Farmers` Independent Weekly, February 8, 2007

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Vol. 6, No. 26
February 8, 2007
$1.75
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• Ground beef not a road
to riches................... 9
• Glen Nicoll’s Manitoba
Roundup................... 10
Producers in some parts of Manitoba will face significantly higher manure management costs
under proposed phosphorus regulations
Phosphorus compliance latest
challenge for struggling hog sector
by laura rance
crops
Associate editor
• Community Spotlight on McCreary............. 22
Countryside
• Students adopt version of
100-mile diet............. 24
recipes
• Fork in the Road...... 25
quote/unquote
“In business you can do
okay if you are either very
big or small and agile.
I think Ranchers Choice
was right in the middle of
nowhere at 300 head.”
• Frank DeFehr / 10
regulars
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Editorials.................. Comments................ Grain Markets.......... Marketing................. Classifieds................ Weather Vane........... 4
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Claude Desrosiers and
Bob Gass tap maple trees
in the McCreary area,
the maple syrup capital
of Manitoba / 23
This week’s banner photo
by Jeannette Greaves
M
pricey pork: The cost of manure management is going up in Manitoba.
es as of March 2006. There are
approximately 1,000 operations
in the province.
It analyzed whether operations have enough land on a
site-specific basis to comply at
the various application rates,
factoring in proximity to other
hog operations and land availability because of roads, bushes,
and other livestock operations.
The researchers also assumed
operators were following best
management practices, including the use of phytase in hog
rations to reduce phosphorus
output. They developed phosphorus removal rates for each
of the 25 largest pig-producing
municipalities in Manitoba, each
with their own mix of annual
crops, forages and grasslands.
Under the incoming regulation, livestock farmers face no
restriction on manure phosphorus application until residual
levels reach 120 ppm (Olsen). At
that stage, phosphorus applications are restricted to two times
the annual crop removal rate.
If soil test levels are at 180
ppm applications are restricted
to one times the annual crop
removal rate, and if they exceed
180 ppm not manure or biosolids can be applied, although
farmers would still be allowed to
apply commercial starter P205.
A number of operations in
Eastern Manitoba have already
reached the maximum allowed
on their current land base,
but the majority of Manitoba’s
Hog / 3
Farmers’ Independent Weekly and
Co-operator join forces
All of us at Farmers’
Independent Weekly are
pleased to announce that we
are joining forces with the
Manitoba Co-operator to produce a single weekly publication for Manitoba farmers.
Editorial and management
staff of both organizations
will be integrated and the
merged publication will continue under the masthead
of the Manitoba Co-operator by the end of February.
Subscribers of the Co-operator and FIW will continue to
receive the merged publication. Subscribers to both
publications will be offered
extensions to their subscription period. More details will
be available in next week’s
issue.
Glacier Ventures
International Corp.,
owner of Farm Business
Communications, has
acquired FIW. FBC also
For more details
see View Point,
page 4.
publishes Cattlemen, Country
Guide, Canola Guide,
Grainews and Alberta Express.
All current staff of FIW staff
will take new positions at
FBC.
FIW Publisher John Morriss
said “the owner-operators of
FIW welcome the opportunity to join forces and benefit
from the new resources available. He explains the changes
and the new staff responsibilities in his editorial on page 4
this week.
In a release, FBC publisher
Bob Willcox stated that
“combining the two publications will mean a better
product for both readers and advertisers. We’re
pleased to be able to bring
the talented staff of both
organizations back together
under one roof.”
The Farmers’ Independent
Weekly was founded in
2002 by former staff of the
Manitoba Co-operator.
Vol. 6, No. 26
features
anitoba’s regulatory shift
from nitrogen
to phosphorus
for determining
how much manure farmers can
spread on land could eventually
cost the hog sector up to $27.88
million annually — a bite that
equates to nearly one-third of
its 2005 net income, a new study
says.
The data released at the recent
Manitoba Swine Seminar calculates annual costs of compliance — based on one times the
crop removal rate of phosphorus at $17.88 million or 18 per
cent of the 2005 net income. At
two times removal it equates to
$27.86 million, which is 28 per
cent of what the sector earned
after expenses in 2005.
University of Manitoba agricultural economist Charles
Grant and graduate student
Janelle Mann conducted the
economic impact analysis of
Manitoba’s proposed phosphorus regulation at the request of
the Manitoba government.
Grant told reporters after they
presented their findings to a
room packed with farmers and
industry, that he was surprised at
the lack of questions or reaction
from the floor. “I think producers
are in a bit of denial,” he said.
The economic analysis of
phosphorus regulations used
the Manitoba Pork Council’s
database of 851 pig operations
that had registered their premis-
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New barley initials: The
Tax credit for biofuels? The
Canadian Wheat Board has announced
the 2006-07 initial payment for the
second feed barley pool, “Pool B”,
effective immediately for deliveries
from Feb.1 to July 31, 2007. The initial
payment for No. 1 Canada Western
(CW) barley, in dollars per tonne, is
$110.50. A complete listing of payments for all the grades of wheat and
barley in dollars per tonne and dollars
per bushel is posted on the CWB website at www.cwb.ca
Canadian government is considering
tax credits for the biofuel industry,
Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said
last week. “That’s certainly an issue
that’s been raised for some time now
about how we encourage the use of
alternative fuels. So it’s one of the
items that is among many items that
are on the table,” he said. However, he
cautioned that there are a whole series
of demands on him as he prepares
the budget, widely expected to be
delivered in late March, and he said he
would have to make choices.
MCGA promotes
biodiesel: Members of the
U.S. farmers turning to
corn: U.S. farmers are likely to
Manitoba Canola Growers Association
met with Manitoba MPs in Ottawa
last week to ask for their support in
creating a tax environment to help
build a Canadian biodiesel industry.
“The biodiesel industry in Canada
needs tax parity with the United States
if it’s going to get off the ground”
said President Brian Chorney. He was
in Ottawa with directors Dale Gryba
from Gilbert Plains and Ed Rempel
from Starbuck to discuss the environmental and economic benefits of
biodiesel and the need for tax parity
with the U.S.
reduce 2007 soybean plantings in
favour of corn which is reaching new
price highs on bioethanol demand,
Hamburg-based oilseeds analysts Oil
World forecasts. U.S. corn prices have
rallied to 10-year highs but soybean
prices have been restrained due to
ample supplies. “As a result, soybeans
lost competitiveness… which is likely
to trigger a dramatic increase in U.S.
corn plantings by at least seven to
eight million acres — probably more
— this spring, weather permitting,”
it said.
The Prairie hog industry expansion was partly based on a cheap feed advantage, which has disappeared
Hog sector faces three-pronged challenge
by laura rance
Associate editor
Canada’s pork industry
faces critical
competitiveness issues
because of its lost feed
grain advantage,
inefficient processor
capacity utilization and its
relatively poor ability to
attract and keep labour,
says an economist from
an Ontario think tank.
continues to surpass the U.S.,
Canadian feed grain prices
have not lived up to the assumptions that drove the postCrow expansion in the mid1990s.
“Canada currently appears to
have little to offer in terms of
competitiveness in hog feeding,” he said. “This is surprising,
particularly given that much of
the development of the western Canadian hog industry
was developed precisely on an
anticipated advantage on hog
feeding.”
Barley yield increases have
not kept pace with U.S. corn
improvements, producer returns
have been compromised and
acreage has declined. That combined with drought between
2001 and 2003 reduced supplies
and pushed barley prices above
the spread it has normally had
with U.S. corn.
“The Canadian hog sector is
entering a challenging phase,”
said Al Mussell of the George
Morris Centre at the University
of Guelph.
Mussell said competitiveness
can be measured in several ways, Malt too attractive?
Mussell blamed Canada’s
including an industry’s technical efficiency, it’s ability to prof- “archaic” grain regulatory sysitably maintain its market share, tem, the Canadian Wheat
and its ability to sustain itself by Board’s single desk for barley
attracting key inputs, such as exports and the varietal registration system for discouraging
labour and finishing pigs.
He said the Canadian indus- investment in high-yielding feed
try is falling behind on most barley varieties.
fronts, noting the U.S. recently
“We have a system in which
surpassed Canada in the pork we grow almost 100 per cent
export market, and weanling malting varieties and we don’t
exports continue at a record apply much nitrogen to it in the
pace.
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Canadian sow productivity malt grade and everything else
goes to feed use and we get that
kind of a yield trend,” Mussell
said.
He said ending the board’s
single desk would result in more
growers producing feed barley
and more research into those
kinds of varieties, although he
could not say how. Much of the
“We have a system
in which we grow
almost 100 per cent
malting varieties and
we don’t apply much
nitrogen to it in the
hopes that we can be
part of the lucky
20 per cent that meets
malt grade.”
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barley research that takes place
in Canada is by public researchers who tap into the Western
Grains Research Foundation
checkoff on sales to the Canadian
Wheat Board.
“You are not going to have
people playing the ‘maybe malt’
game. Then you’ve got more
of a dedicated stream. So I’m
going to use genetics intended
for malt barley and use production practices relative to that,
or I’m going to have a different
enterprise that is going to be
intended for feed.”
However, Mussell conceded
that strategy hinges at least in
part over what happens to the
ethanol market in Canada. What
is known is that corn prices are
expected to remain high because
of ethanol demand in the U.S.
and that is pulling up the price
for all feed grains.
That’s a wild card, the feed
industry has never dealt with
in the past. “We’ve never had
$4 per bushel corn — ever,” he
said.
Mussell said Canadian packer
efficiency is far behind the U.S.
industry. “The ability to doubleshift at large plants gives the U.S.
and advantage of C$8 per head
versus the average Canadian
plant,” he said. The U.S. has 20
plants that have a kill capacity
of more than 40,000 per week.
Canada has only three.
Mussell said the Manitoba
government’s pause on further
expansion of the industry pending an environmental review, is
damaging at a time when Maple
Leaf is attempting to expand its
world-class Brandon plant to a
double shift.
Labour shortage
He said a double shift in
Brandon would result in
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increased finishing barn construction in the province, which
would reduce its dependence
on exports.
But Mussell also said one of
the critical issues facing hog
production and packing in
Canada right now is a chronic labour shortage. “There is
no doubt that a lack of labour
has now become a limiting factor in Canadian hog production,” he said. “The Canadian
pork packing industry faces
many challenges but the lack
of labour is arguably the most
significant.”
Mussell said if Maple Leaf in
Brandon has repeatedly blamed lack of labour for delaying
its expansion to a second
shift and Olymel in Red Deer
reduced its production to one
shift in 2006, citing the same
reason.
Mussell said the labour shortage is reducing these two plants’
combined capacity to the tune
of 80,000 hogs per week, a loss
of revenue to the industry that
amounts to $600 million per
year.
Besides the fact the current
producer population is aging,
the industry is failing to compete with other employees in a
tight labour market. He said one
of the key contributors to that is
the industry’s “cultural” reluctance to invest in training and
advancement opportunities for
its workers.
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Canola stocks
surprise traders
reuters
Canadian farmers had less
canola and wheat in their
bins at Dec. 31 than traders
expected, and held tight stocks
of barley, Statistics Canada
Jan 31. Stocks of all three of
Canada’s largest crops were
smaller than they were at
the same time a year earlier,
StatsCan said.
Canola stocks at Dec. 31 were
6.712 million tonnes, down
from 7.549 million tonnes a
year earlier, and below trade
expectations ranging from 6.8
million to 7.3 million tonnes.
The average trade estimate
for canola ahead of the report
was 7.0 million tonnes.
Barley stocks at Dec. 31 were
21 per cent from 9.66 million
tonnes a year earlier because of
a significantly smaller crop, but
falling within trade estimates
ranging from 7.1 million to 8
million tonnes.
farmers’ independent weekly
Low fat claim for oats: Some
Deadline extended: Agri-
Sustainable solutions:
foods made with whole oats could
soon claim to be “low fat” under a
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
proposal released on Monday. The rule
would modify regulations that allow
certain foods that contain soluble fibre
to carry claims about heart benefits.
Current regulations allow certain oat
products to claim they can reduce the
risk of heart disease. The beta-glucan
soluble fibre in oats can help control
cholesterol, the agency found. Current
regulations only applied to oat bran,
rolled oats or whole oat flour.
culture Minister Chuck Strahl has
extended the deadline for the plebiscite on barley marketing to March 13
from March 6 because of a one-week
delay in mailing out ballots to farmers.
Strahl said he instructed the accounting firm managing the plebiscite to
simplify the voter eligibility form. Strahl
said the first form prepared by KPMG
was too complex, because it required
farmers to provide five years of crop
production data. To vote, farmers must
have grown grain in the past year, and
grown barley in at least one of the
past five.
Sustainable Development Technology
Canada (SDTC), a federal foundation
that finances and supports the development and demonstration of clean
technologies, is accepting Statements
of Interest (SOI) for its eleventh round
of funding. Submissions are due March
14, 2007. Potential projects include
technology solutions designed to
improve sustainability for all Canadian
economic sectors including energy
exploration and production, power
generation, energy utilization, transportation, agriculture, forestry, and
waste management.
Keeping workers takes
more than pay
by laura rance
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FIW staff
t will take more than
money to attract and keep
the labour the hog industry needs, but it might
have to pony up a little
more of that too, producers
attending the Manitoba Swine
Seminar last week were told.
The average wage for a livestock worker in Manitoba of
$12 per hour is high enough
to compete with jobs in the
sales and service sector, but falls
far short of the $17 per hour
average wage in the province,
said Al Mussell, an economist
with the George Morris Centre.
He noted livestock workers
in the Alberta job market are
making more than $17 per hour
because of the highly competitive job market in that province.
But Mussell warned that the
hog industry, and agriculture in
general, are facing a critical person-power shortage that threatens to limit its potential growth.
“It is important to note that
while the situation is most
acute in Alberta, the situation is the same to varying degrees across Canada,” Mussell
said.
According to Statistics
Canada, an unemployment
rate of below four per cent
indicates a labour shortage.
In the 12 months ending March 2006, 34 out of 53
occupational groups had an
unemployment rate of below
three per cent.
“This new labour environ-
ment is directly impacting hog
production and packing from
coast to coast,” Mussell said.
Both packing plants and producers have said labour shortages are curtailing growth.
Barbara Bowes, president of
the BowesHR human resource
consulting firm, said companies
are realizing — sometimes too
late — that their employees are
their biggest asset.
Bowes said, employers believe
the solution lies in the compensation package. In reality, compensation is cited as the reason
for an employee moving on only
31 per cent of the time.
Manager-employee relationships rank almost as high at 30
per cent. Also cited are how well
the job fits the employee’s skill
set, the working conditions, a
sense of not being appreciated,
and lack of opportunity.
Bowes said companies are
resorting to all kinds of innovative recruitment strategies such as signing bonuses,
free laptops, and finder fees
for employees who help with
recruitment. Once they have an
employee hooked, companies
are offering benefits such as paid
volunteer leave, flexible working
arrangements, scholarships and
guaranteed summer jobs for the
children of employees.
She noted rural and farm
employers may have a competitive edge with some prospective
employees is the rural way of
life. An increasing number of
people are looking for a simpler
life with less stress and more
space around them.
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Bush proposes biofuel on
land reserve: The White House
proposed on Monday to allow farmers
to harvest biomass crops on some land
enrolled in the Conservation Reserve
Program, which pays landowners to
idle erosion-prone land. The administration said 27 million acres, or nearly
three-fourths of the reserve, are “lands
that are suited for growing crops.”
“These lands could continue to provide various environmental benefits
while being used for biomass production,” it said in recommendations for
changing farm programs.
Better farm safety nets still needed
by allan dawson
FIW staff
Better times for farmers may help farm organizations convince governments
to agree to better farm safety
net programs, says Canadian
Federation of Agriculture
(CFA) president Bob Friesen.
With grain prices rising it
looks like many farmers will
be profitable again. If governments don’t expect new and
improved farm programs
to pay out right away they
might be more inclined to
approve programs that better
meet farmers’ needs, Friesen
told Lance Vanbeselaere of
Waskada during questions
at the Keystone Agricultural
Producers’ annual meeting in
Winnipeg last week.
While farm income is expected to improve Canadian farmers have just come out of their
worst four years on record.
“We have never had it as
bad as we have it right now,”
Friesen said.
“And we compete against
farmers in the U.S. that are
coming out of the best three
years in their history.”
In 1972 Canadian farmers, with $7 billion in farm
debt earned $3 billion in net
income, Friesen said. In 2006,
with $51 billion in debt, farmers recorded negative $3 billion in net income.
“That is the only picture that
we need to realize that we have
to find solutions,” Friesen said.
“It is worse now than in the
Depression.
“Dolly Parton once said ‘if
you want to see a rainbow you
have to put up with the rain.
Ladies and gentlemen, figuratively speaking, I’m tired of
putting with the rain, we need
a rainbow.”
Canada has competitive
farmers; what it lacks is competitive farm policies, Friesen
said.
“We have to make sure we
develop policy that is more
strategic, let’s us do what we
need to do in agriculture and
make the important U turn we
need to make on the way to
profitability,” he said.
It’s easy to shout about farmers problems, but tougher to
come up solutions, Friesen
said. But CFA has ideas,
including ways to improve
CAIS (Canadian Agricultural
Income Stabilization). Friesen
said the top tier of CAIS should
be a NISA- (Net Income
Stabilization Account) type
program, which would make
support bankable and predictable and take “a baby step”
towards address declining
margins.
Provinces should be allowed
to have companion support
programs, financed in part by
Ottawa, he said.
CFA also supports expanding production insurance
but only if it meets farmers
needs.
“We have the ability to make
this work much better,” Friesen
said. “We already know that we
have competitive farmers. We
know that we have a lot of
potential. We are known the
world round for very safe, very
high quality food. We’re doing
everything right. Now, let’s
together develop policy that
helps one other thing to be
right and that’s profitability at
the farm gate.”
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Featuring:
Hog / from page 1
farmland is considered phosphorus-deficient.
Based on the 851 operations included in the study, 69
per cent of the operators have
enough land to continue current practices at the two times
crop phosphorus removal rate.
The remainder would be forced
to export manure by truck to
fields available fields or treat
manure on the farm.
At the one-times crop removal
rate, 57 per cent of the province’s operators have enough
land to continue current practices. Nearly 29 per cent would
be forced to treat manure, while
just over 14 per cent would find
it more cost-effective at presentday values to truck manure up
to 40 kilometres.
The researchers noted the
economic impact of the regulations would hit some areas
of the province harder than
others. Producers in the Rural
Municipality of Hanover take
the biggest hit with annual
costs jumping to $4.8 million
if they are restricted to two
times the removal rate and $6.68
million at one times removal
rate.
The RMs of La Broquerie, De
Salaberry, Morris and Ste. Anne
also make the list of areas where
producers will face significant
manure management cost
increases.
Grant and Mann also analyzed the impact on what was
considered an average-sized
individual operation — 8,000
pig spaces — located in the RM
of De Salaberry. If that operator reaches soil residual levels
that would require application
at two times crop removal, the
annual costs of manure management will rise by $25,000. If
it is restricted to one times crop
removal rate annual costs will
be $128,000.
• Outlooks for crops, livestock and weather.
• Panel on “Investigating Giant Global
Import Markets” featuring speakers from India,
China and Brazil.
• Panel on three different forms of energy:
conventional, biodiesel and ethanol.
• The CWB’s Master Growers Awards.
Plus:
• The economic outlook for 2007.
• The U.S. farm bill: what’s in store.
Register online at www.cwb.ca
(under the Grain World 2007 link)
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o p i n i o n
View Point
john morriss
fiw • editor
Back where
we came
from
A
s many readers know, the roots of the Farmers’
Independent Weekly lie in another newspaper — the
Manitoba Co-operator. All of our owners and staff
and some of our contributors were there until five
years ago next month, when a new parent company
gave termination notices to almost half the staff.
We had previous intelligence about who would be leaving (the phone guy had a list of who was and wasn’t getting
new phone numbers when the office moved), so the party
was planned and the refreshments ready. After our heads had
cleared a day or two later, six of us got together with a seventh
partner and decided to start our own newspaper for Manitoba
farmers.
It might be more accurate to say that our heads still hadn’t
cleared, because the odds of success were pretty slim, as they
are for most new businesses. But our judgment was clouded
by an overriding problem, which was that we liked running a
farm newspaper. Many of us had already had long careers at
the Co-operator, and in my case the roots went especially deep.
Bill Morriss, my father, had been publisher and editor for over
20 years and I took over from him in 1989. So there was some
pride involved, though we understood that pride can also be
one of the deadly sins, and that it often goeth before a fall.
Fortunately, we had a tremendous support and encouragement. Many farmers bought subscriptions before we’d even
printed an issue. Advertisers took a chance by placing ads in an
unknown publication. Suppliers said they’d be prepared to be
patient with our bill payments.
To the surprise of many, at times including ourselves, it
worked out. It hasn’t always been easy. Two-day weekends
became a distant memory, and for many months in the early
days, so did paycheques. But we’ve had a great team. Aside
from our original owner/employee group of myself, Allan
Dawson, Conrad MacMillan, Laura Rance, Lorraine Stevenson
and Lynda Tityk, we had a seventh partner in lawyer Anders
Bruun. We’re especially grateful to our production staff of
Arlene Bomback and Angie Penner. Unlike the rest of us who
had been terminated and needed another job, they left steady
employment to take a chance on FIW, as did our contributor
Glen Nicoll. Extra thanks also went to Derksen Printers, who
took a chance on whether a shoestring startup would ever pay
its bills. For over four years, we’ve been cranking out a weekly
paper, all working from home offices and doing layout in a tiny
basement office which usually contains four or five people and
two or three cats.
But sooner or later in any business, you ask “Where do we
go from here?” and how you can bring in resources to keep the
business renewed and vital. In our business, there’s the reality
that the number of potential readers and advertisers continues
to decline.
Meanwhile, there were changes at the Co-operator. The previous owner sold the business, and the management who had
sent us packing was no longer in charge. We retained cordial
relations with former colleagues, and eventually began discussions with Glacier Ventures, the Co-operator’s new owners.
To make a long story short, we’ve decided to get back together. Everyone on the FIW team is moving back where we came
from, though in some cases with different responsibilities. I
will be filling the role of associate publisher and and editorial director for Farm Business Communications (FBC), the
publisher of the Co-operator and other publications including
Cattlemen, Country Guide, Canola Guide, Grainews and Alberta
Express. We will be combining the best features of the FIW and
the Co-operator to provide a better overall package for readers.
Laura Rance will be the new editor of the Co-operator, with
Dave Bedard remaining as managing editor. Allan Dawson and
Lorraine Stevenson will be writing for the
Co-operator and other FBC publications. Con MacMillan will
be working with computer, accounting and circulation systems
at FBC, and our production staff are also moving, as are our
sales representatives James Shaw in Toronto and Jim Affleck
in Brandon. FIW marketing manager Lynda Tityk will become
director of sales for FBC.
On one hand we are shedding a bit of a tear over the end
of the name FIW, but on the other we are looking forward to
going “home” to the Co-operator and the new arrangement has
given us more security in pursuing our chosen careers in publishing a good newspaper for Manitoba farmers.
page 4 • february 8, 2007 Who will train the new farmers?
by john beckham
One thing farmers from all
sides of the Wheat Board debate
should be learning, is how little
their opinion counts in power
politics. Or with what little regard
their democratic rights weigh in
the balance with the government,
or with the nondescript gaggle of
posturing pundits — non-farmers all, including lawyers, professors, politicians and editorial
writers. But for the most part,
none suggest the logical, fair and
reasonable solution, a democratic
vote for every person who holds a
wheat board permit book, and
who is recognized as a farmer
by Revenue Canada. One permit
book, one vote.
Th is su gg est io n however,
immediately reveals the authoritarian mindset of those wishing to get rid of the CWB. The
Winnipeg Free Press for instance,
in an editorial last November
titled “Plebiscites by the tonne,”
suggests that farmers votes be
weighted by the number of tonnes
they sell. This hare-brained idea
has the possibility of unfairness
on several fronts, but let us postulate the following scenario.
Our mayor, in a fit of elitism,
suggests that those paying the
greatest realty tax, should have a
weighted ballot in proportion to
the tax they pay. A person renting
might have half a vote, whereas
someone on Wellington Crescent
paying $20,000-plus might have
1,000 votes. What sort of reception would an idea like that get?
Why do farmers get so little
respect? Is it because several decades of needing government aid
to keep their heads above water
have made governments, think
of farmers as wards of the state?
Bucolic bunglers, chewing straw
and getting lost in their own yard?
But to use an overworked cliché,
this whole debate has elements
of the ordering of preference of
deck chairs on the Titanic.
Probably within a decade our
entire society, including agriculture, will be grappling with the
nightmare reality of the declining
availability and rising cost of fossil fuels, predominantly oil and
natural gas. When chemical fertilizer is well in excess of $1,000 a
tonne, when diesel fuel is two or
three dollars a litre, when the cost
of getting a head of lettuce from
California in January is $5 a head
or more, how will those 20,000acre farm operators fare? Is anyone in a position of power actually
looking at any of these realities?
(This will be no blip that we will
be able to look beyond to when
everything returns to “normal.” )
Normal will be everything that
for decades we have taken for
granted being taken away from
us. For several generations, the
western world has climbed in production, in wealth, in our standard of living. Now, with world
population burgeoning, erstwhile
backward nations demanding
the “good life,” our future is in
doubt. What alternate plans do
our leaders have for the farmland
of Western Canada, now thinly
populated by a meagre scatter
of inhabitants, mostly with silver hair? If we must return to
an (presently) outmoded form of
agriculture, who is going to train
those who must migrate from
the cities to provide the muscle
for new realities? And for those
who take comfort in the fool’s
paradise that human ingenuity
will come up with “something?”
— there is at present no single
thing or aggregate of things, to
take the place in our economy of
fossil fuels.
Let us have a real debate about
the future of agriculture. How are
we going to feed our people if
this scenario comes to pass? That
is the question that we should
be asking. Instead, we have an
agriculture minister who never
saw a tree that he wouldn’t like to
cut down, but who, if confronted by several varieties of grain,
might have a hard time deciding
which one is wheat, and who fosters no meaningful debate about
the future of agriculture beyond
repeating like a parrot, his stupid and meaningless mantra of
“choice,” as being the magic word
that will take western Canadian
agriculture in the cornucopia of
the future.
John Beckham lives in
Winnipeg and farms
near Baldur
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The great CWB debate — what is marketing choice?
by rod flaman
CWB elected director, Edenwold,
Saskatchewan.
At Balgonie, 20 miles south of
my farm, there are three inland
terminals, owned by SaskPool,
Pioneer and Agricore United.
They compete for board and
non-board grains. Farmers
probably start with a phone
call to see what prices they are
offering. They would continue
to have that choice whether the
CWB existed or not. Companies
are free to compete on basis
levels, grading, trucking premiums, and handling charges.
These competitive factors will
continue to exist with or without the board. This certainly
represents choice but it is not
marketing.
There are broader choices
in the area —Terminal 22 at
Balcarres, Weyburn Inland
Terminal, Cargill at Regina
and AgPro at Moose Jaw. The
problem is that as you expand
your choices you find that the
choices are actually the same.
Terminal 22 is run by Cargill
and AgPro is just another arm
of SaskPool. Furthermore,
trucking to these locations is
more costly. How many more
choices do we need? Converting
the CWB into a small underfunded grain company without
facilities will add nothing to
this equation. This cannot be
the substance of the marketing choice debate and indeed it
should not be.
A small number of farmers
actually want to export directly
to end-users. This is marketing
and it is costly if you are going
to take it seriously. The CWB is
an excellent marketer. The CWB
markets to more than 70 countries. It spends a lot of money
on market development and
promotion of branded Canadian
products and has developed a
world class-reputation.
Some farmers invest time
and money with end-users as
well, but these efforts are not
in the same league. The choice
by individual farmers to make
these investments can give
them a marketing advantage.
Premiums can be extracted
through a producer direct sale.
If the selling price is higher
than what the CWB would have
obtained from that same market, the farmer will keep that
premium. So again this can not
be the substance of the marketing choice debate.
The real question is this. Who
gets to sell Canadian wheat
and barley to Canada’s largest
international customers? Will
Canadian wheat and barley
only be available through the
CWB or should Cargill, ADM,
Bunge and other multinationals
be allowed to compete to sell
the exact same product?
Competition among sellers does not drive prices up. It
drives prices down. The lowest bidder will make the sale.
That is why consumers favour
competition. In this case the
consumers are the millers, bakers and maltsters. That is the
competition that will be created
in a marketing choice environment, and that will not be good
for farmers.
If the CWB is competing
against Cargill and ADM it will
no longer be in the CWB’s best
interest to do market development. If a sale is made by one
of its competitors then that
competitor would capture the
value created by the CWB. This
value was created using farmer’s money.
When a multinational makes
a sale the customer may not
be guaranteed that they will
receive Canadian grain. The
multinationals source grain all
over the world and many times
contracts allow grain from
alternate origins. Canadian
wheat could be blended with
wheat from other countries
and then represented as
“Canadian.” Think about the
terms “made with” or “may
contain.”
In a marketing choice environment the CWB will depend
on its competitors to buy and
move grain, because the CWB
has no facilities. It will be difficult for the CWB to add value
when the multinationals are
raking off all the profits for their
shareholders and setting the
handling charges for farmers
dealing through the CWB.
This is the marketing choice
which is the substance of the
debate. If farmers understood
that, the choice they would
make would be to continue to
use the Canadian Wheat Board
as their marketing partner. We
all need marketing partners.
As the farmer’s marketing
partner the Canadian Wheat
Board has a commitment to
corporate social responsibility and building equity in the
region. Elected farmer directors
understand farmers’ concerns.
If you choose a multinational
grain company as your marketing partner your needs become
secondary to the shareholders.
Those companies are margin
traders and their objective is to
buy your grain for the lowest
possible price and their reality
is to sell that grain in a competitive environment where generally the lowest seller makes the
sale.
In the barley plebiscite the
government’s preferred option
is clearly identified with special wording starting with “I
want,” where the other options
start with “The CWB should.”
Canada’s New Government
has made glib remarks about
a “strong CWB” in a marketing choice environment. The
have shown absolutely no
intention of allowing the CWB
to strengthen its business or
expand its mandate. They have
muzzled the organization,
fired it’s visionary CEO, and
put CWB-haters on its board
of directors. Every indication
is that the Government wants
to peel the CWB like an onion,
layer by layer, till it withers and
dies. It makes you wonder what
they really have in mind for the
farmers of Western Canada!
l e t t e r s
Churchill in danger
As the President of the
Hudson Bay Route Association
it is my belief that the Port of
Churchill is also in peril if the
federal government moves on
“marketing choice.”
With CWB grain the grain
company accepts delivery as an
agent of the CWB and therefore
of farmers. They collectively
have an economic interest in
the value of the grain. Therefore
the least cost transportation
route is important.With nonCWB grain the farmer no longer
has an economic interest individually or collectively. If the
company does not pick the
cheapest transportation route
the additional costs are hidden
in the price to the farmer.
Most grain companies own or
have a commercial interest in a
port terminal facility. Therefore
they have an economic incentive to direct the grain to their
own facility and away from
Churchill. The CWB selects the
cheapest port because of its
mandate of returning the maximum value to the producer.
The railways also do not
want to ship to Churchill. This
is because Churchill is closer
to the grain growing area and
results in a shorter haul and
therefore lowers the rate the
railway can charge. As well,
the revenue from movements
to Churchill must be partially
shared with the Hudson Bay
Railway.
As president of the HBRA I
have continually witnessed the
CWB fight for available cars
from the class one railways.
If the CWB is no longer in the
game, there will be no one large
enough to ensure rail cars for
Churchill.
With the future of the CWB
uncertain, it is virtually impossible for the owner of the line to
Churchill to commit to future
capital improvements.
The loss of the single desk
will mean the end of the CWB
and this could also be a death
blow to the port of Churchill.
Arnold Grambo
Brandon
TB testing concerns
Thank you for publishing
(January 4th) Glen Nicoll’s
account of the problems I have
experienced with the Canadian
Food Inspection Agency and
tuberculosis testing. I hope this
will entice other producers who
have had similar problems with
the CFIA to make their concerns public.
With more producers voicing
their concerns we may get the
political will to change a system
that allows the CFIA bureaucrats to hide their incompetence with the Privacy Act.
Rodney Checkowski
Rossburn
Psychological trick
The “question” on the barley
plebiscite shows that the government is now involved in an
exercise of deep psychological
manipulation.
Chuck Strahl wants farmers to vote in favour of a dual
market even though his handpicked task force said the dual
market was “not possible.”
Possibly worse is the psychological trick that he is trying to
play on farmers. The first and
third questions are written in a
cold and passive manner – “the
Wheat Board” should do this,
or “the Wheat Board” shouldn’t
do that. The version that the
government wants farmers to
choose, though, is written in
a very warm and friendly way. This completely different style
is designed to make the government option stand out and tug
at the heart strings by wording
the question in the firsst person: “I want…”, and making it
very open-ended: “I want the
option to…”.
If the first question had
been written this way it would
have said: “I want the option to
market through the Canadian
Wheat Board or use the
Producer Direct Sales Program
to capture higher-priced markets.”
No legitimate pollster would
be caught dead wording a survey this way. In fact, a pollster
from Winnipeg has already
called the wording “bizarre”,
and said the writers are either
“incompetent or diabolical.”
So why does the government
think it can trick farmers into
supporting the government line
with a psychological trick? The
only explanation is that they
don’t think farmers will catch
on until it is too late. Stewart Wells
President
National Farmers Union
Say yes to CWB
Regarding “Why choose
choice” by Agriculture Minister
Strahl (FIW Feb. 1)
He states “groups like the
Western Canadian Wheat
Growers and the Western
Canadian Barley Growers support our efforts.” Farmers are
aware of the support Strahl
claims from these groups and
their corporate allies. At the
2005 and 2006 conventions of
the WCWGA the financial supporters included Cargill, Louis
Dreyfus, Agricore United, CN
Rail, Monsanto, Bayer, Dupont,
etc. The wheat growers are
members of the corporatedominated Canadian Agrifood
Trade Alliance which leads the
attacks on the CWB and supply management in the World
Trade Organization talks. We
are also aware that former
Prime Minister Brian Mulroney
is a director of ADM. Mulroney
is a main advisor to Prime
Minister Harper.
Strahl is comforted by the
support of the WCWGA. This
group has less than 400 mem-
bers while the WBGA has less
than 200.
Strahl’s own Task Force indicated that a voluntary marketing would not work. This is
the reason why Strahl’s office
ordered the document titled
“CWB Response to Strahl’s Task
Force” removed from the CWB
website under his gag order.
This document can be found at
savemycwb.ca.
Strahl actions do not indicate
support for a strong Canadian
Wheat Board. Strahl has muzzled the organization with
gag orders, fired the CEO and
appointed CWB-haters to the
board of directors.
Farm leaders, pollsters and
politicians have all criticized
Strahl’s barley vote. Why conduct a vote when farmers keep
electing CWB supporters to
the CWB board of directors?
Why does Strahl’s plebiscite
not follow the CWB Act, which
requires a simple yes or no
question and a vote for that
exclusion?
Farmers in the upcoming
barley vote need to say no to
Strahl and his unethical actions
and say yes to the CWB and single desk selling.
Kenneth Sigurdson
Swan River
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Can the rural lifestyle be packaged and marketed?
Making Space – coming from away
by david neufeld
This is the fourth part of a
‘Making Space’ series through
which we (Agriculture Committee
of the Turtle Mountain CDC) are
exploring ways we as a remote
rural community can inspire a
repopulation effort. In the last
two we looked at attracting more
youth to live and work rurally. In
this part we’re looking at attracting more farmers and rural business people, usually older and
with more resources to invest,
who come from a greater distance.
It’s impressive, reading the
recent Boissevain-Morton history book Dawning of the New
Millennium, to see how fluid our
community is. Those of us who
move in for marriage, work or
retirement are usually burdened
with the nagging feeling that
we’re the only ones without a
century or more of family roots.
It’s natural enough for a community to project that impression as we go about getting it all
done. But the truth is there are
always folks moving in and out.
For the past couple generations
the net flow has been outward.
But even with a depressed agricultural economy, people are
travelling great distances to test
their dreams on prairie farms.
These folks represent a major
opportunity for our community.
This is a beautiful, productive
land. As long as our per-acre
prices are inexpensive relative
to more populated areas, and
our general lifestyle is relatively
laid back, people will be drawn
to its potential. If we, rural communities, take a page out of
the ‘Welcoming People to Our
Church’ handbook, it isn’t what
happens in the sanctuary that
convinces people to stay. It’s the
welcoming, including attitude
of the people that influences
new arrivals to settle in for the
long term.
Just as we put tax dollars
toward tourism and ‘support
local business’ campaigns, we
could put public resources
toward attracting, informing
and settling rural immigrants.
We have the reputation of being
a progressive, can-do community. As a committee we’re asking for more of this energy to be
directed to our countryside. Our
community is at a critical point.
More rural residents
Although the Town of
Boissevain has for the most part
held its own-keeping stores open,
its population stable, the housing
market fairly robust, and a good
variety of churches and service
organizations — the steady loss
of rural neighbours has been
dragging us down. We contend
we need more people thriving in
Morton municipality if we want to
avoid the economic freefall we’ve
seen in many remote agricultural
communities our size.
Kola, a community of five
hundred west of Virden, decided
a few years ago to take on the
repopulation challenge. They
used connections around the
world to advertise the benefits of
living in their community. About
a dozen families have settled in,
inspiring a renewal of economic and social confidence. The
key to their success, it seems, is
the Kola immigration committee’s efforts at finding people
who appreciate and understand
rural living. They know who they
need (rural-minded tradespeople and families with children)
and have gone out to identify,
inform and settle them. Left to
externally driven market forces,
their village would have almost
certainly faded away.
Our community’s needs may
be different. If we decide immi-
gration is part of our repopulation effort, we may actively
attract people with financial
resources who want to live rurally and can invest in processing,
energy generation, high value/
higher management crops, rural
trades based businesses, dairy
— any rural enterprise that
requires fewer acres to be viable.
We have a wealth of economic
development personnel in our
community who can help us
explore options.
As our real estate agents have
done in the past — going to
Thompson to attract INCO retirees to settle in Boissevain — we
could recruit farmers and rural
business people from the UK,
Germany, BC, Alberta. These are
folks that seem most interested
in us and who may have more
experience making a profit on a
smaller land base.
Community discussion
But first, as Kola did, we may
want to talk about what we need
and how we can best promote our
community as a place that values
profitability, quality of life and the
long term common good.
Of late, our general belief that
larger farms are more profitable
than smaller farms has come
into question. In 1994 Dr. Peter
St o n e h o u s e c o m p a re d t h e
profitability of larger (what
he called ‘industrial’) farms in
Ontario against low input farms
and organic farms. He separated
out the income derived from
government transfer payments
to get at bare-bones profitability.
He found the organic and low
input farms far out-performed
the larger scale farms.
In December ‘06 the George
Morris Centre — an influential
market-oriented thinktank in
Guelph — released a national
study saying “While it is widely
held in farm income typologies
Environmental Farm Planning
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Over 70 types of projects are eligible for assistance. Some examples include:
• livestock pen runoff control;
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windbreaks, remote watering, fencing) ;
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• precision agriculture applications (e.g. GPS guidance);
• farm fuel storage tank & fertilizer storage upgrades.
Workshops are being held in the following locations:
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Shoal Lake
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Feb. 15
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Feb. 16
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Feb. 21
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WARM WELCOME: One way to keep rural communities on the map is to
encourage new residents to put down roots.
that small farms struggle to be
economically viable, in fact a
significant proportion of large
farms also struggle to be economically viable.” Profitability,
the writers suggest, is determined more by management
decisions than by size of farm.
They go on to council governments to restructure farm support programs accordingly.
With the Successful Small
Farms Booklet, the Small Farms
Challenge (and the upcoming
Reversing the Trend conference)
our committee has emphasized
the need for old becoming new
again thinking when it comes to
rural repopulation. For example,
it is not uncommon for a farm
family to acquire more neighbouring land just before retiring
in order to attract the attention
of European buyers. We value
the right to do as we think best
with our properties.
But when we design land sales
for distant buyers we make it
extremely difficult for youth to buy
in. We also make it very difficult
for immigrant families to make a
go of it. One real estate agent specializing in bringing farmers over
estimates that half of the families
he has helped set up, quit farming
within 10 years.
With the average age of farmers nearing 60 years, much of the
Prairies will soon change hands.
Perhaps we can find ways to all
come out as winners — retiring
farmers get the financial return
they need, immigrant families
get started on a viable scale,
there is more land available for
new beginnings and the community gets more rather than
fewer residents.
Next week we’ll look at farmers choosing to down-size in
‘Less of More’.
Please send your feedback to
the editor or, if you don’t want
to be published, to: tmedc@mts.
net. Box 368, Boissevain, R0K
0E0. (204) 534–6296.
Grants available for rural
community upgrades
mafri release
Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives Minister Rosann
Wowchuk is encouraging rural and northern communities to take
advantage of grants to revitalize main streets and enhance community gathering places and buildings through the Hometown
Manitoba program.
The program offers funding assistance through two components
— Meeting Places and Main Street Enhancements. Combined with
financing from communities, non-profit organizations, co-operatives or businesses, Hometown Manitoba creates opportunities for
communities to make their main streets more attractive to residents and tourists, enhance local buildings in the main street area
and develop vacant green space in to parks and rest areas.“
More than 525 applications have been approved from over 300
communities along with funding of more than $942,800 to a variety of projects since the program started in 2004. Program support
has generated community and business investment of approximately $4.3 million in rural and northern Manitoba.
Applications are now available for the 2007 Hometown Manitoba
program by contacting any Growing Opportunities Centre.
The deadline for applications is March 15, 2007.
A list of GO centres is available at www.gov.mb.ca/agriculture/
Workshop space is limited to 15 participants. Pre-registration is required ten days prior to workshop.
For more information or to register for an EFP workshop in your area call FSAM at 1-866-872-8521 or
your local MAFRI office.
Partners in the Advancement of Agri-Environmental Stewardship:
The Agricultural Policy Framework (APF) * A FEDERAL-PROVINCIAL-TERRITORIAL INITIATIVE
page 6 • february 8, 2007 farmers’ independent weekly
China faces widespread outbreak of PRRS
by niu shuping
beijing
/ euters
Widespread hog disease
in China has caused the
death and slaughter of
millions of pigs over the
past six months and
helped spur pork prices
to an all-time high
ahead of the Year of the
Pig, industry officials said
February 2.
The highly contagious
disease, a variation of the
Porcine Reproductive and
Respiratory Syndrome virus,
or PRRS, has spread across the
country since its first reported
outbreak in May in the eastern
province of Jiangxi.
It does not infect humans.
“We call the disease 'AIDS'
for pigs as it damages the
immune system … and so far
there is no effective vaccination
against the disease,” Jing
Jizhong, deputy secretarygeneral with the China Animal
Agriculture Association told
Reuters.
Beijing has not officially
published the figures on how
many animals were affected
by the disease, which is also
known as high fever disease.
Industry estimates vary
between 5 million and 30
million pigs dead since May.
“China has outbreaks every
year, but last year’s situation
was more serious, particularly
in the south areas,” said one
official with the China Feed
Industry Association.
Once animals are infected,
the death rate on large farms
can be between 10 and 20 per
cent, while it can rise to as high
as 50 per cent at small farms,
Jing said.
The resulting shortage of
pigs, combined with high corn
and feed prices, lifted pork
prices by 40 per cent in January
compared with early 2006.
Chinese pork consumption
usually peaks during the Lunar
New Year, which falls in midFebruary this year.
there were rampant sales of bad
meat.
Feed demand lower
“We call the disease
‘AIDS’ for pigs as it
damages the immune
system… and so far
there is no effective
vaccination against
the disease.”
—
jing jizhong
Some farmers, ineligible for
compensation for slaughtering
sick pigs, have tried to sell the
meat. Government authorities
say they have instituted strict
inspections to screen infected
meat from the market before
the holidays.
In January, a round of text
messages swept through mobile
phones in Beijing, warning
that people could fall ill from
eating infected pork in the
city’s restaurants. The Beijing
quarantine authority denied
Cuts in the number of hogs
could hurt the feed industry
and weaken demand for
soymeal this year, officials said.
Some big state farms have
reduced the numbers of hogs
by 10 per cent this year and are
reluctant to breed more.
“The number of outbreaks
has dropped to its lowest
from the peak in October, but
breeders are scared and would
like to wait and see the future
development of the disease,”
Jing said.
The reluctance by breeders
to increase the number of pigs
would further hurt soymeal
demand, which remained
sluggish all last year despite
record soyoil prices, analysts
said.
“We do not expect soymeal
consumption to pick up until
August or September, the peak
breeding season,” said Jing.
But prices for corn, the major
grain used in feed, would still
be supported by demand from
the corn processing industry,
analysts said.
The feed industry was likely
to consume 1 per cent less
corn in 2007, down from 96
million tonnes in 2006 when
corn demand rose 4 per cent
compared with 2005, analysts
said.
“We attribute part of the
expected consumption fall to hog
disease. Breeders will also shift to
other grains because of high corn
prices,” said one analyst at the
China National Grains and Oils
Information Centre.
Correction — KAP resolutions
Delegates attending the Keystone Agricultural Producers’ (KAP) recent annual meeting did not pass
a resolution allowing farmers to be KAP members if they contributed one cent or more, through KAP’s
checkoff. Incorrect information appeared in the February 1 issue of FIW.
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Canadian Legion Hall, 294 Lumber Ave., Steinbach, MB.
Registration fee: $5 (includes lunch). For more info contact
John McGregor 371-1759 or Kathy Wintoniw 346-6080
Feb. 8-9 — 50th Annual Manitoba Soil Science Society
Meeting, Holiday Inn South, 1330 Pembina Hwy. Winnipeg.
For more info contact Department of Soil Science UofM.
Feb. 9-10 — Beekeepers Symposium, Winnipeg. Event
includes Can.and US speakers dealing with issues facing the
honey production industry. This is Manitoba Beekeepers’
Assoc. 101st Annual Convention, Canad Inns - Fort Garry,
1824 Pembina Hwy. Cost $100. More info and registration
forms in bulletin section of www.manitobabee.org
Feb. 12, 14 and 16 — National public consultations on the
Agricultural Policy Framework for the future. Locations
include Dauphin (Feb. 12), Winnipeg (Feb. 14) and Brandon
(Feb. 16). Pre- register at www.agr.gc.ca/nextgen
Feb. 12-17 — North American Direct Farm Marketing
Association convention, Hyatt Regency, Calgary, Alta. For
more info contact [email protected] or phone (413)
529-0386 or try website http://www.nafdma.com
Feb. 13 — MAFRI Forage Day, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Giroux
Community Hall (PR #311 East). Registration fee: $5 (includes
lunch). For more info contact John McGregor 371-1759 or
Kathy Wintoniw 346-6080
Feb. 13-15 — Manitoba Special Crops Symposium, MacDon
Training and Exhibition Centre presented by MCGA, MPGA,
NSAC and MAFRI. The agenda will include topics on
Soybeans, Edible Beans, Corn and Sunflowers as well as
the Annual General Meetings for MCGA, MPGA and NSAC
– tradeshow all three days. For more information contact
MPGA at 745-6488, MCGA at 745-6661, or NSAC 822-9542 or
visit www.manitobapulse.ca or www.canadasunflower.com
Feb. 13 — Advancing the Opportunities: Food Processing in
Manitoba - Adding Value to Your Product, Arborg. Advanced
registration $10. For information contact Lesley 768-2686.
Feb. 14-16 — Western Barley Growers Association and
Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association joint convention and trade fair, Coast Plaza Hotel & Conference
Centre 1316 – 33 Street NE Calgary, Alta. For more info contact Dianne Savage – WBGA (403) 912-3998 or Blair Rutter
WCWGA 256-2353.
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CN appeals ruling
wgrf release
The Western Grains Research
Foundation (WGRF) has received
notification from Canadian
National that it plans to appeal
the recent ruling from the
Canadian Transportation Agency
regarding the revenue cap for
2005-06.
The CTA ruled that
CN exceeded the cap by
approximately $2.7 million.
Under provisions of the
Canadian Transportation Act,
this plus a penalty of five per
cent was to be paid to the
WGRT.
CN is arguing that the CTA
determination is $522,383 too
high.
“CN has written us a cheque
in the amount of $2,313,613
and is proposing that the
$522,383 be held in an in-trust
account pending the outcome
of the appeal,” says WGRF
Executive Director Lanette
Kuchenski.
To date, WGRF has received
no indication of an appeal from
Canadian Pacific Railway. CPR
was ordered to pay a total of
approximately $1.6 million for
exceeding the grain revenue
cap. CWB pricing choices
I would like the option to market my grain
through the Canadian Wheat Board
in the following ways:
Fixed Price Contract to lock in a futures price
for my wheat, durum and barley.
Basis Payment Contract to lock in a basis and a futures price
for my wheat and barley at different times.
Daily Price Contract to lock in a daily price for my
wheat based on U.S. elevator values.
Early Payment Options so I can take 80, 90 or
100 per cent of the PRO within 10 days of delivery
and manage my own cash flow.
Pooled payment as a risk-managed approach.
All of the above, mixed and matched to suit my needs.
Sign-up begins February 26
for the 2007-08 Fixed Price and Basis Payment contracts.
(Feed barley is now fully eligible for both programs)
CWB Producer Payment Options:
Flexibility to price your grain the way you want
The early 2007 northern
Plains cattle market
by tim petry
Livestock Marketing Economist,
NDSU Extension Service
My last column of 2006
ended with the following
paragraph: “What will happen to cattle prices in 2007?
Will an unexpected event
occur again, especially in
the fall? Both are good questions and weather probably
will be an important factor
in both.”
Weather already has
affected the 2007 cattle market. Winter storms across
Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska,
New Mexico, Missouri and
Texas, the major cattle
feeding region in the U.S.,
certainly have impacted the
market.
Fed-steer prices and
live-cattle futures prices
rallied several dollars per
hundredweight (cwt) as
packers scrambled to procure enough cattle. Not
only were fewer cattle marketed, but those that were
marketed came in at lower
weights due to the weather
stress. Cost of gains also
increased with the sharply
reduced feedlot performance.
The impact of the storms
likely will reduce beef production from what was
expected throughout the
first quarter of 2007.
Fed-steer prices have
averaged near $85 cwt (all
prices U.S.) for the last three
years. A range in prices
between $80 and $90 cwt
has been evident, with
only short periods of time
at more than $90 or less
than $80. 2007 prices for
fed steers likely will follow
a similar pattern, unless an
unexpected event affects the
market.
While the severe winter
weather has been devastating to feedlots and cowcalf operations in the hard
hit areas, weather in the
northern Plains has tended
to be warmer and drier than
normal. Although there is
concern about adequate
moisture for this year’s
growing season, the
moderate weather has
been good for stretching
the short supply of feed that
resulted from last year’s dry
weather.
Another impact of the
moisture in the central and
southern Plains is that the
prospect for normal spring
and summer grazing conditions has improved. Last
year at this time, very dry
conditions existed in those
areas. Lighter-weight (less
than 600-pound) feeder cattle prices usually increase
seasonally into spring as
demand for grazing cattle
increases. If the moisture
pattern continues, 550pound feeder cattle prices
should increase several dollars per cwt into spring.
Corn price bites
www.cwb.ca
page 8 • february 8, 2007 The volatile corn market
that adversely affected the
feeder cattle market in late
2006 has continued in 2007.
March corn futures declined
about 35 cents per bushel
during the first trading days
in January, but abruptly
increased about 55 cents to
new contract highs by midJanuary, when this article
was written.
The USDA-NASS monthly
crop production report
released Jan. 12 lowered
estimated 2006 corn production another 210 million
bushels to 10.535 billion
bushels. Although this still
will be the third largest
corn crop ever, strong
demand for ethanol production has sent corn prices
soaring since September
2006.
Correspondingly, feeder
cattle prices increased about
$2 to $3 per cwt in early
January because of the corn
price decline, but by midJanuary had fallen $4 to $5
with the rapid corn price
increase.
Heavyweight (more than
600-pound) feeder cattle prices usually decline
seasonally into March as
increasing numbers are
marketed from backgrounding lots and wheat pastures.
Prices this year will continue to be influenced by
corn prices.
What corn prices will do
the rest of the year will be
dependent on how many
acres of corn are planted
and weather conditions that
will affect the size of the
2007 crop. So, one certainty
is that corn prices will continue to be extremely volatile as news about prospective plantings and weather
surfaces.
Feeder cattle numbers
for the second half of 2007
should be near 2006 levels.
The annual Jan. 1 Cattle
Inventory Report that will be
released by USDA-NASS on
Feb. 2 will show how many
beef cows are expected to
calve this spring. A future
column will analyze that
report and its impact on cattle prices after the report is
released.
Northern Plains cattle
producers are wondering
what calf prices will be by
the fall marketing season.
If cattle numbers and fed
cattle prices are similar to
last year, corn prices will
continue to be the wild
card. Corn prices similar to
current levels should mean
feeder cattle prices similar
to cu rrent levels.
December corn futures
prices are trading very close
to nearby levels. Fall feeder
cattle futures prices are several dollars higher than current levels.
Keep in mind that higher
or lower corn prices by fall
would affect feeder calf
prices accordingly.
Cattle producers can
expect even more price
volatility than has been the
case because of the international trade issues that have
affected the industry the
last several years.
Implementing management
and marketing practices
that assure calves maximize profit potential will be
important. Furthermore,
developing a marketing
plan with appropriate risk
management strategies is
encouraged.
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New Zealander to describe
“Monitor farm” concept
saf release
A visitor from New
Zealand will be offering
Saskatchewan producers
some food for thought
on an innovative concept
— monitor farms.
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TALL ORDER: Processing beef from mature animals and then marketing it at a profit is tricky
even with a local market, says Frank DeFehr, owner of Tall Grass Farms.
A Manitoba farmer who has tried turning older animals into beef finds
margins are tighter than expected
Ground beef not a road to riches
by glen nicoll
FIW contributor
B
eef farmers have
complained of getting so little for their
mature animals in
the post-BSE beef
business, but just how much
profit is there from turning cows
into burger?.
If you’re not going to give
away old cows, you’re going to
pay a bit to get the work done.
A little less-than-desirable cow
is fetching about 25 cents for
her 1,200 pounds or about $300
before deductions. For a producer using the inspected route,
the slaughter fee will be about
$50, cutting and wrapping add
up to $192 (32 cents/600-pound
carcass) and there should be
about $25 for taxes and transportation, adding up to costs of
$267.
Depending on the muscling,
yield of ground beef from the
carcass weight would be around
60 per cent. At the low end
of yield and pricing, the 350
pounds of burger would be selling wholesale at $1.30 for $455
gross, or $520 at the high output
of 400 pounds.
After paying the expenses the
per-pound live cow values would
be from 16 to 21 cents although
the packaging costs would be
lower when the wholesale product goes out the door in 50pound boxes. Pricing the beef
at the retail level of $1.99 puts
the cow value to 34 or 42 cents
per pound without any delivery
costs to the consumer.
One Manitoba farmer went
into the cow beef business when
it looked like there should be a
nice margin. Frank DeFehr runs
600 cows, although he spends
most of his time in the family
furniture manufacturing business.
Calling himself “a bit of a
dreamer,” DeFehr put some
numbers on paper that showed
a positive for a local consumer
getting some of the health benefits of grass-fed beef. He thought
that nonproductive cows turned
into ground beef and a few muscle cuts with some value-added
features should find appeal in
the mass market. He thought
there would be a consumer
draw for the health-conscious
and those that wanted to support local industry.
Slim margins
After a couple of years in the
ground beef business, DeFehr
has found it a pretty hard place
to make that margin he thought
he had seen.
D e Fe h r s a y s h i s P l a i n s
Processing slaughter plant in
Carman, with its staff of seven,
has been turning a bit of a profit
by doing some custom work for
other small processors. They
are slaughtering beef for one
day per week and deboning of
the carcasses for the rest of
the week with the plant capacity dropping from about 7,000
head per year down to just
under 2,000.
DeFehr says you get 400
pounds of trim from a 1,200pound cow. “We’re paying 25
cents live so that is about 75
cents per pound (of beef). So
then we have the $60 for the kill,
$70 for the deboning and there is
$20 to $25 for the (SRM) disposal
costs and some packaging (adding up to about 40 cents/lb. on
the 400 lbs. = $1.15/lb.). At $1.30
for (wholesale) trim (85 per cent
lean beef), you might make a little profit,” DeFehr said.
Beef under the Tall Grass
Farms label is retailed through a
Beausejour butcher shop and on
the Internet. A variety of processed products are produced
as well as the mainstay ground
beef at $2 per pound. About half
the ground product is being sold
retail.
Questions Ranchers Choice
After his personal fact-finding
on the prospects for profit in the
cow business, DeFehr decided
to pull his 300-cow investment
out of the larger packing plant
proposed for the province when
the securities regulator ruled
that investors should have the
opportunity to withdraw in
2005.
“In business you can do okay
if you are either very big or
small and agile. I think Ranchers
Choice was right in the middle
of nowhere at 300 head.”
DeFehr says trade publications indicate margins of $50
per head.
“When you put a six per cent
interest rate on the $30 million
or so for the plant and a five
per cent depreciation rate on
the equipment, you are looking
at $3- or $4 million a year. And
the margin on 60,000 cows at
$50 per head is $3 million so
the return and the depreciation
equals the revenue.
“You have the hide but you
still have to take care of the
administration and have a little
for growth,” DeFehr said.
He says the profit in the packing business comes from developing or procuring markets for
the “drop” — the parts of the
animal that don’t go to the main
meat market. The income side
of the Ranchers Choice business
plan also included items like
the export markets for certain
organ meats, the pharmaceutical market for fetal blood and
a premium for the flash-frozen
beef product that the processing
market is reputed to want. There
was to be some production
efficiencies in greatly reduced
cooler capacity due to the New
Zealand-style ‘hot boning’ technique in the plant.
With the Ranchers Choice
Beef Co-op being shelved by the
producer board and the proposed opening of the U.S. border to older beef animals, the
questions on the local cow beef
front continue to mount.
DeFehr thinks that in the
future, health or environmental
issues will change the course
of industry, either due to consumer preference or legislated
initiatives such as New York’s
banning of trans-fats.
[email protected]
Aaron Meikle worked
for six years as a regional
manager for Meat and Wool
New Zealand, carrying out
extension, economic and
production surveys, and
research and development
activities.
He was born and raised on
a sheep, beef and deer farm,
an operation which served
as the first “monitor farm”
in the region in 1991. Aaron
has since been involved
in facilitating monitor
farms across the country,
overseeing their selection and
operation. “I’m fortunate to
have experienced monitor
farming from every angle,” he
stated.
Meikle will be visiting
Canada to speak about
the concept in Alberta,
Saskatchewan and Ontario.
Seminars have been
scheduled for the afternoons
of February 10 at the Bella
Vista Inn in Humboldt,
and February 11 at Temple
Gardens in Moose Jaw.
According to Tara Jaboeuf,
Livestock Development
Specialist with Saskatchewan
Agriculture and Food (SAF),
monitor farms serve as a
sort of “pilot project” for
producers within a region to
test new ideas and determine
how changes in various
factors might influence
the performance of their
operations.
“Monitor farms are set up
by a group of farmers. They’re
often raising the same
species of animal, and their
operations are usually around
the same size,” Jaboeuf said.
“One of the farms is
selected as a monitor farm,
and almost every facet
of production is closely
scrutinized and observed
on it. Participants monitor
all of the production, the
financials, the inputs, the
outputs, and so on, and they
get a very good base for what
the cost of production is
and what it takes to run that
farm.”
Jaboeuf says that, over a
three-year period, the group
discusses major changes,
decides which to implement,
and “tests” them on the
monitor farm to determine
their impact on production
and profitability.
“That‘s why they call it a
monitor farm, because it’s
the one monitoring all of
the changes, the impacts on
production and finances, and
how the overall operation is
affected, good or bad,” she
noted. “When the results
are evaluated, the other
producers know what to
Close scrutiny: A New Zealand
project selects farms where every
facet of production is examined so
local producers can compare the
operation to their own.
change in their operations
and how to change it,
or whether to make any
adjustments at all.”
While the concept is
relatively new to Canada,
it has been in practice in
New Zealand for around 15
years. Since its inception
there, some 125 individual
monitor farmers have passed
through the program, with
an estimated 20,000 farmers
cumulatively involved
through community groups,
newsletters or field days.
Meikle says that the
program continues to
attract excellent community
participation and interest in
his country. The projected
benefit to farmers has been
in excess of $150 million.
The monitor farm model
has applications beyond just
sheep farming; however,
Colleen Sawyer, the Manager
of Extension and Marketing
with the Saskatchewan Sheep
Development Board (SSDB),
said her agency has been very
interested in having Meikle
speak in the province. The
SSDB helped to arrange his
Saskatchewan seminars so
that producers here could
have an opportunity to learn
more about the monitor farm
idea.
“Perhaps it’s something that
we could adapt here, perhaps
not, but the whole concept
sounds very intriguing,”
Sawyer said. “Maybe it’s
something that farmers
might want to pursue in
Saskatchewan or in Western
Canada, if we can benefit from
it as much as countries like
New Zealand have.”
Anyone wishing to attend
the session in Humboldt or
Moose Jaw can register at the
door, but the SSDB would
appreciate pre-registration by
calling (306) 933-5200.
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There is
about 2 million tonnes
barley less
than last year
at this time,
according to
StatsCans latest report.
Glen Nicoll
The last low
carryover in
1995-6 and
happened to coincide with
the bottom of the cattle cycle.
Canadian barley carryover hit
a record low and the 5-weight
steers ended ‘96 at 75 cents but
the following year there was
record barley production and
the 5s were back into the dollarteens by fall in 1997.
In ‘96 the northern states saw
US64 cent 5-weight steers and
US63 cent 8s. The next year
they moved on to 87 cents and
US78 cents respectively as corn
ending stocks came up slightly.
Feeder cattle sales Stateside
haven’t been quite as sluggish
as $4 corn might be expected
to incur.Last week’s sales summary in Montana showed calf
prices that look a lot like ours
with the 6-weight steers averaging US$1.01 ($1.19). Heavier
cattle were seeing a difference
as their 8-weight steers were
around US89 ($1.05). Heifer
prices looked even more like
ours as the average heavier 5weight was worth US96 cents
($1.13) and the mid US80s
covered the next three weight
breaks. Bred cows were still carrying a pretty good premium as
the young good ones were still
bringing US$1,000 ($1,180).
The latest USDA inventory
numbers paint a pretty tight picture. They said the ‘06 calf crop
was the same as the ‘05 but the
total count was about 400,000
higher. Steers over 500 lbs. were
up 2% but the inventory was
done before a storm hit a good
portion of the feedlot areas, killing fed cattle in the pens and
thousands of cows on the western ranges.
Fed cattle futures received
a runup from the commodity
funds even as packers were still
pulling the cash market down.
As the bids read US87 cents,
the February futures went to
US91 cents and April neared it’s
contract high over US94 cents
($1.10). Summer months were
averaging US90 cents and the
next 6 months were ripe for locking fats as US92 cents ($1.08) was
on the board.
Feeder cattle didn’t get the play
the fats did but rose slightly to
keep August just over the dollar
($1.18) with the rest of the fall
just under the buck. The index
was US94 cents ($1.11).
In the first 4 weeks of the year
63,000 fats and just under 27,000
feeders went south, with 12,000
in the last week of January as
compared to 5,000 on a good
week before Christmas. Using
Alberta prices the basis on yearlings going south was 16 cents
last week and 14 cents on the fats
into Nebraska.
Bleacher view
The reckoning from the front
row in Melita last week was
that about a third of the feeders
being bought these days would
be wearing a CA brand in the
near future. Those light green
feeder cattle that made up most
of the 500 head on offer, might
be grassed or backgrounded
here but the finishing and
slaughter would be happening
elsewhere as usual. About half
the 40 cows had gone through
the gate before my arrival.
Calves
It seemed pretty much like a
calf crop cleanout as the lighter
steers were running 1.2 to every
heifer with 5-weights the volume leaders in both sexes.
Little steers settled 9% into
the low $1.20s, 83% in the dollar-teens and 8% under $1.10.
The upper limit was $1.22 with
the heaviest being the 410-lb.
Char-Salers ($500 per head)
and green condition on the
497 lbs. of Red Angus-X held
the money to $1.17 ($581).
With a gut on the 430-lb. Char
the bidding stopped at $1.10
($473) and the narrow 395-lb.
Herf-Simm stopped at $1.03
($407). Fives were able to find
the dollar-teens 41% of the time
while another 41% were in just
over the dollar followed by 12%
under a buck. It took $1.16 to
take home the green 515-lb.
Angus-Simms ($597), the 580lb. Red Angus-Lim lasted until
$1.09 ($632) and the Holstein
markings on a decent 510-lb.
conformation came to an 83
cent ending ($423).
A little extra added to the 6weight steers for what they didn’t
have, mainly any kind of cover,
tallied up 44% on the top side
of the dollar and 56% in the 90s
or a little lower. It was within
a whisker of a buck-ten for the
green 615-lb. Angus ($676) after
the framey 640-lb. Red AngusSimms sold for 98 cents ($627)
and the fleshy 630-lb. Herf was
held to 86 cents ($542). Alberta
and Ontario averages were up a
bit, $1.01 and $1.04 respectively.
Back in the southwest corner of
Manitoba the short selection of
7s were within a 9 cent range,
from 88 cents to 97 cents. It was a
710-lb. Angus-X at the top ($689)
with the 725-lb. red Simm in the
middle at 94 cents ($681) and the
staggy 720-lb. Gelbvieh brought
the bottom at 88 cents ($633).
Heifers weren’t posting any
improvements on the mart
reports that make up the
Canfax summation for the provinces but the regulars in the
bleachers at Melita felt a little
strength. We watched little ones
sell with 68% above the buck,
25% in the 90s and 7% under
90. Words not heard were $1.10
but the 445-lb. Red Angus-X
brought $1.09 ($485). A shorter
345-lb. Red Angus ended up at
$1.01 ($348) and a bit of a rat
tail trimmed the 455-lb. smokie
to 96 cents ($437) although the
questonable health status on
the 390-lb. Angus-X had her at
83 cents ($324). On a couple
of pages of 5s they found 70%
above the buck, 24% in the 90s
and 6% under 90. A little tan
package weighing 502 lbs. was
taken to the top of $1.06 ($532)
with the weight coming along
to 595 lbs. for the Red Angus-Xs
at 93 cents ($553) and the narrow 525-lb. Lim had some age
as well for an 80 cents winning
bid ($420). Average for Alberta
was 96 cents and Ontario was
up a bit at 98 cents.
The range on Melita 6-weight
heifers was 5 cents, from 93 cents
on the 640-lb. Herf-Simm ($595)
to 88 cents on the 695-lb. CharSimm ($611) and the top side of
90 bought 85%. It was a token
offering of 7s that established
the upper 80s as the range with
the 755-lb. red Simm at 89 cents
($672) and the narrower 790-lb.
Salers-X sold at 83 cents ($655).
Yearlings
As the feeder of some fallbought 6-weight steers noted,
he could do a little better than
break even on the purchase price
if he sold now. That top Melita
8-weight was at 94 cents for the
850-lb. smokey-Simm ($799),
worth a few bucks more than a
650-pounder at $1.20. The short
list contained a little package of
870-lb. fleshy Chars at 92 cents
($800) and the framey brother
was priced at 85 cents for 895
lbs. ($760). Heifer listings had
the 837-lb. Angus-Xs at 86 cents
($720) and the 830-lb. Simm
with a little more frame sold for
79 cents ($655). Alberta steers at
8s averaged 92 cents and heifers were 85 cents while Ontario
posted 99 cents and 86 cents.
With an expected 80 cent or
better cost of gain in the feedlot
come spring, the live cattle are
all worth about the same price
no matter what the weight. For
steers it was 92 cents for the fed,
fancy 917-lb. Char steers ($843)
with the 995-lb. Angus-X at 91
cents ($905) althought the fleshy
1,045-lb. smokie got the gavel
at 87 cents ($909) in front of the
framey, green 1055-lb. Char at 74
cents at ($780). A little package of
945-lb. Angus-X heifers was bid
up to 84 cents ($794). Some older
ones in either sex were priced
around 50 cents.
Slaughter
It takes about 12 cents to move
the fat steer to Nebraska and the
top end of the ring bids here at
93 cents for that market leaves
a little better margin than the
87 cents for the average Alberta
steer or heifer. Ontario was back
up to a 90-cent average. Cows
in Melita came to 29-cent average on the young half I caught.
Cream of the crop was the 1,585lb. Char-Simm heiferette at 32
cents ($507) with a couple of
calves coming from the 1695-lb.
Angus-Simm before she put on
the condition for a 31-cent final
bid ($525). There was some flesh
on the older 1275-lb. Angus-X
at 28 cents ($357) and average
condition on the 1,400-lb. CharSimm came to a 26 cent conclusion ($364).
Bulls were centered around
the 1,970-lb. Char at 28 cents
($551).
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MIXED FARMING: Kjartanson Farms, a
fourth-generation farm located on the west
shore of Lake Manitoba near Amaranth,
was recently awarded the Commercial
Limousin Breeder of the Year by the
Manitoba Limousin Association.
The farm is operated by Bob, Betty Ann
and son Matthew Kjartanson. Bob’s parents Steve and Ellen still reside on the
farm but Steve retired in 1996. Their herd
consists of 170 Limousin and Limousin
cross cattle, and this spring they will be
seeding 1,100 acres of grain land and
haying 960 acres. The Kjartansons also
fish 50-60 gill nets on Lake Manitoba. (l-r)
Kevin Basso, vice-president of MLA, Betty
Ann & son Matthew Kjartanson,
Kyle Cochrane presenting jackets, and
Bob Kjartanson. Also shown
Matt Kjartanson with fish catch.
Canola
stocks
surprise
Europe’s wheat crop on track
part of the country after
the cold snap, that actually
wasn’t as cold as forecast,
has weighed on prices,” one
trader said.
But fears of frost damage
linger, particularly as crops
were hit last year by plunging
temperatures late into March.
German plantings also are
doing well but with no snow
cover in much of the country
apart from the south.
“The picture is looking good
with plantings in an advanced
growth stage and no reports of
weather damage,” an analyst
said.
German trade house Toepfer
warned in a report that serious frosts were possible in
Germany up to the end of
April.
In its first estimate of
plantings for the new crop
this month, Germany’s state
statistics office said winter
wheat plantings fell 2.1 per
cent on the year.
But there have been fears
of drought in some parts
by david evans
reuters
Canadian farmers had less
canola and wheat in their
bins at Dec. 31 than traders
expected, and held tight stocks
of barley, Statistics Canada said
January 30.
Stocks of all three of Canada’s
largest crops were smaller than
they were at the same time a
year earlier, StatsCan said.
Canola stocks at Dec. 31 were
from 7.549 million tonnes a
year earlier, and below trade
expectations ranging from 6.8
million to 7.3 million tonnes.
for canola ahead of the report
Barley stocks at Dec. 31 were
21 per cent from 9.66 million
tonnes a year earlier because of
a significantly smaller crop, but
falling within trade estimates
ranging from 7.1 million to 8
million tonnes.
for barley ahead of the report
All-wheat stocks were 22.289
million tonnes, StatsCan said,
down from 23.943 million
tonnes at Dec. 31, 2005, and
below trade estimates ranging
from 23.7 million to 24.6
million tonnes.
Durum stocks were 4.461
million tonnes, StatsCan said,
down from 6.393 million tonnes
the previous year because of a
drop in production.
Oats stocks were pegged at
2.284 million tonnes, compared
to 2.738 million tonnes a year
earlier.
Flax stocks were 870,000
tonnes, up from 766,000 tonnes
at Dec. 31, 2005.
paris / reuters
Mild weather continues to
favour Europe’s wheat crop
and a recent cold snap looks
to have caused little damage,
even if the protective snow
cover remains thin in places,
leaving plants vulnerable, analysts said January 30.
Relatively high temperatures in December and early
January put Europe on track
for a good-sized harvest this
summer, with crops well
advanced for the time of year.
Analysts forecast a wheat
crop around 10 per cent
higher than 2006 at 127.7 million tonnes in the 27-member
European Union.
In France, the bloc’s biggest producer and exporter,
temperatures dropped sharply
last week, prompting fears
that the plants could be suffer
winterkill. But the mercury has
started climbing again, and
damage seems to be light.
“The return to positive
temperatures across a large
of Europe. In Spain, snow
and rain across much of
the country in recent days
has brought some relief to
farmers.
Crops are further advanced
than normal thanks to the
mild autumn but drought
rather than cold is the main
concern because some of the
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Canola Council
convention in
Victoria
Canola’s future for food and
fuel will be the theme of the
Canola Council of Canada’s
annual convention in Victoria
BC from March 20-23.
Representatives of all facets of
the industry including growers,
input suppliers, crushers, processors, exporters, researchers, regulators and marketers will discuss
a strategic plan designed to grow
canola to 2015.
The convention theme is
Canola – Growing Great 2015. Laurie Demeritt, president of
the Hartman Group and David
Hughes, professor emeritus
of food marketing at Imperial
College in London, will discuss
food trends. Thomas Mielke,
editor of Oil World of Hamburg,
Germany and Greg Webb of
Archer Daniels Midland will
lead the discussion of biofuels,
present and future. Jim Williams,
president of WTRG Economics in
Arkansas, will talk about the relationship of the petroleum and
renewable fuel industries in
North America.
Syngenta is the lead sponsor
of the 40th annual convention of
the Canola Council with Partners
BASF, Bayer CropScience, Cargill
Limited, the Canadian Canola
Growers Association, Monsanto
Canada and Pioneer Hi-Bred. To
register visit www.canola-council.
org/conference/index.htm. major growing regions had
no rain for two months until
last week. It rarely gets cold
enough for a serious frost.
But severe drought remains
a risk for Hungary’s crops this
year despite a recent change
of weather which brought
some snow and rain over the
weekend, grain farmers said.
The government has
warned that the grain crop
could be decimated after
several unusually dry and
warm months. Farmers said
the little snow which a cold
snap brought would make
little difference to the general
outlook.
“The danger of drought is
quite serious, especially in
the East and Northeast of the
country,” said Jozsef Vancsura,
Chairman of the Association
of Hungarian Grain Producers.
But further east, in Ukraine,
about 92 per cent of winter
crops sown for the country’s
2007 harvest are in good or
satisfactory condition, the
government has said.
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UK turkeys hit with bird flu
being transported in sealed
trucks to be incinerated.
The government’s
emergency planning
committee, Cobra, was
due to meet on Monday
to co-ordinate the response.
About 2,500 turkeys died
in the initial outbreak of the
virus. The Department for
the Environment, Food and
Rural Affairs (Defra) said
the virus had been confined to the farm near
Lowestoft.
“I am satisfied that
everybody has moved as
quickly as they possibly
could have,” Environment
Minister Ben Bradshaw told
BBC radio. “We are exploring
very carefully what the
possible avenues for that
infection might have been.”
Health Secretary Patricia
Hewitt said on Sunday the
government was preparing
“very, very seriously” for
the remote risk of a flu
pandemic.
by luke macgregor
holton, england
/ reuters
Britain aimed to
complete the cull of
160,000 turkeys on
Monday as a
government crisis
team met to tackle the
nation’s first exposure
to the latest deadly
strain of the bird flu
virus in farmed poultry.
The birds were being
gassed and incinerated after
the discovery of the highly
pathogenic H5N1 strain of
avian flu on a farm at
Holton in eastern England
run by Europe’s largest
turkey producer, Bernard
Matthews.
The slaughter of turkeys
at the farm started late on
Saturday with the dead birds
Workers wearing white
protective suits, black gloves
and masks loaded the
turkeys into crates to be
gassed at the huge farm
and processing factory on a
former airfield.
Farm workers were
offered anti-viral drugs and
restrictions were imposed on
the way birds are housed and
moved.
Within three km of the
farm, poultry must be kept
indoors. A surveillance zone
covers the area within
10 km of the outbreak. In that
area, bird fairs are banned
and there are restrictions
onbird movements. Red
road signs demarcated the
area.
Poultry must be separated
from wild birds and
movement must be licensed
in a wider area, covering
more than 2,000 sq km.
Defra said the virus was the
same pathogenic Asian strain
found last month in Hungary
where an outbreak among
geese on a farm prompted
the slaughter of thousands of
birds.
That outbreak followed a
relative lull in cases of H5N1
among European poultry
since hundreds of turkeys
died at a farm in eastern
France about a year ago.
A Bernard Matthews
spokesman said a high
mortality rate among the
birds was first spotted last
Wednesday.
The strain tends to be
transmitted to poultry by
infected migrating wildfowl.
It has killed at least 165
people worldwide since
2003, most of them in Asia,
and more than 200 million
birds have died from it, or
been killed to prevent its
spread.
It has not yet fulfilled
scientists’ worst fears by
mutating into a form that
could be easily transmitted
between humans and
possibly cause a global
pandemic.
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Drought
slows
U.S. cattle
expansion
by jerry bieszk
reuters
Expansion of the U.S. cattle
herd from a 30-year low in 2004
was much slower than expected
because of persistent drought
conditions over much of the
western grazing areas, livestock
analysts said.
“We had expansion trying to
go and then the dry weather
entered into the picture,” said
Don Roose, president of U.S.
Commodities Inc.
“The expansion phase the
trade believed we were in
has ended. We’re turning a
corner into some possible
contraction,” Roose said.
The U.S. Agriculture
Department put the total U.S.
cattle and calf inventory as of
January 1, 2007, at 97.003 million
head, up slightly from a revised
96.702 million head on January
2006. Last year’s number was
revised down from the original
97.102 million head number
reported for January 1, 2006.
“It’s more bullish than what
they (USDA) are showing,”
based on revisions, said
Lane Broadbent, livestock
analyst with KIS/OKC Trading
in Oklahoma City. “It’s just
showing that our inventory
hasn’t grown any.”
Analysts said there was still
some expansion from the low
numbers seen on January 1,
2004.
The biggest downward
adjustments in 2006 categories
came in calf production and
cattle weighing under 500 lbs.
Cows and heifers that have
calved, calves under 500 lbs and
the total calf crop all showed
substantial downward revisions.
This resulted in a 400,000 head
downward revision to the 2006
total cattle herd.
Total calf crop for 2006 at
37.567 million head was 100
per cent of the 2005 number.
But because of a downward
adjustment to the 2005 actual
number, the calf crop is under
trade estimates that ranged from
37.9 million to 38.07 million. The
USDA number at 37.567 million
is actually under the original
unadjusted 2005 number.
“We’re still in a stagnant
state” in cattle numbers. “If
we would have any worldwide
demand at all for beef we would
have several more years of good
times ahead,” Broadbent said.
Poor weather and a string
of winter storms starting in
late December probably cut
cattle numbers even further,
they said. “In conjunction with
this report we have to realize
what has happened out in the
country since then (Jan. 1)
with these storms,” said Jim
Clarkson, livestock analyst with
A&A Trading Inc. “There have
been a lot of cow and feeder
cattle deaths.
A steer number toward the
upper end of estimates may
weigh on nearby live cattle
contracts.
USDA put the steers 500 lbs
and over category at 17.222
million head, up 2 per cent
from last year. This was near
the upper end of early trade
estimates that ranged from 16.9
million to 17.45 million head.
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C R O P S
• husbandry — the frugal and sensible management of resources •
Farmers lost $90,000 through the illegal sale of
shares in 2003
by allan dawson
T
FIW staff
he former owners of Crop Tech
Rivers, twin brothers Donald George
Hodgson and
Gerald Gordon Hodgson,
pleaded guilty to 28 breaches
under the Securities Act in a
Brandon Court January 15 and
will be sentenced May 17.
The Hodgsons were charged
with illegally selling $90,000
worth of shares in Crop Tech,
their farm input supply and
grain brokering company, to
14 individuals in 2003. Many
were farmers who had paid
Crop Tech for products or
services they didn’t receive
and were offered shares in
Crop Tech as compensation.
Crop Tech Rivers, was
founded in 2000 in Rivers,
Manitoba. It declared bankruptcy March 24, 2004 owing
29 creditors, most of them
farmers, about $200,000.
Fourteen of the 28 charges
were for trading in securities
without being “duly registered” under the Securities
Act. The 14 other charges were
for selling shares to the public
without having a proper prospectus.
Most of the farmers burned
by the Hodgsons lost $10,000,
but two lost $20,000 and one
farmer lost $30,000.
Gerald Hodgson pleaded
guilty to theft over $5,000
in a Brandon court June 20,
2005 and was sentenced to
nine months house arrest
and to pay almost $37,000
in restitution. Hodgson, who
has declared bankruptcy four
times, admitted to stealing
six truckloads (168 tonnes)
of canola from Manitoba
farmers Ron Deslauriers
and Denver Plett. The farmers thought Hodgson had
arranged deferred sales for
them through Crop Tech.
Six months later when they
inquired at the elevator that
took delivery of the canola,
the farmers learned Hodgson
claimed he owned the canola
and had a cheque for almost
$50,000 sent to him. The
money was deposited in Crop
Tech’s account, which was
overdrawn by almost the same
amount, so the money was
gone in days.
It’s also alleged Crop Tech
Rivers was buying and selling
grain without being licensed
and bonded as required
under the Canada Grain
Act. The Canadian Grain
Commission had decided
Crop Tech was just brokering grain and therefore didn’t
need to licensed. The CGC
was about the re-evaluate
that, but Crop Tech went
broke in the meantime.
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Feed barley, durum PROs higher
The Canadian Wheat Board
last week released its January
Pool Return Outlooks (PRO)
for the 2006-07 crop year.
Wheat values are unchanged
from the December PRO,
while durum PROs range from
$3 to $5 per tonne higher with
the exception of No. 5 CWAD,
which is unchanged. The PRO
for feed barley Pool A (which
runs from August 1 to January
31) is unchanged versus
December, while the PRO for
feed barley Pool B (February
1 to July 31) is $9 per tonne
higher than last month.
Projected designated barley
pool returns are unchanged
from last month’s PRO.
Wheat
In its market commentary,
the CWB said U.S. wheat
futures, although down from
their earlier highs, have been
supported by a stronger corn
market. Global wheat supply
and demand factors have not
changed significantly over
the past month. The higher
global price structure we are
seeing this year continues
to impact customer buying
patterns, while pulling more
wheat from major and minor
exporters into the global
market. New crop prospects
are becoming increasingly
important as we approach
spring. Winter crops are
generally reported to be in
Spread of soy rust in U.S.
could be worse in 2007
by christopher doering
reuters
Soybean rust could be
widespread in the United States
this year as a warm winter
may have allowed a bumper
crop of spores to survive, the
U.S. government and plant
pathologists said January 24.
The fungus has already
been detected this year in five
counties each in Alabama,
Georgia and Florida. The first
case was detected in Florida on
Jan. 5, the earliest in the year
soybean rust has ever been
found in the United States. A
recent cold snap in the South
apparently wasn’t severe
enough to eradicate kudzu,
a fast-growing vine that can
harbor soybean rust spores.
Regrowth is already occurring
in many states from Florida to
Louisiana, according to the U.S.
Agriculture Department.
“I think the potential for 2007
being worse than 2006 is in place
right now,” said USDA soybean
rust spokesman Marty Draper.
A year ago soybean rust,
which can slash crop yields by
up to 80 per cent, was detected
in 274 counties, nearly double
the count of 2005, but most of
the findings occurred late in
the growing season and did not
reduce output.
The fungus made its way into
the Midwest in 2006 where the
majority of the country’s 3.2
billion bushel soybean crop was
grown. Illinois, the country’s
second largest producer of
soybeans, reported its first case
of rust in October.
USDA’s Draper said the
usda
Bumper crop: A warm winter may have allowed a high survival rate of soy rust spores in the southern U.S.
department has no plans to
curtail or make any significant
changes in its rust-monitoring
program in 2007. An estimated
$3.8 million will be provided
by USDA and the industry
to operate 384 testing sites
— most of them in the Midwest
— to monitor for the fungus on
kudzu and soybeans.
A number of factors — wind,
temperatures, storms, when and
where the rust is found, how
severe the outbreak is — can
determine the severity of soybean
rust. An outbreak one year does
not mean major rust problems
will follow the next year.
“The potential is there (for an
outbreak.) You can’t deny that,”
said Melvin Newman, a plant
pathologist at the University of
Tennessee. But he added, “The
planets have to line up before
anything is going to happen.”
Plant pathologists such as
Newman fear that each year
allows more soybean rust
spores to spread across the
South. And if a prolonged deep
freeze does not occur, some
spores could survive and be in
a position to spread once the
temperature warms.
“What is going to make the
difference is when we stop
having frost,” said Carrie
Harmon, a plant pathologist at
the University of Florida.
U.S. farmers so far do not
appear to be overly worried
about the threat of soybean
rust on their crop. A Reuters
survey of farmers attending
the American Farm Bureau
Federation’s annual meeting in
Salt Lake City earlier this month
found 87 per cent will not
reduce their soybean plantings
because of the threat of rust.
The straw poll also found
53 per cent were not more
concerned that rust might show
up in their fields, even after the
fungus spread to the Midwest
last year.
good to excellent condition.
Durum
Global durum fundamentals
have not changed significantly
since last month. Shrinking
global carryover stocks and
expectations of a marginal
increase in next year’s global
durum production are
expected to support prices
well into 2007.
Feed barley
Pool A sales are complete.
Pool B — Global feed grain
prices are expected to receive
support from the U.S. corn
market well into 2007, with
U.S. corn ending stocks
expected to be at the lowest
level since 1995-96.
Designated barley
The global malting barley
supply and demand situation
is unchanged relative to
last month. Malting barley
customers continue to
buy hand to mouth given
very strong global prices.
Competition from other
crops for acres this spring will
keep a lid on new crop North
American malting barley
supplies and support prices.
Tight Australian and European
old crop malting barley stocks
are expected to provide
ample opportunities to take
advantage of strong prices
well into 2007.
have you heard about the provincial
environmental plan?
The Provincial Environmental Plan (PEP) is a voluntary, commodity-based version of an Equivalent Agri-Environmental
Plan (EAEP). Manitoba Canola Growers Association (MCGA) is offering this option to producers as a complementary
alternative to individual Environmental Farm Plans (EFPs). The PEP will target a single environmental priority common to
all canola producers in Manitoba.
Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives (MAFRI) and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) are the
respective lead agencies co-managing the PEP in Manitoba, in partnership with the MCGA.
A requirement for participation in this plan is that producers attend one facilitated workshop. Technical
presentations and group discussion will be used to create awareness of unique environmental priorities associated with canola
production in Manitoba and the management options that can be utilized to address these priorities. Participation in the
MCGA PEP allows access to a financial incentive program designed to assist producers with the implementation of specific
BMPs on their farms.
Date
Feb 13
Feb 14
Feb 15
Feb 20
Feb 21
Feb 23
time
11am – 3pm
12pm – 4pm
12pm – 4 pm
10am-2pm
12pm – 4 pm
10:30am – 2:30 pm
Location
Mountainview Centre, Deloraine
Sports Complex, Hamiota
Ukrainian Hall, Minnedosa
Community Centre, Russell
War Veteran’s Hall, Swan River
St. Viator’s Parish Hall, Dauphin
Cost-shared incentive funding is available to producers who participate in the MCGA PEP. This funding will assist canola
producers with the implementation of 5 Beneficial Management Practice (BMP) that address a single environmental
priority common to all canola producers in Manitoba. The funding is available through the
Canada-Manitoba Farm Stewardship Program (CMFSP) until March 2008.
For more information and to pre-register, contact Jewel Mazur, PEP Coordinator: 204.573.4992
or e-mail: [email protected]
For workshop date and location updates, visit mcgacanola.org
High U.S. corn prices spur wheat feed use
by julie ingwersen
reuters
With the surge in U.S. corn futures to
10-year highs this month, wheat - the
stuff of bread, pastries and noodles - is
starting to look inexpensive by comparison. In fact, it’s cheap enough to be
fed to livestock in large quantities this
year.
As a result, the amount of U.S. wheat
used as livestock feed could nearly double this year, approaching 300 million
bushels, grain analysts said.
Wheat feed use in 2006/07 totalled
145 million bushels, or about 8 per cent
of the U.S. wheat crop, according to the
U.S. Department of Agriculture.
“In the ‘07/08 year, you could have as
much as 100-150 million more bushels
of wheat fed than a year ago,” said Don
Roose, president of U.S. Commodities
in West Des Moines, Iowa.
More than half of the U.S. corn crop
is fed to livestock each year, while the
bulk of the wheat crop is used for food
or sold for export.
Some lower-quality wheat is used as
feed every year. However, distortions
in the wheat/corn spread - the price
difference between the two grains -
can push more wheat, even millingquality wheat, into livestock feed channels.
Wheat normally trades at a sizable
premium to corn. But lately, forecasts
for a huge demand pull for corn from
the booming U.S. ethanol sector have
sparked a rally in corn futures, narrowing the spread.
New-crop Chicago Board of Trade
wheat futures for July delivery settled
on Feb. 2 at $4.85 per bushel, 61 cents
above the price of July corn, at $4.24.
That spread has fallen from roughly $1
during most of December.
“We have taken wheat down to feed
values. We’ve gotten wheat as cheap as
corn in some applications,” said Roy
Huckabay, an analyst with The Linn
Group in Chicago.
The per-bushel price of wheat does
not need to equal that of corn for wheat
to work as feed. The economics vary
by location and include such factors
as transportation costs and protein
content.
Some cattle feedlot operators in the
southern U.S. Plains have already begun
pricing new-crop hard red winter wheat,
which is grown in the surrounding
region.
Analysts said prices for soft red winter
wheat, which is grown in the Midwest
and the Mississippi River Delta, are
not yet low enough to start replacing
corn in hog rations in those areas.
But that could change in the coming
months.
“I think there is some hard wheat
that has been booked recently. Values
are just a little bit below the value of
corn into some of the feedlots,” Fimat
USA analyst Dan Cekander said. “I don’t
think the soft wheat pencils in yet,” he
added.
Winter wheat will start filling supply
pipelines after the harvest begins in
June. Corn supplies are typically tight
at that time, with the fall corn harvest a
few months away.
One Kansas grain merchandiser
noted rumours that some feedlots
were feeding old-crop wheat from the
2006 harvest. But analysts said most
livestock producers will wait until the
2007 harvest to ensure adequate wheat
supplies because cattle don’t adapt
easily to changes in feed rations.
“It really boils down to (whether)
the supply is available first. That can
override some of these other things,”
Roose said.
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Grain & Oilseed Prices
From Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives.
For the full weekly crop and livestock
market reports and statistics, see
www.gov.mb.ca/agriculture/news/markets/index.html
CANADIAN PRICES:
(Source: Canadian Wheat Board)
$/tonne
EXPORT
St. Lawrence
Wheat
Wheat
Wheat
Wheat
Barley
INITIAL
(Preliminary)
St. Lawrence
#1CWRS
271.05
#3CWRS
-
Cfd
-
#1Durum
287.20
#1CW 13.5%
-
INITIAL
(Preliminary)
Winnipeg
144.30
109.50
72.50
102.00
74.00
94.51
59.71
22.71
64.76
7.24
OPEN MARKET:
(Farmer's net cash return at Winnipeg elevator)
Current
Week
Wheat
#3CWRS
Wheat
Cfd
Wheat
#4
Barley
#1CW
Rye
#2
Flaxseed
#1CW
Canola
#1CR
Feed Peas Corn
#1
Oats
#2CW
Soybeans Protein Meal, Cash Price: Soy
Meal (46%), Winnipeg
Canola Meal (34%) Altona
Weekly
Change
Year
Ago
159.10
159.10
-
142.90
87.66
284.04
358.33
160.97
155.50
186.66
246.39
-1.90
-1.90
-
-3.00
-3.00
N/C
+3.80
+12.00
-1.97
-7.74
-2.55
110.41
110.41
95.71
57.75
235.48
225.77
111.66
119.29
130.56
217.52
273.00
168.00
N/C
-2.00
239.00
143.00
Current
Week
Weekly
Change
Year
Ago
171.50
-
-
184.90
-
-
387.50
-
-1.00
-
-
-2.90
-
-
+3.70
-
102.50
123.50
247.90
-
Current
Week
Weekly
Change
Year
Ago
181.00
-
166.00
-
305.00
384.30
399.30
-2.00
-
-2.00
-
+10.00
+3.80
+5.60
124.00
107.00
260.00
254.30
260.30
CLOSING FUTURES PRICES:
WINNIPEG
2007
May -
-
May -
May
-
Wheat
Oats (US$/T)
Barley Canadian
Barley Western
Rye
Flaxseed
Canola
Peas
CASH PRICES:
TERMINAL ELEV.
Fd Wheat (Track)
Fd Oats (US$/T)
Fd Barley
Rye
Flaxseed (Track)
Canola
Canola
TB
Minn.
Leth.
TB
TB
TB
Van.
US CLOSING FUTURES PRICES: (US$)
CHICAGO
2007
$/bu
$/t
May
May May May May May May May Wheat SRW
4.7450
Corn
4.0975
Oats
2.6575
Soybeans
7.3750
Soyoil (cents/lb.) 30.0900
Soymeal ($/ton) 212.9000
Kansas Wheat
HRW
4.9800
Minn. Wheat HRS 5.0350
Weekly
Change
Year
Ago
174.33 -2.48 131.71
161.32 -3.25 90.65
172.32 -5.02 125.63
270.95 +3.90 219.25
663.48 +15.43 493.70
234.62 -0.33 203.54
182.96
184.99
-1.48 149.89
-0.91 148.79
All prices are in $ per tonne. February 2, 2007.
Price Changes are from Week Ago, Thursday.
US $ = C $1.1792 Wednesday noon
Marketing
by brenda tjaden lepp
Strategies for high-protein wheat
T
he last couple of
Pool Return Outlook
(PRO) price forecasts released by
the Canadian Wheat
Board (CWB) have been disappointing, with the expected
pooled price for No. 1 CWRS
13.5% protein wheat holding
at $216/t, or less than $4.50/bu
in the interior. Worse yet, protein premiums have collapsed
this year, with the PRO showing just $4/t for 14.5% over the
benchmark grade. They don’t
post a PRO for 15.5% wheat,
but the many growers who
had high protein this year can
expect the next incremental
percentage protein to be worth
about $4/t too, giving a maximumCWB CWRS payment of
$224/t.
Before taking into account
trucking premiums, the producer car option, or other
factors that affect the specific
level of deductions applied to
the instore value, this gives a
price of less than $4.75/bu in
the country. Not only is this
worse than the non-Board
market is likely to pay by the
end of the year (and already
is in places) it’s a lot less than
what one would have thought
high-protein milling wheat
“should be worth” this year.
Minneapolis futures have
been trading at 10-year historic highs for much of the
2006/07 marketing campaign and Canada has been
optimally positioned to capture a large share of world
markets, being one of few
major wheat-producing
nations to produce an export
surplus.
A couple of factors are at
play. First, it’s more than likely
that the CWB simply sold too
much, too early into the 2006
wheat rally. According to reliable sources, a lot of pricing
was done in June/July, when
the futures were just starting to rise and the Canadian
dollar was much higher,
i.e. when the world price of
wheat was around $216/t
instore.
Second, since that time
the relative supply of highquality versus regular milling wheat has risen, while
growth in demand has been
for lower grades. Growing
conditions on the Prairies
delivered above-average
protein in wheat and belownormal downgrading from
No. 1. Continued high prices
for wheat have to do with the
explosion in corn demand
and the market’s need for
substitute feed ingredients,
while the high-price demand
has been rationed by 6-9
months of historically high
values.
Thus after first selling the
crop at a lower price than
the markets subsequently
moved to, the world’s interest in paying any premium
for the wheat the CWB has
been offering has dropped
in response to there being a
large supply of what we have
lots of, and growth in demand
for mid to lower-grades of
wheat that compete with
corn, which we’re already
mostly out of.
Moving to next year
So what’s a grower to do?
The only way out of the highprotein wheat price hole we’re
currently in, and to capture
normal value for the crop,
is to flip it into the 2007/08
marketing year and hope that
protein premiums return to
normal. Beware: this idea can
end up tying up bin space
that might be better allocated
to other crops you harvest
next summer, so pencil out
your cropping plans and storage capacity carefully before
taking any action. Also note:
current inventories can only
be applied to next year’s FPC
if they aren’t committed to
be delivered to the CWB in
the current year, i.e. you may
need to reduce your delivery
commitment in order to
take advantage of this opportunity.
At the GrainWorld
conference in the
last week of February,
the CWB will
release its new-crop
PRO and start to
post 2007/08 FPC
prices including the
basis, which can be
locked in any day
after that time.
As has been the case in
several recent years, there
appears to a better price
available under the newcrop FPC than the old-crop
PRO, creating an incentive
to forward-contract wheat
inventories. In the past, the
FPC has only been able to be
fixed starting in late February
but this year, the CWB started
offering the “basis” Contract
in September, whereby you
can fix the futures portion
of a new-crop FPC after the
market closes on any given
day. The CWB basis still won’t
start to be posted until late
February, then can be fixed
anytime during the 2007/08
pricing window that runs
until October 31st, 2007.
In recent weeks, the
Canadian-dollar-per-tonne
equivalent U.S. futures price
that could be locked in has
about $224/t instore (fluctuating between $218/t-$230/t).
The “basis” contract for
2007/08 allows you to do this:
fix the futures portion of the
FPC now and the basis later.
Assuming the CWB posts a
“normal” basis of $15/t over,
this would lock you into an
FPC of $239/t, which is a
substantial premium for No.
1 CWRS 13.5% protein wheat
over the current PRO of $216/t.
Applying high-protein
CWRS to this contracting
idea generates a further pre-
mium, related
to the above
estimate for
15.5% over
13.5% of just
brenda
$8/t according tjaden lepp
to the current
PRO. The 2007/08 initial payments, when they are released
in early August, are expected
to show grade spreads based
on historic averages, which
are about $30/t for 15.5% over
13.5% protein wheat. When
you apply wheat to an FPC
you lock in the grade spread
in the current initial payment
at the time of delivery, meaning you could expect to tack
$30/t onto the $239/t FPC by
delivering it in August, for a
final payment in your jeans
of $5.90/bu (assuming $52/t
deductions to your local elevator). For high-protein wheat
in the bin, this is a much,
much better deal than simply
leaving it in the current year’s
pool.
However, it is very risky
to assume a CWB basis of
$15/t over will be available,
especially in March. Unless
the futures fall sharply, the
new-crop PRO is going to be
at a substantial discount to
market prices when the newcrop price indications first
come out, assuming the CWB
is as conservative as normal
and estimates 2007/08 No. 113.5% wheat in the $200-210/
t range. The CWB basis is not
like a regular basis: it’s used
to keep the PRO and the FPC
in line. So if the futures are
still reflecting $225/t instore
in March and the PRO is $205,
expect the basis to come out
at -$20/t, not the historic
midpoint for the CWB basis of
$15/t over.
In this case, and assuming
the basis did not appreciate
significantly between March
and the time of delivery in
August, the expected price
available from pricing highprotein wheat under the
new-crop FPC through the
basis contract today would
be worth about $4.90/bu. In
other words, if you take CWB
Basis risk seriously, not only
will this pricing opportunity
not appear nearly as attractive, you may find the cost of
tying up storage space doesn’t
cover the premium over the
current PRO available from
delivering in the new crop
year.
At the end of the day, we
tend to think that 3-4 weeks
isn’t too risky of a time to wait
to see just where the CWB
basis comes out at before
acting on this idea. At the
GrainWorld conference in
the last week of February, the
CWB will release its new-crop
PRO and start to post 2007/08
FPC prices including the
basis, which can be locked
in any day after that time.
Between now and then there
certainly is some downside
price risk in the futures, but
that’s the only risk you face in
waiting to price high-protein
wheat inventories according
to this strategy.
Brenda Tjaden Lepp
FarmLink Marketing Solutions
Phone: 204 832-2233
www.farmlinksolutions.ca
reuters
The Winnipeg Commodity
Exchange on Tuesday
began posting what it says
are more accurate — and
significantly higher —
international barley prices
than projections offered
by the Canadian Wheat
Board (CWB).
But a senior CWB barley
marketing official said the
comparison was unfair, charging
the WCE’s price reflects only
spot prices for limited volumes
into premium markets.
The exchange said feed barley
was worth $223.20 a tonne,
basis Vancouver on Jan. 25, 17
per cent higher than the CWB’s
projected pool return of $190 a
tonne, basis Vancouver.
Malting barley was worth
$249.10 per tonne, basis
Vancouver, 21 per cent higher
than the CWB’s projected return
of $205, the WCE said.
“The price signals coming
from the (wheat board) are not a
good indication of where world
values are,” said Will Hill, the
WCE’s senior vice-president.
“If the wheat board is achieving extra returns through
pooling, as their studies say
they are, how come they’re not
reflected in bids?” Hill said.
The WCE plans to post new
international prices on its
website each Friday, Hill said.
Agricore United has begun
a similar initiative for feed
barley, posting an international
price on Jan. 25 of $233.70
per tonne, basis Vancouver.
The CWB’s pool return outlook
is lower than the Agricore and
WCE barley prices because it
represents sales over a longer
period into a variety of markets, explained Bob Cuthbert, senior
marketing manager for barley.
The agency pools the sales,
then returns revenue to farmers,
less expenses, at the end of the
pooling period.
The WCE and Agricore feed
barley spot prices reflect values
for limited sales opportunities
into Japan, Cuthbert said, while
the WCE malting barley price
reflects U.S. bids for limited
supplies of the crop that
U.S. farmers grew outside of
production contracts.
The CWB’s price pooling
system smooths market spikes
and dips, he said.
“At times, when you reach the
highest spot price… the highest
spot values can make the (pool
return outlook) not look that
good,” Cuthbert said.
“But at other times, like the
beginning of the year, the (pool
return outlook) was well above
the spot price,” he said.
The salvos over barley pricing
comes as barley growers prepare
to vote on whether they think
the federal government should
end the CWB’s monopoly on
barley sales to maltsters and
export markets.
The CWB has pointed to a
recent study by Canadian and
U.S. university researchers
showing farmers received
$59 million more per year on
average from CWB sales than
they would have from an open
market, using sales data from
1995/96 to 2003/04.
Hill said the WCE was not
trying to influence the farmer
vote, but he acknowledged
the exchange stands to gain
trading volumes for its feed
barley futures contract if
the government ends the
monopoly.
The WCE’s barley futures
currently reflect demand in
southern Alberta’s cattle feedlot
region, rather than a blend of
international and domestic
prices, Hill said.
On Jan. 25, March barley
traded at $178.90 per tonne,
basis Lethbridge, Alberta.
The futures price would likely
be higher if the barley market
was opened because of arbitrage
with international prices, Hill
said.
Cuthbert noted the WCE
recently overhauled its barley
contract because it was not
properly tracking domestic cash
values.
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The Canadian
Wheat Board said the
downgrading of its longterm credit rating by
Standard & Poor’s on
Tuesday was evidence that
Ottawa’s plan to maintain
the CWB in an open
market won’t work.
S&P lowered its longterm credit rating to AA+
from AAA because of
the actions the federal
government has taken
toward ending the CWB’s
monopoly on sales of
western Canadian wheat
and barley to millers,
maltsters and export
markets.
“The future role,
commercial strategy,
and organization and
financial strength of CWB
in a ‘marketing choice’
scenario are uncertain at
this time,” wrote Stephen
Ogilvie, credit analyst with
S&P, in a report.
Agriculture Minister
Chuck Strahl has said he
wants farmers to have a
choice of whether to sell
their grain to the CWB or
on the open market.
But the S&P analysis
shows that plan is
unrealistic, Ken Ritter, the
board’s chairman, said in a
release.
“This is an independent
third party that has looked
at the facts and concluded
the CWB wouldn’t carry
the same clout if its single
desk is eliminated,” Ritter
said.
The S&P report noted
the minority Conservative
government would require
help from an opposition
party to make changes
to the CWB’s governing
legislation, and said the
farmer support for the
monopoly as well as the
the outcome of the next
federal election would
determine the future of
the rating.
The CWB’s chief
financial officer said CWB
debt, which is guaranteed
by the government, has
maintained the top rating.
The CWB had $4.15
billion in borrowings in
the year ended July 31,
2005. The money is used
to cover expenses, credit
receivables and farmer
payments.
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by missy ryan
reuters
U.S. agriculture officials
last week unveiled a plan to
shield farm subsidies from
legal battles, shuffling some
of the $87 billion they want
to spend over the next decade
into programs they hope
won’t run afoul of World Trade
Organization rules.
The threat of costly, drawnout legal challenges at the
WTO, like Brazil’s landmark
case that forced Washington
to dismantle some support
for cotton farmers, makes
reform an urgent necessity,
said Agriculture Secretary Mike
Johanns.
The risk “is real,” Johanns
told reporters as he rolled out
the administration’s proposal
for the 2007 farm bill, the
umbrella law that sets subsidy,
environment and nutrition
spending.
U.S. agriculture officials hope
Congress will take their pitch
seriously when lawmakers sit
down to write a replacement
for the current farm bill, which
expires this fall.
For months, Johanns had
been touting the farm bill as
a chance to retool subsidies,
which now cost about $20
billion a year, and ensure
they’re in line with WTO rules.
To make that happen, USDA
wants to increase funds for
“d i re c t p a y m e n t s,” w h i c h
calculate subsidies based on
the crops farmers grew in the
past, to $5.5 billion over the
next 10 years. Direct payments
are now $5 billion a year.
Co t t o n , c r i t i c s’ e m b l e m
for costly, trade-distorting
subsidies, would get a boost of
66 per cent.
U.S. farm supports have
become a crucible in the Doha
round of world trade talks,
which broke down in July in
an impasse over agriculture.
Critics believe the subsidies
drove down prices and lock out
poor farmers in the developing
world.
If the round proves fruitless, it
is believed more WTO lawsuits,
like the Brazil cotton challenge,
will pile up.
“Without meaningful reform
… the U.S. will continue to face
legal challenges,” Raymond
Offenheiser, president of aid
group Oxfam America, said in
a statement.
FIrst Brazil, then Canada
If the 2005 Brazil ruling
wasn’t troubling enough, U.S.
agriculture got another jolt last
month when Canada took a step
to challenge U.S. subsidies for
corn and other crops.
Over half a dozen countries
joined Canada in arguing
U.S. corn subsidies hurt
foreign producers. Ottawa
also contends Washington
has exceeded its overall WTO
spending limit.
Funnelling more money into
direct payments would give
U.S. cotton farmers the same
level of support, but do it in a
way that would be safe from
legal challenge, USDA officials
said.
USDA’s proposal would also
allow farmers to grow crops that
haven’t traditionally received
support, like fruits, vegetables
and wild rice, on subsidized
land, which USDA believes is
another way to ensure subsidies
can’t be ‘linked’ to prices or
production in WTO challenges.
Only time will tell if Congress
accepts USDA’s plan and if a
new farm bill can deflect legal
challenge, said Steve Suppan,
an analyst at the Institute for
Agriculture and Trade Policy.
Trading partners will closely
watch U.S. negotiators, as well,
to see if the farm bill debate
prompts any new farm trade
offers in the Doha talks, Suppan
said.
The American Farm Bureau
Federation, an influential
farm group, said the proposed
changes were a step toward
protecting U.S. supports from
WTO challenges, but, president
Bob Stallman warned: “There’s
no way to give a 100 per cent
guarantee.”
Neither is it clear, Stallman
added, if the USDA plan would
do enough for American farmers,
another key concern.
Brazil, meanwhile, insists that
the United States hasn’t reformed
its cotton subsidies sufficiently.
A WTO panel is expected to rule
on that issue this summer.
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Olymel plant
in Quebec
faces
closure
by roberta rampton and
blaise robinson
reuters
A mediator will try to help
one of Canada’s largest hog
processors and a labour
union find a way to keep a
major slaughter plant open
in Quebec, a provincial cabinet minister said last Friday.
Labour minister Laurent
Lessard told reporters a
mediator will work with
processor Olymel and the
Confederation des syndicats nationaux union after
workers rejected wage cuts
that the company said were
needed to keep a plant running in Vallée-Jonction,
south of Quebec City.
Olymel said last week
it would close the plant
on May 25. It had earlier
announced it would close
another slaughter plant at
Saint-Valerien-de-Milton on
March 30.
The Vallée-Jonction plant
is currently handling 28,000
to 30,000 hogs per week, said
Richard Vigneault, Olymel
spokesman.
“We compete against
other Quebec plants, where
production costs are lower,
but mostly against U.S. competitors that have very large
and efficient plants, so we
really have to wake up here,”
Vigneault said.
Most of the pork from the
plant is exported to Japan and
the United States, he said.
The two plant closures
could cut slaughter capacity
in the province by about 30
per cent to about 125,000 to
130,000 hogs per week from
190,000 hogs per week now,
said Kevin Grier, a meat analyst with the George Morris
Center in Guelph, Ontario.
Last week, Quebec farmers marketed about 150,000
hogs, but summer shipments usually decline to
between 120,000 to 135,000
hogs per week, Grier said.
“They might be able to
sneak through the summertime all right, it would be
tough,” Grier said. “But by
September, they would be in
trouble.”
Other packers in Quebec
could absorb the extra hogs
by expanding processing
with a second shift, Grier
said, but political uncertainty may make expansion
difficult.
Ontario processors
could also take extra hogs,
or Quebec could step up
exports to U.S. packing
plants, he said.
Olymel has complained
small plants, high wages, a
provincial moratorium on
hog barn expansion and the
strong Canadian dollar have
hurt its profitability.
Last year, the company
hired former Quebec premier Lucien Bouchard to
negotiate cuts with workers.
“A plant that loses $50 million ($42 million) in three
years can’t continue to operate without facing reality at
one point,” Bouchard said in
a release.
Let’s Go Ridin’
by maerz e. doats
It happens to all of us — if
we’re lucky: getting old.
Whether it’s people, the
truck you drive or the favourite horse you love to ride, the
senior years may require a bit
more maintenance to keep
things in good running order.
The simple fact is that as
they age, a horse’s eyes, teeth
and joints etc. do tend to wear
out and may need their level
of care notched up a little.
A geriatric horse is considered to be at least 20 years
old. Your dear old friend may
start to show hints of a rib
cage, which always before
seemed well padded.
The eyes that seemed so
soft and bright may become
a bit cloudy. Movement
may become more painful if
arthritic conditions are settling into the joints.
The best way to prolong
your horse’s life is through
good care and regular maintenance all the way along.
Keeping watch for changes
in their body condition, their
behaviour and attitude and
addressing minor problems
before they become major
ones is best preventative
approach.
The rule of thumb is you
should be able to feel the
animal’s ribs, but not see
them. Check with your vet if
you suspect a problem.
Be sure to provide a safe,
comfortable place where
they can escape the weather
elements — the cold, the
wind, biting insects. You
might think bumping up the
grain ration when the cold
weather hits is a goodway
to keep your equine buddy
warm, but in reality,
he might need more hay
because digesting the roughage is what stokes his internal furnace.
It’s a good idea to have
your horse’s teeth examined
once a year. Even if you are
feeding a high quality diet,
if the horse can’t grind up
the feed, it isn’t doing much
good. You might also consider trying one of the feed
supplements designed for
senior horses.
By the same token, you don’t
want to kill him with kindness
either — through overfeeding.
Ensure your horse’s diet is tailored to its level of activity to
prevent obesity.
Good grooming can aid in
promoting skin health and
improve circulation.
Regular farrier work is
also important for maintaining proper hoof shape and
movement, which could help
avoid lameness.
Exercise is key to maintaining the horse’s suppleness and muscle tone. But
just like people, older horses
may need a gentle warm up
period before undertaking
strenuous activity to avoid
muscle injury.
As the saying goes, keeping the motor good and the
chassis from slipping will
help ensure your beloved
aging equine can stay
healthy and happy through
the golden years.
Till next time, stay in the
saddle and never say whoa in
a bad spot!
hermina janz
winter foraging: From the looks of these horses there’s lots to eat under that snow.
Progress in porcine circovirus
banff pork seminar release
Although a major pig virus
continues to threaten the livelihood of Canadian pork producers, front line researchers
in the global pork industry say
progress is being made in the
fight. Porcine circovirus associated disease (PCVAD) has produced severe losses for pork
producers worldwide but poses
no threat to humans.
Robert Desrosiers, a technical service veterinarian with
Boehringer Ingelheim, gave
a “state of the union” on what
causes the disease, its clinical
signs, lesions or physical changes,
transmission means and control options. He also discussed
some of the questions that remain
unanswered. He was one of five
speakers from around the world
to tackle the subject at a half-day
session of the Banff Pork Seminar,
January 16-19.
“The symptoms and lesions
are fairly well characterized
and new, effective vaccines are
now available to pork producers,” says Desrosiers. “We are
also finding that certain genetic
lines, or genetic combinations,
such as a specific boar line with
a specific sow line, are producing pigs that are more resistant to the disease than others.
Management practices that
appear to reduce the severity of
problems have been identified,
but very few appear to give consistent results.”
Pigs can become infected
with the causal organism, porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2),
in several ways, says Desrosiers.
These include direct contact
with infected animals or infected premises, contact at short
distances of one to two metres,
transmission from the dam
to its fetuses in the uterus,
and potentially through infected semen, although the latter
is not fully proven at this
time.
It was discovered in Western
Canada in the early 1990s and
has subsequently resulted in
severe losses for pork producers throughout the world. More
recently, Quebec and Ontario
herds have been hit particularly
hard with the condition.
Although researchers have
identified lesions that strongly
suggest PCVAD infection, such
as enlarged lymph nodes and
white spots on kidneys, no specific lesion appears to be present
in all cases.
“However, in many cases
where several pigs are autopsied, it is possible to have a good
idea as to whether or not PCVAD
is involved. Ultimately the lab is
needed for a full proof confirmation,” says Desrosiers.
Vaccines available today have
been shown to be effective in
the control of the disease, and
in many situations a complete
elimination of problems was
observed. This appears to be
particularly true for piglet vaccines. Good results have also
been observed with a vaccine
used in gilts and sows, but the
results may not be as consistent,
says Desrosiers.
“While it is clear that genetics
can have an impact, the data is
not all going in the same direction, so care should be taken
before making radical changes
to a pork production program.
In my opinion, however, genetics, with vaccines, is one of the
control options which offer the
most possibilities.” www.banffpork.ca
Many flu outbreaks
unreported
nificantly lower than the epidemic waves of last year despite new
flare-ups of the virus so far in eight
countries, including Indonesia,
China, Egypt, Japan and South
Korea, FAO officials said.
“The virus continues to persist in several Asian countries,
as well as in Egypt and Nigeria,”
said Hiroyuki Konuma, the FAO’s
deputy regional representative
for Asia and the Pacific.
“Other countries may have
been affected but have yet to
report.”
Bird flu remains essentially an
animal disease, but it is known
to have infected 269 people
worldwide since late 2003. Of
these, 163 have died, fanning
fears of a global human pandemic.
Since 2003, outbreaks have
been confirmed in about 50
countries and territories.
The FAO said there had
been no reports of new outbreaks in secretive militaryruled Myanmar or Laos and
Cambodia, all neighbouring
Thailand, which had its first
outbreak in six months earlier
in January.
The spread of the virus by
migrating wild birds from Asia to
Europe and Africa had not taken
place during this autumn/winter
season at the same level as it had
in 2005, the officials said.
But the poultry trade and the
transport of live birds could still
spread the virus and strong vigilance was needed.
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Many countries are doing a
better job fighting the H5N1
bird flu virus, yet many outbreaks are not reported, Food
and Agriculture Organization (FAO) officials said January
23.
Absolute transparency about
disease outbreaks, involving
farmers directly in surveillance
and reporting as well as compensation were key to make the
global fight against bird flu successful, they said.
“So far, many countries have
managed to progressively control the virus and the global
situation has improved tremendously,” Juan Lubroth, a senior
FAO infectious diseases official,
told a news conference.
“Unfortunately, at the global
scale, many outbreaks remain
under-reported or unreported.
National or international bodies are often not in a position
to immediately verify rumours
or reports about unconfirmed
outbreaks,” Lubroth said.
The number of outbreaks in the
first weeks of 2007 had been sig-
Community Spotlight
Oak Ridge Meats opened in 2004 — a venture
supported local farmers and business owners wanting
to see new industry and employment for the areas
McCreary
Home-grown
business key to
future of McCreary
by lorraine stevenson
FIW staff
mccreary
When BSE first struck
in 2003, those in the
Canadian cattle industry
wondered if this
country was about to
lose its appetite for beef.
That was not to be
the case.
But that question was much
on the minds of area livestock
producers and local business
owners who counted on their
business in McCreary in the
early post-BSE announcement
days. Especially those eight
shareholders who were financing and backing the construction of Oak Ridge Meats Ltd.,
the first free-standing meat
processing plant to be built in
Manitoba in decades.
In some respects, their timing couldn’t have been better.
All talk in the ensuing months
would be about expanding slaughter capacity in
Manitoba.
But this plant was already
built and operating by the time
any outside help for such a venture would become available.
It was built entirely with local
capital and sweat equity and
“it’s been a learning curve,
that’s for sure,” shareholders
say today.
Back in 2003, with their brand
new 4,000 sq. ft. plant just getting going, they had plenty to
worry about.
“We had to gamble on what
was going to be the public perception of the meat industry,”
says Don Fletcher, an auctioneer and one of those shareholders .
“We didn’t know what was
going to happen to the market.”
Three years and more hurdles later, Oak Ridge Meats now
operates at full capacity and has
created employment for more
than a dozen local residents.
Most weeks the plant kills and
processes about 40 cattle and
bison, plus few hogs and the
occasional elk. They also make
a variety of value-added products sold wholesale — bacon,
ham, sausage, smokies, balogna
and pizza meat, plus dog food
patties and blocks. Oak Ridge
meat products are also sold
through stores in Thompson
and Churchill.
The cash infusion into the
local economy, because of
this venture getting started, is
now around $300,000. That’s
why this plant was built, says
Fletcher.
“We wanted something to
create employment and add
money into the town.”
Ski hill
Standing on McCreary’s western edge, stands chubby Alpine
Archie. Clutching his downhill
skis, the town signature statue
gazes at the slopes of Riding
Mountain National Park. He’s
been here since 1978, welcoming thousands of annual winter visitors who once came for
the best skiing found between
Thunder Bay and the Rockies
— and to spend money in
McCreary.
Archie’s frozen grin belies the
fact that Mount Agassiz Ski Hill
and McCreary’s ties to it are
becoming a thing of the past.
The last ski season was 19992000. The business that ran the
ski hill went into receivership in
the late 1990s. Most infrastructure is gone. So are seasonal
jobs and extra revenues tourists
generated for local hotels, restaurants and other businesses.
The end of the tourism-generating business marked the end
of a near 40-year relationship
between the ski hill and the village of McCreary. And that hurt.
“It dramatically affected the
lorraine stevenson photos
Keeping watch: Alpine Archie, McCreary’s signature statue gazes west where Mount Agassiz Ski Hill
once lured thousands of winter tourists. McCreary still holds out hope the ski hill might one day be restored
- but no one is holding their breath.
revenue stream of the community,” says McCreary councillor and community development corporation (CDC) chair
Maurice Gingras.
But it also didn’t mean the
end of the run for this village
of around 500. Businesses felt
the pinch, of course, but they
did not close, Gingras notes.
That’s because theirs is a town
far more dependent on agriculture than it ever was on
tourism. McCreary is a principal service centre for a market
area of around 3,500 people
which takes in residents of the
RM and beyond. About half of
local residents are employed
either directly in jobs related
to agriculture, industry, or in
ag-related services and businesses. Farmers around here
grow grain and special crops,
and raise significant numbers
of cattle and hogs, including
purebred animals destined for
international markets.
If anything, the ski hill closure
reminded McCreary of where
its strength comes from, and
the importance of encouraging
local industry — the kind that
sticks around — to develop,
says Gingras. Their local community development corporation (CDC) is always trying to
hear and encourage new ideas
for business.
That’s why McCreary is proud
of Oak Ridge Meats.
“It’s truly a success story,”
Gingras said. “ For a community that maybe has 120 to 130
jobs, excluding farmers, it’s
kept a lot of local people in this
area.”
Retiree potential
What could bring in more?
Newly-elected mayor Carrie
Walker sees real potential for
McCreary to become a town of
retirees. Born and raised here,
she’s only recently returned to
live here after years away, liv-
ing up north in Leaf Rapids.
Her husband retired four years
ago and the Walkers decided to
return to Carrie’s home town.
Walker says having been away
so long she sees her town with
“fresh eyes.” She can see attractions in the community longtime residents generally take for
granted; its lovely location and
the picturesque nature of the
community itself, quick access
to the considerable recreational
opportunities of nearby RMNP.
McCreary has a hospital and
school, a fine nine-hole golf
course and driving range, and
a junior olympic outdoor swimming pool. There are ample
hunting, birdwatching, fishing
and camping opportunities just
out people’s back doors.
“I don’t think McCreary sees
it itself yet, but I think it could
be a retirement community,”
Walker says.
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Continued from previous page
Village of
McCreary
Maple syrup capitol of Manitoba
Bob Gass, McCreary’s former
mayor, could see its retirement
potential too, back in 1999. It’s
where he settled after retiring from
his own career in the RCMP. So did
Claude Desrosiers, a retired school
principal.
Gass and Desrosiers in the last dozen
years or so have put their energy into
the kind of thing Gingras is talking
about— establishing a new, albeit
small, industry for McCreary. They
tap maple trees and operate small
commercial maple syrup production
companies.
Gass knew about tree tapping from having grown up in
New Brunswick, but didn’t think
Manitoba’s plentiful maples were
significant sap producers until he
observed Manitoba’s aboriginal
communities tapping trees around
Lake Manitoba.
That was back in the late 1980s,
and it got him interested in trying
too. Shortly thereafter, he began
to tap a few trees around town,
which led to tapping more maples
on land he owned near the eastern
slopes of RMNP. A purchase of an
evaporator to boil sap and make
syrup, and expanding taps, led to
the establishment of his company,
Maple Syrup of Manitoba. He now
produces more than a dozen different sizes of maple syrup products
and sells through a variety of giftware and specialty stores.
Likewise, Desrosiers sells a line of
his own syrup products, including
maple jelly and a maple butter. His
products are labelled Yummy Stuff.
A novelty 10 years ago, maple syrup
and other value-added products have
become a nice niche market product
today, says Gass. It’s also provided a
new identifier for McCreary, which
now bills itself as the Maple Syrup
Capital of Manitoba.
P. O. Box 267
436 Second Avenue
McCREARY, Manitoba
R0J 1B0
Telephone: 835-2341
Fax:
835-2658
email: [email protected]
Visit our website at:
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Maple syrup makers: Claude Desrosiers and Bob Gass tap maple trees
in the McCreary area and produce value-added maple syrup products.
McCreary now bills itself as the Maple Syrup Capital of Manitoba.
Future strengths
What’s ahead for McCreary?
Gingras says they feel they’ve done
pretty good, for a community of
their size to be holding its own
through the kinds of times they’ve
been through.
“At this point in time, if you’re
holding your own you’re ahead of
the curve,” he says.
McCreary will focus on encouraging support for and establishment of new business and industry,
he stresses.
“We’re trying to diversify and find
new strengths,” he said.
“For a community that maybe has 120 to 130 jobs,
excluding farmers, it’s kept a lot of
local people in this area.”
—
maurice gingras, village of mccreary councillor and chair
of the local community development corporation
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Onanole class project adopts 100-Mile Manitoba Diet
Students adopt version
of 100-Mile Diet
fiw staff
G
rades 7 and 8 students at Onanole
Elementary School
are taking part in
their own version of
the 100-Mile Manitoba diet this
winter, serving locally sourced
brunches and making plans for
some field trips this spring.
The 100-Mile Manitoba Diet
was rolled out last month by a
Winnipeg-based group urging
Manitobans to make a conscientious effort to eat only food
that’s travelled 100 miles or less
to the dinner plate.
The idea behind the campaign
is to make people more aware of
the diversity and accessibility of
locally-grown food, and to wean
off dependence on long-hauled
foodstuffs.
Onanole School teacher Pam
Ryznar says when she heard
about the 100-Mile Manitoba
Diet, it sounded like a great
learning tool to integrate into
her students’ ecology-science
studies.
“This ties in really well, as far
as how we interact with our ecosystem,” Ryznar said.
Nineteen students in the
two grades will plan and serve
a series of brunches, bringing
foods from home they know
came from within 100 miles.
It was the father of one Ryznar’s
Grade 8 students who suggested the classes try this and volunteered to help with it. Ken
Kingdon, project manager for the
wildlife health program in Riding
Mountain National Park, says he
was looking for ways he could get
more involved in the school his
daughter attends. The 100-Mile
Manitoba Diet is a great way for
young people to learn where food
comes from, he said.
“This can really demonstrate
to kids that we produce a lot of
food right here in Manitoba,”
Kingdon said. “We’ve come to
rely on food from other places.
This reminds kids that the area
around us can produce enough
for us, if we choose.”
Kingdon is volunteering to
visit the classrooms, talk to the
students, and bring an ecology perspective into discussion
around consuming foods produced closer to home.
One discussion he hopes to
raise with the students is about
environmental costs of transporting food over long distances. There are obvious impacts on
the environment to road building, but there’s also the “unseen
impacts” too, Kingdon said. “For
example, we know that when we
introduce a road to an area, you
also have the increased chance
of introducing exotic species
like leafy spurge, which travels
with vehicles.”
The students have already
been on field trips to parts of
the national park where human
impact on the environment is
minimal. Kingdon said they’re
now starting to plan another
spring trip to an area farm where
kids can see “the ecology on the
landscape where humans are an
integral part.”
Ryznar said her students will
learn more about food sources
and to become “more mindful
about what they’re eating.” Many
come from farms so already
possess a good understanding
of what’s local and what’s not,
she said.
Theirs is a version of the 100Mile Manitoba Diet campaign
being adopted by various individuals throughout Manitoba.
Launched in early January,
the
campaign
challenges
Manitobans to spend time this
spring and summer growing a
little more of their own food,
or becoming more familiar with
local food sources, to prepare
for a 100-day stint, beginning
September 1, eating only locally
sourced foods.
For more information about the 100 Mile Dietlog
on to blog site: http://100milemanitoba.blogspot.com
More info can also be found by emailing
[email protected]
page 24 • february 8, 2007 “I hate school! I hate it!
Can’t you just home-school
me?” Jennifer Jackson’s
impassioned tone matched
the look on her face as she
sat at the table with Andrew
and Rose, a breakfast of
oatmeal and toast cooling off
rapidly in front of her
on a bitterly cold morning
last week. “My teachers are
sooo stupid and I have like,
only one friend and she isn’t
in any of my classes… I don’t
want to go anymore!” she
concluded, wiping a tear
from the corner of her eye
with the sleeve of her
sweater.
Andrew and Rose paused
to stare at each other across
the table for a moment. Rose
read the “what’s got into
her?” expression on Andrew’s
face and responded with a
“your guess is as good as
mine” expression of her own.
Jennifer stared, oblivious, at
her oatmeal.
“Okay honey, tell us what’s
up,” said Andrew. “What
brought that on?”
“Nothing’s up! Why does
something have to be up?”
said Jennifer. “Can’t I just hate
school because school sucks?”
“You could I guess,” said
Andrew, “but I don’t think you
do. If you did, it seems to me
we would have noticed before
now.”
“I knew you wouldn’t
understand!” There was no
denying Jennifer’s distress.
“That’s why I never said
anything before. I knew it
wouldn’t help anything! I just
can’t stand it any more! And
I’m not going.”
Andrew looked helplessly at
Rose who set her coffee cup
carefully beside her bowl.
“Okay then,” said Rose.
“If you’re not going, then we
don’t have to solve this problem right now while the porridge gets cold. We have all
day right?”
Jennifer raised her head
and looked at her mother in
surprise. “Are you serious?”
she said.
Rose nodded. “You can stay
home today,” she said.
Jennifer’s relief was palpable. She reached for her bowl
and picked up her spoon,
then got up suddenly. “I have
to go to the bathroom,” she
said. “I’ll be right back,” she
said.
“Whoa,” said Andrew when
she was gone. He looked a little shell-shocked. “We’re just
gonna let her stay home?”
“The wind chill is minus
48,” said Rose. “The busses
aren’t going to run anyway.”
“It’s minus 48 degrees?”
Andrew sounded disgusted.
“That’s ridiculous.”
“The temperature’s only
minus 37,” said Rose, “but
there’s a north wind.”
Andrew shook his head. “I’ll
have to go out with Randy
and check the cattle,” he said.
“Make sure they’re in the
shelter.”
Rose looked across the
room in the direction Jennifer
had gone. “Take her with
you,” she said.
“It’s fifty below!” said
Andrew “That’s crazy.”
“Forty eight below,” corrected Rose. “Just take her along.
Get her mind off whatever’s
bothering her and then
when you get the chance just
kind of ease it out of her. If
the timing’s right, she’ll tell
you.”
“Could work,” said Andrew,
looking almost convinced.
“Anyway it’ll be good for her
to get outside and do something. As long as she dresses
for it.”
Jennifer reappeared and
slid into her chair. The change
in her demeanor was remarkable, as if the weight of the
world had been lifted from
her shoulders. “My
porridge is cold,” she said
cheerfully.
“Put it in the microwave
for a few seconds,” said Rose.
“When you’re done eating you
can go with dad and Randy to
check on the cows.”
“Really? Cool.” Jennifer slid
her bowl into the microwave
and punched a few buttons.
“It’s 37 below,’ said Andrew.
“You have to dress for it.”
“No problem,” said Jennifer
brightly. “That scarf I got for
Christmas is so warm I could
walk to the North Pole and
not get cold.”
“It’s probably warmer at
the North Pole today than it
is here,” said Rose, “so bundle
up.”
“No problem,” said Jennifer
again. Andrew got up, put
his dishes into the sink and
turned to leave the room.
“I’ll give Randy a call,” he
said. “We’ll probably want to
go in half an hour or so,” he
said.
“Okay,” said Jennifer. “I’ll be
ready.” Andrew disappeared
up the stairs, leaving Rose
and Jennifer sitting at the
table. Jennifer tucked into her
oatmeal.
“I was going to bake cookies,” said Rose. “When you
guys get back we’ll have some
fresh cookies and talk some
more.”
Jennifer’s face clouded. “Do
we have to?” she said.
“We have to,” said Rose.
Jennifer heaved a resigned
sigh. “Okay,” she said. She
picked up her bowl and took
it over to the sink. “I better get
dressed,” she said. “Thanks
for the breakfast.”
“You’re welcome,” said Rose
just as Andrew reappeared in
the doorway.
“Randy will be here in fifteen minutes,” said Andrew
as Jennifer passed him on
her way out of the room. “Be
ready.”
Andrew sat down at the
table. Rose rested her face
in her hands for a moment
then looked at him across the
table.
“What do we do?” she said.
“What we always do,” said
Andrew. “Whatever it takes.”
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Here’s something to think about during this month of hearts
and flowers. This is a “survivor’s story” found on the Heart and
Stroke Foundation’s website (www.heartandstroke.ca)
“On July 31, 2006 at 3 a.m., Bonnie Warnyca woke suddenly,
perspiring and feeling severe pain between her shoulder blades.
She had this feeling twice earlier in the week, but had treated it
with ice and a pain reliever.
“I have fibromyalgia so I just thought it was more muscle
pain,” Warnyca says.
This time, the remedies weren’t working. After about an hour,
she decided that she needed to go to the hospital. Living in
a small town in Saskatchewan, she was not surprised to find
that there were no overnight doctors in the emergency room.
Although Warnyca had come in at 6 a.m., she didn’t get to see
a doctor for another two hours. “The nurse said that my blood
pressure was alarmingly high, but a heart attack wasn’t suspected,” says Warnyca.
Given her history of fibromyalgia, Warnyca thinks that because
her pain was vague and located between her shoulders instead
of in her chest that the possibility of a heart attack was dismissed
by the healthcare providers.
“When tests finally began after 8 a.m., the ECG showed nothing and it took about another hour and three blood tests to confirm that I had indeed had a heart attack,” Warnyca says. She had
to be rushed to the Regina General Hospital, which had proper
treatment facilities.
Doctors discovered that two of her arteries were severely
blocked by plaque buildup, a condition known as atherosclerosis. She underwent a procedure known as Percutaneous
Coronary Intervention (PCI), also known as angioplasty. The goal
of this procedure is to help to restore normal blood flow to the
heart muscle.
Now, Bonnie’s energy levels have increased and she has started
walking every day in order to speed her recovery. She considers herself to be one of the lucky ones, despite the delays in her
diagnosis. “More women could be saved if they knew that they
are at risk,” Warnyca says. “If we could better identify symptoms for women and get it to physicians and healthcare workers
— that would be huge.”
Warnyca’s story illustrates the message of the newly released
Report on Canadians’ Health for 2007. Women are less likely to
be treated by a specialist, less likely to be transferred to another
facility for treatment, and less likely to undergo cardiac catheterization or revascularization, it notes.
It’s a gender gap in care and a serious health issue for
Canadian women, notes Dr. Beth Abramson, a cardiologist and
spokesperson for the Heart and Stroke Foundation.
It’s particularly worrisome given that women have caught up
with men when it comes to the number of deaths from cardiovascular disease.
Back in 1973, there were 23 per cent fewer female than male
deaths from heart disease and stroke. Today the number of
deaths is virtually the same between the genders.
“Almost 37,000 Canadian women will die of heart disease and
stroke this year, and women have a higher risk of dying after a
heart attack or stroke, ” says Abramson.
Why so? The Foundation’s report doesn’t provide an answer
but suggests this gender gap in care may be partly due to
Canadians — men in particular — still seeing heart disease as a
man’s disease. In one national survey done by the Foundation,
more than half (53 per cent) of men polled thought the number
of heart and stroke deaths was somewhat or a lot less in women
compared to men.
“Women and men need to realize that heart disease and stroke
are equal opportunity killers,” says Dr. Abramson. “We need a
proactive approach to women’s heart health in Canada. The gender gap can and must be closed.”
The 2007 Report, among other things, is recommending that
more research be done on heart disease and stroke among women;
that health care systems tailor primary prevention, screening, and
treatment to women’s needs, and that more men and women not
only become more aware of their risk for heart disease and stroke,
but know the signs and symptoms of one.
If your mother, sister, daughter, aunt or wife was in the kind
of pain Bonnie Warnyca was in last summer, would your first
thought be that she’d pulled a muscle?
During the month of February, for every person who signs up for Peak of the Market’s free recipe emails, Peak of the Market growers will donate 50 pounds of fresh vegetables to Winnipeg Harvest. The
goal is at least 10,000 people signed up, which will equal 500,000 pounds of vegetables for Winnipeg
Harvest. Winnipeg Harvest distributes food to more than 325 food banks and soup kitchens across
Manitoba feeding over 39,000 Manitobans every month.
Visit www.PeakMarket.com to subscribe for free recipe e-mails on a daily to weekly basis.
Here’s a sampling of what you’ll find on Peak of the Market’s website:
PUMPKIN POTATO SOUP
2 lb. fresh pumpkin
2 leeks, sliced
4 medium potatoes, diced
4-1/4 c. chicken stock
1 c. cream*
Salt and pepper to taste
until vegetables are very soft and tender. Process
in food processor. Return to pan; add cream and
season with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, stirring. Reduce heat, simmer 5 minutes.
Serves 4
In a large saucepan, add pumpkin, leeks,
potatoes and chicken stock. Bring to boil,
reduce heat, simmer uncovered 25 minutes or
* I’ve made this soup and it’s very good. If you
want a lower-fat version, substitute cream with
1 or 2 per cent milk. The soup will be thinner
but still tasty.
TURNIP APPLE BAKE
1 turnip, peeled & diced
1 tbsp. butter
1 c. milk
1-1/2 c. apples peeled & sliced
4 tbsp. brown sugar
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
Cook turnip in water until tender. Drain and
mash, adding 1 tablespoon (15 ml) butter and
milk. Toss apples with 1/4 cup (50 ml) brown
sugar and cinnamon. In a greased 6 cup (1.5
L) casserole, arrange alternate layers of turnip
and apples, beginning and ending with turnip.
Mix topping ingredients together until crumbly.
Sprinkle over top of casserole. Bake at 350 F (180
C) for 1 hour. Serve hot.
Serves 8
For topping:
1/4 c. flour
1/4 c. brown sugar
2 tbsp. butter
When you’re grocery shopping, look for the Health Check™ symbol on food packaging, the Heart
and Stroke Foundation’s food information program, based on Canada’s Food Guide to Healthy Eating.
It’s your assurance that the product contributes to an overall healthy diet. There are now more than
700 Health Check products available.
— Source: Heart and Stroke Foundation/Healthy Living
Heart-healthy cooking focuses on lowering your intake of fat, especially saturated and trans fats. It
also includes limiting salt while upping fibre and making sure you eat five to ten servings of vegetables
and fruit a day.
What’s on your plate? Start by changing the proportions of your plate so that protein sources such as
meat and fish are no longer the main attractions. Instead, fill about three-quarters of the plate with a
colourful variety of vegetables together with whole grains such as brown rice and 100 per cent wholewheat bread. Fish, poultry, lean meat or legumes (chickpeas, lentils, tofu) should make up the remaining one-quarter of the plate.
— Source: Heart and Stroke Foundation/Healthy Living
Want more info? Try: www.heartandstroke.ca
WINTER STEW
2 tbsp. vegetable oil
4 onions, coarsely chopped
4 large cloves garlic, minced
1 bunch leeks (3 or 4)
4 potatoes
4 carrots
1/2 small rutabaga
5 c. chicken stock
2 tsp. oregano leaves, crumbled
2 tsp. thyme leaves, crumbled
2 small unpeeled zucchini, cut in chunks
Salt and pepper to taste
In large heavy saucepan, heat oil over medium heat. Add onions and garlic; cook until
tender. Discard tough green parts of leeks; cut
in half lengthwise and wash under cold running
water. Cut into 3/4 inch pieces. Peel potatoes,
carrots and rutabaga; cut into 1-inch cubes. Add
vegetables to saucepan. Stir in stock, oregano
and thyme; bring to a boil. Cover and simmer
until vegetables are tender, about 30 minutes.
Stir in zucchini, salt and pepper to taste, simmer
for 5 minutes or until all vegetables are tender.
Serves 6
CHEESY POTATO AND BROCCILI CASSEROLE
6 medium potatoes, cubed
1/4 c. milk
1 tsp. butter
1/2 tsp. pepper
1/2 tsp. dried parsley
2 c. broccoli florets
1 small onion, sliced
1 c. cheddar cheese, shredded
In a large saucepan; cook potatoes in boiling
water until tender; drain well. Mash potatoes
with milk, butter and seasonings. Meanwhile,
steam broccoli and onion until barely tender.
Spread potato mixture in lightly greased 8
cup baking dish; top with broccoli, onion and
cheese. Bake, covered, for 10 minutes in preheated 350°F oven; remove cover and bake for 5
minutes longer or until cheese is melted.
Serves 4.
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4-IN-1 BUCKET, 80" WIDE, bucket complete w/hydraulic cylinders, $1,050. OBO.
Contact Roy 385-2685 or 385-2997.
ATCO TRAILERS, KOLEMAN GRAVEL
screener. PH.1-204-352-4306.
DRESSLER TD 25C CRAWLER tractor
w/14 ft. hydraulic blade also 17 ft. single
ripper, very good running cond. Asking
$35,000. Call 858-2730.
HD 9 ALLIS LONG tracks, loader & dozer
blade. Running cond. Ph. 204-353-2877.
NEW, USED & REBUILT undercarriage
parts for most makes of crawler tractors
& backhoes. Pins & bushings supplied &
installed. Call Ron at 1-866-590-6458.
TRUCK DECK & HEAVY
cable; Ripper tooth for
tubeless rim for W-18 or
Roy 1-204-385-2685 or
Gladstone.
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Caterpillar. Ph. 1-204-352-4306.
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WANTED - 24ft. RAFTER 4"-12" pitch, also 866-320-3756.
used metal siding & roofing; For Sale-10HP SPORTS TOUR COMPANY INTERESTED
electric mixmill, 5 mixing compartments; in a new shareholder. Excellent return on
spare screens. Ph. 257-1729.
investment for someone who enjoys sports.
Please call (306)352-1649 evngs.
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2 CYL. DETROIT ENGINE c/w rad, starter &
clutch. Ph. 252-2686.
392 IHC TRUCK MOTOR & 2 cyl. Detroit
diesel w/hand clutch & rad, running. Ph.
204-252-2686.
FORD 475 V8 GAS engine, VGC, best offer.
Ph. 204-766-2643.
MH 444 FIX, RESTORED, asking $2,000.
Ph. 204-822-3771.
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page 26 • february 8, 2007 MANUALS AND DECALS FOR most old
tractors, engines, implements. Wilf Carter,
Hank Snow song books, $30. ea. Box
247, Langham, SK, S0K 2L0. Ph. (306)
283-4465.
LEGEND COAL
FURNACE & STOKERS
HONEY BEES FOR SALE – Strong five
frame nucs, $165.00 ea., Singles, $ 200.00 GARAGE WITH STOCK & contents for sale.
ea. Available late May to early June. Call Good customer base. Turn key operation.
Low heating costs. Call 204-827-2490 or
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767-2334.
Beekeeping Supplies
204-253-7253 or Fax 204-257-4263
Rates are flat with no discount for frequency of insertion
or volume. Payment due upon receipt of invoice.
ANTIQUE NF90 DIESEL TRACTOR, MMZ
Moline gas tractor. Phone 268-1888.
WANTED:
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FARM EQUIPMENT
Fertilizer Application
FARM EQUIPMENT
Miscellaneous
1250 IMPERIAL GAL. LIQUID fert. caddy,
pull behind, w/Dempster S&D pump, elect.
on/off. Ph. 204-389-5463.
JOHN DEER SEEDER DISCER, model
1800, 16ft, $600, 204-525-4521, Minitonas,
MB.
FARM EQUIPMENT
Haying & Harvesting
Balers
LARGE TANDEM NH MANURE spreader, approx. 400 bus.,
liquid or solid,
G.C. side discharge, $4,600. OBO. Call
204-345-8532.
LITTLE CRAWLER FOR SALE, TD5
International with loader, good cond. Phone
848-2254.
1995 CASE IH 8570, mid-size, rebuilt knotters & pickup, centralized lube, bale chute.
$29,000. Ph. 204- 743-2276.
MF 246 QUICK DETACH loader. Fits 1105,
1135, $4,200, 204-525-4521, Minitonas,
MB.
1998 CASE IH 8480, soft core, bale
kicker, hydraulic lift pickup. $8,900. Ph.
204-743-2276.
1999 NH 688 AUTO-TIE, gathering wheels,
$16,500, 204-525-4521, Minitonas, MB.
FOR SALE 2002 JD 567 baler, mega pickup,
push bar, shedded & in exc. cond., $21,000.
Ph. 204-646-2390, Oak Point.
SOVEMA 12 WHEEL V-RAKE, used 3 yrs.,
$6,500.; JD #8 mower. Ph. 204-685-2124.
VERMEER 605J, 5X6 BALE, $7,000. Ph.
204-743-2276.
FARM EQUIPMENT
Haying & Harvesting
Combines
1975 IHC 715 COMBINE w/12ft. pickup, like new feeder chain & concave. Ph.
204-522-8488.
1982 MASSEY 860, 354 6 cyl. Perkins,
378 Melroe pickup, always shedded,
tidy, well maintained, good cond. Ph.
204-745-2096, Carman, MB.
1984 IHC 1480 COMBINE, newer narrow space concaves & rub bars, Melroe
388 pick up, 466 engine, always shedded,
$9,500. OBO. Ph. 204-347-5114/347-5679,
St. Malo.
1995 R72 GLEANER, CUMMINS L10, 1950
seperator hrs., 300 HP. Ph. 322-5350.
MF 852 PTO COMBINE, grain monitors &
shaft monitors, shedded. Ph. 522-8120.
NH 1500 SP COMBINE, diesel motor, shaft
& grain monitors, shedded. Ph. 522-8120.
REAR WHEEL ASSIST FOR JD 7720 combine, best offer. Ph. 204-766-2643.
FARM EQUIPMENT
Haying & Harvesting
Miscellaneous
616 NH FORAGE HARVESTER for parts or
could be made to work, $800. OBO. Alonsa
767-2334.
BOURGAULT BALE WAGON; 14 whl.
V-rake; Rowse double 9ft. mowers. Ph.
204-535-2298.
INLAND BALE WAGON FOR medium/large square bales, good cond. Ph.
204-736-4638, Glenlea.
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Parts / Repairs / Salvage
388 MELROE PICK UP for parts. PH.204252-2686.
DISMANTLING TRACTORS. NEW arrivals include: Case 2290, 1030, 970, 930;
Massey 2705, 285;
JD 7520, 4430,
3130. Phone: U.T.P. 204-546-3103.
www.usedtractorparts.mb.ca
FARM EQUIPMENT PARTS. MOLINE
G1000, 930 Case, Ford 8000 engine,
Cockshutt 555 combine, Vibrashank IHC
cult. Phone 268-1888.
JD DELCO STARTER, remanufactured, fits
40 series; Grayson hydr. 3 spool control
valve; JD implement cyl. Ph. 204-476-2464.
MURPHY SALVAGE NEW, USED & rebuilt
parts for tractors, combines, swathers, tillage & misc. machinery. 1-877-858-2728,
204-858-2727, www.murphysalvage.com
PARTING OUT 760 MF combine, 6 cyl.
diesel, rblt. chopper, header reverser. Ph.
204-685-2124.
PARTING OUT DRILLS, IHC 6200, Morris
M10's. Ph. 204-685-2124.
PARTING OUT SQUARE FENDER Case
830D tractor. New Hyd. Pump & good hyd.
Control, etc. Wisconsin VG-4D starter, $100.
Ph. 204-535-2149.
PARTING OUT WHITE 8800 combine;
18 ft. CCIL swather & Wisconsin VG-4D
starter; IHC 706-1466 & Case 730-1030
tractors. Dennis Gagnon, Baldur, Man.
204-535-2149.
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Seeding
19FT. HAUL-ALL DRILL FILL, 60/40 split
tanks, $2,200. Ph. 204-352-4313.
24FT. IH 620 DD steel pressed green fert.
drill, complete w/markers, stone pickers,
good tires, shedded, exc. drill, $1,200. OBO.
PH.204-535-2573.
FARM EQUIPMENT
Seeding
7200
IHC
SEEDERS,
204-436-2067.
42FT.
FARM EQUIPMENT
2WD Tractors
Ph.
820 FLEXICOIL 30 FT. cultivator & 1720
seed tank, knock-on shovels, new mulchers,
metering redone, $24,500. Ph. 353-2877.
EXTRA HEAVY PRESSURE SPRING
for IHC 7200 hoe drill, $9.25 ea. Ph.
204-822-3771.
FLEXI-COIL HARROW PACKER BAR, 45ft.
Ph. 204-522-8120.
1982 4640 JD, SOUND guard cab, factory
duals, new 20x38 and 16.1x16 front fluid
tires, new muffler, triple hydr., $28,000.
OBO. Ph. 204-476-6776.
1982 IHC 5088, 136 Hp, dual PTO, duals
triple hyd, can supply loader, delivery available, $16,000, 204-525-4521.
1983 CASE 2290, 6670 hrs., 128 HP, powershift, duals, delivery available, $13,500. Ph.
204-525-4521, Minitonas, MB.
GREEN DROP 2 WHEEL fert. caddy w/
Honda filler pump, John Blue pump, $2,000.
Ph. 204-352-4313.
1986 CASE IH 2294 tractor, duals, triple
hydr., w/790 Quick Attach Leon loader,
grapples&bale fork, never run in winter, low
hrs., always shedded. Ph. 204-562-3667.
JD 7000 PLANTER, 8 row, 36", w/dry
fertilizer, seed hopper extensions & transport, shedded, very good cond. Ph.
204-723-2204 or 204-526-7293.
1987 CASE IH 1594, 85 Hp, 3,000hrs, cab,
MFA, w/loader-bucket, grapple, $22,500,
204-525-4521, Minitonas, MB.
FARM EQUIPMENT
Spraying
1998 HARDY 96FT. SPRAYER, 1200 gal.
tank, row crop, recond. pump, triple nozzle.
Ph. 871-4365.
1999-110FT. SUMMERS SUSPENDED
boom sprayer, 1,000 gal. tank/windscreens/foam
marker,
12.4"
tires,
sold w/or w/out 4-12.4" tires that fit
7000 series JD tractor-Exc. unit. Ph.
204-876-4711/876-4713.
ELMERS 16 ROW SPRAYER w/caster
wheel, 500 gal. Ph. 204-436-2067.
FARM EQUIPMENT
Tillage
1989 BERG-VAC 4500 S-SHANK cult.,
30' w/mid-way and rear rolling baskets,
guage bar stops on every wheel. Clean
unit. $4,500. Brian 204-685-2896 or
204-856-6119, MacGregor.
33 1/2FT. IHC FIELD cult. w/2 row Noble
harrows & rear hitch, wide frame. Ph.
204-476-2464.
70 FT. OF LAURIER TINE harrow bars. Ph.
204-522-8120.
GLENCOE 24FT. CULT., COOMPLETE
w/cyl., shovels, rear hitch, no harrows,
good for summer fallow, $400. Ph. 204535-2573.
HARRISTON 8 ROW CULT., 30", tunnel
shield cult. Ph. 204-436-2067.
KONSKILDE 24' S-SHANK CULT. w/rolling baskets, $3,500.; Summers super harrow, retractable 5 tines, finger packers,
32', $2,500. Call Brian 204-685-2896 or
204-856-6119, MacGregor.
POWERMATIC 130 FT. HARROWS, $5,000.
Ph. Gilbert 204-758-3313 or cel. 204-7465465, St. Jean.
TANDEM DISC, ALLIS CHALMERS, 22 ft.,
H.D. frame. Ph. 204-436-2067.
WILLRICH 10X18 PLOW, AUTO reset, kickbacks, $3,000.; Laurier harrow packer bar,
40', $2,000. Call Brian 204-685-2896 or
204-856-6119, MacGregor.
FARM EQUIPMENT
2WD Tractors
1977 ALLIS 7000 POWERSHIFT, 100 hp,
5100 hrs, $9,500, 204-525-4521, Minitonas,
MB.
1979 CASE 2290, 129 hp, 6400 hrs, delivery available, $10,500,
204-525-4521,
Minitonas, MB.
1989 JD 4455, MFWD, 3 hydr., PS, 20.8x38
duals, 6,700 hrs., very clean, $42,000. Ph.
204-328-7189, Rivers, MB.
1991 JD 4255 2WD tractor, factory 3PTH,
6,700 hrs., or 1989 4255 2WD, factory
duals, 5,700 hrs.; new 740 JD S.L. loader
also avail. Ph. 204-886-2245, Teulon.
1998 VALTRA VALMET 6400, FWA, duals,
c/w Alo loader & 3 attachments, 3 PTH,
3 hydr., 2 spd. PTO, exc. cond., $38,000.
OBO. Ph. 204-535-2573.
4320 JD W/158 LOADER & grapple fork,
very good rubber, 1000 & 540 PTO, cab,
new clutch & battery, very good shape,
$11,500. Ph. 204-822-3771.
82HP FWA TRACTOR, 3PTH, cab, air, heat,
Perkins turbo diesel, 540 & 1000 PTO, end
creeper gears, dual hydr., new, $32,000. Ph.
204-746-0599.
ALLIS CHALMERS 7060 W/NEW front
tires, injector pump & turbo. 1000 PTO,
good solid unit. Asking $7,500. Phone
828-3603.
FARM EQUIPMENT
4WD Tractors
1984 JD 8450 4WD, duals, 4 spool hydr.,
PTO, 7,000 hrs., clean unit & very good
cond. Ph. 204-248-2268, Notre Dame, MB.
1988 846 VERSATILE, LT engine, 5500 hrs.,
Goodyear tires 70%, in mint cond., asking
$37,000. OBO. Ph. 204-352-4313.
1994 FORD 9030 W/LOADER & grapple,
6100 hrs. Ph.1-204-352-4306.
CIH 7130 MFWD, CAB & air, 3PT, VGC. Ph.
204-425-3518.
FNH 7740, MFWD, CAB & air, 3 PT and
loader, VGC. Ph. 204-425-3518.
IHC 5088, CAB & air, 3 PT w/Allied 790
loader, VGC. Ph. 204-425-3518.
JD 2955 MFWD W/JD 265 loader & grapple, 3PT, VGC. Ph. 204-425-3466
JD MODEL 350B CRAWLER w/
loader; Case 1370 w/cab & duals. Ph.
204-425-3466.
8FT. BACKHOE, MOUNT ON 3PTH, brand
new, $5,000. Ph. 204-746-0599.
KUBOTA 7950, MFWD, CAB & air, loader &
grapple, VGC. Ph. 204-425-3466.
VERSATILE
875,
REPOWERED
TO 350HP, 20.8x38 duals, $23,000.
Guaranteed powertrain. Delivery available. Consider trades needing repair. Brian
204-856-6119 or 204-685-2896.
VERSATILE BI-DIRECTIONAL 150, NEW
Perkins diesel, bucket & grapple, good rubber. May consider larger Skidsteer or tractor
loader in part trade. Ph. 204-643-5682.
FARM EQUIPMENT
Tractors / Attachments
GEHL #95 MIXMILL W/2 screens,
540PTO, good condition, $1200. OBO; NH
357 screens, $50. each; 12ft. Bin drag
auger, $50. Dennis Gagnon, Baldur, Man.
204-535-2149.
FARM EQUIPMENT
Miscellaneous
1 MORRIS 24FT. DEEP tiller; several pencil
& hydraulic augers; 1 - 20ft. pickup reel; 1
set of duals, 18.4-34; 1 Versatile sprayer.
Phone 1-204-252-2638.
1000 GAL. FUEL TANK w/new pump; 1" air
wrench, like new. Ph.204-425-3466.
MF 285 PERKINS DIESEL, PS, FEL,
3PTH, external hydr., cab, good rubber. Ph.
867-2395 or cel. 729-1316.
1981 ALLIS 7045, 4100 hrs, 140hp, duals,
triple hyd, can supply FEL, $11,800,
204-525-4521.
NEW 25HP FWA TRACTOR, 3PTH, 540
& 1000 PTO, dual hydr., new, $8,300. Ph.
204-746-0599.
1982 VERSATILE 555, GOOD shape; 750
Massey combine, field ready; 1 8-inch
auger; 1 6-inch Farm King, new cond.; 1 IHC
28ft. Vibrashank cult. Ph. 1-204-252-2638.
SATOH G-650G, COMPACT tractor, 26 HP
gas, loader, 3 PTH, 72’’ Douglas finishing
mower. $7,400. Ph. 204-743-2276.
W-6
INTERNATIONAL
TRACTOR,
NEW front tires, runs good, $975. Roy
204-385-2685 or 385-2997, Gladstone,
MB.
1991 CASE MAGNUM 7120, low hrs., 3
remotes, 894 self levelling loader, 20.838 radial tires, radar, exc. shape. Ph.
204-467-8602.
19FT. HAY TRAILER W/750X20 truck tires,
$370.00. Call 204-345-8532.
FARM EQUIPMENT
4WD Tractors
2 TIRES: 16X20 (TXNH COMBINE), $360.
ea.; 400 lb. weights for McDon swather,
$200. PH.204-878-2254.
1980 JOHN DEER 4640, 155 Hp, quad
Trans, triple hyd, duals, PTO, $17,500, 204525-4521, Minitonas, MB.
1850 COCKSHUTT FWA, DIESEL, loader,
cab, new clutch & pressure plate, $8,500.
Ph. 204-548-2315.
2002 BRANDT SHREDDER; 8750 Case IH
forage harvestor; 688 NH baler. Both shedded & in exc. shape. Will take cattle in trade.
Ph. 204-937-4785.
1981 CASE 2090, 6549 Hrs, 108 hp, powershift, duals, delivery available, $13,000,
204-525-4521, Minitonas, MB.
1976 VERSATILE 700 SERIES II, $8,000.
Ph. 204-685-2124.
1979 IHC 1086, 130 hp, low hrs, $11,500,
204-525-4521, Minitonas, MB.
1981 CASE 2390, 160 Hp, duals, 6116 Hrs,
delivery available, $12,000, 204-525-4521,
Minitonas,MB.
CIH 1594 MFWD, CAB & air, 3PT, loader &
grapple, VGC. Ph. 204-425-3466
1982 JD 8640, 4 WD, 20.8x38 duals, 3PTH,
PTO, rebuilt high-low clutch. $18,500, good
cond. Ph. 466-2633 or 871-5541. Austin.
3 WESTEEL 1650 GRAIN bins; 60ft. Ajax
auto fold harrow; IH 310 16ft. diskall, grass
seed attachment, sharpened discs, works
for forage seeding, VGC. Ph. 204-4823853.
800 VERSATILE 4 WHEEL drive, $6,250.;
Farmall M row crop, $800.; 55 Massey gas,
$800. Ph. (306) 728-3556.
FARM EQUIPMENT
Tractors / Miscellaneous
JD AR APPROX. 1949, original cond.,
straight perfect running, make me an offer I
can't refuse, cash or trade. Ph. 643-5682.
3 1/2"X16" STROKE hydr. cyl.; 2"x10"
stroke hydr. cyl.; 3 Greasen hydr. valves; 1
set of chains for 16" tire; 250 gal. oil tank.
Ph. 745-2612.
JD 8440 18.4 38 duals, 50 series engine,
quad range, PTO, 3 hyd., exc. shape,
$25,500. Ph. 482-5120.
CASE 930, 6 SPD., hand clutch, $2,500.
Can deliver. Brian 204-685-2896 or
204-856-6119.
JD 148 LOADER W/MOUNTS, $3,500.;
NH 52LC loader w/mounts, 2005 model,
like new, $5,000.; cable control, joystick
and valve, $800. Brian 204-685-2896 or
204-856-6229.
256 HAY BUSTER BALE shredder, 680 JD
manure spreader, 2895 Allied loader. Ph.
1-204-352-4306.
JD 4555, MFWD, CAB & air, 3PT, VGC. Ph.
204-425-3466.
JD #46 LOADER, QUICK detach, no cracks,
no welds, $1,500. Alonsa 767-2334.
IHC 560 DIESEL, GOOD tin, working order,
dual hydr., needs electrical work, $3,000.
OBO. Alonsa 767-2334.
2005 JAYLOR 3650, TMR mixer wagon,
Scale, 650 cu.ft., twin auger, new carbide blades, like new, $34,500. Ph.
204-743-2276.
42FT. CONVEYER BELT, $3,900.; small fork
lift, $680.; 12ft. high A-frame w/chain hoist,
$395.; 10x20 & 10x22 tires & rims, $85. ea.
OBO. Ph. 204-746-2046.
CASE 2090, 5900 HRS., 20.8x38 radials, solid tractor, $11,000. Can deliver.
Powertrain guaranteed. Consider trades
needing repair. Brian 204-685-2896 or
204-856-6119.
DEUTZ 90-06 $3,250.; 930 Case Dual FEL,
3pth, $4,500.; 3140 JD Dual FEL, 3pth,
$7,300. PH. Murphy Salvage 1-877-8582728, 204-858-2727.
www.murphysalvage.com
FARM EQUIPMENT
Miscellaneous
2002 HIGH-LINE 7000 HD BALE pro, big
tires, twine knife, hyd. door, very good,
$11,500. Ph. 204-743-2276.
2002 SLURRY STORE, 450,000 gal., complete w/pump. Best offer. Ph. 373-2730.
24FT. OF 620 DRILLS w/cylinders, $600.
PH.204-522-8488.
MF 613PT SWATHER, 30', very straight,
$2,500.; Inland 6072 baler, 5x6, 2001,
$9,500.; NH 1475 haybine frame, no header,
good neck, $950. Brian 204-685-2896 or
204-856-6119, MacGregor.
MIXMILLS-OWATONNA #95; Artsway
#425; Artsway #320; Farmhand #820,
$1,500.; JD #400, $1,700.; Henke 36" rollermill, dble. roller, $3,500.; Viking electric hammermill, 3 phase, $1,000. Ph.
204-857-8403.
MORRIS SEEDRITE 13 HOE drill rod weeder, $450, 204-525-4521, Minitonas, MB.
NEW GOODYEAR 20.8R42 RADIAL tire,
slight shipping damage, $800.; various MFD
and rear tractor rims: 28", 30", 18x38,
18x42 Ford rear. Brian 204-685-2896 or
204-856-6119, MacGregor.
NEW HOLLAND 357 MIX mill, bale feeder,
no rust, $5,500. Ph. 204-743-2276.
NH 215 MANURE SPREADER, new floor,
VGC. Ph. 204-467-8602.
NH 357 MIXMILL; NEW Idea 364 manure
spreader; 20x7 Sokal cattle trailer. Ph.
204-425-3518.
NH 415 DISCBINE, 12FT.; JD 360 offset
disc; IHC 596 tandem disc; IHC 8-16 plow.
Ph. 204-425-3518
NH 688 ROUND BALER; Vermeer
605L baler; JD 567 round baler. Ph.
204-425-3518.
900 GAL. FLAT WATER tank, $475.; 7ft.
Allied snowblower, $875.; ice fishing heater,
$55. Ph. 204-726-8174.
RICHARDTON HI DUMP SILAGE wagons, 12-14ft.; large selection harvestors: JD
3940, NH 890 w/hay head, $2,500.; IH 781,
$2,500. Ph. 204-857-8403.
ALLIED 7FT. SNOWBLOWER, $875.; new
6ft. roto tiller, $2,100.; 300 gal. fuel tank
on steel skids, $275. Ph. 204-726-8174,
Brandon.
SNOWBLOWER, IHC MODEL 80DA,
dble. auger, 3PTH w/hydr. chute. Ph.
1-306-448-4918.
AUGERS-10X60 WESTGO W/SWING hopper, $2,500.; 8x51 Farm King, PTO, $1,650.;
8x46 Scoop-A-Second, PTO, $1,200.; 8x30
Westgo w/5HP electric motor, $1,250.; jump
auger, $600. Ph. 204-857-8403.
BALERS-JD 535-$7,500.; JD 530, $4,500.;
JD 510, $2,500.; Case-IH 8480-$4,950.; New
Idea 485-$3,500.; haybines-Gehl #2275,
14ft., $5,900.; JD #1600-$2,500.; MacDon
#5000-$11,000.; NH #1475-$13,000. Ph.
204-857-8403.
COCKSHUTT DEEP TILLER, MODEL 249,
22ft, with harrows, $475, 204-525-4521,
Minitonas, MB.
CULTIVATORS: GLENCOE-15FT., 3PTH,
$700.; row crop spring tyne, 4R-$500.; 4R
vibra shank, $600.; 8R-$850.; 8R folding,
$1,000.; 8R flat fold, $2,000.; 12R-$3,000.
Ph. 204-857-8403.
DISCS: 18FT. WISHEK, $12,000.; 16ft.
Bushog breaking disc, $11,000.; JD 331,
30ft., $6,000.; JD 230, 22ft., $3,200.;
18ft. Case, $4,000.; 7ft., 3PTH, $650. Ph.
204-857-8403.
FARM KING 60FT SPRING harrowbar,
$1,800, 204-525-4521, Minitonas, MB.
FARM KING AUGER, 8X46 & Allied
Auger, 7x35, both w/motors in very good
cond.;Hydraulic 10 ton pump from truck
hoist, exc. cond. Ph. 252-2281 or 8712351.
FERTILIZER SPREADERS: LARGE selection of 6 ton spreaders priced from $2500$3500.; 8T Willmar stainless, $4,500.; 8T
Mobility, $5,500. Ph. 204-857-8403.
FOR SALE: BALE KING round bale processor, in good shape, new tires, will deliver at
cost, $6,500. Call 204-873-2430.
HARDI TRUCK MOUNT SPRAYER; 1974
Ford truck w/Farmhand 450 manure spreader; Gehl 120 mixmill. Ph. 204-425-3518.
HARDSURFACED ROTOVATOR BLADES
for model S or M or ? 5/8 holes 2" bolt spacing; Wanted: 1 litre/quart metal flat sided
containers. Lloyd Atchison 854-2947.
JD 27 SHREDDER. Ph. 204-436-2067.
JD 350 3PT SIDE delivery rake, nice cond.,
$900. OBO. Call 204-345-8532.
JD 509 BRUSH MOWER, Woods dual
355 loader w/JD 8000 semi mounts. Ph.
204-425-3466.
JD #7000 12RN PLANTER w/transport,
$6,000.; JD #7000 8RW, $3,000.; Rouroa
forage feeder cart, $2,500.; Schwartz feeder
cart, $1,000.; Case feed cart w/auger, $800.
Ph. 204-857-8403.
JD GRAPPLE FORK FOR 148 JD loader;
55 bushel Polyethylene hog feeder; 120 gal.
galvinized stock water traugh. Raymond
745-2612 Carman.
SPREADERS-NH195, $8,000.; JD 780
hydra push, $7,500.; New Idea #364-$5,000.;
Gehl #325-$2,500.; H&S 430 bus., $4,500.;
Gehl Scavanger, $3,000.; Badger 3000 gal.;
Slurry, $3,900. Ph. 204-857-8403.
SUMMERS SPRAYER, 74 FT., 2pt. semimount with adjustable wheel spacing, 3-way
nozzles, raven radar controls, chemical mix
tank, foam marker avail., $5,500. o.b.o.
Phone 1-204-267-2815.
SUPER W4 IHC W/HYDR. pump, tractor
not complete. To trade for older Farmall M;
V4 Wisconsin engine, 3 1/2"x3 1/2" w/starter & generator. Ph. 204-257-1729.
USED BOURGAULT 50FT. COULTER unit,
used to put down anhydrous ammonia
or liquid fert., nice shape, $23,500. Ph.
204-746-0599.
FARM EQUIPMENT
Wanted
LATE MODEL LAURIER 14-BALE chain
mover and 10ft.-12ft. rome offset disc
in good working order. Phone Clarence
Kiesman -204-768-2305.
LOOKING FOR USED POIRIER Openers.
Please call (204)776-5557, Minto, Mb.
WANTED 500 BUS. PLUS manure spreader. Will consider one in need of repair. Call
Richard Zaretski, Lac Du Bonnet, 345-0146
or 268-5283.
WANTED 6 FT. OR 7 ft. FEL bucket. Ph.
867-2395 or cel. 729-1316.
WANTED 895 ALLIED FRONT end loader
and bucket. Must have Quick detach features and be in exc. cond. Alonsa 7672334.
WANTED 9450 HOE DRILL, 30 or 40 ft.
in good shape. Would consider 9350. Ph.
204-822-3771.
WANTED GOOD FRONT-END TRACTOR
loaders and dozer blades, 204-525-4521.
WANTED- HOE DRILL, IN good shape, not
more than 20ft., prefer newer Morris, or ?
Call 204-837-1553.
WANTED JD BALER, #336/#337/#347;
NH baler , #315/#316; IHC and wheel
drills,#510/#5100; JD #8350; NH round baler,
#640/#644/#648; JD #430/#435/#466/#467;
NH manure spreader, #518/#519. Ph. 204325-9669/362-0408.
WANTED: SET OF JD 1900 discers. Ph.
207-328-7816.
WANTED SLOW SPEED FAN kit for
Massey 510 Western Special. Alonsa
767-2334.
ADS UNDER 25 WORDS ARE FREE for
everyone 1-866-483-8343.
Call 1-866-483-8343 to place your FREE ad today!
FEED
Feed Grain
LIVESTOCK
Cattle / Maine Anjou
FUSARIUM RESISTANT, HIGH YIELDing
Wheat. Suitable for: Ethanol Production;
Livestock Feed. For more information call:
Western Feed Grain Development Co-op
Ltd. 1-877-250-1552 or www.wfgd.ca
GOOD SELECTION OF 18 solid red & black
Maine Anjou bulls, birth weights range from
86-120 lbs. Bar K Maines 204-386-2713.
LIVESTOCK
Cattle / Murray Grey
HEAVY ROLLED, CRUSHED OR whole
barley or oats. Can deliver locally; Also
round wheat straw bales, $10./bale, solid
core, 5x6. PH. 886-2083 evngs.
BRED MURRAY GREY HEIFERS for sale.
Ph. 204-734-4923, [email protected], Swan
River.
WANTED LOW VOM WHEAT & BARLEY;
high vom wheat & barley, peas, oats &
corn. Competitive prices. We are looking for
canola going to Harrowby, Manitoba. Stan
Yaskiw, 1-866-290-7113.
FEED
Hay & Straw
CATTLE
Red Poll
GRAIN STORAGE
Augers
10,000 FIRST CUT SMALL square alfalfa
timothy bales, shedded, $3. ea.; 1,000 second cut small square alfalfa bales, tarped,
FARM KING 13" AUGER, $5,500. Ph.
$3.50 ea. PH.Stan Myker at 476-2644.
204-626-3342
150 LARGE ROUND ALFALFA timothy
WESTFIELD PTO GRAIN AUGER, model
bales, 3 cents per lb. or $42. ea.; 300 large
J208, 46'x8". Ph. 204-522-8120.
round oat straw bales, $12. ea Ph. Stan
Myker at 476-2644.
300 LARGE ROUND HAY bales for sale.
PH. 548-2525 or 648-3614 Gilbert Plains,
MB.
GRAIN STORAGE
Grain Bins
300 ROUND BALES, FROM 2006 crop. USED FRIESEN 500 BUS. hopper feed bin,
1100 lbs., approx. 75% alfalfa, 25% grass good cond., $1,500. Ph. 204-876-4711 or
mix. 1st cut, no rain, $25/bale. Newdale 876-4713.
204-849-2233, 204-867-7474.
350 LARGE ROUND BALES. 2006 wheat
straw. Delivery available. Contact Skyline
Harvest @ 204-346-9060.
GRAIN STORAGE
Miscellaneous
400 ROUND ALFALFA BROME hay bales,
1400 lbs.; 100 round wheat straw bales. La FOR SALE DEOPKER SUPER "B" grain
boxes, no axles, incl. tarps, hoppers, with
Riviere 204-242-2552.
some repair. Good for storage. Grain carts.
50 BIG ROUND OAT and wheat straw Roy 1-204-385-2685 or 204-385-2997.
bales, also 100 sm. square wheat straw
bales. Ph. 827-2382 or 827-2144.
HOMES
Mobile Homes
650 LARGE ROUND 1ST and 2nd cut alfalfa and grass bales. No rain. 1500lb. average,
$23.-$34./bale, 2005 hay at $15/bale. Can
deliver. Call 204-345-8532.
WE PAY CASH FOR used 14' & 16' mobile
homes. Must have gable roof. We also
APPROX. 200 LARGE ROUND bales
do custom hauling. Altona Mobile Homes
of 2nd cut alfalfa grass mixture, baled
1-800-582-4036.
w/NH 780 round baler, approx. weight
1400-1500 lbs., asking 3 3/4 cents/lb. Ph.
204-886-2245, Teulon.
HOMES
Miscellaneous
GOOD ALFALFA SILAGE, $35/TON loaded; good alfalfa/green oats silage, $35/ton
loaded. Lab results available. Roseisle 204FOR SALE - PC computer w/19" Sony
828-3358 or 204-745-8764.
monitor, approx. 4yrs. old, WindowsXP,
LARGE ROUND BALES SILAGE, and large Windows Works w/other misc. software,
round dry bales, $5-$40/bale. Call Riverton w/new DVD/CD burner, Internet/email ready,
378-2719 or 642-2572.
asking $350./both. Ph. 822-3096.
LARGE ROUND WHEAT STRAW bales, $8.
ea. PH.204-324-5482.
MID SQUARE OAT AND wheat straw bales,
no rain. Can deliver. Ph. 204-736-4638,
Glenlea.
LAND & PROPERTY
Buildings
24'X16' CABIN, BUILT NEW in 2006, log
ROUND & MEDIUM SQUARE bales, suita- siding, red tin roof, woodstove & chimney,
ble for horses, dairy & beef. Low potassium. R12 insulation. On skids ready to move. Ph.
RFV. Feed test available. Delivery available. 204-348-2464, Whitemouth.
Virden 851-0164.
LAND & PROPERTY
Farms
WANTED-SMALL ALFALFA SQUARE
bales, 65lb. minimum, mid-size alfalfa
square bales, 700lb. minimum. Will pay top
dollar for quality. All prices negotiated by the
ton loaded. Ph.(306) 483-2819.
2000 HEAD HOG FINISHING barn w/5
yr. contract. Built in 1999 on 145 acres.
Situated at SW 8-8-5E. Phone 326-0266.
FEED
Feed Wanted
NORTH OF WINNIPEG - 1220 acre beef
ranch, fenced, 640 pasture, 500 cleared,
good water supply, asking $366,000.
EAST MAN FEEDS NEEDS low vom wheat, Clarence Recksiedler 204-782-6012. Remax
barley & oats. For competitive prices call Performance.
1-866-290-7113.
RIDGEVILLE - 800 ACRE beef/grain farm,
1&1/2 storey home with newer basement, corral, shelters, good well water,
asking $480,000. Clarence Recksiedler
204-782-6012. Remax Performance.
30 CORDS OF FIREWOOD; Used railway
ties, makes good heat, only $1,000. for the
whole amount. Ph. 426-5250.
Firewood
Generators
LAND & PROPERTY
Farmland
5 QUARTERS ORGANIC LAND, 250 acres
20KW PTO GENERATOR, $2,500. OBO. summer fallow, 350 acres alfalfa, w/or w/out
yard & bldgs. plus equipment. Box 1540,
Ph. 204-626-3342.
Canora, SK. Ph. 306-563-6191.
FREE CLASSIFED WORD ADS under 25
80 ACRES CULTIVATED LAND for sale. Ph.
words. WOW! Call 1-866-483-8343 for all
204-467-8602, Balmoral, MB.
the details.
LIVESTOCK
Notices
LAND & PROPERTY
Homes
FOR SALE HOUSE IN Killaly, SK, 1 1/2
storey, 4 bdrms, oak cupboards, vinyl siding, detached garage and shed, landscaped
yard, $15,000. Phone 306-748-2390.
LAND & PROPERTY
Pasture Land
The following dealers and agents have
applied for licences under the Livestock
Dealers and Agents Licensing regulation, which comes Under the Livestock &
Livestock Products Act. (C.C.S.M. c. L170)
LIVESTOCK DEALER LICENCE
PASTURE FOR RENT - NE of Renwer, MB.
Contact Walter at 204-525-4521.
WANTED PASTURE TO RENT south of
Brandon, RM of Oakland, Cornwallis or
Glenwood. Phone 204-483-2085.
EVERGREEN LIVESTOCK
SERVICE LTD.
(Marcel Joseph Julien and
Monica Louilla Picton)
Grunthal, Manitoba
LIVESTOCK DEALER AGENT’S LICENCE
LAND & PROPERTY
For Rent
REG LEMOINE
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Agent for Granite Ag Sales Ltd.
FARMLAND FOR RENT, BEAUSEJOUR
area. Taking offers. Phone 268-1888.
LAND & PROPERTY
Wanted to Rent
WANTED TO LEASE CROP land and pasture land in the Rivers and surrounding area.
Call Norm 328-7185.
LEISURE
ATVs
1986 BIG RED
204-626-3342.
3
wheeler.
Ph.
1993 POLARIS 6X6, DUMP box, $3,500.
Ph. 353-2877.
2002 ARCTIC CAT 500CC ATV, 2WD/4WD,
nice shape, $4,900. Ph. 204-746-0599.
HONDA RUBICON
204-535-2298.
500
QUAD.
Ph.
LEISURE
Campers / Trailers / Motorhomes
1 tilt 12" wheels, 10ft., $750.; 10 ft. heavy
duty 4 ton, $1,150. Selkirk 1-204-482-7251.
FOR SALE 1990 25 ft. Scamper 5th wheel
trailer, roof air, awning, forced air furnace,
microwave, exc. cond. $10,500. Phone
Killaly, SK, 306-748-2390.
LEISURE
Snowmobiles
LIVESTOCK
Cattle / Auction Sales
COMMERCIAL CATTLEMAN ATTEND
Prairie Partners Bull Sale, March 20/07Killarney Auction Mart. Quiet/semen tested/
easy calving/& performance Simmental bulls
and commercial heifers. Gordon Jones 5352273, Fraser Redpath 529-2560.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS - April 3/07,
2pm, WLB Farm auction style bull sale,
Polled Hereford yearlings & fall born bulls.
Bill Biglieni, H-763-4697, C-729-7925.
GLADSTONE AUCTION MART
BRED COW SALE
FRI., FEB. 16TH AT 11:00 A.m.
Complete Herd Dispersal of
33 Char X Cows bred Char &
7 X Char X Heifers bred Red Angus
Part Dispersal of 20 Char Sim X Cows
and some cow/calf pairs
Phone ahead to consign to this sale.
The cows should be in the mart by
Thursday, Feb 15th at 3 p.m.
For more information phone
the mart at 385-2537 or
Dave 385-2046 / Gerald 385-2043
Licence #1108
1991 YAMAHA VK 540, long track, wide
track, 2 spd., electric start, reverse, flip
seat, senior driven, $2,650. Selkirk
1-204-482-7251.
VIRDEN, MB
1998 POLARIS INDY XLT Special, exc.
shape, extras, asking $3,200. OBO. Ph.
204-482-5120.
DTJ gelbvieh
Dispersal sale
2003 ARCTIC CAT F7, 2500 miles, $5,000.
Ph. 204-824-2433.
sat., feb. 10tH at 10 a.m.
buTcher caTTle sale
EVENRUDE & JOHNSON snowmobiles,
take both for $625 or trade. Ph. 643-5682.
mon., feb. 12tH at 9 a.m.
MUSHER TYPE SLEIGH FOR dogs or
snowmobiles, stand or sit, very light aluminum, $550. Selkirk 1-204-482-7251.
wed., feb. 14tH at 10 a.m.
LEISURE
Sporting Goods
CROSS COUNTRY SNOW SKIS: each pr.
w/bindings & polls, Rover (Fischer), USA
(346RA), Dynalite/Dynastar. Each pr. $60. or
$220. for all 4 pr. Ph. 204-254-8064.
CROSS COUNTRY SNOW SKIS: each pr.
w/bindings & polls, Rover (Fischer), USA
(346RA), Dynalite/Dynastar. Each pr. $60. or
$220. for all 4 pr. Ph. 204-254-8064.
feeDer caTTle sale
For more information call
HeaRtLand LIVestoCK
seRVICes
VIRDEN, MB
Phone 204-748-2809
toLL fRee: 1-888-784-9882
FOR SALE: YEARLING AND 2 yr old Angus
bulls, free delivery within 100 miles., semen YEARLING AND TWO YEAR old Shaver
tested and will winter free until May 1. Call Beefblend bulls. Solid cherry red, composite bulls that will maximize heterosis
Don 204-873-2430.
in your next calf crop. Only the top 25%
of our yearlings on test!! Polled bulls out
of cows selected for calving ease, docility
and feed efficiency.
Performance tested
with carcass data available. Circle H Farms
1-204-725-2515.
LIVESTOCK
Cattle / Red Angus
PUREBRED RED ANGUS YEARLING & 2
yr. old bulls, mostly A.I. bred. We guarantee
& deliver. Michael Becker, Red Diamond
Farm, Whitemouth. Ph. 204-348-2464.
LIVESTOCK
Cattle / Simmental
RED ANGUS BULLS: PRIVATE treaty only.
Bred for good cow traits, easy keeping, COMMERCIAL CATTLEMAN ATTEND
light birth weights, moderate frames. Brian Prairie Partners Bull Sale, March 20/07McTavish (306) 435-4125, Moosomin.
Killarney Auction Mart. Quiet/semen tested/
RED ANGUS CROSS SIMMENTAL yearling and commercial heifers. Gordon Jones 535bull, sire BC Hobo, calving ease bull. Ph. 2273, Fraser Redpath 529-2560.
Gordon at 535-2273.
R PLUS SIMMENTALS & GUESTS 7th
Annual Bull Sale, Sunday, March 4/07
@ 1:00 pm at the ranch 5 miles SE of
Estevan, SK (Watch for signs). Selling 90
Red and Black Simmental bulls. For more
info. and catalogues call: Marlin LeBlanc:
PERFORMANCE TESTED YEARLINGS 306-634-8031 or 306-421-2470. Ken
and 2 yr. old polled and horned Blonde Rosengren: 306-458-7503 or 306-458-2649.
Bulls. Quiet w/good disposition. Bellevue Brian Ross: 306-421-2290.
Blondes. Marcel J. Dufault, Haywood. Ph.
1-204-379-2426 or 1-204-745-7412.
LIVESTOCK
Cattle / Blonde d’Aquitaine
LIVESTOCK
Cattle / Charolais
50 CHAROLAIS COWS TO start calving
around middle of Feb. Ph. 1-204-467-2046.
LIVESTOCK
Red Poll
FOR GREAT TAN FEEDER calves plus
SOUTH DEVONS. THE BEST for lengevsuper replacement heifers use Gelbvieh
ity, growth, marbling and mothering ability.
bulls. Call Lee at Maple Grove Gelbvieh for
Check out this great breed: www.southdevbulls 204-278-3255.
on.ca Ph. (306) 476-2303 Rockglen, SK.
MCTAVISH CHAROLAIS BULLS: moderate frames, thick, muscular but smooth.
Limited consignments @S.E. Sale, April 3.
Most sell by private treaty. Brian (306)
435-4125, Moosomin.
LIVESTOCK
Cattle / Various
PUREBRED CHAROLAIS YEARLINGS &
1-2 yr. old bull, polled, mostly A.I. bred.
We guarantee & deliver. Michael Becker,
Red Diamond Farm, Whitemouth. Ph.
204-348-2464.
120 OPEN CERTIFIED BLACK Angus heifers, 650-700 lbs., vaccinated, pyramid 5,
8 way black leg & dectomax. Would make
exc. replacements. Call Allan 204-856-3402,
Austin,
TOP QUALITY CHAROLAIS BULLS for
sale, 8 Red Factor, calving ease & performance. Also check out our Douglas
Consignment. Tri-N-Charolais, Lenore,
204-838-2107.
BRED HEIFERS, 20 BLACK and Red
Baldies bred to Black. Start calving April 15.
Package $21,000. Ph. 204-525-4521.
BRED HEIFERS. CHAR X, B Angus X. Bred
for April 1. Phone David 1-204-824-2016.
LIVESTOCK
Cattle / Gelbveih
COMMERCIAL CATTLEMAN ATTEND
Prairie Partners Bull Sale, March 20/07Killarney Auction Mart. Quiet/semen tested/
POLLED GELBVIEH BULLS, SEMEN test- and commercial heifers. Gordon Jones 535ed & delivered. Pick now and leave deposit. 2273, Fraser Redpath 529-2560.
For info. or pictures call Lee at Maple Grove MARK YOUR CALENDARS - April 3/07,
Gelbvieh 204-278-3255.
LIVESTOCK
Cattle / Hereford
67 YRS. OF REGISTERED polled herefords,
2 yr. bulls & yearlings, quiet, broke to tie,
could take hay or grain as payment. Catt
Brothers 723-2831.
Bill Biglieni, H-763-4697, C-729-7925.
SHORELINE STOCK FARM BULLS were
off teft Jan. 9 & are avail. Ready for a
change, give us a call. Guy Johnson 204448-2101.
LIVESTOCK
Horses / For Sale
GUILFORD HEREFORD RANCH HAS
yearling and 2 yr. old bulls, semen tested,
free delivery within 100 miles, winter free 4 YR. OLD ROAN registered Quarter horse,
until May 1. Call Don 204-873-2430.
well broke. Started roping, used as pasture
MARK YOUR CALENDARS - April 3/07, horse. PH.326-2836, ask for Brad.
8 YR. OLD QUARTER perchon cross
gelding, broke to ride, $1,200. Ph.
306-435-3421.
the details.
YEARLING & 2 YR old Hereford and short
horn bulls, full 12 months all risk insurance
included, $2,000 & up. Ph. Earl Gibson
435-3421.
8 YR. OLD THOROUGHBRED retired
champion race horse, beautiful black,
loves attention and kids, $3,600. Ph.
1-204-436-2562.
LIVESTOCK
Cattle / Limousin
AQHA BLUE AND RED Roan stallions/
Reg. black/white Overo stallion/Registered
Percheron/ Quarter Horse/Paint/bred mares.
Registered weanling Percheron and Quarter
Horse fillies. Ph. 204-246-2203, Darlingford,
MB.
TRIPLE V RANCH HERD DISPERSAL Feb
16, 1PM, Heartland Virden. 330 Red & Black
Angus Cows, Registered & Commercial.
Calving May/June. Dan 204-665-2448.
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Cattle / Shaver Beefblend
Bill Biglieni, H-763-4697, C-729-7925.
ANGUS COWS CROSS GELBVIEH bulls
equal profit. Super replacement heifers plus
great feeder calves. Call Lee at Maple Grove
Gelbvieh for bulls 204-278-3255.
to place your
FREE word
ad today!
BLACK ANGUS YEARLING & 18 month
old bulls. A.I. bred. We guarantee & deliver. Michael Becker, Red Diamond Farm,
Whitemouth. Ph. 204-348-2464.
RED YEARLING POLLED BULLS, birth
weights, 84-100 lbs. Long bodied, moderate frame, easy calving, exc. disposition. Win Oak Limousin, Gary or Josie
1-204-723-2275.
MB License #1109
SK License #171306
LIVESTOCK
Cattle / Angus
Call
1-866-483-8343
LIVESTOCK
Cattle / Black Angus
LIVESTOCK
Cattle / Black Angus
8 REGISTERED BLACK ANGUS heifers
bred to easy calving Black Angus bull, due
March. Vacc'd for IBR & BVD, also Ivomec.
Call evenings, (204) 352-4324.
BLACK ANGUS BULLS FOR sale. Good
selection, yearling to mature semen tested
and delivered. References available. Nerbas
Bros. 204-564-2540, Shellmouth.
AMAGLEN LIMOUSIN HAS FOR sale red
or black polled yearlings or 2 year old
bulls, calving ease, docility, performance at FOR SALE: MINIATURE HORSES &
home or Douglas test. Ph. 204-246-2312, miniature donkeys, Leask SK. Ph. (306)
466-4561.
Darlingford.
BLACK & RED POLLED Bulls Excel in:
calving ease, growth, & feed efficiency,
wrapped up in a Quiet Disposition. Phone
Cheryl: (204)736-2878 or email cherway@
mts.net
FOR SALE: RED OR black polled yearling
Limousin bulls, semen tested and delivery
avail. Ph. 252-2120 or 871-1993.
BIG FARM? SMALL FARM? Somewhere in
between? You’ll find all the information you
need in Farmers’ Independent Weekly. Call
1-877-742-4307 to subscribe or mail your
cheque or money order to FIW c/o Box 1846,
Station Main, Winnipeg, MB R3C 3R1.
NORWEGIAN FJORDS.
2006 COLT
and Filly, 2005 Filly, 1997 Mare. Friendly
and easy keepers. $1000. to $2500.
204-937-8772 Roblin.
REGISTERED 4 YR. OLD Black Q.H. gelding, 14.2 H.H., quiet, loads, clips, bathes
easily, UTD on all shots, Farrier, ridden
indoor/outdoor. Ph. 204-224-4540.
REGISTERED 5 YR. OLD Palomino Q.H.
mare, loads, clips, bathes easily, UTD on
shots/farrier, 6 wks. professional training, 15 H.H., NAERIC dominated. Ph.
204-224-4540.
everyone 1-866-483-8343.
LIVESTOCK
Sheep / For Sale
FULL BLOOD DORPER RAMS & ewe
lambs & purebred Katahdin rams. Ph. (306)
466-4561 Leask, SK.
LIVESTOCK
Sheep / Wanted
WANTED BRED EWES. Reasonably priced.
Phone 204-483-2085.
Miscellaneous Articles
903 MELROE KICK BACK plow, 8/16 w/
cyl. & duals, rear hitch, used very little. Ph.
204-476-2464.
AIR OPERATED SHOP HOIST for cars
& pick-up trucks, etc. Roy 385-2685,
385-2997, Gladstone.
BAYLIFT AIR OPERATED SHOP hoist for
cars & pickup trucks etc., asking $595.OBO;
Sand spreader driven by hydraulic motors,
$195.OBO. Contact Roy 385-2685 or
385-2997.
LIVESTOCK
Poultry
"EIGHT MILES NORTH" THE Smilin'
Johnnie Story. 240-page book available.
For info. call 204-656-4320 or write: Donna
Kolochuk, Box 6, Winnipegosis, MB,
R0L 2G0.
1300 POULTRY; 2500-4 bird cages; manure
scrapers; 24" fans; feed cart (Batte Ries);
3,000 gal. manure spreader. All equipment
used 4 yrs. Ph. 895-1650.
FARM BOB SLEIGH; OATS; Honda 3
wheeler & trailer; MM 8ft. one-way; 500cc
gun syringes; 500 acre cattle ranch. Ph.
204-278-3295, Inwood.
FOR SALE: BANTAM CHICKENS and
Fantail Pigeons. Leask, SK. Ph. (306)
466-4561.
FOR SALE - HOMEMADE Ladies
Panties. All sizes available. Call Sharon
204-729-1040
LIVESTOCK
Bison
FOR SALE-DUAL SPOOL hyd. Control
Valve, $150. 3 Pencil augers w/12V & 110V,
$50 each. HD adjust. stabilizer hitch for
camper, $150. Baldur, Man. 204-535-2149.
10 PLAINS BISON HEIFERS, ready for
spring breeding. Very quiet. Deposit will hold
till pasture time. Also several good breeding
age Plains bulls. 744-2668, Altamont.
LIVESTOCK
Goats
WANTED RED BOER DOES. Ph. Randy
855-2871.
LIVESTOCK
Swine / Wanted
WANTED:
BUTCHER
HOGS
SOWS AND
BOARS FOR
EXPORT
P. QUINTAINE & SON LTD.
728-7549
Licence # 1123
LIVESTOCK
Equipment
100-2FT.X3FT. CONCRETE SLABS, used
in hog barn, plus 7-4ft. concrete feeders. Open to offers. Ph. 204-876-4711 or
876-4713.
1999 BALE KING 20/20 bale processor w/grain tank, good cond. $7,900. Ph.
466-2633 or 871-5541. Austin.
2002 BRANDT SHREDDER; 8750 Case IH
forage harvestor; 688 NH baler. Both shedded & in exc. shape. Will take cattle in trade.
Ph. 204-937-4785.
2003 JIFFY MODEL 900 bale processor,
bought new in 2004. Ph. 204-665-2496.
EASY WAY CATTLE OILER, new brush &
drape, w/Lewis mineral feeder, $750. Ph.
204-422-8782. No Sunday calls.
EDWARDS CATTLE WATERING BOWLS,
300 head, brand new, 204-525-4521,
Minitonas, MB.
EDWARDS CATTLE WATERING BOWLS,
300 head, brand new, 204-525-4521,
Minitonas, MB.
FORD BIG BLUE T.A. 340 bus. manure
spreader, $6,800, 204-525-4521, Minitonas,
MB.
FORD BIG BLUE T.A. 340 bus. manure
spreader, $6,800, 204-525-4521, Minitonas,
MB.
KELLN SOLAR WINTER WATERING system, guaranteed not to freeze and requires
no heating element. Available in AC/DC.
Virden 204-556-2346, St. Claude/Portage
La Prairie 204-379-2763.
LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT WANTED:
Livestock show clippers and a livestock hot
blow dryer for the Treherne 4-H Beef Club.
ph Alvin 204-723-2312
NEW HOLLAND 676 T.A. manure spreader,
$3,800, 204-525-4521, Minitonas, MB.
WANTED 1600 GAL. OR larger oval bulk
tank with agitator. W/wo refrigeration. Call
Nathan 204-372-6552 or 372-6056.
Lubricants
POWERUP FRICTION FIGHTERS FOR
motors, diffs, bearings, trans, winter hydraulics. Gen49D antigel lubricant, injector
cleaner. More power/mileage, fewer repairs.
204-638-6450, 1-866-848-8308. Savings
guaranteed.
Miscellaneous Articles
1 HD PALLET JACK, works good,
$160. Contact Roy 204-385-2685 or
204-385-2997, Gladstone.
14FT. GRAVEL BOX COMPLETE w/hydr.
cyl. Ph. 204-436-2067.
2005 TARNEL 30FT. TANDEM dually trailer,
flip up ramps, goose neck, $9,800. Ph.
204-525-4521, Minitonas, MB.
3 WOOD STOVES: 1 kitchen, $250., 1 parlour stove, $225., 1 large furnace, $150. Ph.
204-482-7251, Selkirk.
30-35FT. TV TOWER COMPLETE w/large
antenna & electric rotation. Folds down
for easy maintenance. $150. OBO. Ph.
204-535-2573.
GE MEDALLION 30" ELECTRIC stove,
works exc., $50. OBO. Ph. 204-535-2573.
(HOFFMAN) H/D TIRE CHANGER, Monty
model #1610. Rim clamp, air/elec., w/tower/
turn table/bead breaker & blaster. Will do
alum. rims to large imp. tires. Reconditioned$2995. Ph. 204-535-2149.
SEED
Pedigreed / Cereal Crops
DURAND SEEDS - CERT. Barrie, Domain &
Somerset wheat; Conlon, Metcalfe & Robust
barley; Ronald & Hi-Fi oats. Notre Dame,
MB. Ph. 204-248-2268.
Your Seed Starts Here
RegisteRed
AC domain Wheat
AC Barrie Wheat
Ronald Oats
Lightening Flax
CeRtiFied A wide selection of
Canola and forage seeds
WheAt
AC domain
AC Barrie
AC snowbird
BARLeY
Legacy
AC Metcalfe
Newdale
Oats
Ronald
Furlong
FLAx
Lightening
taurus
CdC Bethune
1-800-463-9209
LAMINATED OR SOLID BARS to fit most
makes of chainsaws. Chain made to order.
Call 204-723-2288 or www.mblumber.com
the details.
SELECTION OF 2 OR 3 groove pulleys,
B or C belt width, also many different size
hubs for above. Roy at 385-2685, 385-2997,
Gladstone.
SMILIN' JOHNNIE AND ELEANOR Dahl.
CD's, cassette tapes and videos available. For info. call 204-656-4320 or write:
Donna Kolochuk, Box 6, Winnipegosis, MB,
R0L 2G0.
WALK-IN COOLER, 12X24 FT., Coldstream
with pallet door. Ph. 467-8602.
WHITE FIBERGLASS 8FT. TRUCK cap,
w/windows all around, VGC, $125. OBO.
Ph. 204-535-2573.
Miscellaneous Articles Wanted
WANTED .040 SLOT FORAGE seed cleaning sieve. Could be for any type of seed
cleaner. Alonsa 767-2334.
WANTED HAND HELD BAG stitcher.
Alonsa 767-2334.
WANTED MOVIES - BETA, VHS & laser
disc, in origianal cases. Can pick up in
Brandon. Ph. 204-855-2464.
WANTED SERVICE BODY TO fit 90's F350
1 ton, long wheel base, must be good. Ph.
204-745-2853 or 204-745-7445.
WANTED SET OF IHC or JD 18.4x38 or
20.8x38 factory duals, rims & tires only. Ph.
204-535-2149.
Organic
CUSTOM
SEED
CLEANING
AND
PROCESSING. Licensed with OPAM, CFIA
and CSI. Please call 204-937-2739.
TASTY CERTIFIED 100% ORGANIC
Golden Flax for health and nutrition. The
ultimate Omega 3 ratio. Limited quantities.
For info. Ph. 204-637-2090.
Pets / Working Animals
SEED
Pedigreed / Forage Grasses
MANUALLY OPERATED BAND sawmill.
Can cut up to 16 ft. logs. Easy to move and
operate. $4,200. Phone 828-3603.
SEED
Pedigreed / Cereal Crops
CERTIFIED AC BARRIE, INFINITY, Superb,
AC Domain, Snowbird and Kanata wheat.
Early payment and pickup discounts available. Murray Farms Inc., Decker, MB, 204764-2733.
CERTIFIED AC METCALFE, AC Ranger,
Legacy and CDC Trey Barley. Early
payment and pickup discounts available. Murray Farms Inc., Decker, MB,
204-764-2733.
CERTIFIED FURLONG OATS. EARLY
204-764-2733.
12X16.5X6 PLY BIAS, NEW retread, $35.;
Wanted - 15.5x31x15 8 ply trencher/Manlift
tire; 17" used or damaged steel tubeless
wheels. Ph. 854-2947.
14.00R24 MICHELIN RADIAL Grader tire,
$700.; 2-21L24 Ind. tires, $300. each; 217.5x24 Ind. tires, $250. each; 18.4x16.1
(6p) swather, $150. Ph. 204-535-2149.
2 GOODYEAR 1800-25 20 ply diamond
thread tires. Ph. 204-436-2067.
2 TIRES: 16X20 (TXNH COMBINE), $360.
ea.; 400 lb. weights for McDon swather,
$200. Ph. 204-878-2254.
5 FORD 1 TON 16"dual wheel rims, $35.
ea.Alonsa 767-2334.
6 FORD ONE TON 7.50x16 tires on
dual wheel rims-$600/set;
Brand new
One Ton dual wheel rim for 235/85R16
tire, $50. Dennis Gagnon, Baldur, Man.
204-535-2149.
BRAND NEW 20.8X38 (8P)-$675.; 18.4x38
(8p)-$535.; 18.4x34 (6p)-$495.; 18.4x30 (8p)$465.; 16.9x28 (6p)-$350.; 11.2x24 (4p)$160.; etc. Delivery avail. Dennis Gagnon,
Baldur, Man 204-535-2149.
CERTIFIED TAURUS FLAX. EARLY
204-764-2733.
$300. ea; 2-18.4x38-$350. ea; 2-18.4x26$300. ea; 1-23.1x26-$500.; 2-12.5x16.1
(imp), $300/pr. Dennis Gagnon, Baldur,
204-535-2149.
DURAND SEEDS - CERT. Bethune, Sorrel
& Hanley flax; AC Manitoba & Mancan buckwheat; RR Hybrid canola. Notre Dame, MB.
Ph. 204-248-2268.
TRACTOR TIRES: 710-70R-38, 18.4-R38
on 30" rims. Ph.1-204-352-4306.
SEED
Pedigreed / Various
USED TRACTOR TIRES: 2-28L26, 620.8R42, 2-24.5R32, 2-24.5x32, 8-20.8x38,
6-18.4x38, 8-18.4x34, 2-18.4x30, 616.9R38, 8-16.9x28, 2-13.6x28, 2-18.4x26,
4-16.9x26, 4-14.9x26, 8-14.9x24, 4-13.6x24
& 2-9.5x24. PH.535-2149.
TRAILERS
Livestock
JAMES FARMS LTD. AC Barrie/AC
Domain/Superb wheat; Nowbird white
wheat; AC Metcalfe/Conlon/Robust barley; Ronald & Triple Crown oats. Info. ph.
204-222-8785 or toll free 1-866-283-8785.
NORBERT STOCK TRAILER, 26 x 7 1/2
gooseneck, tri-axle, 2 gates, black, very
JAMES FARMS LTD. HANLEY flax; Keet
good cond., $12,500. Ph. 204-845-2420.
canary seed; various canola/corn/sunflower/soybean seed varieties; forage seed. USED NORBERT 20FT.X7 1/2 ft. cattle
Seed treating & delivery available. Ph. trailer, some rust, good cond., $4,850. OBO.
204-222-8785 or toll free 1-866-283-8785.
Ph. 204-876-4711 or 876-4713.
REG., CERT., AC BARRIE, Domain, Majestic
wheat, FDN, reg., cert. Prairie Blue, Bethune
flax, Ronald oats. Sanders Seed Farm,
Manitou, 242-2576 or cel. 242-4200.
Your Seed Starts Here
Organic
Organic custom grain cleaning
certified ac Domain Wheat
certified cDc Bethune Flax
BAND
SAWMILL,
TOTALLY
HYDRAULICALLY operated, diesel engine,
heavy duty all steel constr., portable w/hitch
& wheels, $18,800. OBO. Ph. 204-6435682.
1-13.6X28 REAR TRACTOR TIRE, like new
cond., $200. Ph. 204-766-2643.
HIGH CLEARANCE SPRAYER TIRES on
rims 18.4x26, 18.4x38, 20.8x38 & 12.4x42
(9&10 bolt rims) Fits Willmar, Patriot, JD,
CERTIFIED COOPER, STRATUS AND Apache. $1200-$2800/set of 4. Dennis
Eclipse peas. Early payment & pickup dis- Gagnon, 204-535-2149.
counts available. Murray Farms Inc., Decker, TIRES ON RIMS: 2-24.5X32-$400. ea.;
MB, 204-764-2733.
2-20.8R38 Firestone-$400 ea.; 2-20.8x38-
ROTTIE/TIMBER WOLF CROSS PUPS,
amazing guard dogs and companions, 8 to
choose from, ready Feb. 14, 2007, $220. Ph.
1-204-436-2562.
Sawmills
Tires
SEED
Pedigreed / Oilseeds / Special
Weed Free Seed is
Environmentally Friendly
WELSCH CORGIE PUPPIES, FIRST shots
& dewormed, avail. Jan. 18th, $450. ea. Can
deliver. Ph. Garry 204-726-8174.
Tanks
CLAMP-ON DUALS FOR SALE: 20.8x38,
18.4x38, 18.4x34, 18.4x30; Case 20.8x38
Factory duals, $500.; JD 4620 Factory dual
FORAGE SEED, ALFALFA GRASS seed hubs, $500. Dennis Gagnon, Baldur, Man
example: cert. #1 alfalfa, $2.19/lb. Ph. 204-535-2149.
204-937-2739.
FOR SALE - 18.4X38 on JD rims; 20.8x38
on IHC rims. Ph. 1-204-352-4306.
JACK RUSSEL TERRIER PUPPIES for
sale, 1st shots, $350. Ready to go. Call
204-744-2718.
SIBERIAN HUSKY/TIMBER WOLF cross
pups, both blue eyes, one white, one silver, ready to go Feb. 14, 2007, $350. Ph.
1-204-436-2562.
SMALL METAL LATHE, CHICAGO brake
and circle cutter. Ph. 1-204-352-4306.
RONLIN FARMS LTD, CARMAN. Reg., 500, 300 & 200 gal. fuel tanks w/stands. Ph.
Cert. AC Barrie & AC Domain Wheat, Cert. 204-476-2464.
Ronald Oats. Phone 204-745-7707.
FOR SALE 2 ANHYDROUS tanks. Can be
used for propane or diesel fuel. 1000-1200
gallons. Phone 204-871-4365.
HUNTER WOOD-ELECTRIC FURNACE,
takes 24” wood, $275, 204-525-4521.
PAINT FOR SALE, LATEX industrial and
wood primer, yellow, 45 gal. drums, 1200
gal. avail., price $4/gal. Ph. 204-822-3797.
Shop Equipment / Tools
TRAILERS
Grain
TRAILERS
Miscellaneous
VEHICLES
Pickup Trucks
ADVANTAGE TRAILER SALES. Cattle, 2005 GMC 2500, 4X4, fully loaded, 4 dr.
horse, hay, equipment, cargo. Call Ron or crew cab, duramax diesel, 41,000 kms.,
Todd at 888-571-8899, Brandon. www. like new, one owner, year factory warranty,
reasonable offer. Ph. 242-2784.
aats.ca
FOR SALE: BOX & hoist trailer made from 204 GMC HALF TON 4x4, extended cab,
2 ton, box is 7.5x13.5, good cond.; box & 5.3 lt., towing pkg. $24,750. Ph. 722-2023.
hoist trailer made from 1 ton. Ph. 252-2281 McAuley.
or 871-2351.
NEW 2007 SILVERADO, HALF-TON, 4x4,
long box, 6 cyl., 650km, automatic. $33,750.
Ph. 722-2023. McAuley.
VEHICLES
Cars / Vans / Motorcycles
1966 DODGE MONACO 880, two door
hardtop, 318 big block, auto, bucket
seats, some rust, very restorable, $4,250.
204-525-4521, Minitonas, MB.
SERVICE BODY
1-204-352-4306.
&
CRANE.
Ph.
VEHICLES
Grain Trucks
1985 HONDA REBEL, 250CC, $2,450. Ph.
1964 MERCURY M500, 4 sp., box & hoist,
204-626-3342.
steel floor, wood sides, $1,300. Ph. (306)
1989 BUICK PARK AVENUE, $875.; 2 735-4154 Whitewood.
model T car bodies & extra parts. Open to
1969 GMC, 20FT. MIDLAND grain box,
offers. Ph. 204-746-2046.
tandem, 427 engine; 1975 GMC tandem
1990 GMC 2500, 4X4, 8 cyd, auto, $3,500, truck w/17ft. grain box. Offers. Ph. Gilbert
204-525-4521, Minitonas, MB.
204-758-3313 or cel. 204-746-5465, St.
Jean.
1991 SUZUKI SWIFT, 4 dr. sedan, runs well,
lots of rust. Good for parts. $500. Alonsa 1985 GENERAL 50 FT. UNIBODY box, 350
767-2334.
hp. Detroit rebuilt, good rubber , new trap,
$18,900. Ph. 353-2877.
1994 DODGE SPRINT, 4 door, v-6, auto,
air, only 126,000 km, safetied, $3,500, 1994 VOLVO, 375HP, 10 spd., 20ft. box,
204-525-4521, Minitonas, MB.
tarp, pup hitch, safetied, $29,000. OBO.
PH.204-267-2815.
1994 OLDS ROYALE 88, 133,000 kms.,
loaded, V6, $2,600. firm. Ph. 253-2712.
INTERNATIONAL 3 TON, 14 ft, steel box
& hoist w/roll tarp, low miles, 4&2 transmis1998 CHEV. ASTRO VAN, all wheel drive, 6 sion, V8, very good cond. $6,500. Phone
cyl., safetied, good shape, new tires & bat- 828-3603.
tery. $5,750. Ph. 722-2023. McAuley.
2004 GRAND MARQUIS LS, white, fully
loaded, personal entry code, anti theft system, power train warranty, road side assistance, only 10,100 kms. Ph. 204-877-3793.
VEHICLES
Semis / Trailers
1985 GMC GENERAL PART or whole. 400
Cummins big cam 3. Safety till March. 238
wheel base. Mechanically good, need cab
repair. 204-735-2809.
VEHICLES
Pickup Trucks
1993 FREIGHTLINER, DAY CAB, 60 Series
Detroit, 9 spd., $7,995. Ph. 204-822-3797.
1995 K.W. T-600, 430HP Detroit, 13 spd.,
sleeper, $15,000. OBO. Ph. 204-822-3797.
1981 CHEV 1/2 TON, good body, running
boards, needs trans., $600. OBO. Alonsa 1998 FREIGHTLINER FLD 120, sleeper, 430-470 HP, Detroit-13 spd. Phone
767-2334.
204-836-2219.
1985 CHEVY S10, $850.; C-60 Chevy
w/18.5ft. B&H, $6,750.; 12ft. tandem bump- 1999 SEMI TRAILER SUSPENSION, good
er hitch trailer, $1,300.; 684 IH tractor w/cab, 24.5 rubber, $2,995; 1995 suspension,
$2,500. Phone 204-822-3797.
$11,000. Ph. 204-746-2046.
1985 DODGE 1/2 TON 4x4, 318, AT, poor 1999 VOLVO, DAY CAB, 425HP, 8LL trans.,
running cond., body good, no rust, open to 14/44's, wet kit, safetied, $17,000. OBO.
PH.204-267-2815.
offers. Ph. 204-876-4711 or 876-4713.
1991 E350 DUALLY, 7.3 diesel w/10ft. deck 2000 VOLVO, 610 SLEEPER cab, 385HP,
& elect. over hydr. hoist, safetied, $5,900. 10 spd., $19,000.; 1999 Volvo, day cab
tractor, 385HP, 10 spd., $14,000. OBO. Both
Ph. 204-685-2124.
safetied. Ph. 204-267-2815.
1991 FORD RANGER, SUPER cab, 5 sp.
w/3 liter engine, $2,200. Ph. (306) 735-4154
Whitewood.
VEHICLES
Service / Repair / Parts
1994 F250 XL, 7.3L turbo diesel, 4x4, AT,
reg. cab, 285,000 kms., safetied, gooseneck
hitch, no rust, exc. cond., $8,500. Michael 1985 GMC GENERAL PART or whole. 400
Becker, Whitemouth. Ph. 204-348-2464.
Cummins big cam 3. Safety till March. 238
1996 FORD F250 XLT 4x4, diesel, ext. cab, wheel base. Mechanically good, need cab
repair. 204-735-2809.
VGC, safetied, $9,000. Ph. 204-548-2315.
1998 GMC DUALLY; 1997 Ford 250 extend- 1993 GMC TOPKICK. Ph. 1-204-352-4306.
ed cab, 4x4. Ph. 1-204-352-4306.
SERVICE BODY & CRANE. Ph.
2001 FORD F150 XTR, super cab, 5.4-V8, 1-204-352-4306.
AT, limited slip, captain's chairs, A/C, C/C, WANTED - 624 IHC for parts. Ph.
Michelin tires/Raider cap/dark blue/28,000 1-204-352-4306.
kms., like new, safetied, $21,995. OBO. Ph.
204-697-9398.
WANTED: REASONABLY GOOD shape 14
or 15 ft. gravel box and hoist for tandem
2002 RANGER EDGE, 6 cyl, air, red, 15" truck. Phone 204-267-2815.
wheels, 68,000 kms, $12,600. firm. Phone
204-253-2712.
TIMPTE ALUMINUM GRAIN TRAILER,
w/sunflower extension, 42x96, exc. shape,
$17,900. OBO. Ph. 204-736-2941, Sanford,
MB.
2004 CHEVY AVALANCHE Z71, 49,000
kms., exc. shape, $26,000. OBO. Ph.
204-482-5120.
BIG FARM? SMALL FARM? Somewhere in
between? You can find what you need in the
classifieds. Call 1-866-483-8343 for all the
details.
2004 DODGE RAM 3500 diesel, SLT quad
cab, 4dr., 4x4, fully loaded, w/factory warranty, 92,000 kms., white, like new. Ph.
204-845-2420.
VEHICLES
Various
1982 IHC SCHOOL BUS, 391 V8, nicely converted for hauling hogs. Will hold
22 market hogs. Mechanically sound.
Asking $1,000. Marcel 1-204-379-2426 or
1-204-745-7412, Haywood.
1-800-463-9209
everyone 1-866-483-8343.
SEED
Common / Cereal Crops
CUSTOM
SEED
CLEANING
AND
PROCESSING. Licensed with OPAM, CFIA
and CSI. Please call 204-937-2739.
SEED
Common / Forage / Grasses
FORAGE SEED, ALFALFA GRASS seed
example: common #1 alfalfa, $1.79/lb.
PH.204-937-2739.
MILLET SEED CLEANED AND bagged,
$14 per bag. Ph Gibsons 306-435-3421.
RED ROSE MILLET, 96% germ., 60 day
maturity for swath grazing or silage. PH.
Woroneski Seeds 204-773-3262 or cel.
773-6212.
SEED
Common / Various
CUT CORN GRAZING, SILAGE costs w/
open polinated corn seed, tall early variety,
high yield potential and seed value, lower
affordable seed cost. Ron 723-2831.
Projects unveil customer perceptions of Canada’s beef
export markets for Canadian
beef.
In the first project, the
A wealth of knowledge
Canada Beef Export Federation
to drive marketing
undertook a Beef Quality
Perception Audit (BQPA) in
strategies for Canadian
Japan, South Korea, Taiwan,
Hong Kong/Macau and
beef has been unveiled
Mexico, to understand how the
by two international
qualities of Canadian beef are
regarded among close to 1,000
perception studies
meat experts in those markets.
funded by the
This project built on a similar audit of U.S. meat experts
National Beef Industry
conducted in 2004 by the Beef
Information Centre.
Development Fund
The meat experts participat(NBIDF).
ing in the information audit
“The task of knowing the
included top meat company
customer has never been more directors, beef importers and
complex or important for
distributors, and meat purveyCanada’s beef industry,” says
ors who have the dollars and
Dave Plett, NBIDF Chair. “This powerful market influence to
is particularly true with the
drive demand.
changes we face in the post“These people are the movBSE world.”
ers and shakers — collectively,
To deliver this knowledge,
they represent millions of
NBIDF funded two major
dollars in trade,” says Michael
projects to audit the opinions
Young, vice-president of interof influential global meat
national programs for Canada
experts and consumers in top
Beef1:12
Export
“They
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nbidf release
are in the business of buying
what sells, and they can buy
beef from anywhere in the
world. How they perceive beef
quality and Canadian beef has
a huge impact on our future
success and prosperity in the
export marketplace.”
“These people are
the movers
and shakers —
collectively, they
represent millions of
dollars in trade.”
—
michael young
The findings confirmed
Canadian beef grading standards are doing a good job of
addressing the demands of
these meat experts, since all
the preferences indicated are
ones Canada already delivers as standards for its beef
grades. However more work is
needed to help these experts
identify Canada’s association
with these advantages. “The
results showed that Canadian
beef has a strong opportunity
for success in these markets,
as long as we continue to communicate and reinforce our
strengths,” says Young.
At a consumer level, NBIDF
also funded a consumer perception study, to gauge attitudes related to beef food safety
in four primary markets for
Canadian beef. This project was
used as a basis to propose supply chain management strategies to enhance beef demand.
A team led by Dr. Ted
Schroeder, an agricultural
economist at Kansas State
University, conducted extensive surveys focusing on consumer perceptions and attitudes about beef food safety.
Surveys were conducted during 2006, with approximately
1,000 consumers in each of the
primary markets of Canada,
the U.S., Japan, and Mexico.
Combined results of the
surveys showed that 80 per
cent or more of consumers
in Canada and the U.S. considered beef a safe product,
whereas only 48 per cent of
Japanese and 60 per cent of
Mexican respondents felt beef
is a safe product.
Compared to four years
ago, consumers in all four
countries indicated they
had reduced their beef consumption because of food
safety concerns. Canadians
and Americans reduced beef
consumption by 20 per cent,
Mexicans by 30 per cent and
Japanese by 55 per cent.
“This finding is particularly
challenging for Canada as a
beef exporter, because lost
consumer confidence in beef
can occur regardless of what
the Canadian beef industry
alone does to ensure food
safety,” says Schroeder. “It’s
clear that beef food safety is a
global issue.”
More information is
available on the NBIDF
website, www.cattle.ca
Johanns
promotes
cellulosic
ethanol
Introducing…
New Triton K - for kochia
TM
including Group 2 resistant biotypes.
by bob burgdorfer
In 2007, growers have a new herbicide option
for kochia control. New DuPontTM TritonTM K
herbicide tank-mix specializes in the control
of kochia including Group 2-resistant biotypes.
Three broadleaf active ingredients from two
different groups (Groups 2 and 4) provide
effective kochia control and also help manage
resistance. TritonTM K also controls a wide
spectrum of other broadleaf weeds.
TritonTM K is approved for use in spring wheat
and barley from the 3-leaf to the 5-leaf stage of
the crop. There are no cropping restrictions the year
following application.
Kochia: An increasing problem
Kochia is one of those irritating weeds that farmers just love to hate.
You can’t blame them when you consider this weed can grow anywhere
from six inches to six feet tall, thrives in drought or saline soils with root
depths of 10 feet or more, germinates early and can be challenging to
control.
Since it thrives in drought, kochia is often thought to be a weed that
likes hot and dry weather. Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food, however,
indicates “kochia is reported to be increasing in normally cooler and
moister areas of the prairies, suggesting that there are factors other
than warm weather that may be
contributing to its increase.”
According to Manitoba
Agriculture, kochia is definitely
on the increase in parts of that
province – in particular in the
southwest. In 1997, kochia
was way down the list of
the most abundant weeds
in the province. By 2002
it had risen to 16th place.
For more information about new DuPontTM TritonTM K,
visit www.dupont.ca/ag, call 1-800-667-3925, talk to
your retailer or DuPont sales representative.
As with all crop protection products, read and follow label instructions carefully. The
DuPont Oval Logo, DuPont™, The miracles of science™ and Triton™ K are registered
trademarks or trademarks of E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company. E. I. du Pont
Canada is a licensee. Member of CropLife Canada.
page 30 • February 8, 2007 Facts about kochia
• Kochia is a summer annual broadleaf that relies
on a new crop of seed every year to carry on the
weed population.
• One of the first weeds to emerge in the spring,
kochia is tolerant to frost. It can be well established
and quite mature by the time other broadleaf weeds
are ready to spray. This is one reason why it is
challenging to control.
• Kochia seeds live only about one year in the soil,
however various estimates indicate a single
kochia plant can produce anywhere from 15,000
to 40,000 seeds.
• Kochia is a true tumbleweed. Bushy growth and a tap root that
rots off when it matures makes it easy for the weed to scatter
seeds as it rolls across the prairies in the fall. This helps the
seed to spread rapidly from field to field.
• A very competitive weed, kochia densities of 21 plants per square
metre have caused yield losses of about one third in wheat.
Extreme infestations (195 plants per square metre) have reduced
wheat yields by 73 per cent.
Manage kochia before it manages you
• Spray early when the kochia is small. Good scouting is critical to
help you determine the correct stage for herbicide application.
• Use herbicides with multiple groups
that contribute to the control of kochia.
This is also a good resistance
management practice.
• Scout your fields early in the season.
Herbicide burnoffs (pre-seeding) are
good strategies for existing populations.
• Prevent seed production. A good herbicide
program along with spraying/mowing
escape patches are effective strategies
for preventing kochia from setting seed.
nashville / reuters
U.S. Agriculture Secretary
Mike Johanns assured U.S. cattle
producers February 2 that the
government will work hard to
encourage other ways of making
ethanol to give them relief from
high corn prices.
The price of corn, an important
cattle feed, have sped higher as
more of the grain goes to making
the biofuel ethanol.
“That is why the Farm Bill
proposes a very strong federal
commitment to accelerating
our research into cost-effective
ways of producing cellulosic
ethanol from biomass,” Johanns
said during his address at the
convention here of the National
Cattlemen’s Beef Association, the
largest U.S. cattle group.
The ethanol production process
can use grasses, woody plants,
and wood waste, he said.
The proposed 2007 Farm Bill
recommends $1.6 billion in new
funding over the next 10 years
targeted at the development
of cellulosic ethanol. It also
proposes $2.1 billion in
guaranteed loans for cellulosic
projects and construction of
plants in rural areas.
“This constitutes a strong
commitment to nailing down
the knowledge and building the
infrastructure we must have to
meet a much larger share of our
energy needs,” said Johanns.
A $500 million portion of that
$1.6 billion will be used for grants
to develop new energy sources,
possibly methane gas from
livestock waste, he said.
“All of that could be a part of
this initiative,” he said.
In a press conference following
his speech, Johanns said he
supported exploring the use of
sugar cane and sugar beets to
make ethanol.
THE
weather vane
FIW Forecast
Issued: Monday, February 5, 2007
Covering: February 7 - 14
Slowly moderating
temperatures
prepared by daniel bezte for fiw
Even though this week’s map is a month behind, the dry weather so far this month make the data pretty much relevant.
This map comes from Environment Canada’s website — State of the Canadian Cryosphere, or www.scco.ca. It shows
the amount of water contained in the snow pack as determined by satellite data. Central and eastern regions have
between 40 and 60 mm of water sitting on the ground, while western regions have upwards of 100mm.
It looks like the air mass that brought the coldest temperatures since January 2005 will be slowly pulling out of our region
during the first half of this week. This should allow temperatures to moderate a little bit during the second half of the week,
but don’t get too excited as another area of Arctic high pressure
appears to be poised to dive southwards next weekend.
This area of high pressure will start to nudge into our
region late Friday and be centered over us all weekend. While
this will bring clear skies and cold temperatures once again,
it does not look like it will be very windy as the high is currently forecasted to move directly over us.
More good news with this system is that it looks as if it will
move to our southeast fairly quickly. This will allow our winds
to switch to a more westerly or southwesterly direction early
next week. This will allow our temperatures to recover back
towards the middle and possibility the upper end of the usual
temperature range for this time of the year.
Once we switch to a more westerly flow of air, our chances
of seeing some precipitation will increase as systems coming in off the Pacific will be able to move through our region
once again. The second half of next week may see one or two
systems move our way bringing with them the chance of us
seeing the first significant snows in over a month.
Usual temperature range for this period: Highs: -20º to -4ºC
Lows: -31º to -12ºC
Mega snowstorm coming our way?
by daniel bezte
FIW contributor
A
s I indicated last
w e e k , w e’ l l n o w
conclude our look at
signs of global warming by examining a
snapshot of precipitation that
we have received over the last 20
years. We’ll finish up by looking
back at January’s weather, then
look ahead to just what February
might have in store.
Precipitation, which is a
fancy term or rain or snow, is
one of the toughest weather
variables to not only measure,
but to study from a climatic
point of view. Precipitation has
been and will always be highly
variable in our area of the
world, so trying to see or find
some sort of trend is difficult.
With that said, I only looked
at Winnipeg’s precipitation
records for this quick study.
What I found, was that over
the last 20 years Winnipeg has
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received a little more rain and
snow than would be expected
from looking at the longterm average. When you look
at the graph, we can see that
no one month has shown a
sharp increase or decrease
in precipitation. In fact, all
months fell within 5 mm of
the long-term average, except
for June and July, which have
seen a decrease of 7 mm and an
increase of 17 mm, respectively.
What is interesting, and
can’t be seen by looking at
the graph, is that the number
of years with above-normal
precipitation is fairly low. So
even though most months
show an average increase in
precipitation, the majority
of years saw below-average
precipitation. This means that
the years with above-average
precipitation were not just a
little above average, but were
really very wet indeed!
This fits in fairly nicely with
what the climate models have
been predicting in regards to
our weather. Instead of going
into this in more detail this
week, I will wait until next
week when I will summarize
the latest report issued by the
Intergovernmental Panel on
Climate Change, which actually
covers this idea quite nicely.
January was still above
average
Now to switch gears. It sure
seemed like January was cold,
but in reality, when everything
was all added up, January was
once again well above the longterm average for temperatures.
I think it was the fact that last
January was so warm that made
this January feel like it was
cold. While we did see some
really cold temperatures, these
were in the minority during
the month. Both Winnipeg and
Brandon were fairly warm in
January, with temperatures
averaging between 2 and 3
degrees Celsius above average.
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last month, with the average
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5ºC above average.
As for precipitation, all three
locations were dry in January,
with snowfall coming in at only
50 per cent or less than what
we would normally expect.
Who was the correct forecaster for January? Well, no
one was bang on in their forecast, but I think Environment
Canada will have to get the nod
for calling for above-average
temperatures and near-average precipitation.
So what does February hold
in store? Since we are already
five days into the month when
I write this, I think I have the
biggest advantage, so I better
not get it wrong this time!
With the cold start to the
month, and taking into account
what the models are predicting
for the next 10-15 days, I will
have to boldly predict that
February will be colder than
average, with precipitation
running below average. Over
at EC they are also calling
for colder-than-average
conditions but are calling for
above-average precipitation.
Our friends over at the Old
Farmers Almanac are calling
for extremely cold temperatures this February – up to
7 degrees below average! As
for precipitation, they are
calling for well above average
amounts. Finally, over at the
Canadian Farmers Almanac,
they appear to be calling for
colder-than-average temperatures and near-average precipitation, but as usual, they have
a little bit of everything thrown
into their forecast.
One final note for this week,
my gut is telling me that we
have a good chance of seeing
a record-breaking snowstorm
in either late February or
sometime in March. Not 100
per cent sure it will be this
year, but a monster snowstorm
would fit in nicely with what
the global warming models/
scenarios are spelling out.
More details next week.
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February 8, 2007 • page 31
WORLD AGRICULTURE
Warmest January on
record in Europe
Australia to import
grain
amsterdam / reuters
Many European countries
had their warmest January
since records began, weather
offices said January 31, bringing Dutch daffodils out early
and triggering grassland fires
in Hungary.
In the Netherlands, January
temperatures were the highest since they were first measured in 1706, the Dutch meteorological institute KNMI
said, averaging about 7.1
degrees Celsius - 2.8 degrees
more than usual.
Already daffodils were
flowering more than a month
early in fields south-west of
Amsterdam near the North
Sea.
In Switzerland, where many
ski resorts had been short of
snow until heavy falls late
last week, MeteoSwiss said
January was set to be the
warmest on record in Swiss
cities.
Hungary also said January
had been its warmest on
record, with high temperatures and lack of rain causing
fires on grasslands in eastern
and southeastern Hungary.
The same story was echoed across Europe with
Germany’s meteorological office DWD saying that
January temperature averages
of 4.6 degrees
Celsius were some five
degrees above long-term
averages - making January
2007 together with January
1975, the warmest since
records began in 1901.
In most parts of Austria, the
temperatures were also the
warmest since records began,
according to Austria’s Central
Institute of Meteorology and
Geodynamics ZAMG.
Britain said this month
could be the second warmest,
with 1916 holding the record.
“Normally at this time
of year the maximum
temperature in central
England is about six or
seven degrees, and we are
getting into double figures,”
a spokesman for Britain’s Met
Office said.
Earlier this month,
hurricane-force winds swept
across Europe, from Britain
via the Netherlands to
Poland, killing more than 40
people.
Thermometer-based
temperature records began
on a global basis around
1850, although Dutch records
go back to 1706 and are
among the oldest in the
world.
sydney / reuters
Australian imports of grain
in 2007 to cover shortfalls
caused by drought would
likely be greater than in 2003,
if they were required, Grains
Council of Australia said
January 29.
Emergency imports which
would be required if drought
continued would likely
exceed the 476,900 tonnes
brought in in 2003, David
Ginns, chief operating officer
of Grains Council of Australia,
told Reuters.
“We’re relying on some critically needed rain in northern
New South Wales and southern and central Queensland
for the summer crops,” he
said.
“If that rain is not forthcoming and we get a failure
of the summer crop, we will
see the need for significant
imports.”
If Australia imports in 2007,
it will be only the second
time in its history that it has
been forced to do so.
Normally one of the biggest
grain exporters in the world,
Australia was hit in 2002 by
its worst drought in 100 years.
The drought re-emerged in
2006.
Any imports would depend
on the weather over the next
couple of months and its
effect on the already depleted
summer sorghum crop, Ginns
said.
Private analyst Australian
Crop Forecasters two weeks
earlier slashed its estimate for
Australia’s 2006/07 sorghum
crop by 25 per cent to 1.245
million tonnes — less than
the 1.432 million tonnes of
the last drought-affected crop
in 2003.
Australia’s sorghum production in 2005/06 amounted
to 2.0 million tonnes.
Ginns said imports of cereals for stock feed and milling
had not yet taken place. “That
may well change in a couple
of months’ time,” he said.
He described the current
sorghum crop as “patchy,”
with some significant areas
stressed by drought, while
others had received recent
storms and were going well.
Ginns and a spokesman for
the Australian Quarantine
and Inspection Service confirmed that risk assessments
had been completed for the
import from Argentina of
wheat, soy, corn, sunseed
and sorghum for animal feed.
Areas within Uruguay had
also been approved.
Losing out: Asia’s traditional staple is being replaced by wheat products and meat.
Rice comes unstuck as
Asia steams ahead
by miral fahmy
singapore / reuters
It’s been called the grain that
links Heaven and Earth, the
food that shaped the culture of
Asia but, in some parts of the
continent, rice is slowly losing
its clout to fast food joints and
pasta bars.
Sticky, steamed or stir-fried,
rice is still the dominant staple
food in Asia, which accounts for
over 80 per cent of the world’s
rice production.
But as more Asians get richer, and their countries become
more urbanized, they are
choosing more Western and
wheat-based foods over rice
dishes, experts say.
“Rice is still the dominant
food among those with low levels of income and it is eaten in
large quantities to fill the belly,”
said Mahbub Hossain, director of the social sciences division at the International Rice
Research Institute (IRRI).
“But as incomes rise, people can afford a more balanced
diet. Development also brings
urbanization, with more people adopting Western habits,
and more women joining the
workforce, which means less
meals at home and more at restaurants,” he told Reuters.
In economic powerhouses
such as Japan, South Korea,
China and Taiwan, figures show
rice is fighting a losing battle
against bread, meat, vegetables
and noodles.
“Chinese are eating more
meat. They can get their calories from a lot more sources
nowadays, so rice is important as a filler but not as the
main part of the meal,” said an
analyst at a state-backed think
tank.
Japanese government statistics show rice consumption has
been falling almost continuously for more than 40 years.
“People now have a wider range
of foods to choose from,” an
official at the agriculture ministry said.
In South Korea, more people are opting for easier, less
calorie-laden foods. In the 12
months up to October, average
daily rice consumption fell to
about two bowls per person.
Pizzas and burgers
In Malaysia, mothers are now
complaining that children are
skipping rice for pizzas and
burgers. “Rice may be a staple in our Asian diet. But our
children today are going for
various kind of staples because
there are plenty of choices,”
child care expert Ruth Liew
wrote in the Star newspaper
this month.
Thailand is the world’s biggest rice exporter, but noodles
are an increasingly popular
substitute.
Last July, millions of soccer
fans survived on instant noodles as they watched televised
World Cup matches. Noodle
sales also surged in some rural
areas last year as thousands
of people forced from flooded
homes turned to cheap, easyto-make meals.
Political uncertainty after last
year’s coup is also expected to
lift instant noodle sales by 57 per cent this year as Thais
tighten their belts, the Kasikorn
Research Center said, adding
that many people see a cup
of instant noodles as a cheap,
healthy replacement for a plate
of curry rice.
But despite the statistics, the
food of the mortals and the
gods, as rice is traditionally
known in Asia, is here to stay.
It is deeply ingrained in
the culture. The Asia Rice
Foundation
(www.asiarice.
org) says in Bangladesh and
Thailand, a common greeting
is “have you eaten your rice
today?” and in China, a popular
New Year wish is “may your rice
never burn!”
The IRRI says demand for
rice per person is declining,
but rapid population growth
in some parts of Asia means
overall demand is still rising.
And the bulk of this growth
is in less developed countries, where rice remains the
centrepiece of many tables.
In impoverished Indonesia,
home to Asia’s largest instant
noodle maker, rice is still king.
“I like rice rather than noodles because, if I ate noodles, I
would only stay full for one or
two hours,” one government
official said.
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