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Earls controversy has larger implications for beef industry

Do the math: Take Alberta $15-per-tonne carbon tax and then look at how much carbon is stored in grasslands By JENNIFER BLAIR AF staff / Thorsby

A move to woo customers with ‘certified humane’ beef ignited a firestorm — and highlighted the gap between producers and consumers

f the Alberta government really wants to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the province, it should start with an incentive for farmers to reduce annual cropping, says a rangeland management expert. “There’s a pretty compelling case about why there should be a direct economic incentive for producers to maintain or even increase the amount of perennial coverage that they have,” said Ed Bork,

By ALEXIS KIENLEN AF STAFF

he decision by Earls Restaurants to stop using Canadian beef and move to American beef labelled “certified humane” is no longer about one restaurant making a decision to change suppliers. The move, which sent waves of displeasure through the beef industry, has highlighted both consumers’ lack of knowledge about beef production and the wide divide between producers and consumers. It’s also raised questions about if the Canadian beef industry is able to keep up with a rapidly changing consumer landscape. It started innocently enough. On April 27, Earls Restaurants tweeted, “This is really big. Earls is the first chain in North America to source beef from Certified Humane farms in all its restaurants.” In a video linked to the tweet, Mo Jessa, president of the Vancouver-based restaurant chain, announced the change and said, “I can’t tell you how amazing it feels to say that.” The backlash was immediate, with

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Adrienne Ivey (left) says Earls’ decision to source Certified Humane beef was all about marketing and while Ben Campbell (right) didn’t like the decision either, he also says beef producers need to “shift our paradigm.” PHOTOS: SUPPLIED ranchers, beef industry officials, consumers, and some politicians voicing their displeasure with the company’s decision to stop sourcing beef from Canadian ranchers. The hashtag #BoycottEarls was soon trending on Twitter. “When a Canadian-based company like Earls that has been supportive of the

Canadian industry in the past makes a decision like this, it’s just disappointing. Heart wrenching even,” said rancher Adrienne Ivey, who raises cow-calf pairs, backgrounds, and finishes cattle near Ituna, Sask.

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Guess what? They never stopped making more land

The Viking Colony is partnering with a safety expert to create a program geared to Hutterite colonies and their diverse enterprises By ALEXIS KIENLEN AF STAFF/VIKING COLONY

Safety expert Don Andrechek (l) is working with Paul Wipf of the Viking Colony to develop a safety program specifically for Hutterite colonies. PHOTO: GLENN CHEATER Workers Act — last year despite widespread opposition from Alberta producers. Although the act exempts both Hutterite colonies and farms without paid employees from being subject to Occupational Health and Safety regulations, more needs to be done to keep colony members and their children safe, said Wipf. Two Hutterite children recently died in accidents — a 10-year-old boy from the Lougheed Colony near Killam was killed last November in a

forklift accident, and an 11-yearold girl from a colony near Portage la Prairie, Man. drowned in a spillway last month. While there is some safety training available, there was nothing that addresses the diversity of activities on a Hutterite colony until now, said Wipf. He contacted Andrechek after the safety auditor and inspector (who also designs safety management systems) sent a letter to www.hutterite.org, saying large farms are often far behind

businesses in other sectors when it comes to safety training and practices. “Agriculture has the most fatalities and the most incidents of anybody and that’s because of a lack of safety awareness,” said Andrechek. “The fatalities of children are my biggest concern — not just on colonies, but in the entire farming industry.” Last month, he came to the colony and conducted a walkthrough of the entire operation, including its welding, repair, carpentry, and electrical shops;

ALMA still taking proposals T he Alberta Livestock and Meat Agency will soon disappear but the organization is still taking funding applications from businesses, researchers, and others in the industry “With our budget of $24 million, we encourage industry to continue submitting proposals and applications directly to ALMA throughout the transition,” president and CEO Gordon Cove said in a news release. “All projects will continue as contracted and our staff will ensure projects are executed to our usual highest standards… Rest assured, the Alberta government is committed to fulfilling ALMA-industry grant contracts.”

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Hutterite colony creates firstof-its-kind farm safety program aul Wipf has a passion for safety and has always wanted to raise awareness about farm safety on his colony. That prompted the farm manager of Viking Colony to partner with a workplace health and safety consultant to develop a first-of-its-kind safety program specifically for Hutterite colonies. “This has been in my heart and mind for years,” said Wipf. “I’ve seen people get hurt and I’ve been looking to train people. I have been looking for resources for years.” The sheer size of a colony and the diversity of its operations mean that there is a higher risk that accidents could occur. That is why Wipf was keen to take up Don Andrechek, a workplace health and safety consultant with Guardian Emergency Services, when he offered to conduct an audit and help the colony implement safety protocols. “There’s so much equipment and technology on the farm now,” said Wipf. “As we go forward, this is a learning experience. We’re covering a lot, but we’re also being innovative.” Farm safety became a hot issue when the provincial government introduced, and passed, Bill 6 — the Enhanced Protection for Farm and Ranch

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The province announced in last month’s budget that it would disband the agency and take over its operations — a move it said will save about $3 million annually. The move was decried by many in the livestock and processing sectors, who said the organization had proved its worth since its creation in 2008. Cove said that came from developing strong relationships and partnerships. “This was a result of our commitment to ask industry, ‘What do you need?’ and, ‘How can we best work with you?’” The agency is also postponing the FutureFare 2016 event, originally scheduled for June 14, until the fall. — Staff

kitchen; and swine, poultry and cropping divisions. He then worked with the colony to develop a comprehensive safety program. “It’s for the safety of our whole community and the well-being of everyone who lives here. It’s a no-brainer,” said Wipf. “Now we can apply these ideas and help with safety awareness.” The colony has 113 members and virtually everyone — including all school-age children — attended information sessions Andrechek put on after his inspections to go over safety standards and ask questions. Members of the colony will be brushing up on their CPR courses, and will create an emergency response plan. At the end of the day’s information session, seven people volunteered to act as safety officers for the colony. The group will hold meetings to discuss safety issues and is assuming shared responsibility for safety on the farm. Wipf hopes to bring back Andrechek to review the colony’s progress. He’s also promoting the safety program to other colonies and has volunteered to attend other information sessions with Andrechek. Other colonies have already expressed interest in the program. “This can have a positive effect on the industry and make a difference to my community and to my society,” said Wipf. akienlen@fbcpublishing.com

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Latecomer to cattle business puts the green in greenhorn Retired engineer takes a shine to controlled grazing — and proves the system can generate amazing results

The productivity of every one of the 28 paddocks on Mark Burggren’s quarter section is precisely tracked. PHOTOS: Mark Burggren By JILL BURKHARDT AF contributor

ost people don’t associate mechanical engineering with cattle grazing — unless they know Mark Burggren. Although he spent summers on his grandfather’s Strathmorearea ranch in his younger days, Burggren knew little about cattle until retiring as a mechanical engineer in 2007 and buying a quarter section near Condor. But he’s getting nearly 50 per cent more productivity from his grass than the average conventional producer. This past fall, Burggren asked the neighbour, who puts cattle on his land, if his controlled grazing strategies were really paying off and if the rancher saw any difference in productivity between his quarter and other quarters the cattle owner grazes. “He said, ‘Good heavens yes, Mark. I doubt there is another quarter in the region that earns as much as you do because I can put more cattle on your place and leave them for longer than anywhere else I rent,’” recalled Burggren. “‘For the last two years, we’ve had 46 pairs and a bull with you, while the most I can put on any other quarter I rent is 35 pairs plus a bull.’” Burggren is quick to give credit to others: He said he got a “leg up” because the cow-calf producer who sold him the quarter was already practising controlled grazing using paddocks laid out on a hub-and-spoke concept. He found the system intriguing and wanted to know more. “I joined the Grey Wooded Forage Association early in the game and I started reading the Stockman Grass Farmer,” he said. “I kind of got enthralled with this idea of replicating the way that grass genetically was developed over eons by having the great herds of the earth pass over them, impact them pretty heavily, and then move on.” Burggren started by taking his hand-held GPS unit and

By giving each paddock ample rest, Mark Burggren always has lots of grass ready for grazing.

“I kind of got enthralled with this idea of replicating the way that grass genetically was developed over eons.” Mark Burggren, who lives near Condor with wife Carolyn, says he got a “leg up” when he started grazing cattle but has boosted productivity nearly 50 per cent. mapping the fencelines on the quarter section to get a sense of where all the existing fences were. Knowing the key to the whole equation is the rest period between grazing, he also quickly spotted a problem with the setup he had inherited. “I noticed in some of the paddocks that they were pretty bare close to the distributor pen and water pen. In the far-back reaches, the cows never got there and it was like jungle country back there.” He consulted Albert Kuipers, the forage and grazing specialist with the Grey Wooded Forage Association, and concluded that after the cows came up for water, they would stop and graze the young shoots of grass. That overgrazing caused the bare patches, and also meant grass in the back of the paddocks matured to the point the cows no longer fancied it.

Ever the engineer — he specialized in manufacturing management — Burggren came up with a plan. He bought some step-in fence posts, electric wire, and electric charger and created alleyways to the water pen. He also broke up 25-acre paddocks into three- to fouracre ones — 28 in all. “I connected with a farmer down the road who has about 400 head of cattle and he is always looking for pasture,” he said. “I get his cows and calves and a bull.” He started with 35 pairs, upped that to 46 pairs, and is aiming for 50 pairs this year. He spends 30 minutes to an hour a day on his quad checking cows and every two or three days, leads them to a new paddock. “It’s really amazing how fast they become trained — it’s really fun,” said Burggren. “After about a week when I go out a

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start my quad, they can be on the other side of the quarter and their heads come up and they start trotting (towards me) because they know they are going to fresh grass.” Last year, the cows came on May 29, a week or so early, and it was so dry Burggren moved them daily until the rains came in mid-June. The paddocks have two or three passes made on them, but are always given a good rest. For example, one three-acre paddock supported the 46 pair of cattle for six days — two days in the third week of June and then, after 72 days of rest, another four days beginning Sept. 5. Burggren records grazing days on a spreadsheet. “I track which paddock they are in, how many days, and so on. I use it to calculate the efficiency of each particular paddock. The way I have my

spreadsheet laid out, I get an actual visual of the moves of the cattle through the individual paddocks.” He writes the same info on a map of all his paddocks. “This is another visual that I can use — that’s part of my engineering background,” he joked. But that level of detail means he knows exactly how many grazing days he gets from his grass. Last year, it was 7,210 animal unit days versus 4,868 animal unit days on a conventional quarter — a hefty 48 per cent increase in productivity. And, as his neighbour pointed out, that was in a year where drought was the story until midJune. “Remember,” the rancher told Burggren, “I brought the cattle to you a week before anybody else and took them off a week and a half later because you still had the grass for them.”

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e all know there is one breed that produces the best beef. But ask a group of ranchers which breed that is, and you’ll get a whole bunch of different answers. They will also differ on “best” management practices, such as when to calve or what to feed, based on what works best on their ranches. That’s free enterprise. However, judging from beef producers’ swift and merciless reaction to the announcement by Canadian-owned Earls Kitchen and Bar restaurant chain in late April, the free enterprise principle does not apply to their customers. The message from the beef industry is loud and clear: you are morally bound to support us even if we don’t have what you want to buy. Earls has decided to convert its entire restaurant chain of 66 locations (59 in Canada and seven in the U.S.), to using beef that is Certified Humane, a program run by the U.S. organization called Humane Farm Animal Care. Its program promises beef raised, transported and processed according to an audited code of practice designed to ensure a high standard of animal welfare. Beef is also raised without the use of sub-therapeutic antibiotics, steroids, or added growth hormones. However, Earls found — as did fast-food giant A&W when it developed its antibioticfree and no added hormone marketing strategy — that the Canadian industry isn’t equipped to deliver product differentiated in that fashion.

The problem isn’t with the ranchers. “All of the Alberta beef ranchers we have ever looked at comply with the Certified Humane program,” said Earls’ spokesperson Cate Simpson in an email. The difficulty arose with finding feeders that don’t use growth hormones and antibiotics and slaughter facilities designed by Dr. Temple Grandin, who specializes in lowstress handling. “In the end, our staff and guests told us that the welfare of the animals outweighed the country of origin,” said Simpson. So for now, Earls is now buying its Certified Humane beef from Kansas — and incurring the wrath of the Canadian beef lobby through social media campaigns urging a boycott of the restaurant. Truth be told, Earls had trouble getting Alberta beef on a consistent basis even before this switch. Its previous marketing promised customers Certified Angus Beef (CAB). Often that beef came from the U.S. because there wasn’t enough available in Canada. The irony in all this is that the Canadian cattle industry works tirelessly to ensure that beef and cattle traded throughout North America know no borders. Secondly, there is nothing stopping Canadian producers from certifying with the U.S. program or developing their own equivalent program. The Certified Humane standards are within the reach of most. The code of practice used by the Certified Humane program bears a striking similarity to the Canadian Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Beef Cattle. The main differences are that the Canadian code is not audited, and it allows the continued use of growth implants and antibiotics in feed. Contrary to some reports, the Certified

Humane program does allow antibiotics, but only to treat animals that are sick. Given the growing global urgency around sustainable antibiotic use, it’s only a matter of time before that’s the industry norm. It can be argued that raising cattle using growth promoters is better for the environment because the animals grow faster, producing more meat with fewer resources. But some beef-eaters don’t like them. That’s their choice. We’re not saying we agree with Earls’ decision. We’re defending the company’s right to make it, just as we would defend producers’ rights to raise their preferred breed of cattle in a way that works best for their business. Rather than lashing out at this customer’s choice, the Canadian beef value chain needs to address why it is either incapable or unwilling to serve these emerging markets for specialty beef. The Earls’ move is just one more example of a well-documented food industry trend to incorporate a food’s story into the marketing plan. This movement is gaining momentum — despite the industry’s recalcitrance. The ethical eating story is a much easier sell than the prevailing mantra in agriculture, which is, our way is more efficient and there’s no proof that it’s bad for you. Competition in the restaurant business is cut-throat. It is far easier to lose money than make it. The successful chains are the ones that cater to their customers’ tastes — even if they’re fanciful. The beef industry can learn from that. When customers decide to leave your store and shop somewhere else, shaking your fist and shouting, ‘How dare you!’ is an unlikely strategy for winning them back. laura@fbcpublishing.com

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orty-five years ago, anyone hoping to be someone in agriculture was offered the same, free advice: “Buy land; they’re not making it anymore.” But “they” were making it. In fact, lots and lots of it. According to data reported by the United Nations, the world’s farmable land base grew by about 240 million acres between 1971 and 1991, or the equivalent of all 1975 U.S. corn, soybeans, wheat, sorghum, and cotton acres combined. The “not-making-it-anymore” believers, however, plunged ahead and U.S. land prices quintupled during the go-go 1970s, from about $200 an acre (C$254) nationwide in 1971 to nearly $1,000 an acre (C$1,268) a decade later. Then, with inflation and interest rates heading to the moon and grain prices heading back to the 1960s, the not-making-it-anymore crowd began to not make it anymore. U.S. land prices cracked in 1982, then plunged 40 per cent in five years.

In late 1985, the still-bleeding ag economy pushed a reluctant President Ronald Reagan to sign into law the most expensive Farm Bill ever. Its three-year cost was an estimated $52 billion. The White House also grudgingly signed a deal to bolster the crumbling Farm Credit System. With the bruises of that hard beating still showing, however, farmers, farm bankers, and farm magazines soon began to chatter about how land prices had fallen enough to once again “cash flow.” Most of the chats, discussions and stories ended with the same old admonition of farmers everywhere: “... besides, they’re not making it anymore.” But “they” were — still. Between 1991 and 2011, according to the United Nations, “... global cropland grew by 78 million acres,” or nearly equal to America’s 1991 planted corn acreage. Smack in the middle of that era, in November 2001, the U.S. Department of Agriculture issued a report on the fast-awakening ag giants to America’s south, Brazil and Argentina, to “demystify” what it called “sensational media accounts of vast

resource potential” of the two new grain exporters. Demystify or not, the report contained hard numbers about each nation’s available-to-be-developed arable land that were, by any definition, pretty sensational. “Brazil contains the world’s largest remaining tract of virgin land — an estimated 547 million hectares,” or 1.35 billion acres — with “as much as one-fourth,” or about 335 million acres, “readily convertible to agricultural activity.” And, USDA added, “... both Argentina and Brazil have huge areas under permanent pasture — an estimated 142.5 million and 185 million hectares, respectively — where “as much as one-fourth... could be converted to grain and oilseed production under the right market signals.” That’s another 200 million acres between the two. The market signals — chiefly price, but demand, too — were quickly given and, just as quickly, received. According to USDA, American, Brazilian, and Argentine soybean production, in million tonnes, grew (respectively) from 75.4, 35.0, and

26.0 in 2001 to a forecasted 107, 100, and 59 (again, respectively) by 2016. So, no, “they’re” not “making” any more land but profit-driven farmers here, there and almost everywhere have, for generations, found more acres — often millions more and often in delicate ecosystems like rainforests, flood plains, and dryland savannas — to grow more crops when markets call for them. All this comes to mind as another generation of hot-money sharpies, dazzled by a couple of years of fat per-acre returns in crop farming, gather wheelbarrows of investor money to buy farmland around the U.S. and, now, the world. The amount of land and the per-acre price they are paying, given today’s substantially lower commodity prices, however, not only look suspiciously high, most appear to be tied to little more than the fact “that they’re not making it anymore.” But that’s not a fact, is it? The Farm and Food File is published weekly through the U.S. and Canada www.farmandfoodfile.com

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We no longer have the luxury of time in making changes When consumers decide a livestock practice is wrong, they expect changes to be made immediately By BRENDA SCHOEPP AF columnist

e used to believe — and many companies still do — that we could maintain consumer trust by going through the exercise of a food safety or production protocol. We have discovered in this very tribal age of transparency, this is not sufficient. Consumers are expecting actions to be taken and are moving away from science. On the national economic side we share a country that continues to focus on commodities and has long suffered a food trade deficit. The focus now is on both adding more value and becoming a trusted food source — if not the most trusted food source in the world — for both our buyers and our public. It’s a tall order because the system — from conception to cellophane — must adapt to build that trust and that includes animal welfare. To look into the future, we must first learn lessons from the past.

In my early years, I was in the feedlot and took a special interest in the welfare of the cattle. Through diligence and the expertise of our veterinarian, we were highly successful in reducing morbidity and mortality in calves and yearlings. Understanding the effects of commingling, density, feed, weather, and buying conditions all played a key role in establishing the health plan. Shrinkage, as expressed in the weight an animal loses when stressed, was my focus and I chose to conduct a literary search on the subject. Reading the leading research on the subject at the time, it became clear that shrinkage was a result of human behaviour. The cattle lost weight when stressed during weaning, handling, loading, sorting, processing, and feeding. There are two types of shrinkage in cattle. Excretory shrink happens when the contents of the stomach, bladder and bowel are voided. Tissue shrinkage occurs when moisture is pulled from internal organs to fuel the calf and happens when there is excessive dehydration and

hunger. Tissue shrinkage is bad news because the damage is done and recovery is slow. Although every cattle feeder likes a little compensatory gain from a bit of shrinkage, in those times, the situation often became excessive, costing both the seller and the buyer. The real loss was to the calf that had a very high risk of morbidity and mortality, especially after commingling and trying to reestablish their role in the social structure of a new pen (often a very high-density one). I took the message of how to reduce shrinkage to the farming community. I talked about gathering, weaning, handling, sorting, standing, loading, mingling, feeding, processing, and what happens to the animal during the marketing process. During that time I wrote several series of articles on shrinkage and gave hundreds of presentations. That’s a lot of encouragement! For my efforts, I was threatened and offered to be bought out because some marketing agencies at the time felt threatened. Weigh and pay off truck was a new concept as were

standard feed and water pens. It took nearly three decades of persuasion to get to the point of marketing today. Cattle producers can sell at home electronically (even setting the price point ahead), off truck, pen to pen without running through a ring, through the ring with feed and water (depending on the facility), or direct with a pencil shrinkage. It took time, but the concept did take hold. The point here is that we no longer have that privilege of time. Agriculture and ag-related activities are largely transparent and the world is watching. Populations now move in tribes (think of the Trump tribe) and are adamant in their beliefs. They want the very best for the food animals we raise and put animal care in the same category as human rights. At the recent Alberta Farm Animal Care meeting in Olds, the director of dairy stewardship at one of the largest U.S. dairies said slaughterhouses are no longer seeing undercover video of bad deeds. That’s because “they got it” and followed the advice of Temple Grandin on facil-

ity design and the handling of slaughter cattle. She reminded us that it is the farmers’ responsibility to ensure their livestock are in good health before leaving home saying, “How we send our animals to slaughter is a direct reflection of our care and compassion.” As we face the future, the stress of marketing should be considered ahead of time to avoid problems and that goes across the board from the very young to the very old food animal. Our codes of livestock care and certification processes won’t matter if consumers believe they see abuse or lack of care on farms. As Candice Croney of the Perdue Centre of Animal Welfare and Science reminds us, “We tend to wait until someone tells us what to do.” That is a luxury farming can no longer afford. 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

Mistrust of the food sector goes way back Consumers are suspicious, but most are reasonable — especially if their questions are answered with transparency, patience, and respect BY BARB GALBRAITH

eople often link a distrust of the food industry on the lengthening of the food chain, the growing distance between production and consumption. For some, the perception is that when everyone knew personally the butcher, the baker and the candlestick maker they had greater confidence in the safety of their food. Yet history shows that even in those days mistrust arose. In two 18th century pamphlets titled, Poison Detected (Anonymous) and The Nature of Bread Honestly and Dishonestly Made (James Manning, MD), the authors claimed to have evidence that lime, chalk, alum, borax and even ground bones were added to whiten flour. Advocates of the milling and baking industries wrote articles and books denying this. However, where there is money to be made, there is always at least one opportunist whose dishonest actions may have given rise to these allegations. In fact, historical records as far

back as ancient Egypt show some bakers did cheat the public by either selling a “light loaf” or by adding impurities such as ground sand to make the regulated selling weight. These additions would not be as noticeable back when flour was dark and coarse, and small amounts of grit could plausibly enter the milling process while done in open-air settings. As bread was a primary food source for the masses in many societies, regulations were strict and infractions were not treated lightly. Penalties included nailing the Egyptian baker’s ear to the door of his business. Offenders in Babylon risked having a hand cut off. Today, Canadian bakers face fines, and possible closure for repeated offences, but are allowed to keep their appendages. Doubts about our current food supply stem less from such clear violation of the rules than they do from false or misleading information. Some businesses use this murkiness to their benefit. It’s not only about who puts what in your chicken and burgers. You might not consider Vani Hari to be a business, but she

An affiliate marketer earns a commission by promoting others’ products. As people become more aware of her income streams, the public will realize she is less consumer advocate than clever entrepreneur, and her trust rating will fall.

and her kind profit through sensational misinformation. She has even branded herself for better recognition. You might be more familiar with her alias: The Food Babe. Her online credits include food activist, author, and affiliate marketer. An affiliate marketer earns a commission by promoting others’ products. As people become more aware of her income streams, the public will realize she is less consumer advocate than clever entrepreneur, and her trust rating will fall.

The conspiracy theorists who slavishly follow bloggers like Hari are never going to be won over. Defending your position to them — or worse yet, attacking them — is time poorly spent. The majority of consumers is reasonable, intelligent people — especially if their questions are answered with transparency, patience and respect. Unlike the usual definition of a lack of quality and/or quantity of food, food insecurity for the average Canadian shopper seems to result from a lack of control in the whole operation.

People want to know where their food comes from and how it is processed. They want a relationship with the suppliers. Only in relationship can trust be gained. There are several studies outlining how to build trust. Basically, the consumer must believe that the producer: is acting in the consumer’s interest, is honest, has the necessary expertise, has a value system and views that are, if not completely compatible, then at least not in conflict with their own These are the traits producers need. Whether originating from large-scale companies or small, local farmers, most of our crops and livestock will be sold to larger corporations who will convert these to the finished products found in shoppers’ carts and on diners’ plates. It is to everyone’s benefit that all producers, big and small, from start to finish, learn how to build trust and forge mutually beneficial relationships with today’s consumers. Barb Galbraith is a freelance writer based in Oakville, Man.

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“When a Canadian-based company like Earls that has been supportive of the Canadian industry in the past makes a decision like this, it’s just disappointing. Heart wrenching, even.”

While waiting for a cow to calve, Ivey wrote a passionate post about the issue on her blog (www. viewfromtheranchporch.com) explaining her reaction and her take on Humane Animal Care, the American non-profit that created the Certified Humane program. Earls’ decision wasn’t about how cattle are treated, Ivey said in an interview. “It’s more of a marketing thing,” she said. “I was amazed at how much of it was about marketing and how little of it was about the animals. All of the reasons (on the non-profit’s website) why producers should go this route were about marketing and sales.”

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But while Humane Animal Care’s website urges consumers to “take action for farm animals today” by only buying meat, dairy, and eggs it certifies, it has detailed standards and farms are also audited by thirdparty inspectors. For beef cattle, those standards run to 30 pages and were developed by more than two dozen veterinarians, professors, and other animal welfare experts including Temple Grandin and Ed Pajor, a renowned professor of animal welfare in the faculty of veterinary medicine at the University of Calgary. But Earls’ decision may unfairly tarnish consumer perception of Canadian beef ranchers, Pajor said in a CBC radio interview. The Canadian beef sector has a new national code of practice, is developing a feedlot assessment program, and the Canadian Roundtable on Sustainable Beef is creating guidelines for sustainable beef, he noted. Moreover, unlike the U.S., Canada also has mandatory traceability.

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“I think Alberta producers don’t really get the credit they deserve for the programs they are developing and moving forward with,” Pajor said. But, he added, the Canadian beef sector has also been slower to develop certification standards. (Certified Humane finalized its standards more than two years ago.) Still, members of the beef industry said they were disappointed Earls did not consult them first. “If we could have had a dialogue, I’m sure we could have explained what we are doing to meet a lot of those requirements and perhaps help them find what they are looking for,” said Rob McNabb, general manager of the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association. But he also conceded his organization wouldn’t be able to “provide the level of documentation that Earls was looking for.” Moreover, there are no plans to have mandatory third-party audits for the still-to-be-finalized sustainable beef standards — a key

feature of the Certified Humane program. Earls said it spent more than two years trying to find sufficient supply of the latter for its 66 restaurants, but its two suppliers — Spring Creek Ranch Beef and the Alberta division of Coloradobased Aspen Ridge Natural Beef — couldn’t produce enough. “There was (and is) simply not enough Certified Humane, antibiotic, steroid-free beef in Alberta to meet the volume we use and those we tried were unable to consistently meet our supply needs, not even a portion of it,” Earls spokeswoman Cate Simpson said in an email. (However, in a later email just before press time, she said the company was meeting with potential Alberta suppliers in hopes they could provide some of the 910,000 kilograms of beef it requires each year.) “The welfare of animals is important to Earls, and though we understand the job of the Alberta beef lobbyists is to lobby for their product, it seems unfortunate that

they are distorting what is really good news for animal welfare. “It’s their job to push that part of the story, but it’s everyone’s job to look after the welfare of animals and the food we eat.” But the storyline is a muddled one. For example, while Simpson insisted her company only wants beef “raised without antibiotics, steroids or growth hormones,” cattle in the Certified Humane program can be given antibiotics when ill — just not as growth promotants. And proponents of the Verified Beef Program, the national industry-led on-farm food safety program, also say most of the key components are the same in both programs.

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But the larger issue is about the need for change in the beef industry, said Sylvain Charlebois, a leading expert on the Canadian food industry and dean of the faculty of management at Dalhousie University.

Earls is catering to people, especially the younger generation, who are concerned about how their food is raised, Charlebois told CBC. “In 2016, for the first time in history, millennials actually outnumber boomers,” he said. “That’s why Earls and A&W are slowly shifting their procurement strategies. More people are asking questions.” The situation is challenging even for someone like Ben Campbell, a third-generation cow-calf producer from Black Diamond who direct markets “ethically and naturally raised beef.” On the one hand, he’s not happy with Earls’ decision. “What Earls has done is try to take a short take to show it is jumping on Day 1 to certified humane beef,” he said. “Whereas McDonald’s is trying to actively change the industry, Earls is working outside the system versus in the system. I don’t think that’s as effective.” But he also says the industry needs to evolve and be more responsive to what consumers want. “We have an attitude of resistance to change, and an attitude that they are our cattle and people should buy them because we are making the right decisions,” said Campbell. “We need to shift our paradigm to understand that they’re not our cows and we are producing animals and food on behalf of our customers. “We have to produce them to the standards they want them. We have to accept that it’s not just us in the chain.” And that’s an achievable goal, he said. “Every industry has to evolve and get better and there’s no way that anyone can say our industry can’t get better. There’s always room for improvement.” akienlen@fbcpublishing.com

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grasslands } from page 1 a professor of rangeland ecology and management researcher at the University of Alberta. “If we don’t put an economic incentive there for producers to retain and maintain and increase that resource, we’re at greater risk of losing it.” Grasslands store up to 30 per cent of the world’s organic carbon, said Bork, who spoke at a drought management workshop hosted by the West-Central Forage Association last month. “Temperate grasslands, like where we are, store more than 300 gigatonnes of carbon. Nine gigatonnes are basically in plants, while the majority is below ground in soil,” said Bork. “That’s a huge pool of carbon.” But as lands are converted from native grasslands to annual cropping, the carbon in the soil is released into the atmosphere as greenhouse gas. “When people think about global warming, they only think about the burning of fossil fuels, but much of the carbon in the atmosphere is also attributed to land use change,” he said. In a study looking at the carbon profile in both grasslands and annually cropped land, researchers found the total pool of carbon in the soil was significantly less in cropped land. “In the Prairie region, we’re looking at a little over 80 tonnes per hectare of grassland, and under cropping, we’ve gone down to about 60 tonnes per hectare,” he said.

“In the Parkland region in a comparison with cropland, we are currently conserving about 65 million tonnes of carbon by maintaining that native grassland,” said Bork. “If you attach the $15-a-tonne value, that’s worth $3.56 billion. In 2018, that’s going to double to over $7 billion.” Bork also looked at how much carbon has been lost because of cultivation. “If you add up that area and assign the $15-per-tonne equivalent to the reduction in carbon, it’s 205 million tonnes of carbon, and that’s worth roughly $11.25 billion. In 2018, that will be worth over $22 billion,” he said. “The question that I have for policy-makers and regulators is, ‘Why are we not valuing this carbon more right now?’ That frustrates me, and it probably frustrates a lot of farmers.” But right now, it’s not worth it to producers to convert their cropland into grassland. “I’m a big advocate for maintaining native grassland. We’ve taken some of our marginal land at home and put it into perennial forage,” said Bork. “But I know that economics are going to drive everything. When you’ve got $12 canola, that’s going to drive a lot of this.”

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A financial incentive for maintaining and even increasing grassland could change that, and help the Alberta government reduce greenhouse gas emissions. “The more value we can put on

these areas providing environmental goods and services, the greater the chance that we can maintain them and, where possible, convert marginal cropland to grassland,” said Bork. “This all goes toward creating a

business case for the government to create some innovative policy to reward producers for building up carbon and reducing greenhouse gases.” jennifer.blair@fbcpublishing.com

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“We’ve lost about 25 to 30 per cent of that carbon back to the atmosphere.” In the Parkland region, that number is bigger — a 40 to 45 per cent decline in carbon, at close to 130 tonnes per hectare on grasslands versus 70 tonnes for a hectare of cropland. “All that carbon has been released by annual cropping.” And Bork thinks that carbon should be worth something to producers who preserve it in the soil. “I would argue that this represents a very significant benefit to society — that this carbon is being retained in the ground where it should be,” he said. “Of course, it contributes to fertility and plant growth, but it’s also not up there contributing to that greenhouse effect.” The provincial government currently imposes a carbon tax of $15 a tonne per CO2 equivalent. That tax is set to increase to $20 a tonne in January 2017 and then to $30 a tonne a year later. Bork used those figures to calculate a dollar value for the carbon being protected in Alberta’s grasslands.

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Beef researcher mentorships available Beef Cattle Research Council release

Applications for the 2016-17 Beef Cattle Research Council’s Beef Researcher Mentorship Program are now being accepted. Four researchers were selected for the program last year and paired with mentors — innovative producers and industry experts — for a oneyear term, which ends on July 31. They have reported very successful and valuable experiences, including establishing partnerships with industry officials and other researchers; learning more about topics such as production, beef quality, and the value chain in discussions with producers and industry leaders; and attending industry events and taking farm tours. The BCRC is encouraging applications from upcoming and new applied researchers in Canada whose studies are of value to the beef industry, such as cattle health and welfare; beef quality; food safety; genetics; feed efficiency; or forages. More information and the application form can be found at www.beefresearch.ca (search for ‘mentorship’). The deadline to apply is June 1.

New PED threat ‘a crisis moment,’ says Alberta Pork Prairie pork boards say swine trailers coming from U.S. must be washed and disinfected here Staff

ot requiring hog trailers coming from the U.S. to be washed and disinfected at certified Canadian wash sites is a “a crisis moment for the Canadian swine industry,” says Alberta Pork. The organization joined its western Canadian counterparts in a last-ditch effort to persuade the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to extend a federally approved trailer-wash pilot project set to expire on May 2. The pork boards “have pleaded with the federal government to not force Canadian livestock trailers, returning to Canada from hauling pigs into the U.S., to be washed in

potentially contaminated wash facilities in the U.S.,” Alberta Pork said in a news release on April 29. The fear is that some U.S. wash facilities may be recycling water containing the porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) virus. “Unfortunately, our requests and those of the veterinarian community and three Western Chief Provincial Veterinarians have fallen on deaf ears,” Alberta Pork said. “This move to enforce this outdated federal regulation has the potential to not only create a significant level of animal suffering but also economic and emotional hardship on our producers and their families. The PED virus in the U.S. has caused the death of over seven million pigs in the

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U.S. We do not want that suffering in Canada.” Last fall, the CFIA said it conducted a scientific review and did not find evidence that using recycled water is a biosecurity risk when all organic matter has been removed and it’s followed by a hot water, detergent wash and an application of disinfectant. But Alberta veterinarian Dr. Egan Brockhoff said wash facilities are superior in Western Canada. “We’ve got a great training system, we’ve got great truck washes that understand swine biosecurity and take it very seriously,” Brockhoff told the hog industry-sponsored program Farmscape last month. “If we look back on the last

few years that we’ve had them in place, we’ve had very little introduction of PED virus into Western Canada.” Manitoba has had a few cases of PED, but there have been no cases in Alberta or Saskatchewan, he noted. If the CFIA doesn’t relent, producers should take extra precautions, Alberta Pork said in its news release. “Alberta Pork is advising all swine producers in Western Canada to insist that any trailer returning from the U.S. be properly washed and disinfected in a certified Canadian facility,” said said. “Producers should assume that trailers washed only at U.S. facilities are almost certainly contaminated with the PED virus.”

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U.S. pressuring Canada on grain grading U.S. grain bought on spec, not grade, say Canadian grain industry watchers BY ALLAN DAWSON

“Just because it can legally happen doesn’t mean that it does happen, or that there is not a barrier there.”

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.S. officials say this country’s grain-grading system is to blame for why American farmers living close to the border can’t take advantage of higher Canadian wheat prices. But Canadian officials deny claims that Canada’s quality control system discriminates against imported U.S. wheat. Canadian officials concede imported U.S. wheat formally receives the lowest grade in the wheat class it’s intended for, but stress there are no regulations or commercial impediments blocking American farmers from selling wheat in Canada, as long as the varieties are registered in Canada. Canadian Grain Commission officials say U.S. grain can also be sold outside of the grading system based on specifications — similar to how wheat is marketed in the U.S.

U.S. Chief Agricultural Negotiator Darci Vetter said the U.S. government is pushing Canada for regulatory changes so American wheat exported to Canada is graded on the same basis as Canadian wheat. PHOTOS: ALLAN DAWSON

Reporters attending the North American Agricultural Journalists annual meeting in Washington, D.C. met with U.S. administration officials at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, next door to the White House April 25. According to Wikipedia it was once the world’s largest office building with 566 rooms and about 10 acres of floor space.

But American wheat must get the lowest grade, which is Feed in the new Canada Northern Hard Red class, proving American wheat is treated differently, said Nolan Henry, U.S. Wheat Associates’ director of policy. “Yes, the U.S. producer could deliver wheat to (a Canadian) eleva-

tor and an elevator could choose to buy it on spec and they could work to negotiate what that price would be, but just because it can legally happen doesn’t mean that it does happen, or that there is not a barrier there,” he said. It’s become a bigger issue since U.S. Wheat Associates began com-

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paring wheat prices at U.S. and Canadian elevators equal distance to the border following the demise of the Canadian Wheat Board in 2012. Economic theory holds that in a well-functioning open market Canadian and American wheat prices should come together, or arbitrage as it’s known.

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Initially U.S. prices were higher, which wasn’t unexpected given the change in marketing was followed by a bumper crop in 2013 and a massive backlog in grain shipping in 2013-14. But last summer, U.S. Wheat Associates estimated Canadian wheat prices were 50 cents a bushel higher than those in the U.S. “At that point it became much more real and much more urgent for our growers, particularly those who are within driving distance of a Canadian elevator,” Henry said. “Our estimates are that there are about 3.3 million tonnes of U.S. wheat production within about 100 miles of a Canadian elevator.” So far, most of the trade flow has been in the opposite direction. This crop year Canada has exported more than one million tonnes of wheat to the U.S., while the U.S. has exported around 100,000 tonnes to Canada, Henry said. “That is a spike that has really caused the issue to get back on the (American farmers’) radar in a bigger way,” Henry added. Statistics Canada data shows American wheat exports to Canada averaged just 38,286 tonnes the last three calendars years.

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Bill C-48, which died when the federal election was called last fall, would have permitted American wheat to be graded the same way as Canadian as long as the variety is registered in Canada, CGC spokesman Remi Gosselin said. The Canadian government is aware of U.S. concerns, Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay said in an email, adding the government is looking at what changes may be needed in the grain sector to align it with a changing market. Members of the Canadian National Millers Association have no problem importing American wheat, president Gordon Harrison said. Canada’s wheat registration system accommodates the commercialization of American wheats, while protecting the integrity of Canada’s premium milling classes, Canada Western Red Spring and Canada Western Amber durum wheats, he added. But Canadian grading is a high priority for the U.S. administration. U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack raised it last month with MacAulay during the G7 agriculture ministers’ meeting in Niigata, Japan. “This is a concern that I have raised on a number of occasions,” Vilsack told reporters here on an April 27 teleconference. “We still have an issue with Canada on wheat grading,” U.S. chief agricultural negotiator Darci Vetter later told reporters. “What farmers tell us is that there are in fact circumstances where the grade matters and we think the regulation frankly is unfair so we are going to keep working on it.” allan@fbcpublishing.com

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Canola acreage forecast surprises

Cost cutting boosts CP Rail profits

Prairie farmers intend to plant less canola than expected, and will sow record-large areas with pulse crops, according to a Statistics Canada survey. Statistics Canada estimated that canola seedings would span 19.3 million acres, down four per cent from last year and below the average trade estimate of 20.4 million acres. All-wheat plantings were forecast at 23.8 million acres, down one per cent. Durum acreage is expected to rise five per cent to 6.1 million acres. Farmers intend to plant 5.1 million acres of lentils and 4.3 million acres of peas, which would set new records. — Reuters

CP Rail hauled more carloads of Canadian grain in the first quarter of 2016 compared to the same period last year — but for less revenue per car. Still, net income rose to $540 million for the quarter ending March 31, up from $320 million a year earlier. The company posted a recordbest operating ratio (operating expenses divided by net sales) of 58.9 per cent — its lowest ever — and down from 63.2 per cent a year earlier. CP moved 66,000 carloads of grain in the quarter versus 61,000 a year earlier. Grain yielded $254 million in gross revenue (versus $256 million a year earlier) with revenue per carload of $3,861 (versus $4,214). — Staff

Prices up as canola supply concerns offset a stronger loonie Although the rising dollar is dragging on prices, questions over old-crop supplies are on traders’ minds By Dave Sims

anola futures gained roughly $4 to $7 during the week ended April 29, with the July contract hovering near the lucrative $500-per-tonne mark. Although values managed to temporarily climb above that lofty level, the market couldn’t hold it. Some have said it won’t be long before $500 per tonne will become floor support for the July contract instead of technical resistance. Spread activity continues to be the exception these days, as just three calendar spreads remain routinely active. It wasn’t that long ago traders dabbled daily in six or seven different monthly ranges. Large hedge funds have been active buyers, though, and the July contract chopped around the $495-$500 range for much of the week.

The Canadian dollar is mostly a bearish force for canola right now, as it continues to strengthen against its U.S. counterpart. The loonie rose above the 80 U.S. cents mark on April 29, which was the first time since July 1, 2015 it has done so. The situation has cut into crush margins, with processors falling well off the pace established in March and April. As well, questions over how long oldcrop supplies will hold out are likely at the back of most traders’ minds when forward-pricing. Dry weather continues to plague parts of western Saskatchewan and Alberta, but seeding is well underway the farther west you go. Commercial buying continues to stay steady, which buoyed canola along with higher prices for Malaysian palm oil.

Large gains in CBOT (Chicago Board of Trade) soybeans helped fuel canola’s rise, with the July contract advancing 34 U.S. cents per bushel. Heavy rains in Argentina have slowed that country’s harvest down to a crawl, which has opened the door for U.S. exporters to make some sales. U.S. corn also reaped sizable gains, with the most-active July contract rising US$16.25 due to dry weather in Brazil and spec buying. Political turmoil in Brazil has crimped supplies coming out of the country, which has buoyed U.S. exports. U.S. wheat also advanced, with CBOT and Minneapolis varieties seeing the most gains compared to Kansas City supplies. Softening in the U.S. dollar provided some support during the week, while farmers in the U.S. Midwest are hoping fields will begin to dry out after recent heavy rains.

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

Dave Sims writes for Commodity News Service Canada, a Winnipeg company specializing in grain and commodity market reporting.

Alberta’s fababean acreage expected to dip this year The crop has a softer supply/demand ratio than some other pulses BY DAVE SIMS CNS Canada

ower pricing and a softer supply/demand ratio has fababeans trailing some of their more high-profile pulse cousins when it comes to grower intentions across the Canadian Prairies this year. “The marketplace is really being driven by lentils and peas. The indication for many growers is to put their acres into those type of crops; fababeans are taking a bit of a back seat,” said Leanne Fischbuch, executive director for Alberta Pulse Growers. The situation is similar in Saskatchewan, the other main growing province for the crop. “We expect the growth we’ve seen in fababean acres in recent years to be muted a bit,” said Carl Potts, executive director for Saskatchewan Pulse Growers. Some estimates for Canadian acres are around 130,000 to 135,000, he said. Fischbuch said Alberta won’t likely top the roughly 100,000 acres it seeded last year. Instead, 90,000 to 95,000 is a more likely target.

pHOTO: thINKSTOCK “Prices have a base of $5 to $6 a bushel, (which is) down a touch from last year,” she explained. Most of the crop will be headed for Egypt, Fischbuch and Potts added, but the country’s not in a deficit situation for pulse supplies like India. “Egypt is the big market for fabas and we’re not in as tight a

supply/demand balance globally as we are on peas and lentils,” said Potts. One advantage fababeans has over peas and lentils, though, is their ability to withstand certain types of diseases. “Fababeans and chickpeas have been found to be a little more resistant to some of the root dis-

ease growers have been facing,” said Potts. Fischbuch said fababeans feature a lot of protein, which is desirable to both humans and animals. “If you make a human-quality fababean product, chances are your product is being exported to Egypt. If you’re not hitting a human grade very often you’re

moving into an animal feed product,” she explained. From talking with some of her group’s members, Fischbuch said many fababeans are in the ground already. Over in Saskatchewan, Potts said most growers are waiting for warmer temperatures but a few beans are in the ground.

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Ottawa may delay foreign worker limits Federal employment minister says she may delay 10 per cent cap on foreign workers By Rod Nickel Reuters/Winnipeg

he federal government may delay implementing new restrictions on the use of temporary foreign workers as farmers and meat processors warn of severe labour shortages, the employment minister said. The Liberal government may delay the July 1 starting date for changes made by the previous Conservative administration, when low-skilled foreign workers can account for no more than 10 per cent of an employer’s workforce, said Employment Minister MaryAnn Mihychuk. That is down from 20 per cent currently and 30 per cent in 2014. Employers have reported difficulty finding workers despite a 7.1 per cent unemployment rate. Many Canadians resist jobs involving manual labour and rural living, a trend that has driven up labour costs and hurt productivity.

Mihychuk said that timeline may be too ambitious. “Ten per cent has obviously caused a lot of disruption,” she said. The move to 10 per cent is part of a “progressive strangulation of the livestock industry” in rural areas, said Ron Davidson, spokesman for Canadian Meat Council. At Sunterra Group, the changes mean some workers would have to leave even though its Alberta pork-processing plant runs at only 70 per cent capacity, said president Ray Price. “They’re so happy to be here and they’ve come from difficult environments,” he said. “To see them start to go home makes everybody feel sad.” Even though the government may extend the deadline, Mihychuk said employers should try harder to hire Canadian Aboriginals, women and youth. The Liberals loosened foreign worker restrictions in March for seafood plants but Mihychuk said then she was not convinced other sectors needed the same help.

“They’re so happy to be here and they’ve come from difficult environments. To see them start to go home makes everybody feel sad.”

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The gap between domestic workers and jobs on Canadian farms was 59,000 positions in 2014, of which foreign workers filled three-quarters, according to Canadian Agricultural Human Resource

Council. The gap will expand to 114,000 jobs by 2025, the council said, adding that vacancies currently cost farms $1.5 billion in lost sales and production. Tory MP Jason Kenney, who handled the file when the Conservatives held power, said foreign workers’ stay should be temporary and employers should consider boosting wages and benefits. Saskatchewan grain farmer Kenton Possberg employs six workers from Europe and South Africa, and restarts his search every time a worker times out. He said many farms already pay more than double minimum wage of C$10.50, but bigger paycheques don’t overcome disadvantages such as remote locations. “If we can’t find a Canadian to occupy that role, I don’t know why we have to go through (hiring) all over again every year.” David Tharle, a beekeeper from Alberta, where numerous oilfield workers are unemployed, said a former employee recently rebuffed his offer to return, saying he would rather serve fast food.

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ABP contest for young people The deadline for Young Guns Contest is June 3. The contest is for young people between the ages of eight and 21 who are involved in beef 4-H, junior cattle shows, or beef production. For this year’s contest, entrants have to say what is the biggest myth about beef production and the truth behind it. Alberta Beef Producers is offering prizes of $1,000, $500, and $250 for the top three submissions. An entry can be an essay, video, audio segment, social media campaign, press release or any other form of communication. Entry forms can be found at www.albertabeef.org. — ABP

MAY 9, 2016 • ALBERTAFARMEXPRESS.CA

Whole Foods cleared of misleading customers A lawsuit that accused Whole Foods Market of deceiving consumers into believing the meat it sells is raised more humanely than normal has been dismissed by a U.S. court. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) said Whole Foods’ five-step rating system for beef, chicken, pork and turkey was a “sham,” because it was not enforced against suppliers, and the standards were, at best, little better than normal industry practices. But a California judge ruled PETA failed to show that Whole Foods’ alleged misrepresentations defrauded consumers into overpaying. — Reuters

The No. 1 drought strategy is simple — ‘baby’ those pastures Don’t graze early or heavy, reduce the stocking rate, and leave some litter, says forage expert By JENNIFER BLAIR AF staff / Thorsby

razers hit hard by last year’s drought could be in for another difficult

year. “Hopefully this is not setting up to be a 2002 year, but it certainly looks and feels like that,” said Ed Bork, a rangeland ecology and management researcher at the University of Alberta. “That can change in the matter of a week or two, but right now, drought is first and foremost on a lot of people’s minds.” With good reason: Alberta producers can expect to lose up to 43 per cent of their yield potential with a 50 per cent reduction in growing season rainfall, said Bork, who spoke at a drought management workshop hosted by the West-Central Forage Association in mid-April. The warm temperatures of early spring didn’t help either — just a two per cent increase in average temperature can result in an eight per cent decline in productivity. “March temperatures were 8° above normal — that’s four times more,” said Bork. “If that trend continues into May and June, think about how much more water you need to keep a viable forage stand. You need a lot.” Feed supplies “went a long way” during an easier-than-normal winter, said Dale Engstrom, who runs a custom grazing operation near Entwistle. “But there’s no reserves for another year,” he said. And producers who didn’t prepare last year for another potential drought could be in trouble this year, Bork added. “Drought planning actually started last year — that’s the bad news,” he said. “The good news is you can still baby your pastures this spring to try and get as much out of them as you can. “I think a lot of us have probably learned from (the severe drought in) 2002 that there are things we should be thinking of in our month-to-month and year-to-year management, and hopefully, we didn’t forget too many of those lessons last year.” Right now, grazers need to

Producers may need to make some tough decisions about destocking if we don’t see some serious rainfall soon, says custom grazer Dale Engstrom. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

“Hope is not a strategy. You can’t hope for rain. You can’t hope that the neighbour is going to have some crop for you. You’ve got to have a real firm plan in place.” “assume that it’s going to be a drought year” and plan accordingly, Engstrom said in an interview in late April. “If it doesn’t turn out that way — if we get good rains at the end of next month — then that’s fine, but plan right now as if it’s going to be a drought year,” he said. “So much of our grass is grown by the middle of July, and if it turns out that lack of moisture is a constraint, then you’ve got to make some tough decisions. “Hope is not a strategy. You can’t hope for rain. You can’t hope that the neighbour is going to have some crop for you. You’ve got to have a real firm plan in place.”

Stocking density

The first step is delaying the start of grazing season as long as possible, said Engstrom. “Don’t get out there and graze too darn early,” he said. “Let those plants get some growth on

them — a minimum of six inches of height and the three-leaf stage is kind of the rule of thumb. “Let your pastures get a good start and make use of whatever moisture is available to them.” And don’t graze too hard. “Keep the plant healthy and vigorous early in the season so that when rain does come, you’re able to make use of it.” High-intensity grazing increases the stress on the plants, which then produce less herbage, said Bork. “If you had a dry year last year, those plants are already stressed going into this year,” he said. “They have a smaller root mass and shallower roots, and they need to be babied more this spring in order to make sure you get everything out of them that you can.” The best thing producers can do this year is maintain a moderate stocking rate in their pastures.

Dale Engstrom

“As you increase the stocking rate to a heavier rate, inevitably your individual animal performance declines,” said Bork. “If you want to maximize the value of your individual animals this year, including your individual calf growth rates, you should consider either having a moderate stocking rate or even kicking back to a light stocking rate.” Producers should also leave some leaves on the plants in the pasture, even if that means moving cattle more frequently. “You always want to leave a healthy amount of aboveground vegetation — 40 or 50 per cent of standing residual biomass — to maintain that healthy root system,” said Bork.

“Not all green has to go into the belly of a cow. A certain proportion of it should carry over on your grassland.” That goes for leaving some litter, too, which Bork calls “one of the main range-health attributes” of pastures and native grassland. “The removal of litter increases soil temperature, creates more evaporation, and reduces the effectiveness of the water you do have,” he said. “If you hammered your plants, you don’t have litter, and your plants don’t have deep roots to get the deep moisture, you’re going to be in trouble.” jennifer.blair@fbcpublishing.com

ALBERTAFARMEXPRESS.CA • MAY 9, 2016

Bid to boost beef checkoffs remains stalled Industry groups say more money for research and marketing is sorely needed By ALEXIS KIENLEN AF STAFF

here’s no resolution in sight on the issue of checkoffs, even though beef industry groups say research and marketing will suffer if the levies aren’t increased. “We need to invest more in marketing, research, and issues management,” said Rich Smith, executive director of Alberta Beef Producers (ABP). “We simply believe we need a higher level of industry funding if our industry is going to remain competitive. That’s for the national levy and provincially, we have the same challenges.” Currently, a $1 non-refundable national checkoff is charged on every head of cattle sold or slaughtered in the province. There’s also another $2 provincial checkoff, but it is refundable and that has cost Alberta Beef Producers millions. In regional meetings last fall and at ABP’s annual general meeting in December, producers strongly voted in favour of raising the national checkoff to $2.50 a head and making the provincial one non-refundable. “We are looking to be able to retain the over $2 million a year that we are currently losing in refunds,” said Smith. “It makes us less reliant on government funds, which is good, because there are fewer government funds.” ABP, which was unsuccessful in

“We won’t be able to fund a $20-million science cluster like we did last time if we don’t increase the national checkoff.” Andrea Brocklebank

Alberta beef producers want the checkoff on their cattle increased, but the provincial government has yet to say if it supports the move. PHOTO: CANADA BEEF persuading past Conservative governments to reverse a 2009 decision to make the checkoff refundable, has been lobbying the NDP administration on the issue. It has also been in talks with Alberta Cattle Feeders, whose members account for most of the checkoff refunds. Both sets of discussions are continuing, said Smith. Boosting the national checkoff would also require a change in regulations, as well as negotiations with the Ministry of Agriculture and the Alberta Agricultural Products Marketing Council, he said.

Unless the national levy goes up, funding for beef research will have to be sharply reduced when the next round of Growing Forward funding begins on April 1, 2018, said the executive director of the Beef Cattle Research Council. “We’ve been operating on a declining balance due to reduced marketing and the increased costs of research,” said Andrea Brocklebank. “We won’t be able to fund a $20-million science cluster like we did last time if we don’t increase the national checkoff.” The national levy, which is shared by her organization and by Canada

Beef (for marketing efforts), hasn’t been changed from $1 since it was first created in the 1990s. “Inflation alone has had a huge impact on industry in terms of our ability to use those dollars to invest in research and marketing,” said Brocklebank. “About 30 cents of the dollar has disappeared due to inflation.” That inflationary loss has a ripple effect, she added. “For every dollar we invest, we usually leverage about three federal dollars and then other federal and other government money as well,” she said. “There’s an expectation

that industry must invest if it wants government to invest.” Currently about 16 cents of every dollar goes to research, but if the checkoff was raised to $2.50, that amount would rise to about 50 cents. “It is a large increase, but it’s important that we position ourselves strongly to address public confidence issues,” said Brocklebank. “Ultimately, the primary goal is to grow productivity within our industry. We’ve seen research do that in the past.” akienlen@fbcpublishing.com

MAY 9, 2016 • ALBERTAFARMEXPRESS.CA

Holstein Canada National Show and convention

Holstein breeders from across Canada visited Alberta for the Holstein Canada National Show and convention in late April. The national event, last held here in 2001, boosted entries for the annual Calgary Stampede Dairy Classic to more than 200 head. It was the first time the Calgary dairy show had been held in the Agrium Western Event Centre. Another first, even for Holstein Canada, was the addition of a genomics class, which put a spotlight on how genomics and conformation go hand in hand. The convention program included tours of Alberta dairy farms. PHOTO: Dianne Finstad

Water quality about more than just appearance NDSU release

Your pond or dugout water might look fine, but it could just as easily be compromised by concentrated levels of salts, minerals and bacteria, which can compromise livestock health. Poor water quality can impact livestock health negatively, said Gerald Stokka, a veterinarian and livestock stewardship specialist with North Dakota State University extension service. “At a minimum, it can result in decreased water consumption, reducing feed intake and gains,” he said. “However, elevated levels of some salts and bacteria can result in severe illness and even death.” Water sources should be tested for total dissolved solids (TDS), sulphates and nitrates. TDS measure salts and levels should be less than 5,000 parts per million (ppm) for most classes of grazing livestock. Elevated levels of TDS may not be harmful to livestock health, but in some cases it is an indicator for high sulphate levels. Sulphate recommendations are less than 500 ppm for calves and less than 1,000 ppm for adult cattle. High levels of sulphate can reduce copper availability in the diet and can induce central nervous system problems and polioencephelomalacia, a brain disorder found in cattle. Nitrate is not toxic to animals, but at elevated levels, it causes nitrate poisoning. Water sources that receive run-off from fields and confined feeding locations that contain elevated levels of nitrogen are at risk of contamination. Water with elevated nutrient levels also are at a higher risk for blue-green algae blooms in periods of hot, dry weather. Some species of blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) contain toxins that can be deadly when livestock and wildlife consume them.

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It’s worth the effort to find out what happened Autopsies can provide very valuable information you can use to enhance preventive medicine protocols By Roy Lewis DVM

hen an animal dies, producers often simply have it disposed of. But that often means valuable information is lost — so decisions for the rest of the herd or altering treatments for subsequent cases cannot be made. An experienced veterinarian can glean very valuable information from a complete autopsy and often give you the cause of death immediately. A post-mortem is relatively quick to do and allows the internal organs to be directly viewed. This takes the guesswork out of any diagnosis. The tissues can be cut open and touched for texture, and relative size of the organs assessed. All these clues help in the definitive diagnosis. The poultry and swine industries have incorporated postmortems as a major part of their preventive medicine protocols. With cattle, an experienced veterinarian can usually make a definitive diagnosis on an autopsy. Cattle and bison, especially in their abdomens, have the ability to wall off infection making the site fairly obvious to the trained eye. If the exact cause of death can be determined the main questions to be asked are:

1) I s this an individual problem (in which case there are no worries for the rest of the herd)? 2) I f a transmissible disease, what can be done as a preventive for the rest of the herd? 3) H ow long has the disease been progressing and does it suggest the condition was missed for a time? (Suggestions can be given to watching for certain clinical signs on subsequent cases.) 4) I f the problem was rightly diagnosed and treatment was initiated, what was the reason for the treatment failure? 5) W ere two or more disease entities happening at the same time? Producers in my experience are often distraught and often want reassurance as to whether they missed any clinical signs and whether the death could have been prevented. Sudden deaths are extremely important to post-mortem since no clinical signs were evident. Several serious diseases such as blackleg (clostridial diseases in general), anthrax, and plant poisonings have sudden death as the only presenting complaint. Keep in mind most animals bloat up somewhat after death.

Any post-mortems for insurance reports should be documented with a complete identification of the animal and, in some instances, digital photos may be very valuable. Some farm insurance policies do cover acts of God (such as death resulting from lightning or drowning), but a veterinary examination will be necessary. Auction markets carry insurance, so most unexplained deaths are autopsied — primarily to find out when the problem started, and if an injury during transport or at the facility can be ruled out or not. In order to help the veterinarian, the carcass needs to be preserved as much as possible. On a hot summer day it only takes a few hours to start to decompose. Until the veterinarian can arrive, keep it covered in a cool location and make sure predators such as coyotes don’t ravage it. The opposite occurs in the winter where fresh carcasses make the diagnosis easier. Freezing has a tendency to disrupt the tissues — however, it is a far superior storage method than allowing the carcass to rot. Bison producers must remember autopsies on this species is almost an emergency. Their hide is so thick I have seen mature cows autolize (decompose) just from sitting overnight. As well as determining the

cause of death, post-mortems also allow the monitoring of other herd parameters such as parasite burdens or nutritional status. Samples of the liver can be sent to a lab to check for some trace mineral analysis such as copper, iron or zinc. Years ago, a lot of provincial labs would perform complete postmortems. This service has since been phased out and it is now common that local veterinarians perform the autopsies and take tissue samples for histo (microscopic analysis). It’s now common for private labs to do a culture, and if bacteria are the cause recommend the best choices of antibiotics. This can give an effective option to the farmer with outbreaks such as pneumonia and are especially important with AMR (antimicrobial resistance) being of concern. Other specific tests called PCR tests determine the causative organism and this can provide valuable information so treatments could be tailored for future cases or changes made to the preventive vaccination program. Veterinarians can also preserve the necessary tissues at the clinic in the event another similar case comes along. Commonly abortions can be handled this way. Tissues can be saved and sent in

if a higher-than-normal abortion rate starts to develop. Use your veterinarian for most deaths on your farm (they can be autopsied on farm or at most large-animal clinics). This can go a long way towards preventing other disease situations in the future. Most cases can be quickly diagnosed and preventive steps can be initiated immediately if needed. There is a lot to be learned from autopsies and that knowledge will help your veterinarian further enhance the health and productivity of your herd. The dead cattle may identify a contagious condition or it could be specific to that animal and these are the important things post-mortems illustrate for us. If a diagnosis is made, a specific course of action can be taken which renders the rest of your herd healthier. New graduate veterinarians are highly trained in pathology or have excellent labs to send tissues to if the initial diagnosis is hard to make. Please have your veterinarian do post-mortems, but get them done in a timely manner. Roy Lewis practised large-animal veterinary medicine for more than 30 years and now works part time as a technical services veterinarian for Merck Animal Health.

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young guns Contest deadline June 3 If you are between the ages of eight and 21, and are involved in Beef 4-H, junior cattle shows or beef production – this is your opportunity to win one of three prizes in the Young Guns Contest. We want to know what you think is the biggest myth about beef production and the truth behind it. An entry may be submitted as an essay, video, audio segment, social media campaign, press release or any other form of communication. Be creative. Three prizes available: 1st Place - $1,000 2nd Place - $500 3rd Place - $250 Send your entry form, on the www.albertabeef.org homepage and contest submission to:

Katelyn Laverdure Communications Manager Alberta Beef Producers 165, 6815 8 Street, NE Calgary, AB T2E 7H7 E: katelynl@albertabeef.org We must receive your entry by midnight, June 3, 2016 to be eligible to win. The winners will be determined by a panel of judges at the Alberta Beef Producers Semi Annual Meeting in June and will be contacted by June 23, 2016.

Canadian Beef industry ConferenCe Championing a new era of teamwork and success for Canada’s beef industry is the focus of a new national conference set to kick-off this summer in Calgary, AB. The inaugural Canadian Beef Industry Conference (CBIC) is

August 9–11 at the Grey Eagle Resort and Casino, featuring top speakers on important issues and hot topics for the industry. CBIC is a joint collaboration of the Beef Cattle Research Council, Canada Beef, the Canadian Beef Breeds Council and the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association. It will combine semi-annual and annual meetings of several stakeholder groups, along with learning and networking opportunities. Opening day keynote speaker is entrepreneur, consultant and former Dragon’s Den star Arlene Dickinson. The agenda will also include keynote speakers on each of the National Beef Strategy’s four pillars: connectivity, productivity, beef demand and competitiveness, along with educational presentations and interactive workshops on new developments, market and brand opportunities and production innovations.

Early bird registration rates are available until June 15 ($375 early bird, $450 after) and conference special hotel rates are available until July 25. Full registration includes opening night reception; also Wednesday night banquet and entertainment, featuring the band Ain’t No Rodeo. Extra tickets are available for purchase for both of these evening events. Additional options available by separate ticket purchase include a preconference Monday tour hosted by Alberta Beef Producers, the Canadian Cattlemen’s Foundation Classic Golf Tournament on Tuesday, and a Thursday evening Heritage Park supper. Visit the website: canadianbeefindustryconference.com for more information and to register. Follow CBIC on Twitter and Facebook for updates.

MAY 9, 2016 • ALBERTAFARMEXPRESS.CA

El Niño rains damage Argentine soybeans

La Niña looking more likely

Unusually heavy El Niño rains in Argentina have left large parts of the country’s soy crop affected by fungi and disease, forcing producers to sell at a discount. Heavy downpours in the first three weeks of April left more than half of Argentina’s agricultural region under water at the peak of the harvest season, pushing up global soy prices. One grain trader estimated 20 to 30 per cent of the soybean crop in the Pampas has been damaged. A one per cent discount is applied for every five per cent of damage. Loads can be rejected if the damage is too high; is more than 40 per cent. In some areas, damage is as high as 80 per cent. — Reuters

Seven out of eight models monitored by the Australian Bureau of Meteorology indicate that a threshold for a La Niña weather pattern will be breached by September. The increasing prospect of a La Niña comes as the strongest El Niño in nearly 20 years — which has been blamed for crop damage, forest fires, and flash floods — starts to subside. La Niña is the opposite of an El Niño, which is characterized by warmer waters in the tropical Pacific. While a La Niña can be less damaging than an El Niño, severe La Niñas are also linked to floods, droughts and hurricanes. — Reuters

The heat’s been on for months — and there’s no end in sight You could almost say winter ended three months ago, and the long-range forecasts are for more hot, dry weather

BY DANIEL BEZTE

t’s been a rather remarkable spring across Alberta this year. Looking back at the weather records for 2016 you could almost say that spring arrived in February, with temperatures running over 6° above long-term averages. Those mild temperatures continued into March, with mean temperatures that were around 5° above average. The big question after such a warm and early start to spring was: Would this warm weather continue into April and May? So far, the answer is a resounding yes! April temperatures across all three main regions (Calgary, Edmonton and Peace River) were once again well above average for the month. Both the Edmonton and Peace River regions saw mean monthly temperatures that were in the 7.0 to 7.5 C range, which is about 3° warmer than average. Around Calgary, the mean April temperature was about 9.0 C, which is about 4° warmer than average. The month started off warm, with daytime highs in the mid- to upper teens across all regions, with even some low 20s reported. These warm daytime highs continued right through the month, with only a few days failing to make it into the teens for highs. As it often happens, with the warm weather came dry conditions, at least in western and central regions. Both Calgary and Edmonton recorded very little precipitation during April. Calgary recorded only four millimetres, which is about 22 millimetres below average. Edmonton was only slightly wetter with about nine millimetres of precipitation, or about 20 millimetres below average. Farther north it was a much wetter month. Peace River reported around 22 millimetres of precipitation in April, which is about five millimetres more than average. Most of the precipitation came from one event in the middle of the month when about 20 millimetres fell. It was much wetter over east-central and southeastern regions thanks to rain and wet snow that fell late in the month. So the central and western parts of Alberta saw another warmer- and drierthan-average month with northern regions reporting a warmer- and slightly wetter-than-average April. Looking back at the different predictions for April, it would appear that none of the long-range weather forecasts were correct. All of the forecasts called for near-average temperatures. On the precipitation side of things it wasn’t much

Percent of Average Precipitation (Prairie Region) April 1, 2016 to April 28, 2016

< 40% 40 - 60% 60 - 85% 85 - 115% 115 - 150% 150 - 200% > 200% Extent of Agricultural Land Lakes and Rivers

Produced using near real-time data that has undergone initial quality control. The map may not be accurate for all regions due to data availability and data errors. Copyright © 2016 Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada Prepared by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s National Agroclimate Information Service (NAIS). Data provided through partnership with Environment Canada, Natural Resources Canada, and many Provincial agencies.

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This map shows the total amount of precipitation that fell across the Prairies during the first 28 days of this year’s growing season. You can quickly see that a large part of Alberta and Saskatchewan had a dry start to the growing season. In contrast, southeastern Alberta, southwestern Saskatchewan, and much of central and eastern Manitoba have been much wetter.

better, with all the forecasters, except for one, calling for near-average amounts. The one outlier was the Canadian Farmers’ Almanac, which hinted that it might be a wetter-than-average month. Now on to May and June’s forecast. According to Environment Canada, it looks like warm weather will continue, with Alberta having a high probability of seeing above-average temperatures in both May and June. As for rainfall, it is calling for near-average amounts, with the south-central region having the best chance of seeing above-average amounts in both May and June. The Old Farmer’s Almanac is calling for warmer-than-average temperatures in May along with below-average amounts of rain. This is then followed by a coolerthan-average June along with aboveaverage amounts of rain. The Canadian

Farmers’ Almanac appears to be calling for near- to above-average temperatures in May as it mentions pleasant and fair weather during the first half of the month and then some hot weather near the end of the month. Precipitation also looks like it will be near to above average as it mentions unsettled and thundery weather several times during the month. June’s forecast is a little tougher to figure out as it only mentions hot weather for a week in the middle of June, otherwise there is no mention of temperatures. So I am going to go with near- to above-average temperatures. For the precipitation forecast, I am going to go with near-average amounts as it mentions the chance for thunderstorms several times during the month. Last but not least, my forecast. I am calling for above-average tem-

peratures in May along with belowaverage amounts of rain. Current midrange weather models are showing fairly warm and dry conditions dominating our weather right through to the third week of May. It looks like the current weather pattern will continue, which means the warm/hot weather will also continue into June. In fact, some long-range weather models are hinting at the possibility of an extremely hot summer over a large part of central North America. But as usual, we’ll have to wait and see just what Mother Nature has in store for us. 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.

Summerfallow hits record low

Production is forecast to drop by eight per cent — 500,000 acres — from last year By JENNIFER BLAIR AF staff

ith the threat of another drought looming large in farmers’ minds, some Alberta canola acres could be lost to other crops in 2016. During its spring-seeding intentions survey, Alberta producers told StatsCan they intend to grow 5.6 million acres of canola in 2016 — a hefty eight per cent drop from last year’s 6.1 million acres. And while most canola farmers are saying it’s “business as usual,” others are scrambling to reduce the blow of another potential dry year, said Ward Toma, general manager for the Alberta Canola Producers Commission. “I think the biggest driver right now is the moisture situation in a lot of the province,” said Toma in an Apr. 27 interview. “The report showed a big increase in pulse acres, and that’s probably reflective of some of the prices there, but the real big acreage shift was toward cereals. That might have more to do with the fact that it’s very, very dry, particularly in the south and the central area. “When that survey was done (in March), it might have been in a lot of folks’ minds that it’s too dry for canola.” Sexsmith-area canola producer Greg Sears agrees. “There’s very little subsoil moisture,” said Sears, who is also the board chair for the canola commission

“When you do see some moisture risk and crop establishment risk, canola does have a fairly high per-acre input cost, and there may be some producers who are trying to mitigate risk in the marginal areas or when they have less than optimal seeding conditions. “With the dry weather in much of the province, we’re going to see additional acres going into deeper-seeded cereals and pulses as well.” While canola prices have rallied in recent weeks, “prices aren’t what they have been in the past,” noted Toma. “T h e p r o f i t a b i l i t y o f o t h e r crops, like pulses, might be more attractive in some of the areas,” he said. Aside from the strong prices — particularly with field peas — some producers are looking to “relax their rotations a little bit,” said Sears. “With producers trying to extend their canola rotations — which is not necessarily a bad thing — people are try ing pulses,” he said. “There are places in Western Canada with canola-wheat rotations, and introducing another rotational crop is not a bad thing from a farmer’s perspective.”

Industry risk

For some farmers, the drop in acres could be good news when it comes time to market their crop in the fall. “Internationally, there’s still really good demand for the product,” said Toma. “If there’s

“With the dry weather in much of the province, we’re going to see additional acres going into deeper-seeded cereals and pulses as well.”

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Alberta farmers easing back the canola throttle this year

Canadian farmers say they will leave only 2.2 million acres unseeded this year — a record low and a tiny fraction compared to the 1980s when summerfallow consistently topped 20 million acres. Since the mid-1980s, wheat acreage has fallen by a quarter to 30-million-plus acres, according to Statistics Canada’s latest report on seeding intentions. While diversifying out of wheat played a part in the move away from summerfallow, the bigger adjustment was zerotill practices and nitrogen fertilizer. “That’s still 2.2 million acres too high,” said one longtime farmer on this year’s summerfallow projection. — CNS Canada

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a drop-off, we might see a bit of a positive action on our prices, but we won’t know that until we see what happens at harvest.” Fewer acres may mean smaller export volumes or greater competition for Alberta’s crush industry, he said, but “it’s not an overly huge number.” “We only have capacity for about 60 per cent of our crop (in the crush industry), so it’s just going to be a matter of who’s going to pay to get the crop,” he said. “Is it going to be our export customers? Or is it going to be the crushers who are selling the value-added meal and oil? Crushers will do what they have to do.” But overall, Alberta’s canola industry isn’t going to suffer much from the dip in acres, said Sears. “I don’t think growth in the industry necessarily needs to depend on growing the acres. Having stable rotations that

accommodate good agronomic practices actually helps the canola industry in the long run by keeping highly productive crops growing,” he said. “By improving the knowledge level of producers and by sharing best practices, we’re going to be able to maintain and grow the tonnage of the product without having to maintain the absolute acres in canola.” There’s always going to be “ups and downs” in acreages depending on the weather and price forecasts, he added. “Farmers have to pencil things out and figure out what the best risk management strategies are for their operations,” said Sears. “But over and over, producers have come back to canola as a good, stable source of income, and I’m pretty confident that’s going to continue.” jennifer.blair@fbcpublishing.com

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Feds extend shipping provisions Emergency grain transportation provisions that were set to expire August 1 have been extended another full year BY ALEX BINKLEY AF contributor

he federal government is extending emergency grainshipping provisions for another year. The provisions, which were set to expire on Aug. 1, included weekly mandatory minimum grain-hauling levels, compensation to shippers for failing to provide service, and extended interswitching to encourage competition. “This welcomed news from the federal government demonstrates that Transportation Minister (Marc) Garneau and Agriculture Minister (Lawrence) MacAulay have listened to the concerns of Western Canada’s grain producers and understand the importance of a reliable and predictable transportation system to move our commodities into the marketplace,” said Kevin Auch, chair of the Alberta Wheat Commission. “The global demand for our products and our export capabilities rely on farmers and shippers getting product to port,” added Alberta Pulse chair Allison Ammeter. “The signalled intent from government to keep these tools available for farmers and shippers is very positive.” The announcement comes just after Alberta’s wheat, barley, canola and pulse commissions sent a group of representatives to Ottawa under a ‘Team Alberta Lobby Mission’ banner.

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“We made it a priority to develop relationships with key federal policy-makers during the Team Alberta lobby mission,” said Terry Young, Alberta Canola Producers Commission director. “In doing so, we encouraged decision makers to take steps forward to foster long-term improvements to the reliability and predictability of our grain and oilseed transportation system.” Extending the measures — which will require Commons and Senate approval — for another year will give “both government and producers appropriate time to reassess the bill, while a long-term solution for improving Canada’s rail transportation system is developed,” said Gary Stanford, Grain Growers of Canada president, who farms near Magrath. Cereals Canada added its voice to the chorus of approvals, with president Cam Dahl noting the ability to

reliably move grain to market is a key part of Canada’s reputation as a supplier. “The interswitching provisions have proven to be an effective tool for shippers,” Dahl said. “The provisions were brought into place on an urgent basis during the transportation crisis of the 2013-14 crop year. It is appropriate that these measures remain in place until we have a permanent solution to the conditions that led to that crisis.” The previous Conservative government had extended interswitching rights up to 160 kilometres (up from 30 kilometres previously) for grain and all other commodities moved by shippers on the Prairies. That means about 150 elevators are able to take advantage of interswitching compared to just 14 under the 30-kilometre radius. In areas where expanded interswitching is available, the “most

common” rate cut has been around 20 per cent, said Pulse Canada. The one-year delay will also give Garneau time to study how to respond to the sweeping recommendations of a recent review, led by former federal cabinet minister David Emerson, of the Canada Transportation Act. A wide array of Prairie farm groups has been calling on Ottawa not to implement Emerson’s grain recommendations, which included scrapping the revenue cap on grain transportation and shortening interswitching access. CN said the extended provisions are burdensome regulations that are unnecessary. They “were never justified and should sunset this August,” as Emerson recommended. “CN hopes the government will see the wisdom of extinguishing the unnecessary provisions,” the company said in a media release. It

warned continuing extended interswitching will discourage railway investment in branch line networks and said it moved record volumes of grain in the last crop year. However, Stanford said extended interswitching provides Canadian grain producers with alternative options for rail services. The rule has already made for more competitive freight rates and service, and has directly benefited farmers, he said. “Not only have farmers noted reduced costs, they have also gained more leverage in getting rail car capacity where needed,” said Stanford. The Emerson report “fails to provide specific recommendations that farmers feel will improve Canada’s transportation system,” added Henry Vos, director with the Alberta Wheat Commission who farms near Fairview. — with staff files

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Farm groups say even limited ‘Coexistence plan’ for GM alfalfa released sale poses too high a risk Farm groups say the release will begin a ‘spiral of uncertainty’ for producers and their customers BY LORRAINE STEVENSON Staff

ifteen Canadian farm groups have called on the federal agriculture minister to stop the sale of genetically modified alfalfa seed in this country. In a letter to Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay, the groups state they also want variety registration removed for all GM alfalfa until a full economic impact assessment is conducted. They are also calling for protocols for testing all imports of alfalfa seed grown in the U.S. “These measures would stop the sale of GM alfalfa seed in Canada and prevent the inadvertent importation of GM alfalfa via contaminated seed from the U.S. where it has already been introduced,” the Canadian Organic Trade Association said in a press release. Other groups asking Ottawa to act include Forage Seed Canada, Peace Region Forage Seed Association, L’Union des producteurs agricoles (Quebec’s powerful farm group), and a number of organic farm associations, including Organic Alberta. Forage Seed Canada said Canada exports $280 million worth of forage seed annually, plus another $100 million worth of alfalfa and

timothy hay meal and pellets. Most Canadian export markets have zero-tolerance policies for GM forage seed and hay and test on a parts-per-million basis, it said. “The introduction of GM alfalfa could mean we lose some valuable export markets,” said Peace Country producer Heather Kerschbaumer, the group’s president. “The risks and costs are just too high for our industry.” In late March, Forage Genetics International said it would sell a limited amount of HarvXtra alfalfa in Eastern Canada for planting this spring. HarvXtra alfalfa has Monsanto’s glyphosate-tolerant Roundup Ready genetics plus a trait for lower levels of lignin, a structural component of alfalfa plants that holds them upright but makes them less digestible for dairy and beef cattle. The farm groups’ letter states that “even this limited release will lead to a measure of contamination and begin a spiral of uncertainty for eastern and western farmers and their customers.” “Any commercial release of GM alfalfa seeds will result in unavoidable contamination, with a range of devastating impacts on a wide range of farmers, commodity sectors and food production businesses in Canada, both conventional and organic,” it says.

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he Canadian Seed Trade Association has released a “coexistence plan” for GM alfalfa production in Western Canada. “The plan does not advocate for or against the commercialization of GM alfalfa, or favour any one system,” the association stated in a news release. It also doesn’t “consider the potential impact of GM alfalfa hay on the production of nonGM alfalfa seed in Western Canada.” Rather, it outlines best management practices for limiting the chances of GM contamination of conventional and organic alfalfa production and gene transfer. The 22-page report has five pages of voluntary management practices that “will potentially allow all alfalfa hay production systems to be successful in Western Canada.” These include: • Talking to neighbours to determine the location of nearby fields of conventional or organic alfalfa. • Asking neighbours if they plan to sell seed or hay in markets that are “sensitive” to GM alfalfa. • Following separation distances recommended by various organizations that range from 50 metres to kilometres depending on, for example, whether the neighbour is organic or growing foundation seed.

• Knowing the location of nearby pollinator colonies and using “communication tools, such as the BeeConnected app, to communicate with beekeepers in the area and identify the presence of GM hayfields.” • R egularly inspecting areas around GM fields for feral alfalfa and mowing or spraying nearby ditches and roadsides before it can bloom. • Harvesting GM alfalfa at “no later than 10 per cent bloom.” • Thoroughly cleaning harvest equipment and cleaning up seed spills. • Using the right herbicides to take out stands of GM alfalfa and controlling volunteers. Producers who export hay or seed to non-GM markets are urged to talk to neighbours growing GM alfalfa so fields aren’t adjacent. They should also scout for feral alfalfa and mow or spray feral plants before they can bloom, the plan says. The association held extensive consultations in creating the plan, said Crosby Devitt, executive director of the Canadian Seed Trade Association. “The process included input from several sectors, including forage specialists, seed producers, and alfalfa producers,” he said in an email. “It included a review of the scientific literature related to alfalfa biology and hay production systems in the context of pollen flow and factors that impact coexistence.” The plan is available at www. cdnseed.org.

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After big declines, anemic corn market showing signs of life There are signs the market has stopped its downward trend, at least in the short term By David Drozd

orn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade rallied to a nine-month high in April 2016. The 55-cent-per-bushel gain may have come as a surprise to some market participants, given USDA is forecasting global corn ending stocks to be record large in 2015-16. However, there were signs the market had stopped going down, at least in the short term. The first clue was the development of a two-week reversal, which is illustrated in the accompanying chart. A short-covering rally quickly ensued amidst the bearish fundamentals. A shortcovering rally kicks in when the shorts, futures traders who are expecting prices to go down, find prices strengthening. At first the shorts buy back their positions to protect profits and then to cut losses. The market accelerated higher when buy stops were triggered above $3.74. This was an area of resistance on the weekly nearby corn futures chart that coincided with the upper boundary of a rectangular pattern. The lower boundary was defined by the horizontal line at $3.47. Once prices exceeded $3.74, the market quickly rallied to $4.01, which was the objective derived by extending the rectangle’s 27-cent trading range beyond the breakout point.

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without making progress. The market may be digesting its advance or decline. Less than one-third of the time, this formation will evolve into a legitimate trend reversal. As a general rule, rectangles as reversal patterns are most likely to occur weeks after a downtrend. Thus, they form a bottom prior to the start of a new advance. A rectangle formation consists of a trading range, which is bounded on both the top and bottom by horizontal lines (see attached chart). Within this range, the price fluctuations must form at least two tops and bottoms. Volume will normally taper off as the rectangle lengthens in time. The pattern reaches completion when the price exceeds either the upper or lower boundary. The breakout from a rectangle is considered to be a reliable forecasting tool. A minimum measurement is determined by the vertical distance of the rectangle projected at the point of breakout.

Market psychology

Since the rectangle basically outlines a trading range, the buying and selling which comprises this pattern denotes support and resistance levels within the current price trend. In our example, a downtrend was in progress. The lower horizontal boundary begins to form due to profit-taking by shorts, which turns prices higher and attracts bargain hunters. The upper boundary represents a line of resistance where the supply of contracts for sale exceeds the demand, or buying of contracts. Between these two extremes the market is in relative balance, with neither buyers nor sellers able to gain a lasting advantage.

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Prices remain trendless for a time until either the buying at the upper boundary exceeds the selling, or the selling at the lower boundary exceeds the buying. When either occurs the scales are tipped and prices break out of the formation. When a rectangle develops in a downtrending market, one should realize that a breakout through the upper boundary not only cleans out the supply of contracts which had previously halted the advance, but it puts all shorts into a losing position. Similarly, in an uptrend, when prices break through the lower boundary of this formation all longs are placed on the defensive. To understand where on a chart the anxiety level of shorts or longs increases is very

useful for it is shortly thereafter that their contracts become fuel for the fire. Send your questions or comments about this article and chart to info@ agchieve.ca. David Drozd is president and senior market analyst for Winnipeg-based AgChieve Corporation. The opinions expressed are those of the writer and are solely intended to assist readers with a better understanding of technical analysis. Visit AgChieve online at www.agchieve.ca for information about our grain-marketing advisory service and to see our latest grain market analysis. You can call us toll free at 1-888-274-3138 for a free copy of my latest eBook, Technical vs Fundamental Analysis.

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Digital age dawning in agriculture? Farmers adopted GM crops faster than the company expected and the same could occur with precision farming BY ALLAN DAWSON Staff

f you want some idea of how quickly digital agriculture could grow, take a look at what happened with GM crops. Monsanto never expected genetically modified crops to catch on as quickly as they did and one company insider says the same explosive growth could happen with data-driven farming. Instead of a measured and evolutionary adoption, what actually happened with biotech was more like a revolution, said Jesus Madrazo, Monsanto’s vice-president of global corporate engagement. It surpassed even the most optimistic expectations of his colleagues. “In their wildest dreams they never expected it to be embraced at such a pace by farmers,” Madrazo said on the sidelines of the Canadian Global Crops Symposium last month. “They thought it was going to be a gradual process. But what really happened was it just skyrocketed.” The company learned through that process new technology adoption is not a gradual process, and that’s something that could happen again as farmers size up new data-driven farming methodology, he said. “I think when we look at data science and digital agriculture we are going to see exactly the same thing,” he said.

Monsanto commercialized the first glyphosate-tolerant GM canola in 1998. Farmers quickly switched because it made controlling weeds in canola simpler and less expensive (although the advent of resistant weeds now threatens some of those gains). Digital agriculture, also referred to as big data and precision farming, uses an array of technology from satellite imagery and georeferenced soil test and yield maps to real-time weather monitoring and soil sensors and powerful computer programs to micromanage crop production. “We are in the process of developing the products, trying the products on the farm, making sure the farmers get familiarized,” said Madrazo. “But the moment farmers start using and seeing the benefit it is just going to exponentially grow. Then the challenges is how fast we can go to meet that demand.” Digital farming could catch on faster than biotech crops because there are no regulatory hurdles, he added. “And most everyone in the world already has access to a smartphone or iPad,” Madrazo said. “So the vehicle to deliver this is there. “This is not going to be limited to one crop or the other. This is crop agnostic and brand agnostic.” Monsanto, which started off as a chemical company and evolved into a GM seed company, is already in digital agriculture. Two

Jesus Madrazo, Monsanto’s vice-president of global corporate engagement, says “digital” agriculture could catch on with farmers just as quickly as GM crops did. PHOTO: ALLAN DAWSON years ago, it paid $1 billion for Climate Corp., a firm that specializes in digitizing and aggregating a long list of data collected from farmers’ fields. “Today we can help a farmer track every field down to the square metre with relative location-specific data,” Madrazo said. “This helps the farmer know exactly what decisions to make — what to plant, where to plant, what space to use, when to use pesticides, when to use nutrients, all of that data practically per square metre.”

That can translate into much more precise use of inputs. “Today advice on nitrogen relies on proper rotation and soil sampling,” Madrazo said during his formal remarks to the symposium. “Tomorrow our nitrogen advisory tools will optimize applications with real-time satellite imaging of that field reducing the environmental footprint.” That’s also just the start, in Madrazo’s opinion. “I think the best is to come,” he said. “It will accelerate the next green revolution in agriculture.”

Producing more food with fewer inputs is what it will take to boost global food production 70 per cent by 2050, to feed an estimated nine billion people — about two billion more than there are today — and protect the environment, he said. If that weren’t enough, Monsanto’s scientists have determined climate change is real. “Our world is getting drier,” Madrazo said. “Our world is getting warmer. The weather patterns we are experiencing in agriculture are shifting. I would say agriculture is probably the industry that is most impacted by this phenomenon.” Agriculture, the second-largest emitter of greenhouse gases, contributes to global warming, but it can be part of the solution, he said. Monsanto has pledged to be carbon neutral by 2021, Madrazo said. And what the company learns will be shared with farmers to make agriculture part of the climate change solution. Techniques include planting cover crops, higher-yielding varieties and improved agronomics through digital agriculture. Every corn plant is like a small tree sucking in and storing carbon dioxide, Madrazo said, adding that agriculture could be the sector with the potential of having the single largest impact on addressing climate change. “But we (Monsanto) need to start in our own backyard and set an example in collaborating with others,” he said. allan@fbcpublishing.com

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Monsanto talking to consumers, not just farmers The company behind Roundup Ready crops now says sound science alone won’t win the GM debate BY ALLAN DAWSON Staff

onsanto, long a lightening rod for opponents of genetically modified crops, is reaching out to consumers to tell its side of the story. It’s also encouraging farmers to do the same, said Jesus Madrazo, Monsanto’s vicepresident of global corporate engagement. “I would be the first to admit that Monsanto was not engaged with consumers,” Madrazo said. “The focus was on farmer customers.” For years, Monsanto communicated with farmers about GM crops, but now realizes the public wants to know about their food, he said. “I believe there is no substitute for engaging and telling our story. I think we missed the

boat with biotechnology… and we didn’t do enough to explain. We thought that science would speak for itself and whether we like it or not science is just not enough.” Now the company is showing up in places nobody thought Monsanto would go, he said. And the typical reaction when they do is something akin to ‘what took you so long?’ he added. While missing the earlier opportunity was a mistake, it would be an even bigger mistake to not engage now. “We missed one generation,” he said. “We want to make sure we don’t miss the next generation. The next generation is far more caring of the environment. They are really open about thinking differently about technology, if we help them.” Monsanto also supports a national GM food labelling program in the United States

Now the company is showing up in places nobody thought Monsanto would go, he said. And the typical reaction when they do is something akin to ‘what took you so long?’ he added. While missing the earlier opportunity was a mistake, it would be an even bigger mistake to not engage now.

rather than a hodgepodge of state laws. “This may surprise you but when it comes to labelling Monsanto is completely in favour of labelling,” Madrazo said later in an interview. “We

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tion in trade. We think a federal solution that has a consistent, science-based approach to labelling, is the right path forward to protect consumers’ interest and give the transparency and the information that they need.” Once the labelling debate is over people can focus on real issues such as food security and climate change, he added. The scientific consensus is GM crops are safe. Many GM supporters have opposed labelling, believing some consumers would avoid buying food containing GM ingredients. However, many American food companies have announced plans to label foods with GM ingredients. Most North American-produced soybeans, canola and sugar beets are GM, so most North American foods contain GM ingredients. allan@fbcpublishing.com

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USED HEADERS 2014 Case IH 3162, 45’, auger, transpeed............... $89,000 2012 Case IH 2152, 40 ft, SKD, auger, transport, AFX adapter.......................................................... $65,000 2011 MacDon FD70, 35 ft, trans,auger, JD adapter . $69,000 2011 Case IH 2152, 40 ft, DKD, transport, AFX adapter.......................................................... $65,000 2011 Case IH 2152, 40 ft, auger, transport .............. $59,000 2011 Case IH 2152, 40 ft, auger, transport .............. $59,000 2010 Case IH 2152, 45 ft, auger, transport .............. $55,000

2014 Case IH Farmall, 140A, Loader, MFD,830 hrs.. $86,000 2010 Case IH 2152, 45 ft, auger, transport, aft & adapter ........................................................ $59,000

USED HAYBINES

2 - 2011 Case IH 2152, 40 ft, auger, transport, aft & adapter, SKD ................................................ $65,000 2009 NH H7460 discbine, 16 ft,1000 PTO, rubber/rubber ....................................................... $29,000 2008 MacDon D60, 40 ft, adapter, auger, trans ....... $38,000 1999 NH 1475, 18ft ................................................ $11,999 2005 NH 994-30, 30 ft U2 pickup reel,tx adapter .... $27,500 1999 NH 1475, 16’, rubber rolls .............................. $16,000 2005 NH 94C-30, 30 ft hyd fore/aft.,trans, gauge wheels ...................................................... $39,500

USED 4WD TRACTORS *0%/24 months or 4.25 for 84 months

2014 Case IH, loaded, 684 hrs, 04/30/16 base warranty ends ................................................................... $469,000 2013 Case IH 500, Quad, loaded, 1170 hrs ........... $399,000 2013 Case IH 450, 1470 hrs, Lux Cab, 6 remotes, 710/70R42 Duals ............................................... $279,000 2012 Case IH 550 Quad, 36” Tracks, Guidance, PTO, 1982 hrs, Lux Cab, HID Lights, HO Hyd ....... $369,000 2012 Case IH 550 Quad, 36” Tracks, PTO, Lux Cab, Guidance, 2000 hrs ............................................ $369,000 2007 NH TJ480, 800/38 duals, PTO, 4400 hrs, high cap hyd, diff lock ........................................ $220,000 2000 New Holland 9884, 6040 hrs, 710/70R38 duals .................................................. $95,000 1991 New Holland 946, triples, atom jet pump, 6500 hrs, standard ............................................... $69,000

1994 Macdon 960, 30ft, tr adapter ........................ $10,000

USED ROUND BALERS 2004 NH BR780, 590 pto, STD PU, Auto Wrap ......... $16,900

USED HARROWS

$149,000

2012 Case IH 3330, 100ft, Aim, 2 sets tires, autoboom, accuboom, 1300 hrs........................................... $269,000 2011 Rogator 1194, 120 ft, sectional, viper, 2250 hrs,2 set tires.................................................................... $205,000 2009 Case IH 4420, 120 ft, Aim, 2 sets tires, viper, 2550 hrs ................................................... $239,000 2009 Case IH 4420, Guidance, 120ft, Aim, auto box,2 sets tires, 2200 hrs .................................................... $239,000 2007 JD 4720, 90ft, Guidance, 1490 hrs............... $189,000 1998 Tyler Patriot XL, 5147 hrs, 750 gal, 90’ booms,12.4/38 tires, 3 way nozzle bodies ..................................... $45,900

USED AIRDRILLS 2011 Case IH PH800, 60on10, DS, VR, TBT 2010 3430 ................................................. $200,000 2009 Morris Contour, 47 ft, 10”, 2008 FC 3350 TBT tank ...................................... $120,000 2009 Morris Contour, 61 ft, 10”, D/S, new knives, 2009 F/C 3850 Tank, TBT, Dual Fan, Mechanical . $135,000 2009 Morris Contour, 71 ft, 12”, 2011 8370 TBT, 3 tank, NH3 kit, blockage ............................................... $169,000 2007 Seedhawk SH60-10, 60’, 10”, NH3 kit, TBT 3380 tank, V/R............................................. $129,000 1997 Bourgault 4300 Tank, DS ............................... $35,000

USED DISCS

2014 Bourgault 7200, New never used, 2010 Lemken, Rubin 12S/1200,40ft new blades... $120,000 hyd angle, 84 ft .................................................... $56,000 2008 Riteway 8168, 68 ft, Hyd. Pressure ................ $35,000

NEW GRAIN CARTS

1999 Riteway 77 ft, Hyd. angle ............................... $22,000 2014 Unverferth 1610, U-Harvest, scale, tarp, tracks ......................................................... $149,000 2013 Unverferth 9250, scale, tarp ........................... $52,000 *0% for 24 Months on select Case IH Sprayers 2013 Unverferth 1315, scale, tarp ........................... $82,000 2014 Rogator 700, 90ft, viper, 700 gal, auto boom,HID lights, 106 hrs .................................................... $229,000

USED SPRAYERS

USED SKIDSTEER

2012 Case IH 4430, 120ft, 1082 hrs, AIM, Guidance, 2013 Case SV250, cab/AC,heat, radio, 2 spd, 2775 hrs,new Dividers, 2 sets tires ........................................... $299,000 tires, hyd coupler, H controls ................................. $42,900

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Review looks at producer car facilities Manitoba short line operator says the extra paperwork and cost of compliant scales could be burdensome BY ALLAN DAWSON

“If we get feedback that says this is not appropriate we would certainly listen to that. It’s not a done deal.”

Staff

new proposal to license producer car loading facilities could shut some

down. The move comes as part of a Canadian Grain Commission licensing review and it’s already causing concern, says Manitoba farmer Don McLean, who is also a director of the Boundary Trails Railway Company. The short line in the southern part of the province fills 120 to 130 producer cars a year. “From my point of view it looks like it could be fairly burdensome,” said McLean. “It could potentially remove some facilities from the system. They’ll just say, ‘it’s not worth the hassle.’ I think that would be detrimental to the producer car system itself.” The grain commission recently posted a consultation paper on licensing at www.grainscanada. gc.ca (search for ‘proposal to license producer cars’) and citizens have until June 6 to comment on the proposals. They also include licensing feed mills that buy more than 5,000 tonnes of grain a year and agents (companies that work on behalf of licensed grain companies). Producer cars are one of the few historic Prairie institutions remaining after the removal of the Crow Rate and the singledesk marketing system. But loading them has evolved from individual farmers filling cars with an auger and truck to permanent handling facilities with track-side storage and, in some cases, employees. Some offer their services for a fee, making car loading safer and more efficient.

Remi Gosselin

The Canadian Grain Commission is consulting with the grain industry about licensing producer car loading facilities. This one at Darlingford, Man., is owned by Boundary Loading Group and loads 120 to 130 cars a year. PHOTOs: ALLAN DAWSON

Security

The grain commission already licenses primary country elevators, whose owners are required to post security to cover what is owed to farmers for their grain. It also offers other farmer protections, including the option for the commission to determine the grade and dockage and checks to ensure weigh scales are accurate. Producer cars, enshrined through an amendment in 1902 to the Manitoba Grain Act, which later became the Canada Grain Act, were a hard-won right, allowing farmers to bypass elevators and their fees. Then, as now, farmers can order their own “producer” car, but to qualify, they must fill it with just their grain and ship it to a buyer. The grain is weighed

and graded at unload and then the farmer is paid. That’s key. If grain is weighed, graded, commingled with other grain and ownership changes before being loaded in a car, the buyer is deemed an elevator and must be licensed as such. McLean agrees with that, but doesn’t see the need to create a subclass to license producer car loaders. But the grain-handling landscape has changed significantly over the past four years, said Remi Gosselin, the grain commission’s manager of corporate information services. “We want to have a better handle on what’s happening out there in the country,” he said. “We are just conducting a routine review, and based on our early

assessments there may be some activities out there that merit licensing. But we are keeping an open mind to this and we just want to find out what’s going on and see how stakeholders react to this potential. “If we get feedback that says this is not appropriate we would certainly listen to that. It’s not a done deal.”

Review needed

The consultation paper says the review is needed because more grain is being delivered through producer cars and it “could adversely affect the grain quality assurance system and producer protection.” Moreover, the grain commission is not capturing the amount of grain being moved through this method. However, what the paper doesn’t say is that the commission used to capture producer grain data before it abolished mandatory inward inspection at Canadian grain terminals. Producer car loading facilities are also moving more grain in socalled dealer or lease cars, supplied by grain companies, further adding to gap in the data. The interest in licensing producer car loaders as a subclass under primary elevators might have been sparked by the purchase of a short line railway with producer car facilities, McLean said. (Saskatchewan’s West Central Road and Rail was recently purchased by AGT Food and Ingredients.) “Let’s not paint the entire

industry with one brush,” said McLean. “If there are companies that have sold out and are purchasing grain from farmers... then let’s treat them like primary elevators.” The grain commission says if producer car loaders were licensed they would not have to do what primarily elevators must do, such as post security; submit monthly reports; issue receipts for delivered grain; agree to binding commission grading and dockage upon farmer request; and submit an annual financial statement. However, the commission proposes producer car loaders be compelled to document and report the type and weight of grain they take in; only handle grain that’s loaded in cars; and not deal in or purchase grain from farmers. The cost of licences for producer car loaders hasn’t been determined, but McLean said he fears the bigger expense will be maintaining “legal” scales and the additional paperwork. A move to license producer car loaders in 2001-02 met with fierce resistance from farmers, but there is a lot of support among farmers for licensing feed mills. “If there’s a rock-solid argument for licensing, it’s feed mills,” Gosselin said. “Since 2006, eight feed mills have restructured their operations, filed for creditor protection, receivership or bankruptcy, in Canada. So when a feed mill defaults, unable to pay grain farmers, producers are left with virtually no recourse for the lost revenue.” As well, agents are becoming more common, Gosselin said. “If they are paying for grain we would like to license them either as primary or processing elevators,” he said. “We want to get a better idea of how they are operating currently.” allan@fbcpublishing.com

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Don McLean doesn’t see a need to license producer car loaders and worries it could drive some out of business.

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’12 NEW HOLLAND BR7090, ‘14 NEW HOLLAND T9.390, ’14 NEW HOLLAND BOOMER 24, ’10 NEW HOLLAND P2070/P1060, 9000 Bales, 2.07m PU, Netwrap

Eng Hrs: 335, 20.8R42 Duals, Radar Ground Sensor

$265,000 SC

$10,900 SC, SH, MH

’13 NEW HOLLAND CR7090,

’13 NEW HOLLAND CR8090,

’10 NEW HOLLAND CR9060,

$29,000 SC

Eng Hrs: 756, Sep Hrs: 580, Elec Trap

Eng Hrs: 672, Sep Hrs: 567, Duals, Mech Trap

24HP, 23X8.50-12 Tires

TBT, 60’, 430bu, 12” Spacing, Double Shoot

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’13 NEW HOLLAND C238,

Eng Hrs: 1169, Hand Controls, High Flow Plus Hyd

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’08 FLEXI COIL 5500/4350, TBH, 60’, 12” Spacing, Double Shoot

’11 NEW HOLLAND P2070/P1060, ’10 MORRIS CONTOUR 1/8650, TBT, 60’, 430bu, 10” Spacing, Double Shoot

TBH, 71’, 650bu, 10” Spacing, Single Shoot

2012 New Holland CR8090 . . . . . . .$310,000 SC 2014 New Holland CR8090 . . . . . . $339,000 SC 2014 New Holland CR8090 . . . . . . . . $359,000 S 2014 New Holland CR8090 . . . . . . $409,000 SC 2014 New Holland CR8090 . . . . . . . . $410,000 S 2014 New Holland CR8090 . . . . . . . .$439,000 S 2008 New Holland CR9060. . . . . . . .$189,000 M 2009 New Holland CR9060. . . . . . . .$189,000 M 2010 New Holland CR9060 . . . . . . . $219,000 SC 2010 New Holland CR9060 . . . . . . . . $219,000 S 2010 New Holland CR9060 . . . . . . . $219,000 SC 2008 New Holland CR9070 . . . . . . . . $239,000 B 2010 New Holland CR9070 . . . . . . . . $259,000 S 2010 New Holland CR9070 . . . . . .$259,000 MH 2010 New Holland CR9070 . . . . . . . .$269,000 S 2010 New Holland CR9070 . . . . . . . .$269,000 S 2011 New Holland CR9070 . . . . . . . . . $269,000 T 2011 New Holland CR9070 . . . . . . . . .$269,000 S 2005 New Holland CR960 . . . . . . . . .$109,000 M 2005 New Holland CR960 . . . . . . . . . $129,000 B 2006 New Holland CR970 . . . . . . . . . $189,000 S 2007 New Holland CX8080 . . . . . . . . $159,000 S 2001 New Holland CX840 . . . . . . . . . $99,000 MH

1997 Honey Bee HB25. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15,000 SC 2008 Honey Bee HB30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $29,000 T 1997 Honey Bee SP30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $21,000 M 1996 Honey Bee SP36 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15,000 S 1998 Honey Bee SP36 . . . . . . . . . . . . .$22,000 SC 2004 Honey Bee SP36 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $32,000 S 2005 Honey Bee SP36 . . . . . . . . . . . . .$25,000 SC 2005 Honey Bee SP36 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25,000 S 2008 Honey Bee SP36 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $35,000 S 2011 Honey Bee SP36 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $45,000 S 2012 Honey Bee SP40 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $49,000 S 1988 John Deere 912P . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,000 SC 1999 John Deere 914 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,000 MH 2009 MacDon FD70 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $55,000 S 2012 MacDon FD70 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $65,000 S 2010 MacDon PW7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$19,000 B 2011 Massey Ferguson 9250 . . . . . . .$75,000 SC 2013 New Holland 740CF . . . . . . . . . . . $35,000 T 2013 New Holland 740CF . . . . . . . . . . . $35,000 S 2009 New Holland 74C . . . . . . . . . . . $29,000 MH 2009 New Holland 74C . . . . . . . . . . . . . $37,000 M 2009 New Holland 74C . . . . . . . . . . . . . $37,000 M 2006 New Holland 76C . . . . . . . . . . . . . $19,000 M 2009 New Holland 76C . . . . . . . . . . . . $21,000 SC 2010 New Holland 76C . . . . . . . . . . . . . $21,000 SC 2014 New Holland 790CP . . . . . . . . . .$25,000 SC 2014 New Holland 880CF . . . . . . . . . . . $99,000 S 2014 New Holland 880CF . . . . . . . . . $99,000 SC 2014 New Holland 880CF . . . . . . . . . $99,000 SC 2014 New Holland 880CF . . . . . . . . . $99,000 SC 2003 New Holland 94C . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$19,000 T 2004 New Holland 94C . . . . . . . . . . . . . $29,000 S 2006 New Holland 94C . . . . . . . . . . . .$25,000 SC 2006 New Holland 94C . . . . . . . . . . . .$25,000 SC 2007 New Holland 94C . . . . . . . . . . . . . $35,000 S 2008 New Holland 94C . . . . . . . . . . . $35,000 MH 2010 New Holland 94C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $49,000 B 2012 New Holland 94C . . . . . . . . . . . . .$35,000 SC 2012 New Holland 94C . . . . . . . . . . . . $55,000 SC 2012 New Holland 94C . . . . . . . . . . . . $62,000 SC

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1996 Bourgault 5710/3225 . . . . . . . . . . $39,000 S 2009 Case IH 700/3430 . . . . . . . . . $149,000 MH 1994 Flexi-Coil 5000/1720 . . . . . . . . . $25,000 M 1994 Flexi-Coil 5000/2320 . . . . . . . . . $30,000 S 1995 Flexi-Coil 5000/2320 . . . . . . . . . $49,000 S 1998 Flexi-Coil 5000/3450 . . . . . . . $59,000 SC 2004 Misc 7550/4350 . . . . . . . . . . . . .$35,000 SC 2009 New Holland P2060/P1060 . . $149,000 S 2010 New Holland P2070/P1060 . .$185,000 M

BALE WAGON

1950 Misc HAAKUS WGN . . . . . . . . . . $4,500 MH

BALER/ROUND

2002 New Holland 688 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9,000 B 2008 New Holland BR7090 . . . . . . . . .$23,000 M 2008 New Holland BR7090 . . . . . . . .$23,000 SC 2009 New Holland BR7090 . . . . . . . .$25,000 SC 2011 New Holland BR7090 . . . . . . . . .$29,000 SC 2011 New Holland BR7090 . . . . . . . . .$32,000 SC 2012 New Holland BR7090 . . . . . . . . .$29,000 SC 2012 New Holland BR7090 . . . . . . . . . .$32,000 M

COMBINE

1993 Case IH 1688 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $29,000 B 2008 Case IH 2588 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$159,000 SC 2011 Case IH 8120 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $210,000 B 2013 Case IH 8230 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$349,000 MH 1987 John Deere 7720. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $17,000 SC 1999 John Deere 9610 . . . . . . . . . . . . $69,000 MH 2010 John Deere T670 . . . . . . . . . . . . . $199,000 S 2011 Massey Ferguson 9895 . . . . . $250,000 SC 2008 Massey Ferguson 9895 w/ 4200 Pickup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $220,000 T 2011 Massey Ferguson 9895 w/ 4200 Pickup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $295,000 T 2012 New Holland CR7090. . . . . . . . .$269,000 B 2012 New Holland CR8090 . . . . . . . . $289,000 T 2012 New Holland CR8090 . . . . . . .$310,000 SC

DEEP TILLAGE

2012 Horsch Anderson RT370 . . . . . . . $85,000 T

DISK

John Deere 335 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $29,000 T

GRAIN CART

2012 Misc 1400 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $65,000 SC

HEADER COMBINE

1993 Case IH 1010. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,500 B Header Combine 1993 Case IH 1015 . . $5,000 B 2008 Case IH 2015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15,000 SC 2010 Case IH 2142 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $49,000 B 2012 Case IH 3016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $24,000 MH 2013 Honey Bee 36GB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $45,000 S 2013 Honey Bee 36GB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $45,000 S

SHAUNAVON

’08 APACHE 1010,

Eng Hrs: 1300, 100’ Boom, 1000Gal, Sectional Control,

$139,000

MOWER CONDITIONER

2006 AGCO Hesston 1275 . . . . . . . . . . $17,000 M 1994 Case IH 8370 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000 B 1990 John Deere 1600 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,500 B 2001 MacDon 5010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9,900 SC 2014 Massey Ferguson 1375 . . . . . . . . . $41,000 M 1992 New Holland 116 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,900 M 2008 New Holland 1441 . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25,000 S 1999 New Holland 1475 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $17,000 S 2001 New Holland 1475/2300 . . . . . . $19,000 SC 2004 New Holland 1475/2314 . . . . . . . $19,000 M 2005 New Holland 1475/HS18 . . . . .$23,000 SC

RAKE/WHEEL

2015 New Holland 1225 . . . . . . . . . . . .$23,000 SC

SKID STEER LOADER

2013 John Deere 329D . . . . . . . . . . . . $49,000 SC

SPRAYER

2012 New Holland S1070 (W/B) . . . $25,000 MH

SPRAYER/HIGH CLEARANCE

2009 Apache AS1010 . . . . . . . . . . . . .$145,000 SC 2013 Apache AS1220 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $215,000 S

TRACTOR

2010 New Holland 3040 . . . . . . . . . . .$23,000 SC 2013 New Holland T4.105 . . . . . . . . . $69,000 SC 2014 New Holland T8.275/855TL $239,000 SC 2014 New Holland T9.390. . . . . . . . $265,000 SC 2012 New Holland T9.615 . . . . . . . . . .$345,000 S 2003 New Holland TC21DA. . . . . . . . . $15,000 SC 2007 New Holland TC35DA . . . . . . . . . .$21,000 S

WINDROWER

1998 Case IH 8825HP . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$29,000 SC 1989 New Holland 1118 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$12,500 B 2013 New Holland H8060 . . . . . . . . .$149,000 SC

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Quinclorac distributor says criticism is unwarranted

Garlic Mustard: An odorous invader BY DAWNIA MYSHAK AGRICULTURAL FIELDMAN, MD OF LESSER SLAVE RIVER

NOXIOUS WEEDS

o far, garlic mustard has only been reported in Edmonton and St. Albert. While this species has not yet been spotted in agricultural areas, early identification and response is key in preventing the spread of this biennial weed. Garlic mustard has severely invaded forest understoreys in other provinces, as it generally prefers shaded areas and rich, moist soils. Disturbed soils are even more prone to rapid infestations. Despite its preference for shade, it is beginning to become more common in areas exposed to full sun.

Contact your local fieldman at www.aaaf.ab.ca

PHOTO: NICOLE KIMMEL

Garlic mustard ranges from 30 to 90 centimetres tall. The leaves are alternately arranged on the stem, dark green, heart shaped, and become smaller as you move up the stem. When you crush the leaves they have a distinctly garlicky odour. At the top of the stem, you will find white flowers with four petals, arranged in clusters. The

rosettes stay green through the winter and stand out against dead foliage in early spring. Garlic mustard is a prohibited noxious weed. For more information on this or any invasive plant, contact your local Agricultural Fieldman (www.aaaf.ab.ca) or the Alberta Invasive Species Council (www. abinvasives.ca).

For more information on noxious weeds: www.abinvasives.ca

Great Northern Growers said there is little risk of China rejecting shipments STAFF

he company that distributes quinclorac says industry squeamishness over accepting canola that has been treated with the herbicide is unwarranted. “Threats that the ‘sky is falling’ and that Canadian canola will be barred from China because of MRLs (maximum residue levels) of quinclorac have no basis in fact,” Ash Skinner, CEO of Great Northern Growers, said in a release.

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The company distributes Clever, which is a generic herbicide offering cleavers control. “China has never rejected Canadian canola because of quinclorac. In fact, quinclorac is made in China and Chinese producers are the world’s largest users of the product. “Second, China has threatened to reject Canadian canola due to dockage. Cleavers are difficult to clean out and are becoming more prevalent, making them even more relevant of an issue for Prairie canola farmers.” The Canola Council of Canada is advising canola producers to forgo quinclorac because of the MRL threat. Several companies have said they will not accept deliveries if the canola has been treated with quinclorac.

“Second, China has threatened to reject Canadian canola due to dockage. Cleavers are difficult to clean out and are becoming more prevalent, making them even more relevant of an issue for Prairie canola farmers.”

Skinner said China has no policy on MRLs for quinclorac. “This is an issue that is being advanced domestically, not from a foreign buyer,” Skinner said. The canola council recommends farmers fight cleavers in one of two ways: by incurring significant cost through expansion of herbicide use with multiple products or to take a multi-year approach through their crop rotation even though a low-cost generic product that can do the job immediately is available, he said. “It appears to us that the industry wants pesticides to go the way of seed,” he said. “Rather than allowing low-cost alternatives it is looking to advance red herrings such as MRLs to allow them to pick and choose what pesticides farmers can use. The foreseeable result is growers paying $50-plus per acre for needed pesticides.”

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Pink rot fungicide resistance spreading Three phosphite options are already registered for use in Canada BY JULIENNE ISAACS AF contributor

anadian potato growers may be destined to lose the use of Ridomil to control pink rot. The issue is most serious in Prince Edward Island, where observers say the active ingredient metalaxyl is on the verge of being rendered ineffective. To some degree it is a looming problem across the country, according to a recent national survey. An initiative led by Agriculture Canada found 50 per cent of isolates in Ontario and points east showed resistance to the product, which also controls late blight and pythium leak in potatoes. “Resistance is skewed to Eastern Canada, and it’s just showing up in Western Canada now,” federal research scientist Rick Peters said at Manitoba Potato Production Days earlier this year. He said researchers first noticed resistance popping up in 2004 in New Brunswick. When pink rot hit P.E.I. growers hard in 2012, a national survey was initiated for 2013-14, which revealed both the eastern bias of the issue, and the fact there was a national resistance level of 39 per cent. The survey, a collaborative effort between AAFC, Syngenta, Potato Growers of Alberta, Keystone Potato Producers Association, and the PEI Potato Board, has just been renewed for a twoyear term.

It also involves a project examining alternative management options for pink rot, based at AAFC’s Harrington Research Station near Charlottetown. Results will be published in 2017.

Phosphites

The pathogen in question is soil- and seed-borne, not airborne. According to Peters, the fungus develops resistance via overuse of Ridomil’s single-site mode of action — a scenario potato growers are all too familiar with, based on the loss of metaxyl to control much of the late blight infesting fields. “Ridomil was the go-to product for many years, so like in late blight, once resistance started to appear, resistance began to dominate,” he said. But an alternative mode of action for pink rot is already on the horizon. Peters’ team is studying the efficacy of three foliar or post-harvest phosphite products, registered in Canada under trade names Confine Extra, Phostrol and Ramparts. In trials at Harrington, both products were highly effective at managing strains of the pink rot pathogen, said Peters, especially when used as a foliar treatment. He recommends at least three applications through the season, of around two to 2-1/2 litres per acre, or seven to 10 litres per acre total, to achieve good disease control. Phosphites offer good control because they are highly systemic and translocate down to the

tubers, he said. An added bonus is the strong environmental profile of phosphites, relative to other chemistries. But growers should avoid applying phosphites as an in-furrow seed treatment, said Peters. “We like the foliar approach because it’s protecting right in the field and carries over to harvest,” he said. “And there are situations when post-harvest treatment can be helpful, such as when there’s a lot of risk at harvest, like bruising or wetness.” Under wet conditions, pink rot produces a swimming spore that can move to the roots and tubers, and this active ingredient is effective at protecting those areas, Peters said. “This is the only systemic product like this,” he said. Applied post-harvest, phosphites also offer protection against silver scurf. But Peters maintains that growers should be as proactive — and creative — as possible when it comes to managing or forestalling metalaxyl resistance. “It’s a good idea to follow resistance management strategies — mixing or alternating products, using a broad-spectrum approach or non-chemical methods,” he said. Growers should manage irrigation water and take care to avoid bruising and wounding tubers at harvest. Samples of infected tubers should be sent to the provincial survey co-ordinator for forwarding to Peters’ lab.

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Wireworm problem brewing in wake of loss of controls The loss of Lindane then Thimet has resulted in growing and booming wireworm populations across Canada BY JULIENNE ISAAC AF contributor

budding wireworm problem for Prairie potato growers is the result of losing two key chemical control products. According to Bob Vernon, a research scientist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada in Agassiz, B.C., that lack of control options makes it a question of when, not if, the problem shows up. First the organophochlorine pesticide Lindane was banned in Canada in 2004, followed by the organophosphate insecticide Thimet last year. Now populations of wireworm have been slowing increasing in some areas — and “booming” in others. Wireworms, the offspring of click beetles, can cause severe damage to potatoes by putting holes in tubers that render them unmarketable. Vernon, who spoke at Manitoba Potato Production Days earlier this year, is head of a 15-year national wireworm study. He is building a wireworm map of Canada, based on wireworm and click beetle samples sent to their lab annually from growers and entomologists across the country. Vernon’s team has identified roughly 20 species that are economically important for potato. One species, Hypnoidus bicolor, a very small wireworm, is the most common Manitoba and second most numerous species of wireworm in the Prairie provinces is Selatosomus destructor. Both species prefer nonirrigated fields. “In some areas of Canada, wireworm populations are going absolutely through the roof... certain areas of B.C., Alberta and P.E.I.,” said Vernon. His team aims to find replacements for Thimet. “We’ve been left with the new arsenal of insecticides, such as the neonicotinoids and diamides,” he said. “But what we’re finding is that many of these new insecticides don’t kill. For example, the neonics will intoxicate the wireworms for a long period, so you end up with a good crop, but you don’t kill any wireworms, and they can increase year by year.”

Control

Another aspect of Vernon’s project is management. There are many species of wireworm in Canada, and each species responds differently to the various pesticides registered for their control, so management strategies necessarily vary by region. “That’s the reason why we’re doing these surveys — to find out which species we have, and try and figure out how we can deal with these different species,” said Vernon. “We’ll deal with them differently in B.C. than in Atlantic Canada.” There are some chemical controls available for wireworm control, including Thimet 20G, but it can only be applied using specific application machinery called a SmartBox, which is still under development.

Bifenthrin — labelled as Capture — is also registered in Canada as of 2014, and can be sprayed into the furrow at planting. Vernon and colleague Todd Kabaluk are working on developing biological controls using fungi to control wireworms and click beetles. Last year, they developed a new pheromone trap for monitoring the European species of wireworm causing huge problems in P.E.I. “These work extremely well. We tested them out last year and caught, in three fields, just under a million click beetles, which is a huge number,” he said.

Wireworms, the offspring of click beetles, can cause severe damage to potatoes by putting holes in tubers that render them unmarketable.

The pheromone trap is primarily for monitoring, but can also be used as a mass trapping tool. In 2016, the team plans to conduct formal studies on their use as a control measure. In addition Vernon is studying both chemical and biological methods of killing adults before they lay their eggs. While Vernon was hesitant to recommend rotational strategies to growers, he did confirm that cereals and grasses are the No. 1 preferred host for click beetles laying eggs. “So if you rotate potatoes with cereals or grasses, you’ll get egg laying in those fields, and because nothing registered on those crops will kill them, you’ll have a population there the next year,” he said. “In the case of the small species in Manitoba, it takes them two to three years to go from egg back to adult, so you have a problem for the next two to three years. Growers can do with that information what they will.” If growers choose to plant brassica crops such as canola, they’ll see fewer eggs in potatoes the following year, said Vernon. The survey will offer muchneeded information to growers across the country when it concludes next year, but Vernon says there’s much work still to be done — and not many researchers working on wireworm. He recommends growers contact their provincial entomologist if they encounter problems with wireworm, and send samples to his lab so the team can refine results by province. “Knowledge is power. The more you know about wireworms the better you can control them,” he said.

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AIR DRILL 2013 Bourgault 3710, 50’, 10” ..... $189,000 2012 Bourgault 3710, 60’, 12” ..... $186,000 2002 Bourgault 5710, 29.5’ 9.8” .... $33,000 2010 Bourgault 3310, 75’, 12” ....... $95,000 2013 Bourgault 3320, 76’, 12” ..... $169,000 2013 Bourgault 3320, 75’, 12” ..... $115,000 2009 Bourgault 3310, 65’, 10” ..... $128,000 2011 Bourgault 3310, 65’, 10” ..... $138,000 2002 Bourgalut 5710, 47’, 10” ....... $49,900 2008 Bourgault 5710, 64’, 10” ....... $89,000 1997 Bourgault 5710, 54’, 9.8” ...... $38,000 1998 Bourgault 5710, 54’, 9.8” ...... $38,000 2003 Flexi-Coil 5000/3450, 57’, 9” . $89,000 2002 Flexi-Coil 6000 / 3450, 40’, 10” ..................................... $115,000 2000 Flexi-Coil 6000/3450, 40’, 10” ..................................... $115,000 2010 Flexi-Coil P2060, 60’, 10”...... $68,000 2011 NH P2070, 70’, 10” ............... $85,000 2008 NH SD550, 70’, 10” ............... $59,000 2010 CIH 700, 70’, 12” ................... $33,500 2008 CIH 700, 70’, 12” ................... $29,500 2007 CIH 700, 70’, 10” ................... $79,000

AIR TANK/CART 2015 Bourgault L7800 .................. $251,800 2013 Bourgault L6550 .................. $119,000 2011 NH P1070, Tow Behind ......... $98,000 2010 Bourgault 6700, 3 meters, 591 Monitor ............................. $118,000 2010 Case IH 3430 ......................... $45,000 Bourgault 3225, ............................. $13,500 2012 Bourgault 6450, .................. $125,000 2002 Bourgault L5200, 2 meters .... $22,000 2010 Bourgault 6450, .................. $108,000 2010 CIH 3430 ............................... $45,000 2008 CIH 3430 ............................... $39,500 2007 CIH 3430 ............................... $35,000 1996 Bourgault 4300 ...................... $13,800

BALER/ROUND 2004 CIHRBX562, 12,600 Bales ... $13,800 2009 NH BR7090, ......................... $29,800 2003 NH BR780, ............................. $7,900 2005 NH BR780, ........................... $13,500 2003 NH BR780, ........................... $11,800 2006 NH BR780A, ......................... $14,500 2011 NH BR7090, ......................... $26,000

BLADE 2007 Leon 4000 STX425- Frameless$13,800 2011 Leon Q5000 STX Quad ......... $30,000 2007 Q4000 6 way TJ450 .............. $19,500 2013 Leon Q5000, ......................... $33,000

COMBINE 2007 NH CX8080, 2040/1720 hrs $178,000 2007 NH CX8080, 1650/1290 hrs $189,000

2015 NH CX8080 , 135 Thr Hrs ... $419,000 2015 NH CX8080, 135 Thr Hrs ..... $419,000 2014 NH CX8080, 455/388 hrs .... $385,000 2007 NH CX8080, 1002/785 hrs .. $189,000 2008 NH CX8080, 2009/1522 hrs $238,000 2008 NH CX8080, 2005/1538 hrs $238,000 2012 NH CX8080, 731/584 Hrs ... $299,500 2012 NH CX8080, 611/426 HRS .. $318,000 2012 NH CR8090, 1144/917 Hrs $289,000 2012 NH CR8090, 1058/811 Hrs $299,000 2012 NH CR8090, 727/543 hrs .... $339,000 2012 NH CR8090, 890/761 hrs .... $298,000 2002 NH CX840, 3700/2500 hrs .... $78,000 1993 NH TX36, 1993/3079 hrs ....... $25,000 1997 NH TX66, 3754/2781 hrs ....... $38,500 1998 NH TX66, 3438/2643 hrs ....... $39,500 1999 NH TX66, .............................. $48,000 1996 NH TR98, 2931/2211 hrs....... $39,000 1997 NH TR98, 2740/1934 hrs....... $48,000 1997 NH TR98, 3058/2357 hrs....... $28,000 2007 NH CR9070, 948/780 hrs .... $198,000 2007 NH CR9070, 1710/1253 hrs $179,000 2008 NH CR9070 1238/1026 hrs . $179,000 2008 NH CR9070, 1434/1023 hrs $189,500 2008 NH CR9070, 1489/1020 hrs $195,000 2009 NH CR9070, 1733/1419 Hrs $169,000 2009 NH CR9070, 1597/1208 Hrs $179,000 2009 NH CR9070, 1351/1010 hrs $239,000 2010 NH CR9070, 1654/1240 hrs $189,000 2010 NH CR9070, 1300/1153 hrs $179,500 2010 NH CR9070, 1616/1190 hrs $189,000 2011 NH CR9080, 724/552 hrs .... $315,000 2010 NH CR9080, 1289/873 hrs .. $268,000 2010 NH CR9080, 1410/964 hrs .. $258,000 2009 NH CR9080, 1347/980 hrs .. $249,000 2011 NH CR9080, 724/552 Hrs .. $315,000 2010 NH CR9090, 1333/907 hrs .. $309,000 2011 NH CR9090, 1302/901 hrs .. $280,000 2011 NH CR9090, 1087/837 Hrs $299,000 2012 NH CR9090, 868/632hrs ..... $339,000 2012 NH CR9090, 788/619 hrs ... $379,000 2005 NH CR970, 2244/1501 hrs .. $138,000 2005 NH CR970, 2459/1821 hrs .. $138,000 2006 NH CR970, 1861/1300 hrs .. $169,500 2006 NH CR970, 1400/1100 hrs .. $178,000 2006 NH CR970, 1547/1219 hrs .. $189,500 2007 NH CR970, 1987/1653 hrs .. $118,000 2012 AGCO Gleaner S77, 423/323 hrs .............................. $298,000 2012 AGCO Gleaner S77, 446/346 hrs .............................. $298,000 2000 CIH8010, 1728/1322 hrs ..... $189,000 2013 Claas 760, 361/233 hrs ....... $389,000 2007 JD 9860STS, 1627/1161 hrs$208,000 2005 JD 9860STS, 1497 hrs ........ $148,000

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GRAIN AUGER 2001 Brandt 1390, ........................... $9,000 2010 NuVision 5395, ..................... $21,000 2011 NuVision 6395, 95’ Telescoping....................................... $19,500 2010 Richiger 9’ Bagger with auger, ......................................... $33,000

1999 MF 670 ,16’ Hay Head .......... $10,000 2000 MacDon 5010, ...................... $12,000 2012 MacDon R85, 16’ .................. $29,500 2006 NH 1475, .............................. $21,500 1995 NH 2216, ................................ $7,500 1995 NH 2216, ................................ $9,500 2000 NH 2300, .............................. $10,500 2010 NH H7150 / HS16, ................ $29,500 2012 NH H7560, ............................ $28,000 2006 NH HS18, ............................. $24,500 2010 NH H7150/H818, 18’ ............. $29,500

SPRAYER 1993 Flexi-Coil S65, ........................ $7,900 2003 Flexi-Coil S67, ...................... $19,500 2008 NH SF115, ............................ $24,900

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SWATHER 1999 MF 220II, 2209 hrs, 26’ ......... $29,000 1999 NH 994, 25’ ........................... $15,000 2009 MacDon D60, 30’ DK ............ $33,000 2011 MacDon M150, 35’ .............. $118,000 2013 MacDon M105, 170 Hrs ..... $138,000 2010 MacDon M150, 950 Hrs ..... $109,500 2009 MacDon M150, 911 Hrs ....... $89,000 2011 MacDon M150, 871 Hrs ..... $125,000 2012 MF 9740, .............................. $98,000 2003 Premier 2952, 2098 Hrs......... $48,000 2005 Westward 9352, 1450 Hrs .... $69,000 2012 MacDon M155, 462 Hrs, 35’$138,000 1998 MacDon 960, ........................... $9,500 1998 MacDon 960, 25’ ..................... $9,500

TRACTOR 1983 Ford TW35, 9440 HRS .......... $17,800 2012 Case IH U105 ........................ $59,000 1986 John Deere 4850, 11,460 hrs $58,000 2009 NH T6030 - LDR, 4550 hrs .... $89,000 2011 NH T7.170 - LDR, 2005 hrs . $119,000 2011 NH T7.270 AutoCommand - LDR, 2360 hrs ........................ $178,000 2004 NH TG210, 5845 hrs, LDR..... $84,500 2001 NH TM125 - LDR, 7435 hrs ... $48,000 2009 NH TV6070 - LDR, Eng Hrs: 4660 ................................... $95,000 2004 NH TM175, 5200 hrs, LDR .... $74,000

TRACTOR 4WD

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With the early arrival of spring, farmers in southern Alberta, like this producer southwest of Calgary, are about two weeks ahead in working and seeding fields. Photo: Wendy Dudley

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What goes up must come down and flax acreage appears to be no exception. After four years of steadily growing plantings, Canada’s flax acres are expected to fall about a third from last year’s levels, according to new data from Statistics Canada. It’s calling for about 1.1 million acres, down from 1.6 million in the 2015 growing season, something some say is probably a reflection of weak price growth. “Prices held fairly low, compared to what farmers expected,” said Michael Popowich, co-owner of Yorkton-based TA Foods Ltd. Prices are about $2 to $3 per bushel weaker than they normally are in the spring, he said. Delivered elevator flax is about $10.65 per bushel in Saskatchewan, according to Prairie Ag Hotwire. “I think that probably has influenced a lot of farmers to look another direction, for at least one year,” Popowich said Poor export movement to China and high acres in 2015 kept pressure on prices over the course of the year. “That just kind of led to a little bit of oversupply,” Popowich said. At least one market analyst is maintaining some healthy skepticism because small crops can be hard to predict. Neil Townsend, G3 Canada’s director of market research, said sometimes smalleracreage crops aren’t top of mind when farmers get a call about their market intentions, meaning there could be a “reversion to mean” in final results. “You never know with those smaller ones,” Townsend said. “We’ll see how it all unfolds out here.”

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Albertans taking care of their wells

Incorrectly filed liens cropping up

The Working Well program’s latest annual report says 5,400 Albertans have attended the 200 workshops it has put on since 2008. More than 250 followup calls were made to workshop participants in 2014-15. Ninety-two of those called said they inspected their well and the area around their well; 88 per cent said they ensured the ground around their well was mounded to prevent water from pooling; 94 per cent checked to ensure their well is properly set back from potential contamination sources; and 93 per cent ensured their well was securely capped. The report can be found at www.agriculture.alberta.ca (search for ‘working well’). — AAF

Some farmers and ranchers have discovered liens have been incorrectly filed against their Certificate of Title, when they are actually meant for an energy company holding a caveat on the land, says the Farmers’ Advocate Office. A builder’s lien on an energy development should only be registered against the leasehold energy interest, not the freehold interest of the landowner. If you discover an incorrectly registered lien, first contact the company, said Jeana Les, FAO research and communications specialist. “If the lien has not been moved after 180 days, the landowner can write Alberta Land Titles to have it removed,” said Les. — FAO

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rejuvenating tired forage stands

Forage ecologist Mike Schellenberg offers his insights on how to reinvigorate pastures and boost productivity By JILL BURKHARDT AF contributor

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ive years to forever.” That’s a long time for a forage stand to be highly productive — and yet that’s the answer producers often give when asked how long they expect the benefits of rejuvenating pastures to last, said Mike Schellenberg, a range and plant forage ecologist with Agriculture and AgriFood Canada in Swift Current. But even the low end of that range is too high. “In Swift Current and from data across the country, we know that once the stand is seeded you get an increase in productivity up until the fouror five-year period,” Schellenberg said during a Beef Centre Research Council webinar earlier this year. “After that period, we see a sharp drop in productivity (of the stand).” The increase in productivity is explained by having an open resource for the new seedlings to take advantage of. As they grow, their roots explore and expand, but once they come into competition with other plants, productivity drops. But before you rush out to rejuvenate a forage stand, there are a number of factors that should be taken into consideration, said Schellenberg.

When to start

The first thing to decide is when to rejuvenate a pasture. “Rejuvenation will typically require some type of disturbance,” he said. “And that disturbance can result in the possibility of the introduction of invasive species.” That risk goes up when you cultivate, do a burn-down, or otherwise disturb the pasture during a dry spell. “However, if you run into wet years, that disturbance can have a positive effect — you have the introduction of desired species and potentially the control of the invasive species,” said Schellenberg.

Mike Schellenberg cheaper seeds compared to the natives and can perform under some of the drier conditions, due to its rooting capabilities,” he said. “We have measured roots down to 15 feet at Swift Current.”

There are a number of factors to consider when rejuvenating old pastures. PHOTO: THINKSTOCK What to seed

There has been a long-standing argument that introduced species are better than native species when reseeding forage stands. In Swift Current, research found that having a mixture of both gives the biggest productivity boost. Mixed forage stands are recommended unless it’s a hayfield and you want a single species “because you are looking at haying at a specific time and wanting a specific quality.” With grazing, producers will benefit from mixtures of grasses, forbs, and shrubs in their pastures. Different plants not only mature at different times in the growing season, they also have higher protein and digestible energy levels available at different times. But your choice of species needs to be suited to your land. “You need to be aware of what your site is,” said Schellenberg. “Just because someone an hour away is using something doesn’t necessarily mean it’s the correct species for you.” Legumes are still an important component in forage stands.

They fix nitrogen, are a good source of protein, and studies have shown that alfalfa, in particular, can increase forage production. Warm-season legumes, such as purple prairie clover and white prairie clover, mature during August and September. “For us in the West, that means we have a potential legume to get us through that ‘slump period’ and provide protein when the cool-season legumes are going dormant.” In fact, two legumes may be better than one, said Schellenberg, who ran trials on three mixes — two grasses; two legumes; and one grass and one legume. The two legumes outproduced everything including the two grasses. “Maybe we need to start thinking about having more than a single legume in a stand and when we’re doing rejuvenation it might be worthwhile to include two legumes instead of one,” he said.

Boosting productivity

There are many different ways to remove plants including, manipulating grazing man-

agement, burning, mowing, mechanical soil disturbance, fertilization, herbicide, and sod seeding. In Swift Current, several studies were done on different techniques. One study method included fertilizing, spiking, spraying glyphosate, and cultivation. Another study focused on the disturbance effect — removing the above-ground biomass — by either chemicals (glyphosate or diquat), burning, grazing, or a combination of burning and grazing. The recommendation from these studies is to spray a 50-centimetre-wide strip of glyphosate at 30 per cent concentration (the rate used to control quackgrass) in an existing grass stand. (However, glyphosate isn’t as effective on alfalfa and a different herbicide regime will be needed.) In wetter areas, the kill zone can be less but is also dependent on how aggressive the grasses are on the site. Schellenberg recommends reseeding with alfalfa as “the best bang for the buck.” “First off, it is one of the

Seeding rates

Seeding rates depend on how much alfalfa you would like in your stand. If you want 100 per cent alfalfa in your stand, Schellenberg suggests using the recommended seeding rates. In Swift Current, 100 pure live seeds per metre were used. And while only 11 per cent of those seeds germinated and emerged, the strips filled in with alfalfa plants after two years. He also recommended having a goal in mind when rejuvenating existing forage and pasture stands. That could be production for grazing, hay yields, or even wildlife habitat. And remember, every site has its limitations — chiefly because of the soil type and precipitation in your area — and you need to take those into account when rejuvenating. “This comes down to, what are you willing to risk?” he said. “What is going to be the biggest benefit to your operation? At the end of the day what this comes down to is economics. Are you going to be able to make this work economically for you?”

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Cover crops are all the rage — here are some tips to get started Start by understanding the issues in each of your fields and tailoring your species mix accordingly, says cover crop guru Gabe Brown

Gabe Brown is pictured while hosting a field tour on his North Dakota operation in October 2015. Photo: Michael Thiele BY JENNIFER PAIGE Staff/Brandon, Man.

he first step to success using cover crops is defining the problem you need to fix. “Cover crops are all the rage in the States right now,” cover crop advocate Gabe Brown told a grazing club meeting here last month. “The problem is, that we get a lot of producers who just go plant something. Well, even though it is a good thing that they are planting something, to get the true benefits you need to ask yourself, ‘What is my resource concern? What am I trying to do?’” Brown has made a name for

himself across North America for the success he has achieved with cover crops on his 5,000-acre North Dakota farm. Diverse cropping strategies have improved his mineral and water cycles and the health of the soil on his operation, which consists of 2,000 acres of cropland; 1,000 acres of former cropland seeded to perennial forages, and 2,000 acres of native range. There can be a number of issues producers address with cover crops, Brown said. “Are you trying to improve infiltration, increase organic matter, (or) cycle nutrients? Do you need more residue on the surface?” he asked.

The basics

Once you know your goals, you can begin to figure out your cover crop mix. Start out with the basics such as the length of your growing season, soil type and average precipitation. Narrow down your species and then look at the remaining options and which species will best support your goals. “Plant a different crop on each field according to the resource concerns,” Brown said. “In order to have healthy, productive soils we need to figure out what the soil needs and plant what is necessary to heal that particular piece of land.” From there, nail down a species combination and according to Brown, don’t be afraid to plant a number of different species. “Diversity is king — when you have multiple plant species in the ground working together, they feed off one another and feed the microbes in the soil and the whole system gets going,” he said. “We actually planted over 70 different cover crop species this past season. We planted a 19-species mix into one field.” Seed for the latter (with a 36-pound seeding rate) was US$34 per acre, but was worth it, said Brown. “In one year I am feeding that soil 19 different root exudates and am jump-starting the soil biology.” When selecting species, also consider the size and shape of the plant. “Our whole profit system as farmers revolves around photosynthesis,” said Brown. “The more sunlight we can capture the more

“You won’t see instant results but the results you get in the long run will be worth it.” Gabe Brown

Brown uses cover crops and livestock management to regenerate his landscapes and create healthy, living soil. Photo: Gabe Brown growth we’re going to get, both above and below the surface. Consider the plant leaf size, shape and how the species will align together.” The final step is being patient — it can take up to five years to see the true benefits of a diverse cropping system and yields will likely go down at first, said Brown.

“Over time our soils have become degraded and it is important to understand that it will take some time to get all these water, mineral cycles working again. You won’t see instant results but the results you get in the long run will be worth it.” jennifer.paige@fbcpublishing.com

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over crop guru Gabe Brown recommends the Green Cover Seeds website and its SmartMix calculator, www.greencoverseed.com/smartmix. Green Cover Seeds is an American website so Canadian users should expect some differences, but the website allows you to enter all your field considerations and then recommends the best species matches, seeding rate, and estimates seed cost per acre. For more insight into cover crops, Brown has a number of YouTube videos. Go to www.youtube. com and search for ‘Gabe Brown.’ The North Dakota producer’s Ted Talk video is also on YouTube.

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Grasshoppers want you to overgraze your pastures The voracious pests gather on bare patches in the morning to warm up — and that allows them to start their day earlier Alberta Agriculture and Forestry release

A dry fall and spring up the potential for grasshopper problems this year — and putting cattle on pasture too early greatly improves their habitat and increases their resulting damage. “From work by Llewellyn Manske from North Dakota, grazing before plants are ready sets back plant growth, and creates an open plant canopy with areas of bare ground between plants for the sun to heat,” said provincial forage specialist Grant Lastiwka. “The grasshoppers take advantage of these sites to warm up in the morning which speeds up their metabolic and growth rates.” But waiting until forages are growing and pastures ready to graze positively affects the plants’ ability to maintain humidity near the soil and keep soils cooler. “This will reduce grasshopper hatching success, likely slow their growth, increase their death rates and reduce the time grasshoppers are in advanced growth stages causing the most damage and laying eggs,” said Lastiwka. Studies have found there are 70 per cent fewer grasshoppers under a twice-over rotation (grazing pastures for short periods two times per season) than with seasonlong grazing and there are 3.3 times more grasshoppers under season-long grazing than under rotational. “With season-long grazing, the warm spots that are created by overgrazing are used by grasshoppers to congregate in the mornings, get a quicker start to the day, eat more, grow faster, and cause more damage,” said Lastiwka. Even later in the season, the number of grasshoppers that lays eggs is lower under rotational grazing, he said. “If pastures are grazed only after the 3-1/2-leaf stage in spring, using a system with wise twice-over rotational grazing management gives plants the needed biological time for recovery. You will have less grasshoppers, a healthier plant/soil relationship that is drought adverse, and more forage for your cattle or sheep to graze.”

There can be a steep price for early grazing The choices aren’t great, but a forage expert warns that early grazing can cost you dearly down the line Alberta Agriculture and Forestry release

ith the early spring, some farmers, ranchers, and acreage owners are turning out livestock four to six weeks earlier than usual. “Some of the turnouts are due to a lack of feed, and for others it is necessary to get the cows out of the corrals,” said provincial beef and forage specialist Barry Yaremcio. Under preferred conditions, pasture grasses should be allowed to develop to the three- to four-leaf stage before being grazed to allow them to replenish nutrients required by the root system. Grazing too early draws down root reserves and slows regrowth, eventually killing the plant. “Pastures that were overgrazed last year will take two to four weeks longer to develop this spring because of stresses caused by grazing, dry conditions and, in some areas, high numbers of grasshoppers,” said Yaremcio.

Last year’s stresses will also reduce the number of tillers sprouting this spring, and diminish plant vigour which together will decrease yield potential this year. Putting animals onto pastures with minimal spring growth restricts the amount of forage an animal can consume and causes them to lose body condition. Females that lose body condition cannot produce as much milk and this reduces growth rates of the offspring. “The impact to the breeding female is that it takes longer for the animal to cycle, and first-service conception rates are impaired,” said Yaremcio. “As a result, these animals cannot maintain a high level of reproductive efficiency.” If possible, provide supplemental feeds such as hay, greenfeed, silage, grain, or commercial pellets to reduce demands on the pasture. In addition, ensure that mineral and trace mineral supplementation programs are continued. Calves more than 45 to 50 days of

age can be fed a 16 per cent protein creep ration. A “homegrown” creep can be one-third oats, one-third barley, and one-third peas (the peas can be screenings from local seed-cleaning plants). Protein is required by young animals to maintain growth rates, including the development of bone and muscle. If fed only an energy feed such as oats, the extra energy will create fat, and the animals will not frame out properly. Calves under 700 pounds can be fed whole grains without a loss in efficiency. In the end, don’t underestimate the benefits of creep feed, said Yaremcio. “Depending on conditions, a creep feed can result in 75 to 150 pounds of additional gain.” If there is no choice but to turn animals out, use a “sacrifice pasture” to minimize the impact on total forage production. This is because for every day the cows are turned out early in the spring, fall grazing can be reduced by as much as three days.

Other alternatives include rotational grazing or strip grazing pastures to have short-duration/highintensity grazing events. Move the animals into a new area when 50 per cent of the growth is grazed off. If possible, provide a minimum recovery period of 30 days. Soil test to determine fertility available to the forages. If growing conditions are favourable, apply fertilizer in the spring or early on in the growing season (when the rains come). Plants that were overgrazed and stressed going into last winter, and continue to be stressed this year, are less likely to survive the winter. “If you treat your pastures and grasses well, with adequate rest and ample time to recharge root reserve, they will pay you back with higher cattle gains and increased pasture longevity and productivity,” said Yaremcio. “If you graze too early, or before there is sufficient regrowth, you get short-term pasture and long-term losses to your pocketbook.”

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Family living on the land makes it through ‘starvation month’ By ALEXIS KIENLEN AF STAFF

ack in the pioneer days, April was known as “starvation month” because this was when food stores started to run out, and the new growing season hadn’t started yet. This isn’t a concern for most people today, unless you’re living off the land, like the Ruzicka family. The Ruzickas have pledged to spend a year eating only food grown on their farm near Viking or obtained from local farmers. The only exceptions are sugar and salt. “At this exact moment, the only vegetable we really have left are tomatoes and I’m rationing those right now,” Shannon Ruzicka said in late April. “If it wasn’t for such a mild, late winter and an early spring, I’d be seriously stressing out.” Ruzicka, husband Danny, and their three children raise beef and pork on Nature’s Green Acres farm. They started their living local experiment in August, and have been eating their own pork, chicken and beef, as well as potatoes gifted to them by Danny’s uncle. They didn’t have eggs during the winter, but their hens have started laying again. The only fruit they have left are frozen raspberries. Even though they haven’t planted their vegetable garden, Shannon has noticed the emergence of edible weeds like lamb’s quarters and dandelions, which means that things will start growing soon. The rhubarb on their property is almost four inches tall. “If it wasn’t for the actual promise of things growing so soon, I’d be freaking,” she said with a laugh. Family morale is high, and Shannon and Danny have noticed an abundant amount of energy from their local diet. The changing seasons have meant that the Ruzickas have to be constantly adjusting their cooking. In the past few months, Shannon has discovered klabber, which has become the basis for many of their meals. Klabber is made from raw milk thickened at room temperature to a yogurtlike consistency. She skims the cream off the top of the klabber and uses it for butter or sour cream. Klabber can be mixed with salt or sugar to be made into pancakes or flatbread. Rhubarb or fruit can be added to turn it into muffins, and eggs can be added to turn it into waffles. “It’s the most versatile thing in the world,” said Shannon. But in May, the cow will dry up because she’ll be calving in July and the Ruzickas will need to figure out a new staple. “We can never get completely reliant on one thing,” she said. “Everything has a season and everything changes. The big thing is to realize that there is no cookie-cutter meal or season. “You can’t have greens in the middle of winter. You can’t have klabber when your cow is going to calve. You can’t have eggs when the chickens are dormant for the winter. That’s the biggest thing that we’ve learned, foodwise.” The entire family has gained a new appreciation for things they used to take for granted.

Shannon and Danny Ruzicka with their children: oldest daughter Madalynne, Josh, and Molly. “Our whole perspective has changed completely as we are living this,” she said. “We have a little more understanding that food is a limited resource that we have to take care of, and we have to be taking care of ourselves with it.” The Ruzickas will end their experiment on Aug. 16. “We’re loving it, but we’re excited about it being done,” she said. “Some of it we will carry on with. It will be so easy to slip back into convenience and we don’t want to do that.”

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“If it wasn’t for such a mild, late winter and an early spring, I’d be seriously stressing out.” Shannon Ruzicka

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Alberta groups receive funding for farm safety training

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ix Alberta organizations have received grants from Farm Credit Canada and the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association for farm safety training programs. The six Alberta projects were among the 13 organizations which received funding this year from the FCC Ag Safety Fund. Projects with a local or provincial scope can receive up to $5,000.

The six Alberta projects are: • Athabasca District Agricultural Society $3,005: A one-day program for youth on how to safely use an ATV, including one-onone instruction on a practical, closed course. • Alberta crop commissions $5,000: Day-long workshops on how to implement Occupational Health and Safety plans on a farm. The workshops, which hope to attract 60 to 90 producers, will include, among other topics, assessing hazards associated with large farm machinery, investigat-

ing incidents related to farm accidents with machinery, and keeping proper records of maintenance. • Kneehill Adult Learning Society $4,382: A ‘First on The Scene’ farm first aid course will be offered in Three Hills, Trochu, Linden and Acme. It is anticipated that 100 people will attend this course. An ATV Safety Training Certificate course will be offered at the Linden Cultural Centre — with two sessions run for eight people per session. By offering these courses locally for a reasonable rate the

number of trained people will increase significantly. • Calgary Exhibition and Stampede Limited $5,000: A farm safety day for Grade 6 to 9 students in rural Alberta. The objective is to present awareness and skills training to youth on relevant topics such as rollovers, crush injuries, and large equipment safety. • Rochester and District Agricultural Society $2,000: Workshops on developing an effective farm safety plan, assessing hazards on the farm, and training new workers on the farm.

• S t. Mary’s Sexsmith School Booster Club and the Sexsmith and District Agricultural Society $5,000: Training, demonstrations and fun activities to drive home the importance of farm safety. The FCC Ag Safety Fund has awarded more than $450,000 since 2010 to support a variety of farm safety training to Canadian farmers. More information on the fund can be found at www.casa-acsa.ca/fcc-agsafety-fund.

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4-H’ers give bees a helping hand

New use for spent grains garners TEC award

BY ALEX BINKLEY AF contributor

4-H campaign to encourage Canadians to plant bee- and butterfly-friendly flowers has already hit its 2016 goal. The program, dubbed ‘Proud to Bee a 4-H’er’ has distributed packets of flower seeds that provide pollinator habitat to 120 clubs across the country. Since 2014 the campaign, done in partnership with Syngenta, has seen more than 100,000 seed packets distributed, said 4-H spokesperson Elizabeth Jarvis. The goal is to help 4-H club members “learn about bees and other pollinators by planting and tending pollinator-friendly gardens in their communities,” she said. In a report last year on the health of Canada’s pollinator population, the Senate agriculture committee recommended “improving the floral diversity of the Canadian landscape to enhance bee nutrition.” In a parallel campaign, the David Suzuki Foundation is offering packages of milkweed seeds to help the struggling monarch butterfly population. It wants Canadians to plant milkweed in their yards, parks and schoolyards this spring with its third annual campaign, said spokesperson Jode Roberts. “Monarch butterflies had a good winter, but they remain perilously close to extinction,” Roberts said. “Planting milkweed and other pollinator-friendly plants is the best way citizens across the country can help bring them back.” While the number of monarch butterflies overwintering in Mexico was 3.5 times higher this winter than last, populations have declined by more than 80 per cent during the past two decades. “Milkweed is the only plant that monarch butterflies lay their

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Turning spent grains left over from beer making into a substrate for growing mushrooms had earned an Olds College student business a $20,000 TEC VenturePrize award. “Traditionally, spent grains used in the production of beer have been looked upon as a waste byproduct,” said Alex Villeneuve, a student in the college’s Brewmaster and Brewery Operations Management program and also the owner of Ceres Solutions. “My research and work has been focused on finding ways to efficiently use this waste in the production of new food products.” The recycled grains are pasteurized and inoculated with mushroom mycelium, which helps to break down leftover fibre in the grains. In addition to the prize money from TEC Edmonton, a business accelerator, Villeneuve will also receive mentoring and business plan guidance. He has approached several Alberta breweries about using his process. — Olds College release

A monarch butterfly feeds on yellow perennial milkweed. PHOTO: Creative Commons/William Warby

eggs on and is the primary source of food for monarch caterpillars,” said Roberts. “Scientists have identified milkweed planting as the most important action people can take to help support threatened monarch populations.” Jarvis said the 4-H clubs could plant the flower seeds in community gardens, give them away or sell them for fundraisers. This year, participating 4-H’ers will also have the chance to submit a short video describing why they are #ProudtoBeea4Her. The winners will be chosen through public voting in late-summer 2016. For more information, go to www.4-h-canada.ca and click on Programs and Events, and then Campaigns.

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APPROX. 1940 JD tractor, Model B, can SCHOOL BUSES: 19 to 66 pass.; 1986 to be restored or used for parts, offers. 2007. $3400 and up. Phoenix Auto, Lucky 306-621-6526, Wadena, SK. Lake, SK. 1-877-585-2300. DL #320074. JD 4010 w/148 loader, 12V system, recent major OH, $11,000; JD 830, electric start, nice, $9000; 1938 JD D, full steel wheels, $2500; 1928 JD D, stuck, full steel wheels, $1000; Ford 9N tractor, 3 PTH, rear blade, $3200. Call 780-755-2185, Edgerton, AB. ALLIS CHALMERS HD5 w/bulldozer, 271 dsl. motor, offers; Cockshutt 1250 tractor, w/3 PTH, $3000. 403-357-7632, Red Deer. JD 2 CYL. TRACTORS: 630 std.; 530 wide front, 630 all fuel, 820 dsl. All restored, new rubber. 780-850-6120, Ardrossan, AB. 2130 JD Tractor, dsl, new paint, FEL needs work; 1990 Massey Ferguson Special, FEL, not many hrs. on motor/tires, $6000/ea; Allis Chalmer HD 45, 3 PTH, front/back PTO, $2500. 306-859-4913, Beechy, SK. OVER 150 brand new Vintage windshields, never installed. 1960s, 70s and 1980s. Some no longer made. Various models. Please ph/text 306-921-7688, Melfort, SK. 1961 JD 3010, S/N #14T31319, dsl., low profile. I have not seen another one like it, must be row crop, runs good, $4500 OBO 403-226-1722, 1-866-517- 8335, Calgary.

WANTED: TRACTOR MANUALS, sales brochures, tractor catalogs. 306-373-8012, Saskatoon, SK.

2012 CAMARO 2SS Coupe, excellent condition, ONLY 9,000 kms., 6.2 L V8 automatic ground effects, fully loaded, power sunroof, never winter driven. MUST SEE. Original owner. Asking $34,500. Call 780-878-8049, Camrose, AB. 2012 SUBARU LEGACEY 2.5i ltd. AWD, 2.5L H-4 cyl., 61,869 kms., stk# SK5357A. Call for price! 1-877-373-2662 or www.subaruofsaskatoon.ca DL# 914077. 2015 DODGE DART SE, great fuel mileage! $15,500 or $96 b/w, 0% down. Mainline Chrysler, Rosetown, SK., DL#C7755. 306-882-6000, www.mainlinechrysler.ca 2015 SUBARU WRX, 2.0L H-4 cyl, 30,963 kms., stk#U02102. Call for our best price! Call 1-877-373-2662, DL#914077, or www.subaruofsaskatoon.ca

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2015 RGN ETNYRE Blackhawk equipment trailer, 10’ wide, tridem lift axles, alum. wheels, aluminum pullouts, 40 ton, NEW 2015 WILSON Super B, also tridem $110,000 replacement cost is $150,000. 2 hopper; 2- new CASTLETONS: one 44’ Call 780-720-4304, Willingdon, AB. tridem and 36’ tandem; 2014 Wilson Super B; 2007 Doepker Super B; 2005 Lode-King PRECISION TRAILERS: Gooseneck and Super B; 2002 alum. open end Lode-King bumper hitch. You’ve seen the rest, now Super B; 2004 Doepker tandem; New own the best. Hoffart Services, Odessa, SK. Michel’s hopper augers and chute openers. 306-957-2033 www.precisiontrailer.com Ron Brown Imp. 306-493-9393 BEHNKE DROP DECK semi style and www.rbisk.ca DL #905231. pintle hitch sprayer trailers. Air ride, EISSES GRAIN TRAILER Rental & Sales. tandem and tridems. Contact SK: Super B grain trailers for rent by the day, 306-398-8000; AB: 403-350-0336. week or month. Contact Henry at 24’ GOOSENECK 3-8,000 lb. axles, $7890; 403-782-3333, Lacombe, AB. Bumper pull tandem lowboys: 18’, 14,000 2015 AHV LODE-KING aluminum Super B lbs., $4450; 16’, 10,000 lbs., $3390; 16’, hoppers, extra light pkg., round stainless 7000 lbs., $2975. Factory direct. fenders, current safety, excellent 11Rx22.5 888-792-6283. www.monarchtrailers.com tires w/alum. wheels, exc. cond., no air lift or elec. tarps. 2 sets avail., $104,000 ALUMINUM TANKER TANDEM, 8000 gallons, last used for diesel. Ron Brown Imp. each OBO. 1-866-236-4028, Calgary, AB. Delisle, call 306-493-9393, www.rbisk.ca 1994 GOERTZEN SUPER B grain trailers, DL#905231. spring ride, good cond. 306-567-4274, 53’ AND 48’ tridem, tandem stepdecks, Davidson, SK. w/wo sprayer cradles; 53’, 48’ and 28’ 1996 MIDLAND 24’ tandem pup, stiff pole, tridem, tandem highboys, 1 trombone tancompletely rebuilt, new paint and brakes, dem, all steel and combos. Super B like new, $18,500. Merv 306-276-7518, Highboys, will split; Tandem and S/A 306-767-2616, leave message, Arborfield, converter w/drop hitch; 53’-28’ van trailSK. DL #906768. ers. Ron Brown Imp. 306-493-9393, Delisle, SK. DL #905231. www.rbisk.ca

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2016 FEATHERLITE 8217, stock #41285, 7’x24’ all aluminum stock trailer with 2 gates, 3 compartments. Once only in Edmonton, $25,700. Shop online 24/7 at www.allandale.com or 1-844-488-3142. GRASSLAND TRAILERS OFFERING quality trailers at wholesale prices. 20’ Steel livestock, starting at $13,450; 20’ Aluminum livestock, starting at $21,650. Call Glen, 306-640-8034, Assiniboia, SK., or email: gm93@sasktel.net

2016 FEATHERLITE 8127, Stock #41286, 7’x24’ all alum. stock trailer, 3 compartments. One only in Red Deer, AB. $25,700. Shop Online 24/7 at www.allandale.com or 1-866-346-3148. 1986 MERRITT CATTLELINER 48’, tandem axle, new tires, $10,500 OBO. 306-441-7680, Battleford, SK.

TRUCK BONEYARD INC. Specializing in obsolete parts, all makes. Trucks bought for wrecking. 306-771-2295, Balgonie, SK.

1972 FORD 3 TON grain truck, good roll tarp no holes, runs good, $3900 OBO. 2008 MACK, 261,000 orig. kms, 16’ steel 306-858-7907, Birsay, SK. box; 2002 Western Star, like new 16’ box; 1986 FORD 800 grain truck, 429, 16’ B&H, 1998 IHC, 16’ alum. box. Yellowhead Sales roll tarp, 45,000 kms, excellent. Call 306-783-2899, Yorkton, SK. 306-738-2173, Riceton, SK. 2008 WESTERN STAR 4900, 475 Cat, 18 spd., 46 rears, low kms, safetied, $46,500. 306-921-7721, Melfort, SK. 2009 INTERNATIONAL PROSTAR T/A tractor, 340,000 kms., day cab, 485 HP, Cummins, 8 spd., air ride, wet kit, $39,900 1-800-667-4515, www.combineworld.com HODGINS HEAVY TRUCK CENTRE: 2005 Peterbilt 378, Cummins 500 HP, 18 spd; 2009 IH Prostar, Cummins 500 HP, 18 spd; 2003 Freightliner Columbia, Detroit 500 HP (rebuilt), 18 spd. 46 rears, lockers; 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, www.hodginshtc.com Davidson, SK. DL #312974. HORSE POWER? Fuel economy? Call Smoke ‘Em Diesel to safely add both on your Big Rig! (DPF & Emissions Removal). 306-545-5911, Regina, SK. SANDBLASTING AND PAINTING of heavy trucks, trailers and equipment. Please call for details. Can-Am Truck Export Ltd., 1-800-938-3323, Delisle, SK.

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DIESEL, GAS, TRUCK, car, big rig, we do it all! Ph. Smoke ‘Em Diesel for the best pricing on parts & services! (DPF & Emissions Removal). 306-545-5911, Regina, SK.

WRECKING TRUCKS: All makes all models. Need parts? Call 306-821-0260 or email: junkman.2010@hotmail.com Wrecking Dodge, Chev, GMC, Ford and others. Lots of 4x4 stuff, 1/2 ton - 3 ton, buses etc. and some cars. We ship by bus, mail, Loomis, Purolator. Lloydminster, SK.

CIM TRUCK BODIES, grain, silage, gravel, MAINLINE CHRYSLER’S VEHICLE pur- decks, service and installation. For factory chase in May puts you into our Money Ma- direct pricing and options, call Humboldt, chine & chance to win $5,000! DL#C7755. SK., 306-682-2505 or www.cim-ltd.ca 306-882-6000, www.mainlinechrysler.ca WANTED DODGE 2008 or 2009 4x4 dsl, REMOTE CONTROL ENDGATE AND loaded. Must have 100,000 kms or less. hoist systems can save you time, energy Will pay top $$ and finders fee. Will travel and keep you safe this seeding season. Give Kramble Industries a call at to pickup. 780-349-2798, Westlock, AB. 306-933-2655, Saskatoon, SK. or visit us online at: www.kramble.net

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WRECKING LATE MODEL TRUCKS: 1/2, 3/4, 1 tons, 4x4’s, vans, SUV’s. Cummins, Chev and Ford diesel motors. Jasper Auto Parts, 1-800-294-4784 or 1-800-294-0687.

SOUTHSIDE AUTO WRECKERS located in Weyburn, SK. 306-842-2641. Used car parts, light truck to semi-truck parts. We buy scrap iron and non-ferrous metals.

2015 RAM 1500, 4x4, Sport, reg. cab, 5.7L, hemi, $30,750 or $191 b/w, 0% down. Mainline Chrysler, DL#C7755. 306-882-6000, www.mainlinechrysler.ca

2007 INTERNATIONAL 9200i Eagle gravel truck, 242,000 kms., 410 HP Cummins, 18 T800 KENWORTHS ALL HEAVY SPECS spd., air ride, 16’ Renn box, $49,900. 18 spd., full lockers, 2008, 2007 w/bunks. MAINLINE CHRYSLER’S VEHICLE pur- 1-800-667-4515, www.combineworld.com Also daycab 2009, new trans. and clutch; chase in May puts you into our Money Ma2007 379 Pete daycab and bunk; 2005 chine & chance to win $5,000! DL#C7755. 2008 KENWORTH T800 ISX, 485-500 HP Sterling, 60 Series Detroit, 18 spd., 46 diff, 306-882-6000, www.mainlinechrysler.ca Cummins, 18 spd., trans., sunroof, 24.5 3 way lock, excellent; 2013 IH 5900I, 42” tires, alum. wheels, 4-way lockers, 14’ 2015 RAM 1500, 4x4, Sport, reg cab, 5.7L, front axle, 46 rears, 3.91 ratio, new 20’ box bunk, 46 diff, 4-way lock, 18 spd., 390,000 hemi, $30,750 or $191 b/w, 0% down. w/elec. tarp, remote hoist and tailgate, kms; 2006 378 Pete, Cat 18 spd., 46 diff, Mainline Chrysler, Rosetown, DL#C7755. exc. shape, fully dressed, 772,864 kms, 4-way locks w/roo-bar bumper; 2007 IH 9200 daycab, ISX 435, 13 spd; 2006 IH 306-882-6000, www.mainlinechrysler.ca. $72,500. Call Merv, Arborfield, SK, 9200, 475 Cummins, 18 spd., 46 diff; 2004 IH 8600, S/A, daycab, Cat C10, 10 spd.; 2015 RAM 1500, 4x4, Laramie crew, 5.7L, 306-767-2616, 306-276-7518 DL #906768 hemi, $42,750 or $266 b/w, 0% down. ATTENTION FARMERS: 14 TANDEMS 1996 T800 Kenworth, 475 Cat, 13 spd. Ron 2016 FEATHERLITE 8107, Stock #40809, Mainline Chrysler, Rosetown, DL#C7755. with Cancade boxes, autos and standards. Brown Imp. Delisle, 306-493-9393 6-1/2’x16’ all alum. stock trailer, centre 306-882-6000, www.mainlinechrysler.ca www.rbisk.ca DL #905231. Yellowhead Sales 306-783-2899, Yorkton. gate, 7 tall, spare, 6K axles, $16,500. Shop online 24/7 at www.allandale.com or 1-866-346-3148.

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AUTOSHIFT TRUCKS AVAILABLE: Boxed tandems and tractor units. Contact David 306-887-2094, 306-864-7055, Kinistino, SK. DL #327784. www.davidstrucks.com

2015 RAM 1500, 4x4, Sport, reg cab, 5.7L, hemi. $30,750 or $191 b/w, 0% down. Mainline Chrysler, Rosetown. DL#C7755. 306-882-6000, www.mainlinechrysler.ca.

2007 IH 9400, with Cummins 435 HP 10 spd. AutoShift, 20’ box, alum. wheels and 2 - 53’ VAN TRAILERS, one w/reefer, one tanks, exc. cond., certified, $67,500; 2006 w/o, just off safety, good tires and brakes. Peterbilt, 475 HP, Detroit 18 spd., A/T/C, NORMS SANDBLASTING & PAINT, 40 Call Mark 306-290-6495, Prud’homme, SK. alum. wheels, tanks, chrome bumper, like years body and paint experience. We do metal and fiberglass repairs and integral to 80 MISC. SEMI TRAILER FLATDECKS, new tires, new paint, 20’ BH&T, exc. shape, daycab conversions. Sandblasting and $2500 to $22,000; 7 heavy tri-axle low- show truck, $69,500; 2007 Mack CH613, paint to trailers, trucks and heavy equip. beds, $18,800 to $55,000. 306-222-2413, 460 Mack eng., 13 spd., AutoShift, alum. wheels, new tires, A/T/C, new paint, 20’ Endura primers and topcoats. A one stop Saskatoon, SK. www.trailerguy.ca BH&T, very nice, $67,500; 2007 Mack, shop. Norm 306-272-4407, Foam Lake SK. TOPGUN TRAILER SALES “For those who 460 Mack eng., 12 spd. auto. trans., 3-way PRAIRIE SANDBLASTING AND PAINT- demand the best.” PRECISION AND lockers, alum. wheels, good tires, 20’ ING. Trailer overhauls and repairs, alum. AGASSIZ TRAILERS (flatdecks, end BH&T, rear controls, pintle plate, $69,500; slopes and trailer repairs, tarps, insurance dumps, enclosed cargo). 1-855-255-0199, 1990 Kenworth T600, 450 HP Detroit, 10 claims, and trailer sales. Epoxy paint. Agri- Moose Jaw, SK. www.topguntrailersales.ca spd., alum. front wheels, good tires, pulls culture and commercial. Satisfaction guargood w/1996 36’ Cancade 2 hopper grain 1990 TRANSCRAFT 48’ tri-axle Hi-boy trail- trailer- nice shape, $35,000; 2000 anteed. 306-744-7930, Saltcoats, SK. er, good in field as a bale wagon. Call Freightliner Century Classic M11 CumREMOTE CONTROL TRAILER CHUTE 780-842-5705, Wainwright, AB. mins, 375 HP, Super 10 speed, exc. tires, openers can save you time, energy and keep you safe this seeding season. FM re- ADVANCE ALUM. Super B tanker, air ride, 20’ BH&T, alum. wheels, $47,500; 2007 IH mote controls provide maximum range cert., vg cond., $39,900. Tri-axle alum. 9400, 430 HP Cummins, new 20’ BH&T, new paint, good tires, alum. wheels and and instant response while high torque tankers, air ride. 306-921-7721, Melfort SK tanks, 10 spd. AutoShift, $67,500. Trades drives operate the toughest of chutes. Easy installation. Kramble Industries, LIQUID FERTILIZER STAINLESS STEEL accepted. Call Merv at 306-276-7518, 306-767-2616, Arborfield, SK DL #906768 Tankers, $12,000 to $16,000. Call call 306-933-2655, Saskatoon, SK. or visit 306-563-8765, Canora, SK. us online at: www.kramble.net 2007 IHC 8600, ISM Cummins, 10 spd., new 20’ CIM BH&T, certified, $52,900. 306-256-3569, 306-230-4393, Cudworth, SK. DL #917908.

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1995 FORD LTL9000 3406C, 18 spd, 46 rrs, 100 barrel Jasper water tank, fresh AB. CVI, $28,885. #UV1031. On Track-Kuntz & Co Inc. 780-672-6868 www.ontrackinc.net TANDEM 2008 7600 IH, Cummins engine and 2004 Pete single axle van body trucks, std. and auto trans, w/power tailgates or deck. Ron Brown Imp. 306-493-9393, www.rbisk.ca Delisle, SK. DL #905231. 2004 FREIGHTLINER CONDOR, very low miles, C&C, long WB, C10 Cat, Allison auto, complete hyd. system, includes hyd. side arm lift, suitable for conversion to a bale hauler, $19,900. K&L Equip., Ladimer, 306-795-7779, Ituna, SK. DL #910885. 1993 FORD F700 tow truck, fully equipped, 280,000 kms, Cummins, 10 spd., $24,900 Pro Ag Sales, 306-441-2030 anytime, North Battleford, SK. FUEL TRUCK: 1996 T450 Kenworth, 3600 gal. fuel capacity, dual pumps and meters, coded. Call 306-493-9393, Delisle, SK. 1999 IH 4700, SA, flatdeck w/17’ steel flatdeck, 11x22.5 tires, 230,000 kms, 444 IH dsl., 10 spd., safetied, real good shape, $19,500. 1994 GMC Topkick tandem with 24’ flatdeck, 563,000 kms, 3116 Cat diesel, 10 spd., 11x22.5 tires, real good shape, $21,500. Call Merv at 306-276-7518, 306-767-2616, Arborfield, SK. DL #906768.

2008 SUBARU OUTBACK Ltd., Turbo, AC, leather, 55,000 kms., stk#SK-U0901. Call for our best price! 1-877-373-2662 or www.subaruofsaskatoon.ca DL# 914077. 2010 SUBARU FORESTER 2.5L h-4 cyl., 64,262, stk#SK-U01890. Call for our best price! Call 1-877-373-2662, DL#914077, or www.subaruofsaskatoon.ca 2012 SUBARU TRIBECA ltd. H-6 7 pass. AWD, 59,725 kms., stk# SK-3144A. Call for our best price! 1-877-373-2662 or www.subaruofsaskatoon.ca DL# 914077.

2015 DODGE DART SE, great fuel mileage! $15,500 or $96 b/w, 0% down. Mainline Chrysler, Rosetown, SK., DL#C7755. 306-882-6000, www.mainlinechrysler.ca 2015 RAM 1500, 4x4, Laramie crew, 5.7L, hemi. $42,750 or $266 b/w, 0% down. Mainline Chrysler, Rosetown. DL#C7755. 306-882-6000, www.mainlinechrysler.ca

QUEEN CELLS, May thru July. Bees, supers, equipment for sale. 306-862-1384, Love, SK. Email: cliffordqueens.com COOK & BEALS wax separator for sale. Also wintered bees. 306-862-3011, Nipawin, SK

BURTON CONCRETE: PROVINCE-WIDE mobile concrete trucks. We set up on site, pour all sizes of shops, bin pads, house foundations. 306-441-4006, Blaine Lake SK

ROUGH LUMBER: 2x6, 2x8, 2x10, 1” boards, windbreak slabs, 4x4, 6x6, 8x8, all in stock. Custom sizes on order. Log siding, cove siding, lap siding, shiplap, 1” and 2” tongue and groove. V&R Sawing, 306-232-5488, Rosthern, SK.

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.

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MANUFACTURING BUSINESS. Welding, light fabricating. one-of-a-kind product. Mainly Ag. Peak sales Sept - March. Owned 30 years, room for growth. Relocatable. $195,000. plus inventory; 50’x70’ shop, $350,000. 306-446-4462, North Battleford, SK. glelias@hotmail.com HOTEL FOR SALE IN RURAL MB. The Sandy Lake Hotel is an established turn key business located in Sandy Lake, MB. 204-585-2600, slh1@mymts.net NEWLY UPGRADED 20 room housing in Yarbo, SK. servicing Mosaic mines full occupancy; Beside Regina 3 acre greenhouse operation, incl. home; SW SK. Restaurant, Lounge/Offsale including 15 room motel, great volume in large progressive town; Assiniboia Investment Property/Office space fully leased, great return; Within 30 min. of Regina, viable hotel; Restaurant, Hwy #39; Small town bar/grill incl. 3 bdrm. house, SW SK. Ph Brian Tiefenbach, 306-536-3269, Colliers Int., Regina, SK. www.collierscanada.com

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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NEED A LOAN? Own farmland? Bank says no? If yes to above three, call 1-866-405-1228, Calgary, AB. ATTACHMENTS PARTS COMPONENTS FARM/CORPORATE PROJECTS. Call A.L. for construction equipment. Attachments Management Group for all your borrowing for dozers, excavators and wheel loaders. and lease requirements. 306-790-2020, Used, Re-built, Surplus, and New equipment parts and major components. Call Regina, SK. Western Heavy Equipment 306-981-3475, DEBTS, BILLS AND charge accounts too Prince Albert, SK. high? Need to resolve prior to spring? Call us to develop a professional mediation 2011 HITACHI ZX270 LC-3 hyd. excavator, plan, resolution plan or restructuring plan. brand new UC, hyd. thumb, 2 buckets, catwalks, positive air shutoff. 587-991-6605, SUMMER SPECIAL on all post or stud Call toll free 1-888-577-2020. Edmonton, AB. frame farm buildings. Choose: sliding doors, overhead doors, or bi-fold doors. D6R XL, cab AC, canopy, new UC, recent New-Tech Construction Ltd. Phone: transmission work orders, $85,000. 306-220-2749, Hague, SK. 780-679-7062, Camrose, AB. BEHLEN STEEL BUILDINGS, quonsets, convex and rigid frame straight walls, grain tanks, metal cladding, farm- comLARRY HIEBERT TRUCKING: equipment mercial. Construction and concrete crews. hauling, farm machinery. Serving western Guaranteed workmanship. Call your SaskaCanada. 780-720-4304, Willingdon, AB. toon and Northwest Behlen Distributor, Janzen Steel Buildings, 306-242-7767, MJ PETERSEN TRANSPORT Ltd., Mortlach, Osler, SK. has for hire ground load 53’ cattleliner, 2-53’ stepdeck hay trailers, also fresh AFAB INDUSTRIES POST frame buildings. water trailers. And we haul equipment. For the customer that prefers quality. 306-891-1380, 306-631-2023. 1-888-816-AFAB (2322), Rocanville, SK. EQUIPMENT TOWING/ HAULING. ReaARM RIVER POLE BUILDINGS, 40’x60’ to sonable rates. Contact G H Wells Services 80’x300’, Sask. only. Call 306-731-2066, and Trucking, 306-741-9059, Morse, SK. CHAMPION ASSETS LTD. Online Only Un- Lumsden, SK., metalarc@live.ca LONG LAKE TRUCKING, two units, custom reserved Construction Equipment Auction. hay hauling. Call 306-567-7100, Imperial, Open May 4th at 9:00 AM. Closes May 11 DIAMOND CANVAS SHELTERS, sizes at 12 Noon. Sask. units located in Prince ranging from 15’ wide to 120’ wide, any SK. Albert. 1988 Cat 966E; 1978 Cat 980C length. Call Bill 780-986-5548, Leduc, AB. (both have Q/A) Assorted attachments- www.starlinesales.com D7G ripper and blade; Cat 930 forklift; Industrial JD 301A tractor; Set of unused PRE-ENGINEERED STEEL BUILDINGS for 29.5x25 loader tires; Cat 346 V8 Genset all your agricultural, equestrian, industrial, 438 KVA; Chip trailer. Plus more! Larry at shop or storage needs. Call 306-249-2355 for a free quote. Montana Construction 306-865-7660 or www.championassets.ca www.montanasteelbuilders.ca Saskatoon. ROAD GRADERS CONVERTED to pull behind large 4 WD tractors, 14’ and 16’ INSULATED FARM SHOP packages or blade widths avail. 306-682-3367, CWK built on site, for early booking call 1-800-667-4990 or visit our website: Ent. Humboldt, SK. www.cwenterprises.ca www.warmanhomecentre.com CLIFF’S USED CRAWLER PARTS. Some older Cats, IH and Allis Chalmers. WANTED: OLDER STEEL quonsets, any size, Standard Steel, Behlen, or Fairford. 780-755-2295, Edgerton, AB. 306-745-6140 306-745-7530 Esterhazy SK EQUIPMENT HAULING. Serving Western Canada and Northwest USA. Call Harvey at 2005 JD 270 CLC excavator, cab, air, WOOD POST BUILDING packages or built auxiliary hyds., 2 buckets, approx. 9000 1-877-824-3010 or cell 403-795-1872. on site. For early booking call Vandenberg Hay Farms Ltd., Nobleford AB. hrs., new pins and bushings, $58,000. 1-800-667-4990 or visit our website: 780-679-7062, Camrose, AB. Email: logistics@vandenberghay.ca www.warmanhomecentre.com QUICK SHIFT TRUCKING LTD. Heavy 1996 CAT IT28, Cat loader, $38,000. Call equip. hauling, pilot and Hotshot services. Can-Am Truck Export Ltd 1-800-938-3323, Air seeders & other farm machinery. Com- Delisle, SK. 2-WESTEEL ROSCO hopper bottom bins, petitive rates. Will travel. Owner operator, each 1850 bus. capacity; 750 Westeel; 2Ray Hammel call 306-460-7737, Brock, SK. Choretime hopper bottom feed bins, 350 cap.; Butler 1200 bus. bin; Goebier 800 bus. bin. Call 306-210-0083, Denzil, SK. REGULATION DUGOUTS: 120x60x14’, LIFETIME LID OPENERS. We are a stock$2000; 160x60x14’, $2950; 180x60x14’, ing dealer for Boundary Trail Lifetime Lid $3450; 200x60x14’, $3950; Larger sizes Openers, 18” to 39”. Rosler Construction available. Travel incl. in Sask. Gov’t grants 2000 Inc., 306-933-0033, Saskatoon, SK. available. 306-222-8054, Saskatoon, SK. 2015 CIM BIN Cranes (Westeel design), BOOKING CUSTOM ACRES. Discing with lb. capacity. For factory direct pricing high spd. disc, baling large sq. bales, mow- CHAMPION ASSETS LTD. Online Only Unre- 8000 and options call 306-682-2505, Humboldt, served Construction Equipment Auction ing with 28’ discbine. Steve 306-960-8495. May 4 to 11, 2016. Manitoba units located SK. or www.cim-ltd.ca MULCHING- TREES, BRUSH, Stumps. in The Pas. 2004 Cat 235CL w/3 buckets; Call today 306-933-2950. Visit us at: 1990 Cat D6H LGP; 1997 Volvo rock truck; CUSTOM GRAIN BIN MOVING, all types up to 22’ diameter. 10% spring discount. www.maverickconstruction.ca Teledyne Rock breaker; 1995 Ford LTL Accurate estimates. Sheldon’s Hauling, CUSTOM LIQUID MANURE hauling, 3 9000. Plus more! Larry at 306-865-7660 or 306-961-9699, Prince Albert, SK. tanks available. Contact George visit www.championassets.ca GRAIN BIN AND BUILDING REPAIRS. 306-227-5757, Hague, SK. YELLOW ROSE CONSTRUCTION has a 3’ We special in Behlen and Meridian bins. BRUSH MULCHING. The fast, effective Traylor Gyratory gravel crusher that will Call Peterson Construction, 306-789-2444. way to clear land. Four season service, crush a 12” rock plus a spare trailer crushcompetitive rates, 275 HP unit, also avail. er the same. As well, a warehouse of parts, trackhoe with thumb, multiple bucket at- 2 or 3 of everything. 40’ Genset tower tachments. Bury rock and brush piles and band powered by a 3406 Cat eng. and a fence line clearing. Borysiuk Contracting large genset. 24 electrical boxes w/cord Inc., www.bcisk.ca Prince Albert, SK., outlets, control switches in tower, 5 HP to 150 HP. 1100 gal. belly fuel tank attached 306-960-3804. under the van. Shop van full of extra parts, NEUFELD ENT. CORRAL CLEANING, tools, welder. Ingersoll Rand L120 generapayloader, Bobcat with rubber tracks and tor light plant purchased in 2008, used vertical beater spreaders. Phone very little. If interested call Bill McGinnis, 306-567-7619, Craik, SK. Get your offers 306-220-5013, 306-467-5013, Hague, SK. in. Will all be sold by May 10, 2016. LAND CLEARING. Rock picking and digging, stone piles, brushing, fencing, demoPOLY GRAIN BINS, 40 to 150 bu. for grain lition. 306-382-0785, Vanscoy, SK. cleaning, feed, fertilizer and left over treated seed. Ph. 306-258-4422, Vonda, SK. USED, REBUILT or NEW engines. Spe- www.buffervallley.com cializing in Cummins, have all makes, large inventory of parts, repowering is our spe- BIN MOVING, all sizes up to 19’ diameter, cialty. 1-877-557-3797, Ponoka, AB. w/wo floors; Also move liquid fert. tanks. SKIDSTEER ATTACHMENTS: Buckets, rock 306-629-3324, 306-741-9059, Morse, SK. buckets, grapples, weld-on plates and 3406B, N14, SERIES 60, running engines much more large stock. Top quality equip- and parts. Call Yellowhead Traders, BROCK (BUTLER) GRAIN BIN PARTS and accessories available at Rosler Conment. Call Quality Welding and Sales 306-896-2882, Churchbridge, SK. 306-731-3009, 306-731-8195, Craven, SK. DIESEL ENGINES, OVERHAUL kits and struction. 306-933-0033, Saskatoon, SK. HYDRAULIC SCRAPERS: LEVER 60, 70, parts for most makes. Cat, CIH, Cummins, 2015 CIM BIN TRANSPORT TRAILER 80, and 435, 4 to 30 yd. available. Rebuilt Detroit, Mack. M&M Equipment Ltd., Parts 17,000 lb. cap., 32’ bed accommodates up for years of trouble-free service. Lever and Service phone: 306-543-8377, fax: to 21’ dia. bin. For factory direct pricing 306-543-2111, Regina, SK. and options call 306-682-2505, Humboldt, Holdings Inc. 306-682-3332 Muenster, SK. SK. or www.cim-ltd.ca MACKIE EQUIPMENT LTD. New, used WANTED DIESEL CORES: ISX and N14 and surplus parts including attachments. Cummins, C15 Cats, Detroits Ddec 3, 4, GRAIN BIN ERECTION. Concrete, turnkey installation, remodel and repair. Booking Using our worldwide locating system, let DD15. Can-Am Truck 1-800-938-3323. us help you locate Caterpillar, various oth- 290 CUMMINS, 350 Detroit, 671 Detroit, specials for farmers and dealers for Spring 2016 now. Call Quadra Development Corp, ers and even hard to find parts. Contact us Series 60 cores. 306-539-4642, Regina, SK 1-800-249-2708 or d.lonseth@sasktel.net today at 306-352-3070, Regina, SK. or visit our website at: www.mackieltd.com CHIEF WESTLAND AND CARADON BIN TRACK CHAINS for Case 1150D, 1150E, extensions, sheets, stiffeners, etc. Now 1155E crawlers; D8H Cat parts; D7E 47A available. Call Bill, 780-986-5548, Leduc, FARM AND INDUSTRIAL ELECTRICAL Cat parts. Call 306-795-7117, Kelliher, SK. AB. www.starlinesales.com motor sales, service and parts. Also sale of, and repairs to, all makes and sizes of GRAIN BIN: 1 LEFT, 3500 bu. Meridian/ pumps and phase converters, etc. Tisdale Behlen bin/hopper combo, 10 leg hopper Motor Rewinding 1984 Ltd., and skid, roof and side ladder, safety fill, 306-873-2881, fax 306-873-4788, 1005A- constructed, $9995 FOB Regina, SK. Call 111th Ave., Tisdale, SK. tmr@sasktel.net Peterson Construction, 306-789-2444. Website: www.tismtrrewind.com WESTEEL, GOEBEL, grain and fertilizer bins. Grain Bin Direct, 306-373-4919. CAT C12 MBL engine, 435 HP, rebuilt drop HYDRAULIC PULL SCRAPERS 10 to 25 in, exchange, $24,885. On Track Company yds., exc. cond.; Loader and scraper tires, Inc. at 780-672-6868, Camrose, AB. custom conversions available. Looking for www.ontrackinc.net Cat cable scrapers. Quick Drain Sales Ltd., CAT C13 ENGINE, low mileage, 40,000 306-231-7318, 306-682-4520 Muenster SK kms, from 2007 Sterling. Call James at On 2008 JD 270D LC hyd. excavator, Q/C, 2 Track Company Inc. at 780-672-6868, buckets, hyd. thumb, AC, forestry package, Camrose, AB. www.ontrackinc.net catwalks, pro-heat, positive air shut-off, CUMMINS 6CT8.3 Industrial/Ag Spec. re8240 hrs. 587-991-6605, Edmonton, AB. built engine CPL 1270. $14,885. James at: ATTACHMENTS: SKIDSTEER BUCKETS, On Track Company Inc., 780-672-6868, augers, pallet forks, brooms, blades. Ph. Camrose, AB. www.ontrackinc.net Conquest Equip., 306-483-2500, Oxbow SK SKIDSTEERS FOR SALE/RENT: CAT 242D, 289D, Bobcat S590, S570, S750. Conquest Equipment, 306-483-2500, Oxbow, SK. POLE BARNS, WOODSTEEL packages, hog, chicken, and dairy barns. Construction and concrete crews available. Mel or Scott, MR Steel Construction, 306-978-0315, Hague, SK.

KOMATSU DOZER D85 LGP c/w winch, 3900 hrs., UC 85%, angle dozer, hydraulic tilt, $38,500. 780-679-7062, Camrose, AB. ELRUS 2442 JAW crusher, new in 2007, exc. condition, $165,000. Pro Ag Sales, 306-441-2030, North Battleford, SK.

BOOK NOW, TAKE DELIVERY, DON’T PAY UNTIL NOVEMBER 2016. Top quality MERIDIAN bins. All prices include: skid, ladders to ground, manhole, set-up and delivery within set radius. Meridian Hopper combos: 3500 bu., $10,450. SPECIAL: 5000 bu., $13,990. We manufacture superior quality hoppers and steel floors for all makes and sizes. Know what you are investing in. Call and find out why our product quality and price well exceeds the competition. We also stock replacement lids for all makes and models of bins. Leasing available. Hoffart Services Inc., 306-957-2033, Odessa, SK. FOR ALL YOUR grain storage, hopper cone and steel floor requirements contact: Kevin’s Custom Ag in Nipawin, SK. Toll free: 1-888-304-2837.

20’ AND 40’ SEA CONTAINERS, for sale in Calgary, AB. Phone 403-226-1722, ZAK’S AGRICULTURAL BUILDINGS: Stick 1-866-517-8335. www.magnatesteel.com Frame building designed with longevity in mind. Call 306-225-2288 or go to SHIPPING CONTAINERS FOR SALE. 20’53’, delivery/ rental/ storage available. For www.zaksbuilding.com to request a quote. inventory and prices call: 306-262-2899, STRAIGHT WALL BUILDING packages or Saskatoon, SK. www.thecontainerguy.ca built on site. For early booking call 1-800-667-4990 or visit our website: CONTAINERS FOR SALE OR RENT: All sizes. Now in stock: 50 used, 53’ steel and www.warmanhomecentre.com insulated SS. 306-861-1102, Radville, SK. ZAK’S AGRICULTURAL BUILDINGS: Farm post buildings designed with longevity in 20’ AND 40’ SHIPPING CONTAINERS, mind. Call 306-225-2288 or go to large SK. inventory. Ph. 1-800-843-3984, 306-781-2600. www.zaksbuilding.com to request a quote.

11,000 U.S. GALLON tank, 10 yr. limited warranty, competitive pricing. While supplies last. 1-800-383-2228 or 306-253-4343 www.hold-onindustries.com 2005 FLX 4510 Case/IH floater, 60’ boom, 6.5 ton drive fert. tank, coaps, AutoSteer, 3652 hrs. 306-463-7922, Flaxcombe, SK.

HORNOI LEASING NEW and used 20’ and 40’ sea cans for sale or rent. Call 306-757-2828, Regina, SK. 20’ TO 53’ CONTAINERS. New, used and modified. Available Winnipeg, MB; Regina and Saskatoon, SK. www.g-airservices.ca 2009 AG-CHEM 8204, 2-bin with chemical 306-933-0436. bin, 4570 hours, reduced to $86,000. 2006 Ag-Chem 8204, 2-bin, $66,000. USD BOND INDUSTRIAL SEA CONTAINERS. prices. 406-466-5356, Choteau, MT. The best storage you can buy. New/used www.fertilizerequipment.net and modified sea containers for sale. Secure, portable, weather and rodent proof. IH 2000-C FLOATER, auto. trans. truck Guaranteed 8’ to 53’ available. Ask a rep. w/Lorral 7-ton fertilizer spreader c/w about our modifications. Bond Industrial Dicky John guidance and 70’ Benson 306-373-2236, joe@bondind.com or visit booms. Will consider trade/feed grain or our website at www.bondind.com $30,000. Call 306-432-4803, Lipton, SK. 62’ FLEXI-COIL 820 w/Raven NH3 auto rate kit, 3/4” non-freezing knives. 780-878-1479, Edmonton, AB. SELLING 2 PATTISON liquid carts, 1250 gal. tanks, excellent shape. 306-549-4701, Hafford, SK. KEHO/ GRAIN GUARD/ OPI STORMAX. NOVID STAINLESS STEEL liquid fertilizer For sales and service east central SK. and bin. 13’ diameter, 25’ sidewall, 12,000 ImMB., call Gerald Shymko, Calder, SK., perial gallons or approx. 124 tonn. 306-742-4445 or toll free 1-888-674-5346. 306-682-4209, 306-231-8099, Humbodlt. KEHO/ GRAIN GUARD Aeration Sales and Service. R.J. Electric, Avonlea, SK. Call 306-868-2199 or cell: 306-868-7738. REMOTE CONTROL SWING AUGER movers, trailer chute openers, endgate and hoist systems, wireless full bin alarms, BUILD YOUR OWN conveyors, 6”, 7”, 8” swing belt movers, wireless TractorCams, and 10” end units available; Transfer con- motorized utility carts. All shipped directly veyors and bag conveyors or will custom to you. Safety, convenience, reliability. build. Call for prices. Master Industries Kramble Industries at 306-933-2655, Inc. www.masterindustries.ca Phone Saskatoon, SK. or www.kramble.net 1-866-567-3101, Loreburn, SK. MERIDIAN AUGERS IN STOCK: swings, BATCO SPRING SPECIAL: 1 only 1545FL truck loading, Meridian SP movers. Call conveyor, reg. $29,000, special $23,000; Hoffart Services Inc., Odessa, SK., Meridian RM45 conveyor, reg. $38,000, 306-957-2033. special $35,000. Phone 306-648-3622, AUGERS: NEW and USED: Wheatheart, Gravelbourg, SK. Westfield, Westeel augers; Auger SP kits; conveyors; Wheatheart post poundBATCO CONVEYORS, new and used, Batco Good prices, leasing available. Call grain augers and SP kits. Delivery and ers. 1-866-746-2666. leasing available. 1-866-746-2666. SAKUNDIAK GRAIN AUGERS available with self-propelled mover kits and bin sweeps. Contact Kevin’s Custom Ag in NiLOOKING FOR A floater or tender? Call me pawin, SK. Toll free 1-888-304-2837. first. 36 years experience. Loral parts, new 2001 SAKUNDIAK, 45’x7” grain auger, 20 and used. Call 403-650-7967, Calgary, AB. HP Honda, rarely used. 306-738-2173, Riceton, SK. 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.

2- 2010 CASE 4520’s, 70’ booms: 3-bin, 3100 hrs., $168,000; 1-bin, 2600 hrs., $154,000; 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., $78,000; 2004 Case 4010, 80’ sprayer, 7000 hrs., $68,000; 2- 2004 Loral AirMax 1000s, 70’ booms, immaculate, $76,000 and $93,000; 2006 2-bin AgChem, 70’ booms, $78,000; 2002 KBH Semi tender, self-contained, $36,000; 2009 and 2012 Merritt semi belt tender, self contained, $38,500 and $44,000; 2008 Komatsu WA70-5, 2200 hrs., $27,500; 8 ton Doyle blender w/scale, $17,000. All prices in USD. 406-466-5356, Choteau, MT. View www.fertilizerequipment.net 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, $60,000. Call 403-994-7754, Olds, AB. 2- VALMAR #1620 granular applicators, ground drive, like new. White Farm Supply 306-567-4762, Davidson, SK. VALMAR 7600 APPLICATOR, 60’, dual metering, big tires, vg condition, $55,000; 10,000 US gallon fertilizer tank, approx. 500 gallon Alpine fertilizer $5,000. Call or text 306-542-7047, Kamsack, SK.

DUAL SCREEN ROTARY grain cleaners, great for pulse crops, best selection in Western Canada. 306-946-7923, Young SK

NEW SUPERB GRAIN dryers available. Also have Moridge parts. Grant Service Ltd. 306-272-4195, Foam Lake, SK.

CONVEYAIR GRAIN VACS, parts, accessories. Call Bill 780-986-5548, Leduc, AB. www.starlinesales.com

WANTED: JD 7810 c/w FEL & 3-PTH; SP or PTO bale wagon; JD or IHC end wheel drills. Small square baler. 403-394-4401. JD 337 SQUARE small baler, vg, $4900 OBO; NH 1032 bale stacker, $4200 OBO. Both shedded. 403-651-1881, Langdon, AB 2003 NH 688 round baler, bale command and monitor, good shape, $11,500 OBO. 306-621-4428, Stornoway, SK. WANTED: NH BR7060 or similar series, twine and wrap, wide PU. Must be in top order. Call Scott 250-515-2429.

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2012 RECON 300, 9’ mechanical dual drive, 1000 RPM, hyd. side deflect kit, $19,000 OBO. 306-736-8875 Glenavon, SK. 2007 NH 1441 discbine, 15’.5” cut width, excellent condition, well maintained. Call 780-808-1592, Kitscoty, AB.

2005 JD 9760 STS Greenstar, reel spd., auto HHC, chopper, 2317 hrs., extra for PU, $89,800. Combine World, Allan, SK., 1-800-667-4515, www.combineworld.com 2010 9770 STS combine, 843 sep., 1079 eng. hrs., JD 914 PU header, JD SF1 GPS w/AutoSteer, terrain tracer, 520-85R38 duals, 18.4R26 rear tires, FCC, cameras, shedded, mint! 2013 MacDon FD75 35’ 2012 JD D450 swather, w/40’ 640D hy- draper flex header, pea auger, transport, dra-float, 231 hrs., GS ready, free form fore/aft, lights, JD adapter, 3800 acres, hyd. roller, excellent condition, $97,800. one owner. View at: switzerauction.ca June 8th. Call 306-533-3766, Ponteix, SK. 1-800-667-4515, www.combineworld.com 2012 WESTWARD M155, D50 header, 1996 JD CTS, 2422 sep. hrs., new tires, 30’, big rubber, 370 header hrs., 466 eng. Big Top, F/C chopper, spreader, runs nice, hrs., c/w mounted swath roller, vg cond., $37,800. Toll-Free 1-800-667-4515, $115,000. 306-595-4877, Norquay, SK. www.combineworld.com 1998 MACDON (PREMIER 2930), 1700 eng. hrs., 30’, mounted roller and shears, exc. cond. Quit farming. 780-872-2833, SWATHMASTER AND RAKE-UP 12’, 14’ Paradise Hill, SK. larrynaeth@gmail.com and 16’ pickups available, call for details! 2000 WESTWARD 9250 hydro swather, 1-800-667-4515, www.combineworld.com Cummins dsl., air ride seat, 21.5Lx16.1 front tires, 16.5Lx16.1 back tires, 280 sep. hrs., 379 eng. hrs., w/2001 25’ MacDon 972 draper header w/double swath, MacDon PU reel, w/plastic fingers, exc. cond., 1 owner. View at: switzerauction.ca June 8th. Call 306-533-3766, Ponteix, SK. 2013 CASE/IH 2162, #PW3426A, 40’ flex draper, upper cross auger, $85,600. 306-922-2525, Prince Albert, SK. or www.farmworld.ca

RECONDITIONED COMBINE HEADERS. RIGID and flex, most makes and sizes; also header transports. Ed Lorenz, 306-344-4811, Paradise Hill, SK. or website: www.straightcutheaders.com WILDFONG CONCAVES an improved threshing element for JD S series. Also new improved front beaters for JD STS and S Series, no more plugging. Please call us Wildfong Enterprises Ltd., Russ 306-260-2833 or Rick 306-734-7721 or the shop 306-734-2345, Craik, SK. 2004 NH SUSP. boom sprayer, var. rate control, wind screens, dbl. nozzle body, rinse tank, foam marker, wash wand, chem mixer, 850 gal., nice shape, shedded, COMB-TRAC SALVAGE. We sell new and $19,000 OBO. 306-554-8119, Wishart, SK. 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 REDUCED: 2010 SPRA-COUPE 4660, We buy machinery. 80’, Outback GPS, auto trans, AutoBoom, TRIPLE B WRECKING, wrecking tractors, foam marker, new rubber, 1400 hrs., vg, combines, cults., drills, swathers, mixmills. $79,000. 780-203-9593, Stony Plain, AB. etc. We buy equipment. 306-246-4260, 1994 SPRA-COUPE 210, shedded, field 306-441-0655, Richard, SK. ready. Call 306-738-2173, Riceton, SK. SMITH’S TRACTOR WRECKING. Huge 1084 ROGATOR Model 2009, S/N 001020, inventory new and used tractor parts. 1905 hrs., Raven Viper Pro, 380/90R46 1-888-676-4847. tires, Tridekon crop savers/air lift, Titan tires, AccuBoom, AutoBoom, AGRA PARTS PLUS, parting older trac- 800/65R32 SS tank, fenders, 100’ boom. tors, tillage, seeding, haying, along w/oth- SmarTrax, 306-567-4762, Davidson, SK. er Ag equipment. 3 miles NW of Battleford, SK. off #16 Hwy. Ph: 306-445-6769. G.S. TRACTOR SALVAGE, JD tractors 2013 MD D65 40’ rigid draper, w/DKD, only. Call 306-497-3535, Blaine Lake, SK. pea auger, fact. transport, CA25 to fit 2009 CASE/IH 7120, 900 tires, 2016 PU CNH, $63,800. Toll-Free 1-800-667-4515, looking for equipment? header, field ready, $200,000; 2013 FD75 www.combineworld.com MacDon 30’ flex header with pea auger, TRY $85,000. A.E. Chicoine Farm Equipment, 2011 AGCO 4200 16’, auto HHC, reel speed w/16’ SwathMaster, $19,800. 306-449-2255, Storthoaks, SK. 1-800-667-4515, www.combineworld.com 2005 JOHN DEERE 635 flex header, good SCAN TO DOWNLOAD THE APP »» condition. 306-842-6246, Weyburn, SK. 2003 NH CR970, 1158 hrs., duals, MAV chopper, Y&M, ready to go, pickups JD 930D with trailer, lots of new parts, al- LOEFFELHOLZ TRACTOR AND COMBINE available, $99,800. 1-800-667-4515, ways shedded, exc. cond. overall, $24,000 Salvage, Cudworth, SK., 306-256-7107. www.combineworld.com OBO. 306-640-5959, Scout Lake, SK. We sell new, used and remanufactured 2009 NH CR9070, 900 rotor hrs, mint 2012 MD FD70 40’, flex draper, pea auger, parts for most farm tractors and combines. HEAVY DUTY WHEEL DOLLY. Change your cond., shedded. You won’t be disappoint- transport, HHC, new knife and guards, sprayer tires in less than an hour! Over 100 ed. Quit farming. 780-872-2833, Paradise w/warranty, $69,800. Call Combine World, units sold last 12 months. Perfect tool for Hill, SK. larrynaeth@gmail.com safely and quickly moving or changing 1-800-667-4515, www.combineworld.com RITEWAY ROCKPICKER 2 batt hyd. reel, large wheels/tires, $1,499. 403-892-3303, 2009 NH 9070, 1644/1350 hrs, Intelli- MACDON CA20/CA25 AND HoneyBee flex good shape, asking $1800. Call Carmangay, AB. View II display, Y&M, remote sieve adjust, or rigid adapters and completion kits, 306-468-2708 leave msg., Canwood, SK. elec. stone trap, duals, diff. lock, long au- plenty in stock! We want your Trade! 2007 SPRA-COUPE 4655 80’, 1080 hrs., ger, PSD, deluxe chopper, chaff spreader, 1-800-667-4515, www.combineworld.com 1985 ROCK-O-MATIC Model 58 high lift 400 gal., mechanical drive, auto steer c/w 76-C 14’ Swathmaster PU plus 2003 rockpicker, hyd. drive vg cond., $5000 ready, $64,800. Toll-Free 1-800-667-4515, NH 94-C 36’ draper header, fore/aft, split 2005 MACDON 973 header, JD adapter, OBO. 306-648-7766, Gravelbourg, SK. www.combineworld.com PU reel, single knife drive, gauge wheels, good condition. Phone 306-842-6246, 106 HAYBUSTER ROCKPICKER RAKE, new 2003 JD 4710, 90’ booms, 800 gal. poly transport, all stored inside, $220,000 OB0. Weyburn, SK. teeth on rake, $10,000 OBO or trade for ? tank, sectional control, 2600 screen Call 780-608-9290, Strome, AB. w/Starfire ITC, 2 sets tires, SS crop divid2006 JOHN DEERE 635F header, good 306-344-7493, Paradise Hill, SK. plastic pickup reels, single point, $22,000. ROCK-O-MATIC 546, PTO, rockpicker, ers, 3-way nozzles, 2750 eng. hrs, asking 306-524-4960, Semans, SK. $2500 OBO. Willingdon, AB., call $115,000. 780-385-0536, Killam, AB. 1997 JD 9400, 2114 eng. hrs., 1626 sep. 2013 JD 640D 40’, hydra-float, pea au- 780-632-9846 or 780-768-2163. 2014 NH SP.333F, #N22361 4 year warhrs., ext. range cyl. drive, Y&M, long auger, hyd. tilt, for S series, very good condi- DEGELMAN R570S rockpicker, 4 batt, good ranty, 120’ boom, 1600 gal. SS tank, 4 WD, ger, new: PU belts, feeder chain, rub bars tion, $62,800. Toll-Free: 1-800-667-4515, condition, $3500. Phone 306-367-2043, $389,000. 306-864-3667, Kinistino, SK. or and concave, straw chopper, spreader, 914 www.combineworld.com www.farmworld.ca Middle Lake, SK. PU, exc. cond., $60,000. Call Dave Klein, 2002 CASE SPX 3200, 2710 hrs., 90’ 306-957-4312, 306-695-7794, Odessa, SK. 2003 ROCKMASTER XL78, hyd. drive, 2009 JD 635D 35’ draper, transport, pea SL tires, lights, hi-dump, hyd. boom, 750 gal. tank, Raven Envizio Pro, 2008 MD PW7 16’ pickup head in excel- auger, 8/10 condition, field ready, 21.5Lx16.1 Toll-Free: 1-800-667-4515, hitch, new cond. View: switzerauction.ca AutoBoom, 2 sets of tires, 20.8R38 and lent condition for STS combines w/16’ $39,800. 270/95R48, $100,000 OBO. Call June 8th. Call 306-533-3766, Ponteix, SK. SwathMaster, $19,800. 1-800-667-4515, www.combineworld.com 306-647-2205 evenings, Theodore, SK. www.combineworld.com 2014 MD D65-D unused, 40’, factory 2009 APACHE 1010, 215 HP, 1498 hrs., 1994 JD 9500, Sunnybrook cylinder, 4229 transport, auto HHC, hyd. tilt, JD, CNH, 1000 gal., 90’ booms, 3-way nozzles, Autoengine, 3426 sep. hrs., always shedded, Lexion completion, $74,800. Toll-free: Boom shutoff, S3 Outback, AutoSteer, well maintained, no pickup, $28,000 OBO. 1-800-667-4515, www.combineworld.com Mapping and boom controls, shedded 306-547-8553, Preeceville, SK. since new, field ready, $139,500. Retired, RECONDITIONED rigid and flex, most 2014 JD 615P pickup header, overall ex- makes and sizes; also header transports. 2008 JD 3975 c/w PU header, kernel time to sell! 306-567-7086, Davidson, SK. processor, 40” vert. ext. Just through shop cellent condition, trades wanted, $28,400. Ed Lorenz, 306-344-4811, Paradise Hill, SK in excellent shape w/new knives and shear 2014 NH SP 240R, #N22357, 240 HP, www.straightcutheaders.com 1-800-667-4515, www.combineworld.com bar! $26,400. Call Jordan 403-627-9300, 1000 gal. poly tank, tier 3 engine, new 4 year warranty, $329,000. 306-864-3667, Pincher Creek, AB. Kinistino, SK. or www.farmworld.ca 1999 ROGATOR 854 90’, 3600 hrs., SS 800 gal. tank, Outback S3 System, AutoSteer, pressure washer, 4 bodies tips, sectional shutoff, 2 sets tires, $60,000. Weyburn, SK., call 306-456-2462, 306-861-3661. 2004 FLEXI-COIL 67XL PT sprayer, 84’, 1250 gal., wind screens, dual nozzle bod- 2001 APACHE 890 Plus #N22364, 3300 ies, hyd. pump, chem. induction, autorate, hours, 850 gal. poly tank, Outback Autospray test wireless remote boom control. Steer, $88,000. 306-864-3667, Kinistino, SK. or www.farmworld.ca Call 306-263-4427, Flintoft, SK. 2010 CASE/IH PS160, #HN3185B, 600 2011 APACHE AS720, 102’, 750 gal., gal., 100’ wheel boom, foam markers, w/triple nozzle bodies. Raven Envisio GPS, $25,000. 306-922-2525, Prince Albert, SK. including sectional and AutoHeight controls, c/w set of 4 dividers, Shedded, only or www.farmworld.ca 416 hrs., very good condition, $129,000. FLEXI-COIL 67XL, 120’, wheeled booms, 306-595-4877, Norquay, SK. autorate, triple nozzles, fully loaded, field ready, one of the best ones out there, 2013 JD 4940, 1300 hrs. fully loaded, shedded, $9000 OBO. 306-690-9434, 1200 gal. tank, 120’, both sets tires, $239,000. 306-948-7223, Biggar, SK. Moose Jaw, SK. NEW HOLLAND SF115 sprayer, 90’ boom, 2012 JD 4730 HC, 100’, HD SS boom 7 1250 Imp. tank, 18.4x26 tires inc., Trimble sect. control, gauge wheels, JD AutoBoom, 800 gal. SS tank, chem handler, 5 nozzle GPS, $23,000. 306-493-7871, Harris, SK. bodies, elec. end nozzles, 420-80R46 tires, FLEXI-COIL 67 SPRAYER, 800 gal. tank, fenders, JD 2630 GS3 Starfire monitor, 100’, windscreens, 3 sets of nozzles, new Spraytest, field ready, shedded, 215 spray pump Oct. 2015, new tires, $9000 OBO. hrs., new cond., View: switzerauction.ca 306-530-2457, Francis, SK. June 8th. Call 306-533-3766, Ponteix, SK. FLEXI-COIL 67XLT, 114’, twin tanks, twin 2003 SPRA-COUPE 4640 High Clearance booms and pumps, autorate, rinse tank, sprayer, 80’ boom, 600 hrs., $70,000. A.E. foam marker, windscreens, chem handler Chicoine Farm Equipment, 306-449-2255, Storthoaks, SK. and end nozzles.306-893-7068 Paynton SK Take advantage of the Sask Farm Stewardship Program 2005 NH SF115 90’ suspended boom 2000 JD 4700, 3370 hrs., 90’, new nozzles, that will give you back 50% of the purchase price. sprayer shedded, $19,000. Can deliver. 2 sets tires, Outback S3 E-drive, Norac Call 306-795-2716, Ituna, SK. UC4 Height control, Rinex auto shutoff, vg FLEXI-COIL #50 SPRAYER, 500 gal. tank, cond, $95,000. 306-963-7990, Imperial SK 64’ booms, disc markers, asking $2000 OBO. 306-248-3345, St. Walburg, SK. BRANDT QF2500 90’ PT sprayer, wind WANTED: RAVEN AUTO MATE sectional cones, disc markers, PTO drive pump, exc. control. 306-654-4420, Prud’homme, SK. condition. Phone 306-533-1957, Dilke, SK. TRIDEKON CROP SAVER, crop dividers. Reduce trampling losses by 80% to 90%. Call: Great West Agro, 306-398-8000. FLOATER TIRES: Factory rims and tires: JD 4930/4940, R4045; 800/55R46 GoodOPTIONS year tire & rim, $20,500/set; 710/60R46 • Camoplast Tracks Goodyear LSW, $19,500/set; Case and JD • Two 2000 gallon hi flow tanks, 2” fill 1.5” withdrawal sprayers: 800/70R38 Michelin for Case • Tow Between Carts • 10x6x.250 steel frame with fully triangulated gooseneck style hitch 4420/4430, $19,500; 710/70R38 Titan • Pneumatic Shutoff rim and tire for JD 4720/4730, $14,500. • 5” ball and coupler pivot point • 23.1x26 front tires • 20.8x38 rear dual tires Case 650/65R38 Michelins, $15,000. • Maxquip Pumps • 12000lb front hubs • 25000lb rear hubs 306-697-2856, Grenfell, SK.

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2009 70’ FLEXI-COIL 5500 fold back, 12” spacing, 4350 TBT variable tank, 4.5” boots, done approx. 20,000 acres, nice shape, $99,900 CDN OBO. 780-386-3979, 780-385-6449, Lougheed, AB.

2012 BOURGAULT 3320XTC drill and 6450 tank, #PB3385A, 76’, 10” spacing, $329,000. 306-922-2525, Prince Albert, SK. or www.farmworld.ca

2006 NH SD440 50’, 10” paired row, 430 FLEXI-COIL 32’, w/1330 air cart, 20,000 bushel, variable rate tank, double shoot, acres on unit, asking $16,000. Have tractor blockage monitor, steel press wheels, to match. Will sell together. 306-468-2708 $75,000 OBO. 780-210-0280, Andrew, AB. leave msg., Canwood, SK. 2010 JOHN DEERE 1830 drill 40’, 12” FLEXI-COIL 5000, 39’, 7.2” spacing, 2.5” spacing and 1910 tank, #PS3428A, steel packers, hoses and rubber in vg $94,500. 306-922-2525, Prince Albert, SK. cond., Stealth openers, c/w 2320 cart, or www.farmworld.ca w/new rice tires, single shoot, $17,500. 1997 39’ MORRIS Maxim air drill, 10” spac306-661-8988, Maple Creek, SK. ing, Atom Jet boot with Morris 180 cart, FLEXI-COIL 5000 HD, 40’, 12” spacing, DS, $23,000. A.E. Chicoine Farm Equipment, 4350 variable rate tank, field ready, 306-449-2255, Storthoaks, SK. $82,500. 403-901-4431, Strathmore, AB. 2003 BOURGAULT 5710 29’ air drill, DS, MOON HEAVY HAUL pulling air drills/ air Stealth paired row openers, 9.8” spacing, seeders, packer bars, Alberta and Sask. 30 4300 tank, $65,000 OBO. 780-771-2155, years experience. Call Bob Davidson, 780-404-1212, Wandering River, AB. Drumheller, AB. 403-823-0746. 2014 BG 3320QDA drill, 7700 tank 76’, 12” BOURGAULT 8800 41’ with John Deere air spacing, DS, $30,000 semi-annual paytank, K-Hart packers, 787 double shoot, 8” ment OAC. 306-922-2525, 306-682-9920, spacing. 306-497-2917, Blaine Lake, SK. Humboldt, SK. or www.farmworld.ca 1997 FLEXI-COIL 5000 45’, 9” spacing, 2016 MORRIS CS Contour drill, #HR3533, SS, 2320 TBT cart w/320 3rd hopper, Easy 71’, 12” spacing, $10,285 semi-annual payflow manifold, Agtron blockage, $30,000 ment OAC. 306-682-9920, Humboldt, SK. OBO. Gravelbourg, SK., 306-648-7766. or www.farmworld.ca 2003 BOURGAULT 5710, 54’, 9.8” JD 1820 61’, 12” sp, paired row with blockspacing, MRB’s, 3/4” carbide tips, Devloo age DS, 2011 JD 1910 350 bu. var. rate mud scrapers, w/2002 5440 air cart, DS, TBH w/12” conveyor, 3 meters, green/ 8” auger, w/upgrade 591 deluxe monitor, black/yellow, extra hose and extra tire on $69,500. 306-648-7110, Gravelbourg, SK. rim, $56,000. 306-746-4614, Raymore, SK. 2003 FLEXI-COIL 5000 45’ air drill, single 2007 JD 1835 60’ air drill, 10” spacing, shoot, 9” sp., 3.5” packers, Flexi-Coil 2340 MRB’s,1910 430 bu. cart, w/load conveyor var. rate TBH air cart, 8” auger, low acres, and duals, c/w JD 2600 monitor, $78,000. exc. condition. View: switzerauction.ca Call 306-360-7760, Drake, SK. June 8th. Call 306-533-3766, Ponteix, SK. 2009 MORRIS C1 Contour drill 47’ and 2009 JD 1830, 10” spacing, Poirier open- 8370 tank, 12” spacing, paired row tires, ers, Pattison liquid kit, JD 2600 monitor, DS, #HR3532A, $145,000. 306-682-9920, 1910 430 bu. cart, duals, conveyor, bag Humboldt, SK. or www.farmworld.ca lift, exc. cond., $98,000 OBO. Can deliver. 2010 65’ BOURGAULT 3310 paralink, 12” 306-445-5602, North Battleford, SK. spacing, mid row shank banding, DS, rear 2002 49’ MORRIS MAXIM II, 12” spacing, hitch, $143,000. A.E. Chicoine Farm Equipgumbo boots, duals castors, w/7240 grain ment Ltd. 306-449-2255, Storthoaks, SK. cart, low acres, $52,000. A.E. Chicoine 2008 BOURGAULT 3310 air drill 65’, 10” Farm Equip., 306-449-2255 Storthoaks, SK spacing, 6450 tank, #PB3383A, $227,000. 2008 JD 1890 air drill 43’, 10” spacing, 306-922-2525 Prince Albert, SK. or single shoot, good shape, $47,900. Phone www.farmworld.ca 306-842-6246, Weyburn, SK. COMBINE WORLD NOW carries Atom Jet openers! We want your old ones on trade! BOURGAULT 6800 AIR seeder 28’, 2115 air 1-800-667-4515, www.combineworld.com cart, granular kit. Phone 306-472-5912, 2001 MORRIS C1 Contour drill, 8370 tank, Woodrow, SK. #B22750A, 61’, paired row, 12” spacing, $185,000. 306-682-9920, Humboldt, SK. BOURGAULT 8800 CULT. 36’ with gran. kit, 2130 cart, $9000; Degelman 41’ cult., new or www.farmworld.ca shovels, $6500. 306-524-4960, Semans SK 2009 BOURGAULT 3310 65’ drill, #B22180A, MRB’s, easily converted to DS 36’ BOURGAULT FH536-40, w/Bourgault $129,000, 306-864-3667 Kinistino, SK. or 2155 tank, 3 bar harrows, many new parts, $13,000 OBO. 306-338-7603, Margo, SK. www.farmworld.ca 2001 MORRIS MAXIM II 39’, 10” sp., 2010 BOURGAULT 3310/6550ST 65’ on single shoot, 2001 7300 tank, w/3rd 10”, double shoot, $245,900. Call Nelson gran./inoculant tank, field ready. Reduced! Motors & Equipment, 1-888-508-4406. www.nelsonmotors.com $32,000. 306-648-7110, Gravelbourg, SK. 2012 BOURGAULT 8910 drill, 6450 tank 40’ BOURGAULT 8800, 8” spacing, Valmar 50’, 10” spacing, $180,000. #B22518A kit, new QA harrows and hoses, c/w 1994 Call 306-922-2525, Prince Albert, SK. or Bourgault 2155 air tank, DS, always shedded, vg 306-576-2171, Wishart, SK. www.farmworld.ca 2013 MORRIS C2 Contour drill and 8270 2009 70’ SEEDMASTER TXB70-12, 12”, JD cart, #HR3534A, 51’, paired row, 12” spac- 550 cart, $243,900. Nelson Motors & www.nelsonmotors.com ing, $209,000. 306-682-9920, Humboldt, Equipment. 1-888-508-4406. SK. or www.farmworld.ca SEEDMASTER 65-10, twin 1500 on-board 1996 BOURGAULT 8800, 40’, 3195 tank, NH3 tanks, NH3 pump, sectional control, harrows, packers, $18,000 OBO; 2002 new openers and hoses. 306-383-2915, 8810 52’, $41,000. 306-563-8482 Rama SK Rose Valley, SK. 2002 BOURGAULT 5350 air cart, double 2009 BOURGAULT 3310 and 2010 Bour- shoot, 3 tank metering, cab rate adjust, gault 6550 tank, #B22523A, 65’, 10” 491 monitor, sandblasted inside and out, space, $236,000. 306-864-3667. Kinistino, repainted, upgraded to 10” fill auger, $31,000. Call 403-994-4041, Trochu, AB. SK. or www.farmworld.ca

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BOURGAULT 5710, 40’, 12.5” spacing, mid-row shank fert. run, 5” rubber packers, c/w Bourgault 4350 air tank, dual fans, 3 tanks with cameras, $45,000. Retired. 780-679-6314, Daysland, AB. 2004 MORRIS NEVER PIN DRILL 34’, 10” spacing, single shoot, excellent shape. Phone 306-842-6246, Weyburn, SK. 2004 MORRIS MAXIM II 40’ air drill, 10” spacing, single shoot with 7300 Morris, 3 tank, air tank, $38,000 OBO. 306-831-9649, Elrose, SK. 2008 BOURGAULT 3310, 55’ 10” spacing, DS, for dry and/or liquid fert., paired row, $80,000 OBO 306-353-4410 Riverhurst, SK

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2012 SEEDMASTER SXG550 70’, sectional control, 550 bu., $247,900. Call Nelson Motors & Equipment, 1-888-508-4406. www.nelsonmotors.com 2014 BOURGAULT 3710/7700 disc drill, $395,000. Nelson Motors & Equipment, 1-888-508-4406. www.nelsonmotors.com

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www.ridgelandmanufacturing.ca WANTED: IHC 6200 or 6300 14’ disc drill, must be good to fair condition with discs tight. 403-655-2220, Grassy Lake, AB. 2014 MORRIS 9550 tank, #HR3338, TBH, dual tires, Topcon X30, 3 tank metering, $145,000, 306-682-9920, Humboldt, SK. or www.farmworld.ca 1983 JD 9350, 20’ DD drill, hyd. markers, grass seed, shedded, tarps, one owner, new discs and bearings, vg cond. $10,500. 780-984-0668, Calmer, AB. MORRIS MAGNUM II 35’ cult. w/NH3 kit, DS, Morris air seeder 130 bu. tank w/eng., $9500. 306-682-2585, Humboldt, SK. TWO JD 455 foldup box drills, 30’ and 35’, $43,500 each. 403-308-1238, Taber, AB. 2013 SALFORD 525 zero-till drill 40’, 2015 Salford 600 bu. tank w/scales, conveyor loading, approx. 7500 acres, $250,000. 780-614-4617, Elk Point, AB. 56’ NH ST830, 12” spacing, dual shoot, w/wo Technotill openers, set up for TBT. 306-441-4003, North Battleford, SK.

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HARD DIRT - COMPACTION? Avoiding expensive “band-aid” solutions. Since 1992. Call Rick 403-350-6088 anytime. 62’ FLEXI-COIL 820 w/Raven NH3 auto rate kit, 3/4” non-freezing knives. 780-878-1479, Edmonton, AB. JD 610 40’ anhydrous cultivator, 4-bar quick attach harrows, knock-on wedges, steel anhydrous boots, vg cond. Wishart, SK. 306-576-2171, 306-560-7679. FRIGGSTAD 35’ CULTIVATOR, gray color, c/w tine harrows, new shovels, $2500. Call 306-472-5912, Woodrow, SK. 2015 BOURGAULT 7200 heavy harrow, #PB3371, 9/16” tines, 21.5Lx16.1 tires, $48,700. 306-922-2525, Prince Albert, SK. or www.farmworld.ca 48’ JD 1810 heavy duty cultivator w/3 bar Degelman mounted harrows, extra arms, $50,000. A.E. Chicoine Farm Equipment, 306-449-2255, Storthoaks, SK. 1997 BOURGAULT 8810 cult., #B227788, Valmar applicator, 4 bar mounted harrows, 330LB trips, 8” sp, $29,000. 306-864-3667, Kinistino, SK. or www.farmworld.ca 28’ WHITE 272 field disc, cushion gangs, excellent cond., $11,000. 780-771-2155, 780-404-1212, Wandering River, AB. 2014 7450 LANDOLL vertical tillage 39’ wide, 22” disc dia., #S22382, $105,000. 306-864-3667, Kinistino, SK. or www.farmworld.ca 1999 FLEXI-COIL S85 70’ heavy harrow, $17,900. Toll-free: 1-800-667-4515, or website: www.combineworld.com MORRIS 912 CULTIVATOR, 9” spacing, heavy shanks, 27’, cold flow kit, Beline box and broadcast kit, 4-bar harrows, exc., $9000 OBO. JD 1010 field cultivator, 6” spacing, 3-bar harrows, $3900. 780-679-7795, Camrose, AB. 7 SERIES 40’ MORRIS CULTIVATOR w/harrows, $3000; Flexi-Coil System 92 harrows w/packers 60’, $3000. Flaxcombe, SK, call 306-460-9027, 306-460-4462.

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JD 7810, quad with 3 PTH, new rubber, 2010 JD 9630T, 530 HP, 4341 hrs., 1000 8000 hrs., $59,000; JD 7410, new rubber. PTO, deluxe comfort, 36” track belt, For info call 780-990-8412, Edmonton, AB. $260,000. South Country Equipment, 306-721-5050, Regina, SK. (2) 2013 JD 6150M, MFWD, 1368 hrs. up, 520/85R38 w/H360 loader, $137,300 up. 2013 JD 6170M, 1421 hours, MFWD, with South Country Equipment, 306-424-2212, H380 loader, 520/85R42, $181,800. Call Montmartre, SK. South Country Equipment, 306-642-336, (2) 2014 JD 9510R, 1185 hours up, Assiniboia, SK. 800/70R38, JD Link, $426,300 up. Call South Country Equipment, 306-354-2411, (2) 2013 JD 6150M, 1368 hrs. up, MFWD, 520/85R38, with H360 loader, $122,400. Mossbank, SK. South Country Equipment, 306-354-2411, 2001 JD 8410 MFWD, duals, 7072 hrs., Mossbank, SK. $112,900. Nelson Motors & Equipment 1987 JD 4250 w/280 loader, powershift, 1-888-508-4406. www.nelsonmotors.com $39,000; JD 4430 w/loader, good rubber, 1985 JD 4650, 6054 hrs, 3 hyds, 20.8X38, $18,500. 403-308-1238, Taber, AB. quad trans., $44,300. South Country Equipment, 306-746-2110, Raymore, SK. JD 4640, low hours, premium condition, tires, $33,000 OB0. 2014 JD 6140R, 1150 hrs., MFWD, 24.5x32 w/2014 JD H360 FEL, 520/85R38, 403-823-1894, Drumheller, AB. $167,800. South Country Equipment, 2004 JD 6715, MFWD, 9660 hours, w/JD 306-721-5050, Regina, SK. 740 loader, 18.4x38, comfort cab, 2007 JD 7520 loader, 9667 hrs., $87,900. $51,000. South Country Equipment, Nelson Motors & Equipment, 306-424-2212, Montmartre, SK. 1-888-508-4406, www.nelsonmotors.com JD 4640, 170 HP, motor and injection 2009 JD 9630, 2054 hours, diff. lock, pump rebuilt, new front tires, 14’ Degel800/70R38, deluxe comfort, $278,000. man blade, asking $35,900. 306-747-2775 South Country Equipment, 306-642-336, Shellbrook, SK. Assiniboia, SK. 1995 JD 6400, 2 WD, 620 loader, 11,100 RETIRING: 1980 JD 4640 tractor, recent hrs, good tires, powerquad, one owner, drop-in 50 Series eng. and trans. service. very well serviced, 2 buckets and bale 306-638-4550, Findlater, SK. spike, 3 PTH, asking $31,500. 2004 JD 7220, 2 WD, 7200 hrs., $58,900. 306-948-2963, Biggar, SK. Call Nelson Motors & Equipment, 1982 JD 8440, 8600 hrs., good cond., 1-888-508-4406, www.nelsonmotors.com shedded, 1000 PTO, 4200 hrs., complete JD engine overhaul, pump and injectors 2012 JD 9560R, triples, PTO, 1585 hrs., were also redone, $19,500 OBO. $384,300. Nelson Motors & Equipment, 1-888-508-4406, www.nelsonmotors.com 306-542-7684, Kamsack, SK.

TWO 9350 JOHN DEERE hoe drills, 10 ft with grass seeders and back-on mover. Phone 403-556-0665 or 403-335-4031, Olds, AB. 1996 BOURGAULT 9200 32’ NH3 cultivator, NH3 knives, Continental kit, 4-bar harrows, $18,500; 44 liquid fert. 1” openers, $40 ea. Greg 306-883-2568, Spiritwood, SK. 2014 JD 6150R, MFWD, 1045 hrs., deluxe cab with H360 loader, $180,000. Call South Country Equipment, 306-642-3366, Assiniboia, SK. 2011 JD 7130, MFWD, 1678 hrs, 18.4R38, 3 deluxe SCV, powerq plus 24/24, $97,000. South Country Equipment, DEUTZ ALLIS DX110, dual PTO, AC, 4700 306-692-2371, Moose Jaw, SK. hrs., excellent condition, $12,000 OBO. 1972 JD 4020 tractor, std. shift, 8300 hrs, 403-823-1894, Drumheller, AB. exc. cond., $11,500; JD 158 loader with joystick, 84” bucket, $5500; Double arm grapple avail. 403-888-4490, Linden, AB. 7120 MAGNUM 2 WD, 3 PTH, 7900 hrs. JD 3140 FWA, with loader 3 pth 306-842-2869, 306-842-5966 Weyburn SK JD 3150 FWA, with loader 3 pth 1987 IH 9150 4WD, 280 HP, 520/85R38 JD 4230, loader available Firestone radials 80%, very good, 8000 JD 4250 FWA, with 280 loader hrs., nice solid tractor, $39,800. 1-800-667-4515, www.combineworld.com JD 4450 FWA, with loader JD 4650, rebuilt engine 1987 CASE 4694, 4 WD, 6150 hrs., 20.8x38 duals, powershift, 1000 PTO, 4 JD 6910 FWA, with 3 pth hyd. remotes and return line, $27,000. Call JD 7600 FWA, loader available 306-468-2633, Canwood, SK. JD 7710 FWA, 4100 hours 2014 CASE/IH 600 Quadtrac, 800 hrs, JD 7800, 3 pth with loader available $472,900. Nelson Motors & Equipment, JD 7810, complete with 740 loader 3 pth 1-888-508-4406. www.nelsonmotors.com FINANCE, TRADES WELCOME 1982 4690 CANADIAN LTD, shedded, 780-696-3527, BRETON, AB good shape, tires 85%, asking $14,000. Have air seeder match. Will sell together. 2014 JD 6125R, 1181 hrs., MFWD, 306-468-2708 leave msg., Canwood, SK. 460/85R38, w/2014 JD H340 loader, LIZARD CREEK REPAIR and Tractor. We $146,700. South Country Equipment, buy 90 and 94 Series Case, 2 WD, FWA 306-642-3366, Assiniboia, SK. tractors for parts and rebuilding. Also have 2014 JD 9510R 1506 hrs., 18/6 powerrebuilt tractors and parts for sale. shift, JDLink, HID lights, 800/70R38 duals, 306-784-7841, Herbert, SK. 5 remote cyl., $426,300. South Country IHC 786, 80 HP, 1500 original hrs., c/w Equipment, 306-692-2371, Moose Jaw, SK Ezee-On quick attach loader, $21,500 OBO. 1997 JD 9200, 24 spd, diff. lock, 20.8Rx42 403-823-1894, Drumheller, AB. duals, 4 hyds., 3355 hrs., one owner, exc. IH 4386/4586/4786 PUMPS in stock, built cond., always shedded. Call 306-533-3766, here. We can increase pump flow for air Ponteix, SK. switzerauction.ca June 8th. seeder use. Call with your part #. 2012 JD 9560R, 1585 hrs., triples, PTO, 800-667-7712 Hydratec Hydraulics, Regina $384,300. Nelson Motors & Equipment, 2010 STEIGER 385, power shift, Auto 1-888-508-4406, www.nelsonmotors.com Steer, 710R/38s, 1444 hrs. Like new, 2008 JD 9630T, 4305 hrs., 5 hyds., deluxe $169,000. 306-948-7223, Biggar, SK. comfort package, 36” Durabilt track, $236,500. South Country Equipment, 306-721-5050, Regina, SK. STEIGER PUMPS IN stock. Spline drive (2) 2013 JD 6150M, 1368 hrs. up, MFWD, and gear drive models built here and are in 520/85R38, w/H360 loader, $137,300 up. stock. Call us with part #. Hydratec Hy- South Country Equipment, 306-642-3366, Assiniboia, SK. draulics, 1-800-667-7712, Regina, SK. 2013 JD 6140D, FWA, $79,000; JD 6300 FWA, w/640 loader, $39,000. Both w/cab and 3 PTH. 780-877-2513, Ferintosh, AB. 2010 CHALLENGER MT875C, Degelman blade, 2700 hrs., $352,000. Nelson Motors 1996 JD 7800 MFWD, loader, 3 PTH, & Equipment. www.nelsonmotors.com 11,845 hours, $59,500. Nelson Motors & Equipment 1-888-508-4406 or view 1-888-508-4406. www.nelsonmotors.com 2013 JD 9560RT, 1659 hrs., deluxe cab, AJ hitch, 36” tracks, JD Link, $443,900. 1984 JD 4450, 140 HP, 6400 orig. hrs, South Country Equipment, 306-354-2411, quad shift, 540/1000 PTO, vg, never had a Mossbank, SK. loader $34,000. 780-349-9810 Thorhild AB 2008 JD 9430T, 6540 hrs., about 1000 hrs. 2014 JD 9560R, 1016 hours, 800/70R38, on motor, Greenlighted 250 hrs. ago, JD Link, 18/6 powershift, $472,800. $130,000. Consider small trade. Briercrest, South Country Equipment, 306-354-2411, SK. 306-799-4201, 306-631-8589. Mossbank, SK. 2012 JD 9560R, 2910 hours, 510/85R46 2009 JD 9630T, 2167 hours, $287,000. (4 new rear), hyd. flow hyds., premium Call Nelson Motors & Equipment, cab, $383,400. South Country Equipment, 1-888-508-4406, www.nelsonmotors.com 306-642-336, Assiniboia, SK. JD 5020, 18.4x38 duals, new rubber, new 2009 JD 9630T 56’ double shoot, engine, new starter converted to 12 volt, $221,000. Nelson Motors & Equipment, $11,500 OBO. 780-674-1799, Sangudo, AB 1-888-508-4406, www.nelsonmotors.com

2012 JD 9560R, triples, 770 hrs., $374,000. Nelson Motors & Equipment, 1-888-508-4406, www.nelsonmotors.com (3) 2014 JD 9560R, 602 hrs. up, 800/70R38, JD Link, 18/6 powershift, $472,800 up. South Country Equipment, 306-354-2411, Mossbank, SK.

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WANTED: MASSEY discers, Model 36. Sask., Alberta or Manitoba. Top dollar. 306-625-3369, 306-750-0642, Ponteix, SK. WANTED: USED, BURNT, old or ugly tractors. Newer models too! Smith’s Tractor Wrecking, 1-888-676-4847. WANTED: KELLO-BILT DISC, any size. Call 306-681-7305 or 306-355-2289 leave message, Mortlach, SK. WANTED: 4440 JD with quad range trans, with failed motor or front end damage. Call 403-823-1894, Drumheller, AB.

MF #36 DISCERS. Will pay top dollar and pick from anywhere. Phone Mike 306-723-4875, Cupar, SK. WANTED: NH BALE WAGONS and retrievers, any condition. Farm Equipment Finding Service, P.O. Box 1363, Polson, MT 59860. 406-883-2118. WANTED: JF STOLL silage cutter, in good condition. Phone 403-963-1334, Consort, AB.

EASY ROLL WIRE Rollers for barb and high tensile wire. 3 PTH or draw-bar mounts available. Ph 306-984-7861, Mistatim, SK. CUSTOM FENCING AND corral building, no job too big or too small. Call ODESSA ROCKPICKER SALES: New De- 306-699-7450, Qu’Appelle, SK. gelman equipment, land rollers, Strawmaster, rockpickers, protill, dozer blades. MULCHING- TREES, BRUSH, Stumps. Call today 306-933-2950. Visit us at: 306-957-4403, 306-536-5097, Odessa, SK. www.maverickconstruction.ca HORSE POWER? Fuel economy? Ph Smoke ‘Em Diesel to safely add both on your farm SOLIDLOCK AND TREE ISLAND game wire and all accessories for installation. Heights equipment! 306-545-5911, Regina, SK. from 26” to 120”. Ideal for elk, deer, bison, SAKUNDIAK HD6 33’ grain auger; MF 125 sheep, swine, cattle, etc. Tom Jensen 20’ cultivator; Cockshutt 17’ cultivator. Of- ph/fax: 306-426-2305, Smeaton, SK. fers. Phone 306-436-4644, Milestone, SK. ONE TIME FENCING, sucker rod fence 2006 MACDON 873 ADAPTOR to fit on posts (solid steel), steel corners for sale. 500 series combine, $3800; 2004 Agco www.onetimefencing.ca 1-877-542-4979. RT150, FWA loader, grapple, joystick, 150 PTO HP, front and rear 3-PT, CVT and front GUARANTEED PRESSURE TREATED fence axle suspension, 2339 hrs., $72,000. Call: posts, lumber slabs and rails. Call Lehner Wood Preservers Ltd., ask for Ron 403-665-2341, Craigmyle, AB. 306-763-4232, Prince Albert, SK. 2008 JD 9230, 2100 hrs., 24 spd. power think trans., PTO; 1996 Bourgault 8810 D.C. CUSTOM FENCING. Quality work, cultivator, 40’, 10” spacing, 20” mid row reasonable rates. Phone 306-491-0959, shanks, with Bourgault 4350 tank; 2010 Saskatoon, SK. Sunflower 1444 disc, 40’; 2012 Top Air 2400 sprayer 132’, 2400 gal. tank; 2001 Apache 790 High Clearance sprayer, 90’. 306-752-3545, 306-921-8741, Melfort, SK. BLOCKED SEASONED JACK Pine firewood ACREAGE EQUIPMENT: 3-PT. CULTI- and wood chips for sale. Lehner Wood PreVATORS, Discs, Plows, Blades, Etc. servers Ltd., 306-763-4232, Prince Albert, SK. Will deliver. Self-unloading trailer. 780-892-3092, Wabamun, AB.

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SEASONED SPRUCE SLAB firewood, one cord bundles, $99, half cord bundles, $65. Volume discounts. Blocked and split wood also available. V&R Sawing, 306-232-5488, Rosthern, SK.

BLACK ANGUS BULLS on moderate MOVE WATER OR IRRIGATE? 4” to 12” al- growing ration, performance information um. pipe, pumps and motors. 50 yrs. expe- available. Valleyhills Angus, Glaslyn, SK. rience. Dennis 403-308-1400, Taber, AB. 306-342-4407. www.valleyhillsangus.com BLUE WATER IRRIGATION DEV. LTD. BLACK ANGUS BULLS, two year olds, seReinke pivots, lateral, minigators, pump men tested, guaranteed breeders. Delivery and used mainline new Bauer travelers available. 306-287-3900, 306-287-8006, dealer. 22 yrs. experience. 306-858-7351, Englefeld, SK. www.skinnerfarms.ca Lucky Lake, SK. www.philsirrigation.ca

BEV’S FISH & SEAFOOD LTD., buy direct, fresh fish: Pickerel, Northern Pike, Whitefish and Lake Trout. Seafood also available. Phone toll free 1-877-434-7477, 306-763-8277, Prince Albert, SK.

NEW AND USED PTO generators. Diesel SPRUCE FOR SALE! Beautiful locally and natural gas sets available as well. Call grown trees. Plan ahead and renew your shelterbelt or landscape a new yardsite, 1-888-300-3535, Airdrie, AB. 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 www.didsburysprucefarms.com

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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

JOHNSTON/ FERTILE VALLEY is selling yearling and 2 year old Black Angus bulls. They are sired by the leading AI sires in the industry including SAV Resource, Triple V Glanworth 57U, SAV Brilliance, BPF Special Focus, Jindra Double Vision, Ten X, Shipwheel Montana, Angus Valley and Impression. These are thick, easy fleshing bulls produced by over 500 low maintenance, high production cows. Many bulls are suitable for heifers. All bull are semen tested with performance and carcass info. available. David and Dennis Johnston 306-856-4726, Conquest, SK. HERD DISPERSAL 150 Straight Canadian cows. Over 50 years and 2 generations. Breeding terms and conditions available. 306-728-7677, 306-877-4402, Dubuc, SK. BLACK ANGUS BULLS, 2 yr. old, sired by Tex 848W, Old Post AA, semen tested. Delivery available. Call for info 306-861-1999, Stoughton, SK. PUREBRED BLACK ANGUS long yearling bulls, replacement heifers, AI service. Meadow Ridge Enterprises, 306-373-9140 or 306-270-6628, Saskatoon, SK. MIDNITE OIL CATTLE CO. has on offer semen tested yearling and 2 year old bulls. 306-734-2850, 306-734-7675, Craik, SK. SELLING: BLACK ANGUS BULLS. Wayside Angus, Henry and Bernie Jungwirth, 306-256-3607, Cudworth, SK.

QUIET TOP QUALITY 2 yr. old and yearling Purebred Black Angus bulls. Call Spruce Acres, 306-272-3997, Foam Lake, SK. REG. YEARLING AND 2 year old Angus bulls, some from AI sires, EPD’s available. Semen tested. Hightree Cattle, Wilkie, SK., 306-843-7354 or 306-843-2054. PUREBRED YEARLING ANGUS Bulls, on moderate growing ration, semen tested, guaranteed. Phone 2J Angus Farm, Jim Easton, 306-739-2903, Wawota, SK. ANGUS BULLS FROM a quality program: Six 2 yr. olds, 30 yearlings, calving ease and performance prospects. Pics available BUYING: CULL COWS, herdsire bulls, on all bulls. Glennie Bros. Angus, Carnduff, yearlings and calves. Phone Elk Valley SK. 306-482-3813 or 403-862-7578. Ranches, 780-846-2980, Kitscoty, AB. BLACKTOF ANGUS (EST 1971) Rugged 8 YR. OLD Reg. Pure Woods Beaver Creek framey foundation Canadian Black Angus bull, $5000. 306-463-3184, Kindersley, SK. bulls for sale. Yearlings born Jan. and Feb., 2 yr olds suitable for cows and heifers and WANTED: ALL KINDS of bison from year- 1- 3 year old. 780-662-2024, Tofield, AB. lings to old bulls. Also cow/calf pairs. Ph 2 YR. OLD BLACK ANGUS BULLS. Ranch Kevin at 306-429-2029, Glenavon, SK. raised from a low maintenance herd. BW NILSSON BROS INC. buying finished bison from 75- 85 lbs., Good feet, temperament on the rail at Lacombe, AB. for spring de- and performance. Semen tested, ready to livery and beyond. Smaller groups wel- work. 403-533-2355, Rockyford, AB. come. Fair, competitive and assured payment. Call Richard Bintner 306-873-3184.

GUARANTEED BEST PRICES on finished and feeder bison: Bulls $4.65/lb HHW USD, Heifers $4.40/lb HHW USD. Call or text for feeder prices to 306-736-3454, Windthorst, SK. 2014 HI-HOG HYD. Bison squeeze, w/elec. TROPHY ZONE TANNERY. State of the 110/220 motor. Call Harold 306-725-4228 art facility. Hair on tanning for both taxi- for more details, Strasbourg, SK. dermy and domestic hides. Quality work with fast turn around. Call anytime KICKIN’ ASH BUFFALO Meat Products is 403-892-7904 or 403-330-6325, Cardston, currently looking for all classes of bison for expanding North American market. Call AB. Email: bunnage@shaw.ca Paul 780-777-2326, Athabasca, AB. or email to cabi1@telus.net www.penta.ca

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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

KENRAY RANCH REG Red Angus yearling bulls, semen tested, ready to go. Redvers, 2 YEAR OLD PB Red Poll bull for sale. SK., call Ray 306-452-7447, Sheldon 306-675-4884, 306-795-7117, Kelliher, SK. 306-452-7545. www.kenrayranch.com EASY CALVING REG. PB Red or Black, 2 yr. POLLED YEARLING BLONDE BULLS for old and yearling bulls, also replacement sale, Estevan, SK. area. Phone heifers. Elderberry Farm, Parkside, SK. 306-634-2174 or cell 306-421-6987. 306-747-3302.

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WANTED HEATED CANOLA. No broker involved. Sell direct to crushing plant. Cash on delivery or pickup. 306-228-7306 or 306-228-7325, Unity, SK.

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The loonie’s decline since last year has led federal regulators to dial up the index guiding how much money Canada’s big two railways get to keep from hauling Prairie grain. The Canadian Transportation Agency will raise its volume-related composite price index by 4.8 per cent for the 2016-17 crop year. The index is the inflation factor in the annual maximum revenue entitlement CN and CP get for moving grain. “Nearly half” of the announced increase is owing to the sharp decline in the Canada/U.S. exchange rate between 2014 and 2015, and to forecasts for the Canadian dollar to decline “even further” in 2016, the agency said. — Staff

A court has turned down a request by Grain Farmers of Ontario to stay the province’s new restrictions for use of neonicotinoid seed treatments. Mark Brock, the farm group’s chair, described the ruling as “frustrating and disheartening for myself, our farmer-members, and the grain industry.” However, he said, the ruling at least “acknowledged that farmer rights have been negatively affected by this regulation and that it does create legitimate hardships on grain farmers in this province.” The court said granting the request “would be tantamount to amending a regulation through interpretation” and that’s not in its power. — Staff

HEARTLAND Research model may need a rethink Input from more stakeholders would mean greater and faster innovation for the agriculture sector BY ALEX BINKLEY

“Think up and down the food chain and all around it for ideas.”

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t’s time for agriculture research to break out of its pipeline approach and look for new ideas wherever it can find them. That means upending the old model where ‘good’ scientific research basically saw data go in, lab work happen, and eventually a new product come out. Now it’s time for that same research to accept potential users and customers — such as farmers — might have some valuable thoughts to share, according to one academic. Agriculture research should consider these non-traditional viewpoints as well as consider a variety of end uses for final product or new knowledge, said Sandra Schillo, an assistant professor at Telfer School of Management at the University of Ottawa during the recent Agriculture Institute of Canada 2016 conference. A research project “has to be open to inputs throughout the process,” she said during her keynote address “It has to reach both traditional and new markets and generate spinoff benefits.”

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Sandra Schillo, a management specialist from the University of Ottawa, says it’s time to listen to more viewpoints in agriculture research. PHOTO: University of Ottawa Research has shaped modern agriculture in terms of the crop varieties that are grown and the farm practices of producers, she noted. “This doesn’t happen automatically,” she told researchers at the conference. “Think up and down the food chain and all around it for ideas.”

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Governments have long supported agriculture research because of the social benefits it has given society,

she said. Generally government labs do basic research and the information gleaned from that work is used by university and private researchers to produce other innovations. Government labs should be working to maximize the public good and no one should be excluded from the research or the results. One change that has to be understood is that a research project isn’t complete just because it generated new information or products, she said. Now the project has to include dissemination of the knowledge gained to farmers and

the food industry. As well, technology transfer to private companies can generate even more products. She advocates shifting to an ‘open innovation’ approach in recognition of the complex and changing challenges within the agri-sector as it tries to produce more food sustainably with less impact on the environment. The collaboration required to make it effective is well within reach using the Internet and modern communications and allows the project to tap into expertise everywhere, she said. At the same time, a more open, collaborative research system doesn’t mean the results are free, she added. “You have to carefully manage the intellectual property flowing from the research,” she said. Government research must be protected as much as possible to guard against misuse even if it’s openly available to other researchers. She said the development of a national agriculture research policy undertaken by the Agriculture Institute of Canada will encourage informed decision-making and bring more innovation to Canadian agriculture.

Ag researchers seeking concrete signs of new government’s commitment The new federal government’s been saying all the right things, but that hasn’t translated into a lot of concrete action yet BY ALEX BINKLEY AF contributor

new federal government with a new focus has agriculture researchers feeling more hopeful, but they’re still waiting for clear signs research spending will rise. The budget promised additional funding for agriculture research, restoration of federal labs that do basic science, and more investment in fundamental research, said Serge Buy, CEO of the Agriculture Institute of Canada. But so far those words have yet to translate into any concrete action, he added. “We’re cautiously optimistic about the direction outlined in the budget,” said Buy, but added his group hasn’t been able to get a meeting with Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay to present its plan for a national agriculture research policy. As well, it’s up to Science Minister Kristy Duncan to set a full-blown review of government science and research in motion and there are no indications of when or if that will happen.

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MacAulay’s mandate letter from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he was to develop a policy to “invest in agricultural research to support discovery science and innovation in the sector. To better allocate research funding, you should establish a transparent process that involves food producers.” MacAulay recently told the Commons agriculture committee that the government wants its research funding to ensure “scientists are able to stay on the cutting edge.” That will ensure consumers at home and abroad that Canadian food is safe and healthy. He provided no details on his plans for a transparent process. The Agriculture Institute of Canada — the voice of private, public and university researchers — is working on a national agriculture research policy and on ways to ensure science breakthroughs in one field of research are widely shared to maximize the benefits. It also intends to hold a national conference on how research can aid agriculture’s role in environmental protection in 2017. “In the meantime, the institute will be

“We want to make sure that what’s in the mandate letter comes to pass.”

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fanning out across the country to engage stakeholders on research issues,” said Buy. Part of the process is an ongoing dialogue with the politicians and bureaucrats. “We want to make sure that what’s in the mandate letter comes to pass,” Buy said. “We want to start the discussions.” While the minister has been meeting with groups in the agriculture sector, there has been no public discussion about research.

Serge Buy photo: Agriculture Institute of Canada

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Uplifting events for horses A new collaborative invention from a multidisciplinary research team at the University of Saskatchewan promises new hope for injured horses STAFF

research team from the University of Saskatchewan is hoping to improve the outcome for horses suffering from fractures or other musculoskeletal problems. Hundreds of horses are fatally injured and euthanized every year in North America due to racetrack injuries. But even horses that are used for pleasure riding can break a leg. After a horse undergoes surgery to fix a fracture, it’s normally confined to a stall and given medication to alleviate the pain. However, due to a horse’s heavy weight and its strong flight response, recovery from musculoskeletal problems is uncertain. A multidisciplinary research team at the University of Saskatchewan is

hoping to change that, by partnering with RMD Engineering, a local firm, to design and build a robotic lift system, a University of Saskatchewan release says. The lift will help rehabilitate horses suffering from acute injuries and other musculoskeletal problems by providing mobility, weight distribution and support. The lift can reduce and redistribute the weight the horse is carrying, said Dr. Julia Montgomery, a large-animal internal medicine specialist at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine and leader of the research team. The system allows the animal to be mobile with its weight partially or fully supported by the lift. “If we want to, we can allow the horse to move around so we don’t have these issues with muscle wasting,” says Montgomery.

A horse lift designed at the University of Saskatchewan is giving injured horses a second chance. PHOTO: WCVM

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Minnesota congressman critical of Canada’s supply management system Colin Peterson suspects Canadians are using windfall profits from supply management to buy up American dairy processors Trade statistics

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anada’s supply management sector knows it’s on the American government’s hit list. Veteran Minnesota Congressman Colin Peterson reaffirmed while speaking to members of North American Agricultural Journalists last month. “What sticks in my craw the most is the fact that we are letting Canada off the hook (with supply management),” Peterson said when asked about his opposition to the Trans-Pacific Partnership. “Canada took us to the cleaners in NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement). And the only chance that we have to fix that is in this (TPP) agreement, in my opinion. And this does not fix it.” Peterson, who has represented Minnesota’s 7th Congressional District since 1991, is the House of Representative’s agriculture committee’s most senior Democrat and chaired the committee from 2007 to 2011. Supply management was created partly to give farmers stable incomes by matching production with consumption. But Peterson hinted Canada’s dairy sector is making windfall profits and using them to invest in the U.S. “A 100-cow dairy is making a half-million dollars a year,” according to Peterson. “Our (dairy) guys are barely surviving and Saputo (a Montreal-based dairy processor and the 10th largest in the world) is the second-biggest owner of dairy processing in the United

Veteran Minnesota Congressman Colin Peterson is critical of Canada’s supply-managed dairy sector and partly opposes the Trans-Pacific Partnership because it failed in ending Canada’s supply management system. PHOTO: ALLAN DAWSON States. It just bought some more processing plants last week. Agropur (Canada’s largest dairy co-operative) is No. 6 now. So we now have Canadian dairy farmers owning more of the dairy industry in the United States than Land O’ Lakes. This is a screwed-up deal.”

Under supply management, exports are restricted. It’s considered a trade-off for protection from cheaper imports. But according to Peterson, Canada is exporting dairy products to the U.S. while high Canadian tariffs block U.S. dairy exports to Canada.

However, trade statistics show that the trade balance in dairy products favours the U.S., an Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada official said in an email. “The dairy trade deficit with the United States in 2015 was at $371 million, almost double what it was in 2011,” the official wrote. “In 2015, Canada imported $475 million in dairy products from the United States, whereas the United States imported just $104 million in dairy products from Canada.” Most American farm groups support TPP, but Peterson said he doesn’t believe the U.S. needs to sign it to be engaged in world trade or counter China’s growing economic power. “This is not a free trade agreement, in terms of agriculture,” Peterson said. “This is a managed trade agreement and all we got out of agriculture was increased access in different commodity areas — so much for pork, so much for rice, so much for whatever. “It could be that they may have to renegotiate this thing to get it passed. I think that’s unprecedented, but it could happen. Leading U.S. presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton have expressed opposition to TPP. The deal was signed in February by Pacific Rim countries Brunei, Chile, New Zealand, Singapore, Australia, Canada, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, the U.S. and Vietnam. allan@fbcpublishing.com

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When one antibiotic is used, resistance to many antibiotics can increase Staff

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griculture is a capitalintensive business, and farmers often enter into financial agreements with lenders with the assets purchased with the loan used as security. “Unfortunately, farm business managers can fall into a pattern of simply signing documents, and not reviewing all the conditions thoroughly,” said Rick Dehod, agriculture farm financial specialist with Alberta Agriculture and Forestry. “Sometimes things don’t go as planned, and security gets called on. Farm business managers may be completely unaware that the creditors are exercising their rights — as agreed to in the terms of the agreement — because they did not review the agreement.” As a debtor, the farm business manager must be aware of his or her responsibilities, and the recourse the lender may have on default or demand. If the debtor has signed the security agreement, then the debtor has agreed to its terms and conditions. The federal and provincial governments have set out laws with regulations that govern the

Bacteria shares antibiotic resistance with genetic partners

“If you are not sure about something related to the agreement, then seek advice from your lawyer or accountant with experience in such matters,” he said. Alberta Agriculture has two online resources on this issue at www.agriculture.alberta. ca: A Guide to Agricultural Security Agreements in Alberta and Alberta Personal Property Security Act: What it Means to Farmers. Both can be found by searching for ‘security agreements.’

Michigan State University researchers have uncovered a troubling trend towards multiple antibiotic resistance in concentrated animal feeding operations. A research team led by James Tiedje, distinguished professor of microbiology found that in large swine farms where antibiotics are used continuously in feed for growth promotion and disease prevention, multidrug-resistant bacteria are likely the norm rather than the exception. In studying large-scale swine farms in China and one population of pigs in the U.S., the researchers confirmed the presence of many partner genes — resistance genes and mobile genetic elements found together. When one gene increased or decreased in abundance, partner genes increased or decreased in nearly identical fashion. Some of these partner genes can make bacteria resistant to antibiotics that were not even fed to the animals. So when one antibiotic is used, resistance to many antibiotics can increase, the scientists report in a study published in mBio. “In the fight against the rise of antibiotic resistance, we need to understand that the use of one antibiotic or, in some cases, antibacterial disinfectants may increase the abundance of multi-drug-resistant bacteria,” he said. “Tracking the source of antibiotic resistance is quite complicated because antibiotic use, which increases the occurrence of resistance, is widespread, and antibiotic resistance can spread between bacteria.” The Chinese farms are quite close to large cities. So controlling antibiotic resistance in pigs and farms is important to minimizing human risk, he said. “This is a global issue rather than one that’s simply isolated in China; multi-drug resistance is just a plane ride away,” Tiedje added. “This is why our work in China is definitely as relevant as in the United States.” They also found that at the Chinese farms, there were up to 14 partner genes, all occurring together in farms that are thousands of miles apart, said Tim Johnson, lead author with MSU’s Center for Microbial Ecology. “These genes confer resistance to up to six kinds of antibiotics, and some allow bacteria to reshuffle the order of their genes.” In Chinese soils that received manure-based fertilizer, the same resistance genes were found in manure and in high abundance. However, the kinds of bacteria present in soil were quite different. This indicates that on the Chinese farms, the potential for resistance gene transfer among environmental bacteria is likely, said Yongguan Zhu, co-author from the Chinese Academy of Science.

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MAY 9, 2016 • ALBERTAFARMEXPRESS.CA

Doomsday vault keepers move to lock up more funding The Crop Trust has picked up new commitments but hopes for more private sector involvement BY ALISTER DOYLE Oslo/Reuters

he Crop Trust, which runs a so-called doomsday seed vault in the Arctic, recently secured a doubling of its core funds and urged the private sector to do more to safeguard commercial food production. Pledges totalling about $150 million were mainly from governments, including the U.S., Germany and Australia, and will lift the organization’s endowment fund to $300 million (all figures US$). But the Crop Trust is trying to attract more private sector investment to the fund, which works to preserve millions of varieties of seeds against threats such as climate change and disease. It’s in the interest of food and agricultural businesses to support its work, said the executive director of the trust. “We don’t have a well-functioning global system for conservation of coffee,” said Marie Haga. “If you’re dependent on cof-

fee for your business, it’s a good idea to conserve coffee. If you’re dependent on citrus for your business, it’s a good idea to make sure that farmers have the right varieties to use when they produce lemons and oranges.” The Crop Trust has started to co-operate with coffee companies, she said. “This is an approach I want to take crop by crop,” Haga added. She also said that the Crop Trust is working with Deutsche Bank on initiatives including a bond linked to food security. The trust’s main global store is its doomsday vault in the Norwegian Arctic archipelago of Svalbard. The vault is a deep, frozen store against cataclysms such as nuclear war and has capacity to store 4.5 million varieties of crops, from wheat to coconuts. It also runs other gene banks storing seeds around the world. “Seeds are miracles. But it does not take a miracle to safeguard this material,” Haga said. The long-term goal is to raise $850 million for the endowment fund.

The entrance to the Global Seed Vault at Longyearbyen, Norway. The trust operating the vault secured about $150 million in pledges, mainly from governments, but says the private sector needs to step up. Photo: REUTERS/Bob Strong

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