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Tracking down illicit seed sellers
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Operation Ag Careers to launch in 2016 An on-line resource encourages Canadian Armed Forces retirees to eye a second career in agriculture BY LORRAINE STEVENSON
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Private investigators are helping the seed trade enforce plant breeders’ rights
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pilot project being launched early this year aims to put some muscle behind the notion of farming with ‘military precision.’ Operation Ag Careers is targeting the thousands of men and women retiring from the armed forces every year as potential recruits for the thousands of jobs available in agriculture. The joint project of the Canadian Association of Agri Retailers (CAAR) and the Canadian Agricultural Resource Council (CAHRC) wants to ensure retiring military personnel know there are great careers awaiting them in agriculture — and that having a background in agriculture isn’t necessarily a prerequisite. The online resource is designed to help retiring army, navy and air force personnel explore new agricultural careers and match individual’s skills to any one of the tens of thousands of jobs available in the sector. An estimated 5,000 men and women retire each year from the military, Canadian Association See AG CAREERS on page 6 »
New Plant Breeders’ Rights rules under UPOV ’91 give seed companies the option of tracking down those who infringe on those rights through the entire grain system. Lorne Hadley, executive director of the Canadian Plant Technology Agency, says pedigreed seed growers need to help communicate the new regulations to their farmer-customers. PHOTO : ALLAN DAWSON
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ndercover private investigators are helping nab seed dealers suspected of contravening Canadian Plant Breeders’ Rights (PBR) regulations, the executive director of the Canadian Plant Technology Agency (CPTA) says. Lorne Hadley told the Manitoba Seed Growers’ Association’s annual meeting in Winnipeg Dec. 10 his agency has coordinated 70 investigations resulting in “a number of cases going to court,” all of which were settled prior to trial. In four
cases, alleged violators paid seed companies $200,000 in compensation. Hadley said the agency sometimes turns to private investigators, usually retired police officers, to go undercover to buy seed from suspected violators. “To pursue a lawsuit in Canada you must present the facts as you know them,” he said. “So in a Plant Breeders’ Rights case that involves the sale of seed, the best evidence is for you to make a purchase.” But more often, it just takes a warning letter or phone call to get compliance from people on the wrong side of the seed laws, Hadley said. The CPTA has issued 700 warning letters and emails to alleged PBR violators, he said.
Either way, the goal is to convince farmers that breeders need compensation for their innovation, which will encourage more and ultimately benefit farmers, he said. “No CPTA member makes a profit out of enforcement,” Hadley said. “It’s too expensive.”
Longer reach New Plant Breeders’ Rights (PBR) rules under the international treaty UPOV ’91 ratified in Canada almost a year ago allow seed companies to enforce their rights throughout the grain system. See ILLICIT SEED on page 6 »
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Groups that eat together work better together
Calculating costs and returns Online interactive tools help beef and forage producers
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Those field suppers are about more than good grub; they’re ‘social glue’ Staff
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etting the farm crew together for a sit-down meal — even if it’s in the field or machinery shed — is about more than getting people fed a hot meal with a minimum of downtime. It’s also good for business. Cornell University researchers say workplaces that invest in good eats as well as good places to eat actually get a return on that investment. And what could be better than a homecooked meal served in the great outdoors? The Cornell research was focused on firefighter platoons, but the study’s authors say their findings have implications for any organization that wants to enhance team performance. Researchers found that firefighter platoons that eat meals together have better group job performance compared with firefighter teams that dine solo. “Eating together is a more intimate act than looking over an Excel spreadsheet together. That intimacy spills back over into work,” said the study’s author, Kevin Kniffin, visiting assistant professor in the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management in a release.
A Steppler Farms Ltd. field supper near Miami, Man. Photo: Ian Steppler
“From an evolutionary anthropology perspective, eating together has a long, primal tradition as a kind of social glue. That seems to continue in today’s workplaces.” Given the findings, organizations would do better to consider their expenditures on cafeterias as investments in employee performance, Kniffin said. Over the course of 15 months, Kniffin and his colleagues conducted interviews and surveys in a large city’s fire department, which included more than 50 firehouses. The platoons that ate together most often also got higher marks for their team performance. Conversely, the platoons that did not eat together got lower performance ratings.
In interviews, firefighters said daily group meals were a central activity during their shifts. In fact, the researchers noted firefighters expressed a certain embarrassment when asked about firehouses where they didn’t eat together. “It was basically a signal that something deeper was wrong with the way the group worked,” Kniffin said. “Eating Together at the Firehouse: How Workplace Commensality Relates to the Performance of Firefighters” appears in the current issue of Human Performance and is featured in the Harvard Business Review’s December issue. The study was funded in part by Cornell’s Institute for the Social Sciences.
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Railways exceeded their regulatory revenue cap moving record volumes
The Canadian Transportation Agency says the railways were allowed to earn $1.46 billion shipping grain in 2014-15, but exceeded their maximum revenue entitlement by $9 million or about 22 cents a tonne BY ALLAN DAWSON Co-operator staff
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he nation’s two main railways moved a record volume of western Canadian grain in the 2014-15 crop year but they collected more from grain shippers than regulations allow. Canadian National Railway Company (CN) and Canadian Pacific Railway Company (CP) together shipped 41.3 million tonnes of western grain to export position and were supposed to do it for $1.46 billion or less under the Canada Transportation Act’s maximum revenue entitlement (MRE) regulation. The law was implemented in 2000 to give railways freight rate flexibility to encourage efficient grain movement, while protecting farmers, who are seen as captive shippers, from being gouged. CN and CP exceeded the MRE, also referred to as the “re ve n u e c a p,” by a l m o s t $6.9 million and $2.1 million, respectively — totalling $9.02 million, the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) said in a release Dec. 29, 2015. The railways have 30 days to forward the surplus revenue to the Western Grains Research Foundation, plus a five per cent penalty of $450,188 ($343,330
and $106,858 for CN and CP, respectively). The foundation, which is governed by farmers, uses the money for crop research to benefit western farmers.
More grain moved CN moved six per cent more grain in 2015 and CP moved eight per cent more than the previous crop year. Total movement was up 7.4 per cent from 2013-14’s 38.4 million tonnes, which was the previous record. Back-to-back record grain shipping followed in the wake of 2013’s record 78-milliontonne western Canadian crop harvest. In 2013-14 there was a record 81.9 million tonnes of grain to move when production and carry-over were combined. In 2014-15 total supply dropped to 77.01 million tonnes — the second largest ever. While the railways struggled in 2013-14 with shipping backlogs, the “sun and stars aligned” in 2014-15 allowing the railways to break the previous year’s record, one industry observer said. Improved winter weather helped and “the railways were more focused.” In an effort to reduce a backlog of grain following the record harvest and the coldest winter in a century, on March 5, 2014 the federal government ordered
the railways to ship a weekly minimum volume of grain or face fines. The order ended March 28, 2015. Although the order had unintended consequences, including less grain going to domestic and U.S. markets because of slower turnaround times, the government’s unprecedented action got the railways’ attention, according to farmers and shippers. The railways maintained they would have moved the same or more grain without the order. While exceeding the MRE by $9 million might seem a lot, it’s just 0.6 per cent of the total revenue allowed. Rail freight rates can vary throughout the year and with the distance hauled. That said, the weighted average the railways were allowed to collect in 2014-15 was $35.35 a tonne — up five per cent from 2013-14. The amount they collected on average was $35.57, or 22 cents a tonne too much. In 2013-14 the railways (CN was over and CP was under the MRE) collectively exceeded the MRE by nine cents a tonne.
Maximizing revenues For years, the railways have been just under or just over the MRE. Farmers and shippers say this proves the railways are maximizing revenues, rather than competing. When CP pro-
posed the MRE as an alternative to running rights to create rail competition, the railways said the MRE would be irrelevant because competition would keep earnings well below the maximum. The railways and some economists say the MRE is blunting market forces and discouraging railway investment, which will result in poorer service, lost markets and ultimately less returns to farmers. The future of the MRE and grain transportation will presumably soon be clearer. The Canadian Transportation Act was reviewed in 2015. The findings landed on Transport Minister Marc Garneau’s desk Dec. 21. He must table the report no later than 30 days following the first sitting of the House of Commons. The MRE is based on a formula the CTA uses before April 30 each year. It’s adjusted to cover the railways’ inflationary costs, the expected volume of grain to be hauled and the distance hauled. The more grain the railways move, the more revenue they are entitled to collect. In April 2014, the volumerelated composite price index was raised 4.2 per cent, but it was cut 5.6 per cent in April 2015. However, railway costs in the
formula haven’t been updated since 1992. In 2000 the formula was designed to give the railways a 20 per cent return on variable costs. But a study by Travacon, prepared recently for a number of Saskatchewan farm groups, estimates grain pays a 61 per cent return due to increased rail efficiency. And farmers say most of those efficiencies have cost them money due to longer trucking distances to elevators. “Grain is paying its fair share and then some,” Harvey Brooks, general manager of the Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission, said during the Fields on Wheels conference in Winnipeg Dec. 2. allan@fbcpublishing.com
CORRECTION A story in the Dec. 24 issue headlined “COOL demise a costly victory” incorrectly stated that the legal battle to end the U.S. labelling laws on meat cost the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association $4 billion. In fact, the legal fees amounted to $4 million.
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Near Melita, Bryce Lobreau is another young farmer working with his parents on the family farm. The Lobreaus aren’t hurrying towards succession planning, but their operation has undergone a large expansion since Bryce’s involvement. “We’re finishing 1,400 calves a year now,” says Lobreau, adding that “MASC was a big part of why we were able to grow.”
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OPINION/EDITORIAL
Doggerel 2016
John Morriss Associate Publisher
The tree is took down, there’s no more left of the turkey It’s a new year in farming, and for many, the future’s quite murky But not for our readers, who know that from time immemorial That we clearly predict the future in the new year’s editorial But first we look back at the past year, and do a review And as a bonus to readers, we do it in rhyme too
Some will be sad that he’s gone, but others will be merry After 12 years of being put on the Ritz, we no longer have Gerry Any news of parting gifts he received, I didn’t quite catch it But I think a good one would have been an ax or a hatchet I don’t know if he gave it some thought, or just a glance cursory But he chopped all the trees from the Indian Head nursery “Shelterbelts are just at relic of the ’30s,” said Gerry, “And by the way, “The same goes for community pastures run by the PFRA” If you want CWRS for bread, or durum for pasta you’re cookin’ Ritz dumped KVD, so which is which now, you can’t tell by lookin’ You could see a grain commission employee and ask for their view But Gerry got rid of a whole bunch of them too Those weren’t the only ones that he didn’t think we’d be needing He chopped a whole pile of the staff for plant breeding To get rid of the wheat board Ritz was particularly hungry What’s left of it is now owned by Saudi sheiks and by Bunge Just before leaving, Ritz and colleagues said it was terrific That they’d signed TPP — a trade deal Trans-Pacific That could be the case, and maybe I’ll soon find that it’s true But it’s 6,000 pages, and so far I’ve just made it to page 3,022 Farm organization leaders must read more quickly, I find Most issued glowing releases in favour the day TPP was signed Except supply-management leaders in dairy and chicken They said that under TPP they’re going to take quite a lickin’ It seems that if it’s into the TPP that Canada wants in We’ll have to buy all our milk from New Zealand or Wisconsin Now call it an error in judgment, or a slight mental hiccup But I thought an El Nino was a Chevy, with a back like a pickup But after hearing so much talk of it lately, it finely came through That it’s actually a big slug of warm water off the coast of Peru That’s a long way away, but apparently the effect of it carries To weather everywhere else, including here on the Prairies Now I find that a stretch, but I suppose that as most farmers do I’ll accept that what the scientists say on El Nino is true But on climate change it seems some farmers are sure That those same scientists are spouting a bunch of manure That’s a contradiction on which the scientists can catch you on Especially if you’re a farmer seeding soybeans in Saskatchewan It was just a couple of years ago now, I seem to recall That the world was going to run out of food, and the sky soon to fall Everyone told all the farmers that it was definitely proven That the world needed more grain, and they’d better get movin’ So they did, but once again, there was something to foil it When farmers grow more, the price always goes into the toilet As cattle producers will now very well understand You’re better off to have supply slightly less than demand Farmers are used to markets being a little bit manic But just one slow year seems to make chemical companies panic I guess it’s because of their shareholders’ urging But all of those big chem firms, they just keep on merging We’ve now got DowPont, and I hear what’s next on the agenda Is Synganto, or maybe they’ll call it Mongenta But enough of the last year, enough of past history You want to know of the future, for it to be less of a mystery You’ll be pleased to know that this year my advice is even wiser I took an Internet course on how to be an ag market adviser The outlook for wheat prices, could we see them recover? Definitely, depending on weather, and U.S. winter snow cover How about feed grain prices, do I see them surging? Maybe, if there’s problem with winter wheat emerging Prices for canola and oilseeds, do I see some gains? Absolutely, depending on what happens to wheat and feed grains Cattle prices, can we expect them to stay quite so hot? I can say with some certainty that probably not Come late February or March, I’m sure you’ll be having Some warm gentle breezes just in time for spring calving For April and May, I’m pretty certain what I sees is Enough moisture for growing, but not too much for diseases Then inch a week after that is pretty much what I’ve seen Until it stops when you pull out the swather around August 15 Or at least that’s what I hope for all of our readers Good luck with your calves, and good luck with your seeders That’s our best wishes to you from all of us here For good crops and good prices, and Happy New Year! john.morriss@fbcpublishing.com
Trade deals and U.S. agriculture By Harwood D. Schaffer and Daryll E. Ray
The following is an excerpt from an analysis of how U.S. farmers have fared under freer trade with Canada. Although the U.S. balance of trade with Canada improved by $13.4 billion between 1997 and 2014, the cumulative balance of trade between the U.S. and Canada for all agriculture over the period was in Canada’s favour to the tune of $30.4 billion.
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n early October 2015, negotiators for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) reached an agreement that they submitted to their respective governments for approval. The countries involved in addition to the U.S. are Canada, Mexico, Japan, Australia, Brunei, Chile, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, Peru, and Vietnam. The Office of the United States Trade Representative explains that the “TPP will make it easier for American entrepreneurs, farmers, and small business owners to sell Made-InAmerica products abroad by eliminating more than 18,000 taxes and other trade barriers on American products across the 11 other countries in the TPP — barriers that put American products at an unfair disadvantage today.” In any trade agreement, there are always winners and losers among countries and economic sectors. While it is difficult to say with any degree of certainty how the TPP will play out, we can gain some insight by looking at the impact of past trade agreements. By far, the most important trade agreement of the last couple of decades was the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
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NAFTA came into effect on January 1, 1994. With the ratification of NAFTA, farmers had high expectations that they would benefit from increased agricultural trade with Canada and Mexico. With that in mind, we looked at U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) data for U.S. domestic exports and U.S. imports for consumption. We chose to use data beginning in 1997 because USITC data before 1997 is not available using NAICS (North American Industry Classification System) codes that allow us to look at individual economic sectors. The latest fullyear data available is 2014 allowing us to compare the change in trade between 1997 and 2014, just short of the full period NAFTA was in force. For crop agriculture, a $497-million positive balance of trade with Canada in 1997 became $362 million in 2014, for a net reduction of $135 million, even though crop prices in 2014 were well above their 1997 levels. The U.S.-Canada balance of trade for animal agriculture and aquaculture of -$1.4 billion in 1997 became -$2.5 billion by 2014. Overall, the cumulative balance of trade between the U.S. and Canada for all agriculture over the period was -$30.4 billion. Excluding petroleum products, the U.S. balance of trade with Canada improved by $13.4 billion between 1997 and 2014. As the NAFTA results suggest, high expectations that trade deals will accelerate growth in the value of total U.S. agricultural exports don’t always materialize. Harwood D. Schaffer is a research assistant professor in the Agricultural Policy Analysis Center, Institute of Agriculture, University of Tennessee. Daryll E. Ray is emeritus professor, Institute of Agriculture, University of Tennessee http://www.agpolicy.org.
January 1966
ur first issue of 1966 served as a companion guide to a five-day television short course called “This Business of Farming,” which was a joint project of the CBC, the three Prairie Departments of Agriculture and the three Prairie universities. Topics to be aired for five days included farmstead planning and beautification, wintering the beef herd, small-farm improvement, farm income stabilization and farm business organization. That issue of the Co-operator carried articles to accompany each program. In other news, we reported on a joint project by the federal and Manitoba governments to reintroduce bison to the province. A herd of 20 was to be settled in the 500,000-acre Mawdesley Wildlife Management Area east of The Pas. Editor Q.H. Martinson ruminated on how we were being affected by automation, including in farming, and what would happen as society moved into the “leisure” stage. “The time is rapidly approaching when man will have to be sufficiently educated and mentally able to cope with a great deal more leisure time than he is now able to deal with in a suitable and satisfactory way.” The editor also commented on the lack of sufficient enrolment in agricultural faculties to meet the projected need for graduates over the next 10 years. The dropout rate was of special concern — nationally there were 779 first-year students but only 503 in the fourth year. Manitoba’s record was worse — 112 in first year and only 36 in fourth year, a dropout rate of almost 66 per cent.
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COMMENT/FEEDBACK
The promise and the pitfalls of CRISPR This technology doesn’t set new boundaries for genetic manipulation, it removes them By Alan Guebert
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bout the only one ever happy to see a mosquito is a hungry purple martin, the acrobatic swallow that dines on the bothersome insects morning, noon, and night. You and me, however, w o u l d b e p e r f e c t l y h a p py never to see another mosquito for the rest of our lives. Science can now make that happen. A powerful new gene-editing tool called CRISPR/Cas9 cannot only go inside the mosquito gene to, say, make all mosquitoes male, CRISPR also can ensure that all subsequent generations of mosquitoes would be nearly all male, also. This means that in a very short time, maybe in just a year or two, malaria could be wiped off the face of the earth because only female mosquitoes carry the parasite responsible for the deadly disease. Think of that: malaria
wiped out forever in a matter of months. Hallelujah! Unless, of course, you’re a purple martin or any other animal in nature’s infinitely complex web whose life somehow crosses paths with the bugging insect. Then, m a y b e, r i d d i n g t h e w o r l d of mosquitoes and malaria might not seem like a great plan. Purple martins aside, what would be the cost to mankind if, in a generation, the CRISPR-aided elimination of malaria adds another one billion people to compete for earth’s increasingly limited resources? Scientists, ethicists, and philosophers around the world are tackling this quandar y given CRISPR, a new genetic tool, that when “properly adapted… allows scientists to edit strings of DNA inside living cells with astonishing precision,” explains Dawn Field in a Sept. 11 essay titled “Perfect genetic knowledge” in Aeon magazine. The editing is so precise,
in fact, that the world can “edit” female mosquitoes out of nature right now and all mosquitoes a year from now should society want it. “In laboratories, agricultural companies have already begun to use CRISPR to edit s oy b e a n s, r i c e, a n d p o t a toes in an effort to make them more nutr itious and more resistant to drought. Scientists might even be able to edit allergens out of foods like peanuts,” writes Michael Sp e c t e r i n a Nov. 1 6 New Yorker story titled “The Gene Hackers.” This is exactly what ag’s gene jockeys promised farmers and consumers nearly 25 years ago when genetically modified crops came to the c o m m e rc i a l m a r k e t . W h a t they delivered, however, were genetically modified seeds that made farmers’ lives easier — mostly through pesticide- and herbicide-resistant crops — and consumer choices more complicated. Better food did not accompany the easier farming.
Now, however, scientists can use this new tool to precisely alter almost any single or any combination of genes in any plant or animal. Rice, a key food staple in the developing world, could grow in more saline-heavy soils or chicken eggs might deliver necessary childhood vaccines. Cu r re n t l y, s c i e n t i s t s a re using CRISPR in the laboratory to edit complex strings of pig genes so the animals might grow transplantable human organs. Complex cancer tumours are also being tackled by CRISPR and so is Lyme disease. These aren’t miracles; they a re t h e v e r y n e a r f u t u re. T h i s f u t u re, h owe ve r, w i l l arrive with some ver y new dilemmas. If, for example, we can cure a disease with drug therapy, should we use CRISPR to edit the diseasecausing gene from the human genome? “If CRISPR helps unravel the mysteries of autism, contributes to a cure for a form
of cancer, or makes it easier f o r f a r m e r s t o g row m o re nutritious food while reducing environmental damage, the fears, like the many others before them, will almost certainly disappear,” Michael Specter writes. A friend, a noted geneticist who has spent his entire career on the front lines of science, isn’t so sure. “ We older scientists have seen m a n y, m a n y ‘n e w ’ t e c h nologies come and go,” he explains. “But this is different. C R I S P R d o e s n’t s e t n e w boundaries; it removes boundaries.” What happens if, in our rush to new “cures” we “go past some tipping point we didn’t even know was there?” he asks. The price for that mistake “might very well be our extinction.” And that would make our children mosquitoes. The Farm and Food File is published weekly through the U.S. and Canada. www.farmandfoodfile.com.
What’s hot and what’s not for 2016 crops Margins are projected to be a lot tighter in the coming year, but the major crops are still showing the potential for profit
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anitoba farmers are facing some tough choices when it comes to squeezing a profit out of the crops they grow in 2016. But the Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development annual crop production guidelines indicate there are still profits to be made in both conventional and organic production systems. These estimates serve as useful reference but farmers are encouraged to plug in their own production costs and yield estimates to come up with a more accurate picture for their farms.
These budgets also show that although two production systems have remarkably similar total production costs for the major crops, the most profitable crop options differ. Flax is a dud for conventional farmers in 2016, showing a net loss of $17.52 per acre. But under organic production, it could generate a net profit of $161.76 per acre. Fall rye under organic production is showing a net loss of $37.37 per acre, whereas under conventional production it shows a small profit of $9.03 per acre. It will be difficult to make money growing buckwheat under either sys-
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tem this year. Under conventional production, it is showing a net loss of $65.30 per acre. Under organic that loss increases to $106.11 per acre. Farmers can study these budgets in detail by going to these links: https://www.gov.mb.ca/ agriculture/business-andeconomics/financial-man agement/pubs/cop_crop_ production.pdf, https://www.gov.mb.ca/ agriculture/business-andeconomics/financial-man agement/pubs/cop_crop_ organicproduction.pdf. Here are the top 10 most profitable crops for each system.
More emergency planning needed Manitoba’s Emergency Measures Organization (EMO) and the Association of Manitoba Muncipalities (AMM) are putting on a meeting about the need for more disaster planning. There is going to be a seminar January 14 in Portage la Prairie that will look at how the risk environment is changing in rural Manitoba. They are going to look at how critical infrastructures, such as power (Hydro Bipole III), water, communications
The top 10 in conventional farming are as follows: navy bean: marginal returns over total costs (net profit) $69.18 per acre winter wheat
$51.10
corn $45.46 confectionery sunflowers $32.96 peas
$26.58
canola
$16.66
fall rye
$9.03
wheat
$7.82
soybeans
$7.63
oil sunflowers
$3.01
and roads, can withstand extreme weather conditions, cybersecurity breakdowns, terrorism and chemical spills. They know the climate is changing with the floods we have had over the last few years and the tornadoes. High windstorms like we had on June 1, 2015 took down my parents’ barn, uprooted trees and took our neighbour’s granary right off of its foundation. There was also the ice storm we had this December 2015. They know the impacts of a natural disaster can quickly escalate. AMM and the EMO are hold-
The top 10 in organic farming are: winter wheat
$489.48
hemp oil
$295.02
hard red spring wheat
$293.05
oats
$175.21
brown flax
$161.76
spring spelt
$125.07
soybeans
$115.24
oil sunflowers
$110.37
feed barley fall rye
$15.56 ($37.37)
*** brackets denote a net loss
ing a one-day seminar planned for January 14, 2016 in Portage la Prairie called Creating a Vision for a Resilient Future Emergency Management in Manitoba. This is a very important meeting as I know our community has nothing if a natural disaster happened. I have been wanting this meeting to happen for months now. I am hoping it will be a good meeting. Maybe they will realize we do not want Bipole III coming this way. Here is hoping. Pam Pugh Edwin, Man.
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FROM PAGE ONE ILLICIT SEED Continued from page 1
T h e c h a n g e h a s i m p o rtant implications for farmers, grain buyers and seed cleaners. UPOV ’91, which is designed to compensate breeders for their work through seed sales, is not retroactive. Only a few varieties to be grown commercially this spring in Manitoba, including spring wheats Prosper and Elgin ND, are protected under it. But going forward virtually all new varieties will fall under UPOV ’91. One of the most important changes under UPOV ’91 is that breeders’ rights have a longer reach. The new rules don’t apply only to illegally purchased seed as they did under UPOV ’78; they also apply to the grain produced from that illegal seed. As well, seed companies can now go after those who sell seed illegally by not paying the breeder a royalty, plus the farmers who buy it and those who buy, store and/or condition grain grown from illegally purchased seed. “Before (UPOV ’91) I had to catch someone selling brown bag seed,” Lorne Hadley, executive director of the Canadian P l a n t Te c h n o l o g y A g e n c y (CPTA), told the Manitoba Seed Growers’ Association’s annual meeting in Winnipeg Dec. 10. “Now all we have to do is find where it is.” The CPTA, which currently has 25 seed company members, was set up in 2002 to monitor PBR infractions, coordinate enforcement and promote compliance.
AG CAREERS Continued from page 1
“We just want to make sure that we are complying with our obligations under UPOV ’91. Changes to the declaration also raise awareness among farmers they do have to comply with this.” Wade Sobkowich
Compliance The easiest way for farmers to comply with PBR is to buy certified seed, Hadley said. Those selling certified seed collect and remit a royalty to the varieties’ owner. Farmers who buy certified seed can keep and grow that seed indefinitely, but cannot sell or give it away to another farmer to grow, even as common seed. The exception is when they have signed a contract preventing them from saving their own seed. That’s common with Roundup Ready and Liberty Link varieties. Elevators and seed-cleaning plants that buy or treat grain grown from illegally purchased seed protected under UPOV ’91 can be held liable, Hadley said. If that happens it could prompt elevators and cleaners to sue the farmers who delivered that grain. (Details on how farmers and seed conditioners can protect themselves page 7.) It’s a message Hadley says
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pedigreed seed retailers must get to their farmer-customers. “We want you (retailers) to understand you have to have the conversation and we want you to have the background to do it well,” Hadley said, adding his office and the Canadian Seed Trade Association have fact sheets and signs explaining PBR.
Legally purchased Major grain companies are paying attention. Variety declaration forms farmers sign pledging to deliver only registered varieties, have been modified committing farmers to deliver only crops grown from legally purchased seed, We s t e r n Gra i n E l e va t o r s Association executive director Wade Sobkowich said in an interview. “We just want to make sure that we are complying with our obligations under UPOV ’91,” he said. “Changes to the declaration also raise awareness among farmers they do have to comply with this.” Under the 1978 Convention of the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV ’78), variety protection lasts 18 years. Most
UPOV ’91 varieties are protected 20 years — 25 years for plants such as grapes and trees. Plant variety owners must enforce their rights themselves, which can lead to lawsuits against alleged infringers in civil court. There are three types of violators — those who didn’t know better, those unwilling to admit they made a mistake and those who set out to cheat the system and capitalize on another’s innovation, Hadley said. The latter group accounts for an estimated seven to 12 per cent of annual Canadian seed sales. They charge almost as much as pedigreed seed sellers, but enjoy better margins because they don’t remit royalties or pay pedigreed inspection fees. And they’re shrewd. In one case an alleged violator told an undercover investigator he’d only sell seed to him if “one of my good customers makes a personal pledge that you’re not an undercover operator,” Hadley said. “Those are the guys who are the problem. We want to drive their customers back to dealing in the pedigreed seed system.” allan@fbcpublishing.com
of Agri-Retailers CEO and president Delaney Ross Burtnack told a recent panel on agricultural labour hosted by the Manitoba Farm Writers and Broadcasters Association. These aren’t people in their later lives. They are young persons with highly transferable skills and many productive years still ahead of them, she said. “They’re retiring after 10 or 15 or 20 years in the military and are typically between ages 28 and 35. They’re looking to have full second careers.” Meanwhile, the agricultural sector badly needs these highly trained individuals. Statistics from Ag More Than Ever project as many as 50,000 jobs to open up in the agricultural sector over the next five years, Ross Burtnack said, adding the spectre of human resource shortages looms large in the minds of CAAR members. In the lead-up to the launch
“We share that our future in agriculture is promising and so is theirs for a second career.” Delaney Ross Burtnack president Canadian Association of Agri-Retailers
of Operation Ag Careers, Ross Burtnack has met with hundreds of potential candidates. It’s to get them thinking about the jobs agriculture offers in areas such as mechanics, marketing, training, sales and communications and the prospects for a meaningful career in these fields. “We share that our future in agriculture is promising and so is theirs for a second career,” she said. Those meetings also dispel the commonly held idea among many in the military that they should have a background in agriculture first. The most significant hurdle this initiative faces is helping potential candidates get past the idea a career in agriculture is only about farming, Burtnack said. “That’s been a restricting factor for them,” she said. “This concept of being anything other than a farmer in agriculture is fairly new to them.” The emphasis in these meetings has been that agriculture is a broad field that needs people with a wide diversity of skills and experience and that employers will train the candidates that have the right mix. Meanwhile, the “relocation factor” is bound to be another issue, said other speakers on the ag labour panel. That’s already become a major issue identified by those hiring, said Laurel Hyde, associate consultant at Scott Wolfe Management, a Headingley-based wealth management and consulting firm. “Candidates may be ready for a change... but relocating has become a major issue,” she said. “It’s becoming a really challenging factor.” lorraine@fbcpublishing.com
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What you can do to comply with seed laws The first step is buying certified seed, the second is documenting it BY ALLAN DAWSON Co-operator staff
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he simplest way for farmers to avoid breaching Plant Breeders’ Rights (PBR) rules, including under the newly implemented UPOV ’91, is to buy certified seed, says Lorne Hadley, executive director of the Canadian Plant Technology Agency (CPTA). What constitutes a breach? It boils down to buying seed that doesn’t return a royalty to the variety’s owner. And the breach, under UPOV ’91, even carries over to crops grown from that seed. Under UPOV ’91, farmers who buy certified seed have the “privilege” of keeping back seed from subsequent crops indefinitely, so long as they haven’t forfeited that privilege through a contract with the seed seller. “You qualify for farmers’ privilege by making a legitimate purchase,” Hadley said. “From then on you can save the seed for your own farm. You can’t transfer it to anybody else.” Being able to save seed is a privilege akin to a driver’s licence, Hadley said. If you pass a test and obey traffic laws the state grants you a driver’s licence. And with seed, farmers can save it so long as the seed they bought in the first place was purchased legally. An online tool at http://cdnseed.org/library/crop-kindsdatabase/ makes it easy to find out whether a variety is protected under UPOV ’91, UPOV ’78 or isn’t protected. It also shows which company has the rights to the variety. Farmers can get more PBR information from their local pedigreed seed retailer, from the CPTA or at www.PBRfacts.ca.
Find out the type of Plant Breeders’ Rights a variety has and who has those rights at cdnseed.org/library/crop-kinds-database.
this provision to their variety declarations.) The declaration should also state the farmer plans to use the conditioned seed “solely for planting purpose” on the farmer’s own farm, Hadley said. If seed conditioners or eleva-
tors are found with illegal seed or grain grown from illegal seed, they can be compelled to reveal the names of the farmers who delivered, Hadley said.
Seed development costs It costs about $1 million to
develop a new crop variety, a CPTA survey of members found. It doesn’t matter the crop kind or whether it was developed by publicly funded researchers or private companies, Hadley said. “It came as a bit of surprise,”
he added. “If you look at the popular varieties in Western Canada, yeah, they probably collected a million dollars’ worth of royalties over their life, but there’s a whole whack that didn’t.” UPOV ’91 isn’t all one way, Hadley noted. Researchers can experiment with protected varieties and use them in breeding programs without the breeder’s authorization. There’s also a private exemption for those using a protected variety for non-commercial purposes, which include hobbyists, home gardeners and subsistence farmers. “If you want to grow something on your farm and feed your kids and you never want to sell it into the grain market, and you’re in a subsistence area and just feeding yourself in a home garden, or those kinds of things, it (PBR) doesn’t impact you,” Hadley said. allan@fbcpublishing.com
Keeping records In addition to buying certified seed, farmers should keep a record of the purchase for at least seven years, Hadley told the Manitoba Seed Growers’ Association’s annual meeting in Winnipeg Dec. 10. Pedigreed seed retailers should also keep a record of their sales and include the variety name and its level of pedigree on the buyer’s invoice. Seed retailers need to explain PBR rules to their farmer-customers, Hadley said. “There are times when you need to mention this more than once,” he said. “We want you to understand you have to have the conversation and we want you to have the background to do it well. “You guys (retailers) are on the front line. If you get a bad feeling, do something about it. Talk to somebody. If you had a bad experience in the past, don’t go and sell to the guy again.” When varieties are protected under UPOV ’91, seed companies can hold seed conditioners (those who clean and/or treat seed) liable when they process illegal seed or crops produced by illegal seed. To protect themselves, Hadley recommends seed conditioners get farmers to sign a declaration stating the common seed they are delivering was originally lawfully purchased from the company holding the rights to the variety. (Most grain elevators have already added
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Manitoba population up by 1.09 per cent Manitoba government release
Manitoba saw the nation’s second-strongest population growth of any province over the last year, according to population and thirdquarter 2015 migration estimates released today by Statistics Canada, Labour and Immigration Minister Erna Braun said last week. As of Oct. 1, Statistics Canada estimated Manitoba’s population at 1,298,591, an annual increase of 13,992, or 1.09 per cent. Manitoba was tied with Saskatchewan for the second-highest 12-month growth rate behind Alberta. The Canada-wide average increase was 0.85 per cent over the same period. This marks the seventh straight year Manitoba’s population growth rate has been higher than one per cent and means Manitoba’s population has grown by an estimated 60,384 over the last four years, according to Statistics Canada. The numbers also show Manitobans gave birth to 16,597 babies between September 2014 and October 2015, the highest number of births over that time period in 22 years.
Canola growers fund grain entrapment demos Staff / The Canadian Agricultural Safety Association (CASA) has partnered with the three Prairie canola growers’ associations to build and operate three mobile grain entrapment demonstration units. “We are incredibly grateful to have these three canola producer organizations as our founding partners of this new program,” CASA executive director Marcel Hacault said in a release. “This grassroots support means that we have a solid start to this new and vital program.” Hacault said CASA plans to initially build and operate three units, but the next step is to secure funding to build enough units to serve all of Canada’s agricultural community. “Each of these units would serve communities at fairs and trade shows, train first responders in grain rescue techniques and be used by commercial grain farmers for training agricultural workers,” Hacault said. Manitoba Canola Growers Association, Alberta Canola Producers Commission and SaskCanola will each contribute $30,000 over three years to the project. For more information contact CASA at 877-4522272 or at info@casa-acsa. ca.
Generators: a lifesaver or a real killer Improper hookup or use can be hazardous Manitoba Hydro release
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hen a power failure occurs, due to a storm, equipment failure or accident, a properly sized and well-maintained standby generator can be a lifesaver when used
properly. But many people turn to a portable generator as a temporary solution to a power outage without knowing the risks. Know how to use a generator safely: • Only operate a generator outside as they can create dangerous levels of toxic carbon monoxide very quickly. • Never use a generator in an attached garage, even with the door wide open. • Place generators so that exhaust fumes can’t enter the home through windows, doors, vents or other openings in the building. • Use a licensed electrician for the electrical work that connects your transfer switch to the electrical system. Make sure all codes are met and necessary inspections are completed. • Use only approved electrical equipment. • The transfer switch sits between your essential loads panel and your main service panel. It’s mandatory under the Canadian Electrical Code. The transfer switch ensures that the generator cannot feed power back into the hydro lines. If that happened, power from the generator could put Hydro crews working on the lines at risk of injury.
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Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries bets on local food WHAT’S UP Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries dedicates 25 per cent of food budget to local food purchasing Waterhen Lake Fishery, a thirdparty certification ensuring social, environmental and economic sustainability of a fishery. “The casinos of Winnipeg are committed to using local, sustainable foods wherever possible,” Alain Dumonceaux, executive director of hospitality and entertainment services at MLL said in a press release. It’s happening because MLL initially set a target for local purchasing within its food-service contract, then was able to meet it through innovative arrangements made with its distributor. MLL is now Manitoba’s best example of an institutional buyer stepping up to the plate to commit to local food, said a spokesman for the registered charitable group Food Matters Manitoba that’s been working on local food procurement projects for the past two years. Food Matters Manitoba began its Manitoba on the Menu initiative to identify barriers faced by larger institutional food buyers to switch their purchasing
BY LORRAINE STEVENSON Co-operator staff
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anitoba Liquor and Lotteries doubled the amount of local food it bought to serve in restaurants at its two Winnipeg casinos’ restaurants this year, now dedicating 25 per cent of its annual $4-million food budget to local food purchasing. The food is served at its restaurants at Club Regent and Mc P h i l l i p s St a t i o n w h e re approximately 9,000 meals are served weekly. The uptake of local food purchases means increased demand from companies like Notre Dame Creamery Ltd. to supplying the corporation an additional 600 pounds of butter, adding over $60,000 to the milk processors’ annual revenues. MLL will also be buying Manitoba fish, and is the first institution in the province to purchase Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) pickerel from
“It’s a very direct example of how similar institutions can make those kinds of changes.” Stefan Epp-Koop Food Matters Manitoba acting executive director
to local suppliers. Its research shows larger institutions are interested in switching to local, but are not doing so due to concerns related to price, availability, consistency and quantity of local food, as well as the added complexities of sourcing from multiple suppliers. MLL is setting an example for how to overcome those hurdles, said Stefan Epp-Koop, acting executive director at Food Matters Manitoba. “Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries is probably the best example of institutions that have really stepped up in the past
year,” he said. “They are demonstrating that it’s possible to do this and do it with a mainline distributor. It’s a very direct example of how similar institutions can make those kinds of changes.” The Manitoba government’s climate change action plan includes a commitment to dedicate 20 per cent of the government food procurement to local foods. Epp-Koop doesn’t know what impact that would have, but said their own research shows the provincial procurement services branch is already buying about $10 million worth of local food annually and several post-secondary institutions in Manitoba additionally buy several million dollars’ worth. “If you extended that to include all the hospitals and long-term care facilities we’re talking certainly tens of millions of dollars if not more,” he said. “It would be a very sizable market for sure.” lorraine@fbcpublishing.com
Please forward your agricultural events to daveb@fbcpublishing. com or call 204-944-5762. Jan. 11: Beef and Forage Day, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Ukrainian National Home Hall, 106 Main St., Vita. For more info call MAFRD at 204-4255050. Jan. 14: Direct Marketing Your Meat Products workshop, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Sun Gro Centre, 360 Veterans Lane, Beausejour. For more info or to register ($20, lunch included), call MAFRD at 204-392-7268 or 204-461-2978. Jan. 14: Creating a Vision for a Resilient Future: Emergency Management in Manitoba, 2020 and Beyond, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Canad Inns, 2401 Saskatchewan Ave. W., Portage la Prairie. For more info or to register, visit www.amm.mb.ca/events/ event/manitoba2020/ . Jan. 19-21: Red River Basin Land and Water International Summit Conference, Alerus Center, 1200 S. 42nd St., Grand Forks, N.D. For more info or to register visit RedRiverBasinCommission.org. Jan. 21: Solutions that work for organic field crop production, 8:30 a.m. to 4:40 p.m., Upper Curling Club viewing lounge, Keystone Ag Centre. Free to all producers; networking lunch, $20. For more info or to register (deadline Jan. 11) contact Janine Gibson at 204-434-6018 or janine@nlis.ca. Jan. 26-28: Keystone Agricultural Producers annual meeting and Young Farmers Conference, Delta Winnipeg, 350 St. Mary Ave., Winnipeg. For more info visit kap.mb.ca or call 204697-1140.
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Feb. 4-5: Manitoba Beef Producers annual general meeting, Victoria Inn, 3550 Victoria Ave., Brandon. For more info or to register visit www.mbbeef.ca/ annual-meeting/.
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Feb. 10: Manitoba Sustainable Energy Association (ManSEA) conference and annual meeting, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Manitoba Agriculture GO Centre, 1129 Queens Ave., Brandon. For more info visit www.mansea.org or contact wdigby@mymts.net or 204-727-1394 Feb. 10-11: CropConnect Conference, Victoria Inn, 1808 Wellington Ave., Winnipeg. For more info visit cropconnectcon ference.ca. Feb. 14-16: Western Canadian Holistic Management Conference, Russell Inn and George P. Buleziuk Conference Centre, Russell. For more info call 204-648-3965 or to register and get details visit www.canadianfga.com. Feb. 18-19: Prairie Organics: Think Whole Farm, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Agriculture Building, 66 Dafoe Rd., University of Manitoba, Winnipeg. Visit www. prairieorganics.ca for details.
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March 1: Manitoba Turkey Producers annual meeting, Victoria Inn, 1808 Wellington Ave., Winnipeg. For more info call 204-489-4635. March 1-3: Canola Council of Canada annual convention, Loews Coronado Bay Hotel, 4000 Coronado Bay Rd., San Diego. For more info or to register visit con vention.canolacouncil.org. March 11-12: Direct Farm Marketing Conference, Canad Inns, 2401 Saskatchewan Ave., Portage la Prairie. For more info visit www.directfarmmarketing. com.
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LIVESTOCK MARKETS (Friday to Thursday) Winnipeg December 18, 2015 Slaughter Cattle Steers — Heifers — D1, 2 Cows 96.00 - 97.00 D3 Cows 84.00 - 92.00 Bulls 115.00 - 125.00 Feeder Cattle (Price ranges for feeders refer to top-quality animals only) Steers (901+ lbs.) — (801-900 lbs.) 190.00 - 212.00 (701-800 lbs.) 200.00 - 225.00 (601-700 lbs.) 215.00 - 237.00 (501-600 lbs.) 225.00 - 267.00 (401-500 lbs.) 240.00 - 295.00 Heifers (901+ lbs.) 160.00 - 180.00 (801-900 lbs.) 165.00 - 177.00 (701-800 lbs.) 170.00 - 202.00 (601-700 lbs.) 185.00 - 213.00 (501-600 lbs.) 190.00 - 226.00 (401-500 lbs.) 210.00 - 265.00
Heifers
Alberta South — 157.50 - 157.50 95.00 - 112.00 80.00 - 100.00 119.07 - 119.07 $ 180.00 - 200.00 188.00 - 207.00 200.00 - 220.00 205.00 - 237.00 226.00 - 270.00 255.00 - 296.00 $ 170.00 - 185.00 177.00 - 199.00 180.00 - 202.00 190.00 - 218.00 205.00 - 232.00 225.00 - 271.00
($/cwt) (1,000+ lbs.) (850+ lbs.)
Ontario — — 76.75 - 88.45 64.35 - 76.75 — $ 180.00 - 207.00 178.00 - 212.00 176.00 - 225.00 183.00 - 247.00 210.00 - 270.00 213.00 - 281.00 $ 167.00 - 188.00 167.00 - 188.00 162.00 - 201.00 180.00 - 228.00 193.00 - 244.00 197.00 - 261.00
$
(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 (December 18 2015) in U.S. Fed Cattle Close Change December 2015 117.15 -4.30 February 2016 122.53 -3.72 April 2016 124.18 -3.18 June 2016 116.73 -2.08 August 2016 113.80 -2.43 October 2016 114.85 -2.43
Feeder Cattle January 2016 March 2016 April 2016 May 2016 August 2016 September 2016
Cattle Slaughter Canada East West Manitoba U.S.
Close 144.25 143.45 144.18 144.93 147.20 145.58
Change -7.63 -7.68 -7.83 -7.58 -7.30 -7.72
Cattle Grades (Canada)
Week Ending December 12, 2015 42,645 11,815 30,830 N/A 581,000
Previous Year 53,149 12,871 40,278 N/A 570,000
Week Ending December 12, 2015 1,102 21,577 10,966 496 675 6,964 214
Prime AAA AA A B D E
(Friday to Thursday) ($/100 kg)
Previous Year 1,364 23,669 13,400 874 780 9,259 186
Source: Manitoba Agriculture
E - Estimation MB. ($/hog) MB (All wts.) (Fri-Thurs.) MB (Index 100) (Fri-Thurs.) ON (Index 100) (Mon.-Thurs.) PQ (Index 100) (Mon.-Fri.)
Current Week 156 E 144 E 138.59 141.60
Futures (December 18, 2015) in U.S. Hogs December 2015 February 2016 April 2016 May 2016 June 2016
Last Week 153.76 143.37 138.44 140.11
Close 56.63 62.05 70.78 75.05 75.60
Last Year (Index 100) 185.59 173.11 179.43 185.65
Change -3.93 -2.65 -1.22 -1.13 -0.85
Other Market Prices Sheep and Lambs Winnipeg Wooled Fats
Choice (110+ lb.) (95 - 109 lb.) (80 - 94 lb.) (Under 80 lb.) (New crop)
$1 Cdn: $0.7203 U.S. $1 U.S: $1.3882 Cdn.
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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 January 3, 2015 Broiler Turkeys (6.2 kg or under, live weight truck load average) Grade A ................................................$1.930 Undergrade ........................................$1.840 Hen Turkeys (between 6.2 and 8.5 kg liveweight truck load average) Grade A ............................................... $1.920 Undergrade ....................................... $1.820 Light Tom/Heavy Hen Turkeys (between 8.5 and 10.8 kg liveweight truck load average) Grade A ............................................... $1.920 Undergrade ....................................... $1.820 Tom Turkeys (10.8 and 13.3 kg, live weight truck load average) Grade A................................................. $1.890 Undergrade......................................... $1.805 Prices are quoted f.o.b. producers premise.
Toronto 100.60 - 135.08 150.72 - 184.93 175.82 - 198.81 184.91 - 222.74 190.05 - 301.16 —
SunGold Specialty Meats —
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 $2.05 A Large 2.00 2.05 A Medium 1.82 1.87 A Small 1.40 1.45 A Pee Wee 0.3775 0.3775 Nest Run 24 + 1.8910 1.9390 B 0.45 0.45 C 0.15 0.15
Goats Kids Billys Mature
Winnipeg (Hd Fats) — — —
Toronto ($/cwt) 203.43 - 329.79 — 142.74 - 304.43
Horses <1,000 lbs. 1,000 lbs.+
Cattle will likely remain profitable, just not as much Risk management will become more important for producers “Hopefully we’re through the majority of the decline, but there could be more pressure on local prices.”
Jade MarkuS CNSC
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Hog Prices
$/cwt Ewes Lambs
EXCHANGES: December 18, 2015
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Cattle Prices
Slaughter Cattle Grade A Steers Grade A Heifers D1, 2 Cows D3 Cows Bulls Steers
Numbers below are reprinted from December 24 issue.
Winnipeg ($/cwt) — —
Toronto ($/cwt) 21.00 - 42.00 33.30 - 61.21
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anadian cattle producers are likely to see a new normal in 2016, according to one analyst, as futures markets remain under pressure, though the cattle sector will remain a profitable industry. The pressure will likely stay on cattle futures as North America sees a larger herd going into 2016. “Certainly there will be a lot more cattle in the U.S., which is really the major market driver,” said Brian Perillat, manager and senior analyst at CanFax, the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association’s market analysis arm in Calgary. That trend will likely be echoed in Canada, he said. Canada isn’t in expansion mode, but producers have been holding on to cattle, which will drag on the market. “And we’ve hardly exported any feeder cattle; our exports are just down to a crawl,” he said. The feeding sector will be most challenged by managing and buying cattle, he added. “It’s just important to have solid risk management when buying these cattle in this downward-trending market.” Despite those bearish factors, Perillat said cattle producers should still see another profitable year, though the market likely won’t touch the highs seen in 2015. “Hopefully we’re through the majority of the decline, but there could be more pressure on local prices.” U.S. and Canadian cattle prices saw record highs over the last two years, and in 2016 the market will come down further from cycle highs, said Anne Wasko, market analyst at Taber, Alta.-based Gateway Cattle Marketing.
brian perillat CanFax
Canada’s cycle highs were in the first half of 2015, and the U.S. made cycle highs near the end of 2014 and into the beginning of 2015, she said. She also expects increased beef supplies to add pressure next year, in addition to the cyclical nature of the cattle market. “We know there’s going to be more protein available in North America, and so that’s going to lead to lower prices,” she said, but also noted “what kind of year Mother Nature throws at us, from a weather perspective.” The North American beef herd has been aggressively expanding, and producers should prepare for lower price trends ahead, she said. But how much lower those cattle prices go depends on exchange rates, trade flows and deals into next year. Due to freight and country-of-origin labelling (COOL) costs, fat cow prices in Western Canada are typically weaker than in the U.S. But thanks to a ruling from the World Trade Organization, Canadian beef and pork producers can expect to be free of COOL, which could be another market influencer in 2016. Manitoba auction marts were closed through the holidays, with many resuming operation this week. Jade Markus writes for Commodity News Service Canada, a Winnipeg company specializing in grain and commodity market reporting.
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Korea’s temporary ban on Canadian beef lifted STAFF / South Korea’s temporary ban on imports of Canadian beef and veal, imposed after Canada’s discovery of a 19th case of BSE in February, has been lifted as of Dec. 30. Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay and Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland announced the Korean government’s decision Dec. 31. South Korea had reimposed its ban on Canadian beef after the discovery of Canada’s Case 19, an Alberta beef cow and the first BSE case to be born in Canada after an “enhanced” federal feed ban took effect in 2007. Case 19 didn’t affect Canada’s status as “controlled risk” for BSE, as per World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) standards for beef safety, but Korea and a
handful of other countries put up temporary bans pending the results of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s BSE investigation. South Korea had been Canada’s fourth-biggest export market for beef in 2002, prior to the discovery of Canada’s first domestic case of BSE — after which Korea closed its ports to Canadian product until 2012. In 2014, South Korea was Canada’s sixth-biggest beef buyer, taking $25.8 million in imports, which made Canada the fourth-biggest shipper of beef into the South Korean market after Australia, the U.S. and New Zealand. “South Korea holds huge potential for beef and especially cuts and offals that are underutilized here at home,” Canadian Cattlemen’s Association president Dave Solverson said in the federal government’s release Dec. 31. “Korea is a market that will pay more for those select items and that helps to increase the
overall value of the animal for producers.” “South Korea is an important market for Canadian exporters and this positive development is a testament to our close commercial relationship,” Freeland said in the same release, noting Jan. 1, 2016 marks the one-year anniversary for the Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement. Combined with the free trade pact, Seoul’s announcement “allows Canadian beef and veal exporters to begin the process of reclaiming a greater share of the important Korean market,” Matt Gibney, chair of the beef, veal and lamb committee of the Canadian Meat Council, said in a separate release Dec. 31. With 50 million “mostly middle-income” consumers, and beef and veal import demand worth US$1.7 billion per year, the South Korean market is “highly coveted by all of the globe’s major beefexporting nations,” he said.
There will be no market reports from livestock auctions this week. They will return next issue.
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The Manitoba Co-operator | January 7, 2014
GRAIN MARKETS
Numbers below are reprinted from December 24 issue.
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Manitoba Elevator Prices
ICE canola closes downward on year-end profit-taking
Average quotes as of December 21, 2015 ($/tonne) Future
Basis
Net
Weekly Change
Red spring wheat
186.60
39.31
225.91
0.65
Red winter wheat
175.99
12.23
188.22
-9.66
Prairie spring wheat
176.35
13.91
190.26
-2.34
Canola
487.20
-33.84
453.36
2.08
Argentina’s farmers are expected to unload soybeans soon DAVE SIMS CNSC
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CE Futures Canada canola contracts ended 2015 on a slightly down note a s t ra d e r s t o o k p ro f i t s t h e l a s t f e w calendar days of 2015. The most active March contract fell $2.30 for the week of Dec. 24-31 to settle at $486.50 per tonne. How e v e r, i t’s l i k e l y m o s t s t a k e h o l d e r s in the industry had already shifted their attention to the new year, which seems to hold more questions than answers. The last week of the calendar year typically draws some volatility, as large funds adjust their positions ahead of the New Year’s Day holiday, while most farmers hang on to supplies in favour of the new tax year. Crushing activity across Western Canada was a key feature, however, with one marketwatcher saying most crushers were going “flat out.” Many crushers had already sourced supplies in the lead-up to the holiday week, which helped keep the pace surprisingly brisk. Margins were also good, while export interest in the weeks prior had been robust. While the carry-out is still anyone’s guess, this type of crushing activity should help whittle down the total somewhat. International demand for oilseeds in general still seems to be strong; however, the situation in Argentina hangs over the market. With the country’s peso devalued and export taxes lowered, many market-watchers expect farmers to start unloading the stockpiles of soybeans they have reportedly been sitting on for months.
The Canadian dollar posted minimal gains for the week but didn’t act as a real weight on canola’s ability to move in the marketplace. In the U.S., soybeans and corn both suffered substantial losses between Dec. 24 and 31. CBOT wheat futures gained a few dollars in the most active months while the more deferred values hung close to unchanged. Large funds embarked on routine year-end positioning of corn, which pushed the March contract down to US$3.5875 per bushel on Dec. 31. Commonly referred to as one of the three “kings” of the market (along with crude oil and gold), corn saw turbulence over much of the past year, as strength in the U.S. dollar caused headaches for North American exports, which had to compete with cheaper supplies coming out of South America and the Black Sea. Soybeans were pressured primarily by weather issues, as beneficial weather in Brazil’s Mato Grosso region improved production prospects. Export sales were relatively mediocre and the threat of large stockpiles being released from Argentina onto the market was also bearish. Wheat posted gains as bargain-hunters went on a quick buying spree before the new year. Unfavourable weather conditions in various parts of the world also contributed to the gains. The threat of winterkill in parts of the Black Sea region was one problem, along with flooding in the U.S. Midwest, which was threatening the winter wheat crop. Up to that point, values had been pressured by lukewarm sales figures, as cheaper supplies of wheat in the Black Sea region drew sales away from the U.S. Dave Sims writes for Commodity News Service Canada, a Winnipeg company specializing in grain and commodity market reporting.
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Port Prices As of Friday, December 31, 2015 ($/tonne) Last Week
Weekly Change
U.S. hard red winter 12% Houston
193.27
-5.05
U.S. spring wheat 14% Portland
229.00
-4.78
Canola Thunder Bay
488.60
4.60
Canola Vancouver
508.60
6.60
Closing Futures Prices
As of Monday, December 21, 2015 ($/tonne) Last Week
Weekly Change
ICE canola
480.60
6.60
ICE milling wheat
241.00
-2.00
ICE barley
184.00
-7.00
Mpls. HRS wheat
186.66
-2.76
Chicago SRW wheat
177.84
-4.23
Kansas City HRW wheat
176.55
-3.40
Corn
147.33
-1.97
Oats
147.84
-6.16
Soybeans
322.52
-0.18
Soymeal
305.92
4.19
Soyoil
668.34
-32.63
Cash Prices Winnipeg As of Monday, December 21, 2015 ($/tonne) Last Week
Weekly Change
Feed wheat
202.80
3.67
Feed barley
185.10
6.43
Rye
n/a
n/a
455.09
0.39
n/a
n/a
Oats
198.42
-3.89
Soybeans
372.95
3.67
16.40
-0.10
Ask
Ask
Flaxseed Feed peas
Sunflower (NuSun) Fargo, ND ($U.S./CWT) Sunflower (Confection) Fargo, ND ($U.S./CWT)
Western Canadian spring wheat bids down with U.S. futures Quoted basis levels were generally sitting $38 to $56 per tonne above the futures BY PHIL FRANZ-WARKENTIN Commodity News Serivce Canada
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ash spring wheat bids across Western Canada moved lower during the two-week holiday period ended December 31, as the U.S. futures also drifted lower during that time frame. Ave ra g e Ca n a d a We s t e r n Re d Spring (CWRS) wheat prices were down by $7 to $8 per tonne during the two-week period, according to price quotes from a crosssection of delivery points across the Prairie provinces compiled by PDQ. Average prices ranged from about $219 per tonne in southeastern Saskatchewan to as high as $237 in southern Alberta.
Quoted basis levels varied from location to location, but were generally sitting at $38 to $56 per tonne above the futures when using the grain company methodology of quoting the basis as the difference between the U.S. dollar-denominated futures and the Canadian dollar cash bids. When accounting for the currency exchange rates by adjusting the Canadian prices to U.S. dollars ($1=US$0.7225 as of December 31) CWRS bids ranged from US$158 to US$171 per tonne. That would put the currency adjusted basis levels at about US$10 to US$23 below the futures. Looking at it the other way around, if the Minneapolis futures are converted to Canadian dollars,
CWRS basis levels across Western Canada range f ro m $ 1 4 t o $ 3 2 below the futures. Av e r a g e C a n a d a P r a i r i e R e d Spring (CPRS) bids were down by $9 to $10 per tonne. Average CPRS prices came in at about $186 per tonne in Manitoba, $186 to $199 per tonne in Saskatchewan, and $198 to $205 per tonne in Alberta. Average durum prices were up by $9 to $10 per tonne. Bids in southern Saskatchewan, where the bulk of the crop is grown, were up by $9 at roughly $312 per tonne, according to PDQ data. The March spring wheat contract in Minneapolis, on which most CWRS contracts in Canada are based, was quoted at US$4.9325 per
bushel on December 31, down 13 U.S. cents from the close two weeks earlier on December 18. The Kansas City hard red winter wheat futures, which are now traded in Chicago, are more closely linked to CPRS in Canada. The March Kansas City wheat contract was quoted at US$4.6850 per bushel on December 31, down 13.75 U.S. cents over the two-week period. T h e Ma rc h C h i c a g o Bo a rd o f Trade soft wheat contract settled at US$4.7000 on December 31, which was 16.75 U.S. cents weaker compared to two weeks prior. The Canadian dollar closed at 72.25 U.S. cents on December 31, which was up by about half a cent relative to its U.S. counterpart compared to December 18.
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The Manitoba Co-operator | January 7, 2016
LIVESTOCK h u s b a n d r y — t h e s c i e n c e , S K I L L O R ART O F F AR M IN G
Provincially developed calculators give insight into on-farm numbers More than a dozen free worksheets are available online to assist producers in exploring common operation scenarios
“It is important for producers to calculate what they are spending on feeding their cows over winter. Once you have entered your figures, the cost summary will break down winter feed costs, yardage, labour and the total cost per cow, per day.”
BY JENNIFER PAIGE Co-operator staff/Brandon
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rivate and customizable worksheets offer Manitoba producers the ability to gain insight into on-farm costs, now and in the future. Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development (MAFRD) recently updated its online interactive tools for beef and forage producers. “We have spent a considerable amount of time developing tools and resources to help with farm management decisions,” said Ben Hamm, livestock business development specialist with MAFRD. “Most of the tools that we develop come from questions we receive from industry and producers themselves.” The calculators can be found at www.gov.mb.ca/agriculture under the business and economics, financial management and farm software and worksheet tabs. The site offers more than a dozen templates touching on cow replacement value, cow overwinter cost, cow share lease, feed and fence plans, hay storage cost planners, standing hay costs, pasture rental rates, calf creep feed, and a number of others.
Customizable inputs The cow overwintering tool allows producers to input their farm data and measure costs per cow, per day.
Ben Hamm Livestock business development specialist with MAFRD
Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development recently updated a number of helpful production tools for beef and forage producers.
“It is important for producers to calculate what they are spending on feeding their cows over winter,” said Hamm. “Once you have entered your figures, the cost summar y will break down winter feed costs, yardage, labour and the total costs.” Users are able to alter data for different scenarios and c h a n g e r a t i o n s t o e n s u re accurate outcomes. This s p re a d s h e e t a l s o h a s t h e option of including a culling management fee. “ You can put any ration you want into this spreadsheet. But, if you are looking
at different rations and cost, I encourage you to go to the full cost-of-production worksheet. We have a lot of options you can work through there and bring over to this calculator,” said Hamm.
Planning ahead MAFRD has most recently developed the cow replacement value calculator that can give producers a glimpse into the future. “ This tool is helpful for producers to put their crystal ball to work and see what the value of their cows will be in the coming years, tak-
ing into account the price of calves as well as cull cows,” said Hamm. Hamm explains that the calculator can help producers see how market prices will affect their profitability by estimating the break-even replacement values. “This tool will break down what you can pay for these cows and gives a prediction of the coming eight years.” For those renting or leasi n g p a s t u re l a n d , M A F R D has come up with the pasture rental rate tool, which is equipped to estimate carrying capacity and rental costs per head, per day. “Everyone has a different
pasture rental rate and when producers are trying to find out rental rates in their areas, we now have a tool that can help them to calculate what the rental rate could or should be given their own specific parameters,” said Hamm. The tool takes into account land taxes and according to Ha m m , c a n b e e s p e c i a l l y helpful for producers to find the real values of each site, instead of going with area averages.
Answering common questions Over the past few years, Hamm says MAFRD has received a number of inquiries in the spring on how to calculate the standing value of hay. “We have two different methods of calculating the standing hay value available online – the hay market method and the hay cost-of-production method. Both are very valid ways of assessing what that hay is worth,” he said. Producers are encouraged to visit the site and experiment with these free tools that Hamm says can give great insight into farm operations and provide the ability to pinpoint areas that can be improved to cut costs. Each worksheet also contains contact information for MARFD staff that are available to assist with questions and case specifics. jennifer.paige@fbcpublishing.com
Beef and Forage Week Seminars The Manitoba Beef Producers, Manitoba Forage & Grassland Association and Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development (MAFRD) are hosting beef and forage seminars in your local community. Register today to hear a wide variety of speakers provide information on how to maximize forage fertility and productivity, extensive wintering of livestock, beef market outlook for 2016 and updates on the Manitoba Beef and Forage Initiative and the McDonalds Canada sustainable beef pilot*. Seminar times are 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
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The Manitoba Co-operator | January 7, 2016
Quality winter feed will promote a more successful calving season, says expert For strong cows at calving time, MAFRD livestock expert says to focus on the content of winter feed and keep your eye on the thermometer BY JENNIFER PAIGE Co-operator staff/Brandon
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aving profitable calves next fall starts with not s h o r t c hanging their mothers now, a livestock extension specialist with Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives says. “Based on research conducted by the Western Beef Development Centre, reproduction is five times more important than growth rate and 10 times more important than carcass quality when it comes to profit,” said Tim Clarke, livestock extension specialist with Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development (MAFRD). Clarke spoke about feeder rations in cow-calf operations during a recent Stock Talk webinar produced by MAFRD. “Thin or underfed cows are only half as productive as cows in optimal condition and thin cows at calving can negatively affect weaning weights, breeding potential, overall herd performance and profit,” said Clarke. “Another thing is that having higher-quality colostrum just after birth will produce a healthier calf beyond weaning.”
“Thin or underfed cows are only half as productive as cows in optimal condition and thin cows at calving can negatively affect weaning weights, breeding potential, overall herd performance and profit.” Tim Clarke Livestock extension specialist with Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development
Clarke recommends testing rations to be able to evaluate the energy and protein levels, as well as the mineral content, specifically calcium and phosphorus levels. “Most silage has enough energy for our cows, however, we often need to provide additional energy and protein to our young stock,” he said. Clarke also recommends keeping an eye on the thermometer, as cattle require more energy intake as temperatures drop. “Normally in the winter, we target feed consumption at 2.5 per cent of body weight, per day, per cow,” said Clarke. “But, for every 10° below -20 the nutritional requirements should be increased by 15 per cent or by 6.5 pounds of hay per day or 4.5 pounds of grain per day.” However, he says it is important to know your ration contents as feeding a lot of native hay or straw can also affect the cow’s degradable intake protein. “Beef cows can only consume 1.8 per cent of body weight per day of wheat straw due to low digestibility. If you are going to feed a lot of native hay or straw it is a good idea to mix in a bit of
alfalfa,” said Clarke, who recommends about seven pounds of alfalfa every second day to keep the rumen operating effectively. Clarke also suggests that producers consider adding corn into the mix. “Cattle can consume up to 2.7 per cent of corn silage because digestibility is high. And if we look at the energy and protein provided by corn, in most cases it meets the nutritional requirements of our cows through the winter regardless of what stage they are in, lactation or pregnancy,” he said. For more information on evaluating rations Clarke suggests visiting your local GO office where feed test probes and resources for lab testing are available. jennifer.paige@fbcpublishing.com
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Featuring Keynote Speaker Léona Dargis Join us this January for the MB Young Farmer Conference. The goal of this meeting is to challenge young farmers to reflect on what it means to be successful now, in the future, and how to achieve these goals! Register online at kap.mb.ca For more information, call the KAP office at 204-697-1140 Follow us on twitter @MBYFconference
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The Manitoba Co-operator | January 7, 2016
Parmalat gets GF2 funds for milk plant More staff are expected to be hired for a new St. Boniface facility STAFF
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air y giant Parmalat is set to get federal and Manitoba gov ernment funding toward its planned new $50-million milk plant in Winnipeg. The two levels of government on Dec. 15 pledged $2.5 million toward the construction of Parmalat’s new dairy plant at an industrial park in the city’s St. Boniface area, about seven km east of the company’s existing century-old facility. “This expansion is important to the future of the food-processing and dairy industries in Manitoba and we are committed to seeing this project move forward,” provincial Agriculture Minister Ron Kostyshyn said in a release. The public funds, provided through the federal/provincial Growing Forward 2 ag policy funding framework, are to be used for energya n d w a t e r- u s e re d u c t i o n equipment, waste water treatment and new processing equipment. Replacing the aging building with a new plant in a new location “will allow the company to increase production with modern equipment in a neighbourhood
“This expansion is important to the future of the foodprocessing and dairy industries in Manitoba and we are committed to seeing this project move forward.” Ron Kostyshyn Provincial agriculture minister
more suitable for its business,” the governments said. T h e c u r re n t Pa r m a l a t p l a n t , w h i c h t h e It a l i a n company has owned since its Canadian arm took over B e a t r i c e Fo o d s i n 1 9 9 7 , is in a residential area of St. Boniface, not far from t h e c i t y ’s d ow n t ow n a n d hemmed in on all sides. W i n n i p e g ’s c i t y h a l l announced in July that it would sell the city-owned property in St. Boniface to Parmalat Canada for $2.625 million. The city, the province and Par malat are to cover the $5.61-million cost to extend services such as electricity and water to the new site, offset by the sale of the land. The new plant “will set
Trailers parked inside the boundary wall at Parmalat’s St. Boniface milk plant. Hemmed in on all sides, the current century-old plant leaves the company with no room for expansion. photo: dave bedard
Parmalat up for success in Wi n n i p e g a n d w i l l p o s i tion the company to act as a catalyst attracting further b u s i n e s s t o St . B o n i f a c e Industrial Park,” Winnipeg Mayor Brian Bowman said Dec. 15. “L o c a l d a i r y p ro d u c e r s have been extremely supportive in providing us with
the raw materials to make a world-class product, and this investment shows our c o m p a n y ’s c o m m i t m e n t and support of agriculture i n M a n i t o b a ,” Je a n Pa u l Q u i b l i e r, v i c e - p r e s i d e n t of operations for Parmalat Canada, said in the same release. Parmalat’s total workforce
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today in Manitoba, including the St. Boniface milk plant and cheese and creamer y facilities at Gr unthal and St. Claude, respectively, includes 139 people. “Ne w h i re s” a re a l s o expected once the new St. Boniface plant comes online in 2017, the governments said.
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The Manitoba Co-operator | January 7, 2016
CFIA to continue hog trailer enforcement to May Manitoba producers fear PED may hitch a ride with trucks cleaned on the U.S. side STAFF
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mergency federal protocols that have allowed empty hog trucks coming into Manitoba from the U.S. to be cleaned and disinfected on the Manitoba side of the border will now continue until May. In a producer newsletter Dec. 24, Manitoba Pork chair George Matheson said the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, which had previously planned to end the emergency protocol effective Jan. 13, 2016, has now agreed to extend that period until May 2. Fearing transmission of the porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDv), Manitoba Pork, the Canadian Pork Council and other provincial hog industry groups have “strongly objected” to CFIA’s plans to return to full enforcement of previous hog trailer regulations at the Canada/U.S. border, Matheson said. Without the emergency protocol in place, empty hog trailers returning to Canada after delivering hogs in the U.S. would have to be cleaned and disinfected at U.S. facilities before being allowed to enter Canada. Manitoba Pork officials have previously argued that U.S. highways used by livestock truckers have few such truck washes, and the ones en route have poor water quality and lower standards for cleaning and disinfection. Under the emergency protocol, CFIA has allowed those trucks to be sealed in the U.S. and disinfected once in Manitoba. Federal Border Services officials have been tagging empty livestock trailers and submitting the tag numbers to CFIA. Tagged trailers would then go to a certified wash station in Canada and be washed and disinfected as per Canadian Swine Health Board standards. “This had worked relatively well for the last 18 months,” Manitoba Pork general manager Andrew Dickson said on a recent telephone town hall with Alberta Pork. “You can see from the number of cases that we got in Manitoba, that we had relatively few cases compared to other parts of Canada and compared to the U.S.” However, CFIA said in a memo to truckers last fall it had “reviewed the situation and has concluded that the outbreak of PED in Canada no longer merits an emergency response.” The agency had planned to run an “informed compliance” period ending Jan. 13, 2016, after which the emergency protocol would be fully lifted and any vehicles not first cleaned in the U.S. would be denied entry into Canada. However, Matheson said in the Dec. 24 notice, CFIA has now “committed to discussing the regulation and its shortcomings” at an upcoming federal/provincial agriculture ministers’ meeting in mid-January, then to undertake a review of the regulation. Canada hadn’t seen a new case of PED on a hog farm in over four months, up until a new case was detected Dec. 2 on a finisher operation in southern Ontario’s Lambton County. PED-positive environmental samples were also recently identified at three assembly yards in Manitoba. However, the five Manitoba farms previously confirmed with PED have all been ruled “presumptive negative” for PED as of Nov. 27. That said, with winter now offi-
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cially here, cold conditions mean PED transmission is again more likely in Canada. Alberta provincial veterinary epidemiologist Dr. Julia Keenliside warned recently on the industrysponsored program “Farmscape” that in the U.S., the main source of the PED virus for Canadian herds, the disease remains established or endemic. Thus, she said, “we have to remember that it’s going to be there for quite a long time and still provides a risk for Canada.”
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The Manitoba Co-operator | January 7, 2016
WEATHER VANE “Everyone talks about the weather, but no one does anything about it.” Mark Twain, 1897
Cold winter weather moving in for a while Issued: Monday, January 4, 2016 · Covering: January 6 – January 13, 2016 Daniel Bezte Weather Vane
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fter a fairly nice end to the year and an equally nice start to 2016, it looks like we’re in for some significant changes in our overall weather pattern. High pressure that brought us plenty of sunshine along with fairly mild temperatures over the weekend pulled off to the east, and by Wednesday the weather models show a storm system developing over the central U.S. Confidence on how this storm system will behave is fairly low, but the confidence on how the overall weather pattern will play out is fairly high. The central U.S. low is expected to deepen and move off to the northeast on Thursday and Friday. A trough of low pressure is forecasted to extend northward from this low and will likely bring clouds and light snow to our region late on Thursday and into Friday. Right now it looks like most of the energy and precipitation from this low will stay well to our south, but this system does need to be watched. Current indications are for only a light dusting
of snow with maybe a couple of centimetres over extreme southern and eastern regions. While this low is winding up and pulling off to our northeast, arctic high pressure will be building in behind it. This high is forecast to drop southward through Western Canada, placing us in what could be a fairly strong northerly flow. Depending on how quick the high builds in and how fast the low moves out, Saturday could be fairly windy, and if some snow is still lingering behind the low it could end up being a fairly blustery day. By Sunday or Monday we’ll see the coldest air of the winter move into the region, with daytime highs expected to be in the -20 C range and overnight lows dropping to around -30 C. These cold temperatures look like they’ll be sticking around for a while, with weather models showing the cold air staying in place until at least the middle of the month. Usual temperature range for this period: Highs, -21 to -5 C; lows, -31 to -15 C. 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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12 Month (365 Days) Departure from Average Precipitation (Prairie Region) December 15, 2014 to December 14, 2015
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December’s weather roundup The current pattern favours below-average amounts of precipitation for January BY DANIEL BEZTE Co-operator contributor
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ith the ending of a year and the beginning of a new one, we traditionally look back at what was, then look ahead to see what the new year might have in store for us. From a weather point of view, there are a number of ways we can do this. I think we’ll begin with my usual look back at the previous month, then look ahead to what’s being forecast for the next couple of months. In the following issue, we’ll take a look back at the year as a whole, then try to look ahead to see what the upcoming year might have in store for us. Then we’ll look back at some of the biggest weather stories from across Canada and around the world. Let’s dive right into our weather reminiscing with a December 2015 weather summary. Unless you were away during December, I think it was pretty obvious that it was a warmer-than-average month. After a nice warm fall, with temperatures averaging around 3 C above the long-term average, the big question on most people’s minds was whether the mild weather would continue into the winter. The answer to
that question came early in the month, as mild air moved in, pushed daytime highs into the double digits in some places and, even with the weak winter sunshine, melted most of the snow cover. These abovefreezing temperatures lasted until the 9th or 10th of the month, when slightly cooler air moved in, but even then, daytime highs were still only a few degrees below freezing. What did come with the cooler air was some snow. By the 18th, most locations had re c e i v e d e n o u g h s n ow t o pretty much ensure a white Christmas. A second storm system a few days before Christmas brought some additional snow, bringing the monthly snow amounts to near average. While the snow amounts were near average, the low moisture content of the snow meant that overall, precipitation amounts ended up being below average. This second storm also brought with it some colder but seasonable temperatures, with the last week of the month seeing near average temperatures, and even a few below-average readings thrown in for good measure. When all of the numbers were added up it was indeed a very warm month. Usually we say a month was well
… with such a nice December, most of us are thinking we’ll have to pay for it eventually.
above average when the mean m o n t h l y t e m p e ra t u re w a s more than 2 C above average. December’s mean monthly t e m p e ra t u re s a t a l l t h re e of our main locations were around 5 C above average. Precipitation was near average in the Brandon region and only slightly below average in the Winnipeg area. It was a fairly dry month around Dauphin, with that region recording only about seven mm, less than half the average.
Who called it? When we look at the different December forecasts, it looks like both Environment Canada and I correctly predicted the above-average temperatures and below-average amounts of precipitation. If I had to give the nod to just one forecast, it would have to be to mine — not because it was me, but rather because I predicted a very warm and dry first half of the month followed by cooler (but near average) temperatures during the second half of month along with better
chances of seeing snow. Hey, sometimes the dice just roll in your favour! N o w, l e t ’s l o o k a h e a d t o s e e w h a t Ja n u a r y a n d February might have in store for us this year. According to Environment Canada, temperatures will continue to be above average in both January and February, but the probability is dropping down to about a 60 per cent chance. As for precipitation, it continues to call for below-average amounts. O v e r a t t h e Ol d Fa r m e r ’s Almanac it calls for very cold temperatures in January along with below-average amounts of snow. Temperatures will then rebound to slightly aboveaverage values in February, along with slightly aboveaverage amounts of snow. The Canadian Farmers’ Almanac, always tough to figure out, seems to call for near to slightly below-average temperatures, as it doesn’t mention cold weather but does say chilly winds and blustery weather several times for January. It does appear to call for above-
average amounts of snow as it mentions stormy weather/ snow several times during the month. Its February forecast is almost a repeat of January, with several calls for stormy or blizzardy weather, but this time it mentions cold weather a couple of times, so I’m going with colder and snowier than average for the month. F i n a l l y, h e r e a t t h e Co-operator, I have a slight advantage with the January forecast and it looks like we’ll see at least a week or two of below-average temperatures during the first half of the month. The weather models then lean back toward average or even above-average temperatures for the second half of the month, which would mean overall we should expect near to slightly below-average temperatures. Precipitation is always the tough part of a longrange forecast, but the current pattern favours below-average amounts of precipitation. As for February, recent history seems to point to belowaverage values, and with such a nice December, most of us are thinking we’ll have to pay for it eventually. I’ll have to admit I’m on the fence with this one, so I’ll go with what I hope will happen: warmer than average with near- to below-average amounts of snow!
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The Manitoba Co-operator | January 7, 2016
CROPS h u s b a n d r y — t h e s c i e n c e , S K I L L O R ART O F F AR M IN G
Manitoba crop yields above average in 2015 Corn and soybean set new records at 136 and 39 bushels an acre, based on crop insurance data BY ALLAN DAWSON
Above average At 51 bushels an acre, hard red spring wheat was just a bushel higher than in 2014, 10 per cent above the 10-year average, but 10 bushels under the record of 61 set in 2013. Feed wheat, which includes the highyielding American Dark Northern Spring Faller and some high-yielding varieties in the Canada Western General Purpose class, was the only major crop grown in
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015 was a bumper crop year for Manitoba with far mers setting new records for corn and soybean yields, according to data collected by the crop insurance branch of the Manitoba A g r i c u l t u r a l Se r v i c e s Co r p o r a t i o n (MASC). Based on 99.7 per cent of yield data from insured farmers entered into MASC’s database, the average yield for corn in 2015 is 136 bushels an acre, which beat the previous record set in 2013 by three bushels. In 2014, Manitoba’s insured corn crop averaged 113 bushels an acre and the 10-year average is 108. Soybeans, which averaged 39 bushels an acre, narrowly surpassed the previous record of 38.5 also set in 2013. Figures could vary slightly once all the data is keyed in. Soybeans averaged 33 bushels an acre in 2014, which is also the 10-year average. Canola, Manitoba’s biggest-acreage crop, averaged 42 bushels an acre — just one bushel shy of the record set in 2013. Provincial average yields for hard red spring wheat, winter wheat, oats, barley, flax, white pea beans and non-oilseed sunflowers, all exceeded 2014 yields and the 10-year average. “What stands out from 2015 is that yields were pleasantly surprising given the extreme weather that was random and spread out across the province,” Doug Wilcox, MASC’s manager of research administration, said in an interview Dec. 31. “The northwest was dry, other areas were wet. There was hail, there was lodging. We were thinking we’d do well to get an average yield, and here we are above average. We’ve got records for soybeans and corn. I think everyone would be surprised by that.”
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Average Manitoba corn yields in 2015 hit a new record high of 136 bushels an acre, based on 99.7 per cent of yield data collected by the Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation being keyed in. PHOTO: ALLAN DAWSON table 1: Manitoba average crop yields 2015 Table 1 Crop
2015 Yield 2014 Yield % Change Bushels per Acre
Red Spring Wheat
51
50 +2
Winter Wheat
65
52 +25
Feed Wheat
67
71
Argentine Canola
42
Oats
10-Year Average % Change New Record in 2015
Previous Record Yield
Year of Previous Record
46.3 +10
No
61
2013
64 +2
No
71
2008
57 +18
No
78
2013
37 +15
34 +24
No
43
2013
95
94 +1
86 +11
No
107
2013
Barley
69
63 +9
61 +12
No
83
2013
Flax
23
22 +7
21 +11
No
28
2013
136
113 +21
108 +26
Yes
133
2013
39
33 +17
33 +18
Yes
38.5
2013
Grain Corn Soybean
-6
White Pea Beans
1,816 lbs./ acre
1,540 lbs./ acre
+18
1,483 lbs./acre
+23
No
2,214 lbs./acre
2013
Non-oil Sunflowers
1,676 lbs./ acre
1,611 lbs./ acre
+4
1,466 lbs./acre
+14
No
2,192 lbs./acre
2012
Source: Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation, necessary calculations Pedigreed seed and organic acres are not included. To protect farmers’ data on crops grown by three farmers or less on less than 500 acres is not reported.
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2015 that averaged less yield than in 2014 — 67 bushels an acre versus 71. Still it was 10 bushels ahead of the 10-year average and exceeded both winter and hard red averages. Manitoba farmers started seeding cereals and canola early last spring, but a killing frost May 30 in many areas resulted in almost a million acres — most of them canola — being reseeded, Wilcox said. Statistically late-May and earlyJune plantings are still early enough to achieve near-normal yield potential, he added. Manitoba farmers suffered more hailstorms in 2015 than the year before. While some storms hit in June the most devastating were in August when crops were more mature and had less time to recover before harvest, Wilcox said. There were almost 3,400 hail claims registered in 2015 compared to just over 1,400 in 2014. However, 2015 payouts totalled $46 million compared to $16 million in 2014. “So roughly speaking, there were double the claims and three times the payout,” Wilcox said.
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“What stands out from 2015 is that yields were pleasantly surprising given the extreme weather that was random and spread out across the province.”
Doug Wilcox
Dale Alderson predicted above-average corn yields and the potential for a record back in August. He works with Intel Seed, a DuPont Pioneer seed dealer, at Oakville. “ I t w a s a c o r n y e a r,” Alderson said in an interview Dec. 31.
table 2: top 10 acreage crops in manitoba 2015
Table 2
Rank
Crop
2015 Acres 2014 Acres % Change
10-Year Average
% Change
1 Argentine Canola
2.98 million
2.9 million
+3
2.8 million
+6
2 Red Spring Wheat
2.4 million
2.2 million
+10
2.2. million
+10
3 Soybeans
1.3 million
1.23 million
+6
551,020 +136
4 Oats
413,994
332,371 +25
532,474
-22
5 Barley
353,190
311,079 +14
520,643
-32
6 Feed Wheat
335,273
272,707 +23
7 Grain Corn
213,314
240,870
-11
192,275 +11
8 Winter Wheat
144,804
252,586
-43
310,400
-53
9 Dry Edible Beans
117,733
142,955
-18
136,670
-14
188,678
-41
10 Flax
109,777
81,130 +35
45,906 +631
Source: Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation, necessary calculations Pedigreed seed and organic acres are not included. To protect farmers’ data on crops grown by three farmers or less on less than 500 acres is not reported.
Corn year He predicted Aug. 26 many corn growers in the Portage la Prairie area would average 130 to 200 bushels an acre. His forecast was based on corn kernels. The main risk then was an early frost. Most areas
didn’t get frost until well after crops were mature. As a result, Alderson expects farmers to plant more corn in 2016 if prices and weather are good.
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season, he was forecasting around 35 because of hail damage. Some soybean crops in the St. Jean-Letellier-Dominion City area were completely defoliated. Soybean yields might have been even higher had it not been hot and dry in some areas in late July and early August, Lange said. “I think we did lose some yield potential there, but that’s part of growing soybeans in Manitoba,” he said. Lange expects Manitoba farmers will seed at least 1.5 million acres of soybeans in 2016, up from 1.3 million last year. Plantings could even hit 1.6 million, he added. “I t h i n k we’l l s e e m o re acres in the west,” Lange said. “Talking to growers from the western part of the province there was some very good yields out there.” However, Lange stressed farmers shouldn’t push their rotations for fear of attracting weed, insect and disease pests. He also urges farmers to grow varieties with maturities suitable for their farms. MASC’s 2015 yield and variety data will be published in Yield Manitoba next month and distributed in the Manitoba Co-operator. The information will also be available online through Management Plus at http://www.mmpp.com/ mmpp.nsf/mmpp_index.html. allan@fbcpublishing.com
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Manitoba needs a carbon tax: Beddome Another voice is added to the debate over farming and greenhouse gas emissions in Manitoba BY SHANNON VANRAES Co-operator staff
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he word “agriculture” may not have made it into the text of the Paris climate agreement, but in Manitoba, climate change and agriculture have been appearing together a lot in recent days. Only a few weeks ago the Manitoba gover nment released its Climate Change and Green Economy Action Plan, and now Manitoba’s Green Party has put out a call for the creation of a localized food system as part of its own climate action plan. “ We know that we need t o m ove t ow a rd s s u s t a i n able agriculture,” said party leader, James Beddome. “And we know that organic agriculture and local agriculture, use less energy and produce less emissions. “When we look at the average plate of food, most of what we eat has travelled 1,500 km or more, and we really think that’s not necessary; there is a lot of potential for us to produce more food locally,” he said. A g r i c u l t u re i s c u r re n t l y responsible for 31 per cent of all greenhouse gas emissions in the province. Tra n s p o r t a t i o n i s re s p o n sible for another 39 per cent of greenhouses gases generated in Manitoba, a figure that includes the transportation of agricultural products and food. Beddome said that moving away from chemically produced fertilizer, while simultaneously moving towards locally produced food would slash greenhouse gas emissions in the province significantly. The Koch Fertilizer plant in Brandon has been identified as one of the largest — if not the largest — emitter of greenhouse gases in the province. Beddome said that reducing agriculture’s reliance on fertilizer would reduce emissions resulting from both fertilizer application and production. But he does acknowledge that it’s not a change that can happen over night. Moving to a local food system would require rethinking how agriculture fits into our economy and our lives. “We are so export oriented, that a lot of our major commodities we produce here, aren’t actually consumable for us. Manitoba quite frankly sells a lot of canola and a lot of baby piglets, but neither of those create something that’s readily available as food on its own,” Beddome said. “Why does our garlic come from China? We can grow garlic perfectly fine here in Manitoba.” Highly critical of the current government’s plan to introduce a cap-and-trade system
“That transition period can be a challenge, so we need to work with farmers and find a way to asset with that, to help them transition over. It would mean a much more robust and a much safer food system.” James Beddome
for carbon, the leader also called for a carbon tax of $50 per tonne of emissions. It’s a tax that the Green Party would use in part to fund farmers as they transition away from conventional farming, he said. “That transition period can be a challenge, so we need to work with farmers and find a way to asset with that, to help them transition over. It would mean a much more robust and a much safer food system,” said Beddome, adding that
temporary programming and pilot projects aren’t adequate. Long-term predictable funding is needed, he stressed, adding that that long-term funding could easily be funded by a carbon tax. “I know there are going to be some farmers out there who are going to be grumbling, but our plan is to put a price on greenhouse-based emissions,” Beddome said. shannon.vanraes@fbcpublishing.com
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A WINTER SNOW CAP
McCain fry plant gets funds for upgrades New equipment is expected to reduce food waste and add jobs at the Carberry plant STAFF
T A grain bin sports a wintry “do” complete with curls. photo: gracie crayston
he Manitoba and federal governments are dipping into an agribusiness support fund to cover half the cost of equipment upgrades f o r Mc Ca i n Fo o d s’ f re n c h fr y plant in the province’s southwest. Federal Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay and provincial Agriculture Minister Ron Kostyshyn on Dec. 30 a n n o u n c e d $ 3 8 0 , 0 0 0 f ro m the Growing Value program for the McCain Foods plant at Carberry. The upgrades are expected to reduce potato and canola oil waste by 900,000 pounds and 800,000 pounds per year, respectively, the governments said in a release. The new equipment is also expected to allow the company to add 10 jobs to Carberry’s staff of about 220 over the next three years, they added. “In order to stay competitive, it’s important to have equipment that r uns efficiently, allowing maximum p ro d u c t i v i t y a n d m i n i m a l waste,” plant manager Dean Me l n i c s a i d i n t h e s a m e release. The 53-year-old processing plant, which McCain has owned since 2004, handles about 430 million pounds of Manitoba potatoes per year, mostly for french fries. “ We e x p o r t 8 0 p e r c e n t o f t h e p ro d u c t s w e m a k e at our plant, so investments in equipment help support our employees, local growe r s, a n d t h e s u r r o u n d i n g communities.” “Reducing waste and i n c re a s i n g e f f i c i e n c y w i l l help ensure Manitoba-grown potatoes continue to be a top choice for processors and consumers,” Kostyshyn said in the same release. Growing Value, part of the federal/provincial Growing Forward 2 ag policy funding framework, is meant to provide financial assistance to agribusinesses to “make changes to adapt to market forces and environmental considerations” or to “increase their ability to compete in domestic and international markets.” Covered projects can include “value-added processi n g p ro d u c t i v i t y i m p rove ments and related equipment purchases” as well as “adoption of environmental sustainability practices.” As explained on the provincial Agriculture Department’s website, Growing Value will cover up to 50 per cent of eligible expenses for approved projects, for up to $100,000 per project. The two governments didn’t say in the Dec. 30 release how many approved projects are involved in the upgrades at the Carberry plant.
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Eliminating the hazard from an abandoned well The Pembina Valley Conservation District seals a well at the Altamont Community Centre, one of more than 1,300 so far PVCD release
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DuPont cuts jobs in Delaware ahead of Dow merger About 1,700 jobs are to be cut in early 2016 REUTERS
Chemical maker DuPont said it would cut 1,700 jobs in Delaware, as part of a previously announced plan to reduce its workforce before combining with Dow Chemical in a US$130 billion megamerger. The job cuts in the state, which has been its home for more than 213 years, will take place in the beginning of 2016, DuPont CEO Ed Breen said in a letter to the company’s employees Dec. 29. DuPont said earlier in the month that it was planning to slash about 10 per cent of its workforce of about 63,000 and take a pre-tax charge of US$780 million. Breen said the company decided to announce the job cuts now as it was legally required to file a notice with the Delaware state government, detailing the expected local job reductions by Dec. 31. “Especially given that we are in the middle of the holidays, we would have preferred to wait until individual notifications were complete before reporting the full local impact,” Breen said in the letter. Delaware Governor Jack Markell said in a statement that the news of the job cuts was “deeply disappointing.” DuPont and Dow agreed to merge in an all-stock deal earlier in December in a first step toward breaking up into three separate businesses. The three-way split into material sciences, specialty products, and seeds and agrichemicals, is likely to occur 18 to 24 months after the deal closes. The deal is expected to face intense regulatory scrutiny, especially over combining their agricultural businesses, which sell seeds and crop protection chemicals, including insecticides and pesticides.
Looking into the well, the remains of the wood cribbing are visible. The concrete well head had collapsed leaving a void under the building foundation. Photos: PVCD
level where we installed a layer of bentonite. Once the seal was in place we filled most of the remaining cavity with
The bentonite seal in place, ready for another layer of sand.
sand, taking care to fill the voids on both sides of the well casing. The sand was tamped and packed as well as possible to prevent settling in the future.
A concrete slurry was used to ensure the void under the foundation was filled, eliminating the risk of collapse.
To date, PVCD has filled approxim a t e l y 1 , 3 0 0 we l l s a n d c o n t i n u e s t o p r o m o t e p r o t e c t i n g o u r aquifer.
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COLUMN
Canadian dollar falls to an 11-year low There are advantages and disadvantages for agriculture David Drozd Market Outlook
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he Canadian dollar continues to erode on the heels of falling commodity prices. A year ago, the Canadian dollar
was 86 cents against the American dollar. Today it is closer to 72 cents U.S. The weakness in crude oil and gold have contributed to the collapse of the loonie. Canada is a country rich in resources, so when the metal and energy markets drop, so goes the Canadian dollar. This weakness may have come as a surprise to some people, but
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technical analysts were alerted to an impending downturn in July 2014, when a two-month reversal developed on the monthly nearby gold and crude oil futures charts. Since then gold has lost $300 an ounce and crude oil has slipped $70 per barrel. Subsequently, the Canadian dollar has dropped 22 cents U.S., as it continues to establish lower lows and lower highs within a downtrending channel. This is illustrated in the accompanying long-term chart.
Downtrending channel In a downtrend, the market declines and then reacts, but quickly runs into overhead resistance where an increase in selling turns the market back down. This process, once set in motion, develops a momentum which strengthens the trend and makes it persist.
Market psychology As a new downtrend begins to emerge, sell orders materialize, but many are at a limit price above the market. In the normal ebb and flow of the market some
of this selling is satisfied when prices move up. However, a portion of the selling is not satisfied and when prices again begin to move down, some of these sellers jump in for fear of missing the move. The balance of unfilled sell orders will continue to trail the market in hopes of catching a reaction. However, most of these sellers will gradually lower their offers as the market declines. Eventually, the decline will accelerate sharply when much of the patience of those waiting for a big break will have worn thin. This results in more selling being thrown into the market at the prevailing price level. There is an old saying, “The trend is your friend.” When a trend can be identified and followed to its conclusion, it translates into opportunity. A declining Canadian dollar impacts Canadian agricultural producers. A lower Canadian dollar makes it more expensive to import goods from the United States such as fertilizer, machinery, soybean meal and corn, but
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there are also some advantages of a lower dollar. Canadian grain and livestock producers selling to companies in the United States and being paid in U.S. dollars can take advantage of a declining Canadian dollar by waiting to convert those greenbacks to the loonie when the Canadian dollar is lower. A low Canadian dollar also serves to offset some of the weakness in U.S. grain and livestock futures markets pressured by the strong U.S. dollar. Some individuals are under the impression grain and oilseed prices are higher when the Canadian dollar is low. This is a myth! Grain prices are higher when the U.S. dollar is low. A weak U.S. dollar makes U.S. exports more competitive in the global market, increasing demand for U.S. commodities, which draws down stocks and increases prices. This recently occurred in 2007-08, an era which experienced recordhigh grain prices. At that time the U.S. dollar was low and the Canadian dollar was in turn up at par. A lower Canadian dollar can also help to improve spring wheat basis levels when the exchange rate is incorporated into the basis. This is in part the reason spring wheat prices have been holding relatively steady to slightly lower in the cash market, even though the daily MGEX spring wheat futures contracts are at new lows. Although many factors influence the price of grain, producers identifying the trend in the Canadian dollar are better able to determine marketing and hedging opportunities for their grain and livestock operations. Send your questions or comments about this article and chart to info@ag-chieve.ca. David Drozd is president and senior market analyst for Winnipeg-based Ag-Chieve Corporation. The opinions expressed are those of the writer and are solely intended to assist readers with a better understanding of technical analysis. Visit Ag-Chieve online at www. ag-chieve.ca for information about our grain-marketing advisory service and to see our latest grain market analysis. You can call us toll free at 1-888-274-3138 for a free market consultation.
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cons e rvat i o n c h a m p i o n s
Bale grazing for a healthier pasture and wallet A Gilbert Plains producer says switching to a bale-grazing system has saved money, labour and created positive changes in pastures BY JENNIFER PAIGE Co-operator staff/Brandon Gilbert Plains, Man.
another pasture for bale grazing through the winter months. “The cows are bale grazed at
a site about six miles away. Bale grazing works really well. I can’t really see any downfalls in the
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on and Janice Apostle run their second-generation cow-calf operation on the outskirts of Gilbert Plains with the intent of leaving the land better than they found it. “Everything starts with the environment,” said Janice. “We used to have our corrals right by the creek and we wanted to apply to move them. During that process we quite literally had to write a novel on why it would be beneficial for the environment and that’s when we really focused in on what we were doing on our farm.” The Apostles’ operation sits along Renicker Creek, creating picturesque views, but it is also a direct link to Dauphin Lake through the Wilson River. Improving run-off from their 300-head operation was a major priority for the couple. In 2014, they earned the Intermountain Conservation District’s 2014 conservation award for their efforts by completing an environmental farm plan and constructing a new cattle yard at a higher elevation with a retention pond. “Everyone has their practice preferences but some practices do concern me, in terms of longterm sustainability. We have always tried to be conscious of our environmental impact. It is concerning when you think what shape we will be in, in a few generations,” said Janice. In recent years, the couple took part in a holistic management course that Ron said has resulted in dramatic effects in their operation in terms of grass production, labour requirements and finances. “We took a holistic management course a few years ago and that really changed our way of thinking about things,” said Ron. “It really was helpful in moving our operation towards conservation efforts and just really thinking outside of the box.” The Apostles had originally enrolled in the holistic management course as a requirement to acquire funding support for their operation. “We originally took the course for financial reasons because BSE was just killing us. But, the more we read, the more it began to make more and more sense,” said Ron. “I always say I wish I had taken this course 20 years ago.” Ron says that along with changing the way they look at their operation, the holistic management course gave them a number of tools and tactics to help implement operational changes. “The holistic management course makes you really look at things differently and notice things on your own operation that you never really did before and then gives you the tools to make a plan,” said Janice. “Had we not taken that course all of the cows would be home in pens, being fed in pens and we would be hauling manure.” The Apostles now graze their cattle for as long as possible at home before moving them into
Ron and Janice Apostle received the 2014 Intermountain Conservation District award after implementing a number of conservation efforts on their cow-calf operation. Photo: Jennifer Paige
system,” said Ron. “We haul the bales when it is generally warmer outside and don’t burn nearly as much fuel as we used to. We don’t even have a tractor there now.” Ron says he has also seen a pretty substantial difference in the pasture regrowth since he began importing bales to his pasture site. “Ever since we started covering the land more, we have seen an improvement in the grass production and more active soils. It was surprising,” said Ron. “The production of the grass after awhile is just phenomenal. We have also noticed the pastures seem to tolerate more water and when it was dry, the pastures were still moist and seemed to tolerate the drought better.”
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COUNTRY CROSSROADS CON N EC T I NG RU R A L FA M I L I E S
Manitou takes pride in keeping its opera house in fine form Manitou has added a seamless new addition to its 1930 Arts and Crafts-style opera house
The Manitou Opera House is now fully accessible with a ramped walkway leading to a spacious foyer inside an access wing architecturally consistent with the heritage style of the original building. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
BY LORRAINE STEVENSON Co-operator staff/Manitou
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he Manitou Opera House has always looked as good as it sounds. So when residents of this s o u t h - c e n t ra l t ow n a d d e d some modern amenities to its 1930s-era vintage theatre, they were determined to keep it that way. No one will ever guess 86 years had passed between the new addition and the original Manitou Opera House, built in an Arts and Crafts style with a classic proscenium arch. “They look like they were built at the same time,” is now talk around town about a job that used matching materials, from the roof’s cedar shingles to its drip cap and facia and gleaming hardwood floors inside. The addition now makes the popular performing arts centre fully wheelchair accessible, adding a spacious foyer, new kitchen, washrooms, and more meeting space. Looks mattered for this renovation, but so did ensuring the sound lived up to its opera house stature.
Choral directors rave about its acoustics. Vocalists and musicians from all over Canada who have performed here have been so impressed with the hall’s sound quality they’ve talked about it on national broadcasts. “It is wonderful to perform here. The acoustics are second to none,” said local musician Al Thorliefson, who serves as an executive member of the Manitou Opera House management committee. The reno has added only one doorway where a window was located. That won’t impact the place’s auditory quality. “We expect it will not have any effect at all,” he said. The renovations cost nearly $900,000 with some of the funds coming from two grants totalling $200,000. The rest of it from local wallets. “It really just shows the commitment of people in the community to this building and what it means to the community,” adds Thorliefson. Manitou has long been dedicated to its opera house. The present-day site is actually its second. The first, built in 1908, burned to the ground in Januar y of 1930. It was replaced later that year on the
original foundation at a cost of about $15,000. If that price tag seemed high in 1930, it was deemed well worth it by the countless per for ming singers, dancers, choirs and musicians and their audiences. It also became a favoured meeting place for celebrations and dances. But in the early 1990s, there were mutterings about bringing down the old house that was proving costly to heat. A chorus of Manitou voices drowned out that idea. In 1995, Manitou incorporated a foundation to raise funds and encourage volunteers to help restore and improve the site. Two years later, Manitou formed a management committee to care for the site. The opera house has operated in the black ever since, with more investments made over the years, including electrical and fire code upgrades, and the addition of geothermal heating and a theatre lighting system. The local arts community remains committed as ever to keeping its opera house alive with music. Between September 2012 and August 2013 there were
“It really just shows the commitment of people in the community to this building and what it means to the community.”
Al Thorliefson
bookings on 213 days for m u s i c a n d d a n c e l e s s o n s, rehearsals, practices, meetings and performance, bringing an estimated 12,000 adults a n d c h i l d re n t h r o u g h i t s doors. Ca n d l e w i c k T h e a t re a n d Danceworks promote theatre and dance through children’s programs here. It is where the Borderline Singers, a community choir, practises and performs, donating proceeds from their concerts to community projects. It’s home to an annual fall concert kicking off the local honey garlic festival as well as the Pembina Valley Music Festival com-
mittee’s annual choral, vocal, piano, band, and speech arts festival. It’s a l s o w h e re Ma n i t o u gathers for ecumenical church services throughout the year, and where winter night coffee houses offering free entertainment remain popular as ever. Musician volunteers hosting the coffee house have just wrapped up their 25th season. The music didn’t stop during the renovation. “It’s become an integral part of the community,” says Bill Howatt, sound technician for the opera house and longserving musician at the coffee houses. This event plays an important role for charitable organizations too, that are able to fundraise by serving food at events, he noted. Many locals have learned to sing, dance, play musical instruments and act over the years, enriching all those listening and watching. “Every community has this talent,” he said. “We’re just fortunate enough to have a venue that pulls it out of the woodwork.” And what fine woodwork it is. lorraine@fbcpublishing.com
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COUNTRY CROSSROADS
Gate to Plate 2016 is International Year of Pulses By Lorraine Stevenson
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new year always begins with resolve to eat better, shed a few pounds, and become healthier. 2016 just might be the year more make good on those intentions. The United Nations has declared 2016 International Year of Pulses (IYP) to get people
around the world rethinking a healthy diet — for the good of all of us. It’s a year to put pulses at the heart of world conversation on how to change our diets to reduce obesity, increase food security, improve nutrition and build more sustainable agricultural and food systems, said Hakan Bahceci, chair of the Global Pulse Confederation (GPC) IYP Committee, at Food and Agriculture (FAO) ceremonies held in November to jump-start the year. That’s high hope for what some might still call a bunch of beans. True, it will take far more than one year for those with little knowledge of pulses
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he world’s cooks have put together an incredibly rich recipe collection for cooking with beans, peas, chickpeas and lentils. Soups, stews, falafal, hummus, dal, tacos, curry are all delicious as are all these wonderful international dishes. They were created by creative cooks who eventually produced signature national foods. Nowadays, that recipe experimentation continues, as pulses become a common ingredient in many more foods such as breads, noodles, snacks and many gluten-free foods. To make it easy to make many more of our meals with pulses, the Global Pulse Confederation has launched a ‘How Do I Cook Pulses?’ link to its website where you can find many recipes from countries around the world. You’ll find falafal from Lebanon, masala roti and dal from India, Boston baked beans from the U.S. and a Canadian ingredient-inspired salad — the ‘Ultimate Can‘eh’dian Salad. Here are a few from the website to inspire you. You can find many more logging on to: http://www.pulses. org/recipes/
The Ultimate Can‘Eh’dian Salad 1 c. cooked black beans 1 c. cooked green lentils 1 c. cooked chickpeas 1-1⁄2 c. cooked pearl barley 2 c. baby arugula (or spinach) 1-1⁄2 c. diced red bell pepper (approx. 1 whole pepper) 1⁄2 c. dried cranberries, chopped
Lentil Macaroni And Cheese
2 tbsp. finely sliced green onion (approx. 1 whole onion)
1/2 c. lentils
Vinaigrette:
2-1/2 c. elbow macaroni
1/4 c. apple cider vinegar
3 tbsp. butter
1⁄4 c. canola oil
4 tbsp. flour
2 tbsp. whole grain mustard, salt and ground black pepper to taste
1/8 tsp. ground nutmeg 2-1/2 c. milk
Garnish (optional):
1 c. aged white cheddar cheese, shredded
1⁄4 c. toasted sunflower seeds
1-1/2 c. sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
Toss prepared pulses, barley, arugula, pepper, cranberries and onion together in a large bowl. Whisk all vinaigrette ingredients in a small bowl until fully combined. Toss the prepared vinaigrette with the salad. Season with salt and ground black pepper to taste. Garnish with toasted sunflower seeds and enjoy!
1 tbsp. fresh chopped rosemary 3 oz. fresh baby spinach
Avocado Chickpea Salad Sandwiches
4 tbsp. butter, melted
1 c. cooked chickpeas
1/3 c. Parmesan cheese
1/2 avocado
Place lentils and three cups water into a medium pot and bring to a boil. Once boiling turn down heat and simmer for 25 minutes. Drain lentils and set aside. Cook macaroni according to package method, drain well. Set aside. Preheat oven to 350 F.
1 tbsp. non-fat plain Greek yogurt 1/2 tsp. fresh lime juice 1 green onion, chopped 1 tbsp. cilantro, chopped 1/4 tsp. salt, or more for taste 1/8 tsp. pepper 4 slices whole wheat bread
In a bowl, smash together chickpeas and avocado with the back of a fork until you get the texture that you desire. Mix in Greek yogurt, lime juice, green onion, cilantro, salt and pepper. Spread onto two slices of bread and top each with another slice of bread. Serve and enjoy! Recipe source: Global Pulse Connection
1/2 c. whole wheat bread crumbs 1/2 c. uncooked quinoa
In a large skillet over medium heat, add three tablespoons of butter. When the butter is melted whisk in the flour. Add the nutmeg. Cook for two to three minutes, whisking constantly, or until flour mixture smells nutty. Add the milk and whisk until mixture is smooth. Turn heat to high and bring to a boil while continuing to whisk. After sauce has thickened, turn heat to low and whisk in the cheese. Once the cheese is melted add in the fresh rosemary and spinach. Turn heat off and add the cooked macaroni and lentils to the pan and stir until the noodles and lentils are well coated. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Transfer the mixture into a casserole dish. In a small bowl mix together the melted butter, bread crumbs, quinoa and Parmesan cheese. Sprinkle over the top of the casserole. Bake at 350 F until bubbly and crust is golden brown, about 25-30 minutes. Remove from oven and let rest for five minutes. Serve warm.
PHOTOS: tHINKSTOCK
and their dietary attributes, let alone motivation to dial down old food habits and adopt new for the sake of the planet. 2016 is a year to begin at the beginning. By increasing awareness, demand, utilization and production of pulses around the world, UN declaration aim is that more of us will know about pulses, and by year’s end have made a good start towards eating more of these crops that use less water and fertilizers and increase soil fertility by fixing their own nitrogen. That’s a resolution that will make both us and the planet a little healthier.
Recipe source: Global Pulse Connection
Prep time: 15 minutes Serves 8 Chef’s notes: this salad is great with multiple pulses, but if you only have one kind simply substitute and the recipe will still work well. The pulses and barley absorb much of the vinaigrette. Taste and season the salad accordingly with cider vinegar and salt and pepper before serving. Nutrition Facts: Per 1 cup serving: Calories 261 kcal, Protein 7 g, Total Fat 10 g, Saturated Fat 1 g, Carbohydrates 35 g, Sugars 11 g, Dietary Fibre 8 g, Sodium 274 mg Recipe source: Global Pulse Connection
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ndrew Jackson raised his glass and waited a moment for quiet to descend on the family seated around the table. “I would like to propose a toast,” he said when he had gained everybody’s attention. “First of all to the wonderful woman I married 30...” he paused to do a quick calculation in his head... “two years ago who makes my life what it is and to whom I am forever grateful. Rose, you are the best. Second, to the children. Randy, Brady and Jennifer. How you all turned out so well despite having me as a role model is beyond me. I blame your mother. Thirdly to Jackie, Amanda and Alan, for choosing to become a part of this crazy bunch and bringing happiness to my children and blessing us with the grandchildren we love so dearly, Allison, Andy and the one on the way who doesn’t have a name yet. And finally, to the greatest country in the world, where we can live in peace, freedom and prosperity. So, here’s to a great year gone by and a better year just arrived. Happy New Year! Cheers!” There was a loud chorus of agreement from around the table as everybody raised their glasses and drank. “Thirty-three,” said Rose, when the hubbub had died down. “Huh?” said Andrew. “You married me 33 years ago, not 32.” “Dang it.” Andrew shook his head. “I was so close. What can I say? It only feels like 32.”” “Good save Dad,” said Jennifer, laughing. “And a good toast, other than that,” said Brady. He raised his own glass. “Here’s to you Pops. You’re all right.” “Thanks Brady,” said Andrew. “That’s what every father wants to hear from his kids. That he’s all right.” “Brady’s right though Dad,” said Randy grinning. “You’re OK. Not bad. Could be worse.” “Don’t make me blush,” said Andrew. “So, what does everybody think was the most important event of 2015?” Rose wanted to know. “What made it a good year?” There was a moment of silence while everybody considered the question. Jackie was the first to speak. “Finding out Brady and Amanda are going
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to have a baby,” she said. “That was the best thing that happened all year.” “I’m pretty sure nobody’s going to argue with that,” said Andrew. “Oh, I don’t know,” said Brady, tongue in cheek. “I thought the federal election was pretty important.” “Good point,” said Alan. “Babies are born every day, but you only get a new government
every five or 10 years. Ouch,” he added as Jennifer kicked his shin under the table. “I vote for the baby,” he corrected himself. “Just like I did in the election.” “Good choice,” said Jennifer. “In both cases.” “And we all know what’s going to be the most exciting thing that happens in 2016,” said Rose, “which is that Brady and Amanda are going to have a baby!” “Wow,” said Brady putting his arm around his wife and giving her a squeeze. “We’re going to be the newsmakers of the year two years in a row.” “It’s definitely not the first time you personally have managed that Brady,” said Randy. “Yeah but this time it’s in a good way,” said Brady. “That IS a change,” said Randy. “On the other hand,” Amanda spoke up, “not to be a Debby Downer or anything, but 2016 could be a challenge for the world as a whole. The universe might be unfolding as it should for us but maybe that’s not the case for everybody.” “Every year is a challenge, even for us,” said Andrew. “But you’re right, Amanda. Human beings will have some serious challenges to face in 2016. And beyond.” “I’ve been thinking about that myself,” said Randy. “And I’ve been thinking that we should have a plan, as a family, as to what we are going to do to help make the future better rather than worse for our kids when they grow up.” “Yes!” said Jennifer. “I agree! And I think we should start by talking about sustainable farming practices. Which we talk about a lot at university.” “Now there’s a can of worms,” said Andrew, “that most people don’t want to open.” “Yeah, but we’re not most people,” said Jennifer. “And we have Allison and Andy and hewho-has-not-yet-been-named to think about. I think we should make 2016 the year of figuring out how the Jackson family can make the world a better place for future generations.” There was a moment of silence. “All in favour say aye,” said Andrew. Again there was agreement around the table. “Carried unanimously,” said Rose raising her glass. “Here’s to 2016!”
Medinilla Magnifica truly is magnificent If you’re looking for a plant to help get you through the long winter days — this could be it By Albert Parsons Freelance contributor
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e are heading into one of the longest and coldest — and darkest — months of the year and now that the holiday season is over, we gardeners are looking for something to keep us busy. Perhaps you got a garden centre gift certificate as a Christmas gift, or you are fortunate enough to still have a few dollars in your wallet after the holiday shopping frenzy. If so, you might want to buy yourself a special plant to help get you through the winter days. One plant that you might consider is Medinilla Magnifica, which was introduced to the Canadian marketplace just a couple of years ago, and produces exquisite, long-lasting bloom. Commonly called the rose grape, it is a woody shrub originating from the tropical mountains of the Philippines. In the wild, the plant grows over a metre high, but indoors it can be pruned to keep the height in check. When pruning, be sure to leave at least
one set of leaves on each stem. Magnifica, as it is sometimes called, produces pairs of thick, glossy leaves on the tips of its upright woody stems. The leaves are roundish, with wavy edges and they are heavily veined — the leaves are dark green and the veins are a contrasting lighter shade. Each pair of leaves is attached to the branch with very little leafstalk evident and it is from this junction of leaves and stem that both sets of new leaves and flower buds emerge. Each bloom consists of two or three tiers of bracts that cup a cluster of small flowers. Both the bracts, which are like large petal-like leaves, and flowers are pale pink, however, delicate purple antlers stick out from the trumpet-shaped flowers, providing unique colour contrast. The flower stems are quite long and pendulous so the plant must be displayed on a plant stand so that they can cascade. Some grooming is required; when the plant is blooming (which it does periodically all year) the small spent flowers will detach and fall off. The thick, shiny leaves should also
To accommodate the pendulous flower stalks, it is best to grow the plant in a tall pot.
be wiped to remove dust. To accommodate the pendulous flower stalks, it is best to grow the plant in a tall pot. When the plant is in bloom it should not be fertilized. Water the plant when the planting medium becomes partially dry but don’t let it get so dry that the leaves wilt. It needs a peatbased soil that has excellent drainage; if the pot is placed inside a decorative container, make sure the pot does not sit in any excess water that accumulates in the bottom of the jardinière. The plant will not tolerate sitting in water so let the pot completely drain. It is best to water from the bottom by allowing the pot to sit in a pan of water for an hour or so.
The blooms of Medinilla Magnifica are spectacular. PHOTOS: ALBERT PARSONS
When the plant is not in bloom, it benefits from being kept in a slightly cooler environment (not too cool as this is a tropical plant) and being kept a bit on the dry side, which will encourage the setting of more buds. It can be fertilized at this time as well as being placed in a location that doesn’t get as much light as when it is blooming. While in bloom, Magnifica should be situated in bright indirect light. This plant demands high humidity and will benefit from misting and being placed on a
Leaves are large, thick and heavily veined.
pebble tray, ensuring that the bottom of the pot is above the water level in the tray. Careful watering and providing high humidity will prevent the leaves from becoming curled at the edges. Medinilla Magnifica is an elegant plant that is sure to interest any gardener who is looking for a distraction during the long winter. It is not that common and you may have to hunt to find one, but the search will be well worth it. Albert Parsons writes from Minnedosa, Manitoba
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Reena answers more questions Plus, reader feedback and tips of the week reEna nerbas Household Solutions
oil onto a soft cloth and wipe wood. Lemon essential oils may be added to olive oil for lemonfresh scent.
Dear Reena, Having a grandson in the house is busy, and now the inside of my dryer is very colourful. Do you know how to get melted crayon off the inside of my dryer? Guessing there were crayons in his pocket and now the inside of the dryer looks like a rainbow. — Thank you, Bonnie Hi Bonnie, All you need is some good old-fashioned white Colgate toothpaste. Scrub the dryer with a water-dampened toothbrush and Colgate. Rinse and wipe.
Hi Reena, I wonder what I can use for a solution to dampen my dust cloths, instead of buying a spray. I find a dry cloth just doesn’t work as well as one that is sprayed with furniture polish. Can I make my own at home? Thanks so much for your help! — Carol Dear Carol, For regular dusting use either the dust attachment on your vacuum or water on a soft microfibre cloth. Each fibre of a good-quality microfibre cloth is 100 times finer than human hair and is the best at picking up dust particles. You can also make your own dust repellent by combining 1 part liquid fabric softener with 4 parts water, spray and wipe. Another favourite solution; put olive
Dear Reena, I am having a wine-tasting party and I would like to serve bread along with wine. Can you tell me how I can make delicious bread-dipping oil? Love your website. — Cody Dear Cody, Absolutely! Into a bowl combine: 1/2 tsp. of crushed red pepper and 1/2 tsp. black pepper. Add 1 tsp. of each of the following: rosemary, salt, oregano, lemon basil, parsley and 2 tsp. garlic powder (or freshly minced garlic). Stir and add 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil. Serve on a plate or in individual bowls along with pieces of crusty bread.
Dear Reena, Any suggestions as to how I can soften my hands during the winter? I am tired of chapped hands and need some kind of a home spa treatment. — Betsy Dear Betsy, Here are two easy ways to soften your sore hands. Rub the inside of an avocado onto both hands. Or/and melt two blocks of paraffin wax on the stove in a double boiler. Remove wax from heat and when the wax is cool enough to touch dip your hands into the wax. Allow the wax to set on your hands and dip again. Repeat three times. Put your hands inside of a plastic bag and cover with a towel. Leave for 20 minutes before removing wax.
Reader feedback Dear Reena, I read an article about food burnt onto pans. Another solution that I have found is to spray oven cleaner and let it sit in closed pan overnight, and then in morning just wipe it out. Oven cleaner also works for cleaning the stovetop. — Martin
Tips of the week · The best way to clean a feather or down pillow is by handwashing in a tub, gently, without agitation. Use fabric soap, not detergent. Dry the pillow in a dryer on the no-heat setting. · To freshen up these pillows, add 1/2 cup vinegar when rinsing. Dry cleaning is also an option. · S ynthetic fibre pillows are allergy free and offer firm head and neck support. They are washable and can last for years. However, they do not contour well and may need a week to “break-in.” · P illows that can be machine washed and dried on low heat should bathe in a water temperature of at least 135° to kill dust mites (unless otherwise specified). · P illow Tip 2: Put a couple of tennis balls in the dryer to fluff pillows. · Pillow Tip 3: Freezing pillows outside or inside is another easy way to kill dust mites. Right now is a great time to toss pillows outside for a day! I enjoy your questions and tips, keep them coming. Missed a column? Can’t remember a solution? Need a speaker for an upcoming event? Follow me on Twitter and check out my website at reena.ca.
Reena has a recipe for homemade dust repellent spray. Photo: Thinkstock
This Old Elevator
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n the 1950s, there were over 700 grain elevators in Manitoba. Today, there are fewer than 200. You can help to preserve the legacy of these disappearing “Prairie sentinels.” The Manitoba Historical Society (MHS) is gathering information about all elevators that ever stood in Manitoba, regardless of their present status. Collaborating with the Manitoba Co-operator it is supplying these images of a grain elevator each week in hopes readers will be able to tell the society more about it, or any other elevator they know of. MHS Gordon Goldsborough webmaster and Journal editor has developed a website to post your replies to a series of questions about elevators. The MHS is interested in all grain elevators that have served the farm community. Your contributions will help gather historical information such as present status of elevators, names of companies, owners and agents, rail lines, year elevators were built — and dates when they were torn down (if applicable). There is room on the website to post personal recollections and stories related to grain elevators. The MHS presently also has only a partial list of all elevators that have been demolished. You can help by updating that list if you know of one not included on that list. Your contributions are greatly appreciated and will help the MHS develop a comprehensive, searchable database to preserve the farm community’s collective knowledge of what was once a vast network of grain elevators across Manitoba. Please contribute to This Old Grain Elevator website at: http://www.mhs.mb.ca/elevators. You will receive a response, by email or phone call, confirming that your submission was received.
This elevator, constructed in 1897, is believed to be the oldest grain elevator in Canada still located at its original site. (A slightly older one, at Fleming, Saskatchewan, was destroyed by arson fire in 2010.) It was taken out of service and sold around 1968, and has been standing vacant ever since. PHOTO: GORDON GOLDSBOROUGH (2014)
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CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT 2007 D-6-N LGP CRAWLER w/6-way dozer, A/C, cab, canopy, diff-steering, ripper, extra clean, $96,000; 2004 D-6-N LGP crawler, 6-way dozer, A/C, cab, diff-steering, Allied W6D winch, $86,000; 2001 D-6-R LGP crawler tractor w/angle dozer & tilt, cab a/c & bush canopy, diff-steering, hyd cargo winch, 7,600-hrs, undercarriage approx 85%, $80,000 USD; 2003 D-7-R, cab, a/c plus bush canopy, 4-barrel multi-ripper w/a dozer & hyd tilt, new engine plus repairs, total work order $137,000 3,000-hrs ago, $105,000 USD; 2008 Hitachi ZX-270-C-3 hyd excavator w/hyd thumb, w/quick attach bucket, 7,190-hrs, $70,000 USD; 2006 Hitachi ZX 270-LC Hyd excavator w/quick attach bucket, 11-ft stick, axillary hyd, 6,382-hrs, $65,000 USD. (2) 2005 Komatsu 320 payloaders w/quick attach buckets, $50,000/each; 2010 CAT 324 excavator w/electronic thumb. Phone:(204)871-0925.
TRACTORS John Deere
FARM MACHINERY Grain Vacuums CURT’S GRAIN VAC SERVICES, parts & repair for all makes & models. Craik SK, (306)734-2228.
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.
FYFE PARTS
RED ANGUS PUREBRED LONG yearling & two year old bulls for sale. Contact DBM Angus Farms at Holland, MB: Brian:(204)723-0474 or David: (204)723-0288.
TracTors
USED DRY FERTILIZER SPREADERS, 4-8 tons, large selection, 18-ft Drillfill, has extra brush auger, $2,900. www.zettlerfarmeuipment.com Phone: (204)857-8403.
FARM MACHINERY Parts & Accessories
JD 7200 8RN, VACUUM planter, needs reconditioning, w/o fertilizer, $7,900; JD 7200 8RN, vacuum planter, liquid fertilizer, pull type, field ready, $16,900; JD 7200 Folding 12 RN, vacuum planter, w/o fertilizer, reconditioned, $18,900. Call me for any of your planter needs as more planters are arriving & my supplier has all sizes, models & makes available. Delivery available. Reimer Farm Equipment Ltd. #12 Hwy, Steinbach, MB. Please Call Gary:(204)326-7000.
JD PLANTER MODEL 1280 8 row 30-in. row fertilizer box, corn plates, $1,200; NH Mixmill Model 358, 540 RPM, bale feeder, 20-ft. unloading auger, $4,000. Both stored inside. (204)838-2397
Riverton Eriksdale
McCreary
Gimli
Shoal Lake
Hamiota
Reston
FARM MACHINERY
Fisher Branch
Ste. Rose du Lac Russell
LIVESTOCK Cattle – Angus
TILLAGE & SEEDING Tillage Various
Winnipegosis
Roblin
TILLAGE & SEEDING Seeding Various
FARM MACHINERY Machinery Miscellaneous 2004 F-150 FORD 1/2-TON, 5.4 Titan auto, 4x4, Super-cab, new safety, 143,000-kms, Asking $6,000; Cockshutt 40 tractor w/mounted post pounder, good condition, Asking $2,750; 24-ft Ccan container, Asking $3,000 OBO. Phone:(204)728-1861.
FOR SALE: JD 2550 2-wd, 3-pt, hi/low shift, 4,500-hrs, w/o loader; JD 2750 MFWD, CAH, 3-pt, 2 hyd’s, w/245 loader; JD 2950 2WD, CAH, 3-pt, 2 hyd’s; 2 JD 4050 MFWD, 3-pt, PS, w/o loaders; JD 4640 Quad, 3 hyd’s; JD 6420 MFWD, 3-pt, 3 hyd’s, PQ w/LHR, w/640 loader; JD 7410 MFWD, 3-pt, 3-hyd’s, PQ w/LHR, w/740 loader; JD 7610 MFWD, 3-pt, PQ w/LHR, w/740 FEL; JD 7700 MFWD, 3-pt, PQ, fact. duals, w/740 FEL, grapple. All tractors can be sold with new or used loaders. Now a Husqvarna dealer, with full line of Husqvarna Equipment. Mitch’s Tractor Sales Ltd. St. Claude,MB. Phone: (204)750-2459 (cell) Mitchstractorsales.com
TRACTORS 2-Wheel Drive
MCKEE 7-FT SNOW BLOWER, $1,250; Leon 12-ft blade, $3,500, 10-ft blade, $2,000; Box scraper new 10-ft, $2,450; New Holland LX865 skidsteer, $13,900; Melroe Bobcat 943 skidsteer, $14,900; Grapple bucket for skidsteer new, $1,750; Grain screeners dual screen Hutchinson, $1,500; Up DMC 44, $2,500; Kwik Kleen 5 tube, $5,000, 7 tube, $6,500; Kelly Ryan Feedcart, $2,000; Snowco feeder cart, $1,000. www.zettlerfarmequipment.com Phone:(204)857-8403.
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.
www.fyfeparts.com
HAYING & HARVESTING
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.
HAYING & HARVESTING Various
Big Tractor Parts, Inc.
1-800-667-9871 •• Regina 1-800-667-9871 Regina 1-800-667-3095 •• Saskatoon 1-800-667-3095 Saskatoon 1-800-387-2768 • Winnipeg 1-800-667-3095 Manitoba 1-800-222-6594 •• Edmonton “For All Your Farm Parts”
WATROUS SALVAGE WaTRoUs, sK. Fax: 306-946-2444
NEW & USED TRACTOR PARTS NEW COMBINE PARTS Large Inventory of new and remanufactured parts
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 Accessories
STEINBACH, MB. Ph. 326-2443 Toll-Free 1-800-881-7727 Fax (204) 326-5878 Web site: farmparts.ca E-mail: roy@farmparts.ca FARM MACHINERY Snowblowers/Plows (3) JD 770 GRADERS w/snow wings; Champion 740 grader w/snow wing; About to part out over 20 graders, many different makes & models; Older trucks w/snow blowers; Snow blades & attachments; Blowers w/motors for 4WD loaders; 2WD, 4WD & crawler loader in stock; 2 yards over 50-ac, Cambrian Equipment Sales Ltd. Ph:(204)667-2867, Fax:(204)667-2932. FOR SALE: 2012 SNOWBLAST Model 10800A 3-PT snowblower. VGC, all options, 12-ft+ wide, green/yellow. Wide enough to cover the duals on your tractor. $25,000 OBO. (701)389-1042, (204)649-2276, Pierson MB.
FARM MACHINERY Machinery Miscellaneous 16-FT JOHN DEERE TANDEM disc model #310, $8,000 OBO; JOHN DEERE D TRACTOR, styled and on rubber, $5,000 OBO; GALLAND INDUSTRIAL ROAD GRADER, $6,000 OBO. Phone (204)526-2719, call or text (204)794-8550.
6 QUICK ATTACH EXCAVATOR buckets, some trenching & clean-up buckets, plus 6 excavator rippers, some Cat’s & WBM’s. (204)871-0925, MacGregor MB.
1999 GMC T8500 DSL tow truck, 20-ft tilt & wheel lift, $14,500; MF 2675, cab, dsl, w/Degelman dozer, A1; Sewer pump & tank for a truck; Ford Major dsl loader, snowblade, 3pth & bale spear. 1960 Edsel for re-building; Field Marshall & Bull Dog tractors, running. Phone:(306)236-8023.
BUILDINGS
BUILDINGS
Book NOW for spring building!! (Ask your sales rep about discounts on spring built buildings!)
2008 NH 88C FLEX Draper, 42-ft, PU reel, poly skids, gauge wheels, reconditioned mint, $37,900; 1998 NH 973 Flex, 25-ft, $15,900; 1996 NH 973 Flex, 30-ft, $17,900; 2010 CIH 2020 Flex, 35-ft, gone thru shop, $25,900; 2008 CIH 2020 Flex, 30ft, reconditioned, $23,500; 2006 CIH 2020 Flex, 30ft, $16,900. All 2020 CIH heads also fit NH combines. 1996 CIH 1020 Flex, 25-ft & 30-ft, reconditioned, $14,900; 2001 CIH 1020 Flex, 30-ft, reconditioned, $16,900; 1996 Agco Gleaner 500 Flex 25ft, reconditioned, $14,900, 2000 Agco Gleaner 8000 Flex, 30-ft, reconditioned, $23,900; 2008 Agco Gleaner 8200 Flex 35-ft, F/F auger, $27,900; 2010 Agco MF 8200 Flex, 35-ft, F/F auger, reconditioned, $27,900. Free delivery included to AB, SK, MB if purchased by Dec. 31, 2015. Reimer Farm Equipment Ltd. #12 Hwy, Steinbach, MB. Please call Gary:(204)326-7000. 2012 JD 635, 35-FT Hydra Flex, $32,900; 2011 JD 635, 35-ft Hydra flex, $29,900; 2007 JD 635, 35-ft Hydra Flex, $22,900; 2005 JD 630, 30-ft Hydra Flex, $18,900; (2)2002 JD 930 F, 30-ft Flex, F/F auger, $17,500; 2000 JD 930 F, 30-ft Flex, F/F auger, $14,900; 1997 JD flex, 30-ft, $15,900; 1994 JD 930 Flex, 30-ft, $7,900; 1996 JD 925 Flex, 25-ft, $14,900; 1994 JD 925 Flex 25-ft, $7,900.Reimer Farm Equipment Ltd. #12 Hwy, Steinbach, MB. Please Call Gary: (204)326-7000. FLEX PLATFORMS W/AIR REEL/AIR BAR. 2010 CIH 2020 Air Reel, 35-ft, Single point, $18,500 USD or $29,500 CAD. Also fits NH combine; 2002 CIH 1020 Air Reel, 25-ft, $15,800 USD or $23,900 CAD; 1997 CIH 1020 Air Reel, 30-ft, $12,900 USD or $18,900 CAD; 2003 NH 74C 30-ft, Single Point, Clipped PU teeth, $11,500 USD or $17,500 CAD; 2000 Agco Gleaner 800 Air Reel, 30-ft, $14,500 USD or $23,900 CAD; 2004 JD 635 Air Bar, 35-ft, Single Point, $16,500 or $22,500 CAD. 1998 JD 930 Air Reel, 30-ft, $12,500 USD or $18,900 CAD. Delivery included free of charge to AB, SK, MB if purchased by Dec. 31, 2015. All above platforms are field ready condition & most are reconditioned w/new PU teeth, new sickle, new poly skids, totally gone thru shop w/field ready guarantee. Reimer Farm Equipment Ltd. #12 Hwy, Steinbach, MB Please call Gary: (204)326-7000.
TRACTORS Various 276 FORD BI-DIRECTIONAL 3-PTH & PTO on both ends, 20-hrs on new engine, new tires, $28,000. Phone (204)625-5225, (204)625-2702.
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STEIGER TRACTOR SPECIALIST
RED OR GREEN 1. 10-25% savings on new replacement parts for your Steiger drive train. 2. We rebuild axles, transmissions and dropboxes with ONE YEAR WARRANTY. 3. 50% savings on used parts.
1-800-982-1769 www.bigtractorparts.com
DEXTERS FOR SALE, DOWNSIZING our herd of small cattle great for hand milking or beef purposes. Bred cows, heifers, & bull. Please call for details, $800-$1200 ea. (204)656-4430. No Sunday calls please.
LIVESTOCK Cattle Various 80 BRED HEIFERS. Black Angus & Angus Hereford cross. Bred to calving ease Black Angus bulls. Late February, March calving. From a range calving herd. Preg check with all shots. Ph:(204)873-2525 morning or evenings.
LIVESTOCK Cattle Wanted
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 LIVESTOCK Horses For Sale BLACK QUARTER HORSE STALLION, bred mares & open mares, several saddle horses. Phone (306)435-3634
LIVESTOCK Swine Wanted
WANTED: BUTCHER HOGS SOWS AND BOARS FOR EXPORT
The Icynene Insulation System®
LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT
• Sprayed foam insulation • Ideal for shops, barns or homes • Healthier, Quieter, More Energy Efficient®
ALTERNATIVE POWER BY SUNDOG SOLAR, portable/remote solar water pumping for winter/summer. Call for pricing on solar systems, wind generators, aeration. Service & repair on all makes/models. Carl Driedger, (204)556-2346 or (204)851-0145, Virden. FOR SALE: IH 1150 mix mill. Good condition. Call Don:(204)422-5216.
www.penta.ca
1-800-587-4711
12V. or Hydraulic Electronic Scale Opt.
IRON & STEEL FREE STANDING CORRAL PANELS, Feeders & Alley ways, 30ft or order to size. Oil Field Pipe: 1.3, 1.6, 1.9, 1 7/8, 2-in, 2 3/8, 2 7/8, 3 1/2. Sucker Rod: 3/4, 7/8, 1. Casing Pipes: 4-9inch. Sold by the piece or semi load lots. For special pricing call Art (204)685-2628 or cell (204)856-3440.
LIVESTOCK LIVESTOCK Cattle Auctions
1 877 695 2532 www.ezefeeder.ca
ORGANIC ORGANIC Organic – Grains GROW ORGANIC QUINOA! Total production contracts available. Visit: www.quinoa.com or Phone:(306)933-9525.
PERSONAL Hwy #205, Grunthal • (204) 434-6519
REGULAR CATTLE SALES
every TUESDAY at 9 am
CERTIFIED CONVENTIONAL CM440 GRAZING CORN. Early maturing, leafier for increased grazing yield. No planter required. Swath or stand graze cattle, sheep, bison & for wildlife food plots. Early booking discounts til Dec. 31. CanaMaize Seed Inc., 1-877-262-4046, www.canamaize.com
LIVESTOCK Cattle – Dexter
P. QUINTAINE & SON LTD. 728-7549 Licence No. 1123
GRUNTHAL, MB.
TILLAGE & SEEDING Seeding Various
I WANT TO RETIRE. For Sale: small herd of 20 PB registered cows & 5 heifers. Wanted: Pasture to rent for 2016 near Shoal Lake, MB. Phone: (204)759-2412.
HEAT & AIR CONDITIONING
AGENT FOR T.E.A.M. MARKETING
HEADER TRAILERS & ACCESSORIES. Arc-Fab Industries. 204-355-9595 charles@arcfab.ca www.arcfab.ca
LIVESTOCK Cattle – Black Angus
January 12, 19 & 26
Monday, January 25th at 12 pm
Sheep & Goat with Small Animals & Holstein Calves
For on farm appraisal of livestock or for marketing information please call
TIME TO APPRECIATE RELATIONSHIPS... Life is Meant to be Shared. We are Here to Help You. CANDLELIGHT MATCHMAKERS. 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, www.candlelightmatchmakers.ca (204)343-2475.
REAL ESTATE REAL ESTATE Houses & Lots MARVIN HOMES INC- Ready to Move Home Builder since 1976. Book now for 2016 delivery. (204)326-1493 or (204)355-8484 Marvin Vogt, MARVIN HOMES, Mitchell, MB. www.marvinhomes.ca
Harold Unrau (Manager) Cell 871 0250 Auction Mart (204) 434-6519
REAL ESTATE Land For Sale
WWW.GRUNTHALLIVESTOCK.COM
149.54-AC OF PRIME FARMLAND (SE 04-17-17-3E) located North & East of Teulon in RM of Rockwood. For further details Ph:(204)793-5496.
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CERTIFIED SEED Cereal Seeds
SEED/FEED/GRAIN Grain Wanted
FARMLAND FOR SALE BY TENDER, RM of Portage la Prairie Sealed bids for the purchase of the following parcels of land, located in the RM of Portage la Prairie, MB will be received up to 5.00 pm on January 18, 2016 at the offices of CanadianFarmRealty.com, Box 2046, Carman, MB, R0G 0J0, and Attention: Dolf Feddes
SE 1-10-4W, 139.97 acres South ½ of NE 1-10-4W, 80 acres
Phone: 204-526-2145 | www.zeghersseed.com Email: shawnz@zeghersseed.com
CONDiTiONS OF TENDER:
QUALITY PEDIGREE SEED: • AAC Brandon Wheat • Faller CWIW Class Wheat • Cardale Wheat • Souris Oats • Conlon Barley • Lightning Flax • Meadow Peas
Zeghers Seed Inc. is also an Exporter! Flax, Mustard, Damaged Canola, Canary, Rye, Triticale, and other crops. We would be glad to help market your special crops.
ASK ABOUT Early Pay, and Volume DISCOUNTS! On Select Seed Purchases.
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RECREATIONAL VEHICLES Motorcycles
Specialized waste removal
Glycol recovery services Winter & Summer windshield washer fluid Peak Performance anti-freeze
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COMMON SEED COMMON SEED Forage Seeds CERTIFIED CONVENTIONAL CM440 GRAZING CORN. Early maturing, leafier for increased grazing yield. No planter required. Swath or stand graze cattle, sheep, bison & for wildlife food plots. Early booking discounts til Dec. 31. CanaMaize Seed Inc., 1-877-262-4046, www.canamaize.com
COMMON SEED Various
WANTED:1972 EXT 290, 340 & 440 CC Arctic Cats. 1974 Roll-O-Flex Wild One 340CC-440CC; 340CC-440CC Yamaha GPX; 340CC Liquidator JD & 440 Liquidfire JD. 245CC-340CC RV Ski-doo. Mercury Trailtwister or Snowtwister. (204)728-1861.
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We See the Potential We’re proud to officially launch G3 Canada Limited.
Our vision is to build a smarter path from farmers’ fields to global markets. We see the potential for better ways of doing things. This includes the way we build and operate our new elevators.
These facilities join our growing network of strategic assets, and there are more exciting things to come.
We’ve now opened two new high-efficiency elevators to help you quickly unload your grain and get on with your day.
At G3, we also see the potential in building strong relationships with farmers like you. Because a smarter path from field to market benefits all of us.
G3 Bloom, west of Portage La Prairie, MB G3 Colonsay, east of Saskatoon, SK We also have two more set to begin taking deliveries in early 2016. The offices are open and signing up contacts now.
Be part of the future of the Canadian agriculture industry. Together, we have a bright future.
Forward, we grow.
G3 Glenlea, south of Winnipeg, MB G3 Pasqua, east of Moose Jaw, SK
Visit www.g3.ca to connect with a person at one of our facilities today.
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MANITOBA AG DAYS B r a n d o n k e y s t o n e c e n t r e — J a n u a r y 1 9 , 2 0 a n d 2 1 , 2 0 1 6
Ag Days kicks off the agricultural new year Construction at the Keystone Centre is finally complete, and new space has been added for Manitoba’s biggest ag show Longtime exhibitors By Duncan Morrison Co-operator contributor
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risten Phillips is straightforward when it comes to what attendees can expect at 2016 Manitoba Ag Days. “We are 100 per cent pure farm,” says Phillips, Manitoba Ag Days general manager. “We have a very diverse selection of exhibitors who know they have a targeted market of approximately 45,000 attendees that come through our doors over the three days of the show. They see our event as a tremendous opportunity to promote their products and services.” This year’s Manitoba Ag Days will take place January 19 to 21 at Brandon’s Keystone Centre. It has indeed become a kick-the-year-off-right event for Manitoba’s agricultural community. “Manitoba Ag Days is the first agricultural show of the year and we are very excited about it,” says Phillips. “It is the one-stop shop for ag producers to visit and get the latest on technology, products and the ever-changing world of agriculture.” Phillips says Ag Days is diff e re n t f r o m m o s t re g u l a r trade shows. Folks who work, live and support the agricultural world can find the latest in farm equipment while taking in the demonstrations of rapidly changing technology and learning about agriculture services. There are a number of excellent speakers and the trade show is booked right up with displays, wares and equipment. Over time, the popular farm show has continued to grow and has remained proudly committed to agriculture. In fact, some of the exhibitors have been coming to Manitoba Ag Days for more than three decades. At the outset, the big event was originally known as the ‘Weed Fair,’ and was held both in Brandon and Winnipeg. It later became Manitoba Ag Days and held in Brandon only, and eventually grew into Canada’s largest indoor agriculture show. Brandon’s Keystone Centre is the perfect venue as it provides 10 acres of floor space that Phillips says will be filled with more than 500 exhibitors.
Ph i l l i p s h a s b e e n a ro u n d Manitoba Ag Days since 2008 as a volunteer, board member, producer and now this year, general manager of the event. She says she sees familiar faces every year. In fact, some have been taking part in the show since the days of the Weed Fair. Phillips lists Redfern Farm Services, BASF and Wheat City Seeds as longtime exhibitors along with many others. This year’s Manitoba Ag Days will jump-start with a kickoff breakfast on Tuesday, Jan. 19 at 7:30 a.m. Show attendees and exhibitors can get their show off to a great start before their busy day ahead with a countrysize breakfast at the Roadhouse Inn located in the CanadInn attached to the Keystone Centre for a minimum donation of a toonie. All proceeds are slated for Manitoba Agriculture in the Classroom program as Manitoba Ag Days is committed to Youth Education in the Agriculture Sector.
Bull Congress relocated Phillips happily points out that ongoing construction has now been completed in the massive Keystone Centre. She says the show has not only regained previous space, it has also expanded for the show. “The Bull Congress has been permanently relocated to Barn 11 and is accessible through the northeast corner of the Kinsmen Arena,” says Phillips. “The building has recently undergone some major upgrades and will be an excellent venue to house the bulls. You will also see that some of the cattle-related exhibitors have been moved into the Kinsmen Arena.” The show will also continue the use of the outdoor displays that offer visitors the opportunity to look at products and then dash back inside to talk about the product with the exhibitor. The outdoor displays provide a great opportunity for Ag Days attendees to see the equipment in operation rather than looking at a picture in a brochure and having to follow up later with a visit to the dealer. Phillips is supported on the Manitoba Ag Days management team by administrative assistant and key organizer Christine Roskos. The pair is proud of the community spirit that Manitoba Ag Days brings to the Brandon area.
What was once called the Weed Fair and split between Winnipeg and Brandon has now become Canada’s largest indoor ag show in Brandon. photos: Jennifer Paige
“It is the onestop shop for ag producers to visit and get the latest on technology, products and the ever-changing world of agriculture.”
Kristen Phillips
More than 45,000 visits were recorded to Brandon’s Ag Days in 2015
“There is so much more to our show than just the show — we would love for a master’s student to do an economic impact study of just how big of an impact Ag Days has on Brandon and Manitoba,” says Phillips. Roskos says the vibe of excitement around the 50-50 tickets is sure to be felt again this year. “50-50 tickets are available for purchase on site during the show hours from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Last year the show was able to sell $18,310 in tickets,” says Roskos. “Manitoba Ag Days was proud to make a presentation of $9,155 to three ag-related charities last year — Manitoba Farm and Rural Support Services, Manitoba 4-H and Manitoba Youth Beef Roundup. The other half of the winnings went to one lucky winner, a dairy farmer from Brandon Hills.”
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2016 Manitoba Ag Days looks on track to continue its wellearned reputation as the showcase of Manitoba agricultural production expertise, technology, and equipment that attracts exhibitors and visitors from across Canada and the upper plains of the United States.
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Best new products for 2016 This year’s show will once again feature a full range of new products certain to gather a lot of attention By Duncan Morrison Co-operator contributor
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ach year, Manitoba Ag Days is the backdrop as retailers, manufacturers, dealers and entrepreneurs launch their top new products for the upcoming season. This year’s show will once again feature a full range of new products certain to gather a lot of attention from visitors looking for the latest in farming technology and products. All new products are listed in the Ag Days Show Guide. All qualifying entries are judged and the Best New Product Award is presented at the show. Last year’s winner of the Best New Product 2015 was Honey Bee Manufacturing with its AirFlex combine draper header. A sampling of new products in 2016 includes:
Botterill Sales IDig — Allows the operator to measure
slope, depth and distance of the bucket on an excavator or backhoe without need of lasers or measuring staff in real time, reducing wasted time and labour. www.inteqdistributors.com/ DEAL_iDIG.html.
Landoll HSL — The High Speed Landoll compact tillage machine has been successfully managing high levels of residue while leaving a great finish. The unit is easy to set, level and transport with very low maintenance compared to others, www.landoll.com.
The Perfect Tree Saw — So simple, it’s hard to believe it works! Cut down trees, fencelines, old windrows with ease, simply drive straight at the tree and watch it fall to the side. Units for ATVs for cleaning pasture land. Watch it at www.theperfecttreesaw.com. Farmers Edge — Smart Solution from
Farmers Edge is a whole-farm solution for today’s grower. Designed to help farmers advance the potential of their farming operation, the leading edge innovation of Smart Solution takes a field-centric approach to the right data, providing the most advanced, innovative and integrated data package available in precision agriculture today.
MacDon — No Mow Limitations!
Introducing the all-new MacDon R1 Series Pull-Type Disc Mower. Featuring our award-winning road-friendly transport option, transforming both 13and 16-foot models to a narrow ninefoot-wide transport. Don’t limit your harvesting possibilities, find out why top producers trust MacDon for their harvest.
Northern Plains Drainage Systems — Ditch Assist is a new, simple, and
affordable grade control system for drainage, grading, and land levelling. It runs on Android phones and tablets (no more expensive displays), and features wireless communication between implement and cab, automatic implement hydraulic control, and is compatible with most common agricultural GPS receivers.
Entrants in the New Product competition get a chance to demonstrate their innovations one on one with farmers. Photo: Sandy Black
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Inventors’ Showcase back for 2016 Entrants include farmer-developed innovations for grain and livestock operations
2016 INVENTORS’ SHOWCASE
By Duncan Morrison Co-operator contributor
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web-based program for pesticide selection won last year at the Manitoba Ag Days Inventors’ Showcase, besting a second-place tabletbased grain cart-weighing system. What will win this year? “We have entries that range from a calf catcher to a safety gate to a robotic tractor to automated grain bin lid openers,” says Kristen Phillips, Manitoba Ag Days general manager. “There are three second-year exhibitors who are back from last year with improvements and 10 first-year exhibitors. This feature attraction will not disappoint you. Make sure you check it out in Barn 4 at the show.” The Inventors’ Showcase is an annual competition at Manitoba Ag Days to encourage individuals and companies to develop products that will assist farmers in achieving greater efficiency in their farming operations. All inventions submitted are considered candidates regardless of whether designed by individuals or companies. Consistent with the flavour and tone of Manitoba Ag Days, exhibits developed by farm operators are very much encouraged. “Last year’s showcase was won by AgChem Expert for an online, web-based program for pesticide selection,” says Phillips. “AgChem Expert was presented with a plaque and $1,000 cash from Manitoba Ag Days and an advertising package from the Manitoba Co-operator. Second place was awarded to Agrimatics for its tablet-based grain cart-weighing system. Agrimatics was given a plaque and $500 cash from Manitoba Ag Days and an advertising package from the Manitoba Co-operator.” Phillips says there are 13 companies and individuals signed up for the 2016 Inventors’ Showcase competition from a wide range of new technology in farming operations. The 2016 Inventors’ Showcase focuses on all aspects of farming operations and, judging by the quality of entrants, it will be a tight competition for top spot with so many new items and services to better efficiencies in Manitoba’s farming community.
Second place in the Inventors’ Showcase in 2015 was awarded to Agrimatics for its tablet-based grain cart-weighing system. photos: jennifer paige
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Manitoba AG DAYS “Specializing in RTM Homes”
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Manitoba AG DAYS January 19, 20 and 21, 2016 Brandon Keystone Centre 1 - 1175 - 18th Street, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
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WORKING HARD... TO EARN YOUR TRUST! Walt Smith - Seed Depot ................................(204) 825-2000 Bergen Seed Farm .........................................(204) 736-2278 Boissevain Select Seeds .................................(204) 534-6846 Clearview Acres Ltd. .......................................(204) 748-2666 Court Seeds ...................................................(204) 386-2354 Dauphin Plains Seeds Ltd. ..............................(204) 638-7800 Derrick Beischer .............................................(204) 564-2117 Durand Seeds Inc. ..........................................(204) 248-2268 Ellis Farm Supplies Ltd. ..................................(204) 824-2290 Ens Quality Seed ............................................(204) 325-4658 Friesen Seeds Ltd. ..........................................(204) 746-8325 Gerrard Family Seeds .....................................(204) 365-0321 Hulme Agra Products Inc. ...............................(204) 685-2627 J.S. Henry & Son Ltd. .....................................(204) 566-2422 Janzen Seeds .................................................(204) 829-7749 MB Seeds Ltd. ...............................................(204) 746-4652
Miller Agritec ...................................................(204) 267-2363 Nickel Bros. ....................................................(204) 773-6734 Parent Bros. Inc. .............................................(204) 737-3000 Pitura Seed Service Ltd. .................................(204) 736-2849 Red River Seeds Ltd. ......................................(204) 746-4779 Redsper Enterprises Ltd. ................................(204) 328-5346 RJP Seed Ltd. ................................................(204) 745-3304 Rutherford Farms Ltd. ....................................(204) 467-5613 Seine River Seed Farm Ltd. ............................(204) 355-4495 Triple “S” Seed Ltd. ........................................(204) 546-2590 Unger Seed Farm Ltd. ....................................(204) 467-8630 Wilson Seeds Ltd. ..........................................(204) 246-2119 Bodnaryk Family Farms ..................................(306) 273-4263 Lutzer-Latrace Seed Farm ..............................(306) 731-2843 Welwyn Acres Inc. ..........................................(306) 645-4386
Our dealer network is your source for high quality seed.
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Visit us at our MB Ag Days Booth #122 on Main Street South and Enter our draw for a cordless DeWalt impact wrench
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Did you know? Agricultural workers are covered by the WCB. You can also purchase insurance for yourself and family members to cover lost wages, medical care and other expenses related to a workplace injury.
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• Non-Insulted and Insulated Sectional Doors. • Liftmaster Heavy Duty Operators. • Mullion Slide Away Centre Posts. • Quality Installation and Service. • Replacement Springs and Cables. • Polycarbonate doors and carwash accessory’s available • Hollow metal doors and frames available. PO Box 40 Steinbach, Manitoba R5G 1M1 Phone: (204) 326-4556
Phone: 204-326-4556 • Fax: 204-326-5013 • Toll Free: 1-855-326-4556
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1 For commercial use only. Valid on qualifying purchases made from the date of registration or January 19, 2016, whichever occurs first, through July 31, 2016 at participating Case IH dealerships in the 50 United States and Canada on new equipment listed above. Coupon may be used in addition to any currently published Case IH retail finance waiver or low rate loan offers in effect at the time of the qualifying purchase. Coupon must be presented to the participating Case IH dealer at that time to receive the 1% interest rate reduction or extend the interest waiver period 6 months. Limit one coupon per customer. Coupon cannot be duplicated, has no cash value and will not be replaced if lost, stolen or destroyed. Customer may use the coupon on multiple units at the time of purchase on new equipment in dealer inventory and new pre-sell equipment. Rate cannot be reduced to below 0.00% per annum. Customer participation subject to credit qualification and approval by CNH Industrial Capital America LLC or CNH Industrial Capital Canada Ltd. See your Case IH dealer for details and eligibility requirements. Down payment may be required. Not all customers or applicants may qualify. CNH Industrial Capital America LLC or CNH Industrial Capital Canada Ltd. standard terms and conditions will apply. Offer subject to change or cancellation without notice. Prior purchases are not eligible. Not valid without customer registration with Case IH for the 2016 Manitoba Ag Days. 2 For commercial use only. Valid on the retail purchase price of qualifying equipment purchases made from the date of registration or January 19, 2016, whichever occurs first, through July 31, 2016 at participating Case IH dealerships located in the 50 United States and Canada on new equipment listed above. Coupon may be used in addition to any other Case IH retail offers in effect at the time of the qualifying purchase and must be presented to the participating Case IH dealer at that time. Coupon has the following limitations: will not apply to Government Bid, Fleet, or rental; cannot be duplicated, has no cash value and will not be replaced if lost, stolen or destroyed. Customer may use the coupon on multiple units at the time of purchase on new equipment in dealer inventory and new pre-sell equipment. Offer subject to change or cancellation without notice. Prior purchases are not eligible. Not valid without customer registration with Case IH for the 2016 Manitoba Ag Days. 3 Register online or in the Case IH booth at one of the Winter Farm Shows listed below, and complete the registration survey with Case IH for a chance to win the Case IH Winter Farm Show Package, made up of a 20-Gallon Air Compressor ($260), 3100 PSI Pressure Washer ($424) and 2000-Watt Inverter ($633), with an approximate retail value of USD $1,317.00. The entry period for the 2016 Winter Farm Show Package Promotion (“Promotion”) will commence at 8:00 a.m. CDT on January 1, 2016, and continue through 11:59:59 p.m. CDT on March 11, 2016 (“Promotion Period”). NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCE OF WINNING. Promotion is open to individuals 18 years of age or older at time of registration who are legal residents of the 50 United States, District of Columbia, or Canada (excluding the Province of Quebec, Puerto Rico and overseas United States Territories, Possessions, Commonwealths and Military Installations). Void where prohibited. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received; limit one entry per person. Drawing will be held on or after May 9, 2016. Entrants must register with Case IH for one of the following 2016 Winter Farm Shows: 2016 American Farm Bureau Convention, 2016 Western Canadian Crop Production Show, 2016 Manitoba Ag Days, 2016 Cattle Industry Convention & NCBA Trade Show, 2016 World Ag Expo, 2016 National Farm Machinery Show, 2016 Commodity Classic, 2016 London Farm Show, and 2016 Ottawa Valley Farm Show. Offer subject to change or cancellation without notice. To remove your name from future promotion mailings, write to CNH Industrial Capital Marketing, 5729 Washington Ave., Racine, WI 53406. 4 Valid at participating Case IH dealerships located in the 50 United States and Canada now through July 31, 2016, while supplies last. Coupon must be presented to the participating Case IH dealer at time of equipment walkaround or demo. Coupon has the following limitations: cannot be duplicated, has no cash value and will not be replaced if lost, stolen or destroyed. Limit one coupon per customer, per farm show. Offer subject to change or cancellation without notice. Not valid without customer registration with Case IH for the 2016 Manitoba Ag Days. Case IH LED headlamp will be delivered to customer at address as listed above. Allow 9 weeks for delivery after receipt of fax. Quantity is limited and is available while supplies last. ©2016 CNH Industrial Capital America LLC. All rights reserved. Case IH is a trademark registered in the United States and many other countries, owned by or licensed to CNH Industrial N.V., its subsidiaries or affiliates. CNH Industrial Capital is a trademark in the United States and many other countries, owned by or licensed to CNH Industrial N.V., its subsidiaries or affiliates. Form # 77499 01/2016
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MANITOBA AG DAYS B r a n d o n k e y s t o n e c e n t r e — J a n u a r y 1 9 , 2 0 a n d 2 1 , 2 0 1 6
Paying it forward at Ag Days
Proceeds from a 50-50 draw to agriculture students and community upgrades By Duncan Morrison Co-operator contributor
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anitoba Ag Days will be “giving back” to the farm and rural community again this year. “At our 2013 show we introduced a 50-50 draw with half of the proceeds going to the winning ticket holder and the other half benefiting agriculture-related charities,” says Christine Roskos, Manitoba Ag Days organizer. “Manitoba Ag Days is a not-for-profit organization and will continue to operate this way. Our show is 100 per cent pure farm meaning 100 per cent of our exhibitors are relevant to the agricultural industry. Being able to contribute to this industry has been a fantastic experience for us and we are excited to ‘pay it forward’ in agriculture. Manitoba Ag Days takes great pride in helping other agricultural organizations in communities where our exhibitors and patrons live.” Moving forward with the 50-50 draws in future shows, Ag Days will be giving organizations the opportunity to apply to be the recipients of the proceeds. The following are the two categories available and guidelines: There are two separate categories:
1) Education and Leadership (up to $11,000 yearly) — In order to apply, organizations must fill out an application and submit a 500-word essay. • U of M Degree — $1,000 yearly (Applicants must apply through the U of M); • U of M Diploma — $1,000 yearly (Applicants must apply through the U of M); • ACC Diploma — $1,000 yearly
( Applicants must apply through the Ag Days Gives Back committee); • Agricultural youth education — $8,000 yearly (Applicants must apply through the Ag Days Gives Back committee). 2) Community Improvement (up to $15,000 annually — matching community dollars is a requirement). • L ocal community infrastructure upgrades and improvements This category would include such things as: community halls, arenas, rinks, playgrounds, ball diamonds, parks, walkways and gardens; • Agriculture and heritage This category would include such things as: agricultural-related charities, historic monuments, fairs, organizations that work within agriculture, etc.; • Safety and emergency services This category would include such things as air and ground transport services, support groups, call lines and organizations that work within agriculture ( Applicants must apply to the Ag Days Gives Back committee). In order to apply for the Community Improvement component organizations must have a registered charitable number with Canada Revenue Agency and they must fill out the Manitoba Ag Days Community Giving Program Application form and return it with their supporting documentation. The 2016 Show Recipients have been selected and will be announced at the show. For more information go to https://www.agdays.com/ community-giving-program.
Last year’s winner of the Best New Product 2015 was Honey Bee Manufacturing with its AirFlex combine draper header.
Ag Days is the first major ag show of the year, and features both indoor and outdoor demonstration areas. Photos: Greg Berg
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More than 50 speakers at Ag Days 2016 Speaker says that farmers can’t ignore the ‘mommy blogger’ community By Duncan Morrison Co-operator contributor
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ould there be a better title for a familyfocused, agricultureis-healthy blog than ‘Nurse Loves Farmer?’ That is why 2016 Manitoba Ag Days general manager Kristen Phillips is particularly excited about the inclusion of Nurse Loves Farmer blogger Sarah Schulz as a key speaker at the event. “Canadians are now at l e a s t t h re e g e n e ra t i o n s removed from the farm, yet are interested now more than ever in learning where their food comes from,” says Phillips. “Women generally control household spending and go to the Internet looking for advice on everything, including what food to buy and why, which often leads them to mommy blogs. Sarah is the author of the Nurse Loves Farmer blog and shares why the mommyblogging community is an audience that agriculture can’t afford to ignore and how after three years of blogging about agriculture and food, she has learned that if you don’t stand up and share your story about how you raise your food and how you farm, someone else will.”
Phillips says Schulz is dynamic, well spoken and will be an excellent addition to the 2016 Manitoba Ag Days speaker lineup, joining 50-plus other s p e a k e r s ove r t h e t h re e days in the MNP Theatre a n d F CC T h e a t re. So m e of the speakers utilize PowerPoint presentations, some are more formal with slides and some are off the cuff. Phillips says all will be informative and attendees will be pleased with the topics presented. “We have a wide range of dynamic speakers with backgrounds from private i n d u s t r y, g ov e r n m e n t s , and academia who will bring their areas of expertise to the Ag Days crowd,” Phillips says. “Our program committee has worked long hours to flush out ideas and work towards finalizing speakers for the Seminar Program of Manitoba Ag Days. And the quality of our speakers certainly reinforces that hard work.” Phillips recommends that attendees check the program and preplan their day to ensure they catch the speakers and topics that appeal to their interests. Log on to www.agdays.com to preplan your schedule or follow on Twitter @MBAgDays.
Ag Days success depends on volunteers Board includes 14 members who represent producers, exhibitors and MAFRD By Duncan Morrison Co-operator contributor
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olunteers make the world go around with the things they do and the way they make people feel. And that includes the great things that happen each year at Manitoba Ag Days. “No matter what the event is, big or small, there needs to be a core foundation of people to help make it successful,” says Ag Days general manager Kristen Phillips. “Manitoba Ag Days is no different. We rely on many volunteers that make the show as personable as it can be. Ag Days has noticed that each year they continue to receive more and more volunteers coming to help out with the show, with a large number of them returning from previous years. And we are just thrilled with the work they do and the value they all add to our show.” Alongside the help from the volunteers, Phillips says Manitoba Ag Days is organized by 14 board members w h o re p re s e n t p ro d u c e r s,
e x h i b i t o r s, a n d Ma n i t o b a Agriculture, Food and Rural Development. The board members are committed to ensuring the show remains 100 per cent about agriculture. They strive to ensure the show features equipment to parts to agriculture services and all things in between. If it’s a part of a Manitoba farming operation, you’ll find it at Manitoba Ag Days. An event as large and as well regarded as Manitoba Ag Days needs the support of many people behind the scenes to make it as special as can be. “Manitoba Ag Days board members are responsible for the organization of the whole show,” says Phillips. “They are appointed to cover a different aspect of the show, which includes planning and organizing of exhibits, the Ag Days program, media relations, logistics, and finance.” Phillips says volunteers run the gamut of event tasks. Most will spend time in the Manitoba Ag Days information booth as well as help out with ticket sales for the various draws that take place throughout the show.
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Manitoba AG DAYS 125 BISMARCK STREET, WINNIPEG, MANITOBA (off Springfield Rd)
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January 19, 20 and 21, 2016 Brandon Keystone Centre 1 - 1175 - 18th Street, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada V i s i t u s o n l i n e f o r m o r e i n f o w w w. a g d a y s .c o m
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SEE US AT MB AG DAYS BOOTH #1139 & 1140
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Manitoba AG DAYS January 19, 20 and 21, 2016
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Simply pre-weigh your sample…choose commodity and dump it in the test cell….% moisture is instantly displayed on the large LCD Screen. All Test data can be captured & saved using USB stick or optional Printer. The next generation of 919® is here !!!!
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INSTANT Temp. readings displayed on ANY Smart Phone. 9’ long with a single INFR-RED sensor at the tip. Turn probe on and connect using WI-FI. Open browser on your phone or other WI-FI device (IPOD or IPAD) & enter the IP address & Temp. is displayed. Completely wireless with no cables to plug into.... Multiple phones can connect to the same probe & display temp. at the same time.. Canola, Flax and Cereal sieve sets. Full range of sizes, injection molded frame. Fits into existing metal sieves.
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Manitoba Ag Days Adventure 2016 The theme for this year’s student program is ‘Think Local, Act Global’ By Duncan Morrison Co-operator contributor
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anitoba Ag Days A d v e n t u re w i l l once again have cur ious students mill ing about the agricultural trade show with questions and comments for participants and exhibitors. “Manitoba Ag Days is proud to be a part of educating our youth and we love having the “Ag Days Ad ve n t u re” a s p a r t o f our show,” says Ag Days general manager Kristen Phillips. For the Manitoba Ag Days Adventure — a program designed and delivered by Agriculture in the Classroom — students are required to follow clues throughout the show and gather information from participating booths about agriculture. This year’s theme for the adventure program is “Agriculture — Think Global, Act Local.” The program will focus on global issues, including the impact of the Manitoba agriculture industry
around the world. Each participating school will be entered to win one “Made in Manitoba Breakfast” for their school, which combines a special breakfast and continued learning about agriculture. Agriculture in the Classroom is a program established in 1988 to help deliver information and tools to students and teachers throughout the province about t h e i m p o r t a n t ro l e o f agriculture in Manitoba. Agriculture in the Classroom uses educational resources to raise awareness of agriculture in Manitoba schools, explain the process of food and fibre production from farm to consumer, and inspire interest in agriculture and agriculture careers. According to Ag in the Classroom’s Karen Hill, the Manitoba Ag Days Adventure program promotes the development of critical thinking skills related to the business of agriculture, food, bioproducts and life sciences.
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Manitoba AG DAYS January 19, 20 and 21, 2016 Brandon Keystone Centre 1 - 1175 - 18th Street, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada V i s i t u s o n l i n e f o r m o r e i n f o w w w. a g d a y s .c o m
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Manitoba AG DAYS January 19, 20 and 21, 2016 Brandon Keystone Centre 1 - 1175 - 18th Street, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
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JANUARY 19 – 21 • BRANDON KEYSTONE CENTRE • BOOTH #702/703
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*For commercial use only. Offer valid at participating New Holland dealerships in the 50 United States and Canada on qualifying new equipment purchases made from the date of registration or January 19, 2016, whichever occurs first, through July 31, 2016, except as otherwise indicated on actual show coupon. Customer may use the coupon on multiple units at the time of purchase on new equipment in dealer inventory and new pre-sell equipment. See official coupon for complete details. Coupon has the following limitations; will not apply to Government Bid, rental, has no cash value, cannot be duplicated and will not be replaced if lost, stolen or destroyed. Not valid without electronic customer registration with New Holland at the 2016 MANITOBA AG DAYS. Prior purchases are not eligible. Offer subject to change or cancellation without notice. **Valid at participating New Holland dealerships located in the 50 United States and Canada now through July 31, 2016 while supplies last. Coupon must be presented to the participating New Holland dealer at time of equipment walkaround or demo. Coupon has the following limitations: cannot be duplicated, has no cash value and will not be replaced if lost, stolen or destroyed. Limit one coupon per customer. Offer subject to change or cancellation without notice. Quantity is limited. Not valid without customer registration with New Holland at the 2016 MANITOBA AG DAYS. Realtree® Thermos will be delivered to customer at address as listed in coupon. Allow 9 weeks for delivery after receipt of fax. © 2016 CNH Industrial America LLC. All rights reserved. New Holland Agriculture is a trademark registered in the United States and many other countries, owned by or licensed to CNH Industrial N.V., its subsidiaries or affiliates. New Holland Construction is a trademark in the United States and many other countries, owned by or licensed to CNH Industrial N.V., its subsidiaries or affiliates. Form #77396
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MANITOBA AG DAYS B r a n d o n k e y s t o n e c e n t r e — J a n u a r y 1 9 , 2 0 a n d 2 1 , 2 0 1 6
Farm Safety Area gets expanded quarters Visitors can enter contest to win safety items
The farm safety area has been relocated to the Pioneer Lounge at the top of the ramp in the Keystone Centre. Photo: Sandy Black
By Duncan Morrison Co-operator contributor
A
griculture is one of the top three most hazardous industries in which to work. According to the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association, while 85 per cent of Canadian producers believe safety is a priority on their farm, less than 10 per cent currently have a safety plan on their farm or ranch. “Manitoba Ag Days takes farm safety very seriously and we have set up a joint partnership with Manitoba Hydro and SAFE Work Manitoba to form the Farm Safety Area,” says Kristen Phillips, Manitoba Ag Days general manager. Phillips says the Farm Safety Area will be located in the newly expanded location in the Pioneer Lounge located at the top of the ramp at the Keystone Centre. Visitors are encouraged to take a few minutes to visit the area to learn more about safe farming programs. The area will have trained professionals and exhibitors on site to help cover all topics of farming safety. “The goal of this area is to help farmers, their families and workers recognize and manage safety risks,” says Phillips. “The farm safety team has put together a word scramble for patrons to take part in to win a fire extinguisher, car safety kit, exten-
“Looking under the hood” is literally possible at Ag Days. Photo: Greg Berg
There’s plenty of forage and livestock equipment as well as grain and oilseed equipment at Ag Days. Photo: Greg Berg
Farm Safety Area participating organizations CEW Manitoba Farm & Rural Support Services Manitoba Farmers with Disabilities Manitoba Hydro Prairie Mountain Health SAFE Work Manitoba The Manitoba Lung Association Workers Compensation Board
sion cords, radon test kit and a variety of other safety products. We want to help producers make their workplace and farm a safer place for everyone.”
The popular Ag Days Bull Congress has been permanently relocated to Barn 11 and is accessible through the northeast corner of the Kinsmen arena. Photo: Sandy Black
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*For commercial use only. Offer subject to credit qualification and approval by CNH Industrial Capital Canada Ltd. See your New Holland dealer for details and eligibility requirements. CNH Industrial Capital Canada Ltd. standard terms and conditions will apply. Depending on model, a down payment may be required. Offer good through December 31, 2015, at participating New Holland dealers in Canada. Offer subject to change. Taxes, freight, set-up, delivery, additional options or attachments not included in price. © 2015 CNH Industrial Capital America LLC. All rights reserved. New Holland Agriculture is a trademark registered in the United States and many other countries, owned by or licensed to CNH Industrial N.V., its subsidiaries or affiliates. CNH Industrial Capital is a trademark in the United States and many other countries, owned by or licensed to CNH Industrial N.V., its subsidiaries or affiliates.
USED EQUIPMENT www.agdealer.com/raymorenh
677851
$119,000
677742
$79,000
736163
2015 NH 840CD-35 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $89,000 2015 NH 840CD-35 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $89,000 2015 NH 840CD-35 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $89,000 2015 MB D65-35FT CNH . . . . . . . . . . . . . $83,000 2016 MB D65-35FT CNH . . . . . . . . . . . . . $83,000 2010 MB D60-35FT CR/CX . . . . . . . . . . . $54,000 1993 MB 960 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,500 2010 NH 94C-42FT CR/CX . . . . . . . . . . . $59,000 2010 NH 94C-36FT CR/CX . . . . . . . . . . . $45,000 2009 NH 94C-40FT CR/CX . . . . . . . . . . . $54,900 2009 NH 94C-36FT CR/CX . . . . . . . . . . . $49,000 2009 NH 94C-30FT CR/CX . . . . . . . . . . . $39,000
‘08 New Holland H8040-36FT ‘13 New Holland H8060-36FT Windrower, 635hrs, Excellent cond., 36FT, SCHUMACHER, UII, DELUXE CAB, CAB SUSPENSION
Windrower, 298hrs, 190HP, Excellent cond., 36FT, DELUXE CAB, CAB SUSPENSION, DELUXE LED LIGHTS, 600/65R 737591
‘09 New Holland P2070 - 70’
Air Drill, NH Opener, Double Shoot, Floatation Tires
‘07 Morris FIELD PRO-70
Harrow, Good cond., 70FT, STANDARD TINE ADJUST
‘13 New Holland H7460-16FT
Disc Mower Conditioner, Excellent cond., CHEVRON RUBBER ROLLS, MOMAX MODULAR DUTTER BAR, HYD TONGUE
Air Drill, Excellent cond., 51FT-12IN, 4-1/2”STEEL, 6-RUN SS, LIQ, 550LB TRIPS $35,000
2001 FC 67 XL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $17,000 2000 SPAIR 3200 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$10,900 2013 NH SP.240F XP 1200GAL 100FT $269,000
TRACTORS
2013 NH T8.330 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $198,000 2010 NH T7040 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $115,000 2009 NH TV6070 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $83,000 2003 NH TM140 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $59,900 1995 NH 9680 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $76,000 2006 CIH STX480. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $159,000
SWATHERS
1989 JD 590 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,500 1999 MB 9200. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $46,900 2013 NH H8060-36FT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $119,000 2013 NH H8060-36FT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $119,000 2012 NH H8060-36FT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$118,000
‘95 New Holland 9680
‘14 SeedMaster CT6012
$190,000
2008 NH H8040-36FT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $79,000
Baler/Round 2008 NH BR7090 . . . . . . . .$14,900 Truck 2003 IHC 9900I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $38,000 Tires 2012 GDYR 380/90R46 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $0 Track Loader 2012 NH C238 . . . . . . . . . $56,900 Mower Conditioner 2013 NH H7460-16FT Rubber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $33,000 Mower/Batwing 2014 SU XH1500 S3 SERIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $26,900 Mower/Zero Turn 2012 CK RZT 54 KW $3,650 Mower/Zero Turn 2010 CK TANK 60 $4,900 Lawn Tractor 2012 CK LTX1050KW. . . . . . $1,799 Header Hay 1994 CIH 8820 . . . . . . . . . . . $4,900 Harrow Heavy 2007 MR FIELD PRO-70 $21,900 Deep Tillage 1984 FC 800 . . . . . . . . . . . .$10,000 Deep Tillage 1984 MR CP750. . . . . . . . . .$16,000 Forklift 2006 JC 940 RTFL . . . . . . . . . . . $40,000 Forklift 2004 SX SD 80. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $64,000 677746
‘15 Versatile 450
Tractor, 4WD, 500HP, Excellent cond., STD, 800’s, 98GPM, 6 REMOTES, E-PRO STEERING 741787
Air Drill, Excellent cond., 60FT 12IN, TIRE N TIRE, HD FRONT CASTERS, DUAL FRONT WING CA
‘08 New Holland BR7090
Round Baler, Good cond., 1.5M PICK UP, LACED BELTS, 31X13.5-15 TIRES, HYD, PICK UP
MISC.
690840
Tractor, 4WD, 6808hrs, Excellent cond., 20.8R42 DUALS, STANDARD, 4 REMOTES
$14,900
$110,000
SPRAYERS
693358
‘04 New Holland SD440-51FT-12IN
$344,000
$175,000 2008 NH 94C-36FT CR/CX . . . . . . . . . . . $39,000 2008 NH 94C-36FT CR/CX . . . . . . . . . . . $42,000 2008 NH 94C-36FT CR/CX . . . . . . . . . . . $37,000 2005 NH 94C-30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25,900
737580
736280
$21,900
$65,000
618931
Grain Cart, Excellent cond., 1200BU, TRANSFER TRACKS, SCALES, AGRIMATICS, TARP, PIVOTING AUGER
‘14 Seed Hawk 8412
Air Drill, Good cond., 8RUN DOUBLE SHOOT FLEXI COIL AIR PACK, SETUP TOW BEHIND, LARGE REAR AXLE
$83,000
2015 NH CX8090 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $459,000 2013 NH CX8090 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $344,000 2011 NH CX8080. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$175,000 2011 NH CR9080. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $269,000
COMBINE HEADS
Combine, 1160hrs, Excellent cond., 900/60R32 TIRES/600/65R28 REARS, HD LIFT CYL
‘09 New Holland TV6070
Tractor, 4WD, 2875hrs, 155HP, Good cond., 82LB LOADER, THIRD FLOOR PEDAL, WHEEL WEIGHTS, 480/85R34 R1 741788
$125,000
COMBINES
2011 NH CR9080. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $239,900 2010 NH CX8080 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $209,900 2010 NH CX8070 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $190,000 2008 NH CX8080 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$175,000 2003 NH CR970 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $125,000 2003 NH CX840 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $76,900 2000 CIH 2388 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $62,000 1998 NH TR98 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $28,900
‘15 Elmers 1150 Haul Master
Grain Vac, VRX $24,900
‘10 New Holland CX8070
$270,000
2014 SHAWK 8412 c/w P1060 & P1070 $355,000 2014 SHAWK 8412 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $205,000 2014 NH P1070 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $115,000 2014 NH P1060 TBH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $80,000 2013 NH P1060 TBH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $73,000 2011 NH P2050 58FT-12IN c/w (2) P1040’s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $125,000 2010 JD 5000-51FT c/w 1910 TBH . . . . . $74,500 2009 NH P2070 70FT X 12IN. . . . . . . . . . $65,000 2009 SEMST TXB66FT-12IN c/w P1060 TBH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $160,000 2004 NH SD440 51FT-12IN . . . . . . . . . . . $35,000 1998 JD 1900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$13,900 1994 MR MAXIM 1 50FT-10IN . . . . . . . . . .$12,900
‘15 Rem VRX
High Clearance Sprayer, 4WD, 865hrs, 275HP, Good cond., 100FT, 1200GAL SS, 2 SETS TIRES, FM1000, AUTO PILOT
$205,000
SEEDING
‘13 New Holland SP.240F XP
738299
737592
$76,000
Combine, 2730hrs, Good cond., 30.5X32 FRONTS, ROCK TRAP, HOPPER TOPPER
716097
$175,000
‘00 Case IH 2388
Combine, 1135hrs, Good cond., 620 DUALS, S3, SID’S, DSP, DELUX CHOPPER, 790CP-15
700503
‘13 New Holland CX8090
Combine, 682hrs, 449HP, Excellent cond., 520 DUALS, CAST, Y&M, SPREADERS, HIDS, 790CP-15FT
$24,900
677744
‘11 New Holland CX8080
Combine, 2260hrs, 360HP, Good cond., 520 DUALS, 600/65R28 STEERS, LARGE TOUCH SCREEN DISPLAY
$33,000
‘11 New Holland CR9080
737582
$62,000
$239,900
737584
‘08 New Holland CX8080
Combine, 1785hrs, 360HP, Good cond., 900/65R32 Tires, CAST, BLOWERS,76C Swathmaster
$269,000
‘15 New Holland 840CD-35FT
733839
$35,000
‘09 New Holland 94C-40FT
Header, Excellent cond., DOUBLE KNIFE Header, 35FT, TRANSPORT, GUAGE WHEELS, DRIVE, 6 BAT UII SPLIT REEL, DOUBLE DRIVE, AHHC, X-AUGER HYD FORE/AFT, TRANS
677757
$175,000
739591
$89,000
736273
$54,900
677932
‘11 New Holland P2050
c/w (2) P1040’s Air Drill, Excellent cond., 58ft-12in STEALTH SIDE BAND,CARBIDE TIPS, 4” RUBBER PACKERS, MUD SCRAPERS
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Plenty to choose from
With more than 500 exhibitors in 10 acres of floor space, there’s a wide selection of manufacturers to choose from at Ag Days in Brandon. Photos: Greg Berg
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Ag Growth International (AGI) is a leading manufacturer of portable and stationary grain handling, storage and conditioning equipment. Batco (specialty crop belt conveyors), Wheatheart (grain handling and fencing equipment), Westfield (portable grain augers), Grain Guard (grain drying and storage equipment), Twister (galvanized grain bins), REM (GrainVacs) and Westeel (storage solutions) are all leading brands, part of the AGI group.
VISIT US AT AG DAYS, BOOTH #814 FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE AGI SHARE PROGRAM AGI is pleased to present, the AGI SHARE Program. We have designed the SHARE Program to help farmers find maximum value in the best products available. Farmers are eligible for rebates on AGI handling products, as long as you purchase Westeel smoothwall bins. The bins and handling products can be purchased anytime from November 1st, 2015 through October 31st, 2016. The smoothwall bin purchase is the trigger to qualify farmers for the program and determines their reward level.
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