart during a district meeting of Manitoba Beef Producers. Photos: Shannon VanRaes

eef prices may be strong today, but there are no guarantees for the future, say those urging ranchers to get on board with the Western Livestock Price Insurance Program. “I strongly encourage producers to look at it,” said Heinz Reimer, president of the Manitoba Beef Producers, during a district meeting at the Grunthal Auction Mart. “Probably some producers are… backing up right now because their price is as high as it is, but maybe now is a good time to look at that because what if we do have something like BSE break out again a month from now? At least if you have price insurance you’ll be covered,” he said. Currently, the program is only a three-year pilot project, but Reimer would like to see it become permanent. Representatives from Manitoba Agricultural Service Cor-

poration (MASC) have been attending the Beef Producers’ fall meetings to provide more information where needed. General manger Belinda German said that some producers still have questions. “I think it’s still kind of 50/50; there’s producers who jumped on board right away and they’re feeling very comfortable with it… and there are still some people who just need a little more information, so I think with MASC being here at our district meetings, it’s helping to provide some of that clarity to producers,” she said. “We’ve heard some really positive comments.” Scott Clayton, an MASC agent out of Beausejour, said the timing on the program’s launch in mid-April means there will likely be a greater uptake next year. “It came out the second week of April this year and the majority of producers are cow-calf producers and they have only until the end of May to take the program, so I don’t think it has reached as

Scott Clayton talks to producers about livestock price insurance.

many people as I think it will next year. I know in Alberta it’s been very popular; Saskatchewan as well,” Clayton said. Reimer agreed that the greatest interest in the program has come from the cowcalf producers. “It’s l i k e h a v i n g h o u s e insurance, you don’t want to have a fire, but if it does happen, you’re covered,” he said. shannon.vanraes@fbcpublishing.com

The Manitoba Co-operator | November 13, 2014

SHEEP & GOAT COLUMN

Huge sheep auction attracts strong bidding The Winnipeg Livestock Auction had 1,310 sheep and goats delivered to its Nov. 5 sale By Mark Elliot

Oct 5, 2014 Ewes

hile there was a limited selection of goats, buyers were busy bidding on stock to fill feedlots in advance of the Christmas season. The selection of ewes was plentiful. There appeared to be no price differences between wool and haired ewes, or even sheared ewes. The bidding remained within the price range for the 47 144-pound Suffolk-cross ewes, a good start for a producer’s herd. The prices for the ewes ranged from $0.40 to $0.80 per pound. There was a slight decrease from the last sale. An excellent choice of rams was on offer. The price ranged from $0.61 to $1.15 per pound. There was an exception of a ram that brought $1.41 per pound. The heavyweight lambs were not in high demand. The price ranged from $0.69 to $0.90 per pound. An exception was a 130pound Dorset lamb that brought $1.27 per pound. There was stronger bidding on market lambs. The price ranged from $1.38 to $1.89 per pound. One group brought lower bids ranging from $0.65 to $1.15 per pound. The feeder lambs were the big interest of this sale. Quality of the lambs was an issue, causing a class of culls. The price differences were very noticeable. The price ranged from $1.38 to $2.11 per pound, while the lower price ranged from $0.75 to $1 per pound. Lightweight lambs were also in demand. The price ranged from $1 to $2.20 per pound. An exception was a group of 20 70-pound Clun Forest-cross lambs at $2.29 per pound. The 60-plus weight lambs were similar to the 70-plus weight lambs. The lower prices ranged from $1.10 to $1.76 per pound. The

Lambs (lbs.) 110+ 95 - 110 80 - 94

$89.70 - $140.49 $49 - $84.24

$84 - $156.87 $42 -$76.16

$97.75 - $165.10 $120.75 - $187.68 $71.59 - $72.10 $124.20 - $184.23 $97.20 - $136.30

$189.54 - $189.75 $141.55 - $190.80 $151.05 - $179.20

Under 80 70 - 79 60 - 69 50 - 59 40 - 49 30

$116.90 - $154.58 $83.79 - $141.75 $85.40 - $114.75 $43 - $73.13

dairy WETHERS

meat dairy ANGORA

/ lb.

animal weight

$0.73 / $0.92 $1.65 $1.94 $1.65 $0.54 - $0.79 $1.65 $1.65

120 lbs. 85 lbs. 95 lbs. 130 lbs. 105 lbs. 130 lbs. 135 lbs.

$1.37 $1.50 $0.85

135 lbs. 115 lbs. 135 lbs.

$2.12 $1.40 $1.95 $1.50 - $1.63 $2.23 $2.22 $1.60 $1.29 $2.20 $2.21 $1.29 $1.36 $1.26 $1.51 $1.51 $0.83 $0.37 $0.53 $0.57

73 lbs. 75 lbs. 77 lbs. 60 lbs. 62 lbs. 69 lbs. 50 lbs. 52 lbs. 54 lbs. 57 lbs. 52 lbs. 53 lbs. 42 lbs. 48 lbs. 48 lbs. 33 lbs. 30 lbs. 38 lbs. 23 lbs.

KIDS - Under 80 MEAT

$53.65 (33/37 lbs.) This sale held a stronger price bidding on the goat bucks. A dairy buck was $1.50 per pound compared to $1.21 per pound at the last sale. The meat buck brought $1.37 per pound compared to $1.15 per pound. The goat kids with the weight range of 70 to 50 pounds, attracted strong bidding. The price ranged from $1.36 to $2.23 per pound compared to $0.75 to $2.13 per pound from the last sale. The 40-plus weight goat kids remained similar to the last sale prices. The lower-weight goat kids were more variable by the buyers.

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higher bidding ranged from $2.23 to $2.37 per pound. The 50-plus weight lambs showed some variable bidding. Quality was an issue. The price ranged from $0.70 to $1.30 per pound and the other prices ranged from $1.56 to $2.30 per pound. An exception was a group of 53-pound lambs that brought $2.40 per pound. Once again, the 40-plus weight lambs had two divisions in the prices. The price ranged from $0.80 to $1.02 per pound. The other price ranged from $1.21 to $1.41 per pound. An exception of eight 46-pound lambs brought $1.41 per pound. There was a 30-pound Katahdin-cross lamb that brought $25.50 ($0.85 per pound). The bidding was much stronger for the goat does compared to the last sale, due to the limited selection.

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LIVESTOCK AUCTION RESULTS Weight Category

Ashern

Gladstone

Grunthal

Heartland

Brandon

Virden

Killarney

Ste. Rose

Winnipeg

Feeder Steers

Nov-05

Nov-04

n/a

Nov-05

Nov-03

Nov-06

Nov-07

No. on offer

2,774

1,253

1,123

n/a

4,904

991

2,680*

1,770*

Over 1,000 lbs.

n/a

185.00-215.00

900-1,000

n/a

200.00-221.00

n/a

200.00-219.00

n/a

200.00-232.00

800-900

n/a

210.00-240.00

220.00-244.50

n/a

222.00-241.00

n/a

210.00-245.00

700-800

254.00-269.00

200.00-254.50

235.00-255.00

n/a

237.00-254.00 (258.00)

240.00-255.00 (261.50)

240.00-259.00 (263.00)

225.00-263.00

600-700

250.00-288.00

230.00-266.50

240.00-265.00

n/a

252.00-282.00 (284.00)

260.00-280.00 (285.00)

255.00-280.00 (280.00)

245.00-283.00

500-600

270.00-297.00

250.00-305.00

260.00-295.00

n/a

273.00-309.00

275.00-299.00 (304.00)

285.00-310.00 (318.00)

270.00-307.00

400-500

280.00-313.00

290.00-339.00

290.00-340.00

n/a

290.00-344.00

295.00-330.00 (349.00)

290.00-320.00 (325.00)

290.00-337.00

300-400

290.00-311.00

320.00-376.00

400.00-470.00

n/a

355.00-395.00

340.00-374.00

290.00-325.00 (330.00)

300.00-378.00

900-1,000 lbs.

n/a

185.00-209.00

n/a

184.00-210.00

n/a

175.00-222.00

800-900

n/a

190.00-220.50

195.00-220.00

n/a

210.00-226.00

n/a

190.00-234.00

Feeder heifers

700-800

n/a

214.00-237.00

200.00-234.00

n/a

214.00-226.00 (235.00)

n/a

220.00-240.00 (243.00)

205.00-248.00

600-700

220.00-257.00

220.00-252.00

225.00-257.00

n/a

228.00-254.00

225.00-245.00 (256.00)

240.00-260.00 (263.00)

215.00-263.00

500-600

236.00-276.00

240.00-287.00

250.00-305.00

n/a

242.00-270.00 (273.00)

255.00-275.00 (284.00)

250.00-280.00 (285.00)

225.00-287.00

400-500

270.00-287.00

280.00-328.00

280.00-345.00

n/a

270.00-313.00

275.00-320.00 (326.00)

260.00-310.00 (314.00)

245.00-325.00

300-400

280.00-315.00

300.00-330.00

300.00-350.00

n/a

288.00-345.00

280.00-330.00 (335.00)

275.00-315.00 (335.00)

270.00-362.00

No. on offer

274

n/a

202

n/a

480

D1-D2 Cows

110.00-121.00

90.00-130.00

n/a

108.00-119.00

97.00-108.00

118.00-128.00 (132.00)

117.00-125.00

D3-D5 Cows

95.00-110.00

n/a

100.00-120.00

n/a

98.00-108.00

n/a

105.00-115.00

107.00-114.00

Age Verified

120.00-133.00

n/a

114.00-125.00

110.00-125.00

n/a

Good Bulls

140.00-149.50

110.00-133.50

130.00-143.25

n/a

138.00-152.00

130.00-140.00

135.00-148.00 (150.00)

135.00-148.00

n/a

149.00-157.00

n/a

Slaughter Market

Butcher Steers Butcher Heifers

n/a

148.00-155.00

n/a

Feeder Cows

n/a

124.00-132.00

n/a

125.00-139.00

120.00-133.00

n/a

125.00-145.00

Fleshy Export Cows

n/a

118.00-123.75

n/a

Lean Export Cows

n/a

100.00-110.00

n/a

Heiferettes

n/a

124.00-151.00

n/a

* includes slaughter market

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

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U.S. elections could influence COOL Some industry insiders believe it will be positive, while others predict no change By Alex Binkley CO-OPERATOR CONTRIBUTOR

hile the fate of the Keystone XL pipeline has garnered most Canadian attention since the U.S. midterm elections gave the Republicans control of Congress, the prospects for resolution of the meat labelling dispute are also under examination. Last month, a report by a Compliance Panel of the World Trade Organization re-enforced two earlier WTO panel decisions that concluded the U.S. country-of-origin labelling (COOL) program violates international trade obligations by discriminating against imported products. While the Obama administration didn’t comment publicly on the latest rebuff before the Nov. 4 elections, officials indicated to various media outlets that the decision would be appealed to the full WTO,

which would stall Canadian and Mexican threats to impose retaliatory tariffs. W h a t h a p p e n s t o CO O L when the new Congress takes office remains up in the air. “I think we got the most favourable result in the election that we could have hoped for,” said John Masswohl, director of government and international relations for the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association. “We already had good support in the House of Representatives for fixing COOL and that remains solid. “The problem has been in the Senate where Debbie Stabenow, the chair of the agriculture committee, was not interested in a genuine fix,” he added. With Republicans now in control of the Senate, it’s expected that Pat Roberts from Kansas will head up the Senate agriculture committee. “Kansas is a state that has been acutely hurt by COOL and wants it

fixed in a manner consistent with what we want, so we are optimistic that fixing COOL will be a priority for Senator Roberts. “We will still have a lot of advocacy work to do in D.C., but we think we have better ground to plow now.” A more cautious interpretation of the election outcome came from Ron Davidson, director, international trade, government and media relations for the Canadian Meat Council. “COOL is mandated in U.S. legislation,” he said. “The House of Representatives, the Senate and the administration all participate in the development and approval of legislation. The election will result in a change of political party control in only the Senate, one of the three contributors to U.S. legislation. “Prior to the election, neither the administration nor the House of Representatives had

developed or proposed a WTOcompliant resolution to the Senate for approval,” he noted. “Therefore, it is unlikely, in and of itself, that the new composition of the Senate will result automatically in the creation of a WTO-compliant solution.” The meat industry, which had worked closely with its counterpart, the American Meat Institute for changes to COOL, hopes the Obama administration will work with Congress “on the development and approval of a WTO-compliant solution that will result in fair rules-based trade of both livestock and meat products between Canada and the U.S.” COOL has devastated Canadian exports of livestock, beef and pork. While Canada has said it will impose $1 billion worth of retaliatory tariffs on American goods, another U.S. appeal to the WTO would delay action until next year. Canada has been fighting

COOL since 2008. The program requires mandatory labels on meat packages identifying where the animal was born, raised and slaughtered. 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, which could be hit with 100 per cent duties. Canada’s preferred choice is for Congress to immediately 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.

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Mexico could seek hefty COOL damages WASHINGTON / REUTERS Mexico would seek “hundreds of millions” of dollars in trade retaliation against the United States if Washington does not change meat labelling laws, a Mexican official said, as Mexico and Canada kept up pressure on the United States to act. The World Trade Organization ruled last month that the United States had failed to bring its meat labelling regulations fully in line with international fair trading rules after a complaint by its two neighbours. The ruling would be a step toward potential retaliation if packaging laws are not changed. Canada estimates U.S. rules requiring retailers to list the country of origin on meat cost its farmers and processors $1 billion a year in lost sales and lower prices, and warned Oct. 31 it would pursue all available remedies. Studies on the damage to Mexico had not yet been finalized but would run into the “hundreds of millions,” the Mexican official said Nov. 3. This could take total retaliation from Canada and Mexico to as much as $2 billion. “Neither Mexico nor Canada will accept anything less than a full solution,” said the official, who is familiar with the WTO case and who spoke on condition of anonymity. Acceptable options include scrapping the labelling law or replacing labels such as “Born in Mexico, Raised and Slaughtered in the United States,” with a generic “North American” source, the official said. Under WTO rules, retaliation is linked to the level of damage done by the offending actions, with the exact amount worked out in negotiation with the parties.

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Winter starts without the snow Issued: Monday, November 10, 2014 · Covering: November 12 – November 19, 2014 Daniel Bezte Co-operator contributor

f you remember back to last week’s forecast I pointed out the confidence level was not that high. Well, the overall pattern proved to be pretty correct but, as they say, the devil is in the details. The large low over Hudson Bay formed as expected and did drag a cold front across o u r re g i o n l a s t w e e k e n d , bringing with it the coldest weather so far this fall/winter. Now, this is when the forecast changes. Instead of the forecast arctic high diving southeast into northern Ontario, a strong area of low pressure off in the Pacific set up a pattern that is allowing this high to drop straight south through Alberta and western Saskatchewan. This will place us on the eastern side of the high, which will keep us in moderate northerly winds, cold temperatures and, at best, a mix of sun and cloud during the day along with the odd flurry. Daytime highs will only be in the -5 to -10 C range,

with overnight lows around -15 C. Depending on the exact location and strength of the high, the best bet will be that western areas will see more sun than clouds, while eastern areas will struggle to see the sun. This pattern of an eastern trough and western ridge, somewhat reminiscent of last winter, looks as if it will continue for at least the next couple of weeks as the models show the eastern trough of low pressure deepening and retrograding to the west a little bit. At the same time a second arctic high is forecast to drop southward, bringing with it more cold air. Luckily, at this time of the year, weather patterns tend to switch really rapidly, so let’s keep our fingers crossed. Usual temperature range for this period: Highs, -7 to 4 C; lows, -16 to -4 C. Probability of precipitation falling as snow: 88 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.

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This issue’s map shows the total amount of precipitation that fell over the 30 days ending Nov. 6 compared to the long-term average. It has been very dry across pretty much all of agricultural Manitoba, with only a small area along the Saskatchewan border reporting nearaverage amounts. Farther west, you can really see the path of the storm system that brought significant snows to southern and central Alberta and northwestern Saskatchewan.

Arctic vortex? Not really

Can we please stop talking about the polar vortex as though it’s something new? By Daniel Bezte CO-OPERATOR CONTRIBUTOR

ell, it’s reared its ugly head once again this year, at least in the mainstream media, and it’s the dreaded arctic or polar vortex. For those of you who ended up frozen last winter and can’t remember any of the discussion we had about this feature, here is a quick primer. A polar vortex is a large area of circulation (low pressure) i n t h e u p p e r a t m o s p h e re, centred near both poles and tending to be the strongest in the winter. The counterclockwise flow around this region in the Northern Hemisphere means the atmosphere is flowing from west to east. The stronger the air flowing around the vortex, the more circular the vortex tends to be. If the flow weakens, the shape of the vortex tends to get distorted and we start to see large ridges and troughs form. Ridges are regions where the vortex has pulled nor thward, allowing war m air to move northward, while troughs are areas where it sags southward, allowing cold arctic air to push south. The polar vortex has been

“The reason we are seeing a large outbreak of cold arctic air has more to do with an old hurricane over the Pacific Ocean.”

around, well, for as long as we’ve had the ability to measure the upper atmosphere. It’s likely it has always been a part of the world’s overall weather patterns, so it is not a new thing. Even the term polar vortex has been used in the literature since at least the 1930s. This is what gets me going when I hear people talking about this feature as it being a new thing; it’s not. So, the question now is: are the cold temperatures we’re seeing now and what we saw last winter a result of the polar vortex? The answer is yes and no. The polar vortex forms as a function of the cold temperatures that develop over our poles in the winter as a result of little to no solar input during this time of the year. The polar vortex, depending on the strength of the winds flowing around it, can create troughs and r idges that can allow

cold air to surge southward. The polar vortex is not the only feature that can influence troughs and ridges, so we can’t really say the current setup of troughs and ridges is directly connected to the polar vortex.

Teleconnections

Our current cold snap is not really caused by the polar vortex; now remember, this f e a t u re i s a l w a y s p re s e n t somewhere around the pole. The reason we are seeing a large outbreak of cold arctic air has more to do with an old hurricane over the Pacific Ocean. This leads us back to the topic of teleconnections, which tries to describe how weather patterns upwind of an area tend to influence the weather over that area. Our upwind area is the Pacific Ocean, so that is why we are always so interested in what is going on over the ocean.

Early this month, a hurricane or typhoon named Nuri developed and strengthened into a Category 5 typhoon. The energy from this typhoon made its way into the Beri n g Se a l a s t we e k e n d a n d deepened, rapidly becoming what is arguably one of the strongest extra-tropical s t o r m s e ve r m e a s u re d . At its peak it was estimated the central pressure dropped to 924 millibars (mb). To put t h i s i n t o p e r s p e c t i v e, t h e lowest pressure recorded in Manitoba was around 960 mb, which occurred in late October 2010. So, what does this have to do with us? Well, it goes back to teleconnections. This large and very strong area of low p re s s u re ov e r t h e Pa c i f i c meant an equally strong ridge of high pressure will build ahead of it. This did occur, just off the B.C. coast. Now, if we keep going east, the strong ridge is replaced by a trough of low pressure over eastern North America. This trough, if strong enough, will influence the polar vortex, pulling it southward into the northern parts of eastern North America. In between the western ridge and the eastern trough, the middle of the continent

is now under a northwesterly flow, which is allowing arctic air to easily pour southward, bringing unseasonably cold temperatures. Luckily for us, we missed out on any significant snowfalls as the cold air pushed any storm systems well to our south. If we had seen some snow we might have broken some temperature records, but with the exposed ground the cold air will be moderated somewhat. So, what does this mean for the rest of the month? Darned good question. Looking about as far ahead as the reliable models let me, they s h ow m o re c o l d a i r t h a n warm air moving in. On the good side, depending on your point of view, it looks like we should continue to be dry, so the argument will now begin: When exactly does winter actually begin? Do we need snow on the ground or does winter start when temperatures can no longer make it up over a certain threshold? Let me know what you think should be the official starting point of winter. Ne x t i s s u e w e’ l l d o o u r annual look at weather gifts and gadgets, just in time for the holiday season!

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There’s agreement collaboration will make farmers’ checkoff dollars stretch further

By Allan Dawson co-operator staff

Consultant Brent VanKoughnet says the new provincial wheat and barley associations have two important issues to tackle right away. photo: allan dawson

all with their own administration costs. Grain farmers and their customers were well served by publicly funded variety development, which the federal government is scaling back on, he said. “So it was being done... probably better than it’s being done today,” Gehl said. Ray Askin, a director with the Manitoba association, took exception to those comments. “(S)hots like we just heard... is not going to do anybody any good,” he said. The other groups are trying to be efficient too, Askin said. “So we really have to get engaged here and convey that message that this is important stuff,” Askin said. “And if it doesn’t happen, the seed industry is going to be in serious trouble in 10 years.” Gehl, who didn’t hear Askin’s remarks, said later in an interview he agrees co-operating is important. Gehl also said he wished his “glossy magazines” comment had been more diplomatic. “We need to work together and I think the relationships between us are just starting to grow.”

Although the wheat board’s single desk is gone, some hard feelings remain. But Gehl, chair of the Canadian Wheat Board Alliance, which defended the single desk, said he doesn’t think past battles will derail future co-operation. “We’ve all got backgrounds, but I think the message is we all have to co-operate and communicate and it can work,” he said. Despite the differences, VanKoughnet is confident the groups will work together for western Canadian farmers. “All of the directors I have met come to this with a deep conviction to the success of the industry across the Prairies,” VanKoughnet said. “They don’t always agree.. that’s a given. But there are a number of deep thinkers and dedicated folks saying, ‘how do we do this best?’” Although the Alberta Barley Commission, was founded 23 years ago, the other organizations were created just last year to fill some of the gaps left when the wheat board’s mandate changed. allan@fbcpublishing.com

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estern Canada’s new provincial wheat and barley organizations agree their best path forward is co-operating to make the best use of farmers’ checkoff dollars — but that doesn’t mean there won’t be some bumps in the road. Some were evident during a panel discussion at the Interprovincial Seed Growers meeting in Winnipeg Nov. 5 when tensions rooted in old debates surfaced. Cam Goff, a director with the Saskatchewan Barley Development Commission and Bill Gehl, chair of the Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission (SWDC), who spoke to the meeting via telephone, said SWDC expects to collect around $3 million a year and wants to invest at least 50 per cent in research and keep administration costs to 15 per cent or less. “Certainly we do plan on working with the other provincial commissions,” Gehl said. “We’ve already had minor talks.” The Manitoba Wheat and Barley Growers Association estimates it will collect around $1 million a year from farmers. The goal is to invest 70 and 10 per cent in research and administration, respectively, Brent VanKoughnet, a consultant working with the group said. Manitoba also wants to leverage those dollars with matching funds from others. All three organizations met in June to discuss co-operation with the Alberta Barley Commission and they’ve had similar talks with the Western Grains Research Foundation (WGRF). For every dollar invested in the WGRF there’s a $20 return for farmers. That’s why Saskatchewan will focus its spending on research, Gehl said. “You’ll not see us putting out a great big glossy magazine,” he said alluding to GrainsWest, published quarterly by the Alberta Barley Commission and Alberta Wheat Commission. As well, he said the SWDC isn’t going to join recently created Cereals Canada, an organization made up of grain and life science companies and farmers. It’s too expensive and Saskatchewan farmers won’t have a large enough voice, Gehl said. However, SWDC will continue to support market development through the Canadian International Grains Institute (Cigi). Gehl said channelling farmer funds through the wheat board to the WGRF was more efficient than creating provincial organizations

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Railroad missing mark again The next few weeks will be crucial as farmers wait to see if grain backlogs will again be a problem on the Canadian Prairies By Shannon VanRaes co-operator staff

Mark Hemmes speaks at Cereals North America. Photo: Shannon VanRaes

his year’s Prairie harvest may not be quite the record-breaking bin buster that 2013 was, but it doesn’t mean farmers will be free of transportation problems. Mark Hemmes, president of Quorum Corp. — the Edmonton-based company which was contracted by the federal government to monitor grain transport in the West — said that the next few weeks will be critical in setting the pace for grain movement this winter. “Going forward, I think the impacts of last year’s record

crop are going to continue to impact this year’s movement, simply because of the large size of the carry-out,” he told par ticip ants at the re cent Cereals North America conference in downtown Winnipeg. Although not record breaking, Western Canada is still seeing very high yields this fall. Hemmes expects the crop will be between 73 million and 75 million tonnes, down from the approximately 82 million tonnes harvested in 2013. The resulting backlog of grain during the previous harvest was in part due to the

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perfect storm of high yields and brutally cold weather, He m m e s s a i d , b u t t h o s e weren’t the only issues. Even with a smaller crop and balmy temperatures this fall, rail companies are already falling behind the minimum requirements imposed by the federal government this spring, according to opposition members of Parliament. “Despite Conservative promises… the rail companies have not hit their targets for three weeks and no fines have been issued, not a single one,” said Manitoba MP Niki Ashton, raising this issue in Parliament on October 31. “Why is it so complicated? The rail companies clearly have not delivered.” That targets have been missed was not disputed by the government. “An enforcement process i s u n d e r w a y, g i v e n C N ’s failure to meet the minimum grain volume requirements,” Jeff Watson, parliamentar y secretary to the minister of transport, responded. “That company is in fact facing fines and the enforcement process, as I said, is underway.” That points to the fact that not all of the transpiration issues can be pinned on weather and volume, Hemmes said. “A lot of people, when they were talking about what happened last year thought it was all about the big crop and cold weather, and certainly those two things had a lot to do with the challenges we faced last year. But I think probably those two issues actually brought for ward a whole series of other issues — systemic ones,” he said. One of those issues is that there has been a sustained increase in annual average production for the last five years. Planning and prediction is also an issue, as grain companies and railroads begin to sell goods and order ships before final yields are known. “Co n v e r s e l y a t t h e p o r t locations and the terminals, we were seeing record-low inventories being carried, so what does that tell you? It tells you the problem was between the country and the terminal,” Hemmes said. Grain companies have spoken about the need for greater transparency, he added, but where that goes remains to be seen. That doesn’t mean railroads haven’t become more efficient. Hemmes believes they have improved substantially over the last half-decade. The q u e s t i o n i s, w h e t h e r t h e y have improved enough. “The next few weeks will tell us how well things will move through the winter,” he said. shannon.vanraes@fbcpublishing.com

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KAP membership down from 2013 President Doug Chorney says work is underway to make belonging to KAP even more attractive By Allan Dawson

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Falling short

Provincial legislation requires named agricultural buyers to deduct three-quarters of one per cent on the gross value of farm products at point of sale and remit it to KAP. Some buyers, especially smaller companies, aren’t doing it, Battershill said. KAP’s annual membership fee is $210. If a farmer’s checkoff falls short, KAP must return the money. As of Sept. 30 there were 1,294 farmers with checkoff contributions under $210. But some were very close — 242 have contributed more than $150. “There are a lot who are really close and as long as they make another delivery before the end of our fiscal year they will become members,” Battershill said. “I’m not overly concerned... but it points to some of the challenges we see with our membership revenue collection mechanism.”

Top-up

KAP staff will also contact farmers who fall short of full membership to ask if they would top it up, he said. The resolution was defeated. Another, proposing KAP collect memberships through a charge on farm licence plates or making KAP membership compulsory before someone can file a farm income tax form, was tabled for further study. Chorney said in an interview he is concerned about compulsory membership, which could be withdrawn on the whim of the provincial government. (KAP’s current membership checkoff is compulsory, but farmers can request a refund. Fewer than two per cent of farmers opt out.) “I think we need to be careful how we approach this and develop a value proposition for members so they want to be members,” Chorney said. “We’re working really hard on that. There are lots of things going on in the background on the members’ benefit program that people don’t know about yet. I think people will be lining up to join the association in the future.”

KAP general manager James Battershill says basing KAP membership on acreage would be difficult to administer. photo: allan dawson

“I think we need to be careful how we approach this and develop a value proposition for members so they want to be members.”

Doug Chorney

He cited getting the Manitoba government to be more flexible with its deadlines for applying fertilizer and manure as one of the many ways the organization helps farmers. Farmers are still prohibited from applying both after Nov. 10 or before April 10; however, the dates can be more easily extended now based on soil conditions, Chorney said.

Unfavourable weather in key wheat-growing regions in Australia could cause output in the world’s fourthlargest exporter to fall more than five per cent below the country’s official estimate for 2014-15 (Oct.-Sept.), analysts and traders said Oct. 28. “We’ve seen frost damage across the east coast, while recent storms in Western Australia have also taken some gloss off,” said Graydon Chong, senior grains analyst at Rabobank.

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KAP members also discussed C-18, the Agricultural Growth Act. The legislation proposes Canada ratify UPOV ’91, an international agreement expanding Plant Breeders’ Rights. However, KAP wants the government to ensure farmers keep the right to save seed for future planting and prevent life science companies from dominating development of new crop varieties, Chorney said. Blumenort farmer Murray Klassen said he’s skeptical about expanding breeders’ rights. He has grown soybeans since 2001 and said since then yields have gone down and seed prices have jumped from $12 to $15 an acre to $80. Delegates also briefly discussed drainage in Saskatchewan. Chorney said he doesn’t think Saskatchewan agriculture minister, Lyle Stewart fully appreciates how big the impact on Manitoba is. “Right now with Saskatchewan, I don’t get the feeling they are at the place they could be,” Chorney said. “We’re going to help them get there.” allan@fbcpublishing.com

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eclining membership was on the minds of Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) delegates at their fall General Council meeting Oct. 30. KAP had 3,326 members as of Sept. 30, down 227 or six per cent from the same time last year. “I foresee if we do nothing we will be nothing because we have to sustain ourselves and be a voice,” Minto farmer Bill Campbell said while arguing in favour of a resolution that KAP “look into a per-acre charge for membership.” There are 12 million arable acres in Manitoba and if each farmer paid 10 cents an acre it would raise $1.2 million for KAP, he said. Ste. Rose du Lac farmer Rob Brunel agreed KAP needs to consider alternate forms of funding, but noted the general farm organization has been discussing options for 13 years. Administering a per-acre membership fee would be an administrative nightmare, KAP general manager James Battershill said. It would also result in larger farmers paying more to belong to KAP than smaller ones, but still only getting one vote.

Rabobank see wheat production at 23 million tonnes, down from its estimate of 23.5 million tonnes earlier this month, with traders reporting similar cuts in other forecasts. “Most of the market is now between 22 million and 23 million tonnes,” said one trader who declined to be named as he was not authorized to talk to the media. If production falls below 23 million tonnes, wheat output would be more than five per cent below the country’s official estimate of 24.23 million in early September. Lower wheat production in Australia would support global prices, which have firmed in recent weeks due to concern over the condition of the U.S. winter crop, which is behind schedule after wet weather.

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Seed saving enshrined in agriculture bill The bill has been approved by the agriculture committee By Alex Binkley CO-OPERATOR CONTRIBUTOR

n agr iculture bill that was introduced in the Commons 11 months ago has finally been approved by the House of Commons agriculture committee. The gover nment did deliver a promised amendment to C18 the Agriculture Growth Act to enshrine the right of farmers to save harvested seeds to plant in the future without having to pay royalties as a coalition of farm groups supporting the bill had requested. The seed amendment “clearly sets out that storage, for the purposes of propagation, and conditioning for propagation, is permissible for the farmer for the sole purpose of prop-

agation on his or her own holdings,” Pierre Lemieux, the parliamentary secretary for agriculture, told the Commons agriculture committee. The bill returns to the Commons for report stage and third reading before heading to the Senate for approval. The opposition NDP and Liberals supported the seed amendment although they voted against many other clauses in the omnibus bill that also affects advance payments and appeals of financial penalties imposed by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. All their attempts to amend the bill were rejected by the government. Most bills introduced around the same time as the Agriculture Growth Act have been already passed into law or have reached the final stages

of approval in the Senate. Despite the casual pace, the government says it wants the legislation in place in time for the 2014 planting season. Even though the bill had strong support from most farm organizations because it would bring plant breeders’ rights into the 21st century, it had languished on the parliamentary order paper for months. Introduced in December 2013, it didn’t pass second reading, approval in principle in the Commons in June after the government limited debate. The Commons agriculture committee didn’t begin detailed study of it until a month ago. The amendment, promised by Agr iculture Minister Gerr y Ritz, casts in plain language the so-called farmer privilege. The only thing pro-

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CWB expects higher returns for canola, wheat and durum By Commodity News Service Canada

CWB, formerly known as the Canadian Wheat Board, has raised Pool Return Outlooks (PROs) for durum, wheat and canola in its latest report. It noted it is a special midterm outlook, due to market changes since the previous report released on October 23. PROs were higher for all three crops due to the weaker Canadian dollar, and a stronger price outlook for durum, CWB said. Projected returns for durum ranged from $411 to $489 per tonne in the annual pool, from $395 to $471 in the last report. Winter pool returns are projected between $382 to $495 per tonne, from the previous estimate of $369 to $475. Projected Canadian Western Red Spring (CWRS) returns ranged from $247 to $290 per tonne in the annual pool, and $254 to $297 in the winter pool. The last report had CWRS between $244 and $287 for the annual pool, and $251 to $294 in the winter pool. Canadian Prairie Red Spring (CPRS) and Canadian Western Red Winter (CWRW) wheat PROs were also upped, by $3 per tonne in both the winter and annual pools. Canola PROs were up $10 to $11 per tonne compared to the previous report. Field pea PROs were left unchanged, while malting barley returns were upped by $5 per tonne from the October 23 report.

The Manitoba Co-operator | November 13, 2014

Feed grain plentiful Cattle farmers in some areas didn’t get a good hay crop

Million-dollar milestones reached by volunteer harvests Some projects have surpassed $1 million in straight donations, more have passed that mark when matching grants included

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rowing Projects across Manitoba for the Canadian Foodgrains Bank are starting to reach some major contribution milestones. Volunteers with the BMW (Boissevain Morton Whitewater) Growing Project took off their 17th consecutive harvest this fall, and when the crop is sold, it will push their group’s straight contributions (not including matching grants) to over $1 million since 1997. (The CFGB has a funding agreement with the Canadian government that matches all donations 4:1.) Farmer volunteers with the BMW finished harvesting a half section of soybeans off a field near Fairfax on a blustery afternoon October 22. Annual contributions from the BMW have varied anywhere from $30,000 some years to upwards of $150,000, say organizers.

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Community fundraisers for the Canadian Foodgrains Bank continue into November with various community breakfasts, suppers, auctions and concerts and next month’s second cattle auction on December 9. The auction sale will be held during a regularly scheduled auction day at Grunthal Auction Mart with all proceeds from sales of donated animals to be designated to the CFGB. Producers are invited to donate an animal to be auctioned off that day at 1 p.m. Last year Canadian Growing Projects across Canada raised $15 million for overseas food programs supported by the CFGB. About two-thirds of the $3 million fundraised by Manitobans came from Growing Projects, with the balance coming from other types of fundraisers and donations. lorraine@fbcpublishing.com

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xcessive moisture in some parts of Manitoba over the past few months has led to localized forage shortages heading into the winter. However, ample feed grain supplies should help supplement any lack of forages, according to a provincial specialist. Manitoba’s Interlake region was particularly hard hit by moisture. Both Lake Winnipeg and Lake Manitoba were high, which limited the amount of native hay that was cut, said Tim Clarke, an Interlake-based forage and pasture specialist with Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development. “Guys are quite short of forage supplies around the lakes,” said Clarke. He added that the southwestern corner of the province was also short due to excess moisture and flooding. Quality of some of the hay that was cut is also a bit lower than normal, as rains delayed the cut in June and July which led to a higher fibre content. “Digestibility goes down when fibre goes up,” said Clarke. While importing hay or moving the cattle closer to the forage are both options, Clarke recommended that anyone with low forage supplies should take advantage of the abundance of cheap feed grain this year. The large U.S. corn crop is weighing on corn prices in general, while much of the Manitoba corn crop is also coming off tough and damp, said Clarke. He said tough and damp corn was priced at about $160 per tonne, while DDGS could be bought for under $170 per tonne from the ethanol plant in Minnedosa. When supplementing grain, especially feed wheat, in the place of forages farmers should make sure to watch for fusarium and ergot, said Clarke. A higher grain diet leads to a change in how the cattle are fed. “The logistics are a little different when you start feeding cows grain, because they’ll run you over to get to the trough,” said Clarke. Their nutritional needs may be met, but the cattle won’t feel as full with a highgrain diet, he said noting that eight pounds of grain could be substituted in the place of about 25 pounds of hay.

They have solid support from area farmers who come out to help harvest each fall, local businesses donating inputs, and two separate landowners who’ve consistently supplied land for these projects every year, says BMW project co-ordinator and Boissevain-area farmer Ben Martens. “We’ve just been blessed,” he said. According to Canadian Foodgrains Bank records, more projects have also surpassed the million-dollar mark, including the HOPE (Helping Other People Eat) Growing Project at Arnaud, which also began in 1997. CFGB staff say its database (which dates to 2000) shows several projects have raised over $700,000 since that year, but when matching federal grants are included with their total contributions, several more have surpassed the million-dollar mark. There are approximately 40 projects underway annually in Manitoba with about 5,500 acres committed in 2014. This year has been a late one, with the last Growing Project harvest in Manitoba taken off at Arborg T:8.125” Oct. 25.

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GMO labelling fails in Colorado, Oregon; GMO ban passes in Maui By Carey Gillam reuters

The defeat of twin measures in Oregon and Colorado that would have required labelling of foods made with genetically modified ingredients sets the stage for a battle over the issue in the nation’s capital, both sides of the debate said Nov. 5. The Oregon measure lost 49 to 51 per cent, according to unofficial results reported by the Oregon Secretary of State’s Office, while voters in Colorado rejected labelling by a margin of 66 per cent to 34 per cent. “The GMO labelling discussion deserves a national solution,” Jim Greenwood, chief executive officer of the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO), said in a statement. BIO’s membership includes biotech seed companies. “We will continue to explore policies that provide consumers with information about the foods we eat,” he said. Scott Faber, executive director of the Just Label It national advocacy organization, said the labelling losses in Oregon and Colorado will not set back consumer demands for the right to know if the food they buy contains GMOs. “The fight will shift to the nation’s capitol,” Faber said in a statement. Labelling proponents are pursuing a federal mandate for labelling of GMO foods, while labelling opponents are backing a proposed law that would nullify any mandatory labelling laws, including one approved by Vermont lawmakers earlier this year. The outcome at the polls comes after corporate food and agriculture interests put $36 million into anti-labelling campaigns in the two states. The same group, which includes the biotech seed and chemical companies Monsanto and DuPont, helped defeat labelling measures in California and Washington state in 2012 and 2013. Backers of labelling mustered only $8 million in Oregon and $895,000 in Colorado to campaign for passage. Voters in Hawaii’s Maui County also took up GMO issues, approving a ban on the growing of GMO crops by a margin of 50 to 48 per cent. The measure imposes a temporary moratorium on genetically engineered crops until certain environmental and public health studies are conducted. Both Monsanto and Dow AgroSciences, a unit of Dow Chemical, have GMO crop operations in Maui County.

CWB receives first of two new vessels The ship has been named CWB Marquis after the historic wheat By Commodity News Service Canada

WB announced Nov. 10 it has taken delivery of the first of its two Equinox class laker vessels, which is now in international waters sailing east across the Pacific Ocean from China to North America. CWB took delivery of the CWB Marquis Oct. 31, 2014, and it is expected to reach the St. Lawrence Seaway via the Panama Canal and the Atlantic Ocean by the end of December 2014. The second CWB vessel is scheduled to be completed in early 2015 and both laker

vessels will be managed and operated by Algoma Central Corporation within their vessel pool. The ships will be used extensively to carry grain eastward out of Thunder Bay, and iron ore on the return trip from seaports back into the Great Lakes. “Algoma is very excited about the partnership with CWB and is looking forward to managing the vessels and providing continued quality service to our customers,” said Algoma CEO Greg Wight. Equinox class vessels are the next generation of Great Lakes bulk carriers with the ability to carry more cargo, sail faster and consume less fuel

than their predecessors. The ships are also more environmentally friendly with exhaust scrubbing systems designed to remove 97 per cent of sulphur oxide emissions generated by the vessel engines. CWB’s first Equinox class laker vessel is named after the historic “Marquis” wheat variety, the first wheat variety bred specifically for the short Canadian growing season. “Marquis wheat has a long and distinguished history on the Prairies and we are proud to name CWB’s first laker vessel in honour of its legacy,” said CWB president and CEO Ian White.

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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

This tall and proud example of Ontario barn styles is found two miles west and one mile south of Neepawa. Measuring an impressive 72 feet in length, and 46 feet in breadth, the rare example of vertical siding was built for Mrs. Margaret Sangster in 1914. Alma Banyard, the current owner, reports that Mrs. Sangster was widowed in 1903 but continued the farm with her two children until the son was old enough to take over. He ordered in carlots of B.C. fir to construct the barn which features 10-foot ceilings instead of the traditional nine. The frame consists of 10-inch square timbers held together mainly with wooden dowels. The siding is six-inch fir flooring, while the upper floor is constructed of four-inch-thick planks that have over the years supported many local barn dances. The Ontario-style barn reflects the original owner’s origins in Eastern Canada and is now used for grain and general farm storage. Please note the twin ventilation chimneys at each gable peak, rather than cupolas that decorate most barn roof ridges in the province. This large barn with its spacious storage capacity seems appropriate for the Neepawa area. The word Neepawa is a Chippewa word meaning “plenty” or “abundance” and perhaps reflected the fact this area at one time shipped more grain than any other area in Manitoba.

U.S. interest rates affect Canadian dollar The outcome of the U.S. elections could also be a factor By Terryn Shiells Commodity News Service Canada

he Canadian dollar has been weak relative to the U.S. currency lately, due to expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve is thinking about raising interest rates. But, if the U.S. Federal Reser ve delays raising interest rates, the Canadian currency could move between one and two cents higher against the U.S. currency, Bluford Putnam, chief economist for CME Group said during a presentation at the Cereals of North America conference in Winnipeg. The Canadian dollar closed at 89.36 cents U.S. on October 29, according to the Bank of Canada. On Oct. 29, the U.S. Federal Reserve announced it is ending its quantitative easing program, which means the next step will be making a decision on interest rates, Putnam said, adding he expects a rate raise by the middle of next year. But, it’s possible that it doesn’t happen by then. There are a couple of other factors that will determine the direction of the Canadian currency, including the outcome of the November 4 U.S. senate election and what decision is made on the Keystone pipeline project, Putnam noted.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | November 13, 2014

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he British Medical Journal is reporting on a study that questions the conventional advice to drink milk for the sake of your bones. In fact, researchers who tracked the dairy intake of more than 100,000 men and women say their results link drinking milk to higher rates of fractures and mortality, particularly in women. While they say more research is necessary before changing dietary guidelines, they believe high levels of lactose and galactose sugars in milk increase oxidative stress and chronic inflammation, which contribute to more fractures and higher mortality. In contrast, they found a high intake of fermented milk products with a low lactose content (including yogurt and cheese) was associated with reduced rates of mortality and fracture, particularly in women. The research team in Sweden, led by Professor Karl Michaëlsson, followed two large groups of 61,433 women (aged 39-74 years in 1987-90) and 45,339 men (aged 45-79 years in 1997) who completed f o o d f re q u e n c y q u e s t i o n naires for 96 common foods including milk, yogurt and cheese. Women were tracked for an average of 20 years, during which time 15,541 died and 17,252 had a fracture, of whom 4,259 had a hip fracture. “In women, no reduction in fracture risk with higher milk consumption was observed,” a report citing the research says. “Furthermore, women who drank more than three glasses of milk a day (average 680 ml) had a higher risk of death than women who drank less than one glass of milk a day (average 60 ml). “Men were tracked for an average of 11 years, during which time 10,112 died and 5,066 had a fracture, with 1,166 hip fracture cases. Men also had a higher risk of death with higher milk consumption, although this was less pronounced than in women.” “O u r re s u l t s m a y q u e s tion the validity of recommendations to consume high amounts of milk to prevent fragility fractures,” they write.

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Label change opens door to relaunch of Zilmax The weight gain product was pulled from the market in 2013 over concerns it caused lameness in cattle By P.J. Huffstutter reuters

erck & Co. is taking steps to resume sales of its controversial cattle feed additive Zilmax by changing the way the drug is administered, hoping to recapture some market share in the beef industry, where the U.S. herd has the fewest animals in more than 60 years. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved adjustments to the drug’s label that would allow veterinarians and feedlot operators to use a lower dose and alternative

method of feeding the drug to beef cattle, Merck said Nov. 5. The new “component feeding” option would allow Zilmax, which can add up to 30 pounds of marketable meat to a 1,300-pound steer, to be fed in one smaller daily ration, rather than continually throughout the day, Merck nutritionist Dr. David Yates told Reuters. “We began working on this component feeding (label change) several years ago,” Yates said. The decision to do so was prompted by cattle producers, he said, looking for more “efficiency and convenience at a feed yard.”

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recently filed a proposed label update in Canada. When Zilmax was pulled off the market, many U.S. feedlot operators switched to ractopamine-based Optaflexx, made by Merck rival Eli Lily & Co.’s Elanco Animal Health unit. Elanco’s patent on ractopamine has expired, and Zoetis Inc.’s generic products are eating into Elanco’s dominance. Zoetis said Nov. 4 that sales of livestock products grew 12 per cent in the company’s third quarter, compared to the yearago period. If Zilmax becomes available to U.S. feedlots again, it could appeal to U.S. livestock industry

scrambling for tonnage. Betaagonist drugs like Zilmax can produce extra meat from a U.S. cattle herd fallen to its lowest point in 63 years. Cargill Inc. and Tyson Foods Inc., two of the world’s largest beef processors, have refused to accept Zilmax-fed cattle since last year, following reports it may cause lameness in animals. The companies could not immediately be reached for comment on Merck’s new dosage plan. Merck also said Nov. 5 it has rolled out a mandatory training program for Zilmax feeding. The company plans field tests of the new “component feeding” program.

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Clear sailing as St. Lawrence Seaway averts strike The seaway corporation and the union representing its 460 employees have agreed to binding arbitration By Alex Binkley CO-OPERATOR CONTRIBUTOR

hippers and shipping lines are gearing up for a final push during the last eight weeks of the Great Lakes shipping season now that the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation and the union representing its 460 employees have agreed to a new labour contract that lifts the risk of a strike by the union. The details of the new contract that runs to March 31, 2018 won’t be revealed until an arbitrator rules on several contentious issues. While S M C a n d Un i f o r w o u l d n’t comment on what issues they had agreed to send to binding arbitration, the hot-button matter for the union had been the company’s introduction

of no-hands mooring for specially equipped ships passing through the seaway locks. “This is positive for industry, labour, and the seaway as we innovate and aim for increased trading,” said Robert Lewis-Manning, president of the Canadian Shipowners Association. He had warned in late October that a strike could sink the seaway’s amazing rebound after losing the first four weeks of the 2014 shipping season to heavy ice throughout the Great Lakes. Figures to the end of September showed tonnage was five per cent higher than at the same point in 2013 and getting closer to the much better results posted in 2012. Bo t h t h e u n i o n a n d t h e company plan early meetings with the arbitrator.

Unifor had threatened to strike on Oct. 31, and then extended the deadline to Nov. 3. Late on Nov. 2, the two sides agreed to binding arbitration. Faced with a possible strike, the seaway had planned to implement a phased shutdown on its Montreal-Lake Ontario and Welland Canal locks to ensure no ships were trapped in either system in the event the workers walked off the job. In the end “shipping continued virtually without any disruption,” said seaway spokesman Andrew Bogara. The union said the nohands mooring system to tie up ships in the seaway locks was unsafe and would result in the layoff of workers who are needed to deal with emer-

g e n c i e s. “ We b e l i e v e t h a t having no one at the lock is not a good idea,” said Unifor national representative Joel Fournier. “The risk of an environmental disaster with all of the dangerous cargo going through the seaway is very real.” The seaway has begun installing the system, which involves a magnet-like device that holds a ship in place and eliminates the need to tie up and untie the ship with mooring lines. Bogara said the system includes a heavy-duty cable that would stop any ship that loses power or steering before it can damage seaway facilities. He said the employees currently engaged in mooring ships would work on maintenance and other jobs.

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India, isolated, toughs it out in WTO food-stockpiling row Asia’s third-largest economy is refusing to budge, which threatens the whole deal By Manoj Kumar and Tom Miles new delhi/geneva / reuters

ndia defied the world Nov. 5 in a row over food stockpiling that has crippled attempts to reach a global trade agreement, raising doubts that backroom talks can reach a compromise before a Group of 20 summit this month. At the end of July, Prime Minister Narendra Modi pulled the plug on implementing a so-called trade-facilitation deal struck in Bali last year, linking it to the emotive issue of rural poverty in his country of 1.25 billion people. India wants to keep a so-called ‘peace clause’ that protects its huge state food purchases until the World Trade Organization can strike a definitive deal on stockpiling. As originally envisaged in Bali, the clause would expire in four years. Critics say the food stockpiling amounts to paying farmers to produce food, which is likely to lead to food surpluses that will get dumped on world markets. New Delhi’s blockade has plunged the WTO into its worst crisis in two decades, leading director general Roberto Azevedo to float the idea of abandoning the consensus principle on which the 160-member group operates. Modi’s tough line jars with the ‘Make in India’ pitch he has taken to investors abroad in his first five months in charge. Having failed to make progress on trade when he met U.S. President Barack Obama in Washington, he could find himself isolated at his first G20 sum-

mit of world leaders in Brisbane, Australia, on Nov. 15-16. “India’s position on trade facilitation has been completely misunderstood because of unreasonable positioning by some of the developed countries,” Finance Minister Arun Jaitley told a World Economic Forum conference in New Delhi. Jaitley repudiated suggestions that India was fundamentally opposed to trade facilitation, which would entail easing port and customs procedures and, by some estimates, add $1 trillion and 21 million jobs to the global economy.

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India has begun backroom efforts to break the deadlock, sending a top Trade Ministry official to Geneva this week for talks with Azevedo and key WTO members. Trade diplomats said that there was no hint, however, that a compromise could be reached on India’s demands, which have been vague and varied in the months since its veto. India refuses to bow to foreign calls to scale back a scheme to buy wheat and rice that it distributes to 850 million people. In a recent disclosure to the WTO, India said those purchases cost $13.8 billion in 2010-11 — part of the $56.1 billion it spent in total on farm support. “All that we are requesting is the settlement of the dispute with regard to the food stock holdings, and the peace clause must continue to co-exist,” Jaitley said.

A farmer eats ice cream as he waits to procure his wheat crop at a wholesale grain market in the northern Indian city of Chandigarh April 26, 2014. India had a record grain harvest at 262 million tonnes for the 2013-14 crop year. Photo: REUTERS/Ajay Verma

Diplomats say that without a WTO deal on trade facilitation, countries could simply tack the draft agreement onto their existing membership terms, putting the onus on India to object — and explain why its interests had been damaged by such a move. Yet economists say WTO members lack any effective means to bring pressure to bear against Asia’s third-largest economy, which is home to a sixth of the world population.

“It’s an issue that in India is so politicized — you have hordes of the population living in poverty and depending on food aid,” said Shilan Shah, an economist who covers India at Capital Economics in London. “The WTO hasn’t really shown the kind of will to move on without India’s agreement. What it demonstrates is how important India is to the global trading community.”

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The labour of laundry A load of laundry was anything but a load of fun as display of old-fashioned irons and washboards depicts at the Manitoba Agricultural Museum at Austin By Lorraine Stevenson co-operator staff/Austin

t’s a job and an era those who remember would probably rather forget. But a small exhibit at the Manitoba Agricultural Museum (MAM) reminds us again about the sort of work women did to get the farm laundry done in bygone days. All kinds of sad irons, plus washboards, sock stretchers, galvanized tubs and mangles are included in MAM’s new ‘Drop Your Pants Here’ laundry exhibit, a pre-electrification era display of tools of a woman’s trade, when she had to wash clothes in cramped kitchens, sans plumbing, or anything else remotely labour reducing. Forget cutesy clotheslines and oh-socharming washtubs seen on Pinterest; drudgery ain’t something to get nostalgic over. These are the donated artifacts from Manitoba families whose grandmothers knew all too well the mind-numbing and exhausting wash-iron-repeat job it was keeping kids and dad in clean clothes for school and Sunday. Before the new-fangled stuff came a l o n g — e l e c t r i c i ro n s, w a s h i n g machines and dryers, perfumed laundry soap — moms spent an entire day, and often several days, hauling and heating water, bent over said washtub, scrubbing with soap made from lard and lye. Then she’d tackle the ironing. Once done, it was time to start over. “I think after you’ve seen this exhibit, you’re not going to complain about doing laundr y again,” says Tanya Wiegand, curator at MAM who created the display from artifacts gathered from the Austin-area museum’s extensive collections. The display includes washboards of glass, possers, which were used like butter churns to agitate clothes, and steel and tin and square tubs that doubled as the family bathtub coupled with oldfashioned, finger-crushing mangles. There’s a contraption you’d never guess by looking was even a washing machine. The bulky, hand-agitated Hamilton, Ontario-built Eclipse Washer is made of wood and dates to the mid- to late 1800s. A rarity among early washing machines still around now, it was a one-time status symbol for a homemaker, says Wiegand. It, too, was physically demanding to use. Then there are the sad irons. Most think these old irons, that have reincarnated mostly as doorstops, are so named because the chore they performed made everyone depressed, says Wiegand. “Actually, sad is an old English word for heavy or solid,” she said. But, yes, ironing could make you sad. Unless the weather was fine on washday, clothes, towels, or sheets, seldom dried enough to iron (and early housewives lacking polyester would attempt them all). After you’d soaked, scrubbed and wrung everything out, it all got hung on the clothesline, and fence, and bushes in the yard and you just prayed it wouldn’t rain, says Wiegand. In the winter, it was hung on racks in the basement or attic. An American woman devised the iron displayed that has a detachable wooden handle. It didn’t get hot and eased by a modicum the labour using a household

A small exhibit at the Manitoba Agricultural Museum put together by curator Tanya Wiegand includes artifacts a woman had to do her laundry in pre-electrification days. PHOTOs: LORRAINE STEVENSON

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other“I think after you’ve seen w i s e this exhibit, you’re not going to complain about doing laundry again.”

Tanya Wiegand

unchanged from the Middle Ages, says Wiegand. “Even some of the smaller ones weighed 20 pounds,” she said. “Can you imagine ironing with a 20-pound iron?” Other advancements in household irons in the display are even larger, but hollow; these held charcoal to stay hot, and good luck not getting a mark on whatever you’d just painstakingly washed and dried. Another iron in the exhibit has an asbestos handle that stayed cooler. The gas irons are just scary. Then there are the electric irons, whose advent, along with washers and dryers, would reduce the labour of laundry. (Is it any wonder that farm women led the charge for farm electrification in the last century?) Drop Your Pants explains soap making or “saponification,” as the exhibit explains, which is the chemical reaction occurring when fat is mixed with alkali. This time of year farm families, butchering livestock, would make their household soap, notes Wiegand. And no one expected it would leave their dainties sweetly scented either. There’s a cham-

ber pot in this exhibit too. Human urine was once used as a stain remover, and that’s no word of a lie. “It was called chamber lye,” says Wiegand. Schoolchildren visiting the Manitoba Agricultural Museum in spring do some laundry the old-fashioned way, along with other fun stuff like writing on slates in the one-room schoolhouse and bartering for candy in the site’s General Store. They’ll never know the fresh hell Monday was, or however long it actually would take moms of the past to get the blessed thing done. Those with fleeting memories of wringer washers, and handling wet laun-

dry, especially in cold weather, will look on these artifacts in awe of what she accomplished, says Wiegand. “We can all relate because we all still do laundry. This was women’s work. And they were doing lots of other things every day too. This gives you an idea of all the work the women had to do.” Drop Your Pants Here runs until May of 2015. To check museum operating hours please call (204) 637-2354 or email info@ag-museum.com. lorraine@fbcpublishing.com

Note: Lorraine’s mom had a crooked baby finger from a bone break never set. She entangled it in the pulley of her clothesline sometime in the mid-1950s.

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Eating well on $4 a day Free cookbook makes it possible Lorraine Stevenson CROSSROADS RECIPE SWAP

he cookbook is free. The meals made from it will cost $4 a day. The creator of Good and Cheap is Leanne Brown, a former Edmontonian, who was earning a food studies master’s degree in New York City when she began noting how poorly Americans on low incomes ate. What sorts of meals could be made with food purchased on the meagre grocery budgets of recipients of SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) in the U.S.? she wondered. Brown worked from the premise that wiser shopping and careful allocation of scarce food dollars can go a lot further than you might think. “There are thousands of barriers that can keep us from eating in a way that nourishes our bodies and satisfies our tastes,” she writes in her introduction to Good and Cheap. “Kitchen skill, not budget, is the key to great food,” says Brown. She’s not suggesting it’s easy getting by on

$4 a day. She’s saying it’s easier — if you know how to cook. Nor is this a challenge to try living on so little. An estimated 46 million Americans receiving food stamps already do, she writes, not to mention untold millions more students, pensioners and others on fixed incomes. Brown’s $4-a-day meals builds on ongoing U.S. research that’s evaluating the cost of food by types of eating patterns (processed versus unprocessed foods). A dollar goes a lot further — and makes meals a whole lot healthier — if you’re spending it on staples like oatmeal, pulses, in-season vegetables, and the occasional splurge, like butter or meat, says Brown, whose other cookbook From Scratch is on vegetarian cooking for those just starting out in their kitchens. Good and Cheap contains recipes for making big batches with those staples, like two dozen tortilla (costing about $1.70), or cooking a family-sized feast from a single roast chicken (about $1.50 per serving), or a vegetable jambalaya (65 cents a serving) when the vegetables for making it are in season and less costly. She has multiple tips, from learning to buy staples that are versatile ingredients for multiple meals, to building a pantry and slowly saving up for the semi-expensive ingredients that can really add zing to meals,

plus bulk buying and purchases of seasonal vegetables. The real deal comes with having the knowhow of method and simple recipes for putting it all together, says Brown. “I think everyone should eat great food every day. Eating well means learning to cook. It means banishing the mindset that preparing daily meals is a huge chore or takes tremendous skill. Cooking is easy — you just have to practise,” she says on her website. Of course, if your means are so limited, and you lack neither kitchen nor places to store food, this cookbook isn’t for you. That’s a reality of poverty that’s a bigger issue, says Brown. “I simply cannot hope to do those issues justice within the bounds of one cookbook,” she writes. “Let’s all agree that we need to keep striving to address those other issues that make it difficult for so many people to eat well.” Good and Cheap is found on Brown’s website (www.leannebrown.com). After she posted it earlier this year, it went viral on places like Reddit and Tumblr. By midsummer it had been downloaded over half a million times. Brown also kick-started a campaign enabling supporters to donate funds that helped print 8,000 copies for free distribution to those without computers.

Here’s a sampling of recipes found inside Good and Cheap. Cornmeal Crusted Veggies A key to eating well is being flexible and knowing how to substitute one ingredient when another isn’t available. If you don’t have green beans, try an alternative vegetable such as zucchini or bell pepper sticks, winter squash, cauliflower florets, broccoli florets or carrot sticks. 1⁄2 lb. green beans, stems cut off 1⁄2 c. all-purpose flour 2 eggs 1⁄4 c. milk 1 c. cornmeal 1 tsp. salt 1 tsp. black pepper 1 tsp. paprika 1⁄2 tsp. garlic powder

Heat the oven to 450 F. Set up your breading station. On one plate, spread out the flour. Crack both eggs into a bowl, add the milk, and mix lightly with a fork. On another plate, spread the cornmeal, salt, black pepper, paprika, and garlic powder. Mix the plate with your fingers. Spread a small amount of oil or butter across a baking sheet. A few at a time, take the green beans (or whatever veg you’re using) and dredge them in the flour. Next, transfer the flour-covered beans to the egg mixture. Cover the beans lightly with egg mixture, being careful to shake off any excess egg. Then transfer to the cornmeal mixture and coat them evenly. Carefully spread the crusted green beans onto the baking sheet. Repeat until you’ve done them all. If you run out of any of the three mixtures, just mix up a bit more. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes, until golden and crispy. Enjoy hot with a favourite dipping sauce! Serves 4.

Brussels Sprout Hash and Eggs 4 c. brussels sprouts, finely chopped Salt and pepper 1 tbsp. butter 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped 6 olives, finely chopped Lemon juice 2 eggs

Chop off the ends of the sprouts. Slice them in half, then finely shred each half. Place the shreds in a bowl and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Melt the butter in a non-stick pan on medium-high heat. Swirl it around to coat the pan. Add the brussels sprout shreds and garlic, then leave it to cook for about one minute. Mix it up and toss it around. Add the olives and mix again. Crack the eggs into separate areas of the pan. Sprinkle them with salt and pepper. Pour in two tablespoons of water and cover with a lid. Let the eggs steam, undisturbed, for two minutes. Once the whites of the eggs are cooked through, turn off the heat and sprinkle everything with lemon juice.

Peanut Dipping Sauce 1 jalapeno or other chili, finely chopped (or 2 tbsp. chili paste) 3 cloves garlic 1 shallot (or equivalent of any onion) Cooking oil 1 tsp. turmeric (optional) 1/2 to 1 c. coconut milk 1/2 c. sugarless peanut butter 1 tbsp. soy sauce 1 tbsp. brown sugar (optional) 1/2 tsp. sesame oil

Finely chop the pepper, garlic, and shallot, or use a food processor to make them into a paste. (If you’re using chili paste instead of a fresh pepper, hold off on it for now.) Splash some oil in a saucepan on medium heat. Once it’s warm, add the chili, garlic, and shallot and sauté until everything’s translucent. Add the turmeric, coconut milk, and chili paste if applicable. Let it come to a boil, then turn the heat down. Add the peanut butter and soy sauce and stir to combine. Once it’s all combined, taste it and add whatever you think it needs — but think about the salt and spice in particular.

Serves 2.

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ndrew Jackson stepped out of his front door and into the surprisingly warm autumn air. Zipping up his bomber jacket and adjusting his excellent new outback hat, he shoved his hands into his pockets and set off up Third Street towards downtown. Turning right on First Avenue he stopped for a moment to survey the Petersons’ front yard, with its windmills, its bridges and its seemingly countless random lawn ornaments, all presided over by a rather imposing plastic Bambi. The adult Bambi, with his impossible rack of plastic antlers and the haughty plastic stare. “If I had a putter with me,” thought Andrew, “I could play a few holes.” Ambling up First Avenue towards Main Street he passed by Dave’s Barbershop on the corner. Through the somewhat grimy window he could just make out old man Hiebert sitting in the lone barber’s chair, with Dave hovering over him, comb and clippers in hand. Dave glanced up and, seeing Andrew passing by, raised the clippers in a wordless salute. Andrew waved back, then turned right and headed up Main Street. He passed Bill Carruthers at the hardware store, who was on the sidewalk setting up the portable sale signs. “Hey howdy,” said Bill. “Can you believe this weather?” Andrew paused. “Mornin’ Bill,” he said. “When it comes to weather, yeah, I’ll believe anything.” He looked down at the sign Bill had just propped up against the wall of the store. “Five bucks?” he said. “For a vice grip?” “Yup,” said Bill. “Cheap as borscht. Made in China. You should buy one. You can never have too many vice grips. Especially if they’re made in China.” “How much for a real vice grip?” said Andrew. “I actually need a new one.” “Fourteen ninety-nine,” said Bill. “For a Stanley.” “That sounds more like it,” said Andrew. “Maybe I’ll stop by on my way back.” “You do that,” said Bill. “I’ll be here. I’m not going anywhere.” Andrew moved on, past the bakery where the aroma of freshly baked bread suddenly made him

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ravenous, and finally turned and headed into the café. “The usual, Mr. Jackson?” said the young lady behind the counter as he entered. “Indeed,” said Andrew. “In fact, throw an extra egg on the plate. I’m hungry.” “Coming right up,” said the young lady, with a bright smile, and Andrew headed over to join his friends at the table by the window. “Howdy boys,” he said. “What’s on the agenda this morning?” There were murmured greetings from the table’s occupants. “We’re solving global warming,” said Grant Toews, who sat with his back to the window. Andrew pondered that. “I thought the Americans just solved that,” he said, “by electing Republicans.”

“The climate’s always been changing,” said Rod Mintern, who was sitting next to Grant. “Who says human beings are making any difference?” “Uhh… 97 per cent of the world’s scientists?” said Doug Jordan who sat across from Rod. “A lot of people say the science is not conclusive,” said Rod. “Yes,” said Doug. “Yes they do. And they always start by saying, well, I’m not a scientist but…” “So you believe the scientists?” said Rod. “No of course not,” said Doug. “I never believe the scientists. When scientists said they had discovered vaccines for polio and measles and rubella, I laughed! When they said they were going to develop little ovens with clocks that always flash 12 but could cook a potato in a minute and a half I scoffed! When they claimed that they were developing telephones that would fit in our pockets and have a hundred thousand times more memory than the computers on Apollo 13 but that would only work if you stood on one leg in the exact right spot in the west pasture, I howled with unbridled mirth! Scientists, I said! What have they ever actually done for us?! Of course, now they’ve done all those things.” There was a brief silence. “Sooo… you DO believe the scientists?” said Rod. Doug rolled his eyes. “When 97 per cent of them agree, I kind of do,” he said. “If you went to see 100 psychologists and 97 of them said you were a moron and three said you were of average intelligence, who would you believe?” “I’d believe the three who said I’m of average intelligence,” said Rod. “Exactly,” said Doug. “Because you’re a moron.” “Dude,” said Grant. “Now you’re just being rude.” “No,” said Rod. “Don’t worry. It’s just a hypothetical situation.” He got up to go. “Just like global warming.” Grant and Doug and Andrew watched him leave. “A problem ignored is a problem solved,” said Doug. “That does seem to be a lot of people’s approach to global warming,” said Andrew. “I wasn’t talking about global warming,” said Doug. “I was talking about Rod.”

Baskets of beauty Displaying plants in a basket creates interest By Albert Parsons FREELANCE CONTRIBUTOR

he outdoor gardening season has been over for some time and we indoor gardeners are now intent on creating beautiful displays of plant material inside our homes and flexing our green thumbs into the bargain. Long gone are the days when the only displays of indoor plants were the potted ones — mostly geraniums — sitting in a row on a sunny windowsill. The art of indoor landscaping has come a long way since then. One way to display potted plants indoors is in a large basket. The basket adds interest to the arrangement and has the distinct advantage of being portable. If you want it situated in a low-light spot in your indoor landscape, you can give the plants in the basket a few hours in the sun by simply placing the basket in the sunbeam coming through a window or patio door. This can be done while you are out running errands or when no one is around to notice that the basket is not where it should be! There are two ways to create a display. Many baskets come with sturdy plastic liners making it possible to plant right into them. The plants can be popped out of their containers without disturbing the root balls, and simply arranged in the desired configuration. Fill in the empty spaces with soilless mix. The spacing of the plants will depend on how long you intend to leave them in place before uprooting them or changing the display. If the display is going to be long term, the plants will need to be given space to develop and grow whereas if the display is just for a couple of weeks or so, the plants can be crowded quite close together. In a large basket, you can usually place the tallest plant(s) in the centre of the basket and have shorter ones around the outside. If the basket is to be placed in a location where it will

only be viewed from one side, the taller plants should be placed toward the back while shorter plants will be planted in front. Rather than putting the plants directly into the basket, I prefer an alternative method of leaving the plants in their pots and simply placing them into the basket and arranging as desired. If the pots are a bit too short, sit them on a piece of board, upside down plant saucer or other object to get the plants at the correct height. You want the pot rims to be just below the top edge of the basket. I prefer this method of creating the display because of its flexibility — if a plant looks unhappy or begins to flag I can remove it and replace it with another specimen. If the basket is located in less-than-ideal conditions, I can rotate plants in and out of the basket so that no one plant is subjected to unfavourable conditions for more than a week. This method is also much simpler because I don’t have to actually plant the plants, avoiding the mess that entails. I put a saucer under each pot for insurance, just so water doesn’t sit in the bottom of the basket, otherwise the plastic liner might develop a pinhole and wet the floor. Whichever method is used, I like to top dress the display with some sphagnum moss to cover the soil surface/pot rims. This simply dresses up the display and makes it more attractive. A whimsical object can be added to create more interest if you wish; I am usually content to let the plants be the centre of attention but during special occasions, I might add a decorative object. Creating a basket arrangement for display in the indoor landscape is not difficult — all you need are plants and a basket. This is not brain surgery — just another leisurely activity a gardener can undertake during the winter months. Albert Parsons writes from Minnedosa, Manitoba.

A flowering streptocarpella, a Vicks plant Plectranthus tomentosa, a chalk plant Senecio, and a pot of coleus were used to create this arrangement. Sphagnum moss is used to hide the pot rims and soil. PHOTO: ALBERT PARSONS

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Plaque shares Elphinstone history Proud of her community, citizen erects memorial By Darrell Nesbitt FREELANCE CONTRIBUTOR

he study of history not only provides an interesting look at past events, it also gives us roots as we face the future. For this reason, Sylvia Dziver of Elphinstone took it upon herself to incorporate an everlasting history lesson at the town’s park, with the installation of a plaque telling of the community’s origins. Many towns and villages in the province derive their name from a specific person and such is the case with Elphinstone, located in the Rural Municipality of Strathclair. The town came into being as a Hudson Bay Company (HBC) Post and was named for Lord Elphinstone of Scotland who came to the area in the late 1800s. As stated on the plaque, “In 1880 the Hudson Bay Company surveyed and registered a new townsite near the Little Saskatchewan River. It was named Elphinstone, after William, the 15th Lord Elphinstone (1828-93), a Scottish nobleman who visited the area in 1879. “Impressed with the countryside, he acquired an 8,000-acre land grant from Queen Victoria and established a cattle and sheep ranch on NE-36-16-21W. A further four sections were purchased in Virden, where a horse ranch was established. “Lord Elphinstone and his son Sidney spent an unknown length of time on these properties. By 1890 all had returned to Scotland where Lord Elphinstone died three years later. Soon after, his heirs sold the Manitoba holdings.”

Dziver said she wanted to preserve the knowledge and stories associated with Lord Elphinstone, and the importance of his presence to the area. Assisted by Stella Kowalchuk of Sandy Lake, Dziver oversaw the production of the plaque with thanks to a VLT grant from the Rural Municipality of Strathclair.

The town came into being as a Hudson Bay Company (HBC) Post and was named for Lord Elphinstone of Scotland who came to the area in the late 1800s. Forming part of Elphinstone’s park, this plaque was erected by longtime community resident Sylvia Dziver. PHOTO: DARRELL NESBITT

“Along with the plaque, a metal sign also stands proudly on a knoll of land south of town at which one time was owned by the Scottish nobleman,” said Dziver. “A Lord Elphinstone Ranch sign is also posted on a signpost located 1.6 km west of Newdale off Highway 16.” According to the book Strathclair: A Prairie Town with a Past, Present & Future – Evolution of the Strathclair District, by William G. Hillman, prior to European settlement, Indian tribes had long used fire to enhance grassland for buffalo in the area which ultimately benefited Lord Elphinstone, who found these grazing grounds lent themselves to successful ranching enterprises.

The book also stated it was the excellent hunting, trapping and fishing in the area that brought forth the HBC Trading Post located upstream near the present site of Elphinstone. The once bustling settlement situated along Highway 45 is now a quaint Prairie town in which the Little Saskatchewan River meanders its way south. Originating in Riding Mountain National Park at Lake Audy, this river flows for about 185 km south, passing through the communities of Elphinstone, Minnedosa and Rapid City before joining the Assiniboine River about 10 km west of Brandon. The watershed has an area of 13,600 km2 and includes numerous lakes and three

man-made reservoirs — Minnedosa Lake, Rapid City Reservoir and Lake Wahtopanah at Rivers. The waterway continues to play an important role, just as it did in the 1800s. And the hunting, fishing and trapping which gave birth to the HBC Post of Elphinstone, are still enjoyed by residents and visitors to the area who now know just a little bit more about the community’s roots. More information on the founding of Elphinstone can also be obtained through Strathclair Museum Archives, the Strathclair History Book, and the Manitoba Historical Society. Darrell Nesbitt writes from Shoal Lake, Manitoba

Feeling guilty about throwing away food? Here’s some tips to reduce food waste at home By Julie Garden-Robinson NDSU EXTENSION SERVICE

henever I discover food past its prime and/or safety in my refrigerator, I feel a little guilty throwing it away. Maybe you, your parents or grandparents lived through the 1920s and 1930s when times were sometimes tough economically. We rarely threw food away when I was young. Although sometimes we grumbled about having leftovers “again,” those early lessons have stayed with me. Dried-out bread became bread pudding or french toast or a meat extender in meatballs or meat loaf. Leftover vegetables became part of soups or casseroles. Other foods were frozen if we would not eat the food in a timely manner. We had a large freezer in the basement where leftovers could remain high in quality for months. Extra vegetables from our garden were shared with others or preserved by canning or freezing. Recently I was making a salad that required mayonnaise. Before I opened our pantry for a new jar, I checked the refrigerator. I found a jar half full of mayonnaise tucked in the back of the refrigerator. It was nice and cold but much past its prime based on the “best if used by” date. I opted to open a new smaller jar when I noted the date and the quality of the product in the half-full jar. Mayonnaise often is blamed for foodborne illness but usually it is not the cause. Mayonnaise is acidic, and the acidity level helps preserve it. The colour, texture and flavour of mayonnaise can deteriorate when forgotten in the back of the refrigerator, though. Opened mayonnaise kept in a refrigerator usually is fine to use for a couple of months beyond the best by date. My family does not make a lot of recipes with mayonnaise, so I should have purchased the smaller jar with the higher cost per ounce. When I tossed out the leftover mayonnaise, my cost savings disappeared. Sometimes the larger jar is not the better buy. A lot of food goes uneaten for a variety of reasons. Economists call these uneaten calories “food loss.” Food waste is part of “food loss.” By “loss,”

we do not necessarily mean that the food was hidden from view behind a jug of milk in the refrigerator. Loss can happen for many reasons from the farm or food-processing facility to our home. Conditions that promote food loss include pest damage, mould, poor climate control during storage, cooking losses and waste in the kitchen. According to a 2014 report from U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service, about 31 per cent of the 430 billion pounds of food available is lost annually. About 43 billion pounds of food are lost at the retail level and 90 billion pounds are lost at the consumer level. Yes, we are talking billions of pounds and trillions of calories. In 2010, this loss totalled $161.6 billion. Meat, poultry and fish make up about 30 per cent of the total food loss, with vegetables in second place at 19 per cent and dairy rounding out the top three at 17 per cent. We can’t save all the food, but most of us can reduce food waste at home. Consider these tips: • Buy what you need and avoid purchasing the bruised or fully ripe fruit at the store unless you can use it right away. • Use your leftovers as lunches. They will remain safe to eat for three to four days in your refrigerator. • Repurpose your leftovers in casseroles, soups, stir-fry, quesadillas or omelettes using what you have on hand. Check out the “Pinchin’ Pennies in the Kitchen” guides available on the FoodWi$e website at http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/foodwise. Click on “Food Preparation.” Check out the “Food Storage Guide” while you are on the website. Enter the title in the search box. Freeze your leftover fruits, vegetables and other foods. Maintain the good quality of your frozen foods by following the directions provided at http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/food in the “Food Preservation” section. Click on “Freezing.” 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

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Weather forecasters predict better services for women Women suffer more from changing weather patterns, as their duties were not limited to agriculture. They are also responsible for cooking, childcare and water fetching By Michelle Leslie toronto / thomson reuters foundation

eteorologists from around the world are meeting with women’s rights activists and aid workers in Geneva to develop climate and weather services geared specifically to women. The Nov. 5-7 conference will also discuss how to attract and promote more female scientists in meteorology and hydrology. Michel Jarraud, secretary general of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), said progress had been made in improving weather forecasts and climate services to protect lives and livelihoods. “But if we are to help communities cope with long-term climate change and the anticipated increase in hazards like floods and heat waves, then we need to do more to reach out to women with gender-sensitive services,” he said. According to WMO assistant secretary general, Elena Manaenkova, at recent weather information training for African farmers, only 10 per cent of participants were women, even though they make up close to half the agricultural labour force. “Disaster warnings may not reach women due to limited access to information,” said Manaenkova. “Women may have different levels of using communication technology — if at all — due to lower levels of education or income.”

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Without the ability to receive and use basic weather information, women suffer disproportionately in disasters. For example, when storms killed 140,000 people in Bangladesh in 1991, 90 per cent of the victims were female, partly because women tend to be more homebound, the WMO said. In 2008, when Cyclone Nargis hit Myanmar, 61 per cent of the 130,000 dead or missing were female. The WMO wants to bridge the gap with “gender-based forecasting.” This means developing tailored weather services through engaging and educating women, and providing them with critical information and planning tools to prepare and respond to severe weather. The aim is to save lives and improve women’s social situation.

Residents are seen inside their flooded home in Pilar, northern Buenos Aires, November 5, 2014. Days of torrential rainfall leads to extensive flooding which causes property damage prompting thousands of evacuations in Buenos Aires province. Photo: REUTERS/Enrique Marcarian

Gender-based forecasting will use different approaches to deliver weather and climate services to women. While men tend to rely on traditional channels like mosques, women are better reached through informal means, experts say.

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Recent work in Cambodia by Oxfam and in Senegal by the CGIAR international farm research consortium found that timing relevant radio broadcasts for when women are most likely to be home and using cellphones to deliver SMS weather warnings in local languages are two successful methods. Others include community-based techniques, such as using a trusted person to provide weather information to women in places like local markets and watering holes. The design of seasonal and longrange forecasts can benefit from walking with women through their village,

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asking them to map out their vulnerabilities and assets. Speaking to community elders about significant weather events yields key knowledge of climate history, and is useful for compiling a timeline of the frequency of extreme weather. Interviewing women before and after major weather events deepens understanding of their needs and how well information was delivered. And partnering with schools to get children to share information with their parents spreads awareness.

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Arame Tall has spent years in the Kaffrine region of Senegal with the CGIAR, setting up climate services for women farmers. “If there was an abrupt end in rainfall during the season, they would be handicapped,” she said, adding that women are not permitted to plant crops until three to four weeks after men.

Tall found that women suffered more from changing weather patterns, as their duties were not limited to agriculture. They are also responsible for cooking, childcare and water fetching. An increase in droughts has led to longer journeys for water, and farmland drying up. Shrinking harvests leave women and their families with less resources. More time is spent obtaining basic necessities, making already tough tasks harder. While further research on genderspecific weather and climate services is needed, evidence from Senegal shows early successes. For example, once women were armed with weather information, they kept children at home during heavy rainfall, potentially saving lives as children often drown in flood waters, Tall said. “Rather than passive observers to weather, women are now active to protect their families,” she said.

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Africa’s richest man targets Nigeria’s rice deficit Aliko Dangote plans to produce a million tonnes of rice in four years By Tim Cocks lagos / reuters

Aliko Dangote, president and chief executive officer of Dangote Group and co-chair of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting 2014, speaks during a session at the WEF in Davos January. Photo: REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

igeria enjoys a perfect rice-growing climate over a vast area yet it is the world’s second-biggest importer of the staple, often from countries in its warm, wet tropical latitude like top exporter Thailand. It’s one of those baffling Nigerian paradoxes, like the fact that it is Africa’s top oil producer yet suffers frequent fuel shortages; or that it is sitting on the world’s eighthlargest gas reserves but can only produce a few hours of power a day. As with the other bottlenecks holding back Africa’s big gest eco nom y, dec ades of bad governance and corruption lie at the root

o f N i g e r i a’s a g r i c u l t u r a l dysfunction. But unlike oil, where reform remains deadlocked by vested i n t e re s t s, t h e g ove r n m e n t is making serious efforts to clean up the farming sector and attract investment. Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote thinks he can resolve the rice conundrum. He plans to do this by investing in farmland and mechanizing farming practices in a country where many farmers still depend on pre-industrial tilling techniques. Given his track record in other areas, this is a project to watch.

ested,” he told Reuters in a telephone interview. Not having enough land was the first obstacle that faced him after he thought of the idea. He was surprised at how easily that got solved, as the governments of Jigawa, Niger, Kebbi, Edo and Kwara states between them offered 50,000 hectares to Dangote Industries. “I think this is enough for us to grow and process up to a million tonnes of rice in the next four years,” he says. “I believe this is just the beginning.” To back up his optimism, he points to his past success in producing cement. Dangote grew his company over a decade from a relatively small cement import business to a behemoth that

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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

President Goodluck Jonathan made local production of rice a signature promise before he was elected in 2011. His g ove r n m e n t h a s a n a m b itious target to import zero r i c e by t h e e n d o f 2 0 1 5 , using incentives for far mers like free fertilizer and tax breaks for investors. Jonathan will seek another term in February. Agriculture Minister Akinwumi Adesina has cleaned u p c o r r u p t i o n i n g ov e r n ment handouts of imported fertilizer, which have been hampered by fraud and an inefficient supply chain stretching from the port to the remote villages where it ends up. That was a major obstacle to development of the sector. Dangote says his own factories will soon be producing more fertilizer than Nigeria could ever need — 2.8 million tonnes a year — which would cut out the need for imports altogether. Rice smugglers from neighbouring Benin, Niger and Cameroon are the biggest threat to his business model, Dangote complains, but it still stands to be highly profitable. But with a reputation as a ruthless monopolist, with interests in everything from food milling to petrochemicals and a personal fortune equal to four per cent of Nigeria’s GDP, is Dangote not getting too big? He expects some will say that. “People not investing will raise their hands and say, ‘he’s got a monopoly in rice,’” he says. “Ever yone has an oppor tunity. If other people don’t invest, why is that my fault?”

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Small durum crop heats up pasta prices Small and poorer-quality crops in key growing regions are creating a shortage of supply By Michael Hirtzer and David Brough chicago/london / reuters

asta lovers are not savouring the lowest wheat prices in years. This year’s wheat harvest was the biggest ever, but the durum crop was the smallest in 13 years. As a result, makers of the Italian cuisine staple face the highest costs in four years for the prized wheat variety milled into the semolina flour that makes pasta noodles. The higher durum prices are likely to be passed on to consumers. “The risk is that we can expect additional price increases (of durum wheat),” Luciano Vagli, export manager with leading Italian pasta maker Buitoni, told Reuters. “If that were to happen, we would be forced — not only Buitoni, but all the industry — to reflect (the cost increase) on the price list. “All of the producers cannot

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sustain this high level of (raw bright-yellow grain kernels that material) prices, and so we may result in golden pasta noodles. have to ask retailers for higher Rains in North America, accountprices,” he said. “The situation is ing for around two-thirds of global exports, late in the growing season really volatile.” Italian consumers will be hard- and during harvest led to poorly est hit by any price increase as coloured, or bleached, kernels they eat an average 25.3 kilograms and increased fungus that dam(55.8 lbs.) of pasta per year, com- aged the grain. Bruce Burnett, crop specialist at pared with 8.8 kg (19.4 lbs.) per year in the United States, 8.1 kg Winnipeg-based grain marketer (17.9 lbs.) in France, 2.5 kg (5.5 CWB, said less than a quarter of lbs.) in Britain and just 1.7 kg (3.7 western Canadian durum was lbs.) in Japan, according to the EU likely to rate in the top two qualPasta Manufacturers Association, ity grades, close to an all-time low. Canada is the world’s top durum UNAFPA. Durum thrives in desert-like exporter. buyers the top conditions of dry, hot days and SEC_BRANDON14_T_AFE.qxd 10/28/14“The 5:48 PM who Pagewant 1 cool nights, which produce end are pushing it hard,” said Jim

Peterson, marketing director of the wheat commission in North Dakota, which produces more than half of the durum grown in the United States. The sub-quality North American crops came after smaller harvests in the European Union, Turkey and Algeria, with the global durum crop down 12 per cent from a year ago to 33.3 million tonnes, according to the International Grains Council. “The price of flour has doubled since earlier this year,” said Hank Thilmony, executive vice-president at Mayco Export Inc., a division of semolina miller Italgrani U.S.A. In France, the EU’s largest durum producer, prices have climbed to about 450 euros ($573) from about 250 euros ($319) a tonne before this summer’s harvest. “Today if we impacted the entire rise in durum prices on final products it would account for a rise of 20-25 per cent,” JeanPhilippe Lefrancois, director

general of pasta, semolina and couscous maker Alpina Savoie, told Reuters. Savoie, France’s third-largest pasta maker, had filed for bankruptcy in 2008 to gain court protection from creditors after it was unable to offset higher durum wheat costs by raising its prices. “When prices soar at this level, there is just not enough material. The Canadians think that they will be able to sell it at a higher price later so they sell very small amounts at an insane price,” said Xavier Riescher, director general of the EU’s second-largest pasta maker, Panzani. Benchmark Chicago Board of Trade wheat prices remain near the lowest levels in four years amid plentiful supplies of varieties used to make bread, cake and biscuits. Milling-quality hard amber durum is fetching as much as $22 per bushel in the United States while benchmark soft red winter wheat struggles to command a quarter of that price, trading at around $5.25 a bushel as of Nov. 5.

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AUCTION DISTRICTS

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

The Pas

Swan River Minitonas Durban

Winnipegosis

Roblin

Dauphin

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. FOR SALE: 1946 JOHN Deere AR not running, good tin, stored inside. Phone (204)435-2103. 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.

Ashern

Gilbert Plains

Fisher Branch

Ste. Rose du Lac Russell

Parkland

Birtle

Riverton Eriksdale

McCreary

Langruth

Neepawa

Hamiota

Gladstone

Rapid City

Reston Melita

Brandon

Treherne

Killarney

Pilot Mound Crystal City

Beausejour

Elm Creek

Sanford

Ste. Anne

Carman

Mariapolis

Lac du Bonnet

Winnipeg

Austin

Souris

Boissevain

Stonewall Selkirk

Portage Carberry

Westman

Waskada

Interlake

Erickson Minnedosa

Virden

St. Pierre

242

Morris Winkler Morden

Altona

Steinbach

BUILDING & RENOVATIONS BUILDING & RENOVATIONS Roofing

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AUCTION SALES Manitoba Auctions – Westman

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

Close out Auction for Grindstone Bakery

Saturday November 22 at 10:00am Herman Prior Centre 40 Royal Rd N Portage La Prairie MB Walk in Cooler & Freezer Double Deck Pizza Sandwich Station Baking Supplies Omcan Meat Slicer Coffee Station Restaurant Supplies & Much More Check Website For Full Listing & Details www.nickelauctions.com Auction Viewing Dates Nov 20 & 21 from 9:00am till 4:00pm For Sale Info Contact Maggie (204)239-0610 Sale Conducted by Nickel Auctions Ltd Dave Nickel Auctioneer (204)637-3393 Cell (204)856-6900 AUCTION SALES Manitoba Auctions – Interlake

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

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

BUSINESS SERVICES

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BUSINESS SERVICES Crop Consulting

FARM MACHINERY Grain Bins

FARM CHEMICAL SEED COMPLAINTS

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

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

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

AUCTION SALES U.S. Auctions

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Large Farm Retirement

Sat., Nov. 22 @ 10:00 am Stonewall, MB - #12 Patterson Dr.

New Dozer Blades * Power & Hand Tools * NEW Storage Sheds * Bldgs * Tents * Tire Changer * Air Comp * Water Pumps * Along w/ Antiques * Household & Estate * 2 RING AUCTION - Go to the Website for Listing & Pictures!!

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20 | 10AM AUCTIONEER’S NOTE: Major equipment begins selling at 11:00 AM. Live online bidding available on major equipment. Registration, terms, details & photos at SteffesGroup.com. Location: 20745 470th Ave NW, Oslo, MN 56744. From Oslo, MN, 3 miles east, 1-1/4 mile south on Cty Rd. 17.

AUTO & TRANSPORT AUTO & TRANSPORT Autos 2001 BUICK CENTURY 4-DR White, 144,000-km, $2500; 1959 gas tractor 641 Ford, $3,500; 5 cow/calf pairs, $2,200. Harland Beckman. (204)739-5363 Eriksdale.

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

FARM MACHINERY Parts & Accessories GOODS USED TRACTOR PARTS: (204)564-2528 or 1-877-564-8734, Roblin, MB. 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

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. WaTRoUs, sK. Fax: 306-946-2444

(204) 467-1858 or (204) 886-7027

Huge Estate Auction for the Late Elsie Janzen of Portage La Prairie in the Canad Inns West End of Portage Saturday, November 29th 10:00am Estimation of 2000 Dolls Barbies Cabbage Patch Stand Up & Much More Check Website for Pics & Updates www.nickelauctions.com Terms Cash or Cheque with Credit Card Sale conducted by Nickel Auctions Ltd Ph 204-637-3393 Cell 204-856-6900 E-mail nickelauctions@mts.net Executor Marv Janzen 204-871-0110

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

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FARM MACHINERY Grain Vacuums

Tractors Combines Swathers

McSherry Auction Service Ltd

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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 6-ft, $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.

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.

Multi-coloured millends.........49¢/ft.2

FOUILLARD STEEL SUPPLIES LTD.

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.

JD-4230 TRACTOR, CAB W/9-FT JD blade; JD-420 1958, antique; JD mower conditioner, 12-ft 1380; JD-430 round baler; NH-512 manure spreader; 3-Twister grain bins 1650-bu. (204)742-3424.

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

FARM MACHINERY Machinery Miscellaneous

GRAINVACS REM 2500 HD, $9,500; Brandt 4000, $7,000; Jump Auger, $500; New Gravity wagons 400 bu, $7,400; 600-bu $12,500; 750-bu $18,250; Tarps available large selection of used gravity wagons 250-750-bu, 375bu $3,200; 500-bu, $5,500; Used grain carts 650-1100-bu, 672 Brent tarp & scales, $15,000; 874 Brent $22,000; UFT 750 hyd drive, JD 544 Payloader, $14,000; Grain screeners DMC 54, $5,000; DMC 48, $3,000; Hutch 1500, $1,500; Snowco, $800; 5 & 7 tube Kwik Kleens. (204)857-8403.

Red River

AUCTION SALES

NICKEL AUCTIONS LTD

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

Arborg

Lundar Gimli

Shoal Lake

BUILDINGS

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!

Birch River

Grandview

ANTIQUES Antique Equipment

BUILDINGS

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.

TRACTORS 1990 JD 930 rigid head, fore/aft, 1999 JD 8300T, 4 hyd., 3 pt., quick finger reel, S/NH00930P635635 hitch, 1000 PTO, GreenStar ready, 1995 JD 930 flex head, fore/aft, (20) front suitcase weights, 16” poly, S/NH00930F661393 belts at 75%, 9,205 hrs., Gleaner 500 flex head, 30’, fore/ S/NRW8300T904769 aft, finger reel, S/N3042945F 1997 NH 9482, CAH, air ride seat, JD corn head, 12x22”, GVL poly 16 spd., 4 hyd., 8,221 hrs., snouts, S/N469162 S/ND105546 Universal UH22 bean head, 22’, 1980 JD 4440, hyd. FWA, quad S/N7501468 range, 3 hyd., 3 pt., quick hitch, Gleaner 400 pickup head, Sund 540/1000 PTO, front aux. fuel 11’ pickup, S/N1340090P tank, shows 3,706 hrs., 13,706 1986 JD 212 pickup head, Sund actual hrs., S/N4440HL037131R 11’ pickup, S/NH00212B615211 1971 JD 4320, cab, quad range, (2) Melroe 388 pickups, 11’, 7-belt side console, 2 hyd., 3 pt., quick rubber and canvas belts hitch, 540/1000 PTO, S/N007964R 1963 JD 4010, cab, syncro, 2 hyd., SWATHER JD pull-type swather, 21’, bat reel 3 pt., quick hitch, 12v, shows 4,034 hrs., S/N39986 GRAIN CART HARVEST EQUIPMENT EZ Trail 700 grain cart, 14” 1992 JD 9600, DAS,DAM, AHH, variable speed feeder house, F&S AIR SEEDER chaff spreader, Crary hopper ext., 1991 Great Plains AD1345 air seeder, 45’, 7” spacing, hyd. fill unloading auger ext., 10 Series auger, 170 bu. tank, S/N11861 updates, 3,245 sep. hrs., 4,305 engine hrs., tach replaced at 2,782 PLANTER sep. hrs., 3,574 engine hrs., 1997 Monosem planter, 24x22”, S/NH009600X646387 front-fold, hyd. fan, mechanical 1990 JD 9600, DAS, DAM, AHH, drive, NG Plus boxes, (2) 125 gal. variable speed feeder house, poly fertilizer tank, hyd. fertilizer feeder house fan kit, Crary hopper pump, S/N97A ext., unloading auger ext., Vittetoe TILLAGE EQUIPMENT twin spinner chaff spreader, 2012 Great Plains Turbo Till Harvestrac monitor, 4,347 sep. hrs., 6,746 engine hrs., engine OH Series II, 40’, 5-section fold JD 960 field cultivator, 45’ at 5,600 hrs., New concave 1996 JD 930 rigid head, fore/aft, JD 1000 field cultivator, 36’ finger reel, S/NH00930R666975 JD 1610 chisel plow, 33’

1999 Riteway 6000 harrow packer, 56’, walking tandems IHC 596 tandem disc, 21’ Melroe 403 harrow, 60’, 5-bar Shop-built harrow, 21’, 3 pt. JD cultivator, 22’ JD cultivator, 7’, 3 pt., 3 rank King Kutter disc, 3’ SEMI TRACTORS & TRUCKS 2001 Peterbilt 385 tandem axle day cab, C12 Cat, Eaton 13 spd., engine brake, shows 730,079 miles 1996 Freightliner FLD120 tandem axle day cab, 60 Series Detroit, Eaton 10 spd., engine brake, shows 165,455 miles, approx. 560,000 actual miles 1999 Peterbilt 385 quad axle, C12 Cat, Eaton 10 spd., engine brake, shows 742,917 miles 1975 GMC 9500 tri-axle, 318 Detroit, Fuller 13 spd., air down spring up pusher axle, 24’ steel box, Headlift hoist GPS EQUIPMENT SPRAYERS HOPPER BINS & GRAIN HANDLING EQUIPMENT PICKUPS & SUV ROW CROP EQUIPMENT TRAILERS SUGARBEET EQUIPMENT EDIBLE BEAN EQUIPMENT SCRAPERS & DITCHER OTHER EQUIPMENT SHOP EQUIPMENT TANKS, TIRES & PARTS

LIONEL & DILLON HOFF Lionel, 701.740.1547; Dillon, 701.740.5838

or Tadd Skaurud at Steffes Group, 701.729.3644

Steffes Group, Inc. 2000 Main Ave East, West Fargo, ND 58078 Scott Steffes ND81, Brad Olstad ND319

701.237.9173 | SteffesGroup.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.

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”

www.fyfeparts.com NEW & USED TRACTOR PARTS NEW COMBINE PARTS Large Inventory of new and remanufactured parts

STEINBACH, MB. Ph. 326-2443

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 PARTS FOR MASSEY (204)855-2212

HARRIS

Pony. Phone

WANTED: INTL OR MCCORMICK thresh machine; Intl or McCormick grain or corn binder; hay loader; ground driven horse drawn sickle mowers. Phone (812)444-9708. WANTED: MASSEY 36 DISCER, anywhere, will pick up. Call (306)723-4875. 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

Combines COMBINES Case/IH 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 2012 CIH 9120 633 sep hrs, MagnaCut Chopper, Full Autoguidance, 520 duals, 3016 header, stored inside, $275,000 OBO. (204)523-6651

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 pick-up 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 & 42ft, 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.

Toll-Free 1-800-881-7727 Fax (204) 326-5878 Web site: farmparts.ca E-mail: roy@farmparts.ca FARM MACHINERY Machinery Miscellaneous 1500-BUSHEL FRIESEN HOPPER BOTTOM bin, good condition, $2,200 OBO. Ph: (204)322-5617, Warren. 620 SCREEN MACHINE; Parallel Flow 245; 3, #3s; Aspirator; 6 legs. (604)491-3513, located in MB. 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. DISCS JOHN DEERE 637 rock cushion 35-ft new notched blades on front, $39,000; Wishek 842 26-ft, $39,000; Rippers DMI 5 shank, $8,900; 7 shank, $10,500; Degelmen 14-ft rock rake PTO, $9,500; Degelmen scoop type rock picker, $3,000; Melroe auto reset plows 7 & 8 furrow, 10 x 70 Westfield auger w/swing bottom, $2,500; 7 x 40 Westfield electric motor, $1,000; 8 x 32 Farm King electric motor, $1,000; Leon 12-ft front blade, $3,000. (204)857-8403.

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. JD 730/1900 air drill, 36-ft, 270BU tbt, double disc openers on 6-in spacing $32,000. Can deliver. Call Brian:204-856-6119, 204-685-2896 MacGregor MB.

The Manitoba Co-operator | November 13, 2014

GRAND FORKS AREA EQUIPMENT & TRUCK AUCTION TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2014- 9:00 AM

LOCATION: Indoors at the Alerus Center, 1200 S. 42nd St, Grand Forks, ND (Just off I-29) AUCTIONEER’S NOTE: The auction will take place in the Alerus Center ballroom by huge video screen & photographs. All units will be on hand for running inspection from noon to 5pm November 24th and 8am to 10am auction day. Please be prepared as there will be two auction rings. SPECIAL NOTES: All items must be removed by December 4th at 1pm - loading dock on site. Alerus Center is equipped with hotel & restaurant facilities. We will accept absentee bids until 6pm November 24th!

ONLINE BIDDING: Please register in advance to bid live online by visiting www.resourceauction.comIM THIS IS A VERY PRELIMINARY LISTING! AS THIS AD WENT TO PRESS WE WERE ADDING MANY UNITS & GATHERING NUMEROUS SPECS. PLEASE SEE WWW.RESOURCEAUCTION.COM FOR ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS & CHANGES TO DESCRIPTIONS!

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*2012 Case IH Steiger 500 4WD, HD version, 500hp, luxury cab, full auto steer, Pro 700 on arm rest, 6 hyd w/ low pressure return, high cap drawbar, diff lock, weights, 710/70R42 Goodyear duals, only 311 total hrs, SN#ZBF126003 *2010 Case IH Steiger 485 4WD, power shift, luxury cab w/ leather seat, inst seat, 4 hyd w/ flow control, front & rear diff locks, GPS navigation ready, full auto steer, HID lighting, 520/85R46 triples, only 1064 hrs, SN#Z9F113863 *2011 JD 9630T, dlx comfort pkg, instr seat, rear Xenon HID lighting, premier lighting pkg, 48 gpm pump, 6 hyd, Auto Trac ready, cat 5 wide swing drawbar on rollers, front weights, idler weights, 36” belts, only 1504 hrs, SN#RW9630TJBP914218 *2009 JD 9430 4WD, power shift, dlx comfort pkg, instr seat, active seat, 48 gpm hyd pump w/ 4 hyd, ground spd radar sensor, Auto Trac ready, cat 4 drawbar, front & rear diff locks, front & rear weights, 710/70R42 duals, 2340 hrs, SN#RW9430P011571 *2008 JD 9430T, power shift, instr seat, 1000 PTO, 4 hyd, Xenon lighting, Auto Trac ready, drawbar support, front weights, 36” belts, 2657 hrs, SN#RW9430T902184 *2012 Challenger MT685D MFWD, 340hp, CVT 31mph- continuously variable trans, dlx cab, 3pt w/ quick hitch, 1000 PTO, 4 hyd, hyd flow control, diff lock, independent front susp, front & rear weight pkg, front fenders, 380/80R38 front duals, 480/80R50 rear duals, 678 hrs, SN#AGCOO685CCNGL1009 *2010 JD 8295R MFWD, ILS, dlx cab, inst seat, power shift, 3pt w/ quick hitch, 1000 PTO, 4 hyd, mega flow hyd, hyd flow control, diff lock, ground radar, GPS navigation ready, Auto Trac ready, HID lighting, front fenders, front weight pkg, 420/85-34 fronts, 480/80-50 rear duals, 2016 hrs, SN#RW8295R002001 *2010 JD 8270R MFWD, ILS, dlx cab w/ leather, inst seat, power shift trans, 3pt w/ quick hitch, 1000 PTO, 4 hyd, mega flow hyd, hyd flow control, diff lock, Auto Trac ready, HID lighting, front fenders, 480/70R34 fronts, 480/80R50 rear duals, 3535 hrs, SN#RW8270R002283 *2009 Case IH 305 MFWD, dlx cab w/ luxury leather, inst seat, power shift, 3pt w/ quick hitch, 1000 PTO, 4 hyd, hyd flow control, diff lock, GPS Sat navigation, GPS navigation ready, Pro600 display antenna & nav controller, front fenders, 14.9-34 front duals, 18.4-46 rear duals, good rubber, 2539 hrs, SN#ZBRZ05595 *2004 JD 9620T, dlx comfort pkg, instr seat, premier lighting pkg, true ground spd radar, Green Star ready, wide swing drawbar, front weight support, 36” belts, 3047 hrs, SN#RW9620T903223 *2004 JD 9620 4WD, power

shift, 4 hyd, Auto Trac ready, 800/70R38 Michelin tires- front new, rears 85%, wheel weights & rear suitcase weights, 4741 hrs, SM#RW9620P020199 *2013 Case IH Farmall 140A MFWD, cab, air, heat, 140hp, 8F/2R w/ hi/low, LH reverse, 3pt, PTO, 2 hyd, 14.928 fronts, 18.4-38 rears, rear wheel weights, sells w/ L 755 self leveling loader w/ quick attach bucket & pallet forks, joystick control, only 65 total hrs, like new, SN#CF00051M *2010 Case IH Magnum 210 MFWD, power shift, 3pt, 540/1000 PTO, 4 hyd, high cap pump, hyd luxury cab, radar, guidance ready, ISO ready, block & trans heater, HD front end w/ fenders, 480/80R46 rear duals 95%, 16.9R30 front 90%, only 1054 hrs, SN#Z9RH06112 *2008 Agco DT220A MFWD, CVT trans, 3pt w/ quick hitch, 3 PTO’s, 4 hyd, front weights, Trimble 750 auto guidance, new 380/80R30 fronts, 14.9-46 rear duals 80%, only 1861 hrs, SN#S284076 *2006 Case IH MX285 MFWD, power shift, 3pt w/ quick hitch, 3 PTO’s, 5 hyd, HD drawbar, Accu Guide ready, creep gear, front weights, 380/90R54 rear duals, 380/80R38 fronts, 4.5” rear axle, 12 bolt front axle, 3325 hrs, SN#JAZ139800 *2006 Challenger MT855B, power shift, 1000 PTO, 43 gpm pump w/ 4 hyd, 9 pin connector, 32 front suitcase weights, 4 front idler weights, Camoplast 5000 30” tracks, 12730 hrs, SN#AGCMT855ABCC60871 *2004 Challenger MT665 MFWD, 240hp, CVT trans w/ left hand reverser, cab suspension, buddy seat, foot throttle, 3pt, front PTO option, 1000 rear PTO, 4 hyd, 39 gpm hyd system, rear weight pkg, 600/70R28 front tires, 710/70R38 rear tires, 3300 hrs, SN#N66060 *2001 JD 8210T, power shift, 3pt w/ quick hitch, PTO, 4 hyd, Auto trac ready, true ground spd radar, front weights, 2 sets of tracks- 16” & 24”, only 3650 hrs, SN#RW8210T902672 *2000 Case IH 9370 QuadTrac, power shift, 3pt w/ quick hitch, 4 hyd, clear view caps, 30” belts, 8327 hrs, SN#JEE0075897 *1995 Case IH 9270 4WD, 12 spd trans, 4 hyd, Trimble auto steer, 20.842 triples, 6638 hrs, SN#JEE0033900 *1993 JD 8870 4WD, 24 spd trans, 4 hyd, 480/80R42 front & rear triples12 matched 95% all around, 7191 hrs, auto steer harness, SN#01325 *1990 JD 8760 4WD, 12 spd trans, 3 hyd, digital display, 20.8R42 tires, good matching rubber al around, 8112 hrs, SN#RW8760H002629 *1990 Case IH 7120 2WD, power shift, 3pt, 540/1000 PTO, 3 hyd, sells complete w/ Farm Hand XL quick attach loader, 520/85R38 rear tires, 11332 hrs, SN#JJA0022334 *1974 JD 5020 w/ factory cab & JD factory 9’ dozer blade w/ 2- 1’ extensions, 24.5-32 rear tires, 4548 hrs showing, SN#020742R

*JD 3010 gas row crop, wide front, *2005 JD 9860 STS, Bullet Rotor, 3pt, PTO, 2 hyd, JD #46 loader, new prem cab, Y/M monitor, 800/65R38 paint drive tires, 660/70R28 rears, fine cut chopper, long auger, inst seat, 1530 COMBINES: sep hrs, 2177 eng hrs, SN# 710265 *2011 JD 9870 STS, Bullet Rotor, *2005 Cat Lexion 575R track contour Master, extra hi torque 5 spd combine, RWD, lateral tilt feeder, feeder house, prem cab, HD final bin ext, on board computer, auto drive, video observation system, hi pilot, 3D sieves, chopper, 35” cap lift cyl, Y/M, 520/85R42 duals, belts, 1068 sep hrs showing, 28L26 rears, wide spread ext fine cut SN#C0L00575C57500055 chopper w/ power tail board, hi cap 22.5’ unloader, inst seat, only 291 *2005 Challenger 670 combine, sep hrs, 359 eng hrs, super clean, RWD, yield monitor, Field Star monitor, 800/65R32 drive tires, only 1067 sep SN#740757 hrs, 1682 eng hrs, SN#HP36179 *2012 Case IH AFX 8230, var spd feeder, large tube rotor, fine cut *2001 Cat Lexion 480, 3 spd hydro chopper, self leveling sieves, auto trans, chaff spreader, straw chopper, guidance ready, ext wear rotor, HID rock trap, 3D sieve, auto contour, lights, hyd bin cover, 900/75R32 drive auto pilot axle, Cebis, elec sieve adj, tires, 600/65R28 rears, only 694 sep 20.8R42 front duals, 480/70R28 rears, 3109 sep hrs, 3645 eng hrs, hrs, 932 eng hrs, SN#YCS026400 SN#2BZ00663 *2010 Case IH AFX 8120, lateral tilt feeder, var spd hi cap feeder, large *2001 Cat Lexion 480, chaff spreader, tube rotor, fine cut chopper, self straw chopper, rock trap, 3D sieve, leveling sieves, auto guidance ready, auto pilot & lazer pilot, Cebis, elec diff lock, Y/M, HID lights, bin ext, sieve, 20.8R42 front duals, 600/55900/60R32 drive tires, 600/65R28 26.5 Trelleborg rears, 2314 sep hrs, rears, 1012 sep hrs, 1240 eng hrs, 2491 eng hrs, SN#2BZ00647 *2003 Case IH 2388, AFX rotor, rock SN#YAG209383 *2010 Case IH AFX 8120, lateral tilt trap, chopper, F/A, AHHC, 30.5-32 feeder, var spd hi cap feeder, large drive tires, bin ext, hyd reverser, tube rotor, fine cut chopper, self updated shaker system, 1920 sep hrs, leveling sieves, auto guidance ready, 2266 eng hrs, SN#JJC0274637 diff lock, Y/M, HID lights, bin ext, *1996 Case IH 2188, specialty rotor, 900/60R32 drive tires, 600/65R28 rock trap, F/A, AHHC, new feeder chain, rears, 1020 sep hrs, 1257 eng hrs, 30.5-32 tires, 2646 sep hrs, 3567 eng SN#YAG209375- Matched pr from hrs, kept indoors, SN#193412 same seller *1995 Case IH 2188, specialty rotor, *2011 Gleaner S77 Super 7 rock trap, F/A, AHHC, 3 section feeder combine, front duals, F/A, AHHC, chain, 3167 sep hrs, 4052 eng hrs, auto reel spd, dual cyl spd, variable SN#JJC0189360 spd rotor drive, var spd feeder house, *1995 Case IH 2188, chaff spreader, elec sieve adj, auto pilot, contour chopper, Crary Big Top hopper ext feeder house, chaff spreader, straw auger, 30.5-32 front tires, 14.9-24 chopper, rock trap, grain bin ext, grain rear tires, 2792 sep hrs, 3415 eng hrs, loss monitor, Y/M monitor, HD front & SN#JJC0189721 rear axles, corn/grain/bean combine, *1995 JD 9600 2WD, 30.5-32 tires, only 842 sep hrs, 1198 eng hrs, chopper, chaff spreader, rock trap, bin SN#AGCRS7700BHTV7669 ext, DAM, DAS, F/A, only 1653 sep, *2009 Case IH AFX 8120, var spd 2464 eng hrs showing, SN#661117 feeder, large tube rotor, chopper, self *1995 JD 9600 4WD, 18.4-42 duals, leveling sieves, auto guidance ready 18.4-26 rears, straw chopper, 20’ w/ Pro 600 monitor, Y/M, HID lights, unloading auger, grain bin ext, DAM, long auger, bin ext, 900/60R32 drive DAS, F/A, AHHC, 3254 sep hrs, 4389 tires, 540/65R30 rears, 1020 sep hrs, eng hrs, SN#661095 1278 eng hrs, SN#Y9G206867 *1993 JD 9600 2WD, 480/80R42 *2008 JD 9770 STS, Bullet Rotor, full duals, 14.9-24 rears, dual cyl speed, auto pilot, Y/M monitor, prem cab, wide var spd fdr, AHHC, F/A, chopper, chaff spread fine cut chopper, HD final drive, spreader, bin ext, grain loss monitor, hi cap lift cyl, hi cap 22.5’ unloader, 6536 eng, 4688 sep hrs, SN#651424 30.5R32 drivers, inst seat, only 572 sep hrs, 813 eng hrs, very clean, *1995 Agco Gleaner R62, Cummins engine, moisture meter, 2541 sep hrs, SN#S726375 3786 eng hrs, SN#R6265019L *2008 JD 9870 STS, Bullet Rotor, 5 spd feeder house, prem cab, Y/M, *1994 Agco Gleaner R62, Cummins Auto Trac ready, 520/85R42 duals, engine, chopper installed last season, 28L26 rears, wide spread ext fine cut nearly new 30.5-32 drive tires, 2600 chopper w/ power tail board, 22.5’ sep hrs, 3450 eng hrs, kept indoors, unloader, inst seat, 1150 sep hrs, 1561 SN#64439L *1991 Case IH 1680, AHHC, F/A, auto eng hrs clean, SN#725331 *2008 Case IH 8010 combine, dlx reel spd, chaff spreader, bin extension, cab, Y/M, contour master lateral 30.5-32 fronts, 14.9-24 rears, 4064 tilt feeder, chopper, 21’ unloading eng hrs, SN#JJC0118555 auger, guidance ready, HID lighting, *1991 Case IH 1680 RWD, AHHC, 520/85R42 front duals, 540/65R30 F/A, straw chopper, 30.5-32 fronts, rears, 1125 sep hrs, 1485 eng hrs, 18.4-26 rears, 2340 eng hrs, SN#HAJ202370 SN#JJC0117020

HEADS:

*2013 Case IH 3020 30’ flex head w/ F/A, AHHC, auto reel spd, 3” knives, manual cutter bar susp, crop dividers, used on less than 2000 acres, SN#YCH210073 *2012 Gleaner 9250 35’ flex draper w/ 3” cut, F/A, skid plates, single knife drive & excellent draper belts, SN#AGCR92500BHD01540 *2011 Gleaner 3000 8R30 low profile corn head w/ poly snouts, hyd deck plates, oil bath gear drive, CM drives & sensors, SN#AGCR830T0BHCH1185 *2010 JD 635F hydra flex head w/ Crary air reel system, F/A, height sensors in rigid mode, 60 Series hookups, stubble lights, new sickle, good poly, SN#726789 *2011 Geringhoff NS1222 12R22 corn head w/ knive rolls & hyd deck plates, 1800 acres, single owner, CIH AFX or NH CR adapter, red poly, SN#7067111222/B *Geringhoff 830 8R30 chopping corn head w/ AHHC, hyd deck plates, oil bath gear drive, green poly & JD hook ups, single owner, SN#91192830 *2010 Case IH 2020 35’ flex head, 3” cut, F/A, CIH AFX/NH CR adapter, long and short dividers, clean, SN#YAZL52526 *2009 Gleaner 5100 36’ draper head w/ finger reel, Gleaner R72 adapter- will fit others, built in transport, SN#HU88126 *2008 JD 615P pkp platform w/ 7 belt pkp & wind panel- nice condition *2005 JD 914P pkp platform w/ 7 belt pkp & wind panel- nice condition *2009 Honeybee SP42 42’ draper head w/ 5 batt poly finger reel, Lexion 500 Series height cont, Lexion hyd header tilt, 42” cross auger kit, 500 Series double FPS F/A, transport kit, SN#42GB101405 *2008 Honeybee SP42 42’ head w/ UII finger reel, Lexion 500 Series adapter, SP42 center mount dbl knife, 42” cross auger kit, hyd F/A, transport kit, good guards & sickles, SN#42GB081207 *2008 Macdon D60-S 30’ draper head w/ split finger reels, poly reel teeth, JD combine adapter, low acre unit, SN#182743 *2007 JD 635 35’ hydra flex head w/ headsight, guards & sickle fair, SN#720644 *2007 Case IH 2208 8R30 corn head w/ hyd deck plates & knife rolls, SN#CBJ032900 *2006 Case IH 1020 25’ flex head w/ finger reel, Crary air reel & 1000 acres on guards & sickle, SN#CBJ029110 *2006 Case IH 2042 36’ draper head w/ CIH 88 Series adapter, very good condition, SN#174017 *2006 Honeybee SP36 36’ draper

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head w/ cross auger, offset, JD 60 Series adapter & transport kit, SN#360600782 *2004 JD 936D 36’ draper head w/ cross auger, offset, JD 50 Series adapter & transport kit, SN#706425 *2003 Case IH 2208 8R30 corn head w/ hyd deck plates, 2388 or 8010 adapter, new chains & sprockets in 2012, knife rolls 50%, SN#HAJ0018589 *2003 Case IH 1015 pkp platform w/ Swathmaster pkp- clean *JD 930F 30’ flex head w/ Crary air bar, new poly & $3000 repairs in past season, good condition *JD 930 30’ flex head *JD 930 30’ rigid head, good condition *MacDon 960 25’ draper head w/ F/A, single knife drive & finger reel, SN#8964194 *Agco Gleaner 525 25’ flex head w/ finger reel & new sickle, good condition *Case IH 1015 pickup head w/ 388 Melroe pkp *Case IH 12R22 corn head w/ knife rolls, poly dividers, IH 800 Series gear boxes, 1000 Series stalk roll kits, new knives & other parts still in boxes, nice older head, SN#30706 *1996 JD 930F 30’ head w/ JD 9610 adapter, SN#666427 *JD 230 rigid head w/ bat reel *JD 214 pickup head w/ 7 belt pkp *JD 214 14’ pickup head w/ Sund pkp, good condition *JD 214 14’ pickup head w/ 7 belt pkp *JD 212 12’ pickup head w/ 6 belt pkp *JD 212 12’ pickup head w/ Sund pkp *IH 810 20’ head w/ Sund pkp

HEADER TRAILERS: *4) Unused America 440 40’ 6-wheel header trailers *3) Unused America 435 35’ 6-wheel header trailers *3) Unused America 430 30’ 4-wheel header trailers *Shop built 30’ double header transport

SEMI TRACTORS:

*2011 Kenworth T800 day cab semi tractor, C15 Cat 475hp, RT016910B trans, engine brake, a/c, air ride susp, 3:36 ratio, dual exhaust, 295/75R22.5 tires, 10 aluminum rims, only 378000 miles showing, sharp *2005 Freightliner Columbia day cab semi tractor, 450hp Mercedes eng, 10 spd, engine brake, a/c, air ride susp, 3:70 ratio, 190 WB, good 275/80R22.5 tires on alum wheels, 700000 miles showing, clean *2005 Peterbilt 379 day cab, C13 Cat 450hp, FR016210B trans, engine brake, a/c, leather seats, air ride susp, 3:55 ratio, dual straights, 234 WB, excellent 295/75R22.5 tires, 6 aluminum wheels, 648000 miles showing, sharp *2007 Freightliner Century 120 day cab, Cat C-13, 10 spd trans, jake brake, air ride, 180 WB, excellent 11R24.5 tires on alum wheels, 12000LB front, 40000LB rear axles, sharp *2005 IH 9200i day cab, Cat C-13, 10 spd, jake brake, air leaf suspension, 184WB, dual alum tanks, ¼ fenders, very good rubber, alum front, steel disk rear wheels, 12000LB front, 40000LB rear axles, clean, 647392 actual mile showing *2000 Kenworth W-900 day cab, Cummins ISM, 10 spd, 8 bag air ride suspension, 12000LB front, DS404 rears, 185WB, 11R24.5 tires on alum wheels, excellent rubber, PTO, wet kit, alum head ache rack, alum side boxes & steps, only 414000 actual miles showing, nice clean truck *2006 Freightliner M2 Business Class model 106 single axle day cab semi tractor, Mercedes diesel, Allison automatic trans, steel disk wheels, only 150000 actual miles *2005 Freightliner M2 Business Class model 106 single axle day cab semi tractor, Cat C-7 diesel 300 hp, Allison automatic trans, steel disk wheels, only 200000 actual miles *1998 Kenworth T-600, Aero cab sleeper, 470 Detroit 12.0L, 13 spd, 11R24.5 tires, aluminum wheels

FARM TRUCKS: *2005 Sterling tandem farm truck, 430HP Mercedes diesel, 10 spd, 11R22.5 tires, alum front, steel disk rears, new 20’ Load Line box, hoist, 3pc comb end gate, roll tarp, rear controls, sharp, low mileage *2005 Sterling tandem farm truck, 430HP Mercedes diesel, 10 spd, 11R22.5 tires, alum front, steel disk rears, new 20’ Load Line box, hoist, 3pc comb end gate, roll tarp, rear controls, sharp, low mileage *1998 Sterling tri-axle farm truck, Cummins M-11, 9 spd, good 11R24.5 deep lug rears, 385/65R22.5 wide fronts, steerable 3rd pusher, dual alum tanks, 21’ Loadline box, hoist, roll tarp, 3pc comb endgate, rear control & beet equipment, 797961 miles showing *1995 IHC 9200 tri-axle farm truck, Cummins M-11, 10 spd, full 3rd tag, 22’ Loadline box- hoist, roll tarp, 3pc comb end gate, rear control & beet equipment, 11R22.5 tires- good rubber, 232000 miles showing

HOPPER BOTTOMS, STEP DECK, REEFERS & OTHER HEAVY TRAILERS:

100’ boom, 5 way nozzle bodies, foam marker, chemical induction, Raven monitor, 380/80R46 tires, 2577 engine hrs, SN#Y6T021318 *2006 Case IH SPX 4410 sp sprayer, 100’ booms, 1200 gal tank, Swath Pro, AT, Viper Pro Raven auto boom shutoff, Ezee Steer 500, touch screen monitor, 14.9-38 tires & 650 floatation tires, 2710 hrs, SN#20405 *2004 Case IH SPX4410 sp sprayer, 90’ booms, 1200 gal tank, 20” spacing, auto trac, AIM command, Outback outsteer, stainless steel tank, fenders, traction control, hyd tread adj, 650/65R38 floatation tires & 380/90R46 tires, 1766 engine hrs, SN#JFG0006427 *2000 Case IH SPX3200B sp sprayer, 90’ booms, 5 way nozzle bodies, 380/85R46 tires, 850 gal tank, Aim Command, auto boom height, boom section control, Trimble FM750 display w/ Trimble EZ steer & rate control, well equipped, 4070 engine hrs, SN#JFG0003489 *2001 Loral 4000 floater, A/C, heater, Cummins 400hp, Allison auto trans, 70’ booms, Falcon controller, air spreader system, foam markers, ce 48x25x20 fronts, 66x43x25 rears, 3193 hrs, SN#1HTGEAHL81H27321 *1995 Loral 2700 floater, A/C, heater, Airmax V, 60’ booms, 8T stainless steel tank, Midtech TASC 6500 controller, pressure washer, foam markers, Trimble EZ Steer 250 light bar, Alliance 48/25R20 fronts, 66/43R25 rears, 5263 hrs, SN#27064-660285 *1997 Ag Chem 854 RoGator, Cummins 5.9L eng, 90’ booms, 20” spacing, 3 way nozzle bodies, chemical inductor, foamer, Raven 460 monitor, 800 gal poly tank, rinse tank, 380/90R46 tires 90%, 200 hrs on main bearings, 5475 hrs, SN#8519517 *1995 Terragator TG1803 floater, A/C, heater, Cat 3208, Eaton Fuller trans, 70’ booms, boom shutoff, DJ 100 controller, air spreader stainless steel tank, foam markers, flip type tarp, 66x43x25 tires, partial engine rebuild at 4009 hrs, 5271 total hrs, SN#1836945 *1996 Ag Chem 1844 Terragator, Cat 3208 w/ turbo 295hp, Allison 6 spd auto & 3 spd auxiliary trans, 70’ booms, elec roll tarp, 90% front tires, 30-40% rear, used this fall- good working condition *2007 Summers Ultimate pull type sprayer, 135’ suspended booms, auto boom height, auto rate, auto swath w/ Trimble EZ boom & GPS guidance, light bar, all equipment included, *2005 Redball 680 pull type sprayer w/ 100’ front fold suspended booms, 1600 gal poly tank, triple nozzle bodies, 14.9-46 tires, kept indoors, SN#05-02601 *2002 Flexicoil 67XL susp boom pt sprayer, 90’ booms, 1500 gal tank, rinse tank, chemical inductor, auto rate controller, 2 sets of nozzles, end nozzles & wind screens, SN#710012810954 *Blumhardt 70’ sprayer mounted in Chev 6500 pickup w/ 1000 gal tank & Raven controller *F/S 60’ sprayer mounted in 1985 Ford F250 4WD pickup, 460 engine, auto trans *Melroe 115 spray coupe *B&B 45000 lb tandem axle SP Sprayer trailer, 255/70R22.5 tires 90%, pintle hitch

*2010 Timpte Super Hopper 40’x96” alum hopper bottom, 72” sides, ag hoppers, air ride w/ scale, 11R24.5 tires on alum wheels, elec roll tarp, very clean *2011 Wilson DWH400 42’ x 102” alum hopper bottom trailer, 78” sides, air ride susp, alum wheels, non ag hopper but has approx. 19” clearance *2005 Wilson DWH400 42’ x 96” alum hopper bottom trailer, 66” sides, air ride susp, strap traps, alum wheels, non ag hopper but has approx. 19” clearance *2007 Neville 28’x102” steel semi hopper bottom trailer, ag hopper, 66” sides, spring ride, 11R24.5 tires on steel disk wheels & roll tarp *1997 Wilson 43’ x 102” alum hopper bottom trailer, 78” sides, elec tarp, 11-24.5 tires, aluminum wheels *2005 Utility 48’ step deck trailer, alum/steel combo, storage box, 255/70-22.5 tires- 80% virgin, brakes 80%, little use- only 2nd set of tires *1981 Nabors 53’ triple axle sprayer trailer, 2000 gal front tank, 3000 gal middle tank, 60 gal rinse tank, 45 gal cone w/ jug spear, all plumbing is 3” w/ 11hp Honda cast iron pump, 22.5 tires w/ Dayton rims, converted from dbl combine trailer- used to haul JD 4930/4920 sprayer *1983 Load King 2027 belly dump triple axle gravel trailer, all new brakes, super single tires, can turn gates to convert into cross dump- all brackets & hoses in place- factory, very clean, VIN#12575 *1998 Great Dane 53’ reefer w/ Carrier unit, air ride susp, 11-24.5 tires on alum wheels, good tires & brakes *1998 Great Dane 48’ spread axle reefer w/ Carrier Phoenix Ultrafresh II unit, air ride susp, 1122.5 tires on alum wheels, good tires & brakes *1995 Great Dane 48’ spread axle reefer w/ Thermo Kind SRII Max unit, air ride susp, 11R24.5 tires on alum wheels, good tires & brakes *1995 Great Dane reefer w/ Carrier Phoenix Ultra unit, air ride susp, 11-22.5 1 ply tires on alum wheels; PLANTERS, AIR DRILLS note: all 4 reefers last used in May to & SEEDERS: haul frozen potatoes- all units run & *2005 JD 1790 16/31- 16R30/31R15 work good *1982 East 36’ tri-axle alum end front fold CCS central fill planter dump trailer, alum frame & tub, alum w/ XP row units, new true V wheels- has been an ag trailer for openers, depth arm bushings, closing bracket bushings, 350 monitor, mech beets & grain for awhile drive, pneumatic down pressure, *Strong Box B&L 42’ live bottom ag vacuum corn & bean plates, excellent tailer, tandem axle w/ wet kit unloader field ready condition, SN#710225 & roll tarp *Flexicoil 5000 45’ air drill, 7.2” spacing, 5 sect fold, press wheels, SPRAYERS, FLOATERS & 2002 2340 TBT tank, variable rate, CHEMICAL EQUIPMENT: *2012 JD 4940 self propelled SN#A0000-K039617-1990 sprayer, 120’ booms, hyd boom *1997 Case IH (Concord) 4012 40’ leveling, 1200 gal stainless tank, 12” air seeder, 5 plex, NH3, 2300 auto guidance ready w/ JD 2630 TBH cart, SN#CKB0018299 monitor, 5 way nozzles, foam *1989 Concord 40’ 10” air seeder, markers, 380/90R50 tires, hubs 5 section fold, disc levelers 70%, for rear duals, only 460 engine hrs, Concord 2000 TBH tank, 300bu, newer SN#1N04940XEB0018365 NH3 cooler, tow behind NH3 hitch/ *2007 Case IH Patriot 4420 self winch, 9” packer wheels, FS 9.5L-14 propelled sprayer, leather seat, tires, SN#ATD1559

*Flexicoil 5000 57’ air seeder, 4 rank, 5 section fold, single shoot, bar type shank, stealth openers w/ 9.8” spacing, single caster wheel on wings, steel press wheels, 11L-15 tires, openers show very little wear, 2320 TBT air tank, 2- 320bu tanks, 8” auger, 21.1-26 tank tires, SN#N053299 *1992 JD 9300 40’ (4-10) press drills w/ markers & JD factory transport *Case IH 900 16R planter w/ trash whippers

TILLAGE EQUIPMENT:

*2011 Wilrich Quad X-2 60’ 5 sect fold field cultivator, single point depth control, wing gauge wheels & front casters, floating tongue, 4 bar harrows, SN#459732 *2012 Sunflower 1444-33 33’ cushion gang disk, 4 section flex frame w/ 3 section fold, hyd depth control & leveling, wing gauge wheels & 3 bar harrow, less than 2000 acres use, clean *2011 Krause 4850 21’ ripper w/ single point depth control & rolling baskets, low acres, used 2 seasons, single owner, SN#3214 *2009 Case IH DMI T200 50’ field cultivator w/ 5 sect fold, 4 bar harrow, 6” spacing, pivoting gauge wheels, rear hitch, single owner, SN#JFH0040748 *2008 Summers 44’ Super chisel w/ deep fertilizer bander, Summers 106 harrow, 26” tines, wheel cleaners to keep even depth, Lang fert openers, Raven Accu Flow Super Cooler w/ Raven controller, John Blue NH3 distributors, JD dry fert manifolds, hitch for JD air tank, floating hitch, all fert equipment bought new & used 2 seasons, SN#H0553 *2005 Case IH RMX370 28’ cushion gang disk w/ 25” blades, 10” spacing, 3 bar harrow, hyd F/A & floating tongue- not used in stones *JD 2200 50’ field cultivator w/ 5 sect fold, 3 bar harrow, 6” spacing, Accu Depth, good bushings & shovels, SN#N02200X001208 *Sunflower 1544-45 45’ cushion gang disk, 4 section flex frame w/ 3 section fold, flex frame, hyd depth control & hyd leveling, wing gauge wheels & harrows, SN#1597-785 *IH 4700 52’ Vibratiller field cultivator w/ 3 bar harrow, 7” spacing, new 9” hard surfaced shovels, shanks all rebuilt, wheel bearings, walking beam bearings replaced or repacked *1999 Flexicoil 820 50’ chisel plow w/ 5 sect fold, 3 bar Summers harrow & 550lb trips, good unit *Case IH 5600 37’ chisel plow w/ harrow *JD 610 36’ chisel plow w/ harrow *Summers 60’ Super Weeder, 10 5 bar sections, 3 rows of hyd retractable Danish tines, auto fold & flex wing carrier, SN#W0609 *Flexicoil 40’ coil packer *Melroe 56’ 4 bar harrow *Melroe 56’ 5 bar harrow

GRAIN CARTS, SWATHERS & GRAIN HANDLING EQUIPMENT:

*3) Canola rollers- 1- 8’ w/ metal drum, 1- 10’ w/ metal drum, 110’ w/ plastic drum

HAY & LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT: *NH 499 12’ haybine mower/ conditioner *NH 273 square baler *NH 315 square baler *IH 440 square baler *Vermeer 504C round baler *2) Unused America bale carriers *Unused America hay feeder *Unused America silage feeder *Small 22’ square bale elevator w/ 3 links *JD model 37 9’ sickle mower OTHER EQUIPMENT: *Letourneau 15-18 yd direct mount hyd conversion scraper *10) Unused America 10’ & 12’ pull type box blades/killifers *2) Unused America 10’ & 12’ box blades/killifers w/ hyd tilt *Simplicity Conquest L&G tractor, 54” deck, 20hp v-twin, hydro 559 hrs, SN#04881 *2002 Simplicity Prestige L&G tractor, 54” deck, 23hp Kohler, hydro, 902 hrs, SN#00314 *Simplicity Prestige L&G tractor, 54” deck, elec lift, 27hp Kohler, hydro, pwr strg, front attach 42” snow blower, tire chains, 400 hrs, SN#2013499628 *King Kutter 3pt box scraper w/ spikes *JD GT245 mower w/ 54” mulch deck *JD STX46 riding mower w/ 46” cut *Taarup 206 ditch bank mower *DuAll 3000 loader w/ mounts to fit Case 2290 tractor *Inland DA102 96” snow blower, 3pt, 2 stage, hyd chute, good gear box, good condition *Aladin 1250psi hot/cold pressure washer, 110V, 50’ hose, been through shop & winterized *72” 3pt landscaping rake *Valmar 1210 airflow granular applicator *Unused pull type grader *Westendorf Universal q/a bucket for loader; 6’ manure bucket & bale spear

MISCELLANEOUS: *JD #200 universal steering wheel kit w/ auto resume switch *4) Grain Handler 36” take out augers w/ 8” to 10” incline *4) Trailer axles *8) New bean knives for Speedy UFT 54” bean cutter *12) Round Crary bean knives *8) Nearly new bean knives *2) Pallets of JD wheel weights & front weights *Becker 20KW electric heater, single or 3 phase, used only 1 season- like new, SN#CATNO-HUH-2024 *Jet Wire rope hoist, 38’/19’ lift height, 880lb lift capacity, 110V, 1 1/4hp *14’ x 20’ insulated overhead door *Fenders for JD 4010 *“Freedom” water fountain *Straw chopper for JD 9600 combine *Plank style aeration floor for 36” bin w/ floor stands

*2011 Balzer 1325 grain cart, 30.532 tires, tandem axle, front telescoping unloading auger, steerable rear axle, camera & controls, SN#6820410 *2000 Unverferth 4500 grain cart, 450bu, 1000 PTO, always shedded, excellent condition, SN#B17700106 *1981 Versatile 4400 20’ sp swather w/ cab, a/c, sliding table & finger reel *1980 Versatile 4400 20’ sp swather w/ cab, a/c & finger reel *Case IH 721 PT auto fold swather w/ new guards & sections *Case IH 721 PT swather, SN#C002389 TIRES: *Kwik Kleen 7 tube grain cleaner *Complete set of 14.9-46 hub w/ 7 1/2hp elec motor triples & 14.9-30 front hub duals*Kwik Kleen grain cleaner, very little all factory hardware & spacersuse, works great approx. 4 yrs old *Westfield W70-41 7x41 grain auger w/ 16hp gas engine & elec *2) 30.5-32 tires; 2) 14.9-38 tires; 2) 20.8-38 tires; 2) 16.9-24 tires; start *Alloway 10x12 elec jump auger, 2) 18.4-26 tires on rims *A large selection of farm, truck no motor *1993 Conveyall 16’ drill fill w/ 2 & tractor tires- see website for details hoppers & hyd augers

GRAND FORKS AREA EQUIPMENT & TRUCK AUCTION For more information call 701-757-4015 office, 701-215-2058 Dennis, 701-317-0418 Mark

Website: www.resourceauction.com

Dennis Biliske ND Lic 237, ND Clerk Lic 624

Email: info@resourceauction.com

TERMS: Cash, cashier’s check, wire transfer, approved check in US funds. All sales final. Statements made auction day take precedence over all advertising. ND Sales tax laws may apply on some construction & consumer units. Document fee on vehicle titles will apply & vehicle titles will be mailed to buyers. Due to some conflicts at press time, please note some file photos, see website for originals.

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

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TracTors

LIVESTOCK

TRACTORS Case/IH

LIVESTOCK Cattle Auctions

08 STX 430 brand new 620-70-42 tires, delux cab, heated leather seat, $160,000. Phone (204)871-0925, McGregor.

BRED COW SALE

1989 CIH 9150 4WD, 20.8X38 Duals, PS, PTO, 6,700-hrs, $39,500. Call (204)825-8121. Hit our readers where it counts… in the classifieds. Place your ad in the Manitoba Co-operator classifed section. 1-800-782-0794.

TRACTORS John Deere 1997 9400 4WD, very good tires, 7,000-hrs, VGC, $95,000 OBO. (204)745-7445.

TRACTORS 2-Wheel Drive 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.

HEAT & AIR CONDITIONING

The Icynene Insulation System®

GRUNTHAL LIVESTOCK AUCTION MART. LTD.

TOP PRODUCING BLACK & Red Angus Breeders present the 26th Annual Keystone Klassic Red & Black Sale. Sat., Dec. 6, 1:00p.m. at the Keystone Centre, Brandon, MB. Featuring fancy heifer calves & an elite selection of bred females. Junior discounts available. For a catalogue, or more info, contact T Bar C Cattle Co. Ltd. (PL # 116061) at (306)220-5006. View the catalogue online at www.BuyAgro.com

GRUNTHAL, MB.

Friday, November 28th at 11:00AM Complete herd dispersal for August Merke 100 Simm X cows Approx 30 had their 1st & 2nd calves Bred Red Simmental Bulls were exposed June 12th to start calving March 25th Bovishield FP5 program These cows are home raised & age verified

AGENT FOR T.E.A.M. MARKETING

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

Sheep and Goat with Small Animals & Holstein Calves

LIVESTOCK Cattle Auctions

Sales Agent for

20 SIMMENTAL REGISTERED BRED heifers, due to calve Feb. 5, 2015. Ray-J Simmental. Phone: (204)733-2324.

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

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

HIQUAL INDUSTRIES

For on farm appraisal of livestock or for marketing information please call Harold Unrau (Manager) Cell 871 0250 Auction Mart (204) 434-6519

1-800-587-4711

Mon., Nov. 17, 2014 @ 10:30 a.m. Butcher & Feeder Cattle @ 9:00 a.m.

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FARM MACHINERY Machinery Miscellaneous

Wed., Nov. 19, 2014 @ 1:00 p.m

SPECIAL HOLSTEIN STEER SALE Friday, November 21, 2014 (In Conjunction With Regular Butcher & Feeder Sale) We Have 6 to 8 Cow Buyers 7 to 8 Order Buyers - 4 to 6 Local Buyers And Over 1000 Sellers

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.

“Where Buyers & Sellers Meet” For more information call: 204-694-8328 or call Mike at 204-807-0747

www.winnipeglivestocksales.com

FARM MACHINERY Machinery Miscellaneous

LIVESTOCK Cattle Wanted

WWW.GRUNTHALLIVESTOCK.COM

BRED COW SALE

IRON & STEEL

Looking for a hand around the farm? Place a help wanted ad in the classifieds. Call 1-800-782-0794.

MB. Livestock Dealer #1111

SHEEP, LAMB & GOAT SALE

www.penta.ca

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Simmental

Bred Cow Sale

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anything you need through the

WILKINRIDGE STOCK FARM ANNUAL female sale, 2:00p.m Dec. 13th, at the Ridgeville Community Hall. Selling 59 PB Maine-Anjou bred heifers, both red & black. Video & online bidding available at www.dlms.ca. Catalogue & video available at www.wilkinridge.logspot.com. For more information, contact Sid Wilkinson: (204)373-2631.

Mon., Nov. 24th at 12 pm

Part dispersal of 30 Char X cows Bred Black Angus for mid March calving

Buy and Sell

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Maine-Anjou

Sat., Nov. 22nd at 10 am

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LIVESTOCK Cattle – Angus

Hwy #205, Grunthal • (204) 434-6519

Gladstone Auction Mart

Dispersal of 35 Cross bred cows, Bred Black Angus Bulls Exposed June 19th The cows should be in the mart on Thurs. by 12:00pm for preg checking To consign or for more info call Terra at the mart at (204)385-2537 License #1108

LIVESTOCK Cattle Auctions

Licence #1122

If you want to sell it fast, call 1-800-782-0794.

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KILLARNEY AUCTION MART LTD BRED COW SALE Thursday, November 20 at 11 AM Souris River Colony, Elgin Dispersal 50 Red Simmental Cows Bred Simmental

END OF MARCH CALVING Holmfield Colony, Killarney Production

25 Red Angus/ Limo Cows Bred RA or Limo

JAN/FEB CALVING Glen Franklin, Deloraine Dispersal 20 Angus & CharX Bred Limo

END OF MARCH CALVING Also many other quality cows!

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

FARMING IS ENOUGH OF A GAMBLE...

Or visit the website at

killarneyauctionmart.com DEALER LICENCE #1361

Advertise in the Manitoba Co-operator Classifieds, it’s a Sure Thing!

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

AUCTION SALES U.S. Auctions

Inventory Reduction

AUCTIONEER’S NOTE: Financing available on major equipment. For details, contact Bill at Frontier Ag and Turf, 715.417.0525.

PREVIEW:

Monday-Friday, November 10–14 from 8AM–4PM

LOADOUT:

OPENS: Mon., November 17 / CLOSES: Tue., November 25

AUCTION SALES U.S. Auctions

Monday-Friday, December 1–12 from 8AM–4PM

1998 JD 635 rock flex disc, 22’, single pt. depth, S/NN00635X001827 2007 Krause 6200 mulch finisher, 45’, S/N1206-1436 2010 Case-IH Tigermate II field cultivator, 48-1/2’, S/NJFH0015270 JD 980 field cultivator, 38-1/2’, MFWD TRACTORS 2001 Case-IH MX200, MFWD, CAH, 1975 JD 4630, CAH, powershift, 2 2005 JD 9660, STS, Contour-Master, 2009 JD 612C chopping corn head, 6” spacing, S/NN00980X006201 Case-IH 14 V-ripper, 5 shank, 3 pt. 2013 JD 8335R MFWD, deluxe cab, 18 spd. powershift, 4 hyd., 3 pt., hyd., 3 pt. less 3rd arm, 1000 PTO, deluxe controls, 2,583 sep. hrs., 12x30”, S/NH0612CC730431 active seat, IVT, ILS, JDLink, 5 hyd., quick hitch, 540/1000 PTO, 5,870 shows 1,634 hrs., S/N4630P018305R 3,739 engine hrs., 2008 JD 608C chopping corn head, SKID STEER LOADERS 60 gpm pump, 3 pt., quick hitch, hrs., S/NX2004C4JJA0108903 2011 Kubota BX2360 compact S/NH09660S712551 8x30”, S/NH0608CC725331 2008 Gehl 5240E skid steer loader, 1000 PTO, integrated AutoTrac, 770 utility, ROPS, diesel, 3 pt., no arms, 2000 JD 9650, Walker, deluxe 2008 Drago N8TR corn head, 8x30”, cab, heat, 62 hp. Deutz diesel, 2 spd., 4WD TRACTORS hrs., Basic Warranty until March 20, PTO, 60” front hyd. blade, 60” mower controls, chaff spreader, chopper, flex shaft, S/N25208 hydraulic quick tach, 72” low-profile 2007 JD 9230, deluxe cab, 2015, S/NRW8335RPDD071060 deck, 330 hrs., S/N59477 2,321 sep. hrs., 3,555 engine hrs., 1990 JD 643 corn head, 6x30”, bucket with bolt-on edge, 3,190 hrs., powershift, 4 hyd., integrated auto 2013 JD 6125R, MFWD, premium S/NH09650W686199 steel snouts, S/NH00643X636551 S/NGHL05240A00430038 steer, diff lock, 1,709 hrs. COMBINES cab, active seat, IVT, 3 hyd., 3 pt., 1991 JD 9500, DAM, DAS, AHH, 2006 NH C190 skid steer loader, PLANTERS 1998 JD 9100, 12 spd., Field Offi ce, 2012 JD S690, Contour-Master, 540/540E/1000 PTO, loader ready, 2 spd. cyl., chopper, 2,937 sep. hrs., 2008 JD DB60 planter, 24x30”, CCS, cab, heat, 80 hp. diesel, 2 spd., hyd. 3 hyd., diff lock, 3,696 hrs., PRWD, ProDrive, premium cab, cold weather pkg., left & right hand 4,540 engine hrs., quick tach, 84” bucket, 18” tracks, Pro shaft drive, pneumatic down S/NRW9100S010430 JDLink, AutoTrac ready, 450 sep. telescopic mirrors, 470 hrs., Basic S/NH09500X650445 1,620 hrs., S/NN6M437490 pressure, row cleaners, 500 gal. 1979 JD 8440, CAH, quad range, hrs., 660 engine hrs., warranty until April 23, 2015, 1981 JD 7720, DAM, diesel, hydro, liquid fertilizer tank w/stainless steel FORAGE EQUIPMENT 3 hyd., 3 pt., quick hitch, PTO, S/N1H0S690SLC0746132 S/N1L06125RADP753734 hrs. unknown, S/N462864 drop tubes, S/NA0DB44X725182 6,687 hrs., S/NRWA8440H001155 2012 JD S660, Contour-Master, 2008 JD 7450 forage harvester, 2011 NH T4050, MFWD, open 2011 JD 1770 planter, 12x30”, front- 2,148 hrs., S/NZ07450Y509857 station, 16 spd., left hand reverser, 2WD & UTILITY TRACTORS premium cab, deluxe controls, 3 spd. FLEX HEADS fold, variable rate, less display, electric shift trans., JDLink, AutoTrac 2006 JD 635F fl ex head, 35’, hyd. 2007 JD 688 forage harvester 2009 NH TD5050 utility tractor, 3 pt., 540 PTO, w/NH 820 loader, S/N1A01770FPBM740129 ready, 230 sep. hrs., 348 engine fore/aft, S/NH0635F716860 corn head, 8x19’, global carrier less bucket, 3,300 hrs., 2WD, CAH, 3 pt., 540 PTO, 1,250 2005 JD 1750 planter, 6x30”, hrs., S/N1H0S660SHC0747040 2005 JD 630F fl ex head, 30’, hyd. S/NKM0688B109045 hrs., S/NZ8JN04239 S/NZBJA04142 MaxEmerge XP units, heavy duty fore/aft, S/NH0630F712009 Knight 3142 Reel Auggie TMR mixer, down pressure springs, row cleaners S/NC0311 1994 JD 920 flex head, 20’, 1989 JD 7200 planter, 12x30”, front- Miller Pro 5200 forage box, 16’ S/NH00920F655959 LOCATION: 2446 State Rd 35, fold, 2 pt., wave coulter row cleaner Miller Pro 5200 forage CORN HEADS Osceola, Wisconsin TILLAGE EQUIPMENT box, 16’ 2010 Geringhoff RD830 chopping 2010 Sunflower 1435 rock flex disc, corn head, 8x30”, S/N906510830 Bill, 715.417.0525 or Ashley Huhn at Steffes Group, 701.238.1975 23’, S/NAGCS14350AZ100079

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LAWN & GARDEN 2013 JD X710 lawn tractor, 22 hp. gas, 60” deck, 55 hrs., full factory warranty, S/N1M0X710ATDM010288 2005 JD X485 lawn tractor, AWS, 24 hp. gas, hydro, 54” deck, 1,300 hrs., S/NM0X485B040655 JD GT235 lawn tractor, hydro, 48” deck, 42” snow thrower, tire chains 1983 JD 420 lawn tractor, 20 hp. Onan gas, 2 spd. hydro, rear PTO, Category 0 3 pt. hitch, S/NM00420X222611 MINI EXCAVATOR & GATOR 2011 JD 35D mini excavator, CAH, diesel, hyd. thumb, standard arm, front blade, 24” bucket, rubber tracks 2007 JD 620I Gator, 4x4, 23 hp. gas GRAIN CART HAY EQUIPMENT MANURE SPREADER ROCKPICKER

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LIVESTOCK Sheep Auctions

LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT

SHEEP, LAMB & GOAT SALE

SOLD COW HERD- FOR SALE: 2011 Norberts 26ft triple axle stock trailer; 2011 568 JD round baler w/net wrap, megawide, & moisture tester; 2010 1375 15-ft Hesston discbine; 1979 70-hp white 700 tractor w/quick tach loader, bucket & bale fork; Highline 7000 plus bale shredder; 352 NH Mixmill w/roller; 2) Silage feed wagons; Dual 600 tandem axle manure spreader; 7-in Westeel PTO grain auger; Northstar chute & tub; Stampede steel squeeze chute; Portable loading ramp; Solar pump & solar panels; Round bale feeders; Inverted tractor tire silage feeders; Steel gates & small panels. Phone: Kelly Ferris (204)828-3483 or (204)745-7168, Stephenfield.

Wed., Nov. 19, 2014 @ 1:00 p.m (Nov. 5 Sale 1305 Head Prices 5 to 7 Higher) Butcher Lambs - 170-195 Feeder Lambs Under 70 Lbs - 215-230 Feeder Lambs Over 70 Lbs - 195-215 2nd Cut Lambs - 140-175 Sheep #1 - 60-85 Sheep #2 - 45-62 Good Kid Goats - 200-225 2nd Cut Goats - 165-185

www.winnipeglivestocksales.com Licence #1122

LIVESTOCK Swine Wanted

WANTED: BUTCHER HOGS SOWS AND BOARS FOR EXPORT

SHEEP GATES, 6 HEAVY of 2-in lumber, also 10 of full 1-in, 9-12-ft, also 15 lambing pens set up, $10 each. Various feed oats, can fill bags, totes. (204)822-3649, Morden.

MISCELLANEOUS WANTED

P. QUINTAINE & SON LTD. 728-7549 Licence No. 1123 LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT 2 USED, ALMOST NEW, SS hog waters 32-in. long x33.5-in. wide, has 3 lids on either side including a heating element inside, VGC. Phone (204)362-4128

PHENTEX ELITE KNITTING YARN 8 oz skein, 4 ply, yellow, white & lite green. Phone (204)345-8389 for shipping arrangements.

PERSONAL SHARE YOUR LIFE, as it’s meant to be... A lasting Relationship. CANDLELIGHT MATCHMAKERS is here to help you. Confidential, Rural, Photos and Profiles to selected matches, Affordable, Local. Serving MB, SK, NW Ontario. Call/Write for info: Box 212, Roland, MB, R0G 1T0, (204)343-2475.

REAL ESTATE Houses & Lots

3 KIPLING LANE 1604 sq. ft. 2 storey $319,900 in Niverville, 20 min. south of Wpg. 3+1 BR. 3.5 bath. Modern open concept main floor w. espresso finished hardwoods. Gas fireplace. Island & high end stainless steel appliances, under cab. lighting. Huge master w. tray ceiling, WIC + bath. 2nd flr. Laundry w. front load appl. Fin. bsmt. 12x20 deck, dble detached garage. Must see! NIVERVILLE,MB · PH:1-204-899-7684

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

PYRENEES DOGS. EXCELLENT COYOTE hunters. One 3-yr old female & two 1-yr old males. Good watch dogs. We have sold our goats and don’t need them anymore. (204)467-2655

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 mudroom. Call for more info, Marvin Homes, Mitchell, MB:(204)326-1493 or (204)355-8484. www.marvinhomes.ca

TRACTORS Various

HAYBUSTER 256 BALE PROCESSOR. 1,000 RPM, semi mount, left hand discharge. Works well. $4,000. Phone:(204)476-0466.

PETS & SUPPLIES

THE FOLLOWING PRIVATE LAND in being offered for sale: N1/2 02-28-07W, SW 02-28-07W, E1/2 03-28-07W, NE 34-27-07W, N1/2 10-28-07W, SW 11-28-07W. The following Crown lands have been approved by Manitoba Agriculture, Food & Rural Development for transfer to the purchaser of the private lands listed, as these lands are part of the ranch unit held by Leonard Keisman of Moosehorn, MB: W1/2 34-27-07W, SE 35-27-07W, SE 02-28-07W, SE 03-28-07W, SE 11-26-07W, SW 22-26-07W PTLS 3&5. If you wish to purchase the private land & apply for the Unit Transfer, contact the Lessee, Leonard Keisman at PO Box 215, Moosehorn, MB R0C 2E0. If you wish to comment on or object to the eligibility of this Unit Transfer, write the director, MAFRD, Agriculture Crown Lands, PO Box 1256 Minnedosa, MB R0J 1E0, or Fax: (204)857-6578. THE FOLLOWING PRIVATE LAND is being offered for sale: NW 12-24-16W, Part NW 16-24-16W, Part NE 20-33-15W. The following Crown Lands have been approved by Manitoba Agriculture, Food & Rural Development for transfer to the purchaser of the private lands listed, as these lands are part of the ranch unit held by Bernard Dyck of Ste. Rose du Lac, MB: All of section 22-23-15W, All of section 16-33-15W, All of section 15-33-15W, NE 16-33-15W, NW 16-33-15W, SE 16-33-15W. If you wish to purchase the private land & apply for the Unit Transfer, contact the Lessee Bernard Dyck at Box 711, Ste. Rose du Lac, MB R0L 1S0. If you wish to comment on or object to the eligibility of this Unit Transfer, write the Director, MAFRD, Agricultural Crown Lands, PO Box 1286, Minnedosa MB R0J 1E0; or Fax:(204)867-6578.

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

REAL ESTATE

1000 Litre Caged Storage Tanks $60.00 each

Trux-N-Parts Salvage Inc.

WANTED TO RENT CULTIVATED acres for 2015. Prefer minimum 3-yr agreement. Call (204)362-0433 or (204)327-5324.

158-ACRES FOR SALE BY TENDER. Sealed tenders to be received by 12:00pm Nov., 17th, 2014. SW 1/4 17-6-6W, RM of Dufferin. Almassippi sandy soil suitable for potato production. Approx 135 arable acres. Yardsite with an older home. Internet tower rental agreement. $10,000 deposit cheque made out to RE/MAX Advantage to be included with tenders. All terms and conditions to be finalized in a formal offer to purchase. Buyer will be responsible for any GST. Contact Wayne Giesbrecht for more info, tender form, or to view. (204)745-8679, email remaxwayne@mymts.net

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

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

REAL ESTATE Land For Sale

We Have Buyers That Represent Orders For Local, Eastern And Alberta, As Well Local People Buying For Their Own So Why Send Your Lambs To Ontario Through An Assembly Yard? For more information call: 204-694-8328 or call Mike at 204-807-0747

REAL ESTATE Land For Rent

THE FOLLOWING PRIVATE LAND is being offered for sale: E1/2 14-21-11W, W1/2 10-21-12W, NW 03-21-12W, 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 listed, 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 30-21-11W, 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 03-22-11W 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 Box 1286, Minnedosa, MB R0J 1E0, or Fax:(204)867-6578. Manitoba Co-operator classifieds, 1-800-782-0794.

FOR SALE 108-ACS OF farmland at Headlingley located just west of truck scale w/300-ft. frontage on north side of HWY #1, & 811-ft. frontage on purposed bypass HWY. Contact Golden Plains Realty Ltd (204)745-3677.

REAL ESTATE Farms & Ranches – Acreages/Hobby

FOR SALE IN CARMAN area, South half of 25-7-7, 280-acs cultivated, located West of Carman on PR305, sandy loam soil, $2,850 per cultivated acre, contact Golden Plains Realty. (204)745-3677.

GRANT TWEED : Providing professional service in all farm property matters. Selling-Buying-Renting call for an obligation free consultation. 50-yrs in the Ag Industry. Call anytime: (204)761-6884 grant@granttweed.com

TRACTORS Various

SPECIAL EDITION Manitoba Ag Days Taking place Jan. 20, 21 & 22, 2015 at the Brandon Keystone Centre

The Manitoba Co-operator is presenting a great opportunity for you to feature your business, products or booth at Manitoba Ag Days in the Jan. 8th edition. The Manitoba Ag Days Show is a winter indoor exposition of agricultural production expertise, technology, and equipment held in Brandon every January. The Show attracts exhibitors and visitors from across Canada and North Central United States and provides an annual opportunity for producers to comparison shop for everything they need for their agricultural operations.

DEADLINE: DEC. 22nd · ISSUE DATE: JAN. 8th Contact your Manitoba Co-operator Sales representative to book your space today!

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GREAT GORP PROJECT Triathlete creates home-grown energy bar » PAGE 44

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Communications breakdown added to emergency Firefighting made more dangerous without communications By Lorraine Stevenson CO-OPERATOR STAFF

olunteer firefighters racing to reach fire-threatened Vita last week passed hundreds of vehicles headed the other direction and wondered what they were headed into, said veteran firefighter Alain Nadeau. “I’ve been doing this for 33 years and this was the scariest I’ve seen,” said the weary La Broquerie fire chief on Friday after an exhausting week. The air was so smoke filled around the southeastern village “we could barely breathe,” he said. See GRASS FIRES on page 6 »

SERVING MANITOBA FARMERS SINCE 1925 | VOL. 70, NO. 41

GOT SEED? By Daniel Winters CO-OPERATOR STAFF / MELITA

ising corn acres and severe drought in the Midwestern United States may crimp supplies of popular corn seed varieties for the com-

ing year. “It’s really short,” said Ron Rabe, a Dekalb agronomist, who gave a brief talk on corn production in Manitoba at a recent WADO field tour. Derek Erb, who farms near Oak Bluff and sells Pioneer Hi-Bred corn

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Corn seed might be tight next spring Rising demand and dismal growing conditions in the drought-stricken United States may limit supplies seed, said farmers looking to secure seed for next spring should act quickly to secure their supplies, even if it means placing orders earlier than usual. Pioneer Hi-Bred’s top varieties, which include D95 and D97, account for roughly half the acres seeded in the province. Erb said that with the harvest and quality testing still underway in some areas, it’s difficult to estimate how much corn seed will be available for next year. One thing’s for sure, waiting until Ag Days in January to secure supplies will

be too late. “I would pretty much bank on that,” said Erb. Dry conditions throughout the province have seen the corn harvest arriving about a month earlier than usual, and seed orders have started coming in sooner than usual too. Even with the possibility of a shortage of corn seed, Erb doesn’t expect the price of Pioneer’s supplies to rise much more than it has in recent years. Rob Park, of RJP Seeds in Carman, who deals in Hyland seed varieties, See CORN SEED on page 6 »

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GOOD QUALITY GRAIN & Cattle Farms wanted for Canadian & Overseas Clients. For a confidential meeting to discuss the possible sale of your farm, or to talk about what is involved, Phone Jim McLachlan:(204)724-7753. www.homelifepro.com HomeLife Home Professional Realty Inc.

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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.

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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.

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CAREERS Help Wanted ALECT SEEDS is a pedigreed seed operation at Three Hills. We are looking for a careful, conscientious employee to help us produce quality seed for our customers. Main responsibility will include maintenance and operations of all farm equipment. Our line of equipment is well-maintained, though not necessarily new. Other duties include cleaning equipment and bins and fabrication of specialized equipment for the seed business. Welding skills, Class 1 license and previous farm experience an asset, but we will train in any area. We want to add a detail oriented person with good mechanical aptitude to our team. Wage is $20-25 depending on experience. Please call (403)443-9599 or email resume to sarahweigum@gmail.com 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.

The Manitoba Co-operator | November 13, 2014

Health Sciences Centre Foundation in Winnipeg has 145,000 reasons to say thanks to the Agribusiness community in Manitoba. Through the very generous support of the agriculture industry, over $145,000 was raised in support of the Health Sciences Centre Foundation at the 2014 Celebrity Human Race held in September. Thank you to the following sponsors for their tremendous support of the HSC Foundation, funding projects to improve patient care for all Manitobans at HSC Winnipeg, Manitobaâ€™s flagship hospital. You are helping bring hope to life!

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