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Farmers, grain companies warn railways be ready to move a big crop Western production could exceed the five-year average

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New life in Canada ‘a dream come true,’ couple says The Cabatingans are one of hundreds of young families now calling Neepawa and surrounding municipalities home

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he prospects of another bumper crop this year have western Canadian grain companies and farm leaders warning the railways to be ready. They want to avoid a repeat of the colossal and costly backlog of 2013-14 when crop production set a new record by a large margin. “We know it’s going to be a big crop and the grain companies are doing everything possible to be ready for it,” Wade Sobkowich, executive director of the Western Grain Elevator Association (WGEA), said in an interview June 22. “This year’s crop, based on the probabilities, is going to be higher than average. “If we run into a problem it is going to be for the same reasons we ran into a problem in 2013-14. Nothing has changed in a significant way to the policy environment or the competitive environment to require the railways to do anything different and they will be the bottleneck.” See SHIPPING on page 6 »

Kharl Cabatingan came to Canada eight years ago as a temporary foreign worker, arriving in Neepawa in 2009 to work at Springhill Farms. He brought his wife Ruby Ann and daughter Annikha to live in Neepawa in 2011.   PHOTO: LORRAINE STEVENSON

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harl Cabatingan will have his own “settler story” to tell his grandchilden one day. He and wife Ruby Ann became Canadian citizens last year. The couple, both born in the Philippines, has lived in Neepawa not quite all of their young daughter Annikha’s life. She was born shortly after Kharl

emigrated in 2008, initially working in Ontario, as a temporary foreign worker, then transferring to Springhill Farms in the summer of 2009. His and others’ arrival to work at the pork-processing plant just east of town was part of the company’s expansion as a “farm to fork” company becoming HyLife Foods in 2011. Cabatingan was one of what would be hundreds more young men and women coming here, eager to work, start a new life and bringing family here too. Kharl

sponsored Ruby Ann and Annikha after successfully applying through the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) for permanent residency status. The couple reunited in 2011 after three long years apart — a time both joyous and stressful, they say today. “In Neepawa it was our first time to live together as a family,” says Ruby Ann. “We’d been apart for almost three years.” See FAMILIES on page 6 »

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t’s certain the first farmers in Manitoba were First Nations people, likely near the site of modern-day Lockport. That’s why a group of anthropology students from the University of Manitoba spent five weeks at the site this spring, searching for artifacts that could help us learn more about these early agriculturalists. T h e e a r l i e s t re c o rd e d observation of agriculture in the region comes from 1805 when U.S. explorer — and later author of a six-volume study on American native groups published in the 1850s — Henry Schoolcraft observed natives in the Netley Creek area growing corn and potatoes. It’s long been understood, but not widely documented, that the cultivation of corn predates this observation significantly. The project spearheaded by Dr. E. Leigh Syms of the Ma n i t o b a Mu s e u m , i s only the fourth time there has been any archeological excavating on the banks of the Red River beside the St. Andrew’s Dam and Lock

Aboriginal Manitoba farmer with oxen, circa 1900.   PHOTO: ARCHIVES OF MANITOBA

in Lockport. The students earned credit towards a fieldstudy class. During the dig a significant number of artifacts was found, according to a media report from earlier this spring. “They’re finding bits of ceramic, bits of bone fragments,” Robyn Neufeldt, an anthropology professor at the university, told CTV News. “We’ve actually found bone tools and an arrowhead.” The artifacts will be sent to labs across Canada and

the United States for further testing. “( The site) roughly dates to the time of the Vikings,” said University of Manitoba Archeology Professor Robert Beardsell — a period known as “the medieval warming period.” That’s significant because global temperatures were rising, particularly in the North Atlantic. In North America it meant nomadic tribes that had traditionally followed bison herds started to settle and cultivate crops.

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Total farm cash receipts grew by 72 per cent from 2006 to 2014 (Figure 2).2 In the same time period, crop receipts doubled, lifted by strong demand for grains, oilseeds and other crops. Even as stocks and supply started to rebuild following the 2012 production year, crop receipts remained strong. Crop receipts and overall farm cash receipts are important drivers of our projections for farm equipment sales. Crop receipts are projected to increase by 5.8 per cent in 2016 and 3.8 per cent in 2017. These projections are highly influenced by strong prices in futures markets for major grains and oilseeds as well as a Canadian dollar that is projected to remain below its five-year average.

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prices which are the main reason behind the decline in livestock receipts. Our projections for total new farm equipment sales are driven by the projections of farm receipts. In the 4WD tractor market and the combine market, crop receipts are used as 4WD tractors and combines are used almost exclusively on cropping operations. Total equipment sales are associated with total 3 farm cash receipts since they are used on all types of farming operations.

Equipment sales expected to rise in 2017 Equipment sales and farm cash receipts are connected, Totaldirectly farm cash receipts (including both crops and livestock) are projected to slightly increase – a 0.1 per cent rise in 2016, says Farm Credit Canada in a report released this week followed by a more encouraging forecast of a 3.3 per cent increase in 2017. Given 2016 crop receipts are projected up,

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hen farmers make money they spend it — most often on land and equipment — to improve productivity. With total Canadian farm cash receipts projected to increase just 0.1 per cent this year, Farm Credit Canada (FCC) is forecasting a seven per cent drop in farm equipment sales for 2016 and a seven per cent jump in sales in 2017, based on an estimated 3.8 per cent increase in farm cash receipts. The forecast is in FCC’s “Pro j e c t i n g 2 0 1 6 - 1 7 Fa r m Receipts and Equipment Sales” released June 28. “These projections are highly influenced by strong prices in futures markets for major grains and oilseeds as well as a Canadian dollar that is projected to remain below its fiveyear average,” the report says. FCC’s forecast could be thrown off by a fall in commodity prices following a bumper world crop or an increase in the value of the Canadian dollar, J.P. Gervais, FCC’s chief agricultural economist, told reporters during a briefing June 23. However, farmers have probably locked in some of their new-crop prices, which are relatively good, he added. FCC predicts the Canadian dollar will average 77 and 80 cents U.S. in 2016 and 2017, respectively. “Farm cash receipts are a big driver behind the decision to purchase farm equipment,” Gervais said. “And conversely

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farm equipment sales are usually a leading indicator of future farm cash receipts.” Gervais speculated equipment sales might not decline as much had farmers not purchased as much before 2015, when farm cash receipts were higher. Gervais said at first he was surprised farm cash receipts were forecast to increase almost four per cent next year, but futures prices point to that, he said. “And (grain) demand is not gone soft and is not slowing down like some were expecting maybe a year ago,” he said. While total (grain and livestock) farm cash receipts are projected to be almost flat in 2016, they are still above average, Gervais noted. Moreover, crop receipts are forecast to rise by 5.8 and 3.8 per cent in 2016 and 2017, respectively. As a result four-wheel-drive tractor sales, which account for 3.5 per cent of farm equipment sales, are expected to jump 24.5 per cent this year and by 2.4 per cent in 2017. FCC projects combine sales will increase by 5.2 and 8.9 per cent this and next year. Livestock cash receipts in 2016 are projected to fall 6.9 per cent mainly due to lower cattle prices, but also lower prices for dairy products. Livestock cash receipts are expected to increase by 2.6 per cent in 2017. Canadian farmers are earning more for their grain than their American counterparts due to Canada’s weaker loonie. And the impact can be seen in equipment purchases, the report says.

Farm cash receipts in 2015 held up well over the 2014 level and cannot be pointed out as the primary driver behind the slowdown in equipment sales. It is rather expectations of lower commodity prices and farm income that possibly drove sales lower. This illustrates the role of expectations in determining actual sales. Realized farm cash receipts in 2015 ended strongly as the Canadian dollar shielded producers from softer commodity prices.

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Low interest rates encourage on how much farmers should “Combine sales were down equipment sales in the short invest in iron, Gervais said. 34.5 perandcent the ingovernment Includes crop livestock in receipts; doesU.S. not include payments. 2015 while sales in Canada term, by making them more Successful farmers have a plan affordable, especially for expenwere down 21 per cent.” andEquipment consider Sales the costs FCC Ag Economics: Projecting 2016-17 Farm Receipts and | June of 28,buy2016 However, most of the equip- sive machinery, the report says. ing new versus used or fixing There’s a risk farmers could existing equipment. ment Canadian farmers buy, e s p e c i a l l y c o m b i n e s , a r e be caught if interest rates sud“What I found successful promade in the U.S. and prices denly rise, but that risk is no ducers to be doing is to be able reflect it. Combine prices in greater now than any other to stretch some of these investCanada jumped 16 per cent time, Gervais said, adding rates ments over time,” he said. in 2015 mostly because of are expected to stay where they Gervais isn’t sure if more the stronger U.S. currency, are in the short term. farmers are trading in for new “Farm debt in Canada as of equipment sooner, but those Gervais said. The dollar cuts both ways December 31, 2015 has gone up who do are probably seeking but “I would say, yes, overall 8.5 per cent,” he said. “That’s the latest technology used in the lower Canadian dollar is a big number, but at the same precision farming. positive for our producers,” time... you need to look at net “I can tell you from what is income and net income is still going on in the marketplace Gervais said. I n t e r e s t r a t e s a r e n o t at the top of the cycle. I am not that leasing is more and more expected to change much in entirely surprised to see that popular,” he added, speculating the short term, but farmers debt continues to go up at a it’s also driven by farmers after need to take the possibility time when net income is very new technology. into account whenever bor- strong.” There’s no rule of thumb allan@fbcpublishing.com rowing money, Gervais said.

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Loonie tanks post-Brexit, but benefits minimal for ag producers Uncertainty looms but the Canadian dollar is holding more or less firm for now

Corn and soybean acres to determine fertilizer price trend Many factors are holding fertilizer prices down, including the prospect of less corn and more soybean acres next year BY DAVE SIMS

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he Canadian dollar slipped after Britain voted to leave the European Union on June 24, a trend which one financial analyst expects to continue, in an otherwise uncertain environment. But the loonie hasn’t fallen far enough to bring support to Canadian commodity markets. “Short term, we’re going to be dealing with the day-to-day volatility and uncertainty surrounding the aftermath of Brexit,” said Andrew Pyle, senior wealth adviser and portfolio manager for Scotia McLeod. Recently, the Canadian dollar has taken directional cues from general risk sentiment and declining crude oil futures. “The Canadian dollar is kind of in tricky waters right now,” Pyle added. Britons voted 52 per cent in favour of leaving the European Union. The Canadian dollar lost 1.37 U.S. cents throughout voting day, and extended those losses into the following week. Going forward, the loonie will gather direction from global capital flow and movement in the U.S. dollar. Strength in the greenback causes downward pressure on the Canadian dollar. The movement of crude oil futures,

which are likely to lose further ground, will also push the loonie lower, Pyle said. “I think Brexit is really going to take the steam out of the crude market short term,” he said. However, the Canadian dollar has held above 76 U.S. cents since June 24, which Pyle says has been a support level since the beginning of April. That means right now, Brexit hasn’t done much in the way of giving Canadian agricultural producers a competitive edge. “We’re still not as competitive as we were earlier this year, in terms of currency,” Pyle said. Market-watchers are in the midst of assessing how the EU referendum could affect global trade deals. The effects Brexit will have on currency, equity and commodity markets are also not clear just yet, but the Canadian dollar likely isn’t going to rally this year. “It’s unlikely that we’re going to see fundamentals that would support continued strength in the Canadian dollar,” Pyle said. The loonie could move into a sideways pattern, buffeted by supportive forces, or into a downward cycle, Pyle said. More information about what Brexit means for markets will become clear following central bank and G7 discussions. “I hope... we’ll have a lot more information about where the potential probabilities are,” Pyle said.

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recent push towards soybean plantings in the U.S. and the typical lull associated with summer has fertilizer prices hanging steady, according to an industry expert. “We’re expecting (near-term) prices to stay where they are right now,” said David Asbridge, president and senior economist of NPK Fertilizer Advisory Service in Missouri. The lone exception seems to be ammonia prices which are “dropping off a little more,” he said. That is likely attributable to northern states in the U.S. that are preparing for corn planting next spring. If that is the case, then they may be one of the few regions specifically preparing for corn, as Asbridge says many farmers aren’t sure if they will go with corn or soybeans. “If we do have a dry summer and the corn crop is not as big as we’re expecting to be right now, then that could favour more corn acres next year which would enhance demand (for fertilizer),” he said. The USDA Grain Stocks and Acreage report should make that clearer, according to Asbidge. The report is due to be released on June

30 and has the power to influence prices through the summer. “In the US, the corn crop takes about half the total commercial fertilizer that was used in the U.S. Whatever acreage gets switched to soybeans, virtually no nitrogen goes on it,” explained Asbridge. Other factors weighing on the fertilizer market include overproduction around the world. Canada is awash in potash, China and Moccoco are full of phosphates, while everyone is producing nitrogen, according to Asbridge. The U.S. is also preparing to open three “world-scale plants,” he added which will only add to the problem. The general uncertainty over what to plant is also bearish for the market. “If farmers go into the fall and they’re unsure of what they’re going to plant next spring, whether it will be corn or soybeans, then they’re not going to put a lot of fall nitrogen down, because they won’t need it if they’re planting soybeans,” he added. Market prices in the fall will play a large part in helping producers decide what to plant which throws some further volatility into the mix. “More corn could definitely light a fire under this fertilizer market,” stressed Asbridge. “Right now, everything’s just kind of in the pits.”

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OPINION/EDITORIAL

Brexit, red beans and rice

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he plates served up to reporters attending a World Refugee Day event hosted by Canadian Foodgrains Bank June 20 were symbolic of rations for refugees displaced from their homes by war — red beans and rice. Three days later, the industrialized world was trying to swallow a heaping plate of Brexit — also symbolic — of people who feel marginalized or displaced Laura Rance due to globalization. Editor The two events were separate, but linked both by history and circumstance. The formation of the European Union and the UN Convention on Refugees date back to the early 1950s when postwar Europe sought to forge economic ties so tight that future infighting would be impossible. Around the same time, world leaders offered official recognition to refugees displaced by war, again, aimed at helping people displaced by the Second World War. Today, the United Nations says there are about 65 million people worldwide displaced by war — the highest numbers since the Second World War. Millions fleeing conflicts in Syria and elsewhere have made their way to Europe seeking asylum. Helping displaced people is a huge drain on resources. As one example, statistics released by the Canadian Foodgrains Bank show 41 per cent of its response to world hunger last year was assistance to refugees. Some say the breakup between Britain and the EU was predictable. “It is not unfair to ask if Britain has not been “leaving” Europe in slow motion all along,” write Michael J. Geary a Global Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, D.C., and foreign policy blogger Kevin A. Lees in a commentary. They cite a long list of political decisions, ranging from Britain’s refusal to embrace the euro to opting out of a joint foreign policy. They also point out that Britain is now in the awkward position of having to negotiate trade access to its largest market while having no say in how EU trade policy is set. But as much as British politicians have been “reluctant Europeans” from the start, the decision to leave was made by the electorate, not the elected. British citizens, albeit narrowly, decided they have had enough of national governments passing the buck on accountability to them. Among the host of reasons why Britons voted to leave the European Union is their growing sense of unease with the seemingly uncontrollable influx of newcomers. Wikipedia says about 70 per cent of Britain’s population increase between 2001 and 2011 was due to foreign-born immigration. Immigrants make up 12 per cent of its population. By comparison, nearly 21 per cent of Canada’s population was born abroad. However, our population density is 71 times less than Britain’s. Feeling crowded is no justification for xenophobia in the U.K., or for that matter, anywhere else. But strangers who are visibly different make an easy target for those who feel threatened in the face of profound changes destabilizing their social and economic norms. The Brexit vote marks yet another point in history when democracy has asserted itself in a way that creates chaos rather than order. The British vote could lead to dissolution of the U.K., as Scotland revisits its own independent streak, as well as the demise of the EU, which was already on shaky ground. It jeopardizes EU trade negotiations with the U.S. and the Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA). It has thrown commodity and financial markets into turmoil. But the repercussions run much deeper than the threat to markets and free trade. One of the root causes of war is hunger. Increasingly, hunger is being linked to environmental crises. Many of the ongoing conflicts in the world today are rooted in competition for resources made scarce by drought. In the face of global warming, those pressures are unlikely to subside. There is also a recognition that many of the people who voted in favour of leaving the European Union saw the referendum as a proxy for how they’ve been sidelined by the forces of globalization. There is no question globalization drives economic growth. The issue arises over how that wealth gets shared. National governments have gradually withdrawn commitments to protecting jobs and security of their people and the marketplace has not filled the gap. The Brexit referendum is just one manifestation of the fallout. The Donald Trump phenomenon is another. In short, there are a lot of disenfranchised, displaced and increasingly angry people out there. World leaders need to wake up to the fact that social inequality is a key threat to future economic growth and political stability. laura@fbcpublishing.com

Farmers getting caught in regulatory net By Paul Bootsma CFFO

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ere in Ontario, over the next four years, poultry and livestock producers who use unvented gas heaters in their facilities will be required to have them verified for proper installation. According to Section 7.36 of the Gaseous Fuels Code, Technical Standard and Safety Authority ( TSSA) requires a professional engineer to verify installations for farmers to continue to have fuel delivered to their farms. The regulation has been on the books for many years but TSSA never inspected these facilities since they were more concerned about these heaters being used in areas where “people” were constantly present. Livestock facilities were never considered to be something that needed inspection until recently. A working group from farm organizations and various commodities advised TSSA on a relatively fair schedule to have the verifications completed. Although this may be a simple regulation, a form will be required to be posted in the facilities and it will be another piece of “red tape” that farmers need to complete. This is a situation that’s no doubt familiar to farmers in almost any jurisdiction in Canada. There have been promises of less red tape by politicians but it’s doubtful that there has been a reduction in the past few years. The time and effort to meet more and more regulations adds to the cost of doing business. Many of these regulations, such as the one mentioned here are more focused on other industries rather than agriculture. The

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costs for those industries can be added to the cost of production. But because farmers are price-takers not price-setters, it is difficult to add these additional costs to the cost of production. If the consumers want food production, from start to finish, to comply to all the regulations, there needs to be a way for producers to recoup these costs. Because too often what we’re doing is obeying regulation for the sake of regulation while either actually accomplishing nothing or doing things that are later undermined further down the supply chain. One example is that there are many requirements for the handling of fresh fruits and vegetables by producers and transporters to keep the produce clean and safe. Nobody would argue with wanting to keep produce in good and wholesome condition, but it’s a bit much when you consider what happens later, and closer to the consumer. When the produce comes into the store, it is left in the open for people to touch and move without restrictions. So the producers spend time and dollars to follow the required regulations, only to have the stores disregard these regulations when they are displayed openly for the consumer. If the red tape is not reduced or simplified for the producers, consumers will have to be willing to pay for the time and effort of producers to have the products ready for the consumers. Farmers are coming to the point where there is no room left for profitability when having to continually bear the cost of these regulations. Paul Bootsma is the field service manager for the Christian Farmers Federation of Ontario.

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In March of 1997, Manitoba Pool and Alberta Wheat Pool joined to launch a hostile takeover bid of United Grain Growers. UGG fought off the offer with a “poison pill” defence to lower its share values, and the Pools later dropped the takeover attempt. However, UGG continued with a defence strategy against future takeovers and developed a plan to form an alliance with U.S. processing giant Archer Daniels Midland. This ad in our July 10, 1997 issue encouraged shareholders to support the deal, which was later approved. A joint article by Manitoba Agriculture, Manitoba Crop Insurance and the Canada-Manitoba Farm Business Management Council in that issue had maps illustrating the use of Groups 1, 2 and 3 herbicides by township in Manitoba.

The article warned against the development of resistance, which had already reached high levels for some weeds. A story that week welcomed recent rains overall, but they were excessive in some areas, with seven inches reported at Vita July 1 and 2. North Dakota Senator Byron Dorgan was again protesting Canadian wheat imports. In a news conference, he was accompanied by a North Dakota State University economist who said that the imports had cost North Dakota producers $222 million over the previous three years. There was good news for cattle producers that week — prices had recovered over the previous 12 months after hitting an 11-year low in April 1996.

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COMMENT/FEEDBACK

The GMO debate is far from over The labelling issue is more about perceived risk or benefit than it is about science

produce and sell them what they want. And the last thing we should do is to sue them in a trade dispute. In this debate over GMO labelling we should remember that groups of humans are not all consistent. Looking at GMO crops, the risk may be extremely low. For the farmer, there are significant benefits of growing GMOs like better weed control and fewer passes over the field. So, many farmers have a solid reason to support the growing of GMO crops. The GMO seed companies and the chemical companies profit from the sale of these seeds and the tech fees they charge farmers. But some consumers view glyphosate-resistant GMO seed as providing them with zero benefit. With zero perceived benefit, even an infinitesimal risk may be more than they are willing to take if there is a non-GMO available, even if the nonGMO is higher priced. Now, as a contrast, consider a group of these consumers who has a serious disease. Suppose there is a medicine that treats the disease, but the medicine is produced by using some of the same genetic techniques used to produce GMO seeds. And further suppose that those genetic-modifying techniques introduce a known risk of severe side-effects.

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ith the Vermont GMO (genetically modified organism) labelling law set to go into effect shortly, a number of companies has begun to voluntarily label all of their products sold anywhere in the U.S. rather than end up having to produce different labels for different states. They are, in effect, treating the Vermont law as the national standard for GMO labelling, although the labelling of some companies goes well beyond the Vermont provisions. In the midst of all this there is an argument going on about “sound science” and the need to label at all. The argument is that functionally there is no difference between a GMO corn kernel or a GMO soybean seed and the non-GMO product and thus there is no need for the segregation of GMO and non-GMO strains of grains and oilseeds into two different marketing chains and no need for labelling. Corn is corn, they say, whether or not that kernel contains a GMO trait. For the sound science person that is the end of the discussion, labelling is unnecessary. For the sound science people, the presence of a label indicating that a given product contains a GMO is akin to indicating that the product is dangerous and they object to that.

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A second group in this discussion includes people whom one might call critical or questioning scientists. They look at early claims that the use of herbicide-tolerant GMOs will not result in the significant development of weeds resistant to the use of the herbicide that is used to kill weeds in a field with that GMO seed. Slowly over the last decade and a half we have seen the spread of resistant weeds so that now we are seeing the development of GMO crops that are resistant to two herbicides to control weeds. One of the arguments in favour of glyphosate-tolerant GMO seeds was that glyphosate, unlike other herbicides in use at the time, was not persistent in the soil, and had no possibility of being found in groundwater. More recent studies have reminded us that glyphosate was not originally developed as an agricultural chemical. It was developed as a chelation agent to remove calcium and other chemicals from the pipes of boilers. A metabolite of glyphosate bound with chemicals like calcium and magnesium, making them water soluble and easy to clear from a boiler system.

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Some of these recent studies have suggested that glyphosate works in the same way in soils that contain a wide variety of heavy metals, with potential negative consequences for human health. In claiming that given products like glyphosate are safe, it is important not to simply declare them safe, but to indicate the conditions they were tested under and what the test hypotheses were. Without that knowledge and the full disclosure of all tests it is not possible for an outside-the-company critical scientist to make a complete risk assessment.

Transparency For the science to be truly sound, all tests conducted by the company and those it has funded to do research must be released to the public. That will allow others to identify gaps in the original research that led to the decision to allow each GMO event to be released for general production. A third group reacts to the development of GMOs by arguing that one shouldn’t be messing with nature and arguments about traditional

plant breeding notwithstanding, it opposes the creation of GMO crops based on its personal beliefs. No amount of analysis is likely to sway this group from its beliefs. The fourth group is made up of those who say, “No way, no how, never.” Like those of the third group, no amount of evidence is likely to get them to change their minds. Their attitude is, “Don’t confuse me with the facts, my mind is already made up.” As economists, we come to the debate from a different perspective. We believe that the economic engine is driven by the presence of consumers. Consumers can purchase any legal product they want and need not justify their preference. For some people two flecks of black pepper on a dish make it “too hot” while others seek out all the Scovilles they can get. Some people like the soft sweetness of Red Delicious apples while others like that crisp tartness of Pink Lady apples and they are all labelled with a little sticker. The same should be true for GMOs. If the Europeans do not want GMOs, then we should

Washing not enough In Laura Rance’s recent editorial (Keeping PEDv out, Manitoba Co operator, June 16), I note the pork industry continues to try to wash away problems that may well be of its own creation. I have no idea of how many gallons of clean water are utilized to rinse those trucks that have returned to Canada, but would guess that it is a very high number. It’s not even clear this mismanagement of a precious resource will be enough. What happens to that rinse water after? It is likely contaminated with the PED virus. Has

In this case, even if the known risk of taking the medicine is orders-ofmagnitude greater than consumers’ perceived risk of GMO crops, many people will accept that risk in order to realize the prospect of an effective medicine. In the end, the labelling issue is more about perceived risk or benefit than it is about sound science. For the producers of herbicides and GMO seeds the risk is that with labelling their customers will perceive a product labelled as containing GMOs to be dangerous and sales, profits, and ease of production will be at risk. Likewise, for some consumers, even a low risk of problems with eating GMO-containing foods, the fact that they receive no benefit may sway them toward purchasing non-GMO products. With or without GMO labelling laws, in the long run consumers tend to get the products they want. Harwood D. Schaffer is a research assistant professor in the Agricultural Policy Analysis Center, Institute of Agriculture, University of Tennessee. Daryll E. Ray is emeritus professor, Institute of Agriculture, University of Tennessee, and is the former director of the Agricultural Policy Analysis Center (APAC). www.agpolicy.org.

anyone considered this? Research conducted on behalf of the Manitoba Livestock Manure Management Initiative has shown the virus responsible for PEDv is capable of surviving over Manitoba winters in earthen manure storages. To me, all this rinsing is only a temporary measure. The virus remains, now spread about, ready to reinfect when the conditions are right. In my opinion, factory hog farmers must change their methods or even more serious outbreaks will occur. John Fefchak Virden

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Fast-forward to 2016, and the couple owns a home, has many friends, attends church and is part of a club for young families. Kharl now works as a meat inspector with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). Ruby Ann, having recently earned her Early Childhood Education certification, is employed at the daycare. Annikha, a vivacious seven-year-old, attends school. They enjoy a lifestyle they only dared imagine when he departed the Philippines, Kharl says. “For me it’s a dream come true, to be here and providing a better life for my wife and daughter.” The Cabatingans are a typical family, among the hundreds of young newcomers now calling Neepawa and the area around it home. HyLife’s growth eventually led to the employment of over 1,200 people at its processing plant and associated facilities, with about 78 per cent of its workforce recruited outside Canada. Tapping that labour pool was key to the company’s growth, being located where human capital was otherwise limited. “People are the critical element,” said Guy Baudry, gen-

eral manager and senior vicepresident of HyLife. “As a business in a small rural community, access to labour is so critically important in order to effectively plan forward.” Mayor of Neepawa Adrian De Groot says the same thing about keeping a community going. Towns need more, not fewer, people, but until recently Neepawa had been losing not gaining, he said. Now immigration, thanks to the company’s expansion, is growing this town in a regional ‘Land of Plenty’ once more. “It’s had a ver y positive impact on our community,” said De Groot. “There’s a feeling of optimism here that wasn’t here maybe three or five years ago.” For good reason. Nearly one in every four residents in Neepawa (23.6 per cent) is now a newcomer, and the proportion of those ages 20 through to 39 is growing the fastest — the exact opposite of most other rural areas. A regional economic analysis done in June of 2015 also shows household income is now higher than the rest of the province and there’s been a decrease in lower-income households. The town’s population is now around 4,200 and growing, meaning there’s more demand

for housing and pressure on the schools than ever. He’d like to say they were ready for it all too, but it’s impossible to be fully prepared, says De Groot. But housing shortages and

“In Neepawa it was our first time to live together as a family. We’d been apart for almost three years.”

Ruby Ann Cabatingan

schools bursting at the seams are the kinds of “problems” any small town wants. So is more people wanting more jobs than are locally available. Neepawa’s next looming challenge is creating employment for the spouses and these families’ children of working age, said De Groot. “We see that as an opportunity,” said De Groot. Likewise, most Prairie towns can only wish they had an immigrant population meriting the settlement programming that’s now offered here. “We are very, very busy,” says Don Walmsley, who is co-ordi-

nator of staff of six who work at Neepawa and Area Immigrant Settlement Services. Funded through Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, their offices are the former Co-op grocery store. They see a steady stream of people daily, coming for English language classes, orientation programs, and other support services. De Groot also has high praise for HyLife’s management and its work to help Neepawa settle its burgeoning number of families. That’s because its intent was to ultimately recruit not just skill sets, but mindsets among those it hired, and bring those who’d want to stay, not just fulfil the terms of their work permit then depart. “Our position was, ‘we can bring people over, but if we don’t do something to get them involved in the community and get people involved with them, retention won’t happen,’” says Don Dufort, director of human resources for HyLife. “We started working with the community on housing and integration and settlement services and then within our own operation we started to put resources to ensure we helped them every step of the way through the provincial nominee process,” he said. “Our intent was for them to

become part of our community,” adds Baudry. “Since Day 1 we’ve been committed to ensuring that individuals who wished to become permanent residents had the opportunity.” Between 2010 up until late fall of 2015 the company had seen 359 of its workers successfully go through the Provincial Nominee Program and become permanent residents. More remain at different stages in the process which can take more than two years to complete. But as the summer of 2016 begins, it’s still uncertain how wide the very first door passed through — the TFW program itself — will stay open. The TFW program has been restricted since 2014 when the Conservative government, worried about the program taking jobs from Canadian residents, rewrote the program’s regulations. That’s led to a sliding reduction in the percentage of TFWs companies could hire, from 30 per cent per worksite that year to an anticipated 10 per cent by now. Last week the federal Liberals announced it will cap that limit at 20 per cent instead, while it reviews the program. The 20 per cent limit takes effect Canada Day.

more than CP’s three-year and five-year averages. Both  Sobkowich  and  Hall agree grain is moving well this crop year, but they say it’s because the railways have less non-grain traffic. “Year over year the railways are down 225,000 cars because of the oil, potash, coal and container traffic (being down), but grain is up 15,000 (cars),” Hall said. It’s a message Hall delivered to politicians in Ottawa recently after hearing Transport Canada tell the House of Commons agriculture committee how well the railways are doing. Sobkowich fears the government will get complacent. “The problem has not been solved,” he said. “Service has been good, but we don’t see it as sustainable without some fundamental changes to address railway market power.” The WGEA is frustrated because it sees a big crop coming

“but is at the railways’ mercy in terms of whether they are going to bring on enough capacity to meet our needs,” Sobkowich said. Western crops are looking better now than they did this time last year, Bruce Burnett, G3’s weather and crop specialist said last week. The 2015 crop was the West’s second biggest ever. “We could be looking at increased production from last year,” he said, but added there are more pulses, some of which yield less than wheat. Carry-out, for most crops, is expected to be down too, he said. “The crops are ahead of normal,” Burnett said. “The temperatures have been above normal since planting overall. Growth has been very good. So in Western Canada you are probably generally looking at an earlier start to harvest than average.”

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Based on estimates from its six member-companies the WGEA, which handles 90 per cent of the West’s grain, says western farmers will harvest 68.6 million tonnes of grain. Production could be as low as 63.3 million or as much as 74.1 million, Sobkowich said. The low estimate would exceed the five-year average of 61 million tonnes and the high would challenge the 2013 record of 76 million tonnes. “These numbers have been communicated to the railways and the federal government,” he said. The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan is also urging rail readiness, president Norm Hall said. “Three years ago the railroads used the excuse, ‘well, we didn’t know a big crop was coming,’” he said in an interview. Crops look good in Saskatchewan and right across the West, Hall said. But he’s worried. There have been reports of staff layoffs and leasing agreements sending cars and locomotives to railways in the United States. The railways blamed the 201314 backlog, which cost grain companies and farmers billions of dollars in lost revenue, on the record crop and the coldest winter in 100 years. But the WGEA says the problem is the railways have no incentive to invest in surge capacity because grain shippers are captive. Rather than invest in surge capacity the railways can move grain later when there is capacity. That’s why shippers and farmers want regulations to penalize the railways when they fail to deliver the service they’ve promised. The railways say they are ready to move this year’s crop. “Canadian Pacific (CP) is well positioned to provide best-in-

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class service to western Canadian grain shippers during the 2016-17 crop year,” company spokesman Jeremy Berry said in an email. “CP continues to invest in its network to improve efficiency, create velocity and provide the best service possible to customers.” Shippers can manage their rail service through CP’s Dedicated  Train  Program  (DTP), which CP expects to soon expand, Berry said. Shippers who move less grain than a unit train can use CP’s Open  Distribution  program, which allows them to submit orders for four weeks. As orders are filled, new orders can be placed. “CN is communicating with its grain customers to understand the requirements associated with the transportation of the coming grain crop in Western Canada,” Canadian National Railway spokesman Mark Hall-

“Service has been good, but we don’t see it as sustainable without some fundamental changes to address railway market power.” Wade Sobkowich

man said in an email. “Moving a crop successfully requires a high level of performance by all supply chain participants.” Neither  railway  answered questions  on  staff  layoffs  or leased-out equipment. Berry noted CP has been moving “record amounts of grain.” So far in the 2015-16 crop year, CP moved 4.8 per cent more grain than the same period last year and 10.4 and 16.7 per cent

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Brexit fallout extends to Prairie farms Commodity markets are roiling and key trade deals are in jeopardy Staff/Reuters

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ritain’s decision to leave the European Union threw key trade deals in jeopardy while sending shock waves through global financial and commodity markets last week. Most equities and commodities, including wheat, corn and soybeans, dropped sharply in trade the day after the June 23 referendum, while traditional safe-haven investments like gold and the U.S. dollar rallied as investors came to terms with the referendum’s surprise outcome. “Make no mistake about it: Brexit was a huge change in the macros,” Charlie Sernatinger, global head of grain futures at ED&F Man Capital, said in a note to clients. “It is going to change a lot of hedge fund ideas about the dollar and how to position themselves in commodities.”

WHAT’S UP Please forward your agricultural events to daveb@fbcpublishing. com or call 204-944-5762. July 5-7, 12-14: Crop Diagnostic School, Carman. For more info or to register call 204-745-5663 or email monika.menold@gov.mb.ca. July 10-12: Canadian Seed Trade Association annual meeting, Hyatt Regency, 655 Burrard St., Vancouver. For more info or to register visit cdnseed.org/meetingregistration/. July 12-13: Dairy Farmers of Canada annual general meeting, Delta Prince Edward, 18 Queen St., Charlottetown. For more info visit www.dfpei.pe.ca/ dfcagm2016.htm. July 13-16: Grain Growers of Canada summer meeting, Rodd Crowbush Golf and Beach Resort, Hwy. 350, Morell, P.E.I. For more info visit www.ggc-pgc.ca. July 24-28: Chicken Farmers of Canada summer meeting, Delta Toronto, 75 Lower Simcoe St., Toronto. For more info visit www. summermeeting2016.ca. July 28: Horticulture School, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 370 River Rd., Portage la Prairie. For more info or to pre-register (required), call 204-745-5663. July 29-31: Manitoba Youth Beef Roundup Weekend, Neepawa. Includes cattle show and educational workshops. Entry deadline July 10. For more info call 204728-3058. Aug. 19: Manitoba Sheep Association annual general meeting, 6:30 p.m., Portage Fair Grounds, Portage la Prairie. For more info call 204-421-9434 or email mb@mbsheep.ca. Sept. 18-21: ABIC 2016: Agricultural Bioscience International Conference, FargoDome, 1800 N. University Dr., Fargo, N.D. For more info visit abic2016.com. Oct. 4-6: Canadian Agricultural Safety Association annual conference, Rodd Charlottetown, 75 Kent St., Charlottetown, P.E.I. For more info visit conference.casa-acsa.ca. Nov. 15-17: Canadian Forage and Grassland Association annual conference, Fairmont Winnipeg, 2 Lombard Place, Winnipeg. For more info visit canadianfga.com/ CFGA_Conf/.

Reaction to the British vote added pressure on grains that were already weakened by rain relief for corn and soybean crops in the U.S. Midwest. As the week ended, corn was down 12 per cent, its biggest weekly decline in three years. Soybeans were down 5.6 per cent and wheat was down 3.3 per cent. “The upset of sorts… has the global marketplace in turmoil, with the U.S. dollar spiking and commodities getting killed,” Matt Zeller, director of market information at INTL FCStone said in a note to clients. In the longer term, the narrowly won Brexit vote jeopardizes the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) and is expected to put a similar negotiation between the EU and the U.S. on ice, analysts said. “If you’re a processor looking at the 80,000 tonnes of pork we were supposed to get under

the CETA deal, maybe don’t break ground on the new plant just yet,” said the University of Guelph agricultural economist Al Mussell in an interview. If you can consider the agreement to be a spreadsheet, removing Britain has changed every value in every cell. “That’s going to make for some uncertain times, some unclear numbers and delays. It will also likely mean any of the positive aspect of the deal will be pushed back, though how far is anyone’s guess,” he said. “It really is an unprecedented situation,” Mussell said. “The agriculture and food sector, as well as other industries of course, is vulnerable to major socio-political shifts, and that could well be what we’re undergoing here.” He said exit negotiations will be difficult. If the EU takes a hard line against the U.K., it could make the situation worse.

If it deals too softly with the British, other member-nations may also choose to exit. “They’re really on a knifeedge,” Mussell said. One strategy would be for the U.K. to leave the EU, but more or less simultaneously sign a free trade agreement with it. That could be the best possible outcome, but Mussell admits no one can assign a reliable probability for it happening. On the other end of the spectrum is catastrophe, something akin to the economic crisis of the 1930s. It might seem a stretch, but Mussell said seemingly innocuous protectionist moves at the time are ultimately seen as the match that lit the fuse and exacerbated a bad situation. “ We could be looking at s o m e t h i n g s i m i l a r h e re,” Mussell said. “Most economists now say the Smoot-Hawley tariff, in 1932, is what really caused

the Great Depression, and nobody at the time could have predicted that.” Canadian trade analyst Peter Clarke said the Brexit vote sends a signal to EU governments about voter frustration and anger. “I expect that the commission will be far too busy trying to shape a new relationship with the U.K. to focus on CETA or TTIP ( Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership between the U.S. and EU). Even if the U.K. only pulls the trigger in October, work and consultations should have started yesterday,” he said. Ca m Da h l , p re s i d e n t o f Cereals Canada, said in addition to the impact on trade deals such as CETA, there are also a number of key decisions on agriculture products, such as relicensing glyphosate and approval of GMO soybeans that See Brexit on page 9 »

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could be sideswiped by the Brexit vote. “It remains to be seen if the EU continues to be engaged in these processes, or if they become more inward focused,” Dahl said in a telephone interview. Whether this is a short-term blip or a more meaningful fork in the road is still unclear, he said. R i c k W h i t e, CEO of the Can­a dian Canola Growers Association, happened to be in Germany for a meeting in the days before the vote, which included representatives from major EU member nations including the U.K., France and Germany. “There was a real air of uncertainty,” White said. “The German and French delegates were very clear the U.K. needed to stay in, and the U.K. delegates were saying nobody knew how the vote would go.” Now that an exit vote is a reality, White expects the uncertainty to continue for the foreseeable future. For U.K. and EU residents that means no clear picture of how things will settle out. For farmers there it

will mean questions about the fate of the bloc’s Common Agriculture Policy and whether the U.K. will move to replace it. For Canadian farmers it means the CETA deal is now up in the air, and that policy decisions like relicensing glyphosate or approving GM soybeans drop down the agenda. “EU politician are likely to be very preoccupied with managing this situation, and issues that are important to us will drop down the agenda,” White said. He also noted that the U.K. frequently acted as a moderating influence on EU policy, particularly policy affecting agriculture. “In a lot of ways they were almost an advocate for countries like Canada,” White said. “They had a similar view of adopting technology and making science-based decisions. Without them, there is the risk the EU will veer a bit further in this direction.” White said he’ll be watching the trendline of the market gyrations, rather than the dayto-day swings, to get a clearer picture of how things are playing out.

Supporters of the Stronger In Campaign react as results of the EU referendum are announced at the Royal Festival Hall, in London.  photo: REUTERS/Rob Stothard

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LIVESTOCK MARKETS (Friday to Thursday) Winnipeg Slaughter Cattle Steers — Heifers — D1, 2 Cows 90.00 - 97.00 D3 Cows 78.00 - 87.00 Bulls 117.00 - 125.00 Feeder Cattle (Price ranges for feeders refer to top-quality animals only) Steers (901+ lbs.) 145.00 - 168.50 (801-900 lbs.) 160.00 - 186.00 (701-800 lbs.) 178.00 - 202.00 (601-700 lbs.) 190.00 - 207.00 (501-600 lbs.) 190.00 - 212.00 (401-500 lbs.) 190.00 - 225.00 Heifers (901+ lbs.) 145.00 - 155.00 (801-900 lbs.) 145.00 - 165.00 (701-800 lbs.) 160.00 - 172.00 (601-700 lbs.) 160.00 - 182.00 (501-600 lbs.) 160.00 - 192.00 (401-500 lbs.) 165.00 - 202.00

Heifers

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

Alberta South — — 92.00 - 104.00 80.00 - 95.00 122.56 - 122.56 $ 154.00 - 165.00 164.00 - 179.00 175.00 - 200.00 190.00 - 216.00 201.00 - 232.00 200.00 - 240.00 $ 140.00 - 156.00 150.00 - 164.00 160.00 - 178.00 172.00 - 188.00 177.00 - 193.00 181.00 - 200.00

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

Feeder Cattle August 2016 September 2016 October 2016 Novemeber2016 January 2017 March 2017

Cattle Slaughter

June 24, 2016

Phil-Franz Warkentin CNSC

Close 142.38 140.83 139.15 136.38 131.78 128.98

Change 2.75 2.30 2.00 2.50 1.68 1.93

Cattle Grades (Canada)

Week Ending June 18, 2016 49,787 10,161 39,626 N/A 603,000

Previous Year­ 44,693 8,326 36,367 N/A 549,000

Week Ending June 18, 2016 632 22,892 17,084 1,195 670 6,356 265

Prime AAA AA A B D E

Previous Year 533 21,287 15,067 857 687 5,498 285

Hog Prices (Friday to Thursday) ($/100 kg)

Source: Manitoba Agriculture

E - Estimation MB. ($/hog) MB (All wts.) (Fri-Thurs.) MB (Index 100) (Fri-Thurs.) ON (Index 100) (Mon.-Thurs.)

Current Week 209E 193E 194.47

Last Week 204.89 189.50 190.97

Last Year (Index 100) 188.00 173.73 175.67

197.17

191.45

179.91

PQ (Index 100) (Mon.-Fri.)

Buyers retreat from sales during summer slowdown Declines in grain prices added to pressure on cattle

Ontario $ 134.62 - 156.89 138.20 - 154.77 80.38 - 109.07 80.38 - 109.07 113.64 - 136.81 $ 146.75 - 172.94 164.56 - 178.89 152.54 - 205.60 161.67 - 219.55 172.74 - 229.29 171.90 - 221.92 $ 143.24 - 160.78 154.93 - 172.14 134.89 - 173.91 133.95 - 188.59 152.76 - 216.67 162.61 - 207.39

$

Futures (June 24, 2016) in U.S. Fed Cattle Close Change June 2016 116.75 -0.53 August 2016 113.85 0.50 October 2016 113.63 0.33 December 2016 114.40 0.35 February 2017 113.93 0.05 April 2017 113.15 -0.30

Canada East West Manitoba U.S.

Futures (June 24, 2016) in U.S. Hogs

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Change

June 2016 July 2016 August 2016 October 2016

84.28 85.45 72.20 64.90

-2.80 -4.05 -2.30 -2.47

December 2016

67.28

-2.47

Other Market Prices

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he summer doldrums were out in full force at the Manitoba cattle yards during the week ended June 24, as many yards are shut down for the season and those that remained open saw typical activity for this time of year. “It’s just odds and ends,” said Brad Kehler, manager of the Grunthal Livestock Auction Mart, on what was moving through the rings. While Grunthal did hold a sale, he said the low numbers and lack of good-quality animals made it hard to get a good picture of the market. For what was reported across the province during the week, prices generally appeared to be under pressure. The Manitoba situation mirrored what was happening in the U.S., where cattle futures started the week at some of their lowest levels in four years on a combination of rising supplies and lagging demand. Declines in the grain markets were also bearish as far as cattle prices were concerned, as the cost of gain declined with corn. “Everything was just a little bit lower… the highs were definitely lower this week,” said Scott Anderson of Winnipeg Livestock Sales on the week’s auction. In addition to the lack of sizable cattle numbers, some buyers have also backed away for the time being. “When one of the players isn’t playing, (the market) backs off a bit,” said Anderson.

Winnipeg Choice (110+ lb.) (95 - 109 lb.) (80 - 94 lb.) (Under 80 lb.) (New crop)

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Chickens Minimum broiler prices as of April 13, 2010 Under 1.2 kg..................................................$1.5130 1.2 - 1.65 kg....................................................$1.3230 1.65 - 2.1 kg....................................................$1.3830 2.1 - 2.6 kg.....................................................$1.3230

Turkeys Minimum prices as of June 19, 2016 Broiler Turkeys (6.2 kg or under, live weight truck load average) Grade A ................................................$1.930 Undergrade ........................................$1.840 Hen Turkeys (between 6.2 and 8.5 kg liveweight truck load average) Grade A ............................................... $1.920 Undergrade ....................................... $1.820 Light Tom/Heavy Hen Turkeys (between 8.5 and 10.8 kg liveweight truck load average) Grade A ............................................... $1.920 Undergrade ....................................... $1.820 Tom Turkeys (10.8 and 13.3 kg, live weight truck load average) Grade A................................................. $1.860 Undergrade........................................... $1775 Prices are quoted f.o.b. producers premise.

Toronto 89.21 - 131.86 151.07 - 201.58 247.34 - 261.52 245.32 - 264.88 199.12 - 298.27 —

SunGold Specialty Meats —

Eggs Minimum prices to producers for ungraded eggs, f.o.b. egg grading station, set by the Manitoba Egg Producers Marketing Board effective November 10, 2013. New Previous A Extra Large $2.00 $2.05 A Large 2.00 2.05 A Medium 1.82 1.87 A Small 1.40 1.45 A Pee Wee 0.3775 0.3775 Nest Run 24 + 1.8910 1.9390 B 0.45 0.45 C 0.15 0.15

Most cattle were either staying local or heading to western feedlots. “You’re not seeing the top-quality cattle now that would typically go east,” said Anderson, adding “there also just aren’t the numbers to put a load together to go south.” Butcher cattle were accounting for a greater percentage of what’s moving. Some producers had been waiting for the market to get better, which doesn’t appear to be happening, Anderson said. As a result, rather than kicking those cattle out to grass, producers are getting rid of them. From a pasture and forage standpoint, timely rains should be leading to excellent hay crops, though the moisture may soon end up as too much of a good thing. “The yields will be good, but whether the quality is there remains to be seen,” said Anderson. Phil Franz-Warkentin writes for Commodity News Service Canada, a Winnipeg company specializing in grain and commodity market reporting.

Pigs-per-litter hits a new quarterly record, with results expected to be bearish for hog futures

Reuters

Wooled Fats

The Manitoba situation mirrored what was happening in the U.S., where cattle futures started the week at some of their lowest levels in four years on a combination of rising supplies and lagging demand.

June U.S. hog herd unexpectedly climbs to record high BY THEOPOLIS WATERS

Sheep and Lambs $/cwt Ewes Lambs

$1 Cdn: $0.7720 U.S. $1 U.S: $1.2952 Cdn.

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he U.S. hog herd in the March-May quarter rose two per cent to a record high versus a year ago, according to the June 24 U.S. Department of Agriculture report, which exceeded most analysts’ forecasts. Farmers added to their herds due to affordable feed, strong U.S. pork export demand and gradual price improvement for their animals, analysts said following the report. Producers became increasingly confident about their expansion plans as hogs recovered from the porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDv) that killed an estimated eight million pigs over the past three years. Some analysts said the survey suggests weaker hog and pork prices through the remainder of 2016. The USDA report showed the U.S. hog herd

as of June 1 at 102.0 per cent of the year-ago level or 68.381 million head. It surpassed the record high of 67.166 million for the same period last year. Analysts, on average, expected 67.695 million head, or 100.8 per cent of the year-earlier herd. The U.S. breeding herd was 101.0 per cent of the year-ago level, at 5.979 million head, up from 5.926 million last year. The average trade forecast was 5.951 million or 100.4 per cent of the previous year. The June 1 supply of market-ready hogs for sale to packers was 102.0 per cent of a year earlier at 62.402 million head, an increase from 61.2 million last year. Analysts, on average, looked for a 0.8 per cent gain, or 61.722 million. “The reality is we had more hogs than we thought and we’re going to have bigger numbers coming at us,” said U.S. Commodities analyst Don Roose.

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GRAIN MARKETS column

Manitoba Elevator Prices Average quotes as of June 27, 2016 ($/tonne)

Fund selling, good weather, Brexit pile onto canola

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C E F u t u r e s C a n a d a c a n o l a f u t u re s fell off the proverbial cliff during the week ended June 24, as a deadly mix of fund liquidation, favourable weather and Britain’s decision to leave the European Union weighed down the market. The bearish saga began when the front-month July contract dipped below its major support level, which caused the selling to build upon itself. Traders were already moving out of the July contract and into the November month. Favourable weather across Western Canada — as well as parts of the U.S., where soybeans are plentiful — further pressured the market. Ideas that this year’s crop will be larger than initially expected also took hold. However, it may have been Britain’s surprise decision to exit the EU that pulled the rug out from under the market. Most analysts expected Britain to remain in the EU and had baked that into trades leading up to the day of the vote (June 23). Markets plunged everywhere when the ballots started coming in, however, and the rout was on. In all, canola’s most active November contract lost $41 on the week, to bring it under the $480 mark. Some traders had been saying,

though, that the previous highs were overdone and due to come down. Canola retaking its previous highs may seem dubious, as seeding is now in the past and most crop-watchers say the new plants are well established with excellent prospects. Soybeans on the Chicago Board of Trade suffered sharp losses during the week ended June 24. Good U.S. crop conditions pressured soybeans at the start of the session which was quickly followed by fund long liquidation. The Brexit vote results also took many traders by surprise, which undermined values even more. Both of the front-month contracts lost 56-58 U.S. cents per bushel on the week, while the most-active November was down nearly 70 cents. Corn futures were also pushed lower on the week, shedding 54.5 U.S. cents in the mostactive December contract. The market was similarly affected by the same factors buffeting soybeans. Ideas that South America would grow more corn moving forward was also bearish for prices. U.S. wheat was also hard hit by the bearish maelstrom of news facing agricultural markets. The most-active September contract fell just under 30 U.S. cents per bushel on the week. The advancing winter wheat harvest in the Midwest and better-than-expected yields also dragged on values. Dave Sims writes for Commodity News Service Canada, a Winnipeg company specializing in grain and commodity market reporting.

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

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190.24

31.56

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26.01

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Outlooks for wheat and soy crops also dragged on futures DAVE SIMS

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Port Prices As of Monday, June 27, 2016 ($/tonne) Last Week

Weekly Change

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160.84

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226.98

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Canola Thunder Bay

480.20

-36.30

Canola Vancouver

502.20

-36.30

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As of Monday, June 27, 2016 ($/tonne) Last Week

Weekly Change

ICE canola

473.20

-36.30

ICE milling wheat

227.00

-6.00

ICE barley

161.50

0.00

Mpls. HRS wheat

191.62

-2.85

Chicago SRW wheat

166.91

-6.71

Kansas City HRW wheat

157.17

-8.45

Corn

152.45

-14.96

Oats

134.39

1.78

Soybeans

422.29

-15.98

Soymeal

422.29

-15.98

Soyoil

700.09

13.01

Cash Prices Winnipeg As of Monday, June 27, 2016 ($/tonne) Last Week

Weekly Change

Feed wheat

202.44

-12.12

Feed barley

173.16

-1.84

Rye Flaxseed Feed peas

n/a

n/a

438.56

4.33

n/a

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182.85

-2.59

Soybeans

445.70

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pring wheat cash bids across Western Canada finished lower during the week ended June 24, as traders liquidated bearish bets on grain while Britain’s decision to exit the European Union roiled agricultural markets. Depending on the location, average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat prices were down by $9 to $11, according to price quotes from a cross-section of delivery points across the Prairie provinces compiled by PDQ (Price and Data Quotes). Average prices ranged from about $216 per tonne in southeastern Saskatchewan to as high as $231 in Alberta. Quoted basis levels varied from location to location, but held steady

overall to range from $26 to $41 per tonne above the futures when using the grain company methodology of quoting the basis as the difference between U.S. dollar-denominated futures and Canadian dollar cash bids. When accounting for currency exchange rates by adjusting Canadian prices to U.S. dollars, CWRS bids ranged from US$166 to US$178 per tonne, down by about $8-$9 compared to the previous week. That would put the currency-adjusted basis levels at about US$12-$22 below the futures. Looking at it the other way around, if the Minneapolis futures are converted to Canadian dollars, CWRS basis levels across Western Canada range from $15 to $28 below the futures. Average Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) bids were weaker on the week, losing anywhere from $14 to

$15 per tonne. Average CPSR prices came in at about $179-$186 per tonne in Saskatchewan and $191-$193 per tonne in Alberta. Average durum prices were down $4-$7 per tonne, depending on the location, with bids in Saskatchewan ranging from roughly $280 to $285 per tonne. The September spring wheat contract in Minneapolis, off of which most CWRS contracts in Canada are based off of, was quoted at US$5.265 per bushel on June 24, down 29.75 U.S. cents per bushel from the previous week. Kansas City hard red winter wheat futures, traded in Chicago, are more closely linked to CPSR in Canada. The September K.C. wheat contract was quoted at US$4.41 per bushel on June 24, down 37.5 U.S. cents compared to the previous week.

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The July Chicago Board of Trade soft wheat contract settled at US$4.65 on June 24, down by 29.75 U.S. cents on the week. The Canadian dollar closed at 76.93 U.S. cents on June 24, down a 10th of a cent relative to its U.S. counterpart on the week.

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

A nice day to make hay Manitoba Hay Day provided attendees with details on cutting time, equipment tips, baling recommendations and an on-site equipment demo BY JENNIFER PAIGE Co-operator staff/Brandon

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ay Day has a new home. The annual Manitoba Agriculture event was held for the first time at the Manitoba Beef and Forage Initiative’s (MFBI) Brookdale site after two years in participating farmers’ fields. It attracted more than 100 producers seeking information on how to produce top-quality hay every season and featured extension specialists from across the province. “We are lucky enough to have this facility here and this is the first field day that we have had producers come,” said Pam Iwanchysko, farm production extension specialist with Manitoba Agriculture. “I am hoping that we can show some of our efforts today that we have been working so hard at over the past year.” The day’s presentations focused on how to harvest high-quality hay, fertility tips for optimum forage production and equipment demonstrations of various makes of central pivot disc mowers and balers. Experts on hand discussed the importance of cutting hay at the proper time. “The quality of alfalfa varies a lot with the timing of cutting,” said Tim Clarke, a range and pasture extension specialist with Manitoba Agriculture. “What is most noticeable is that the forage digestibility decreases with time. So, the earlier we cut, the more digestible the forage and we end up with higher energy and higher protein in the baled product.” Farmers are often tempted to wait to cut to acquire high yields, said Ray Bittner, a Manitoba Agriculture livestock extension specialist. However, he said that is often not the best way for a producer to get the most out of their hay stand. “By waiting for increased yields, you may not be rewarding yourself as much as you think,” Bittner said. “Yes, you have lots of bales. But your dry matter digestibility is dropping, so are you really getting more? You may be able to take the crop earlier, when the forage yield is lower, and get just as many mouthfuls of nutrition as by waiting and getting the higher yield.” When cutting, Clarke recommends cutting alfalfa/grass at about three to five inches in order to condition it properly so that the stems kink every two or three inches. Forage producers were also warned to avoid cutting during the critical fall rest period. “We recommend not cutting the hay during the critical rest period from August 20 until you get a -4° frost. During that time frame you are putting your crop at risk for winterkill,” Clarke said. He also suggests that forage quality can be better with a wider swath, as more of it is exposed to light allowing it to dry down faster. “The quicker we can get our plants to dry down to where we can bale them, the more energy we are going

Along with a number of information sessions, Manitoba Hay Day held an equipment demo with various makes of central pivot disc mowers and balers.   Photos: Jennifer Paige

“By waiting for increased yields, you may not be rewarding yourself as much as you think. Yes, you have lots of bales. But your dry matter digestibility is dropping, so are you really getting more?” Ray Bittner livestock extension specialist with Manitoba Agriculture

to have in the stored hay afterwards,” Clarke said. Optimum baling time is between 14 to 18 per cent moisture, or lower for larger bales. Clarke warns that raking and storage can play a role in dry matter loss, recommending to try and set the rake so that it does not touch the ground and store bales on as dry ground as possible, preferably with roof cover. The use of bale wraps was discussed and according to Bittner, they can certainly be beneficial in keeping bale temperatures down and reducing mould, but only if you are applying enough plastic. “When you go with a very thin layer of plastic, your heat definitely still generates. You may have the bale covered but it is still heating up,” Bittner said. “The more wraps you put on, the cooler the temperatures stay. When the temperatures drop, your quality is going to be way better and you are going to be burning off a lot less energy. So, don’t scrimp on plastic.” jennifer.paige@fbcpublishing.com

More than 100 producers attended the third annual Manitoba Hay Day held at the Manitoba Beef and Forage Initiative Inc., research and demonstration site.

Ray Bittner, livestock extension specialist with Manitoba Agriculture.

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the life of the pea weevil The adult pea leaf weevil emerges from its winter habitat of ditches,

shelterbelts or perennial legume fields in late April/early May. It begins feeding on available leguminous greens and then moves into pea or fava bean fields to reproduce. The pea leaf weevil is a five millimetre, slender, greyish-brown insect with a short snout. Three light-coloured stripes run along its abdomen. It’s not an easy insect to spot, as it drops to the ground on approach, where it’s hard to see. Evidence of its presence comes from crescent-shaped notches on pea leaves. It’s not the feeding of the adult pea leaf weevils that causes enough damage for economic concern. The problem is the larvae that develop and feed on the nitrogenfixing nodules of the pulse plant, the Rhizobium. The soft C-shaped, white-coloured larvae with a brown head will feed on the nodules for up to six weeks, sometimes completely destroying them. Without these nitrogen-producing nodules, the plant is weakened, is less drought tolerant and produces less seed.

“It’s not so critical in high organic soils, if the soil produces lots of nitrogen,” Meers says. Should farmers then place more nitrogen with their pea seed? Meers thinks that would be contradictory, as peas are usually planted for improved soil fertility. “The implications of the pea leaf weevil are for this crop and the next one too — it’s more subtle,” Meers says. Farmers should consider that when thinking about pea leaf weevil control. The economic benefits of a healthy pulse crop extend past the current year. The pea leaf weevil is one of the longest living insects. A female pea leaf weevil lays up to 1,500 eggs over a period of three months. Although there is only one generation per year in Alberta, that generation often survives the emergence of the next generation, one year later. The insect is an extremely good flyer, easily covering several kilometres. “The pea leaf weevil has a strong ability to increase in numbers,” Meers says.

MANAGING PEA LEAF WEEVIL Here are six ways to manage pea leaf weevil, as listed on the Alberta Agriculture and Forestry website. 1. Plant early to maximize yields and potentially escape the weevil in cold springs. 2. No-till cropping systems, integrated pest management systems and good crop rotations are recommended. 3. Use inoculants and adequate levels of fertilizer to maximize crop yields. 4. Registered seed treatments are recommended if high populations of pea leaf weevil were in the area the year before. 5. Trap crops can be planted along field borders in the fall or early spring. If warranted, spray trap crops with a registered insecticide to control pea leaf weevils before they move into the main crop. 6. Scout for pea leaf weevils as soon as peas emerge and continue up to the sixth node growth stage. † Source: Alberta Agriculture and Forestry

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tools, reference materials for regulations, and the foundation for industry animal care assessment programs.” The development of the codes “is a uniquely collaborative approach that ensures credibility and transparency through scientific rigour, stakeholder collaboration, and consistency.” It was under taken by a 15-person committee comprised of poultry farmers, animal welfare and enforcement representatives, researchers, hatcheries, transporters, pro­ cessors, veterinarians, and government representatives. A fiveperson Scientific Committee assisted with exper tise in research and veterinary expertise in poultry behaviour, health and welfare. Support for the code development came from Growing Forward 2 and the Canadian Animal Health Coalition.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | June 30, 2016

LIVESTOCK AUCTION RESULTS Weight Category

Feeder Steers No. on offer

Ashern

Gladstone

Grunthal

Heartland

Heartland

Brandon

Virden

Killarney

Ste. Rose

Winnipeg

Closed until August

Next Sale June 28

21-Jun

21-Jun

22-Jun

Next Sale Sept. 12

Next Sale Aug. 18

24-Jun

n/a

n/a

94

248

647

n/a

n/a

Results unavailable

over 1,000 lbs.

n/a

n/a

not enough

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Next sale July 8

900-1,000

n/a

n/a

cattle to

150.00-165.00

150.00-165.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

800-900

n/a

n/a

provide

165.00-175.00

169.00-185.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

700-800

n/a

n/a

prices

180.00-205.00

185.00-202.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

600-700

n/a

n/a

n/a

185.00-207.00

188.00-209.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

500-600

n/a

n/a

n/a

195.00-210.00

194.00-213.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

400-500

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

200.00-217.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

300-400

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

120.00-144.00

125.00-141.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

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

n/a

n/a

n/a

145.00-155.00

139.00-152.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

700-800

n/a

n/a

n/a

155.00-173.00

157.00-172.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

600-700

n/a

n/a

n/a

165.00-180.00

168.00-182.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

500-600

n/a

n/a

n/a

175.00-190.00

175.00-190.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

400-500

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

180.00-195.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

300-400

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

129

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Slaughter Market No. on offer D1-D2 Cows

n/a

n/a

n/a

88.00-97.50

84.00-92.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

D3-D5 Cows

n/a

n/a

n/a

80.00-88.00

70.00-83.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

Age Verified

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

87.00-96.50

n/a

n/a

n/a

Mature Bulls

n/a

n/a

n/a

115.00-125.00

113.00-122.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

Butcher Steers

n/a

n/a

n/a

125.00-145.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Butcher Heifers

n/a

n/a

n/a

132.00-142.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Feeder Cows

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

90.00-105.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

Fleshy Export Cows

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Lean Export Cows

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Heiferettes

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

100.00-120.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

* includes slaughter market

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

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COLUMN

The common lumps and bumps of horses Often the best treatment is benign neglect until they get better on their own Bacterial infection Carol Shwetz

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ver their lifetime, horses present with an array of lumps and bumps on various occasions. At times the lump or bump will seemingly appear suddenly from out of nowhere, or it may develop slowly and remain for years without change. The behaviour and clinical picture of the lump/ bump will determine whether it needs further investigation and attention, or whether space and time is the best course of action. Whenever a new mass or swelling occurs acutely on a horse, within hours to days, a hematoma or a seroma is a likely candidate. These swellings are usually linked to trauma from a kick or some type of collision. The tissues are bruised during the injury and hemorrhage or serum leak under the skin to form the mass. Although unsightly and sensitive to touch, these masses are usually of little consequence to the horse as its body heals the damage, reorganizing the tissues and reabsorbing the fluid. This slow process yields the most cosmetic result and requires no further treatment other than patience. It may take up to two months for the swelling to fully resolve.

If the hematoma or seroma become invaded with bacteria an abscess is a possible complication. If such occurs, medical intervention will hasten its resolve and usually involves drainage and flushing of the abscess. Hematomas, seromas, and abscesses will generally occur on the horse’s upper body rather than the limbs. Swellings which occur on the limbs may be accompanied by varying degrees of lameness. Fluid swellings along tendon sheaths, “pouchings” of joints, and painful swellings along bony surfaces often necessitate further investigation to determine their cause and thus proper treatment to ensure a successful outcome. Some of these may require simple rest to resolve, whereas others may require extensive medical treatment and a daily regime.

Allergies Horses can also get the typical flat-topped skin nodules known as hives whenever they have an allergic reaction. Although hives can occur during any season, they tend to have a higher incidence during the summer months and can present as a singular wheal or as multiples covering large areas of the body. They are sometimes accompanied by itching, scabs, and serous discharge.

Hives develop suddenly and often disappear just as suddenly as they arrive. They tend to be an immediate skin reaction to an allergen, which is a catchall term referring to numerous inciting causes. Biting insects are the most common culprit, however, reactions to drugs, chemical fly sprays and shampoos, vaccines, plants and feedstuffs are all possible allergen agents. Just like certain people, certain horses have greater sensitivities as well. Discovering the cause can be challenging yet these animals will not find true relief until the causative agent is removed. In severe cases, the reaction can get out of control and may cause respiratory distress and generalized swelling. Careful monitoring of these reactions is very important. Mild allergic reactions usually clear up on their own with time, however, immediate veterinary intervention may be necessary if the horse appears distressed or has difficulty breathing.

Protein bumps Another type of more persistent skin lump is the eosinophilic or nodular collagenolytic granuloma. These persistent lumps, also known as “protein bumps,” are usually non-painful firm “bumpy” swellings. They can be found singly or in multiples, vary­ ing in size from small to moder-

ate, and are commonly found along the neck, withers, and back of the horse. Although their exact cause is unknown, they are thought to result from trauma or irritation to the underlying connective tissue. Their presentation is often bothersome to the horse owner as they are typically located where tack contacts the body, i.e. under the saddle. However, this situation also provides a valuable clue as to their probable cause and therefore it is a useful exercise to consider that the lumps are in response to an irritation and/or small yet repetitive trauma, such as ill-fitting tack.

Is it cancer? It is not uncommon whenever a lump or mass appears on a horse for an owner to be concerned about cancer. Whilst skin cancers can develop in horses they are generally considered to be uncommon. The three most common types of skin cancer in horses are sarcoids, melanomas and squamous cell carcinomas and their development is generally slow. Veterinary consultation will be able to determine the best course of action for these, as in many situations they are treatable. Sarcoids vary in appearance ranging from thickened flat hairless lesions to a warty fibrouslike nodule of considerable size. They can be found anywhere

on the body. Treatment is variable, depending on location, type, and size of the tumour with no one treatment considered to be curative. The squamous cell carcinoma is found in association with the mucous membranes near the skin in locations such as eyes, vulva, and penis. Recommendations for treatment are based on their individual specifics. Removal or cryotherapy are the most common treatments, and are best attempted early, when the mass is small. Melanomas are most commonly found in grey horses and typically appear under the tail and along the perineum or vulva. Generally they are best treated with “benign neglect” meaning — simply left alone. Treatment, if chosen, is variable and includes removal, chemotherapy, and trial with a new vaccine. Recommendations are based on individual cases. The challenge with lumps and bumps on horses is in determining which ones are significant and need further investigation and which ones can be cared for with indifference. Veterinarians are a valuable resource for providing diagnosis and further direction whenever the nature and proper treatment of a lump or bump is in question. Carol Shwetz is a veterinarian focusing on equine practice in Millarville, Alta.

SHEEP & GOAT COLUMN

A buyer’s sale as summer herd preparation arrives By Mark Elliot

Ewes

GOAT DOES

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t was a day for buyers June 1 at Winnipeg Livestock Auction, as better-quality sheep and goats were delivered by numerous producers, causing a relatively large sale. The bidding on ewes was based upon the buyers’ preference. There appeared to be no price differences between wool and hair ewes. Younger ewes and quality still remain important. Culls remained as culls. Hair rams represented the ram classification at this sale. A 125-pound Dorper-cross ram brought $112.50 ($0.90 per pound). A 210-pound Katahdincross ram brought $199.50 ($0.95 per pound). A 223-pound Katahdin-cross ram brought $222.75 ($0.99 per pound). No heavyweight lambs were supplied. The price bidding remained constant for the market lambs at $2.06 per pound. There were three large groups of market lambs supplied by the producers. Hair lambs represented the feeder classification at this sale. The price ranged from $2.27 to $2.40 per pound for weight ranging from 82 to 84 pounds. The lightweight lambs continued a strong but slightly lower price bidding. The 70-pluspound lambs brought $2.30 and $2.31 per pound. A 65-pound Rideau-cross lamb brought $2.35 per pound.

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Lambs (lbs.) 110+

N/A

N/A

95 - 110

$213.30

$197.76 - $201.88

80 - 94

$190.68 - $198.37

$139.20 - $167.32

Under 80

$74 / $75 / $78

$170.94 / $153.75 / $179.40

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The 50-plus-pound lambs brought a price range from $2.275 to $2.30 per pound. Another bidding group brought $2.18 per pound. A group of 10 58-pound Kat­ahdin-cross lambs earned $2.04 per pound. A group of 20 46-pound Katahdin-cross lambs brought $2.21 per pound. Any other lighter lambs were being classified as culls, by the bidding.

Weight 34 37 61 65 79 83 100 The lightweight new-crop lambs received light bidding. The buyers were more interested in the mid-weight lambs, with fleshy frames. The heavier new-crop lambs received less interest and lower prices. The dairy goat does created some strong bidding from the various buyers. A group of six 84-pound Nubian-cross does brought $2.20 per pound. A group of Alpine-cross does

dairy

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animal weight

$2.44

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$1.87

96

$1.75

100

$1.45

133

$1.48

140

$1.26

160

$2.20

84

$2.54

89

$1.76

135

$1.55

155

$1.26

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BUCKS meat

dairy

$2.37

85

PyGmY

$1.53

95

Meat

$2.83

63

Dairy

2.83

63

$2.94

68

Meat

$2.55

55

Dairy

$2.20

25

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brought $2.54 per pound. The heavier meat Boer-cross does showed some lower bidding. The buyers indicated the higher demand for goat bucks — any breed of buck. The calling of the auctioneer increased once a goat buck entered the arena. Goat kids always produce a constant price bidding among the buyers. Generally, only a few goat kids (under 80 pounds) are

delivered to a sale. This auction received a few more, but the strong bidding continued despite this. A group of 10 68-pound Nubian-cross goat kids brought $200 ($2.94 per pound), the best sale price of the day — for goat kids. A group of nine 63-pound Boer-cross goat kids and Alpinecross goat kids brought $179 ($2.83 per pound).

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The Manitoba Co-operator | June 30, 2016

WEATHER VANE “Everyone talks about the weather, but no one does anything about it.” Mark Twain, 1897

Weather outlook a little drier and cooler Forecast issued June 27, 2016, covering the period from June 29 to July 6, 2016 Daniel Bezte Weather Vane

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ast week’s weather was almost exactly what was e x p e c t e d . T h e s t ro n g weekend low did track a little farther north than forecast, but it still brought the anticipated stormy wet weather. Luckily, it looks like we’ll see some drier weather during this forecast period — I hope. This forecast period begins with partly cloudy skies on Wednesday and the chance of some widely scattered thundershowers as a weak cold front pushes southeastward across our region. Temperatures ahead of this front will be mild, with highs expected to be in the mid20s. High pressure will then build in on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, bringing mainly sunny skies and warming temperatures. High temperatures on Thursday will be in the low 20s, but should warm by 2 to 3 C each day. Late in the weekend and into the first half of next week, the weather models show several weak systems that are expected to zip by us in a predominantly westerly to northwesterly flow.

Currently, the weather models are keeping most of the precipitation from these systems to the south of our region, but the way things are going this year I wouldn’t count on it. Even if we do see a more northerly track, the strength and speed of these systems should result in only light amounts of precipitation. It looks like we should see a mix of sun and clouds during this period with the chance of the odd shower or thundershower on any given day. Best chances look to be overnight Sunday and into Monday morning, and again late next Wednesday into Thursday morning. Temperatures will depend on the amount of cloud cover. Expect daytime highs in the low 20s if there are more clouds than sun, and the mid-20s if we see more sun than cloud. Looking further ahead, the weather models hint at warm/ hot weather moving in late next week. Usual temperature range for this period: Highs, 21 to 30 C; lows, 9 to 16 C. Daniel Bezte is a teacher by profession with a BA (Hon.) in geography, specializing in climatology, from the U of W. He operates a computerized weather station near Birds Hill Park. Contact him with your questions and comments at daniel@bezte.ca.

WEATHER MAP - WESTERN CANADA

This issue’s map shows the amount of precipitation that has fallen across the Prairies during the 30 days ending June 23 compared to the longterm average. It doesn’t include the heavy rains that fell across much of eastern and central Manitoba over the weekend. For this period it’s been the tale of wet across the south and dry in the north for both Manitoba and Saskatchewan, while in Alberta the opposite holds true, with very dry conditions throughout most of the south and wet in the north.

Relative humidity versus dew point

The dew point temperature is a better gauge of how much moisture is actually in the air BY DANIEL BEZTE Co-operator contributor

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s we move into the heart of summer and with all this moisture around, I think it’s time to revisit one misunderstood concept: humidity. To be more specific, we are going to look at exactly what humidity is, how we measure it, and how it is reported and interpreted. Humidity, by its simplest definition, is the amount of water vapour in the air. The warmer the air, the greater the distance between air molecules and therefore, the greater the holding capacity of the air for water vapour. Conversely, when air is cooled, the distance between air molecules decreases, leaving less room for the air to hold water vapour. Because of this relationship, warm air has the capacity to hold much more water than cold air. The question is, by how much? If we look only at the waterholding capacity of air at different temperatures and measure the amount of water by its mass (weight), we would find that for every 10 C increase in temperature, the holding capacity of the air for water nearly doubles. For example, air at 0 C can hold almost four grams of water for

every one kilogram of air. If we warm that air up to 10 C the air could hold nearly eight grams, and by 30 C that same one kg of air would have the capacity to hold nearly 28 grams of water. When humidity is measured this way it is referred to as specific humidity. While this is a useful way to measure humidity, it’s not the way we usually hear it reported. The most common way in which humidity is reported is relative humidity. Unfortunately, it is probably one of the most misunderstood terms used in trying to describe the weather. Relative humidity is a ratio of the amount of water vapour that is in the air, compared to the maximum that it could hold under those same conditions, and is expressed as a percentage. Taking one of the examples from above, if we had an air temperature of 10 C and had eight grams of water vapour per kilogram of air, our relative humidity would be 100 per cent, calculated as follows: Actual amount of water vapour in the air (8 g) ÷ the holding capacity of the air at the current temperature (which at 10 C is about 8 g) x 100 = 100 per cent. Now, if this same air was warmed up to a temperature of 30 C and the amount of water

The warmer the air, the greater the distance between air molecules and therefore, the greater the holding capacity of the air for water vapour.

vapour in the air didn’t change, our relative humidity would be around 29 per cent [(8 grams ÷ 28 grams) x 100)]. This is where the misunderstanding begins to develop and where my pet peeve lies. When the air temperature was 10 C and the relative humidity was 100 per cent, people would say that it is humid out, but once the temperature has warmed up to 30 C and the relative humidity dropped to 29 per cent, people would say that it is very dry out, but in reality, the amount of water vapour in the air has not changed, only the temperature has. This is particularly noticeable on humid summer days. In the morning we have had temperatures in the 16-18 C range with relative humidities in the 100 per cent

range; it’s humid out. By afternoon, with temperatures in the mid- to upper 20s, the relative humidity has dropped down to around 50-60 per cent and people now say it is dry out, but it’s not; it’s humid. The amount of water vapour in the air hasn’t changed! A better way to measure humidity is by using the dew point temperature, which we simply refer to as the dew point. This measurement is a fairly simple way of telling us exactly how much moisture is in the air no matter how the temperature changes during the day. The dew point is the temperature to which we would have to cool the air in order for condensation (or dew) to begin forming — in other words, the temperature the air would have to be to give us 100 per cent relative humidity. In our previous example the dew point, first thing in the morning, would have been around 18 C, since the air was at its holding capacity. By the afternoon, even though the air had warmed up, the dew point would still have been around 18 C, since no additional water vapour was added or removed from the air. How does this relate to overall humidity?

Uncomfortable conditions If we have dew points that are

less than 10 C the atmosphere is considered to be fairly dry and dew points in the 10-15 C range are fairly comfortable. Once we get into the 15-20 C range, the atmosphere is becoming fairly humid. Dew points over 20 C are getting very humid, and it will start to feel very uncomfortable outside. If the dew point goes over 25 C, the atmosphere is heavy with moisture and conditions will be very uncomfortable and can even be dangerous. Going back to relative humidity once more to pound home the difference between this and the dew point: if the dew point is 25 C, we know it is very humid no matter what the temperature is, but if the temperature is, let’s say, 35 C, the relative humidity would only be about 55 per cent, and I could guarantee at least one person would be saying that it’s not that humid out! Across the Prairies we rarely get dew points above 25 C, but the Canadian record did occur in Carman, Man. back in 2007 when the dew point hit an astonishing 30 C. We often have extended periods with dew points hovering in the low 20s. So remember, if it’s a hot summer day, with dew points in the low 20s, even if the relative humidity is only 50 per cent — it is still humid out!

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

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armers can learn about get­ ting more bang for their fer­ tilizer buck while protect­ ing the environment at 4R nutri­ ent management farm demon­ stration tours near MacGregor, Manitou and Morris July 6, 7 and 8, respectively. “The focus will be on wheat and soybeans,” Amanda Giamber­ ardinon, Fertilizer Canada’s man­ ager of 4R Nutrient Stewardship, said in an interview June 23. “Farmers will get a chance to see applications of both phospho­ rus and nitrogen, some banding techniques, look at ESN and some of the timing aspects — when do they apply it and how.” The tours are on working farms with farmers trying different tech­ niques and will share what they’ve learned, Giamberardinon added. 4R is short for using the right source of fertilizer, applied at the right time, at the right rate and in the right place. Farmers and their fertilizer use — whether manufactured or from livestock manure — are increas­ ingly under scrutiny. Crops feed people and animals and nutri­ ents are essential to feed crops. Nutrients that move from the field to waterways or into the atmos­ phere not only hurt farmers through reduced crop yields and higher production costs, but soci­ ety through reduced water quality and more greenhouse gas linked to climate change. In 2013 Fertilizer Canada part­ nered with the Manitoba govern­ ment and Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) to promote 4R nutrient stewardship. Fertilizer Canada contributed $150,000 over three years to fund an extension program, which includes online learning, workshops and dem­ onstration plots. The deal was renewed in 2015.

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“This particular project (with farm demonstration tours) is in its first year,” Giamberardinon

said. “We want farmers to come out and get to know these growers and have a look at what they are

doing and what they have learned so far about using this type of approach. “When you evaluate whether a practice will work on your farm you test it out and do it to see if the practice is effective for that farm. It takes a very site-specific approach. What is right for one farm may not be right for another. It depends on the farm, the con­ ditions, the soil profile, the cli­ mate of the region and those kind of things.” In addition to the tours Fertilizer Canada has online train­ ing (elearning.fertilizercanada. ca) for farmers and agricultural retailers who work with farmers on crop production. An online, three-part course, is also available to Certified Crop Advisors for $50. Successful stu­ dents earn 5.5 continuing educa­ tion units. The tours will be held at the fol­ lowing locations: July 6 at Beaver Creek Farms, near MacGregor, Man., from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Lunch provided. Directions: 6.5 km east of MacGregor on Highway 1 turn north on RM Road No. 54 West. Travel five km north. The farm is located on the west side of the road. July 7 at R&D McLean Farms, near Manitou, Man., from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Directions: 6.5 km south on Highway 528 from the junction of Highway 3, turn east and travel 2.5 km. July 8 at Marsh River Farms, near Morris, Man., 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Directions: East of Morris travel 13 km on Highway 23, turn south on Road No. 12 and travel three km to Road No. 22. Turn west after one km. The farm is on the north side of the road. R S V P by e m a i l i n g n f ro s t @ fertilizercanada.ca or by calling 1-613-786-3032.

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CROP REPORT

Wet conditions throughout much of province, many areas starting to suffer Manitoba Agriculture Crop Report for June 27, 2016 Southwest Region Scattered showers through the week with thunderstorms on the weekend brought 20 to 80 mm of rainfall. There were reports of high wind and some hail damage to crops. Symptoms of water stress are evident in low areas. Winter wheat and fall rye are progressing well and fungicide applications on winter wheat are complete. Early-seeded cereal crops are heading and producers are applying fungicide as conditions are favourable for fusarium head blight and leaf diseases. Later-seeded cereals are approaching flagleaf stage. Early-seeded canola is bolting and starting to flower. Producers are preparing for fungicide applications as it approaches 20 per cent bloom. Soybeans have advanced with the warm, humid weather and are in the three- to four-trifoliate stage. Sunflowers and corn are advancing well. Flax is showing some moisture stress. Earlyseeded pea fields are flowering.

Northwest Region Rainfall amounts were extremely variable over the past week. Localized areas around and south of Ste. Rose and McCreary received up to 25 mm of rainfall, continuing to add to the already wet conditions. Rainfall north of Ste. Rose through Dauphin, Swan River and The Pas ranged between 10 and 55 mm. The Swan Valley also received significant hail on Saturday. The

extent of crop damage is not yet known. Localized areas around Grandview and the Shellmouth received as much as 100 mm of rain this week. Parts of the Laurier, McCreary, Grandview and Shellmouth areas display crop yellowing due to excessive moisture. In g e n e r a l , m o s t c r o p s throughout the area are advancing nicely. Most wheat is elongating and nearly half is heading. Most canola is at the rosette stage or bolting. Approximately half of the field peas are blooming. Most soybeans are in the vegetative stage. Herbicide treatments are nearing completion but wet field conditions are making some applications challenging. Fungicide applications to spring wheat are being made where disease r isk exists. Reports of flea beetle activity have ceased in the Swan River Valley and The Pas, although there are still reports of their activity in the Roblin area. Diamondback moth monitoring trap populations continue to be highest in The Pas and Swan Valley areas.

Central Region Showers through the week and thunderstorms on the weekend continued to interfere with field operations. Small hail was reported in the Morden area, while Somerset, Notre Dame, and Carman areas saw light to moderate hail with some crop damage. Much of the region received 15 to 35 mm of rain,

with most areas in the 20 to 25 mm range. In the Somerset area 80 mm accumulated, and St. Claude to Treherne saw 75 to 100 mm. Some yellowing of crop due to excess moisture is evident. Strong winds were reported throughout the region on the weekend damaging crops, trees and some bins. Excess moisture continues to be the concern. Cereals are growing rapidly, and stem elongation has begun in most of the laterseeded fields. The majority of the cereals has received a herbicide application where field conditions allowed. Fungicide applications continue, both at flag leaf and head timings, though uneven crops make this challenging. The later-seeded canola is growing rapidly. The majority of the fields is in the rosette stage, and a number has reached the bolting stage. Full flower is seen in the most advanced fields. Corn is growing rapidly. Uniformity of stand is inconsistent in many fields. Soybeans are in the second- to fifth-trifoliate stage, depending on seeding date. Iron deficiency chlorosis is becoming noticeable in a number of fields. Peas have advanced, and fungicide application for leaf diseases continues. Fall rye and winter wheat are progressing well.

Eastern Region While rainfall accumulations in central and southern districts of the Eastern Region ranged from 10 mm to 25 mm, accumulations in northern districts

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ranged from 70 mm to 140 mm. Most of that rainfall occurred during severe thunderstorms that began late Friday night and continued through Saturday. In southern and central districts, standing water is evident in some fields and where standing water has run off, low spots remain saturated. In northern districts, standing water is evident on every field. Ditches, rivers and streams are running at high levels. Field operations will not be resuming this week. Some fungicide applications by plane may occur. Loss of yield potential due to excess moisture is most severe in northern districts. Producers are curtailing further investment in some fields based on yield potential. Spring cereals range from flag-leaf stage to head emergence. Except for very lateseeded crop, canola ranges from bolting to early flowering. Fields in some areas have plants which are bolting and flowering prematurely. Field peas are moving into early flowering. Most soybeans range from the second- to fifth-trifoliate-leaf stage with reduced plant growth noted. Cor n ranges from V11 to V12. First-pass herbicide applications are mostly complete. Unsprayed fields may be out of stage before they become accessible, par ticularly in northern districts. In areas where fields can be accessed, fungicide applications targeted at fusarium head blight suppression in spring cereals will

begin later this week. Fungicide applications on early-seeded canola have started and will continue in areas with field access. In northern districts, aerial applications of fungicide are expected. Up to a quarter of planned fungicide applications may not occur in northern districts because of the loss in yield potential.

Interlake Region Warm temperatures and scattered showers the past week have resulted in areas of the Interlake Region with excess moisture issues. During the weekend, some areas received rainfall ranging from eight to 50 mm. Scattered areas did receive some hail, but did not appear to have damaged field crops. Crops are rapidly developing in the warm, moist conditions. In areas however, excess moisture impact is evident with crop yellowing and low, drowned-out areas. Spring wheat is expected to be sprayed closer to the end of the week in the south Interlake. Earlierseeded fields of canola will be sprayed with fungicides later this week. Canola staging varies from emerging to 30 per cent bloom. Soybeans staging varies from first to third trifoliate. Peas have started to flower. Corn staging varies from V7 to V9. Forage grasses continue to head out and early-season grasses have completed flowering. Alfalfa seed fields have started to bloom and bee release is expected to occur throughout the week.

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Supporters welcome prison farm feasibility study Six prison farms were closed in 2010 by the previous federal government STAFF

Groups who support the concept of prison farms are welcoming news the federal government is studying reinstating the facility in Kingston, Ont. “We applaud that Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale has included public processes in the feasibility study,” said Dianne Dowling, a member of the Save Our Prison Farms (SOPF) organizing committee in a media release. “Members of the public will have the opportunity to contribute to an online survey and to attend a town hall meeting in Kingston.” In 2010 the Conservative government ended the prison farm program at six minimum security prisons across Canada. Two of the six prison farms are located within the boundaries of Kingston, and hundreds of people in the Kingston area were involved in 2009 and 2010 in an effort to prevent the closure of the farms. One of the prison farms in Kingston, Frontenac Institution, had a large dairy herd and several thousand laying hens. The farm provided milk and eggs to prisons in Ontario and donated eggs to the local food bank. The other farm, at Pittsburgh Institution, has an abattoir serving beef farmers in the region who sell to the local market. The fields at that farm are rented to nearby farmers for crops and pasture. “Many people said closing the prison farms didn’t make sense,” said Jeff Peters, also a member of the SOPF organizing committee. “The farms provided meaningful work experience and training, as well as rehabilitation and therapy.” Upon release, inmates obtained employment in manufacturing, truck driving, heavy equipment operation and construction, as well as work related to agriculture. “Many people said it was a good idea that inmates were contributing to the prison system by producing food for it,” said Peters. “As well, the prison farm helped support farm service businesses in the area, which was good for farmers and the local community.” In August 2010, when the dairy herd at Frontenac Institution was removed from the farm to be sold, prison farm supporters formed the Pen Farm Herd Co-op and raised $30,000 in a week through $300 shares. The co-op bought 23 cattle from the prison herd and has been “fostering” the cattle at area farms since then. The herd now numbers just over 30 cattle.

Ottawa may delay foreign worker limits

Federal employment minister says she may delay 10 per cent cap on foreign workers Reuters/Winnipeg

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he federal government may delay implementing new restrictions on the use of temporary foreign workers as farmers and meat pro­ cessors 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 porkprocessing 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. 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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Industry applauds Canada-U.S. food safety deal but seeks details The agreement covers existing programs, but both countries are in the process of developing new standards BY ALEX BINKLEY Co-operator contributor

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o o d t h a t ’s s a f e i n Canada is now also considered safe in the U.S. and vice versa. T h a t’s t h e b o t t o m l i n e after Canada and the United States have signed a food safety recognition agreement. It formally states the existing food safety systems of the two nations provide similar levels of protection to consumers. Farm and food industry groups are calling it a useful first step, although it doesn’t y e t c ov e r n e w p r o g ra m s being implemented by the two countries. T h e a g re e m e n t , s i g n e d by senior officials from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Health Canada and t h e U . S . Fo o d a n d Dr u g Administration (FDA), recognizes that the existing food safety systems of the two countries provide similar results. “Canada and the U.S. have

confidence in each other’s regulator y systems,” said Paul Mayers CFIA’s vice-president of policy and programs. “Co-operation between our countries is fundamental to providing and contributing to a safe food supply.” The agreement doesn’t say whether new food safety programs in the two countries will be covered by the agreement. The U.S. has begun to introduce its Food Safety Moder nization program while CFIA is consulting with the domestic agri-food sector on the regulations to accompany its Safe Food for Canadians program. Albert Chambers, executive director of the Canadian Supply Chain Food Safety Coalition, said the agreement provides for periodic reviews of the comparability of the Canadian and American food safety regimes. While no time frames are specified, “it can be expected that at some point there will be a need to compare the new food safety regimes with each other. The coalition is monitoring

“Canada and the U.S. have confidence in each other’s regulatory systems.” Paul Mayers CFIA

the development of the new Canadian regulations with the objective of reducing any potential challenges to Canada’s new comparability standing.” CFIA spokeswoman Tammy Jarbeau said Canada and the FDA worked closely during the development of their new food safety programs to ensure that they continue to provide a similar level of protection to maintain food safety systems recognition. “The arrangement will be reviewed as necessar y as we move for ward with regulatory modernization,” she added. “Both countries

remain confident and committed to working together to ensure that recognition is maintained.” The intention is for the two countries “to provide a similar although not necessarily identical system of protection, and that the food safety authorities provide similar oversight and monitoring.” The agreement was negotiated under the Canada-U.S. Re g u l a t o r y Co - o p e r a t i o n Council (RCC). “This collaboration between Canada and the U.S. will result in better aligned food safety regulatory systems and allow us to better protect the health and safety of our citizens,” a statement from the group said. T h e a g re e m e n t s h o u l d mean Canada and the U.S. accept that food expor ts from the other country come through an inspection pro­ cess they have acknowledged as comparable to their own. Whether they do in practice remains to be seen, food industry insiders said. The Canadian Federation

of Agr iculture called the agreement “welcome and positive.” “We are happy that such a comprehensive agreement has been made coming out of the RCC and we are looking forward to the reinvigorated relationship and focus on moving food safety, and many other issues, through the RCC over the next year,” the group said in a statement. Chris Kyte, president of Food Processors of Canada, said his members want more details on the implications the agreement has for exports to the U.S. “Will there will be fewer interr uptions when shipping south?” Kyte said. “Will the USDA increase the frequency of inspection in American plants to Canadian levels? Will Canada and the U.S. harmonize MRLs? Will Canadian companies be allowed to use USFDAapproved ingredients, chemicals and pesticides? What exactly does this mean for Canadian business?”

Worker rules stifle agri-food, Eichler tells Senate committee

The new provincial agriculture minister was speaking to the Senate agriculture committee BY ALEX BINKLEY Co-operator contributor

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anitoba’s new agriculture minister says federal rules on temporar y and seasonal workers are harming the agri-food sector. Ralph Eichler told the Senate agriculture committee there’s a shortage of skilled labour and regulatory changes are at least partially causing that. “Changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program have had significant impacts on the ability of Manitoba agriculture and agri-food employers to meet their labour market needs,” Eichler said. Other provincial governments and many industr y groups and businesses have echoed similar concerns in recent months, and Eichler character ized the changes to the TFWP in recent years as a “barrier to success and growth.” “It has hampered the ability to grow our meat-processing industry,” Eichler said. “Our major pork processors, Maple Leaf and HyLife, have had their capacity and growth severely diminished and will continue at such a constant

unless we allow them access to labour that cannot be found locally.” The federal gover nment, which is currently reviewing the program, should allow regional flexibility based on local labour market needs, he said. “Our producers have voiced concern about new stricter border input control measures and enforcement of the rules that are affecting returns from the marketplace,” Eichler said. New trade agreements are offering potential new export opportunities, he noted, but that also means more competition for the domestic market, which translates into a need to keep domestic producers competitive. Other priorities for the new Manitoba government include encouraging innovation and increased collaboration, including joining the New West Partnership to eliminate interprovincial trade barriers and supporting the TransPa c i f i c Pa r t n e r s h i p ( T P P ) trade deal, and reduction of red tape, a signature election promise for the freshly elected Progressive Conser vative government. He noted that agriculture generates $6 billion annually in cash receipts and that food

“Changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program have had significant impacts on the ability of Manitoba agriculture and agri-food employers to meet their labour market needs.”

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processing represents about a quarter of all Manitoba manufactured goods every year. “G row t h i n va l u e - a d d e d processing and expor ts of commodities and food is necessary for economic growth and job creation,” he said. Eichler had to cut shor t his presentation and it was completed by Dori GingeraBeauchemin, the province’s deputy agriculture minister. She told senators that Manitoba chicken far mers share the concerns of producers in other jurisdictions over the increase in spent

fowl coming across the border and they expect Ottawa to take action to maintain border diligence and reduce competition. She also said building consumer trust in the food industry is crucial, adding that the industry is coming to see it as one of the biggest issues it faces. “Part of the challenge is that the game keeps changing,” she continued. “ The requirements from the mark e t k e e p c h a n g i n g . Ev e r y time there is an adjustment to market demand and the public’s expectation, the cost, of course, is borne by the producer in making those changes. Yet the producer wants to meet the expectations of the consumers. The producer wants to be able to provide that food and then have the consumer retur n respect for the food in ways of being able to pay for it.” While producer and industry groups are leading a large collaborative effort to deal with the issue, governments can help bring all the parties into the discussion, she said. “Whether we are working with our primary agriculture producers or on those who transform commodities into food products, or whether we

are working with the retailers or restaurant and hotel trade, if the whole supply chain isn’t agreeing on the framework we have, we will lose continuously profitability as producers try to react to changing market demands,” she said. “It has to be the whole system in order to be able to be effective and consistent and to be able to provide the trust that consumers are looking for.” Consumers and farmers have shared interests, said Gingera-Beauchemin. Consumers want food they can trust and farmers want to provide that to them. The challenge is finding a durable standard both sides can agree to. “It is now time for the system to agree on a framework that allows as much of the market demand to be satisfied by Canadian product,” she said. “For us to be able to ensure that Canadians as well as our global customers can trust our food is the next important space for the industry to play in. We have a framework that works. We are small enough and we have lots in common. Canada can set an example around the world in bringing that consensus together.”

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Bee stewardship award open for nominations Pollinator protection measures on Canadian farms and ranches are to be recognized with a conservation award STAFF

Are you or someone you know taking steps to protect pollinators on a farm or ranch in Canada? Then you should consider applying for the 2016 Canadian Farmer-Rancher Pollinator Conservation Award, a program that’s a joint undertaking of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA), Pollinator Partnership (P2), and Canadian Forage and Grassland Association (CFGA). Individuals or families in Canada currently implementing pollinator protection measures on their farm or ranch are encouraged to apply. The award recognizes farmers and ranchers who have made significant efforts in conserving natural ecosystems, fostering additional pollinator habitat and protecting pollinators on Canadian farms and ranches. “There is no question that the agriculture industry has an important role to play when it comes to protecting pollinators,” said CFA president Ron Bonnett. “This award not only provides an opportunity to recognize some of the innovative and longterm solutions Canadian farmers are implementing to support the conservation of our pollinating species, but also encourages discussion about the vital impact pollinators have on our ecosystem.” Nominations are open until August 12, 2016. The recipient of the 2016 award will be recognized during an evening reception at the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Washington, D.C. on October 18, 2016, and will also be featured in various industry publications across Canada. “Pollinators are incredibly important to our food supply. A thriving pollinator system and agricultural practices can exist simultaneously — this award and the applications demonstrate that,” said P2 research director Victoria Wojcik. The application form for the award can be downloaded here: http://www.cfa-fca. ca/sites/default/ files/Pollinator%20 Conservation%20 Award_2016%20 Nomination%20Form.pdf.

In risks to bees, study finds not all neonics equal Clothianidin, the active ingredient in Poncho and Prosper, may have got a bad rap BY KATE KELLAND London/Reuters

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group of chemical insecticides known as neonicotinoids that has been banned in Europe due to fears about potential harm to bees has been found in new research to have very differential risks for bumblebees. Scientists who conducted the research said their findings showed that at least one neonicotinoid in the banned group — clothianidin — may have been unfairly named as among the offenders. This insecticide did not show the same detrimental effects on bee colonies as the others, imidacloprid and thiamethoxam, the researchers found. All three neonicotinoids have been subject to an EU-wide moratorium on their use. In Canada, clothianidin is an active ingredient in Bayer CropScience pesticides such as Poncho, Prosper and Titan, and in Valent’s Nipsit, Arena and Clutch. All three of the so-called “neonics” are approved and registered in Canada, although jurisdictions such as the province of Ontario have moved to limit their use in seed treatment, citing risks to bees. “(From our findings) we can clearly see that the banned neonicotinoids are not the same, so

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they should be considered independently when considering risk and legislation,” Chris Connolly, a specialist in bee research at Dundee University’s neuroscience department, told reporters at a briefing. He said the results suggested it would be premature to place a permanent ban on the use of clothianidin. “That said, a moratorium on its use should continue until the knowledge gaps are filled on its wider impact on other species,” he added.

Often with yellow and black stripes and bigger than honeybees, bumblebees live in small nests of up to 200 and do not make honeycombs. Europe has around 68 species of bumblebee, and some are commercially bred to pollinate tomatoes and other crops in greenhouses. The European Union limited the use of neonicotinoid chemicals — made and sold by various companies including Bayer and Syngenta — two years ago,

after research pointed to risks for bees, which are crucial for pollinating crops. Crop chemical makers say the research blaming neonicotinoid pesticides is not backed up by field evidence. They argue that a global plunge in bee numbers in recent years is a complex phenomenon due to multiple factors. To try and find out more, and to test the effects of each of the three neonicotinoids separately, Connolly’s group worked with colleagues from St. Andrews University on a study involving 75 bee colonies at five separate locations in Scotland. They found that while imidacloprid and thiamethoxam had the negative effects seen in previous research, clothianidin did not pose the same threat for bumblebees. “ What we have found is that imidacloprid and thiamethoxam, but not clothianidin, exhibit toxicity to bumblebee colonies when exposed at fieldrelevant levels,” Connolly said. Given these results, he said, specialists should examine in more detail the effect of each chemical on each species. “Small changes in the pesticide structure or its target site in insects are likely to be critical to risk assessment,” he said. “Each pesticide/insect combination needs to be considered independently.”

Notice of Public Hearing and Pre-Hearing Conference Applicant: Manitoba Public Insurance Corporation HEARING:

GENERAL INFORMATION:

The Public Utilities Board (Board) anticipates holding a public hearing of an application from Manitoba Public Insurance Corporation (MPI) for approval of rates and premiums for compulsory vehicle and driver insurance as of March 1, 2017. The hearing would take place at the Board’s Hearing Room, 4th Floor, 330 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, MB (commencing at 9:00 a.m.) on October 13, 2016. A Pre-Hearing Conference is to be convened by the Board in its offices at 9:00 a.m. on June 30, 2016.

Interested parties should take note that the Board does not have jurisdiction over the MPI lines of business denoted as Extension or SRE, or as to MPI’s Driver and Vehicle Licensing operation.

RATE IMPACT:

Persons seeking further information as to MPI’s application, or with respect to the Board’s process, and/or wishing to address the public hearing in French should notify the Board Secretary by August 26, 2016. As well, interested parties may examine MPI’s application and supporting materials, either at the offices of the Corporation or on its website, or the Board’s office.

The Corporation is requesting approval for Basic Autopac vehicle and drivers licence insurance rates and premiums effective March 1, 2017, which, if approved, will result in 2% overall change in MPI’s Basic premium revenue (excluding the impact of vehicle upgrades and an increased overall driver and vehicle population). The Corporation is also requesting an Interest Rate Forecast Risk Factor, also effective March 1, 2017, to be developed collaboratively through the General Rate Application process.

The Manitoba Ombudsman has recently issued privacy guidelines for administrative tribunals. The Board is mindful of its obligations under those guidelines. Its decisions in respect of the application being considered will be sensitive to the guidelines. Personal information will not be disclosed unless it is appropriate and necessary to do so. However, the Board advises participants that these proceedings are public and that as a result, personal information protections are reduced.

Actual vehicle and driver premiums would vary depending on claim and driving experience, insurance use, territory and vehicle rate group. Full particulars, including the rate impact and application, can be found on the Manitoba Public Insurance website www.mpi.mb.ca.

CONTACT INFORMATION: The Public Utilities Board 400 - 330 Portage Avenue Winnipeg, MB R3C 0C4 Website: www.pub.gov.mb.ca

PRE-HEARING CONFERENCE: Those seeking Intervener status should notify the Board of their intention by applying to the Board Secretary before the now scheduled Pre-Hearing Conference of June 30, 2016. Interveners may be entitled to financial assistance, and the Board’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (Rules) provide the related guidelines, which can be seen at the Board’s website www.pub.gov.mb.ca or obtained on request to the Board, by either emailing (publicutilities@gov.mb.ca), writing or calling the Board Secretary (204-945-2638 or 1-866-854-3698, toll free). Parties wishing to submit a brief or to express comments at the hearing should also contact the Board Secretary.

Five days notice required.

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Agri-food products spotlighted by internal trade report Too many internal barriers are costing the Canadian economy billions annually BY ALEX BINKLEY

“Why spend so much time on international negotiations when we don’t have free trade within Canada?”

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he agri-food sector featured prominently in a report from the Senate banking committee on internal trade barriers that are said to cost the Canadian economy at least $50 billion annually. In addition to the often-cited restrictions on sales of Canadian wine across the country, regulations on maple syrup, brie cheese, beer bottle sizes, the size of dairy containers and organic food standards were served up by the senators in a report to Parliament as examples of interprovincial trade barriers. The tone of the report, titled Tear Down These Walls, was reinforced with observations and examples throughout its 60 pages. “Some of the recently negotiated international trade agreements would make it easier for international businesses to trade with Canada than it currently is for Canadian businesses in one province/territory to trade with other provinces/territories,” the committee report states. Ron Bonnett, president of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture, said in an interview internal trade barriers need to be addressed. He welcomed the committee’s call for urgent action on the matter. “Our internal trade rules are more stringent than our international ones,” he said. “We have to ask how relevant they are.”

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He also urged the government to include the supply-managed sectors in any discussions on the rules. The first agreement on reducing domestic trade barriers was signed in 1994, the report points out. Since then, action on internal trade barriers has mostly been of the platitude variety compared to the expansion in free trade deals with other countries, committee deputy chair Sen. Joseph Day said. “It is baffling that, during a period of such progress in relation to international trade, internal trade-related progress has been so slow,” Day said. “Federal and provincial/territorial governments must take urgent action to correct this deplorable situation. “While Canada is opening itself up to international businesses, internal barriers to trade have never been more entrenched,” he said. “This is

perplexing and utterly outrageous. It shows a lack of respect for Canadian businesses, workers and consumers.” A renewed internal trade deal was supposed to be signed in March. “Sadly, it is now June, and no announcement has been made. Nor have Canadians received any information about a new deadline for the completion of negotiations. The committee believes that continued delay must not be an option,” the report states. Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains is responsible for the file. Bains says he understands the committee’s arguments and is working to arrange a meeting with the provincial trade ministers. “There hasn’t been one in 12 years,” he said. Sen. David Tkachuk, chairman of the banking committee, said

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Canadians should be able to live, practise their profession or trade, purchase goods and services freely and without penalty anywhere in Canada as a right. “To do otherwise makes us less of a country and makes citizens tied to their region rather than their nation,” he said. “The federal government should be exerting pressure to get rid of internal trade barriers. Why spend so much time on international negotiations when we don’t have free trade within Canada?” The politicians should set July 1, 2017, as the deadline for a new deal and if they won’t act, then a reference to the Supreme Court of Canada should be considered, Day said. The repor t recommends new internal trade rules include mutual recognition, regulatory harmonization, an effective dispute-resolution mechanism, improved consideration of trade in services and a permanent federal co-chair for the Committee on Internal Trade to ensure the issue receives the attention and priority it deserves.

Russia seen extending wheat export tax for 2016-17 Moscow/Reuters

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ussia is likely to extend its wheat export tax for the 2016-17 marketing year, which starts on July 1, because the levy is at a minimum level under current market conditions, traders and analysts said. The government has also indicated it is unlikely to change the tax ahead of the next season, which should see a large grain crop from Russia for a third straight year amid a global surplus and low wheat prices. Asked on April 28 whether the government would remove or change the tax from July, Russian Agriculture Minister Alexander Tkachev said: “I would not risk (it now). “One should wait for a certain period of time,” he told reporters, adding that “we need a year of stability.” Tkachev declined to answer a direct question on whether the tax would be extended for the next year. There is no need to revise the duty now, said a spokeswoman for Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich, who is in charge of agriculture. But this question will be discussed if needed in future, the spokeswoman, Aliya Sami­gul­ lina, told Reuters. The duty formula is set at 50

per cent of the customs price minus 6,500 rubles (C$127) per tonne but not less than 10 rubles per tonne. Black Sea prices for Russian wheat with 12.5 per cent protein content are around US$190 (C$238) a tonne. “I think it will automatically move to the new season,” a trader said. At the current ruble rate against the dollar and with low global wheat prices, this floating tax is negligible, but it could rise significantly were the ruble to fall and global prices rise. “With the current currency rate the tax is not affecting (exports), but I do not know what would happen with the ruble/ dollar rate in the future,” another trader said. “It would be better without this duty.” The ruble has been volatile in the last two years due to low oil prices and western sanctions over Moscow’s role in the Ukraine crisis. “The market can live with this tax, even if it rises slightly,” Igor Pavensky, deputy head of rail infrastructure operator Rusagrotrans, said. Russia’s Agriculture Ministry sees the country’s 2016 grain crop at no less than last year’s 104.8 million tonnes, Tkachev said. He did not provide an estimate for 2016-17 grain and wheat exports.

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Austin Elementary School earns conservation award A long-term partnership with the Whitemud Watershed Conservation District has earned the school the 2015 conservation award BY JENNIFER PAIGE Co-operator staff/Brandon

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reating natural play spaces and introducing students to real-life sustainability practices has been a top priority at Austin Elementary School. “Everything we do here is to try and motivate the students to learn. We want to give them all different skills so that they have all of the competencies in place to be successful later in life, and that certainly includes education about the environment and sustainable living,” said Kyle McKinstry, the school’s principal. The kindergarten to Grade 8 school has worked closely with the local Whitemud Watershed Conservation District (WWCD) on a number of sustainable development projects over the past five years. “We have an amazing relationship with WWCD and have worked closely with it for the past few years. Essentially, any time we look to initiate a new project like these, we collaborate with it,” McKinstry said. Last year, the WWCD recognized the conservation efforts and sustainable practice education that was being undertaken at the school, and named them the 2015 conservation district award recipient. McKinstry says the school’s 122 students have always embraced these projects and often jump at the chance to get outside and get their hands dirty. One of the main projects is the school garden, which is maintained by the students and harvested in the fall for a school feast. “We have everything growing, potatoes, onions, and carrots. Our kids plant all of those items and tend to them throughout the school year,” McKinstry said. A vermicomposting program was also established where students learn how to use earthworms to convert vegetable waste left over from their school lunches into natural plant fertilizer that is then used in the garden. Most recently, the school planted a handful of fruit trees along its boundaries. “We just planted 10 fruit trees out in our yard here, two weeks ago. We have cherry, apple, pear, plum and haskap berry.” With help from the community, Austin Elementary has also put a focus on bringing biodiversity into the schoolyard and creating a number of natural play areas. The school worked with the WWCD and community members to create a 0.77-km walking and cross-country ski trail on the school grounds. Once the trail was established, students worked alongside the WWCD to plant 347 trees along its borderline. “We did that all in one day. Got the kids out digging holes and planting trees. It was quite an event,” McKinstry said. One of the school’s projects this year has been the creation of a drain system, which will incorporate a pump that students will be able to use to collect water for the school garden. “We have water that comes off of our roof and it was just flooding an area out every year. So, we have changed it into a French drain with a little bit of a riverbed system.”

Students at Austin Elementary, with the help of the local conservation district planted 347 trees along the school’s walking path.   Photo: Austin Elementary

Austin Elementary students (l to r), Derek Thiessen, Max Winters, Ayoube Zarouil take part in the school’s vermicomposting program.   Photo: Austin Elementary

Chris Reynolds, manager of the Whitemud Watershed Conservation District provides some students with instructions on tree planting.   Photo: Austin Elementary

A number of the projects is carried out and maintained by the students themselves, something McKinstry says gives them an innate sense of pride and ownership. “We believe that a school needs to be a place where kids want to come and if they have a part in building what that looks like they will be more likely to come and be successful.” The school has also created an outdoor classroom that includes a number of sitting spaces, a chalkboard and a sunshade.

“The kids love getting outside. Most of these projects are about making the kids aware of what we should be doing, in terms of sustainable practices, and teaching them how to do it. The hope is that they will use these skills once they are out on their own and pass them on to their kids as well.” WWCD manager Chris Reynolds said the relationship between the school and his group has spanned several projects including the large shelterbelt and most recently the outdoor classroom.

The school has created an outdoor classroom with a number of natural aspects, a chalkboard and sunshade.   Photo: Jennifer Paige

“Principal McKinstry and the teachers of AES are always looking for new ways to bring conservation and environmental education into the classroom, and the students are always eager to learn about the environment and conservation of water and other natural resources,” Reynolds said. “Their progressive attitude and leadership in environmental education made AES an ideal candidate for the 2015 CD award.” jennifer.paige@fbcpublishing.com

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Gate to Plate Herbs can be a year-round pleasure By Getty Stewart Co-operator contributor

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erbs are like icing on a cake, they take food from ordinary to extraordinary by adding flavour, colour, texture, aroma and even nutrients and antioxidants. With their variety of shapes, blossoms and foliage, they also add interest and colour to gardens. And, when planted strategically, they’re effective at attracting beneficial insects such as bees, butterflies and pollinators while repelling pests such as mosquitoes, rabbits and deer. With so many things in their favour, it’s not surprising that most Manitobans have at least some herbs in their garden or on their patio. But while growing herbs is becoming increasingly popular, many people are still unsure how to best prune, use and preserve herbs. If that’s you, here are a few tips and recipes to try this summer.

Prune regularly To get bushy, tasty herbs prune early and prune often. It may seem scary to cut the growing tip of your herb plant, but doing so encourages branching which leads to a fuller more luscious plant. For basil, mint, lemon balm, hyssop, marjoram, oregano, cat-

nip and the evergreen herbs (bay, rosemary, thyme, lavender, lemon verbena, sage) prune from the top down on each stem. Follow the stem until you reach a set of growing leaves. Cut just above these leaves with sharp scissors for a clean cut. Within days, you’ll see two new shoots growing out of the stem near your cut. Herbs like parsley, sorrel, lovage, lemon grass, cilantro and chives don’t need to be pruned. They can be harvested throughout the season by picking the outer stems first, cutting near the bottom of the stem. Woody stems, like on old growth of rosemary, thyme, lemon verbena, lavender and oregano, will not regrow new stems. Unless you want to completely remove a section of the plant, do not cut into the woody stems.

Remove blossoms Herbs will lose flavour and will not grow as much once they have flowered. Removing blossoms on herbs like basil, dill and cilantro will extend the harvest and make them bushier. To ensure continued good growth, never take more than one-third of the plant at a time. At the end of the season, harvest all your annuals and let your perennials overwinter with two-thirds of the plant still intact. Fresh herbs are very aromatic, but when added to recipes, you need to add three to four times

as much compared to their dried counterparts. And, you’ll need to add them at the end of the cooking process to retain their colour and flavour unlike dried herbs which should be added earlier in the cooking process. Dry or freeze herbs for use all year. Herbs can be preserved by drying or freezing. While both techniques will work with any herb, flavour and colour loss will occur more quickly in some than in others. The following shows which method is most ideal for which herb.

Drying: • Rosemary • Thyme • Sage • Savory • Lemon verbena • Lavender • Lemon grass • Oregano • Mint* • Basil* • Lemon balm* * Most susceptible to mould or colour loss

Freezing: • Parsley • Basil • Chives • Dill • Tarragon • Mint • Sorrel • Lemon balm

To dry herbs, gather small bundles and hang in a dry, dark, wellventilated space. The larger and moister the leaf, the more susceptible to mould or colour loss, therefore it is best to dry these herbs quickly using a dehydrator or microwave. When freezing herbs, the general rule of thumb is that the less surface area exposed to air, the longer the herbs last in the freezer. For that reason, you’ll find many recommendations for freezing herbs in oil or water. You can purée 2 cups of herbs with 1/4 cup of oil or simply place herbs in an ice cube tray and cover with oil or water. This works well for herbs used in soups, stews or sauces. For sprinkling herbs on salads or other dishes, herbs can also be frozen chopped or whole without anything else. By drying herbs well and laying them in a single layer to freeze before packing in a freezer container, chopped frozen herbs can be easily accessed any time. This is my preferred method of freezing herbs. Following these tips will help you freeze and dry herbs for use throughout the winter. The recipes below will help you enjoy them while they’re fresh. Getty Stewart is a professional home economist, speaker and writer sharing tips and recipes for making and enjoying local, seasonal homemade food. For more recipes, preserves and kitchen tips visit www.gettystewart.com.

Parsley and Barley Salad Move parsley from garnish to main attraction with this barley salad that works equally well on the tractor or a fancy dinner party. A great make-ahead salad. Makes 4 cups.

Ingredients: 1/2 cup raw hulled barley 1-1/2 cups water 1 bunch chopped parsley 2 medium tomatoes chopped 2 green onions, chopped 2 tbsp. fresh mint, chopped (2 tsp. dried) Dressing: 1/4 cup canola oil 2 tbsp. fresh squeezed lemon juice 1/2 tsp. salt 1/8 tsp. ground pepper

In large pot with tight-fitting lid, add barley and cover with water. Bring to boil and simmer until liquid is absorbed, about 55 to 60 minutes. Rinse with cold water, drain and cool. In large bowl, toss together barley, parsley, tomatoes, green onions and mint. In small jar with tight-fitting lid, combine canola oil, lemon juice, salt and ground pepper. Secure lid and shake well to blend thoroughly. Pour dressing over salad and mix well. Rest for one hour before serving to allow flavours to blend and parsley to soften somewhat.

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Herb Butter

A quick and easy way to use fresh herbs and add incredible flavour to bread, pasta, veggies or meat. Use single herbs or your favourite herb combination.

Ingredients:

Classic Basil Pesto

When the basil is plentiful, make pesto to go with pasta, pizza or any dish involving tomatoes.

Ingredients: 5 cups packed fresh basil leaves

1/4 cup softened butter

2/3 cup pine nuts (or walnuts or hazelnuts)

1 tbsp. finely chopped herbs (chives, garlic chives, basil,

5 cloves fresh garlic

oregano, thyme, parsley, dill, etc.)

3/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

1/4 tsp. salt

1/2 tsp. salt

1/8 tsp. fresh ground pepper

1/2 cup canola oil

In a small bowl or jar, mix all ingredients using a small spatula or butter knife. Mix until well combined. Use right away, keep in fridge for 7 days or freeze for several months. To freeze, place butter on a large piece of parchment or wax paper or plastic wrap. Roll and shape into a log shape. Secure ends, place in freezer bag and freeze. To use, allow butter log to soften in fridge overnight or on counter for 1 hour. Slice rounds from roll as desired. Refreeze any remaining butter.

Wash and gently dry basil leaves. Set aside. In food processor, coarsely chop pine nuts and garlic. Add basil leaves, Parmesan cheese and salt and process until well blended. Taste and adjust seasoning as desired. Do you prefer more salt, garlic or cheese? With processor running pour oil into basil mix to create a paste. Fill ice cube tray and freeze. Once frozen, transfer cubes into a freezer bag and seal well. Keep for 3 to 6 months in freezer. All recipes: www.GettyStewart.com

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Farm machinery of the past Grain wagons had to be strong enough to travel the rough Prairie trails

Thoughts on Canada Day By Addy Oberlin Freelance contributor

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ruce Black of the Bran­ don area has allowed the Manitoba Agricultural Museum to copy negatives of photographs taken around 1920 on the farms operated by the Black family. This photo shows a grain wagon with tandem teams hitched to it with the evener for the lead team directly hooked on the tip of the wagon tongue. The use of tandem teams indicates a long haul or it involved a steep grade. Normally a single team was used if the haul was just three or four miles and no grades involved. The lead team is a team of mules that were able to tolerate high temperatures better than draft horses. Grain wagons remained in use up until after the Second Wo r l d Wa r w h e n t e c h n o l ogy produced not only reliable and economical trucks but also an economical way to build roads in the rural area. Up to that time the grain wagon was used to get grain and other produce to the elevator or other facility and transport supplies back to the farm. The wheels were replaced with a set of sleigh runners for use in the winter. A grain wagon had to be strongly built to take the abuse of a Prairie trail. They were relatively simple, being mostly built of wood with a few steel parts, such as the axle spin-

A member of the Black family with a grain wagon. They owned various farms in the Brandon and Douglas areas, and it’s difficult to determine the trip that the wagon was undertaking that required two teams. The hauls into the elevators in Douglas and Brandon involved only three- to four-mile journeys, so perhaps a longer haul up to an elevator on the CNR main line north of Douglas was being undertaken.   PHOTO: COURTESY

dles and tires. Wagon builders used specific woods for specific purposes such as hickory for the wooden wheel parts and ash for the tongue, and the local blacksmith would make repairs when necessary. An ongoing repair had to do with the wheels, as the wooden parts dried out and shrank in the dry Prairie climate. The steel tire on the wheel could come off if the wooden parts shrank enough which was a serious problem as the steel tire kept the wooden parts in place as well as protecting the wooden rim from damage. Some farmers would submerge wooden wagon wheels in a slough or creek periodically to keep the wood damp and the wheel tight. If the steel tire stretched for some reason then

a blacksmith could remove the tire, heat it to red hot, quickly remount it on the wooden wheel and plunge the entire wheel into a tub of water. This kept it from bursting into flames as well as shrinking the tire onto the wood. There are a number of grain wagons in the museum collection including an Eaton Imperial and a Massey Harris. Just about every farm machinery manufacturer had its own wagon line and several had multiple lines which stemmed from the company purchasing wagon builders and retaining the builder’s name. The Manitoba Agricultural Museum is open year round. For location and hours of operation go to: http://ag-museum. mb.ca/.

anada Day celebrates Canada’s independence from Br itain on July 1, 1867. Although it was a self-governing body it did not attain legislative independence until 1931. Originally named Dominion Day it was renamed Canada Day and made an official holiday in 1983. It is a great day to celebrate, being proud to be a Canadian and we can thank God for the freedom we enjoy in this country. Do we appreciate that we can go to church and not be afraid to be kidnapped or killed?

When we see the fields around us with ripening grains, do we appreciate that we can eat and not go hungry? Our children are able to go to school and learn to become productive citizens. We have invited refugees to come and share this country with us. We have seen the generosity when people were evacuated because of wildfires. Our community has a special celebration in the park. The band plays and there are special attractions for the children — a family day ending with fireworks. Happy Canada Day! Addy Oberlin writes from Swan River, Manitoba

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A welcome summer sight.   PHOTO: EVA KRAWCHUK

Sea holly — an easy-care perennial This plant is tough, drought tolerant and very versatile By Albert Parsons Freelance contributor

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ometimes common plant names don’t make a lot of sense, like the common name for Eryngium being sea holly. There is no resemblance to holly except that the foliage of both plants can be rather prickly, and as for the sea reference, this is not really a water plant. Perhaps the reference is to the Mediterranean Sea as sea holly is native to the Mediterranean Sea area of southern Europe. This plant is a standard in many rural perennial borders as it is low maintenance, tough and versatile. It is very drought tolerant because it has a long taproot that goes deep into the ground, ensuring that it will always be able to access water, even in the driest of years. It seems immune to disease and insect pests and it is even quite resistant to damage from animals like rabbits and deer — probably because of its thistlelike foliage and flowers. Sea holly not only withstands drought but it isn’t damaged by wind or poor soil. In fact, it should not be fertilized — the lack of nutrients keeps the plant sturdy and stout so that it will stand up to both strong winds and torrents of rain. There are several cultivars, one of the most common being giant sea holly (E. giganteum), which grows over 60 cm tall and has quite large blooms. Alpine sea holly,

Sea holly has thistle-like foliage so isn’t bothered by deer or rabbits.   PHOTO: ALBERT PARSONS

(E. alpinium), is a bit shorter but has the bluest flowers. Amethyst sea holly (E. amethystium) is even shorter, at 45 cm, and is the most cold hardy; its growth habit is a bit more straggly, being the closest to the native species. Plant breeders have developed many hybrids which have various admirable characteristics, but they tend not to be as hardy as the more common strains.

Sea holly has thistle-like foliage, green with silver overtones, and the leaves are coarse and spiny. Most of the foliage is located at the base of the plant with smaller leaves sprouting from the leaf axils along the stems. The stems are part of the plant’s attraction as they tend to be blue — often a silvery blue. They terminate in coneshaped blue-green flowers surrounded by silver, spiny bracts. The stems are well branched so there are a lot of flowers on one plant. Sea holly can be used as an accent plant in a perennial border or it can be mass planted in a bed all by itself. Good companions for a perennial border include heliopsis — particularly the shorter “Lorraine Sunshine” variety, with its variegated foliage and bright-gold flowers. Some golden Solidago planted behind a stand of sea holly is also attractive; the contrast of the flower colours is quite striking. Sea holly has a long bloom period, and even after the cone-shaped flowers within the circle of bracts fade and set seed, the colourful stems and bracts continue to add colour and interest to the landscape. If the plants are deadheaded they will continue to produce new flowers right up until the fall. Sea holly is an excellent addition to a butterfly garden as the insects are attracted to the flowers. I first became acquainted with sea holly when I practised the art of dried

Sea holly can be used as an accent plant in a perennial border or it can be mass planted in a bed all by itself.

flower arranging for a number of years. The flowers are self-drying and the almost Wedgewood blue of the stems and the silvery-blue bracts are attractive in dried flower arrangements. Some add colour to the dried flowers as they take floral spray very well. If the blooms are to be used as dried flowers, it is best not to deadhead the plants during the growing season. Sea holly is a dependable and easycare perennial that would be a good addition to any garden, whether rural or urban. It has a tidy growth habit, blooms over a long period of time, and has several uses in the landscape. It should definitely be on the shopping list of gardeners as they peruse the end of planting season sales at garden centres. Check the label carefully, however — it should say Eryngium! Albert Parsons writes from Minnedosa, Manitoba

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Loving the ‘burn’ of roping prompts youth into rodeo Growing up on a cattle ranch and watching his family compete also provided incentive By Darrell Nesbitt

McCannell feels by being involved in the MHSRA, it has given him a strong work ethic and a sense of responsibility.

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atching his older sister Rachelle competing, along with the fact that his family — parents, uncles, cousins — all competed in rodeo, prompted Shane McCannell of Pierson into the Cinch Junior High ranks of the Manitoba High School Rodeo Association (MHSRA). Before that, McCannell loved the “burn” of roping at home on his parents Tim and JoAnn’s cattle ranch, and has now been part of Cinch Junior High action for two years. “My favourite event is heeling in team roping, as my dad can be found in that position when he’s competing,” McCannell said. “I also compete in four other events — goat tying, breakaway roping, ribbon roping and chute dogging.” McCannell feels by being involved in the MHSRA, it has given him a strong work ethic and a sense of responsibility. Ending the first half of the 2015-16 season last fall, he sat in fourth spot in All Around standings with 159.50 points. “You have to care for your animals, and to be competitive in rodeo you have to practise, practise, practise and dedication plays a key role,” said the

Shane McCannell competing in goat tying last fall in Russell.   PHOTO: DARRELL NESBITT

12-year-old honour student at Pierson School. “Winning is always a good feeling but when you do something wrong you can always learn from your mistakes.” Looking to add to his buckle

gained as top team roping duo in his rookie year, McCannell also has a passion for other sports including hockey, baseball and skiing. Other than his father, who has been his mentor when

he started roping, he pencils in Jake Barnes — seven-time World Champion Team Roper — as being his favourite professional competitor. McCannell added that his dad has been the one to teach how to first

swing a lasso and how to catch two back feet on a steer. Now both father and son share a few laughs correcting each other! Although he has only been part of the MHSRA’s scheme for two years, he feels the association is great because one makes lots of new rodeo friends, and it’s great to be part of an exceptional rodeo fraternity. McCannell plans to get a secondary education and share his values to other youth by becoming a teacher. But before then, he has years of high school rodeo in front of him. No matter the level of the sport, this quote sums up the learning experience: “There will be breakouts. There will be crossfires. There will be misses, but with hard work there are no limits!” Darrell Nesbitt writes from Shoal Lake, Manitoba

This Old Elevator

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n the 1950s, there were over 700 grain elevators in Manitoba. Today, there are fewer than 200. You can help to preserve the legacy of these disappearing “Prairie sentinels.” The Manitoba Historical Society (MHS) is gathering information about all elevators that ever stood in Manitoba, regardless of their present status. Collaborating with the Manitoba Co-operator it is supplying these images of a grain elevator each week in hopes readers will be able to tell the society more about it, or any other elevator they know of. MHS Gordon Goldsborough webmaster and Journal editor has developed a website to post your replies to a series of questions about elevators. The MHS is interested in all grain elevators that have served the farm community. Your contributions will help gather historical information such as present status of elevators, names of companies, owners and agents, rail lines, year elevators were built — and dates when they were torn down (if applicable). There is room on the website to post personal recollections and stories related to grain elevators. The MHS presently also has only a partial list of all elevators that have been demolished. You can help by updating that list if you know of one not included on that list. Your contributions are greatly appreciated and will help the MHS develop a comprehensive, searchable database to preserve the farm community’s collective knowledge of what was once a vast network of grain elevators across Manitoba. Please contribute to This Old Grain Elevator website at: http://www.mhs.mb.ca/elevators. You will receive a response, by email or phone call, confirming that your submission was received.

This pair of photos illustrates the 25,000-bushel UGG elevator at Whitemouth, in 1962 before it was repainted with more modern corporate colours, and in 1966 after its paint job and construction of a 34,000-bushel annex. Despite local opposition, the elevator was closed in July 1979.   Photo: UGG Engineering Dept. (Glen Dickson)

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

The Pas

Swan River Minitonas Durban

Dauphin

Grandview

Ashern

Gilbert Plains

Fisher Branch

Ste. Rose du Lac

Parkland

Eriksdale

McCreary

Gladstone

Rapid City

Melita

Carberry

Treherne

Killarney

Crystal City

Elm Creek

Beausejour

Sanford

Ste. Anne

Carman

Mariapolis

Pilot Mound

Lac du Bonnet

Winnipeg

Austin

Souris

Boissevain

Stonewall Selkirk

Portage

Brandon

Westman

Waskada

Interlake

Langruth

Neepawa

Hamiota

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Selkirk, MB – 1021 Selkirk Ave. Contact: (204) 646-4182

Arborg

Lundar

Erickson Minnedosa

Reston

AUCTION SALE

Riverton

St. Pierre

242

Morris Winkler Morden

Altona

Steinbach

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Red River

ANTIQUES

Yard: Troybilt 8 HP Rear Tine Tiller * MTD 10 HP 28” Snowblower * Trailer Yard Sprayer * Yard Tools * Purple Martin House * Lawn Furniture * Recreation: 63 Hus-Ski Snowmobile * 78 Corsair 24’Motorhome * Pedal Boat * Winchester 1894 30 WCF LA * Enfield Sporterized 303 BA * Cooey 22 * Fishing * Camping Items * Along w Tools * Acreage Misc * Household * Antiques: China Cabinet * DR Table & Chairs * Cedar Trunk * Dresser * Wardrobe Closet * Gingerbread Clock * Radios * Coal Oil Lamps * Hand Water Pumps * Wheel Hoe * Cream Cans * Musical: Gibson Les Paul Junior Elec Guitar *Washburn Elec Guitar * 3 Acoustic Guitars * Amplifier *

ANTIQUES Antiques For Sale

Stuart McSherry (204) 467-1858 or (204) 886-7027 www.mcsherryauction.com

1968 DODGE MONACO 2 door, hard top, everything works, $4,900. Phone (204)883-2899.

McSherry Auction Service Ltd

SUPER H FARMALL, GOOD running condition & good body, battery ignition, all new tires & tubes, wheel weights & fenders, $2,500; 52 Super C, wf, very good body & running condition, fenders & new battery, $1,800. (204)736-2619, Oak Bluff.

ANTIQUES Antique Equipment JULY 16, 17 2016, Moose Jaw, Sask: On the grounds of Sukanen Ship Museum www.sukanenshipmuseum Chapter 38, IHC Collectors will be hosting their annual show and 10th anniversary celebrations. Membership annual meeting and banquet, with special 10YR anniversary celebrations and auction on the early evening Friday, July 15. The show feature is any item unrestored and marketed by IH. For more information contact Marty Nervick (306)570-4710 or Iain Richardson (306)541-5800. www.ihc38.com

AUCTION SALES AUCTION SALES Manitoba Auctions – Westman COMBINE EVENING AUCTION For Tim & LuAnn Plett & Mrs Eleanor Leckie Thur., July 14th at 5:30PM. 3.5-mi North of Sidney on PTH 352. 1945 H JD (not running); Z445 JD riding mower; 8x16 Garden Shed (reserved); Building Material; Lumber; Furniture & Appliances & more. Check website for full listing www.nickelauctions.com Sale conducted by Nickel Auctions Ltd Ph (204)637-3393 cell (204)856-6900

AUCTION SALES Manitoba Auctions – Interlake MEYERS AUCTION Acreage Auction for B. Zurkan 10:00am Sun., July 10th, 2016. On Site, Portage la Prairie. Kubota DSL GF1800 Front Deck Mower; Inland GA-73 Snow Blower 3-PTH; JD 506 Brush Mower 3-PTH; JD 345 Riding Mower; Honda F501 Rototiller; Honda 3.5-HP Water Pump; Yd Machines 20-in. Push mower; Garden Tools; Air Compressor; Chain saw; Welder; Chop saw; Socket sets; Welding Tables; Log Splitter; & Bdrm Suites; China Cabinet; Duncan Phype Table & Chairs; Living Room & Household Furniture; National Regulation Shuffle Board; Dishes & Smalls; Patio Furniture; King 10 Table Saw; Wood Working Tools; shop Tools; BBQ’s; Lawn Ornaments. MUCH, MUCH MORE. FULL LIST & PICS ON THE WEB. Meyers Auctions & Appraisals Bradley Meyers Auctioneer (204)476-6262 www.meyersauctions.com

AUCTION SALE

Doris Einarson (Late Oli)

Sun. July 3rd @ 10:00 am Arnes, MB North 3 Miles on Hwy 222 Then 50 Yards on North 40 Rd #20012 Contact: (204) 642-5711

AUTO & TRANSPORT AUTO & TRANSPORT Trucks

AUCTION SALES Manitoba Auctions – Interlake

KOLDYK CLARENCE AND BETTY SATURDAY JULY 2,11 AM PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE, MB

From Portage La Prairie, west past Junction 16 and 1, continue west 5 miles till Road 48 w, then 3 north on 48, past new CWB Elevator, 1 west on 69 N then 1-1/2 N to the farm

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UNRESERVED ESTATE

AUCTION SALE 82053 Road 30 E, Libau, Manitoba (7-km South of Libau, MB. Off Hwy #59 right on Hwy. #508 (Road 82N) then Right on road 30E

Saturday, July 9th 2016 at 11:00 am (Viewing 9:00Am till time of sale) Signs Posted

TRaCTORS & COmBINES

Case Comfort King 830 Diesel w/Du-all loader* John Deere 730 diesel* Massey Harris 30* Ford 8N tractor w/3PH* Ford Jubilee? Tractor 3PH, power steering* John Deere D (Not running)* Dynamark 12 HP 39” riding lawn mower* John Deere Mark V combine* Mineapollis-Moline combine*

TRUCKS & CaR Winkler, MB • 1-204-325-4433

MACK AUCTION CO. presents a construction equipment auction for Warner Operating Ltd. (Michael & Dianne Warner (306)577-7228) Sun., Aug 7th, 2016 @ 12:00noon. Kipling Arena, Kipling, SK. Watch for Signs! 2002 Cat 143H motor grader w/low profile cab & 8,300-hrs; NH 9030 bidirectional DSL 4020 2WD tractor; Ford 9N tractor w/3-PTH cultivator; Ford 8N tractor w/3-PTH cultivator; 2010 Dodge 2500 4WD DSL crew cab truck; 2009 Dodge 2500 4WD DSL quad cab truck; 2008 Dodge Dakota 4WD club cab truck w/35,000-km; 1998 Dodge 2500 4WD DSL truck; 2003 Titanium 32-ft. 5th wheel camper w/slide & rear kitchen; Trailtech 28-ft. gooseneck flat deck trailer w/7,000-lbs, axles; 2005 Schulte XH-1500 rotary mower; 2010 Schulte 9600 3-PTH snow blower; Degelman hyd drive rock picker; Degelman 3-PTH angle blade; MTK 10-ft. land leveller; hyd tree shear either loader or skid steer mount; Farm King 3-PTH snow blower; Crown 5-yd earth scraper; Grenfell snow blower; shop tools; office equipment. Plus THE ESTATE OF LORNE OLVER (306)421-9626, JD 430; JD M antique tractor; JD A tractor; Case LA; JD 110 garden tractor; JD 317 garden tractor; Golf cart parts; Wee Wick; Wood chipper; Valve grinder; Brake drum lathe; Shop press. Visit www.mackauctioncompany.com for sale bill & photos. Join us on Facebook & Twitter. (306)421-2928 or (306)487-7815 Mack Auction Co. PL 311962

2006 Ford Ranger ext.cab 3.0l (showing 116,000km) nice shape, rebuilt status* 1985 GMC S15 V-6* 1968? Fargo 500 grain truck w/hoist* 1949? Ford F-47 (parts)* Dodge 200 truck (parts)* 1964 Chevy II 4-door (parts)*

EQUIPmENT

Buhler/Farm King Y650R 3PH finishing mower* King Kutter 3PH brush mower* Truck hoe by Darby Industries (trailered) w/Kohler Command 22 engine, McKee Sno-Lander 520 3PH snowblower* Work Saver 3PH back blade* Homemade back hoe w/3PH* Horse scraper w/3PH* 3PH V-plow* 3PH cultivator* 2-bottom plows w/3PH* Cultivator w/tine harrows w/3PH* 3PH cultivator* Inland Hopper trailer* New Holland stack liner 1010* Antique Thrashing machine* Potato digger on steel wheels* 2-John Deere 3 bottom plows* Versatile 60’ sprayer* 10’ land roller* Versatile auger & others* CCIL swather* Homemade dump trailer* 14’ Ford cultivator* 9’ deep tiller* Antique potato planter* New Holland side delivery rake* New Holland 270

square baler* Sprayer tank on trailer* McCormick sickle mower* breaking plow* Mandrill* etc.

TOOLS

Hand bending roller* 12 ton pipe bender* 20 ton press* AGP cut off saw* Deca Parva 180 welder* Lincoln 225 welder* Anvil* wrenches* air tools* Electric mobile cut off saw* Assort. floor & hydraulic jacks* Poulan wild thing chainsaw & others* Hand grinder* 18” metal lathe* ¾” socket set* Earth wise electric branch saw* Power Fist 24” slip roller* scroll saw* etc*

mISCELLaNEOUS

4-cyl. motor w/pulley* Pencil augers* Fanning mills* grain crusher* log splitter on trailer* Moped* HomemadeForge* Mastercraft 12” portable planer* 2-ton hydraulic engine hoist* assorted tractor tires* Power Fist aluminum truck ramp* Champion 4000 starting watts generator* Campbell Hausfeld flux core 80 welder* Mastercraft band saw* Poulan WT LE gas blower* Conveyor w/mandrill* Danby freezer* Approx. 10-15 cords of fire wood* Piles of scrap*

MACK AUCTION CO. presents a farm equipment auction for Brian & Kim Cook (306)735-7720 Sat., Aug. 6th, 2016 @ 10:00am. Live internet bidding! Directions from Langbank, SK on Hwy 9 go 8-mi North, 2-mi West & 1/4-mi North. Watch for Signs! JD 8570 4WD tractor w/5,225-hrs; JD 9400 SP combine w/JD 912 PU header; JD 925 Flex header w/PU reel; JD 2360 SP 25-ft. swather w/belly mount swath roller; TX 68 SP combine w/2,096-hrs; 960 Macdon straight cut header; JD Titan II PT combine; JD 566 Round mesh wrap baler; shop built straight cut header trailer; shop built swather transport; Harmon steel drum swath roller; 2007 Timpte 40-ft. Super hopper aluminum grain trailer w/air ride; 50-ft. Morris Field Pro heavy harrow; new Valmar 2455 granular applicator sells w/50-ft. air kit; 32-ft. Bourgault 8800 seeding tool w/Bourgault 2155 & 3225 tow behind cart; 41-ft. Morris Magnum II CP-740 cultivator; 31-ft. Morris Magnum CP-731 cultivator; Flexi Coil System 82 60-ft. tine harrows; Co-op 16-ft. tandem disc; 60-ft. Spra Coupe 3640 w/Perkins DSL & Trimble auto steer; 2 Spra Coupe 230-95R-32 crop sprayer tires; 1980 Ford F600 flat deck water truck w/2, 1,000-gal water tanks; Trimble EZ Guide 500 display & EZ Steer 500 auto steer; 2 Westeel Rosco 4,200-bu bins on hoppers; Westeel 3,300-bu bin on hopper w/air; 2 Westeel 500-bu hopper seed bins; 4 Westeel 2,200-bu bins on hoppers; Westeel Magnum 5 52-ton fertilizer hopper bins; Grain Guard 3-HP aeration fans; Buhler Farm King 1070 swing auger w/electric swing; Sakundiak 7-33 auger w/13-HP Power Ease engine; Sakundiak 6-41 auger; Rockomatic 546 rock picker; Degelman LC-14 rock rake; JD 430 round baler; 3-ton tandem axle fertilizer spreader; Meridian 500-gal fuel tank w/electric pump; Titan 18.4-38 duals tires w/rims & clamps, plus much more! Visit www.mackauctioncompany.com for sale bill & photos. Join us on Facebook & Twitter. (306)421-2928 or (306)487-7815 Mack Auction Co. PL 311962

See our website: www.billklassen.com or check our spring 2016 auction catalog for complete listing or call 204-325-4433 cell 6230

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AUCTION SALE FOR ESTATE of Sophia Liss of Rose Valley SK. Aug 21st 2016 Including 2 Quarters of land, Buildings, Machinery, Household & Antiques. In RM 367 Ponass Lake. Visit www.ukrainetzauction.com for details. Sale conducted by Ukrainetz Auction Theodore SK. (306)647-2661. License #91585. SWAN PLAIN SK, ACREAGE BY AUCTION. 12.5-acres including house, sheds, fenced, 5-mi to the forest, 2-mi to the Swan River. Excellent location, Hunting paradise. Visit www.ukrainetzauction.com for details. Sale conducted by Ukrainetz Auction Theodore SK. (306)647-2661. License #91585.

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FARM MACHINERY FARM MACHINERY Grain Augers

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All vehicles are sold as is, where is with No Guarantee as to the Year or Condition. Year & Serial Number are only a guideline. They’re Not Necessarily always Correct

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BUILDING & RENOVATIONS Roofing

2011 SAKUNDIAK GRAIN AUGER. 10in x 39ft w/36 horsepower Kohler engine. Electric start and mover. Excellent condition. $11,750. (204)723-5000. Notre dame, MB.

Shingle cutter* Snow shoes* Rocking chair* Short wave floor radio* Ruby guitar* Wardrobe* Clock* McClary Jubilee cook stove* Banner Oak wood stove* Coal oil lamps* Kitchen cabinet* Sultan cook stove* Gingerbread clock* Old violin* Plus lots of misc. items too numerous to mention.

KAYE’S AUCTIONS

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see full list and INTERNET bidding at www.billklassen.com, click on calendar then Koldyk Auction and register. Will have signs auction day.

1971-72 GMC SPRINT; 1967-70 GMC panel truck (not van); Pontiac Grande Parisienne station wagon. John Preikschat, Box 310 Stn Main, White City, SK S4L 5B1. (306)771-2929.

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

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1975 CHEVY C60 GRAIN truck, 350 engine, good steel box & hoist, 32,000 original miles, very little rust, plumbed for drill-fill, will safety, asking $8,500. (204)825-2799, or (204)825-8340, Pilot Mound, MB.

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CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT SKIDSTEER LOADERS: 2008 CASE 440 Ct series $34,500 OBO; 2008 Case 440, series 3, $29,500 OBO; 2006 Case 440, $26,500 OBO; 2007 Case 420, $24,500 OBO. Phone (204)794-5979.

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MACK AUCTION CO presents a farm equipment auction for Cary Adacsi Fri., Aug. 5th, 2016 @ 10:00am Directions from Weyburn, SK go 9-mi East on Hwy 13, 4-mi North & 3-mi West. Watch for signs! Live internet bidding www.bidspotter.com Case IH 9270 4WD tractor w/Outback Auto Steer; IH 4586 4WD tractor; IH 5488 2WD tractor w/duals; IH 1066 2WD tractor; Case 630 DSL tractor; IH 4586 parts tractor; Case IH 2188 SP combine w/Case IH 1015 PU header; 30-ft. Case IH 1010 straight cut header w/PU reel; 30-ft. Case IH 1010 straight cut header batt reel; Case IH 1015 header w/rake up PU, 2 straight cut header transport trailer; 30-ft. auger for Case IH header; Blanchard steel drum swath roller; 42-ft. Bourgault 5710 double shoot air drill & Bourgault 4300 air cart; IH 55 cultivator w/1655 Valmar; IH cultivator w/anhydrous kit; Morris 50-ft. tine harrows; 1973 Ford F600 grain truck w/steel box; 1969 Ford F700 grain truck; IHC tandem axle cab over grain truck; numerous parts cars & trucks; Hesston 1275 16-ft. haybine; NH 357 mix mill; 1988 Bobco 24-ft. stock trailer, cattle chute, 90-ft. shopbuilt suspended boom sprayer, Chem Handler III, Chem Handler 11, 12V chemical pump & meter; Brandt 10-60 swing auger; Wheatheart transfer auger w/Briggs engine; Brandt 7-30 auger, gas powered bin sweep, 2 Twister 2,100-bu bins; Behlen 3,900-bu bin on wood floor; 3 Trail Rite hopper bottom bins; radial arm saw; band saw; 3 phase air compressor, plus much more! Consignments Welcome. Visit www.mackauctioncompany.com for sale bill & photos. Join us on Facebook & Twitter. (306)421-2928 or (306)487-7815 Mack Auction Co. PL 311962 Hit our readers where it counts… in the classifieds. Place your ad in the Manitoba Co-operator classifed section. 1-800-782-0794.

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LOCATION: 7777 97th St NE, Calvin, ND 58323; Driving directions - from Jct Hwys 1 & 5 Langdon, North Dakota31 miles west on Hwy 5, 2 miles north & ¼ mile west; OR from the Jct Hwys 281 & 5 Rock Lake, North Dakota12 miles east on Hwy 5, 2 miles north & ¼ mile west; OR from Calvin, ND- 2 miles south on Hwy 20 & 3¼ miles west; OR from Clyde, North Dakota- 1 mile north, 5 miles west on Hwy 5, 2 miles north & ¼ mile west AUCTIONEER’S NOTE: Ken has retired from a successful farming career. Please note a very clean well cared for line of equipment. Most major units were purchased new by Ken and nearly everything has been kept indoors. Not many small items, machinery will start selling by 11. LOAD OUT INFORMATION: Load out assistance auction day, July 15th & 16th. All items must be removed by July 29, 2016.

TRACTORS: *2013 Case IH Steiger 400 4WD, cab suspension, power shift, 4 hyd w/ return line, ISO plug, Pro 700 color touch screen, full Trimble auto guidance, 710/70R42 duals, only 723 hrs, SN#ZCF133334 *2003 Agco DT 225 MFWD, 16 spd power shift, 3pt w/ quick hitch, 1000 PTO, 4 hyd, Agco FL 600 QT loader w/ bucket & grapple, 380/85R34 fronts, 480/80R46 rear tires & duals, only 1059 hrs showing, SN#M192017 *1982 Allis Chalmers 8070 2WD, CAH, power director, 3pt, 1000 PTO, 3 hyd, front weights, 20.8-38 duals, 6049 hrs, SN#80701136 *1980 Allis Chalmers 7045 black belly, CAH, power director, 3pt, 540/1000 PTO, 2 hyd, 18.4-38 tires, single owner, 7904 hrs showing, SN#70453399 *1971 Allis Chalmers 220 tractor, cab, diesel, 3pt, PTO, 2 hyd, 20.8-34 tires, 3438 hrs showing, SN#256218-8 COMBINE & HEADS: *2013 Agco Gleaner S77 Super 7 cornbean- grain combine, lateral tilt var spd feeder, power bin ext, leather interior, guidance ready, Y/M, vari pitch fan, 520/85R42 duals, 18.4-26 rears, HID lights, fine cut chopper, only 142 sep hrs, 228 eng hrs, SN#RS7700DHTV7332 *Agco Gleaner 8200 30’ flex head w/ hyd F/A, 3” cut & Crary air reel full finger auger, SN#AGCR8230TAHW08112 *Gleaner 400 13’ pickup platform w/ Rake Up pkp & wind panel, nicely customized to fit S77, SN#1346568P * Vulcan header trailer w/ flex head pipe SELF PROPELLED SPRAYER: *2005 Case IH SPX 3310 SP sprayer, 90’ booms, Aim Command, Trimble Auto Guidance w/ Ag Leader EZ Guide 500 monitor, EZ Boom 2010 spray control, SCS4600 monitor, single nozzle bodies, fence row nozzles, 14.946 tires, Tri Dekon crop savers, hydraulic tread adjust, only 1999 hours, single owner, SN#JFG0007507 SEMI TRACTOR & TRAILERS: *1998 Peterbilt 379 extended hood semi tractor, Unibuilt midrise sleeper, 3406E Cat engine, 13 spd, dual stacks, dual alum tanks, 3:36 ratio,

265 WB, 285/75R24.5 tires, alum wheels, 25000 miles on new rubber, red in color, bought new locally, only 2 drivers since new, 992612 miles showing, VIN#1XPSDB9X3WD448593 *2012 Wilson Pacesetter 41’ alum hopper bottom trailer, ag hoppers, 66” sides, air ride w/ scale, 11-24.5 tires, alum wheels, stainless front & rear panels & roll tarp *1991 Wilson 43’ alum hopper bottom trailer, 66” sides, air ride, new roll tarp in 2014, 11R24.5 tires, good rubber, alum wheels *1973 Fruehauf 33’ 10000 gal water tanker trailer w/ 3 compartments, pump, hose & accessories, 11R24.5 tires, kept indoors FARM TRUCKS: *1987 IH S-1900 Series tandem twin screw, 466 DT diesel, 13 spd, Knapheide 19’ 650 BU stakeless box, hoist, 3pc endgate & roll tarp, new water pump, 4) new 10.00-20 rear tires, 240801 miles showing *1976 GMC 6000 single axle, 350 engine, 4/2 trans, Westeel 15’ steel box & hoist, only 35144 actual miles showing, new steer tires, single owner AIR SEEDER & TILLAGE EQUIPMENT: *JD 730/ 1900 air seeder, 44’ 3 section fold, 7.5” spacing, wing gauge wheels, rubber press wheels, single point depth control, 2 bar harrow, single run blockage monitor, JD 1900 TBH cart, 270 BU, 2 comp, fill auger, 3 seed rollers, 30.5-32 tires, 3800 acres on new disk openers, SN#A01900T695317 *Case IH TM 200 50’ field cultivator w/ 5 section fold, 4 bar harrow, walking tandems around, depth control, floating tongue & wing gauge wheels, SN#JFH0014777 *Case IH 4300 53’ field cultivator w/ 5 section fold, 3 bar Summers harrow, walking tandems around, depth control, floating tongue & wing gauge wheels, SN#JAG0623353 *Case IH 5800 41’ chisel plow w/ elec shut off NH3, 3 bar Summers harrow, edge on shanks, floating tongue & wing gauge wheels, SN#JAG0623353 *Case IH 4900 38’ Vibra chisel w/ 3 bar Summer harrow, walking tandems around & floating tongue, low acres *IHC 800 10 bottom 18” auto reset center hinge plow w/ rear coulter, kept indoors

*Summers 82’ 5 bar harrow w/ down pressure springs & flex wing carrier, SN#94509 *Summers 42’ trailing vertical fold coil packer *Herman 53’ 4 bar harrow, good sections & teeth GRAIN CART, SWATHERS & AUGERS: *Sunflower 8750 650 BU grain cart w/ roll tarp & side auger, 30.5 -32 tires, SN#1193 *Case IH 8820 25’ self propelled swather w/ cab & a/c, Cummins diesel, finger reel, sliding table & new wobble box, only 1566 engine hrs, SN#CPH0049682 *Case IH 8220 25’ pull type swather w/ 540 PTO & finger reel, SN#CFH0065955 *ConveyAir 6006 grain vac w/ high clearance unload, hyd reversible air lock, 1000 RPM PTO & accessories, SN#TP04112092RP *Westfield MK130-61 13x61 auger w/ swing hopper, 540 PTO, hyd lift & hopper walker *Westfield MK 100-61 10x61 auger w/ swing hopper, 540 PTO & hyd lift *Mobridge 8770 650 BU PTO batch grain dryer *2) Steel drum canola rollers *Farm King hyd jump auger OTHER EQUIPMENT & MISCELLANEOUS: *Steiger (Toreq) 1100 11yd hyd push off scraper, 18.4-26 rear tires, 16.5L- 16.1 fronts, SN#1667 *Haybuster L-106 rock picker/ windrower, SN#84620 *Woods B320 20’ double wing batwing rotary mower w/ 540 PTO & chain kit *Farm King 960 Y9600-4 96” 2 stage snow blower w/ 3pt & 540 PTO *Kirchener pull type V plow *Large Otto rock picker w/ chain picking bed & floatation tires * Summers 82’ wheel boom sprayer w/1000 gal tank & hyd pump * IH 1100 7’ trailing sickle mower, kept indoors * 4000 gal fuel tank w/ 110V Gasboy pump * 1000 gal fuel tank w/ 110V pump * Small DEF tank& pump * Summers 60’ cross fold sprayer boom * Power House gas engine air compressor * Grade 8 bolt assortment * Other farm miscellaneous

KENNETH E. RENFROW CHARITABLE REMAINDER UNITRUST II, OWNER

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Website: www.resourceauction.com | Email: info@resourceauction.com TERMS: Cash, good check or wire transfer in US funds. All sales final. Statements made auction day take precedence over all advertising. Document fee on vehicle titles will apply & vehicle titles will be mailed to buyers. Canadian buyers are always welcome, please furnish a letter of credit for registration. Larger purchases will require payment by wire. Most units move easily across the border, feel free to ask in advance for document assistance if necessary. Some major units will require payment by wire transfer, please contact our office with questions.

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2006 CASE DCX161 DISCBINE, steel-roll crimpers, standard hitch, 1000-PTO, 15-ft cut, excellent shape, field ready, $15,900; 2009 NH BR7090, auto-wrap, standard PU, auto-chain oiler, twine wrap, approx 7000 bales, excellent condition, field ready, $17,900. Check out our website for pictures & all other farm equipment (204)425-3518 www.mateychukfarmsales.com

2010 CASE IH 2142 35-ft, SKD, factory transport, Hyd F/A, new canvases, field ready; 2008 MacDon D60 40-ft, factory transport, Hyd F/A, new canvases, field ready. Both have only ever cut cereals. Call or text (306)435-7513 Moosomin, SK.

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FARM MACHINERY Machinery Miscellaneous 1981 JD 6620 COMBINE, 3500-hrs, $6,000; 1986 JD 530 round baler, $5,000; 1965 JD 3020 tractor, 8000-hrs, $5,000; JD 1600 Deep-Tiller, 25-ft w/harrows, $2,500. (204)685-3024. 1995 G.M.C TOP KICK, 20-ft box/hoist. $28,000; 1999 REM 1026B Grain vac, new hose, mint shape. $6000; JD 930 30-ft grain header & trailer. $4700. Call James (204)746-8188. 38-ACS STANDING ALFALFA FOR sale to be cut by July 1st. Phone D White (204)822-3649, Morden. DISKS KEWANEE BREAKING DISC 14-16-ft $25,000; Rome 16-ft $20,000; Wishek 14-ft $22,000; 30-ft $33,000; Decelman 560 Rockpicker $2,500; 14-ft Rock Rake $8,500; Big Mac fork type $4,000; Branot Grainvac $8,000; Rem 1026 $3,500; JD 535 Baler $5,000; JD 510 $1,500; New idea 485 Baler H&S 12 wheel rake $5,000; Vermeer 23 hydraulic rake $9,000; NH 9-ft mower $2,000; JD 450 mower $2,000. (204)857-8403.

AGCO MF CAT flex platforms: In stock Models 500 Gleaner 25-ft. & 30-ft.; Model 8000 30-ft. & 8200 35-ft. MF; Cat FD30 flex; FD40 flex. Reconditioned, ready to go. Delivery in SK, MB, AB. Gary: (204)326-7000, Reimer Farm Equip, Hwy #12 N, Steinbach, MB. www.reimerfarmequipment.com CASE/IH FLEX PLATFORMS: MODELS 1020 25ft. & 30-ft. w/wo sir reel; 2020 30-ft. & 35-ft., 2020 30-ft. w/air reel; 2011 3020 35-ft. Can install new AWS air bar for additional $11,500. Deliver in SK, MB, AB. Gary (204)326-7000, Reimer Farm Equip, Hwy #12 N, www.reimerfarmequipment.com Steinbach, MB. JD FLEX PLATFORMS: 922, 925, 930, sever- al newer ones w/full finger augers & air reels; 630-635 w/wo air bars. Deliver in SK, MB, AB. Gary (204)326-7000, Reimer Farm Equipment, Hwy #12 N, Steinbach, MB. www.reimerfarmequipment.com NH FLEX PLATFORMS: In stock Models 973 both 25-30’; 74C 30-ft. w/air reel; 88C 36-ft. flex draper; 94C 25-ft. rigid draper w/trailer. Deliver in SK, MB, AB. Gary (204)326-7000, Reimer Farm Equip, Hwy #12 N, www.reimerfarmequipment.com Steinbach, MB.

COMBINES Accessories WHITE MASSEY FERGUSON 9230 30-ft straight cut header, fits White 9700, 9720 & Massey Ferguson 8570, 8590, $5,500 OBO. Phone (204)794-5979. We know that farming is enough of a gamble so if you want to sell it fast place your ad in the Manitoba Cooperator classifieds. It’s a Sure Thing. Call our toll-free number today. We have friendly staff ready to help. 1-800-782-0794.

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

Tillage & Seeding TILLAGE & SEEDING Tillage Various 2009 CASE IH (FLEXI-COIL) PTX 600 Chisel, 44-ft c/w heavy harrows & optional heavy transport wheels. One owner unit in excellent condition. Bought 54-ft. Asking $46,500 OBO. Notre Dame cell (204)723-5000.

TracTors TRACTORS John Deere JD 2950 2WD W/LOADER & cab, 3-PTH, very good 18.4x38 tires, 7,200-hrs, 85-HP, c/w quick detach bucket & bale fork, tractor runs & looks excellent, asking $28,000 OBO. (204)825-8340 or (204)825-2799

TRACTORS Versatile FOR SALE: 2009 VERSATILE 375, 1650-hrs, 520/85R42 duals, call (204)526-7682 @ Treherne, MB.

TRACTORS 2-Wheel Drive STEVE’S TRACTOR REBUILDER specializing in JD tractors in need of repair or burnt, or will buy for parts. JD parts available. Phone: 204-466-2927 or cell: 204-871-5170, Austin.

TRACTORS Various 2014 NH T6S 125 MFWD, 16-spd transmission, left-hand reverse, 3-PT, NH loader & bucket, under 1000-hrs w/manufacturer warranty remaining. $72,500; 1983 Ford TW30 2WD, CAHR, 3-PT, 3-hyd, excellent condition, $19,500. Check out our website for pictures & all other farm equipment www.mateychukfarmsales.com (204)425-3518.

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HAYING & HARVESTING HAYING & HARVESTING Swathers 1997 MACDON 9200 SWATHER (shedded) 21-Ft, PU reel, only 1360-hrs. $39,000; 1996 Morris 7180 air seeder (shedded) w/34-ft Morris 9000 cultivator $29,000. Selkirk (204)268-2853 400 VERSATILE 15-FT SWATHER Phone (204)589-5438 or leave message.

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AGENT FOR T.E.A.M. MARKETING

REGULAR CATTLE SALES

YEARLING & 2-YR OLD bulls for sale, also mature herd sire with proven calving ease, bulls semen tested, in the 90%. Phone Wayne (306)793-4568, Stockholm SK.

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Hereford

WANT THE ORGANIC ADVANTAGE? Contact an organic Agrologist at Pro-Cert for information on organic farming: prospects, transition, barriers, benefits, certification & marketing. Call:(306)382-1299, Saskatoon, SK or at info@pro-cert.org

PERSONAL TIME TO APPRECIATE RELATIONSHIPS... Life is Meant to be Shared. We are Here to Help You. CANDLELIGHT MATCHMAKERS. Confidential, Rural, Photos/Profiles to selected matches, Local, Affordable, Serving MB, SK, NW-Ontario. Call/Write for info: Box 212, Roland, MB, R0G 1T0, (204)343-2475.

July 12th, 26th

FOR SALE: POLLED HEREFORD Bulls Yearlings & Long Yearlings, semen tested & performance records avail. Call Don Guilford, Hereford Ranch (204)873-2430, Clearwater.

PLEASE NOTE:

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Shorthorn

REAL ESTATE Houses & Lots

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

INTERESTED IN GETTING SOME shorthorn influence into your breeding program? Contact us at www.manitobashorthorns.com or call the field rep Tom Walls (204)895-8191

MARVIN HOMES INC- SINCE 1976- Your READY TO MOVE HOME BUILDER for 40 YEARS. Avail soon 1,560-sq.ft., 3 bdrm, 2.5 bath front covered deck & roof dormers. Contact us for more info & pricing. marvinhomesinc@live.com MARVIN VOGT, MARVIN HOMES, Mitchell, MB. (204)326-1493 or (204)3558484. www.marvinhomes.ca

TUESDAY at 9 am

CLOSED July 3 - 9th CLOSED July 17 - 23rd CLOSED July 31 - August 6th

Harold Unrau (Manager) Cell 871 0250 Auction Mart (204) 434-6519 MB. Livestock Dealer #1111

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LIVESTOCK Cattle – Angus 2-YR OLD RED PB Bulls. Semen tested. $2,500 each. Phone (204)371-6404. St Anne, MB. BATTLE LAKE ANGUS HAS PB registered Black & Red yearling Angus bulls for sale. Semen tested & EPD’S available. Carberry. (204)834-2202 Text (204)841-3241 HAMCO CATTLE CO. HAS for sale Reg Red & Black Angus yearling bulls & 2-yr olds. Good selection. Semen tested, performance data & EPD’s available. Top genetics, Free Delivery. Contact Glen, Albert, Larissa Hamilton (204)827-2358 or David Hamilton (204)325-3635. RIDGE SIDE RED ANGUS has yearlings & 1, 3 yr old herdsire for sale. From Top AI Sires. All bulls tested, long, thick, deep, good disposition. Can deliver call Don (204)422-5216

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Black Angus BLACK ANGUS BULLS YEARLINGS & Long Yearlings, some Heifer Bulls, semen tested & performance records avail. Call Don Guilford, Hereford Ranch (204)873-2430, Clearwater. BULLS FOR SALE. Ten yearling and seven 2-yr old Black Angus bulls. Phone (204)835-2087, McCreary, MB. FAIR HAVEN FARMS LTD. at Souris, MB: Yearling & Mature Black Angus bulls, registered, semen tested, performance ED’S available. Call Gloria Turner (204)741-0648 or (204) 483-3234 for more information. FORAGE BASED BLACK ANGUS BULLS. Virgin 2 yr olds & herd sires available. Genetics w/maternal & calving ease traits. (204)564-2540 or (204)773-6800 www.nerbasbrosangus.com OSSAWA ANGUS AT MARQUETTE, MB has for sale: Yearling & 2-yr old bulls. For more info call (204)375-6658, cell (204)383-0703. YEARLING & 2-YR OLD Black Angus bulls. Holloway Angus, Gerry Williams, Souris. Phone: (204)741-0070 or (204)483-3622.

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Charolais 2-YEAR OLD & YEARLING bulls sired by Silver Bullet & Specialist. For calving ease & yearling growth, Polled & semen tested. Martens Charolais & Seed (204)534-8370.

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Simmental 5W SIMMENTALS HAS FOR SALE: Reg Polled Yearling Simmental Bulls, Red & Blacks, Semen Tested, Will Deliver, Keep Until Needed. Purchase Sired Goldstandard, Mind Games, Skinner & Justice. Phone (204)868-5040 For More Info.

LIVESTOCK Horses – Percheron Registered 4-yr old Percheron Stallion for Sale. Old style draft. Black. $4000 (204) 526-0901

LIVESTOCK Swine Wanted

WANTED: BUTCHER HOGS SOWS AND BOARS FOR EXPORT

P. QUINTAINE & SON LTD. 728-7549 Licence No. 1123 Looking for a hand around the farm? Place a help wanted ad in the classifieds. Call 1-800-782-0794.

LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT ALTERNATIVE POWER BY SUNDOG SOLAR, portable/remote solar water pumping for winter/summer. Call for pricing on solar systems, wind generators, aeration. Service & repair on all makes/models. Carl Driedger, (204)556-2346 or (204)851-0145, Virden. KELLN SOLAR SUMMER/WINTER WATERING System, provides water in remote areas, improves water quality, increases pasture productivity, extends dugout life. St. Claude/Portage, 204-379-2763.

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE 30-FT ABOVE GROUND POOL. Needs new lining. Comes with sand filter pump, etc. Regulate pump. Including wooden deck. (204) 268-4591.

REAL ESTATE

TO BE MOVED: Older 2 storey house in good condition. 1530-sq.ft with 96-sq.ft porch. Lots of potential for the right person. $20,000 or open to offers. (204)375-6547, Marquette MB.

NOTRE DAME USED OIL REAL ESTATE Land For DEPOT Sale & FILTER 160 Acres near MB,Batteries 70 acres seeded to • Buy Used OilWoodmore • Buy oats, remainder pasture.• NW425E w/2016 • Collect Used Filters Collect OilSelling Containers crop. $145,000. (204)427-3469

Southern and Western Manitoba

82.5-AC OVER THE ASSINIBOINE Delta Aquifer. South Central Tel: MB, 204-248-2110 near Sydney. 27-ac oak forest and 55-ac open. Frontage PR64N. $165,000. Phone (204)466-2870. GORDON, HARVEY, RANDY, RON & Richard Dyck of Winnipegosis, MB intend to sell private lands: E1/2 07-32-15W; E1/2 18-32-15W; NW 18-32-15W; NW 17-32-15W; E1/2 19-32-15W; W1/2 20-32-15W; E1/2 30-32-15W; SEC 29-32-15W; W1/2 32-32-15W; SEC 31-32-15W; E1/2 36-32-16W; E1/2 01-33-16W; SEC 06-33-15W; SW 05-33-15W; SW 08-33-15W; NW 08-33-15W to Larry, Michael, Shailynn & Brad Slepicka, who will be considered by Manitoba Agriculture, Food & Rural Development for possible transfer of the Crown land forage lease associated w/this ranch unit. This forage lease currently consists of the following: W1/2 07-32-15W; W1/2 17-32-15W; SW 18-32-15W; W1/2 19-32-15W; SE 20-32-15W; E1/2 29-32-15W; W1/2 30-32-15W; E1/2 32-32-15W; N1/2 05-33-15W; SE 05-33-15W; SEC 07-33-15W; W1/2 17-33-15W; SEC 18-33-15W; SEC 19-33-15W; W1/2 20-33-15W; W1/2 29-33-15W; SEC 30-33-15W; SEC 25-32-16W; Sec 36-32-16W; SEC 01-33-16W; SEC 12-33-16W; SE 13-33-16W by Unit Transfer. If you wish to comment on or object to the potential transfer of this forage lease to this purchaser please write to: Director, MAFRD, Agricultural Crown Lands, PO Box 1286, Minnedosa MB R0J 1E0; or Fax (204)867-6578. NORMAN AND FERN LUSSIER of Lac du Bonnet MB, intend to sell private lands: SW 1-16-10E; NW 1-16-10E; NE 2-16-10E; NW 2-16-10E; NE 12-16-10E; SE 12-16-10E; SE 3-16-10E; SW 3-16-10E to Rupert and Mary Theuerer, of Moose Jaw Saskatchewan, who will be considered by Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, for possible transfer of the Crown land forage lease associated with this ranch unit. This forage lease currently consists of the following: NE 11-16-10E; SE 11-16-10E; NW 12-16-10E; SW 12-16-10E. If you wish to comment on or object to the potential transfer of this forage lease to this purchaser, please write to MAFRD, Agricultural Crown Lands, PO Box 1286, Minnedosa MB R0J 1E0, or fax 204-867-6578.

SEED/FEED/GRAIN Hay & Straw

FARM FOR SALE, 9 quarters of Newdale clay loam, Class B06 soil, North of Hamiota, 2 yard sites w/houses, excellent buildings, includes heated shop, $2,600,000. Phone Scott (204)724-2131 or (204)727-2001.

38-ACS STANDING ALFALFA FOR sale to be cut by July 1st. Phone D White (204)822-3649, Morden.

REAL ESTATE Farms & Ranches – Wanted FARMS WANTED. If you are considering selling your farm, contact me. I have eight years experience selling farms and farmed all my life. All discussions are confidential. Rick Taylor, Homelife Home Professional Realty. (204)867-7551, rtaylor@homelife.com www.homelifepro.com WANTED TO BUY: 1/2 section crop land in MB. Reply to (204)385-2753.

RECREATIONAL VEHICLES All Terrain Vehicles BEST PRICES IN MANITOBA on Kids/Adults ATVS, Dirtbikes, Dune Buggies, UTVS! 110 ATV$849.00; 125cc Dirt Bike- $899.00; 125 Dune Buggy- $1,799.00 (Check Out Our Ads @ www.kijiji.ca) (Go to Manitoba/Brandon/110 ATVS) Phone (204)724-4372.

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CERTIFIED SEED CERTIFIED SEED Forage Seeds CERTIFIED CANADA #1 MF5301 Alfalfa seed, pre-inoculated, $3.75/lb; Canada Common #1 Timothy Seed $1.90/lb. Call (204)642-2572, Riverton, MB.

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LESS WAITING. MORE REAPING. The only way to get faster dry down and easier harvesting.

Think fast. Heat® LQ herbicide delivers quick, complete crop and weed dry down for a faster, easier harvest and cleaner fields next year. It can be applied on canola, dry beans, field peas, soybeans and sunflowers, and new for 2016, it’s supported for use on red lentils1. Tank-mixed with glyphosate, Heat LQ also lets you straight cut canola for improved harvesting and storability. Visit agsolutions.ca/HeatLQ or contact AgSolutions® Customer Care at 1-877-371-BASF (2273) today.

BASF supports the use of Heat LQ for pre-harvest for red lentils, however we are still in the process of aligning the Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) in the European Union with other trade jurisdictions. NOTE: Heat LQ is supported for pre-harvest use on red lentil varieties only. DO NOT apply Heat LQ pre-harvest to green lentils. Please check with your grain buyer prior to the pre-harvest application of Heat LQ in red lentils.

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