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Ag minister vows to listen to farm groups Groups create ‘historic collaboration’ to fight for sensible workplace rules By JENNIFER BLAIR AF staff / Red Deer

fter ramming through new farm safety legislation at year’s end, the provincial government seems to have changed its tune. “I want to be clear right now — we will be taking the time necessary to make sure we get this right,” Agriculture and Forestry Minister Oneil Carlier said at the Alberta Federation of Agriculture annual general meeting last month. “We do have timelines, but the timelines are going to be fairly soft. For occupational health and

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Pulse lone bright spot in crop forecast Break-even yields are a little lower for spring wheat and canola this year, and there’s real money to be made growing peas and lentils By JENNIFER BLAIR AF staff / Red Deer

here’s good news and there’s bad news in this year’s crop profitability forecasts. The good news? Break-even yields for both spring wheat and canola are just slightly lower this year, according to provincial forecasts. And even if you just pull off average yields for peas, you’ll really have something to smile about. “Since the projections were made for new-crop yellow peas, I think you can lock in $10 a bushel. That’s changed pretty dramatically,” said Kevin Hursh of Hursh Consulting and Communications. “When you start adding another dollar a bushel to the value of these, that’s starting to look pretty attractive.” The flip side is that field peas is the only crop that is an across-theprovince winner. Spring wheat is (barely) profitable in two soil zones and canola in three zones, according to provincial forecasts. Feed barley pencils out in four zones, but save in the Black soil zone, it’s a near thing.

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A new lucrative niche market? That’s worth toasting A decade-long quest to supply Alberta barley into the Japanese shochu market is getting closer to a successful conclusion By Alexis Kienlen AF STAFF

anpai! That’s the Japanese term for cheers — and the day is getting closer when it will be said as glasses of a popular distilled beverage made from Alberta barley are raised. “The Japanese don’t grow enough barley to supply their own market — they need tens of thousands of tonnes of barley every year,” said Garson Law, research manager with the Alberta Barley Commission. Shochu is a fermented product sometimes called the Japanese vodka because it is clear. But it retains the flavour of its base ingredient (it can also be made from ingredients as varied as sweet potato and rice) and so is more comparable to cognac or whiskey. It rivals, and sometimes, surpasses sake in sales, and is the drink of choice among younger Japanese alcohol connoisseurs. Shochu made from barley is the most popular variety and Japanese distillers mainly source the

grain from Australia. But Alberta has been trying to get into this lucrative market for more than a decade, with Japanese shochu makers providing some of the R&D funding. “They’ve been in it as long as we have,” said Law. “It’s been worth their time and money to undertake this relationship with us.” Researchers have identified Canmore barley, developed by Pat Juskiw at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Lacombe Research Centre, as a variety suitable for shochu. It was licensed by Canterra in 2013 and the company is now working with seed growers to create a large volume of Canmore. “Right now, we’re in the testing phase,” said Law. Canmore is an attractive variety for growers because it has a great yield and stands up well, said Law. The barley commission is working with Iichiko, Japan’s bestselling shochu producer, which needs a large sample size of 10,000 to 20,000 tonnes for fullscale testing at one of its plants. Researchers have found the

“The Japanese don’t grow enough barley to supply their own market. They need tens of thousands of tonnes of barley every year.” Garson Law

Canmore variety grows better in some areas than in others. “The best region we’ve seen so far from the data that we’ve collected is coming from the Lacombe area where the barley was initially bred,” said Law. “So the question is, how do we get 10,000 tonnes from that area, or any other area where it tests well?” The Crop Diversification Centre in Brooks and the University of Alberta have been doing some processing and base analysis of Canmore. “We’re looking at 20 different

biochemical tests to collect as much data as we can on a biochemical level to see what the good-quality parameters are,” said Law. Samples are also being sent to Japan to be tested for fermentation. “They’ll make some of the products, because we don’t make any shochu in Canada,” said Law. “We leave that to the experts.” Although Alberta barley growers haven’t been able to tap into this lucrative niche market yet, the future looks promising — not only abroad, but closer to home.

Photo: Supplied Iichiko has opened its first North American office and is looking to tap into the large market of Japanese restaurants and alcohol connoisseurs in the U.S. and Canada. If testing goes well, there could eventually be regular exports of Canmore to Japan. “We’re hoping they will be there in the next year or so,” said Law. akienlen@fbcpublishing.com

Oil bust could mean skyrocketing property taxes Some Alberta municipalities are being hit hard as oil companies stop paying By JENNIFER BLAIR AF staff / red deer

ith oil prices bottoming out around $30 a barrel, oil companies are scrambling to save money — sometimes at the expense of farmers. “Some companies are just deciding not to pay the annual rentals,” said Daryl Bennett, who represents the Action Surface Rights Association in southern Alberta. Last year, the Surface Rights Board had more than 750 new applications and gave landowners over $1.5 million to repay defaulted rents, said Bennett, who spoke at the recent Alberta Federation of Agriculture annual general meeting. “That’s just the tip of the iceberg. There should have been thousands and thousands of new applications.” But while lost rents are a short-term frus-

tration for farmers, the long-term effect this will have on rural municipalities is much bigger. “If you as a landowner don’t get paid by a company, it’s not that big of a deal. The minister of finance will ensure that you get your money,” he said. “The implication to counties and municipalities is what you should be concerned about.” Right now, counties in Alberta get two streams of oil and gas revenues. The first is through linear property assessments. “That’s generally all the pipelines, power lines, that type of stuff. Currently, there’s $845 million being assessed to the operators in the province that goes to counties,” said Bennett. “A lot of these companies that are going bankrupt are not paying their linear assessments to their counties and municipal districts.” And 25 per cent of the linear tax assessment goes toward education — money that

has to be paid by the county “whether they collect it or not from the oil and gas operators.” Counties also do local tax assessments, which fund their operating budgets. “An oil lease is assessed at higher rates than you are for your property taxes, and that’s collected by the municipality.” In some municipalities, between 60 to 90 per cent of their total budget depends on oil and gas tax revenues. For instance, oil and gas tax revenues make up 68 per cent of the budget for the County of Taber. “The County of Taber has estimated that if it was to lose its linear assessments paid by oil and gas, it would have to increase its property taxes by 350 per cent on everybody else to make up that loss,” said Bennett. “They’re going to have their budgets drastically cut in some cases. Then what do they do? Do they raise taxes or do they lay off people?” Reduced oil and gas tax revenues will

create a “snowball effect” in these counties — “they lay off more people, those people don’t pay taxes, real estate prices go down, property assessments go down, and it just continues on and on.” And counties are starting to get worried, he added. “Some of these companies that have gone bankrupt owe $15 million to $20 million to various counties.” Until the oil market corrects itself, Alberta’s farmers will need to tighten their belts, regardless of whether they rent land to oil companies, said Bennett. “As landowners, you can get your revenues back, but I think you need to be concerned about what’s happening in the industry and how this may impact your property taxes and the abilities of your counties and municipalities to function as they have in the past.” jennifer.blair@fbcpublishing.com

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Starland County wants to spark solar revolution The county established a co-op that is planning a solar farm that it hopes will be a model for Alberta communities By Alexis Kienlen AF STAFF

new co-op plans to develop the first community-owned solar farm on the Prairies — a 12-acre block of solar panels to be located in Starland County. But the ultimate goal is much larger — to create a model that can be replicated across the province. “We’re excited that we can be a good host to the first project of this kind in Alberta and Western Canada,” said Jordan Webber, economic development officer for Starland County and a director of the Alberta Solar Co-op. “We’re not just having solar on a home to meet our own load. We’re actually selling all of the power from this project back to the grid. No one has ever done that with solar before, and we’re excited that we’re in a position to lead it.” Starland County, a rural community of 3,500 located north of Drumheller, has been doing smaller-scale solar projects for two decades. It now has 10 county-owned solar facilities and has provided financial incentives for 15 farmers who have built solar systems. The proposed 12-acre solar farm is much larger — it will generate one to two megawatts, enough to power 400 homes. To tackle a project of this size, the county created a co-op by partnering with solar experts and developers. Its eight-member board also includes a senior principal at Stantec Consulting, the president of Calgary-based solar developer SkyFire Energy, former Olympic speed-skating medallist Kristina Groves, and Bob Sargeant, a Starland councillor who has two solar installations on his cattle and grain farm. Alberta Solar Co-op will start selling shares to Alberta residents this month and is also raising money through the crowdfunding website indiegogo, with the goal of raising $5 million. “From there, we can flip a switch to the green light, do regulatory approvals, and have the installation done and operating by midfall 2016,” said Webber. A key part of the co-op’s pitch is that the cost of solar power has dropped dramatically — it says by 70 per cent in the last four years — and that the Starland initiative will be a model for other Alberta solar projects.

“The vision is that this is something that can be done in any community, at this scale or a smaller scale, whatever fits,” he said. “This is something that everyone can get into.” Sargeant, who also owns an oilfield services company, has become a solar enthusiast since installing solar panels on his farm three years ago. His two systems each generate about 10 kilowatts of power — one set of panels is attached to the side of a shed and another sits atop a 12-foot-high wooden frame.

Two installations on his farm convinced Bob Sargeant that solar power is the way of the future. PHOTOS: BOB SARGEANT

“No one has ever done that with solar before, and we’re excited that we’re in a position to lead it.” Jordan Webber

He said the declining cost of solar panels and the prospect of rising electricity costs prompted his move to solar. “Being in the oilfield, I know our costs are going to go up,” said Sargeant. “Power is going to keep climbing. You don’t have to be a rocket scientist to know that there’s no other choice but for power to go up.” He feeds electricity back into the grid, mostly from June to August, when his system produces more power than he can use. Overall, he saves about $6,000 yearly on his power bill and expects the system to pay for itself within seven years — well ahead of the initial payback estimate of 12 years. More information on the co-op can be found at www.albertasolarcoop.com. akienlen@fbcpublishing.com

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aving witnessed the Canadian government’s softening commitment in recent years to research that develops improved varieties for farmers, we’ve been reluctant to let taxpayers off the hook. Historically, publicly funded research has been the cornerstone of Canada’s reputation as one of the world’s best when it comes to producing cereal crops. Over the past century, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada scientists have helped farmers steadily improve their productivity through genetics that increase yields, use available resources more efficiently, and keep farmers one step ahead of disease and pests. It is a well-accepted principle that research investment pays off, as cited in an exhaustive 2010 review of the literature by Julian M. Alston for the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development: “A predominant and persistent finding across the studies was that the rate of return was quite large. The main mass of the distribution of internal rates of return reported in the literature is between 20 per cent and 80 per cent per annum,” the report says. He also found that underinvestment in agricultural research is a global problem, partly because it is a lengthy process. “Research takes a long time to benefit production, and then it affects production for a long time.” In the past, it could be argued society benefited every bit as much as farmers did from improved productivity. Increasing supplies make food more affordable, which means consumers have more to spend on goods and services that support a growing economy.

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The furor that erupted when cauliflower started selling for $6 or more has grocery retailers rethinking their purchasing strategy

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End point royalties (EPR), an option that became possible with Canada’s adoption of the updated Plant Breeders’ Rights international treaty, are also on the table. With EPR, you’d declare the variety and pay a user fee on delivery. Note this is not about whether farmers should pay more than they do today through checkoffs and royalties; it is about what form their increased support should take. Prairie farmers’ contributions today cover about one-third the cost of the $41 million Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada spends annually on variety development. The private sector stepped up quickly to take the helm on improving crops such as canola, because it was able to secure a return on investment on those crops through hybridization, and by contractually ending the use of farm-saved seed. Neither is an option for cereals, at least not yet, so investments in cereal development improvement hold little appeal for the private sector. As things stand today, governments are still carrying 72 per cent of the estimated $56 million spent on cereal development annually in Canada, with only 15 per cent carried by the private sector and 12 per cent by farmers. The report points out that Canada’s total investment in cereals falls far short of what some of its global competitors are doing. Australia, for example, spends 2.7 times more. We continue to oppose governments withdrawing from public investment in varietal research altogether. But if farmers want to see continued genetic improvements in their crops, they are going to have to pay more.

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But in industrialized economies such as Canada’s, the agricultural sector is highly dependent on exports and that societal benefit becomes more nuanced. Despite all the media reports about higher food costs consumers will face this year due to our sinking dollar and our penchant for imported fresh fruits and vegetables, Canadians aren’t likely to go hungry. Canadians spend about a dime of every dollar they earn on food. At most, Food Freedom Day, the day in early February when the average Canadian household earns enough income to pay its annual food bill, might be delayed a few days. But the amount of food wasted in this country might also decline and people might start embracing some often overlooked local options such as homegrown carrots and cabbage. Of course, Canadian taxpayers benefit from a strong agricultural sector’s contribution to the country’s GDP. Maintaining the industry’s competitive advantage in a global market is an important rationale for continued public research investment. But many of the consumer benefits of farmers’ improved productivity now flow to consumers elsewhere. The discussion over who should pay the cost of variety development, particularly pertaining to cereals, is undergoing an evolution that has some significant implications for farmers. Several options are outlined in the recently released report by JRG Consulting Group for the Prairie wheat and barley commissions entitled “Exploring Options for Producer Involvement in Wheat and Barley Variety Development.” (See story on Page 28.) Farmers are being asked to consider how they want to be involved in cereal development, how much more they are willing to pay and how that support should be collected.

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ood inflation remains at the top of mind for many consumers these days. Not a day goes by without a report about some produce such as fruit being grossly overpriced. The latest Consumer Price Index report won’t calm shoppers any time soon as food inflation stands at 4.1 per cent. Quite the contrast to recent reports of -0.4 per cent food inflation in the United States. With global food prices dropping to record lows, over the past few months the Canadian economy is an industrialized world anomaly. Food inflation remains substantially higher than our overall inflation rate, forcing many consumers to make budgetary compromises to pay grocery bills. The dollar is obviously a major piece of the story, but it is just one piece. Climate change, and in particular droughts in some parts of California, has given Canadian importers some grief. California’s close proximity cuts shipping costs, while also

offering higher levels of freshness and quality, for imported products. We import billions of agricultural goods every year from the Golden State. However, farm gate price fluctuations have been unpredictable. Reports on cauliflower prices have swung anywhere between $35 for a case of 12 to as high as $100 last November. If nothing is available in California or is too expensive, importers need to procure products elsewhere, even as far away as Europe. As a result, costs increase and shipping costs can easily triple. Over the next few months, lettuce, strawberries, grapes, oranges, celery and, of course, cauliflower will likely be affected by macroeconomic influences. These items will likely cost more, if any can be found that is. In fact, Canadians should expect more shortages over the next few weeks, and it is not because of short supplies or limited access. The most recent cauliflower tale likely gave a lesson to Canadian food retailing on market-based hysteria and its undesirable effects. The food retailing market is just in a different place these days.

It is fickle, financially capricious and hypersensitive to price fluctuations. After displaying stickershocking prices for a few weeks, the story got major media traction, pushing consumers away. Subsequently, cauliflower prices dramatically dropped to $2.50 a head, and in some cases to as low as $1 a unit in some parts of the country. With such prices, most retailers are likely selling cauliflower at a loss right now. Such a dramatic shift was essentially generated by many retailers’ fear of amassing excess inventories. After all, these are perishables — so constant motion throughout the supply chain is key to reduce losses. Importers and retailers alike would know what the market can bear. A lower dollar and procurement challenges will most certainly push prices higher when entering our market. As a result, given what happened to cauliflower, most retailers will definitely think twice before importing a product which would warrant a much higher price point to secure a decent profit. If retail prices are deemed too excessive,

importers may opt not to bother, hence the possible shortages. Until things calm down, we shouldn’t be surprised to see stores being more careful with their purchasing practices. In the meantime, slumping oil prices may be offering the silver lining Canadians need to cope with higher grocery bills. Lower energy costs are certainly helping these days. Families owning at least one car may save anywhere between $1,000 and $1,500 this year alone on gas. Since food prices will cost $345 more for the average family, lower prices at the pump will help in an environment in which wages are barely budging. And if that is not enough, getting acquainted with those freezers in grocery stores may not be a bad idea. Consumers can get the nutrients required until spring comes along when Canadian farmers are able to bring more freshness to our kitchen tables. Sylvain Charlebois is professor in the College of Business and Economics at the University of Guelph.

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The downside of farm subsidies Government money is usually welcomed but those who take it soon learn it can come with a heavy price By BRENDA SCHOEPP AF columnist

here are certain aspects of farming around the globe that are subsidized either directly or indirectly. In the world of trade, these are sensitive issues. For example, what is the true level of subsidization in China? How does it enhance its competitive advantage? What is the real cost of production? We have many guests in our humble country home from countries all over the world. And we have had a multitude of discussions on the true cost of subsidization because subsidies are not just a cost to the taxpayer, but a cost to the system. In other words, subsidies ignite severe deficiencies that can cripple an entire system. The question is: Can farming survive without them? The answer depends on the ground on which you stand. It is like saying, ‘We have the best beef.’ Compared to what? Compared to whom? If you are in Argentina, then they have the best beef and,

of course, Canadians feel the same. Some farmers believe they cannot survive without subsidies and that is largely because it has become intergenerational. They know no other way. There are many, though, who have been brought up on it but now know the real cost of subsidization is the handicap of that industry. Take the highly subsidized beef industry in Scotland for example. The result of ensuring farmers are in the game has had a huge cost in terms of productive capability. Open rates on cows run over 20 per cent. This is the norm. There is little incentive to improve herds because you do not have to. Young folks looking at improving production capabilities are downplayed by the industry in which they are in. In some small farming communities, there is so much pressure to normalize that the fear of improvement far outweighs the economic benefit of greater profits. The question I often get asked is how do we do better on our farm without doing better than anyone else? That’s an impossible problem to solve.

Just think about the economic impact of infertility in a beef herd at a standard 20 per cent. In Canada we strive for eight per cent open or less, and get very concerned if it touches that level. There is no bailout for our inefficiencies, so it is Math 101 that drives improvement. But triple the open cow rate and we have a herd that is depleted on the income side for a full two years unless you can buy in young bred cows immediately. More importantly we would be asking why the problem occurred. My question is: Why not challenge the status quo? The only way for change to happen is for change to happen. I asked this of a group of farmers who were happy at 20 per cent and not going to challenge it for fear of being different than their neighbours. It makes me think of Billie Holiday who once said that “If I can’t sing differently, why sing at all?” I agree, but the solution — said my cheerful friends — was to diversify into agri-tourism because there were HUGE subsidies in that. The U.K. has long been bent on keeping farmers on the

land by paying them to do so. The environmental incentives alone would make us grin with greed. But it has drawbacks. Urban folks see nice cute animals like a badger and want it protected. In the interim, the TB risk grows and herds are being depleted. Just like a subsidy, protecting one part of the natural order of things or production chain results in a severe imbalance that takes a generation to correct. When New Zealand pulled its dairy subsidies, it really hurt farmers but the story is one of survival. When you get to New Zealand though, the reality is a little starker. In some places, the practices are rather old compared to what we know can work and in parts nutritional advancement is still lagging far behind our standards. Efficiency is not an instant result everywhere because it has so many levels. In other tropical areas, the production capability is immense but food safety issues are of primary concern. The trend towards investing government dollars in natural capital protection and environmentalism sounds good

at the outset, but we need to watch that subsidization of this sector does not tip the scale against farms. We can overplay a subsidy so that it works against the farmer and our position on trade. It is a balancing act for sure, and one which we need to participate in. Not because farmers don’t care about the environment or about protecting or enhancing natural capital. It is because farming is their future and the future of our nation. We will leave the true discovery of production subsidization in China up to the experts and continue to encourage our U.K. friends to enhance production capability in their herds. But that is their business. The real challenge will be here at home as governments impose production regulations and develop their own mandates on managing our natural capital. Brenda Schoepp is a farmer from Alberta who works as an international mentor and motivational speaker. She can be contacted through her website www.brendaschoepp.com. All rights reserved. Brenda Schoepp 2015

‘Science based’ is the foundation of Canadian agriculture Industry and government must adjust to new findings, but policies should not be based on the latest Internet trend By Cam Dahl

What does “science based” mean?

For both government policy and industry best practice, science based should mean that practices are based on rigorous scientific studies. Policies and regulations that veer off the science-based path put at risk the tools that make modern agriculture possible. So do production practices that do not rigorously follow scientifically developed guidelines. But scientific review can sometimes be messy. Scientific consensus can shift and the ‘right’ answer can change over time as new information becomes available. New research can disprove past points of view that were once thought to be valid. What does this mean for policy-makers and the development of industry best management practices? Practically, this means that both industry and government must be willing to adjust practices and policies when new evidence comes to light.

New evidence

For example, frequent summerfallow was once the common practice on the North American prairies. This practice has adjusted as new research and agriculture tools became available. The willingness of farmers to adapt has benefited the environment and improved economic returns. There are also several policy examples. Some provinces have enacted legislation and regulations that limit the use of crop protection products. The most recent instance was the move by the Ontario government to limit the use of neonicotinoid seed treatments. Unfortunately, this was not a science-based decision.

These regulations put Ontario farmers at a competitive disadvantage. The provincial limitation on the use of neonicotinoid seed treatments will increase the cost of production in Ontario as alternative pest control products are more expensive to apply. Alternatives are less effective, impacting Ontario yield potential. Policy-makers knew these costs, but proceeded anyways because some believed the new regulations would protect bee populations. Early in January, Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA), together with the Environmental Protection Agency in the U.S., released research showing no potential risk to bees as a result of on-label use of these seed treatments. Further, PMRA scientists demonstrated the treatments generated significant advantages for farmers. The right response to this new evidence would be for the Government of Ontario to reverse course and repeal the regulatory restrictions.

Hurting farmers

Failure to follow the results of the PMRA’s research and continue with opinion-based regulations will hurt farmers. Failing to reverse course could also undermine Canada’s regulatory system, which if it occurs, would cause longterm damage to Canadian agriculture and the economy as a whole. ‘Science based’ applies to more than just government policy. This is also the basic foundation of best management practices on the farm. Pesticide labels provide a good example of the importance of this foundation. The PMRA is responsible for the development of the labels on pesticides licensed for use in Canada. These labels are based on extensive scientific analysis and we rely on this research to ensure that farm inputs do not have a negative impact on human health or the environment

Best practices require a good understanding of the labels on every product used on the farm. Rigorous adherence to science-based labels protect farmers and modern agriculture in general. By sticking to the label guidelines farmers help preserve public trust in the science-based regulatory system. Public trust is the most important tool we have in avoiding a descent into opinion-based regulations. Regulations based on the latest trend on the Internet will result in more unpredictable restrictions that stifle innovation and ultimately strangle modern agriculture.

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Following the labels developed through the PMRA’s process also protects our ability to access both domestic and international markets. Our customers have confidence that grain produced in Canada is safe because of the system under which it is produced. If some were to choose not to follow pesticide labels the risk increases that Canadian exports will contain residues that exceed allowable and safe limits, which will put shipments in jeopardy. Our reputation can only be protected if producers adhere to the same science-based approach we expect from our governments. Canada’s science-based regulatory system is the envy of much of the world. The science-based approach has allowed and fostered the development of modern agriculture practices. Because of our science-based production system, international customers have strong confidence in the safety of Canadian grains, oilseeds and special crops. This confidence contributes to our brand strength on the world stage. It is incumbent that governments and industry alike work to ensure these benefits are preserved. Cam Dahl is president of Cereals Canada

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By the numbers: Crop forecast by soil zone The news isn’t great but the province’s 2016 crop forecast isn’t as bad as it could have been Staff

and Grey-Wooded zone will eke out a profit — a measly one bushel over the break-even point. The Black and Brown zones are expected to be one bushel short while Peace growers would be three bushels shy of break-even given average yields for those zones. The forecast is based on achieving 1 CRWS (11.5 per cent protein) and getting $6.53 a bushel in the Brown and Dark Brown zones, and No. 2 and $5.85 a bushel in the other three zones.

Provincial agriculture officials crunch a whole lot of numbers using estimated costs, forecast crop prices, and historical yields for all five soil zones — and the devil is definitely in the detail. However, breakeven yields for four main crops are generally a bit lower this year, although usually by just a bushel or two, save for peas. Below are some key numbers for each crop. Bear in mind that fixed costs, notably land expense and depreciation, vary dramatically for each soil zone, ranging from an average of $66 per acre in the Brown zone to $111 in the Grey-Wooded zone. The difference can be even more dramatic for production costs, with fertilizer requirements being a notable wild card. To get the details for these and other field crops, go to www.agriculture.alberta.ca and search for ‘cropping alternatives 2016.’

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The forecast actually shows a profit in four of five zones, with only one outlier (Dark Brown zone) missing the breakeven mark by a bushel. The best scenarios are the Black zone (10 bushels above break-even) and the Peace (six bushels above). That’s all based on a price of $3.92 for No. 1 CW. Despite having the highest production costs, the Black and Grey-Wooded zones

look the most promising at this point. The former needs 38 bushels an acre to break even and the latter 41. Both historically average 45. In the other three zones, you have to beat the average of 25 bushels (Brown) or 30 bushels (Dark Brown and Peace) to make money. The price forecast is $10.66 a bushel for No. 1 Argentine (save in the Peace, which is No. 1 Polish at $10 even a bushel).

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A multi-year drought in India has sent pulse prices soaring and dramatically changed the break-even equation. Two years ago, it took 58 bushels an acre to turn that trick in the Grey-Wooded zone — well above the average zone yield of 50. This year, it’s forecast it will just take 42 bushels before you’re in the black. It’s the same story everywhere, with breakeven forecasts anywhere from nine to 12 bushels to the good (given average historical yields). A price of $8.44 (for No. 2 peas) was used in this forecast.

PULSES } from page 1 “Spring wheat, even growing a 40-bushel crop, isn’t going to make you money,” Hursh, a Saskatchewan farmer and journalist, told Agronomy Update attendees last month. “Durum isn’t going to quite cut it either. Feed barley sucks. Malting barley — because they assume a much lower yield and somewhat higher cost — doesn’t work either.” But lentils are sitting at a “historically good price,” and that has a lot of producers considering their cropping options, particularly in the Brown soil zone. “I think there’s going to be lentils coming out of our ying yangs next year,” said Hursh. Until now, lentils have largely been a “missed opportunity” in Alberta. “In 2015, Alberta had 250,000 acres. Saskatchewan had 3.7 million acres. I think there’s a little more room to have a little more lentils here in Alberta,” said Hursh. But growers shouldn’t see a dramatic drop in lentil prices, and even if prices slide a bit it won’t be because of acres going up in Alberta.

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“The demand for lentils is very large. Can we overproduce? Can we see the price go down? I think it’s quite likely we will,” said Hursh. “But if you guys grow an extra 50,000 or 100,000 or double your acres, it isn’t going to be that big in the whole scheme of things. “You’re not single-handedly going to wreck the price next year.” And as the current surge in lentil prices shows, producers need to be looking at “the full range of cropping options” to get the best prices from year to year. “Lentils are the focus of attention right now, but I think there’s going to be more and more opportunities coming — maybe not as big as the lentil opportunity, but there’s more and more smaller niches around,” said Hursh, pointing to canary seed, chickpeas, and even quinoa as other alternatives. “Because our farms are getting larger on average and we tend to be throughput oriented, sometimes we’re discounting any of the opportunities that are going to take some extra time and extra effort. “There’s opportunities out there, and I think there’s going to be more opportunities coming down the pipeline.”

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Workplace safety officers have ‘serious powers’ They include the right to compel statements, inspect what they want, and take samples without a warrant

lberta farmers are right to be worried about how the industry’s new health and safety legislation will be enforced. “Officers have some broad, sweeping powers,” said David Myrol, a lawyer at McLennan Ross LLP who specializes in occupational health and safety (OHS) law. “When the OHS officer comes knocking at the door, the playing field changes. It’s not the same kind of scenario that we all see on TV, where you have the right to remain silent and the right not to incriminate yourself. “That doesn’t apply to this area.” Under the act, officers have the power to “interview people, and they can compel a statement from you,” Myrol said at the recent Alberta Federation of Agriculture AGM. “They can take you into a room, turn the tape recorder on, and under the OHS legislation, you’re obligated to answer those questions,” he said. “If you refuse to

provide that information and it’s relevant to the accident, or you knowingly give false information, that’s an offence under the legislation. You can be charged, and if convicted, you could go to jail for up to six months for refusing to provide that information.” Anyone questioned by an OHS officer has “the right to a reasonable opportunity to speak to counsel” — but that’s where the legal courtesy ends. “At present, the Government of Alberta will not allow you to have a lawyer in the room with you while you’re being interviewed,” Myrol said to a room full of shaking heads and frustrated huffs. “Those are really serious powers. There’s no way a homicide detective has these kinds of powers. But the NDP government didn’t set that up, just to be clear.” OHS officers have inspection powers as well, he said, adding they are peace officers who have gone through “quite a bit of training.” “They can come onto your worksite during business hours and inspect whatever they want. They can seize and take samples with-

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safety regulations, for instance, the timeline is the end of the year. But if it takes another six months, it’s going to take another six months. We can’t rush it.” Despite fast-tracking Bill 6 — the Enhanced Protection for Farm and Ranch Workers Act — through the legislature before Christmas, the province will now take its time to ensure there is “an opportunity for a broad and diverse range of voices from the farm and ranch sector to provide input,” said Carlier. In the next month, the government will form six “technical working groups” — four for occupational health and safety, one for labour relations, and one for employment codes. “These tables are going to be populated by folks from the commodity groups, commissions, and boards,” said Carlier, adding those groups will choose which of their members get a seat at those tables. That’s pretty much job done. A new crop and livestock sector coalition met on Jan. 22 to develop a strategy for moving forward with a “unified voice.” “The crop and livestock sectors came together in a historic collaboration, unified by a common goal to represent the agriculture industry with a single voice as it relates to Bill 6,” Alberta Cattle Feeders’ Association chair Page Stuart said in a release following the Jan. 22 meeting. “This meeting has resulted in an effective strategy to move forward, representing 95 per cent of the agriculture industry in Alberta.” Along with the major commodity organizations are producer groups in areas such as elk, bison, vegetables, and potatoes, as well as the Hutterite Standing Committee and Alberta Farm Fresh Producers Association. The goal is to speak with one voice, said wheat commission chair Kent Erickson. “We see our unified approach as being advantageous for both the agriculture industry and our provincial government, as we believe this approach will result in more productive and meaningful Bill 6 consultations resulting in regulations that makes sense at the farm level,” he said.

But the farm organizations have their work cut out for them as “the devil’s going to be in the details,” said a prominent occupational health and safety lawyer. “I don’t think the government has any desire whatsoever to prosecute a family farm. I really don’t,” said David Myrol, a partner at McLennan and Ross LLP, who also spoke at the AFA meeting. “I would fall off my chair and walk in my underwear down the hallway if that happened.” Nevertheless, provincial officials don’t necessarily understand how farms have changed and how they operate. “I’m not sure whether the government really appreciates the evolution of the family farm,” he said. “In that grey area where you look more like a business than a family farm, that’s a concern I have. It’s a hard area to come up with language that gives us certainty and balances all the needs of the farming community.” For example, the legislation essentially “introduced a new definition of what a worker is,” said Myrol. The new act excludes close family members, whether they’re paid or not, but broadly defines a worker as “a person to whom wages are paid for the performance of farming or ranching work.” That could, for example, include custom farming contractors or their employees, so “the language becomes very complex at this point,” said Myrol. That’s why it’s critical for farm groups to “take control” of the consultation process to ensure the specific regulations work on farms and ranches. “Other industries have learned this the hard way — if you sit back and let the government develop what the detailed rules are going to be, you’re not going to be happy with the end product.” Government officials will do their best to make common-sense and practical rules, he predicted, but they simply “don’t understand your industry as well as you do.” “If you don’t lead in this area, you end up following, and then you become a victim. Don’t become a victim.” Ad Number: SEC_PENH15_AB_R Publication: Alberta Farmer Express Size: 3col x 133 Trim: 6x 9.5”

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false statements, any statement you make can’t be used against you. Another major factor is that employers are able to launch a “due diligence defence,” which isn’t always the case in other types of law. “The law recognizes that an accident might happen despite your best efforts,” said Myrol. “If I were charged, I would be able to stand up in front of the judge and say, ‘I exercised all reasonable care under the circumstances. Even though there was an accident, I did everything I could and you can’t measure me by a standard of perfection.’” But it’s up to the farmer to prove that they did everything by the book. That means becoming familiar with workplace safety rules, takFlip side ing reasonable steps to comply, But, he was quick to add, that’s and then documenting those steps. never happened. And if there is an accident, you “Alberta has never sent anybody need to collect evidence of what to jail for violating this legislation happened. yet. I’m not advocating fearmon“This is an area that presumes gering. It’s just there as a tool the guilt when you have an accident, government can use.” and it’s your job to collect your Moreover, although you have to evidence to prove yourself innoanswer questions and can’t make cent,” SEC_PENH15_AB_R_SEC_PENH15_AB_R.qxd 2015-10-13 PM Page 1 miss that said9:07 Myrol. “If you

out a warrant, and they can compel statements.” And if they spot a problem, they have a wide variety of enforcement tools that they can use, said Myrol. “They can issue orders to your farming operation, if you’re not exempt, to stop work. They can shut your entire process down. They can issue a ‘stop-use tag’ to one of your pieces of equipment. They can order you to remediate anything that they think is unsafe or needs to be repaired to keep employees safe.” Officers can also issue fines of up to $10,000 per day for as long as the violation goes on, and if an individual is charged for an offence under the legislation, they may also face jail time.

“When the OHS officer comes knocking at the door, the playing field changes.” David Myrol

part of the equation, you do so at your peril.” It’s also an employer’s duty to notify the province if there’s “a serious incident,” which is defined as any time a worker dies or is hospitalized for two or more days, as well as other major incidents such as uncontrollable fires, explosions, or major equipment accidents. “If you don’t take responsibility and accountability for that after a serious workplace accident, you’re leaving it up to fate.” jennifer.blair@fbcpublishing.com

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The three common traits of profitable farms Know your costs for every enterprise, spend money to make money, and never run short of working capital Alberta Agriculture and Forestry release

hat makes a farm profitable? “Recently, farm management expert Professor Eric A. DuVuyst of Oklahoma State University shared three traits common to all successful producers, drawing on observations and experience gained from working within five U.S. land grant universities,” said provincial farm management specialist Rick Dehod. “We definitely see these same three common traits in our successful Alberta producers.” The first trait is that these successful producers can identify costs and strengths. “They know where they make money and what is costing them money. If asked about it, they can tell you immediately. Why? It’s because they have good production and financial records. These records provide these producers with timely information so that they make good decisions.” The second trait is that these producers spend money to make money. “Financially successful producers know their cost of production and break-evens. They understand the past expenditures on a crop or livestock enterprise, and how those expenditures affect the profitability of that enterprise.”

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Dehod points to the example of a producer considering spraying a fungicide who can quickly determine if there’s room in the budget and if the application will produce a reasonable return. “A financially successful producer will understand the economic threshold of their management decision,” he said. The third trait is having a plan for repaying loans. “I once worked with a producer who made a purchase decision strictly on emotion,” said Dehod. “Although he couldn’t afford the additional land purchase, when one of his neighbours died, he went to a number of banks until he could borrow the money he needed to buy the land. Due to the increased cash demands on his cash resources, his creditors were constantly calling him. He just didn’t have the cash to manage his farm in the most profitable manner, and things ended badly.” Financially successful producers have a plan for capital purchases and loan payments and ensure they will have enough working capital, he added. The bottom line is good recordkeeping, and using those records wisely, said Dehod. “While keeping and utilizing production and financial records won’t guarantee financial success, there are few financially successful producers who don’t keep and use good records.”

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Researcher finds a gritty new tool in the war against weeds ‘Abrasive weeding’ is best suited to small-scale organic growers — and don’t forget to wear protective goggles Staff

esearchers with the University of Illinois have come up with a new tactic in the war against weeds: blasting. “Abrasive weeding,” a strategy that may prove most useful for small-scale organic growers, is proving to be “surprisingly effective,” university researchers say in a release. In conjunction with plastic mulch, abrasive weeding reduced final weed biomass by 69 to 97 per cent compared to non-weeded control plots, said agroecologist Samuel Wortman.

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Abrasive weeding uses an air compressor to blast weed seedlings with organic grit. In the University of Illinois study, grit was applied through a hand-held siphon-fed sand-blasting unit connected to a gas-powered air compressor, the release said. It was hauled down crop rows with a walk-behind tractor. A number of grit sources were tried including walnut shells, granulated maize cob, greensand, and soybean meal. Wortman said he found no significant differences between the grit types in terms of efficacy. “When it leaves the nozzle, it’s at least Mach 1 (767 m.p.h.),” Wortman noted. “The stuff comes out so fast, it doesn’t really matter what the shape of the particle is.” Researchers said it is important to use this type of treatment on transplanted crops that are substantially larger than the weed seedlings. But despite some shredding damage to the crops, yields were 33 to 44 per cent greater yields than in non-weeded control plots. An additional benefit of weed blasting is the potential for growers to use organic fertilizers, such as soybean meal, as blasting material. “We expect that abrasive weeding could contribute between 35 and 105 kilograms of nitrogen per hectare to soil fertility.”

The idea that a grower could both fertilize and kill weeds in a single pass is appealing, but the researchers cautioned that it is still unknown whether the fertilizer would be available for plant uptake within critical windows. Testing is continuing on different horticultural crops, including broccoli and kale, with and without additional weed control methods. “Early results suggest that the presence of polyethylene mulch or biodegradable plastic mulch strongly enhances the success of weed blasting, as compared with straw mulch and bare soil,” the release said. Because ricocheting particles can pose a risk to the applicator, Wortman advises using protective eyewear.

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Lower loonie boosts canola

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The plunging Canadian dollar is making canola look like a bargain to end-users, with exports running well ahead of last year’s record pace. Canada exported 4.3 million tonnes of canola during the crop year to date, according to the Canadian Grain Commission. That compares with the 3.7 million tonnes moved during the same period last year. When the loonie fell below 70 cents during the week ending Jan. 15, the loss in the currency helped crush margins improve by about C$13 per tonne over the course of the week. On a U.S. dollar basis, canola actually lost about $6 over the course of the week. — Commodity News Service Canada

You can learn from the best about agri-tourism and farm-direct marketing at two workshops being held on Feb. 23 in Leduc and Feb. 24 in Airdrie. They will be led by Mark Saunders and Angela Grant of Saunders Farm, an award-winning operation near Ottawa that began welcoming farm visitors 25 years ago. “Originally a strawberry U-pick operation, the farm has grown and redefined what a family farm can be,” said Colin Gosselin of Alberta Agriculture and Forestry. “They have had over one million guests, and are active leaders with the North American Farmers’ Direct Marketing Association.” The cost is $25 and includes lunch. To register, call 1-800-387-6030. — AAF release

Canola pulled along as energy and stock markets go for a ride The loonie’s sudden jump dragged on canola, but the ruble’s plunge gives Russian wheat exporters an edge By Dave Sims

CE Futures Canada canola contracts were taken on a wild ride for the week ended Jan. 22, ultimately posting modest gains in a market that was pushed up and down by volatile energy markets and subsequent currency action. The Canadian dollar dropped to 68 U.S. cents at one point during the week before rallying above 70 cents. Global markets, including the TSX and Dow Jones, were also roiled by the plunging price of oil. The faltering state of the Chinese economy exacerbated the situation. Both stock markets lost hundreds of points early in the week before stabilizing and climbing higher by week’s end. The vegetable oil market was generally lower, with palm oil exports out of Malaysia dropping significantly, according to cargo surveyor data. While the loonie’s downward action makes canola a bargain in many buyers’ eyes, it still depends on what country they’re in and how their own currency is being affected. For instance, Russia’s ruble has been pressured more severely than the loonie, giving that country’s wheat exporters a definite advantage.

Volumes were on the light side due to the shorter week as U.S. markets were closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Speculators took the time to briefly enter the market and advance their positions. The Bank of Canada took centre stage Jan. 20 with its decision not to lower interest rates. Bank governor Stephen Poloz told reporters the decision was based partly on the federal government’s promise to boost infrastructure spending, along with the state of the weakened dollar. Jan. 21 saw the loonie record its largest single-day jump in recent memory, which weighed down canola. Large funds stayed mostly on the sidelines and farmer selling held steady while crush margins levelled off. By the end of the week the volatility had cooled off and canola was back into a nearer-normal trading range. In the U.S., CBOT (Chicago Board of Trade) soybeans recorded minor losses during the holiday-shortened week as demand worries entered the market. Lower oil prices and slumping stock markets pressured CBOT soy. However, dryness in key regions of Brazil tempered the losses. Corn futures posted solid gains for the week as export sales were better than expected. Speculative funds

Photo: Thinkstock also engaged in short-covering, which helped corn futures hold their ground. On the other side of the coin, prices also felt the weight of the crude oil meltdown as demand for ethanol wanes. Wheat futures were a mixed bag as Chicago contracts recorded modest gains while both Minneapolis and Kansas City futures were slightly below unchanged. Weather issues were supportive as cold weather in the Black Sea region and U.S. Plains threatened winter wheat supplies.

For three-times-daily markets reports and more from Commodity News Service Canada, visit the Markets section at www. albertafarmexpress.ca.

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Canary seed not just for birds any longer Canada and the U.S. have approved the seed for human consumption but a lot more work is needed BY JADE MARKUS CNS Canada

anary seed has been ruled fit for human consumption by Health Canada — a victory for an industry working toward that goal for years — but it will be a while before it gets into kitchens. Canary seed, used almost exclusively as birdseed, has received novel food approval from Health Canada and GRAS (generally recognized as safe) status from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. But that’s one step in a long process. “It’s going to take some time to get canary seed in the human food market in a significant way,” said Kevin Hursh, executive director of the Canaryseed

Development Commission of Saskatchewan. “We’re hoping that it’ll gradually ramp up and become significant.” Small quantities of canary seed have been dehulled for testing purposes, he said, but the industry doesn’t yet have the capacity to dehull on a commercial scale. “We’re not sure whether the dehulling used for things like dehulling barley will work or not.” There also need to be more cleaning plants able to segregate “itchy” seeds from the hairless (glabrous) type. Another step is to garner interest from food manufacturers and ingredient suppliers. How quickly canary seed becomes available in stores depends on food processors — and then on consumers. Canary seed flour can be used to make bread, cookies, cereals and pastas, the commission said. Whole

“Certainly with the announcement of the approval we’ve had requests from different companies.” Kevin Hursh

seeds can be used in nutrition bars, or in place of sesame seeds on hamburger buns.

Allergenic risk

The seed, while in the same subfamily as wheat, rye, barley and oats, can also be marketed as gluten free.

But it’s still uncertain whether canary seed poses an allergenic risk for wheat-allergic individuals. A protein found in canary seed is similar to another type of protein found in wheat — though it’s not similar to wheat gluten. So for now, Health Canada will require canary seed, and foods containing it, to have a label statement such as ‘May not be suitable for people with wheat allergy.’ “We hope that further work will lead to the removal of this labelling requirement at some future date,” said Carol Ann Patterson, the food scientist who piloted the work needed for canary seed food approval. Still, it’s the first novel cereal crop to be approved in Canada, she noted. With respect to consumer and processor response, “we’re in uncharted territory here,” Hursh

said. “We’re hoping that there becomes commercial interest, and we’re talking with a number of players. Certainly with the announcement of the approval we’ve had requests from different companies.” However, the canary seed commission doesn’t get involved in commercial ventures, said Hursh, adding its role is to lay the groundwork for others. It is also working towards approval of crop protection products, herbicides and other crop protection products registered for use on canary seed for birdseed don’t immediately have their registrations extended for food use. “You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink, so how long all of this takes depends on some of those players,” said Hursh. Delivered canary seed was trading at 24 to 28 cents per pound in mid-January.

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Liberals to sign Trans-Pacific trade pact, but undecided on ratification T

he Liberal government will take the “technical step” of signing a 12-nation trade deal but has not yet decided whether to formally ratify the agreement, says Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland. Canada is one of 12 nations that initialled the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) in early October after years of talks, agreeing in principle to create a trade zone covering 40 per cent of the world’s economy.

The TPP was negotiated by the former Conservative government and the Liberals, under pressure from labour unions worried about possible job losses, have launched wide-ranging public consultations. But for the consultations to continue, Canada needs to stay at the table, said Freeland. “Signing does not equal ratifying... (it) is simply a technical step,” she said.

Once all 12 nations have signed, each will then have two years to ratify the deal. The Liberal government has indicated it will hold off on ratification until it can judge whether resistance in the U.S. Congress is likely to kill the agreement. The consultation process, including a debate in Parliament and examination by a formal committee, will continue for months. “Just as it is too soon to endorse TPP, it is also too soon to close the door,” said Freeland. — Reuters

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Beef nutrition expert honoured

New checkoff division in business

Nutrition and management expert John McKinnon is the 2015 winner of the Canadian Beef Industry Award for Outstanding Research and Innovation. The researcher and University of Saskatchewan professor was honoured for his “phenomenal contributions to advancements in the competitiveness and sustainability of the Canadian beef industry,” said the Beef Cattle Research Council. McKinnon’s research focuses on nutritional and environmental factors influencing the growth and carcass quality of feeder cattle, and on herd nutrition. Nominations for the 2016 award need to be submitted to the BCRC by May 1. — BCRC release

Melinda German is the new general manager of the Canadian Beef Cattle Research, Market Development and Promotion Agency. This is a new position for the agency, which is best known for its marketing arm (Canada Beef) and its research division (Beef Cattle Research Council). German, who was the general manager of Manitoba Beef Producers, will head a new division focused on checkoff management. In December, Alberta Beef Producers became the first provincial beef organization to formally endorse a proposal to raise the non-refundable $1 National Checkoff to $2.50 in order to fund more research and boost marketing efforts. — Staff

Missing in action: Study finds ear tag retention a major problem Calves have almost 100 per cent ear tag retention, but one in nine mature cows loses their tag — and it can be as high as one-third By JENNIFER BLAIR AF staff

ow-calf producers were right all along — ear tag retention in mature cows sucks. “There is a lot of back and forth within the industry as to the effectiveness of these tags, and a lot of the cow-calf producers were identifying concerns about the longevity of the tags,” said Ross MacDonald, project manager for the Canadian Cattle Identification Agency (CCIA) tag retention project. “But really, there was no hard data out there. This project is the first step in saying yes, there does appear to be a problem in these areas.” The project began in 2011 with more than 5,000 animals tagged to look at how ear tags perform in calves and mature cows in Western Canada. “We’re evaluating not only gross retention across the country, but also retention between those individual brands and retention between various locations of the cow herds,” said MacDonald, who ranches near Lake Alma, Sask. And so far, the data “reflects some of the concerns in the industry.” “Across the country, there are complaints about the performance of the tags, so the fact that we’ve identified that there’s a legitimate issue is paramount,” said MacDonald. In calves, tag retention is “almost 100 per cent” up to 18 months of age, but mature calves average around 90 per cent retention — a full 10 per cent drop after cows hit 18 months. And in some cows, tag loss ranged from three per cent to an astonishing 35 per cent. “It’s not really the calves where there’s a huge issue. They retain their tags just fine,” said MacDonald. “Really, it’s the mature cows that seem to be the thorn in some producers’ sides.” And though the project wasn’t designed to track the exact means of loss, the anecdotal evidence is that there is “pretty

All tags were applied according to manufacturers’ directions in the CCIA study, which did the trick for the first 18 months, but not so much after that. PHOTO: CCIA

“Across the country, there are complaints about the performance of the tags, so the fact that we’ve identified that there’s a legitimate issue is paramount.” Ross MacDonald

consistent plastic breakdown” on the tags. The seven brands of tags used were all applied according to manufacturers’ directions, and in calves, that was enough to help improve retention. “On the young cattle, we seem

to have demonstrated that when tagged according to manufacturers’ directions, retention can be expected to be near 100 per cent,” said MacDonald. But for mature cows, the process is a little trickier, and MacDonald has seen that things

like facilities, restraints, and weather all seem to have a role in tag retention. “It’s allowed the discussion to move beyond general complaints. We’re starting to dial in on where the more specific roadblocks or challenges are,” he said. “If there are ways to narrow the scope as to which methods, which tags, and at what temperatures you can have the best chance of keeping those tags in there long term, that’s all pretty relevant information.” Once the project is completed this year, the results will be used to drive policy changes to address the “legitimate concern” producers have with existing tags. “With this information, the

corresponding policy steps will follow and the corresponding decisions can be made as to where Canada’s ready to go in terms of cattle traceability,” said MacDonald. On his own farm, tag retention is “definitely an issue” — one that goes beyond mere frustration by hitting his bottom line. “You don’t want to invest the time and dollars in tagging an animal with the expectation it’s going to be there for the life of that animal and then at some point you have to go back and redo it,” said MacDonald. “I think most people want to know that when they tag an animal and go to ship that animal, that tag is still there.” jennifer.blair@fbcpublishing.com

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Ratify Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal asap, says beef group Levelling the playing field in Japan is the top priority, says Alberta Beef Producers Staff

lberta Beef Producers is urging the new federal Liberal government to ratify the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal “as soon as possible.” The producer group said its top priority is getting equal access to the Japanese market. “Our competitors in Australia implemented a free trade agreement with Japan at the start of 2015 and are already enjoying a tariff advantage in their beef exports,” the organization said in a release. “The TPP will gradually reduce Japan’s 38.5 per cent tariff on Canadian beef down to nine per cent in 15 years, including an

Canadian pork producers gain toehold in India STAFF

Canadian pork and pork products may now be exported to India under a new market access agreement. Canada, whose exports to India are mainly pulses, expects to move $2 million in pork to the country in the first year of access. That’s well below Canada’s 2014 pork exports to the U.S. ($1.45 billion) or Japan ($951 million), but India’s demand for value-added pork products is expected to increase, the government said in a release. “We have been working with the government of Canada for many years to gain access to this market, which offers great potential for the export of a wide range of pork products,” said Jacques Pomerleau, president of Canada Pork International. “Canadian producers that manufacture value-added pork products will also benefit from this new market in the future.” Canada’s combined agrifood and seafood exports to India have risen steadily over the last decade to reach almost $915 million in 2014. India’s grocery food market is worth more than $332 billion and projected to become the world’s fourth-largest such market by 2020, the government said in a separate report. — Staff

immediate cut to 27.5 per cent that will restore our competitive position with Australian beef. “We believe that Canada could eventually double or triple annual beef exports to Japan to nearly $300 million.” Alberta Beef Producers joined the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association and its provincial cousins in writing federal International Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland and Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay “to express our strong and enthusiastic support.” The 12-nation trade agreement, which covers 40 per cent of the world’s economy, would also eliminate beef tariffs in Vietnam and Malaysia, and also address issues with Korea, Taiwan, and Peru, the producer group added.

Freeland and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have expressed support for the trade deal, but there is speculation Ottawa has put ratification on the slow track as it waits to see what happens in Washington. President Barack Obama has called on Congress to pass the agreement, but the deal faces an uphill battle as leading labour groups oppose it and many Republicans and Democrats fear it could lead to major job losses. There’s a complicated ratification formula, which boils down to this: If the U.S., Japan, and four other signatories approve the deal, it will come into effect in October 2017. To come in effect earlier, all 12 nations would have to approve the agreement.

The Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal will have big and immediate benefits for the Canadian beef industry, says Alberta Beef Producers. Photo: Thinkstock

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Biosecurity practices for horses Infectious organisms are effective ‘hitchhikers’ so avoid sharing water buckets and equipment at shows By Carol Shwetz DVM

iosecurity measures do not need to be complicated or expensive undertakings to be effective. In fact the simplest of practices can make the most difference. Infectious and contagious diseases are not random events, rather the disease requires a chain of events to manifest — like the perfect storm. The viral, bacterial, parasitic or fungal pathogens merely capitalize whenever opportunity exists. The most significant defence a horse has against infectious diseases will be its own immune system. The immune system is an invisible quality of health, which provides resistance against infectious disease. It successfully uses combinations of antibodies, messenger proteins, and specialized cell bodies to maintain a state of well-being. Providing horses with appropriate nutrition, movement, optimal air quality, adequate rest and easing stress, where possible, strengthens the immune system, which in turn protects the horse. Vaccinations can play a role in a horse’s immunity, yet vaccines alone do not equal immunity against disease. Veterinarians customize vaccination programs based on the individual needs of each horse, acknowledging currently relevant diseases, the level of risk to the affected individuals and recommending which, when and how to best vaccinate.

Greatest risk

The greatest risk to biosecurity is the infected and thus contagious horse. Therefore it is of value to know healthy horse behaviour and vitals. Healthy horses have clear eyes, no nasal discharge, and a normal attitude and stance. Be mindful of the “off” and perhaps ill horse. Most infectious diseases are accompanied by a fever. The normal rectal temperature for a horse is 36.5 to 38.5 C (97.5 to 101.5 F). Remember the 4s are a fever i.e. 40 C/104 F. At equine events, develop the ability to recognize the ‘ill-ish’ horses and keep you and your horse at a distance. Also, be courteous if the ‘ill-ish’ horse is yours and politely remove it from the venue. Simple practices such as avoiding nose-to-nose contact and minimizing interactions between unfamiliar horses, staying away from confined spaces with poor air quality, and not sharing community waters dramatically reduce the rate of exposure between horses, and so decrease the chances of animals getting sick. The next level of risk is “anything” that touches a contagious horse as the secretions of an infected horse have the potential to transfer their pathogenic cargo to other horses. Infectious organisms are in effect “hitchhikers” and need a vehicle for transmission. Know their vehicles. Communal “anything” carries a risk to transfer pathogens i.e. water sources, tack, feeding supplies, grooming equipment, trailers, housing — even, and especially, communal “people” with their

hands, clothing and boots. While travelling with horses practise “safe” sharing or maybe no sharing if possible.

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Disease introduction at the home site is most likely to occur either when new animals are introduced, or when animals are taken off site, commingle with other horses, and then return home. Isolation for 30 days is ideal since most infectious diseases will express themselves in that time. During these 30 days, observe the new animal(s) for illness, and integrate them into your healthcare program. If horses are continually moving to and from the farm to shows, races, training, and competitions, it is advisable to group them separate from the ones that remain on the farm. This measure can be particularly relevant with brood mares and young foals. Although it may be impossible to control all movement of horses and/or “horsey” people through a farm, one can monitor and direct the traffic of highest risk. Since most infectious organisms can use organic material as a shield, removing manure, dirt, and debris from transmissible objects with soap and water, is the first and perhaps the most essential step in hygiene. This step is necessary prior to the use of any disinfectant. The pathogenic burden can be reduced by up to 90 per cent by simple cleaning. Once organic material is removed and the objects are rinsed of soapy resi-

Nose-to-nose contact is a primary means for transmission of respiratory diseases between horses. Photo: supplied dues, disinfectants can then effectively penetrate and disarm the offending organism. It is necessary to adhere to contact times when applying disinfectants in order to achieve sufficient elimination of the pathogen. Commercial disinfectants like Virkon can be used for disinfecting grooming equipment, tack, trailers, stalls, car tires, and works well in footbaths. Although one

part household bleach to 10 parts water is a good general-purpose disinfectant as well, it can be rather harsh on chemically sensitive items. It is further advisable to separate clothing and footwear used during travel from those commonly used when at home. Carol Shwetz is a veterinarian focusing on equine practice in Millarville, Alta.

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New study finds ponies view shapes much the way dolphins, chimps, and humans do Kyoto University release

Ever wonder how animals see the world? New research suggests mammals, at least, see the world the same way we do. Japanese and French researchers recently reported the eye view of ponies, dolphins, chimps, and humans are surprisingly similar. “Mammals have adapted to a variety of natural environments, ranging from underwater to land to tree canopies,” said lead author Masaki Tomonaga of Kyoto University. “They also rely on vision to varying extents. Humans... rely heavily on their sense of vision. On the other hand, other mammals like horses have evolved to have a wide visual field, but with less acuity than ours — we wanted to investigate what it was that other mammals were seeing.” In the study, the researchers showed three ponies (Ponyo, Nemo, and Thomas) two shapes on a large touchscreen, with one arbitrarily chosen as correct. The ponies received a carrot piece as a reward when they tapped their muzzle on the “right” answer. The shapes the ponies chose as similar were then compared to those chosen by dolphins, chimpanzees, and humans in other studies. All four mammals thought the same sort of shapes were similar. “It’s remarkable that mammals, even with these differences in physical appearance and living environments, evolved to have the same sort of visual perception,” Tomonaga said. The next step for Tomonaga and his team is to understand how animals interpret what they see.

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Taking tag reading to the next level Forget reading one tag at a time, this technology can track every member of a herd going down an alley at once By JENNIFER BLAIR AF staff

attle producers could save themselves a fair bit of time and money — if they’re willing to make the shift from standard low-frequency RFID tags to a new ultra-high-frequency alternative. “The typical button tag has been around for a long time and works very well, but it’s in a lowfrequency spectrum and the read range is therefore very, very short,” said Glen Kathler, applied research chair of the Radio Frequency Identification Application Development Lab at SAIT Polytechnic. “With this ultra-high radio frequency technology, now you have a tag that you can read from up to 20 feet away, and you can also read more than one tag at a time.” The Calgary school was approached in 2011 by Livestock Identification Services to see if there was technology to improve cattle traceability. LIS and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency were interested in things such as real-time tracking of cattle during transport and enhanced disease traceability when animals commingle. “We looked at the whole supply chain, right from the producer all the way to the packing plant — with stops at the auction markets, the feedlots, and the transport companies — to see where some of the biggest gaps are,” said Kathler. Ultra-high-frequency RFID tracking — widely used in areas as diverse as oil and gas, manufacturing, and prisons — seemed like the way to go, not just for agencies like LIS but also producers. Kathler uses the example of a producer loading cattle or moving them to a new pasture. “He could literally take something out of his saddlebag, stick it into a fence post for 20 minutes while he moved animals, and it would just read all of the tags of the animals going through the gate,” said Kathler. “It’s very automated, and it simply creates a higher level of accuracy as opposed to trying to read something visually, as well as having to be so close to an animal that you can read a tag with a lowfrequency wand reader.” The technology would also be highly useful at auction marts for tracking animals from pre-sale pens through to loading. But it’s feedlots that stand to gain the most, he said. “Just the ability to sort animals, to move animals, and to read tags without adding any additional stress by having them go through the squeeze chute was a big attraction for that particular market,” said Kathler, adding cattle are conservatively estimated to lose one per cent of body weight from stress each time they go through a squeeze chute. “We showed that if you could eliminate even one of the trips through the squeeze chute to get its tag read, there’s a significant cost savings because there simply would be no stress on the animal. They don’t know they’re being read. They’re not being squeezed. They’re just being moved from one pen to another.”

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And because the system can read multiple tags at once, there’s a big time savings, too. “We can have animals go through a wide alley as they’re sorting from pen to pen, and we can read all the tags, even if they’re going one at a time or we’re bunching them 20 or

30 or 200 or 300 at a time through the alley.” Ultra-high-frequency systems are also one-tenth the cost of their low-frequency cousins, and have impressive accuracy. “We did roughly 4,000 squeeze chute tag reads, and we only ever read the tag we were trying to read,” said Kathler. “People were wondering if they were going to read all the animals in the tub way behind the animal in the squeeze chute, and we showed that you only read the animal in the squeeze chute.” His team also installed readers in two cattle liners and hauled a few loads to Cargill’s High River plant. “We captured a real-time cloudbased manifest of the 48 animals and the exact inventory list of those animals,” said Kathler. “The reader on the liner automatically uploaded its loading and unloading manifest into the cloud, and we were able to compare those two manifests to show that there is the ability with this technology to create this automated shipping

Two newly tagged cattle walk under an archway equipped with ultra-highfrequency RFID readers that record their data during field testing with SAIT RADLab industry partner CL Ranches. PHOTO: SAIT POLYTECHNIC manifest that would allow for better traceability.” More testing is planned for this spring at Olds College, which will allow researchers to study a single herd for 35 to 40 weeks.

But while everything has been highly promising so far, widespread adoption of the technology is a ways off. “It is probably in the three- to five-year window before it would

even be approved for use in traceability,” said Kathler, adding that he expects the feedlot sector will be keenest to adopt the technology. There may be a period when both technologies exist side by side, and one tag manufacturer is making a dual-purpose tag, with both lowfrequency and high-frequency components. “In essence, the tag could be approved for use by the Canadian Cattle Identification Agency for its low-frequency capabilities, but it now also has this ultra-high-frequency portion to it as well.” Kathler’s team has also developed a smartphone reader that can read both types of tags. “We’re trying to look at as many ways as possible when it comes time to transition to make it as easy as possible for any portion of the industry to consider adopting it.” The four-year, $1-million research project was funded by the Alberta Livestock and Meat Agency. jennifer.blair@fbcpublishing.com

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Global warming expert wins bet

El Niño coming to an end

For British climate expert Chris Hope, new data showing that 2015 was the hottest year ever recorded is not just confirmation he’s been right that the planet is getting warmer. It also won the researcher a 2,000 pound sterling (C$4,040) wager made five years ago against a pair of scientists who reject man-made global warming and bet Hope that the Earth would be cooling by now. Top American and U.K. weather offices recently confirmed that 2015 was the warmest year recorded since 1880, boosted by a long-term buildup of greenhouse gases and El Niño warming the Pacific Ocean. It tops a record set in 1998 and then broken in 2005, 2010, and then again in 2014. — Reuters

The El Niño phenomenon currently affecting weather is expected to weaken during the Northern Hemisphere spring and transition to normal conditions by late spring or early summer, says a U.S. government weather forecaster. The forecast from the Climate Prediction Center is in line with a growing consensus that the much-watched phenomenon, which can roil commodities markets, will dissipate in the coming months. But it is difficult to predict the exact timing, the centre said. In Western Canada, El Niño is most often associated with above-normal temperatures and drier conditions during winter. — Reuters

The global weather stories of the year? Mine are heat and hurricanes El Niño combined with ongoing global warming to set yet another temperature record and also fuelled major hurricanes and typhoons BY DANIEL BEZTE

figured I would begin our look back at 2015’s weather from a global perspective and then zoom into North America, Canada, and Western Canada in particular, in an upcoming article. I have to pretty much agree with the top two 2015 global weather stories that nearly every website has come up with — 2015 saw Earth’s hottest year in recorded history and the strongest El Niño event in recorded history. While there were some other weather firsts that occurred during 2015, it’s pretty hard to argue against these two events winning out. Actually, we probably wouldn’t have had one without the other. I say that because El Niño helps to contribute extra heat energy into the atmosphere, raising global temperatures already running on the high side due to global warming. The warmer global temperatures, in turn, help to increase the already warm ocean temperatures leading to an even stronger El Niño event. Let’s begin by looking at global temperatures in 2015. The final numbers have finally been released by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and NASA, and as predicted, 2015 easily beat 2014 as the warmest year since reliable records began in 1880. According to NOAA, in 2015 Earth’s average temperature was 0.87 C above average. This compares to 0.73 C in 2014, which makes 2015 the greatest increase in the temperature record ever recorded. Coinciding with the warmest year on record is the record El Niño event that is beginning to wind down across the Pacific. As we moved into 2015, a weak El Niño event was already developing in the Pacific and forecasters were calling for a very high chance that this particular El Niño event would become strong — possibly record strong. By July, temperatures in the key

El Niño region of the Pacific had warmed enough for it to be classified as a strong event and by November, ocean temperatures peaked at 3.1 C above average, which broke the oneweek record of 2.8 C set during the El Niño event in 1997. The final classification for an El Niño event uses a three-month average and this finds 2015’s event tied with the one in 1997, with a reading of 2.3 C above average. While we know that El Niño can bring milder-than-average temperatures to Western Canada during the winter, overall El Niño tends to warm global temperatures by as much as 0.1 C as extra heat from the ocean is transferred into the atmosphere. While El Niño is slowly weakening and is expected to become neutral sometime late this spring or summer, it will continue to dump extra heat into the atmosphere. This, combined with ongoing global warming, will likely result in the Earth seeing her third straight record for the warmest year in 2016. The global weather event for 2015 that I am going to list as third is really several different weather events that were all similar in nature. They are also partially tied into the recordwarm global temperatures and El Niño. What I am talking about are hurricanes. While the Atlantic basin saw a relatively quiet hurricane season, this was not the case around the world. First of all, the Western Hemisphere saw its most powerful hurricane on record during 2015, when hurricane Patricia became a Category 5 storm on Oct. 23 off the coast of Mexico. At its peak, Patricia had sustained winds of 320 kilometres per hour and a central pressure of 879 millibars. The northeast Pacific saw a record 11 major hurricanes, which broke the previous mark of 10 set in 1992. The central Pacific was also busy with 14 named storms, eight hurricanes, and five major hurricanes that either formed in this region or tracked into it. This broke all three of the old records (which

This graphic shows the annual global temperature anomalies dating back to 1880 (solid red line). The shaded bars show the anomalies per decade. As you can easily see, global temperatures have been increasing quite drastically since the late 1970s.

This composite image of tropical cyclone activity across the Pacific in 2015, shows the islands of Hawaii (light blue colour in the centre of the graphic) were largely unaffected.

were 10 named storms, five hurricanes, and three major hurricanes). Record-high ocean temperatures along with lower-thanusual wind shear due to the strong El Niño helped to create an environment that was very

conducive to hurricane development. Interestingly, if you check out one of this week’s graphics, which is a composite image of tropical cyclone activity across the Pacific, the region around Hawaii was largely unaffected. The southern Pacific also saw

an active hurricane season (or typhoon as they are called in that part of the world). The most interesting was tropical cyclone Pam that hit Vanuatu as a Category 5 storm with sustained winds in the 265-kilometresper-hour range. With a central pressure of 896 millibars, it was the second-strongest tropical cyclone ever measured in that part of the world. It was also only the 10th time a Category 5 tropical cyclone was recorded in this region. In the next issue we’ll hopefully be able to zoom in closer to home and take a look at the top weather stories from around our part of the world. 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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hen it comes to fusarium head blight, cereal growers tend to suffer from NIMBY syndrome — ‘not in my backyard.’ “Over the years, we’ve heard many comments that ‘it’s a Manitoba problem — it’ll never be a problem here in Alberta,’” federal research scientist Kelly Turkington said at the recent Agronomy Update conference. “But in some areas, like southern Alberta, it’s already well established. Other areas, like central Alberta, are probably in a transition period. In the Peace, we have a problem that is fairly limited.” Since 2007, Alberta has seen a “steady increase” in Fusarium graminearum, the pathogen that causes fusarium head blight in crops such as wheat and barley. The disease was mostly restricted to southern Alberta until 2012, when it spread across the province until reaching a peak — for the time being — in 2014. “We’re seeing it all throughout central Alberta and through many counties, and there’s quite high levels in southern Alberta,” said Trevor Blois, disease diagnostician for 20/20 Seed Labs. In 2014, producers saw very high levels of fusarium in their crops, with over 13 per cent of samples submitted to 20/20 Seed Labs testing positive on the plate. Those numbers dropped last year.

“In 2015, we’ve seen a much lower per cent of samples that are testing positive,” said Blois. “This year, we’re down below seven per cent.” For fusarium levels, the drought was a blessing in disguise. “Fusarium graminearum likes those really moist conditions right around flowering, and it was a very dry year,” Blois told conference attendees. “This year, we had good conditions that Fusarium graminearum didn’t like, but in future years, if those conditions are more moist around flowering, things could be bad.” And when fusarium hits, it hits hard: since the early 1990s, losses in Canada from fusarium head blight have ranged from $50 million to $300 million annually. “There’s yield loss, there’s reduction in grade, there’s reduction in functional qualities, and there may be implications for where you can market that grain,” said Turkington.

Management strategies

And “there are no silver bullets” when it comes to managing fusarium head blight. “One of the most frustrating aspects of this disease is that I can’t give you an effective strategy to manage it,” said Turkington. “Even when we use all of the strategies that we have available — resistant varieties, good rotation, fungicide — we still see issues in terms of yield reduction, grade reduction, and mycotoxin contamination, especially when the weather conditions are favourable. It’s a tough target to hit.”

At best, producers can only hope to manage fusarium head blight, which can be found in almost every county in Alberta, said research scientist Kelly Turkington. FILE PHOTO That said, extending rotation is the first step. That’s “not a sexy strategy, but it’s something that we need to start to reevaluate” because fusarium builds up in the soil, said Turkington. “If you have a poor rotation — canola-wheat-canola-wheat, which for me is not a rotation — you’re going to build up that level of infested residue fairly quickly.” It takes at least two years for infected residue to decompose, he noted. Once you have a longer rotation, resistant varieties are the next step. “Variety resistance is one of the key things to look at to try and lower your risk of disease,” he said. And test seed to make sure it’s free from disease. “This is simply to try and limit the potential of introducing this pathogen into your farming operation,” said Turkington. “The cost of that test is fairly minuscule compared to some of the other input costs that you have.”

Seed treatment is a good bet, but it won’t eradicate fusarium, especially if it’s a well-established infection. “Depending on the level of seed infection that you have and the germination level, seed treatments can be something to look at in ensuring good stand establishment,” said Turkington, adding good stand establishment can reduce the severity of the disease. Fungicide is a last resort. “The thing that I want to emphasize with fungicides is that they provide suppression at best,” he said. “When you look at the level of control, you need to be realistic in terms of what you expect from a fungicide. For fusarium head blight, it’s 50 per cent control at best.” The flowering stage is the key time when the pathogen attacks, so producers should be applying fungicide just after the heads have emerged in that crop. “The proper time to apply is when you have about 75 per cent of those heads out of the boot, up until the point where you have 50 per cent of those heads on the main stems starting anthesis (flowering.)” That’s a narrow window at the best of times, and one that’s especially hard to hit in a wet year. But even with the best management practices, producers have to accept that there’s no knockout blow for fusarium. “Try and use as many of the tools that you have available in your tool box for this disease, and hopefully you can manage this disease to a level that’s acceptable for you.”

Longer crop rotations, resistant varieties, and — as a last resort — fungicides are the partial weapons in a weak arsenal

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Drone regulations coming Farmers will need an operating permit and will be subject to restrictions on how they can be used BY ALEX BINKLEY AF contributor

armers and other commercial users of drones should begin now to secure the required government authorization for operating the unmanned air vehicles when scouting fields, crops, and livestock. Licensing has become a hot issue because of growing recreational use of drones, and Transport Canada is expected to lay out new regulations this year. Unless you’re flying for fun, you’ll need a Special Flight Operations Certificate, said Transport Canada spokeswoman Natasha Gauthier. “We decide on them on a caseby-case basis,” she said. “Our inspectors will go through their applications and check out their experience operating the units.” The certificates can include restrictions on things such as

maximum altitude and proximity to airports, people, and buildings. UAVs will have to display specified markings and registration information. “Each certificate issued contains specific terms on what the operator is allowed to do,” she said. The main aim is to ensure a prospective drone operator won’t turn the device into an airborne risk for other aircraft or people on the ground. “It’s all a question of how and where you use the UAV,” Gauthier added. “The new regulations will spell that out.” Craft under 25 kilograms will be under fairly simple rules, she said. They’re considered to be low risk. Bigger machines, which can carry a payload, will face more complicated licensing for safety reasons. That will include staying away from people, buildings, and other structures. “The department has already reached out to the manufacturers to encourage them to educate their

Transport Canada will lay out new regulations for commercial users of unmanned air vehicles this year. PHOTO: thinkstock customers on proper operation,” she said. “We tell them to direct people to our website, which has a lot of information on the safe operation of UAVs.”

The law already provides for fines and jail terms for reckless and negligent use that could cause property damage or bodily harm, the department says.

“Flying a UAV near other aircraft is extremely dangerous. Anyone who violates controlled or restricted airspace and endangers the safety of airplanes could face fines of up to $25,000 and/ or prison. This applies to any size of UAV used for any purpose. All UAV pilots must also stay away from forest fires and not interfere with the work of first responders.” An operator who requires a Special Flight Operations Certificate and flies a UAV without one faces fines up to $5,000 for an individual and $25,000 for a business. The current rules require drones to be flown at least nine kilometres away from airports, no higher than 90 metres above the ground, and at least 150 metres away from people, buildings and vehicles. In the U.S., the Federal Aviation Administration requires drone owners to register their devices or risk a US$27,500 fine.

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Root rot pathogen lying in wait Aphanomyces can persist for a decade in soil and are just waiting for another wet year By JENNIFER BLAIR AF staff / Red Deer

yama Chatterton had a hunch that pea root rots would be less of a problem in a dry year. And sometimes, she said, “it’s nice to be right.” “Root rot severity was definitely lower in 2015 compared to what we had seen in 2013 and 2014, which were very wet years,” the federal research scientist said at Agronomy Update in mid-January. In 2013, researchers began “extensive surveys” across the province for pea root rots and found two major culprits for the disease — aphanomyces and fusarium. “Aphanomyces root rot is more predominant in the central area of Alberta, particularly in the Black soil zone,” said Chatterton. “Fusarium root rot is more predominant in southern Alberta in the Brown and Dark Brown soil zones.” Both diseases can cause severe damage to root systems in pulse crops such as peas, lentils, and some varieties of dry bean. And the economic losses can be devastating. Using a rating scale of 1 to 7 (where 1 means healthy and 7 means dead), researchers scored over 170 fields in Alberta and found a significant increase in root rots from 2013. “In 2014, we found a prevalence of 100 per cent, meaning that every field we went into, we could find an instance of root rot,” said Chatterton, adding the average severity in the province was 3.2, or moderate. In central Alberta, aphanomyces were the big problem in 2014 — Chatterton found the pathogen in 77 out of 174 fields. “In the Black soil zones, aphanomyces were present in about 66 to 84 per cent of the fields,” said Chatterton. “The Dark Brown soil zone had an average disease severity of about 3.5 — that moderate category — but only 37 per cent of the fields in the Dark Brown soil zone were positive for aphanomyces. “In the Brown soil zones, there was a fairly high disease severity of about 3.2, but even less of those fields were positive for aphanomyces — only about 18 per cent.” But 2015 was a different story altogether. “We still found a prevalence of about 100 per cent, so again, every field we went into, we could find root rot, but severity was lower, at about 2.8,” said Chatterton. “There were no fields in 2015 that had that severity of 6 or 7. Things looked a lot healthier.”

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In almost all cases, the root rots developed after rain events, said Chatterton. “The end of June was really dry, but some areas had some rainfall in early July, and you could start to see some yellowing patches popping up in the field,” she said. “Soil moisture is very important for aphanomyces. The spores can start hatching in dry conditions, but they won’t infect.” And because of that, soil compaction is “another big risk factor.” “Generally, clay soils with about 30 to 40 per cent clay content that are more prone to waterlogging are going to have more of a disease issue.”

Aphanomyces also like soils with a pH in the 5.6 to 6.6 range and at temperatures of 20 C to 24 C. “That’s why we usually start seeing these root rots popping up toward the end of June and into July when your soil temperatures have warmed up.” But the biggest risk factor is crop history. Aphanomyces can survive in the soil for five to 10 years, so even with a good crop rotation, farmers face some risk. “Once you’ve had about four to five cropping cycles with susceptible hosts in a field, that’s usually when we see aphanomyces root rot can become a problem,” said Chatterton, adding less susceptible crops like fababeans, soybeans, and chickpeas provide good alternatives for the rotation. But while aphanomyces are so far limited to pea crops in central and northern Alberta, that could

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change as other susceptible pulse crops gain traction in the south. “We did find about 18 to 30 per cent positive fields in southern Alberta,” said Chatterton. “So far, the root rot problem is confined to peas, but as lentil acreage starts to increase and maybe starts to be rotated with peas, it does have potential to cause a lot of damage in lentils.” jennifer.blair@fbcpublishing.com

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Supreme Court dismisses CP interswitching attack CP claimed the move would cost it millions every year and cause ‘irreparable harm’ BY ALEX BINKLEY AF contributor

he Supreme Court of Canada has curtly dismissed an appeal by Canadian Pacific Railway against a Federal Court of Appeal ruling that upheld regulations expanding interswitching limits on the Prairies. In a unanimous one-page decision, the high court said CP failed to present evidence that the Canadian Transportation Agency didn’t have the right to impose regulations to increase interswitching limits to 160 kilometres from 30 in 2014. CP had claimed the agency “acted improperly” and the changes would cause “irrepa-

rable harm” by imposing $13.3 million a year in extra, unrecoverable costs to the company. The former government expanded interswitching limits to give Prairie shippers more competitive rail service. But CP claimed the regulatory changes were beyond the agency’s jurisdiction and that it didn’t have the capacity to safely handle the extended interswitching. The railway said the move could “lead to congestion on the rail lines and thus negatively impact the efficiency of the rail network as a whole.” Under interswitching, a shipper can choose to route its traffic by another railway that is within the zone. Then agriculture minister Gerry Ritz said the government

intended to expand interswitching at the request of grain shippers, but the government didn’t include a clause in the bill to authorize it. CP contends the Canada Transportation Act only permits interswitching within 30 kilometres. It also said it “requires time to educate shippers regarding the practical aspects of regulated interswitching and to consult with other railways in order to review and develop new processes and procedure to effectively manage interswitching... These matters take time and effort.” In the past, the agency has always conducted extensive consultations with interested parties before bringing in regulatory changes.

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niversity of Hawaii researchers have crowdsourced funds to study why men believe eating meat makes them more masculine. “Many men would gladly embrace the health risks associated with red meat rather than taking the slightest risk of being associated with the feminine attributes of a vegetarian diet,” lead researcher Attila Pohlmann wrote in an article on the online science funding site Experiment. “It is well documented that many chronic and fatal diseases can be prevented by reducing the consumption of red meat and processed meats.” The researchers say they want to better understand the psychology and biological processes that motivate meat preferences.

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“We want to find out whether the stress triggered by a threat to masculinity during a meal persists, if not a meat dish, but a vegetarian alternative is served up instead,” the article says. “The results will eventually allow us to tell a more complete story of the processes that motivate meat consumption and to develop interventions that enable highly masculine persons to overcome the behavioural obstacles to healthy diets.” Pohlmann said in the article that his scientific curiosity was piqued by people’s reaction to his own food choices. “I stumbled into a meatless diet by complete accident without having pondered any moral reasons or health benefits beforehand. Perhaps because I was clueless, I was so intrigued by other people’s unexpectedly strong reactions to my dietary situation,” he said.

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Need for cash pushes American farmers to sell grain stocks Data is scarce but it appears U.S. grain stockpiles are falling, but still well above normal levels By Karl Plume and P.J. Huffstutter Chicago / Reuters

acing mounting bills and nervous creditors, U.S. farmers are beginning to sell off their crop stockpile — sometimes at a loss — and easing a months-long log-jam prompted by the lowest grain prices in at least five years. Farmers now looking for cash to pay off debts and buy seeds for next season have been lured to sell by a rise in corn futures in January. That rise came after speculators with huge short positions were caught off guard when the USDA cut its corn and soybean harvest views in mid-January. Speculators slashed their bearish bets in the CBOT corn market by more than 36,000 contracts in the week ended Jan. 19. They also cut net short holdings by nearly 28,000 contracts in soybeans. In the eastern Corn Belt, tiny bumps in grain basis bids — the differential with futures that is paid for cash deliveries — have helped generate some selling interest. But the amount of grain that moved into the supply chain is thought to be more of a trickle than a tsunami, say traders. And futures prices have not roared back, they say, in large part because of persistent concerns among grain traders over massive global stocks and tepid demand growth. Soybean prices, up about slightly in January, are facing headwinds as the har-

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Toronto grain-trading firm BroadGrain Commodities aims to build some Prairie handling muscle with a $25-million new grain terminal and bean plant in Winnipeg. The new bulk grain export and transloading operation are to be the anchor tenant of a new rail park facility at CentrePort, the “inland port and foreign trade zone” for export-oriented economic development set up near Winnipeg’s airport in 2008. The BroadGrain plan, the province said, triggers construction work on the new 700-acre rail park, which is meant to provide rail-reliant businesses with access to three major railways in the Winnipeg area: Canadian National, Canadian Pacific and U.S. carrier BNSF. BroadGrain’s plan calls for a 29-acre site capable of loading 150-car unit trains with commodities such as wheat, canola, soybeans, corn and specialty crops. The company operates a pair of elevators in Ontario and a Saskatchewan pulse and special crop processor at Dafoe, Sask. The company, which has a trading office at Stratford, Ont., has international trading offices in Jordan, Ukraine, France, China and the United Arab Emirates, as well as a new sesame seed- and special crop-processing plant in northern Nigeria. — Staff

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Despite record profits, CP Rail plans to cut 1,000 jobs in coming year Union says rail crews are ‘worked to the point of exhaustion’ and cuts threaten rail safety STAFF

P Rail set records for revenue and profits last year, but the company says substantial job cuts are coming. In its year-end report, CEO Hunter Harrison noted the company also posted a recordlow operating ratio for the year. That’s a key metric in the railway business and refers to operating expenses as a percentage of revenue. Harrison has become a modern-day railroading legend — at least among shareholders — for driving down that ratio into the low 60 per cent range, first at CN Rail and now at the helm of CP. Both railways used have operating ratios north of 80 per cent, once considered the dividing line between efficient and inefficient railways. In the past fiscal year, CP’s operating ratio hit 60 per cent, for which Harrison credited the company’s “committed, hardworking employees across the network.”

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Health Canada to scrap ‘conditional’ pesticide approvals in June The process, which delays public consultations, is now only rarely used anyway BY DAVE BEDARD AGCanada.com

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Changes to Western wheat classes coming this summer The new Canada Northern Hard Red class will be home to Faller, Prosper, Elgin ND in the new crop year BY ALLAN DAWSON Staff

estern Canada gets a new milling wheat class on Aug 1. The new class, the ninth, will be called Canada Northern Hard Red (CNHR), and it opens new opportunities for higher-yielding wheats, while preserving the quality reputation for the Canada flagship red spring wheat classes. American Dark Northern Spring varieties Faller, Prosper and Elgin ND, currently in the Canada Western Interim Wheat class, will move to the new CNHR class and the interim class will end, the Canadian Grain Commission announced on Jan. 15. On Aug. 1, 2018, 25 CWRS and four CPSR wheats will move to the CNHR class. Among the CWRS wheats there are some popular varieties including Harvest and Kane. (See list at end of story.) The grain commission had initially planned to move them in 2017, but is delaying it a year to give the industry more time to adjust. “We want to make it clear that these varieties are not being deregistered, they’re just moving from one class to another,” said

Daryl Beswitherick, the commission’s program manager for quality assurance standards. “Farmers will just need to know what class the wheats are in by 2018. They will still be legal to grow.” The Canada Western General Purpose (CWGP) and Canada Feed Wheat classes will be eliminated, transferring the varieties from both to the new Canada Western Special Purpose class. Like the CWGP class, the special purpose class does not require end-use quality be assessed as a prerequisite to registration. It was created in 2008 for wheats suited for ethanol production and livestock feed, but also became home for some higheryielding varieties that don’t meet the milling and end-use requirements of other wheat classes. Marketability also played a role in the switch to the new special purpose class, Beswitherick said, adding “general purpose” doesn’t sound as appealing as “special purpose.” The wheat class review was announced in December 2014, following several years of complaints from some customers about weaker-than-normal wheat gluten strength. An investigation concluded some

AAC Elie, the highest-yielding CWRS wheat. More new varieties could be added to the CNHR class as early as this year. In anticipation of the new class, the Prairie Recommending Committee for Wheat, Rye and Triticale, set up registration trials last year. Western Canada’s current eight milling wheat classes are: CWRS, CPSR, CPS White, Canada Western Extra Strong, Canada Western Amber durum, Canada Western Red Winter, Canada Western Soft White and Canada Western Hard White Spring. The following varieties will be moved from the CWRS and CPSR classes to the CNHR class Aug. 1, 2018:

“We want to make it clear that these varieties are not being deregistered, they’re just moving from one class to another.” Changes are coming to Western Canada’s wheat class system Aug. 1, including the creation of the new Canada Northern Hard Red class, which will be home to Faller, Prosper and Elgin ND, says Daryl Beswitherick of the Canadian Grain Commission. PHOTO: ALLAN DAWSON new CWRS wheats with gluten strength close to the minimum allowed were among the most popular with farmers. In addition, poor weather had resulted in even lower gluten strength. The industry has since agreed to tighter gluten strength standards for the CWRS and CPSR classes. Over the past 12 months, Western Canada’s grain industry has been consulted and there is a consensus to make the changes, Beswitherick said. The new CNHR class opens the

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Avoid funeral home fights by starting on succession planning ‘yesterday’ Of course, you can’t go back in time — so the next best time for planning the future of the farm is right now BY SHANNON VANRAES Staff / Winnipeg

sk Jolene Brown when the best time to start planning for farm succession is and you get a one-word answer. “Yesterday,” said the professional speaker and Iowa grain farmer. “It is never too soon to begin planning for the future.” Without a plan, the death of a parent can leave siblings fighting on the way to the funeral home as each tries to eke out their share of the inheritance, she said, followed by years of legal wrangling and empty holiday tables. “Believe me, I’ve seen it happen many times,” she told producers at a recent dairy farmers’ conference in Winnipeg. She went on to cite the three most common lies farmers tell when it comes to farm succession — lies that are told even when people don’t intend to deceive anyone. “One day this will all be yours; I’m going to retire; and don’t worry about your siblings… they’re not interested in the business,” she said as participants nodded. “I know you’ve heard people say these things.” The best way to stave off “wealth harvesters” and prevent disappointment is to be prepared, Brown said. Succession arrangements must be in place long before they are needed,

along with wills, business plans, and standard operating procedures, if a farm business is going to survive and thrive. “To do this, you must be a business-first family, not a family-first business,” she said. “I see what happens when farms operate as a family-first business where they do things for the sake of the family or don’t do something that needs to be done because they don’t want to upset the family, or say, ‘Well we can’t bring that up because we’re family,’ or, ‘We’ll all just get along because we’re family.’ And it’s not pretty.” But being a business-first family is not about relegating family to a back-seat role, it’s about separating family and business, so at the end of a workday everyone can sit down around the table together as a family, she emphasized. Some families Brown has worked with go so far as to rent a hotel conference room or hall to hold quarterly or annual meetings, just to create some space and reinforce that what they are engaged in, is in fact, a business. “If you can’t find that separation at the kitchen table, leave the kitchen table, go out to the shop and sit around a piece of plywood if you have to,” said Brown. “If you really can’t make that transition that we are doing business, in a business manner at a kitchen table then you better find somewhere else to go.”

“Sweat equity must be rewarded every year, not at time of death and not at the reading of the will.” Jolene Brown

Farm business meetings also need to have structure and defined time limits. Don’t try to fit everything you’ve been meaning to discuss for the last 10 years into your first business meeting, she said. Start the process by picking one or two issues to discuss and setting aside half an hour. And while it might not be the first issue a farm business tackles, Brown said having a code of conduct that has been voted on and added to your operation’s bylaws is key to setting the bar where everyone can see and reach it. When meetings are routine and effective, succession plans can be developed and then updated as needed. Brown said those plans should include when people will retire, what their involvement will be after retirement, what non-

Jolene Brown Photo: Shannon VanRaes farming siblings will receive, and how sweat equity will be rewarded. “Sweat equity must be rewarded every year, not at time of death and not at the reading of the will,” said Brown, adding a huge impediment to enacting succession plans is the concept of fair and equal. “The idea that what is equitable, that what is fair, is also equal, just isn’t the case,” she said, pointing to examples where siblings who provided no sweat equity believed they should receive an asset share equal to siblings who did provide sweat equity.

“But by far, the biggest reason people don’t plan is that they’ve let perfect be the enemy of really good,” Brown said. “If you haven’t started planning, if you aren’t a business-first family, you need to start now. Everything might not be perfect, yes there will be changes… but don’t let those things stop you from signing what you need to sign. “When something is really good — unless it is irrevocable — it can always be adjusted.” shannon.vanraes@fbcpublishing.com

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Report lays out options for farmerfunded, directed cereal breeding What farmers pay for new cereal varieties is much less than the cost to develop them, meanwhile Canada’s competitors are investing even more in new varieties BY ALLAN DAWSON Staff

A new report offers five options for how farmers can play a role in cereal varietal development. file photo

armers who think they already pay too much for seed might be surprised to learn that their contribution doesn’t come close to covering the cost of new varietal development. A report commissioned by wheat and barley development commissions in Western Canada is broaching what promises to be a sensitive discussion among cereal growers in Western Canada: What role, financially or otherwise, should farmers have in varietal improvement? “We’ve identified this, over the long run, as probably the top issue for the decade,” said Brent VanKoughnet, executive director of the Manitoba Wheat and Barley Growers Association, one of eight commissions and associations that commissioned the report. “We need to have a variety development system that will keep us competitive in the future. Without that, everything else is really window dressing. “This is fundamental to cereals being a profitable choice on farms. Tough to walk through but absolutely necessary to be focused on and come up with the best path forward.” Farmers already help fund new varieties through checkoffs on grain sales, he noted. They are now being asked how much more they want to be

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involved in cereal development; how much more they’re willing to pay; and whether or not they want end point royalties (EPR) to help collect the funds. (See story on facing page.) Five options are outlined in a report prepared by JRG Consulting Group for the commissions entitled “Exploring Options for Producer Involvement in Wheat and Barley Variety Development” (www. mbwheatandbarley.ca/industryleadership-projects). The report, funded and facilitated by the farmer-run Western Grains Research Foundation, is a starting point and provides context for the discussion, said VanKoughnet.

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The options for farmer participation range from Model A — the current approach with more co-ordination between the cereal commissions — to Model E — farmers owning their own cereal-breeding company. The consultants prefer Model C — one non-profit producer body called Wheat and Barley West. It allows for economies of scale and a consolidated farmer voice accommodating larger and/or more focused strategic investments in variety development, the report says. It’s less risky for farmers, especially compared to starting a farmer-owned seed company, the consultants concluded. It also puts farmers in position to gear up should the federal government, which currently produces and pays for most new cereal varieties, decides to cut back. Model B is having eight provincial commissions involved in varietal development. Model D, dubbed Australia North, is separate partnerships between commissions for pre-breeding, breeding, and commercialization. “Our analysis suggests that producers do not need to own and operate a Prairie-wide seed company to achieve desired outcomes,” the report says. “Producers can provide necessary leadership, influence, and direction on variety development through partnerships and leveraging of producer funds. Owning a seed company can create more risk for producers without necessarily gaining additional rewards. However, individual producers can continue to participate in startup and smaller-scale seed companies if they wish to seek an ownership position.”

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Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada spends $41 million a year on cereal development, but earns just $5 million to $6 million in royalties from certified seed sales of its varieties, the report says. Farmers contribute another $7.5 million through checkoffs. Together, that’s less than a third of what the federal agriculture spends. Under the current system, it can only collect a return on its investment through royalties on certified seed sales. But farmers

“We need to have a variety development system that will keep us competitive in the future.” Brent VanKoughnet

only have to buy the seed once and then can plant saved seed. “(V)alue is not being captured by product developers every time their seed is planted,” the report says. “Rather, producers capture this value through yield improvement and use of farmersaved seed.” Private companies face the same problem and that’s why so few develop cereals, VanKoughnet said. Other major wheat-producing and -exporting countries such as Australia, France and the U.S. have the same problem, which is why publicly funded cereal development still dominates here and abroad. And because wheat is so important to Canada’s economy, government investment makes sense. “There is a very positive return back to (Canadian) society from a successful cereal industry,” said VanKoughnet. “So the public investment of securing the stability of variety development goes well beyond just ‘good for farmers.’” The report says about $56 million a year is spent on cereal development in Canada — 72, 15 and 12 per cent contributed by government, private companies, and farmers, respectively The report says farmers should contribute more because it’s in their interest. They can influence the research and benefit from higher yields and traits that benefit them and end-users. “When contrasted with other countries, the annual level of expenditures on variety development in Western Canada should likely increase,” the report says. “For example, in Australia variety development expenditures are 2.7 times the amount invested in Canada, when measured based on tonnage of wheat produced. When measured on a per acre of wheat planted, Canada falls well behind Australia, the U.K. and France, for example. “A stretch goal for wheat and barley in Western Canada could be a $110-million investment per annum (almost double current spending) to match just the overall investment in wheat in Australia.” But it also warns if farmers pay more, there’s a risk governments might cut back — something farmers don’t want, VanKoughnet said. “There’s a lot of discussion that’s going to have to take place and range of concerns and understandings that need to be accommodated.” allan@fbcpublishing.com

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Funding cereal breeding: Checkoffs, end point royalties, or both? Right now there’s not a return for cereal breeding, and that’s hurting development of new varieties BY ALLAN DAWSON Staff

or every dollar invested in wheat varietal development there’s a $20 return, a University of Saskatchewan study found several years ago. So why aren’t farmers investing more? “Because checkoffs are refundable. They can free ride. Full stop,” said agricultural economist Richard Gray, the study’s lead author. An alternative to a refundable checkoff are end point royalties (EPR). Like a checkoff, they are collected when farmers deliver

grain to the elevator, but the money isn’t refundable. It goes to the developer of the variety who then invests it in new varieties. Or that’s the hope. There’s no guarantee. “Without strong producer leadership, an EPR-based royalty system could result in most royalty revenues accruing to private shareholders rather than as investment in breeding,” says a report prepared for Prairie wheat and barley groups. A checkoff, in contrast, goes to an organization run by farmers, to benefit farmers, the report says. There are pros and cons to both systems, the report notes.

“There has to be a way to get farmers interested in this stuff,” Gray said. “I think their future depends on it.” Under an EPR system information and germplasm sharing may decrease; small classes may be underfunded compared to the current system; and fewer checkoff dollars could go to varietal development, the report says. How farmers collect variety development money depends on which model they want for promoting research, the report says. If governments don’t increase their varietal development spending, farmers can invest more by increasing their B:10.25”checkoffs or introducing EPR, or both, it adds. T:10.25”

The EPR system can be a double-edged sword. On the one hand, it can potentially bring in more revenue, including to private companies and encourage more varietal development. However, it could also weaken farmers’ influence in plant breeding. “The analysis also indicates that producers capture value each year through the release of new varieties and this on-farm value capture is likely higher without an EPR system,” the report says. It concludes without a way for cereal variety development companies — private or farmer owned — to capture a return on their investment, they won’t be profitable in Western Canada.

Under plant breeders’ rights farmers are obliged to pay a royalty that goes to the variety developer. But farmers are allowed to save the seed they produce to plant future crops without having to pay any more royalty. Saving seed is common amongst cereal growers, but farmers buy new corn, canola and soybean seed every year providing developers a return on their investment. Corn and canola are hybrids, making seed saving impractical. Most corn, canola and soybeans are also genetically modified and farmers agree not to save the seed. allan@fbcpublishing.com

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Heading off Group 2-resistant weeds It’s complicated, but picking the right rotation of crops and chemicals is key to avoiding multiple resistance A better rotation from a Group 2-resistance standpoint is wheat using a Group 4 product such as Prestige, then Liberty Link canola (Group 10), followed by wheat with another Group 4 such as Pixxaro, and finally something such as Solo (Group 2) on Clearfield Sunflowers. “But you are then pushing for Group 4 resistance in some of the broadleaf weeds,” said Stachler. “Although throwing Liberty into that system is reducing that problem and then you are only using ALS chemistry with the sunflower.”

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anitoba farmers are being warned that many of them are selecting for Group 2 herbicide resistance, as well as pushing resistance to other herbicide groups, says a U.S. weed specialist. Good rotation, not just of crops, but also of herbicides with different modes of action, is the first defence against herbicide resistance, Jeff Stachler of Ohio State University said at a recent agronomists’ conference in the province. The list of weeds resistant to Group 2 herbicides is growing across Western Canada and there are now at least 12 weed species in Manitoba resistant to Group 2 herbicides. (See factbox.) Of those Group 2-resistant weeds in Manitoba, kochia, wild oats and green foxtail have multiple resistance to at least two other herbicide groups. “Once you have resistance to more than one site of action, life becomes a whole lot more difficult,” Stachler said. “In wild oats, for example, there is one biotype that is resistant to three different sites of action — Groups 1, 2 and 8.” Across the Prairies, kochia is resistant to Group 2 and Group 9 (glyphosate) herbicides, and in North Dakota and Montana it’s also resistant to Groups 4 and 5.

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Across the Prairies, kochia is resistant to Group 2 and Group 9 (glyphosate) herbicides, and in North Dakota and Montana it’s also resistant to Groups 4 and 5. photo: aafc Mixing modes of action

An example of a good crop rotation that is an ineffective herbicide rotation for controlling Group 2 resistance is growing wheat using a product like Simplicity, followed by a dry bean using something like Solo, and then Express Sunflower using Express Pro. “All of these (Group 2) herbicides are using ALS chemistry, and certainly wild oats and green foxtail are not being controlled,” said Stachler. A more common rotation is canola and wheat, but if growers use a Clearfield canola with Odys-

sey Ultra (Group 2) and wheat using something like Harmony SG (combining a Group 1 and 2 product) they are still pushing hard for resistance. “A better solution would be to rotate different canola varieties in addition to the Clearfield with Liberty (Group 10) and Roundup (Group 9) which will be more positive for the rotation,” Stachler said. “The Harmony SG isn’t going to get all your broadleaf weeds either, so throwing in some Group 4 herbicide will give more broad-spectrum control.”

Premixes that contain multiple chemistries are an option that farmers like because of their convenience, but Stachler warned that each different product needs to provide proper control for all targeted weeds. “A premix that is going to be most effective needs to have each herbicide or site of action in that mix to have equal control on the different weed species you have in your field,” Stachler said. “But many of our premixes do not have overlapping weed control. They create a specific ratio of ingredients and sometimes those ratios might be switched so one product is a little less than what you might need based on some of the weed species that are in the population.”

Get rid of survivors

vigilant and control any weeds that survive a herbicide that’s supposed to kill them. “We still see situations where producers who have just a few weeds in the field don’t do anything to control them,” he said. “It’s the survivors that are going to cause the problem and so producers need to react quickly to a changing weed population.”

Group 2-resistant weeds in Manitoba • Kochia (also resistant to Group 9) • Green foxtail (also resistant to Groups 1 and 3) • Wild oats (also resistant to Groups 1 and 8) • Cleavers • Common chickweed • Hemp-nettle • Powell amaranth • Wild mustard • Redroot pigweed • Pale smartweed • Spiny animal sow-thistle • Stinkweed Source: Manitoba 2015 Crop Protection Guide and International Survey of Herbicide Resistant Weeds

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Farmers tangled in red tape

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Government rules and paperwork hit farmers harder than other small business owners, according to a survey by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business. Three in four farmers surveyed cited government regulation and paperwork as serious concerns for their business, versus 69 per cent of businesses in other sectors. Among the “alphabet soup of regulations and agencies” that cost them time and money, farmers listed the Canada Revenue Agency, Canada Border Services Agency, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Statistics Canada, land use restrictions and bylaws, and product labelling. For details on survey results, see www.cfib.ca. — CFIB release

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Once wedded to EU, some British HEARTLAND farmers think of cutting ties Critics of the EU subsidy system complain of ‘Kafkaesque’ red tape BY NIGEL HUNT London/Reuters

fter decades of generous subsidies from Brussels, some British farmers are starting to think the unthinkable — that they might be better off outside the European Union. Farmers were strong supporters of EU membership when Britons last voted on it in 1975, and for years they flourished as funds flowed into the sector to encourage ever-rising production. The three billion pounds (C$6.2 billion) a year that they receive in support payments from the EU makes up about 55 per cent of total income from farming, according to government figures. But now, some farmers feel the benefits of belonging to the Brussels club are far less compelling than a generation ago. They wonder if a “Brexit” vote — Prime Minister David Cameron’s “in or out” referendum on Britain’s EU membership on the way — might free them to innovate in areas like genetically modified crops, and rid them of oppressive regulation. “We are being hammered as a source of employment for inspectors,” said Hampshire farmer Charlie Flindt. Even simple jobs, like putting up a fence to protect walkers who had complained of being mobbed by his cattle, involved painful bureaucracy, he added. “You can’t simply put in a fence anymore, and the hoops we have to jump through to get our European Union subsidies just pile up year after year. And most of us went into this job to get away from paperwork.” Flindt, a crop and livestock producer, said he couldn’t believe a British-based system, outside the EU, would be “as Kafkaesque as it is at the moment.”

Farming ‘museum’

Not all are swayed by the argument that leaving the EU would make life easier and fear not only losing subsidies but also access to important European markets. France was the largest beneficiary of EU farm payments in 2014 with 8.5 billion euros (C$13.3 billion), with Britain in sixth place after Spain, Germany, Italy and Poland. Members of the U.K. National Farmers Union are “quite split,” said Lucia Zitti with the farm group. “They want to understand

European farms, like this U.K. dairy operation, face an increasing regulatory burden and that has many British farmers saying they would be better off outside the European Union. photo: reuters/darren staples more about the implications of a possible Brexit and also hear how the EU can work better for farmers.” The in-or-out debate featured prominently at the recent Oxford Farming Conference, where a former government minister argued that the EU was shackling British innovation. “British agriculture, brimming with potential, is held back by prejudice against advanced technology and science,” said former farming and environment minister Owen Paterson. “The obstinate refusal to adopt advanced technology means Europe has become the museum of world farming.” The EU’s reluctance to embrace genetically modified crops has added to the frustration of some farmers. Britain’s government has been more supportive of GMO crops than many other EU nations in recent years. Critics argue the EU also stifles

innovation through what they see as an overly cautious and lengthy approval process for new crop protection chemicals. And while the EU’s farm budget is declining after reforms to the Common Agricultural Policy, pressure from environmental groups has led to increased regulation on issues such as pesticides and waste disposal. Farmers have also been asked to grow a wider variety of crops in order to continue to receive yearly support payments. “The money has become far more difficult to access and regulation has drastically increased,” said Stuart Agnew, a Norfolk farmer and agriculture spokesman for the anti-EU U.K. Independence Party. Many farmers in his region who traditionally rotate between wheat and rapeseed now have to add crops such as peas or beans, or leave land fallow under rules designed to provide environmental benefits.

“Nobody really likes them. Beans are not really profitable and peas really mess the combine up,” Agnew said.

Market access

The outlook for U.K. farming outside the EU could hinge on what access is granted to key export markets and the extent to which Britain is prepared to maintain support payments. Britain’s exports of wheat, for example, are dominated by EU destinations, with Spain and the Netherlands the most important customers in recent years. “Trade is the key issue and no one can say what the arrangements would be following a Brexit,” said Sean Rickard, a former chief economist with the U.K. NFU. “The ‘Outs’ claim the U.K. will be able to negotiate a preferential trade agreement. But they provide no details, and any negotiated agreement cannot

give the U.K. the same benefits as being a member of the EU. To do so would undermine the EU.” Rickard said it was likely that substantial tariff barriers would spring up, prompting food companies to consider shifting their operations to Ireland or other parts of the EU. Economists said Britain would still have to comply with EU standards if it wanted to export to the bloc, but would no longer have a voice in shaping the rules. “If you are going to leave because you want to make your own rules on pesticides, or have nutrition traffic lights on your food labels and so on, that is going to increase costs for those of your industries that are export orientated because they are going to have to continue to meet EU standards,” said Alan Matthews, professor emeritus for European Agricultural Policy at Trinity College, Dublin.

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Livestock drug use back in the spotlight New ‘superbug’ gene has alarm bells ringing around world and will likely mean more oversight of antimicrobials here By Alexis Kienlen AF STAFF / EDMONTON

he discovery that a much feared “superbug” gene has somehow crossed the border into Canada is increasing calls for more oversight of on-farm antibiotic and antimicrobial use. The new gene, called MCR-1, makes bacteria immune to a group of antibiotics used as the last defence to fight resistant bugs. MCR-1 was confirmed to have surfaced in China in November, and that prompted health agencies around the globe to search for it on home soil. Last month, the Public Health Agency of Canada said it had found the gene present in three cases from among 1,600 reviewed — two involving ground beef in Ontario in 2010 and one involving an Ottawa woman in 2011. It is a warning that can’t be ignored, said Darrell Dalton, registrar for the Alberta Veterinary Medical Association. “The livestock and food production industry has to recognize that they are the ones where change has to occur,” said Dalton. “They’re the ones who have to stand up and say, ‘I’m responsible and then use antibiotics responsibly.’ “They’re going to have to say that, and do that. Down the road, I would fully anticipate an audit process to make sure that antibiotics and antimicrobials aren’t making it into feed or foodstuff.” The big fear — and it’s a terrifying one for health authorities — centres around the fact that MCR-1 is resistant to a group of antibiotics called polymyxins, which includes a drug called colistin. The latter is a drug of last resort when fighting antibiotic-resistant strains of illness caused by resistant bacteria and viruses. Already an estimated

700,000 people die annually from otherwise treatable conditions and losing colistin could see that number soar. Colistin was never registered for use in Canadian livestock production, said Jean Szkotnicki, president of the Guelph-based Canadian Animal Health Institute. “The product was never, and isn’t registered in Canada for food animals,” she said. “It doesn’t have much to do with our membership, who all have licensed products.” Nevertheless, there is evidence that the pharmaceutical ingredient was used in food animal production here. “In a drafting of early swine producer guidelines, the use of colistin as an active pharmaceutical ingredient was one of the alternatives — it’s been removed, but that indicates that there must (have been) some use,” she said. It was also given to veal calves, she said, which may explain why the public health agency found it in hamburger samples. The situation highlights the danger of producers importing drugs under own-use regulations. “Nobody wants to talk about it (so) it’s hard to know how much antibiotics or antimicrobials is going into the feeds,” said Dalton. But currently, farmers can “go down (to the U.S.) with an empty trailer and bring back all the antibiotics or pharmaceuticals they want,” he said. “In some areas — Quebec being one of them — they’re using active pharmaceutical ingredients, said Dalton. “They’re importing them by the barrel and adding them to the feed, but that isn’t registered in Canada, or listed as an antimicrobial. That’s what happened in the colistin case.” The Alberta Veterinary Medical Association has been trying to raise

“The product was never, and isn’t registered in Canada for food animals.”

It’s only a small amount at present, but McDonald’s says beef that meets its environmental and other standards is now in the supply chain By Alexis Kienlen AF STAFF

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awareness of resistance and promote responsible antimicrobial use, including recently launching a new website: www.raisedwithcare.ca. While genotyping is showing there’s “not a lot of similarity between the antibiotics and antimicrobials used in veterinary medicine versus human medicine,” said Dalton, producers need to be doing everything they can to reduce their use. That includes using vaccinations, biosecurity, anti-parasite control, and reducing stress in animals to lower incidence of disease. Szkotnicki said that although she hasn’t heard any specifics, she expects Health Canada will soon be bringing in new regulations for drug use in livestock. Some new rules are already on the way. Next year, all growth promotion claims will be taken off antibiotics and antimicrobials. As well all water solubles and feed additives for medically important antimicrobials will require a veterinarian’s prescription. akienlen@fbcpublishing.com

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McDonald’s confident it is now serving ‘verified sustainable’ beef

cDonald’s says it is now selling ‘verified sustainable’ beef — but is holding off on saying it has fulfilled the pledge it made to consumers two years ago. “We’re confident that we are sourcing verified sustainable beef because we have completed 82 full verifications,” said Jeffrey Fitzpatrick-Stilwell, senior manager of sustainability with McDonald’s Canada. “Because of the large portion of Alberta participation in the pilot and the fact that the two plants that we source raw material from are both in Alberta, it would be difficult for there not to be verified sustainable beef in our supply chain.

“It’s going to be a big year for beef in Canada, with the success of the McDonald’s pilot.” Jeffrey FitzpatrickStilwell

“But we are still a few months away from making the claim.” The fast-food giant can’t say how many head of cattle made it into its supply chain and won’t do that analysis until its verifications are completed. So far, 66 Alberta operations have been verified, along with five in Saskatchewan; three in Manitoba, B.C.; and two in Ontario. Another 100 are slated to be completed by the end of March. “I will be pleased if we end up with 100 to 150 full complete verifications — that looks doable at this point,” Fitzpatrick-Stilwell said in an interview in late January. In January 2014, McDonald’s pledged it would start using sustainable beef and chose Canada as the site of its pilot project. It then worked with the Canadian beef sector to create 40 “indicators” — which cover areas such as animal care, environmental stewardship, and food safety practices — to rate an operation. To qualify as verified sustainable beef, every step of the supply chain an animal passes through must be verified, from the cow-calf operator, to the backgrounder, to the feedlot, to the slaughter plant. McDonald’s Canada is still encouraging more producers to participate and is sending representatives to workshops (includ-

ing one in Hussar on Feb. 5) and farm, forage and beef conferences across the country. Producers who have been verified are attending meetings to talk about their experience with the process, and why they participated. Fitzpatrick-Stilwell said he can’t give information about how individual farms participating in the pilot have scored, but noted that the pilot does emphasize the need for good record-keeping. Producers tend to score higher if they have been maintaining good records. “That’s one of the big lessons we will give back to the industry,” he said. “As there is more verification and assessment happening, there are a lot of these things that you can do really well on if you keep records on what you’re doing. “It’s understandable why a lot of people don’t keep records (if) it’s a small operation and it’s all in your head. But this is one of the reasons to write it down. That’s where we get veracity and credibility.” Overall, McDonald’s is extremely pleased with the pilot and the response from the Canadian beef sector, he said, adding the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef will take over the verification process once McDonald’s pilot project has ended. “The positive engagement we’ve had through the pilot will grow and expand with the work of the roundtable,” said FitzpatrickStilwell. “We were not creating a McDonald’s standard. We were doing a project to help inform ourselves internally about what the verification of sustainable beef looks like, and what the challenges and opportunities are.” There will also be an event in late spring to thank everybody who participated in the pilot and share what the company has learned. “We promised the Canadian roundtable a full report that would give it an overview of all the things we looked at; what we included; and successes and failures along the way,” he said. “It’s going to be a big year for beef in Canada, with the success of the McDonald’s pilot, and McDonald’s — assuming everything is successful — being able to claim Canada as the first geography where we were able to source, verified sustainable beef.” The first national Canadian beef industry conference in August will be followed by the Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef’s meeting in Banff in October. “2016 will be a great year for Canadian beef domestically, but also on the international stage,” said Fitzpatrick-Stilwell. McDonald’s is still looking for more producers to participate in the pilot project. To learn more or to participate, go to www.vsbpilot.ca. akienlen@fbcpublishing.com

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Inventory adjustments can have a big effect Accrual accounting gives you a true picture of how your farm did in the past year, but inventory values can change dramatically Alberta Agriculture and Forestry release

hen it comes to doing an accrual, it’s important to remember a change in value for an inventory item can have a dramatic effect in calculating the accrual adjustments, says a provincial farm financial specialist. For example, if you have 500 cows that had a value of $2,000 each on Dec. 31, 2014, and their value increased to $2,500 each at the end of 2015, the accrued gain due to inventory valuation increase would be $250,000. Conversely if the value of those cows was $2,500 at the end of 2014 and were valued back at $2,200 each at the end of 2015 for whatever reason, the adjustment would show a loss of $150,000 due strictly to the drop in value.

“This issue is most prevalent when valuing the breeding stock,” said Rick Dehod. “Although this could easily be the real case, the farmer who just carried on with no other changes would show large fluctuations in accrued income due only to this adjustment. “If a historical review is being done, it might be more meaningful to record the per-unit value of breeding stock the same each year so as not to adversely affect the accrued income calculation. The income would still include an appropriate adjustment for a change in numbers of breeding stock.” This may also be applicable to other inventories such as feeds or grains but normally has less of an effect, he added. “If you do not have the actual market values of the commodities, you can record an average value each year for the specific commodity and then again, the accrual adjustment will only be affected by the volume of product.” T:10.25”

If you want to get a true picture of how your farm did in the past year, you’ll need to account for a change in the value of an inventory, whether that’s cows or grains. Photo: Thinkstock To learn how to accrue an income and expense statement, go to the Farm Manager Home Page (www.agriculture. alberta.ca/farm-manager), click on the Financial Management box, and then on Income and Expense Statement.

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new Ontario study will look at the effects of the relationship between a therapy horse and its rider from the horse’s point of view. The $10,000 study will look at how equine-assisted activities may help horses as well as people. The study “is about the welfare of the horses and looking at the behavioural and physiological impact of this therapy on horses,” said Katrina Merkies, a professor in the University of Guelph’s animal biosciences department. “Past studies on equine therapy have shown benefits for people, but what does this therapy mean for horses? The use of horses in therapy is growing, so for their well-being, it’s important to figure out what this will involve.” The study will explore, in part, whether horses react differently to people with clinical issues than they do to people without them.

A University of Guelph team plans to study the behavioural and physiological impact of equine therapy — not on the riders, but on the horses. Photo: Thinkstock

For study purposes, she said, “we considered a range of potential psychological issues, but settled on PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) since we wanted to narrow it down to one clinical diagnosis.” The effects of equine-assisted activities on people are well documented, but horses have had relatively little attention. “Combined with increased public attention to the welfare of animals used for human purposes, clearly there is a need for research in this area,” Merkies wrote in her grant application. For instance, “proponents of learning theory believe that animals respond to the physical cues they receive, independent of who/ what delivers the cues.” It’s assumed, but not yet scientifically tested, whether horses actually respond to human emotions when working with people with psychological or emotional trauma, she said.

“Our hypothesis is that horses are able to distinguish between humans with emotional needs, and respond differently to them.” Katrina Merkies

But if horses respond only to physical cues, then independent control subjects can be used in researching therapy horses’ responses, Merkies wrote. But if it turns out horses also respond to “emotional emanations,” then research in this field will have to look further into emotional relationships or connections between horses and humans. Merkies and her team plan to outfit horses with heart rate monitors, and use saliva samples from horses to gauge stress — in part by measuring concentrations of cortisol, a hormone horses produce in response to stress. The study calls for four volunteers with PTSD to spend time in an enclosure with one of a study group of 20 horses. Four actors will enter the enclosure, each imitating one of the PTSD patients. “Does the horse respond differently to the individuals? Our hypothesis is that horses are able to distinguish between humans with emotional needs, and respond differently to them.” Evaluations are expected to begin this summer, the university said.

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Farm use of last-resort antibiotic under renewed scrutiny Colistin is seen as a last defence against antimicrobial-resistant bacteria in people Reuters

uropean drug regulators are reviewing farm use of a key antibiotic called colistin after international research found alarming evidence of a gene that makes bacteria resistant to the drug. Colistin, used to treat humans and animals for more than 50 years, is one of the last-resort antibiotics capable of treating humans with certain bacterial infections. “Because of (colistin’s) important role as a last defence against antimicrobial-resistant bacteria, the agency will consider if its 2013 advice on the responsible use of colistin in animals, particu-

larly pigs, needs to be updated in light of the recent discovery,” the European Medicines Agency said in a statement. Scientists around the world voiced alarm last year at the discovery in China of a new gene that makes bacteria highly resistant to polymyxins — a class of antibiotics that includes colistin and is widely used in livestock farming. Worldwide demand for the antibiotic in agriculture is expected to reach almost 12,000 tonnes per year by the end of 2015, rising to 16,500 tonnes by 2021. In Canada, the federal Health Department’s Veterinary Drugs Directorate places polymyxins in Category I

(“very high importance”) of its list of antimicrobials based on their importance in human medicine. Health Canada announced in October that Polymyxin B, which is approved for veterinary use, is to be added to Canada’s Veterinary Prescription Drug List in early April 2016. Certain uses of the drug would then require a veterinarian’s prescription, so as “to reinforce prudent use of this class of drugs.” The drugs to be affected by the ruling include Special Formula 17900-Forte Suspension, a Zoetis product to treat mastitis in dairy cattle, and three ointment products sold for use on dogs and cats.

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Young Albertans show what what’s up rodeo is all about in TV doc

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By Alexis Kienlen AF STAFF

ost people don’t know about all the training and work done by rodeo cowboys and cowgirls. But now you can find out from the comfort of your own living room. Two Albertan and two B.C. rodeo families are the subject of a one-hour documentary called “Cowboy Up!” “I thought it would be pretty cool to be in a documentary, just to show what saddle bronc and rodeo is like, and how we live on the farm,” said Wyatt Simpson, a 16-year-old saddle bronc rider and fifth-generation rodeo cowboy from Consort. “It was pretty wild,” added his brother, Tyrell, 18 and also a saddle bronc rider. “I’ve never been in that kind of situation before.” The brothers say it was weird having a camera crew following them around, but they got used to it. “They were really good at letting us do our thing and not getting in our way,” said Tyrell. Wyatt, Tyrell, and parents Darren and Kathy Simpson, all appear in the documentary, which follows the brothers as they compete in the Alberta high school provincial rodeo championships in Grande Prairie and try to qualify for the National High School Finals Rodeo. The American event is known as the “World’s Largest Rodeo” because of the size of its field — more than 1,500 competitors. But the competition is fierce, with 12,000 competitors from the U.S., Canada and Australia vying to get there. The Simpson family felt strongly about the documentary. “We felt like we should educate people who don’t really know anything about rodeo about all the cool parts about rodeo, where it comes from and how kids start out,” said Tyrell, who is currently on the college rodeo team at Lakeland College in Vermilion. “All of us have a starting point, and it’s not always the easiest.” Jake Burwash, an 18-year-old saddle bronc rider from Black Diamond and parents Robin and Sue are also featured in the documentary. Robin is rodeo royalty, having been ranked second in the world twice, third three times, and twice winning the $50,000 purse at the Calgary Stampede. Jake had top points in Alberta high school rodeo circuit and is now in Douglas, Arizona, on a rodeo scholarship, competing on the college rodeo team, and studying business administration at Cochise College. The Burwashes chose to participate in the documentary to show their passion and dedication to rodeo, western heritage, and animal husbandry. “Rodeo is becoming more and more popular all the time as a spectator extreme sport,” said Robin. “But inside that, there’s a western heritage that goes along with it.” “We don’t want rodeo to be outcast,” said Jake. “We don’t want it to be any different than any other sport. It’s an extreme sport.

Feb. 2: How to Increase Profits Without Increasing Farm Size, Dunvegan Inn & Suites, Fairview (also Feb. 3 in Westlock). Contact: Kara 306-780-6061 Feb. 3: Caring For Your Green Zone Open House, High Prairie Agriplex, High Prairie. Contact: Lesser Slave Watershed Council 780-523-9800 Feb. 3: Working Well Workshop, county office, Brazeau County (also Feb. 4 in Airdrie, Feb. 9 in Lousana, Feb. 11 in High Prairie, Feb. 17 in Bonnyville, Feb. 23 in Ferrier, Feb. 24 in Vulcan, and five locations in March). Website: www.workingwell.alberta.ca

Darren Simpson and son Wyatt of Consort take a rare rest in one of the stills from “Cowboy Up!” PHOTOS: CBC

“We felt like we should educate people who don’t really know anything about rodeo about all the cool parts about rodeo, where it comes from and how kids start out.”

Feb. 5: McDonald’s Verified Sustainable Beef Producer Information Meeting, Hussar Community Hall, Hussar. Contact: Matt Sutton-Vermeulen 515-3717914

“We want rodeo to be mainstream,” says Jake Burwash, an 18-year-old saddle bronc rider from Black Diamond featured in a CBC documentary called “Cowboy Up!” None of the participants were allowed to see the documentary until it aired on TV, but they liked the final product. “The main point of this documentary was to educate everybody and tell people about how it is,” said Jake. “People get so confused about how animals are treated and stuff like that. That’s what gives rodeo a bad name. “We’re so happy about this documentary, and that they wanted to see it from our side and change that perspective.” The documentary aired on CBC last month, and is now online at www.cbc.ca/ firsthand/episodes/cowboy-up. akienlen@fbcpublishing.com

Nominees sought for Agriculture Hall of Fame Alberta Agriculture Hall of Fame release

he Alberta Agriculture Hall of Fame is now accepting nominations to honour individuals who have made significant contributions to the province’s agriculture and agri-food industry, and to the development and sustainability of rural life in Alberta. “Every two years, Alberta’s Agriculture

Hall of Fame recognizes up to three Albertans whose outstanding leadership, innovation, and business practices have advanced Alberta’s agriculture and food industry at the community, provincial, national, or international level,” said Rod Carlyon, chair of the selection panel. The 129 past inductees have been innovators and risk takers in every area of agriculture from groundbreaking farming techniques to scientific accomplishments, creating value-added products and other

Feb. 4: Ranching Opportunities — Ranching in the 21st Century, Olds College Alumni Centre, Olds. Contact: Carrie Mabin 403-3333311 ext. 204 Feb. 4: Transition to Organic Grain and Field Crops, Festival Centre, Plamondon. Contact: Melisa 587-521-2400

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We want rodeo to be mainstream; we want people to know that we’re not here to harm. We just want people to watch it on TV like they do football or anything like that.” Both families were with the filmmakers for about three weeks and more than 1,000 hours of footage were shot and edited to make the one-hour movie. The film features beautiful western landscapes and intense rodeo action shot at competitions. “It took a lot to get used to the cameras to start with, especially down at Nationals,” said Jake. “You’re trying to figure out what to do for the rodeo and they’re following you around.” The filmmakers didn’t shy away from showing the challenging aspects of rodeo. All of the participants revealed their intense training schedules, and Jake participated in both competitions while healing from a broken wrist.

Feb. 3-4: Sustainable Farm Families Workshop, Grande Prairie County ag office, Clairmont. Contact: Jordan Jensen 403-752-4585

outstanding contributions that have had a lasting, positive impact on agriculture and rural Alberta. The 2016 inductees will be honoured this October at a celebration ceremony. Nomination forms and more information can be found at www.agriculture.alberta.ca (search for ‘hall of fame’) or by calling 780968-3518. Candidates must be nominated by three individuals other than members of the candidate’s immediate family. The deadline for nominations is April 30, 2016.

Feb. 9: 2016 CCIA Winter Traceability Workshop, Hanna Legion, Hanna (also Feb. 10 in Brooks, Feb. 11 in Lethbridge). Contact: CCIA 1-877-909-2333 Feb. 10: Getting Into Farmers’ Markets, Peace River Provincial Building, Peace River. Contact: Eileen Kotowich 780-853-8223 Feb. 10: Fostering Sustainability From Field to Fork, Wildwood Community Hall, Wildwood. Contact: Yellowhead County Wildwood Office 1-800-814-3935 Feb. 10-11: Tactical Farming Conference, Deerfoot Inn & Casino, Calgary. Contact: Eric 780-582-7308 Feb. 11: Economic Opportunities in Sustainable Beef, Carvel Hall, Carvel. Contact: West Central Forage Association 1-866-7254447 Feb. 11: Alternative Crop Seminar, St. Michael Hall, St. Michael (Lamont County). Contact: Bonnie Chudyk 780-8952585 Feb. 16-18: Year Round Grazing Systems, Strathmore. Contact: Steve Kenyon 780-307-6500 Feb. 17: Getting Into Retail, Airdrie Provincial Building, Airdrie. Contact: Delores Serafin 780-427-4611

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Renowned Lacombe crops researcher given prestigious award Alberta Agriculture and Forestry release

ormer provincial crops researcher Jim Helm has been awarded the prestigious American Society of Agronomy Distinguished Service Award. This award is given only to highly distinguished nominees who have made a transformational contribution to the agronomy profession. “Jim Helm is a household name among cereal breeders and scientists worldwide,” says nominator John Ryan, a former soil scientist with the International Centre for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas. Helm spent more than four decades as head of research at the Field Crop Development Centre in Lacombe. He oversaw the release of 42 cereal cultivars bred specifically for conditions in Alberta and Western Canada, including 32 barley varieties, nine triticale varieties, and one winter wheat variety. “While this award is primarily a credit to Jim, it’s also a credit to his colleagues and the centre here in Lacombe” said Ryan. Born and raised in Washington, Helm had the opportunity as a master’s student to work with legendary Nobel Peace Prize winner Norman Borlaug at Washington State University. He came to Alberta in 1973 after obtaining his PhD from Oregon State University and became the sole worker at the brand new provincial barley-breeding program in Lacombe. Under his leadership, the centre became a world-class cerealbreeding facility, with 10 scientists and more than 30 staff working in pathology, biotechnology, quality, and breeding labs. Initially focusing on feed barley, the centre’s breeding programs have since expanded to include malt barley, spring and winter triticale, and wheat. Helm, who retired at the end of 2014, was

Jim Helm (right) was recently awarded the prestigious American Society of Agronomy Distinguished Service Award. It was presented to him in Lacombe by John Ryan (left). PHOTO: Alberta Agriculture and Forestry

“Jim Helm is a household name among cereal breeders and scientists worldwide. John Ryan

known for his common-sense approach to research and prided himself on being a practical scientist for the practical farmer. He has also received the Canadian Society of Agronomy’s Distinguished Agronomist award, the Alberta Centennial Medal for outstanding service to the people and province of Alberta, the Alberta Science and Technology Award for Innovation in Agricultural Science, and was inducted into the Alberta Agricultural Hall of Fame in 2002.

Awards competition for ag students A g students can gain up to $1,500 towards their education in the Excellence Award for Agricultural Students competition. The award from Farm Management Canada and the Canadian Association of Diploma in Agriculture Programs encourages agricultural students to enhance their communication skills and raise awareness of the importance of farm business management. Entrants must submit a multimedia pre-

sentation, video, Twitter chat, blog or Wiki, responding to the following questions: What top three priorities should Canada’s agricultural industry focus on in order to be a leading agricultural body going forward? How will you, as a new graduate, positively contribute to these priorities? Three awards are given out, with the winning entrant receiving $1,500. For more information and to apply, visit www.fmc-gac.com. The application deadline is May 6. — FMC release

Nominations sought for AFAC’s Awards of Distinction

their core business strategy, setting their own bar higher for expectations regarding animal welfare. • The innovation award recognizes those who have developed a new process, product, or source of knowledge that has made a significant impact on improving the welfare of livestock and the industry. Nominees must demonstrate a strong commitment to others through contributions to his or her community or society, and be recognized by peers as having reached a high level of accomplishment and expertise. Nominations may be submitted to Kristen McDonald at kristen@afac.ab.ca. The deadline for nominations is Feb. 15. — AFAC release

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New concept for seniors’ housing in small towns Assisted living facilities aren’t viable for tiny communities, but Abbeyfield House is a different model BY LORRAINE STEVENSON

“For too many years, the elders of our region have had to leave the place they have called home all their lives.”

Staff / Dominion City, Man.

6,000-square-foot bungalow-style home sounds like a very big house — but it can be just the right size for rural seniors. The house currently under construction in this small Manitoba community will have 10 suites and shared living areas, and will be the first Abbeyfield House to be built in the province. The Abbeyfield House model began in the 1950s in Britain, after a retired British major bought and converted a house to share with others and served as its housekeeper. Today there are more than 1,100 Abbeyfield Houses worldwide, including one in High River and 20 others in other parts of Canada. What makes this project different and exciting is that the village only has about 250 residents, said project consultant Gordon Daman. Communities this small typically can’t hope to build housing offering assisted living service packages, said Daman, adding that the model until now has typically required at least 40 suites to keep rents affordable. “For many smaller communities in Manitoba that are 1,500 or under in population, realistically, to develop an assisted living facility is very difficult,” he said. “The Abbeyfield House model provides a wonderful example where a community builds this and still

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provides all of those services, but in a smaller setting. You can have it as small as 10 suites and be sustainable on that basis.” The suites vary in size but are no bigger than 500 square feet. They have a full bathroom, but no kitchen save for a small fridge and sink area because residents share staff-prepared meals in a common dining room. They also have access to recreational programming, use of a shared woodworking room, and a crafting room, and there’s also room for gardens and laundry facilities. Housekeeping services are provided and home care is also available. Rents, which include utilities, vary from $414 per month for a studio suite to $587 for a onebedroom suite, and residents pay $1,200 for the monthly service package. The goal is to give longtime residents a chance to stay in the community, said Bryan Nichols, chair

Bryan Nichols, chair of Emerson-Franklin Heritage Holdings Inc. (r) and some of the 12 members of its committee are very excited about Dominion City becoming the first place in Manitoba to build an Abbeyfield House for local seniors. Also pictured are Dave and Bev Kirkpatrick (l to r) and Bev Berrington. Construction now well underway is expected to be complete and the new house ready for residents by autumn 2016. PHOTO: LORRAINE STEVENSON of Emerson-Franklin Heritage Holdings, which helps develop and manage capital projects in the municipality. “For too many years, the elders of our region have had to leave the place they have called home all their lives,” said Nichols, adding he hopes their Abbeyfield House will be replicated elsewhere in the province.

“All small communities are facing a similar problem in rural Manitoba.” When older residents leave town, a downward spiral begins because it signals to younger residents that they can’t expect to live their whole lives there either, added Daman. “Those age 55 and 60 see they have no option long term to stay,

and so if they have the opportunity, will sell their home and exit even earlier,” he said. “That affects all aspects of community life.” The project is receiving about $566,000 in federal and provincial grants, and had $100,000 worth of land donated by the EmersonFranklin municipality. lorraine@fbcpublishing.com

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HUGE FARM TOY AUCTION: Friday Feb. 12th, Legion Hall, Yorkton, SK. Doors open 1949 JD R Serial # 1362, excellent tin, al- 4 PM, Auction starts at 6 PM. Pictures and ways stored inside, 780-349-2798, West- info at www.jakz.ca or ph. 306-641-5850. lock, AB. PBR AUCTIONS Farm And Industrial WANTED: GOVERNOR SPRING for Case S Sale, last Saturday of ea. month. Dealers, Contractors, Farmers consign now. Next tractor. Call 780-386-2243, Lougheed, AB. sale Feb. 27, 9:00 AM. PBR, 105 - 71st St. IH W-6 SUPER tractor, runs well, needs 1 West, Saskatoon, SK., 306-931-7666. 2016 FEATHERLITE 8127, Stock #41288, front tire and new paint, $1800. www.pbrauctions.com PL #916479 7’x24’ all aluminum stock trailer with 2 306-231-6360, Annaheim, SK. gates, 3 compartments. One only in Red WANTED: JD D tractors, complete w/serial Deer, $26,400. Shop online 24/7 at: number. Call 780-451-4224 on weekdays, www.allandale.com or 1-866-346-3148. Edmonton, AB., or email ray@raylin.ca 2008 WILSON CATTLELINER, 53’, exc. cond., all new tires, UC, asking $60,000 RUMELY OIL PULL 2030, running when OBO. 306-322-7672, Rose Valley, SK. shedded 40 years ago, tin work good. LoALLISON TRANSMISSIONS Service, cated central Sask. For info 867-633-5132. Sales and Parts. Exchange or custom re1949 COCKSHUTT 30 tractor, rebuilt. Call builds available. Competitive warranty. 403-226-1275, Calgary, AB. Spectrum Industrial Automatics Ltd., 1-877-321-7732. www.siautomatics.com WANTED: 1954/55/56 FORD or Mercury half ton, running, orig. body, not restored. DIESEL, GAS, TRUCK, car, big rig, we do it Gary 780-922-3777, Ardrossan, AB., email all! Ph. Smoke ‘Em Diesel for the best pricing on parts & services! (DPF & Emissions edseland@telusplanet.net Removal). 306-545-5911, Regina, SK. 1963 CORVAIR MONZA 2 dr; 1980 Cadillac WRECKING VOLVO TRUCKS: Misc. axles 4 door sedan. 403-226-1275, Calgary, AB. and parts. Also tandem trailer suspension WANTED: NORTON 750, 1968 to 1971, axles. 306-539-4642, Regina, SK. any condition. Will travel and pay cash. ONE OF SASK’s largest inventory of used 403-936-5572 anytime, Calgary, AB. heavy truck parts. 3 ton tandem diesel moWANTED: 1966 FORD Galaxie 500, parts tors and transmissions and differentials for all makes! Can-Am Truck Export Ltd., or parts car. 306-365-7777, Lanigan, SK. 1-800-938-3323. VS TRUCK WORKS Inc. Parting out GM 1/2 and 1 ton trucks. Call 403-972-3879, WANTED: GRAIN CODE BOOK Issue 1 & 2. Alsask, SK. www.vstruckworks.com CWB Permit Books 1940-41 and 1955-56. Grain Co. items. 306-286-3508, WRECKING LATE MODEL TRUCKS: 1/2, 3/4, 1 tons, 4x4’s, vans, SUV’s. Cummins, four20farm@gmail.com Humboldt, SK. Chev and Ford diesel motors. Jasper Auto WANTED: 1912 and 1913 Sask. license Parts, 1-800-294-4784 or 1-800-294-0687. plates; 1920, 1921, and 1922 Sask. license SOUTHSIDE AUTO WRECKERS located tags. Call 306-824-4711, Mayfair, SK. in Weyburn, SK. 306-842-2641. Used car WANTED: TRACTOR MANUALS, sales bro- parts, light truck to semi-truck parts. We chures, tractor catalogs. 306-373-8012, buy scrap iron and non-ferrous metals. Saskatoon, SK. TRUCK BONEYARD INC. Specializing in obsolete parts, all makes. Trucks bought QUALITY BOOKS IN all categories. Mass for wrecking. 306-771-2295, Balgonie, SK. market and literary fiction, childrens’ books, history, Religion, cookbooks, nee- TRUCK PARTS: 1/2 to 3 ton. We ship dle arts, community histories and more. anywhere. Phoenix Auto, 1-877-585-2300, Westgate Books, 1022A Louise Ave., Lucky Lake, SK. 306-382-5252, Saskatoon, SK. Buying, selling, exchanging books since 1972. BORDER CITY COLLECTOR Show And Sale, Lloydminster Stockade Convention Centre, SK-AB, Sat. Mar. 12, 9 AM- 5 PM, Sunday, Mar. 13, 10 AM- 4 PM. Featuring: antiques, farm toys, coins and more! Call Brad 780-846-2977, Don 306-825-3584. www.bordercitycollectors.com WOOD BURNING STOVE, mint, 1930’s Enterprise, $600. Vegreville, AB., call Ron 780-603-3117, 8 AM to 7 PM.

COLLECTOR LOOKING TO buy Prairie City Oil cans (Buffalo Oil), pump globes, calendars, signs. Willing to pay fair price as I do not resell. 780-919-0743, Whitewood, SK.

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2015 GMC SLE 2500 HD, 28% off, was $56,370 now $39,900. All cash rebates to dealer. Stk. #15188. Buist Motor Products, 1-888-693-4218, Rimbey, AB. 2015 CHEVROLET LTZ Lift truck Duramax, 20% off, was $98,960 now $78,590. All cash rebates to dealer. Stk. #15364. Buist Motor Products, 1-888-693-4218, Rimbey. 2015 CHEVROLET LT 2500 HD, 28% off, was $53,795 now $37,900. All cash rebates to dealer. Stk. 15169. Buist Motor, 1-888-693-4218, Rimbey, AB. 2014 FORD F150 loaded XTR, power seat, back-up camera, only $33,995. Greenlight Truck & Auto, 306-934-1455, Saskatoon, SK., www.GreenlightAuto.ca DL #311430

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2007 INTERNATIONAL 9200I Eagle gravel truck, 242,000 kms, 410 HP Cummins, 18 spd., air ride, 16’ Renn box, roll tarp, fresh SK. inspection, $49,900. 1-800-667-4515. www.combineworld.com

2005 PETERBILT 378, Cummins 500 HP, 18 spd; 2006 Peterbilt 379, Cummins 475 HP, 13 spd; 2009 IH Prostar, Cummins 500 HP, 18 spd; 2003 Freightliner Columbia, Detroit 500HP (rebuilt), 18 spd., 46 rears, lockers; 2004 Kenworth W900L, Cat 475 HP, 13 spd. Daycabs: 2005 IH 9400, Cat 475 HP, 18 spd, wet kit; 2005 Kenworth T800, Cat 475 HP, 18 spd, 46 rears, 4-way locks. 306-567-7262, Davidson, SK. www.hodginshtc.com DL #312974.

2014 CHEV SILVERADO 1500 LT, 5.3L, 4x4, tire pkg., loaded, $29,995. Greenlight 2009 INT. PROSTAR T/A tractor, 340,000 Truck & Auto, 306-934-1455, Saskatoon, kms, daycab, 485 HP, Cummins, 8 spd, air SK. www.GreenlightAuto.ca DL #311430 ride, wet kit, alum. budds, $44,900. 2011 GMC SIERRA 3500HD SLE long box, 1-800-667-4515. www.combineworld.com diesel, 4x4 loaded, $34,995. Greenlight DISMANTLING FOR PARTS 2007 IHC Truck & Auto, 306-934-1455, Saskatoon, 9900i w/cab damage, 475 ISX rebuilt eng. SK., www.GreenlightAuto.ca DL #311430 EGR delete, 18 spd. Sexsmith Used Farm 2011 FORD F150 Black Beauty, Eco Boost, Parts, 1-800-340-1192, Sexsmith, AB. Fx4, $32,995. Greenlight Truck & Auto, HORSE POWER? Fuel economy? Call Phone: 306-934-1455, Saskatoon, SK., Smoke ‘Em Diesel to safely add both on www.GreenlightAuto.ca DL #311430 your Big Rig! (DPF & Emissions Removal). 306-545-5911, Regina, SK. 2010 FORD F150 fully loaded, King Ranch 4x4, 5.4L. Now $31,995. Greenlight Truck SANDBLASTING AND PAINTING of heavy & Auto, 306-934-1455, Saskatoon, SK. trucks, trailers and equipment. Please call www.GreenlightAuto.ca DL #311430 for details. Can-Am Truck Export Ltd., 1-800-938-3323, Delisle, SK. 2008 DODGE RAM 2500, SLT, many extras, certified, $19,995. Greenlight Truck & T800 KENWORTHS, 2010, 2008, 2007, Auto, 306-934-1455, www.GreenlightAu- heavy specs., also 2008 daycab; 2013 IH to.ca Saskatoon, SK. DL #311430 5900I, 42” bunk, 46 diff, 4-way lock, 18 spd., 390,000 kms; 2009 Western Star, rebuilt Detroit eng., 18 spd., 46s, 4-way lock; 2006 378 Pete, Cat 18 spd., 46 diff, 4-way 2004 FORD F350 V10, crewcab, longbox, locks w/roo-bar bumper; 2007 T800 KW trailer brakes, 5th wheel hitch, 375,000 and 2006 Pete daycabs, heavy specs.; kms, $5,000. Ph 306-441-1408, Meota, SK. 2007 IH 9200 daycab, ISX 435, 13 spd; 2006 IH 9200, 475 Cummins, 18 spd., 46 2009 GMC SIERRA 1500 fully loaded, SLT, diff; 2004 IH 8600, S/A, daycab, Cat C10, 4x4, 5.3L, only $19,995 Greenlight Truck 10 spd.; 1996 T800 KW, 475 Cat, 13 spd. & Auto. 306-934-1455, Saskatoon, SK., Ron Brown Imp. Delisle, 306-493-9393 www.GreenlightAuto.ca DL #311430 www.rbisk.ca DL #905231. 2010 CHEV SILVERADO 2500HD, LT 6.0L, 4x4 loaded, PST paid, $24,995. Greenlight Truck & Auto. 306-934-1455, Saskatoon, 1993 IH 8100 tandem, 466 dsl., 10 spd. SK., www.GreenlightAuto.ca DL #311430 trans., 12,000 front axles, 40,000 rears, 2010 FORD F350 XLT loaded, gas, long excellent cond., w/18’ flatdeck, exc. tires, box, 5.4L, loaded, 4x4, $23,995. Greenlight 433,000 kms. Good water or delivery Truck & Auto. 306-934-1455, Saskatoon, truck. $21,500. Call Merv 306-276-7518, SK., www.GreenlightAuto.ca DL #311430 306-767-2616, Arborfield, SK DL #906768 2011 DODGE RAM 1500, Laramie 4X4 1995 FORD LTL9000 3406C, 18 spd, 46 hemi, now only $29,995. Greenlight Truck rrs, 100 barrel Jasper water tank, fresh AB. & Auto. Call: 306-934-1455, Saskatoon, CVI, $28,885. #UV1031. On Track-Kuntz & SK., www.GreenlightAuto.ca DL #311430 Co Inc. 780-672-6868 www.ontrackinc.net 2011 RAM 1500 Longhorn, crew, 69,000 LOOK AT THIS! an excellent find, only kms, $27,995. 1-800-667-4414, Wynyard, 76,000 original kms. 1982 L8000 Ford, SK. www.thoens.com DL #909250. 3208 Cat dsl, 5&2 trans., 14’ flatdeck, new exc. tires. All around excellent truck, 2012 RAM 1500 Longhorn, crew, RAM box- paint, a great water or delivery truck, etc. es, $31,995. 1-800-667-4414, Wynyard, Make $11,500. Call Merv at 306-276-7518, SK. www.thoens.com DL #909250. 306-767-2616, Arborfield, SK DL #906768 2013 RAM 1500 Laramie, quad, 65,000 FUEL TRUCK: 1996 T450 Kenworth, 3600 kms, $31,995 PST Pd. 1-800-667-4414, gal. fuel capacity, dual pumps and meters, Wynyard, SK. www.thoens.com DL coded. Call 306-493-9393, Delisle, SK. #909250. FLATDECK WITH HOIST 20’, 2007 C7500, 2014 RAM 1500 Eco Diesel Longhorn Ltd, 7.8L diesel, 6 spd., 12/23 axles, 280K, hyd. $47,995. PST paid. 1-800-667-4414, Wyn- brakes, SK. truck, $28,000. 306-563-8765. yard, SK. www.thoens.com DL #909250. 2006 STERLING TRI-DRIVE spreader truck w/2007 roto-mix spreader box, 444,340 kms, 4536 hrs, floater tires. Auto. powered 1982 CHEV C70, 92,577 kms, 366, 5&2, by Cat eng. Well maintained, looked after. roll tarp, good cond., $12,900. Ph toll free Used to spread manure and wood chips, $90,000. Jeff 403-371-6362, Brant, AB. 1-877-862-2387, 1-877-862-2413 Nipawin 1995 FREIGHTLINER FL70, Cummins dsl., 9 spd., 16’ CIM BH&T, remote opener, tires good, good cond. 306-595-2180, Pelly, SK. 2014 DURANGO LIMITED, AWD, loaded, 2007 IH 9400, with Cummins 435 HP 10 leather, DVD, 27,000 kms, $41,995. Call Wynyard, SK. spd. AutoShift, 20’ box, alum. wheels and 1-800-667-4414, tanks, exc. cond., certified, $67,500; 2006 www.thoens.com DL #909250. Peterbilt, 475 HP, Detroit 18 spd., A/T/C, 2015 JEEP PATRIOT Willys, $22,975. alum. wheels, tanks, chrome bumper, like 1-800-667-4414, Wynyard, SK. new tires, new paint, 20’ BH&T, exc. shape, www.thoens.com DL #909250. show truck, $69,500; 2007 Mack CH613, 460 Mack eng., 13 spd., AutoShift, alum. 2015 SUBARU FORESTER. Best small SUV. wheels, new tires, A/T/C, new paint, 20’ $2000 cash purchase discount MSRP from 1-877-373-2662 or BH&T, very nice, $67,500; 2007 Mack, $25,995. Call 460 Mack eng., 12 spd. auto. trans., 3-way www.subaruofsaskatoon.ca DL #914077. lockers, alum. wheels, good tires, 20’ BH&T, rear controls, pintle plate, $69,500; 2015 SUBARU OUTBACK. Best new 1990 Kenworth T600, 450 HP Detroit, 10 SUV/CUV, MSRP starting from $27,995. spd., alum. front wheels, good tires, pulls 1-877-373-2662 or subaruofsaskatoon.ca good w/1996 36’ Cancade 2 hopper grain DL #914077. trailer- nice shape, $35,000; 2000 Freightliner Century Classic M11 Cummins, 375 HP, Super 10 speed, exc. tires, 20’ BH&T, alum. wheels, $47,500; 2007 IH 2015 CHEVROLET LT 2500 HD, 28% off, 9400, 430 HP Cummins, new 20’ BH&T, was $53,795 now $37,900. All cash renew paint, good tires, alum. wheels and bates to dealer. Stk. #15169. Buist Motor, tanks, 10 spd. AutoShift, $67,500. Trades 1-888-693-4218, Rimbey, AB. accepted. Call Merv at 306-276-7518, 2015 GMC SLE 2500 HD, 28% off, was 306-767-2616, Arborfield, SK DL #906768 $56,370 now $39,900. All cash rebates to 2007 MACK CXN613, MACK 385 HP, 10 dealer. Stk. #15188. Buist Motor Products, spd. Eaton Ultrashift; 2007 IH 8600, Cat 1-888-693-4218, Rimbey, AB. 435 HP, 10 spd. All trucks c/w 20’ grain box, air controls, windows, SK. Certified. 2015 GMC SLE 2500 HD. All cash rebates 306-567-7262, Davidson, SK. DL #312974 to dealer, 28% off, was $57,290 now $40,850. All cash rebates to dealer. Stk www.hodginshtc.com #15163. Buist Motor, 1-888-693-4218. ALLISON AUTOMATICS: 2004 IHC 4400, C&C, DT466, 6 spd, $39,900; 2004 IHC 7400, new 20’ B&H w/silage gate, rebuilt motor, $69,900; 1989 GMC tandem grain/gravel truck, Cummins diesel auto, 15’ B&H $19,900. K&L Equipment, 306-795-7779, Ituna, SK. DL #910885. ladimer@sasktel.net ALLISON AUTOMATICS: 2004 IHC 4400, C&C, DT466, 6 speed, $39,900. K&L Equipment, 306-795-7779, Ituna, SK. email: ladimer@sasktel.net DL #910885. AUTOSHIFT TRUCKS AVAILABLE: Boxed tandems and tractor units. Contact David 306-887-2094, 306-864-7055, Kinistino, SK. DL #327784. www.davidstrucks.com MECHANICS SPECIAL: 2006 IHC 4400, DT 466 tandem, Allison auto, C&C, low mileage, runs and drives, but needs engine work, will take a 20’ box. Was $44,900, now reduced $29,900. K&L Equipment, 306-795-7779, Ituna, SK. DL #910885 Email: ladimer@sasktel.net NEW 15’ GRAIN BOX w/high sides, hoist, roll tarp and LED lighting. Like new inside and out, $19,500. 403-932-2405 Cochrane

2015 GMC SLE Duramax 2500 HD, 23% off, was $71,250 now $54,940. All cash rebates to dealer. Stk #15237. Buist Motor, 1-888-693-4218, Rimbey, AB.

1995 CHEVY ASTRO AWD van, good shape, V6, 4 new tires, new torsion bar, fun to drive. 306-952-1714, Saskatoon, SK.

WILL DO STYROBLOCK cocoon harvesting. Call Maurice Wildeman, 306-365-7802, Lanigan, SK.

QUALITY WINDOWS and DOORS, All Weather Windows. See Home Hardware in North Battleford, SK 306-445-3350 ext 250 windowsanddoors@nbhomehardware.com ALL WEATHER WINDOWS energy efficient lower your heating costs. Home Hardware, in North Battleford 306-445-3350 ext 250. windowsanddoors@nbhomehardware.com BUILDING RTM’S OVER 30 years! We ship all over SK and AB. Home Hardware Building Centre, North Battleford 306-445-3350 ext. 225. www.nbhomehardware.com

CONTINUOUS METAL ROOFING, no exposed screws to leak or metal overlaps. Ideal for lower slope roofs, rinks, churches, pig barns, commercial, arch rib building and residential roofing; also available in Snap Lock. 306-435-8008, Wapella, SK.

YEAR END SALE: Ardox nails and fence staples 5016 Case, $30 plus tax or 4/$100. no tax. Phone 780-542-5667. HOME Hardware Building Centre Cabinet Dept, professional design, newest innovations. 306-445-3350 ext 231, N. Battleford, flooringandcabinets@nbhardware.com HOME Hardware Building Centre Flooring Dept featuring range of products & new innovations. North Battleford, 306-445-3350 ext. 239. flooring@nbhomehardware.com HOME EXPRESSIONS, wide selection home decor. Home Hardware Building Centre N. Battleford 306-445-3350 ext 232 homeexpressions@nbhomehardware.com

RTM MODEL 1436 sq. ft., only 2 in stock $142,000 taxes in. Home Hardware Building Centre, North Battleford 306-445-3350 ext 225. www.nbhomehardware.com BUILDING RTM’S OVER 30 years! We ship all over SK and AB. Home Hardware Building Centre, North Battleford 306-445-3350 ext. 225. www.nbhomehardware.com RTM MODEL 1885 sq. ft., only 1 in stock $209,000 taxes in. Home Hardware Building Centre, North Battleford 306-445-3350 ext 225. www.nbhomehardware.com

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PROVINCIALLY INSPECTED ABBATOIR for sale. Located in East Central Alberta. Fully equipped. Call Art 780-806-3175. HOTELS FOR SALE: Bassano, AB. 24 renovated rooms, bar, 6 VLT’s, new liquor store, Will train. 2 adjacent lots for sale. Nanton, AB: Tavern, 5 VLT’s, restaurant, 6 rooms, liquor store on Hwy. Will train. Gravel Pit: Crossfield, AB. Priced to sell. Bruce McIntosh, Re/Max Landan, Calgary, 403-256-3888, bruce_bmac@yahoo.ca STRONG INVESTMENT IN BUSINESS And Real Estate in Saskatoon. Minimum $80,000. High return of 10%. Call Pat at 306-221-7285. 2006 DURAMAX DUALLY; tandem deck trailer; 50 HP Kubota tractor; mulcher; rake; box blade; finish and rough mower; scarefire; disc; hole digger; cement mixer. All 3 PTH, mint condition. $80,000 OBO. Eager Weger Yards and Gardens, 306-782-3108, Yorkton, SK. ELK FARM/ HUNT FARM for sale or rent. Call 306-621-7310, Yorkton, SK.

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BRUSH MULCHING. The fast, effective way to clear land. Four season service, competitive rates, 275 HP unit, also avail. trackhoe with thumb, multiple bucket attachments. Bury rock and brush piles and fence line clearing. Borysiuk Contracting Inc., www.bcisk.ca Prince Albert, SK., LOOKING FOR INVESTOR or investors for 306-960-3804. profitable business. Call 306-382-0785, REGULATION DUGOUTS: 120x60x14’, Saskatoon, SK. $2000; 160x60x14’, $2950; 180x60x14’, $3450; 200x60x14’, $3950. Gov’t grants available. 306-222-8054, Saskatoon, SK. 5- BARUDAN EMBROIDERY MACHINES, single head, 15 color, less than a year old. Owner wants to retire. Call 780-862-8575, Tofield, AB.

MULCHINGTREES, BRUSH, Stumps. Call today 306-933-2950. Visit us at: www.maverickconstruction.ca MULCHING- TREES, BRUSH, stumps, caraganas, etc. 12 years of enviro friendly mulching. Call today! 306-933-2950. Visit: www.maverickconstruction.ca CUSTOM LIQUID MANURE hauling, 3 tanks available. Contact George 306-227-5757, Hague, SK.

FARM CHEMICAL / SEED COMPLAINTS We also specialize in: agricultural complaints of any nature; Crop ins. appeals; Spray drift; Chemical failure; Residual herbicide; Custom operator issues; Equip. malfunctions. Licensed Agrologist on Staff. For assistance and compensation call

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1-866-882-4779. www.backtrackcanada.com FINANCING AND RE-FINANCING proposals, lender negotiations and succession plans. Art Lange PAg, CAFA, 12 yrs experience. 780-467-6040, Sherwood Park, AB www.ajlconsulting.ca art@ajlconsulting.ca LANDMASTER PRODUCTION DOZERS. Two sizes avail. PD14(Ft), $38,500; PD18(Ft), $42,500. SK- Neil Fleischhacker, Humboldt 306-231-8300. AB- Gord Basnett in Stony FARM/CORPORATE PROJECTS. Call A.L. Plain, 780-913-7353. www.landmaster.ca Management Group for all your borrowing and lease requirements. 306-790-2020, Regina, SK. DEBTS, BILLS AND charge accounts too high? Need to resolve prior to spring? Call us to develop a professional mediation plan, resolution plan or restructuring plan. Call toll free 1-888-577-2020.

FARM CHEMICAL/ SEED COMPLAINTS We also specialize in: agricultural complaints of any nature; Crop ins. appeals; Spray drift; Chemical failure; Residual herbicide; Custom operator issues; Equip. malfunction. Ph. Back-Track Investigations 1-866-882-4779 for assistance and compensation. backtrackcanada.com

LIONEL’S TRUCKING. Haul farm equip., construction equipment. Scissor neck trailer for oilfield, truck recovery, winch truck service. Drumheller, AB. 403-820-1235. ANDRES TRUCKING. Heavy Equipment, combines, bins, hay, grain, Canada/USA. Call/text 306-736-3454, Windthorst, SK. LARRY HIEBERT TRUCKING: equipment hauling, farm machinery. Serving western Canada. 780-720-4304, Willingdon, AB.

EQUIPMENT HAULING. Serving Western Canada and Northwest USA. Call Harvey at 1-877-824-3010 or cell 403-795-1872. Vandenberg Hay Farms Ltd., Nobleford AB. Email: logistics@vandenberghay.ca EQUIPMENT TOWING/ HAULING. Reasonable rates. Contact G H Wells Services and Trucking, 306-741-9059, Morse, SK.

CHIEF WESTLAND AND CARADON BIN extensions, sheets, stiffeners, etc. Now available. Call Bill, 780-986-5548, Leduc, AB. www.starlinesales.com LIFETIME LID OPENERS. We are a stocking dealer for Boundary Trail Lifetime Lid Openers, 18” to 39”. Rosler Construction 2000 Inc., 306-933-0033, Saskatoon, SK. U-WELD HOPPER BOTTOMS, sizes from 2007 CASE 850K Series II crawler dozer, 12’ - 24’, Middle Lake Steel, 306-367-4306, CAHR, full canopy, window screen, rear 306-367-2408, Middle Lake, SK. hyd. valve, drawbar, engine Proheater, 6-way dozer, fully serviced and ready to roll. This crawler has under 1000 orig. hours. Financing, trucking, all available. Will look at farm tractor on trade. Price to move at $79,000. Call Clayton at 780-910-6221, Mayerthorpe, AB. HYDRAULIC SCRAPERS: LEVER 60, 70, 80, and 435, 4 to 30 yd. available, rebuilt for years of trouble-free service. Lever Holdings Inc., 306-682-3332, Muenster SK KELLO DISC BLADES and bearings: 22” to 42” notched. Parts: oilbath and greaseable 52 and 48 bu. pallet bin for grain cleaning bearings to service heavy construction and treated seed storage. 306-258-4422, discs. Call: 1-888-500-2646, Red Deer, AB. Vonda, SK. www.buffervalley.com www.kelloughs.com ALL YOUR grain storage, hopper KELLO DISC BLADES and bearings: 22” to FOR and steel floor requirements contact: 42” notched. Parts: oilbath and greaseable cone Kevin’s Custom Ag in Nipawin, SK. Toll bearings to service heavy construction free: 1-888-304-2837. discs. Call: 1-888-500-2646, Red Deer, AB. www.kelloughs.com BIN AND TANK MOVING. Call or text 306-736-3454, Windthorst, SK. RECLAMATION CONTRACTORS: Bigham 3 and 4 leg mechanical trip 3 pt. hitch Paratills in stock; parts for Bigham and Tye Paratills. Call Kelloughs: 1-888-500-2646. BRUSH RAKE to fit D8, D7 or Komatsu, 13’, arms, long teeth, excellent shape, $6500 OBO. 780-841-1496, Fort Vermilion, AB.

WANTED DIESEL CORES: ISX and N14 Cummins, C15 Cats, Detroits Ddec 3, 4, DD15. Can-Am Truck 1-800-938-3323. USED, REBUILT or NEW engines. Specializing in Cummins, have all makes, large inventory of parts, repowering is our specialty. 1-877-557-3797, Ponoka, AB.

FARM AND INDUSTRIAL ELECTRICAL motor sales, service and parts. Also sale of, and repairs to, all makes and sizes of pumps and phase converters, etc. Tisdale Motor Rewinding 1984 Ltd., 306-873-2881, fax 306-873-4788, 1005A111th Ave., Tisdale, SK. tmr@sasktel.net Website: www.tismtrrewind.com FROST RIPPER/STUMP puller attachment for excavators, available with QA or pin-on option. Western Heavy Equipment, CAT C12 MBL engine, 435 HP, rebuilt drop in, exchange, $24,885. On Track Company 306-981-3475, Prince Albert, SK. Inc. at 780-672-6868, Camrose, AB. GRADER: JD 872G, 6 wheel drive, 2009, www.ontrackinc.net 7000 hrs., ripper, new tips, new tires 17.5x25, push block, 14’ moulboard CAT C13 ENGINE, low mileage, 40,000 w/new blades, AC, heated seat, mirrors kms, from 2007 Sterling. Call James at On and back window, fire ext., new batteries, Track Company Inc. at 780-672-6868, custom made winter package, $175,000. Camrose, AB. www.ontrackinc.net Eugene 780-835-0601, Grande Prairie, AB. CUMMINS 6CT8.3 Industrial/Ag Spec. reTEREX TS-14B parts: 13 UOT, 17 UOT, and built engine CPL 1270. $14,885. James at: 053 series, complete drop in planetary, On Track Company Inc., 780-672-6868, water jacket, drop box, sun and axle gears, Camrose, AB. www.ontrackinc.net new blower, rear engine hood, 4 complete rear fenders. Call 306-692-3407 evenings, Moose Jaw, SK. 2008 D85 KOMATSU dozer; 2009 SV212 ARM RIVERPOLE BUILDINGS, 40’x60’ to Case packer; 2007 PC300-7 Komatsu 60’ 80’x300’, Sask. only. Call 306-731-2066, long reach trackhoe; 2013 PC210LC Ko- Lumsden, SK., metalarc@live.ca matsu trackhoe; 2008 970 Volvo motor WINTER BOOKING SPECIALS IN Effect grader; 2007 Komatsu HM 300, 2- 3305 Up to 20% off Steel Farm Buildings built in Terex Rock trucks; Esco class hammer 5” Clavet, SK., by Prairie Steel: 50’x125’x20’ pin, 4000 lbs; NPK plate compactor, $46,800; 60’x150’x20’ $61,800; 70’x150’x 28”x40”. Call 306-634-9911, Estevan, SK. 20’ $71,900; 80’x150’x20’ $83,600. InROAD GRADERS CONVERTED to pull cludes 26 GA colour walls/galvalume roof. behind large 4WD tractors, 14’ and 16’ Many other sizes available. 888-398-7150 blade widths avail. 306-682-3367, CWK buildings@prairiesteel.com Ent. Humboldt, SK. www.cwenterprises.ca STRAIGHT WALL BUILDING packages or WELDER, MILLER BIG 40, 400 amps, gas, built on site. For early booking call 1-800-667-4990 or visit our website $2550. 306-921-7583, Melfort, SK. www.warmanhomecentre.com SASKATOON BOILER, 50 HP (low pres- WOOD POST BUILDING packages or built sure), like new condition, $22,500. on site. For early booking call 306-921-7583, Melfort, SK. 1-800-667-4990 or visit our website RECLAMATION CONTRACTORS: Bigham www.warmanhomecentre.com 3 and 4 leg mechanical trip 3 pt. hitch DIAMOND CANVAS SHELTERS, sizes Paratills in stock; parts for Bigham and Tye ranging from 15’ wide to 120’ wide, any Paratills. Call Kelloughs: 1-888-500-2646. length. Call Bill 780-986-5548, Leduc, AB. 2011 HITACHI ZX270 LC-3 hyd. excavator, www.starlinesales.com brand new UC, hyd. thumb, 2 buckets, cat- PRE-ENGINEERED STEEL BUILDINGS for walks, positive air shutoff. 587-991-6605, all your agricultural, equestrian, industrial, Edmonton, AB. shop or storage needs. Call 306-249-2355 a free quote. Montana Construction VOLVO G990 GRADER, 2007, 20.5 tires, for ripper, 6700 hours, $110,000. Call www.montanasteelbuilders.ca Saskatoon. 403-291-1010, Calgary, AB. 2 CRATED BRAND new steel buildings, gauge AAAA; 30x40x18’ gauge CLIFF’S USED CRAWLER PARTS. Some 30x34x18’, $55,000 OBO. Ph 1-855-677-7077, older Cats, IH and Allis Chalmers. AAAA. AB., or email: 5buildings555@gmail.com 780-755-2295, Edgerton, AB. AFAB INDUSTRIES POST frame buildings. MACKIE EQUIPMENT LTD. New, used For the customer that prefers quality. and surplus parts including attachments. 1-888-816-AFAB (2322), Rocanville, SK. Using our worldwide locating system, let us help you locate Caterpillar, various oth- INSULATED FARM SHOP packages or ers and even hard to find parts. Contact us built on site, for early booking call today at 306-352-3070, Regina, SK. or visit 1-800-667-4990 or visit our website www.warmanhomecentre.com our website at: www.mackieltd.com

LOWDERMILK TRANSPORT IS providing one call service for all Equipment/Hay hauling. Very experienced, multiple trucks serving AB., SK., and MB. 780-872-0107, 306-252-1001, Kenaston, SK. 2008 JD 270D LC hyd. excavator, Q/C, 2 buckets, hyd. thumb, AC, forestry package, catwalks, pro-heat, positive air shut-off, 8240 hrs. 587-991-6605, Edmonton, AB. JIM’S TUB GRINDING, H-1100 Haybuster with 400 HP, serving Saskatchewan. Call WANTED: 1996 to 2004 CASE 580 back hoe Model Super L, or Super M. 306-334-2232, Balcarres, SK. 780-365-2175, Andrew, AB. ELRUS 2442 JAW crusher new in 2007, $165,000; FIATT ALLIS FR160-2 wheel NEUFELD ENT. CORRAL CLEANING, loader, 39,500; 1993 FORD F700 tow payloader, Bobcat with rubber tracks and truck, fully equipped, 280,000 kms, Cumvertical beater spreaders. Phone mins, 10 speed, $24,900. Pro Ag Sales, 306-220-5013, 306-467-5013, Hague, SK. 306-441-2030 anytime North Battleford SK

GRAIN BIN ERECTION. Concrete, turnkey installation, remodel and repair. Booking specials for farmers and dealers for Spring 2016 now. Call Quadra Development Corp, 1-800-249-2708 or d.lonseth@sasktel.net 24’ HOPPER CONE w/triple skids and 24” inverted V cross air, $13,500. Call Middle Lake Steel, 306-367-4306, 306-367-2408, Middle Lake, SK www.middlelakesteel.com WESTEEL, GOEBEL, grain and fertilizer bins. Grain Bin Direct, 306-373-4919.

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PATTISON LIQUID FERT. TANK, 2011, CB 4300, TBH, 4300 Imp. gal. plus 500 gal, 28x26 front tires, 30.5x32 rear duals, John Blue ground drive pump, 3” Honda Banjo pump, $52,000. 306-230-0479, Leask, SK.

MERIDIAN AUGERS IN STOCK: swings, truck loading, Meridian SP movers. Contact Hoffart Services Inc., Odessa, SK., 306-957-2033. MERIDIAN GRAIN AUGERS: Fully equipped with engines, movers, clutches, reversing gearbox and lights. HD8-39, $15,350; HD8-46, $15,995; HD8-59, $17,250; TL10-39, $16,500; HD10-59, $18,750. 306-648-3321, Gravelbourg, SK.

LOOKING FOR A floater or tender? Call me AUGERS: NEW and USED: Wheatheart, first. 36 years experience. Loral parts, new Westfield, Westeel augers; Auger SP kits; and used. Call 403-650-7967, Calgary, AB. Batco conveyors; Wheatheart post pounders. Good prices, leasing available. Call 11,000 U.S. GALLON tank, 10 year limited 1-866-746-2666. warranty, competitive pricing. Call 306-253-4343 or 1-800-383-2228. While supplies last! www.hold-onindustries.com RICHIGER E-180 10’ grain extractor. Akron SAKUNDIAK GRAIN AUGERS available E-180 9’ grain extractor. $15,000 OBO with self-propelled mover kits and bin each. 306-252-2227, Kenaston, SK. sweeps. Contact Kevin’s Custom Ag in Nipawin, SK. Toll free 1-888-304-2837.

MAINWAY JANUARY YEAR-END. Must Go! 4- 12x72’ and 1- 12x79’ SLMD’S, plus other sizes in stock; Used Brandt 10x60’ S/A, $6500; Sakundiak 8x1800 PTO drive, $4900; Plus older 10x60 PTO- cash? Also dealer for Convey-All. Leasing available. Call Dale at Mainway Farm Equipment, 306-567-3285, 306-567-7299, Davidson, BROCK (BUTLER) GRAIN BIN PARTS SK. mainwayfarmequipment.ca and accessories available at Rosler Construction. 306-933-0033, Saskatoon, SK. CUSTOM GRAIN BIN MOVING, all types up to 22’ diameter. 10% spring discount. Accurate estimates. Sheldon’s Hauling, 306-961-9699, Prince Albert, SK.

SHIPPING CONTAINERS FOR SALE. 20’53’, delivery/ rental/ storage available. For inventory and prices call: 306-262-2899, Saskatoon, SK. www.thecontainerguy.ca 20’ AND 40’ SHIPPING CONTAINERS, large SK. inventory. Ph. 1-800-843-3984, 306-781-2600.

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BEAVER CONTAINER SYSTEMS, new and used sea containers, all sizes. 306-220-1278, Saskatoon and Regina, SK. BOND INDUSTRIAL SEA CONTAINERS. The best storage you can buy. New/used and modified sea containers for sale. Secure, portable, weather and rodent proof. Guaranteed 8’ to 53’ available. Ask a rep. about our modifications. Bond Industrial 306-373-2236, joe@bondind.com or visit our website at www.bondind.com 20’ TO 53’ CONTAINERS. New, used and modified. Available Winnipeg, MB; Regina and Saskatoon, SK. www.g-airservices.ca 306-933-0436. CONTAINERS FOR SALE OR RENT: All sizes. Now in stock: 50 used, 53’ steel and insulated SS. 306-861-1102, Radville, SK. 20’ AND 40’ SEA CONTAINERS, for sale in Calgary, AB. Phone 403-226-1722, 1-866-517-8335. www.magnatesteel.com

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BUILD YOUR OWN conveyors, 6”, 7”, 8” and 10” end units available; Transfer conveyors and bag conveyors or will custom build. Call for prices. Master Industries Inc. www.masterindustries.ca Phone 1-866-567-3101, Loreburn, SK. BATCO-REM CONVEYOR and VACUUM: 1545FL Batco conveyor, $23,500. Rem VRX grain vac, $23,500. 306-648-3321, Gravelbourg, SK.

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2010 CASE 4520, 3-bin, 70’ booms, 3100 hrs., $168,000; 2- 2007 Case 4520s, 3-bin, 70’ booms, 3300 hrs., AutoSteer, $144,000 and $124,000; 2006 Case 4510, AutoSteer, FlexAir 70’ booms, 7400 hrs., $77,000; 2005 Case 4520 w/70’ flex air, 4000 hrs., $68,000; 2004 Case 4010, 80’ sprayer, 7000 hrs., $68,000; 2- 2004 Loral AirMax 1000s, 70’ booms, immaculate, $76,000 and $93,000; 2004 AgChem Rogator with air bed, $48,000; 2006 2-bin AgChem, 70’ booms, $78,000; 2008 Adams Semi tender, self-contained, $39,500; 2012 Merritt semi belt tender, $44,000; 1992 Wrangler loader, $15,500; 8 ton Doyle blender w/scale, $17,000. All prices in USD. 406-466-5356, Choteau, MT. View www.fertilizerequipment.net 1995 TERRA-GATOR 1844, 4 wheel floater, 3208 Cat, 18 spd., liquid, Autorate, AutoSteer, 2318 hrs., $26,750. Consider tractor on trade. 306-946-7923, Young, SK. WANTED: LIQUID FERTILIZER dribble bar. 306-862-8518, Choiceland, SK.

Established 43 year old business. Delmas, SK. • 5 acres of Hwy 16 frontage • Superior product line with established customer base • Small town living 20 minutes from the city • Shop & Home, Screw Pile Installation Equipment included. • Low property taxes & utilities. • Owner retiring. • Will stay on to train. • May help with financing.

1997 FORD TENDER TRUCK, C10 Cat, 10 spd., fresh safety, c/w 2010 16’ Rayman box 3 comp., side fold auger with 2’ extension, stainless flighting, roll tarp, $65,000. 403-994-7754, Olds, AB.

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2013 NH CR9090 #PN3305A with 790 CP PU, 945 eng. hrs., 672 sep. hrs., $347,200. Call 306-922-2525, Prince Albert, SK. or online: www.farmworld.ca 2007 NH CR9070 #HN2912B w/MacDon PW7 Swathmaster PU, 1770 eng. hrs., 1403 sep. hrs., $128,500. 306-922-2525, Prince Albert, SK. or www.farmworld.ca 2009 NH 9070, 1644/1350 hrs, IntelliView II display, Y&M, remote sieve adjust, elec. stone trap, duals, diff. lock, long auger, PSD, deluxe chopper, chaff spreader, c/w 76-C 14’ Swathmaster PU plus 2003 NH 94-C 36’ draper header, fore/aft, split PU reel, single knife drive, gauge wheels, transport, all stored inside, $220,000 OB0. Call 780-608-9290, Strome, AB. 2005 NH CR970 #PN32028, with 76C Swathmaster PU, 2156 eng. hrs., 1590 sep. hrs., $89,900. Call 306-922-2525, Prince Albert, SK. or www.farmworld.ca 2004 CR970, Mav chopper, Michel’s hopper tarp, dual tires, 2300 eng. hrs., 1700 sep. hrs., dealer serviced. 306-961-1538, 306-960-4430, Domremy, SK.

2011 BRENT 2096 grain cart, PTO, scale, walking axle, electric tarp, $95,000. Call 306-537-9636, Riceton, SK.

CARTER DAY (GJESDAL) 5 in 1 rotary seed cleaner, 20-70 bu./hr. very good cond., asking $3800. 403-862-6760, Cayley, AB. DUAL SCREEN ROTARY grain cleaners, RECON 300/400. Dry hay 35 to 65% fastgreat for pulse crops, best selection in er. Combine 2 swaths into 1. Recondition Western Canada. 306-946-7923, Young SK and move swath to dry ground. Make high dry hay faster. Call WANTED: SMALL GRAIN deck for Kipp Kel- quality ly model 200 gravity table. Sandercock 1-888-907-9182. www.agshield.com Seed Farm, 306-334-2958, Belcarres, SK. 2011 JD D450 40’, 540 hrs., dbl knife dr., WANTED: TOX-O-WIK MODEL 370 grain belly mtd. swath roller, Command Center, dryer with canola screens. Will consider $68,000 OBO. 306-252-2227, Kenaston SK larger model all in good condition. 2007 MASSEY FERGUSON 9430 with 30’ 306-764-8198 evenings, Henribourg, SK. centre delivery header, 1108 hrs., UII PU NEW SUPERB GRAIN dryers available. Also reel, $59,000. 306-864-3667, Kinistino, SK have Moridge parts. Grant Service Ltd. www.farmworld.ca 306-272-4195, Foam Lake, SK. 2000 CASE/IH 8860HP, 30’ PU reel, DS, double knife, deluxe cab, $30,000 OBO. DRYMOR REDBIRD AUTOMATIC batch dry- 780-841-1496, Fort Vermillion, AB. er, 4.5M BTU, 2 HP load and unload motor, 7.5 HP blower motor, single phase, 2012 MACDON M155 with 30’ D50 header, $15,000 OBO. 306-276-2080, Nipawin, SK. 236 hours, single reel fore and aft, 306-864-3667, Kinistino, SK. or NEW - NEVER USED 2013 GSI 1116 dryer, $123,600. continuous or batch 710 bus. per hour, www.farmworld.ca $55,000 OBO. 780-888-1258, Lougheed AB 2012 NH H8060 w/36’ HoneyBee header, 509 hours, air spring suspension, full cab with AC, $105,000. Call 306-682-9920, Humboldt, SK. Online: www.farmworld.ca SELLING GRAIN LEGS, distributors, con- 2013 CIH WD1203 30’, 600 hrs., factory veyors and truck scales. Also other eleva- transport, EZ-Steer, 10’ poly swath roller, tors parts. 403-634-8540, Grassy Lake, AB. $68,000 OBO. 306-252-2227, Kenaston SK

RECONDITIONED rigid and flex, most makes and sizes; also header transports. Ed Lorenz, 306-344-4811, Paradise Hill, SK www.straightcutheaders.com

2011 IH 3016 PU and header, all updates done, belts, auger and floor all excellent, under 350 hours use, $24,850. 1-800-667-4515. www.combineworld.com 3- CASE/IH 2015 pickup heads with Swathmaster pickups, exc., shedded, $19,000 ea 403-823-9976, Drumheller, AB

COMB-TRAC SALVAGE. We sell new and used parts for most makes of tractors, combines, balers, mixmills and swathers. Phone 306-997-2209, 1-877-318-2221, Borden, SK. www.comb-tracsalvage.com We buy machinery. SMITH’S TRACTOR WRECKING. Huge inventory new and used tractor parts. 1-888-676-4847. MEDICINE HAT TRACTOR Salvage Inc. Specializing in new, used, and rebuilt agricultural and construction parts. Buying ag and construction equipment for dismantling. Call today 1-877-527-7278, www.mhtractor.ca Medicine Hat, AB. TRIPLE B WRECKING, wrecking tractors, combines, cults., drills, swathers, mixmills. etc. We buy equipment. 306-246-4260, 306-441-0655, Richard, SK. LOEFFELHOLZ TRACTOR AND COMBINE Salvage, Cudworth, SK., 306-256-7107. We sell new, used and remanufactured parts for most farm tractors and combines.

2005 CASE/IH SC100 discbine #PN3169B 16’, 12,300 hrs., hydro swing, rubber cond. rolls, 1000 PTO, $12,300. 306-922-2525, 2015 JD 569 baler, 0 bales, JD warranty to Prince Albert, SK. or www.farmworld.ca November 2016. Large tires, twine and net, rear light kit, variable core kit, megawide PU, bale push bar, $60,000. 780-352-4947, Millet, AB. NH HAYLINER 273 small square baler, needs drive line, $1000 OBO. 2009 CASE/IH 7120, 900 tires, 2016 PU 403-318-8135, Delburne, AB. header, field ready, $200,000; 2013 FD75 2003 NH 688 round baler, bale command MacDon 30’ flex header with pea auger, and monitor, good shape, $11,500 OBO. $85,000. A.E. Chicoine Farm Equipment, 306-621-4428 after 5 PM, Stornoway, SK. 306-449-2255, Storthoaks, SK. WANTED: JD 7810 c/w FEL & 3-PTH; SP 2011 IH 9120, 1005 hrs, duals, deluxe or PTO bale wagon; JD or IHC end wheel cab, AutoSteer, c/w warranty, $188,800. drills. Small square baler. 403-394-4401. 1-800-667-4515. www.combineworld.com

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1998 MORRIS MAXIM drill and 7180 trailing tank #B21999C, 7.5” spacing, 3.5” steel packers, $25,000. Ph 306-864-3667, 2014 CIH 4430, 120’, 740 hrs., loaded, Kinistino, SK. or www.farmworld.ca AIM, AutoBoom, AccuBoom, Viper Pro, single and dual nozzles, end nozzles, clean 2013 SEEDMASTER 6012 60’, seed out valves, 2 sets tires and fenders, Offers. brakes and other options: Nova 560-8-D, load cells, 40 bushel rear tank, sectional Call 306-228-7612, Unity, SK. control and flow sensors, $248,000. 2013 CASE/IH 3230, 100’, 800 gal. S3 780-754-2361, Irma, AB. Outback GPS, 1086 hrs., AutoSteer, AutoBoom, lux cab, 2 sets wheels, crop dividers 2014 SEEDMASTER 70’, 12”, 20 bu. canola tank w/ultra Pro, 800 rears, $227,000. $175,000. 204-734-8201 Swan River, MB. 12,000 acres done. 403-505-9524, Ponoka

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2012 MF WR9740, c/w 36’ MF 5200 CD header, 324 hrs., suspended axle, deluxe air ride cab, 620-75R26 fronts, 16.5L-16L TIM’S REPAIR has REM grain vacs. Used rears, GPS ready, gauge wheels, $105,800. 3700’s, VRX, and a Brandt 5200EX. Call 780-632-2514, Vegreville, AB. 306-784-2407, 306-772-1004, Herbert, SK roly_dennill@dennill.com WANTED: NEURO GRAIN VAC w/1000 2013 MACDON M155 #W22645A with 40’ PTO, any condition. Call 306-335-2280, draper header, 442 hours, $137,700. Call Lemberg, SK. 306-922-2525, Prince Albert, SK. or view ATTACHMENT FOR GRAIN VACS: To us online at: www.farmworld.ca empty plastic grain bags. Blueprints 2011 MF 9430 swather, 36’, $80,000 available to build your own, or we’ll build OBO; 2010 MF 9895 combine, $180,000 for you. Guaranteed to work. John Ilchuk OBO; both exc. condition. 306-260-5802, 250-878-1705, Kelowna, BC. 306-231-8212, Humboldt, SK. CONVEYAIR GRAIN VACS, parts, acces- 2014 MACDON M155 35’ draper header, sories. Call Bill 780-986-5548, Leduc, AB. 270 header hours, $119,000 OBO. www.starlinesales.com 306-552-4905, Eyebrow, SK.

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2008 JD 1910 430 bu., tow behind, 8 run, vari-rate, double shoot, $49,000; 1998 JD 1900, 3 comp, 430 bu., 8 run, $24,800. 1-800-667-4515. www.combineworld.com 2011 70-12 SEEDMASTER, c/w 2012 Nova air tank, includes 300 bu. onboard tank, HIGHER YIELDS WITH our advanced car- exc. cond., low acres, $220,000 OBO. Call bide drill points. Find out more at: Shaun at 306-831-8963, Rosetown, SK. www.vwmfg.com or call 403-528-3350, Dunmore, AB. 1993 BOURGAULT 3225 air tank 2002 JD 1820, 41’, 270 bu. 1900 cart, 12” #PB2965D, 2 tank metering, 225 bu. TBH, spacing, blockage monitors, double shoot new 820 monitor, $9,700. 306-922-2525, dry w/Dickey John NH3, $35,000 OBO. Prince Albert, SK. or www.farmworld.ca 306-452-3233, Antler, SK. 2001 51’ or 40’ FLEXI-COIL 5000, 9” space, MAKE THE PERFECT seed bed with our new: tower, hoses and run blockage, 3” carbide drill points and openers. Find out rubber, 2320 TBH cart, $26,000 OBO. Can more at: www.vwmfg.com or separate. 306-861-4592, Fillmore, SK. 403-528-3350, Dunmore, AB. 2003 FLEXI-COIL 5000, 51’, c/w 3450 2009 BOURGAULT 3310 65’ drill tank, 9” space, gear boxes changed, Atom #B22180A, mid-row banders, easily con- Jets, exc. 306-442-4222, Pangman, SK. verted to DS, $139,000. 306-864-3667, 2008 JD 1890 43’ air drill, 10” spacing, Kinistino, SK. www.farmworld.ca exc. cond., asking $65,000. 2004 Morris 2011 BOURGAULT 66’ air drill #B22480A, never pin drill 34’, JD 787 tank, exc. cond. 12” spacing, mid-row shanks, double 306-842-6246, Weyburn, SK. shoot, $143,000. 306-864-3667, Kinistino, 2006 NH 57’, 10” spacing, double shoot, SK. or view online at www.farmworld.ca 380 var. rate cart, TBH, very good shape, COMBINE WORLD NOW carries Atom Jet $72,000 OBO. 403-317-4976, Burdett, AB. openers! We want your old ones on trade! 2007 BOURGAULT 5725 47’, 10” spacing, 1-800-667-4515. www.combineworld.com Series II w/DS, MRB’s, Raven NH3, exc. 2005 FLEXI-COIL 4350 TBH AIR CART, cond., field ready, w/warranty, $54,900. DS, variable rate, good shape, asking 1-800-667-4515. www.combineworld.com $40,000 OBO. 780-385-5064, Killam, AB. 2015 MORRIS C2 air drill, 41’, 10” spacing, 1997 39’ MORRIS Maxim air drill, 10” spac- 9450 tank, 450 bu., 2000 acres on unit. ing, Atom Jet boot with Morris 180 cart, Call 306-460-7767, Eatonia, SK. $23,000. A.E. Chicoine Farm Equipment, 2012 SEED HAWK Series 45, 50-10 306-449-2255, Storthoaks, SK. w/500 bu. TBH tank, quick adjust depth 2006 JD 1820, 40’, DS, 10” spacing control, dual casters, new seed knives, liq. w/1910 seed cart, 340 bu., spent $15,000 Alpine kit, var. rate w/Viper monitor and updating. 780-349-2798, Westlock, AB. Raven GPS, dual fans, shedded. Dave at: 2008 BG 6450 air tank #HS34820, 3 tank 306-783-7584, 306-621-1155 Yorkton, SK. metering, double shoot, 591 Monitor, 2008 FLEXI-COIL 7500, 60’, 10” spacing, always shedded, $83,500. 306-864-3667, single shoot, 3” steel packer, no tank, Kinistino, SK. or www.farmworld.ca ready for TBT tank, exc. cond., like new, 2009 SEEDMASTER 8012, 80’, 12” spacing, $17,500 OBO. 306-861-4592, Fillmore, SK. double shoot, run blockage, new seed 4300 BOURGAULT, single shoot, cameboots, smart hitch, exc. cond., $115,000 ras in alll 3 tanks, new back tires, rear OBO. 306-861-4592, Fillmore, SK hitch, new auger, tube, and hyd. motor on FLEXI-COIL 6000 w/2340 seed cart, dou- fill auger 3 seasons ago, $17,000 OBO. For more info 306-246-4442, Hafford, SK. ble shoot. 780-349-2798, Westlock, AB.

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MADER RANCHES, 27th Annual Bull Power Sale, Friday, Feb. 19, 2016, 1:00 PM at the Ranch. 100 Polled, Red and Black Simmental, Simm-Angus, and Angus bulls. Also 10 PB Simmental heifers. Easy calving bulls for heifers, high performance bulls for cows, gaining over 4 lbs/day. Free wintering until April 1st, delivery assistance. Watch and bid online at: www.liveauctions.tv Free catalogue or view at: www.maderranches.com Ryley 403-807-8140, Carstairs, AB.

SELLING: BLACK ANGUS BULLS. Wayside Angus, Henry and Bernie Jungwirth, 306-256-3607, Cudworth, SK. BLACK ANGUS BULLS on moderate growing ration, performance info. available. Valleyhills Angus, Glaslyn, SK. 306-342-4407. www.valleyhillsangus.com 5 PB ANGUS heifer calves, average weight 650 lbs., excellent blood lines; also coming 2 year old PB virgin Angus bull. 306-345-2046, Pense, SK.

WESTERN IRRIGATION: Cadman travelMULCHINGTREES, BRUSH, Stumps. ling gun dealer. One used Cadman 4000S Call today 306-933-2950. Visit us at: traveller; Used 2 miles of 6” ring lock used www.maverickconstruction.ca alum. pipe; Used diesel pumping unit. We and sell used irrigation equipment. GUARANTEED PRESSURE TREATED fence buy posts, lumber slabs and rails. Call Lehner 306-867-9461, 306-867-7037, Outlook, SK Wood Preservers Ltd., ask for Ron 306-763-4232, Prince Albert, SK. BLUE WATER IRRIGATION DEV. LTD. Reinke pivots, lateral, minigators, pump SOLIDLOCK AND TREE ISLAND game wire and used mainline new Bauer travelers and all accessories for installation. Heights dealer. 22 yrs. experience. 306-858-7351, from 26” to 120”. Ideal for elk, deer, bison, Lucky Lake, SK. www.philsirrigation.ca sheep, swine, cattle, etc. Tom Jensen ph/fax: 306-426-2305, Smeaton, SK. MOVE WATER OR IRRIGATE? 4” to 12” alMULCHINGTREES, BRUSH, Stumps. um. pipe, pumps and motors. 50 yrs. expeCall today 306-933-2950. Visit us at: rience. Dennis 403-308-1400, Taber, AB. www.maverickconstruction.ca

POPLAR - $50/cord; Dry pine - $75/cord; Tamarack - $85/cord. Trucking $5/loaded km. with picker truck. Spruce rails also avail. Call 306-764-0584, Prince Albert, SK

BLOCKED SEASONED JACK Pine firewood and wood chips for sale. Lehner Wood Preservers Ltd., 306-763-4232, Prince Albert, HIGHER YIELDS WITH our advanced car- SK. Will deliver. Self-unloading trailer. bide drill points. Find out more at: www.vwmfg.com or call 403-528-3350, Dunmore, AB. COMPLETE SHANK ASSEMBLIES: JD 1610, Morris Magnum, $135; JD 610, Morris Magnum II, $185; CCIL #204, $90. Can FROZEN SASKATOON BERRIES, various grades, palletized and ready to go. FOB. deliver. 306-946-7923, Young, SK. Calgary. Call for further info. and wholeACREAGE EQUIPMENT: 3-PT. CULTI- sale price quote. Call 403-946-4759. VATORS, Discs, Plows, Blades, Etc. 780-892-3092, Wabamun, AB. 1999 GMC T8500 DSL tow truck, 20’ tilt & wheel lift, $14,500; MF 2675, cab, dsl., w/Degelman dozer, A1; Sewer pump & NEW AND USED PTO generators. Diesel tank for a truck; Ford Major dsl. loader, and natural gas sets available as well. Call snowblade, 3pth & bale spear; 1960 Edsel 1-888-300-3535, Airdrie, AB. for re-building; Field Marshall & Bull Dog tractors, running. Phone 306-236-8023.

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BIRD WATCHERS CALL To The Far North! Bird stands and natural locations available. Year round bird and wildlife watching. Tree stands, ground blinds, and natural locations available. North Western Saskatchewan. Ron Kisslinger 306-822-2256 or email: p.r.service@sasktel.net

PUREBRED BLACK ANGUS long yearling bulls, replacement heifers, AI service. Meadow Ridge Enterprises, 306-373-9140 or 306-270-6628, Saskatoon, SK.

NORDAL LIMOUSIN AND ANGUS 2016 Bull Sale, Thursday, Feb. 18th, Saskatoon Livestock Sales, Saskatoon, SK. 30 Black Angus 2 year old bulls. Board available till April 1st. View catalogue and videos at www.nordallimousin.com Call Rob Garner, Simpson, SK., 306-946-7946. BLACK ANGUS BULLS, two year olds, semen tested, guaranteed breeders. Delivery available. 306-287-3900, 306-287-8006, Englefeld, SK. skinnerfarmsangus.com 11 REG. PB open Black Angus heifers, $2500; 16 registered PB bred Black Angus cows, $3500. 306-240-8021 Rapid View SK

REG. RED ANGUS BULLS: calving ease, quiet, good growth, will be semen tested. Little de Ranch, 306-845-2406, Turtleford DOUBLE BAR D FARMS Best of Both Worlds Annual Bull Sale on Tuesday, March 1, at the farm, 1:00 PM, Grenfell, SK. Offering 175 Simmental and Simm/ Angus bulls as well as a select group of open Simmental and Simm/Angus heifers. For more info contact Ken 306-697-7204, 306-697-2474 or T Bar C Cattle Co. 403-363-9973. View catalogue online at: www.doublebardfarms.com PL #116061.

SPRUCE FOR SALE! Beautiful locally grown trees. Plan ahead and renew your shelterbelt or landscape a new yardsite, get the year round protection you need. We sell on farm near Didsbury, AB. or deliver anywhere in Western Canada. 6 - 12’ spruce available. Now taking spring bookings while supplies last. Phone 403-586-8733 or check out our website at RED ANGUS BULLS, two year olds, sewww.didsburysprucefarms.com men tested, guaranteed breeders. Delivery available. 306-287-3900, 306-287-8006, Englefeld, SK. skinnerfarmsangus.com RED ANGUS BULLS on moderate growing ration, performance info. available. Valleyhills Angus, Glaslyn, SK. Call 306-342-4407. www.valleyhillsangus.com

INVACARE MOBILE SCOOTER, holds up to 400 lbs., used very little, exc. cond., $1500 firm. 306-442-4201, Pangman, SK. CURRENT PRICES: Bulls $6.00/lb. HHW CAD; Heifers $5.75/lb.; Culls $5.00/lb. Call/text: 306-736-3454, Windthorst, SK.

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NILSSON BROS INC. buying finished bison on the rail at Lacombe, AB. for winter delivery and beyond. Smaller groups welcome. Fair, competitive and assured payment. Call Richard Bintner 306-873-3184. BISON WANTED - Canadian Prairie Bison is looking to contract grain finished bison, as well as calves and yearlings for growing markets. Contact Roger Provencher at 306-468-2316, roger@cdnbison.com

NORDAL LIMOUSIN AND ANGUS 2016 Bull Sale, Thursday, February 18th, Saskatoon Livestock Sales, Saskatoon. 20 Red Angus 2 year old bulls. Board available till April 1. Contact Rob Garner, Simpson, SK., 306-946-7946. View catalogue and videos BISON PRODUCERS! Not export ready? at www.nordallimousin.com We can help! Paying $4.25 USD HHW. DKF RED AND BLACK ANGUS Bulls for Also paying top dollars for cull cows. Tara sale at DKF Ranch, Gladmar, SK. Great se403-843-2231 or Armin 403-318-4616. lection, superior quality. Contact Dwayne www.penta.ca 1-800-587-4711 or Scott Fettes, 306-969-4506. QUILL CREEK BISON is looking for finished, and all other types of bison. COD, paying market prices. “Producers working with Producers.” Delivery points in SK. and CHAROLAIS BULLS, YEARLING and two year olds. Wintering available. LVV Ranch, MB. Call 306-231-9110, Quill Lake, SK. TROPHY ZONE TANNERY. State of the 780-582-2254, Forestburg, AB. art facility. Hair on tanning for both taxidermy and domestic hides. Quality work BUYING: CULL COWS, herdsire bulls, YEARLING AND 2 YEAR old Charolais with fast turn around. Call anytime yearlings and calves. Phone Elk Valley bulls, tan and white. Call Ervin Zayak, 403-653-1565 or cell 406-450-6300, Ranches, 780-846-2980, Kitscoty, AB. Creedence Charolais Ranch, Derwent, AB., Cardston, AB. Email: bunnage@shaw.ca 780-741-3868, 780-853-0708.

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GELBVIEH STOCK EXCHANGE BULL AND FEMALE SALE, March 8, 2016 at 1:00 PM, at Medicine Hat Feeding Co., Medicine Hat, AB. For more info. or for a catalogue call Don at Jen-Ty Gelbviehs, jentygelbviehs.com 403-378-4898; Nolan, Towerview Ranch, towerviewranch.com 403-977-2057.

BIG ISLAND LOWLINES Premier Breeder. Selling custom designed packages. Name your price and we will put a package together for you. Fullblood/percentage Lowline, embryos, semen. Black/Red carrier. Darrell 780-486-7553, Edmonton, AB.

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1-800-665-1362 DAVIDSON GELBVIEH/ LONESOME DOVE RANCH, 27th Annual Bull Sale, Saturday, March 5, 2016, 1:00 PM at their bull yards. Complimentary lunch, 11 AM. Pre-sale viewing and hospitality, Friday, March 4th. Selling 100+ purebred yearling Gelbvieh bulls, Red or Black. Performance and semen tested. View catalog and video at: www.davidsongelbvieh.com or www.lonesomedoveranch.ca Vernon and Eileen 306-625-3755, 306-625-7863; Ross and Tara 306-625-3513, 306-625-7045, Ponteix, SK.

MANITOU MAINE-ANJOU BULLS, since 1970. We offer the real Maine bulls, all fullblood breeding, low birthweight with good performance. Off farm sales only. Gary and Sandy Graham, 306-823-3432, Marsden, SK. grahamgs@sasktel.net Website www.manitoumaineanjou.ca

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TRADE AND EXPORT Canada buying all RTM MODEL 1885 sq. ft., only 1 in stock grades of organic grains. Fast payment $209,000 taxes in. Home Hardware Buildand pick up. Call 306-433-4700. ing Centre, North Battleford 306-445-3350 ext 225. www.nbhomehardware.com

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160 BLACK and BWF bred heifers, also 30 Red and RWF. One iron, full herd health, ALBERTA ELK RANCHERS Production bred Black Angus, calving out April 15. Sale 5th Annual. Friday, February 12, 403-740-5197, Big Valley, AB. 2016 7:00 PM, Nisku Inn, Nisku, AB. Call Gateway Auction Services Ltd. for details, 150 BLACK ANGUS BRED HEIFERS, 1-866-304-4664, www.gwacountry.com bred to low birthweight Black bulls, exposed July 4, 2015, vaccinated with VL5 plus 7 Som, Safeguard/Ivomec, $2600. Call 306-476-7996, Rockglen, SK. NEW HOLLAND 357 MIXMILL, good condi60 BRED RED ANGUS cross heifers, bred tion, ready to work, $3850. 306-796-2178, Red Angus. Bulls out July 1st for 60 days. Chaplin, SK. Call 306-355-2700, Mortlach, SK. THINNED OUT CATTLE Herd: Vermeer round baler; Ford 700 silage truck; 70 ANGUS CROSS 2nd and 3rd calving 605M 8750 and JF 1350 forage harvesters; bred cows, bred to Angus bulls, start calv- CASE 2Richardson 700 dump wagons; RENN ing April 1st; 50 Angus bred heifers, bred roller mill w/elec. Supreme 600 Angus. Vaccinated with FP5 and Ivomec. vertical mixer and amotor; Norvac 8x10’ cattle Call 204-851-0745, Elkhorn, MB. scale w/printer. Also, Morris 7180 and 30 BRED CHAR./Red Angus cross cows, 4 Morris 7300 air tanks; Farm King 13”x70’ bred heifers, bred to Char. and Red Angus grain auger. 204-648-4600, Shortdale, MB. bulls. Start calving March 20th; Also 3 year RANCHHAND CALF CATCHER, Canadian old Char. bull. 306-867-8410, Outlook, SK. made, time tested and proven. Put safety Call CUSTOM WINTERING COWS and feed- back in calf processing. ers. For details call: Eric 306-717-8905, 306-762-2125. www.fuchs.ca Cam 306-339-7840, Carnduff, SK. ARROW LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT: Port. BRED HEIFERS: 60 Black, BWF, and Red windbreaks, custom panels. Mossbank, SK. Angus cross, bred to easy calving Black 1-866-354-7655, www.shadowranch.ca Angus bulls. Start calving April 1. QUALITY 5 BARS, windbreaks, gates and 306-493-2969, Delisle, SK. feeders, plus more. Many satisfied long term customers. 306-485-8559, Oxbow SK QUIET JERSEY/RED ANGUS cross milk cow, with 2nd calf at side, $3000. Phone STOP WASTING GRAIN! Try our grain Maureen, 306-252-2111, Davidson, SK. troughs: 30’ c/w skids, made of conveyor belting and pipe, $750 ea. 306-538-4685, 180 BRED HEIFERS: Simmental and 306-736-7146, Kennedy, SK. Simm. Red Angus cross. Big, strong, top quality heifers. All one iron bred Red and 2005 LUCKNOW 475 mixer wagon, 1 Black Angus. Complete vaccination pro- owner, 4 auger, digital scale, planetary gram incl. first dose of Scourguard and drive, vg condition, $27,500. Call Blaine at Ivomec. Call 3J Simmental Farms, 306-621-9751 or Steven 306-621-2522, 306-325-4622, 306-327-8005, Lintlaw, SK. Yorkton, SK.

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MEDALLION HOMES 1-800-249-3969 WANTED: CERTIFIED ORGANIC feeder Immediate delivery: New 16’ and 20’ cattle. Call Peter Lundgard, Nature’s Way modular homes; Also used 14’ and 16’ homes. Now available: Lake homes. Farm at 780-338-2934, Grimshaw, AB. Medallion Homes, 306-764-2121, Prince Albert, SK. RECENTLY REDUCED. 1800 sq. ft. home to be moved off lot. 3 bdrm, 1 bath, large porch, office, 2 family rooms, $50,000. Must see! Jason 306-642-3315, Assiniboia.

RTMs AND SITE built homes. Call 1-866-933-9595, or go online for pictures and pricing at: www.warmanhomes.ca RTM MODEL 1507 sq. ft., 3 bedroom. Home Hardware Building Centre, North Battleford, SK., 306-445-3350 ext. 225. www.nbhomehardware.com BUILDING RTM’S OVER 30 years! We ship all over SK and AB. Home Hardware Building Centre, North Battleford 306-445-3350 ext. 225. www.nbhomehardware.com RTM MODEL 1217 sq. ft., 3 bedrooms. Home Hardware Building Centre, North Battleford, SK., 306-445-3350 ext. 225. www.nbhomehardware.com SPECIAL PRICING on all finished ready to move showhomes! Ends Feb 29. JH GOLDEN RETRIEVER PUPS, ready to go. Homes, 306-652-5322, www.jhhomes.com Phone Ed 306-269-7745, leave message if RTM MODEL 1436 sq. ft., only 2 in stock not in, Foam Lake, SK. $142,000 taxes in. Home Hardware Building Centre, North Battleford 306-445-3350 ext. 225. www.nbhomehardware.com 3/4 RED HEELER, 1/4 Border Collie pups, RTM MODEL 1347 sq. ft., 3 bdrm, vaulted born Dec. 4, 2015, out of working parents. ceiling, garage 24x24. Home Hardware 4 males, 3 females. Dennis Dylke, Building Centre 306-445-3350 ext. 225, N. 780-374-3877, Daysland, AB. Battleford. www.nbhomehardware.com

50 BRED 2nd and 3rd calvers for sale. 306-773-1049 or 306-741-6513, Swift Current, SK. TWIN BRIDGE FARMS 5th Gelbvieh Bull And Female Sale, Monday, March 14, 2016, 1 PM at the Silver Sage Community Corral, Brooks, AB. Selling 50 yearling Gelbvieh bulls and a select group of open purebred heifers. Red and black genetics on offer. Guest Consignors Carlson Cattle Company and Keriness Cattle Co. For info. contact: Ron and Carol Birch and Family 403-792-2123 or 403-485-5518 or Don Savage Auctions 403-948-3520 Catalogue online at: www.donsavageauctions.com

NEW FIRST ON the Farm Bid Off Bull Sale. Bidding starts March 12, 1:00 PM CST. Closes Tuesday, March 15, 2:00 CST, 2016, Neudorf, SK. 40 yearling and 2 yr. old bulls. Details and updates on our websites: www.bendershorthorns.com MISTY VALLEY FARMS 40th Annual www.starpfarms.com Call Glen and Ryan Production Sale of Horned Herefords, Bender, Neudorf, SK. 306-728-8613, Wednesday, February 10th, 2016 at the 306-748-2876 or Rayleen 306-231-3933. ranch, 1:00 PM MST. On offer: 70 long yearling bulls including Lanni Bristow’s 9th SUN COUNTRY SHORTHORN SALE, sale group; 45 bred registered heifers; 65 1 PM, Mar. 8th, 2016 at Johnstone Auction bred commercial Hereford heifers; 15 Mart, Moose Jaw, SK. On offer will be 40 open heifer calves from Mark Law. Bulls polled Shorthorn yearling and two year old semen tested. Heifers pregnancy tested. bulls and 25 open replacement heifers. Misty Valley Farms, RR #1, Maidstone, SK. They have been selected for soundness, Harold Oddan 306-893-2783; Maurice fleshing ability and performance. Sale will Oddan 306-893-2737; Lanni Bristow be broadcast live at: www.dvauction.com 780-943-2236; Mark Law 204-743-2049. Check out our websites for more info. Contact any of the owners to get on catalog mailing list: Horseshoe Creek Farms Ltd. Weyburn, SK. call 306-456-2500 or website: www.horseshoecreekfarms.com Anwender Cattle Company, Radville, SK. call 306-442-2090 or visit website: www.anwendercattlecompany.com Rocking L Cattle Company, Wawota, SK. 306-739-2598, www.rockinglcattleco.com

RED AND BLACK YEARLING SIMMENTAL BULLS, polled, moderate birthweights, good temperaments. All bulls sold Private Treaty. Bill or Virginia Peters, 306-237-9506, Perdue, SK.

RANCH READY HORNED Hereford Bull Sale, March 11, 1:00 PM, at the ranch, Simmie, SK. 18 two year old bulls; 25 yearling bulls and 6 purebred open heifers. View catalogue and sale videos online at: 2ND ANNUAL Jeans And Genetics www.braunranch.com Contact Craig Simmental Bull Sale February 16, 1 PM Braun at: 306-297-2132. at the Ponoka Ag Events Centre in Ponoka, AB. Offering 60 Red, Black, Fullblood and Fleckvieh Simmental bulls. For a catalogue BANNERLANE HORNED HEREFORDS or more info. contact T Bar C Cattle Co., Annual Sale, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2:00 PM CST 306-220-5006. View the catalogue online (1:00 PM MST) at the farm, Livelong, SK. at www.buyagro.com PL #116061. 30 coming 2 yr. old bulls, semen tested; 32 bred Hereford cross heifers, preg DOUBLE BAR D FARMS Best of Both checked. Dinner at noon. Central point Worlds Annual Bull Sale on Tuesday, free delivery. Rob Bannerman, March 1, at the farm, 1:00 PM, Grenfell, 306-845-2764, bannerlane@littleloon.ca SK. Offering 175 Simmental and Simm/ Angus bulls as well as a select group of View online: www.hereford.ca open Simmental and Simm/Angus heifers. For more info contact Ken 306-697-7204, 306-697-2474 or T Bar C Cattle Co. 403-363-9973. View catalogue online at: www.doublebardfarms.com PL #116061. FRESH AND SPRINGING heifers for sale. Cows and quota needed. We buy all classes of slaughter cattle-beef and dairy. R&F Livestock Inc. Bryce Fisher, Warman, SK. ALBERTA TEXAS LONGHORN Association Phone 306-239-2298, cell 306-221-2620. 780-387-4874, Leduc, AB. For more info. www.albertatexaslonghorn.com

1000 VERY HIGH quality Black and Red Angus replacement heifers, weighing 800 lbs. March 1st. No implants, complete vaccinations and no brands. These heifers are YEAR ROUND LAKEVIEW cottage located being fed for the replacement market with at Palliser Regional Park, (Riverhurst, SK.) high protein and fertility enhancing by816 sq. ft main floor completely redone, 3 products. Can be palpated on site and fed until grass time. U pick for $1800 based on 2000 HARSH 575 feed box complete for bedrooms, 300 sq. ft. lower level guest wrap 800 lbs. Call Blaine at 306-621-9751 or sale, $15,000. Call Jeff at 403-371-6362, suite, fully furnished, carport, around deck, two sheds. Asking $267,000. Steven 306-621-2522, Yorkton, SK. Brant, AB. Call 403-548-7337 or cell 403-581-0948. FREESTANDING PANELS: 30’ windbreak panels; 6-bar 24’ and 30’ panels; 10’, 20’ and 30’ feed troughs; Bale shredder bunks; Silage bunks; Feeder panels; HD bale feedLOG POST AND BEAM shell package for GATEWAY COUNTRY SPRING HORSE ers; All metal 16’ and 24’ calf shelters. Will sale. 26’x34’ with loft 1220 sq. ft. total. And Longhorn Auction, Saturday, May custom build. 306-424-2094, Kendal, SK. Douglas fir logs. Call 306-222-6558 cell, 14, 2016, Silver Sage Community Corral, 2008 HIGHLINE BALE Pro 8100, feed email jeff@backcountryloghomes.ca Brooks, AB. Call Gateway Auction Services chopper series, EZ Feed II grain tank, very or visit www.backcountryloghomes.ca Ltd., 1-866-304-4664 to consign and for good condition, used 4 years, $18,900. details or go to: www.gwacountry.com 780-853-7205, Vermilion, AB. BUILDING RTM’S OVER 30 years! We ship JIFFY 920 BALE PROCESSOR, used very all over SK and AB. Home Hardware Buildlittle, exc. cond., $7500. Sold cows. ing Centre, North Battleford 306-445-3350 ext. 225. www.nbhomehardware.com NEW BUGGY, WAGON, sleigh, cutterwood 306-457-2935, Stoughton, SK. and metal parts. Wooden wheel manufac- FROSTFREE NOSEPUMPS: Fully susture and restoration. Wolfe Wagons, Sas- tainable livestock watering. No power rekatoon, SK. Phone 306-221-1017 after 6 quired to heat or pump. Prevents contamiPM weekdays. nation. Grants available. 1-866-843-6744. HORSE COLLARS, all sizes, steel and alu- www.frostfreenosepumps.com minum horseshoes. We ship anywhere. SVEN ROLLER MILLS. Built for over 40 Keddie’s, 1-800-390-6924 or keddies.com years. PTO/elec. drive, 40 to 1000 bu./hr. Example: 300 bu./hr. unit costs $1/hr. to run. Rolls peas and all grains. We regroove and repair all makes of mills. Call Apollo Machine 306-242-9884, 1-877-255-0187. www.apollomachineandproducts.com SUNGOLD SPECIALTY MEATS. We want FFS- FUCHS FARM SUPPLY is your partner your lambs. Have you got finished (fat) in agriculture stocking mixer, cutter, lambs or feeder lambs for sale? Call Rick feed wagons and bale shredders and inat: 403-894-9449 or Cathy at: dustry leading Rol-Oyl cattle oilers. 1-800-363-6602 for terms and pricing. 306-762-2125, Vibank, SK. www.fuchs.ca www.sungoldmeats.com CATTLE SHELTER PACKAGES or built on site. For early booking call 1-800-667-4990 or visit our website www.warmanhomecentre.com

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BUY ALL: Pigs/swine/wild boar, raised outside, all sizes. Most $. 1-877-226-1395. www.canadianheritagemeats.com ORGANIC GROWERS WANTED. Grow quinoa! Total production contracts available for 2016. Premium returns, guaranteed markets and delivery. Call 306-933-9525 or view www.quinoa.com WANTED: ELK, WHITE-TAILED Deer and BEST COOKING PULSES accepting samples Bison. Rob at 780-871-1056, Lloydminster of organic and conventional pulses for WANTED: ELK BULLS, various ages. Call 2014/2015 crop year. Matt 306-586-7111, 306-845-7518, Turtleford, SK. Rowatt, SK.

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LAND OPPORTUNITY: 1) Great quarter section starter farm with modular home, SW of Wildwood, $379,000. 2) 70 acres development property west of Lloydminster. 3) Brand new feedlot and cattle headquarters, approx. 2000 head cap., attached to 2700 acres of cattle country, west of Edmonton. 4) 960 acre rolling pasture, great hunting, will carry approx. 180 cow/calf pairs, $37,850 surface lease revenue, west of Leduc. 5) 6800 acre ranch north of Smoky Lake, 2 modern homes, $30,000 surface lease revenue. 6) 800 acres prime property just west of Edmonton, north of Cougar Creek Golf Course and south of Alberta Beach. 7) Deluxe recreational quarter west of Caroline. Fronts on Clearwater River. Don Jarrett, Realty Executives Leading, 780-991-1180, Spruce Grove, AB.

GRAIN LAND TO RENT, 35 mile radius of Rouleau, SK. Call 306-776-2600 or email: kraussacres@sasktel.net LAND FOR SALE: Certified Organic Cropping suitable. 8 quarters in RM Elmsthorpe #100, near Avonlea, SK. Call Harry at 306-530-8035, Sutton Group- Results Realty, Regina, SK. harry@sheppardrealty.ca www.sheppardrealty.ca RM BIRCH HILLS #460, 2033 total acres in 2 blocks, 4 miles apart. Prime farmland. Turnkey home quarter operation with park like setting. 2 yardsites. 2 storey, 3300 sq. ft. newer home. Quonset, shop, bins. Will sell whole or parcels, yardsite may sell separate. 306-960-1478, Birch Hills, SK.

CASH RENT, RM 397 N 1/2 6 & SW-7-41-14-W2 approx. 250 acres. Offers LOOKING FOR: 5 or more quarter sec- close Feb. 20, 2016. Call Al 306-545-0983. tions of land with yard and older home in RM OF GRANT #372. One cheap quarter, Sask. Please call or text 306-961-7407. 30 miles east of Saskatoon off Hwy #5. MINERAL RIGHTS. We will purchase and Has acreage potential. SE-29-37-28-W2, or lease your mineral rights. 153 acres, 82 cult., 54,700 assessment. MLS® 556060. Garry Frie, Royal LePage 1-877-269-9990. cndfree@telusplanet.net Saskatoon, SK. 639-480-7254. LAND FOR RENT: 37 quarters, RM Excel #71, East of Assiniboia, SK. 3,000 sq. ft. 160 ACRES with large home, 3 car heated two storey house, grain storage, machin- garage, large shop, horse barn, plenty of ery shed and workshop. Contact Harry at water, 20 minutes NE of Regina. Beside 306-530-8035, Sutton Group- Results Re- Regina, SK: 3 acre property/house/greenalty, Regina, SK. harry@sheppardrealty.ca houses; Near Pilot Butte, 80 acre development land; RM Edenwold, 160 acre quarter www.sheppardrealty.ca near Regina; 90+ acres, Hwy #11, 7 miles HAMMOND REALTY. Excellent ranching North of Saskatoon, development; RM opportunity featuring 1,916 acres deeded Edenwold, 160 acres, home and buildings w/320 acres Crown lease. Includes 425 within 1/2 hour from Regina- SOLD; RM cropped, 886 hay, 607 native pasture/wet Perdue, 2 quarters West of Saskatoon on #14. Call Brian Tiefenbach land acres. Features: 1700 sq. ft. home Hwy (2012), 40x60 pole shed (2011) and live- 306-536-3269, Colliers Int., Regina, SK. stock facilities. Located in west central SK. www.collierscanada.com (2.2x assessment) Asking $1,500,000. http://www.timhammond.ca/Listing_ IRRIGATED LAND FOR RENT: 9 quarters in RM of Maple Bush #224, along Hwy 168959680.html Call 306-948-5052. #19, close to Elbow, SK. Call Harry at BEAUTIFUL 160 ACRES, 17 miles NW of 306-530-8035, Sutton Group- Results ReMeadow Lake, SK., 1/2 mile S of Beaver alty, Regina, SK. harry@sheppardrealty.ca River. Can be used as recreation land, hay www.sheppardrealty.ca or grains. NW-31-18-60-W3, RM 588. LAND FOR SALE RM ROSEMOUNT #378, $142,000. 306-240-5997. by Estate of Ruby Lehnert. NE-21-37-17-3 WANTED FARMLAND TO RENT in the Assessed 107,800; SE-21-37-17-3 AsRaymore/ Semans area, North of Hwy. 15. sessed 102,400; NE-12-37-16-3 Assessed 92,200; NW-12-37-16-3 Assessed 81,500; Call 306-528-7875 or benrhb@gmail.com E 1/2 only- Fall burn off at 1 litre per acre FARM LOCATED IN the center of 800 of high strength Round Up. Current tenant acres, 755 cultivated. Yard fully serviced has agreed to give up his lease on E 1/2 with 2013 1675 sq. ft. house, 70,000 bu. 21, but requires compensation for input aerated grain storage, 30x30’ heated shop, costs (150 lbs. of 31-9-34 fertilizer applied 120x48’ steel clad machine shed, other in fall). Offer to purchase land must inmodern storage sheds. 306-287-7928, clude additional $5,000 per quarter. TenQuill Lake, SK. ant has right of first refusal on E 1/2 21. No such restrictions apply to N 1/2 12. DWEIN TRASK REALTY INC. Grass Lake, Closing date for tenders: February 11, SK. RM #381: NW-05-38-24-W3, 2016. Obtain procedure packages from SW-07-38-24-W3 and NE-06-38-24-W3, Busse Law Professional Corporation, 302 total 480 acres. Reward, SK. 6 oilwell leas- Main Street, Box 669, Biggar, SK. S0K 0M0. es and long term land renter. Please call 306-948-3346. reception@busselaw.net Dwein Trask: 306-221-1035 for more info. LAND FOR SALE: RM of Loreburn, SE30-27-05-W3. MLS® 558918. This 149.11 acres listed for $164,000. and has a signed rental agreement for the 2016 crop season. All offers will be opened on February 22, 2016 at 1:00 PM. Highest or any offer not necessarily accepted. For further info Stretch your www.EdBobiashTeam.com Call Steven Bobiash 306-222-2115, Re/Max Saskatoon ADVERTISING DOLLAR!

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LAND FOR RENT: 22 quarters, RM Excel #71, near Viceroy, SK. Contact Harry at 306-530-8035, Sutton Group- Results Realty, Regina, SK, harry@sheppardrealty.ca www.sheppardrealty.ca

10,000 ACRES CULTIVATED farmland for RM OF CORMAN PARK. 80 acres suitable sale in the Luseland, SK. area. Call for acreage or pasture, power and water. N 587-296-0588, Calgary, AB. 1/2-36-38-09-W3, $160,000, or rent for pasture. 306-222-0991, 306-466-4442. DWEIN TRASK REALTY INC., St. Benedict south, 325 acres of 32-40-24-W2 with grain storage, very good 2 storey house just complete with $100,000 renos! Barn and extensive corrals. New price $699,900! Ph Dwein Trask 306-221-1035. RM 225: IRRIGATION potential! Approx. 800 acres of grainland which can be irrigated from the South Sask. River according to the owner. Excellent opportunity to own irrigated land. John Cave, Edge Realty Ltd., 306-773-7379. www.farmsask.com PRICE REDUCED. RM of Leask #464. What a ranch! 4342 acres in a block, 4-wire fences and treated, posts. Over 3000 acres in tame pasture. 36x112’ hip roof calving barn w/boxstalls, 3 large open end cattle shelters, corrals systems, well, pasture water. Plus a 36x51’ metal clad building. 36x20’ adjoining ranch hands living quarters w/in-floor NG heat, power, phone, sewer. What a location! One hour to Prince Albert and just over an hour to Saskatoon and North Battleford. MLS® 557460. For more info. or viewing, call Lloyd Ledinski, Re/Max of the Battlefords, 306-446-8800 or 306-441-0512. LAND FOR SALE RM Buchanan: NE-24-32-5 W2, 109 cult. acres. NW-24-32-5-W2, 101 cult. acres, power, 3 air bins, 3 steel bins. NW-25-32-5-W2, 133 cult. acres, machine shop, 2 steel bins. SW-19-32-4-W2, 131 cult acres. 306-563-7455 or 306-563-7534 9 QUARTERS FARMLAND, East central SK. Good yard, 2 homes, livestock facilities and grain and machinery storage. Call 306-795-2702, Ituna, SK. RM SPIRITWOOD. What a property! This 307 acre grain farm offers a 1204 sq. ft., 3 bdrm home w/full basement, nat. gas heat and well. 40x60 quonset, 5 steel bins, 22x42 garage/shop, plus other yard buildings. Approx. 220 acres cultivated. Located 8 miles East of Spiritwood and 1/2 mile South. Bring your pets and farm animals and enjoy this peaceful area. MLS® 556862. Call Lloyd Ledinski, Re/Max of the Battlefords, 306-446-8800, 306-441-0512, North Battleford. remaxbattlefords.com

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CERTIFIED SEABISCUIT OATS. Call Grant, Greenshields Seeds, 306-746-7336, 306-524-4339, Semans, SK. ELIAS SCALES MFG., several different CDC BOYER CERT. #1, 96% germ., early ways to weigh bales and livestock; Plat- maturity, plump seed. Stoll’s Seed Barn, form scales for industrial use as well, non- 306-493-7409, Delisle, SK. electric, no balances or cables (no weigh like it). Shipping arranged. 306-445-2111, CERT. #1 CS CAMDEN, Triactor, Souris. Call Northland Seeds Inc., North Battleford, SK. www.eliasscales.com 306-324-4315, Margo, SK. TOP QUALITY CERT. No. 1 CDC Minstrel, Souris, CDC Orrin, Summit, Leggett. Frederick Seeds, 306-287-3977 Watson SK

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RARE OPPORTUNITY 150 acre building site, 6 miles SE Marshall, SK. RM of Wilton #472, SE-29-47-26-3-ext3; 100 acres natural prairie pasture, 50 cult., spring water, view. All utilities adjacent, $415,000 OBO. Call Lyle at: 306-947-2190. RTM MODEL 1885 sq. ft., only 1 in stock $209,000 taxes in. Home Hardware Building Centre, North Battleford 306-445-3350 ext 225. www.nbhomehardware.com BUILDING RTM’S OVER 30 years! We ship all over SK and AB. Home Hardware Building Centre, North Battleford 306-445-3350 ext. 225. www.nbhomehardware.com RTM MODEL 1436 sq. ft., only 2 in stock $142,000 taxes in. Home Hardware Building Centre, North Battleford 306-445-3350 ext. 225. www.nbhomehardware.com

WANTED: 1970 SKI-DOO Olympique for NEW CDC HAYMAKER Cert. oats. Very restoration. Call 306-278-7344, Porcupine high forage yielding oat. Hickseed Ltd., Plain, SK. 306-354-7998 306-229-9517 Mossbank SK CERT. #1 SUMMIT, Souris, Leggett, CDC Haymaker (forage) Excellent quality. Ardell Seeds Ltd., Vanscoy, SK., 306-668-4415.

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EXCELLENT QUALITY CERT. No. 1 CDC Plentiful, CDC Utmost VB, Cardale, Muchmore, Harvest, Elgin ND, AAC Elie, AC Andrew, Conquer VB. Frederick Seeds, 306-287-3977, Watson, SK. CERT. CDC PLENTIFUL HRSW, good germ. and vigor. Call Shaun at 306-831-8963, Rosetown, SK. REG., CERT. CDC Utmost VB, AC Unity VB, CERT. #1 AAC Synergy, CDC Copeland, Lillian, Waskada, Goodeve. Call Palmier CDC Meredith. Northland Seeds Inc., Seed Farms, 306-472-7824, Lafleche, SK. 306-324-4315, Margo, SK. moe.anita@sasktel.net MALT BARLEY GROWERS: Gregoire WWW.TRAWINSEEDS.CA CWRS AAC Seed Farm Ltd. has Cert. CDC Copeland. Brandon, CDC Plentiful, CDC Utmost VB, May be malters top choice 2016/17. Also Shaw VB. Call 306-752-4060, Melfort, SK. Cert. CDC Meredith, CDC Kindersley. 306-441-7851 or 306-445-5516, North CWRS WHEAT GROWERS: Gregoire Seed Farm Ltd. has Registered, Cert. AAC Battleford, SK. gregfarms@sasktel.net Brandon, good FHB rating, semi dwarf, WWW.TRAWINSEEDS.CA Certified CDC very high yielder and test weight. Breeze Copeland, AC Metcalfe. Call Trawin Seeds, to straight cut. Also good supply of Reg., 306-752-4060, Melfort, SK. Certified Carberry. Volume discounts. CERT. CDC AUSTENSON, feed; Cert. CDC 306-441-7851 or 306-445-5516, North Maverick, forage; Bentley, 2 row malting; Battleford, SK. gregfarms@sasktel.net Legacy and Celebration, 6 row malting. CERTIFIED NEW CDC PLENTIFUL, good Call Fedoruk Seeds, Kamsack, SK., FHB resistance; CDC Utmost VB, midge 306-542-4235, www.fedorukseeds.com tolerant; AC Enchant VB; AC Conquer VB; REG. and CERT. CDC AUSTENSON. 0% Fg, CPS red; AC Andrew. High germination. 99% germ. Tilley, AB., 403-633-9999 306-843-2934, Wilkie, SK. www.herle.ca www.fabianseedfarms.com CERT. AC BRANDON, 0% fusarium; CDC CERT. #1 AAC Synergy (2-row malt), CDC Plentiful; Cardale; CDC Utmost VB; CarberAustenson, CDC Maverick. Exc. quality. Ph ry, and Glenn. Fedoruk Seeds, Kamsack, SK. 306-542-4235 www.fedorukseeds.com Ardell Seeds Vanscoy, SK., 306-668-4415. CERTIFIED #1 LEGACY (6R). Call Fenton CERTIFIED #1 CDC Plentiful, Cardale, Goodeve VB, Vesper VB, CDC Utmost VB. Seeds, 306-873-5438, Tisdale, SK. Fenton Seeds, 306-873-5438, Tisdale, SK. CERTIFIED MEREDITH BARLEY. Call Grant, Greenshields Seeds, 306-746-7336, REG., CERT. #1 CDC Utmost, CDC Plentiful, Cardale, AAC Brandon, Conquer. Ardell 306-524-4339, Semans, SK. Seeds Ltd., Vanscoy, SK., 306-668-4415. REG. CDC AUSTENSON. Palmier Seed Farms, Lafleche, SK. 306-472-7824. CERT. CARDALE WHEAT. Midge tolerant Shaw-AC Domain VB wheat; Faller high moe.anita@sasktel.net yielding new class wheat. Call for large TOP QUALITY CERT. #1 CDC Copeland, and early order discounts. Treating AC Metcalfe, Newdale, CDC Meredith. available. Visa, MC. 306-530-8433, LumsFrederick Seeds, 306-287-3977 Watson SK den, SK. www.llseeds.ca CERTIFIED #1 METCALFE and Kindersley, CERTIFIED CARDALE HRSW, 98% germ., excellent quality. Boyes Seeds, Kelvington, 0.0% fusarium. 403-633-9999, Tilley, AB. SK., 306-327-7660. www.fabianseedfarms.com NEW CDC MAVERICK Cert. barley, 2-row CARBERRY CERT. #1, 99% germ., good for smooth-on forage/feed barley with heavy fusarium and very good for lodging. Stoll’s forage yield potential. Hickseed Ltd., Seed Barn, 306-493-7409, Delisle, SK. 306-354-7998 306-229-9517 Mossbank SK New- CPS AAC WWW.TRAWINSEEDS.CA Certified CDC WWW.TRAWINSEEDS.CA VB, Penhold, Conquer VB. Call Austenson, highest yielding feed barley on Foray Trawin Seeds, 306-752-4060, Melfort, SK. market. Call 306-752-4060, Melfort, SK. CDC Plentiful, CDC Utmost VB, CERT. AC METCALFE malt barley. Call for CERTIFIED Craswell Seeds Ltd., Strasbourg, large and early order discounts. Treating Lillian. SK., 306-725-3236. available. Visa or MC. www.llseeds.ca 306-530-8433, Lumsden.

$28/ACRE, CATT CORN, open pollinated corn seed. Lower cost alternative for grazing and silage. 7-9’ tall leafy plants, 8-10” cobs, early maturing 2150 CHUs. Seed produced in MB. Selling into SK. AB., and MB. for over 10 yrs. High nutritional value and palatability. Delivery available. 204-723-2831, Austin, MB.

CERT., REG. AAC Marchwell VB durum. Sean Miller, Avonlea, SK., 306-868-7822. CERT. DURUM SEED, AAC Current, AAC Raymore, AAC Marchwell, Transcend. Printz Family Seeds, Gravelbourg, SK., 306-380-7769, 306-648-3511. CERTIFIED TRANSCEND DURUM. Call Craswell Seeds Ltd., Strasbourg, SK., 306-725-3236. CERT. TRANSCEND, AAC Marchwell VB, AAC Raymore, Eurostar and Strongfield. All germs. are 90% plus, 0% fusarium graminearum. Fraser Farms 306-741-0475, Pambrun, SK. foc@sasktel.net REG., CERT. TRANSCEND, AAC Marchwell VB, Kyle, good germ. and disease. Palmier Seed Farms 306-472-7824, Lafleche, SK. moe.anita@sasktel.net MIDGE TOLERANT DURUM now available. Cert. AAC MARCHWELL. Printz Family Seeds, Gravelbourg, SK., 306-380-7769, 306-648-3511.

TOP QUALITY CERTIFIED alfalfa and grass seed. Call Gary or Janice Waterhouse 306-874-5684, Naicam, SK. CERTIFIED #1 ALGONQUIN alfalfa seed. Call Maurice Wildeman, 306-365-7802, Lanigan, SK.

HYBRID AND OPEN-POLLINATED canola varieties. Certified #1 Synergy (Polish), Dekalb, Rugby, Cafe. Fenton Seeds, 306-873-5438, Tisdale, SK.

CERT. AAC BRAVO brown flax, good germ. and vigor. Call Shaun at 306-831-8963, Rosetown, SK. CERT. AAC BRAVO, CDC Sanctuary, CDC Sorrel, CDC Bethune. Fraser Farms, Pambrun, SK. 306-741-0475. foc@sasktel.net CERTIFIED #1 CDC Sorrel, AAC Bravo. Fenton Seeds, 306-873-5438, Tisdale, SK. CDC GLAS (reconst), 93% germ. Tilley, AB. www.fabianseedfarms.com 403-633-9999

WWW.TRAWINSEEDS.CA Certified CDC Sorrel, CDC Bethune, Glas. Call Trawin CERT. AAC RAYMORE, Canada’s first Seeds, 306-752-4060, Melfort, SK. sawfly tolerant durum wheat. Hickseed REG., CERT. CDC Sanctuary, AAC Bravo. Ltd., 306-354-7998, 306-229-9517, Moss- Call Palmier Seed Farms, 306-472-7824, bank, SK. Lafleche, SK. moe.anita@sasktel.net CERT. TRANSCEND DURUM, good germ. BROWN FLAX GROWERS: Gregoire Seed and vigor. Call Shaun at 306-831-8963, Farm Ltd. has Reg., Cert. CDC Glas, high Rosetown, SK. yielder, easy harvesting. Vol. discounts. 306-441-7851 or 306-445-5516, North Battleford, SK. gregfarms@sasktel.net CERT. SUMMIT, CS CAMDEN, Souris, CDC CERT. AAC BRAVO and Prairie Thunder. Seeds, Kamsack, SK., Seabiscuit, and CDC Haymaker (forage). Fedoruk Fedoruk Seeds, Kamsack, SK., 306-542-4235, www.fedorukseeds.com 306-542-4235, www.fedorukseeds.com CERTIFIED CDC BETHUNE flax. Call Grant, Seeds, 306-746-7336, WWW.TRAWINSEEDS.CA Certified AC Greenshields Morgan, Souris, Triactor, CS Camden oats. 306-524-4339, Semans, SK. Trawin Seeds 306-752-4060, Melfort, SK. CERT. CDC SORREL flax seed, Triffid free. CERTIFIED #1 CDC Orrin, Leggett, CDC Call for large and early order discounts. Ruffian. Call Fenton Seeds, 306-873-5438, Visa or M/C. 306-530-8433, Lumsden, SK. Tisdale, SK. www.llseeds.ca

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CERTIFIED McLEOD R2Y soybeans from SeCan; 33003R2Y soybeans from Thunder. Call for large and early order discounts. Visa/MC. www.llseeds.ca 306-530-8433, Lumsden, SK. FABA BEANS, CERTIFIED CDC Snowdrop, new smaller seed, zero tannin. 306-843-2934, Wilkie, SK. www.herle.ca

CERTIFIED CDC DAZIL CL Red lentil. Hansen Seeds. Phone: 306-465-2525, 306-861-5679 (cell), Yellow Grass, SK. Email: jsh2@sasktel.net

TOP QUALITY ALFALFA, variety of grasses STRAW BALES: 500 round barley and and custom blends, farmer to farmer. Gary 500 round wheat straw bales. All net Waterhouse 306-874-5684, Naicam, SK. wrapped. Ph 780-878-4655, Ferintosh, AB. LARGE ROUND ALFALFA brome mixed hay. Call 306-764-6372, Prince Albert, SK. RED LENTIL- 2 varieties, excellent germ. ROUND BALE PICKING and hauling, small and vigor, 0% disease. Ph. Byron Blackwell, or large loads. Travel anywhere. Also hay 306-846-7222, Dinsmore, SK. for sale. 306-382-0785, Vanscoy, SK. RED LENTIL SEED grown on our farm, ROUND RYE STRAW bales; Greenfeed 98% germ., 0 Asco., 0 Anthracose, hailed rye bales; Round oat straw bales; cleaned. Lionel 306-567-7929, Elbow, SK. Greenfeed oat bales. All netwrapped. RED LENTIL SEED, high germ and vigor, 306-283-4747, 306-291-9395 Langham SK 0% Asco., 0% Anthracose, 1000 kernel WHEAT AND OAT straw bales, baled with weight 35. Cleaned .75/lb. 306-353-4830, 568 JD baler with net wrap. For more info Riverhurst, SK. 306-246-4442, Hafford, SK.

REGISTERED AND CERTIFIED Greenstar lentils, no disease. 306-395-2652, Chaplin, SK. CERTIFIED CDC MARBLE, dark speckled lentils. Call Grant, Greenshields Seeds, LACKAWANNA PRODUCTS CORP. Buy306-746-7336, 306-524-4339, Semans, SK ers and sellers of all types of feed grain CERT. CDC GREENSTAR large green lentil, and grain by-products. Call 306-862-2723, good germ. and vigor. Call Shaun Nipawin, SK. 306-831-8963, Rosetown, SK. WANTED: OFF-GRADE PULSES, oil seeds cereals. All organic cereals and speCERT. CDC CHERIE, CDC Dazil, and CDC and crops. Prairie Wide Grain, Saskatoon, Proclaim red lentil seed, good germ. and cialty SK., 306-230-8101, 306-716-2297. vigor. Shaun 306-831-8963, Rosetown, SK. WHY NOT KEEP MARKETING SIMPLE? CERT. CDC GREENLAND, green; Cert. CDC You are selling feed grains. we are Impala, CDC Maxim reds. Call Palmier buying feed grains. Fast payment, with Seed Farms, Lafleche, SK., 306-472-7824. prompt pickup, true price discovery. Call Beusekom, Allen Pirness, David Lea, CERTIFIED #1 CDC Impala (Small Red) Jim Buziak or Matt Beusekom at Market Clearfield. Fenton Seeds, 306-873-5438, Vera Place Commodities Ltd., Lethbridge, AB. Tisdale, SK. Email info@marketplacecommodities.com or phone 1-866-512-1711. CERTIFIED CDC AMARILLO and Limerick peas. Call Grant, Greenshields Seeds, WANTED HEATED CANOLA. No broker 306-746-7336, 306-524-4339, Semans, SK involved. Sell direct to crushing plant. CERT. #1 CDC Limerick and Cooper. Call Cash on delivery or pickup. 306-228-7306 Northland Seeds Inc., 306-324-4315, or 306-228-7325, Unity, SK. Margo, SK. FALL RYE, DURUM and oats for sale. Call CERTIFIED CDC LIMERICK green pea 306-283-4747, Langham, SK. seed. Sunset Farms, Pennant, SK. Phone: 3X4 WINTER WHEAT GREEN feed for sale. 306-626-3388, or 306-741-1523 cell, or Phone 403-793-5891. email: sunset@sasktel.net WANTED: FEED GRAIN, barley, wheat, CERT. CDC AMARILLO and CDC Hornet peas, green or damaged canola. Phone yellow peas, good germ. and vigor. Call Gary 306-823-4493, Neilburg, SK. Shaun at: 306-831-8963, Rosetown, SK. PASKAL CATTLE in Iron Springs area is GREEN! GREEN! GREEN! Gregoire Seed looking for Feed Barley. Put more $$$ in Farm Ltd., has Fdn., Reg., Certified CDC your pocket and sell direct to us with no Greenwater, CDC Limerick, CDC Raezer, brokerage fee. Please call 403-317-1365. CDC Striker. Greens may be the dark horse WANTED FEED BARLEY- Buffalo Plains 2016. Volume discounts. 306-441-7851, Cattle Company is looking to purchase 306-445-5516, North Battleford, Sask. barley. For pricing and delivery dates, call gregfarms@sasktel.net Kristen 306-631-8769, Bethune, SK. CERT. CDC PATRICK green, CDC Armello yellow. Palmier Seed Farms, Lafleche, SK., 306-472-7824, moe.anita@sasktel.net FOUNDATION REG. CERT. #1 CDC Limerick, CDC Greenwater. Also, CDC Marble (french green lentil). Ardell Seeds Ltd. Vanscoy, SK., 306-668-4415.

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Extra training will be provided. equivalence; Perform basic maintenance 16.9R26 Alliance, $1099; 18.4-34 BKT 8 Ph. 306-335-2777, fax resume and refer- and servicing on aircraft; Maintain journey logs following Transport Canada guideply, $690; 20.8-38 Alliance 8 ply, $1099; ences to: 306-335-2773, Lemberg, SK. Aeolus Drive 11R22.5, $339, 11R24.5, FULL-TIME CALVING HELP REQUIRED lines; Clean flight record; Be insurable thru $349; 11R24.5 for Super B’s Aeolus, $349. to start February on cow/calf operation our Insurance Company. Wage/salary: Limited Quantities. AG Line International West of Cochrane, AB. We require a moti- $50/hour based on 40 hr/wk. Please send claytonairsk@gmail.com Saskatoon, 1-844-519-0362. vated individual who works well with a resume/details: team to assist the night crew during calv- Call 306-497-7401. ing season. Accommodation provided. Please send resume with references to email: heidi@simpsonranching.ca Fax: 403-932-4342, ph. for info. 403-473-4571. CUSTOM WORK FARM MANGER. Manage MCINTYRE RANCHING CO. LTD. custom work part of the farm which prowww.mcintyreranch.com, located thirty vide ag crop services such as: cultivating, miles south of Lethbridge, AB., seeks to fill spraying and harvesting, hire and train Ireland & Scotland ~ June 2016 a full-time position. An experienced ranch workers, develop work schedules, negoNewfoundland/Maritimes ~ Multiple Dates hand who must be capable at: riding, rop- tiate with farmers and farm managers reing, fencing, feeding, bedding, calving and garding the services to be provided, mainYukon/NWT & Alaska ~ July 2016 general animal husbandry. Must provide tain financial and operational records, Switzerland & River Cruise own horses. 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Big data on conference agenda

Farming on tramlines

Farm data will be in the spotlight at the Tactical Farming conference in Calgary on Feb. 10-11. The conference will have presentations on “climate smart” precision ag (Raj Khosla), on-farm research data (Peter Kyveryga), variable-rate nitrogen for canola (Alan Moulin), using aerial imagery (Patrick Reeg), and transforming data into knowledge (Farming Smarter). The conference is being put on by six farmer-run Alberta research groups. It’s being held at the Deerfoot Inn & Casinos on Feb. 10-11. The registration fee is $250 with two lunches and one breakfast included. For more information and to register, go to www.tacticalfarming.ca. — Staff

Also on the agenda at the Tactical Farming conference is a presentation on controlled traffic farming by Peter Gamache. He is the project leader for Controlled Traffic Farming Alberta, which was set up in 2010 to assess if the practice of running all field equipment on the same tracks (called tramlines) — which is used on two million hectares in Australia — would work in Alberta. The organization is in the midst of its second three-year study of CTF and has been increasing its base of Alberta “co-operators” — farmers who are using the practice on their farms. The group’s website is www.controlledtrafficfarming.org. — Staff

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Tractor-turned-robot maximizes farm labour, says inventor The inventor’s light bulb went on for Manitoba farmer when he realized the key technology could be found in a drone BY LORRAINE STEVENSON Staff / Brandon, Man.

t first glance, it looks like one of Matthew Reimer’s farm crew is, well, kind of short. Actually, there is no one driving his grain cart tractor as it navigates the field and pulls up to unload the combine on his Manitoba farm. Reimer has programmed it to be driverless. He wired its electronics to the autopilot from a drone, and the tractor can now pull alongside a combine on the go and navigate autonomously within the field while communicating with the combine. It’s controlled by the touch of a screen that signals its GPS locations. “It does a calculation to figure out where the tractor should be, tells the tractor to go to that GPS location, and just does that repeatedly on a loop,” Reimer said after winning first place at the Inventors’ Showcase at the recent Ag Days farm show and conference here. “In order to call the tractor over you just hit ‘start unloading.’ The tractor drives over on its own, you have to speed it up the first time, then when it gets close it slows down automatically. When you’re done unloading, you just hit ‘empty.’ A driverless tractor was just an idea rolling around in his mind a year ago. “I’ve thought it was a good idea for a

Manitoba farmer Matthew Reimer created a driverless tractor by using the autopilot from a drone. PHOTO: LORRAINE STEVENSON long time. I just didn’t know how to do it,” he said. “Then I stumbled across an autopilot that’s out of a drone, and the lightbulb went on in my head. It has the algorithm for navigating a vehicle. I thought if I can put it in my tractor, it’ll take care of that.” Reimer, who is president of a new company called Reimer Robotics, came to the show to share the idea with other farmers. The software and hardware deployed are open source.

“Anyone can pick up this technology and work on it,” he said, adding he hopes other producers will build on the concept and advance the innovation. Reimer deployed the tractor-turnedrobot on his family’s farm near Killarney this past fall. They’ve never had a harvest go more smoothly, he said. It’s meant to be labour saving, but in their case it was labour maximizing, he said.

It meant the person otherwise sitting with the grain cart all day was able to do many more jobs. “I had him swathing and harrowing and running for fuel and doing all these other jobs that keep our operation running smooth,” he said. “We got all our fertilizer on. Everything just worked really good and part of the reason was we were able to get so many more things done while we were combining.” Reimer is adamant that robotics like this won’t replace working on the farm. The notion that farmers one day will sit in offices controlling farm equipment remotely is “still science fiction stuff,” he said. “It’s just going to change how we work,” he said. “Up to this point, farms have been growing and what’s allowed farms to grow is that equipment has got bigger and more efficient so you can get more done with one tractor than you used to be able to, but it is reaching the limits of what we can fit on our roads. “I think we’re going to start to see more tractors, but smaller. So instead of having one tractor, maybe you’ll drive one but the other one will be unmanned.” A video on Reimer and his robotic tractor can be found at www.albertafarmexpress. ca (click on the video tab and follow the link). lorraine@fbcpublishing.com

Remote-controlled livestock gate a time saver The livestock gate pivots upwards and can be remotely opened and shut without leaving the tractor BY LORRAINE STEVENSON Staff / Brandon, Man.

ike Annetts doesn’t spend his days opening and shutting farm gates, but farmers he knows do. When they told Annetts — an industrial arts high school teacher in McCreary, Man. — that all that repetitive mounting and dismounting from a tractor or any other vehicle just to open gates was basically “a pain in the butt,” he set to work. His invention, the Lift and Go, a 16-foot livestock gate that opens remotely — and pivots

upward instead of swinging — was awarded second prize by judges in the Inventors’ Showcase at the recent Ag Days farm show. The product needs just a small level area for the base, while the receiver is mounted to the gate’s panel or post. Several farmers around in his area now use the Lift and Go, and have been telling Annetts that it is a real time saver. Over a period of months, that time spent manually opening and closing gates really adds up, Annetts said, adding eliminating the need to disembark can also help reduce the potential for slips and falls too.

Another entry that earned praise from the judges in the Inventors’ Showcase competition was Harvest Sweep (Corn Header Technology) for a redesigned kit that replaces stock components of deck plates and gathering chains on a corn head to save at least 80 to 85 per cent of corn shatter loss. Other inventions ranged from new kinds of applicators for treating seed and software for field management and tracing, to grain-bin lid openers, and new products for more safely handling newborn calves. lorraine@fbcpublishing.com

Mike Annetts’ colleague Garry Smith explains how the Lift and Go operates to visitors at the recent Ag Days farm show in Manitoba. PHOTO: LORRAINE STEVENSON

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Big data is on its way, but many farmers need convincing Assessing more information has and will lead farmers to better agronomic decisions, say experts BY ALLAN DAWSON Staff

ig data is big business. Two years ago Monsanto paid $1 billion for Climate Corp., a firm that specializes in digitizing and aggregating a long list of data collected from farmers’ fields. The numbers are crunched and sold to farmers so they can make better agronomic decisions and more money. It all started with yield monitors, GPS technology, and yield maps and evolved to multiple layers of information from soil type and

fertility to topography, rainfall, heat units and crop variety. That information is then connected to seeders and fertilizer and pesticide applicators to vary seeding rates and applications on the fly. Instead of treating a field all the same, inputs can be adjusted to suit conditions, in effect creating many fields within a field. The technology behind precision agriculture and micro-agronomy, produces the information, which when aggregated across many fields, is big data. Other large companies, including DuPont Pioneer and John Deere, are offering big data ser-

vices. The focus has been on the U.S., but Canada and Brazil top Climate Corp.’s expansion list. Big data will change the face of agriculture, Climate Corp.’s chief scientist David Fischhoff has said, and a company video proclaims, “We can see things we’ve never seen and know things we’ve never known so we can tap more of the potential in every seed, every acre and every dollar we invest and use a new level of decision-making in the pursuit of higher yields.”

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Do farmers see big data the same way?

Not so much, said a group of producers on a panel at a Manitoba agronomists’ conference earlier this winter. “It is worth something,” said John Bergen who farms in the Red River Valley. “Our data is worth something too. In exchange for our data I guess we should have access to everyone else’s.” Although farmers are skeptical about yield data, Bergen added, “I think big data can… take away some of those reasons not to believe,” if the variables are reduced. What would interest Bergen? Being able to access 2015 soybean yields grown on similar soil

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to his, and planted early into cooler soils to see what impact that has. “Once we can do that then I think we’re into something really good,” he said. Adam Gurr, another producer who also does independent research through his company Agritruth Research, said he will likely buy big data services in the future, but mainly to access data management and analytical tools. But the most valuable data is from your farm, said Dan Hacault. “For my farm it’s the small data I want,” he said. “It’s the stuff I

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Switzerland’s government on Jan. 12 urged voters to reject a campaign to ban trading in agricultural derivatives, saying the well-meaning attempt to alleviate world hunger would not succeed and only jeopardize Swiss jobs and tax revenue. The “No Speculation with Food” initiative is subject of a binding referendum on Feb. 28 under Switzerland’s system of direct democracy. Proponents argue that speculative transactions create volatility and lead to hunger and poverty. They point to a study by the Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich that speculation can account for 60 to 70 per cent of price movements, making it harder for poor countries to afford food. The measure would amend the constitution to ban banks, trading houses, insurers and other investors and wealth managers in Switzerland from dealing for themselves or for clients in financial instruments based on agricultural commodities or food. The government noted that no trading platforms for such products exist in Switzerland and that companies could easily circumvent a ban limited only to this country. Banning such trades would harm the economy, it added, noting the costs it would impose on the many Swiss-based trading companies, insurers, banks and pension funds that deal in farm product derivatives. It would also impinge on economic liberties and raise questions about Swiss policies at a time the economy was also labouring under the impact of a strong currency, it added.

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precision farming focus Big data } from page 50 collect for my own farm that’s more value to me than the amalgamation of a pile of data.” Earlier in the conference Dan Frieberg of Premier Crop Systems in West Des Moines, Iowa also focused on the value of capturing data from individual fields and using it to assist the owner to make better agronomic decisions. Big data is crude, but it’s better than it was, he said. “We have to do better than averaging the responses from tiny plots and pretending that those results fit across huge spatial variability that exists within fields,” Frieberg said. “Every agronomist and every farmer knows there are differences across their fields. “The real key is let’s not pretend all this land is the same agronomically because it’s not, and we can use the equipment that growers have already invested in and help them with their data to do a better job of managing what they do in agronomy.” Local data is important, said

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Dan Wright, Monsanto Canada’s trait launch lead, who is working on Climate Corp.’s Canadian expansion. But aggregated data can reveal important information too, he said. For example, based on data from 3,800 fields, Climate Corp. found 10 per cent didn’t get enough nitrogen, costing the farmer an average of $54 an acre in reduced yield. It also found too much nitrogen was applied on 40 per cent of the fields, costing producers an average of $13 an acre. Collecting and analyzing data can help the environment. Nutrient run-off is attracting more government attention and regulation.

Show me

Only an estimated 10 per cent of Manitoba farmers are collecting data now from their entire farm, said Mitch Rezansoff, integrated solutions manager for John Deere dealer Enns Brothers. “Why aren’t more farmers doing it? It goes back to ‘show me the benefit,’” he said. And that’s just what Rezansoff has been doing.

“For my farm it’s the small data I want. It’s the stuff I collect for my own farm that’s more value to me than the amalgamation of a pile of data.” Dan Hacault

On one farm he discovered operation overlaps totalling 200 acres, resulting in $24,000 worth of extra inputs being applied. Modifying the anhydrous ammonia application with sectional control saved $6,400, paying for itself in a year, he said. Paying for sectional control on an air seeder, either factory installed or added later, was recoverable after three and four years. In another case where he used yield maps, Rezansoff found a 4,300-acre farm had zero yield on 731 acres — a whopping 17 per cent — over several years due to

excess water. Topographical maps were used to see how to remove the water. If buying a used scraper to improve drainage could cut the lost acres to 200, it would pay for the scraper in one year (not including the time to do the work).

Better decisions

Speakers agreed more data will help farmers make better decisions and make them more efficient, more productive, sustainable and profitable. “Like it or not big data is the new reality in farming,” Rezansoff said. “It’s here to stay. It will become

more embedded into the equipment, the technology, the capabilities.” What’s perhaps less clear is the extent farmers will focus on their data compared to what has been aggregated. It’s easy to imagine both. Either way farmers will have to see the value and be confident of the data itself. Gurr said he’ll test recommendations based on pooled data on his farm before fully adopting them. Bergen noted big data companies are focused on the U.S. Midwest, where crops and conditions are different from here. Firms will have to invest a lot to get the data necessary to build predictive models that apply to Western Canada, he said. And while local and big data will become more important, farmers or their agronomists won’t be replaced. “Farmers’ intuition is paramount,” Rezansoff said. “Can data replace the farmer’s experience and intuition? The answer is no. It complements it.” allan@fbcpublishing.com

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Steel wheels are a lower-cost alternative to tracks by Scott Garvey Staff

The new all-steel wheels for skid steer loaders at Evolution Wheel’s display at Manitoba Ag Days in Brandon recently might evoke memories of old steel-wheel tractors, but they have been developed to meet a very modern purpose, says Derek Hird owner of Evolution Wheel. With rubber-tracked machines becoming pretty popular in the skid steer world to overcome the kind of traction and flotation problems common to wheeled machines, Hird says his steel wheels are an excellent — and lower-cost — alternative to solve many of those problems. They could be a big help to producers when doing a variety of jobs around the farm. “Manure cleaning is a big one,” Hird says. “In the snow they do pretty well, also working in the mud.” “A lot of guys in the market have trended toward a track machine to solve the 20 per cent of jobs they couldn’t do with tires. Now they have this option that’s a third less cost for an upgrade and virtually no maintenance costs versus high maintenance costs down the road for a track machine.” A set retails for $6,000. Anyone looking for a dealer should check the company’s website www. evolutionwheel.com.

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Determining the best seeding rate for hard red spring wheat An American researcher finds that different varieties also have different tillering capacities BY ANGELA LOVELL AF contributor

T Photo: Grant Mehring

he old rule of thumb about seeding 1.5 bushels of wheat per acre just doesn’t apply anymore, says a researcher with North Dakota State University. Variety, seeding date, and even latitude make a difference. “Seeding rate can be far off with bushels per acre because that’s just a volume,” Grant Mehring said at an agronomists’ conference in Winnipeg earlier this winter. “You can have a lot of different seeds per volume or per

bushel when the kernel weights are different.” Mehring has conducted extensive, three-year research trials on seeding rates for several hard red spring wheat varieties planted in 23 different environments. Using a common North Dakota seeding rate of 1.5 bushels an acre of two varieties with very different kernel weights — 15 grams per 500 kernels for one and 20 grams per 500 kernels for the other — could result in a difference of up to 400,000 seeds per acre. “People ask, ‘Is it really that critical in spring wheat because it tillers nicely and will likely catch up?’” said Mehring. “That’s probably true but if your intention was to plant a seeding rate without using seeds per kilogram — the kernel weight — you are far from that. It’s important to take into account kernel weight and also germination.”

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In Mehring’s trials he also counted how many seeds on average across 10,000 wheat plots over three years didn’t germinate, and saw an average of 10 per cent to 15 per cent stand loss. “It would be good to take a 10 per cent to 20 per cent expected stand loss into consideration when you are planting spring wheat,” Mehring said. “That is what agronomists recommend in North Dakota and it is what helps growers get the plant population they want.” Twister’s series of 4" wide corrugated grain bins range in size up to 105' in diameter. Our bins now offer more flat bottom farm storage and are manufactured using state-of-the-art technology. Contact your local dealer today to find out why Twister bins are bigger and better.

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Tillering is important

Environment is also going to take away some of the seeds a producer plants, added Mehring, which is why planting as early as possible in the spring is crucial to get plants established. “As you delay planting date you need to increase seeding rates,” said Mehring, whose research showed significantly less tillering in plants that were planted a month to five weeks later than the optimum early planting date. “Environment is a major factor in tiller production and yield, so it’s also important to choose the HRSW cultivars that are most broadly adapted to your growing region.” Mehring’s research has clearly shown that varieties have very different tillering capacities. “Tillering is what impacts your spikes per acre, and your spikes per acre is what gives you yield at the end,” he said. “It’s important to get the stems-per-acre numbers

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precision farming focus up to the level you need to get the yield you want but it doesn’t do any good necessarily to increase seeding rate because in our trials, when averaged over many different environments and years, overall that didn’t increase stems per acre or yield.”

Know your varieties

Increasing seeding rates can also increase the risk of lodging especially in high-lodging potential cultivars, along with other factors such as environmental conditions, taller variety height, and N fertilization. “If you are planting a high-lodging cultivar — a cultivar that yields great and has lower straw strength — you are probably not going to want to push the seeding rate at all, because if the environment is right it’s going to lodge and there will be a harvest and yield impact,” Mehring said. “Some varieties will tiller so well that the seeding rate doesn’t necessarily make a difference and that’s something you need to know,” he said. “If you have some

Assessing tillering capacity of spring wheat Tillering is one of three components that ultimately determines yield but it’s a complex process involving many different factors. It isn’t easy to predict, which is why producers can’t simply look up tillering capacity in their provincial seed guide. “There is no actual genetic predictor of tillering capacity that we know of,” said Grant Mehring of North Dakota State University. “The only way I know to predict tillering capacity is to do plant counts. If you take pictures at different growth stages you can get a sense of the tillering capacity of different varieties based on which one is filling the canopy faster.” Mehring suggests producers may want to do some on-farm strip trials to get a sense of which varieties tiller well under their conditions. There is also a free app available from the Oklahoma State University called Canopeo — available for iPhone or Android at www.canopeoapp.com — which measures the percentage canopy of green live vegetation based on photos taken with a smartphone.

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agronomic information that says a variety has a higher tillering capacity, that may be one you consider scaling back a bit on the seeding rate.” Mehring’s biggest message to producers and agronomists was to gather as much information as possible about different HRSW varieties to be able to make the best seeding rate choices for each situation. “You should use all of the information that you know about a variety,” he said. “It’s not just the yield and the protein of the variety that matters. It’s the height of the variety, the lodging potential, the tillering capacity, relative maturity, whether you’re planting earlier or later — all of these intricate factors will be important to take into consideration when you choose a seeding rate.” Mehring is working on using predictive tools such as known genetics, as well as phenological characteristics including tillering, plant height and photoperiod sensitivity to predict optimum seeding rates for different HRSW cultivars.

On-farm strip trials can help determine which varieties perform best on your farm. photoS: grant mehring

Measuring seeding rate by the bushel can lead to wide variations in yield.

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Identifying the bugs in real time Farmers and agronomists being sought for testing app that will allow reporting and tracking of insect outbreaks BY ANGELA LOVELL AF contributor

new app is being developed that will make it easier for farmers to practise integrated pest management. The free, user-friendly app, won’t be available for a couple of years but will feature three separate tools for pest identification, forecasting and crop management. The pest identification tool is currently in the most advanced phase of development being done by researchers at the University of Manitoba and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. It contains ID keys for 69 insect pests of canola and will eventually have additional insect pests of other crops, 160 to 200 weeds, and several diseases in its database as well. A farmer will be able to bring up the app on an iPhone or Android device in the field, choose the type of pest — such as ‘canola bugs’ — and scroll through multiple, high-definition images of different characteristics — such as wing shape or type of crop damage — to help identify the bug. Once the pest’s identity is

What is that critter, and is it a good one or a bad one? An app being developed by AAFC and the U of M will be able to tell you. Photo: Canola Council confirmed, the app has a guide to more information about how to manage the pest, or offers the option to email extension staff or an agronomist.

Real-time info

The forecasting tool provides real-time data that’s generated

and updated as fields are scouted by growers, agronomists, and extension staff who can upload the information into the database. Risk maps reflect the current situation and the algorithm can incorporate climate and other data to help guide management decisions.

The crop management tool allows farmers to keep a history of pests, weeds, and diseases they have had in their fields; how they dealt with them; and the outcomes, so they can make better management decisions in the future based on what has or hasn’t worked for them.

The app will also have a notifications feature so that any new risk map, warning, research finding or relevant information is available to the farmer as it’s produced. “We’re trying to make the app work for specialists and non-specialists,” says Ana Dal Molin, who is working on the project with Barb Sharanowski at the University of Manitoba, and gave a demonstration of the app at a recent agronomists’ conference. “We are trying to open the lines of communication between growers, researchers, agronomists and agencies, and make them faster and more efficient. So they should be able to track down all the issues and provide all the information required to make informed management decisions.” The developers hope to have the app fully developed by 2018, but in the meantime are looking for agronomists or farmers willing to assist with testing the ID app in the upcoming field season. Those interested should visit http:// mobile-ipm.com/ or email barb.sharanowski@gmail.com.

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USED COMBINES/HEADERS $58,000 New Holland 94C, 2012, 30 feet 695084

2010 NH 36’ 94C, draper header . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $54,000 2 - 2012 CR8090 Combines, c/w Stone trap and GPS . . . . . . . . . .Choice @ $295,000 2011 NH CR9070, Auto Steer, 900 hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$199,900 2012 94C, 30’ head. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $58,000 SP30N Honeybee Header, fits CNH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $45,000 NH 74C, 36’ auger flex headers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $37,500 2008 CIH 8010, AFX 1475 hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$156,000 MacDon FD70, 40’ flex draper, DK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $56,000 2013 NH CR8090, 950 hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$295,000 2011 NH CR9070, 1200 hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$199,900

USED TRACTORS

$26,500 2009 New Holland L170 Skid Steer, 4300hrs, NEW TIRES OPEN CAB 695086

$295,000 2012 New Holland CR8090, loaded 735654

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2012 Boomer 50 Compact Tractor, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $28,000 2008 NH Boomer 3040 MFD, ldr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $16,800 SOLD 2011 NH T9.505, 4WD, 3000 hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$235,000

2011 New Holland T9-505 Tractor Must see! 735658

USED SWATHERS/SPRAYERS

$32,500 2006 New Holland C185 Track Loader, COMPACT TRACK LOADER 710316

$295,000 2011 New Holland SP365 Sprayer, 1600 gal, 120’, Auto Steer, c/w 3 yr, 3000hr power train warranty 719376

2013 MacDon M155, 500 hrs, 30 DBL, D65 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$145,000 2003 MacDon 9352, 30’ DBL, 2800 hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $42,800 2011 NH SP365F, 1600 gal, 120’, Auto Steer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$295,000 MacDon 9352i, C/W 30’ header Very low hours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $89,000 MacDon 4952i, C/W 30’ header . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $62,500 MacDon 2940, C/W 30’ header. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $48,000 2006 Spray Air 3600, deluxe 100ft booms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $28,900 M&S suspended boom sprayer, 1000 gal, 86’ booms auto rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15,500 MacDon 14’ hay header . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Call 1 - MacDon 18’ multi crop header, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,500 NH SF215, suspended boom sprayer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $28,500 2009 Apache 1910, 910 hrs, Auto Steer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$189,000 2013 NH SP275R, 1200 gal, 100’ boom, Auto Steer, 450 hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $235,000

USED FORAGE & HAYING NH 1431, discbine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,900 NH 575, 14x18 baler new knotters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,900

JUST IN 2008 Case IH 8010 Combine 675910

$58,000 New Holland 94C, 2012, 30 feet 735662

SKID STEER

$27,500 New Holland SF215 Sprayer, Good cond.

2009 NG L170, 4300 hrs, new tires, open cab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $26,500 2006 NH C185, compact track loader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $32,500

TILLAGE 2010 Agrex Maxi, 10 tonne fert spreader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $35,000

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JUST IN New Holland TV140 Tractor, Bidirectional, in on trade,

ALL UNITS COME WITH FULL WARRANTY AND ALL ARE AT OLD PRICING WHEN THE DOLLAR WAS BETTER

CALL FOR PRICING 2014 NH T8.390 CVT Loaded 2014 Demo Special NH SP333F, w/1600 Gal, 120’ Loaded

$28,900 2006 Spray Air 3600 Sprayer, Excellent cond.

$189,000 2009 Apache 1910 910 hrs

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